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Students graduating from eighth grade at Newtown Middle School (NMS) celebrated the milestone achievement with a Moving Up Ceremony that took place in the Newtown High School (NHS) gymnasium on June 12. The graduating class was split into two groups,...

To the Editor: Letter-writer Ernest Vitarbo dismisses the threat posed by global warming. However, it’s important to note that 58 former U.S. national security leaders, including 35 admirals and generals, sent a letter on climate change to President ...

To the Editor: In reading the latest batch of letters to the editor, I can’t help but wonder where common sense has flown. One letter calling climate change evidence a fraud and several others in angst over the single use plastic bags ordinance makes...

On the same day [naviga:u]412 Newtown High School seniors walked across a stage[/naviga:u] and officially became high school graduates, The Newtown Bee reached out through its social media outlets. We asked readers this week to share the advice they ...

To the Editor: The Newtown Environmental Action Team (NEAT) would like to thank the people of Newtown for coming out and showing their support for the hybrid plastic bag ban ordinance that was passed into law on June 5. We would also like to thank th...

Boy Scout Bear Nikitchyuk, of Troop 770, is embarking on a colorful conservation project to help reduce crayons ending up in landfills. The environmentally conscious 15-year-old is seeking broken, used, and unwanted crayons, so he can recycle the pie...

A developer’s proposal to create zoning regulations, which would provide for a “commercial design district” in Sandy Hook in the area near the Exit 11 interchange of Interstate 84, with the intent of building a restaurant with drive-through window se...

Occupation: I’m a network administrator for Western Connecticut Health Network and have been there for 26 years. I’m responsible for the network that interconnects all the computers. I’m part of a team that does that. Family: I’ve been marrie...

Newtown Lions Club is planning to host a third blood drive in town this year. An American Red Cross Blood Drive is scheduled for Tuesday, July 2, from 8:30 am until 6:30 pm, at Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street. The local Lions Club hoste...

RIDGEFIELD — For the close of its first full season, ACT of Connecticut has produced a rousing, irresistible rendition of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, with music and lyrics by William Flynn, book by Rachel Sheinkin, and conceived by Re...