This obituary was written and submitted by Ronjit Basak-Smith.
Madhumita Basak-Smith passed away at age 61 on May 4th, 2023 at Danbury Hospital in Connecti...
To the Editor:
It’s a shame to see that Washington partisanship has arrived in Newtown, especially on the Board of Education. Our elected officials on the Board...
To the Editor:
I attended the rally against book banning and the BOE meeting on Tuesday, May 16th. It was, in fact, a sad day for Newtown as expressed by the RT...
To the Editor:
I’d like to thank the Republican Town Committee (RTC) leadership for their transparency. Their letter about the book banning Board of Education m...
To the Editor:
This is in response to the letter condemning the behavior of those opposed to censorship by the BOE at the meeting on May 16th.
I now believe tha...
To the Editor:
The illogic of banning books for all students and parents that are neither pornographic, obscene, have won multiple book awards, and the Board of...
To the Editor:
The Board of Trustees of the Heritage Preservation Trust of Newtown, Inc — which administers the Newtown Meeting House — wishes to publicly thank...
To the Editor:
The Supreme Court should allow the States to interpret the 1st and 2nd amendment. States should be allowed to ban or allow guns and books.
States...
To the Editor:
I’m disappointed in The Newtown Bee’s moralizing. Aren’t there untold furies in all directions displayed at other public meetings on topics of st...
To the Editor:
Your editorial to “dial it down” on the Board of Education vote to ban books from Newtown High School completely misses the mark. You run a newsp...
George was a wonderful friend who always found time to help you. He loved his family and and always had wonderful things to say about his wife, Shane, and his children. He treated everyone with great respect and he and Shane were so generous to so many organizations by opening their home and gardens for functions. His gardens were his pride and joy. George may be gone, but not forgotten.
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