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Published: Jan 09, 2025 at 03:57 PM
To the Editor:
Each week The Bee, Voices, and now the News Times are filled with articles on development in Newtown and the possibility of a moratorium on development. I had suggested some time ago that Newtown might undergo a visioning process. From...
Updated: Jan 09, 2025 at 03:57 PM
To the Editor:
In March of last year we wrote a Letter to the Editor on “Climate Change” and the “Link to Food Insecurity.” Our conclusion was that it was “Only going to get worse.” Sadly, this has proved to be the case.
During the recent Election Ca...
Published: Jan 09, 2025 at 03:53 PM
To the Editor:
I’ve previously written that Newtown should investigate whether it is eligible for a state approved moratorium on affordable housing under state statute 8-30(g) while we allow development under our own local plan. Unfortunately, many w...
Published: Jan 09, 2025 at 03:51 PM
To the Editor:
After the horrific accident in Sandy Hook, we now have pedestrian warning signs up with the crosswalk. They are not enough!
When it is dusk or dark, you can not see ANYONE standing on the sidewalks. The oncoming traffic lights cause a ...
Published: Jan 09, 2025 at 03:50 PM
The Newtown State Legislative Delegation is hosting a legislative town hall to discuss key issues facing the state of Connecticut from 12 to 1:30 pm this weekend, Sunday, January 12.
This forum allows constituents to ask questions about the state leg...
Published: Jan 09, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A longtime Newtown couple was displaced after their home was significantly damaged by fire last Friday evening. Doris Botsford said this week she and her husband knew something was wrong when the house started filling with smoke.
“Unfortunately we co...
Published: Jan 09, 2025 at 09:40 AM
State Representative Mitch Bolinsky and Senator Tony Hwang will cohost a legislative town hall to discuss key issues facing the state of Connecticut.
The event is planned for Sunday, January 12, beginning at noon, at Newtown Community Center, 8 Simps...
Published: Jan 09, 2025 at 07:00 AM
While most young children — even if still hyped up on holiday treats and all of the activity during school break — were fast asleep when the clock stuck midnight and the ball dropped, they did not have to miss out on celebrating the New Year with sim...
Published: Jan 08, 2025 at 03:53 PM
Our beloved Patricia “Patti” Ann Lynn Fogelstrom, age 65, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. After a courageous 25-year battle with Polycythemia Vera and Myelofibrosis, Patti’s strength, faith, and vibrant spirit...
Updated: Jan 08, 2025 at 01:00 PM
It’s time to select the winner of the Newtown Bee’s Sportsman of the Year Award — which since 2008 has honored late Newtown Bee Sports Editor Kim Harmon — for 2024. The Bee is considering candidates and welcomes your input through Monday, January 13....
