As excited as we are to announce the return of The Newtown Bee print edition, scheduled for June 5, we are acutely aware that many annual spring and summer events remain off the books. St Rose Carniva...

This is one instance when nothing happening actually is news. While not exactly nothing, it does seem that the cumbersome directive to Stay Safe Stay Home has resulted in a slow down of reported cases...

When the November elections roll around, Newtown voters will find they have at least some say in spending that would normally have been voted on at the referendum in April. That referendum was shut do...

This weekend families across the nation will celebrate Mother’s Day — many in a manner unlike previous celebrations of the day that honors a mother’s dedication. It is yet another major holiday to fal...

The Good Place, the NBC series that ran from 2016 to 2019, is about a woman who finds herself in the afterlife in a “heavenly” community intended for those who led good lives on earth. Though her ...

Who’s minding the store? Along with shepherding citizens safely through fields of uncertainty, other government practices continue during this pandemic in order to keep towns, states, and the nation f...

A pilgrimage is a long journey of discovery, often to lands unknown. It can lead to transformation or enlightenment, and bring new energy to daily living. So it seems that the novel coronavirus has ma...

“Behold, my friends, the spring is come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of their love.” ~Chief Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux It is spring. T...

It is a lonely drive to work. No school buses backing up traffic as they pause to pick up passengers. One or two other cars — far ahead — traverse the road. The rare bicyclist pedals at the side, no l...