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Police Commission To the Editor: During September, three members of the Independent Party of Newtown (IPN) introduced themselves to you via letters to The Bee. I have served on the Police Commission for six months and am very pleased that Phil Cruz a...

Explore Sandy Hook Center, Saturday The business and property owners of Sandy Hook Center, through their involvement with Sandy Hook Organization for Prosperity (SHOP), are planning a new event for Columbus Day weekend that invites everyone in the co...

Race Was A Great Community Event To the Editor: On behalf of the race organizers, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the runners, sponsors, and volunteers of the sixth annual Newtown Road Race 5K. While cooler temperatures and a light r...

Newtowner Presents To Networking Group DANBURY — The Northern Fairfield Professionals, a networking group focusing on people in transition, will meet Thursday, October 13, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm, at the Lower Level Meeting Room of Danbury ...

Danbury Ice Cabaret Tryouts The Danbury Ice Cabaret Ensemble (DICE) is a competitive Theatre on Ice team based in Danbury, and comprises skaters from Newtown and area towns. The group will hold on-ice tryout sessions Wednesday October 12 and Wednesda...

Main Street Crosswalk Police report a two-vehicle accident on Main Street at the crosswalk near Edmond Town Hall about 6 pm on September 29. Motorist Moreen Donahue, 65, of Trumbull, who was driving a 2006 Lexus RX-400-H SUV southward on Main St...

$42,000— Costs Associated With One Parent’s Complaints Add Up By Eliza Hallabeck After giving her consent verbally at the school board’s Tuesday, October 4, meeting and by e-mail, resident Susan McGuinness Getzing...

Signs Damaged Police report that at about 10:15 am on September 30, an unknown person driving a dump truck damaged a stop sign and a street sign located at the intersection of Barnabas Road and Hawleyville Road in Hawleyville. Police are investi...

Better Late Than Never: Labor Day Parade Steps Off October 9 By Nancy K. Crevier After a month of around-the-clock scrambling, the ten members of the Newtown Labor Day Parade Committee are ready to get the show on the road, said committee president ...

Arthur John Bennett Creative Entrepreneur Arthur John Bennett, 92, of Newtown, died peacefully, surrounded by his family, October 2. He was born June 1, 1919, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was the son of Arthur J. Bennett, Sr, and Cecilia (Gallagher) ...