Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps will host an EMT course this fall at its facility, 6 Washington Square within Fairfield Hills. The course trains people with skills that can allow them to render care...

Hundreds of visitors turned out on Saturday morning, September 16, for the 24th Annual Health & Public Safety Fair, which was held in the cafetorium at the Reed Intermediate School. Besides the many f...

BETHEL - On Tuesday, September 26, Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS ) will host its Annual Breakfast and Awards Ceremony at 8 am at Michaels at the Grove, 42 Vail Road in Bethel.newtownyo...

Where can you get dozens of health and safety-related giveaways that can help protect you and your loved ones, meet local health and wellness professionals, learn more about local public safety agenci...

The fifth annual Newtown Yoga Festival, presented by The Avielle Foundation's Spark Project, welcomed nearly 300 yogis to the NYA Sports & Fitness Center on Saturday, August 26, from 9 am to 4 pm. Thi...

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...