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All women are invited to join together for the St Rose Women’s Lenten Retreat, a special event being planned for Saturday, March 9. It will run from 8 am until 4 pm, concluding in time for the 4 pm Mass. The retreat will take place within the Holy I...

The next Families United in Newtown (FUN) meeting is set for Saturday, March 9, and will have a St Patty’s Day theme. The meeting, which is open to all local young people and families with a child on the autism spectrum or with a developmental or oth...

UPDATE: Police have identified the driver of the vehicle, a 2002 Acura MDX SUV, that crashed into King's Breakfast & Lunch, as Douglas Gabel, 59, of Monroe. Mr Gabel veered into King's driveway to avoid a collision with a 2017 Acura MDX SUV driven by...

To the Editor: I am in full agreement with Cathy Reiss’s letter last week in The Bee regarding Senator Blumenthal and Senator Murphy’s vote to kill the bill to protect the lives of babies who survive an abortion attempt. For those in favor of what th...

March continues to roar in this year. Friday through Sunday, March 1-3, residents watched as small systems moved through the area. Just a few inches fell each morning, which most melted away by noon each day. For the fourth consecutive day, Newtown ...

To the Editor: Do you ever wonder why the grocery stores want to eliminate plastic bags? It is because they will save money by not buying the bags and they will make money by selling replacements. Very truly yours, Priscilla H. Loewenstine 9 Longview...

To the Editor: What lengths toward trashing the security of our nation must the president have to go, before the GOP members of both House and Senate find their spines and act to censure and override the actions of Trump? Not yet enough that Trump st...

It appears that enthusiasm for hosting an annual Relay for Life in Newtown has run its course. For only the second time since the community began holding the large scale fund and awareness raising event to benefit the American Cancer Society (ACS) mo...

MERIDEN — Two state police officers, who have commanded the Troop A Barracks in Southbury in the past, on February 22 were promoted to command staff positions during ceremonies at the Connecticut State Police Training Academy. Lieutenant Colonel Davi...

At a special meeting of the Borough Board of Burgesses held on February 26, the candidates for 14 elected borough offices in the May 6 Borough of Newtown elections received endorsements from the 23 registered borough voters who attended the session, ...