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WCAAA Grant Provides New Opportunities At Senior Center

By Nancy K. Crevier
Updated: April 05, 2019 4:14 pm
Sheila Torres, vice chairman of the Commission on Aging, and Marilyn Place, director of senior services in Newtown, announced April 8 that thanks to a Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging grant received in December, Newtown Senior Center will be able to host three new programs for residents age 60 and older.

Police, Fire Officials Probing Suspicious House Fire

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: April 14, 2015 12:00 am
Police and fire officials are investigating an intentionally set fire which was discovered on the night of Monday, April 13, at an unoccupied one-family house under renovation at 52 Taunton Lake Road,...

Police Plan Enforcement Crackdown On Distracted Driving

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: April 14, 2015 12:00 am
Town police plan an enforcement crackdown on distracted driving, focusing on motorists who use handheld cellphones to talk and also those who text while driving. Police Sergeant Aaron Bahamonde, who h...

Tim McGraw Concert To Support Sandy Hook Promise

Published: April 13, 2015 12:00 am
HARTFORD — Tim McGraw has announced that on Friday, July 17, at XFINITY Theatre in Hartford, he will hold a concert to benefit Sandy Hook Promise. One-hundred percent of the net proceeds of this event...

Politicians Introduce Jesse Lewis Empowering Educators Act

Published: April 13, 2015 12:00 am
HARTFORD — US Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on April 13 introduced The Jesse Lewis Empowering Educators Act to provide teachers powerful tools and training to support students’ social and emoti...

Raising Speed Limit On Wasserman Way Under Review

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: April 11, 2015 12:00 am
In response to a couple’s recent suggestion, the Police Commission, in its role as the local traffic authority, is asking the state Department of Transportation (DOT) to study and consider increasing ...

Newtown Savings Bank Planning To Relocate Main Street Branch

By John Voket
Published: April 11, 2015 12:00 am
After making an announcement to employees, trustees, and corporators at a recent gathering, Newtown Savings Bank President and CEO John Trentacosta told The Newtown Bee this week the bank will close a...