Billy Bob Thornton and his bandmate of a dozen years, J.D. Andrew, recently called in to The Newtown Bee to invite readers out to the show to experience The Boxmasters own brand of Psycho-billy fireworks on Saturday, July 6 at Mohegan Sun's Wolf Den — and to chat a bit about their ninth and latest project entitled Speck.

Newtown, from a cat's point of view.

News as published in The Bee 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago.

Read about how John Cafferty of 'Eddie and the Cruisers' fame teamed up with Scarlett Lewis, who launched the global Jessie Lewis Choose Love Movement — and how to get tickets to see Cafferty headline the June 30 'Hearts On Fire' benefit concert at Danbury's Ives Concert Park.

Betsy Kenyon's antique home on Main Street underwent nearly a year of restoration work following a May 2018 tornado that did significant damage across the area.

Fundraiser to benefit organization aimed to end child abuse/alienation.

REDDING — Grace’s Promise Inc, a nonprofit based in Sandy Hook that grew out of a Girl Scout Gold Award project, held its first official fundraiser on June 8 at Maple Hill Farm in Redding to benefit underprivileged preschool children living in the rural Nakaseke District in Uganda.

Our new series introduces readers to the staff members of The Newtown Bee, one department at a time. We continue this week with Associate Editor John Voket.