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Health Fair Food Drive Aims To Restock Pantry’s Empty Shelves By John Voket Social Services Director Ann Piccini looks at the last few cans of pork and beans on the nearly empty shelves at Newtown’s Salvation Army food pantry ...

A week from now, autumn will officially be underway, with the autumnal equinox occurring the evening of September 22, EDT. Funny how as soon as the Labor Day Parade turns the corner, so does summer… There will be the occasional hot day, but fo...

Joy Scheuer Haser Beloved Mother And Grandmother Joy Scheuer Haser, formerly of Norwalk, died August 28, at her home in Hyannis, Cape Cod, Mass. Born February 9, 1930, she was the daughter of Andrew and Velma Chontos Scheuer.  Four children an...

Charles W. Koch Retired Ironworker Participated In 9/11 Recovery Charles W. Koch, 53, of Newtown, beloved husband of Pira (Jennewein) Koch, died unexpectedly September 13. He was born in Bronxville, N.Y., June 21, 1957, a son of Evelyn (Vo...

Our Big Bucks School Board To the Editor: I was gratified to see in The Bee this week that although the new greenhouse for the NHS is slated to cost almost a half a million dollars, board member David Nanavaty seemed confident that he could get our c...

Hospital Hosts Several Wellness Activities NEW MILFORD —Rick Pope, MPAS, PA-C, DFAAPA, is the scheduled guest speaker at a health forum titled “Living Better with Rheumatoid Arthritis.” The event is scheduled for M...

To the Editor: I am writing this letter to bring to Newtown’s attention the work that Representative Chris Lyddy has done on the Speaker’s Task Force on Children in the Recession. As a member of the task force, he traveled the...

Enjoy Connecticut-Style BBQ At The One-Eyed Pig Bar & Restaurant Aromas of apple and hickory smoke mixed with hints of bacon and pork now scent the air at 71 South Main Street. Since the One-Eyed Pig Bar and Restaurant’s kitchen opened in...

BAHA’I FAITH OF NEWTOWN Contact Margo Deselin 203-241-5525; WintonFarms@aol.com Devotional meetings; spiritual discussion meetings; discussions of social issues from a spiritual perspective. The meetings are held at various locations in N...

New Leader Looks To Make Splash With Hawk Swimmers By Andy Hutchison There are lots of changes, from the coaching staff to the pool itself, for the Newtown High School girls’ swimming and diving team to get used to this fall. Zach Gauvin ...