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Today is the first day of winter. Mother Nature seems to have forgotten that so far this season, with little more than a squall or two so far. Maybe the appearance of our wood cutout snowman in front of the office this week will help drive the point ...

Pedro DeAbreu was stopped by more than a few people recently, while working on our building at 5 Church Hill Road. For a few weeks, Pedro and members of his crew have been sanding, doing light repairs, and repainting our building — which went from it...

The burning of debris in a Sandy Hook back yard — on a day when local, state and federal officials all announced red flag/high fire potentials — eventually burned 15 acres Tuesday afternoon and evening. Approximately 75 firefighters responded to Waln...

Alan Owen Bickel Osborne was born on a very hot day in July, the 16th, in 1982 to Inge Bickel Osborne and James Robert Osborne in New Haven, Connecticut. He died on December 15, 2020, in California. Owen grew up learning to fish on the Mississippi Ri...

To the Editor: It behooves me to address the irrational, bordering on the insane, proposal to construct a warehouse/tractor trailer truck terminal at a site on the south side of Exit 9 off I-84. The following topics will be discussed: noise pollution...

Newtown Police Department hosted a private memorial service on May 15, honoring fallen police officers on Peace Officers Memorial Day. Family members of officers were among those in attendance, including many young children dressed in their Sunday be...

The future for Newtown and its police department is looking “very bright,” Police Commission Chairman Joel Faxon said during the formal swearing in ceremony for new Police Chief David Kullgren on February 11. With Kullgren moving into his new positio...

At a mostly impromptu ceremony at the February 1 Police Commission meeting, 20-year Newtown Police veteran David Kullgren was sworn in as the new chief of police. Members of the department and his family were in attendance. “This is a great occasion,...

Editor's Note: This report updates and expands on web-exclusive information that was published at newtownbee.com on January 25. Choosing to hire from within Newtown Police Department, the Police Commission on Tuesday night named Lt David Kullgre...

A reminder this week that Dan Rosenthal is inviting residents to put on their walking shoes and step outdoors with him. The first selectman is resurrecting Walk & Talk with First Selectman Rosenthal, a program that invites residents to walk within Fa...