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Published: Aug 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Newtown Junior Women’s Club Packs Backpacks
By Eliza Hallabeck
Backpacks were stuffed full with new supplies this past Tuesday at the Newtown Meeting House on Main Street for the Newtown Junior Women’s Club annual Back-To-Scho...
Published: Aug 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Prevention Program Reduces
Fall-Related Injuries By 11 Percent
HARTFORD (AP) — Authorities say a program aimed at preventing falls among older Connecticut residents appears to be helping reduce injuries and cut medical costs.
A newly rel...
Published: Aug 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Former Newtown resident Graham Lord contacted The Bee this week with some updated information concerning the articles on road names around town. Graham and his family lived at the intersection of Stony Brook Road and Brennan Road from 1948 to the mid...
Published: Aug 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
A Revote On The
NHS Expansion Isn’t Necessary
To the Editor:
Last year, the Board of Selectmen voted 2-1 to quash a bond referendum on the high school expansion, citing that only the board could approve funding for such a project. Under ...
Published: Aug 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Beeline Beats Flagpole For Women’s Softball Title; Blue All-Stars Prevail
By Andy Hutchison
Newtown’s Women’s Softball League season came to an exciting and fun-filled end with the championship and All-Star games a...
Published: Aug 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Classic Car Show Shines At Ashlar
By Eliza Hallabeck
If you thought you heard Bobby Darin singing while passing by Ashlar of Newtown on Toddy Hill Road this past Saturday, you did. The 7th annual Going Back in Time Classic Car Show and Sock hop was h...
Published: Aug 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Jerry Douglas – The Duke Of Dobro
By John Voket
Jerry Douglas is blessed with the kind of celebrity that allows him to glide into a crowded room without much notice. But it may be a bigger tribute to his talent when folks brought to his c...
Published: Aug 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
NHS Class Of ’88 Planning Reunion
Members of Newtown High School Class of 1988 are planning two events to celebrate their 20th reunion. Both of the Columbus Day weekend events will take place in Southbury.
The first event will be a family...
Published: Aug 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Commentary—
Housing Still On The Back Burner
By William A. Collins
Mortgage may be
Your lament;
I can
’t even,
Find a rent.
America really has no set of housing principles, guidelines, or laws that one c...
Published: Aug 15, 2008 at 12:00 AM
DCP: Stop & Shop Tuna Salad Recalled
HARTFORD — Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr, urges consumers who have recently purchased Stop & Shop tuna salad sold in 12-ounce prepackaged containers and tuna salad so...
