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Updated: Feb 14, 2020 at 04:16 PM
To the Editor:
In 2017, I was dismayed driving down Church Hill Road to see the quaint view of Sandy Hook center marred by large “Vote for Rebekah” signs months before the November election. I checked the sign ordinances and voiced my concern to town...
Published: Feb 13, 2020 at 02:00 PM
To the Editor:
Rebekah Harriman-Stites’ announcement that she is running for the 106th State Legislative District seat for Newtown is welcome news. She has demonstrated her dedication to education and public service, and I am confident that she will ...
Updated: Feb 14, 2020 at 04:10 PM
BOSTON, MASS. — The Newtown Bee picked up six awards during The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) Better Newspaper Competition last weekend.
Two members of the newspaper’s Editorial department picked up second place honors, three memb...
Published: Feb 13, 2020 at 12:00 PM
On July 4, 2019, our father, Robert (Bob) Francis Carroll, Jr, age 74, passed away.
He was born in Bridgeport, Conn., to the late Anne Mary Ferchak Carroll and Robert Francis Carroll. He was a Boy Scout and attended Bassick High School, and in his la...
Updated: Feb 13, 2020 at 11:08 AM
Anyone in Newtown looking for an authentic, Creole-flavored Mardi Gras party without having to travel far should plan to be part of the inaugural Chamber of Commerce of Newtown event “The French Quarter: A Mardi Gras Celebration.” The special event i...
Published: Feb 13, 2020 at 09:35 AM
John William Vollmer, Jr, age 84, of Newtown, died Wednesday, February 12, in Danbury Hospital. John was born in Norwalk Hospital, the son of the late Dr John William Vollmer and Mildred Rowe Vollmer.
He was predeceased by his wife, Melissa Haines Vo...
Updated: Feb 12, 2020 at 03:40 PM
October 27, 1939 - February 10, 2020
John Zamary died peacefully at his home with his loving family surrounding him on February 10, 2020, in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, at the age of 80.
John is survived by his wife of 57 years, Brenda, and his two...
Updated: Feb 13, 2020 at 02:54 PM
NEW HAVEN — Newtown High School’s girls’ and boys’ track and field teams had some stellar performances, including first-place results, at the February 8 South-West Conference championship meet at Floyd Little Athletic Center.
The girls placed second ...
Updated: Feb 12, 2020 at 10:45 AM
Guests of “Echoes of Sinatra with Special Guest Dean” were transported back to a time when suave vocalists performed to guests seated around tables in smaller settings.
A special event on February 1 transformed the front lobby of the massive Fairfiel...
Published: Feb 12, 2020 at 10:42 AM
HARTFORD — Connecticut Public examines the spread of misinformation and disinformation in Fake: Searching for Truth in the Age of Misinformation, a new, original documentary and digital series.
The series will premiere Thursday, February 13, at 8 pm ...
