Students at The Children's Adventure Center in Sandy Hook participated in a coloring activity on Monday, March 5, that focused on the importance of kindness. The children were encouraged to think abou...

March 12, 1993 Workmen began a project this week to remove dead or dying sugar maple trees from Ram Pasture which will be replaced by new maples. With the aid of a cherry picker, chain saws, and ...

Newtown Youth Basketball Association's Senior League will hold a night full of competition and fundraising efforts for the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, at Newtown High School, on Wednesday,...

The last thing renowned guitarist Steve Morse did before heading off to an opening night soundcheck for the 2018 Dixie Dregs reunion tour was take a call from The Newtown Bee.Free Fall, keyboa...

Mark your calendars for Ferris Acres Creamery's opening day for the 2018 season: Tuesday, April 9, will be the big day! Terry Ferris and crew are hoping to hear from customers with suggestions - new f...

A kickoff party on February 25 for the this year's Relay For Life of Newtown helped spark excitement for the June 16 event while providing organizers a venue to announce some big goals for 2018.Meetin...

In the early 20th Century, there was a movement afoot to end the growing gambling industry in the United Stats. Along with prohibition, society was turning to more virtuous leisure activities that did...

Decades before Newtown resident and author (Caryn) CJ Golden was thrust into the position of primary caregiver when her husband, Joe, suffered a series of cancer-induced strokes, she was already exhib...

Fox Ridge Farm, an equestrian facility located in the southwest corner of Newtown, is hosting day camp for young riders, ages 4 and up, who are looking to start or improve their horseback riding skill...

From Newtown's humble beginnings in 1705, its population has grown to nearly 29,000 residents, according to the 2016 census. Many of those who have been born and raised here choose to remain in town a...