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Published: Nov 27, 2025 at 07:00 AM
On Friday, November 21, Newtown Senior Center members packed the meeting room for the annual Friendsgiving lunch.
While waiting for the lunch to be served, Economic and Community Development Director John Voket played guitar and harmonica for the cro...
Published: Nov 27, 2025 at 07:00 AM
On Saturday, November 22, members of Newtown’s volunteer fire companies hosted the 23rd Annual Fill The Fire Truck event. During this event, members of the companies collect food donations for local organization FAITH Food Pantry. The event takes pla...
Updated: Nov 27, 2025 at 06:55 AM
Nighthawks continue to get contributions on offense, defense, and special teams.
Published: Nov 26, 2025 at 02:11 PM
To The Editor:
On this day of gratitude, we give thanks that we’re lucky enough to live in this wonderful community.
We give thanks to all of the candidates in the November election who were willing to step up to serve Newtown.
We give thanks to all ...
Published: Nov 26, 2025 at 02:09 PM
To The Editor:
In my final days in office, I reflect on over the past two decades of serving the people of Newtown in the Town Clerk’s office, I am flooded with so many emotions — pride, gratitude, and deep appreciation for this community.
My career ...
Published: Nov 26, 2025 at 02:07 PM
To The Editor:
In my previous letter to the Bee, I protested the idea of a “concrete corridor” on Mount Pleasant Road which will occur if P&Z grants a request for re-zoning of a parcel of land on Mt Pleasant near the Bethel border so that a developer...
Updated: Nov 26, 2025 at 02:08 PM
To The Editor:
I was confused by a recent letter dismissing the HB 8002 housing bill as addressing “no emergency.” Try telling that to families where rent costs more than their neighbors’ McMansion mortgages. Or retirees forced out by rising property...
Published: Nov 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The Connecticut Better Business Bureau recently noted that Thanksgiving weekend saw an estimated 197 million shoppers last year, according to the National Retail Federation. Black Friday, traditionally the single busiest shopping day of the year, arr...
Updated: Nov 26, 2025 at 09:30 AM
ARLINGTON, VA. — NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has launched a new national helpline to support the pressing and often unmet needs of millions of people in the US who are family caregivers for loved ones with a serious mental illness....
Updated: Nov 26, 2025 at 09:29 AM
HARTFORD — The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) confirms the first death from influenza virus this season is an adult Hartford County resident, 80-89-years-old. This death occurred the week of October 25.
DPH Commissioner Manisha Juthani...
