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Updated: Feb 13, 2021 at 11:39 AM
In the COVID era, Valentine’s Day — a day that should bring people together — is posing something of a challenge to many.
But put those creative wheels in motion, and there are still plenty of ways to make this Valentine’s weekend special, regardless...
Updated: Feb 15, 2021 at 10:00 AM
Hearts of Hope (HOH) of Newtown will conduct a curbside event for its next Paint With A Purpose gathering.
All are invited to visit Newtown Community Center, 8 Simpson Street, between 6 and 7 pm Wednesday, February 17, when kits will be available for...
Published: Feb 12, 2021 at 07:00 AM
The Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission (SHPMC) conducted an online meeting to receive updates from First Selectman Dan Rosenthal and the project’s designers on February 4.
The commission last met in October 2020, and SHPMC Chair Dan Krauss info...
Published: Feb 12, 2021 at 07:00 AM
In light of last Sunday’s snowstorm, members of Congregation Adath Israel have rescheduled an event originally planned for February 7 to Sunday, February 14. A Food & Coat Drive-Up Collection is scheduled from 10 am until noon, in the synagogue’s par...
Published: Feb 12, 2021 at 07:00 AM
March 1, 1996
Howling winds tore through Newtown last Sunday morning, uprooting trees, breaking limbs, and knocking out power to about 600 homes. Several roads were blocked by fallen trees until highway department crews were able to clear them.....
Updated: Feb 11, 2021 at 05:10 PM
For someone boasting just a few uber-powerful, chart-topping hits, Sophie B. Hawkins has generated a ton of great music since “Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover,” earned her a Best New Artist Grammy nom in 1993.
Hawkins told The Newtown Bee in a recent e...
Published: Feb 11, 2021 at 04:30 PM
The Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, founded by Scarlett Lewis, mother of 6-year-old Sandy Hook School shooting victim, Jesse, is a social-emotional learning program. This February, the Movement launched its 7th Annual Choose Love Awareness Month pr...
Published: Feb 11, 2021 at 03:40 PM
Newtown and Connecticut are seeing positivity rates slowly diminishing with statewide rates over the past week trending in the mid to high three percent range, although health officials are cautiously watching as the more aggressive UK variant takes ...
Published: Feb 11, 2021 at 02:30 PM
There is plenty to read at newtownbee.com, but so much more information to be found in print. If you read the print edition of The Newtown Bee, or subscribe, you belong to an exclusive club — the one that gets the best of Newtown’s news, first.
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Updated: Feb 15, 2021 at 09:05 AM
To the Editor:
I have come up with more ideas to save the planet, from a book my Mom got me.
1. If you are moving, use paper to pad things.
2. Believe it or not, we use more water in our toilets than any other place in our homes. Here is something yo...
