Young children boogied to the groovy songs of "The Singing Principal" Al deCant at the C.H. Booth Library's free Music For Little Super Stars class on April 19.To learn more, visit chboothlibrary.org....

Occupation: I have been a residential mortgage banker at Newtown Savings Bank for the past five years. It's a great company that has stayed true to its roots for over 160 years and has a family-ty...

RIDGEFIELD - When The Newtown Bee caught up with drummer/singer/songwriter Willy Wilcox at his Las Vegas office, he was getting ready to trade the desert heat and 24-hour madness of "Sin City" for the...

Not everyone can say they grew up in a nursing home. For Newtown resident Lia Levitt, her unique upbringing happened because of the strong relationship she developed with her late grandmother, Anna Le...

NOTE (Thursday, April 26, 2018; 2:32 pm): This post has been updated to reflect the proper spelling of the surname of Patrick Fergus. An earlier version of this review had it misspelled in one loc...

National Purebred Dog Day (NPDD) - May 1 - is right around the corner. Each year the organization holds a photo contest featuring, you guessed it, purebred dogs of all shapes and sizes. For the second...

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Voting for the artwork to be used for a mural at the new senior center concluded on April 2, and the winning design is "Sunflowers" - described as a bright and decorative sunflower pattern with a repe...

April 23, 1993 A riot erupted Wednesday night among gang members in the high security Garner Correctional Institution. The total number of injured was not available at press time, but 20 inmates ...

The Newtown Senior Center celebrated the fourth annual Newtown Senior Citizen Recognition Day with a special luncheon on April 13. "Four years ago," Senior Center Director Marilyn Place announced, "Ru...