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To the Editor: Once again, the youth of Newtown are gearing up for the Great Pumpkin Challenge to be held on Main Street, October 27 through October 31, 2019. This year marks the tenth annual GPC, begun by Mackenzie Page in 2010, to raise money for t...

To the Editor: I am Darlene W. Ryder, owner of 19 Main Street, the site of the former Inn at Newtown. Our family served the people of Newtown for 17 years and we were deeply saddened by having to close. We began trying to sell the Inn two years befor...

To the Editor: In my letter of introduction [August 2, 2019, Newtown Bee Letter Hive, “Looking Forward To A Legislative Council Run”], I mentioned that I believe we need more community development. To me, community development means progressing our t...

To the Editor: It makes sense to reelect Joan Plouffe to the Police Commission. Who better to understand policy-making, to be in a position of evaluating law-and-order, and to ensure the safety of Newtown’s residents, young and old? Someone who has a...

Mr Daniel F. Reardon, Sr, 86, of Flannigan Road, Canajoharie, N.Y., passed away Monday, October 7, 2019, at Albany Medical Center. Born on February 14, 1933, in Danbury, he was the son of Timothy Reardon and Lillian YoungQuist Reardon. He was a gradu...

To the Editor: I am running for Legislative Council D3 and, if lucky enough to be elected, I will stand for strong schools, responsible budgeting, and a greener Newtown. I believe that educating the next generation is one of the core responsibilities...

To the Editor: Thank you, thank you, thank you, to the lovely gentleman that took the time and effort to change my tire as I sat precariously on the side of Route 34, Saturday morning. I did not get his name but he, along with a Newtown policeman who...

The office of Bee Publishing Company, Inc., is having issues with our phone lines today. We have been having intermittent service for the past few hours. We apologize for any inconvenience this is causing anyone. If you need to reach someone in Edit...

Jean Elizabeth (née Richard) Leety, a resident of Newtown for over 60 years, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Sunday morning, October 6, 2019. Jean is survived by her husband of 66 years, Charles “Chuck” Leety; their son, Robert “Bob” Leety,...

Dolores Irene (Root) Gerety, 90, of Newtown, passed away peacefully at 7:25 am on Sunday, October 6, 2019, at The Lutheran Home of Southbury. She was beloved, surrounded and comforted by her family. Born June 1, 1929, at Stamford Hospital to Sydney H...