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A new storage space for Cub Scout Pack 170 and Scouts BSA Troop 370 is taking shape in Sandy Hook Center. In late 2016 it was clear the troop needed to leave the crumbling shed on the SAC field on Riverside Road, where they had stored their gear for ...

Share photos of “life now” for possible publication in The Newtown Bee; submit photos and descriptions of your life, whether home or abroad. Submissions will run as space allows in an upcoming edition. This will be an ongoing featured item in the pag...

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following calls for Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps: Thursday, July 23: 10:51 am, stroke; 1:47 pm, diabetic; 2:05 pm, sick/unknown; 3:5...

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders: Thursday, July 23: 6:50 pm, alarm residential, Nunnawauk Road, Hook & Ladder responded. Frid...

The National Weather Service has issued tornado watch that remains in effect until 10 pm this evening for areas of western and southern Connecticut, including Newtown.

In The Newtown Bee’s “Get To Know” series, we feature a look at local buildings. Is there a building you would like to “get to know?” E-mail eliza@thebee.com with suggestions. Newtown Historical Society Trustee John Renjilian answered...

After a 50-year career that started when she was barely 13 years old, Melanie Allen Mattegat is still successfully outfitting bridal parties and brides-to-be at Julie Allen Bridals — although she admits the COVID-19 pandemic has upended virtually eve...

The Friends of the C.H. Booth Library will be featuring a large variety of fun ways to keep busy at their booth at the Newtown Farmers Market on Tuesday, August 4, from 2 to 6:30 pm, at Fairfield Hills. There will be craft and activity books for both...

The Public Building & Site Commission (PBSC) conducted a brief virtual meeting on the evening of Tuesday, July 28, to discuss the Newtown Police Station, Hawley Elementary School, and the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial (SHPM). Among the status update ...

Mid-summer is typically a busy cleaning time inside Newtown Public Schools, with preparations underway for the fall. This year, it is even busier. “It’s been a lot of cleaning, shuffling around of furniture, things like that,” said Newtown Public Sch...