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Year In Review 2019: Historical Places Are Explored

Published: Dec 29, 2019 at 07:00 AM
Every building has a story, and in the summer of 2019 The Newtown Bee sat down with Newtown Historian Dan Cruson to get his take on some lesser-known sites that deserve their day in the sun. With a list of more than half a dozen commercial and reside...

Year In Review: Court Cases Stemming From 12/14 Continued During 2019

Published: Dec 29, 2019 at 07:00 AM
The shooting at Sandy Hook School on December 14, 2012, in which a gunman shot and killed 20 first graders and six adults, has spawned some lawsuits, which continued moving through the court system during 2019. In December, a state Superior Court jud...

Year In Review 2019: Heartwarming Animals Tales From Town

Published: Dec 28, 2019 at 08:00 AM
In 2019, animals in Newtown had the spotlight on them when they were featured in various stories throughout the year. There was the time in March where the Newtown Animal Control Center was inundated with roughly 20 owner-surrendered cats in need of ...

Community Center Hosts A Musical Holiday Collaboration

Published: Dec 28, 2019 at 07:45 AM
Newtown Community Center and Ben’s Lighthouse collaborated for a holiday event last week, when guests decorated sugar cookies and enjoyed holiday music less than a week before Christmas. One of the large meeting rooms of the community center was used...

Year In Review: Multifamily Housing In The Spotlight During 2019

Published: Dec 28, 2019 at 07:15 AM
The year 2019 saw a range of multifamily housing projects proposed, approved, and also under construction in the town and borough. One of the most controversial proposals in years, largely due to its location in the historic Main Street corridor, is ...

Way We Were, Week Ending December 27

Published: Dec 27, 2019 at 05:00 PM
January 13, 1995 The Spay and Neuter Association of Newtown will meet Wednesday, January 18, at 10 am, in the courtroom at Edmond Town Hall. Financial business will head the agenda, and proposed programs for 1995 meetings will be discussed. SNAN...

Early Deadlines, Holiday Closings For New Year’s

Published: Dec 27, 2019 at 04:32 PM
The next issue of The Newtown Bee will have early deadlines due to the New Year’s holiday. The print edition of January 3, 2020, will be mailed on its regular schedule. Real Estate Display ads must be received by 10 am Monday, December 30, to be ...

Louis LaCroce

Updated: Dec 31, 2019 at 09:47 AM
Louis Joseph LaCroce, 93, of Newtown, passed away peacefully at Regional Hospice in Danbury on December 26, 2019. Louis was born on December 14, 1926, in New Rochelle, N.Y., the son of Giuseppe and Maria LaCroce. At 17, he enlisted in the United Stat...