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The Board of Education voted unanimously to name Dr Lorrie Rodrigue as Newtown's superintendent of schools at its meeting on February 27.A longer story on the meeting will be available in the March 2 print edition of The Newtown Bee. Dr Rodri...

To the Editor: Homeland Security has put in place procedures, in accordance with Trump's anti-immigration policies, that give ICE the license to invade schools, hospitals, and now courts in dragnet operations to apprehend undocumented immigrants. ICE...

To the Editor: The proposed Hunter Ridge development at Exit 10, Church Hill Road and Walnut Tree Hill Road, will create a traffic nightmare for most of Newtown's residents. Anyone using those roads will be negatively impacted. If you have never driv...

Lifting the ban on assault weapons was a mistake. We can fix it. Let's imagine that Congress outlaws the use of military assault weapons. This new law would allow the use of these weapons for "sporting purposes" to continue for another year so people...

To the Editor: Are all the Planing and Zoning regulations being disregarded? Hunters Ridge is the most ridiculous proposal yet. The amount of traffic that is presently being handled by Church Hill Road, a two-lane roadway, barley suffices. Sure there...

To the Editor: Hunters Ridge development will have a negative impact on the community. The proposed four-story apartment house and commercial space is not in the best interest of our town. Walnut Tree Hill Road is a narrow, winding road that cannot a...

Seeded eighth and enthusiastic about the accomplishment of qualifying for the South-West Conference tournament, Newtown High School's boys' basketball team went into its February 23 quarterfinal-round visit to the buzzsaw known as top-seeded and unbe...

To the Editor: Once again, The Bee sends generous support our way in its most recent donations. We thank all who participated in serving those in need in our community. Know you are a valued resource to our mission. We thank The Newtown BeeÃ&...

To the Editor: Hunters Ridge is a large urban development planned to encroach on a quiet and very small rural area where, in Walnut Tree Village, there are 212 Condo units with 350 (plus) elderly residents. Everyone knows that there is no room for th...

To the Editor: I have been reading with great interest information regarding the proposed Hunter's Ridge development. The Newtown Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD) reflects the opinions and desires of the community. Good responsible plannin...