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Published: Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown Health District is highlighting all of its partners as they spring into the season by encouraging residents and town workers to get outdoors and get moving.
The Newtown VNA heard from Director of Health Donna Culbert at its recent monthly...
Published: Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
I am writing to share my concern with the community that the current Charter Revision Commission appears to be rewriting the language that will allow any one political party to hold five of the seven-seat Board of Education. This chan...
Published: Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia Halstead announced that absentee ballots will be available for the annual budget referendum during office hours Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm.
The town clerk’s office, within Newtown Municipal Center, 3 Primrose Str...
Published: Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
What a disappointment to read The Bee’s editorial “Death and Dignity,” [3/27/15]. There is nothing dignified about aiding someone’s suicide. The language of this can be sugar coated with language that makes it more palatable to the pu...
Published: Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Peggy Jane (Adams) Smith, 77, of Newtown, and formerly a longtime resident of Los Gatos, Calif., died peacefully March 9, with her family by her side. She was the wife of the late Frank David Smith. She was born on July 17, 1937, in Iowa City, Iowa, ...
Published: Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Nancy W. (Hull) Rahikka, 83, of Newtown died peacefully at The Gardens in Danbury April 4. She was the wife of the late Richard R. Rahikka for 46 years. She was born October 31, 1931, in Southport, and was the daughter of Fannie (Lepisto) and Charles...
Published: Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Some things remain the same, and some things change. In the case of Newtown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team, both apply. The Nighthawks, as always, are the team to beat in the South-West Conference — in fact, they’re going for the 11th straight SW...
Published: Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Coming off a South-West Conference title, Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team is the undisputed defending champion. However, Newtown Coach Glenn Adams doesn’t look at it that way as his team takes the field in search of another trophy.
“That’s ...
Published: Apr 08, 2015 at 12:00 AM
The Board of Education voted to schedule the Newtown High School graduation ceremony and the Newtown Middle School Moving Up ceremony during its meeting on Tuesday, April 7.
Both ceremonies will be held at Western Connecticut State University’s O’Nei...
Published: Apr 07, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Richard M. Liska, Sr, 84, of South Thomaston, Maine, died peacefully at home April 4. He was born July 23, 1930, in Stepney, Conn.
He grew up on his grandparents’ farm in Newtown, attended first grade at Sandy Hook Elementary School, later went to H...
