NOTE: This story has been updated with additional details not available when coverage of this fire began last weekend. Two ...

Newtown residents kept busy throughout 2025 the only way they know how: by embracing community. From historic annual events ...

At least thirty local families enjoyed a Christmas dinner last week provided to them without charge by a local restaurant.

Santa had some help from local firefighters this holiday season, when he was driven around in fire trucks so that he could ...

The Newtown Bee is looking for the first child born to Newtown parents in 2026. This will continue a tradition now in its 68th year. The winning parents will be the ones who submit the earliest ...

With the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it can be easy to forget just how much happens in the span of a year. 2025 was ...

Julie Maxwell Shull, 59, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025, in Sandy Hook. Though the official record marks her ...

January, known for being cold and dark, is right around the corner. Winter sowing of native seeds in containers set outside ...

In 2025, Newtown experienced the natural highs and lows that come with every year. Borough Happenings Throughout 2025 On ...

Catharina Bagmeyer, 95, a longtime resident of Newtown, passed away December 24, 2025. She was the wife of Henrik (Hank) ...

Newtown Planning & Zoning Commission had a lot on its plate this year. Several 8-30g applications came through and were ...

On June 19, 2025 the front-page Editorial of the Bee proclaimed “It’s Done: 6 Commerce Can Be Open Space” after the passage of Special Act 25-15, An Act Changing The Authorized Use Of ...