Newtown News

Over the weekend, officials from the East Fishkill andA Southeast barracks A arrested: New Milford, CT resident Thomas P. Dobson, 24, around 6:10 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 684/Route 22 in Southeast.

This week I'd like to address a particular aspect of the governor's State of the State address - teacher tenure.A In that address the governor proposed teacher tenure laws be revised.

Two former Newtown police officers charged with embezzlement appeared in state Superior Court in Danbury on Friday where negotiations between the two men, their lawyers and state's attorney stretched for several hours before being continued for another two weeks.

Spurred by heavy sales - at $2 a ticket - the Feb. 11 Powerball jackpot was raised to an estimated annuity value of $325 million and a $202.9 million cash prize - the largest cash jackpot in the game's history.A "It's exciting to see the Powerball jackpot rise to the $325 million level, and we're hoping to see a CT player win that prize Saturday ... (more)

Three Newtown women with ties to other towns in the region are slated to be judges at the 2012 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, the world's most famous dog show.

Local officials are responding positively to Gov. Dannel Malloy's plan to bolster Educational Cost Sharing grants by $50 million across the state, which specifically would net Newtown a little more than $29,000 in additional funding, or less than a percentage point of what the town already receives.

We get a lot of e-mail here at The Bee , but every now and then someone licks a stamp and sends us some USPS mail.

The financially troubled Charles Batchelder Company recently agreed to a letter of intent for the sale of its aluminum smelting company on Swamp Road, company vice president Ronald Beilin confirmed February 12.

From left, front row, Respect, Responsibility, and Diversity Club members Annie Davidow, Zoe Yllanes, Taylor McPadden, and Lindsay Dievert stand with, back row, Middle Gate Lead Teacher Susan Ruddock, RRD Club Advisor Brian Kowalsky, Hawleyville Postmaster Mark Favele, and Middle Gate Elementary School Principal Chris Geissler on Friday, February ... (more)

The following dogs are among those available for adoption from the Newtown pound, which is located at the end of Ethan Allen Road .

After some research into the matter, members of the Board of Education have determined $19,700 was spent on Ann Baldwin, a one-time media consultant for the school district , and that some of the invoices were paid from the membership account rather than professional services.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy gives his State of the State address to a joint session of the Connecticut legislature on Wednesday, Feb.

Wilton and three other towns now have the support of the state Office of Consumer Counsel in their quest to get immediate improvements from Connecticut Light & Power Company in their storm response effort.

Patrick Briscoe, a 13-year-old Newtown boy who gained television recognition for a penny drive that raised more than $1,200, has been named one of two top youth volunteers in the state by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards , according to a press release.

Trio Solisti has earned a reputation for soulful and passionate performances, and will play in Newtown Sunday, Feb.

Suzanne Holko's home and others in the Greenridge neighborhood in Brookfield are now getting public water supplied by Aquarion Water Company.

Newtown is shopping around for a new buyer after newly elected East Haven officials pulled the plug on the purchase of eight portable classrooms left over from the Newtown High School expansion project, officials said.

A Emily Dzialo, 17, of Middlefield was recently recognized as a Distinguished Finalist by TheA Prudential Spirit of Community Awards , a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.

A delegation from Liaocheng, in the Shandong Province of China, arrived in Newtown on Friday, February 3, and, after spending an event-full weekend in town with host families the delegates, were welcomed during ceremonies at Newtown High School, Newtown Middle School, and Reed Intermediate School on Monday, February 6. "As the principal of Newtown ... (more)

"It's hard to believe it's been a year already," said Northern Fairfield County Probate Judge Joseph Egan.