After much consideration on the heels of a successful “back-to-school” meeting September 27, Families United in Newtown (FUN) is moving forward with an outdoor and socially distanced Halloween celebration.

Newtown’s Health District director is joining state and federal health officials in calling for residents and their visitors to increase diligence and invigorate protective practices as small, indoor gatherings are being blamed for an increase in COVID-19 cases.

Town of Newtown employees gathered in the courtyard of Newtown Municipal Center for a brief ceremony during the late morning of Friday, October 2 to acknowledge Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Edmond Town Hall and a number of Newtown residents will be marking National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, and are calling on residents to also be part of a “Global Wave of Light” supporting the cause and those most affected by it.

A popular tradition drawing thousands of costumed youngsters and parents, many visiting from out of town, to enjoy Halloween festivities along Main Street in the Borough is off for 2020.

Newtown's somewhat more favorable results come as Connecticut’s positivity rate hovered just under two percent and the number of hospitalizations statewide is mirroring stats from late June.

September is National Suicide Prevention Month and Newtown officials and volunteers are in the planning stages of an ongoing initiative to raise awareness and inform our community of suicide prevention resources available.

Miraculously, as of September 22, Newtown's Ferguson family was allowing themselves to consider what accommodations to make in preparation for their son Liam’s return home after he suffered a late August traumatic brain injury.

Newtown officials crossed a COVID-19 benchmark this week they had hoped never to see.

Families United in Newtown (FUN) and its founder Linda Jones, along with a dedicated new group of Newtown High School National Honors Society volunteers, are taking the first tentative steps toward programming school year activities to provide social and emotional support to local families with youths on the autism spectrum.