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To the Editor: Now that the election (and recount) is over, I want to thank everyone in our community for electing me to serve you as your Legislative Council member for District 1. I am immensely grateful to my family, friends, and those who voted f...

To the Editor, As I prepare for my last Council meeting, I am grateful for all the residents who put their faith in me to represent them over the past decade. I have had the pleasure of working with three model Council Chairs in Jeff Capeci (twice), ...

To the Editor: As I was seated at the Hospice breakfast last Thursday, I reflected on the humble beginnings of the Newtown Chapter of Regional Hospice (known since 2017 as the Newtown Giving Circle). In the late 1980s, Marilyn Alexander and B.J. Geer...

To the Editor: I would like to thank all the voters who came out to vote because the Do matters. I would also like to thank all the candidates who chose to run and work for this great town we all call home, because the Do matters. It’s important to w...

To the Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the voters of Newtown who re-elected me to the Board of Finance. As the only returning board member I look forward to continuing the work we did over the past two years in bipartisan m...

To the Editor: Thank you, Newtown, for joining the “discussion” about the future of our community. By opening your front doors to the candidates over the last several months, reading about us, volunteering for campaigns, and voting in higher numbers ...

To the Editor, Thank you, Newtown! It is almost a week later, and I am still impressed by how engaged everyone in town was in this election. 40.5 percent of the town’s registered voters came out on November 7th, more than we have seen in a long time....

With Election Day now behind us, we will see many new faces on Town boards and commissions come December 1. This includes the town’s top elected official, with Jeff Capeci replacing Dan Rosenthal as the new First Selectman. Rosenthal chose to not run...

To the Editor: Our thanks to everyone who supported the Newtown Scholarship Association’s fall fundraising event. We’re grateful to all who attended Casino Night to raise funds for need-based tuition assistance. Shout out to Appleberry Farm for the d...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved, George F. Lockwood, Sr (Pudge), who passed away on November 12 following a long illness. George was born June 10, 1936, in Sandy Hook, to Earl M. Lockwood and Ruth Ingram. He was t...