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A large crowd gathered in the lobby of Reed Intermediate School for a special Buddy Bench dedication ceremony to honor the late Rosario “Ross” Salvo on Tuesday, November 26. Ross was a former Reed student who died unexpectedly in June 2018 at the age...

Newtown Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, December 17, due to the weather. The district's Central Office will open at 10 am. The announcement was made early Tuesday morning.

The National Weather Service is watching a weather event that could make for a messy commute on Tuesday, December 17. Local businesses, organizations, et al that need to announce cancellations or postponements due to the weather are invited to contac...

To the Editor: This letter is in response to the articles covering the seven year anniversary of the Newtown shootings. I will never forget that awful day no matter how many anniversaries follow to help us grieve the loss of so many little children a...

To the Editor: It has been seven years since your babies and family members became angels. I wanted you to know that you and your families are not forgotten. They did not die in vain, and although I don’t know you, nor ever met you, you are loved. Ma...

Following the election of its new leadership, the Legislative Council wasted no time December 4 listening to a presentation on what is likely one of the more costly public safety projects in the Town Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The CIP, whose tow...

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 December 20: You won’t want...

Small in numbers, Newtown High School’s hockey team looks to have a big season. Despite the smallest roster Coach Paul Esposito has had, with only 16 players, the coach’s goal is for a return to the postseason. “We have a good core group. We don’t ha...

Newtown High School’s wrestling team is the defending South-West Conference champion but lost six grapplers who were conference place winners to graduation. The good news for the Nighthawks is that Steven Vournazos, who sustained a season-ending inju...

The state Department of Transportation’s (DOT) urgent $3-million project to replace a major culvert, which carries Deep Brook beneath Mile Hill Road, is continuing amid wintertime conditions, with the goal of completing the work by the end of April, ...