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After a three-month-long investigation into a fire set in an exterior bathroom at Newtown Community Center, police have arrested a former community center employee in connection with the incident. George Ferris, 26, of Newtown, was arrested the charg...

The Board of Education (BOE) this week unanimously approved the hire of the next superintendent of schools. Christopher Melillo, assistant superintendent of Hamden Public Schools, was appointed during the May 17 BOE meeting. Current Superintendent of...

With the postseason fast upon us, and Mother Nature postponing games ... and schedule conflicts including opposing team commitments ... oh, and the prom, Newtown High School’s baseball team was scheduled to conclude the regular season with an unusual...

Possession very often is the name of the game in lacrosse, and for Newtown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team, domination in the draw circle lead to a convincing 17-8 win over visiting nonconference foe Glastonbury, at Blue & Gold Stadium, on May 14....

To the Editor: This is an open letter to First Selectman Daniel Rosenthal, State Rep Mitch Bolinsky and State Senator Tony Hwang — any comment at all on the 112 acre Truck Depot proposed for Newtown? Hundreds of local residents have protested, attend...

To the Editor: The lawyers for the warehouse project at 10 Hawleyville Road might have said that there will be jobs at the proposed warehouse, but no one in Newtown can afford to take one. The average salary of a warehouse worker in CT is $25,000 per...

To the Editor: This letter is to the Scudder Road individual who shot Bobbi 217. Shame on you — to shoot a defenseless bear; to leave two cubs homeless and parentless; you were supposed to “protect and serve;” that includes Mother Nature’s gift of al...

To the Editor: A lot of folks have been (justifiably) incensed at the legislative attacks on the LGBTQ+ communities in places like Florida and Texas. But did you know that there are leaders in Connecticut seeking to erase and deny the humanity of peo...

To the Editor: May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As a volunteer and advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this month I am asking everyone to join us and demand #MoreForMentalHealth. I am doing more by calling on my legisla...

To the Editor: It was exactly one year and 10 days ago from this writing that The Newtown Bee published my Letter to the Editor entitled: “Demonstrate Allyship with Words and Action.” In that letter I compared the love and concern that Newtowners wer...