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To the Editor:
I urge Democrats to vote for Senator Barack Obama for President in the February 5 primary election.
Many Democ...
New Members
At NCC
Newtown Congregational Church welcomed four new members during its worship service on January 27.
Phillip Clark, Mandy and Robert Poseno, an...
Correction
The cutline on the cover of last week’s Newtown Bee showing two boys ice skating on Hawley Pond transposed the names of the boys. Austin ...
Richard Pooley To Conduct Heart Health Seminar
Dr Richard Pooley, a retired cardiothoracic surgeon and Ridgefield resident, will conduct “Heart Heal...
Chamber Open House Comes With A Workout
Club NewFit is planning an open house for the Chamber of Commerce of Newtown, on Tuesday, February 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 ...
Popular Daffodil Program Needs Volunteers
For 35 years, the American Cancer Society has been making a difference in the fight against cancer and providing hope ...
State Supreme Court Upholds P&Z’s Buddhist Temple Rejection
By Andrew Gorosko
The state Supreme Court this week unanimously upheld the Newtown Plann...
Elizabeth Hess
Devoted Wife And Mother
Elizabeth Hess, 72, of New Milford, devoted wife of Richard F. Hess, died January 27 after a short battle with lung ...
By Nancy K. Crevier
The Newtown Bee Sportsman Award has been presented to a person who has done the most for sports in Newtown every year since 1986, said Newto...
WSA Seeks Member To Fill Vacancy
The town’s Water and Sewer Authority (WSA) is seeking a person to fill a vacancy on the seven-member agency, which ...
26 years ago the Newtown education system was excellent, today it is not.
No amount of money will fix that until those responsible for the destruction leave the school system.
Is it not true, that school budgets, by LAW, cannot be reduced year to year, no matter the reason? If it was 1M at 1000 students, next year at 500 students, the budget MUST be 1M?