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To the Editor: We are writing to express our support and endorsement for the reelection of Chris Smith for Legislative Council from District 3. We have known Chris for over 20 years here in Newtown and our families are good friends. He is a giving, g...

To the Editor: It is great pleasure that I endorse David Schill for Legislative Council for District 2. David is a 19-year resident of Newtown with his wife, Sandy (Scheibel) Schill, and daughter, Amelia. He has deep ties to the area and wants to get...

To the Editor: From reading endorsements recommending the reelection of Rebekah Harriman-Stites to the Board of Education, you will know that she has been a key member on a number of important initiatives. Rebekah has championed social-emotional lear...

To the Editor: I am writing today to endorse Paul Lundquist for Legislative Council. I have known Paul for almost 15 years, almost as long as I have been a resident here in Newtown. I am proud to say he is a good friend. A smart, kind, generous, lovi...

To the Editor: There’s been a lot of activity at the flagpole — our town centerpiece — in the past week. Saturday morning, volunteers with the Newtown Lions Club and Newtown Hook & Ladder were up early taking down the large summer flag and replacing ...

To the Editor: One of our objectives as a civic-minded garden club is to “encourage and assist with civic projects.” The Great Pumpkin Race, which has been run by the Newtown Lions Club for 15 years, is a fun-filled community event in October [most r...

To the Editor: I am writing to endorse Joan Plouffe for reelection to the Police Commission for Newtown. I have been friends with Joan for five years, and I know her to be a fiercely loyal and passionate advocate for the town. She is bright and resou...

Newtown High School's football team invites the community to join it for the annual Intercept Cancer Game to benefit the American Cancer Society when the Nighthawks host Danbury at Blue & Gold Stadium on October 25. Kickoff is set for 7 pm. Football ...

To the Editor: My neighbor Ned Simpson moved to Newtown a few years ago and hit the ground running. Ned immediately got involved in our neighborhood. He started a communications committee, which launched a newsletter to keep us more aware of what is ...

To the Editor: It felt like a bit of magic happened in Newtown when the courtyard at the Municipal Building was transformed from a large lawn area with nothing but three trees and a picnic bench to a garden with 19 different beds containing eight new...