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Updated: Feb 17, 2021 at 11:57 AM
Students in Newtown High School’s Environmental Club hope to plant 300 trees by April 24 to offset the school’s paper usage, and they want residents to help in the effort.
Near the start of December, Tree-Plenish, a student-led effort to make high sc...
Published: Feb 16, 2021 at 06:55 PM
Susan Wrabel Tompkins, of Newtown, passed away February 9 at the age of 77. Born in Bridgeport to the late Rudolph and Edna Wrabel.
She was predeceased by her brothers Rudy, John, and Robert; and her husband, Ray.
She is survived by her daughter, Kim...
Published: Feb 16, 2021 at 03:10 PM
Wesley Learning Center in Sandy Hook is beginning registration for the 2021-22 school year.
Wesley Learning Center, 92 Church Hill Road, is an NAEYC-accredited preschool. It offers programs for children ages 2 through 5. Classes run from 9 am to noon...
Published: Feb 16, 2021 at 09:15 AM
Gene Bobel, 69, of Sandy Hook, Conn., entered eternal life on February 10th after a courageous year-long battle with brain cancer. He was born on August 16, 1951, in Danbury, Conn., son of the late Edward and Elizabeth Bobel.
Gene was a graduate of H...
Published: Feb 16, 2021 at 08:00 AM
“The ABCs of Newtown” is a new series that will tie each letter of the alphabet to something in Newtown. This week we introduce the series with a look at the short-lived Agricultural Fair.
Newtown hosted an agricultural fair from 1894 until 1906...
Published: Feb 16, 2021 at 07:00 AM
When our kids were growing up, “schmancakes” were often on the weekend breakfast menu, so-called thanks to Jan Slepian’s children’s book, The Hungry Thing. It takes the wisdom of a child to decipher the Hungry Thing’s desire for “schmancakes” — and i...
Published: Feb 15, 2021 at 10:45 AM
At The Newtown Bee, we are working on articles every week for our readers’ education and enjoyment, and subscribers get the first — and sometimes exclusive — look at stories in print.
What’s in the works for the edition of February 19 includes the Bo...
Updated: Sep 28, 2023 at 11:44 AM
UPDATE (Thursday, September 23, 2023): This story has been updated to remove reference to a photo of children being led away from Sandy Hook Elementary School on 12/14. We erroneously reported that Ashley was part of the group of children in that...
Published: Feb 15, 2021 at 08:00 AM
Kristin Ward waited three decades to write and publish her first book.
Once she did, she not only felt a sense of accomplishment but also started picking up awards for her work. Between that and the very supportive independent publishing community sh...
Published: Feb 15, 2021 at 07:45 AM
Private Property Collision
A 2016 Chevrolet Express Cutaway being operated by Joseph A. Ortelle, 58, of Cheshire, began pulling into a parking space in front of Newtown General Store, 43 Main Street, around 6:02 am, Friday, January 29.
The front...
