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To the Editor: Students deserve the chance to learn in school. Recently the Newtown schools have decided to put students back into remote learning, citing health concerns related to COVID and staffing issues. Despite medical experts, education profes...

To the Editor: Yesterday afternoon [November 30] we had an enormous amount of rain water cascading down the back hill behind our cottage. As the rain was coming down in “sheets” the road water was spilling over the curbing directly above us. My husba...

To the Editor: Many of your readers will remember Letters to the Editor [March 24, 2020, “Wanted: A Playground For All”; and May 21, 2020, “Swinging Into Action”] and an article from earlier this year [June 19, 2020, “Lions Club Hopes to Enhance Play...

Because of the impact of the coronavirus and social distancing practices, the Newtown Turkey Trot benefiting the C.H. Booth Library was a virtual event for the first time; participants ran their own courses and submitted results during the long Thank...

To the Editor: I accidentally found l was on the front page of Friday 13th, The Newtown Bee. It was alongside its title in the upper right hand corner of the front page and read: “Hometown Newspaper Of Paul Adinolfi.” I, and my family, were shocked a...

The local branch of the Salvation Army is seeking volunteers to sign up for bell ringing this holiday season. Register at SignUpGenius at bit.ly/2020bells or copy the link into your browser. Each ringing slot is one hour. COVID-19 protocols for volun...

Lynn Nespoli Lewis, age 48, passed away unexpectedly on December 1, at Yale University Hospital. Lynn was the beloved wife of Allan for 24 years, and mother to Derrick, Gina, and Victoria, who were her everything. Lynn was born in Bridgeport on July ...

Valerie C. Ide passed away peacefully on Monday, November 23, from natural causes. She was born on March 9, 1936, in Teddington, England. She is survived by her three daughters, Lynne Solaski, Jill Rosenkranz, and Sue Selner; her five grandsons, Ian,...

The question of constitutionality and enforceability are both on the table Wednesday, December 2, as the Legislative Council gathers at 7:30 pm to consider whether to take up a trio of firearms ordinances that were reportedly crafted by the Newtown A...

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...