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To the Editor: Hats off to the Newtown Historical Society for a gorgeous House and Garden Tour. Owners Lincoln and Jean Sander know how to throw a party! They worked so hard to get their antique home and English gardens in absolute tiptop shape. And ...

David E. McWhirt, 84, of Thomaston, died peacefully May 30, at VITAS Hospice located in St Mary's Hospital. Born on November 24, 1933, in Johnstown, N.Y., son of Alvin and Anna (Long) McWhirt, he was the oldest of four children. Mr McWhirt li...

Robert Andrew McDonald, 92, of Southbury, formerly a longtime resident of Ridgefield, died June 20. Born in Stamford, December 10, 1925, he was the son of Adah and Harold McDonald. His wife of 68 years, Carol; six children and their spouses, Robert a...

Jill Metcalf, 78, of Newtown, died June 22, at Danbury Hospital. Born in Norwalk, she was the daughter of Gladys and Ernest Ingram, Jr. She attended Newtown schools and went on to become a hairdresser. She owned and operated several hair salons over ...

June 25, 1993 JUST MISSED A BIRDIE: Jim Murray rolled a putt toward the hole while members of his foursome - Brian Daly, Fred Gilbert, and Mike Snyder - encouraged it to go in. The effort failed, but the group and many other local golfers enjoye...

Sharon K. Roegge, 74, of White Haven, died June 12, surrounded by her family. She was born in Davenport, Iowa, daughter of the late Harold and Donna (Rose) Feers. Her husband Don Roegge, whom she married May 4, 1968; her three children and their spou...

First Selectman Dan Rosenthal is inviting the community to learn firsthand about plans to acquire an existing commercial building formerly housing Taunton Press offices, adjacent to the Newtown landfill at 191 South Main Street.newtownbee.com to keep...

First Selectman Dan Rosenthal is inviting the community to learn firsthand about plans to acquire an existing commercial building formerly housing Taunton Press offices, adjacent to the Newtown landfill at 191 South Main Street.newtownbee.com to keep...

Hoofprints pressed into fresh-turned soil are proof that the newer trails cleared at Cherry Grove Preserve are already in use. The Newtown Forest Association's (NFA) recent purchase of former Cherry Grove Farm property preserves nearly 30 acres of fo...