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Newtown High School’s softball team capitalized as much on making contact, if not more than, the seven base hits it had en route to a 7-4 win over visiting Immaculate of Danbury, on April 29. “We did not strike out, which is awesome,” Newtown Coach J...

We know that COVID-19 has taken dozens of lives and sickened thousands in our community. But is it possible the pandemic also dealt a death blow to Newtown’s longstanding practice of providing qualified voters and property owners the final say in our...

Parents of Newtown High School students attending this year’s senior prom can submit photos of their children attending the event for possible publication by e-mailing Education Editor eliza@thebee.com. With NHS’s senior prom scheduled for May 6, par...

Newtown High School’s boys’ volleyball team extended its streak of three-set victories to five by defeating Oxford on April 28 and Pomperaug of Southbury the next night, both at home. The Nighthawks defeated Oxford by scores of 25-19, 25-22, and 25-2...

To the Editor: I was interested to find out just how much the Town’s tax revenues would increase if the proposed distribution center/freight terminal was permitted to be built at Exit 9. After carefully culling the online field cards from the Tax Ass...

To the Editor, For those of you who have noticed an immense transformation in the understory of our wild places and along the edges of our roads and properties, you might be interested in attending The Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group Walk an...

To the Editor: Math has never been my strong suit, but these numbers are so easy to understand and they tell a mega horror story... The subject: At the Exit 9 Hawleyville/Mt. Pleasant Road intersection there is a proposal from Wharton equity partners...

To the Editor: I was one of the fortunate Newtown residents who attended the “Community Conversation: Race and Faith” on Monday, April 25. I would like to publicly thank C.H. Booth Library and the Newtown Public School System for sponsoring this foru...

To the Editor: Families United in Newtown (FUN), recreational program for families with special needs children, teens and adults, sponsored their 9th Annual Benefit Concert Saturday, April 30, in the beautiful Congregational church. Over 200 people e...

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. Suicide Prevention is an urgent topic. W...