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Published: Dec 10, 2020 at 03:25 PM
Not even a pandemic can keep the talented community of NewArts supporters, actors, technicians, and supporters down.
Hot on the heels of the company’s well-received virtual summer production of Peter Pan, NewArts Artistic Director Michael Unger has ...
Published: Dec 10, 2020 at 03:00 PM
Newtown’s School Superintendent Dr Lorrie Rodrigue and Board of Education Chair Michelle Embree Ku both penned separate letters to district parents and student guardians after more than two dozen of them co-signed a letter earlier this month represen...
Updated: Dec 28, 2020 at 03:11 PM
The Newtown Bee wanted to know, “What is the best act of kindness you have ever received?” And readers responded with heartwarming stories.
A new question will be posted weekly for the foreseeable future. Readers are encouraged to check facebook....
Published: Dec 10, 2020 at 02:35 PM
To the Editor:
Remote learning is failing our children. In fact — despite the best efforts of our kids’ great teachers and the entire school community — we believe remote learning is detrimental to our children’s social-emotional wellbeing and overal...
Published: Dec 10, 2020 at 02:34 PM
To the Editor:
As parents of four young children, ages 6-11, we write this letter as a plea to the Board of Education to get the children of Newtown back in school as soon as possible. It has been extremely frustrating to watch parents in surrounding...
Published: Dec 10, 2020 at 02:33 PM
To the Editor:
In this year of isolation, a delightful activity that is safe from COVID exposure is to drive around Newtown to see the fabulous holiday decorating and lights many homeowners have put on display. All ages, from the very young to the yo...
Updated: Dec 10, 2020 at 02:42 PM
At least two, possibly three additional Newtown residents have succumbed to COVID-19 over the past week as local case numbers swelled to 688 — more than 80 in just a week according to state Department of Public Health (DPH) data.
Health District Dire...
Published: Dec 10, 2020 at 02:32 PM
To the Editor:
Children should not be learning through a computer screen. Especially younger children who thrive on hands-on, live instruction and interaction. While remote learning may have been the sensible action in the spring, we know much more n...
Published: Dec 10, 2020 at 02:30 PM
There is plenty to read at newtownbee.com, but so much more information to be found in print. If you read the print edition of The Newtown Bee, or subscribe, you belong to an exclusive club — the one that gets the best of Newtown’s news, first.
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Published: Dec 10, 2020 at 02:30 PM
To the Editor:
As a parent of three elementary aged children in the public school system, it is frustrating and disappointing to witness the approach the administration and BOE have taken with the student learning plan during this pandemic. There is ...
