Log In

July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month and organizations like The Newtown Bee, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, AAA Northeast, and Newtown Police Department are reminding drivers to take preventative measures against vehicle t...

First of all, The Newtown Bee wishes to congratulate Deputy Fire Marshall David Ober and Newtown Middle School tech support specialist Bruce Moulthrop on their retirements. Each of them served 24 years with the town. While it is always sad to see har...

July 11 marks the first day of the weekend-long C.H. Booth Book Sale, and that makes it a perfect time to talk summer reading. As the weather heats up and summer rolls in, the first things many may think of are trips to the beach and vacations to far...

This week's edition of the Newtown Bee falls directly on July 4 (which means many of you will actually be reading it on July 5), so it seemed a good time to talk about our nation's celebration of its founding and its break from England. According to ...

At 7:30 pm Wednesday, July 2, the Legislative Council is expected to review a request to grant the Police Department the authority to require permits for large gatherings or parades organized in the town and to charge organizer for the overtime of th...

With the passage of omnibus appropriations bill, this means that Special Act Number 25.15, An Act Changing The Authorized Use Of A Parcel Of State Land Previously Conveyed To The Town Of Newtown, the controversial property 6 Commerce Road can now be ...

Mentioned briefly at the June 10 Borough of Newtown Board of Burgesses meeting and reported in our page A-8 story, "Burgesses Discuss Traffic, E-Bikes, Trees and More," E-Bikes are a nifty newer addition to our daily lives, but like many new things, ...

The Newtown Bee received a flurry of statements from local officials as well as a letter to the editor from a former official concerning House Bill 5002, possibly one of the most contentious pieces of legislation to come forward this year. The bill, ...

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...

CORRECTION (Tuesday, June 3, 2025): Ben Cruson is the current Town Historian of Newtown. This editorial initially referred to him as former Town Historian. * * * * * As Memorial Day approaches, this year on May 26, people are once again pla...