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Published: May 14, 2019 at 07:00 AM
With only five out of ten members present, the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial Commission (SHPMC) turned its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on May 9 into a working session.
SHPMC Vice Chairman Alan Martin led the evening discussion by saying that ...
Published: May 14, 2019 at 06:45 AM
For her Bat Mitzvah project, Newtown Middle School seventh grader Hanna Reps chose to assist kittens and cats though Sandy Hook-based Kitten Associates and Southbury’s Whiskers Pet Rescue.
Hanna was featured in a recent Newtown Bee story about her pr...
Published: May 13, 2019 at 03:10 PM
John E. Platt, Jr, 67, of Sandy Hook, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 11, 2019. He was the loving husband and best friend of Christine (Foley) Platt.
John was born in Danbury on March 14, 1952, a son of the late John and Marion (C...
Published: May 13, 2019 at 01:50 PM
To the Editor:
The concerns about the future of the Senior Center (expressed in January letters to The Bee and during meetings with the first selectman on January 11th and February 6th) have diminished. The evidence is the increased membership enroll...
Published: May 13, 2019 at 07:20 AM
In back-to-back meetings May 6 and May 7, the Boards of Selectmen and Education each endorsed a resolution opposing Governor Ned Lamont’s plan to shift financing the state’s teacher pension burden to certain communities that would likely include Newt...
Published: May 13, 2019 at 07:15 AM
Newtown Middle School and Middle Gate Elementary School both held evening events recently to highlight student creativity.
The NMS Student Showcase was held the evening of Tuesday, April 23, and according to accounts, it was a busy evening. NMS art t...
Published: May 13, 2019 at 07:15 AM
On May 16, the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) is scheduled to continue a public hearing that began on May 2 concerning proposed zoning regulations that would create some controls on the size of attached and detached garages which are allowed in...
Published: May 13, 2019 at 07:00 AM
During a break at a lengthy Police Commission meeting on the evening of Tuesday, May 7, town police displayed two specialized vehicles they have acquired, expanding and adding flexibility to their fleet.
Commission members and the public stepped outd...
Updated: May 13, 2019 at 11:30 AM
“Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells, and cockle shells, And pretty maids all in a row.” —English nursery rhyme
Emerging with spring’s flowers are a series of pollinator gardens — beds planted with native spe...
Published: May 13, 2019 at 06:30 AM
Residents who recycle appropriate items and divert them out of the flow of garbage that is incinerated at the Wheelabrator Bridgeport trash to energy plant are doing the right thing — and in some small way helping to better protect the environment an...
