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Richard K. Brady, 63, of Newtown, the husband of Amy (Johnson) Brady, died on Saturday evening, July 2, 2022, at Danbury Hospital. Rick was born in Greenwich Hospital, on December 2, 1958, the son of Richard B. and Jean (Johnston) Brady. He was raise...

The Newtown Bee has learned of the untimely death of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue (SHVFR) Chief William Halstead. Halstead was also Newtown's Director of Emergency Management, a post he had held since the position was created. He was also a...

Youth football players in grades 2 through 8, many of whom could be scoring touchdowns and making tackles on the Blue & Gold Stadium turf as high schoolers in the future, got a taste of what is to come under the direction of Newtown High Coach Bobby ...

Following a nearly two month investigation, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police have announced on July 8 that no charges will be filed in the shooting of a black bear known locally as Bobb...

Work is underway for turning part of the natural grass practice field into a multi-purpose artificial turf field behind Newtown High School. Newtown Parks and Recreation workers were busy digging and leveling the land as the calendar turned from June...

What do Byrd’s Books owner Alice Hutchinson and Newtown author and blogger Elissa Altman think of Ann Leary’s latest novel? If you don’t already have dinner plans for July 13, you may be in luck. The New York Times best-selling author Leary will be j...

Residents who normally take a quick bypass between South Main Street and Huntingtown Road in Botsford will need to plan for an extra few minutes of travel into the winter months. Bridge work at Meadow Brook Road will close the bridge to through traff...

Newtown Hook & Ladder had a busy 24 hours earlier this week. It started with a structure fire in the company’s district on Head of Meadow Road that required all five of Newtown’s volunteer companies’ resources — and ended the next day as Hook and Lad...

Despite short periods of rain, Newtown Scholarship Association (NSA) completed its 30th Annual Jack Friel Memorial Golf Scramble outing at The Country Club of Waterbury on June 27. A nice indoor luncheon was held for a full field of golfers before th...

Vailyn Renee Kincaid left this world unexpectedly at 24 years of age on March 11, 2022. She was born in Newtown on January 22, 1998. She leaves behind parents, Patrick Kincaid and Laura Evagash-Kincaid; twin siblings, Brady and Bellamy; her beloved d...