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Newtown Public School district parents can share first day of school (August 26) photos of their child/children with The Newtown Bee for possible publication in next week’s print edition of the paper. The deadline to submit photos is 9 am on Tuesday,...

The Newtown Community Center staff has announced Welcome Week from August 26 through 30. Open to the entire community, Welcome Week offers free activities each day to include “something for everyone of all ages,” the announcement states. Join center ...

Sisters Sonya, 11, Karinna, 7, and Adrianna Feder, 7, worked collectively to complete the coloring page in The Newtown Bee’s Back To School supplement, published on August 16. The Back To School supplement also featured stories to prepare local stude...

This is the first in a series of articles, including a feature on cheerleading, covering Newtown Youth Football & Cheer as the organization celebrates the 50th anniversary of the youth program. A half century ago, representatives of Newtown’s Po...

The Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) has scheduled a public hearing to receive comments on its regulatory proposal to allow food trucks to become a permanent feature of local farmers’ markets. The hearing will be held at the P&Z meeting, which star...

Residents have the unique opportunity to own furniture and antiques once housed at the C.H. Booth Library by bidding on designated items for sale through online fundraising auctioneer Fairfield Auction. The “Newtown Library Fundraiser” went live on A...

Following a closed executive session August 19, First Selectman Dan Rosenthal notified The Newtown Bee that the Board of Selectmen have approved a lease arrangement along with an expansion of the Children’s Adventure Center into most of the vacant ad...

Four-month-old Flapjack Shortstack — nicknamed Flap — is a sweet, special kitty at Kitten Associates in Sandy Hook in need of the community’s help. Flap was born with his right rear leg twisted backwards and both front legs bent at the carpal joint. ...

Our latest newtownbee.com home page poll received a lot of hits last week, regarding favorite movie genres. It looks, so far, like the perfect movie that could be made for Newtown would be a romantic comedy with some action and a little dab of horror...

Committee Chair Deborra Zukowski had an opportunity to review high points of her panel’s findings and justifications for unanimously recommending limited mixed-use development of various sustainable buildings on the campus that should include a resid...