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Gracious Generosity In A Season Of Need

Published: Nov 23, 2016 at 12:00 AM
It is not always easy to be grateful. When weighed down by concerns for the nation's future, finances, educational costs, job opportunities - or lack thereof - or physical and mental crises, it is difficult to summon gratitude. Being mired in worry p...

Hufziger Concludes Record-Setting Season With State Open Success

Published: Nov 22, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Mary Hufziger has put together quite a swimming resume at Newtown High School, breaking a trio of team records - resetting some of her own marks from seasons past and earlier this campaign - and holding five pool records. All of this and she is only ...

Thanksgiving Closings

Published: Nov 22, 2016 at 12:00 AM
All town offices will be closed on Thursday, November 24, and Friday, November 25, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.The Newtown Bee will be closed on Thanksgiving. They will reopen at 8 am Friday. The transfer station at 4 Ethan Allen Road w...

Generous Donations For FAITH By Karin Halstead

Published: Nov 22, 2016 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor: I would like to thank of the generous people who came out on Saturday, November 19, to support the local volunteer firefighters "Fill the Fire Truck." We were able to give FAITH Food Pantry 46 turkeys, 136 boxes of food, and $1,780 in ...

Erardi Named CABE/CAPSS Superintendent Of The Year

Published: Nov 22, 2016 at 12:00 AM
Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr, was named the Superintendent of the Year for 2017 at the annual Connecticut Association of Boards of Education/Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CABE/CAPSS) Convention, held at t...

In Whose Best Interest? By Suzanne Hurley

Published: Nov 21, 2016 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor: As a Newtown resident and teacher, I have watched the board discussions on closing a school with great interest and have one overriding question. Is the proposed model (K-4, 5-7, 8-12) in the best interest of student learning or is it ...

'Sound' To Fade, But Founder's Energy Remains Strong

Published: Nov 21, 2016 at 12:00 AM
After almost exactly four years of hosting hundreds of individuals seeking creative or meditative ways to cope with the stress and tribulations of life, a spiritual gathering place in Hawleyville will fade away like gentle echoes across a vast expans...

In Memoriam: Robert L Abric, Jr

Published: Nov 21, 2016 at 12:00 AM
[naviga:h3 class="sbodycopy" style="text-align: center;"]Robert L Abric, Jr[/naviga:h3] June 11, 1948-November 20, 1991 25-Year Anniversary One we once held close and deeply loved we can never lose For one that we all love deeply becomes a part ...