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The Newtown High School Marching Band & Guard competed at the USBands National Championships at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J., on November 5. The group competed against seven other bands in the Group 2 Open competition, which was the largest...

Operating hours for most locations will be affected next week by the Thanksgiving holiday. All Town of Newtown offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 24-25, in observance of the national holiday. The transfer station at 4 Ethan Allen...

Despite the rainy day, supporters and members of Newtown’s VFW Post 308 came out to pay tribute to all who served and are serving at a Veterans Day ceremony conducted in the post’s gazebo. The ceremony marked the 104th Veterans Day, which was declare...

At 70, Director of Planning George Benson has decided that it’s time to retire from the municipal workforce — but possibly not retire altogether. Benson’s final day is December 2, ending 17 years of service to the town, and he says he has no plans ot...

Crash At Off-Ramp Connecticut State Police report Marissa Vecsey, 34, of Sandy Hook, operating a 2008 Honda Ridgeline, was traveling northbound off the Interstate 84 Exit 11 ramp at 8:36 pm November 6. Travis Morrell, 31, of Danbury, operating a...

This is the second of a four-part story to recap a virtual symposium conducted by Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group on “Strategies for Managing Invasive Plants: Assess, Remove, Replace, and Restore.” Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Gro...

To the Editor: Mr John Voket, editor of The Newtown Bee, recently expressed to me that no, The Bee is not Republican leaning. Really? The New York Times has a Letter-to-the-Editor policy whereby authors of letters are contacted before any changes...

To the Editor: This past Tuesday, Newtown voters chose to keep their Board of Finance by a two-to-one margin. Other proposed changes to the Charter passed comfortably. This split result should send a message to our town leadership that this community...

To the Editor: We need a left arrow signal at the traffic light when traveling south on Riverside Road and trying to turn left onto Rt 34/Washington Ave (towards the High School) The traffic coming down Church Hill towards the center of Sandy Hook & ...

To the Editor: With the final step of the Charter Revision cycle concluded with Election Day’s referendum, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Charter Revision Commissioners for their service in presenting our community with a plan for bette...