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Published: Mar 20, 2025 at 04:58 PM
To the Editor:
Unlike last week’s writer, I am enjoying Mr Taylor’s Bee editorial comments far more than I did any of their previous editors’. I like that for his chosen issue of the week, I get from him a relatively succinct overview of developments...
Published: Mar 20, 2025 at 04:55 PM
To the Editor:
I am writing to support the Board of Education’s and Board of Selectmen’s budgets as adjusted by the Board of Finance. I understand we have significant, unusual state defunding at the town and Board of Education levels. Health insuranc...
Published: Mar 20, 2025 at 04:54 PM
To the Editor:
During his first term, Trump spent a lot of time bragging about USMCA, the trade pact he negotiated with Canada and Mexico to replace NAFTA. Now he is breaking it with new tariffs and threats, complaining that we are being ripped off. ...
Published: Mar 20, 2025 at 04:51 PM
To the Editor:
I would like to express my sincere gratitude and admiration for the outstanding work of the Newtown Youth Basketball Association (NYBA) Senior League. Both of my sons participated enthusiastically in this exceptional program, each play...
Published: Mar 20, 2025 at 04:49 PM
To the Editor:
Trump and Musk’s plan to destroy social security has begun. They need this money to fund tax cuts for the billionaire class. Republicans in Congress promise they will never touch social security because such a move would be too unpopul...
Published: Mar 20, 2025 at 04:40 PM
The Newtown Bee’s website, newtownbee.com, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month.
Launched in March of 1995, with an editorial in the Friday, March 17 issue of the print paper, then-editor Curtiss Clark described the launch thusly in a May 1...
Published: Mar 20, 2025 at 08:54 AM
As part of the ongoing “Timeless Newtown” series, a special panel discussion is being planned for Tuesday, April 1.
Friends of Newtown Seniors, C.H. Booth Library, the Commission on Aging, and Newtown Human Services invite the public to “Attitudes To...
Updated: Apr 01, 2025 at 02:03 PM
The following are special events tied in to the “Timeless Newtown” series being presented by C.H. Booth Library, Commission on Aging, and Friends of Newtown Seniors. All ages are encouraged to attend and there is no fee unless noted. Registration is ...
Published: Mar 20, 2025 at 06:00 AM
John Bobowski and his partners are on a mission to share life-changing stories.
“We’ve figured out that people’s lives have magic in them,” he said recently. “Everyone has a story that’s full of magic, some wonder, some incredible event that took pla...
Updated: Mar 20, 2025 at 08:05 AM
The Board of Finance cut $1,071,806 from the proposed town budget and $900,000 from the proposed school budget at its final budget meeting for the year on March 5.
The proposed budget now totals $49,866,665 for the town and $91,744,644 for the school...
