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Published: Jun 20, 2026 at 07:00 AM
On Thursday, June 11, Hawley Elementary School children braved the hot and humid day to tour historic Main Street for the annual walking tours field trip. During the tours, the children get an exclusive, insider’s look at how The Newtown Bee operates...
Published: Jun 20, 2026 at 07:00 AM
The Friends of the C.H. Booth Library’s book sale celebrates its half-century mark this July. Joanne Zang founded the sale in 1975 and sold a tableful of books during Newtown’s Labor Day parade. The sale has grown from that humble but successful begi...
Published: Jun 20, 2026 at 07:00 AM
HARTFORD — The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that it has confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated Hartford County adult on Monday, June 15. Testing was conducted over the weekend at the State Public Health Laboratory (...
Published: Jun 20, 2026 at 07:00 AM
On Tuesday, June 9, Newtown Bridge Club held its tenth annual fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association. Formerly known as “The Longest Day,” it has been renamed “Do What You Love to End Alz.” Over the past nine years, the club has raised over $110,...
Published: Jun 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
STRATFORD — Newtown Allies For Change (NAFC) recently visited The Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum in Stratford.
While the National Museum of African American History and Culture remains peerless, The Ruby and Calvin Fletcher ...
Published: Jun 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will be deploying Automated Work Zone Speed Control (AWZSC) mobile equipment on I-84 in Newtown early next week. First Selectman Bruce Walczak has received a letter dated June 18 informing him of t...
Published: Jun 19, 2026 at 08:00 AM
Ezra is taking a tour. Readers will hopefully remember Ezra the Rooster, who was introduced by Newtown Historical Society on January 1, 2025. Ezra is a handsome metal rooster painted with bright colors who has been “touring” Newtown locations on occa...
Updated: Jun 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Newtown Middle School (NMS) eighth grade students graduated during two Moving-Up Ceremonies on Monday, June 15, at Newtown High School’s gymnasium.
The Moving-Up Ceremonies are an annual NMS tradition to celebrate its soon-to-be alumni as they advanc...
Published: Jun 19, 2026 at 07:30 AM
SHERMAN — The Sherman Players are delivering a feel-good blast from the past with their production of Bye Bye Birdie, running through June 28.
Bye Bye Birdie is a lighthearted musical comedy in which the teenage girls of Sweet Apple, Ohio receiv...
Published: Jun 19, 2026 at 07:30 AM
Sattie Persaud, owner of HillTop Kitchen, did not have quite the birthday she hoped for as a smoker at the restaurant caught fire on Thursday, June 11. Firefighters from Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue and Newtown Hook & Ladder were called to resp...
