To the Editor: I am writing out of concern and anger over a plot of land that has been successfully destroyed in a matter of three days. After calling Newtown's zoning board, I was informed the permit...

To the Editor: The recent poor voter turnout (17 percent) in the last referendum can no longer be accepted in our democratic system that guarantees the most important civil responsibility that all res...

To the Editor: I think we all understand how harmful plastic bags are to the environment, but I am frequently asked why paper bags are harmful. Most of us believe that paper bags are a better choice a...

To the Editor: The Medicare Savings Program (MSP) and its income limits are valid only until July 2018. The governor's proposed budget eliminated funding for this program at the current level for the ...

To the Editor: Fewer than two out of every ten of our town's eligible voters came out to vote at our town's annual budget referendum, and top elected officials express dismay at turnout, as reported b...

To the Editor: I ask the fundamental question… how much is it worth to protect historic Main Street? Presently, the owner of the Main Street Inn at Newtown has employed a high profile Hartford lawyer ...

To the Editor: The recommendations for the Borough's 2018-19 budget that were approved by the burgesses on April 10 include some disturbing items. If they pass, taxpayers would see a 76 percent increa...

To the Editor: Friends of the C.H. Booth Library held their annual Spring Donation Day event on April 29. Once again, it was a pleasure seeing so many generous townspeople bringing boxes, bags, and tr...

To the Editor:Newtown Bee), or we can step up and let our votes be counted. Our country was once a colony under a country requiring taxes to pay for their soldiers upkeep here. People living at that t...

To the Editor: I would like to thank the organizers of Earth Day, and especially Glenn Nanavaty, for coordinating the Lose the Litter campaign. As a regular roadside trash patroller, I would like to s...