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Please consider sharing your old photographs of people and places from Newtown or Sandy Hook, with the Newtown Bee readers. Images can be e-mailed to Nancy@thebee.com, or bring photographs to the office at 5 Church Hill Road to be scanned. When submi...

To the Editor: As the former town clerk and chief election official of the Town of Newtown (20 years), I feel qualified to state that experience in the job of registrar of voters most definitely matters and should be seriously considered when choosin...

Incumbent Republican Registrar Challenging Endorsed Candidate In Primary By John Voket The only local contest that Republican voters will be asked to decide during the August 14 primary will be the race between incumbent Registrar of Voters Karin Au...

Four-Day St Jude Italian Festival Returning August 22-25 MONROE — Ready for some great Italian food, rides, games and live entertainment? The 22nd annual St Jude Italian Festival will take place Wednesday, August 22, through Saturday, A...

Amber Alert ID Day In Sandy Hook The Rotary Clubs of Danbury and Little Explorers of Newtown will be co-hosting a free Amber Alert Kids ID Session on Saturday, August 11, from 10 am to 2 pm. The event will be at Little Explorers of Newtown, 7 Berksh...

‘Bears Of Connecticut’ NAUGATUCK — Black bear sightings have continued to increase in Connecticut since the 1980s when the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection’s Wildlife Division first ha...

Gary and Peggy Fillion would have been perfectly happy to get two big sunflowers on each of the two stalks that sprouted up this summer by their home, but they are all smiles that the two plants have produced seven big blossoms. I don’t d...

61st Bridgewater Country Fair Opens August 17 BRIDGEWATER — The 61st Bridgewater Country Fair will return to the Route 133 fairgrounds (100 Main Street South) Friday through Sunday, August 17-19. Gates will be open from 4 to 11 pm on Fri...

Intersection Accident At about 9:11 am on August 4, motorist Peter McLachlan, 74, of 3 Schoolhouse Hill Road was driving a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria sedan northward on South Main Street and was approaching that road’s intersection wit...

Rower Senf Wins Medals As Part Of Youth National Team After being selected to train for three weeks in June with the National Team coach in Pittsburgh, Newtown’s Michael Senf was chosen to represent the United States as part of the Youth ...