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Published: Jun 09, 2023 at 07:00 AM
The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary will present its annual Catherine’s Butterfly Party this weekend.
The event is one of Newtown’s biggest one-day community and pet adoption events, drawing more than 10,000 attendees in past years. This ye...
Published: Jun 09, 2023 at 07:00 AM
RIDGEFIELD — Ridgefield Theater Barn is amazing audiences with its latest production, the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Next to Normal.
Written and composed by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt, respectively, the musical originally took to the stage...
Published: Jun 09, 2023 at 07:00 AM
The Town of Newtown celebrated its newly installed Fairfield Hills campus Municipal Center gathering space June 5.
The installation was designed by Brook Clark, a Fairfield Hills Authority member and landscape architect. According to the invitation f...
Published: Jun 09, 2023 at 07:00 AM
WESTPORT — Newtown High School’s baseball team saw its strong season come to a close with a 5-0 loss to host Staples High in the Class LL State Tournament’s second round, on May 31. Although the campaign may have come to an end, along with that of th...
Updated: Jun 09, 2023 at 09:06 AM
With a long history of proposed developments that never came to fruition, 10 Hawleyville Road has added another to the list — 294 proposed luxury apartments.
The proposal ended when the Planning & Zoning Commission voted 4-1 against approving a zone ...
Published: Jun 09, 2023 at 06:50 AM
WILTON — All good things must come to an end. After a 20-game win streak without a loss, as well as South-West Conference regular season and tournament championships, Newtown High School’s girls’ lacrosse team entered into the Class L State Tournamen...
Published: Jun 08, 2023 at 04:50 PM
To the Editor:
It’s kind of simple to me. If you do not want your child to read something, simply say it.
Tell them, “I do not want you to read that book!”
If they do it anyway, you might have a bigger problem than banning books for others’ kids to r...
Published: Jun 08, 2023 at 04:45 PM
To the Editor:
Last week, the Board of Education voted against the book ban in Newtown. This represented a significant step forward and in favor of our democratic process, where elected officials represent the will of the people, not the wishes of th...
Published: Jun 08, 2023 at 04:40 PM
The following letter has been received for publication in The Newtown Bee:
Dear Newtown Community,
The recent remarks made by former BOE members, and the chairwoman have sparked outrage in our community. It is important to address the harmful implica...
Published: Jun 08, 2023 at 04:35 PM
To the Editor:
I’d like to thank the Republican Town Committee (RTC) leadership for their transparency. Their letter about the book banning Board of Education meeting makes it crystal clear that the issue isn’t about the teenagers, or books … it’s ab...
