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Newtown Hearts of Hope invites the public to its next Summer Series 2022 “Paint With a Purpose” event for 911 emergency operators, scheduled for Wednesday, July 20, from 6-8 pm, at Aquila’s Nest Vineyard, 56 Pole Bridge Road in Sandy Hook. The July e...

By Elizabeth Young SHERMAN — The Sherman Players currently have a whimsical, toe tapping piece on stage. Stepping Out is as light and breezy as a summer evening. Written by Richard Harris and directed by Kate Kovacs, this tale of sisterhood is deligh...

To the Editor: My opinion on shooting bears. There are usually a few solutions to a problem. As regards bears, removing or isolating the bait (food) will deter them from visiting OR contact “animal control” to help you OR you can shoot the bear. Usin...

To the Editor: Before any more time has elapsed I want to take a moment to thank the people who helped to make our recent Newtown Lions Club Clean-Up Day of our town’s Orchard Hill Nature Center such a success. We had a great day with fifteen Lions p...

To the Editor Congratulations to Alison Plante on being named to the vacant seat on the Board of Education. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Alison on several projects over the past year or so. I know her to be a smart and dedicated public serva...

To the Editor: Volunteers are needed for the Newtown Salvation Army’s Kettle Collection on Saturday, July 23rd. Ringing the bells and soliciting donations traditionally is done only during the Christmas season. However, the last few years the Newtown...

To the Editor, On Wednesday, June 22, the Newtown Bridge Club hosted their sixth annual Longest Day event as a fundraiser for the Alzheimer’s Association. For the past two years because of the pandemic, our fundraiser was online. This year, we were a...

To the Editor: It is refreshing to realize that there are still good, honest people in the world today. Thank you to the two friends, the person that found my bank card, and the Newtown Police! On Sunday, July 10th, while running errands in the morni...

To the Editor, As we consider the use of American Rescue Plan funds, one thing that has been top of mind is that these ARP funds were intended to be a response to the pandemic fallout, and as such addressing the negative repercussions of COVID-19 sho...

To the Editor: (The following letter has been received for publication in The Newtown Bee.) Dear Friends, As many of you know I closed my store in February of this year. I loved owning a small business in Newtown for 29 years, and it was an hon...