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Newtown, CT, USA
Newtown, CT, USA
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Editorials

Respecting Our Freedoms

Published: Jun 29, 2017 12:00 AM
With Independence Day beckoning, we think of the many freedoms that we enjoy in the United States, including freedom of speech and of a free press. We were reminded by headline news in recent weeks as...

Happy Birthday, Newtown Bee!

Updated: Jul 20, 2021 09:19 AM
Smith family members were joined Tuesday afternoon, June 20, by staff of The Newtown Bee and Antiques and The Arts Weekly, in front of the office at 5 Church Hill Road. The Newtown Bee celebrates 140 years of publication on June 28.

The Gift Of Sharing

Published: Jun 15, 2017 12:00 AM
What do children know about their fathers? What do fathers know about their offspring? Connections between fathers and sons - and daughters - are vital. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Let Life Overflow

Published: Jun 08, 2017 12:00 AM
The annual act of achievement, measured over the years by grades, is the ceremony of graduation - a ceremony that the Newtown High School Class of 2017 will celebrate on June 13. A graduation also mar...

Women Rise To Run For Office

Published: Jun 01, 2017 12:00 AM
On May 22, Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, announced a new initiative to "train and encourage" high school and college-aged young women to find a place in the po...

Remembering The Cost Of War

Published: May 26, 2017 12:00 AM
We celebrate Memorial Day this coming Monday, May 29, recalling the men and women who have died in service to the United States. It is a lot of remembering to do. Americans have been involved in major...

Wounding Lives And Wallets

Published: May 18, 2017 12:00 AM
With the return of bicycling squad Team 26 to town on May 7, after a four-day ride from Washington, DC, we are reminded that there are miles to go regarding common sense gun legislation. The cyclists'...

The Nature Of Mothers

Published: May 11, 2017 12:00 AM
Mother Nature is happy; Mother Nature is unhappy. The wiles of weather are given human characteristics to explain the mercurial changes in wind, rain, calm, and storm. Her spring breezes can be as soo...

An Unimpressive Turnout

Published: May 04, 2017 12:00 AM
When it comes to national elections, Newtown voters are ready and rarin' to go. Last November's contest that put Donald Trump in the White House (though Newtown went for Hillary Clinton overall) drew ...

Going Into Spring With Eyes Wide Open

Published: Apr 28, 2017 12:00 AM
Spring sprang onto the scene weeks ago - buried beneath the winter's largest snowfall - but it is only as April segues into May that we appreciate what the season means to us in the Northern Hemispher...