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Let's be clear, The Newtown Bee does not use AI in our news reporting. At all, in any way. A member of our editorial department was recently asked if we use AI for anything. They answered with a calm "no." Inside, their mental squirrel nearly spun i...

Given the weather bouncing between severe, power-outage-causing storms and blistering heat waves over the last month, and weather looking likely to remain just as "interesting" over the next few months, The Newtown Bee is echoing a reminder recently ...

With 110,000 outages, and roughly 1,200 of them here in Newtown, Eversource, as well as Newtown's own public safety personnel, worked around the clock to restore power, reopen roads, and clean up downed trees after a powerful storm came through the s...

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. —Preamble of The Declaration of In...

Edited 6/29/26: This story has been edited to remove outdated and conflicting information. With the unanimous approval of the leases between the town and Winn Development for Shelton House, the town has made yet another gradual step towards gett...

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...