The Ashurst Academy of Irish Dance presented “Under the Marquee,” its eighth annual recital production, for a packed house last weekend.

Newtown news and notes told from the point of view of a cat named Mountain.

Carol Burnett's vehicle, Ken Ludwig's "Moon Over Buffalo", is a fun face currently in production by Town Players of Newtown under the direction of Diana Canova.

World Heritage Cultural Center presents EmpowHer Newtown Award Committee on May 18.

American Legion Post 202 recently recognized and thanked three members of the community for continuing service they have provided to the people of Newtown.

The Town & Country Garden Club gathered one recent morning at one of three traffic islands the club maintains in the center of town, where they quietly celebrated the addition of a new bronze plaque financed through a grant from Newtown Cultural Arts Commission

Over 70 people attended First Selectman Jeff Capeci and Newtown Bee Copy Editor Kathy Ronan’s Sourdough 101 class on Saturday, May 4 at the Newtown Community Center.

Several Newtown officials met at the end of the Housatonic Trail in Monroe on May 2 to celebrate the completion of a small project marking preliminary plans to continue the trail into Newtown.

Families United in Newtown sponsored an early Mother’s Day event, “Movies and Mothers,” at Walnut Hill Community Church in Bethel.

American Legion Post 202 will honor fallen comrades next Memorial Day weekend, culminating with a ceremony of remembrance at The Liberty & Peace Monument.