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Published: May 01, 2025 at 04:27 PM
To the Editor:
Hurrah for Newtown voters! Newtown registered voters turned out in record numbers last week. Our town and education budgets were approved with strong margins, as were all the referendum items to repair our town buildings and bridges.
H...
Published: May 01, 2025 at 04:19 PM
To the Editor:
In a time of contentious development efforts around mostly green spaces in Newtown, it is refreshing to see the cooperative effort of a developer, the town, and other stakeholders to revive the existing Taunton Press property at 63 Sou...
Published: May 01, 2025 at 04:18 PM
To the Editor:
I want to thank the people of Newtown for coming out in strength and for passing the entire budget last week. The percentage of registered voters who usually come out to vote when it is not a presidential election is somewhere between ...
Updated: May 01, 2025 at 03:58 PM
To say the Facebook comments on The Newtown Bee’s coverage of the recent Rock This Democracy protests have been politically charged, confrontational, and often showing the worst side of Newtown is a bit of an understatement.
Generally the staff of th...
Updated: May 01, 2025 at 09:30 AM
A final session briefing the public on the changes coming to the Newtown Transfer Station on July 1 is planned for Saturday, May 3, beginning at 10 am, at Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street. The event is open to all residents; senior center memb...
Published: May 01, 2025 at 07:00 AM
With the summer months rolling in, C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street, is offering more than just books for patrons to enjoy. The C.H. Booth Library of Things is a unique set of offerings people can check out just like a typical book.
The Library of ...
Published: Apr 30, 2025 at 09:42 AM
To The Editor:
This past Tuesday, the residents of Newtown sent a clear and resounding message: we stand united for our community.
By voting YES, we acknowledged the challenges ahead — not with fear, but with resolve. We chose to protect what makes N...
Published: Apr 30, 2025 at 09:42 AM
To the Editor:
I am happy to see that the Lions will again do their annual “Lose the Litter” cleanup day in conjunction with the Newtown Earth Day Festival at the Middle School this Saturday. I hope it is well attended.
On my own street clean up the ...
Updated: Apr 30, 2025 at 08:23 AM
Margaret Fahey Annett (“Peggy”, “Mom” and “Mimi”), the beloved wife of Charles E. “Skip” Annett III for nearly 60 years, and the loving mother of Michelle (Chris) Prassas, Brendan (Anne) Annett and Mary Sharlene (Jason) Kew, passed away in her Wellfl...
Published: Apr 30, 2025 at 07:00 AM
In 1947, Naveen Kapur was born in New Delhi, India. Kapur grew up there with a wealthy family and attended school there. He attended BITS college, or the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, for engineering. Kapur majored in power engineering a...
