We have entered a month of two full moons: Thursday night, October 1 and the second — the “blue” moon — on October 31, Halloween night. If you’re afraid of creatures of the night, this might be the mo...

Newtown Economic and Community Development earlier this month revealed to the Board of Selectmen the results of an out-of-state company’s (Haven Creative) marketing campaign to promote Newtown. But do...

It has been clear for quite some time now that local newspapers and media outlets are suffering. It is not because of a lack of dedication on the parts of reporters or a dearth of readers counting on ...

If you were alive on September 11, 2001, the images are etched forever in your mind: a plane flying into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City… followed by a plane flying into the...

Usually, the editorial preceding Labor Day weekend is wrapped around the history of the holiday and the sense of community wrought by our Labor Day parade. This year is different. For the first time s...

This past year, the Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee, after months of review and a public online survey of the standing plan, unanimously recommended modifications allowing limited mixed-u...

The majority of the letters received at The Newtown Bee are thoughtful reflections or opinions, or highlight activities in town, or are notes of thanks — but others give us pause. Giving readers voice...

Natural disasters like Tropical Storm Isaias — the latest storm to batter Newtown — along with the unanticipated and virtually unimaginable COVID-19 pandemic may have caused our community’s collective...

Society often diminishes the value of words, but words shared by a teacher have the power to steer lives. It was unsurprising, then, to learn from “Preliminary Distance Learning Survey Results,” submi...

A discussion by the Board of Finance (BOF) revolving around the nonlapsing educational fund has caused some confusion, following on the heels of that board expressing concern to the Board of Education...