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Published: Jan 05, 2024 at 08:00 AM
There are many thoughts on when The 12 Days of Christmas is observed. Does it lead up to December 25, representing the time it took the three wise men to travel to Bethlehem? Or does it begin on December 25, and celebrate the time of Christ’s birth t...
Published: Jan 05, 2024 at 07:05 AM
With nine pins in the championship round, the undefeated Newtown High School wrestling team dominated Norwalk in the championship dual, 62-18, to win the third annual Nighthawk Invitational Duals tournament, on its home mats, December 27. The Nightha...
Published: Jan 05, 2024 at 07:00 AM
Readers are invited to support the annual “Trees for Trout” collection event.
Candlewood Valley Trout Unlimited and Pootatuck Watershed Association will ecocycle Christmas trees, utilizing them in their stream bank stabilization projects in 2023. The...
Updated: Jan 05, 2024 at 07:54 AM
After playing from behind in its first three matchups of the year, the Newtown High School boys’ basketball team got off to a fast start and fended off the visiting Darien Blue Wave, 63-50, in an afternoon clash on December 29.
The Nighthawks used a ...
Published: Jan 04, 2024 at 04:05 PM
To the Editor:
It takes a village to coordinate an Autism Awareness Benefit Concert to support Families United in Newtown (FUN). This year’s event, on December 30 at Newtown Congregational Church, was a huge success thanks to the love, kindness and g...
Published: Jan 04, 2024 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor:
Last month, the 28th meeting of the “Conference of the Parties” to the United Nations Climate Convention (COP28) took place in Dubai, UAE. 197 countries and 85,000 people participated. Why is this important?
We know how difficult it is...
Published: Jan 04, 2024 at 03:11 PM
At the January 2 Board of Selectmen meeting, we heard the first bits of information about the 2024-25 budget season — as First Selectman Jeff Capeci reported that he had been meeting with department heads and the first selectman’s proposed budget wou...
Updated: Jan 04, 2024 at 11:22 AM
A Connecticut man shared his story of survival after a seizure and cardiac arrest in the middle of an international scuba diving trip.
This avid athlete (diver, spartan racer, triathlete) Paul Shelley of Newtown, had an undetected cardiac condition ...
Published: Jan 04, 2024 at 08:17 AM
The Newtown Bee is still looking for the first child born to Newtown parents in 2024, continuing a tradition now in its 66th year.
The winning parents will now be the ones who submit the earliest birthdate (and time, if necessary, to break a tie)...
Published: Jan 03, 2024 at 10:31 AM
David Kokoszka (DJ), 54, died on December 27, 2023.
He was preceded in death by his father Stanley Kokoszka Sr and his mother Wanda Kokoszka.
He is survived by his brother Stan, sister-in-law Paola, nieces Natasha and Victoria, and nephew Stanley.
Da...
