On Wednesday, November 12, 1-2 pm, C.H. Booth Library will host “Women and Money Roundtable: How to Make Sense of Today’s ...

Well done, good and faithful servant.” Robert Edward DeLuryea, age 90, lost his battle with Parkinson’s Disease on Sunday, ...

Robert J. McGuire, a longtime resident of Newtown, passed away on October 19, 2025, at age 67, following a long and ...

To The Editor, Having served on the Newtown Board of Police Commissioners for over fifteen years, I want to encourage my fellow Newtown residents to re-elect Scott Cicciari for the Police Commission.

As the election season winds to a close, and we reach the final issue of the Newtown Bee before Election Day, I feel it is important to write one last letter imploring people to get ...

Our First Selectman, Jeff Capeci has been at the heart of Newtown’s decisions, budgets, and initiatives for over two decades. No one else on the ballot comes close to that level of ...

When it comes time to vote for Newtown’s next First Selectman, I encourage you to look beyond party lines and focus on the person. This position is too important for our community to ...

In trying to encourage political participation it has often been said that “democracy is not a spectator sport.” I’ve always been somewhat troubled by that analogy. I’d prefer that ...

I am writing to offer my endorsement of Neil Chaudhary for Newtown’s Police Commission. Neil has long demonstrated an unwavering commitment to our community — both through active ...

What does it mean?” oddly enough that’s what a leading candidate in this year’s election asked! Here’s what it means, let’s use the current Town budget for example. When the Board of ...

I have had the privilege of volunteering with Tracey Pertoso for several years in The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard in Newtown. She has my complete support in her desire to ...

Our community deserves leaders who are approachable, thoughtful, and genuinely invested in our town’s future — qualities that describe my friend, Will Drew, perfectly. He is currently ...