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Published: Jun 23, 2020 at 07:00 AM
Enrollment for Newtown’s private schools for the 2020-21 academic year is open, and the process is slightly different at each school this year due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Representatives from Fraser Woods Montessori School, Housatonic Valle...
Published: Jun 23, 2020 at 07:00 AM
When baby animals are spotted on local properties it is best to leave them alone, according to both a local wildlife rehabilitator and Newtown Animal Control Officer Carolee Mason.
Head O’ Meadow Elementary School administrative assistant Toni Barano...
Published: Jun 22, 2020 at 03:35 PM
The following letter thanking longtime Newtown resident and philanthropist Howard Lasher was received from the Parks & Recreation Department for publication in The Newtown Bee:
To our dear Howard,
I am just touching base to let you know where ou...
Updated: Jun 25, 2020 at 12:23 PM
Garry H. Meyers, 89, of Stratford, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Thursday, June 11. Garry was born on June 26, 1930, to Henry L. and Mary Shattuck Meyers in Bridgeport.
Garry was a teacher, a storyteller, and a marriage and...
Updated: Jun 22, 2020 at 04:41 PM
To the Editor:
The June 12, 2020 [print] edition of The Bee included two letters to the editor written by Messrs Buzzi and Magnan. I encourage your readers to digest fully the messages both letters are delivering. Buzzi’s piece addresses a major prob...
Published: Jun 22, 2020 at 01:45 PM
To the Editor:
Yesterday I listened.
I cried.
I felt uncomfortable.
I felt outraged.
I felt like I had failed our children.
Yesterday I attended the Rally 4 Change organized by the Newtown Allies for Change at Edmond Town Hall. It was an opportunity ...
Published: Jun 22, 2020 at 01:42 PM
To the Editor:
The kindness of the people of Newtown never ceases to amaze us at the FAITH Food Pantry. Since March we have received numerous food and monetary donations. Our volunteers have stepped up to shop, organize donations, and pack orders for...
Published: Jun 22, 2020 at 01:10 PM
Jane I. (Conley) Kiely, longtime Newtown resident and wife of the late Reed Lucien Kiely, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, June 18. Jane was born in Jackson, Mich., on May 10, 1929, the daughter of George Gayle Conley and Treva Mary (Hart)...
Published: Jun 22, 2020 at 10:10 AM
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 June 26, which will be mail...
Published: Jun 22, 2020 at 08:00 AM
Newtown Savings Bank will be accepting nonperishable food donations to benefit local food pantries on Friday, June 26, from 9 am to 4 pm, and Saturday, June 27, from 9 am to noon, at all 14 branch locations.
During the special event, called the “Driv...
