Operating hours for most locations will be affected by the Thanksgiving holiday.

All Town of Newtown offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28-29, in observance of the national holiday.

The transfer station at 4 Ethan Allen Road will be closed Thursday only. It will reopen on Friday, November 29.

Cyrenius H. Booth Library and Newtown Senior Center will be closed on Thursday and Friday. The town library will reopen on Saturday, November 30, at 9:30 am, and the senior center will reopen on Monday, December 2, at 9 am.

Schools also will be closed Wednesday through Friday, November 27-29.

The United States Postal Service will not be making deliveries on Thursday.

The offices of Bee Publishing Company will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28-29. We will reopen at 8 am Monday, December 2.

Early Deadlines

Editorial deadlines for the November 29, 2024 print edition of this newspaper will be one business day earlier than usual. (Please note this will be in addition to the new deadlines that are coming as of Friday, November 22. See this week’s Editorial for details.)

Business, Education, Health and Sports items are due by noon Monday, November 25.

Letters to the Editor and general news items must be received by noon Tuesday, November 26.

Obituaries must be received by 5 pm Tuesday.

For details on regular deadlines, visit the Contact Us, About Us, How To Submit A Press Release page at newtownbee.com.

Copy for display and classified advertising must be received by our office as follows: Real Estate Display: 10 am Friday, November 22; regular Display ads and Real Estate Classified ads (In-Column), 10 am Monday, November 25; and regular (In-Column) Classifieds, 1 pm Tuesday, November 26.

Call 203-426-3141 and ask for Editorial for additional information on those holiday deadlines or the Classifieds department for additional information on advertising.