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Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 04:05 PM
To the Editor:
Last week’s letter to The Bee encouraging residents to run for office was spot on. Newtown needs our residents to get involved, to support democracy and get things done. Today there are many ways to run for office, many more than just ...
Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor:
The Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary has, in the nine years since it took root on the 34 acres conveyed to the foundation by the State of Connecticut, become a place of serenity — a sanctuary for those seeking respite from dai...
Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 03:00 PM
FrogWatch USA is a national community science project focused on inspiring conservation through education. The annual event will return to Newtown — by way of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in partnership with the Peabody-Beardsley-Mar...
Updated: Apr 08, 2023 at 12:13 PM
It was ironic that a measurable portion of time was spent during the latest Board of Education meeting on April 4 — School Librarian Day — with residents asserting pros and cons of banning books in our local school libraries.
According to the latest ...
Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 11:26 AM
A brush fire in southern Newtown Monday afternoon drew a response from three of the town’s fire companies, and a strongly-worded advisory from one of the many local fire service volunteers who helped fight it.
A Meadowbrook Road resident was reported...
Published: Apr 06, 2023 at 09:45 AM
Mary Grace Polson, 64, of North Augusta, South Carolina, passed away at home on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Mary was born in Elmira, New York, on January 22, 1959, to the late Gerald and Gloria (Joyce) Frawley of Newtown, Connecticut. Mary considered Ne...
Published: Apr 05, 2023 at 07:40 PM
It is with great sadness that the family of Gregory D. Smith, 54, of Norwalk announces his unexpected passing on March 31, 2023. Greg was born on July 25, 1968, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Sandra and Robert Smith. He was a graduate of Saint Jose...
Published: Apr 05, 2023 at 07:35 PM
Karen Blawie (nee Happell), of Bridgewater, Connecticut, formerly of Newtown, died on April 5, 2023, at the age of 66, after a long and courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer and multiple sclerosis. Karen was born in Lynchburg, Va., during a...
Published: Apr 05, 2023 at 08:00 AM
With many ducks and geese migrating back to Connecticut this month, Connecticut Audubon Society hosted a free online program about Connecticut’s waterfowl on the evening of March 22.
The event was led by Conservation and Education Coordinator Joe Att...
Published: Apr 05, 2023 at 07:30 AM
The third program in the Newtown Authors Reading Series, a collaborative effort between Friends of Newtown Seniors (FONS) and C.H. Booth Library, is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, from 5 to 7 pm.
Newtown resident and prolific author Andrea Zimmer...
