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Published: Jul 16, 2021 at 08:15 AM
Newtown Salvation Army is hoping for another successful summer event.
Two years after its first Christmas In July bell ringing campaign, the local chapter is planning a similar effort. Bell ringers are sought for 60-minute time slots, for locations a...
Published: Jul 16, 2021 at 08:00 AM
A Year of Plastic is a project that was started after photographer/marine artist Sarah Thornington realized the sheer quantity of plastic marine debris she was picking up on a regular basis from Cape Cod beaches.
Thornington spent a year doing a beac...
Published: Jul 16, 2021 at 08:00 AM
SHERMAN — If laughter is truly the best medicine, then the best place to currently fill that prescription is at the Sherman Playhouse. To the absolute pleasure of last Saturday’s audience, Sherman Players staged two Christopher Durang short plays. Wh...
Updated: Jul 16, 2021 at 11:28 AM
A line of people with tote bags and boxes in hand wrapped around the sidewalk of Reed Intermediate School on the morning of Saturday, July 10, for the much-anticipated return of the Friends of the CH Booth Library’s Book Sale. Anticipation was partic...
Published: Jul 16, 2021 at 08:00 AM
BROOKFIELD — Things are blooming at the Brookfield Theatre for the Arts. Native Gardens, Karen Zacarias’s comedic play with a serious message, has opened on their horticultural extravaganza of a stage.
In an upscale neighborhood just outside Washingt...
Updated: Jul 16, 2021 at 02:43 PM
Hearts of Hope (HoH) of Newtown has planned a series of summer paint nights to honor Newtown’s teachers.
The next Paint With A Purpose event is scheduled for Thursday, July 22, from 5 to 9 pm, at Reverie Brewing Company, 57B Church Hill Road. HOH Fou...
Published: Jul 16, 2021 at 07:00 AM
Newtown Cub Scouts Pack 270 is planning a bicycle rodeo for this weekend.
According to organizers, a bicycle rodeo teaches bicycle safety and how to maneuver and maintain control of a bicycle through different obstacles. The event is a fun way to tea...
Published: Jul 16, 2021 at 07:00 AM
NOTE: Beginning this week, we are expanding this popular column to include a second photo and a look back at Newtown news of 125 years ago, in addition to the longstanding segments sharing local news of 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago.
July 12...
Published: Jul 16, 2021 at 07:00 AM
Congratulations to Scarlett Lewis and Nicole Hockley, who were named inaugural 50 Over 50 Impact honorees recently by Forbes. The local mothers were among 50 women recognized for changing their communities and the world in ways big and small through ...
Published: Jul 16, 2021 at 07:00 AM
First Selectman Dan Rosenthal and his two-term running mate, Selectman Maureen Crick Owen, notified The Newtown Bee this week that they will be seeking third terms this November. However, this run will see Rosenthal doing so not as a Democrat, but as...
