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Updated: Jul 09, 2021 at 02:35 PM
To the Editor,
The USA is one of the few countries without universal health care. There is a way for the USA to have universal health care (often referred to as “Medicare for all”) — and also reduce our problem of wealth inequality. We can accomplis...
Updated: Jul 09, 2021 at 02:36 PM
To the Editor,
On July 2nd, The Newtown Bee
published a letter purporting to highlight “facts” related to “…what is going on in our United States” since President Biden has been in office. The writer omits facts about what occurred a mere two wee...
Updated: Jul 09, 2021 at 02:37 PM
To the Editor,
I was excited to learn an Israeli company, Future Meat Technologies, recently opened the world’s first cultured-meat factory. For those who don’t know, cultured meat is grown from cells, without slaughtering animals. The factory can ma...
Published: Jul 07, 2021 at 03:50 PM
Lawrence Oliver III (“Larry,” “Butch”), 56, son of the late Lawrence Oliver, Jr, and late Patsy (Fearon) Oliver, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Sandy Hook, on June 28. He was born May 27, 1965. Larry attended Newtown schools, graduating from...
Published: Jul 07, 2021 at 03:30 PM
Frank P. Bergonzi, Sr, of Newtown and Madison, Conn., passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Friday, July 2. He was the son of the late Jenni and Benvenuto Bergonzi and was born September 23, 1929, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. F...
Updated: Jul 07, 2021 at 02:26 PM
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 07, 2021 at 01:40 PM
Richard Alan Clarkson, age 88, of Sandy Hook and Boynton Beach, Fla., passed away peacefully at home on July 5. He will be missed by his wife of 61 years, Carole Clarkson.
He was born July 27, 1932, in Sharon, Conn., son of the late Howard and Lucy (...
Published: Jul 07, 2021 at 09:30 AM
Stephen “Steve” Burt Hensel, of Southbury, Conn., passed peacefully at his home, surrounded by family, on July 6, after a long battle with cancer. He was 58 years old.
Steve, formerly of Sandy Hook before moving to Southbury, is survived by his wife ...
Published: Jul 07, 2021 at 08:00 AM
Occupation: I am lucky enough to be the elementary school counselor at Middle Gate School.
Family: I have been married to my wonderful husband, Craig Arsenault, for nine years and we have two beautiful children. Our daughter, Camryn, is 7 yea...
Published: Jul 07, 2021 at 08:00 AM
The words “We Are One Team” now welcome everyone who enters the hallway behind the main gymnasium at Reed Intermediate School; and those words are just the start.
Down the stretch of the hallway, which leads to physical education teacher offices and ...
