First Selectman Dan Rosenthal has announced that qualified residents under the "1B" category can now register on the municipal website for the COVID-19 vaccine.

When you hear one local, long-tenured physical trainer using terms like 'small bites' and 'resistance' - in his context, they have absolutely nothing to do with dieting. Read on to learn what he is talking about.

Families United in Newtown (FUN) is inviting community members to “drive-by” and lend their horns and voices to help celebrate its members’ January birthdays.

Despite the arrival of an aggressive new virus variant and all efforts to convince community members to follow prescribed methods to reduce COVID-19 transmission, over the last six weeks Newtown saw the roughly 490 cases that were tallied the week of Thanksgiving nearly double.

The year that was will be remembered by a combination of five letters and two numbers: COVID-19.

Connecticut Institute For Communities, Inc in Danbury has announced its new COVID-19 testing facility, adjacent to the Greater Danbury Community Health Center and open for area residents including those from Newtown.

Newtown's Health District heads into 2021 ramping up plans for the vaccine rollout.

A notice issued Tuesday, December 22, informed residents that the Newtown Health District is in the planning stages for COVID-19 vaccination clinics.

Governor Ned Lamont implemented new state Travel Advisory guidelines on Friday, December 18, ahead of a Monday morning announcement that the state is adding the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Connecticut’s ongoing vaccination program.

Health District Director Donna Culbert said she was relieved to see Connecticut begin administering its first minute fraction of COVID-19 vaccines this week, but when are some coming to Newtown?