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Published: Mar 20, 2025 at 04:40 PM
The Newtown Bee’s website, newtownbee.com, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month.
Launched in March of 1995, with an editorial in the Friday, March 17 issue of the print paper, then-editor Curtiss Clark described the launch thusly in a May 1...
Published: Mar 20, 2025 at 08:54 AM
As part of the ongoing “Timeless Newtown” series, a special panel discussion is being planned for Tuesday, April 1.
Friends of Newtown Seniors, C.H. Booth Library, the Commission on Aging, and Newtown Human Services invite the public to “Attitudes To...
Updated: Apr 01, 2025 at 02:03 PM
The following are special events tied in to the “Timeless Newtown” series being presented by C.H. Booth Library, Commission on Aging, and Friends of Newtown Seniors. All ages are encouraged to attend and there is no fee unless noted. Registration is ...
Published: Mar 20, 2025 at 06:00 AM
John Bobowski and his partners are on a mission to share life-changing stories.
“We’ve figured out that people’s lives have magic in them,” he said recently. “Everyone has a story that’s full of magic, some wonder, some incredible event that took pla...
Updated: Mar 20, 2025 at 08:05 AM
The Board of Finance cut $1,071,806 from the proposed town budget and $900,000 from the proposed school budget at its final budget meeting for the year on March 5.
The proposed budget now totals $49,866,665 for the town and $91,744,644 for the school...
Updated: Mar 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Ralph Benjamin Savarese of Newtown passed away on Friday, March 7, surrounded by his loving family after a valiant five-year battle with cancer. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, cousin, and uncle. He was 82 years old.
Ralph was...
Updated: Mar 19, 2025 at 09:39 AM
Richard H. Allaire passed peacefully into eternal life on March 14 at the age of 91.
He was the beloved husband of Mary, proud father of Kenneth (dec) and Jon, loving grandfather to Kencito (dec), Magdiel and Henry. Richard also leaves behind a siste...
Published: Mar 19, 2025 at 07:30 AM
Nickname: Tony
Family: Mom, dad and a brother.
Pets: A husky, Sasuke. His name was inspired by an animated character. It’s pronounced “sas-KAY.”
How long have you lived in Newtown? Since 2005.
Where do you work? Right now I’m a co...
Published: Mar 18, 2025 at 07:15 AM
The trickle-down effect of some of President Trump’s first actions after returning to office two months ago has reached Newtown.
Soon after his swearing in on January 20, Trump halted the resettlement of refugees from overseas indefinitely as part of...
Published: Mar 18, 2025 at 07:00 AM
Friends Of Newtown Seniors (FONS) has received a grant from the state’s affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to put toward expenses for a pivotal One Town One Read program tied in to the recently launched “Timeless Newtown” se...
