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Spring seemed like small compensation for the brutal barn-crushing winter. Summer lulled us into letting our guard down for a one-two punch of successive monster storms from the tropics. So what of fall, which is scheduled to arrive in a drum roll of...

Top School Officials Get Raises By Eliza Hallabeck After conducting an executive session to discuss the issue, the Board of Education voted Tuesday, September 20, to award Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson, Assistant Superintendent of Schools...

Correction An incorrect caption was placed under a photo accompanying a press release in last week’s Newtown Bee. The photo for the story “Danbury Venue Included In Global Film Festival” was of L.J. Benet, an actor...

Newtown Girls’ Booters Rack Up Goals In Early Going By Andy Hutchison Some of the things Marc Kenney, Newtown High School’s girls’ soccer coach, emphasized as being areas of importance came up in the first week of ...

Antiques Shows______ Sept 30-Oct 2: “Timeless Art & Design: The 25th Anniversary Washington Connecticut Antiques Show,” Bryan Memorial Town Hall, 2 Bryan Hall Plaza, Rte 47, Washington Depot, Fri 6:30-9 pm (gala preview p...

Medical Providers To Learn About Diabetic Foot Ulcers Masonicare at Newtown invites all local health care professionals, including physicians, podiatrists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, APRNs, nurses, and LPNs, to attend an informative ...

Annual Newtown Road Race To Be Held On October 1 By Andy Hutchison The sixth annual Newtown Road Race event, featuring a 5K race and Kids Run will be held Saturday, October 1 – at 9 am beginning at Dickinson Park. The race, originally sc...

Mary Panciera Loving Mother And Grandmother Mary Panciera, 94, of Newtown, died September 16, at Masonicare at Newtown. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., September 27, 1916. She was the wife for 49 years of the late Mario Panciera. She move...

Author Shares Life Lessons And Lessons Of Love By Nancy K. Crevier Patricia Polacco shared two of the nearly 80 children’s books she has written and illustrated over her 27-year career, Thursday, September 15, during three sessions throug...

Letters of Endorsement To the Editor: I am writing in support of Jim Gaston for Board of Selectmen. Jim Gaston has served Newtown well in more ways than you can imagine. He is a true-tested leader and has succeeded at moving our town forward at many ...