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Published: Oct 30, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
I want to thank The Newtown Bee for hosting the BOE candidates’ forum providing townspeople with the opportunity to hear their thoughts and positions on education matters.
I was, however, disappointed that – in your newspaper’s write-u...
Published: Oct 30, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Unity in Diversity, a weekly television program, can be seen on Mondays and Wednesdays, on Charter Communications channel 21.
Each week, viewers may experience leaders and representatives of a variety of local faith communities, sharing their me...
Published: Oct 30, 2013 at 12:00 AM
NEW HAVEN — A century ago a German playwright named Carl Sternheim wrote a ribald comedy satirizing the manners and aspirations of the rising bourgeoisie. Ninety years later, the actor, comedian and serious writer Steve Martin, took Sternheim’s play ...
Published: Oct 29, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
A little chuckle as we approach Election Day November 5, 2013.
It was 408 years ago that a gentleman who was dissatisfied with the current government of England was working to make a change. He was captured as he guarded gunpowder tha...
Published: Oct 29, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Police report they arrested two alleged burglars inside Cochran House at Fairfield Hills early on the morning of Monday, October 28, after receiving a call informing them that light and noise were emanating from the third-floor of the massive masonry...
Published: Oct 29, 2013 at 12:00 AM
HARTFORD — A private charitable fund created to help pay for the mental health care of first responders, teachers and other workers affected by the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school falls short of what is needed to help those with long...
Published: Oct 29, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Connecticut Foundation will be hosting an open house on Wednesday, November 6, from 5 to 7 pm, at its Newtown location at 127 South Main Street.
Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the ...
Published: Oct 29, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The Sandy Hook Fire & Rescue Company Ladies Auxiliary is looking for new members. To introduce themselves to the community, and to answer questions about their work, the auxiliary will host an open house on Tuesday, November 12, at 7 pm.
After a brie...
Published: Oct 29, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Deacon Kenneth Stroud of Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church and Charlotte Dines, a resident of Nunnawauk Meadows, will lead a panel on faith on Friday, November 8, from 1:30 until 3 pm. The panel will be part of the 2013 Church Women United (CWU) Ce...
Published: Oct 29, 2013 at 12:00 AM
To the Editor:
On Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at about 9 am, I was working on some town matters in my den when I heard the Hook and Ladder sirens, a few seconds later I smelled smoke and thought, “that fire must be pretty close.” I walked out the si...