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To the Editor: "I don't see color ". It's a common phrase white people use to signal that they are not racist. "I treat everyone the same". It sounds good. It feels good. It is always ever used innocently to try to indicate safety. Unfortunately, it ...

To the Editor: It is very difficult to vote for the BOE budget without specifics. I would like to know what reading programs are used and if they are approved by the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) of the US Department of Education. Is the Wilson Read...

To the Editor: The colors in The Newtown Bee all bring to life the “younguns,” the grown-ups, the land features, the businesses, the foundations, the boards, the dates, the dollars. First: The Pootatuck Restoration Project photo was a winner. Scout T...

To the Editor: My family has lived on Main Street for more than 33 years. I have held an elective office for 31 of those years that include Board of Selectmen and Chair/Vice Chairperson of the Board of Finance. From my view, three false “epiphanies” ...

To the Editor: While serving as editor of The Newtown Bee, my November 3, 2016 editorial cautioned the public about the upcoming presidential election. That editorial read, in part: “There should remain no indecision in the minds of voters when they ...

To the Editor: Re John Karlson’s letter “A Disturbing Letter” (The Letter Hive, March 29, 2024) I don’t agree with him but defend his right to say it. It is still a country where you are entitled to your opinion. In my opinion Trump is the one who is...

To the Editor: My name is Joan Alexander and I moved to Newtown 11 months ago and “Love It”... The warmth I have felt from neighbors, St Rose of Lima, Caraluzzi’s, both Garden Clubs has been a testament to the sound minds of the New England States, a...

Just two weeks before a referendum on a proposed 2024-25 school and municipal budget, Superintendent of Schools Chris Melillo has announced he is leaving his position in Newtown. He has taken a new position, being appointed as the next principal of O...

The Commission on Aging March 18 hybrid meeting included a visit from a local police officer who offered praise for senior center staff and news of an arrest of an individual charged with assaulting a senior citizen. It also included the announcement...

Snapshot: Chad Goodhue Family: My wife Karan; one daughter, Nicole Peralta, who is an RN at Yale, in the Neuro Ortho Trauma Department, and I’m very proud of her; and a stepson, Marc Giannaviola, who is a photographer in New York City. He wor...