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To The Editor: We’re writing not just as lifelong Newtown residents, but as the proud children of Renee Weimann, who’s running for Town Clerk. We’ve seen firsthand how hard our mom works and how deeply she cares about this town. She doesn’t seek atte...

To The Editor: Renee Weimann has been the topic of many conversations around Newtown lately — and for good reason. Residents, taxpayers, and voters agree that Renee is exactly the change we need in the Town Clerk’s office. With more than 18 years of ...

To The Editor: In last week’s Letters to the Editor, Mr Hungaski challenged the idea that Republicans support thriving schools and went as far as to accuse Republican Legislative Council members of “gutting our schools” during last year’s budget proc...

To The Editor: As we head into the final days of the campaign, we want to thank everyone we’ve met while knocking on doors, attending events, and simply going about the day. Those conversations, whether on front porches, at ball fields, or in the ais...

To The Editor, Having served on the Newtown Board of Police Commissioners for over fifteen years, I want to encourage my fellow Newtown residents to re-elect Scott Cicciari for the Police Commission. I have had the privilege of working with Mr Ciccia...

To The Editor: “What does it mean?” oddly enough that’s what a leading candidate in this year’s election asked! Here’s what it means, let’s use the current Town budget for example. When the Board of Selectmen proposed their budget, it included a mill...

To The Editor: There’s a debate happening about whether blocking housing saves or costs money. I’ve heard a former elected official arguing that growth always costs more than it generates — more teachers, more services, more infrastructure. Some have...

Newtown’s Planning and Zoning Commission needs impartial commissioners truly invested in our community. We must move past the conflicts of interest inherent with professionals like realtors, architects, or lawyers whose judgment may be compromised by...

To The Editor: Our community deserves leaders who are approachable, thoughtful, and genuinely invested in our town’s future — qualities that describe my friend, Will Drew, perfectly. He is currently running to be an alternate on the Planning and Zoni...

To The Editor: As both Ben Ruben’s wife and a District 3 resident, I feel compelled to speak out again in support of his re-election to the Legislative Council. Recent claims that he does not support our local schools could not be further from the tr...