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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...

To the Editor: When he flew to Saudi Arabia for his first Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, Black American Civil Rights Leader Malcolm X had an epiphany that challenged the hatred of whites promulgated by autocratic, racist leaders of his adopted Nation of Is...

Reflecting what they said were the voices of Eversource ratepayers left in the dark and suffering in extreme heat without electricity — some for nearly nine days — state and local officials joined together on the steps of Edmond Town Hall Wednesday m...

NOTE (Thursday, August 13, 2020): This post has been updated to reflect the closure of Eichler's Cove beach on August 13. NOTE (Friday, August 14, 2020): Newtown Parks & Rec has announced that Treadwell Park Pool will reopen Saturday, Augus...

What are newtownbee.com readers reading? Each week we compile a list of the most read posts published to our site. Here is a roundup of the week’s top five posts, based on number of page reads. Keep up with all the Newtown news by subscribing to the ...

To the Editor: I would like to give praise to State Representative Mitch Bolinsky. I wrote to a few politicians asking for help with a problem I am having. Months went by with no answer. A friend told me to write Mitch Bolinsky, that he tries to help...

To the Editor: This is my response to the letter “Potentially Divisive Opinion” [edition of August 7, 2020]. In your letter responding to the editorial “Who is Behind the Mask?” [edition of July 24, 2020] you write, “I find the opinions and sentiment...