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Published: Jun 26, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Peter W. Sturges, 64, longtime resident of Sandy Hook, died suddenly on June 15, at his home. He was born in Derby on December 24, 1952, the son of Jean (Peters) Stempel and the late Robert Sturges.
Mr Sturges was a proud US Army Veteran, hav...
Published: Jun 25, 2017 at 12:00 AM
It has got to be pretty unique to participate in an event on a track at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville. To race a car made essentially from scratch is all the more impressive, and some of Newtown High School's students had that claim to fame late this p...
Published: Jun 25, 2017 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown Kennel Club came under my radar for the first time as a staff reporter for The Newtown Bee. I was sent to cover the club's annual awards dinner on April 16, 1986, at the Hawley Manor Inn on Main Street. I wrote an article and bland headli...
Published: Jun 24, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Multiple canopies visible from Wasserman Way drew drivers' gazes toward the annual Newtown Farmers Market at Fairfield Hills in its new location - on a lawn just northeast of the main entrance to Fairfield Hills.
Beneath the many tents Tuesday, June ...
Published: Jun 24, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Thousands of food fanatics of all ages piled into Fairfield Hills for the first Newtown Food Truck Festival, on June 17. More than 20 trucks serving pretty much anything deep-fried, greasy, and downright cholesterol-raising but, yes, tastebud-tinglin...
Published: Jun 23, 2017 at 12:00 AM
You haven't missed all of it yet: The US Department of Agriculture and the US Department of the Interior designated June 19-25, 2017, as "National Pollinator Week" to address the issue of declining pollinator populations. In honor of the celebration,...
Published: Jun 23, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Head O' Meadow Elementary School (HOM) staff celebrated their students' many accomplishments with their annual End of the Year Awards Assembly on June 9, at 9:30 am.
Families of award recipients were invited to attend the ceremony, along with the ent...
Published: Jun 23, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Taking another opportunity for an update about ongoing community and senior center planning, Tuesday evening, June 20, design team member Rusty Malik of Quisenberry Arcari discussed images in a slideshow to the Board of Selectmen and others.
As the a...
Published: Jun 23, 2017 at 12:00 AM
Protect Our Pollinators, a local nonprofit organization, along with Cyrenius H. Booth Library, invites the public to a free program on Saturday, June 24, at 1 pm. The program will be presented in the lower meeting room of the library, at 25 Main Stre...
Published: Jun 23, 2017 at 12:00 AM
For the fifth year, Newtown Youth & Family Services, Inc, will be offering a weeklong program in July and August for children entering kindergarten called Safety Town.
Sponsored locally by Newtown Prevention Council, AAA Southern New England, and Wom...
