To the Editor:The Bee for explaining Newtown's recent referendum ballot questions in print and posting town officials' budget messages on its YouTube channel, f...
This report was updated May 4 correcting the title for John F. Trentacosta.
The Newtown Savings Bank Board of Directors has announced organizationa...
To the Editor:
The Annual Postal Food Drive will be held on Saturday, May 13. This drive is the major supplier of food to the Newtown Salvation Army Food Pantry...
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State Senators Toni Boucher and Michael McLachlan, as well as State Representatives Will Duff and Steve Harding, hosted a "town hall" meeting on ...
To the Editor:
All of the members of the Commission on Aging would like to say a warm "thank you" to the citizens of Newtown who took the time to vote their app...
Joseph Anthony Schiavone, 74, of Sandy Hook died peacefully April 28, surround by his wife Bernadette (Cowhey) Schiavone and family. Born in Norwalk, he was the...
Since April 2016, the Newtown Center for Support and Wellness (CSW) has been working to be the single point of entry for mental health and wellness resources fo...
In a battle of two of the top South-West Conference teams, Newtown High School's girls' lacrosse squad rallied to defeat visiting Joel Barlow of Redding 11-8 at...
Catherine "Martie" (Noonan) Williams, 91, of Newtown died peacefully May 1, surrounded by her loving family. She was born November 27, 1925.
She lived her young...
To the Editor:The Bee for publishing an important editorial last week (April 28, 2017) about the importance of pollinators.www.propollinators.org.
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Hello! My family has been doing this for years (since our now 16 year old was in Project Eagle at SHS). We have picked up over 30 bags of litter since the quarantine started. Kristy Davenport, paraeducator at SHS just picked up a ton of litter too! It is my hope that this is one of the many ways we can (again) take something tragic and horrible and use it to do some good. Thank you!
My name is Jack McAvoy, older brother of Joanne and Patricia McAvoy who lost their lives in an automobile accident 50 years ago on the date above. I wonder if any readers still remember two of the most wonderful sisters a brother could ever have, and I'll bet two of the nicest friends one could ever know. Joanne was 17, Patricia 15. I can't thank the Bee enough for posting this In Memoriam. As a regular reader of the "Way We Were" feature from my home in Pennsylvania, I wondered if any mention would be made of the accident as the sad anniversary approached. It was not (so far anyway), and I totally understood because that's probably not the place to recount such a tragic event. And then . . . then I clicked on Obituaries and saw that the precious memory of these dear girls is still alive in their hometown thanks to this newspaper with a heart. I am so moved. If anyone knew them, you would understand why. On the chance that a former classmate/friend might want to visit their grave site, they are interred in St. Rose Cemetery very close to the entrance. Take the road to the right just a little way and you'll find the headstone close to the road. If anyone reads this and remembers, I thank you for any kindness you might have ever done for them. Chances are they were kind to you as well. That's the way they always were. RIP, Joanne and Patricia. I love you both.
