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Published: Jan 21, 2022 at 07:30 AM
More people are choosing to plan in advance for their own or a loved one’s funeral as an alternative to having others make the decision for them. With that in mind, Newtown Parks & Recreation is sponsoring a new workshop, “Insider’s Guide To Pre-Plan...
Published: Jan 21, 2022 at 07:00 AM
While sharing that the Newtown school district’s “core” is to inspire students to achieve, Superintendent of Schools Dr Lorrie Rodrigue presented a 2022-23 proposed school budget to the Board of Education (BOE) at its January 18 meeting.
The $83,161,...
Updated: Jan 25, 2022 at 11:11 AM
UPDATE: This notice was updated to reflect a date change from January 29 to January 30 due to an anticipated snow storm Saturday.
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The focus of the next Families United in Newtown (FUN) event will be January birthday honorees and getting v...
Updated: Jan 24, 2022 at 09:16 AM
Due to a 26% increase in motor vehicle valuations and a number of other drivers including a possible new recycling contract, the initial Board of Selectmen (BOS) budget proposal was presented incorporating an approximate 5% spending increase.
However...
Published: Jan 21, 2022 at 06:30 AM
The Alpaca Gnomes is a vibrant, stomp-and-groove, seven-piece original rock-folk jam band from Bridgeport. The Gnomes ensemble — currently featuring violin, electric and acoustic guitar, bass, drums, sax, and percussion — will make its way to 45 Main...
Published: Jan 20, 2022 at 04:15 PM
To the Editor:
When I began elementary school in 2007, I loved Head O’ Meadow, and among my most vivid memories from my time there is Newtown’s core character tree. I remember how much emphasis there was on it — it was up on posters everywhere, so yo...
Published: Jan 20, 2022 at 04:10 PM
To the Editor:
Congratulations to Mr [Mark] Favale on his retirement.
The Hawleyville Post Office is always very helpful and extremely efficient. His team is a pleasure to interact with.
Mr Favale built an excellent organization that will continue to...
Published: Jan 20, 2022 at 04:05 PM
To the Editor:
I am concerned about the increasingly authoritative tone adopted by our new Chairperson of the Board of Education. It seems that each meeting opens with a longer list of rules regarding the public participation portion of the meeting.
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Published: Jan 20, 2022 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor:
In reference to the letter from Kathryn Blanco, I’d like to point out that in her own words, people love the small town quality of Newtown but it is unfortunately being chipped away by developers.
The townhouses that were squeezed into...
Published: Jan 20, 2022 at 04:00 PM
January 17, 1997
Although their baby was due December 28, a five-day delay made Jody and Jeff Price of Sandy Hook the winners of The Newtown Bee’s First Baby of The Year Contest. Stephen Price was born at 12:33 am January 2. He joins an older br...
