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Updated: Jun 07, 2020 at 08:25 PM
Two peaceful rallies planned for Sunday afternoon on Main Street converged into one, with one large group eventually ending up in the front parking lot of Newtown Police Department before dispersing.
Both events were publicized as peaceful gatherings...
Updated: Jun 07, 2020 at 12:15 PM
Between Saturday and Sunday Governor Ned Lamont released an Executive Order opening up capacities for church services and graduation ceremonies, and released guidelines for the segment of businesses that will be cleared to reopen June 17.
Published: Jun 07, 2020 at 08:00 AM
Both of Newtown’s ice cream stands have opened for the 2020 season, although it is not yet business as usual for either.
Three months after the COVID-19 pandemic really rolled into the region, both businesses have adjusted to keep their employees and...
Published: Jun 07, 2020 at 07:45 AM
Due to the unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic, Newtown Ecumenical Workcamp Servants (NEWS) has made the difficult decision to postpone its service trip to Puerto Rico from this June to June 2021. The group, composed of 48 high school students and...
Updated: Jun 08, 2020 at 09:01 AM
Newtown High School spring athletes who are seniors are being celebrated, one by one, by Athletic Director Matt Memoli and coaches.
The effort began on May 27, and Memoli said in a recent phone interview that it was expected to continue this week.
Wi...
Published: Jun 05, 2020 at 06:00 PM
Looking to give more businesses a jump on Father's Day, Governor Ned Lamont said Friday, June 5, he is rolling back the state's Phase 2 reopening date from June 20 to June 17. Lamont tweeted the information shortly after revealing it during a press c...
Published: Jun 05, 2020 at 02:00 PM
With C.H. Booth Library closed until future notice to minimize the spread of COVID-19, a tent has been set up on the building’s front lawn, at 25 Main Street, to offer curbside service for its patrons.
Curbside service has been gearing up slowly, acc...
Published: Jun 05, 2020 at 11:00 AM
PLEASE NOTE: In light of ongoing efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19, including limits on group gatherings, most houses of worship are closed at this time. The following represents the most recent information we have received from local faith ...
Updated: Jun 10, 2020 at 10:23 AM
The Newtown Bee’s presses are once again rolling, and a small but determined staff is making that happen.
The local paper temporarily suspended its weekly print publication and that of its sister publication Antiques and the Arts Weekly in April ...
Updated: Jun 05, 2020 at 11:26 AM
Newtown First Selectman Dan Rosenthal said he is refusing to support any organized public gatherings in town related to recent events surrounding the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis, Minn., because of public health concerns, while acknowledging p...
