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Updated: Jun 01, 2023 at 11:42 AM
UPDATE: This report was modified at 8:15 am June 1 to clarify the school board members' letters of resignation were hand delivered to The Newtown Bee by those former officials, and to add statements from the RTC Chairman and another school board ...
Updated: May 31, 2023 at 12:41 PM
Down to their final couple of outs, Newtown High School’s baseball team came through in the clutch with a run to tie the game and force extra innings. Then came a two-out rally; single, walk, pinch-hit single. Ballgame.
The Nighthawks got a walk-off ...
Updated: May 31, 2023 at 12:40 PM
FAIRFIELD — It was on April 29 when Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team lost to Fairfield Warde by a final score of 10-6. At the time, early-season injuries to key players, among other circumstances, led to the Nighthawks being unable to finish...
Updated: May 31, 2023 at 12:39 PM
Coming off winning the South-West Conference title, the postseason and winning ways continued for the Newtown High School girls' lacrosse team in the Class L State Tournament on May 30. Newtown entered as the sixth seed in the state bracket and hoste...
Published: May 31, 2023 at 09:00 AM
Janae Marks, author of middle-grade Nutmeg Award nominee From the Desk of Zoe Washington, visited Reed Intermediate School students to present “The Recipe to Becoming An Author” — and talk about her work.
The Fairfield resident compared writing to ba...
Published: May 31, 2023 at 07:00 AM
Newtown High School sophomore Marc Maurath started Newtown’s Kleats For Kids last year with the goal of collecting and donating 1,000 pairs of gently used cleats to under-resourced youth sports teams and community programs.
Last year, he collected 15...
Published: May 31, 2023 at 06:00 AM
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Newtown High School’s lacrosse programs, in conjunction with 15 For Life, a foundation created to open dialogue about depression and mental health — with a strong Newtown connection — held a special ce...
Published: May 30, 2023 at 12:00 PM
James P. Voelzke, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Jim was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to George and Frances Voelzke. Jim and his brother George “Joe” Voelzke grew up in Merton, Wis., where his parents ran V’s Tasty Town restaurant. He ...
Published: May 30, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Joseph Phillip Stenza, 85, husband and best friend of Catherine (Francia) Stenza for 62 years, passed away Friday, May 26, after a short battle with cancer. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Ridgefield, Conn., until his retirement and then in Naple...
Published: May 30, 2023 at 07:00 AM
The Legislative Council voted to create a five-member Fair Rent Commission in town at its May 17 meeting. The town was required to create such a commission by state mandate as part of “An Act Concerning Fair Rent Commissions,” passed in 2022.
Ordinan...
