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Newtown’s Borough Board of Burgesses held its budget vote on Tuesday, May 12. In the basement of Edmond Town Hall, about 30 borough residents gathered to cast their votes. A quorum of 20 residents is needed per Borough charter. Warden Jay Maher began...

New beginnings boutique House of Harrison invites the community to a night of music, food, and fun on Friday, May 29, from 6:30-10:30 pm at Newtown Community Center. The event aims to be a night of "music, food, and fun," featuring a live DJ, desser...

Dominant pitching by ace Jamie Piccuillo lifted the Newtown High School baseball team to an 8-1 victory over host Kolbe Cathedral of Bridgeport on Monday. Piccuillo was nearly untouchable on the mound, striking out 15 batters over a complete game, se...

The Newtown Bee had the opportunity to sit in on an interview with First Selectman Bruce Walczak and Superintendent of Schools Anne Uberti discussing the proposed 2026-27 municipal and school budgets during a recording of the Two Guys And A Pint podc...

Judith Amelia (Carosella) Pesce passed away peacefully on February 22, 2026, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Born on June 23, 1942, in Waterbury, Judy was the youngest of three children of Ernest and Amelia (Ricciuti). From an early ...

In the category of feast or famine, Newtown High School's softball team had a dominant performance — a 19-0 win over host Kolbe Cathedral of Bridgeport on May 11 — following a 3-2, extra-inning loss to visiting Notre Dame Prep of Fairfield at Treadwe...

Hard-fought wins are rewarding for teams, but blowouts can be equally fulfilling in their own right. Especially when there are contributions from all of the nearly 30 players on the roster. That is exactly what happened when the Newtown High School b...

Newtown High School's girls' lacrosse team beat host St Joseph of Trumbull 17-7 on May 6. The Nighthawks lost 18-8 at Conard of West Hartford on May 9, and topped visiting Weston 16-5 on Senior Night, May 12. In the win over St Joseph, Elise Ansman w...

Newtown High School's boys' volleyball team defeated host Brookfield 3-1 (25-19, 25-18, 23-25, 25-12) on May 6 and dropped 3-0 decisions to visiting Joel Barlow of Redding on May 7 and visiting Pomperaug of Southbury on May 11. In the win over Brookf...

A former Newtown police officer filed a lawsuit on May 6 against the Newtown Police Department (NPD), alleging the Department’s Police Chief, David Kullgren, of discrimination and retaliation. The complaint, filed by former NPD Officer Felicia Figol,...