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Published: Jan 30, 2021 at 07:00 AM
The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) approved the Holly Estates subdivision during its January 21 meeting over Zoom.
The commission also discussed text amendments to the zoning regulations for housing at the Fairfield Hill Campus, permitted uses ...
Published: Jan 29, 2021 at 02:00 PM
The Newtown Bee and Newtown resident John Iannuzzi of Park City Productions and WPKN 89.5 radio (WPKN Local News, weekday evenings at 6:55 & 11 pm) have partnered to share upcoming and current news of our town.
In recent interviews, Newtown
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Updated: Jan 29, 2021 at 02:10 PM
UPDATE (Friday, January 29, 2020; 12:55 pm): This story has been updated to include comments from Hook & Ladder FIre Chief Chris Ward.
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The second major structure fire in town within a week swept through a Hanover Road residence in th...
Published: Jan 29, 2021 at 10:00 AM
The Newtown Rotary Foundation, a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization, is holding its annual fundraising raffle. The fundraiser kicked off on Thursday, January 21 and will run through Friday, April 16.
The prize drawing is schedule...
Updated: Jan 29, 2021 at 08:17 AM
Newtown High School and Newtown Middle School students returned in full to school buildings on January 19 for the first time since March of 2020.
According to NHS Principal Dr Kimberly Longobucco and NMS Principal Tom Einhorn, things went well at bot...
Updated: Feb 11, 2021 at 03:30 PM
In its second partnership in recent weeks, the Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) and Newtown Parks & Rec are heading toward Valentine’s day asking residents and visitors to show some love for Newtown businesses.
According to a not...
Published: Jan 29, 2021 at 07:00 AM
We don’t like to brag but… we’re going to! In case you haven’t heard yet, the wonderful photo from last week’s inauguration showing Senator Bernie Sanders in a folding chair, outfitted with his mask and a great pair of knitted mittens, was taken by N...
Published: Jan 29, 2021 at 07:00 AM
The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) conducted its second public hearing for Application 20.15 by the Town of Newtown Board of Selectmen and approved it during its January 21 meeting over Zoom. The application is for a text amendment to Newtown’s...
Published: Jan 29, 2021 at 07:00 AM
February 16, 1996
Last week’s decision to abolish Newtown High School’s traditional Indian mascot has been the talk of the town. While some have applauded the high school’s initiative in parting with the Indian, others have voiced strong opposit...
Published: Jan 28, 2021 at 04:30 PM
In the recent movie News of the World, Civil War veteran and itinerant paper man Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd reads the news of the nation to Texas communities still smarting from the outcome of that war. The news of the newly restored nation is not a...
