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Following a design review and discussion at a September 25 session, Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) members unanimously approved a modified wetlands/watercourses protection permit for a proposed gas station/convenience store at 13 Hawleyville Road (...

The Newtown Marching Band & Guard performed in the USBands competition on Saturday, September 21, at New Milford High School and earned first place with a score of 83.5 in the Group IV Open class. The color guard debuted its new uniforms for the 2019...

Occupation: In the summer of 2018, I started Blue & Gold Tutoring because I needed a summer job. I put an ad in The Newtown Bee and started getting calls as word began to spread. I had to begin hiring other high school honor students and manage a...

Family Fun Night brought together families and friends for an evening of eating, socializing, and dancing on September 20 — all without the distraction of electronic devices. The annual shindig took place in the cafetorium of Reed Intermediate School...

The Newtown Board of Realtors (BOR) met at the Newtown Community Center on the morning of September 19 to discuss new business and receive a safety presentation by Newtown Police Chief James Viadero. At the start of the meeting, BOR President David L...

While the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission (SHPMC) did not meet for their monthly meeting this September, they are anticipating convening at next month’s regularly scheduled meeting. The SHPMC is currently in the process of assisting the town...

Congratulations to the Newtown Cultural Arts Commission for another wonderful Newtown Arts Festival this past weekend. So much art in just two full days! Music, fine arts, crafts, dance, theatrics — all creatively presented. Plus plenty of food truck...

October 14, 1994 Here we are a fortnight into October, and only now has it come to our attention that October is National Pork Month, and Car Care Month. Normally we deliver this kind of news straight to the recycling box without bothering our r...

The Eighth Annual Newtown Arts Festival, sponsored by Newtown Cultural Arts Commission, drew nearly 5,000 people from in and out of town to enjoy three days of art, from September 20-22, at Fairfield Hills. Volunteers wearing decorative heart T-shirt...

Following a September 19 public hearing and discussion, Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) members approved the construction of a 74-unit rental apartment complex at an 11.8-acre site on the west side of Washington Avenue in Sandy Hook Center. P&Z me...