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Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team enters into the South-West Conference playoffs, which begin Thursday, May 20, flying high. Newtown will host Masuk of Monroe in the quarterfinals at 8 pm; NHS won 6-2 in the regular slate. Newtown is seeded f...

To the Editor: Tonight (5/19/21) we on the Legislative Council will consider a resolution to increase tax abatement for volunteer firefighters, ambulance, and underwater rescue personnel. This change will put Newtown’s support for our volunteer servi...

To the Editor: I appreciate the thoughtful letter from Mr Walczak [“Let The People In,” The Newtown Bee, May 14, 2021] regarding public access to the Charter Revision process, and as the chair of the Charter Revision Committee, I wholeheartedly agree...

To the Editor: This weekend we had the privilege of having four wonderful young men come and help us with yard cleanup. Members of the Newtown Football team: Cameron Ward, John Haddick, Carter Mixon, and Sean Gordon, along with Jessica Ward from Newt...

To the Editor: The Newtown Lions Club is flying high with excitement! Why? The iconic Newtown Great Pootatuck Duck Race is returning on Labor Day [weekend], Saturday, September 4, in Sandy Hook Center. Canceled in 2020 and delayed from May to Septemb...

To the Editor The Newtown Lions Club held a month long food drive at the Newtown Community Center from April 19th through May 15th for FAITH and local food pantries. We would like to thank the residents of Newtown for the generous amount of food that...

To the Editor: As a human being and Ahmadi Muslim believing in Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the Messiah who came to end warfare, my heart breaks seeing the escalating violence in the Holy Land. I call upon the Israeli government to stop illegally seizing Pa...

To the Editor: This past Friday night I watched the [Newtown High School] Godspell musical live stream. It gave me so much joy. I laughed, shed tears, and it brought back fond memories, as this was the play performed during my high school years at Ma...

To the Editor: Protect Our Pollinators (POP) would like to thank everyone who came out on Saturday, May 15, to help cut invasive Japanese Knotweed near the Fruit Trail at Fairfield Hills. Special thanks to the NEAT and Real Food Share volunteers who ...