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Updated: Aug 07, 2021 at 01:14 PM
The Newtown Rotary Club honored recently retired Newtown Bee Editor Nancy Crevier at its August 3, meeting, saying she embodied the club’s mantra of “Service Over Self.”
Crevier retired from the local newspaper at the end of June as long-time Associa...
Updated: Aug 06, 2021 at 11:33 AM
St Rose of Lima Church will host another free walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic this month.
Working with Griffin Health and the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH), St Rose Parish Nurse Nancy Rhodes announces the next walk-in clinic has b...
Published: Aug 06, 2021 at 07:00 AM
The August 3 Newtown Farmers Market was a popular destination at the Fairfield Hills campus, although it may have been lost on many visitors that they were plucking freshly picked veggies and other locally sourced products on the second day of Nation...
Published: Aug 05, 2021 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor,
Before we get immersed in the upcoming election, I’d like to extend a major thank you to all Newtowners who are volunteering their time for their community. I am a Board of Finance member, but this letter reflects my personal observati...
Published: Aug 05, 2021 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor,
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a half a century since the Greatest Class graduated from what was then a sparkling brand new Newtown High School. To all of my classmates from the Class of ’71, I would like to invite you all to atte...
Published: Aug 05, 2021 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor,
We live on busy Queen Street here in town. One morning last week, I was working at my computer and looked out the front window. A black car stopped right in the middle of the street and a tall young man got out. I was puzzled, but then...
Published: Aug 05, 2021 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor,
My name is John Fletcher, and I am honored to announce my candidacy for the town Board of Finance.
I’ve lived with my family in Newtown for 19 years, with four great kids who attended Newtown public schools. I’ve become a strong advoca...
Published: Aug 05, 2021 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor,
I would like to thank the members of the Rotary Club of Newtown, who on August 3 extended to me the unexpected and great honor of the Paul Harris Fellowship Award for contributions to the community during my years as reporter (2005-201...
Published: Aug 05, 2021 at 03:00 PM
This week marks the introduction an occasional Editorial Ink Drops feature we are calling “Standing O’s And Oh Nos” — because some issues or individuals in our community belong, for good or for ill, right here at the top of our front page.
A deservi...
Updated: Aug 07, 2021 at 01:28 PM
Newtown Parks & Recreation has announced the early closure today of Eichler’s Cove.
The beach each at 11 Old Bridge Road is closed for the remainder of the afternoon due to “chilly temperatures,” according to an email from the Town department issued ...