March is National Irish-American Month; that pride reaches its apex on March 17, when the Irish and Irish Wannabes celebrate St Patrick’s Day with leapin’ leprechauns, pots o’ gold, and plenty of snif...

If you could give each schoolchild in Newtown 20 cents a day to spend on improving his or her education for a year, would it be worth it? Within the proposed $78,104,410 school budget for 2019-20 — on...

He put his foot down, and it was not out of step. First Selectman Dan Rosenthal requested in early February that The Board of Education consider the legal firm retained by the board be released from i...

Americans love freedom. We love having freedoms that are stifled in many other countries. One of those freedoms, we have come to believe, is the right to say “No” to vaccinations. There are reasons to...

The gateways to Newtown are being improved at Exits 9 and 10. One, at[naviga:u] 75 Church Hill Road[/naviga:u], is nearing completion; [naviga:u]at Exit 9[/naviga:u], developers still wade in the wate...

Members of Newtown Environmental Action Team (NEAT) have recently voiced alarm regarding climate crisis. Those who scoff at the idea of climate change might find reason to pounce on this, believing th...

The winds of winter are sweeping across the state, bringing days that fluctuate between balmy and bitter. Likewise, winds of change are sweeping through town offices, ruffling the usual order and swee...

It is never too soon or too late to say “thank you,” and that is just what the publisher and staff of The Bee Publishing Co are choosing to do this week. Within the pages of this issue of The Newtown ...

We are preaching to the choir if you are reading this. You already know that your trusted community news source is the best place to find reliable news reporting. Nonetheless, we hope that this messag...

Thanks to Trout Unlimited and the Pootatuck Watershed Association, and BSA Troop 270, this New Year offers the opportunity to give long-lasting meaning to a usually short-lived holiday tradition and o...