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Corrections A February 17 report on the latest bond offerings and refunding quoted First Selectman Pat Llodra as saying Newtown achieved better interest rates than AAA-rated Greenwich. Mrs Llodra contacted The Bee after the article was published corr...

Garner Inmate Arrested On Assault Charge State police report a violent incident on February 15 involving a Garner Correctional Institution inmate and a correction officer in which the inmate injured the 44-year-old male officer. State police said th...

Girls Midgets The Orange Crushers had another great showing this past Saturday. Their fast-paced offense was led by Chloe O’Connell, Shea Murphy, Kate Petersen, Amyla Posey, and Rachel Arena. The aggressive defense was led b...

VNA Nurse Says— Choose What Works Best From ‘Simple 7’ Heart Healthy Options By John Voket This is the third and final part of a series presented during American Heart Month. In her capacity as a public health...

Ruby Johnson’s Passion For Education To the Editor: Newtown has, indeed, been saddened by the passing of Ruby Johnson, a long stalwart supporter of the best of Newtown. In her clear, positive way, she was always able to synthesize local...

Doggone Etiquette — The Right Age By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog:            No matter how old you are, there are a number of things you will learn, and then have to unlearn, and then have to relearn. It could be beca...

Eagle Scout Project Benefits Victory Garden Tarren Horvath added his creative and beneficial touch to the Fairfield Hills campus this week. He built an informational kiosk for the Victory Garden as his Eagle Scout project, which he told the Fairfiel...

Robert John BiscoeExcavating[/naviga:h2] [naviga:h2 style="text-indent: 0in;line-height: 15.0pt"]Founder Of Biscoe  Robert John Biscoe, 80, of Newtown, died February 18, surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 14, 1931, in Astoria, N.Y....

Rose Sophie Skrzypczak Devoted Mother And Grandmother Rose Sophie Skrzypczak, 85, of Port Chester, N.Y., died peacefully, February 16, with her four children at her bedside. She was a life long resident of Port Chester and the wife of John Skrzy...

Hawk Girls Upset By Falcons In Quarterfinals By Andy Hutchison Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team didn’t get its shots to avenge regular season losses to South-West Conference rivals Lauralton Hall of Mil...