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Published: Aug 14, 2020 at 08:00 AM
After power outages and post-storm issues postponed The Newtown Bee’s third “Diversity Discussions” segment, the locally focused webcast is back on the calendar for Tuesday, August 18, at 4:30 pm.
Nearly 6,000 visitors to The Newtown Bee’s Facebook s...
Published: Aug 14, 2020 at 08:00 AM
After the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Isaias resulted in a high volume of power outages in Newtown, the Legislative Council canceled its regularly scheduled meeting on August 5. The council opted for a special meeting via teleconference on A...
Published: Aug 14, 2020 at 07:00 AM
September 1, 1995
The official fire danger index rose to “extreme” this week as the state endured one of the driest Augusts in decades. Sandy Hook fire fighters battled two brush fires on Monday which officials said were deliberately set... It h...
Published: Aug 14, 2020 at 07:00 AM
I’m pleased to see that the generously provided drive-in movie screen behind Edmond Town Hall from Ingersoll Auto, damaged by Tropical Storm Isaias last week, has been replaced. Thanks go to DNR Laboratories, I hear. Time to go to the movies! Check o...
Published: Aug 14, 2020 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
I would like the community to know that the C.H. Booth Library is very appreciative of the Town of Newtown’s Public Works Department for their quick response in keeping library patrons safe.
The library had a huge branch tear off a lat...
Published: Aug 13, 2020 at 04:40 PM
To the Editor:
When Tropical Storm Isaias blew through our community on the afternoon of August 4th, it had already been tracked by meteorologists for the better part of a week. We also knew that we in Newtown were going to have significant tree dama...
Published: Aug 13, 2020 at 04:35 PM
To the Editor:
I am a concerned parent in regards to the hybrid learning. I am considered an essential employee and taking time off of work is not possible. Having a flexible schedule is not an option. Using vacation time/sick time is not an option. ...
Published: Aug 13, 2020 at 04:30 PM
Natural disasters like Tropical Storm Isaias — the latest storm to batter Newtown — along with the unanticipated and virtually unimaginable COVID-19 pandemic may have caused our community’s collective resilience to occasionally or momentarily falter....
Published: Aug 13, 2020 at 04:30 PM
To the Editor:
First, though I respect Peter D’Amico’s right to favor capitalism [“Small Works Can Make Big Changes,” The Newtown Bee, August 7, 2020] I must take exception to his opinion as to how capitalism at its finest functions. True capitalism ...
Published: Aug 13, 2020 at 03:27 PM
Eversource officials miscalculated restoration efforts following Tropical Storm Isaias, which moved across the state on August 4. For eight days — and still counting in some locations — during a pandemic and a heat wave, hundreds of thousands of Conn...
