Read new and expanded details from election night and the full verified tally of ballot results from the local 2021 elections.

Most local offices and businesses will be closed in observance of Veterans Day, a federal holiday, on Thursday, November 11. The November 12, 2021 issue of The Newtown Bee will have early deadlines next week as well.

The Charter Revision Committee is continuing to make progress on charges to the Town Charter, and are hoping to decide which direction they want to move on the fate of the Board of Finance.

Find out why, come Election Day, First Selectman Dan Rosenthal will make national political history as a third-party candidate with SAM, the national Serve America Movement.

View sample ballots, learn all the details on where to go, and get ready to VOTE on November 2.

The Legislative Council at its October 20 meeting gave final approval to using $2.5 million from American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds released to Newtown for the Hawley School HVAC project, approving it unanimously following similar actions by the Board of Selectmen and the Board of Finance.

Faced with massive increases in curbside recycling pick-up costs, the town has negotiated a lower amount while it considers a way forward for the future.