6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (295+ words) As warmer weather arrives and people spend more time outdoors enjoying parks, trails, gyms, and community events, the number of vehicle break-ins tends to rise. While these incidents are upsetting on their own, they often lead to a more serious…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (797+ words) Hawley Elementary School students gave a warm welcome to author and illustrator Greg Pizzoli when he visited their school on Friday, March 20. The school split the author visit into three assemblies held from late morning until the end of the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (250+ words) Wednesday, March 25: 8: 57 am, motor vehicle accident (MVA), I-84 West Exits 11 & 10, Sandy Hook responded. Thursday, March 26: 3: 27 pm, wires burning, 3 Trades Lane, Hook & Ladder responded; 6: 18 pm, CO alarm, 5 King Phillip Tail, Sandy Hook responded; 7: 13 pm, outside fire, 10 Paugusset Road, Sandy Hook responded. Friday,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (328+ words) The Legislative Council approved the proposed 2026-27 municipal and school budgets at its March 30 meeting, and sent them to referendum for Tuesday, April 28. The town budget will be $51, 453, 296 and the school budget will be $95, 961, 919, for a total of $147, 415, 217, a 4. 34% increase. The…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (163+ words) Newtown High's girls' and boys' track and field teams are set to compete in meets and challenge the best the South-West Conference has to offer in running, throwing, and jumping events this spring. Many of the participants are continuing the…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (572+ words) In its over 20 years in Newtown, Sal e Pepe Contemporary Italian Bistro has made a name for itself by providing culinary excellence, community connection, and warm hospitality. From the moment you step into Sal e Pepe, located at 97 South Main…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (109+ words) The Newtown Bee Regional Hospice Hosted Newtown Community Members, More, At Good Morning Community Breakfast On March 17, community members gathered for Regional Hospice's first Good Morning Community Breakfast at The Amber Room Colonnade in Danbury. In keeping with the holiday…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (276+ words) Former Newtown High School basketball player Cyleigh Wilson went on to have a record-setting career at Elizabethtown (Etown) College in Pennsylvania before graduating a year ago and, this March, concluded her first campaign in the college coaching ranks. Wilson is…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (236+ words) Coming off a 13-6 regular season and 15-8 mark overall, the Newtown High School boys' volleyball team returns some experienced players but will also have to fill voids left by a handful of regulars who graduated as it looks to make the…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (308+ words) DANBURY " Western Connecticut State University will host the Northeast Regional Research Conference for Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society, from 9 am-4 pm on Saturday, April 18, in the Student Center on the university's Midtown campus, 181 White Street in Danbury. The…...