Police this week are warning the public about a continuing drive by criminals seeking to defraud residents through telephone calls, in which the callers fraudulently seek to obtain retail "gift cards"...

An award honoring the memory of the late Steve Ketchum, a retired Newtown police officer who died in March, has been added as a feature of the 2nd Annual Western Connecticut Police K-9 Challenge sched...

The Newtown Bee Candidates Forum scheduled for Tuesday, October 18, at Edmond Town Hall, has been canceled.The Newtown Bee. The Bee is grateful to candidates Representative Mitch Bolinsky, 106...

On the request of Selectman Herb Rosenthal, the Board of Selectmen September 19 deliberated and agreed to add a half-million more dollars in year two of the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to further f...

Fluid muscles froze to hold a pose as ballerinas paused, spun, and resumed their dance on stage at Edmond Town Hall on Sunday, September 25. Quickly they dashed off the stage as music and lighting cha...

Legislative Council Ordinance Committee Chair Ryan Knapp appeared before the Board of Finance on September 22, reaching out for ideas and input on the local senior tax relief program. The Ordinance Co...

Newtown resident Shawn Kasak pays very close attention when he receives his annual property tax bills. And on a number of occasions he has taken the time to argue local valuations, particularly on his...

Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, hosted the first community forum of the 2016-17 academic year September 28, with a goal of hearing input from attendees on school start times and sleep....

The Newtown Bee is putting out a final call to residents or readers to send any questions they may want to ask state legislative contenders participating in the newspaper's free annual Candidates ...