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Peggy Lee Fillion looked across the front yard of the home she and her husband Gary own in Sandy Hook one morning last week and all she could do was shake her head. “I am so upset,” she said, looking over a row of tiny stumps. That was all that was l...

Evelyn A. Siczewicz, 91, died peacefully on August 15. Born on September 5, 1928, in Providence and raised there, she was the daughter of the late Clara (Gavigan) Farrell and Charles Farrell. Evelyn was the wife of the late John Siczewicz. Evelyn and...

May 30, 1921 to August 13, 2020 Sadie “Mama Sadie” Miller passed away in her sleep on the morning of August 13, 2020, due to complications after recovery from COVID-19. Not even COVID-19 could stop Sadie from celebrating a socially distant 99th birth...

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...