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I first fell in love with Heavy Horses as a teenager, and yes I'm talking about the 1978 Jethro Tull album. As it happened, around the same time, I rode my first draft horse cross, a Belgian buckskin jumper named Squire. And here I am decades later, ...

NOTE (Monday, August 28, 2017): This story has been updated [and from the print version of August 25, 2017] to correct a misspelled name, hours of operation, and to remove the word "giveaway" in relation to Naloxone distribution during Narcan Tra...

Newtown's senior population is rapidly growing, with many choosing to remain in their homes or local independent housing facilities. Without family members, nurses, or aides living with them, a number of challenges can arise for seniors, making daily...

Sixteen months after the publication of her first novel, Newtown resident Harmony Verna is celebrating again. Her second novel, Beneath the Apple Leaves, was released in June. Like Ms Verna's first release, Daughter of Australia (March 2016), it is h...

Although every day is different in the classroom and in the Hawks Nest press box, there is a lot of structure in Jason "J" Edwards' life when students are back in session at Newtown High School. But for much of his time off this summer, Mr Edwards, ...

The comprehensive update of a local Roads Ordinance that will give the town much more flexibility and lays out specific guidelines on the development, maintenance, and improvements of town roads is among three ordinances heading for brief public hear...

Parents are invited to submit pictures to The Newtown Bee of their children on the first day of school, August 28. The photos will be collected for possible use in the September 1 edition of paper and/or for use online on the paper's website.eliza@th...

HARTFORD- Governor Dannel P. Malloy has announced that he is directing US and state flags in Connecticut to fly at half-staff, beginning immediately, in honor of US Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon, 26, of Suffield, who was am...

Due to the accident that occurred on South Main Street (Route 25) near its intersection with Cold Spring Road at about noon on Friday, August 25, a section of South Main Street in that area remains closed, as rush hour approaches, to through-traffic....