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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...
Published: Jul 13, 2021 at 08:00 AM
Brendan O’Neill of Newtown will take his rugby-playing skills to the collegiate level this year. In the spring, O’Neill signed a national letter of intent to play Division I-A rugby for the Rochester, N.Y.-based Nazareth College team; he is looking f...
Updated: Jul 13, 2021 at 02:43 PM
Elia Biancardi wanted to raise $50, maybe $100, to aid FAITH Food Pantry after hearing of all the good it has done, especially during the pandemic. Instead, a raffle for a fig tree that traveled all the way from Avella, Italy, ended up raising $1,145...
Published: Jul 13, 2021 at 06:45 AM
It started some 65 years ago on the farm fields, frozen ponds, gravel roads, and scenic landscapes of this small rural town they both called home: two boys growing up on opposite ends of Newtown, joined by many common experiences.
From days of sleddi...
