The Newtown Bee’s website, newtownbee.com, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month. Launched in March of 1995, with an ...

As part of the ongoing “Timeless Newtown” series, a special panel discussion is being planned for Tuesday, April 1. Friends ...

I was surprised to read in the First Selectman’s letter in last week’s issue of The Bee titled “Responds to Rosenthal” that he says he fully supports efforts to increase participation ...

During his first term, Trump spent a lot of time bragging about USMCA, the trade pact he negotiated with Canada and Mexico to replace NAFTA. Now he is breaking it with new tariffs and ...

I am writing to support the Board of Education’s and Board of Selectmen’s budgets as adjusted by the Board of Finance. I understand we have significant, unusual state defunding at the ...

Unlike last week’s writer, I am enjoying Mr Taylor’s Bee editorial comments far more than I did any of their previous editors’. I like that for his chosen issue of the week, I get from ...

I would like to express my sincere gratitude and admiration for the outstanding work of the Newtown Youth Basketball Association (NYBA) Senior League. Both of my sons participated ...

Trump and Musk’s plan to destroy social security has begun. They need this money to fund tax cuts for the billionaire class. Republicans in Congress promise they will never touch ...

John Bobowski and his partners are on a mission to share life-changing stories. “We’ve figured out that people’s lives have magic in them,” he said recently. “Everyone has a story that’s full of ...

The Board of Finance cut $1,071,806 from the proposed town budget and $900,000 from the proposed school budget at its final budget meeting for the year on March 5. The proposed budget now totals ...

Richard H. Allaire passed peacefully into eternal life on March 14 at the age of 91. He was the beloved husband of Mary, ...

The Samoskevich family continues to have notable success on the ice. It all started with a backyard rink at their Sandy Hook ...