The offices of The Newtown Bee, like the majority of Newtown, were knocked offline on Tuesday with the arrival of Tropical Storm Isaias.
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A memorial service to celebrate the life of Griffin Paynter, who died earlier this year, is being indefinitely postponed.
Griffin, 25, lived much of his life in...
August 6, the second morning post-Tropical Storm Isaias, dawned bright and clear, with two sounds competing for the soundwaves: chainsaws and generators, kickin...
Thomas “Tom” Joseph Chiaramonte, of Newtown, passed away peacefully on August 3. Tom is the beloved husband of Virginia “Ginny” Chiaramonte (married 63 years) a...
Two days after Tropical Storm Isaias tore through Newtown, leaving nearly 10,000 people without electricity, Newtown Parks & Recreation programs continue to be ...
Local students will return to school buildings with a hybrid education model in September.
Newtown Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue recommended usin...
The Newtown Board of Selectmen (BOS) met virtually on the evening of August 3 and approved a number of motions, including the acceptance of open space donations...
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Occupation: I am a tax manager at a small CPA firm in Fairfield.
Family: My family consists of me, my husband, Dan, and our almost 15-year-old daughter,...
As Newtown officials approached the 3,500 mark for absentee ballot applications issued for the upcoming presidential primary, State Representative and Newtown d...
Lamont Directs Flags To Half-Staff Friday In Honor Of Former US Senator Joseph LiebermanGovernor Ned Lamont is directing US and state flags in Connecticut to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow as a mark of solemn respect for the memory and longstanding service of former US Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who died Wednesday. HARTFORD — Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as a mark of solemn respect for the memory and longstanding service of former US Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who died Wednesday, March 27, he is directing US and state flags in Connecticut lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on the day of the former senator’s funeral, which has been scheduled for Friday, March 29.Accordingly, since no flag should fly higher than the US flag, all other flags, including state, municipal, corporate, or otherwise, should also be lowered during this same duration of time.The funeral service will be held at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford.Lieberman, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, died in New York City on Wednesday due to complications from a fall, according to a statement issued by his family. He was 82.Lieberman and his wife, Hadassah, have four children.
They have their hands in all their 'neighbors' wallets.