Governor Ned Lamont announced on June 1, in accordance with a presidential proclamation directing flags to be lowered throughout the country in remembrance of t...
NOTE: This version of the story updates an earlier version published in the May 31, 2019 print edition of The Newtown Bee. This story is based on revised inform...
To the Editor:
Your [naviga:u]May 30 editorial titled “The Borough Battle”[/naviga:u] provides little clarity and reports virtually no research before suggestin...
To the Editor:
Seniors, grandchildren, NHS Culinary Department, Ben’s Lighthouse, and Parks & Rec teen volunteer Brian all joined together for Newtown’s Fourth ...
June 17, 1994
This week’s excerpts from The Newtown Bee should reflect stories printed on June 10. However, that issue is missing from The Bee archives...
To the Editor:
This ordinance and the fact that I will have to pay for paper bags is just another tax on the population.
Presently, like many other citizens, I ...
Newtown High School’s baseball team, after winning a thrilling walk-off game in the second round of the Class LL state tournament, was held off by visiting Amit...
FAIRFIELD — After overcoming injuries, youth, and a tough opponent in the first round, on the road, Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team came up against se...
Those who drive — or at least have someone to transport them to and from appointments, to run errands, or go out for events or other occasions — may take for gr...
November has its turkey, February has its valentines, but in Connecticut — and here in Newtown — June is dog license month. And this weekend also offers a oppor...
Dear Diane & all family, we were so sad to hear about the passing of Don. We have great memories that we cherish always. Susan Frenkel & Ralph Haberstroh
While I do support Second Amendment Rights, Mr. Laczkoskie confuses total deaths with per capita deaths. The United States leads the world in the total number of non-war related, mass shooting deaths.
Mr. Trump did not suddenly cause these citizens to believe and behave this way. They were already predisposed to not believe in and or trust their government. This is what should be concerning us. The Trump supporters are the obverse dide of the coin from the BLM/Antifa Activists. Neither believes their government represents or cares about them.
How many of us really believe our elected officials (beyond the local level) really represent us. One of our Senators until recently did not have property or a physical residence in Connecticut. He used his parents address. And his wife and children are residents of Northern Virginia, they own a house there, pay taxes there, register their cars there, and the wife votes there. How much does he have in common with a Connecticut Resident ?
I think we are not seeing "Zoom Fatigue" but a sense that no one listens to these Zoom Hearings. Look at the Legislature's hearings on Religious Exemption for refusing a vaccine. They scheduled Zoom comments around the clock. How many people watched, looked at later, or read the Comments at 2 or 3 AM ? A complete waste of time. And there was one picture of a legislator sleeping during the Zoom hearing. How many members of the Committee were even logged on during the night time comments ?
And for part timers, you do a pretty good job of moderating these forums.
