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*** The Newtown Board of Education approved the new teachers’ contract with an estimated total cost of $695,000 at a 9.1 percent cost to taxpayers. The Board also approved the administrators’ contract, with raises of 9.4 ...

Helen N. Moody Dearly Beloved Mother And Grandmother Helen N. Moody, 89, of Allentown, Penn., died January 15, at Filosa for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Danbury, following a long illness. She was born in Schoentown, Penn., March 27, 1921,...

Lawmaker Wants Five-Cent Tax On Plastic Bags BRIDGEPORT (AP) — A Connecticut lawmaker is reviving efforts to charge a fee for grocery bags. Senator Edward Meyer, chairman of the Legislature’s Environment Committee, is proposin...

Getting Action From The Highway Department To the Editor: I would like to respond to Ms Altman’s letter to the editor, “Plow The Road, or Reduce the Tax Bill,” [Letter Hive, 1/21/11] and to others that would have ...

Retailers, Plow Crews Loving It— Winter’s Fury (So Far) Adds Up To Nearly $500k In Taxpayer Costs By John Voket As First Selectman Pat Llodra circulated an update on winter storm costs to her board January 24, the Public Works...

Currently On View A collection of early American samplers and folk art painting by Susan Shaw is now on display n the cases near the Children’s Department. Susan does exquisite needlework on forty-count silk fabric. A sampler from 1842 is...

Sal e Pepe Contemporary Italian Bistro— Fine Dining In A Polished Atmosphere “The Secret of Life is Enjoying the Passage of Time” reads the whimsical mirror on the wall at Sal e Pepe Contemporary Italian Bistro at...

Listen To The Sports Podcast And Always Know The Score! 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 t...

Community Conversation Examines Newtown’s Character By Eliza Hallabeck Looking back on Saturday’s Community Conversation on Cultivating Character, District Health Coordinator Judy Blanchard said the roughly 50 participants, in...

Court Appeal Filed— Borough Zoners Review Firehouse Application By Andrew Gorosko As Borough Zoning Commission (BZC) members consider Newtown Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Inc’s, proposal to construct a firehouse at 12 Sugar St...