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Published: Jul 02, 2020 at 03:00 PM
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Published: Jul 02, 2020 at 01:00 PM
Summer life may look different this year, with ongoing pandemic precautions and safety measures, but we know residents are still making memories.
The Newtown Bee is asking local residents to submit photos and descriptions of their summer life, wh...
Updated: Jul 02, 2020 at 10:49 AM
What are newtownbee.com readers reading? Each week we compile a list of the top most read stories published to our site.
Here is a roundup of the week’s top five stories, based on number of page reads. Keep up with all the Newtown news by subscribing...
Published: Jul 02, 2020 at 09:55 AM
Jerome “Jerry” Alexander Rekart passed peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, June 30, at his home in Newtown. He was 80 years old. Jerry was the son of the late Alexander Edward and Laura Ann Rekart.
After graduating from Parks College in his hometown ...
Published: Jul 02, 2020 at 08:00 AM
WATERBURY — Chase Collegiate School is offering online summer studies and enrichment programs from July 6 through August 7.
Students have adapted and excelled while distance learning over these past few months, so it was an easy decision for the scho...
Published: Jul 01, 2020 at 03:00 PM
The Newtown Bee is seeking resident 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 th...
Updated: Jul 06, 2020 at 01:24 PM
To the Editor:
We have been Newtown residents for over 15 years. I am deeply offended by the letter that was published in The Bee last week from Clinton DePaolo.
He states in his letter that it is non-partisan; however; when defaming our wonderful, h...
Published: Jul 01, 2020 at 01:00 PM
The American Library Association (ALA) announced that Newtown’s C.H. Booth Library was selected for the second consecutive year to participate in Libraries Lead with Digital Skills, an initiative of ALA and the Public Library Association PLA, sponsor...
Published: Jul 01, 2020 at 10:00 AM
To the Editor:
I am often asked about the various types of support and expenditures that the library cycles through each year, and I hope this letter to the editor underscores the importance of the library’s annual appeal and its other private fundra...
Published: Jul 01, 2020 at 09:15 AM
The Planning Department of Newtown has issued the following memo, June 30, 2020:
The State Plastic Bag Tax will be reinstated on July 1, 2020. In order to allow retailers time to utilize their stockpiles of plastic bags, the Newtown Plastic Bag Ordin...
