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Updated: Jan 20, 2023 at 01:53 PM
Editor's Note: The Newtown Bee is a proud partner and is sharing this story originally appearing at CTMirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror, an independent, nonprofit news organization covering government, politics, and public policy ...
Published: Jan 20, 2023 at 08:00 AM
I hope everyone had a nice Martin Luther King, Jr, Day this year. It is an important day to remember and reflect, and it is a day that, I hope, can be reflected year-round.
The next day on my radar is Valentine’s Day, and Newtown Youth & Family Servi...
Published: Jan 20, 2023 at 07:30 AM
Superintendent of Schools Chris Melillo outlined an initial 2023-24 spending proposal to the Board of Education January 17 totaling $85,989,669 — a roughly $3,855,030, or 4.69 percent, increase over the current year.
As Melillo said at the meeting, i...
Published: Jan 20, 2023 at 07:00 AM
Ben’s Lighthouse will host an evening of music with The Flagpole Radio Café Orchestra on Saturday, March 18, at 7 pm. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Ben’s Lighthouse and its Isle of Skoo summer camp.
The performance will be at Newtown Meeting...
Published: Jan 20, 2023 at 07:00 AM
Newtown Forest Association (NFA) has an upcoming public event and a competition underway.
The public is invited to join NFA members on Sunday, January 22, at 10 am, for an Invasive Species Task Force undertaking.
All are invited to meet near the red ...
Published: Jan 20, 2023 at 07:00 AM
BROOKFIELD — Kudos to The Brookfield Theatre for the Arts for offering up their time, expertise and stage for the presentation of original works by local artists. On stage now is Craig David Rosen’s Straight Men Can’t Dance, a tale of family and unde...
Updated: Jan 20, 2023 at 09:01 AM
There were plenty of opportunities to put up shots that were passed up — literally — for last-second passes in the paint to set up easy baskets. It was a pretty thing to watch as Newtown High School’s girls’ basketball team shared the ball well on th...
Updated: Jan 26, 2023 at 07:37 AM
Update: This report was updated at 1 pm on January 24 to add a clarification from the C.H.Booth Library Board of Trustees about a fund balance estimate.
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There is new spending in the proposed 2023-24 Board of Selectmen’s municipal budget...
Published: Jan 20, 2023 at 06:50 AM
Newtown High School’s boys’ basketball team went on the road and defeated the Bethel Wildcats 57-43 on January 12, then ventured to Immaculate of Danbury for a rematch of last year’s South-West Conference quarterfinal clash won by Newtown, on January...
Published: Jan 19, 2023 at 04:10 PM
To the Editor:
I am a firm supporter of measured tree trimming and removal to ensure reliable electrical distribution. Unfortunately, the current activity along the Castle Hill, Great Hill, and Plumtrees Roads corridor is an overreaction.
During the ...
