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Published: Oct 04, 2017 at 12:00 AM
This letter addressed to First Selectman Pat Llodra was received for publication in The Newtown Bee.
Dear Selectman Llodra:
It has come to my attention that the town of Newtown has revoked its offer for LOF Adaptive Skiers to use the promised pr...
Published: Oct 04, 2017 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Newtown has an important election coming up on November 7. We are voting for a new first selectman, the highest ranking official in Newtown. Recently I had the opportunity to have a conversation with Dan Rosenthal, who is running for t...
Published: Oct 04, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School's girls' soccer team continued its unbeaten ways to begin the season with a 5-2 triumph over visiting New Milford, at Treadwell Park, on October 3. Newtown, which wore pick uniforms in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month,...
Published: Oct 04, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Robert "Bobby Hollywood" Barresi, 69, of Jupiter, Fla., formerly of Sandy Hook, died October 3. Mr Barresi was born on September 14, 1948, in Bridgeport.
He was a retired director from Sikorsky Aircraft, serving the company for more than 35 years. Wh...
Published: Oct 03, 2017 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Please join us this Sunday, October 8, for an event celebrating Jim Juliano and Jean St Jean. The event is to celebrate the many wonderful contributions to our town these remarkable folks have been involved in.
The celebration will tak...
Published: Oct 03, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, as well as Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty, Governor Dannel Malloy, and Lt Governor Nancy Wyman all weighed in within hours of learning about the mass shooting that occurred in Las Vegas Sunday, October 1.Po...
Published: Oct 03, 2017 at 12:00 AM
It is only fitting that the 2017 celebration of Newtown's most treasured citizens is not only being held in the heart of the Borough of Newtown, which was so well stewarded by honoree Jean St Jean - but in the Edmond Town Hall's Alexandria Room, whic...
Published: Oct 03, 2017 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
Many of you have asked us why the Rodgers/Capeci signs are not out yet, so we write to share our thinking on the subject.
In general, we deplore the use of political yard signs. Newtown stood out as a pleasant visual alternative to sur...
Published: Oct 03, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Members of the community are invited to gather for a prayer vigil for Las Vegas on Wednesday, October 4, at 7:30 pm, in the sanctuary of Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street.
Nearly 60 people were killed and more than 500 injured Sunday nigh...
Published: Oct 03, 2017 at 12:00 AM
It is a challenge for a team to overcome losing a senior starter to injury. A captain, even worse. Both captains ... and for likely a couple of weeks? Not good news for Newtown High School's girls' volleyball team, but the Nighthawks rebounded from w...
