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Published: Mar 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM
You may have read about 2-year-old Bezalel Alquilos of Cebu, Philippines, in the February 27 Newtown Bee story, “Newtown Rotary Gift of Life Keeps On Giving.” Bezalel and his mother, Hazel, have been guests of the Dan Rosenthal family this past month...
Published: Mar 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM
March 30, 1990
A borough public hearing has been slated for April 10 on a proposed rule change that would allow property owners to demolish eyesores while retaining building nonconformities for future reconstruction. Since late 1987, four buildi...
Published: Mar 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Sandy Hook resident Bob Schmidt was recently honored with The Samuel T. Gladding Unsung Hero Award. He received the award on March 14, during the American Counseling Association World Conference in Orlando, Fla.
The American Counseling Association is...
Published: Mar 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
The question that keeps me up at night is: Will the graduating classes of Newtown High School from 2021 to 2025 be okay? Major events tend to shape an individual’s life and influence the decisions they will make. What life decisions ...
Published: Mar 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Harold David “Butch” Williamson, 80, of Savannah, Ga., and former resident of Newtown, died March 21. He was the husband of Wray Davis Williamson. Born in Charleston, W.Va., December 18, 1934, he was the son of the late Alma Kinder and Harold Donovan...
Published: Mar 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM
All town fields remain closed, according to a reminder from Newtown Parks & Rec, which made the announcement via email Friday, March 27.
Treadwell and Tilson artificial fields remain closed as well, due to snow cover and frozen sub-surface conditions...
Published: Mar 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Hard-hitting, fast-paced hockey at the collegiate level is quite a jump for those who have finished their high school careers. Dave Landau Jr, just completed bridging that gap with a ladder-climbing stint through junior hockey — one in which his skil...
Published: Mar 27, 2015 at 12:00 AM
As Connecticut lawmakers consider whether to fund a pilot program to help local police agencies acquire body cameras, Newtown’s local police department is in the final stages of completing its first elementary study on the new technology.
On March 20...
Published: Mar 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM
It is said two things in life cannot be avoided: death and taxes. That is not entirely true. The truly unscrupulous can evade taxes, or at the very least, a bargain can be struck to make them less onerous. With death, however, there is only one settl...
Published: Mar 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM
Following discussion at a March 19 session, Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members unanimously endorsed the town’s plans to expand the municipal sanitary sewer system in Hawleyville, a project which is intended to stimulate economic development...
