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To the Editor: I’d like to thank the Republican Town Committee (RTC) leadership for their transparency. Their letter about the book banning Board of Education meeting makes it crystal clear that the issue isn’t about the teenagers, or books … it’s ab...

To the Editor: I attended the rally against book banning and the BOE meeting on Tuesday, May 16th. It was, in fact, a sad day for Newtown as expressed by the RTC, but not for the “reasons” they outlined. The fact that the “conversation about books” i...

To the Editor: It’s a shame to see that Washington partisanship has arrived in Newtown, especially on the Board of Education. Our elected officials on the Board of Education should be razor focused on our children, not some national political issue. ...

This obituary was written and submitted by Ronjit Basak-Smith. Madhumita Basak-Smith passed away at age 61 on May 4th, 2023 at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. There will be a celebration of life ceremony on July 22, 2023 at 71 Lakeview Terr., S...

To the Editor: Smoke and mirrors: something intended to disguise or draw attention away from an often embarrassing or unpleasant issue, in this case, the Newtown Republican Town Committee’s (RTC) defense of the indefensible — censorship and book bann...

To the Editor: One year ago, on the first day of Pride Month, the original objector to Flamer made an inflammatory post about a teacher offering extra credit to students who chose to exercise their right to support causes and don a rainbow. The reaso...

To the Editor: Assuming the accounts describing the BOE meetings of late are accurate, I felt I needed to comment. One of the questions I try to remember to ask my grandchildren when I see them is “What are you reading?” and over the years I have pic...

To the Editor, It would be hard to tell from all the rhetoric around “book banning,” but it is a fact that no Board of Education members have moved to “ban” or even remove challenged books. It is disappointing to see people who should know better mis...

To the Editor: I am compelled to write a letter to the editor regarding the current Fahrenheit 451 attitude of the Newtown BOE as they are on the verge of potentially establishing us as a book-banning community. The members are either apparently unaw...

To the Editor: Spay and Neuter of Newtown was started in 1983, to assist people with the spay and neutering of their pets, feral cats, and to educate the community on the care of pets. The association is run solely by volunteers and as the original c...