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Published: Aug 26, 2022 at 07:00 AM
Peter Stockwell, in his sixth year as an assistant football coach with the Newtown Youth Football & Cheer (NYF&C) program, has taken on a new role as president. Stockwell, a three-year board member who previously served as treasurer, took over as pre...
Published: Aug 26, 2022 at 07:00 AM
While bus driver shortages have been common among many districts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Newtown has been hit especially hard.
With many drivers leaving the district for higher wages offered in districts elsewhere in the state, the Boar...
Updated: Aug 29, 2022 at 09:20 AM
Newtown’s first responders were sent to Sunset Hill Road Tuesday night, after a fire broke out inside a residential home there.
All five local fire companies, Newtown Police, Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps and a paramedic were dispatched to 7 Suns...
Published: Aug 25, 2022 at 05:00 PM
To the Editor:
Labor Day is a fun time for friends, families and communities to come together to raise a glass and celebrate the unofficial end of summer and the hard work we all achieved throughout the year. Whether you celebrate the holiday weekend...
Published: Aug 25, 2022 at 04:55 PM
To the Editor:
I wanted to correct statements made by Madeline Bunt regarding the UConn Extension lease termination. It is not just a tenant / landlord relationship.
When the property was donated / acquired in the ‘50s, it was specifically designated...
Published: Aug 25, 2022 at 04:50 PM
To the Editor:
Thank you for your article dated August 22.
My interest in this situation stems from a Master Gardener’s perspective, so yes, I may be biased. To my mind, so much of what happens in that office and on the property benefits so many.
Per...
Published: Aug 25, 2022 at 04:45 PM
To the Editor:
I am hopeful that many people have read The Newtown Bee article last week regarding the eviction of Fairfield County UConn Extension in Stony Hill, Bethel.
I can imagine that you may also share our dismay and bewilderment over this evi...
Published: Aug 25, 2022 at 04:40 PM
To the Editor:
A short note just to say how grateful I am to Scudder Smith who made our world, and our little corner of Newtown, a bit more beautiful.
I knew him only to share a neighborly wave as he drove by our house in that cool car, and I think w...
Published: Aug 25, 2022 at 04:35 PM
To the Editor:
Sadly, Fairfield County is in the midst of losing a valuable community research resource with the “wrongful” eviction pending at the Bethel Agricultural Extension Center.
I have been fortunate enough personally to have participated in ...
Published: Aug 25, 2022 at 04:30 PM
To the Editor:
I just read the article related to the eviction of the UCONN Extension service from the location on Stony Hill in Bethel.
What a sad day when this community service becomes the victim of a landlord/tenant dispute. The lack of explanati...