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Rodgers Responds To Lyddy’s Remarks On ECS, Local Taxes By John Voket After a relatively quiet and civil campaign season, the gloves have quickly come off between 106th District contenders Will Rodgers and Christopher Lyddy, who currently...

Inconvenience One, Or Many? To the Editor: Having attended the last Board of Selectman meeting involving the high school expansion, I noticed that there appears to be a reverse evolution in Newtown politics. It appears that the higher up one goes wit...

October Brings Two Skate Park Fundraisers By Kendra Bobowick Already buoyed by the Parks and Recreation Department’s support, the Donate to Skate campaign is relying on the community for help in establishing a skate park in Newtown. Thi...

Antiques Shows______ Saturdays (weekly to Oct 26): Bethlehem Flea Market, Bethlehem Fairgrounds, 384 Main St North/Rte 61, 6 am-1 pm, free adm & parking, 200 spaces will offer antiques & collectibles, plants & flowers, organic foods & farmerâ&...

Never Vote For Higher Taxes To the Editor: Government spending is out of control. The federal budget is a mess, with state and local budgets in bad shape. I urge my fellow Newtowners to “just say no” on the upcoming $6 million...

To swear off making mistakes is very easy. All you have to do is swear off having ideas. —Leo Burnett There are no mistakes, save one: the failure to learn from a mistake. —Robert Fripp People who make no mistakes lack boldnes...

Understanding College Funding On Tuesday, October 9, at 7 pm, in the main auditorium at Newtown High School, the Guidance Department at NHS will be hosting a program on understanding college-funding options. Parents of elementary, middle, and high sc...

Bee Debate Will Include 106, 112 District Contenders By John Voket The Newtown Bee has scheduled an October 20 debate, and received confirmation that contenders for both the 106th and 112th District statehouse races will attend. The debate will t...

What Are You Willing To Sacrifice? To the Editor: When we moved into town in August 2005, our realtor assured us that an expansion on the high school was in the works. In September 2005, at a PTA meeting, I learned that there was nothing concrete pla...

Holland Bulbs For All Seasons The Town and Country Garden Club of Newtown will host a program called “Holland Bulbs For All Seasons” during its next meeting. The program, which is open to non-members free of charge, will be on...