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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Founder | John T. Pearce |
| Founded | June 1877 (1877-06) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown, Connecticut |
| Country | United States |
| Website | newtownbee |
The Newtown Bee is a weekly newspaper forNewtown, Connecticut. Founded by John T. Pearce[1] in 1877,the Bee has been published continuously by the Smith family.[2]The Bee is owned by Bee Publishing Company.[2] The company also publishesAntiques and the Arts Weekly.
In 1991 architect Roger P. Ferris ofSouthport, Connecticut designed a new printing plant for Bee Publishing,. The building has afieldstone base and cedar shingle walls and roof designed to fit in with Newtown's historic look.[3]
On April 2, 2020, publisher R. Scudder Smith announced that the newspaper would suspend print publications temporarily in response to theCOVID-19 pandemic to protect its employees. Online publication would continue with a reduced staff. Print production resumed with the edition of June 5, 2021.[4]