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To the Editor: Yes, we can preserve Fairfield Hills as a destination for generations to come. Yes, we can listen to the residents who overwhelmingly said keep the campus free of housing. Yes, we can be more creative in finding solutions. Yes, we don’...

To the Editor: The Newtown Forest Association recently lost a great member and leader in Doug Rogers, who passed away. Doug was an NFA board member for over 40 years, serving as a past president and a current board member emeritus. In addition to his...

To the Editor: My name is Alison Plante, and I’m pleased to announce that I’m running for the Legislative Council in District 3. Though I’m a lifelong resident of the area (having grown up in Brookfield), my husband and I moved to Newtown nine years ...

Kennedy “Guy” Cullen, 79, passed away on August 8, 2019, in Middletown. He leaves his wife of 60 years, Joan (Stevens) Cullen. He was born on July 9, 1940, in Island Park, N.Y. His parents were William J. Cullen and Dorothy (Dickson) Cullen. When he ...

To the Editor: Just a short note thanking Mr Ernest Vitarbo on his letter dated 8/9/19 (“Yearly Budget Process Is A Comedy”). Mr Vitarbo, thank you for having “the Moxie” to say what most of the citizens think on April 15th and the end of July each y...

Lyman Douglas "Doug" Rogers, 90, former resident of Newtown, died July 25, 2019, in hospice at the St John Paul II Center in Danbury from dementia and congestive heart failure. He was born October 11, 1928, in Middletown, N.Y., to Dorothy Taplin Roge...

A pair of two-run home runs sparked second-seeded Cover Two Sports Cafe to a 7-3 win over fourth-seeded Forest Construction in the Newtown Women’s Softball championship game, at Treadwell Park, on a beautiful August 9 evening. A season ago, Cover Two...

Readers may have noticed some slight changes to the website of The Newtown Bee, newtownbee.com, as of Monday morning, August 12. In keeping up with technology, we have moved to a new website platform. Most of the changes are not ones noticeable t...

To the Editor: The American news media and their reporters have effectively infiltrated various segments of American society in their attempts to shape public opinion. They have politicized the recent tragic events in Ohio and El Paso. They seek to c...

To the Editor: Once again, The Young Engineers Summer Program and Newtown Continuing Education would like to thank Chief Chris Ward and the amazing crew from Newtown Hook and Ladder. For the fifth year in a row, they have volunteered their time to he...