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Published: Mar 25, 2021 at 12:00 PM
Elizabeth F. Smith, age 84, died peacefully surrounded by her daughter, Cynthia, grandchild Chloe, and her ever-present companion Izzy the pug on Tuesday, March 2. She was born in Hyannis, Cape Cod, Mass., on September 17, 1936, to John and Clara Fie...
Updated: Mar 25, 2021 at 05:16 PM
UPDATE: After the March 26, 2021 print edition of The Newtown Bee went to press, information was received that the recent announcement of the April 5 date for all adults in Connecticut age 16 and up to be eligible to receive vaccine has been moved u...
Published: Mar 25, 2021 at 09:45 AM
On March 16, Marion Virginia Keenan, known as Ginny (Virginia) to her friends, passed away at the age of 90, in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Ginny was born in Danbury on February 11, 1931, and graduated from Newtown Hawley High in 1948. Shortly after, she m...
Published: Mar 25, 2021 at 08:30 AM
Robert E. Schmidle, Sr, age 94, of Newtown, died peacefully in his home on Echo Valley Road on March 23. Bob was born in Springfield in 1927 to the late Walter and Beatrice (Tellier) Schmidle.
He met the love of his life, Mae (Savko) Schmidle, at the...
Updated: Mar 24, 2021 at 08:11 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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Updated: Mar 24, 2021 at 09:48 AM
“The ABCs of Newtown” is a series that will tie each letter of the alphabet to something in Newtown. This week we continue with a look at the man whose legacy continues to serve his hometown four decades after his death.
Paul Archibald Cullens, ...
Published: Mar 24, 2021 at 08:00 AM
Occupation: I am now an Episcopal priest, serving as rector at Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown. I am blessed to hang out with Spirit-filled, faithful, funny, talented, and loving people! I was first ordained a UCC minister in 2001 and was a h...
Updated: Mar 23, 2021 at 02:46 PM
For the second time in less than a week, the president is ordering flags lowered to memorialize Americans killed in a mass shooting incident.
President Joseph Biden on Tuesday issued a proclamation “as a mark of respect for the victims of the sensele...
Updated: Mar 23, 2021 at 11:12 AM
Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team defeated host New Fairfield 41-37 in the South-West Conference tournament quarterfinals on March 19 (read about the action in intern Shea Murphy’s coverage in the March 26 print edition).
The Nighthawks vi...
Published: Mar 23, 2021 at 08:40 AM
Marybeth Patterson, 74, of Sandy Hook, passed away peacefully with her family at her bedside on March 18.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Newell and Irene Finnerty, and sister in-law, Pat Finnerty.
She is survived by her best friend, Bud Fi...
