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Updated: Oct 06, 2021 at 09:15 AM
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 top stories, based on the number of page reads.
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Published: Oct 06, 2021 at 08:00 AM
Occupation: I have recently started a new position as secretary for Newtown Parks and Recreation Department with the Town of Newtown. I am learning the ropes in this dynamic department, which offers the town a wide array of programs, classes, and...
Published: Oct 06, 2021 at 07:50 AM
Organizers are planning a Newtown United Methodist Church (NUMC) Fall Craft Fair, which will return this month to the cafetorium at Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.
The event is planned for Saturday, October 16, from 10 am until 4 pm.
Barb Si...
Published: Oct 06, 2021 at 07:45 AM
I have always had an affinity for grasses. Growing up in the Connecticut countryside, my parent’s house was surrounded by farms and fields of timothy hay. To me, haying was an exciting event because the farmer next door would lift me up onto the broa...
Updated: Oct 06, 2021 at 11:25 AM
On Wednesday, October 13, the Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will welcome Shauna Shane to demonstrate creating a portrait in pastel.
This program is scheduled for 7:30 pm in the lower level of Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street.
Jack B...
Published: Oct 06, 2021 at 07:00 AM
St Rose of Lima School students celebrated Monsignor Robert Weiss’s birthday on September 24 with a special mass, school event, and tree planting. He turned 75 this year, and the school planted the tree on the school’s grounds.
According to an announ...
Published: Oct 05, 2021 at 08:45 AM
Aida Seco Reiske, 75, of Sandy Hook, passed peacefully on October 3. Aida was born in Fall River, Mass., the daughter of Jose and Aida Seco.
Aida is survived by her brother, Antonio Seco of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; her daughter and son-in-law, Tammy and W...
Updated: Oct 06, 2021 at 05:37 PM
Joan M. Person transitioned to spirit on September 19. Joan was born on April 12, 1941, in Bridgeport, to Eleanor and Carl Wadell.
As a child, Joan lived in Bridgeport, New Haven, and Trumbull. She was a 1959 graduate of Harding High School in Bridge...
Published: Oct 05, 2021 at 08:00 AM
The Sustainable Energy Commission (SEC) works to help the environment while also saving the town money through a variety of energy conservation efforts.
During the group’s most recent meeting at the Public Works Building, on September 16, there was a...
Updated: Oct 05, 2021 at 10:46 AM
The next meeting of the Genealogy Club of Newtown is scheduled for Wednesday, October 13, at 7 pm, via Zoom. It will feature Brynna O’Sullivan’s presentation of “I Know There’s A Will, But Where Is It?”
While most states have county level probate cou...
