Newtown

Interstate 84 West is closed in Newtown after a crash. CT Travel Smart says the highway is closed between exits 10 and 9.

Residents in Newtown are being advised to beware of a group of people trying to enter and steal unlocked cars in the area, police said. Officials said two men and one woman they believe to be responsible for the break-ins are driving a black Mercedes. The car has no front plate and a chrome front grille, police said. Police said…

Newtown police have arrested an individual after a months-long investigation into what they believe to be racist remarks made during a virtual high school class. Officials said they’ve arrested a “local juvenile” for crimes that were committed in the fall of 2020. The person is accused of accessing the online platform Google Classroom at Newtown High School and using “racial…

A plan to memorialize the 26 people killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting is nearing its final stages. Residents in Newtown are scheduled to view a final presentation during a public forum Monday evening. They’ll vote on the $3.7 million project at the end of the month. The memorial was designed by SWA, a San Francisco-based architectural firm. It…

Beverly Zeroogian had her two sons, Ben and Josh, in mind when she started planning days ago for the state of Connecticut to open up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those 16 and older. She printed out a six-page spreadsheet, pre-registered them on websites and started looking Wednesday afternoon after she heard and saw some sites had opened the flood gates….

Beverly Zeroogian had her two sons, Ben and Josh, in mind when she started planning days ago for the state of Connecticut to open up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to those 16 and older.

Johnson & Johnson announced they had to throw away 15 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine after a mistake at a Baltimore production facility operated by Emergent BioSolutions.

A tractor-trailer rollover and fire closed both sides of Interstate 84 in Southbury and Newtown Tuesday morning. State police said a tractor-trailer that was carrying lumber caught fire and dumped wood all over the highway. According to troopers, both sides of the highway in Newtown and Southbury were closed from exits 11 through 14. The westbound lanes reopened just before…

A Central Connecticut State University student died in a crash in Newtown early Sunday morning, according to Newtown police. Police said they responded to a report of a crash at Toddy Hill Road and Quarry Ridge Road at 5:06 a.m. and found 22-year-old Brandon Hensel, of Newtown, on a property on Quarry Ridge Road. They said he was alone in…

Governor Ned Lamont is directing all flags be lowered to half-staff in remembrance of the Sandy Hook tragedy. Flags are to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, Dec. 14 in honor of the 20 children and six adults who were killed eight years ago during the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown. “The memories of the twenty…

A crash involving two tractor-trailers has closed lanes on Interstate 84 east in Newtown on Wednesday and state police expect the closure to last a while. State Dept. of Transportation officials said the crash happened around 5 a.m. between exits 8 and 9 and only one lane of the highway is currently open. Cars are only able to get through…

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A member of the Newtown Public Schools community has tested positive for COVID-19, officials confirmed Wednesday. According to a notice from Superintendent Lorrie Rodrigue, the person sought testing after experiencing symptoms on Saturday, September 5, and the positive result was reported to the district on Wednesday. The district and the Newtown Department of Health have conducted contact tracing, and no…

Investigators in Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are piecing together information and calling on homicide suspect, Peter Manfredonia to turn himself in Tuesday night. While the multi-state search continues, a spokesperson spoke on behalf of Manfredonia’s parents. “The reports that they are getting regarding him, it’s hard for them to believe the accusations that have been lodged against him,”...

The father of the UConn student accused of two murders and an abduction in Connecticut over the weekend was arrested by Newtown police in April. Robert Manfredonia, 54, the father of suspect Peter Manfredonia, was arrested on charges of second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a child, and sale/delivery of liquor to a minor, according to a Newtown police…

A Department of Correction employee who works at the Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials confirmed Monday. DOC said the employee has been self-monitoring at home since Wednesday, March 18 and last entered Garner on Tuesday, March 17. Effective Monday, anyone entering a DOC facility will be screened, including a temperature check. Anyone with…

Drivers should expect delays on I-84 eastbound in Newtown after a serious crash, according to Connecticut State Police. Troopers said serious injuries have been reported in the crash near exit 10. Police said one vehicle went off the road and into the median. The highway is closed near exit 10, police said. Drivers should expect delays in the area. Traffic…