The Planning Department of Newtown has issued the following memo, June 30, 2020:
The State Plastic Bag Tax will be reinstated on July 1, 2020. In order to allow...
To the Editor:
I am often asked about the various types of support and expenditures that the library cycles through each year, and I hope this letter to the edi...
The American Library Association (ALA) announced that Newtown’s C.H. Booth Library was selected for the second consecutive year to participate in Libraries Lead...
To the Editor:
We have been Newtown residents for over 15 years. I am deeply offended by the letter that was published in The Bee last week from Clinton DePaolo...
The Newtown Bee is seeking resident input through Twitter. Periodically, we will post a question to our Twitter account (@TheNewtownBee) with #TellTheNewtow...
WATERBURY — Chase Collegiate School is offering online summer studies and enrichment programs from July 6 through August 7.
Students have adapted and excelled w...
Jerome “Jerry” Alexander Rekart passed peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, June 30, at his home in Newtown. He was 80 years old. Jerry was the son of the late A...
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Here is a roundup of the week’s top fiv...
Summer life may look different this year, with ongoing pandemic precautions and safety measures, but we know residents are still making memories.
The Newtow...
There is plenty to read at newtownbee.com, but so much more information to be found in print. If you read the print edition of The Newtown Bee, or subscribe, yo...
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.
