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Published: Jul 06, 2020 at 02:10 PM
To the Editor:
I am responding to the Editorial Ink Drops regarding the issue of mail-in ballots being “common sense” in the coming election because of the COVID-19 situation. In the context of our American republic, it is actually contrary to common...
Published: Jul 06, 2020 at 02:05 PM
To the Editor:
For well over a decade the various Newtown fire companies had been donating their outdated and surplus equipment to Guatemala, to which I had been forwarding appreciatively.
After the Sandy Hook tragedy, I contracted with a well known ...
Published: Jul 06, 2020 at 02:00 PM
To the Editor:
I am on the mailing list of Poughkeepsie Day School (PDS), and as such, I received an open letter from the Board of Trustees which delivered some sad and alarming news. In short, it announced that the PDS would not be opening this fall...
Published: Jul 06, 2020 at 01:00 PM
After a long illness, Brian Bancroft-Billings passed away on July 3 in Newtown, his home of 55 years. He was born in Bridgeport, on August 7, 1934, and was raised in Monroe. Brian was the son of Frank and Elisabet Bancroft-Billings and was the younge...
Published: Jul 06, 2020 at 12:55 PM
May 18, 1933 - July 2, 2020
Richard George Seibert, 87, of Newtown, died peacefully at home, after a long illness, surrounded by family. Born in Callicoon, N.Y., he was married to the love of his life for 57 years, Theresa Ann Seibert. Raised in Narr...
Published: Jul 06, 2020 at 10:00 AM
Nearly eight years after the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School, important new research published in the Child Youth Services Review sheds light on the victim families’ experiences after the mass shootings. The article, entitled “Primary v...
Updated: Jul 06, 2020 at 04:42 PM
At The Newtown Bee, we are working on articles every week for our readers’ education and enjoyment, and subscribers get the first — and sometimes exclusive — look at stories in print.
What’s in the works for the edition of July 10 includes a look at...
Updated: Jul 06, 2020 at 10:08 AM
As the COVID-19 pandemic was ravaging Connecticut, Newtown resident and palliative care physician Jo-Ann Maroto-Soltis reached out to The Newtown Bee with an idea of telling a comprehensive story about her career and her work in the hope of bette...
Updated: Jul 06, 2020 at 10:08 AM
Newtown resident Mackenzie Page and Joplin, Missouri, resident Sandy King met in person just once, more than seven years ago, but that was all it took for Page to leave a lasting impression on King. It was Page’s act of kindness, and a continued proj...
Updated: Jul 08, 2020 at 09:51 AM
Vehicle Stolen
Police report that during the overnight hours of June 29-30, unknown individuals stole a black 2017 Mazda CX5 from a residence on Canterbury Lane, Sandy Hook, marker plate AK58405.
Reports were also received of other vehicles bein...
