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The Newtown Bee Candidates Town Hall Forum takes place Tuesday evening, October 24, at Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street. The public is invited to a meet and greet candidates for first selectman and selectman, from 6:30 to 7 pm, in the lobby. Sele...

HARTFORD- State Representative Mitch Bolinsky (R-Newtown) reported Tuesday, October 24, that a bipartisan, consensus budget has been reached.The Newtown Bee at noon, "but, for now, I want you to know how tenaciously Newtown's state delegation has wor...

NOTE (Tuesday, October 24; 1:15 pm): This story has been updated to reflect the correct name of the utility that controls the local natural gas line. * * * * * Newtown Hook & Ladder and Botsford Fire Rescue firefighters are on the scene this mor...

To the Editor: As Chelsea Handler recently stated, "Like so many across the country, the past presidential election and the countless events that have unfolded since have galvanized me. From the national level down to the grassroots, it's clear our d...

Lynda Kammerlohr Walker, 76, died October 18 at the Elizabeth House of Four Seasons Hospice, Flat Rock, N.C., surrounded by her family. She was born July 24, 1941, in Long Beach, Calif., to Frances and Howard Kammerlohr.www.fourseasonscfl.org At age...

To the Editor: I am writing to endorse Ryan Knapp for re-election for the District 2 Legislative Council in Sandy Hook. I have known Ryan for the past seven years as an engineering coworker, working for Macton Corporation in Oxford. Ryan is a great p...

The Water & Sewer Authority (WSA) is awaiting technical information from Teton Capital Company, LLC, of Old Greenwich, which is seeking sanitary sewer service from the town for its proposed Church Hill Village, a 72-bed assisted-living complex at a 3...

Final election endorsement letters must be letters only about candidates' merits, and must be received at editor@thebee.com, subject line "Letter To The Editor," no later than Wednesday, November 1, at 3 pm. Letters that attack a politician's positio...

A familiar local health care institution that has been operating in Newtown for 34 years is being sold. According to a spokesperson, the senior living and healthcare non-profit Masonicare announced October 23 that its operators have signed an agreeme...

After the shooting in Las Vegas at the start of October, one Newtown High School student wanted to show her support for the community. Standing in front of a classroom of students just after school released on October 12, NHS junior Jenny Wadhwa expl...