Governor Ned Lamont announced yesterday that the duration of the state’s currently enacted Severe Cold Weather Protocol to remain in effect until noon on Thursday, February 5. This comes ...

With heavy hearts, we announce the sudden passing of our cherished sister, Ingrid B. Schneider, on Friday, January 9, 2026.

January is National Walk Your Dog Month, and Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary encourages Newtown residents to visit ...

The town in December settled an FOIA complaint regarding public access to Planning & Zoning meetings filed by resident and ...

Readers are invited for a rare opportunity to hear an evening of Joni Mitchell’s best-loved songs with her own original arrangements, including her orchestration, performed live by local musicians.

Unified Theater program performed its original play The Threads of Friendship on Friday, January 9 and Saturday, January 10 in the high school’s auditorium. The Threads of ...

Middle Gate Elementary School’s fourth grade chorus delighted family and friends with its winter concert, titled “Will There ...

Struck Amazon Delivery Truck Newtown Police report Vanegas Fajardo, 19, of Danbury, operating a 2017 Honda Civic, was ...

On Tuesday, January 13, members of the Nuvance Health team visited Newtown Senior Center to talk about Parkinson’s disease ...

Most Americans did not know the word “semiquincentennial” in 2025 — but they will in 2026. The term, meaning “half of 500,” marks the 250th anniversary of the United States, which will occur on July ...

Newtown Police Department, at a swearing in ceremony on Friday, January 16, swore in two new young officers, as well as a ...

Newtown Historical Society has been offered a chance to buy two outstanding manuscripts relating to the town’s history. One is a 104-page account book kept by Thomas Toucey (also spelled Tousey), the ...