WASHINGTON, DC - US Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty (CT-05) formally requested by letter on April 2 that the House Ethics Committee expeditiously review the circumstances related to her dismissal of her ...

Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS) will hold its 20th annual Independent Living Day (ILD) event on Saturday, April 14, as part of a communitywide effort to assist seniors and disabled residents to...

While solar panels covering the roof lines at a number of Newtown schools provide a more visible reminder that the town has embraced alternate energy generation, the fixtures and bulbs that light a nu...

Update: Newtown Public Schools will be closed on Monday, April 2, due to weather. There will be a two hour delay for Newtown Public Schools on Monday, April 2, due to the weather. The school dist...

An early spring snow fell throughout the morning of April 2, accumulating several inches by afternoon before promptly disappearing from roads and sidewalks. As the snow clouds cleared and afternoon su...

Late in the afternoon on April 2, US Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty announced she would not seek re-election to the 5th District in November, releasing the following statement:the terrible situation in ...

Claris Construction Inc President and Fairfield Hills Authority member Phil Clark unfolded drafts of an ice arena, to be situated next to the NYA Sports & Fitness Center at the back of Fairfield Hills...

A firm that sought town zoning approval to potentially allow a medical marijuana dispensary to operate in an industrial building on Commerce Road on March 20 was denied permission for such a use. In r...

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Aspiring 106th District candidate Rebekah Harriman-Stites has released a preview of her first position paper to The Newtown Bee offering perspectives drawn from her direct experience i...