Occupation: I am a trusts and estates attorney at Cohen and Wolf, P.C.’s Danbury office. I primarily prepare estate planning documents and administer and ad...
Unlike botanical nomenclature, which employs Latin, the vocabulary of color is plain English. The words are simple and familiar. The trick to using color effect...
Registration is open for the Newtown Tennis Association’s Newtown Open and Junior Classic. The Open will be held September 18 and 19; the cost is $25 to enter. ...
Why be limited to enjoying wildlife in the daylight when there is a vast splendor of creatures waiting to be discovered come nightfall?
For those who may be war...
Each week we compile a list of some of the most-read stories published at newtownbee.com. Here is a roundup of the week’s recent top stories, based on the numbe...
Newtown Public Schools have a two-hour delayed opening on Thursday, September 2.
The announcement was made by the school district early Thursday morning.
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The Friends of the Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard (2GHG) will hold the second Your Horse — Our Trails Pleasure Ride on its grounds at 4 Trades Lane, Fair...
By Jim Taylor and John Voket
UPDATE: This report was updated at 4:30 pm on September 3 to include the names of the council members voting agaist the mask ma...
The Pootatuck River was roiling Thursday morning, and hundreds of local homes were in the dark after the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida passed through the regio...
Labor Day has always been a little more special in Newtown, and not just because its many capable residents can celebrate their individual contributions to our ...
Yes I do actually have a child that goes to Sandy Hook School, but instead of ranking or comparing the impact that horrific day had on us and the community, let's focus on condemning the actions of this vile person for making threats. Unfortunately in our polarized society now there is this quick reaction to vilify the media versus speaking out against the actual wrongdoing. The Bee was doing the best they could to report on what was unfolding which we are fortunate enough to have in our town.
The Bee is now categorized as social media. That explains why the disinformation. Reported by schools and superintendent?? Calling the Bee is not their priority, especially in this type of situation. Do you have children or grandchildren in Sandy Hook? Did you experience the horrific day of December 14, 2012 personally? I did and do. Debating an over zealous choice of words was once know as healthy debate. Today you are cancelled because it doesn’t fit your narrative. You can try, but won’t succeed. Bless your heart!
People need to cut back on coffee and stay off social media if they are that sensitive or triggered based on a debatable arrant word choice. The Bee was trying to keep the community aware of a breaking situation as it was unfolding and was reporting based on what was being communicated by the superintendent and schools. They have also since apologized for any panic caused.