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The first week in October is Mental Illness Awareness Week. During the week, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and participants across the United States raise public awareness of mental illness, its symptoms, and prevalence in society. Accordin...

Newtown Historical Society has announced that its upcoming community program, Voices from the One-Room Schoolhouse: A Community Storytelling Event, originally scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, September 26, has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 3...

To The Editor: I am supporting Rob Blanchard for State Senate because I believe the 28th-District needs someone who understands our communities, understands the challenges families are facing, and has the experience to get things done in Hartford. Ro...

To The Editor: Please for for Michelle Embree Ku. I am not a person who likes to say negative things about anyone, but Republican, Independent, and undecided Democratic voters, you need to vote for Michelle Ku for 16thsState representative. Why, bec...

To The Editor: In her letter two weeks ago, Michelle Embree Ku raises valid concerns about local property taxes but ignores a basic political reality: Representative Mitch Bolinsky serves in the minority in a legislature dominated by a single-party s...

To The Editor: I call attention to Mitch Bolinsky’s letter published two weeks ago where he nailed it on the deliberate and politically motivated underfunding of the Educational Cost Sharing (ECS) program since 2013. Newtown is the loser. ECS was th...

To The Editor: One of the many core functions of Newtown’s Economic and Community Development is looking for every opportunity to connect more local customers and clients to our community’s expansive landscape of small businesses. This year, we are r...

To The Editor: Recently, I attended Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio's town hall in Newtown. It's worth reminding voters that eight years ago, Connecticut families faced deep budget cuts and tax increases. Today, thanks to Governor Ned L...

To The Editor: Here’s a fun Newtown trivia fact for you Newtown superfans. We haven’t had a state senator from Newtown in over 100 years! Rob Blanchard just moved here this summer. People are already calling him a first for Newtown if he wins, but he...

To The Editor: I am speaking to Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters willing to look beyond party labels and consider who will work to improve their lives. If Connecticut’s cost of living has become increasingly difficult to navigate, consi...