It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our loved one, Cheryl E. Lockwood, of Sandy Hook, on Wednesday, November 4. Cheryl was born Apri...
Beginning December 3, 2020, we will no longer publish letters to our website daily. All letters received for publication in the print edition of The Newtown Bee...
A Newtown family has been displaced after a fire destroyed their home on November 6.
Dodgingtown and Hawleyville fire companies were dispatched to 17 Wedgewood ...
Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue shared in a letter to parents and staff on November 6 that an individual at Newtown Middle School has tested positi...
Many local office and businesses will be closed in observance of Veterans Day, a federal holiday, on Wednesday, November 11.
All town offices will be closed on ...
The Newtown Bee wanted to know, “What is your favorite local food indulgence?” And readers responded.
A new question will be posted weekly to our Facebook p...
UPDATE (Thursday, November 12, 2020): This article has been updated to reflect a change in location for one collection point.
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Newtown’s five fi...
The record heading into Wednesday’s scheduled finale against Brookfield is perfect, and Newtown High School’s girls’ volleyball team members have been pleased w...
The C.H. Booth Library rooster (aka Kaki Taylor) entertained plenty of passersby on an unusually warm Saturday morning, November 7.
Doing a little dancing and a...
SOUTHBURY — Newtown High School’s field hockey team traveled to Pomperaug of Southbury on November 2 and outplayed the host Panthers for the bulk of the second ...