Since begun by the late Newtown Bee editor Paul Smith many years ago, it has been the tradition of the paper to print the Christmas story, according to St Luke, in the issue closest to December 25. It...

Kintsugi is the Japanese art of pottery repair in which gold dust mixed with lacquer or resin is used to fill cracks and gaps created by missing pieces. Certainly a transparent adhesive could be used ...

This weekend heralds some spectacular festivities in Newtown, starting at dusk on Friday evening when candle-lit luminarias lining Main Street and encircling Hawley Pond at Ram Pasture turn winter's d...

It is not always easy to be grateful. When weighed down by concerns for the nation's future, finances, educational costs, job opportunities - or lack thereof - or physical and mental crises, it is dif...

The American Cancer Societys Great American Smokeout, a program that began more than 40 years ago, has been a nationwide promotion of the American Cancer Society since 1977. The third Thursday of Nove...

Of the nearly 325 million people who live in the United States, 1.3 million men and women serve on active duty in the US Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard, according to the US Depar...

There should remain no indecision in the minds of voters when they step into the voting booths on Tuesday, November 8, to elect the next President of the United States.106th District The Newtown Be...

The southeastern coast of the United States suffered a horrible loss of lives, property, and possessions the first week of this month, due to Hurricane Matthew. In Florida, storm surges of several fee...

A community newspaper sees that the public is informed, and that government business is conducted in a lawful manner. Without a watch dog attitude from local newspapers, even good intentions by those ...