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Mario Daniel Abondolo, born March 3, 1919, in Waterbury, died August 6 in Southbury. A father figure to many, Mario Abondolo will be remembered for his patience, generosity, and realistic optimism, and for his ability to channel his long and varied e...

What are newtownbee.com readers reading? Each week we compile a list of the most read posts published to our site. Here is a roundup of the week’s top five posts, based on number of page reads. Keep up with all the Newtown news by subscribing to the ...

To the Editor: Millions of people have lost their jobs, and with them their health insurance, during the pandemic. Most don’t expect to ever get their jobs back. Small businesses in Connecticut are struggling to stay afloat. And it’s increasingly dif...

Share updates you have made around your home due to COVID-19 by e-mailing education reporter Eliza Hallabeck, eliza@thebee.com, by 5 pm, on August 26, to be included in possible coverage in an upcoming story. Are you adding office areas? Or are you c...

Official results of the August 11, 2020 Democratic and Republican Presidential Preference Primaries in Newtown have been returned by the Head Moderator. In the Democratic Primary, 1,849 votes were by absentee, 465 were cast at the polling place, Newt...

Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Ursula Paradis, of Beacon Falls, passed away surrounded by her husband and children on August 15. Ursula emigrated from Germany as a child with her parents, Edmund and Natalie Ruppel, and sisters, Erika and Inge...

To the Editor: To all the generous folks in Newtown, this letter of thank yous is long overdue; however, know y’all are in my thoughts and prayers, each day for all the blessings we have received and especially here in Nunnawauk Meadows. We have enjo...

To the Editor: President Reagan asked, “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?” Trump asked, “What do you have to lose?” Now we know the answer: 200,000 lives, 50 million jobs, $7 trillion, healthcare, voting rights, the rule of law, ...

To the Editor: I am writing from Real Food Share, a nonprofit based here in Newtown. We run two vegetable gardens where we produce food entirely for donation to people who might not otherwise be able to afford fresh veggies. If you or anyone you know...

To the Editor: I wanted to thank both Rep Mitch Bolinsky and our First Selectman Dan Rosenthal for coming to the assistance of my family during this latest weather crisis. Having been through one some years ago where we were without power twice for n...