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Audubon Hires New Director For Bent Of The River SOUTHBURY — Leslie Kane has been hired as the new director at the Audubon Center at Bent of the River, according to Tom Baptist, executive director of Audubon Connecticut. Ms Kane will ove...

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 ema...

Share Your Big News Weddings, engagements, and other celebrations are news you want to share. Help us to help you share that news in a timely manner. Call The Newtown Bee at 426-3141 or stop by the office at 5 Church Hill Road for wedding and engagem...

Log Home Rep Hosting Chamber Social Jane and Don Sharpe will once again host Newtown Chamber of Commerce members and guests Wednesday, July 16, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, at their Ward Cedar Log Home at 62 Underhill Road in Sandy Hook. Along with a netwo...

BPO Zoning— Change Of Zone In Sandy Hook Center Expands Commercial Possibilities By Andrew Gorosko Property owners living on a 1,500-foot-long section of Church Hill Road in Sandy Hook Center hope that a recent change of zone for the area...

NHS Student Wins Math And Science Award By Eliza Hallabeck Paul Garofalo, a Newtown High School student, said he does not know who nominated him for Fairfield University and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s Excellence in Mathematics and S...

Commentary— A Disastrous Budget Process By Lee H. Hamilton Congress has slipped into uncharted and dangerous waters this summer. According to the rule books, this should be a time when the federal budget gets scrutinized and pieced togeth...

Doggone Etiquette — July 4th Celebrations By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog:           Things that are fun for people are often no fun at all for you dogs. One of them is something called 4th of July Fireworks. Thereâ€&#...

Judge Edmond’s Words Inspire Town Hall Guests By Kendra Bobowick The message starts on the left. Standing between new marble benches flanking the walkway leading to town hall are freshly etched words that read, “Newtown Terce...

Senior services for Newtown seniors are available at the Multi-Purpose Building on Riverside Road in Sandy Hook. The Senior Center is under the auspices of The Commission on Aging. The center is run by Senior Services Director Marilyn Place. For more...