As of March 31, Newtown Heath District Director Donna Culbert told The Newtown Bee she is monitoring 33 active COVID-19 cases in town.
Locally, Newtown State R...
To the Editor:
On March 29, 2020, we lost one of our most cherished FAITH Food Pantry (FFP) volunteers ever.
Bruce Landgrebe was one of the kindest, most gentle...
To the Editor:
Other than engaging in a thorough spring cleaning, reading things long set aside for “someday,” binging on a Netflix series, the opportunity to t...
The Newtown Bee has been informed of the death of longtime Sandy Hook resident and former First Selectman Joseph Borst.
Joseph Edward Borst was born on July...
HARTFORD— Connecticut is announcing stricter measures to support safe, solitary enjoyment of outdoor spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, March 31, ...
Registration for Newtown Youth Football and Family Cheer (NYF&C) is open for the upcoming 2020 season, according to a March 30 announcement.
“Due to the recent ...
Governor Ned Lamont announced an infant less than seven weeks old brought to a Hartford area hospital is the state's youngest COVID-19 victim, giving him reason...
Joseph “Joe” Edward Borst, Sr, 92, of Sandy Hook, passed away at Bishop Wicke Health Center in Shelton, on March 31, 2020.
Joe is survived by his loving wife of...
From the first edition of The Newtown Bee, published on June 28, 1877, there has always been a weekly newspaper in the hands of Newtown citizens. The Smith fami...
Franklin “Fritz” Freeman, 90, of Ashland, Mass., formerly of Newtown, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, 2020, after a brief illness.
He will be grea...
Any common sensical person can do this job at under 100k salary. Way overhyped and overpaid at over $200k annual salary. We as voters have to put an end to this. Not to mention an assistant comes along with this job paid at 190k! What is wrong with you voters?
The entire budget needs to be cut not raised. The proposed budget now would sit that we spend $2.65 million dollars every week. For population of less than 30k people it is absolutely absurd ! You cannot keep driving older folks out of town just to create a revolving door of parents who come here, educate their kids and run away ! There is no need to be paying 190K annual salary to an ASSISTANT to superintendent, not in the best interest of tax payers ! The voting turnout at 9% is ridiculous ! Lobby lawmakers to change the voting by mail, so everyone gets a ballot in the mail and at least 51% of residents vote to approve, otherwise the budget should not be approved if you don't have the majority ! Most folks don't even know when the vote is ! They have taxes bundled with mortgage and don't even know ! We are raising cost of living for everyone and it is absolutely not necessary.
The entire budget needs to be cut not raised. The proposed budget now would sit that we spend $2.65 million dollars every week. For population of less than 30k people it is absolutely absurd ! You cannot keep driving older folks out of town just to create a revolving door of parents who come here, educate their kids and run away ! There is no need to be paying 190K annual salary to an ASSISTANT to superintendent, not in the best interest of tax payers ! The voting turnout at 9% is ridiculous ! Lobby lawmakers to change the voting by mail, so everyone gets a ballot in the mail and at least 51% of residents vote to approve, otherwise the budget should not be approved if you don't have the majority ! Most folks don't even know when the vote is ! They have taxes bundled with mortgage and don't even know ! We are raising cost of living for everyone and it is absolutely not necessary.
The entire budget needs to be cut not raised. The proposed budget now would sit that we spend $2.65 million dollars every week. For population of less than 30k people it is absolutely absurd ! You cannot keep driving older folks out of town just to create a revolving door of parents who come here, educate their kids and run away ! There is no need to be paying 190K annual salary to an ASSISTANT to superintendent, not in the best interest of tax payers ! The voting turnout at 9% is ridiculous ! Lobby lawmakers to change the voting by mail, so everyone gets a ballot in the mail and at least 51% of residents vote to approve, otherwise the budget should not be approved if you don't have the majority ! Most folks don't even know when the vote is ! They have taxes bundled with mortgage and don't even know ! We are raising cost of living for everyone and it is absolutely not necessary.