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Published: Aug 10, 2020 at 03:30 PM
To the Editor:
Sitting outside having my morning coffee this morning I saw nature’s neighborhood support group first hand. Out of the blue, this large predator-looking bird lands on a tree branch. Suddenly one of the sparrow-type birds starts screech...
Updated: Aug 10, 2020 at 05:09 PM
In his August 9 CodeRED message to residents, Newtown First Selectman Dan Rosenthal offered an update on roads and power restoration efforts and praised the work that continues to be done by Department of Public Works employees. Also this morning: if...
Published: Aug 10, 2020 at 08:00 AM
Two Coyotes Wilderness School is ready for fall.
Executive Director Maggie Gotterer recently shared that fall registration opened on July 18 and registering by August 14 is suggested to be eligible for program scholarships.
The nonprofit organization...
Published: Aug 10, 2020 at 08:00 AM
In The Newtown Bee’s “Get To Know” series, we will feature a look at local buildings. Is there a building you would like to “get to know?” E-mail eliza@thebee.com with suggestions.
Newtown Public Schools Facilities Director Bob Gerbert, Jr, answered ...
Published: Aug 10, 2020 at 06:00 AM
Thursday, July 30: 4:57 pm, fall/accident.
Friday, July 31: 3:43 am, sick/unknown; 1:00 pm, sick/unknown; 2:30 pm, fall/accident; 4:51 pm, trauma with injury; 7:29 pm, fall/accident.
Saturday, August 1: 8:33 am, motor vehicle accident (MV...
Published: Aug 10, 2020 at 06:00 AM
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Thursday, July 30: 12:36 am, wires down, Sherman Street, Sandy Hook responded; 7:02 pm, public s...
Updated: Aug 09, 2020 at 09:15 PM
First Selectman Dan Rosenthal was very clear in his latest post-Tropical Storm Isaias CodeRED message: the utility charged with providing electricity to Newtown continues to fail with restoration. This time, he said, the utility’s efforts are not onl...
Updated: Aug 09, 2020 at 08:22 AM
Even with heavy renovations currently underway, the phrase “what’s old is new again” does not do justice to the amazing renovations that are breathing new life into the former Inn at Newtown.
The historic and long-vacated facility with its former Pro...
Published: Aug 09, 2020 at 08:00 AM
Share photos of “life now” for possible publication in The Newtown Bee; submit photos and descriptions of your life, whether home or abroad. Submissions will run as space allows in an upcoming edition.
This will be an ongoing featured item in the pag...
Updated: Aug 08, 2020 at 07:46 PM
To the Editor:
My granddaughter, Maya, graduated from Mount Holyoke College this May, without a celebration with a rejoicing band of colleagues; they all were sent home with Covid barking at their heels.
What a profoundly different reality we are exp...