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The following letter has been received for publication in The Newtown Bee: Dear Newtown Board of Education, It has come to my attention that books have been challenged in the Newtown school libraries for “objectionable” content. I strongly urge you t...

To the Editor: Newtown’s Sustainable Energy Commission salutes The Newtown Bee and its readers! Just prior to Earth Day last month, this newspaper announced on the Town’s behalf a new “PowerSmart” solar+storage campaign inviting Newtown homeowners to...

To the Editor: We wanted our neighbors to be aware of an event on April 27 on the state-owned unimproved property at 135 Berkshire Road. This is a popular parcel for hunting currently owned and maintained by the Connecticut Department of Energy and E...

To the Editor: I’m sure there isn’t much that I can add that hasn’t been said already. So I’m writing a quick note to say that failure to uphold the Constitution by restricting Newtown students’ access to books of all kinds will likely cost the distr...

To the Editor: I virtually attended the May 2 BoE meeting, in its entirety, and must say I am impressed with the participants and the members of the board. I am the father of a future NPS student and this was my first meeting. It put a lot into persp...

The following letter has been received for publication in The Newtown Bee: Dear Newtown Board of Education, Thank you for your service. “With great power comes great responsibility.” I know this is not lost on you as you consider the recommendation o...

To the Editor: Despite the chilly Spring weather, Newtown Earth Day’s annual festival kicked off the outdoor festival season with another successful community event Saturday, April 22nd. A big thank you to the Town of Newtown, our attendees/vendors a...

To the Editor: I have great respect for the former Chairs of the Board of Education and have worked with many of them either as a member of the Board or in other capacities in my volunteer work for Newtown. However, I am genuinely disappointed in the...

To the Editor: Four members of the seven member BOE appear poised to vote (a.k.a. “ban”) two books from the NHS library on May 16. Additional books have already been challenged and are likely to meet the same fate. These four BOE members will go agai...

Even though your venerable Newtown Bee is a tiny speck of a cousin to America’s legacy newspapers, and even more distantly related to major broadcast and web-based news agencies, this week’s latest poll regarding America’s trust in the media still st...