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3 days ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Stephen Morris surprised Tambascio’s Italian Grill owner John Tambascio on April 16 with a painting featuring the Dodgingtown Road restaurant. The painting, “The Dance at the Folies-Bergère,” is only one of Morris’ many paintings that will be featured in his upcoming exhibition at Edmond Town Hall. The exhibition is free to the public and will be on display from 11 am-5 pm, Friday through Sunday, April 25-27, in the Alexandria Room of Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.
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1 week ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
The Rock This Democracy organizers have announced that on Saturday, April 19, in collaboration with 50501, Newtown Action Alliance, Indivisible, Junior Newtown Action Alliance, and many more, all are invited to assemble at the Flagpole on Main Street, Newtown, at 7 pm.
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1 week ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Friends of Newtown Seniors (FONS) is once again planning another Membership Dinner to share its mission, accomplishments in the past year, and connect with Newtown’s senior population. This year’s Membership Dinner will be held from 5 to 8 pm, Wednesday, May 7, at Newtown Community Center, 8 Simpson Street. Must be 55 and older, as well as a Newtown resident. There is no cost to attend.
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1 week ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Newtown High School’s College Application Prep (CAP) Club has recently announced its Behind the Scenes Scholarship that will award $1,000 to one graduating Newtown High School student. Students interested in applying must be a part of NHS’s graduating class of 2025 and have demonstrated community involvement in a way that is minimally, or not at all, affiliated with NHS.
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1 week ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Destination Ad Art will showcase esteemed artist and Newtown resident Stephen Morris’ oil paintings, marble murals, illustrations, and more in an exhibition at Edmond Town Hall later this month. The exhibition is free to the public and will be on display from 11 am-5 pm, April 25-27, in the Alexandria Room of Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.
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1 week ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Children and families of Christ the King Lutheran Church spent the morning of Saturday, March 29, collecting items for a donation drive to benefit Newtown Animal Control Shelter. Members of the Newtown community and beyond dropped off requested items such as pet food, toys, treats, bowls, dog beds, and cleaning supplies (multi-purpose cleaner, paper towels, and bleach).
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1 week ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
C.H. Booth Library has recently announced that Danbury resident Shannon Henggeler won their 2025 Adult Winter Reading Bingo Challenge. The challenge ran from January 3 to March 13 and encouraged people to step out of their comfort zone and read something they might not have read otherwise. Henggeler stopped by the library with a friend on Friday, April 4 to pick up her grand prize, an Amazon gift card.
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2 weeks ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Nearly eight months after what local officials called a “once-in-a-lifetime” storm last August, several Newtown residents are still struggling from the damage left in the storm’s wake. Two of these residents are Tom and Maria Horvath, who bought their Newtown house in 2002. Being told their property was a “knockdown house” and that they’d have to repair it didn’t deter them from buying it.
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2 weeks ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Newtown Police Department members celebrated the retirement of officer John McCluskey with a ceremony at their police department on Friday, March 28. A large number of officers and members of the public, including First Selectman Jeff Capeci as well as family and friends, attended the ceremony to celebrate McCluskey and his 18 years of service in Newtown.
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2 weeks ago | 
newtownbee.com | Jenna Visca
Newtown High School Athletic Director Matt Memoli delivered a presentation on the high school’s winter sports performance to the Board of Education during its Tuesday, April 1, meeting. He was joined by high school athletic staff, along with student athletes from the school’s various high school sports teams. Memoli said that their numbers as an athletic department continue to grow. Usually, he said they have a little over 300 student athletes, but this winter they reached 357 student athletes.
