The Newtown Bee
Front page of The Newtown Bee
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Founder(s)John T. Pearce
FoundedJune 1877 (1877-06)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters5 Church Hill Road, Newtown, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
Websitenewtownbee.com

The Newtown Bee is a weekly newspaper for Newtown, 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 publishes Antiques and the Arts Weekly.

In 1991 architect Roger P. Ferris of Southport, Connecticut designed a new printing plant for Bee Publishing,. The building has a fieldstone 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 the COVID-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]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.newtownbee.com/07052022/bees-145th-birthday-celebration-brought-staff-family-official-recognit/
  2. 1 2 Foderaro, Lisa (June 9, 1988). "A Family Commitment: Auctions and Antiques". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Newtown Bee; Printing Plant That Fits In". The New York Times. June 2, 1991. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  4. ↑ https://www.newtownbee.com/04022020/a-special-message-from-our-publisher-a-difficult-decision/
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