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A Newtown apartment complex that sought bankruptcy protection when it defaulted on a $57 million loan will be sold as part of a court-supervised reorganization.
Newtown High School seniors graduated Thursday during a celebration at Blue and Gold Stadium.
Newtown OKs a construction company’s plans to relocate its headquarters to the Taunton Press campus at 63 S. Main St. and redevelop the site with 83 apartments.
Newtown resident Stephen Wengart was arrested after a domestic attack at his Park Lane home and attempted carjacking of a food delivery driver, police say.
Newtown woman assaulted police, stole car from impound lot before standoff at her home, warrant says By Kendra Baker, Staff Writer Updated June 6, 2025 7:03 a.m.
A man accused in a stabbing in Newtown allegedly hid from police, ordered takeout and tried to drive off in the delivery driver’s car, according to police. The police department was called to a ...
A Newtown man was arrested after an alleged domestic violence incident led to a delivery driver being attacked and an attempted motor vehicle theft on Wednesday, police said.
Newtown police said the knife attack on Park Lane was “completely unrelated” to an hourslong standoff on the same street hours earlier.
Richard Neal, 70, of Newtown, was sentenced Monday to four years behind bars after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree sexual assault.
Newtown police say officers arrested 26-year-old Samantha Rivera who engaged in a standoff at a Park Lane home on Tuesday amid a DCF investigation.