The words “We Are One Team” now welcome everyone who enters the hallway behind the main gymnasium at Reed Intermediate School; and those words are just the star...
Emma Magazu and Jack Petersen were standouts in three sports at Newtown High School — both on the soccer fields and basketball courts, with Magazu making her ma...
Stephen “Steve” Burt Hensel, of Southbury, Conn., passed peacefully at his home, surrounded by family, on July 6, after a long battle with cancer. He was 58 yea...
Richard Alan Clarkson, age 88, of Sandy Hook and Boynton Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully at home on July 5. He will be missed by his wife of 61 years, Carol...
Each week we compile a list of some of the most-read stories published at newtownbee.com. Here is a roundup of the week’s recent top stories, based on the numbe...
Frank P. Bergonzi, Sr, of Newtown and Madison, Conn., passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Friday, July 2. He was the son of the late Jenni and ...
Lawrence Oliver III (“Larry,” “Butch”), 56, son of the late Lawrence Oliver, Jr, and late Patsy (Fearon) Oliver, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Sandy H...
To the Editor,
The USA is one of the few countries without universal health care. There is a way for the USA to have universal health care (often referred to a...
To the Editor,
On July 2nd, The Newtown Bee
published a letter purporting to highlight “facts” related to “…what is going on in our United States” since Pre...
To the Editor,
I was excited to learn an Israeli company, Future Meat Technologies, recently opened the world’s first cultured-meat factory. For those who don’t...
I have lived in Newtown for over 60 years and this is the first I have ever heard of the Rochambeau Trail. When I checked with the National Park Service and our state only Nationally Historic Site the official records of the Rochambeau Trail administrated by NPS does not travel through this property. If you are arguing it is "Near" the trail then where was the outrage when Big Y was built? The new development on 6 and 25 or even the Starbucks.
A lot of things have changed in Sandy Hook shopping area. The old bridge was no longer needed, the town helped create parking , brick sidewalks and classic street lights were added, and zoning was adjusted to add housing. Spending money on a bridge from nowhere makes no sense, focus on things that will add to the viability of the Sandy Hook Center.
You have Capital Tax Recovery confused with a different company, Municipal Tax Services. Municipal Tax Services works with the City of Waterbury. That was discussed at a previous counsel meeting.