The Newtown Bee is seeking reader input on Twitter. Will you vote by absentee ballot or in person at the polls in August?

C.H. Booth Library now has a “grab-and-go” patio browsing option for patrons. Read more here.

What are newtownbee.com readers reading? Each week we compile a list of the most read stories published to our site. Here is a roundup of the week’s top five stories, based on number of page reads.

With COVID-19 concerns still at the forefront of life, Newtown Parks & Recreation created safety precautions that allowed summer day camp programs to happen this year. Thanks to donations to the department's Day Camp Scholarship Fund, more children are enjoying at least one of three two-week sessions.

Check out the second segment of a multi-part guest series on palliative care through the frontline experiences of Newtown resident and physician Jo-Ann Maroto-Soltis

A Facebook post from early April has launched a project that is helping dozens of people wear face masks a little more comfortably in recent weeks.

The Newtown Farmers Market is set to be open at Fairfield Hills from 2 pm to 6:30 pm every Tuesday this summer.

Pia Ledina is this week's Snapshot profile.

Newtown, from a cat's point of view.

The current #TellTheNewtownBee question asks residents, "Will you vote by absentee ballot or in person at the polls in August?” Join the conversation on Twitter.