Newtown News

This is the front trailer of a tandem tractor-trailer truck which was involved in a one-vehicle accident about 3 am Wednesday on Church Hill Road, near the Exit 10 ramps for westbound Interstate 84.

An early morning accident sent the driver of a tandem tractor-trailer to the hospital and snarled traffic on Church Hill Road until late Wednesday afternoon.

Nine exceptional properties will be featured in the Newtown Historical Society's 14th annual House and Garden Tour, set for July 18.

The town has taken great steps to protect Hawleyville and keep its vision and concept of it as a New England village.

Despite an apparent desire on the part of the Brookfield probate court to consolidate with New Milford, a growing number of Newtown officials are pressing to become the hub of a consolidated district serving Brookfield and Bethel.

The selection of former State Representative Julia Wasserman as marshal of the 2009 Newtown Labor Day Parade is in keeping with this year's parade theme, "A Passion For Newtown." --Bee Photo, Crevier The Newtown Labor Day Parade Committee's pick for Grand Marshal of the September 7 parade is a woman who has devoted a great part of her life to the ...

It started as a robbery, but ended with a suspect being shot. It happened around 3 a.m. Thursday at the Shell Station on Newtown Pike and Newtown Court.

A Newtown emergency dispatcher who was fired in the fall was given his job back recently because of a procedural error the town made.

A tractor trailer accident on Church Hill Road early Wednesday morning sent one man to the hospital and closed multiple lanes of traffic.

My name is Kevin A. Parker. I live in Newtown. The town is a nice town, but it is turning into a mini-Greenwich. Some of the smaller houses were here first.

One Newtown man celebrated America's independence an odd and illegal way -- by allegedly stealing a United States flag.

Great Finds & Designs consignment shop owner Liz Cooper shows off a New York City Street Smart Designs bag that is on consignment at her store.

Your wish is the Blue Colony kitchen's command: Anything possible to do with eggs for breakfast, they do it, with fine hash browns on the side.

The Reed Intermediate School parking lot will be full of vehicles with license plates from all over the Northeast next Saturday .

Beth Caldwella TMs garden is full of memories in the form of plants and relics that have moved with her from state to state, gathered from friends and relatives.a 'Bee Photo, Crevier "A Glimpse Of The Garden" is a miniseries focusing on the heart of a gardener's work a ' a special spot, an extraordinary plant, a place of respite, or a place that ...

Despite the need to save money, the school district has awarded a three-year garbage hauling contract to Associated Refuse Haulers of Newtown for nearly $85,000 more than the bid submitted by current contract holder, Automated Waste Disposal.

Volunteering to accept a wage freeze in the current economic times can be considered noble.

Stonea s Throw Farm in Bethel will be a regular this year at the market, providing fresh produce like the radishes, scallions, and carrots shown here.

At a June 18 Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing, landscape architect Keith Beaver of Didona Associates of Danbury explains the site landscaping features of a commercial building proposed for 164 Mt Pleasant Road.

The dull hum of the settling crowd escalated into thunderous applause as the Newtown High School band struck up the familiar melody of "Pomp and Circumstance." Walking to the beat of the spirited rendition, 410 soon-to-be Newtown High alumni, clad in blue and white caps and gowns, filed into their cushioned seats in front of the stage before a ...