The Newtown Bee

Margitta Savo

Published: Oct 14, 2019 at 10:10 AM

Margitta Savo, 73, of Hudson, Fla., formerly of Brookfield, Conn., after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by numerous family members and friends, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2019. Margitta immigrated to the United States in 1950 f...

SCAN Planning Annual Fall Show & Sale

Published: Oct 14, 2019 at 07:30 AM

The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) will hold its Annual Fall Art Show & Sale the weekend of Friday through Sunday, October 25-27, 10 am to 5 pm each day, at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street (at the flagpole). The public is invited to...

Craft Beer Festival To Serve As New Fundraiser For Local Fire Company

Published: Oct 14, 2019 at 07:15 AM

Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue, in conjunction with Nick’s Chilled & Distilled, will introduce its newest fundraiser this month. The Sandy Hook Craft Beer Festival will be presented Saturday, October 19, at the fire company’s main station, 18-20...

For Better Health: Key Findings From USDA Poultry Washing Experiment

Updated: Oct 14, 2019 at 09:48 AM

The key findings from the Meal Preparation Experiment Related to Poultry Washing, which revealed a host of bad cleaning habits in the kitchen when cooks are working with poultry, are summarized below. These findings were included in the Executive Sum...

For Better Health: USDA Study On Cleaning Poultry Reveals Bad Habits, Easy Fixes

Updated: Oct 14, 2019 at 09:34 AM

WASHINGTON, DC — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that millions of Americans are sickened with foodborne illnesses each year, resulting in roughly 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. A recent study, “Food Safety Cons...