Jean A. Leonard, 46, of Newtown, wife of the late Michael Leonard, died December 28, in Danbury Hospital. She was born September 2, 1969, and was the daughter o...
The year 2016 saw major changes in leadership at the Newtown Police Department, the 45-member municipal law enforcement agency that was organized in 1971.
In Ja...
After 37 years as a town police officer, Michael Kehoe, who rose through the police department’s ranks from patrolman to chief, is retiring from municipal law e...
Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team kicked off 2016 with a win – a 38-27 triumph at Masuk of Monroe, on January 2.
Mali Klorczyk scored ten points, Ryl...
Until you rediscover something, you don’t realize it’s lost.
For the past decade I commuted into Manhattan five days a week. Two hours each way. Four hours a da...
In January, The Newtown Bee addressed the concerns for elderly housing at Nunnawauk Meadows, which opened in 1975 with 40 one-bedroom units. The community on Nu...
Lessons for advancing bridge players hosted by Newtown Bridge Club will be offered in January in the Alexandria Room at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street in Newt...
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Newtown Junior Women’s Club I want to report that the annual “Tag-A-Gift” campaign was really something to watch unfold this yea...
2015 may be remembered as the time when the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) created the Incentive Housing — 10 (IH-10) zoning regulations — a regulatory me...
Residents worshipped together during a number of special events this year. They also met, and said farewell, to some of the town’s clergy.
Although he had been ...
Penny,
Thank you for sharing Jack's and your life story. We were moved,Jack was an exceptional person.
Lots of love to you and your wonderful family.
Pat and Julie D'Onofrio
Thank you! BOE budget items lurk in the shadows. Many programs we fund are often dreamed up by the State and pushed down to the districts to implement.
Schools could be consolidated here as enrollment decreases. And some 'luxury' programs should be trimmed. Downsizing administrators and support staff should be considered as well. And a 'few hundred' dollars on top of inflation is a bridge too far.