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Published: Feb 20, 2026 at 07:00 AM
“We’re off and running, finally,” said Public Works Director Fred Hurley after the Board of Selectmen on February 17 approved an agreement with Housatonic Railroad Company allowing the town to go on Housatonic’s property to repair a culvert that coll...
Updated: Feb 27, 2026 at 11:06 AM
The Newtown-New Fairfield (NNF) Rebelhawks hockey team hosted an exciting Youth Skills Competition at Danbury Ice Arena on February 16. The event was a tremendous success from start to finish. Players brought great energy, parents filled the stands w...
Published: Feb 20, 2026 at 06:55 AM
The Newtown-New Fairfield hockey team blanked Fox Lane of Bedford, N.Y., 6-0 on Senior Night at Danbury Ice Arena on February 11. The Nighthawks recognized their seniors, as well as Collin George Whitmore, who passed away due to a condition known as ...
Published: Feb 20, 2026 at 06:50 AM
Newtown High School’s boys’ swimming team was dominant in an 89-70 win at Bunnell-Stratford on February 17. The Nighthawks sealed the team win after the 200 yard freestyle relay race and exhibitioned the final three events.
“The team turned in some s...
Published: Feb 20, 2026 at 06:50 AM
It was an interesting and also frustrating finish to the regular season for Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team.
Newtown visited Bethel in a crucial game with big South-West Conference playoff implications on February 17. The Nighthawks lost...
Published: Feb 20, 2026 at 06:40 AM
Newtown High School’s gymnastics team competed in the South-West Conference Championships at New Milford High on February 12. The Nighthawks earned second place with a score of 130.800, just behind winner Brookfield (131.600), and ahead of New Milfor...
Updated: Mar 03, 2026 at 05:26 PM
The Shadow Box by Michael Cristofer is a Pulitzer and Tony-winning drama depicting three terminal cancer patients living in hospice cottages with their families over 24 hours. Through interviews with an unseen doctor, the characters confront fear...
Updated: Feb 21, 2026 at 06:08 PM
R. Eugene “Gene” Bolmer, 91, of Newtown, passed away peacefully on February 13, 2026, at The Monarch in Southbury.
Born in Greenwich, he was the son of the late Marion (Kaechele) Bolmer and George R. Bolmer, Sr. He later moved with his family to Fair...
Updated: Feb 27, 2026 at 03:05 PM
The town’s attempts to divest itself of some properties, such as 3 Main Street, Kent and Shelton Houses at Fairfield Hills, and the Batchelder property, have all been continuing sagas going back years — in the case of the Batchelder property, 40 year...
Updated: Mar 03, 2026 at 09:34 AM
To the Editor:
The Newtown Bee is a great resource that helps us understand local and state politics, candidates and issues. Your February 13th edition highlighted Mitch Bolinsky and Michelle Embree Ku, who will vie for State Representative in the 10...
