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To the Editor: I’ll be voting for Rebekah Harriman-Stites to represent Newtown in Connecticut’s House of Representatives (106th District) and I urge my fellow Newtowners to do the same. My reasons are many. Of particular significance is that I served...

To the Editor: Bee [letters to the editor] have a never-ending controversy over whether we are nice or kind. Both stem from bumper stickers or ad campaigns. What kind of place needs bumper stickers telling people to be kind or that their town is ...

To the Editor: Maybe you have been one of the lucky Newtown citizens to have seen the black bear presence in Newtown. Black bears are magnificent and a privilege to have a chance to observe one, even if only for a minute or so. The thing that worries...

It is with deep sorrow that the family of Catherine Bagmeyer Edwards, of Southbury, announces her peaceful death on October 2, at River Glen Care Center, Southbury. Cathy was born in Danbury on November 23, 1958, the daughter of Hendrick and Catharin...

July 10, 1939 to October 7, 2020 The moment that you left me my heart was split in two; one side was filled with memories; the other side died with you. I often lay awake at night when the world is fast asleep; and take a walk down memory lane w...

To the Editor: What awaits us if the referendum question to consider a housing component at Fairfield Hills is rejected by the public voting on Election Day? While the FFH Master Plan Review Committee voted to allow commercial proposals that include ...

To the Editor: Please support Rebekah Harriman-Stites for state representative. Newtowners need someone who can truly represent all of us, not just the wealthy and well-connected. Our hard-hit Newtowner-owned businesses need a representative who know...

At The Newtown Bee, we are working on articles every week for our readers’ education and enjoyment, and subscribers get the first — and sometimes exclusive — look at stories in print. What’s in the works for the edition of October 9? You’ll find the ...

To the Editor: I was one of ten members of the Fairfield Hills Master Plan Review Committee. Our key recommendations (see final report to BOS dated 7/19/19) related to housing on the Fairfield Hills campus included: 1. A supported uses change to allo...

To the Editor: My endorsement of Mitch Bolinsky for State Representative is based on three overriding principles of character, competence, and hometown roots. As a former teacher in the Newtown Public Schools, I had the honor of teaching both of Mitc...