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Published: Dec 04, 2020 at 12:00 AM
Beginning December 3, 2020, we will no longer publish letters to our website daily. All letters received for publication in the print edition of The Newtown Bee will be published online at newtownbee.com after noon each Thursday. Letters containing t...
Published: Dec 03, 2020 at 04:50 PM
There is plenty to read at newtownbee.com, but so much more information to be found in print. If you read the print edition of The Newtown Bee, or subscribe, you belong to an exclusive club — the one that gets the best of Newtown’s news, first.
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Updated: Dec 28, 2020 at 03:12 PM
Governor Ned Lamont regretfully reported December 2 that Connecticut COVID-19 related deaths had surpassed the 5,000 mark, while locally, the Newtown health District is now tracking more than 600 virus cases in town.
Health District Director Donna Cu...
Published: Dec 03, 2020 at 04:30 PM
Have you ever found yourself out of town the one day at the beginning of each December when the Newtown Youth and Family Services’ Holiday Festival is scheduled, and wished you had been able to partake in the festive event?
If there can be any silver...
Published: Dec 03, 2020 at 03:45 PM
Newtown Public Schools will continue utilizing the remote learning model through December 23 and will return to the hybrid model for January 4, as Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue announced on December 2.
The announcement came the day aft...
Published: Dec 03, 2020 at 02:08 PM
To the Editor:
My, Oh My, how things change.
The Board of Selectmen are meeting December 7 to discuss the proposed new language for Fairfield Hills housing amendment.
Follow the sequence of events.
First Step: The Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review C...
Published: Dec 03, 2020 at 02:07 PM
To the Editor:
During this unprecedented time so many families are experiencing loss of loved ones and often have to face the thought of them dying alone in a hospital or nursing home. Unable to hold hands, hug, or even visit dying relatives is somet...
Published: Dec 03, 2020 at 02:06 PM
To the Editor:
The FAITH Food Pantry, a 100 percent volunteer organization, does not receive any government funding. Instead, it relies on community support in the form of cash and food donations. Throughout the year, many organizations have held foo...
Published: Dec 03, 2020 at 02:05 PM
To the Editor:
Students deserve the chance to learn in school.
Recently the Newtown schools have decided to put students back into remote learning, citing health concerns related to COVID and staffing issues.
Despite medical experts, education profes...
Published: Dec 03, 2020 at 02:02 PM
To the Editor:
Yesterday afternoon [November 30] we had an enormous amount of rain water cascading down the back hill behind our cottage. As the rain was coming down in “sheets” the road water was spilling over the curbing directly above us. My husba...
