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Updated: Mar 26, 2020 at 08:55 AM
Feeling weary, dragged down, and glum? Welcome to news fatigue. It’s a hard nugget to swallow.
News fatigue comes from the bombardment of what has become a 24/7 cycle, complicated by the challenge of sorting mis- and disinformation from factual repor...
Updated: Mar 25, 2020 at 05:18 PM
Whether or not the school year resumes remains in question if not in doubt, but Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) officials are looking into every possible way to squeeze in some sort of sports season for spring sports athletes i...
Updated: Mar 26, 2020 at 03:55 PM
Newtown Health District Director Donna Culbert told The Newtown Bee late Wednesday afternoon, March 25, she was now monitoring 13 identified residents testing positive for the novel coronavirus that is sweeping the nation and the globe.
“We also have...
Published: Mar 25, 2020 at 04:15 PM
James W. Parks, Sr, 88, husband of the late Elizabeth P. Parks, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at Laurel Ridge Nursing Home in Ridgefield, Conn., after a long and difficult battle with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Born March 18, 1932, in Stamford,...
Published: Mar 25, 2020 at 04:10 PM
Charleen S. Swanson, age 84, of Canton, Mass., formerly of Newtown, Conn., passed away March 20, surrounded by her loving family. Born and raised in Danbury, Conn., she attended St Joseph’s Elementary School in Danbury and graduated from Danbury High...
Published: Mar 25, 2020 at 02:00 PM
William E. Nicholson, age 85, of Newtown died at home peacefully on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Born in Medford, Mass., on September 13, 1934, he was the son of the late Earl and Molly Nicholson.
He graduated from Darien High School in 1953; attended t...
Published: Mar 25, 2020 at 12:20 PM
To the Editor:
Hope all are doing well in these very complicated times. I wanted to make any interested parties aware that Friends of Newtown Seniors (FONS) has been contacted by a number of groups and individuals who are willing to provide support a...
Published: Mar 25, 2020 at 12:10 PM
Karen Diane (Kunde) Gardner, 76, beloved wife of Robert W. Gardner, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2020, at her home in Oxford. She was born November 17, 1943, in Waterbury, Conn., daughter of the late Norman Edward Kunde and Dorothy Kelsey Kund...
Published: Mar 25, 2020 at 11:00 AM
To the Editor:
The COVID-19 virus has changed the world, including Newtown, overnight. Social distancing and remaining in our homes continues to affect the entire community. Many of us risk becoming isolated — seniors, single-parent households, and g...
Published: Mar 25, 2020 at 09:55 AM
Members of the public can call to hear discussion at a scheduled March 26 Board of Education special meeting, slated for 3 pm.
Information about the meeting on its agenda reads, “In consideration of public health, open meetings and the Governor’s Exe...
