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Future Looks Bright As Girls Finish Sixth In SWC Meet By Andy Hutchison BETHEL — With an eye on the future, Coach Doug Russell is more than pleased with the present. His Newtown High School girls’ cross country team, led by t...

To the Editor: Now we know what President Obama meant in his 2008 campaign promise of “fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” Since Obama took office, his policies have left us with: -$5.4 trillion added to ...

Anthony Joseph Prushko, Sr Anthony Joseph Prushko, Sr, 92, husband of the late Catherine (Siedlecki) Prushko, previously of Trumbull and Port St Lucie, Fla., died at the home of his daughter in Newtown, October 9, with his daughters Sandy and Dolores...

To the Editor: I am writing to ask my Newtown neighbors to join me in voting for Lisa Romano to be our next state representative from the 106th District. Lisa is a fellow parishioner at Trinity Episcopal Church, and I have enjoyed getting to know her...

LUNCH MENU WEEK Of oCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 2   Newtown Elementary SCHOOLS   MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 Beef taco, corn, fruit & veggie bar, milk   TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30 Baked ziti with cheese, breadstick, z...

Closing A School Newtown is growing older, and while collectively we don’t exactly qualify as “empty nesters,” local officials planning for the town’s future have noted the sharp decline in the number o...

Occupation: I’m retired now. I spent 30 years in engineering and then support services for a biotech company that was originally Perkin-Elmer. Of late, I was elected president of the Friends of the C.H. Booth Library. It’s...

Probate Judge Merlin Fisk— At Fairfield Hills Hospital, A Judge Sat At The Intersection Of The Law And Mental Health By Nancy K. Crevier (This is the ninth in a series of Tales of Fairfield Hills, stories shared by local residents who...

Assembly District Candidates Address Senior Needs, Open Space, Lyme Disease By John Voket Because legislative hopefuls and incumbents participating in The Newtown Bee ’s Candidates Forum October 16 at Edmond Town Hall were able to ...

Diesel Fuel Tank Proposed For School Bus Lot The Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) has slated a public hearing for Thursday, November 1, on a transportation firm’s proposal to install a fuel storage tank at an industrial site at 31 Pec...