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Updated: Mar 27, 2023 at 10:13 AM
As Women’s History Month continues, we’re making a little history at your hometown newspaper and hyperlocal media source. The Newtown Bee proudly announces the appointment of Helen Smith and her daughter, Sherri Smith Baggett, as the newspaper’s co-p...
Published: Mar 24, 2023 at 11:05 AM
Olive Carrie Lawlor, age 81, died on March 15, 2023, in Danbury Hospital due to complications of stroke.
Born February 7, 1942, in Norwalk Connecticut, she was the daughter of the late Flora and Oliver Smith. She was one of five siblings.
Olive was a...
Updated: Mar 24, 2023 at 10:45 AM
Spring has officially sprung! The crocuses (or “croci”) are beginning to break through the earth and bring their beauty for all to enjoy. Pollinators especially love this colorful flower, because it is one of its first sources of pollen for the year....
Updated: Mar 24, 2023 at 10:31 AM
Crews on the Exit 11 realignment project expect to make another temporary lane shift this week as the Exit 11 realignment project continues in the area of Wasserman Way, Berkshire Road and Toddy Hill Road.
The work is creating intersection improvemen...
Updated: Apr 05, 2023 at 04:39 PM
All five of Newtown’s fire companies and many mutual aid companies were called on during the afternoon of Sunday, March 19, when a large brush fire broke out in Sandy Hook.
It was the second time in as many weeks that a stubborn fire challenged local...
Published: Mar 24, 2023 at 07:00 AM
The Garden Club of Newtown will have its next meeting on Tuesday, March 28, at 1 pm, in the lower meeting room of C.H. Booth Library, 25 Main Street.
“Invasive Plants Among Us” will be presented by Barbara Thomas and Holly Kocet.
Barbara Thomas is an...
Published: Mar 24, 2023 at 07:00 AM
The bar continues to raise for wrestling in town as the Newtown Youth Wrestling Association dominated in the New England Championships held in Fitchburg, Mass. March 18 and 19. The Nighthawks captured the title for the second straight year. Newtown’s...
Updated: Apr 06, 2023 at 11:25 AM
While no formal sales agreement has transacted as of press time, Verdi Construction Company LLC has filed a letter of intent with the town for the possible purchase of 3 Main Street, the former Town Hall South and police headquarters building.
The Bo...
Published: Mar 24, 2023 at 06:50 AM
There was quite a dominant individual showing within the dominant team performance when the Newtown Youth Wrestling Association’s squad claimed the title at the New England Youth Wrestling Championships in Fitchburg, Mass., March 18 and 19.
Newtown s...
Updated: Mar 29, 2023 at 10:49 AM
“Change The Story: A Community Panel on Substance Use and Addiction, Balancing Our Hopes and Concerns,” the Connecticut Parent Connection community panel forum originally planned for March 14, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, March 28.
The original d...
