4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (248+ words) Voters rejected both the proposed 2026-27 town and school budgets at a referendum on April 28. Voters denied the $51 million town budget 1, 791 no to 1, 506 yes; and the $96 million school budget 1, 798 no to 1, 504 yes. Advisory questions for whether, if voted down, the budget…...

9+ hour, 3+ min ago  (207+ words) A Danbury resident lost his life after the motorcycle he was operating collided with a delivery truck while both were traveling on Hawleyville Road (State Route 25) last night. Newtown Police, Hawleyville Volunteer Fire, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and a paramedic…...

18+ hour, 3+ min ago  (609+ words) UPDATE: This article has been updated. Upon first glance, Georgie Merusi looks like any other 4-year-old. He enjoys things that other 4-year-olds like, like catching frogs with his dad and sister and racing his RC car around the yard. Georgie,…...

18+ hour, 33+ min ago  (145+ words) Local seniors at Newtown Senior Center closed out the week with their popular billiards tournament on Friday, April 17. Twelve teams of two faced off in a friendly competition to be the champions of the senior center's pool room. The tournament…...

18+ hour, 3+ min ago  (233+ words) Northern Fairfield Professionals (NFP) is a free networking group that meets the second Tuesday of every month. Meetings typically feature a guest speaker whose presentations are geared toward business professionals, focusing on topics relevant to the job search and ongoing…...

18+ hour, 3+ min ago  (194+ words) The Newtown Bee C. H. Booth Library To Host Career Coach May 6 C. H. Booth Library is bringing Career Coach back to Edmond Town Hall's parking lot, 45 Main Street, on Wednesday, May 6. Career Coach is a mobile classroom that connects job seekers with resources…...

19+ hour, 32+ min ago  (329+ words) Four Newtown men will be among those remembered next week when local fire stations participate in Light the Night for Fallen Firefighters. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation launched the annual observance in 2017 to commemorate the foundation's 25th anniversary. Held annually ahead…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (199+ words) Mary Belle Northrop (nee Rocks), 77, of Danbury, passed away peacefully while in hospice on April 24. Mary was born in Binghamton, N. Y. , the daughter of Philip P. Rocks and Hilda G. Smith on November 25, 1948. Mary graduated from Chenango Valley High School in Binghamton in…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (302+ words) This year's "Color Our World with Hope" benefit concert carries a deeply personal meaning. For FUN, the evening is not only a celebration of music and community, but also a tribute rooted in love, loss, and purpose. Inspired by the…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (298+ words) Newtown High School's track and field teams visited Weston to take on the host Trojans along with Brookfield and Pomperaug of Southbury on April 20. The NHS girls beat Brookfield 83-53, edged Pomperaug 73-72, and topped Weston 75-60. The boys defeated Brookfield 60-50, and lost…...