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Published: Dec 22, 2021 at 08:00 AM
After a two-year wait, Newtown High School’s wrestling team finally got back to competition in the season-starting Guilford Invitational on December 18.
The Nighthawks had several standout wrestlers on the way to a third-place team finish. Fairfield ...
Published: Dec 21, 2021 at 08:00 AM
As horses and riders passed by, attendees applauded at the December 12 Jingle Bell Horse Parade to Fairfield Hills.
Children on the sidewalk were spellbound or asked parents gleefully about the animals.
And The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard (...
Published: Dec 21, 2021 at 08:00 AM
Head O’ Meadow Elementary School’s Holiday Giving Shop returned this year after a pandemic-related hiatus in 2020. The Giving Shop raised money for local charities while yet again offering students a way to purchase presents for loved ones.
The Holid...
Published: Dec 21, 2021 at 12:00 AM
According to a Threats to Schools law that went into effect on October 1, 2016 that was championed by Sen Tony Hwang (R-28), certain school threats in Connecticut are considered felonies which would result in a prison sentence. When passed over five ...
Updated: Dec 20, 2021 at 10:57 AM
A number of stories were posted to newtownbee.com this past weekend. In case you missed them, here is a list of some of those stories.
Coverage of the Holiday Festival continued, with "Holiday Festival's 'Nutcracker Suite' Captivates Audiences," by A...
Updated: Dec 20, 2021 at 09:50 AM
As festive as it might be to deck the halls with boughs of holly this time of year, anyone with pets —particularly dogs and cats — should be attentive to the danger that holly sprigs and other decorative items pose to furry friends.
There are several...
Updated: Dec 21, 2021 at 10:07 PM
Newtown High School’s boys’ swimming and diving team begins the season Tuesday, December 21, against nonconference foe Oxford in a 6 pm home meet. The next competition is not until after the holidays; South-West Conference opponent New Fairfield visi...
Published: Dec 20, 2021 at 07:00 AM
The Borough of Newtown Board of Burgesses will probably use its $274,000 in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding on its two schools or at Newtown Hook & Ladder based on discussions at its latest meeting.
“The ARP is quite restrictive on what the money ...
Updated: Mar 07, 2022 at 08:04 AM
Struck Telephone Pole
Newtown Police report Anton Yakimov, 27, of Ridgefield, operating a 2008 Subaru Legacy 2.5i AWD, was traveling northbound on Currituck Road at 10:05 pm November 30. Yakimov’s vehicle reportedly went off the right side of th...
Published: Dec 20, 2021 at 07:00 AM
The Board of Education at its December 7 meeting approved a spring trip for Newtown High School (NHS) choir students to attend a learning event at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.
The trip would be planned for mid- to late May, and NHS Principal Dr...
