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The publisher, along with several reporters and editors, welcomed Attorney General William Tong to The Newtown Bee, July 8, as the top state law enforcement official commenced the first circuit of editorial board meetings since he took office in earl...

One of the photos in our story “Old Photos Prompt Memories Of Newtown Trolley,” in the June 28 print edition of The Newtown Bee, prompted a memory for Sarah Farell. Sarah posted under the online story, “I’m that little 8 year old girl waving to the c...

DANBURY — As a brilliant setting sun poked through clouds that hours earlier were dumping torrential rains, fans of classic rock and supporters of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement mixed and mingled on June 30 at Ives Concert Park. They came toget...

It is summer and for many, a carefree time. But plagued by food insecurity, summer living loses its sense of ease for some within our borders. The June 17 Newtown Commission On Aging minutes note that 25 percent of elderly Americans report food insec...

Two Trucks At about 11:57 am on July 8, William Spigener, 39, of Sandy Hook, who was driving a 2013 Ford F-150 pickup truck westward on Church Hill Road, attempted to make a left turn into the driveway at 14 Church Hill Road, when the Ford was s...

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South at 3 Main Street report the following fire calls and the responders: Wednesday, July 3: 11:11 am, medical assist, Mt Pleasant Road, Hawleyville responded; 12:35 pm,...

As they look toward year’s end and the conclusion of their first term as elected running mates at the top of Newtown’s local ballot, First Selectman Dan Rosenthal and Selectman Maureen Crick Owen have notified The Newtown Bee they will be seeking a s...

All five of Newtown’s fire companies and at least two from Monroe responded early Thursday morning, July 11, to a barn fire in Botsford. The residents of 34 Meadowbrook Road were reportedly safe, according to Botsford Fire Rescue Chief Andrew White, ...

After meeting for a private executive session to interview a candidate for position of Reed Intermediate School principal, the Board of Education (BOE) convened for its public session on the evening of July 9. During that time, the BOE unanimously vo...

FAITH Food Pantry will be closed next week due to paving scheduled at St Rose of Lima Church. The nonecumenical food pantry, located in its own building on the campus of the Catholic church at 46 Church Hill Road, will be closed for its regular sessi...