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Published: December 24, 2013 12:00 am
It is our tradition for our Christmas week edition to publish a seasonal illustration on our cover. This year’s illustration is once again by local artist Kim Proctor. It depicts an old lamplighter pl...

BOE Accepts Hawley Principal's Retirement

By Eliza Hallabeck
Published: December 24, 2013 12:00 am
The Board of Education accepted the resignation of Hawley Principal Jo-Ann Peters-Edmondson during its meeting on Monday, December 23. Ms Peters-Edmondson also sent a letter home to Hawley families th...

John Heath Sentenced To 50 Years In Wife's 1984 Murder

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: December 23, 2013 12:00 am
DANBURY — A Danbury Superior Court judge last week sentenced John Heath, 70, of Bridgewater to serve a 50-year prison sentence for murdering his wife, Elizabeth, 32, in April 1984, at their Poverty Ho...

A Letter Of Thanks From Sandy Hook Elementary School

Published: December 23, 2013 12:00 am
The following is a released letter signed by the faculty and staff of Sandy Hook Elementary School. The letter was received late Thursday morning, December 19, after the deadline for The Newtown Bee p...

John Heath Sentenced To 50 Years In Wife's 1984 Murder

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: December 23, 2013 12:00 am
DANBURY — A Danbury Superior Court judge last week sentenced John Heath, 70, of Bridgewater to serve a 50-year prison sentence for murdering his wife, Elizabeth, 32, in April 1984, at their Poverty Ho...

A Letter Of Thanks From Sandy Hook Elementary School

Published: December 23, 2013 12:00 am
The following is a released letter signed by the faculty and staff of Sandy Hook Elementary School. The letter was received late Thursday morning, December 19, after the deadline for The Newtown Bee p...

Connecticut Sets Post-Sandy Hook School Building Standards

By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas ©The CT Mirror
Published: December 21, 2013 12:00 am
State officials announced new school construction protocols Friday in response to the Newtown tragedy, including exterior surveillance, blast-resistant entryways and classroom door locks -- all featur...