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As this cat roams free I offer a reminder to all of you kooky dog-owning people that Newtown residents should be registering or renewing your canine pet’s license this month. All dogs over the age of six months must be registered, which also verifies...

Newtown Forest Association (NFA) announced that they reached an agreement with Dr Thomas Draper’s estate to purchase Deep Brook Farm for $1,300,000 in an e-mail sent to donors on Thursday, June 20. The plan to purchase the 63-acre property has been u...

The Planning & Zoning Commission on a split 3-2 vote at a June 26 special meeting, approved an 8-24 referral of the potential discontinuation of Reservoir Road. The vote did not approve the discontinuation, but instead affirmed that the P&Z Commissio...

NEW MILFORD — Classic sitcoms such as The Honeymooners and I Love Lucy dealt with bickering spouses, get-rich-quick schemes, and mistaken identity. One thing they did not have to deal with was COVID. Oat Squares, celebrating its world premiere with a...

To the Editor: Every Friday, I have the opportunity to meet my Newtown neighbors — vicariously — through Snapshots. I admire the individuals who live in our much-appreciated town. I block out the photo before I read the text and imagine what the pers...

To the Editor: My name is Joan Alexander, and as a newcomer to Newtown, I’ve come to appreciate the sense of community that makes this place special. However, I would like to share a recent experience highlighting a significant concern to raise aware...

To the Editor: I wish to thank Beth Ford and all the staff at the Candlewood Valley Country Club. Candlewood is a public golf course in New Milford. In 2016, Beth Ford acquired two paramobiles at the course. The paramobile allows handicapped people t...

To the Editor: I have served as a volunteer on the Economic Development Commission since 2018. The Commission was tasked with evaluating potential developers for the property at 6 Commerce. We set about that task in good faith. The property was deede...

The Newtown Bee learned last week of the death of Curtiss Clark, who served as Editor of this newspaper from 2007 until his retirement in 2016. The nine years he served as our Editor — the first person outside the Smith family to do so since the ...

To the Editor, My husband and I attended a Juneteenth event at the State Capitol sponsored by the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity in collaboration with the Black and Puerto Rican Caucus and the Martin Luther King, Jr Ho...