The Newtown Bee

Nighthawk Grapplers Compete Against Best In New England

Published: Mar 10, 2023 at 06:50 AM

Newtown High School’s wrestling team had strong representation at the 57th Annual New England championships, held in Providence, R.I. March 3 and 4. Fisher Stites, a junior in the 170 pound weight class, placed third, and Luca Manfredi, a senior at 1...

Sunshine Week Prompts A Call To Enhance Civic Engagement

Updated: Mar 09, 2023 at 03:20 PM

Sunshine Week, March 12-18, provides an opportunity for your community newspaper and members of the Newtown community it serves to raise our collective voice for transparency — and even better access to public information than residents already have....

Lila Kuperman

Published: Mar 09, 2023 at 08:50 AM

An Artful Life Sara Elise Kuperman, 92, was called “Lila” from the day of her birth, June 4, 1931, in Santa Fe, Argentina. Her parents, Noah Kuperman and Sima Polansky Kuperman, were refugees from war-torn and pogrom-infested Eastern Europe. Lil...

Saturday At Edmond Town Hall: Traditional, Contemporary On The Bill For RSO String Quartet’s First Newtown Performance

Updated: Mar 09, 2023 at 08:58 AM

The RSO String Quartet, featuring the principal string players from Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, will perform for the first time in Newtown on Saturday, March 11, at 7 pm, at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street. Violinists Jorge Avila and Mialtin Zhez...

DEEP Encourages Public To ‘Be Bear Aware’ In Recent Report, Hunting Considered

Updated: Mar 09, 2023 at 04:12 PM

UPDATE: This report was modified at 2:45 pm on March 9 removing an incorrect reference to a local bear shooting. * * * * * With somewhere between 100 to 200 bear sightings in Newtown last year, and the fact that bears are now awakening hungry f...

Girls' Basketball Team Stymies Warde, Advances To State Semis

Updated: Mar 13, 2023 at 12:42 PM

Newtown High again limits the opposition to under 30 points and will take on Fairfield Ludlowe in for the right to play in the title game.

Thomas E. Nacewicz

Published: Mar 08, 2023 at 12:25 PM

Thomas E. Nacewicz, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 27, 2023, at the age of 79. Born June 27, 1943, in Bridgeport, Conn., he was the son and only child of the late Edward and Marion (Riccio) Nacewicz of Trumbull...

Joan Supp

Published: Mar 08, 2023 at 11:40 AM

Joan Elizabeth (Whittle) Supp, of Heritage Village, Southbury, Connecticut, died peacefully in her sleep after a sudden illness and went to be with her Savior and Lord on November 18, 2022, three days short of her 93rd birthday. She was born November...

Thomas Cassin

Published: Mar 08, 2023 at 11:00 AM

Thomas “Tom” Robert Cassin, age 91, of Newtown, Connecticut, died peacefully surrounded by his beloved children, Margaret M. “Peggy” Cassin of Bethel, Conn., Thomas F. Cassin of East Hampton, Conn., and Barbara E. (Cassin) Yeager of Ellington, Conn.,...

Snapshot: Bridget Nicholson

Published: Mar 08, 2023 at 09:00 AM

How would you describe your occupation? I am a volunteer EMT at Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps. I just like helping people, and this is a good way to do that. As of right now, I am doing a minimum of two nights a week, from 6 to 10 pm. During ...

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