Youth basketball has been played competitively here in Newtown for a half-century; the Newtown Youth Basketball Association (NYBA) is celebrating its 50th anniversary season this winter.

News as published in the Newtown Bee 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago.

Ridgefield Theater Barn has another Bradford Blake original, "Smorgasbord," on stage. This is a silly musical send up about all things food, offering a variety of comedic takes on cuisine set to music with hilarious effect.

Hawley Elementary School students were the first to participate in a new partnership between the Newtown Public School District and the Newtown Senior Center. Find out more here.

Newtown, from a cat's point of view.

Whether you just enjoy hearing great music together, or you and your sweetie first fell in love to popular hits like “Hanging by a Moment,” or the chart-topping love song "You and Me," consider making plans to attend a February 14 Valentine’s Day fundraiser at the Ridgefield Playhouse with Lifehouse. Check out what a couple of the band members had to say ahead of the show in an exclusive interview.

The best of the best dogs will be judged at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City, February 9 through 11, and Sandy Hook’s Theresa L. Hundt will be a part of the decision-making for the sixth time.

Families United in Newtown, a social and recreational nonprofit supporting families of children on the autism spectrum and those with special needs, has slated a number of meetings and activities stretching into the spring.