David Lydem has stepped down as the unofficial Keeper of the Flagpole. Or, as the retired Newtown Police lieutenant likes to say, “a facilitator of the flagpole.” The flagpole is easily one of Newtown...

BRIDGEPORT — This summer marked the 20th anniversary of Gathering of the Vibes music festival, and it fell on the weekend of what would have been Grateful Dead founder Jerry Garcia's 73rd birthday. Bu...

Occupation: I started at The Newtown Bee in 1981. I’m retired now, but I still come in once a week to do composition — that’s paste up — for the paper. Family: I have five children, all grown ...

With just two days until opening night of Disney’s Lion King Jr, NewArts Summer Musicals Director Michael Unger was zooming around the Newtown High School auditorium so busily, it was as though there ...

Augusts 10, 1990 The Borough Zoning Board of Appeals has unanimously approved R. Scudder Smith’s proposal to house an antiques reference library in the former George M. Stuart, Inc Insurance buil...

The benches began showing up around town last month, inviting those passing by to pause, rest, and remember. By early this week, private contractors, Parks and Recreation employees, and town employees...

The progressive American rock band Toto recently released its latest album, XIV. How it is perceived in terms of a follow-up, however, depends on who you talk to among the current lineup of highly res...

The First Annual Hot August Nights evening of one act plays, at The Little Theatre in Newtown, covers the theater gamut from drama to farce. Opening night on July 31 of this two week run being present...

Parents and students swarmed the halls of Head O’ Meadow School, Friday, July 31. Bright yellow “SMART” bags hung from their arms, piled high with works of art created during the final session of this...