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Published: Apr 07, 2023 at 06:50 AM
Depth appears to be a strength for the Newtown High School girls’ tennis team as the Nighthawks begin another spring of serves and volleys on the courts.
Newtown has 20 players in the fold. Seniors Madi Singlak, Caitlin Briggs, Olivia Guizzo, Molly L...
Published: Apr 07, 2023 at 06:50 AM
Newtown High School’s boys’ tennis team, this spring, welcomes Coach Shawn Tierney, who is a familiar face at NHS. Tierney also coaches boys’ golf and is a math teacher at the school.
“We have a great group of kids with some veteran captains. Fairly ...
Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 04:15 PM
To the Editor:
Book bans are imposed intolerances and they are currently threatening Newtown High School.
A book called Flamer is under review by the school district pushed forth by some parents for potential removal from the high school library. It’...
Updated: Apr 06, 2023 at 04:57 PM
The following letter has been received for publication in The Newtown Bee.
To Board of Education Chair Deborra Zukowski and Board of Education members:
I don’t watch football; it is my strong belief that football players are in danger of damagi...
Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 04:05 PM
To the Editor:
Last week’s letter to The Bee encouraging residents to run for office was spot on. Newtown needs our residents to get involved, to support democracy and get things done. Today there are many ways to run for office, many more than just ...
Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor:
The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary has, in the nine years since it took root on the 34 acres conveyed to the foundation by the State of Connecticut, become a place of serenity — a sanctuary for those seeking respite from dai...
Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 03:00 PM
FrogWatch USA is a national community science project focused on inspiring conservation through education. The annual event will return to Newtown — by way of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in partnership with the Peabody-Beardsley-Mar...
Updated: Apr 08, 2023 at 12:13 PM
It was ironic that a measurable portion of time was spent during the latest Board of Education meeting on April 4 — School Librarian Day — with residents asserting pros and cons of banning books in our local school libraries.
According to the latest ...
Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 11:26 AM
A brush fire in southern Newtown Monday afternoon drew a response from three of the town’s fire companies, and a strongly-worded advisory from one of the many local fire service volunteers who helped fight it.
A Meadowbrook Road resident was reported...
Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 09:45 AM
Mary Grace Polson, 64, of North Augusta, South Carolina, passed away at home on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Mary was born in Elmira, New York, on January 22, 1959, to the late Gerald and Gloria (Joyce) Frawley of Newtown, Connecticut. Mary considered Ne...
