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Newington's Senior Center Advisory Commission unanimously voted to waive annual membership fees for the coming year and received news of a $250,000 state grant for senior nutrition programs. State Senator Matt Lesser, chair of the legislature's Human Services Committee, appeared before the

Newington's Youth and Human Services Council moves toward fall cyberbullying event for middle schoolers. At the May 11 meeting, Human Services staff member Kayla Hendrickson outlined plans for a virtual substance awareness presentation in mid-June and a fall in-school program on bullying and

Newington's Fire Department Facilities Project Building Committee moved a $7.3 million replacement of Fire Station No. 4 toward a public referendum vote, agreeing to restructure proposed upgrades as deduct alternates at its April 16 meeting. Committee Chair Stephen Woods and members including Chris

Newington's Open Space Committee heard a trail-connectivity pitch from a new planning technician at its April 1 meeting. Charlie Nevers, introduced as a newly hired planning technician in the town's planning department, distributed a packet including a 2022 draft vacant-property inventory and open

Newington's Senior and Disabled Center Advisory Commission elected Ed Noivo as chair and Kathy Sobieski as vice chair at its April 7 meeting, then unanimously named daily lunch volunteer Steve Robin — known around the center as "Hawaiian Steve" — as 2026 Volunteer of the Year. The commission heard