To the Editor: Congratulations to the more than 600 children who participated in the C.H. Booth Library’s Summer Reading Program “Dig Into Reading.”  The success of this program is due to the efforts ...

To the Editor: There is nothing more exciting and rewarding than doing your family genealogy.  While the TV program traces the stories of famous personalities, our family histories are just as interes...

To the Editor: As a 30-year Newtown resident with experience as a librarian and a business communication and marketing consultant, I am responding to the  Bee's article about the library focus group. ...

To the Editor:  Several weeks ago I was “home” and as usual I went to the library, this time to buy several copies of Daniel Cruson's new book and as always, to breath in the atmosphere. I know and lo...

To the Editor: I noticed in the published public school bus routes for the new school year, that they now note some stops with the word U-Turn. This is scary. My three daughters are in the Newtown sch...

To the Editor: Does Queen Street have a hidden agenda? One thing that’s always on people’s minds is their property values. I must admit that the diverted traffic onto Glover Avenue and its possible ne...

To the Editor: Newtown's first yoga festival was the success it was due to a group of dedicated and compassionate folks who truly understand the value of connecting as a community. On behalf of Sandy ...

To the Editor: The Supreme Court is the only branch of government that is not an elected body. Should it be? Should justice be political – ideological? Are court appointments disenfranchising voters? ...

To the Editor: In last week’s issue, The Bee took note of the short ceremony conducted August 15 to honor the keepers of our iconic flagpole, but failed to mention the extent of their decades of quiet...

To the Editor: Remember “Jim Crow?”  It was a term used to describe post Civil War laws and ordinances that enabled racial discrimination and segregation, in flagrant violation of the Constitution.  W...