The Newtown Bee

Heads Up, Newtown!

Updated: Feb 14, 2019 at 07:33 AM

To the Editor: Heads up, Newtown! The Legislative Council is drafting legislation defining the only acceptable checkout bags that Newtown businesses would be allowed to provide to customers. As currently drafted, any checkout bags deemed to be unacce...

Mt Pleasant Reopened Following Jack-Knifed Tractor-Trailer Truck

Updated: Feb 14, 2019 at 09:50 AM

The driver of a tractor-trailer truck traveling south on Mt Pleasant Road escaped serious injury Wednesday morning after his truck jack-knifed near the southern intersection of Johnnie Cake Lane. Hook & Ladder firefighters and Newtown Police responde...

Fly Fishing Film Tour Hoping To Hook Attendees, March 8 At Edmond Town Hall

Updated: Feb 13, 2019 at 09:40 AM

Just prior to [naviga:u]going dark for approximately six weeks[/naviga:u], Edmond Town Hall Theatre will host a special program being coordinated by three Trout Unlimited chapters. The public is invited to join members of the Candlewood, Mianus, and ...

Two Hour Delay For Newtown Public Schools Wednesday

Updated: Feb 12, 2019 at 07:42 PM

Newtown Public Schools will have a two hour delay on Wednesday, February 13, due to the weather. The announcement was made in the evening on February 12.

A Snowy Morning Slows Things Down

Published: Feb 12, 2019 at 01:30 PM

The “wintry mix” started as a gentle snowfall around 9:30 am on Tuesday, February 12. Just before noon came a steadier snow already collecting on the ground. Plows rumbled along town streets and many people briskly brushed off their windshields, leav...

Closings, Cancellations & Postponements

Updated: Feb 12, 2019 at 01:29 PM

Ahead of a winter storm expected to reach Newtown today, Newtown Public Schools announced Monday evening that [naviga:u]all classes would be [/naviga:u] [naviga:u]canceled[/naviga:u] [naviga:u] for Tuesday, February 12[/naviga:u]. CT Wo...

Newtown Public Schools Closed Tuesday, February 12

Updated: Feb 12, 2019 at 08:25 AM

Newtown Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, February 12, due to the weather. The announcement was made in the evening on February 11.

Marjorie Woods

Published: Feb 11, 2019 at 04:30 PM

Marjorie Alice (Garvey) Woods was born in May 1922, in Burlington, Vt., to Harry and Alice Garvey. She was the youngest of seven (five girls and two boys). She grew up in Vermont, mostly in Hinesburg, where she went through the school system and grad...

Ellen Little

Published: Feb 11, 2019 at 03:10 PM

Ellen Hawkes Little, the former Ellen Gowen Haight, died peacefully in Concord, N.H., on January 30, 2019, at the age of 93. Ellen was born on February 8, 1925, in Pelham, N.Y., to Colonel (Ret.) Charles Sidney Haight and Sidney Hood, an Army nurse. ...

Track And Field Competitors Shine In State Meet

Updated: Feb 11, 2019 at 10:23 PM

Newtown High School’s indoor track and field teams had some standout performances during the Class LL state championship meet at Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven on February 9. The Nighthawk girls placed 16th with 11 points; Danbury was firs...

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