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To The Editor: Newtown, Connecticut will be presenting the first-ever half-marathon, which will include a kids race, a 5K and a 10K for runners. Walkers are encouraged and welcomed. The event is endorsed by First Selectman Bruce Walczak and the New...

To The Editor: Volunteerism is the act of giving one’s time and talent in service to the community. Many of you reading this have likely volunteered in some capacity, and our town is better for it. Newtown’s churches, nonprofit organizations, charit...

To The Editor: It’s that time of year again. This coming Tuesday, April 28th, Newtown residents need to play their part in town governance and vote on the proposed budget for 2026-2027. Everyone, please, get thee to thy polling place. I know it’s h...

To The Editor: I read in the Tuesday edition of a local daily paper that our state Department of Transportation collects an average of 3,000 dumpsters of trash every year that has been strewn along Connecticut's roadways. The article made no mention...

To The Editor: No one, including me, likes tax increases. America is rather unique in our negative attitudes towards taxes. In other developed democratic countries, paying taxes is viewed more as a patriotic duty and pride. Back to Newtown. The hea...

To The Editor: The EPA was established in 1970 by Richard Nixon, partly because of environmental disasters like the Cuyahoga River fire. This was followed by 54 years of continuing efforts to clean up our air and water to improve our quality of life...

To The Editor: I am writing to urge my fellow Newtown residents to vote NO on the upcoming budget referendum on April 28th. The proposed budget continues a troubling trend: rising taxes that are making our town increasingly unaffordable for the ver...

To The Editor: I care deeply about facts. So let’s look at them. At the recent debate, Michelle Embree Ku suggested her electoral history puts her in a strong position to win this seat. The numbers say the exact opposite. In 2024, Michelle Embree ...

To The Editor: On April 28, Newtown residents will once again have the chance to shape the future of our town by voting on the school, municipal, and capital budgets. These votes matter because they reflect what we value as a community and how we ch...

To The Editor: Many thanks to everyone who turned out for the Board of Selectman meeting on Monday, April 20, in support the conservation commission's Anticoagulant Rodenticide Policy for Municipal Properties. Public comment at meetings and the man...