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To the Editor: [October 6] is another heartbreaking day in America. The majority of Senate Republicans and Democrat Joe Manchin, ignoring the pleas from hundreds of families and survivors directly impacted by gun violence, cast their votes to confirm...

To the Editor: Very recently, on a chilly October morning, I had the pleasure of meeting and conversing with Michelle Lapine McCabe, who is a candidate for the Connecticut State Senate (28th District). If she gets the seat and represents Newtown (amo...

To the Editor: I have never been so disappointed in the leadership of our country. The once great Republican Party has destroyed years of environmental, safety, health, and economic progress, and supports a President and a Supreme Court Justice who h...

To the Editor: I hope you will join me in supporting Rebekah Harriman-Stites as Newtown’s State Representative of Connecticut’s 106th district on November 6. Rebekah is a dedicated person to both her family and her community. She was a leader of Midd...

Elizabeth “Betty” Mussgnug, 95, of Danbury, beloved wife of 63 years to the late Adolph H. Mussgnug, died peacefully October 8, at Maplewood of Stony Hill. She was born in Manhattan, N.Y., June 3, 1923, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ros...

September 5, 1955 to October 15, 2009 My dear brother — you were taken from us too soon. I can’t believe nine years have passed since God took you home. Sometimes tears come when I least expect them… I guess that’s my heart’s way of sayin...

Joan M. “Jini” (Moran) Schneider, 78, of Sandy Hook, beloved wife of Ronald J. Schneider, died peacefully October 6. She was born in Bridgeport, March 21, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Eileen and Michael Moran. She graduated from Warren Hard...

To the Editor: Sunday, December 2, is the anniversary of the Newtown Youth and Family Services Holiday Festival and Holiday House Tour. We need your help to make this a success. Without the support of the Main Street and surrounding area residents, t...

To the Editor: On October 11, we acknowledge International Day of the Girl Child. Since 2012, the world has celebrated this day to highlight global progress in female achievement and raise up issues regarding the unique needs of girls and special cha...

To the Editor: I have lived in Newtown for the past 25 years. I have been fortunate enough through my work to get know many of our political leaders and the issues that impact our community. Over a decade ago, I happened to bump into Tony Hwang at an...