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To the Editor: We have voted in every local, state, and national election since the late 1970s for Democrats, Republicans, and independents. Lately we find ourselves voting for what we view as the lesser of two evils. There are only a handful of time...

To the Editor: I hope Newtown voters will join me in voting for Michelle McCabe for state senate. Michelle impresses me with her well thought out ideas and policies, especially as they relate to seniors and small businesses. My husband and I are plan...

To the Editor: On behalf of the Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company Golf Tournament Committee — which this year included Peter Barresi and Tim Whelan — I’d like to offer thanks to everyone who helped make this year’s tournament a great success...

John “Jack” Geerer passed away peacefully on September 29, 2020 at the age of 87 of pneumonia. Jack was born on April 2, 1933, to Dorothy Brean Geerer and Jack Geerer in Boston, Mass. He graduated in 1950 from Rindge Technical High School in Cambridg...

Miklos Antal Radics, 75, of Southbury and Newtown, as well as Beverly, Mass., died peacefully on Wednesday, October 5, in Danvers, Mass. Born on September 8, 1945, in Budapest, Hungary, the son of Anna and Laszlo Radics, Miklos — known by many as “Mi...

Mary Starr Smith Adams, also known as “Skippy” by those who loved her, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020, at the age of 87. A lifelong resident of Newtown, she was the daughter of Paul Scudder Smith and Starr Conger Smith. Mr Smith was publisher...

To the Editor: It is with enthusiasm that I endorse the reelection of Mitch Bolinsky for State Representative for the 106th District. I had the pleasure of working closely with Mitch while on the Board of Finance and in his prior two reelection campa...

To the Editor: I would like to endorse Mitch Bolinsky for a fifth term in the state legislature representing the 106th District. Over the last four terms Mitch has served Newtown with a bipartisan approach truly serving the people of Newtown. As a Re...

Each week we compile a list of the most read stories published at newtownbee.com. Here is a roundup of the week’s top five stories, based on the number of page reads. Keep up with all the Newtown news by subscribing to the paper each week — click “Su...

To the Editor: I’m writing to express my strong support for Rebekah Harriman-Stites as Newtown’s next state representative. To quote CT Attorney General William Tong’s endorsement, Rebekah is a “force of nature.” I’ve known Rebekah for more than a de...