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Published: Jul 15, 2021 at 05:00 PM
There has been plenty of discourse occurring on local social networks since The Newtown Bee first reported local officials were seeking to provisionally ban any adult use cannabis retail operations in our community.
The plan was first floated by Firs...
Updated: Jul 15, 2021 at 04:31 PM
Democratic State Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan, whose Second District includes several neighborhoods in western Newtown, joined GOP Newtown delegation colleagues Mitch Bolinsky (R-106), Tony Scott (R-112), and Senator Tony Hwang (R-28) voting a...
Published: Jul 15, 2021 at 03:00 PM
To the Editor,
We continue to spend more money to keep the current [education] system.
Parents fear that this continual spending will guarantee that their children get “a proper education.” But it would seem that this radical politicization of educat...
Updated: Jul 14, 2021 at 11:13 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 recent top stories, based on the number of page reads.
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Published: Jul 14, 2021 at 08:00 AM
Occupation: I am the retiring assistant principal at Reed Intermediate School here in Newtown. I have been at Reed Intermediate for 17 years as a teacher or administrator. I started teaching in 1983 in Long Beach, Calif. I also taught in Hartford...
Updated: Jul 14, 2021 at 10:52 AM
In the first of a two-part feature, check out the advice of local animal behaviorists and trainers about pet separation anxiety in dogs, as well as one Newtown family’s personal experience.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone’s daily rou...
Updated: Jul 14, 2021 at 11:17 AM
Newtown High School’s 1981 state championship football team is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Newtown’s first state champion team will be recognized at halftime of the Friday, October 22, game against Cheshire at Blue & Gold Stadium, whi...
Published: Jul 14, 2021 at 07:30 AM
The longer I garden, the fewer tools I seem to need, but the more I appreciate the good, well-made workhorses in my garage and tool shed. Every gardener needs a spade and a shovel, but you might make do with one tool that is a hybrid — a cross betwee...
Published: Jul 13, 2021 at 01:55 PM
Ilse C. Nisius Foster, 97 years young, passed away on July 11, at her home, with her loving daughters by her side. Ilse was born in Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y., to the late Karl and Katherine Nisius.
She earned her associate’s degree in library sciences ...
Published: Jul 13, 2021 at 11:20 AM
Marjorie H. Campbell, 86, of Newtown, died on July 7, at Danbury Hospital, after a long illness.
She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Robert J. Campbell. Marjorie was a resident of Newtown for the last 61 years.
Mrs Campbell was born on Oc...
