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To the Editor: In a year of “firsts” for many of us, I have a couple my own. For the first time, I feel compelled to write a letter of endorsement for a candidate. That candidate is our State Representative Mitch Bolinsky. I’ve had the opportunity to...

To the Editor: Absentee alert — I would like to help you ensure that your ballot is accepted. 1. When you open your envelope you will have a ballot, an inner envelope, and a return envelope. You will also have instructions on how to vote and informat...

To the Editor: My co-registrar LeReine [Frampton] and I would like to pass along some factual information regarding this election. We would like to thank the hundreds of voters that volunteered to be poll workers. Figuring out where to put people, ho...

Paige Maria Kousidis, of Sandy Hook, beloved wife of Ari Kousidis, received her guardian angel wings with her family by her side on Friday, October 2. She packed as much living into her short life as was possible. This girl knew how to live. She was ...

To the Editor: It is with great pleasure that I endorse the reelection of State Representative Mitch Bolinsky for the 106th District. Mitch has demonstrated his leadership and advocacy on behalf of Newtown during his past four terms. Recently he rece...

To the Editor: We have all had to give up so much since COVID emerged in March. Family visits, travel… And it is the absence of the arts, live performances, choral rehearsals, art galleries, the book sale, the Arts Festival, even the Labor Day Parade...

The Newtown Bee’s “Get To Know” series typically features a look at local buildings. This week we focus on Newtown Village Cemetery. Newtown Village Cemetery Association, Inc, President Maureen Crick Owen answered questions about the Newtown Vill...

Two Newtown residents, both currently studying in Boston, recently launched a new fundraiser. Funds raised through the sales of T-shirts with a new design announcing “The Future Is Just” will benefit an organization dedicated to equity and promoting ...

To the Editor: These are troubled times. Pandemic, fierce storms, floods, fires, economic hardship; they just aren’t going away. Troubled times call for new and different solutions. And guess what? Creative problem solving and innovative solutions ar...

To the Editor: I’ve never written to the Editor in support of a political candidate before; today I am writing in support of State Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan, whom I have come to respect for the work he’s been doing to help families with lov...