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Displaying 22 stories published between 9/1/2010 and 9/8/2010.

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Score	Title & Abstract	Publish Date

4.8	S&P Bestows Highest Financial Management Recognition To Newtown Following a trip to the New York offices of Standard & Poor’s on August 30 ahead of an anticipated refinancing of qualified municipal bonds planned for mid-September, the town was notified it was awarded the rating agency’s top designation for its financial management. Local officials also learned the town is currently positioned favorably for a future rating increase. Read More...	9/7/2010 9:47:35 AM
4.8	Town Cheers For Parade Procession Read More...	9/6/2010 1:48:20 PM
4.8	Latest Storm Track Minimizes Hurricane’s Impact In Newtown On Tuesday morning, Newtown Fire Marshal and Emergency Management Director William Halstead stood in the First Selectman's Office receiving the latest update on the progress of Hurricane Earl. At that point, Chief Halstead had been following the developing storm for five days. Read More...	9/3/2010 4:11:50 PM
4.8	George Ferguson Enters 106th District Race For GOP Read More...	9/3/2010 12:32:07 PM
4.8	George Ferguson Enters 106th District Race For GOP About 24 hours before local Republican Councilman George Ferguson sat down with The Newtown Bee for his first extended interview as the party’s new 106th District statehouse candidate, he received a call from local GOP leaders saying he was on a “short list” of potential replacements for departing challenger Chris LaRocque. Read More...	9/3/2010 12:29:51 PM
4.8	Fire Reports The dispatchers at the emergency communications center at Town Hall South report the following fire calls and their primary responders: Read More...	9/2/2010 2:11:18 PM
4.8	Police Reports Police report they saw a disabled vehicle near the intersection of Wasserman Way and Oakview Road about 3:15 pm August 31, so they investigated. Read More...	9/2/2010 2:09:43 PM
4.8	Petition Drive Aimed At Persuading NSB To Alter Branch Design Read More...	9/2/2010 1:57:19 PM
4.8	Decisions Due On Future Of On Eichler’s Cove Decisions Due On Future Of On Eichler’s Cove Read More...	9/2/2010 1:53:47 PM
4.8	Decisions Due On Future Of On Eichler’s Cove Decisions Due On Future Of On Eichler’s Cove Read More...	9/2/2010 1:53:09 PM
4.8	State, Newtown Officials Brace For Hurricane Earl Newtown’s Deputy Director of Disaster Preparedness Donna Culbert completed a conference call with state emergency management officials and Governor M. Jodi Rell Tuesday afternoon, and issued advice to residents in the event Hurricane Earl makes landfall in Connecticut by this weekend. Read More...	9/2/2010 1:52:17 PM
4.8	Newtown’s 49th Labor Day Parade To Hit The Road Read More...	9/2/2010 1:50:40 PM
4.8	Home Sales In Newtown Rise Above National Average The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced August 24 that July 2010 sales had dropped significantly, with existing home sales of single-family, townhouses, co-ops, and condominiums 25.5 percent lower than sales one year ago, nationwide. Existing sales are transactions of units that are completed. Read More...	9/2/2010 1:49:26 PM
4.8	Public Hearing Rescheduled On Firehouse Wetlands Application A public hearing on the wetlands protection aspects of Newtown Hook & Ladder Company, Inc, #1’s proposal to construct a firehouse at 12 Sugar Street (Route 302) has been rescheduled. Read More...	9/2/2010 1:48:39 PM
4.8	Motorcyclists Thundered Through Newtown During 2010 CT United Ride Read More...	9/2/2010 1:47:31 PM
4.8	Motorcyclists Thundered Through Newtown During 2010 CT United Ride A stream of almost 2,500 motorcycles blazed through Newtown on Sunday, August 29, entering on Route 302 at the Bethel town line and departing via Route 25 at the Monroe town line. Read More...	9/2/2010 1:42:17 PM
4.8	Rescue/Engine 221 Enters Service For Dodgingtown Volunteer firefighters from Dodgingtown and many nearby fire companies gathered for a picnic at the Dodgingtown Firehouse amid perfect summer weather on Saturday, August 28, to mark the arrival of the organization’s new firefighting vehicle known as Rescue/Engine 221. Read More...	9/2/2010 1:38:14 PM
4.8	For Kids, Summer Gets Left Behind For A Fresh School Year He came tumbling down the school bus steps at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon with his attention fixed on an iPod. “Hang on, I have to find the ‘pause,’” were David Kent’s first words as he returned home from the first day back to school September 1. Read More...	9/2/2010 1:34:52 PM
4.8	Educators And Students Upbeat As The New School Year Begins Read More...	9/2/2010 1:28:21 PM
4.8	LaRocque Quits 106th District Race And Council Read More...	9/2/2010 11:35:14 AM
4.8	Council Poised To Change School Project Bid Process When the Newtown Legislative Council meets tonight at 7:30, they will discuss and possibly act on a proposal to issue a memo of understanding between the town and the state’s Bureau of School Facilities. And if all parties eventually agree on its content, it will change the way Newtown and virtually all other communities in Connecticut have handled bonding and bidding processes primarily for school projects that can qualify for partial state reimbursement. Read More...	9/1/2010 1:10:05 PM
4.8	Students Welcomed Back To School Students were greeted across the district by faculty, staff, and school administration at each of the schools in the district for the start of the school year Wednesday morning, September 1. Read More...	9/1/2010 10:36:02 AM


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