A nine-month-old puppy adopted by her forever family just a few months ago gave her owners a good scare recently after she got away from them and ran into a storm drain, becoming trapped for over two hours.

It's officially "Hell Week" for those involved in the spring production at Newtown High School.

More than 50 people attended a painting demonstration by Roberta Shea, the guest artist for the most recent program hosted by The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown.

Newtown news of 25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 years ago, from the archives of The Newtown Bee.

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

Reservations are due soon from local senior citizens interested in attending a free dinner theater event surrounding the NHS Drama Department's approaching production of "Urinetown the Musical."

During the week, First Selectman Jeff Capeci is busy attending meetings, listening to and addressing residents’ concerns, preparing and presenting budgets, managing all Town department heads, and imparting his vision for Newtown, among many other things. The weekends, however, can be another story.

The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, Inc presented an NGC Standard Flower Show as part of the Connecticut Flower & Garden Show, February 22-25. As in years past, Newtown garden clubs participated in the competition.

Newtown Lions Club members did a little bit of traveling during a snowstorm recently, returning to town with donations from a major e-commerce company.