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In a meet that was a nail-biter throughout, host Brookfield High School's boys' swimming and diving team prevailed 93-92 over Newtown High on December 19. The Nighthawks had eight individual event wins but fell to 1-1 to begin the campaign as Brookfi...

The late Newtown Bee editor Paul Smith started the tradition of printing the Christmas story, according to St Luke, in the issue closest to December 25. The story of travelers taking to the road is one familiar throughout the ages. Whether pressed on...

In a brief note delivered to Newtown’s Human Resources Department on December 19, long-time Newtown Senior Services Director Marilyn Place announced her intention to resign. Stating her wishes to spend more time with family and her grandchildren, Ms ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Newtown resident Scarlett Lewis, whose son, Jesse, was among the 20 children who died six years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School, was among the six family members of victims of mass shootings to attend a White House meeting Tuesda...

John J. Doherty, 87, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., died November 29. Mr Doherty was born in the Bronx January 24, 1931, to Beatrice (McDermott) and Patrick Doherty. His wife of 38 years, Marlene; his children and their spouses, Danny and Sharon Doherty of S...

Eleanor Harriet Ruot, 99, of Newtown, formerly of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Edmond R. Ruot, died peacefully December 15. Born in Torrington, the daughter of the late Ernest and Gertrude Crutch Hurlbut, she had been a Fairfield resident sinc...

Rose Marie Baisden, 80, of Newtown, died December 16, after battling heart disease. She was born in New Britain April 26, 1938, and was a daughter of the late Ross and Freada (Rose) Baisden. Before retirement, Ms Baisden was a housekeeper for an esta...

Nelson Emmanuel Segla Tamakloe, 76, of Sandy Hook, died December 16, at home, after a long illness. He was born October 10, 1942, in Lagos, Nigeria, and was the son of Gilbert Demetrius Adaleteh Tamakloe and Rhoda Kate Oyeyemi Bajulaiye. After gradua...

Members of the Newtown Senior Center were able to internationally travel vicariously through the photo series Hank Meirowitz presented during the Lunch & Learn program on December 7. Mr Meirowitz showed photographs from his 14-day river cruise to Mya...

Town offices and other entities, including the office of The Newtown Bee, will be affected in upcoming weeks by Christmas and New Year’s. All town offices and agencies will be closing at noon on Monday, December 24, for Christmas Eve. They will remai...