Severe Cold Weather Alert
Connecticut is forecast to experience a long duration of extremely cold temperatures that could last into next week, which will contain single digit temperatures along with wind chill temperatures below zero degrees. Newtown’s First Selectman and the Emergency Management Office urge residents to be prepared for severe cold weather and ask that every resident make appropriate preparations to ensure personal safety and readiness.
Also, take action to protect your pets and please review your preparedness.
Residents can come to the locations listed below to seek relief from the cold
Cyrenius Booth Library, 25 Main Street, Newtown. Tel (203) 426-4533 Hours: Mon thru Thurs – 9:30 am to 8 pm, Fri – 11 am to 5 pm; Sat 9:30 am to 5 pm; The library will be closed Sunday Dec. 31st and Monday Jan. 1st .
Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street, Newtown. Tel (203) 426-2475 Has several movies and activities this weekend. Visit Edmond Town Hall online here.
The Municipal Center, located at Fairfield Hills and the Newtown Senior Center, 14 Riverside Road, Sandy Hook, are typically open Monday through Friday. We ask that you please check on any elderly or frail neighbors to be certain they are doing OK in this weather.
If there is a Life Safety Emergency – call 911 Power outage – call 800-286-2000 Code Red – register at Emergency Management on the Public Safety page on the Town of Newtown’s website http://www.newtown-ct.gov/emergency-management or call 203-270- 4370 for assistance; Smart 911 – register at Emergency Management on the Public Safety page on the Town of Newtown’s website here.
Check News and Announcements on the Town website: www.newtown-ct.gov. You can register there too to receive news.
Connecticut’s free information and referral service: call 2-1-1 or visit www.211ct.org First Selectman’s office Tel (203) 270-4201 Emergency Management/Fire Marshal Tel (203) 270-4370 Health District Tel (203) 270-4291