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More Traffic Engineering Or More Enforcement?

Published: Jun 09, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor: The Police Commission has announced that it is considering hiring another traffic engineering firm to address the high number of accidents at the Flagpole intersection [“Flagpole Traffic Study Considered,” The Bee, June 5, 2015].  Befo...

Golf Teams And Tennis Players Participate In States

Published: Jun 09, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown High School’s golf teams competed in state championships this week. The boys’ squad, with a score of 327, tied for 12 in the Division I match, won by Ridgefield (313), at the par 72 Timberlin Golf Club in Berlin, on June 8. Josh Houle shot an...

Information Vital To Deep Brook's Quality

Published: Jun 09, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor: Candlewood Valley Trout Unlimited (CVTU) contacted the Newtown Conservation Commission (CC) last year asking to upgrade the Deep Brook Open Space kiosk with educational materials and a Plexiglas covering which would preserve materials ...

Gaston Analyzes Point To Hawley Closing Costs, Not Taxpayer Savings

Published: Jun 09, 2015 at 12:00 AM
After presenting information, which he said took more than 40 hours to compile with interested Hawley School parents and PTA members, Democratic Selectman and Borough of Newtown Warden James Gaston, Sr said he plans to share a school closing cost/ben...

Dorothy Thompson

Published: Jun 09, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Dorothy Thompson, 91, formerly of Newtown, died peacefully June 4, in Fort Myers, Fla., after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late S. Franklyn Thompson.   She was born July 6, 1923, in Sharon, Conn., and was the daughter of  Frank and Viola ...

Fresh Air Fund Seeks More Host Families

Published: Jun 09, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Newtown resident and Friendly Town Chairperson Marie Athans says The Fresh Air Fund is seeking more families to welcome inner city children to a summer vacation through the Fresh Air Fund this summer. With buses from New York City bringing the first ...

Serious Accidents Result In Injuries, Snarl I-84 Morning Rush

Published: Jun 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Motorists traveling in both directions on Interstate 84 in Newtown on the morning of Monday, June 8, encountered extensive travel delays following serious motor vehicle accidents that occurred on both sides of the highway. That traffic congestion spi...