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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...

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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...

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...