Newtown Conservation Commission Chair Holly Kocet organized a workday for fellow commissioners and volunteers to get hands-on experience removing invasive plant species from Fairfield Hills Campus on the evening of Wednesday, June 15.

There are many things you can do for plants before going on vacation, and experts share ideas.

Catch up with stories published to newtownbee.com this past weekend here.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is conducting a large-scale assessment of mallards’ nesting success, including brood movement and habitat selection.

Pets joined their owners at the annual Rooster Run.

Newtown news and notes, from the point of view of a cat named Mountain.

Catch up with the top most-read stories published at newtownbee.com of the week.

Tyler Kittleman is The Newtown Bee's most recent Snapshot profile.

Madonna’s "Sex," the first section of the April 17, 1912 issue of New York Day, and "Jet Propulsion A Reference Text" are among the items that John Renjilian has set aside for The Specials Room of this year’s Friends of C.H. Booth Library Book Sale.

Girl Scout Troop 50763 members recently concluded work toward their Bronze Award, one of the highest awards a Girl Scout can earn.