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Published: Feb 23, 2024 at 06:55 AM
Newtown High School standout runner Soheib Dissa won the 1000 meter race at the State Open Track Championships, at the Floyd Little Athletic Center in New Haven on February 17, with a time of 2:30.36. This followed a first-place effort in the Class L...
Published: Feb 22, 2024 at 03:10 PM
To the Editor:
I appreciate town officials seeking solutions for tax collection and at face value Capital Tax Recovery (CTR) sounds sensible. Tax evaders should be accountable. Yet taking a deeper look at this particular solution of hiring private in...
Updated: Feb 22, 2024 at 03:57 PM
To the Editor:
The world is burning. Navalny dies. Avdiivka falls. The Middle East boils. Taiwan trembles. Immigration, inflation, the economy ... The issues of concern are endless. And what do congressional representatives do? They go on vacation. I...
Updated: Feb 22, 2024 at 03:50 PM
We learned last week that Eversource plans to increase its rates as soon as May 1. The utility filed a request for a $784 million rate adjustment that would bump its CL&P electric rates by nearly 19 percent. Most households could see an increase of $...
Updated: Feb 22, 2024 at 03:59 PM
To the Editor,
The decision to make part of Hall Lane a one-way street, is both prudent and timely. Several months ago, I began to notice the constant stream of vehicles turning onto Hall Lane, which is close to my house, beginning at about 4 pm. Thi...
Published: Feb 22, 2024 at 07:00 AM
Alyssa Mancini, joined by First Selectman Jeff Capeci, family, friends, and members of the local community, celebrated the ribbon cutting of her business, Herbs Love + Yoga, in Sandy Hook Center, on Friday, February 9.
Herbs Love + Yoga is Mancini’s ...
Published: Feb 21, 2024 at 07:00 AM
Reverend Stephen Volpe had 18 people visit him during the inaugural session of a Drive-Thru Ash Wednesday Ministry last week.
The new pastor of Newtown United Methodist Church announced last month he would be in the parking lot of the Church Hill Roa...
Updated: Feb 20, 2024 at 03:35 PM
Caroline Buechele Johanesen, 88, of Southbury, formerly of New Fairfield and Newtown, passed away peacefully on February 6.
Carol was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Terrence M. Johanesen, Sr.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Carol was a daughter of E...
Updated: Feb 20, 2024 at 03:23 PM
Anna (Anne) Maltese Figliola, 94, of Newtown, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 13. She was the loving wife of 61 years to her predeceased husband, Pat (Patsy) Figliola.
Anna was born on October 2, 1929, in New York City, and was the daught...
Published: Feb 20, 2024 at 08:14 AM
A longtime Newtown resident remains very grateful to the local Visiting Nurse Association for a scholarship they awarded to her two decades ago.
Jane Sturgis sat down with The Newtown Bee on February 6, following the latest monthly meeting of the ass...
