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To the Editor: This November we will vote on a referendum concerning housing as part of the Fairfield Hills Campus. Please consider the following before voting. The variety of housing options of a livable community support the needs and desires of yo...

As summertime rolls into fall, a new era of yard maintenance becomes the norm for many residents: Rake the leaves, cut back dead plants, and put up festive decorations. But what do these routine actions mean for the wildlife in your neighborhood? For...

The Newtown Bee’s “Get To Know” series typically features a look at local buildings. This week we focus on St Rose Cemetery, Cherry Street in Sandy Hook. St Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church’s Monsignor Robert E. Weiss offered information about ...

Five local residents who have each served Newtown publicly and privately for many years will discuss why they oppose adding a housing/mixed-use option to the Fairfield Hills Master Plan during a live Tuesday afternoon webcast hosted by The Newtown Be...

At The Newtown Bee, we are working on articles every week for our readers’ education and enjoyment, and subscribers get the first — and sometimes exclusive — look at stories in print. What’s in the works for the edition of October 23: conversations w...

Since Newtown resumed school activities with safety and precautions around minimizing possible student and staff exposure to COVID-19, a supplemental program hosted at Newtown Community Center has been providing some respite for working parents and c...

The director of Newtown Choral Society has not seen most of the members of the local choir in recent months. The choir’s president has seen some of the group’s nearly 30 members, but not all at once. The choral society is officially on hiatus. By thi...

In election years like 2020, when voters are asked to endorse either of the two unopposed Registrar of Voters candidates, it is ironic that the act of casting those votes is actually responsible for the most “spoiled” ballots. During a recent intervi...

The Newtown Bee’s Facebook page was populated with many thoughts about potential housing at Fairfield Hills after our weekly question was posted on October 7. Over 90 comments offered insight ranging from how space at Fairfield Hills could be use...

A Painted Pumpkin Patch event is set to replace the annual Newtown Middle School Eighth Grade Scarecrow Contest this year, due to the pandemic. Each year, NMS eighth grade students are challenged to work in groups to create a larger-than-life-scarecr...