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Published: May 25, 2023 at 04:10 PM
The following letter has been received for publication in The Newtown Bee:
Dear Newtown Community,
Contrary to what a few would have us believe, our town does not fund the purchase of pornography for our school or public libraries. The first tw...
Published: May 25, 2023 at 04:05 PM
To the Editor,
I’m opposed to the Board of Education banning Flamer and Blankets. The following is information from an attorney with expertise in this matter.
Here are important points for Board members interpreting the “Miller” obscenity test [Mille...
Published: May 25, 2023 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor:
The recent Board of Ed meeting was fascinating to me in that certain Board of Ed members were concerned that a high school student may browse Flamer or Blankets and come across a cartoon image taken out of context and somehow be advers...
Published: May 25, 2023 at 03:00 PM
The brief celebration of the six finalists of The Newtown Bee’s “Why I LOVE Newtown” Essay Project this week punctuated the end of one of the more inspiring community-building initiatives in recent memory with a gleaming exclamation point reflecting ...
Updated: May 26, 2023 at 10:08 AM
Burton (Burt) Chase Leach III, age 78 of Newtown, Conn., son to the late Leoma (Smith) and Burton C. Leach, Jr, died on May 20, 2023, at Danbury Hospital surrounded by his loving family.
He is survived by his loving wife Margaret (Romeo) of 53 years,...
Updated: May 26, 2023 at 10:08 AM
Michael McNamara, age 44, of Stamford, Connecticut, passed away May 19th. He attended Newtown High School and lived in Newtown for most of his life.
Mike was an animal lover, a skilled fisherman and had creative outlets like drawing and video games. ...
Published: May 25, 2023 at 07:00 AM
A new exhibition by Kimberly Day Proctor and Missy Stevens will open Saturday, June 10, at Art and Frame, 77 Main Street. The exhibition will feature photographs by Proctor and thread paintings and pottery by Stevens.
In “Interwoven: Seeing and Makin...
Updated: May 30, 2023 at 10:52 AM
Newtown High's lacrosse team earned its first South-West Conference title since 2017.
Updated: May 24, 2023 at 10:16 AM
David M. Anderson, 76, of Roxbury died peacefully on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
David was born on December 25, 1946, in Meriden, son of the late Frederick and Ruth (Wadsworth) Anderson. He grew up in an area which, at the time, was surrounded by dairy fa...
Updated: May 24, 2023 at 10:16 AM
Betty Jean Mertens was born on May 11, 1937 in Danbury, Conn. to Ernest Walther and Helen (Leonard) Walther. Betty passed from this life with her family by her side in Tulsa, Okla., on Monday, May 15, 2023 at the age of 86.
Betty worked as a secretar...
