Nigel John Anthony Harrison died suddenly on February 20, at the age of 51, while on vacation on Petit Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with his wife, Marleen De Grande.
A resident of ...
UPDATE: The time for the funeral Mass has been updated to reflect a time change. It will take place at 10:30 am, not 11 am. The Newtown Bee received this information after the print edition had gone t...
Dr. Peter Wenzel Pratt “Doc,” died peacefully at his home in Bridgewater on February 2, 2019. Peter was 85 years young. He was preceded in death by his brother, Roger, and sister, Vera Pratt.
Peter wa...
Eleanor Louise Fries, 94, of Marlborough and Tequesta, Fla., passed away on February 22, 2019. Her passing was peaceful and with the beauty and dignity with which she lived her life. She was born in N...
Robert William Soré passed away February 25, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Soré, and son, Alister Soré. He is preceded in death by his son, Sinclair Soré.
Robert was born in Bronx, N.Y., i...
Charles “Chuck” Michael Reichardt, 83, of Newtown died peacefully on Saturday, February 23, in his home, after his two-year battle with cancer. Chuck was born in Bridgeport on June 20, 1935, the son o...
It has been three years since you went home to be with Jesus. We miss your laughter and your kindness to little animals and the less fortunate. We miss you sitting on the swing with us on warm ...
James (Jim) R. Healey, of Sandy Hook, passed away at home on February 22, 2019, with his wife and daughter by his side. He fought a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease, non-Hodgkins ly...
Gloria Walsh, age 92, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2019, at the Apple Rehab facility in Middletown. Gloria was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Frank (Rocco) and Mary Capuano. She is pred...
Harry W. Milliman, formerly of Newtown, passed away two weeks shy of his 94th birthday at his residence in Kendal Crosslands, Kennett Square, Penn., with family and extraordinary caregivers at his sid...
Thank you for enlightening us. This is truly alarming and it says a great deal about any candidate that is endorsed by a group that misleads. My family and I stand behind Michelle Ku and her transparency and commitment. We moved into Newtown five years ago. We were complete strangers but saw her at rallies against gun violence and educational needs and other important matters. We attended several Democratic Town Committee meetings and heard her speak with knowledge, dignity and respect. We were able to ask her questions about the process and receive honest responses. She invested so much time in us and has educated us. I will restate “ it says a great deal about any candidate that is endorsed by a group that misleads”. Thank you for this information and perhaps the candidate that has been endorsed by that group should also address this troubling information because who you stand with, says a great deal about you and silence does as well.
CORRECTION: I misrepresented the Senior Services decrease from 2023-24 to 2026-27. Between 2024-24 budget and 2024-25 budget there was an accounting practice change. Certain employee benefits that had been in department budgets were centralized. Comparing to anything prior to 2024-25 is apples to oranges. My mistake
Considering 2025-26 vs 2026-27, combining the reductions to Senior Services and Social Services page (166 and 170) there is a $36,628 reduction. The majority of that is the cut in Newtown funding to HART Transit ($26,845), which the BoF increased to the level requested by HART Transit
Jim, Thank you for reinforcing the decision to continue printing these installments. I also look forward to continuing to quantify the environmental impact associated with each one. I will continue to work on the math.
First, I would like to say thank you to Jim as the editor of the Bee for refuting your math and defending my right to free speech.
Second, the NFL uses roman numerals to identify the Super Bowl game - does that mean the NFL is only reaching out to the elites?
Third, I am currently the Vice-Chair of the SEC. It was time for a change in leadership, and I wanted to make sure the committee could continue to grow and to help make Newtown a better place.
