To the Editor:
Many describe a Board of Education’s role as hiring a Superintendent, reviewing budgets, and creating the policies that guide our district. There...
To the Editor:
A great big thank you to our community for helping make the 15th Annual Earth Day festival another success. Thank you to the hundreds of attendee...
To the Editor:
A small minority of Newtown residents — less than nine % of registered voters — has struck down the school operating budget that was carefully pu...
To the Editor:
To say this last referendum/budget vote was dismal would be an understatement. That so few residents bothered to go vote means we get what the mo...
Newtown’s State Representative, Mitch Bolinsky, contacted The Newtown Bee this week to share great news, that a “huge aging bill” passed the House 143 to 3 on M...
The Newtown Police Department welcomed its two newest officers — Kevin Poruban and Kurt Kling — during a swearing in ceremony on May 1.
The two officers will be...
Lois Holmes Winspur died peacefully with the knowing love of her family and friends on February 20, at the age of 98.
She was born in Bridgeport, a daughter of ...
How would you describe your occupation? I’m a preschool teacher at Wesley Learning Center in town and I run birthday parties and day camps for the NYA Sport...
Russell Matthew Conlin of Newtown passed away peacefully at age 53 in Danbury.
Russell was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, on January 24, 1971, to Janice (McKi...
Clinton “Clint” D. Vogel, 81, husband of the late Joan Vogel of Newtown and longtime Westport resident, passed away on Monday, April 22, at Columbia Presbyteria...
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.