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Published: Mar 29, 2020 at 07:00 AM
WASHINGTON, DC — Nearly half of Realtors® — 48 percent — said home buyer interest has decreased due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors®. That percentage tripled from a week ago when it sto...
Updated: Mar 29, 2020 at 10:54 AM
A few hours after First Selectman Dan Rosenthal produced his video outreach COVID-19 Clip for The Newtown Bee's YouTube channel Friday, he broadcast a Code Red message in which he empathized with frazzled residents facing the front end of a virus pa...
Updated: Mar 31, 2020 at 09:33 AM
What's open? What's closed? What's canceled? What has been postponed? What is operating on abbreviated hours? In one collection, we offer answers to all of those questions.
Business owners, managers, event organizers, et al are encouraged to contact ...
Updated: Mar 31, 2020 at 08:33 AM
Jim Gulalo pulled his minivan to the front entrance of Newtown Senior Center on March 25. After rolling down his window, the first thing he did was give a thumbs up.
“This is a great thing,” Gulalo said. Even through the protection of a face mask, it...
Published: Mar 28, 2020 at 07:45 AM
The governor last week announced a directive ordering residents across this state to “Stay Safe — Stay At Home” for a period of 30 days, beginning at 8 pm, Monday, March 23.
The move came as the state continued to deal with growing numbers of cases, ...
Published: Mar 28, 2020 at 07:30 AM
Over the last few decades, Newtown Historian Daniel “Dan” Cruson has devoted much of his time, attention, and care into discovering and preserving all things Newtown.
Many residents know Cruson as the go-to source if they have a question about any hi...
Published: Mar 28, 2020 at 07:15 AM
Newtown Congregational Church is planning its second annual a sew-a-thon supporting Dress A Girl Around the World.
This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, April 25, from 10:30 am until noon. Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, this year’s event wi...
Updated: Mar 27, 2020 at 06:26 PM
Newtown First Selectman Dan Rosenthal and Health District Director Donna Culbert ducked outside Friday, March 27, to record the latest in a series of video outreach messages to the community as positive cases of COVID-19 ticked up to 16 in Newtown an...
Published: Mar 27, 2020 at 04:15 PM
Steven M. Bertrand, age 66, of Newtown, died Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Danbury Hospital.
Mr Bertrand was born May 29, 1953, son of the late Henry “Bert” N. and Althea (Ferry) Bertrand of Danbury.
He worked as an auto parts salesman at D&S Automotiv...
Published: Mar 27, 2020 at 01:00 PM
April 14, 1995
An Unexpected Flurry. The Newtown High girls’ lacrosse team didn’t let the April 8 snowstorm interfere with its game against state-power Hand High of Madison. Instead, Newtown weathered the storm, falling 7-4 in the end. The morning’s ...
