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WWII Veterans Share Their Stories With NHS Students By Eliza Hallabeck World War II veterans and representatives from the Military Museum of Southern New England of Danbury visited Newtown High School on Wednesday, June 8, to speak before students ab...

Friday, June 17 “Themes and Variations: The Spring Performance by Newtown Centre for Classical Ballet,” 7 pm, Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane, performance by students of classical ballet studio including Malenkee ...

Botsford Incident Police report that they received a call about 2:49 pm on June 13 from a Botsford Hill Road man reporting that his 17-year-old son had cut his hand on glass while he was involved in a dispute with the man. Police went to the sce...

If all goes as planned, within the next several months, Plot 187 will have a special Confederate headstone erected by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, said Charles “Mike” Anderson. It will read “Joh...

*** The $23,218,101 town budget, which called for a spending increase of 8 percent, was rejected by a 48-vote margin in the referendum June 18, in a turnout of less than 24 percent. The voters’ decision on the budget — marking...

Toddy Hill Road Police report that motorist Robert Pascone, 43, of Bridgeport was driving a 2008 Toyota station wagon northward on Toddy Hill on a sharp curve, just south of its intersection with Marlin Road, about 8:05 am on June 13, when an un...

History Camp Session Added Due to increased demand, Newtown Historical Society has added a second session this summer to its History Camp, to run Monday through Friday, July 15–19, for ages 8–10. Morning session will run from ...

Share Newtown’s history with Newtown old-timers and newcomers alike by passing on photos of interest to The Newtown Bee. The Bee welcomes submissions of photos for “The Way We Were.” Photos can be submitted via e-m...

*Inkwells at the Library: A collection of antique inkwells, a gift from Miss Eleanor N. Burts and Mrs Robert P. Stokes, are on view at the library. Children’s Programs *Mother Goose Cancellations: Mother Goose for infants and 2-3 year old...

People Over Age 60 Suffer Markedly Higher Rate Of Pedestrian Fatalities By John Voket Older pedestrians are far more likely to be killed in Fairfield County while walking than their younger neighbors, according to a new study by the Tri-State Transpo...