‘The Wonderful World Of Lichens’
DERBY — Lichens are curious plants that are part fungus and part alga or cyanobacteria exis...
Antoinette Went
Beloved Mother And Grandmother
Antoinette Went, of Maplewood in Newtown, formerly of New Milford, died peacefully March 30. Mrs Went was bo...
What cause do you wish people would pay more attention to?
Emma Schmid-Tharnish: Heifer.org. It’s a charity that you can donate money to, to help a ...
Yale Alley Cats At Trinity, April 21
One of the nation’s most renowned a cappella groups, The Yale Alley Cats will return to Newtown for a performan...
Springing Into Track Season At NHS
By Kelley Baylis
Newtown High School’s boys’ and girls’ outdoor track and field teams are...
Safe School Climate Seminar Scheduled
A Safe School Climate Seminar for Newtown parents and residents will be held on Thursday, April 12, in Reed Intermediate S...
Red Cross Family Caregiver’s Training; Public Invited To Any, All Sessions
BROOKFIELD — A free Family Caregiver’s Training P...
Robert Mulholland serves as the vice chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Mr Mulholland was inadvertently left out of The Newtown Bee’s O...
Making Easter A Little Happier For Families In Need
By Nancy K. Crevier
Newtown High School junior Paige Kroha, 16, delivered 40 Easter baskets to St Rose Churc...
Police Break Up Large
Underage Alcohol PartyÂ
After receiving a noise complaint about 10:30 pm on Saturday, March 31, police responded to a residence on Pond...
I commend our volunteers for being such assets to the town, and as a happy customer of Mitchell I'm not the least bit surprised they were well equipped to help with this situation. God bless each of you.
Property tax increases are a way of life as long as uncontrolled expenses are permitted. And there will never be a property tax roll back due to 'tax base expansion'. And as the deluge of New Newtowners are bidding up the cost of houses in town we can expect a nice bump in the next valuation cycle. Not to mention the disaster coming to Fairfield Hills which we will pay for through infrastructure improvements to support tenants and their children and cars.
