Residents who are having any difficulty coping with the news that 17 people were killed on February 14 in a shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., are reminded that Newtown has a number of locat...

EAST HARTFORD - The American Lung Association's 2018 "State of Tobacco Control" shows Connecticut, once again, earned less than satisfactory grades on its tobacco policies. The 16th annual report grad...

In an effort to protect the public's health and reduce the spread of the influenza (flu) virus that has heavily affected Connecticut, the State Department of Public Health has asked the Newtown Health...

The State of Connecticut proclaimed February 7 to 14, 2018, Social Emotional Learning Awareness Week, a Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement initiative to celebrate and promote the benefits of SEL.sarah@h...

Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman visited Newtown Thursday morning, driving from Tolland to spend just a few minutes with the members of the local Visiting Nurse Association chapter.[naviga:img class="a...

[naviga:img class="aligncenter wp-image-303662" src="https://newtownbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SH_author-Matt-Tullis.jpg" alt="SH_author Matt Tullis" width="380" height="570" /] After...

Local health officials know there's nothing like the excitement and camaraderie of a Super Bowl party, whether it involves dozens of your closest friends, or just a handful of family members. But conc...

WATERBURY - Most Americans agree that family comes first. Regardless of where one works or what their home Zip Code is, everyone should be able to welcome a new child, care for an ailing parent, or he...

Steve Gross, founder and chief playmaker of the Life is Good Kids Foundation, will still kick off  The Avielle Foundation's 2018 Brainstorm Experience Series.Nick@AvielleFoundation.org.Nightli...

Steve Gross, founder and chief playmaker of the Life is Good Kids Foundation, will still kick off  The Avielle Foundation's 2018 Brainstorm Experience Series.Nick@AvielleFoundation.org.Nightli...