Newtown's Health District heads into 2021 ramping up plans for the vaccine rollout.

A notice issued Tuesday, December 22, informed residents that the Newtown Health District is in the planning stages for COVID-19 vaccination clinics.

Governor Ned Lamont implemented new state Travel Advisory guidelines on Friday, December 18, ahead of a Monday morning announcement that the state is adding the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Connecticut’s ongoing vaccination program.

Health District Director Donna Culbert said she was relieved to see Connecticut begin administering its first minute fraction of COVID-19 vaccines this week, but when are some coming to Newtown?

Newtown Parent Connection founder Dorrie Carolan is pleased that community leaders from Fairfield to Milford, and now Watertown and Waterbury, recognize that residents in those communities and beyond can benefit from the locally based nonprofit's successful “Hope & Support” network.

Connecticut COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Group’s Science Subcommittee is recommending the state’s distribution plan activate at the earliest opportunity.

With Americans now paying the price for what they did over Thanksgiving and falling sick with COVID-19, health officials are warning people — begging them, even — not to make the same mistake during the Christmas and New Year’s season.

At least two, possibly three additional Newtown residents have succumbed to COVID-19 over the past week as local case numbers swelled to 688 — more than 80 in just a week according to state Department of Public Health (DPH) data.

Learn why the pandemic has left Newtown residents who are managing diabetes dealing with an even heavier burden of financial, physical, and mental health needs.

The Resiliency Center of Newtown will be open on Monday, December 14, for anyone who needs additional support or is looking for a quiet place to reflect on the eighth anniversary of 12/14.