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Open Burning Season Extended To June 1 The local open burning season will be extended to June 1, according to the town fire marshal’s office. Due to near-drought conditions that occurred earlier this spring, open burning often was prohibi...

School Administrators Don’t Get Public Service To the Editor: Robert Hall’s letter to The Bee last week says it all when one thinks of Bienkowski, Robinson et al and the approach they have taken to the administration of Newto...

Newtown To Observe National Day Of Prayer May 3 will mark this year’s National Day of Prayer, when the people of this nation are encouraged to unite in prayer, one day each year, each in accordance with his or her own faith. The first Na...

For police reports Meadowbrook Road Police said they stopped motorist Richard Williams, 54, of New Fairfield for driving too fast near 20 Meadowbrook Road at about 9:42 am on April 24. After investigating, police said they charged Williams with ...

Hawley School To Celebrate Art Hawley Elementary School’s annual art show to display student artwork created throughout the school year is set for Wednesday, May 2, from 6 to 8 pm at the school. Kindergarten students will each have one p...

A Teenager In Jeopardy, But This Time It’s A Good Thing By Shannon Hicks Like many Newtown High School students, Jeff Haylon is out of town for at least part of this week. He and his parents have taken a trip to the nation’s ...

Petros Roussas A Kind, Loving, And Generous Soul Petros “Peter” Roussas, 66, of Newtown, beloved husband of 40 years to Anna Vidalis Roussas, died peacefully, April 24. Born in Andros Greece, to Nikos and Vasiliki Tredema...

‘Mixed And Matched’ Part Of CT Film Festival The Connecticut Film Festival returns this weekend to Bethel and Danbury, and one Newtown resident is right in the thick of it. Marsha Daria is among the filmmakers who will have a...

Fanning The Flames Of Racial Division To the Editor: We have been saturated, for the past month, with the Trayvon Martin case on national television. Not only has it been on World News multiple times, but the President and his wife have even comment...

*** The Berkshire Veterinary Hospital is having an open house on Sunday, May 3, from noon until 5 pm. Berkshire Veterinary Hospital is a full service small animal hospital which has facilities for complete medical and surgical treatment including a s...