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Published: Jul 30, 2020 at 10:30 AM
From Stamford to Stonington, Hamden to Hartford, and more than two dozen towns in between, teachers, education personnel, students, parents and advocates are participating in “School Safety First” car caravans. The purpose of the coordinated day of a...
Published: Jul 30, 2020 at 10:00 AM
The Newtown Bee is seeking reader input through Twitter. Periodically, we will post a question to our Twitter account (@TheNewtownBee) with #TellTheNewtownBee included in the tweet. Some responses will be featured in a later print edition of the ...
Published: Jul 30, 2020 at 08:25 AM
John A. Spera, Sr, age 98, of Newtown, passed away peacefully on July 28, at Danbury Hospital. He was born in Stamford on April 1, 1922, to Carmine and Antoinette (Maione) Spera.
He was predeceased by his brother, Dominick Spera, and sister, Theresa ...
Updated: Jul 30, 2020 at 08:10 AM
Business owners, managers, event organizers, et al, are encouraged to contact Associate Editor Shannon Hicks at
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Organizations, businesses, and general announcements are...
Published: Jul 29, 2020 at 04:30 PM
To the Editor:
I’m responding to the editorial “Who is Behind the Mask?” I find the opinions and sentiments included to be potentially divisive and believe that they may cause discrimination against a certain group of people: those who are spotted wi...
Published: Jul 29, 2020 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor:
Merriam-Webster dictionary describes “Pandora’s Box” as: to cause many troubles and problems.
Private residential housing on the Fairfield Hills Campus certainly fits that description. Are we prepared for opening Pandora’s Box?
Ove...
Published: Jul 29, 2020 at 03:55 PM
To the Editor:
Our US Constitution’s purpose is to “secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity,” and our Connecticut state constitution describes the same purpose. As an elected town official, I took an oath to uphold both Constit...
Published: Jul 29, 2020 at 03:50 PM
My son took part in Newtown’s Extended School Year (ESY) for three weeks in July, and I was so impressed with how well the district, teachers, and staff ran the program. My son (mask and all) looked forward to each day he went. I have no reservations...
Published: Jul 29, 2020 at 03:45 PM
To the Editor:
I have had the honor to know so many police officers, both in the Newtown Police Department and the Norwalk Police Department. They represent both genders and all ethnic origins. I have not met one officer that I wouldn’t totally trust...
Published: Jul 29, 2020 at 03:40 PM
To the Editor:
I would like to give heartfelt thanks to Director Sheila Torres, projectionist Tom, and the Edmond Town Hall staff for making my husband’s 63rd birthday so very special! For many years I have thought about renting the Edmond Town Hall ...
