Unprecedented requests for assistance this year covering immediate mental health intervention expenses are forcing the Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation t...
Published: Dec 02, 2019 at 08:49 AM
NOTE (3:11 pm): This story has been updated to include cancellation notices for Board of Education and Board of Selectmen meetings.
(3:31 pm) The story...
On the evening of November 24, 2019, Rita M. Willie went to be with the Lord at the age of 88.
Rita was born to Thomas and Helen (Heusey) Comito in 1931. She gr...
At The Newtown Bee, we are working on articles every week for our readers’ education and enjoyment, and subscribers get the first — and sometimes exclusive — lo...
Robert Henry Indorf, 92, a resident of Kent, Conn., died early November 30 after a week-long hospitalization following a massive stroke. He was born in Yonkers,...
To the Editor:
As we gather over holiday feasts this time of year, many of us choose to enjoy some holiday spirits. Before you ring in the New Year with friends...
Newtown High School's Class LL state playoff quarterfinal-round game, along with those of other postseason qualifiers, has been postponed a day because of snow....
Newtown Public Schools will have a three-hour delayed opening on Tuesday, December 3, due to the weather.
The announcement was made by the district early Tuesda...
Published: Dec 03, 2019 at 12:01 PM
The local unit of the Salvation Army is less than a week away from its 2019 Red Kettle Campaign and is still seeking volunteer bell ringers.
This year’s campaig...
Newtown High School maintenance workers were busy clearing several inches of snow from the turf and stands at Blue & Gold Stadium on December 3 as the football ...
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?