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At roughly 10:15 Christmas morning, 2018, resident Michael Vastarelli, 38, received a kidney transplant. “The doctors said the organ is working as well as it can,” he said during an interview less than two months later, on February 14. On dialysis si...

Are you looking to become more self-sufficient when it comes to the food and products you use but are not sure where to start? Newtown Continuing Education is offering three new homesteading classes this spring that can solve that dilemma: Raising Ba...

Newtown High School’s dance team followed its South-West Conference title with an L Division state championship, on February 23. Newtown won the Connecticut title last year as well. Julia Barnum, Members of the team, coached by Cheryl Stenz, are Grac...

BOSTON — Members of the Advertising/Sales and Editorial departments of The Newtown Bee were among those honored February 15-16 during the 2019 New England Better Newspaper Convention. Six awards were received by staff members, including a first place...

After six weeks of working on research projects, fourth graders in Middle Gate Elementary School teacher Linda Baron’s class shared the results of their efforts with their classmates on February 7. All fourth grade elementary school students in the d...

Members of the Newtown Rotary Club recently completed the group’s annual Dictionary Project by delivering books to all third grade students at the Hawley Elementary School, Head O’ Meadow Elementary School, Fraser Woods Montessori School, Middlegate ...

While staying within the amount budgeted, First Selectman Dan Rosenthal said he is planning to ask the Legislative Council to authorize increasing allocations for local seniors and disabled residents who qualify for rebates under Newtown’s current ta...

“Every single leaf, every single flower, should have its own space,” instructor Sandy Motyka said to her Flower Arranging 101 class in the meting room of C.H. Booth Library on February 15. During the hour-long presentation, Ms Motyka created multiple...

Filling the Alexandria Room with billowing musical notes was Paul Ramunni on Saturday, February 16. Several dozen heads turned toward the reedy sounds as he alternately played and talked about his experiences with the accordion and the many stories h...

The 25th annual Citizen Police Academy will be offered to the general public by the Newtown Police Department starting on March 24. The free, informational program is intended to explain local law enforcement to town residents and to those living in ...