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To the Editor: Once again, the youth of Newtown are gearing up for the annual Great Pumpkin Challenge to be held at Trinity Church on Main Street. The Great Pumpkin Challenge was founded by Mackenzie Page in 2011; she was inspired to support her frie...

To the Editor: The Friends of the C.H. Booth Library thank our generous Newtown neighbors for making Fall Book Donation Day such a great success. It may even have been our biggest donation day ever! We are grateful to all those who contributed to tha...

To The Editor: Hawley School is over 100 years old, and even if the $8 million air conditioning upgrade is not approved during the referendum, it will not be closed because of this referendum. There are countless schools up and down the East Coast wi...

To the Editor: The position of town clerk is largely about timeliness, customer service, attention to detail, and hard work. The town clerk is also integral to creating a sense of community in the central municipal office; needs to have an open-door ...

To the Editor: I am writing this letter to endorse Debbie Aurelia Halstead for re-election as our town clerk. Debbie has given many years of dedicated service to Newtown, all the while exhibiting competence and professionalism. I’m impressed with, an...

To the Editor: Please join my wife and I in re-electing John Madzula to the Board of Finance. I know John from our middle school years and through Sandy’s interactions with him on the BOF. John thinks critically and examines issues from all angles — ...

To the Editor: As Newtown’s former town clerk of 20 years, I am proud to endorse and wholly support my successor, Debbie Aurelia Halstead, for town clerk for the Town of Newtown. Debbie has served as Newtown’s town clerk for the past 14 years and has...

To the Editor: Jordana Bloom is a tireless, dedicated, passionate advocate for our community. We are fortunate that this brilliant, Ivy League educated, former small business owner, and mom of four grown children wants to become our new town clerk. J...

October 18, 1996 Clean-up efforts continue two weeks after a fiery crash killed the driver of a tanker truck that rolled onto its side while traveling on Sugar Street, near its intersection with Hattertown Road. The gas-filled tanker rolled onto...

To the Editor: I am pleased to endorse Brian Budd for police commissioner. I have known Brian and his family for years and have had the privilege and joy of working alongside them in church ministries and various activities in the community. Brian’s ...