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Share Newtown’s history with Newtown old-timers and newcomers alike by passing on photos of interest to The Newtown Bee. The Bee welcomes submissions of photos for “The Way We Were.” Photos can be submitted via e-m...

Spring and all of its harbingers appeared right on schedule, March 20. Tree buds are swollen, doves are cooing, daffodils are in bloom, and yards are alive with flocks of robins. Life is good… although, if it was April 1, I would only think Mo...

You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them. —Ray Bradbury When you stack up all the years we are allowed against all there is to read, time is very short indeed.    —...

Doggone Etiquette— No Excuses! By Bardi McLennan A Word to the Dog: Don’t you just love it when you get your own way? Maybe you want to snooze a little longer in the morning and your concerned person asks you whatâ€&...

State To Reap Millions In Mortgage Settlement  HARTFORD (AP) — Attorney General George Jepsen told state lawmakers February 21 that a national settlement for mortgage abuses has established needed reforms, but he asked that they use mil...

Condon Helps Elms To Conference Title Sandy Hook’s Katie Condon, senior at Elms College in Chicopee, Mass, and captain on the women’s basketball team, recently helped the Blazers win the New England Collegiate Conference champ...

NHS College Fair Scheduled Newtown High School is scheduled to host a College and Technical School Fair on Wednesday, March 28, from 7 to 8:30 pm in the school’s gymnasium. The event will include representatives from two- and four-year sc...

LUNCH MENU WEEK OF MARCH 26 – 30     reed intermediate school   MONDAY, MARCH 26 Chicken & cheese quesadilla, fiesta brown rice, Mexicali corn, diced pears, milk   TUESDAY, MARCH 27 Baked ...

A Great Privilege To the Editor: Congratulations to Live at Edmond Town Hall for Monday’s concert by Bill Frisell and Sam Amidon. It was a great privilege for our town to host a musician as distinguished and talented as Bill Frisell. The ...

Saha Sauces Heats Up The Specialty Foods Competition By Nancy K. Crevier Harissa is a condiment sauce commonly found of the tables in Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, said Newtown resident Pam Ahtchi. Its main ingredient is hot chili peppers, and spic...