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Published: May 25, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Days of rain and a swollen, rushing river on May 25 changed traditional plans for the 13th Annual Great Pootatuck Duck Race.
Rather than floating plastic ducks along the Pootatuck River and fishing the winners from a collection point downstream, even...
Published: May 25, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Looks like 13 is not a lucky number for Newtown Lions Club.
Less than 24 hours after telling The Newtown Bee that the 13th Annual Great Pootatuck Duck Race would go on, rain or shine, event chair Bob Schmidt had to announce that the weather has chang...
Published: May 25, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Dashed onto a canvas in oils is an image of Sabrina Style’s front window, dresses displayed in the pane glass of the Washington Avenue dress shop and boutique. Again with dabs of vibrant oil colors, Main Street and other Newtown and Sandy Hook scenes...
Updated: Feb 09, 2024 at 02:24 PM
Sandy Hook Center has a new Christmas tree.
Crews began working before 8 am on a rainy and chilly Friday, putting final touches on the ground and then readying a 32-foot Norway Spruce to be moved out of a truck-mounted tree spade, and then into a hol...
Published: May 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM
May 22 marked exactly one month from the day that any action occurred on proposed legislation inspired by Town Clerk Debbie Aurelia, her staff, and other members of the state Town Clerk’s Association who want to see certain restrictions on state deat...
Published: May 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM
After helping guide Newtown through its darkest days post 12/14, leading a team of officials supporting a rebuilding site for Sandy Hook School, and four of the most challenging budget processes in memory, First Selectman Pat Llodra and Selectman Wil...
Published: May 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM
It’s a good thing ducks like water. The Great Pootatuck Duck Race may set a record tomorrow.
If the rain continues the way it is being predicted, the Pootatuck River in Sandy Hook Center will be moving pretty quickly on Saturday, May 25. Granted, it ...
Published: May 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Donation Center at 127 South Main Street opened in March, and donation center attendant Mike Thomas said that he is “real happy” with the response the collection center has generated in Newtown. From a first week c...
Published: May 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM
Noie Louie Richards, 61, of Newtown, died unexpectedly, May 21, at Danbury Hospital. He was born in Danbury, September 6, 1951, a son of Wilma (Presnell) and Noie Richards, and was the husband of Irma (Poquette) Richards.
Mr Richards was a lifelong r...
Published: May 24, 2013 at 12:00 AM
After many rehearsals, Newtown High School’s wind ensemble, orchestra, and choruses took the stage Wednesday, May 22, to perform the world premiere of Samuel R. Hazo’s Glorificare, under the guidance of the composer.
[.]A live recording of Glorif...
