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Published: Mar 31, 2023 at 04:00 PM
April 3, 1998
Tuesday night’s hearing on the town’s proposed budget for 1998-99 took about 20 minutes as only a handful of residents stood to be heard. “It was a record short meeting,” said Legislative Council chairman Pierre Rochman. The counci...
Published: Mar 31, 2023 at 08:00 AM
As mentioned last week my fellow Bees are in their pre-Good Friday creativity zone, ahead of the 2023 Newtown Bee Peeps Diorama Contest. Voting opens 24 hours early this year, so dioramas by employees will be arriving at 5 Church Hill Road by Thursda...
Published: Mar 31, 2023 at 07:05 AM
If things play out as Coach Joanna Closs expects, Newtown High School’s softball team should again be part of a mix of South-West Conference title contenders when late May rolls around. And, once again, last year’s finalists — Masuk of Monroe and Bro...
Published: Mar 31, 2023 at 07:00 AM
Newtown High School’s baseball team is striving to be the best in both the South-West Conference and Class LL state, and whether or not the Nighthawks enter into the postseason as the top team in the regular season, this squad knows it is a whole new...
Published: Mar 31, 2023 at 07:00 AM
Town & Country Garden Club of Newtown is planning a return visit by Michele MacKinnon (pictured), who will present “Dahlias: Not Your Mama’s Passé Flowers,” on Wednesday, April 12, at 7 pm.
The program will be at Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Stre...
Published: Mar 31, 2023 at 07:00 AM
All town offices and agencies, including Newtown Senior Center, will be closed Friday, April 7, for Good Friday.
Newtown Community Center will be open normal operating hours (6 am to 8 pm) on Friday, but there are no health and wellness classes that ...
Updated: Apr 03, 2023 at 02:21 PM
“It’s important to reach out to residents before we submit documents [to the town],” said developer George Trudell.
His comment was in reference to a 112-home development being proposed at 20 to 60 Castle Hill Road, to a room of approximately 50 Boro...
Published: Mar 31, 2023 at 12:00 AM
The Newtown Lions Club recently expanded its circle and made a donation that will ultimately help Newtown residents. This weekend, the local chapter of the international service organization will also launch two annual projects.
Jennifer Collins is t...
Published: Mar 30, 2023 at 04:05 PM
To the Editor:
Sorry, everyone we failed, I met with our first selectman Friday March 24th and without even looking at the forms was told the state would never give us the right to vote on reassessments.
The only option was to contest our assessments...
Published: Mar 30, 2023 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor:
The Way We Were, a weekly feature in The Newtown Bee, always opens us to the visions past of Newtown’s local people, places, and events. Two letters in last week’s issue bring three current points to our attention now:
John Boccuzzi’s ...
