There is plenty to read at newtownbee.com, but so much more information to be found in print. If you read the print edition of The Newtown Bee, or subscribe, yo...
Newtown’s tally of coronavirus cases increased by just two in the past seven days and the number of local residents lost to COVID-19 is holding at 45. These som...
We have entered a month of two full moons: Thursday night, October 1 and the second — the “blue” moon — on October 31, Halloween night.
If you’re afraid of crea...
Incumbent 106th District Republican State Rep Mitch Bolinsky and his returning Democratic rival Rebekah Harriman-Stites spent nearly an hour September 25 defini...
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Donald Ferris, who is approaching 70, has had 60 gallons of water delivered on a regular basis because the water at his Apple Blossom Lane...
With possible costs for COVID-19 still unknown, the Board of Education supported a district plan to release kindergarten to sixth grade students two hours early...
You can bring donations of clothing, bedding, shoes, towels, and stuffed animals to the Sandy Hook Fire Department, 18-20 Riverside Road, on Saturday, October 3...
The Newtown High School Marching Band & Guard took to the field Saturday, September 26, for its first performance of the 2020-21 season.
The performance was rec...
Whether or not the fall sports season makes it to finish remains to be seen, and winter sports are a big question mark due to the impact of the coronavirus, but...
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26 years ago the Newtown education system was excellent, today it is not.
No amount of money will fix that until those responsible for the destruction leave the school system.
Is it not true, that school budgets, by LAW, cannot be reduced year to year, no matter the reason? If it was 1M at 1000 students, next year at 500 students, the budget MUST be 1M?