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TRAVEL ALERT: Crash reported on I-84 Westbound between Exits 9 & 8. Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company  #1 and Newtown V...
06/05/2026

TRAVEL ALERT: Crash reported on I-84 Westbound between Exits 9 & 8. Hawleyville Volunteer Fire Company #1 and Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps are responding to the scene. Use caution in or avoid the area.

Nighthawks followed up run to South-West Conference title game with 10-0 win over East Hartford in state tourney opener.
06/05/2026

Nighthawks followed up run to South-West Conference title game with 10-0 win over East Hartford in state tourney opener.

Heading into Wednesday's Class LL State Tournament second-round visit to Norwich Free Academy, a 1-0 loss, Newtown High School's softball team had already put together a postseason to remember. The No...

Newtown loses extra-inning walk-off at Platt High in state playoff battle.
06/05/2026

Newtown loses extra-inning walk-off at Platt High in state playoff battle.

A walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth lifted the host and No 16 Platt High School of Meriden Panthers to a 7-6 win over the No 17 Newtown High baseball team in the Class LL State Tournament's ...

The spring lacrosse season concluded with the town's youth athletes competing in tournaments.
06/05/2026

The spring lacrosse season concluded with the town's youth athletes competing in tournaments.

The 2026 spring lacrosse season came to an exciting conclusion this past weekend, with all teams wrapping up their schedules in high-energy jamborees and tournaments. Across all divisions, Newtown’s p...

TRAVEL ALERT: Two vehicle crash at the intersection of Church Hill Road and Edmond Road. Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Cor...
06/04/2026

TRAVEL ALERT: Two vehicle crash at the intersection of Church Hill Road and Edmond Road. Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Newtown Hook & Ladder are responding to the scene. Use caution in or avoid the area.

TRAVEL ALERT: Crash reported in the area of Berkshire Road and Skidmore Lane. Newtown Police Department on scene; Sandy ...
06/04/2026

TRAVEL ALERT: Crash reported in the area of Berkshire Road and Skidmore Lane. Newtown Police Department on scene; Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue responding for fluids in the road.

Use caution in or avoid the area.

Newtown High rolls to 18-3 win over Bristol Eastern and earns trip to Guilford for quarterfinal matchup.
06/04/2026

Newtown High rolls to 18-3 win over Bristol Eastern and earns trip to Guilford for quarterfinal matchup.

Newtown High School's girls' lacrosse team, the No 6 team in the bracket, dominated from start to finish in an 18-3 win over visiting and No 11 Bristol Eastern in the opening round of the Class L Stat...

Nighthawks compile 17 goals in win, get set to visit Cheshire for quarterfinal action.
06/04/2026

Nighthawks compile 17 goals in win, get set to visit Cheshire for quarterfinal action.

Newtown High School's boys' lacrosse team, the No. 6 seed in the Class L State Tournament, pulled away in the third quarter to defeat No. 11 Fairfield Warde 17-5 in first-round action at Blue & Go...

The annual Connecticut Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics for Special Olympics Connecticut will pass through...
06/03/2026

The annual Connecticut Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics for Special Olympics Connecticut will pass through Newtown on Friday.

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Law enforcement officers will once again run across Connecticut carrying the “Flame of Hope” to honor Special Olympics athletes and promote acceptance and inclusion for people of all abilities during ...

You know it's nearly summer when the town's longest-running carnival returns. Click through the link below to read more.
06/03/2026

You know it's nearly summer when the town's longest-running carnival returns.

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The St Rose Annual Carnival will run from Wednesday, June 10 to Saturday, June 13, a full week earlier and one day fewer than prior years. The carnival is presented on parish grounds, 46 Church Hill R...

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