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To the Editor: I am writing on behalf of the Newtown Pokémon Go trainers, for whom the Newtown Parks and Recreation Department (P&R) opened the Liberty Fields gates on Thursday, April 12, from 5 pm to 6 pm. We wish to thank P&R for their assistance i...

As the Catherine Violet Hubbard Foundation (CVHF) continues with phase one of construction at its animal sanctuary property on Old Farm Road, it has also begun removing trees to support its meadow restoration initiative. The CVHF released a statement...

Ahead of the April 23 local budget referendum, The Newtown Bee canvassed a number of local elected leaders for input ahead of the annual budget referendum. First Selectman Dan Rosenthal said while he certainly would like to see both budgets pass on t...

UPDATE (April 24, 2019): This story has been updated changing a n incorrect reference to a Sandy Hook capital project and correcting the amount of a bonding authorization request for Hawley School. * * * * * Inevitably, as the dust settles f...

One Newtown Odyssey of the Mind Team is gearing up for World Finals next month, and it is raising money to compete in the next stage of the creative problem-solving competition. The group of seventh and eighth graders have mostly been competing toget...

Occupation: I’m retired from Newtown Middle School and am a Nonna (grandmother) to three beautiful grandchildren. I volunteer with a number of organizations, including the Newtown VNA, Commission on Aging, Community Center Programs subcommittee, ...

To better control the size of residential garages, the Planning & Zoning Commission (P&Z) is proposing some modifications to the zoning regulations on that topic. The P&Z has scheduled a public hearing on the matter for 7:30 pm on Thursday, May 2, at...

We were thrilled to get a note from Daniela Delgado last Friday, saying that some car troubles may be over for her family. Daniela had reached out to the paper last week, asking for “a good Samaritan” to help the young cake-baker. The family car was ...

Newtown police arrested a Watertown man on the morning of Saturday, April 13, lodging five charges against him following a bizarre incident at a Church Hill Road residence. Charged with driving under the influence, evading responsibility, disorderly ...

Business name: Sugar Magnolia Bakeshop Address: 266 South Main Street Owners: Stephanie Auerbach and Connie Viviani-Auerbach Business background: Stephanie: Connie and I are both from Long Island. We met in culinary school the first d...