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Updated: Nov 05, 2020 at 04:21 PM
UPDATE: This report was updated on Thursday, November 5 at 4:15 pm to include official local voting tallies, additional candidate comments, and related content.
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Four familiar faces are returning to represent the community in the Conne...
Published: Nov 04, 2020 at 09:20 AM
Christopher T. Downer of Greenville, South Carolina, and formerly of Newtown, passed away on October 24 of natural causes. He was born in New London to Thomas M. Downer, Jr, and Judith Adams Downer on August 1, 1963.
He was preceded in death by his f...
Updated: Nov 04, 2020 at 08:57 AM
Each week we compile a list of the most read stories published at newtownbee.com. Here is a roundup of the week’s top five stories, based on the number of page reads.
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Updated: Nov 04, 2020 at 08:53 AM
As of 8:25 am Wednesday, official results for yesterday’s elections have not been released by the Office of the Registrar of Voters, but are expected by noon.
Of the town’s 19,404 eligible voters, 17,205 placed votes, according to the Registrars’ off...
Updated: Nov 03, 2020 at 03:52 PM
It appears registered Newtown voters are turning out in record numbers this Election Day.
As of 2:30 pm, Tuesday, November 3, more than three out of every four eligible Newtown voters had cast ballots.
In the 3 o’clock hour alone, turnout increased b...
Published: Nov 03, 2020 at 12:10 PM
Lee W Glover, Sr, of Woodbury, passed away peacefully at The Lutheran Home of Southbury on November 1. Lee was born in Danbury on February 1, 1929, to the late Walter L. Glover and Dorothy (Haight) Glover. He was predeceased by his wife of 35 years, ...
Published: Nov 03, 2020 at 08:00 AM
The Newtown Bee’s “Get To Know” series typically features a look at local buildings. This week we focus on Huntingtown Cemetery, Brushy Hill Road.
Huntingtown Cemetery Association’s Katharine Dougherty offered information about the cemetery this ...
Published: Nov 03, 2020 at 07:00 AM
The Newtown Farmers Market closed for its 2020 season as of October 27, but residents can still support the local vendors and businesses involved.
Since the market opened for the season in June, “Newtown residents supported the market en masse,” desp...
Published: Nov 03, 2020 at 07:00 AM
A Ben’s Bells mural was recently installed near the entrance of Newtown Middle School.
As grouting work was underway on October 21, NMS PTA President Melissa Beylouni and former NMS PTA member and current Hawley Elementary School PTA President Kriste...
Updated: Nov 03, 2020 at 08:39 AM
UPDATE: This report was updated with new information at 8:40 am, November 3 and has corrected the day and time modified restrictions go into effect.
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After logging 2,651 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 virus-related deaths since last Frid...
