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Nancy Gould founded the CT Woolcrafters earlier this year to bring together the local fiber community and offer artists the opportunity to their develop skills. The group has already amassed nearly 40 members who travel from all over Connecticut and ...

A large flock of yellow rubber ducks poured over the Church Hill Road bridge for the 19th Annual Newtown Lions Club Great Pootatuck Duck Race on Saturday, May 25, in Sandy Hook Center. Nearly $4,700 in prizes were gifted to the winners of the first 2...

Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team began Class L state tournament action with a convincing win, toppling visiting Brien McMahon of Norwalk 18-3 in a qualifying round matchup at Blue & Gold Stadium, on May 25. The Garritys each logged seven poi...

John Wright Hickenlooper, Jr, United States presidential candidate for 2020, visited the C.H. Booth Library to discuss his campaign stance on gun-related topics. Mr Hickenlooper served as the 42nd Governor of Colorado from 2011 to 2019 and is a membe...

UPDATE (Monday, June 3, 2019): One of the captions for this story has been updated to reflect the correct name of one of the Newtown Woman's Club members who participated in this year's flag installation event.  * * * * * Newtown Woman’s Club,  ...

Drivers traveling on Church Hill Road/Route 6 next week can expect more delays on top of those already being created by projects in one of the town’s busiest commercial areas. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT) has rescheduled pavi...

Moving to a new town, let alone a new state, can take some adjusting and come with its share of uncertainties. For two Newtown residents, the transition was made a little smoother thanks to the gift of a subscription to The Newtown Bee. Thomas Philbr...

Sprinkling rain did not stop spirits from soaring at Head O’ Meadow Elementary School on May 17, when the school hosted its first Hawk Walk. In honor of the day, the school’s newly purchased hawk mascot was named and students walked laps around the s...

Brilliant sunshine streamed through the windows of Newtown Meeting House Saturday afternoon, May 18, for the much-anticipated Newtown Choral Society annual Spring Concert. This performance marked a high point of the group’s 33rd year, with Director M...

HARTFORD— Governor Ned Lamont announced May 24 that he is directing U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff on Monday, May 27, 2019 from sunrise until noon in observation of Memorial Day. As is customary for the holiday, flags are lowered thr...