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More Than 150 State Utility Workers Rally HARTFORD (AP) — More than 150 Connecticut Light & Power’s unionized linemen rallied at the state Capitol on September 17, saying staffing levels at the electric utility are inadequate ...

Kretz Wins Golf Tournament Matthew Kretz, an eighth grader at Newtown Middle School, was the winner of this summer’s Junior League Golf Tournament at Southbury’s Gainfield Farms Golf Course. Junior golfers played every Mo...

Tracy Picked Up By San Jose Former Newtown High School soccer standout and Newtown Bee Sportsman of the Year winner Marcus Tracy was picked up by the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer in a weighted lottery on September 13. The league leader...

Get Back To The Country’s Problems To the Editor: Just finished reading Mr Luzzi’s letter, “What I Learned From the Republican Platform” (The Newtown Bee, 9/14/12) and would like to comment. Yes, I agre...

Authority Considers A New Tack For Marketing Fairfield Hills By Kendra Bobowick Can they market the property in a new way? Fairfield Hills Authority members Wednesday considered the suggestion of offering buildings or the buildings’â&#x80...

Forest Association Keeps Watchful Eye Out For Ash Borer  By Kendra Bobowick Beware of the emerald ash borer (EAB). The invasive insects “are fatal to ash trees,” said Newtown Forest Association (NFA) President Robert Eckenro...

WCSU Carnival Benefits Wounded Warrior Project DANBURY — Western Connecticut State University will hold its second annual carnival to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project from 11 am to 5 pm on Saturday, September 29, on the lawn of the Sc...

Artful Event: All About Halloween By Shannon Hicks Newtown United, Inc, which in the previous two years has hosted Artful Bra and Artful Bra & Boxer events as fundraisers for Ann’s Place/The Home of I Can, is planning its 2012 event. â&#...

Field Hockey Coach Looks For Players To Adapt And Trust Themselves, Each Other By Andy Hutchison REDDING — Newtown High School’s field hockey team began the season on a high note, with a 7-0 win over first-year team Woodstoc...

Support For Families, Caregivers Facing Memory-Related Disorders SOUTHBURY — On Wednesday, September 26, the Connecticut Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and The Watermark at East Hill will host a Caregiver Support Gro...