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Ready To Contribute To the Editor: My name is Kathy (Hamilton) Fetchick, a Newtown resident for more than a quarter-century, educated in the Newtown public schools, and a NHS Class of 1983 graduate. I’ve worked at United Technologies and ...

Shoreline Plan, Potential Fees Reconsidered By Kendra Bobowick The battle is over for the moment for residents arguing against a shoreline plan that proposed registration fees and other costs for structures on lakeshore properties along the Housatoni...

To the Editor: This letter is to endorse Kathy Fetchick as candidate for Board of Education.  Kathy is dedicated to ensuring the educational needs of Newtown’s children.  She works hard at keeping herself well informed of the challenges...

A Candidate’s Goals To the Editor: The race for Police Commission has been exciting, and at times heated. Knowledge of the Police Commission and its role has been heightened and some important issues identified. Now voters have an option:...

Sixteen months later The Villa reopened, offering an elegant main dining room that seats about 85 in booths along three walls and at tables in the room’s center, a private 40-seat function room called the Octagon Room — which ...

On a rain soaked field in LaGrange, New York, the Newtown sixth grade football team showed that it was filled with true mudders as it came back in dramatic fashion to beat the Hudson Valley Knights, 20-14, in the final regular season game. The Hawks ...

To the Editor: If you live in District 2, I am writing to ask you to support Joe Hemingway for Legislative Council. I have known Joe for 16 years, first meeting him at Sandy Hook Elementary school PTA and working with him on many PTA issues, supporti...

The 2007 Election: A Clear Choice In the face of disappointment, we often end up prodding ourselves to take an optimistic view, recasting our laments as wishes that just might come true. In the context of politics, this Pollyanna pose can seem a litt...

To the Editor: The “Powers That Be” have determined the current budget process is just fine and no new ideas are necessary. They have waged a clever, but disingenuous, disinformation campaign to mislead the public on the IPN p...

SMEC currently keeps their herd of 25-30 horses in vacant lots and abandoned buildings. Surprisingly, the lack of proper facilities has not affected the horses’ health, as they appear to be in good physical condition. However, the group i...