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Natural disasters like Tropical Storm Isaias — the latest storm to batter Newtown — along with the unanticipated and virtually unimaginable COVID-19 pandemic may have caused our community’s collective resilience to occasionally or momentarily falter....

To the Editor: First, though I respect Peter D’Amico’s right to favor capitalism [“Small Works Can Make Big Changes,” The Newtown Bee, August 7, 2020] I must take exception to his opinion as to how capitalism at its finest functions. True capitalism ...

Eversource officials miscalculated restoration efforts following Tropical Storm Isaias, which moved across the state on August 4. For eight days — and still counting in some locations — during a pandemic and a heat wave, hundreds of thousands of Conn...

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There is always a sense that even acknowledging good news like Newtown’s unchanged COVID-19 case and death tallies will jinx things. But local Health District Director Donna Culbert confirmed that news in a text message to The Newtown Bee, Wednesday,...

The Newtown Bee is seeking reader input through Twitter. Tell us, how do you prepare for summer weather storms? Respond on Twitter. Periodically, we will post a question to our Twitter account (@TheNewtownBee) with #TellTheNewtownBee included in ...

To the Editor: I googled the definition for racism and the search result returned was “prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group.” Given this d...

To the Editor: Cathy Reiss wrote to the editor, The Newtown Bee, July 31 edition, in firm support and belief in her oath as an elected member of the Legislative Council to uphold the Federal and State Constitutions. Black Lives Matter, originally a s...

To the Editor: To all the mayors, first selectmen, the governor, and anyone else that sees fit to criticize the storm response from the utility companies. Be very happy that the laws were written by the government and not the utilities. I do not beli...

To The Editor: I would like to publicly thank our First Selectman Dan Rosenthal for his outstanding leadership during the recent power outage. He kept us informed every step of the way, and I looked forward to his nightly update every evening, prayin...