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Published: Aug 27, 2018 at 06:00 AM
Newtown Continuing Education announced registration for its fall courses is open. Classes are scheduled to begin as early as September 12.
Contact Newtown Continuing Education at 203-426-1787, 9 am to 1 pm, Monday through Friday, for further informat...
Updated: Aug 27, 2018 at 10:11 AM
Carrying a small piece of misplaced local history, Mark F. Fortini, PhD, from Philadelphia was on his way to Cape Cod when he stopped off in Newtown on August 9. He had hoped to return an old fire company photo to Newtown Hook & Ladder Company No. 1....
Published: Aug 26, 2018 at 07:00 AM
Following the release of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA)’s ranking of “What Colleges Look for in High School Students” in May, Certified College Counselor and Newtown resident Dana Roth shared her perspective in August to h...
Published: Aug 26, 2018 at 07:00 AM
Two talented local musicians have recently dropped new CD releases that offer listeners a wealth of highly listenable material that is at the same time intimate, yet very expansive. Newtown Bee readers who still utilize compact discs can order Darryl...
Published: Aug 26, 2018 at 07:00 AM
New school district staff hired ahead of the 2018-19 school year attended a week-long orientation at Reed Intermediate School August 13 to 17. The week included presentations, activities, and a bus tour of the town.
Newtown Middle School teacher Barr...
Published: Aug 26, 2018 at 07:00 AM
By Alissa Silber
James Shortt, 10, helped wash produce at his family’s organic farm, Shortt’s Farm and Garden Center, 52 Riverside Road, all while a bird friend perched contentedly on his shoulder on August 17.
The Shortt family had found the baby bi...
Published: Aug 26, 2018 at 06:00 AM
All town offices will be closed on Monday, September 3, in honor of Labor Day.
Newtown Senior Center, the schools, and C.H. Booth Library also will be closed.
The transfer station on Ethan Allen Road will be closed. (The transfer station is regularly...
Updated: Aug 28, 2018 at 10:01 AM
The new Community Center Committee will be a permanent committee in Newtown.
Its current, short-term goal is to work with Director Matthew Ariniello to create policies, organizational structure, membership, financial overviews, and fundraising option...
Published: Aug 25, 2018 at 07:02 AM
When Andrea Appelbaum came to a fork in the road after she and her husband relocated to Easton from Orlando, Florida, she had a decision to make — either find another job or pursue some type of self employment.
All it took was one visit to Queen Stre...
Updated: Aug 27, 2018 at 10:04 AM
The expression “too much of a good thing” could not be truer this summer, as seemingly constant rain showers drench Newtown and threaten to submerge local gardens.
As a result, area farmers are experiencing one of the most difficult growing seasons i...
