Newtown's Center for Support and Wellness (CSW) may seem like an oasis of calm at the main entrance of Fairfield Hills as crews complete streetscape improvements just outside the center's weathered br...

August is National Immunization Awareness Month, a time when state and local health officials are highlighting the health benefits of vaccination.The Newtown Bee to help spread the word.Immuni...

WASHINGTON, DC - Summer has not found Newtown's federal delegation - US Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty - taking a lot of time off. The lawmakers have bee...

Across the country next week, tiny towns, major cities, and hundreds of communities in between, including Newtown, have an opportunity to recognize and celebrate their local public health centers and ...

Update: This article has been updated from its July 28 print edition to clarify the Newtown Yoga Festival was founded in 2012 by Suzy DeYoung and Jennifer Smith. The Newtown Yoga Festival announc...

Edmond Town Hall Theatre will host a special sensory friendly movie screening this weekend. A special screening of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie will be offered, free of charge, on Saturday...

In the wake of losing two more young Newtown residents to opioid overdoses in recent weeks, and an increasing amount of intervention on the part of local responders - especially police - a local emerg...

When Newtown mom and local Building Department staffer Lynn Kovack lost her daughter Mindy to an opioid overdose in March 2016, she was so consumed in the aftermath that included prosecution of the de...

In anticipation of the ramping up of hurricane season, Newtown's Emergency Management Team, Director Bill Halstead and Deputies Maureen Will, Donna Culbert, and Rob Sibley, are urging residents to ser...

When a beloved cat or dog comes home from a romp injured, after apparently tangling with some sort of wild animal, the immediate urge is to gather that pet up, comfort it, and treat its wounds.The New...