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To the Editor: In response to Veronica Hempstead’s letter of 1/1/2021 (The Newtown Bee, “The ‘Why’ Of The Vote”): I am a senior citizen, but believe age is irrelevant. Wisdom comes from knowledge and research, not age. I voted for Biden, knowing that...

The Connecticut delegation of federal lawmakers representing Newtown along with a number of other federal and state officials lined up following the January 6 siege on the US Capitol building. Chaos and destruction briefly ruled on Capitol Hill as a ...

American Legion Post 202 is hosting a clothing fundraiser drive through January 18. Due to COVID-19, Post 202 has not been able to do other fundraising in the past year. Donations of clothing, shoes and boots, handbags, backpacks, jackets and coats, ...

Thomas Lawrence Capozziello passed away unexpectedly January 5. Born January 2, 1993 in Norwalk, Conn., Thomas spent the majority of his life in Newtown, graduating from Newtown High School, class of 2011. He furthered his education at Naugatuck Vall...

Known to most people as “Kay,” Kathryn Ozanne passed away on January 3 after a 19-year struggle with inclusion body myositis, ten years of macular degeneration, several cases of sepsis, and finally COVID. She was the daughter of Catherine Ryan Fitzsi...

Delivered via video, January 6, 2021 [Video clip: Thank you again for trusting me with this office and inviting me back into the hall, the room where it happens. And thanks to our partnership, the state of our state is getting stronger.] Last ye...

The Friends of the C.H. Booth Library is holding its first-ever children’s and young adult pop-up book sale at the C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street. The sale began on January 4 and runs until January 30. The sale is located on the second floor of t...

Angela “Lil” Orlowski, a 51-year resident of Newtown, passed away peacefully on November 27 at a daughter’s home in Arizona. Two months earlier, a diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer shocked all who knew this vibrant woman. She was nearly 90 year...

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...

Occupation: I’ve been in real estate and sales since I was 18 years old. I am a residential real estate broker specializing in Northern Fairfield and Southern Litchfield counties and also work area sales as a Lowe’s Exterior Project Specialist. ...