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Charles Paul “Chuck” Scheid died in Loleta, Calif., on March 15, 2020, at the age of 49. The cause of death was suicide. Charles dealt with mental health issues for a number of years. As best described by a friend, “He is now free of burdens we canno...

The Town of Newtown transfer station is open for business, with very few changes. Public Works Director Fred Hurley told The Newtown Bee on March 23 that while the hours are the same — 7 am to 3 pm Tuesday through Saturday for residents and contracto...

Just after midnight this past Sunday, First Selectman Dan Rosenthal issued an e-mail through Newtown’s Economic & Community Development Office, assuring both residents and especially local businesses that the town remains “at work” supporting them, a...

At The Newtown Bee, we are working on articles every week for our readers’ education and enjoyment, and subscribers often get the first — and sometimes exclusive — look at many stories in print. In this time of crisis, we feel it is particularly impo...

What does Newtown’s “at home” life look like these days? Send a photo and description of the new “at home” life in Newtown and Sandy Hook to reporter Eliza Hallabeck, to eliza@thebee.com, with a brief description and names of those pictured for possi...

The Newtown Bee continues to receive word of cancellations, postponements and changes of operating hours in light of COVID-19. Business owners, managers, organizers, et al are encouraged to contact Associate Editor Shannon Hicks at shannon@thebe...

They “brainstormed,” and “thought about needs,” and resources in town, while creating My Newtown Ranger Handbook, said eighth grade Girl Scout Jillian Hoag. A Silver Award Project, the second highest Girl Scout award, took Jillian and Ashley Guerrera...

In their role as the municipal planning agency, Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members have unanimously endorsed four proposed capital spending proposals, which total more than $10.4 million. Voting to endorse the spending proposals at a March ...

The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at Town Hall South, 3 Main Street, report the following calls for Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps: Thursday, March 6: 7:14 am, abdominal; 8:48 am, unconscious/unresponsive; 10:13 a...

St Rose of Lima School recently named its top winners from its round of the Invention Convention, and the top contenders will head to the state level of the competition. The Invention Convention at St Rose began on February 27, with judges evaluating...