The Newtown Victory Garden at Fairfield Hills is a gem in our community! Our volunteer gardeners produce fresh vegetables for Newtown food pantries each year; last year the garden ...

It’s quiz time! What do you know about the HVAC project at the C. H. Booth Library, the 5th Capital Improvement Project on the April 22 Referendum? 1. What is an HVAC? a. A vaccine b.

I’m a resident of Newtown (almost 32 years), and I’ve always loved our library. When my sons were little, we did what a lot of families do right now ... taking our kids to the Library ...

All Connecticut residents deserve to pursue higher education regardless of their income. Expanding the Mary Ann Handley (formerly known as PACT) tuition assistance program to the four ...

I was shocked that the April 11 issue of The Newtown Bee had zero coverage of what was undoubtedly the biggest news item in town that occurred on Saturday, April 5, when hundreds of ...

On April 26, Newtown will celebrate Earth Day. In 2005 we joined the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program designed to promote the use of renewable energy projects while ...

Our town is grappling with rising insurance costs, escalating contractual salaries, increasing energy expenses, the need for infrastructure maintenance, and a bevy of other costs. At ...

In response to the letter from the gentleman who attended our April 5th Rock This Democracy rally: I and our co-organizers completely agree with the point made in the letter that there ...

Next week, Newtown citizens vote on $14 million for big projects, in addition to the town and education budgets. The $14 million is mostly for necessary repairs to town buildings. It’s ...

Come on now; a $5.3 million spending increase with a corresponding 6.72% mill rate boost in the 2025-2026 budget. Totally not acceptable. Experts say Trump’s tariffs will raise ...

We, the 16 members of the Board of Trustees of the Cyrenius H. Booth Library, urge our neighbors, patrons of the library, and fellow residents of Newtown to turn out and vote “yes” on ...

I strongly support the Editor of The Bee for having done his homework and encouraging Newtown voters to vote Yes for our Five Referenda on the ballot. Basically, they involve our ...