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Updated: Feb 18, 2021 at 08:17 PM
Newtown Public Schools will be on full remote learning Friday, February 19 according to a notification received by The Newtown Bee.
The decision, according to the notification, is due to anticipated poor road conditions following the latest storm tha...
Published: Feb 18, 2021 at 04:30 PM
Reduced participation at public hearings can possibly be attributed to the public’s reluctance to Zoom or utilize phone-in options due to the pandemic; to Zoom fatigue after a day’s work staring at the computer or assisting children remotely learning...
Published: Feb 18, 2021 at 03:30 PM
The escalation of new COVID-19 cases has been slowing over the past week, with the latest state positivity rate on February 16 dipping down to 1.58 percent after days of hovering in the mid two percent range.
In Newtown, with nearly 40,000 virus test...
Published: Feb 18, 2021 at 02:05 PM
To the Editor:
President Abraham Lincoln was recently used for comparisons, so here are excerpts of his letter (reflecting values of honor and duty) to a newly appointed General Hooker:
I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac... I th...
Published: Feb 18, 2021 at 02:03 PM
To the Editor:
Two weeks ago, we placed a letter signed by 300-plus families and survivors directly impacted by gun violence as an ad in Politico to encourage President Biden to make ending the gun violence crisis in America a priority during the ear...
Published: Feb 18, 2021 at 02:01 PM
To the Editor:
It was not necessary for our Government to call-up 25,000 National Guardsmen because a mob of Trump supporters attacked our Capitol. They claimed, then-President Trump, sent them there. Most of these deranged mobsters were caught and a...
Published: Feb 18, 2021 at 02:00 PM
To the Editor:
Last Sunday, February 7, I fell on the ice freshly covered by the new falling snow and broke my wrist. Officer Maryhelen McCarthy who was patrolling on Queen Street came to my help and brought me home.
A couple of days later, she broug...
Published: Feb 18, 2021 at 02:00 PM
Typically, by this point on the calendar, Newtown High School’s boys’ swimmers would have logged close to 50 days of practice and, thus, would be better conditioned with the postseason fast approaching.
Instead, with the season having started a month...
Updated: Feb 18, 2021 at 02:45 PM
See the text of Rep JP Sredzinski’s resignation letter in separate coverage at
newtownbee.com
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First Selectman Dan Rosenthal along with other local officials and members of Newtown’s state legislative delegation is reacting to the news r...
Published: Feb 18, 2021 at 08:30 AM
George C. Petermann, Sr, beloved husband of Rosalie Deutsch Petermann, of Heritage Village, Southbury, flew this earth on February 7.
A native and lover of all things New York, George was born in The Bronx on March 30, 1934, to William and Harriet We...
