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As a recognized Connecticut Civically Engaged Organization (CEO), The Newtown Bee is committed to presenting fair, balanced, responsible, engaging, and non-confrontational content we hope will inform residents and spur them to register to vote if the...

This space was already dedicated to Suicide Prevention Awareness month (which is this month) two weeks ago, but it seems germane to that topic to note that Governor Ned Lamont on September 10 announced the establishment of the Connecticut Office of t...

Work on a variety of projects around town continues apace, though resolutions have not been reached. The Newtown Bee offers a Standing O to the town for closing in on an agreement for a railroad crossing with the Housatonic Railroad as part of the lo...

September, just a few days away, is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. According to nationaldaycalendar.com, “Everyone is affected by suicide, not just the victim. Suicide impacts family and friends long after the loss of a loved one. On av...

The Newtown Public Works Department is announcing a recall of a shipment of defective blue WasteZero “Save As You Throw” (SAYT) garbage bags. The defective bags were sold to residents at both the Transfer Station and Department of Public Works before...

In the July 25, 2025 edition of The Newtown Bee, an article was written concerning public participation by the town’s two Registrars of Voters at the July 16 Legislative Council meeting. At that meeting, Democratic Registrar of Voters LeReine Frampto...

An institution of our town, Hawleyville Fire Rescue is celebrating quite the milestone later this month as it passes its 100th anniversary. Founded in 1925, today the company has over 50 volunteer members operating six pieces of apparatus responding ...

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...