With the first full week for Newtown Public Schools concluded, Superintendent Chris Melillo spent a few minutes with The Newtown Bee reflecting on education, transportation, and more.

St Rose of Lima School’s upcoming Blooms Benefit Dinner is set to honor Sister Thaddeus Rajca, CSFN, along with raising funds to help support affordable tuition rates.

Members of the Newtown High School Marching Band & Guard spent the last two weeks of summer break prepping for the upcoming season.

Children attending the Nurture With Nature Summer Camp at Abbotts Hill Farm & Rescue in Newtown spent the summer learning about and bonding with animals. And fall programs are being planned.

Parents of Newtown Public School students can submit photos of their children from the first day of the school year, August 29, for possible publication in the September 2 print edition. The deadline to submit photos is Tuesday, August 30, at 8 am. More details on how to submit photos are available by clicking here.

The last days of the summer at Dickinson Memorial Park’s Newtown Parks & Recreation’s Day Camp program were filled with celebrations.

Newtown Public School’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator Wesley A. Johnson II has resigned his position to work for a faith-based nonprofit.

Newtown Legislative Delegation member Rep Raghib Allie-Brennan (D-2) hosted a state-wide online Anti-Bullying and School Climate Forum on August 10 with the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity.

Newtown Parks & Recreation had multiple LEGO-focused summer camps this season, including its STEM + Super Hero Engineering With LEGO Materials camp.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), the State Department of Education (CSDE), and the Office of Early Childhood released new guidance for the 2022-23 school year.