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A group of local senior citizens spoke with the Board of Education at its special meeting on Saturday, February 4. The board also discussed a potential sleep study and school building use at the meeting. Board Chair Keith Alexander opened the meeting...

Occupation: I'm an attorney here in town. My office is at 17 Main Street. I have a general practice, so I do a little bit of everything. I'm from Fairfield and went through the school system there. I went to Fairfield University, then made it dow...

The Board of Education learned at its meeting on Tuesday, February 7, the Newtown High School auditorium renovation construction work will begin this month. Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, opened the discussion by saying, "We finally ...

Across the school district on Thursday, February 2, elementary schools marked the 100th day of the 2016-17 school year with a range of activities, lessons, and celebrations. Middle Gate Elementary School continued its tradition of honoring the day wi...

This story was edited at 12:30 pm on February 12 correcting the total proposed 2017 budget amount, and final Board of Education spending request, which included increases not reflected in the earlier report. The proposed b...

Raymond F. Martens III, 53, of Monroe, died at his home on February 3. Known as "Jr," he was born on June 9, 1963, in Bridgeport. His parents, Marie R. Martens and Raymond F. Martens, Jr, of Monroe; and two brothers, Ronald and Richard of Newtown, su...

The Newtown Public Schools district has announced that the next in a series of interactive community forums will be held on Thursday, February 23, in the Newtown High School Lecture Hall, 12 Berkshire Road, at 7 pm. The community forum was originally...

The town has reorganized the municipal department that handles land use regulation and economic development, with the goal of increased productivity, according to First Selectman Pat Llodra. Formerly known as the town's Land Use Agency, the unit is n...

Newtown Continuing Education announced it has limited openings available in the following classes. Contact Newtown Continuing Education at 203-426-1787 for further information on dates, times, and location, or visit newtowncontinuinged.org Introdu...

All of Newtown's Highway Department crews and trucks were out and working during a 9:30 am check-in from The Newtown Bee as Winter Storm Niko continued trundling northeastward up the coast on February 9.A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect across...