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To the Editor: I am a registered Independent who co-founded the Independent Party of Newtown; however, I will be voting for all Democrats, and only Democrats, on the ballot on Election Day. I encourage all Democrats, Independents, Unaffiliated, and R...

To the Editor: It's hard to believe we are inside of a week before Election Day. My family and I are grateful for how wonderfully we have been treated by everyone in Newtown over the course of the campaign. There is no question that running for first...

To the Editor: Newtown Parks & Recreation's Fall Carnival made its debut at Fairfield Hills the weekend of October 20-22, bringing to town good old-fashioned family fun. The carnival featured rides, games and concessions by Stewart Amusements, food t...

To the Editor: Let me start by saying I have never written to a newspaper before, but feel compelled to let the people of Newtown know that they have a gem running for legislator. My mother and my husband both passed away the end of August. Besides m...

Faith Patricia Anderson, 67, of Brookfield died at Laurel Ridge Nursing Home in Ridgefield on October 31. She was born March 24, 1950, in Danbury Hospital, a daughter of the late Barbara M. (McArdle) and Harry G. Anderson. Ms Anderson resided in Newt...

To the Editor: Please help me to support and vote for Chris Smith for Legislative Council in District 3. I have known Chris and his family for almost 20 years and I am thrilled about his desire to take a more proactive role to help shape the directio...

As it does every year, Halloween drew thousands of trick-or-treaters to Newtown's Main Street and adjoining streets on Tuesday, October 31. Beginning in late afternoon, goblins, fairies, storybook characters, super heroes, and more began ringing door...

To the Editor: I come from a family with deep roots in Newtown and a long tradition of public service. My great-grandfather was a first selectman, my grandfather a selectman, and my mother a longtime warden of the Borough. I have followed in this fam...

Bardi McLennan, 91, of Newtown died peacefully October 27, surrounded by her family. She was a lifelong Connecticut resident, born in Woodbury on March 4, 1926. She wrote a long-running column in The Newtown Bee until 2012. Her three children, Do...

To the Editor: On the behalf of the Borough and residents of Main Street, thank you to everyone who made the evening another great success. Main Street saw about 3,000-plus trick-or-treaters. (Main Street Halloween, the Labor Day Parade, Main Street ...