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To the Editor: I would like to respectfully respond to a recent letter published in the “The Letter Hive” May 19, 2023, which was written by Linda O’Sullivan of Sandy Hook. Linda stated that I had “spoken not once, but twice, in favor of banning book...

To the Editor: I’m writing in opposition to the high school book banning because some of the members of the Board of Education, including the Chairperson, have appeared not to understand the difference between “Policy” versus “Standard.” The 14th Ame...

To the Editor: Tuesday, May 16th was a sad day for the town of Newtown, for this was the day The Democrat Town Committee, in conjunction with Newtown Allies for Change, chose to use a display of vile aggression and hostility rarely, if ever, seen in ...

To the Editor: The Newtown Choral Society presented an energetic concert attended by an enthusiastic audience last Sunday afternoon. After a three-year pandemic absence, our director, Mary Andreotta, led us in singing a program of optimistic music of...

The following letter has been received for publication in The Newtown Bee: Dear Newtown Community, Contrary to what a few would have us believe, our town does not fund the purchase of pornography for our school or public libraries. The first tw...

To the Editor, I’m opposed to the Board of Education banning Flamer and Blankets. The following is information from an attorney with expertise in this matter. Here are important points for Board members interpreting the “Miller” obscenity test [Mille...

To the Editor: The recent Board of Ed meeting was fascinating to me in that certain Board of Ed members were concerned that a high school student may browse Flamer or Blankets and come across a cartoon image taken out of context and somehow be advers...

The brief celebration of the six finalists of The Newtown Bee’s “Why I LOVE Newtown” Essay Project this week punctuated the end of one of the more inspiring community-building initiatives in recent memory with a gleaming exclamation point reflecting ...

Burton (Burt) Chase Leach III, age 78 of Newtown, Conn., son to the late Leoma (Smith) and Burton C. Leach, Jr, died on May 20, 2023, at Danbury Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his loving wife Margaret (Romeo) of 53 years,...

Michael McNamara, age 44, of Stamford, Connecticut, passed away May 19th. He attended Newtown High School and lived in Newtown for most of his life. Mike was an animal lover, a skilled fisherman and had creative outlets like drawing and video games. ...