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Published: Apr 21, 2023 at 07:00 AM
From 6 am to 8 pm Tuesday, April 25, polls will be open at Newtown Middle School, 11 Queen Street, for voters to consider the proposed 2023-24 municipal and school budgets, as well as three different capital projects. Additionally, there will be spec...
Published: Apr 21, 2023 at 07:00 AM
Following approvals by the town’s fiscal bodies for $200,000 towards sidewalks on Sugar Street and Queen Street, the Borough of Newtown’s Board of Burgesses approved a $135,000 contribution from American Rescue Plan funding toward the joint venture.
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Published: Apr 21, 2023 at 07:00 AM
The Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard (2GHG) welcomed gardeners to shovel and take home composted soil during the second Saturday of four during its annual spring fundraising event, on April 15. There will be two more compost collection days at 2...
Published: Apr 21, 2023 at 06:50 AM
Newtown High School’s boys’ lacrosse team defeated visiting Immaculate of Danbury 16-7 at Blue & Gold Stadium, on April 13. The Nighthawks went out of conference, and out of town, to take on Daniel Hand of Madison on April 15, and fell 17-4.
In the w...
Published: Apr 20, 2023 at 04:20 PM
To the Editor:
Yes, Earth Day is this Saturday, but why do we have to wait for a special awareness day to pick up the trash that litters our roads?
Every day is Earth Day.
Respect the Earth - don't litter in the first place.
Nicole Morris
Newtown
Published: Apr 20, 2023 at 04:15 PM
To the Editor:
Open Letter to the Newtown Public Schools Board of Education:
I am writing to you as a parent of an upper classman at NHS (my other child has already graduated and left the NPS system), as a citizen of Newtown, and someone who is oppos...
Published: Apr 20, 2023 at 04:10 PM
To the Editor:
"Black Lives Matter." It's a complete statement. It doesn't require a response or modifier. It just states the fact that black lives have value.
And yet, it gets one. "Blue Lives Matter!" — as if black lives were an inherent threat to ...
Published: Apr 20, 2023 at 04:05 PM
To the Editor:
I spoke at the April 18 BOE meeting and my remarks are public record, so I will not rehash my statements. However, as an English teacher, I often impart upon my students the importance of diction and connotation in the close reading a...
Published: Apr 20, 2023 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor:
I received a call after I wrote a letter to the Bee concerning the general appearance of the proposed development on Commerce Road. The caller urged me to take a walk and look at the actual location of the proposed development.
I took ...
Published: Apr 20, 2023 at 03:00 PM
Whether it is the kid down the block who always appears to shovel or rake so their aging neighbor doesn’t have to; the coordinated efforts of local organizations from garden clubs and our FAITH Food Pantry to the Lions, Rotary, and Friends of Newtown...
