The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Thursday, August 6, on a major retailer’s proposal for a change of zone for a 8.19-acre site at 116 South Main Street,...

Aquarion Water Company of Bridgeport is seeking town approval to build a water pumping station at a South Main Street site near the Monroe town line. The public utility firm’s request for a special pe...

While this year’s local elections represent an opportunity for newcomers to venture into Newtown’s political arena, the fall ballot will also feature a number of familiar names to Newtown voters. A fe...

NOTE: This story has been updated to include information and comments from First Selectman Pat Llodra, Emergency Management Director Bill Halstead and Health District Director Donna Culbert. ...

NOTE: This story has been updated to include the name of a chaperone who was initially missing from the story. * * * * * Twenty Newtown teenagers and five chaperones traveled to Loveland, Colo., ...

Note: This story, originally posted Monday, July 27, 2015, has been updated to include details about the July 27 court appearance. * * * * * A Danbury man pleaded not guilty to eight criminal and...

July 28 will mark two years that Robert “Hoagy” Hoagland of Glen Road in Sandy Hook is missing. His wife Lori Hoagland is hopeful that he will be found. In a recent letter to the editor of The New...

After a long drought for local development, growth in town has blossomed, with more than a half dozen projects underway and more planned for the future. Several of those projects are located along the...

Even after a 2015 session he said was sprinkled with “little victories,” then a special session, and then another veto override session, Newtown’s State Representative Mitch Bolinsky emerged from his ...