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Published: Feb 01, 2024 at 03:15 PM
To the Editor:
My name is Tom McDonough and I reside on Northridge Drive in Newtown.
I have lived in Newtown along with my family for the last 23 years.
I share and have major concerns along with many of my neighbors with this project [a proposal to ...
Published: Feb 01, 2024 at 03:10 PM
To the Editor:
The proposal brought to the P&Z board on January 4th 2024 was prematurely approved without proper due diligence by some of the board members to fully understand the final plans. In terms of health and safety to the local residents and ...
Published: Feb 01, 2024 at 03:05 PM
To the Editor:
We celebrate Black History Month starting Thursday, February 1. Greatly looking forward to the school- and community-wide displays & events throughout this month.
On behalf of Newtown Allies for Change, we recognize and honor the profo...
Published: Feb 01, 2024 at 03:00 PM
The publishing date of this week’s issue is February 2, and that’s Groundhog Day. The country’s most well-known prognosticator, Punxsutawney Phil, will emerge from his hole to tell us whether we’ll get six more weeks of winter or an early spring.
Wha...
Published: Feb 01, 2024 at 03:00 PM
To the Editor:
Last Wednesday night, there was a public forum to present the Pootatuck River Watershed Management Plan (PRWMP). A lot of important information was shared, including:
*Both the Pootatuck River and Deep Brook have unsafe E.coli levels a...
Updated: Feb 01, 2024 at 09:22 AM
“The ABCs of Newtown” is a series tying each letter of the alphabet to something in Newtown. This week we continue with a look at the open space available to Newtown’s residents and visitors.
One-fifth of Newtown’s 38,644 acres is open space. Th...
Published: Jan 31, 2024 at 02:27 PM
On January 1, 2024, after a long and hard-fought battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muriel Lynn Moulthrop peacefully ended her journey on this earth. She will be deeply missed and forever loved.
Lynn was born in Watertown, Conn., and graduated from Wat...
Published: Jan 31, 2024 at 07:00 AM
The Newtown Bee’s Snapshot column traditionally introduces readers to someone who lives and/or works in town, offering a brief introduction to that person.
This week we’re breaking our own standard, having spent time recently with Monsignor Robe...
Updated: Jan 30, 2024 at 04:44 PM
SOUTHBURY — Cecilia Scales, 94, passed away peacefully on January 21 at her home. She was the loving wife of the late E. John Scales for 55 years.
Cecilia was born on July 28, 1929, in Emly, Tipperary County, Ireland, to the late Thomas Loftus and Ce...
Published: Jan 30, 2024 at 07:00 AM
Family: My husband is Ray, and we’ve been married for nearly 25 years; and we have our son Joey, who’s 18 years old and a senior at Newtown High School.
Pets: We have a dog, Sam, a rescue. He’s seven years old and still acts like a puppy at t...
