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Published: Jun 01, 2019 at 07:00 AM
Thirteen months after a proposed ban on most, if not all, retail use of plastic shopping bags was formally taken up for consideration, the Legislative Council will hold a public hearing on a related ordinance that was recently recommended, before wei...
Published: Jun 01, 2019 at 07:00 AM
Newtown’s team of certified lifeguards, hired through its Parks & Recreation Department, met for their first official training of the season at Treadwell Park’s pool and Eichler’s Cove on May 22.
Despite the weather being too cold to get in the water...
Published: Jun 01, 2019 at 07:00 AM
Fraser Woods Montessori School celebrated its Immersion Week and concluded with a special public performance of Seussical The Musical Jr on the evening of May 9.
Head of School Chris Robertson explained, “Immersion week is such a unique experience in...
Updated: Jun 01, 2019 at 08:53 AM
Police report that at about 2 pm on Friday, May 31, a worker at the town’s waste transfer station at Ethan Allen Road discovered an unusual and potentially dangerous object in some household waste that had been dumped at the facility.
A 57-millimeter...
Updated: May 31, 2019 at 03:11 PM
Newtown High School’s baseball team and boys’ lacrosse team will each compete in state tournament games on Saturday, June 1.
On the baseball diamond, the second-seeded Nighthawks will host No. 10 Amity of Woodbridge in the Class LL quarterfinals at 3...
Updated: May 31, 2019 at 02:25 PM
Sandy Hook Promise, Connecticut Against Gun Violence, Connecticut Teens Against Gun Violence, Jr Newtown Action Alliance, the Connecticut Chapter of Moms Demand Action, Mothers United Against Violence, and the Newtown Action Alliance will rally to Tu...
Published: May 31, 2019 at 01:30 PM
To the Editor:
To our dear friends in the community dropping donations off at The Newtown Bee [5 Church Hill Road] — On behalf of FAITH Food Pantry of Newtown Inc, I wish to acknowledge once again the generous collection of needed items that have com...
Updated: Jun 03, 2019 at 11:53 AM
UPDATE (Monday, June 3, 2019): This story has been updated to include additional meetings added to the Town calendar over the past weekend.
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Residents should note a number of changes to the town boards and commissions schedule that wil...
Updated: May 31, 2019 at 09:33 AM
EverWonder Children’s Museum, at 31 Pecks Lane, has announced its calendar for June 2019.
Members Only Hour will begin this month. The museum will open at 10 am for members, one hour earlier than non-member guests.
Ever wonder about Monarch butte...
Updated: May 31, 2019 at 09:31 AM
The Newtown Bee is seeking resident input through Twitter. Once a week, we will post a question to our Twitter account (@TheNewtownBee) with #TellTheNewtownBee included in the tweet.
In the next week’s print edition, some responses will be featured.
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