Fire calls and their responders for the period of April 24-30, 2024.

Flags are to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Sunday, May 5, in recognition of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service.

The Legislative Council authorized a reduction of $1.4 million from the Board of Education budget's increase, and the new budget will go out to referendum on May 14.

The Town Clerk’s office will have Special Absentee Voting Hours and ballots available ahead of the next Board of Education referendum.

Newtown Police Department welcomed its two newest officers during a swearing in ceremony on May 1.

Police reports for March 29 through April 29, 2024.

Fire reports for April 17 through April 23, 2024.

Newtown voters rejected the $88.8 million school budget at an April 23 referendum, the first time voters have rejected a budget in 10 years.

In short: the town budget passed and the education budget failed during the April 23 referendum.

At the midway point of today’s referendum, 998 of Newtown’s 19,148 registered voters had visited Newtown Middle School to cast their four-question ballot.