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A common theme at the 51st Annual Rooster Run 5K and 10K races, at Fairfield Hills on June 14, was motivation. It was summed up by the first finishers of the 10K race; it featured a sprint to the finish line with Sandy Hook's Joey Conrod edging out S...

Newtown Babe Ruth Baseball held its championships at the Glander Field Complex earlier in June and crowned three title winners for the different age brackets. Two of the games were decided in the final at bat. Reds 13, Red Sox 7: In the 7/8 age d...

To The Editor: On Saturday, June 14th the Town Clerk's Office hosted our 37th low cost rabies vaccination clinic. I wanted to thank my assistants Lisa Goosman, Renee Weimann and Esin Zilinek who were on hand to issue over 40 rabies certificates to th...

To The Editor: Thank you to everyone who made the Newtown Forest Association’s 3rd Annual SpringFest a success. Thank you to our sponsors, to our vendors, to our volunteers, and our guests. The NFA is all about community and gathering to enjoy Newtow...

To The Editor: Volunteers are needed for the Newtown Salvation Army’s Kettle Collection on Saturday, July 26th. Ringing the bells and soliciting donations traditionally is done only during the Christmas season. However, the last few years the Newtown...

To The Editor: Town & Country Garden Club would like to thank Sugo Gastrobar for its continued support by hosting its April 29 fund-raising event - only one of their many acts of kindness and widespread community involvement. Members and friends enjo...

To the Editor: I am a teacher at Newtown High School and a vice president of the Newtown Federation of Teachers. The opinions in this letter are solely mine and do not represent the views of the teachers at large or the union. I write to raise questi...

To The Editor: We had great presidents after two of them but the third one we are still recovering from. Who will be after Trump? Number 1 was James Bucanhan in the late 1850's. He appointed Chief Justice Taney to the Supreme Court. Taney gave us The...

To The Editor: “I just checked and there is no documented policy, but I think you are correct, one should be created and distributed to all appointed and elected Town boards. It should also be made available on the Town website. Such a policy would h...

To The Editor: As a resident of Newtown and an employee who has been on the insurance plan provided by the town, I would like to share the employee side of the “Insurance Savings” from the May 30th edition of the Bee. -All of the Unions on the Board ...