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The '''Newtown Bee''' is a weekly newspaper covering the small town of [[Newtown, Connecticut]] that has been published continuously by the Smith family since it was founded by Arthur J. Smith in 1877.<ref name="Commitment">{{cite news |last1=Foderaro |first1=Lisa |title=A Family Commitment: Auctions and Antiques |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/09/garden/a-family-commitment-auctions-and-antiques.html |accessdate=24 October 2019 |publisher=New York Times |date=9 June 1988}}</ref>
'''The Newtown Bee''' is a weekly newspaper covering the small town of [[Newtown, Connecticut]] that has been published continuously by the Smith family since it was founded by Arthur J. Smith in 1877.<ref name="Commitment">{{cite news |last1=Foderaro |first1=Lisa |title=A Family Commitment: Auctions and Antiques |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/09/garden/a-family-commitment-auctions-and-antiques.html |accessdate=October 24, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date June 9, 1988}}</ref>


It is part of Bee Publishing Company which also publishes the ''Weekly Star'', a newspaper covering 11 communities in western Connecticut, and [[Antiques and the Arts Weekly]].<ref name="Commitment"/> In 1991 architect Roger P. Ferris of Southport, Connecticut designed a large, new, printing plant for Bee Publishing, with a fieldstone base and cedar shingle walls and roof designed to fit in with Newtown's carefully preserved historic look.<ref>{{cite news |title=Newtown Bee; Printing Plant That Fits In |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/02/realestate/postings-newtown-bee-printing-plant-that-fits-in.html |accessdate=24 October 2019 |publisher=New York Times |date=2 June 1991}}</ref>
It is part of Bee Publishing Company which also publishes the ''Weekly Star'', a newspaper covering 11 communities in western Connecticut, and [[Antiques and the Arts Weekly]].<ref name="Commitment"/> In 1991 architect Roger P. Ferris of Southport, Connecticut designed a large, new, printing plant for Bee Publishing, with a fieldstone base and cedar shingle walls and roof designed to fit in with Newtown's carefully preserved historic look.<ref>{{cite news |title=Newtown Bee; Printing Plant That Fits In |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/02/realestate/postings-newtown-bee-printing-plant-that-fits-in.html |accessdate=October 24, 2019 |publisher=The New York Times |date=June 2. 1991}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:31, 5 January 2020

The Newtown Bee
Front page of The Newtown Bee
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Founder(s)Arthur J. Smith
FoundedJune 1877 (1877-06)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters5 Church Hill Road, Newtown, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.newtownbee.com

The Newtown Bee is a weekly newspaper covering the small town of Newtown, Connecticut that has been published continuously by the Smith family since it was founded by Arthur J. Smith in 1877.[1]

It is part of Bee Publishing Company which also publishes the Weekly Star, a newspaper covering 11 communities in western Connecticut, and Antiques and the Arts Weekly.[1] In 1991 architect Roger P. Ferris of Southport, Connecticut designed a large, new, printing plant for Bee Publishing, with a fieldstone base and cedar shingle walls and roof designed to fit in with Newtown's carefully preserved historic look.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Foderaro, Lisa. "A Family Commitment: Auctions and Antiques". The New York Times. Retrieved October 24, 2019. {{cite news}}: Text "date June 9, 1988" ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Newtown Bee; Printing Plant That Fits In". The New York Times. June 2. 1991. Retrieved October 24, 2019. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)