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State Senate Leaders Propose Utility Penalties HARTFORD (AP) — Senate Democrats are proposing legislation that would establish penalties for utilities that fail to meet performance standards when restoring power during emergencies. The pr...

NHS Second In Conference Championships— ‘Great Start To An End’ For NHS Grapplers By Andy Hutchison Dan McIlrath, Newtown High School’s wrestling coach, summed up his team’s second-place fin...

Note: There are no public events scheduled in Newtown for the weekend of Friday through Sunday, February 17 –19.   Monday, February 20 PRESIDENTS’ DAY Tuesday, February 21 SHROVE TUESDAY 55th Annual Shr...

Thursday, February 9: 3:40 pm, alarm, 11 Queen Street, Hook & Ladder and Sandy Hook responded; 4:26 pm, alarm, 9 Homer Clark Lane, Sandy Hook and Botsford responded. Friday, February 10: 8:53 am, wires down, near 127 Brushy Hill Road, Botsfo...

February 23— Public Hearing Set On Town, School Budget By John Voket The only public hearing on the 2012-2013 budget proposal to be hosted by the Board of Finance is set for 7:30 pm Thursday, February 23, in the Newtown Municipal Center ...

Stray Kats ‘Seascape’ The Stray Kats Theatre Company will offer is a staged reading of Edward Albee’s Seascape, a funny, touching play about love, aging and evolution, as a recently retired couple ponder what to do...

Sherman Church Lenten Series SHERMAN — An after-church Lenten series of video and lunch will begin Sunday, February 26, at The Sherman Church, 6 Church Road. Programs will begin each week at 11:30 am and end promptly at 12:30 pm. The vide...

Reflecting On The Visit By Delegates From A Chinese Sister School By Eliza Hallabeck With a few delegates remaining in Newtown after most of the visitors to Newtown schools returned home to Liaocheng, in the Shandong Province of China, NHS Assistant ...

Peter Road, Southbury Laura and Kenneth Stauff purchased 1008 Peter Road in Southbury from Angela Green. Patricia Huegi of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty listed the property, which was sold by Jan Hlywa of Coldwell Banke...

Listen To The Sports Podcast Check out sounds of the games and hear interviews with coaches in weekly audio sports recaps on The Bee’s podcast. Sports and news coverage is available through The Buzz graphic on the News Now! section of The...