Governor Ned Lamont regretfully reported December 2 that Connecticut COVID-19 related deaths had surpassed the 5,000 mark, while locally, the Newtown health District is now tracking more than 600 virus cases in town.

A pair of free, recent virtual presentations that developed from September Suicide Awareness Month observations are being touted as the beginning of a greater focus on this public health crisis in 2021.

Efforts to complete one of the only dedicated children’s hospice units in the nation will be supported, in part, by a gentleman who has famously played one of our nation’s founding fathers on Broadway.

As Newtown's virus positivity rate explodes and Thanksgiving and year-end holidays loom with the potential for small gatherings to become COVID-19 superspreader events,

Families United in Newtown (FUN) has teamed up with BD Provisions in the Highland Plaza at 125 South Main Street to offer freshly roasted coffee as a fundraiser.

Learn why The Avielle Foundation is relocating to Aurora, Colo., where it will have a new home as the Avielle Initiative at the National Mental Health Innovation Center (NMHIC) at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Medical Campus.

If positive COVID cases continue at their present trajectory, the Newtown Health District could be tracking more than 500 positive cases by the weekend — at least 100 of which are currently active, according to Health District Director Donna Culbert.

Maplewood of Newtown has kicked off its virtual Maplewood University series and is offering its residents the opportunity to participate in college level classes that are complete with lectures, assignments, and syllabi.

The Resiliency Center of Newtown welcomes new art therapist, Samantha Denzel.

Governor Lamont and Newtown's Health Director Donna Culbert remain concerned as COVID-19 numbers continue to increase.