The number of positive Newtown cases accumulated in town since COVID-19 hit Fairfield County now stands at 1,250, a count that nearly tripled since the week before Thanksgiving — and there is no sign of that rate slowing.

January 10 marked the roll-out of the first institutional COVID-19 vaccination program at a congregate care facility in Newtown.

Despite countless prevention reminders and the initiation of COVID-19 vaccines locally - cases accelerated in the past week, blowing through the 1,000 benchmark and taking at least three more residents’ lives.

Governor Ned Lamont has announced that phase 1b of Connecticut’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout will begin on Monday, January 18 — read on for all the details.

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.