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Published: Apr 14, 2021 at 07:00 AM
The Cyrenius H. Booth Library announces that it has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Savings Bank of Danbury for its Words on Wheels program.
The program delivers books, films, and other materials directly to the doors of patrons who are unable t...
Updated: Apr 13, 2021 at 02:52 PM
The 47th Annual Rooster Run/Walk is a go. The race, held by Newtown Parks & Recreation, will have a new 5K certified course and the option of a 10K route, along with a 100-yard Little Chicks Dash for children ages 3-8. Participants will head for the ...
Updated: Apr 15, 2021 at 09:09 AM
In the face of growing concerns about the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 one-dose vaccine that erupted early Tuesday, April 13, Newtown residents who may have gotten their shot at a local health district clinic can breathe easy.
According to Newtown Heal...
Published: Apr 13, 2021 at 11:35 AM
February 21, 1935 to April 10, 2021
Surrounded by family, Renee Oebel passed away at her daughter’s home, at age 86, in Crofton, Md. She used her beautiful voice to sing for many years in the German Arion Singing Society and the St Rose of Lima choir...
Updated: Apr 13, 2021 at 04:14 PM
Newtown resident Don Ramsey found more than Connecticut’s majesty along the state’s trails this spring, when he took up a challenge in his granddaughter’s memory.
One park at a time, Ramsey has been raising awareness about a rare genetic illness, epi...
Updated: Apr 13, 2021 at 12:43 PM
Admit it. Easter is over and you have a plethora of hard-boiled eggs in the refrigerator. Oh, it was such fun when everyone in the family wanted their own dozen and dyed them so beautifully. How lovely they looked nestled in a basket!
But now what? I...
Updated: Apr 13, 2021 at 08:34 AM
When Margot Hall read the latest ABCs of Newtown story (“C is for Cullens"), it brought a flood of memories.
Hall shared one of those memories with The Newtown Bee recently.
“Paul Cullens’ final act as pastor of Newtown Congregational Church was bapt...
Published: Apr 12, 2021 at 12:00 PM
Joan Taylor Wisnieff Scott died peacefully at her home in Newtown, surrounded by her loving family and the denizens of her private bird sanctuary, on a glorious Easter Sunday, April 4. She was 97.
Joan was born on March 26, 1924, at Flowers Fifth Ave...
Published: Apr 12, 2021 at 11:45 AM
To the Editor:
Fellow 112th District Voter,
I am asking for your vote on April 13. Former State Representatives, JP Sredzinski and DebraLee Hovey showed what it means to represent our community. I promise to follow in their footsteps and go to Hartfo...
Updated: Apr 12, 2021 at 10:15 AM
A number of stories posted to newtownbee.com this past weekend.
In case you missed them, here is a list of some of those stories, not in particular order.
“Charles Rafferty Is Not A Misanthrope. He Just Writes Like One,” by Shannon Hicks. Charles Raf...
