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Review Begins For Rand-Whitney Factory Expansion

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: September 21, 2015 12:00 am
The Inland-Wetlands Commission (IWC) has started its environmental review of a proposal to greatly expand the size of an industrial building on Schoolhouse Hill Road. At their September 9 meeting, IWC...

Safety Experts Question Classroom Barricade Devices

By Associated Press
Published: September 21, 2015 12:00 am
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) — A nationwide push allowing schools to buy portable barricade devices they can set up if an active shooter enters their building has school security and fire experts questioning w...

Annual Forum Will Feature Finance Board Candidates

Published: September 21, 2015 12:00 am
Continuing an annual tradition, The Newtown Bee is again planning to host a Candidates Forum, October 20, from 7 to 9 pm, in the Edmond Town Hall Theatre. This year, the forum will introduce the local...

New Sergeant Takes Oath At Police Department

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: September 18, 2015 12:00 am
Tuesday, September 8, marked a milestone in the law enforcement career of Scott Smith at the Newtown Police Department, as he took his oath of office for sergeant from Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia Halste...

Partnership Possibilities Discussed At Community Forum

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: September 18, 2015 12:00 am
Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, welcomed roughly 40 people to Newtown High School’s Lecture Hall on September 16 by explaining that more events like the night’s community forum will be...

School Board Approves A Capital Spending Plan

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: September 18, 2015 12:00 am
The Board of Education approved its Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Tuesday, September 15, with the addition of a $1.62 million Hawley Elementary School boiler project. The project was added to the fou...

Hawleyville Retail Project Progresses, With Wetlands Approval

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: September 18, 2015 12:00 am
Following their review of development plans for a proposed commercial center in Hawleyville, Inland Wetlands Commission (IWC) members have approved a wetlands/watercourses protection permit for the pr...

Local GOP Launches 2015 'White Paper' Series

By John Voket
Published: September 18, 2015 12:00 am
After turning out in force during Newtown’s Labor Day Parade and planting candidate lawn signs around the community, local Republicans are resurrecting what party leaders have described as a “white pa...