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Updated: Nov 09, 2022 at 08:00 AM
Jeannine M. LaCroce, 94, of Newtown, passed away peacefully at Regional Hospice in Danbury on November 7, 2022.
Jeannine was born on January 6, 1928, in Montreal, the daughter of Agnes and Stefan Mohera. She grew up with her four sisters in Montreal ...
Updated: Nov 09, 2022 at 02:15 PM
Newtown Historical Society hosted free guided tours of the group’s headquarters, the Matthew Curtiss House, on October 23. The public was also invited to observe a live history demonstration on the front lawn.
The forecasted rain held out as history ...
Published: Nov 08, 2022 at 08:00 AM
Readers are invited to join local schoolchildren, Women Involved in Newtown (WIN) and Newtown Human Services Department for the annual Thanksgiving Basket Program.
With person-to-person contact still being handled cautiously, WIN has collection bins ...
Published: Nov 08, 2022 at 07:30 AM
When people hear the word “hypnosis,” their mind may conjure up scenarios of people entranced by a swinging pocket watch only to be instructed to perform outrageous acts when randomly prompted.
While there are certainly those who practice hypnosis fo...
Published: Nov 08, 2022 at 07:15 AM
Darlene Kascak, educational coordinator and traditional Native American Storyteller at The Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington (Conn.), will participate in Newtown Historical Society’s Open House and Native American and Colonial Thank...
Published: Nov 08, 2022 at 07:00 AM
This year marks the 20th year of Sandy Hook Elementary School’s One School One Read program, and it is the biggest year yet, thanks to the effort combining with Hawley Elementary School, due to that school building being closed to students for the sc...
Updated: Nov 07, 2022 at 02:24 PM
A number of stories were posted to newtownbee.com this past weekend. In case you missed them, here is a list of some of those stories.
"Fischer Breaks Breaststroke Record And Relay Takes First In SWC Championships," by Andy Hutchison, published Nove...
Updated: Nov 08, 2022 at 01:53 PM
UPDATE (Tuesday, November 8, 2022): The caption of one photo with this story has been updated to remove the reference of abandoned rail lines. The line in question is still occasionally used.
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Wouldn’t it be cool — or at least ambi...
Published: Nov 07, 2022 at 11:30 AM
Mary Zamary (nee Whittemore), of Trumbull, Conn., died peacefully on November 4, 2022. One of five children, Mary was born on May 23, 1934, in Danbury, to the late John and Sadika Zamary. She is predeceased by siblings Anna Matthews, Joseph Zamary, a...
Published: Nov 07, 2022 at 09:35 AM
Julius “Jay” Black, of Newtown, entered into eternal rest on November 2, 2022. He was born in Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va.
He moved to Connecticut with his family in 1964 and has been a lifelong resident since returning from service in ...
