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Dorothy Elizabeth Pelletier (née Walsh) passed away of natural causes on April 22, at her home in Sandy Hook. Born on October 25, 1929, Dorothy was one of ten children in her family. She grew up in Huntington, Conn., and lived in a modest home that g...

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

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing scheduled ramp closures of Exit 9 and Exit 10 on I-84 east and westbound in Newtown. The closures will begin on Sunday, May 2, 2021, and last through Thursday morning, May 6, 2021. Only o...

As the landscape in Newtown and surrounding towns continues to change, wild animals are being impacted and trying to adapt to their new environment as best they can. This can mean a variety of wildlife venturing into areas they never have before — ba...

Occupation: I work for the Town of Newtown as a telecommunicator and have so now for three years. I have been a telecommunicator for 14 years and can’t imagine myself doing anything else. Family: I am married, of five years, and have two fur ...

“...Soul shine, it’s better than sunshine. It’s better than moonshine,” The Allman Brothers Band. When Newtown High School graduate Leslie Pratt named her family music and mindfulness studio, she was inspired by the lyrics of the Allman Brothers...

O’Sullivan, Eileen F., formerly of Newtown, passed away peacefully on April 20. Beloved wife of the late James A. O’Sullivan, Jr. Loving mother of James Patrick O’Sullivan and his wife, Nathalie, of Weston, Mass., and Kevin Michael O’Sullivan and his...

With less than nine of every 100 qualified voters heading to the polls April 27, Newtown shuttled in a 2021-22 spending plan totaling $123,219,554. Get all the specifics now.

1936 to 2021 Ray Craven, a devoted longtime member of the Newtown community, passed away peacefully in Hebron, Connecticut, in the early hours of April 22. Ray was born July 31, 1936, and was raised in Omaha, Nebraska, and grew up playing football an...

Douglas Murdoch Jeffrey, 85, of Southbury, Conn., died peacefully in his home on April 16. Born in Bridgeport on August 7, 1935, to the late Thomas and Jessie (Nicholson) Jeffrey, Doug graduated from the Danbury State Teachers College (now Western Co...