Police Chief James Viadero this week lauded the efforts of Police Officer William Chapman, 33, who while off-duty and attending church services on Sunday, June 11, in Waterbury, participated in the re...

NOTE: This story was updated June 16, 2017 to reflect corrected information. Gillian Chanko is the Student Government President for the Class of 2017, not the Student Council President. Kevin Arth...

(Tuesday, June 13, 2017; 2:18 pm) This story has been updated to include Newtown Congregational Church's announcement that it would serve as a cooling center. * * * * * While the second day of th...

The fresh scent of lettuce will soon mingle with pesto, fruits, crisp cucumbers, and sweet desserts, to name a few items for sale at the Newtown Farmers Market at Fairfield Hills, beginning Tuesday, J...

As the region heads into the second day of heat and air quality issues, the National Weather Service (NWS) office in New York City has issued an Air Quality Alert for the southern half of Connecticut....

Following a release from the Lake Zoar Authority (LZA) appearing in The Newtown Bee's May 26 issue that generated some concerns on social media about possible health connections between blue-green alg...

Even the best of political intentions can be swayed by technical challenges that present in this digital age. Selectman Will Rodgers learned that lesson as he attempted to film announced intentions to...

During the annual company meeting on June 5, the membership of Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company, Inc, elected its firefighting branch and administrative officer positions for the period of J...

Following their review of plans for a town project to improve stream drainage at Monitor Hill Road, the Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) has granted the work a wetlands/watercourses protection permit....

On Church Hill Road, local Special Olympics Unified Sports athletes, wearing yellow shirts, joined Newtown police, Redding police, and Garner Correctional Institution staffers, all wearing dark shirts...