As the coronavirus pandemic slows across the hard-hit Northeast, public health officials in the region, including Newtown’s Health District director, are warning about another potentially bad summer for EEE — Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Find out why.

Newtown’s Health District Director Donna Culbert and a number of her colleagues across the state are increasingly busy fielding inquiries about the

Connecticut’s State Public Health Laboratory has uncovered a flaw in one of the testing systems it uses to test for the virus that causes COVID-19 that has led to 90 of 144 people tested during June 15–July 17 receiving a false positive COVID test report.

As Newtown and Connecticut tallies of new COVID-19 cases and losses continued edging upward, state officials added more states to a national travel advisory and requested the National Guard’s coronavirus support regiment to remain on duty through at least December.

First Selectman Dan Rosenthal was the guest of honor at Church Hill Village for nearly two hours last Friday afternoon.

Check out the second segment of a multi-part guest series on palliative care through the frontline experiences of Newtown resident and physician Jo-Ann Maroto-Soltis

A curious push/pull situation is developing statewide as Governor Ned Lamont paused Phase 3 re-openings while concurrently releasing a 50-page guide to help school districts navigate a return to classroom instruction in the coming weeks.