The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center, at 191 South Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Wednesday, Aug...
August 22 marked the 165th anniversary of the birth of Mary Elizabeth Hawley, Newtown’s benefactress who was born in 1857 and died in 1930.
In honor of her birt...
Andrea Candee, a master herbalist with a 35-year practice in South Salem, N.Y., will be the guest speaker when Town & Country Garden Club opens its 2022-23 seas...
Motorcycle Collision
On August 12, as previously reported in The Newtown Bee, Newtown Police, ambulance and fire volunteers, and a paramedic were dispatche...
St Rose of Lima School’s upcoming Blooms Benefit Dinner is set to honor Sister Thaddeus Rajca, CSFN, along with raising funds to help support affordable tuition...
Newtown Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) continued its public hearing for apartments being proposed on Mt Pleasant Road during a meeting at Newtown Municipal Ce...
Friends of Newtown Seniors (FONS) is at it again.
Having just hosted their first theater reception, the local group is already planning its next new event. FONS...
A number of stories were posted to newtownbee.com this past weekend. In case you missed them, here is a list of some of those stories.
"Newtown Arts Festival Re...
“All you touch and all you see, is all your life will ever be.” — Pink Floyd
David Goodwick, husband, father, brother, son, musician, fisherman, animal-lover, a...
Occupation: I have a degree in forestry from the College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University. I have worked as an arborist for over...
Penny,
Thank you for sharing Jack's and your life story. We were moved,Jack was an exceptional person.
Lots of love to you and your wonderful family.
Pat and Julie D'Onofrio
Thank you! BOE budget items lurk in the shadows. Many programs we fund are often dreamed up by the State and pushed down to the districts to implement.
Schools could be consolidated here as enrollment decreases. And some 'luxury' programs should be trimmed. Downsizing administrators and support staff should be considered as well. And a 'few hundred' dollars on top of inflation is a bridge too far.