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While speed cameras and Flock cameras may be unpopular topics facing broad public opposition in Connecticut towns, the same cannot be said for stop arm cameras on buses. Newtown Public Schools and Newtown Police Department released a joint statement ...

It's no secret that there is trouble brewing with some of the school facilities, so it comes as no surprise that the Board of Education voted to recommend the Town of Newtown proceed with a school building project for the construction of a new grade ...

September 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 average, one person comm...

It's great to see the community join together and try to work collaboratively to find a way forward with — or maybe without — Flock cameras in this municipality. While Newtown Police Department has been using in-vehicle license plate readers from Flo...

In recent interviews with State Representative Mitch Bolinsky (R-106), concerns were raised about the intersection of Sedor Lane and Mt Pleasant Road/State Route 6 and 25 and a number of off-road incidents there. The Newtown Bee has noticed increased...

With the Connecticut Democratic and Republican 2026 primaries now completed, the contests for state elections are fully focused on those hoping to be returned or elected to an office on November 3. We now turn our eyes towards the final leg and the c...

State Representative Mitch Bolinsky (R-106) contacted The Newtown Bee’s office this Wednesday with potentially distressing news — a company called Nutmeg Television was looking to take over Charter Communications. As part of this takeover, it was loo...

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...