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Updated: Jul 29, 2021 at 05:01 PM
Two very different news stories came out of the nation’s capital region a day apart last week that resonated with us here at your local newspaper.
Anyone who hears the news of journalists losing their lives in the line of duty might quickly dismiss t...
Published: Jul 29, 2021 at 03:00 PM
To the Editor,
Your title for last week’s Editorial Ink Drops was only half correct. “Seeding and Tending Economic Development” should have read “Seeding and Tending Newtown’s Democratic Party.”
Lately Newtown has been ripe for harvesting. A disengag...
Published: Jul 29, 2021 at 02:55 PM
Severe thunderstorms can be life-threatening, but not all severe storms are the same. Hazardous conditions range from tornadoes, large hail storms, and widespread straight-line winds called derechoes to cloud-to-ground lightning and flash flooding.
A...
Updated: Jul 29, 2021 at 02:49 PM
Newtown High School's stadium is currently undergoing renovations.
Residents are reminded that Blue & Gold Stadium at Newtown High School is currently closed due to renovations.
Use of the track or the turf field is prohibited until the entire proj...
Updated: Jul 29, 2021 at 02:17 PM
One of the two firms featured in a Newtown Bee webcast last October ahead of a referendum in which voters endorsed the mixed-use development of up to two former state hospital buildings at Fairfield Hills has successfully completed a months-long vett...
Published: Jul 29, 2021 at 12:15 PM
NewArts is inviting the public to enjoy being entertained by some talented local performers this Sunday.
A live, all-ages cabaret is being planned for Sunday, August 1, on the outdoor stage at Newsylum Brewery, 36 Keating Farms Avenue, in the Fairfie...
Updated: Jul 29, 2021 at 02:01 PM
UPDATE (2:01 pm): Due to hazardous weather expected for this evening, the Thursday, July 29, performance of Godspell at Richter has been canceled.
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DANBURY — Musicals at Richter has reopened with a stunning production of Godspell, ...
Published: Jul 29, 2021 at 12:00 PM
Newtown Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 139 Toddy Hill Road, is ready to welcome families and friends back to its building following pandemic-related closures.
To celebrate, the health care center will present a free concert by Billy G & The Boy...
Published: Jul 29, 2021 at 11:15 AM
MONROE — With a nod to Don McClean’s “day the music died,” local parents have come together with Creative Music Center to ensure music is alive and vibrant this summer as COVID restrictions ease. Led by Newtown resident Natalie Cowley, the parents an...
Updated: Jul 29, 2021 at 09:03 AM
HARTFORD (AP) — The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims’ families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit over how the company marketed the firearm to the public.
Lawyers for now-ban...