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Published: May 13, 2021 at 03:00 PM
Coming off a pair of thrilling wins, Newtown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team rolled to a 15-3 triumph over visiting Pomperaug of Southbury, on May 7. The Nighthawks led 9-2 at the intermission and cruised to their sixth double-digit conquest (ther...
Published: May 13, 2021 at 02:55 PM
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Updated: May 13, 2021 at 02:45 PM
The temptation to make analogies to roller coasters, Whack-a-Mole, or bumper cars aside, Governor Ned Lamont headed to Quassy Amusement Park in neighboring Middlebury on May 12 to tout the latest news about the May 19 rollback of COVID-19 restriction...
Published: May 13, 2021 at 02:03 PM
To the Editor:
I have a little public service announcement for those of you who drive north or south on Main Street through the flagpole intersection. If you are one of those people that cross the white line on the right edge of the roadway and drive...
Published: May 13, 2021 at 02:01 PM
To the Editor:
The Newtown Bee’s article on the Charter Commission’s decision [“Charter Panel Chair Clarifies Workgroup Closed Meeting Practices,” The Newtown Bee, May 7, 2021] to bar voters and the press from attending meetings is concerning.
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Published: May 13, 2021 at 02:00 PM
To the Editor:
I find it hard to believe that a major political party in this country would work hard to make it difficult for us to vote. You would think that the political establishment would work hard to make voting even easier than it currently i...
Updated: May 18, 2021 at 11:21 AM
The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) met over Zoom on May 6 to discuss an application about a hobby/storage garage on Berkshire Road, an application for converting office space to restaurant space on South Main Street, and an application for cons...
Published: May 13, 2021 at 09:10 AM
Betty Jane (Winkler) Melody, age 82, of Newtown, died Saturday, May 8, at Danbury Hospital, peacefully, after a long illness. She was the wife of Thomas J. Melody, Jr, for almost 60 years and spent all their years together in their home in Newtown.
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Updated: May 14, 2021 at 09:32 AM
Luke Hoss Schwerin, of Sandy Hook, loving father of Colton Hoss Schwerin, passed away at his home in Sandy Hook, Conn., on Sunday, May 9. He was 43.
Luke was born on March 5, 1978, in Morristown, N.J., to Judy (Hoss) Colton and Tom Schwerin. He grew ...
Updated: May 13, 2021 at 03:36 PM
Newtown’s educational connection to India was initiated in 2017 when the Newtown International Center for Education (NICE) and Vatsalya Gram — an organization in India that provides homes for women in need, families for orphans, and vocational and li...
