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To the Editor: There is nothing more exciting and rewarding than doing your family genealogy.  While the TV program traces the stories of famous personalities, our family histories are just as interesting and important to know. The Genealogy Club in ...

To the Editor: As a 30-year Newtown resident with experience as a librarian and a business communication and marketing consultant, I am responding to the  Bee's article about the library focus group. It's true that change is inevitable for every orga...

To the Editor:  Several weeks ago I was “home” and as usual I went to the library, this time to buy several copies of Daniel Cruson's new book and as always, to breath in the atmosphere. I know and love the fact that ours is a most unique and most sp...

The 52nd Newtown Labor Day Parade is scheduled to start at 10 am on Monday, September 2, returning to its morning start time following the two preceding parades which were held in the afternoon. The parade will start at the head of Main Street and th...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday, August 28, that the Town of Newtown will receive more than $600,000 of an overall $2.5 million grant to be provided to law enforcement agencies in Connecticut to cover the costs for police cover...

Roland C. Long, of Port Charlotte, Fla., died August 23, under the respectful care of the Danbury Health Care Center in Danbury. He was born in New York City, May 19, 1933. He leaves his son Roland C. Long III of Newtown; his friend and life partner ...

The Borough’s Board of Burgesses will host a gathering Sunday, September 15, to honor Joan Crick’s many years of service on the Board of Burgesses. The public is invited to the event, from 2 to 5 pm, at Proud Mary’s (The Inn at Newtown). Cost is $20 ...

To the Editor: I noticed in the published public school bus routes for the new school year, that they now note some stops with the word U-Turn. This is scary. My three daughters are in the Newtown school district and get on buses that do a three poin...