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Published: Sep 04, 2025 at 01:12 PM
To The Editor:
James Bucannan presided over the Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court which put a free black family back into slavery and proclaimed that blacks were not people. He also let southern states secede and said there was nothing he coul...
Published: Sep 04, 2025 at 01:11 PM
To The Editor:
Whether it’s a good or bad thing, I’ve been involved in land use issues for more than 50 years — as a legislative aide, an attorney and a zoning commissioner. For 37 of those years, I represented the Borough of Newtown as its attorney ...
Published: Sep 04, 2025 at 01:10 PM
To The Editor:
My name is Peter Schwarz, and I’m running for the Planning and Zoning Commission. For the past two years, I’ve been an Alternate Member of the Commission, involved in all its activities, including our public hearings, but only called o...
Published: Sep 04, 2025 at 01:10 PM
To The Editor:
I believe in free markets, free speech, individual liberties, and a small and focused government, And that’s why I’m running for Legislative Council (District 3) as a Democrat. First Selectman candidate Bruce Walczak and I agree that N...
Updated: Sep 04, 2025 at 02:41 PM
To The Editor:
Did you know that suicide is a public health problem and the leading cause of death in the United States? Over 49,000 people died by suicide in 2023. That is one death every 11 minutes. In 2023, firearms accounted for 55.36% of all sui...
Published: Sep 04, 2025 at 01:08 PM
To The Editor:
Mr Gaston’s response, rich with hyperbole, demonstrates how fruitless it is to try to settle legal issues in these sorts of exchanges.
Despite apparent strawman arguments, there is no attempt to “attack” or “charge” Main Street residen...
Published: Sep 04, 2025 at 01:05 PM
Work on a variety of projects around town continues apace, though resolutions have not been reached.
The Newtown Bee offers a Standing O to the town for closing in on an agreement for a railroad crossing with the Housatonic Railroad as part of the lo...
Updated: Sep 08, 2025 at 08:41 AM
Thousands of people from Newtown and beyond lined the streets to celebrate Newtown’s 63rd Annual Labor Day Parade on Monday, September 1.
The parade is a long-standing local tradition that marks the end of summer. A wide range of participants march e...
Updated: Sep 04, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Fairfield County Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of Bridgeport invites readers to attend the blessing of the Little Angels Shrine on Saturday, September 6, at 11 am.
Bishop Frank Caggiano will bless the new shrine, located within Resurrection Ceme...
Published: Sep 04, 2025 at 07:00 AM
Anyone who has walked around Fairfield Hills in recent months may have seen a bright pink truck drive past them, with the words “Nothin’ But Love” on its sides.
Upon closer look, one would see dozens of names on the vehicle’s front, back, and sides. ...
