This weekend, Newtown will be marking seven years since 20 children and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook School.  

There will be a stepped up police presence at each school in the district today, with additional police at Sandy Hook School starting Thursday evening.  On Saturday, the 14th, an Interfaith Service open to the community is being held at 9 am at Newtown Congregational Church.  St. Rose of Lima will hold services for the community at 9:30 am.

The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission is once again moving forward on design plans.  The initial project had a hefty price tag that members didn't think would pass in a referendum.  

A scaled back design, still keeping elements the Commission liked, was discussed at their most recent meeting.  The budget is now about $3.7 million.  

According to the proposed timeline, residents would vote on that dollar amount during the 2020 election.  If approved, the memorial is slated to open on December 14th 2021.