Newtown, from a cat's point of view.

After 19 years of presenting The Great Pootatuck Duck Race on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend, Newtown Lions Club has announced a change. This year’s event is being planned for the weekend after the unofficial kickoff of summer.

The first Town of Newtown Poet Laureate, longtime Newtown resident Lisa Schwartz recently announced she would resign from the honorary position ahead of a move out of the area planned for later this year.

There were “good dogs” and “great listeners” in Sandy Hook Village on February 22. Find out more about a "StoryWalk" event here.

Those born on any of the 365 days of a regular calendar year might take their birth date for granted. But for people born on February 29, the celebration becomes all the more notable given their actual birthday date comes around just once every four years.

Our series introducing readers to the employees of Bee Publishing Company, Inc, continues this week with a member of our front office staff.