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Published: Sep 16, 2019 at 12:25 PM
To the Editor:
I wish the entire town of Newtown could have seen what I saw [Saturday, September 14]: dozens of handicapped people having the time of their lives on Lake Zoar, thanks to the generosity and resilience of the heroes at Leap of Faith Ada...
Published: Sep 16, 2019 at 12:20 PM
I wholeheartedly agree with the letter from Shawn Brecheisen in The Newtown Bee of 9/13 [‘Choose A New Name’]and find it hard to believe the owners of this new business could not come up with a more appropriate name.
Perhaps something with “The Hills...
Published: Sep 16, 2019 at 12:15 PM
To the Editor:
I believe that Newtown is the community we love because for generations we have built on the efforts of those who came before us, picking up where they left off and moving forward through challenges and triumphs. It is our duty to mana...
Published: Sep 16, 2019 at 11:45 AM
1922 to 2018
Loving mother and grandmother.
We miss the love, joy, kindness, and laughter you brought into our lives.
Love,
Larry, Nita, and Lani Maye
Published: Sep 16, 2019 at 10:25 AM
To the Editor:
An open letter to The Legislative Council:
This is in response to the impending tax on paper bags beginning October 28. The personalized customer service we receive from our local Newtown businesses is what gives our community a unique...
Published: Sep 16, 2019 at 07:30 AM
Newtown Middle School students are padding their scarecrow concept ideas with imaginary straw right now in preparation for the annual Eighth Grade Scarecrow Contest.
The first meeting for the annual charity fundraising event was held on September 4, ...
Published: Sep 16, 2019 at 07:00 AM
The Weller Foundation Incorporated, a nonprofit organization that was established in 1962 to provide financial assistance to education, charitable, and civic organizations, has announced scholarship programs for the 2019-20 academic year are open for...
Published: Sep 16, 2019 at 07:00 AM
A land development firm is proposing the construction of a gas station/convenience store on a vacant 3.7-acre site at 13 Hawleyville Road (Route 25) in Hawleyville, just south of eastbound Interstate 84’s Exit 9 off-ramp.
Applicant 13 Hawleyville Roa...
Published: Sep 16, 2019 at 06:00 AM
It took Newtown officials about a decade to create and staff a Purchasing Agent position. But it took that new staffer, Rick Spreyer, less than a year to develop efficiencies and savings that measurably exceed the taxpayer cost of his salary and bene...
Published: Sep 15, 2019 at 07:00 AM
This column focuses on the toxic blue-green algae crisis that recently made national headlines as canines across the United States became fatally ill following a recreational swim in affected lakes, ponds, and rivers. Several of these canines reporte...
