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Published: Jul 06, 2021 at 08:00 AM
As Connecticut schools face changing Native American-themed mascot names to avoid losing financial assistance, Newtown High School is a quarter century beyond voluntarily switching its mascot from the Indian to the Nighthawk.
Connecticut schools that...
Updated: Jul 06, 2021 at 12:00 PM
On June 22, the Rotary Club of Newtown celebrated the annual rite of “passing the gavel” — this year between outgoing two-term president David Freedman and incoming president Alex Villamil.
The event, held at Marygold’s On Main, included dinner for R...
Updated: Jul 06, 2021 at 09:43 AM
“A lot of fun” was certainly had on June 26 when the Sova Dance & Puppet Theater presented its Marvelous Metamorphoses Puppet Show at Newtown Community Center, hosted by the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement and sponsored by The Tapping Solution.
The ...
Published: Jul 06, 2021 at 07:00 AM
With $4.4 million in budgeted projects covering nearly 50 miles of roadway this summer — and likely next spring — Public Works Director Fred Hurley offered a primer on the various types of work residents and Newtown Bee readers will be seeing as loca...
Updated: Jul 12, 2021 at 08:36 AM
Ford Key Found
On June 21, around 10:12 pm, a single Ford vehicle key was turned in to Newtown Police Department. The key was found at Treadwell Park, 49 Philo Curtis Road, according to police. Anyone wishing to claim the key can contact Sgt Dou...
Published: Jul 05, 2021 at 06:00 AM
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center, at 191 South Main Street, report the following fire calls and responders:
Thursday, June 24: 10:01 am, fire alarm–commercial, South Main Street, Botsford and Hook & Ladder responded;...
Updated: Oct 28, 2022 at 01:43 PM
UPDATE (Thursday, January 27, 2022): This article has been updated to include note that the flagpole is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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“The ABCs of Newtown” is a series tying each letter of the alphabet to something i...
Updated: Jul 03, 2021 at 12:13 PM
RIDGEFIELD — Ahead of a brief and highly anticipated mini tour that rolls into The Ridgefield Playhouse on July 10, soulful songwriter and musician Oliver Wood knew in the back of his mind that several stops along the way, including his only Connecti...
Published: Jul 03, 2021 at 08:00 AM
The Newtown Commission on Aging (COA) hosted a special meeting on June 28 in the council chambers at the municipal center, and offered a call-in option for remote participants.
COA Chair Anna Wiedemann announced that Mary Salley, who is the new direc...
Published: Jul 03, 2021 at 08:00 AM
The destination for creatively crafted fresh smoothies, juices, and acai bowls, Robeks newest Connecticut location, just off Interstate 84 at Exit 10 in Newtown, held an activity-filled grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting on Saturday, June 1...
