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Published: Jul 01, 2022 at 03:00 PM
The Newtown Bridle Lands Association (NBLA) has a variety of events for horse lovers throughout the year, and several are on the schedule for the summer and fall. There are multiple rides planned during the summer, along with these special events:
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Published: Jul 01, 2022 at 08:00 AM
Volunteers with FAITH Food Pantry will be outside the pantry this weekend, accepting donations during the next monthly Drive-Thru Food Drive. All are invited to visit the pantry, directly behind St Rose of Lima Church at 46 Church Hill Road, between ...
Updated: Jul 01, 2022 at 01:46 PM
SHERMAN — Newtown’s search and rescue dive team was called into service again last week, to assist regional agencies in a search for a man who went missing in Candlewood Lake. While it was an entirely different area, it was nevertheless a second drow...
Updated: Jul 01, 2022 at 11:51 AM
Newtown High School student-athletes Ally McCarthy and Isaiah Williams were honored at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville on May 22 because they were each chosen to receive the Connecticut Association of Schools Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Co...
Published: Jul 01, 2022 at 07:00 AM
Chris Melillo's position as Newtown’s superintendent of schools begins July 1.
Melillo — who lives in Milford with his wife Diane and sons Christopher and Thomas Melillo — describes himself as a “hands-on leader.”
He was hired by the Board of Educati...
Published: Jul 01, 2022 at 07:00 AM
HARTFORD — Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill resigned effective June 30, leaving her office six months before her third term was to end, to spend more time with her husband who is facing health problems from Parkinson’s disease. Governor ...
Published: Jul 01, 2022 at 06:59 AM
All five Newtown baseball teams in the 8U to 12U age divisions made it to state tournament play this week with district tourney success in late June.
Newtown 12U reached the semifinals of the Cal Ripken District 2/3 Tournament and went 3-2 overall. W...
Published: Jul 01, 2022 at 06:00 AM
After first approving Newtown’s five-year transportation contract with All-Star Transportation in a split-vote at a meeting on May 3, the Board of Education at its June 21 meeting unanimously approved details of the contract, which goes into effect o...
Published: Jun 30, 2022 at 05:15 PM
To the Editor:
A Friday afternoon tradition has just gotten better. Opened my mailbox to The Newtown Bee Volume CXLV number 25, and saw the new colors, but familiar banner, and George Lockwood, Sr’s name, great way to end a long week.
You have been m...
Published: Jun 30, 2022 at 05:10 PM
To the Editor:
There used to be a slogan for Newtown, to support citizen’s public service, termed “It’s Nicer in Newtown.” The Newtown Bee encouraged this sentiment with a clear expectation for letters to its editor, “Be Civil.”
This stuck in my mind...
