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The Legislative Council found itself presented with an interesting conundrum at its recent meeting on January 21. A resident approached the council for a second time after some talks with Councilman Ben Ruben, asking the town to consider a ban on sho...

To The Editor: “Shoot first and don’t worry about anyone asking you questions later.” This appears to be a new policy at the Department of Homeland Security. Agents can act with impunity, and their bosses will just declare the victim to be a domestic...

To The Editor: I’m 28 years old, have lived in Newtown for 4 years, and it’s clear our State Representative isn’t listening to people like me anymore. This is why Brandon Moore’s campaign feels like a jolt of electricity. For young people, the stakes...

To The Editor: Democracy is alive and well in Newtown’s Democratic Party. In this year’s race for state representative, we are fortunate to have two exceptionally qualified candidates — both of whom would serve Newtown far better than Mitch Bolinsky,...

To The Editor, Not every moment needs noise. Some moments need presence. My name is Amybeth LaRoche, and I currently serve on the Newtown Board of Finance. I am inviting Newtown residents and neighbors from surrounding communities to attend a Special...

To The Editor: While the world shudders around us, we try to comprehend this new normal, which is in no way normal. We find ourselves being called to action. The constant shifting of what is permitted and what is dangerous, keeps us in a state of unc...

To The Editor: My name is Craig Sears. I am a Connecticut native, a survivor of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and a plaintiff in the Conn. Traumatic Brain Injury Assoc v Hogan class-action lawsuit. I write not for pity, but because what happened to m...

UPDATE (10:02 am): This story has been updated to reflect the correct date of the Parks & Rec truck fire. * * * * * A major winter storm anticipated to cause significant snowfall lived up to expectations when it blew through Newtown on Su...

Newtown Parent Connection is a local nonprofit organization that aims to educate, embrace, and empower families in crisis and in the prevention of substance abuse. Newtown Parent Connection was founded in 1993 by Dorrie Carolan, a Newtown resident wh...

Family: My wife Stephanie, daughters Madelyn and Sophie, and son Louie III — we call him Trey. Pets: We have two dogs, Lucy and Ethel. How did you meet your wife? We met in high school. We did a project in Health class where we had to mak...