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Alvin Russell

Published: Mar 05, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Alvin F. "Bud" Russell, 83, of Stratford, beloved husband of Paula Lakatos Russell, died March 1 in Bridgeport Hospital. He was born in Bridgeport on February 8, 1935, son of the late Esther (Hylen) and Oliver Russell and has been a lifelong area res...

Swim Squad Third In SWC As Fagerholm Wins Backstroke Race

Published: Mar 04, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School's boys' swimming and diving team placed third as a team in the South-West Conference championships, which culminated with the swim events at Masuk High in Monroe, on March 3. The diving competition was held at Weston High on Febru...

Lisa Unleashed: Newtown Fair And Other Faded Horse Racetracks

Published: Mar 04, 2018 at 12:00 AM
In the early 20th Century, there was a movement afoot to end the growing gambling industry in the United Stats. Along with prohibition, society was turning to more virtuous leisure activities that didn't include drinking, gambling, or other vices of ...

Cheer Competitions Moved To Sunday

Published: Mar 04, 2018 at 12:00 AM
The Connecticut High School cheerleading championships have been postponed until Sunday, March 4. They will take place at the Floyd Little Athletic Center, in New Haven, as planned. The competitions were postponed March 2 and 3. All five Class champi...

Lorrie Rodrigue Chosen As Superintendent Of Newtown Public Schools

Published: Mar 04, 2018 at 12:00 AM
This is an extended version of following the February 27 Board of Education special meeting.the story posted The Board of Education voted unanimously during a special meeting on February 27 to name Dr Lorrie Rodrigue as Newtown's superintendent...

Episcopal Church's Plaster Ceiling To Be Saved

Published: Mar 04, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Replacing whispered prayers inside Trinity Episcopal Church this week was the sound of footfalls across thin plastic drop cloths. Painters with Artech Church Interiors of Woodbury returned from lunch break Tuesday, February 27, and resumed their quie...

Author Mixing Caregiver Advice, Conversation At March 8 Book Launch

Published: Mar 04, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Decades before Newtown resident and author (Caryn) CJ Golden was thrust into the position of primary caregiver when her husband, Joe, suffered a series of cancer-induced strokes, she was already exhibiting a penchant for taking good care of others as...

Voket Elected NENPA President, Bee Earns Awards At Winter Conference

Published: Mar 03, 2018 at 12:00 AM
[naviga:img class="aligncenter wp-image-174067" src="https://newtownbee.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/NENPA-logo.jpg" alt="NENPA logo" width="380" height="143" /] BOSTON - Newtown Bee Associate Editor John Voket has been elected president of Ne...