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Starbucks Says Guns Unwelcome, Though Not Banned

By Candice Choi, Associated Press
Published: September 18, 2013 12:00 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks says guns are no longer welcome in its cafes, though it is stopping short of an outright ban on firearms. The fine line that the retailer is walking to address the concerns o...

Police Continue To Pursue Leads In Search For Missing Man

By Andrew Gorosko
Published: September 18, 2013 12:00 am
Newtown police said they are investigating two reported sightings of the missing Robert Hoagland which occurred on Tuesday, September 17, near the Rhode Island/Connecticut border. Newtown police said ...

Library Director Steps Down

By Nancy K. Crevier
Published: September 17, 2013 12:00 am
The Newtown Bee received a copy Tuesday, September 17, of an e-mail letter of resignation from C.H. Booth Library Director Shawn Fields, sent to members of the Board of Trustees of the C.H. Booth ...

Absentee Ballots For Sandy Hook School Referendum Available

By John Voket
Published: September 16, 2013 12:00 am
Absentee ballots are now available for the Saturday, October 5, referendum, which will be held from 6 am to 8 pm at the Newtown Middle School gymnasium. The purpose of the vote is to register public c...

Sandy Hook Promise: Public Supports Gun Control

By Associated Press
Published: September 16, 2013 12:00 am
(AP) A nonprofit group in Newtown that has worked with families who lost relatives in the school shooting last year on tougher gun laws says the recall of two lawmakers in Colorado does not diminish p...

Newtown Parents Make Appeals To Mass. Lawmakers

By Bob Salzberg, The Associated Press
Published: September 16, 2013 12:00 am
BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers studying dozens of changes proposed to Massachusetts’ gun laws in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., said they hoped to craft a single comprehensive bill tha...