Former Newtown resident Stan Shadwell sent me a note last week, just touching base and saying "Hello" prior to the new year. Stan and his family used to live on Robin Hill Road, and when they moved in...

January 10, 1992 Newtown's jail will have one of the most advanced security systems in the state, but that does not pacify residents unnerved by the recent escape of inmates at an Enfield prison....

Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 308 and others gathered at the Newtown Municipal Center on Monday, December 19, to name and honor student winners in this year's Patriot's Pen essay ...

There are many social issues that impact not only people nationwide and worldwide, but those who live in Newtown. Among those items addressed in The Newtown Bee in 2016 was guns, beginning with the Ja...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City houses the largest collection, spanning 5,000 years of art, in the world. Just approaching the massive building at the edge of Central Park on Fifth Ave...

With all the technology being created, it may seem that board games have become an obsolete pastime of yesteryear, but Newtown residents would disagree. Many families are still turning to tried-and-tr...

The Cyrenius H. Booth Library is the place in town where the community can go and enjoy the love of lifelong learning. This year, the library offered residents a variety of free classes and events to ...

By Alissa Silber and John VoketThe Newtown Bee this week to see all the coverage of local and regional concerts. Check out the Enjoy Section of Shows include the Vans Warped Tour, Brand New's 2016 To...

Town Historian Dan Cruson's Edmond Town Hall office has become a repository for Newtown ephemera discovered all over the country and returned to its hometown.The Bee also took time in April, National ...

In 2016, The Newtown Bee created a series of articles that shined the light on compassionate volunteers in Newtown who choose to help the lives of animals in need. Some help out at shelters or foster ...