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Mozart, Merlot, and Mums To the Editor: On behalf of everyone at Kevin’s Community Center, I would like to thank our sponsors: Claris Construction, Newtown Savings Bank, Union Savings Bank, Glen Hill Care & Rehabilitation, Gem Jewelry, an...

Youth Basketball Travel Tryouts Begin September 30 Tryouts for the Newtown Youth Basketball Association travel teams begin on September 30. Parents of prospective players are asked to consult the NYBA website, newtownyouthbasketball.org and click on...

More Public Oversight Needed To the Editor: This week we have seen $123,700,000 in capital improvement projects requested by the town and school authorities for our five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). This massive amount of spending will no dou...

Send Us Your Sports News Coaches, league directors and parents are encouraged to send weekly, game and tournament scores and highlights, as well as photographs, to Sports Editor Andy Hutchison. Please send results via email to andyh@thebee.com, by T...

Sex Offender, Noise Ordinances On Hold By John Voket Two local ordinances, one up for recommendation to the full council, and another up for enactment were put on hold September 16. A local sex offender ordinance, which was recently approved by the P...

Working Together As A Community To the Editor: First of all I would like to thank all of you who volunteered to come out on Saturday to help us kick off our campaign by doing a community service project, cleaning up some Newtown streets. It was a lot...

Stimulus Funds Authorized— The Feds Give, While The State Takes Some Grant Funds Away By John Voket Two pieces of financial news were reported to town officials this week by First Selectman Joe Borst and Finance Director Robert Tait. Some...

Ride The Pumpkin Patch Train It’s the Fall harvest season so what better way to celebrate and welcome in the cooler weather than with a short ride on a vintage train to the Danbury Railway Museum’s Pumpkin Patch. This annual f...

Library Discovery Shines A Light On 19th Century Culture By Nancy K. Crevier A Newtown gentleman settles into his chair, the gas lamp on the desk casting a dim glow onto the magazine that sits in his lap. Nearby, his wife and daughter take up their ...

LUNCH MENU WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21 – 25     NEWTOWN HIGH school   MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Play Bowl: Macaroni and cheese Stewed tomatoes Milk   TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 Play Bowl: Chinese...