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Published: Aug 10, 2020 at 08:00 AM
Two Coyotes Wilderness School is ready for fall.
Executive Director Maggie Gotterer recently shared that fall registration opened on July 18 and registering by August 14 is suggested to be eligible for program scholarships.
The nonprofit organization...
Published: Aug 10, 2020 at 08:00 AM
In The Newtown Bee’s “Get To Know” series, we will feature a look at local buildings. Is there a building you would like to “get to know?” E-mail eliza@thebee.com with suggestions.
Newtown Public Schools Facilities Director Bob Gerbert, Jr, answered ...
Published: Aug 10, 2020 at 06:00 AM
Thursday, July 30: 4:57 pm, fall/accident.
Friday, July 31: 3:43 am, sick/unknown; 1:00 pm, sick/unknown; 2:30 pm, fall/accident; 4:51 pm, trauma with injury; 7:29 pm, fall/accident.
Saturday, August 1: 8:33 am, motor vehicle accident (MV...
Published: Aug 10, 2020 at 06:00 AM
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Thursday, July 30: 12:36 am, wires down, Sherman Street, Sandy Hook responded; 7:02 pm, public s...
Updated: Aug 09, 2020 at 09:15 PM
First Selectman Dan Rosenthal was very clear in his latest post-Tropical Storm Isaias CodeRED message: the utility charged with providing electricity to Newtown continues to fail with restoration. This time, he said, the utility’s efforts are not onl...
Updated: Aug 09, 2020 at 08:22 AM
Even with heavy renovations currently underway, the phrase “what’s old is new again” does not do justice to the amazing renovations that are breathing new life into the former Inn at Newtown.
The historic and long-vacated facility with its former Pro...
Published: Aug 09, 2020 at 08:00 AM
Share photos of “life now” for possible publication in The Newtown Bee; submit photos and descriptions of your life, whether home or abroad. Submissions will run as space allows in an upcoming edition.
This will be an ongoing featured item in the pag...
Updated: Aug 08, 2020 at 07:46 PM
To the Editor:
My granddaughter, Maya, graduated from Mount Holyoke College this May, without a celebration with a rejoicing band of colleagues; they all were sent home with Covid barking at their heels.
What a profoundly different reality we are exp...
Updated: Aug 10, 2020 at 10:42 AM
UPDATE (Sunday, August 9, 2020): This story has been update to reflect who responded to the August 8 incident in Pootatuck Park .
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Four days after Tropical Storm Isaias, just about 50 percent of Newtown remains without electricity.
Ev...
Updated: Aug 08, 2020 at 04:10 PM
To the Editor:
Since our Rally 4 Change event in June, almost 2,000 people have signed our Pledge and Call for Action petition. The 1,226 members of Newtown Allies For Change pledge to call out racism and microaggressions at all times. Therefore, in ...
