The Newtown Bee is looking for the first child born to Newtown parents this year. This will continue a tradition now in its 59th year.
The First Baby of New...
Boy Scouts from Troop 270 in Newtown will be available to pick up Christmas trees from the homes of residents in Newtown and Sandy Hook for three consecutive we...
It was quite an impressive fall for Newtown's Catherine O'Connor, who recently competed in the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Cross Country Nationals, the h...
Coming off a pair of home victories, Newtown High School's girls' basketball team continued its winning ways in a 65-50 triumph over host Mansfield, Mass. in th...
Newtown High School's boys' basketball team has had some early-season challenges in the form of more than just tough competition, facing a pair of solid nonconf...
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The gymnastics competition season is finally here, and members of the defending South-West Conference champion Newtown High School team are ready for their meet...
A new year is the impetus to do life better. Whether in our personal lives or work places, the calendar pushes the idea that this is the moment to seize; that f...
Joseph Isola, of Newtown, Conn., died Monday, December 30, 2019. He was 96.
Joe, otherwise known as Pop, Poppy, or Uncle Joe, was born on December 29, 1923, in ...
I was an employee at the same time Keat's was working for Grand Union at the Valley Stream store on Long Island remember him vividly after all of these years.
The only time the word "fail" is found on this entire page is from your post. Newtown used to be a Blue Ribbon school district; it hasn't been for some time. For many of us who expect excellence in our Town's public school system the current performance levels are underwhelming, which is exactly what Mr. Higgins points out. It would be wonderful if you could specifically tell us where in this letter Mr. Higgins is "tearing down" the school system. You sir, seem to be employing typical Democratic Party tactics by twisting the words of anyone who isn't in your party to craft your own narrative. Voters beware.
Mr Higgins seems to be joining other Republicans in claiming Newtown Schools are failing. . I challenge that perspective, Our High School is rated in the top 5% nationwide, and our system in the top 20% of schools in CT, which is rated the 4th best statewide system.
Criticizing our schools has become the essences of this years Republican campaign. We should always strive to improve our schools, but tearing them down is not the way to do this. Reader beware.
As an independent I applaud [Barney] for being unaffiliated. However that is not the case in this election. Running on the Republican Line makes him beholden to the Party he is running for. He is not unaffiliated in his actions,. This time around he has signed onto a major parties agenda. like it or not. If he bucks the party next election he'll be out.
