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To The Editor: I live on Schoolhouse Hill Road and on most evenings between 4 and 7 pm, the traffic is so heavy that the cars and trucks line up from Main Street to The Boulevard. As a result of the condition, I recently attended a meeting with the...

To The Editor: Newtown's proposed budget asks for $300,000 in legal services and, based on the last two years, it still won't be enough. The Town spent over $270,000 in both 2024 and 2025. Not combined. Each. This year we're already on pace to excee...

To The Editor: “Bad Thing’s Can Happen” is what Pete Hegseth remarked so callously the other day as the number of servicemen killed rose to 16. When Trump reported the first 6 servicemen killed, he said, “more casualties are likely, but that’s the w...

To The Editor: When people do “the right thing” great things happen. It is what we are witnessing across the world. People voting across party lines. Countries finally uniting to fight a common evil. People coming together, even experiencing abuse a...

By Connecticut State Statute Chapter 99 on Municipal Charters and Special Acts, towns are required to review and update their Town Charters every ten years; Newtown has been doing charter reviews every five years. The review of the charter is an imp...

To The Editor: It has now been a little over 100 days since I’ve been your First Selectman and I would like to provide the community with an update on the work underway in Newtown. Many residents ask me how things are going when we meet around town,...

To The Editor: As a resident and a registered Democrat, I’m happy that we will have a “contested caucus” or “primary” between two democratic candidates before one challenges the Republican incumbent, Mitch Bolinsky, in a race to become our next Stat...

To The Editor: I want to thank Brandon Moore for stepping up to run as a Democratic State Representative candidate for Newtown. Brandon is the change we need. He has shown the strength of character we need in our elected officials and we can trust h...

To The Editor: My name is Tammey Moore, and my son Brandon is running for State Representative in Newtown. Am I biased? Of course. But if you asked Brandon if I’ve given him honest feedback throughout his life, he would say “100%.” That is what I wa...

To The Editor: As you’re reading this over your morning coffee, some small portion of the electricity powering your home is currently coming from wind off the Atlantic Ocean. Think about how special that is for a second. A major clean energy milesto...