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Published: Jan 19, 2023 at 04:05 PM
To the Editor:
Regarding the agenda of our current legislative council — it seems to me the majority party aims to take us backwards, undoing what had been settled issues for years. The bag ban and fracking waste proposed changes to the ordinance cur...
Updated: Jan 20, 2023 at 08:05 AM
To the Editor:
The new Republican House majority is a collection of election deniers, QAnon conspiracists, and political arsonists hellbent on gaining power at the expense of our democracy. They’ll be in control of the House of Representatives for th...
Published: Jan 19, 2023 at 03:20 PM
Following the recent convening of the 2023 state General Assembly session — and giving him a little time to settle in and get acclimated — we are hoping the entire community will join in welcoming State Rep Martin "Marty" Foncello to the Newtown Legi...
Updated: Jan 19, 2023 at 12:10 PM
On January 4, Sandy Hook Elementary School bloomed with joyful music as students attended a very special, interactive concert all the way from San Francisco.
Cascada de Flores, composed of Jorge Liceaga and Arwen Lawrence, traveled to Newtown once mo...
Updated: Jan 21, 2023 at 10:19 AM
UPDATE: This online report was updated at 10:20 am on January 21 to clarify that approximately one hour of public comments regarding the pending ordinance repeals continued from the respective hearings into the regular meeting that immediately fo...
Published: Jan 19, 2023 at 08:15 AM
SOUTHBURY — Mary Beverly (Morris) Guck passed peacefully on December 28, two days before her 86th birthday.
She was born in 1936 to Madge (Fulmer) and Arthur Harry Morris, a kindergarten teacher, and an artist. Her parents were loving, caring people ...
Published: Jan 19, 2023 at 08:10 AM
Thomas N. Judge died peacefully on January 15, 2023, in New London, New Hampshire, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Clinton, Michigan, on January 12, 1936, to Edward and Marvel Judge. Tom was the youngest son with two older brothers, J...
Updated: Jan 19, 2023 at 08:30 AM
The members of Mangia Mangia Book Club are the first to admit they love a good meal. The seven women who make up the club, which formally celebrated its 20th anniversary last month, laugh while saying theirs is a group that gathers around dinners and...
Updated: Jan 19, 2023 at 08:32 AM
Each week we compile a list of some of the recent most-read stories published at newtownbee.com. Here is a roundup of the week’s top stories, based on the number of page reads.
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Published: Jan 18, 2023 at 09:15 AM
John Joseph Keayes, of Newtown, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 30, 2022.
His home is now in Heaven with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
John was born on June 2, 1941, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. After graduating from Roger Ludlowe High ...