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Each year, The Newtown Bee offers a few thoughts to consider to the transitioning senior class of Newtown High School, along with seniors attending other schools in the area, or who are reaching the end of their homeschooling education. First and fo...

June is not only Dog License Month but also National Adopt A Cat Month. That makes the month kind of a celebration of our furry friends, who bring so much joy to our lives but can, on the flip side, often be the targets of neglect and abuse by less t...

**Editor's Note 6/5/26:** This editorial has been updated from the print version to note that Rob Blanchard is the Democratic pick for the 28th District State Senate seat and candidate Dave Rock has dropped out. With the Democratic Caucus decidi...

As mentioned in our page A1 story, the referendum for the 2026-27 town and school budgets passed on May 19 by exceedingly narrow margins. This represents a bit of a conundrum for town officials as they move forward into the next budget year and beyon...

With the failure of both the proposed 2026-27 municipal and school budgets at referendum on April 28, residents will again be faced with a decision on a now reduced budget bottom line from 6 am to 8 pm Tuesday, May 19. Voters denied the previous bud...

Much talk went into how much to cut at the recent Board of Finance and Legislative Council meetings, with town officials spending nearly four hours between the new meetings discussing cuts and the bottom line. This came after voters rejected both th...

For only the second time in the past decade, the budget has failed at referendum, and for the first time in 13 years, it wasn't just because voters opposed the school budget. Both the municipal and Board of Education budgets went down by approximatel...

Polls will be open from 6 am to 8 pm Tuesday, April 28 at Newtown Middle School so voters can decide the fate of the proposed 2026-27 municipal and education budgets. As is usual, The Newtown Bee is urging all eligible voters to go out and cast their...

Every year during the second week of April, this week April 12 through 18, the telecommunications personnel in the public safety community are honored. This week-long event, initially set up in 1981 by Patricia Anderson of the Contra Costa County She...

Cell phones have not only become an ubiquitous part of daily life, they have become almost an extension of the average person’s arm, rarely leaving their hand or their eyesight. This has unfortunately been extending to even time behind the wheel. The...