Over the weekend, Health District Director Donna Culbert was notified of the loss of two more local residents, and Newtown’s Emergency Management officials announced they will be involved in distributing protective masks to local businesses who register to be on a list to receive them.
COVID-19 has created challenges for businesses all across the nation and locally, and trash haulers are among those rethinking how business can safely continue.
After a session that had sound advice for any visitor on how to mitigate or cope with COVID-19 related stress, the Chamber of Commerce Newtown Leaders Forum returns to more business-centric subjects for its planned Monday, April 27 webcast.
During his April 23 press briefing, Governor Ned Lamont announced the members who will serve on the Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group.
HARTFORD — Governor Ned Lamont has announced the members who will...
State Senator Tony Hwang — whose 28th District includes Newtown — has sent to Connecticut’s Department of Labor (DOL) demanding detailed information about how the agency is handling the sharp surge in new unemployment claims.
Two Newtown-based cutting edge manufacturing companies a couple of miles apart are working overtime to support strategic response to the novel coronavirus that by the weekend claimed almost 1,100 Connecticut lives and killed more than 150,000 globally.
The next Newtown Leaders Forum webcast, scheduled for Monday, April 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 pm, will key in on helping business owners/leaders focus on resiliency.
There is no controversy here. Aquarion posted a notice on their Facebook page, and the issue has been covered by both The Bee and The News-Times. I've also heard it discussed at several town meetings. The temporary infrastructure concerns caused by the railroad repairs should not be used as a pretext to oppose new development in our town. These are short-term challenges that are expected to be resolved before land clearing begins for the new project.
Forty years ago, when I began a career in journalism in Connecticut, most towns had a reasonably well-staffed, thriving weekly newspaper. And the area had a substantial, award-winning daily paper.
Newtown is fortunate to have The Bee and should not take it for granted.
Frank and Neil are right on. The Bee is the best way to stay connected with what's Happening in Newtown. The Bee needs your support in return. Subscribe and be informed.
The screenshots from NAFC's private group show prominent members of the organization naming businesses that hosted certain political signs ahead of the last election as these allies self-organized to crowdsource a running list of businesses not to patronize for the sin of supporting candidates such as [gasp] our incumbent State Rep who has a great record with small business associations - claiming that makes them unsafe. The NAFC official account was involved in moderating the discussion as they banned one "problematic" member for questioning the "witch hunt." This tacit threat to the livelihoods of local business owners has a chilling effect on free speech, yet the response from the organization was to claim that anyone who saw it as bullying was "stifling such conversations." If anyone is interested these screenshots are widely available.
