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VFW Post 308 will host a Veterans Day Ceremony this year. Post Commander Paul Galietti said this week that despite COVID-19, the annual ceremony to honor those who have served in all branches of the US Armed Forces will go on. It will be brief, and o...

The United States Postal Service will host two passport events at Hawleyville Post Office, 23 Barnabas Road, Saturday November 7 and 14, from 8 to 11:30 am. Those wishing to apply for a US Passport book and/or card should bring the following document...

To the Editor: Dear friends and neighbors, thank you for again bestowing upon me the honor of representing you as Newtown’s voice at the State Capitol. This year’s victory was hard fought, but so many of you made it one of the most personally gratify...

To the Editor: I was so impressed reading [a letter] (The Newtown Bee, October 30, 2020, “Help Make The World Better”) written by two young girls, Clare and Ella, and their experience with nature. Most girls this age are putting most of their energy ...

UPDATE: This report was updated on Thursday, November 5 at 4:15 pm to include official local voting tallies, additional candidate comments, and related content. * * * * * Four familiar faces are returning to represent the community in the Conne...

Christopher T. Downer of Greenville, South Carolina, and formerly of Newtown, passed away on October 24 of natural causes. He was born in New London to Thomas M. Downer, Jr, and Judith Adams Downer on August 1, 1963. He was preceded in death by his f...

Each week we compile a list of the most read stories published at newtownbee.com. Here is a roundup of the week’s top five stories, based on the number of page reads. Keep up with all the Newtown news by subscribing to the paper each week — click “Su...

As of 8:25 am Wednesday, official results for yesterday’s elections have not been released by the Office of the Registrar of Voters, but are expected by noon. Of the town’s 19,404 eligible voters, 17,205 placed votes, according to the Registrars’ off...

It appears registered Newtown voters are turning out in record numbers this Election Day. As of 2:30 pm, Tuesday, November 3, more than three out of every four eligible Newtown voters had cast ballots. In the 3 o’clock hour alone, turnout increased b...

Lee W Glover, Sr, of Woodbury, passed away peacefully at The Lutheran Home of Southbury on November 1. Lee was born in Danbury on February 1, 1929, to the late Walter L. Glover and Dorothy (Haight) Glover. He was predeceased by his wife of 35 years, ...