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Published: Feb 06, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Eileen (Brenner) Willig, 96, of Southbury died February 3. Born in Adams, Mass., on August 8, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Alice Varno Brenner, and the wife of the late Claude F. Willig.
She was a resident of Newtown from 1949 unt...
Published: Feb 05, 2018 at 12:00 AM
On the heels of the success of its latest PSA, "Tomorrow's News," which was viewed over 1.6 million times, Sandy Hook Promise is announcing its third annual national Start With Hello Call-to-Action Week.www.sandyhookpromise.org or e-mail programs@san...
Published: Feb 05, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Mary Ferraro Ruesch, 87, of Monroe, beloved wife of the late Richard R. Ruesch, Sr, died peacefully January 30, surrounded by her family. Born in Bridgeport on January 14, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Anna Fortivo Ferraro.
Her f...
Published: Feb 05, 2018 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
This week, the Connecticut General Assembly will officially convene the 2018 "short session" which goes from the first week in February through the first week in May. As you may remember, the 2017 legislative session continued far past...
Published: Feb 05, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Muryn P. Hotchkiss, 83, of Roxbury died January 12. Her loved ones say she entered the Church Triumphant. She was born March 9, 1934, daughter of Robert and Marion Robb Pattison; and was the widow of Clifford H. Hotchkiss of Plainville.
Her only sist...
Published: Feb 05, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Stephen A. "Steve" Walter, 67, of Danbury died January 28. He was born in Muncy, Penn., son of Betty (Kramer) and Daniel Walter.
Mr Walter proudly served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam War from 1970 to 1974. He then came to work in New...
Published: Feb 04, 2018 at 12:00 AM
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show made its first appearance on television in 1948. To celebrate 70 years of sharing its passion for dogs with television audiences at home, Westminster along with its broadcast partner, Fox Sports, will air three co...
Published: Feb 04, 2018 at 12:00 AM
There are countless people featured in The Newtown Bee every week, but many times the story in the paper is just a snippet of a person's ever-continuing journey.
In those cases, as time goes on, many begin to wonder, what ever happened to that person...
Published: Feb 04, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Care packages and valentines will be sent from Newtown to members of the armed services over the coming weeks, thanks to the efforts of those that participated in this year's Valentines For Troops effort.
Each year the Valentines For Troops program, ...
Published: Feb 03, 2018 at 12:00 AM
Ben's Lighthouse Program Director Rebecca Cosgrove explained on January 22 that since starting last March, the Tech4Good program at Reed Intermediate School has helped students learn about ways they can utilize technology to make a difference in the ...
