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Two games, a pair of overtime battles, one win. Newtown High School’s field hockey team, already coming off consecutive one-goal battles against Masuk of Monroe, earned a 1-0 overtime victory at New Fairfield on September 21, then settled for a score...

This election cycle, there’s a lot of talk about safety. To me, safety means making sure our gun laws are strong, protecting our reproductive rights, keeping the internet safe for our kids, and providing for our most vulnerable neighbors. With the fe...

To the Editor: This election is an opportunity to defend our freedom by electing Captain Tim Gavin to State Senate. Captain Gavin knows first-hand what it takes to maintain our nation’s safety, serving for four years as an active duty infantry office...

To the Editor: Readers might recall that some of the Charter Commission processes were structured to avoid the Freedom of Information Act. That resulted in some of the important discussions about changes happening out of sight of the voters. No agend...

To the Editor: Recently there was a letter suggesting that the Batchelder site on Swamp Road be considered as a location for a solar installation. I just wanted to follow up to let people know that this is part of our overall plan for the Sustainable...

To the Editor: Climate change and the environment should be at the top of everybody’s priorities since it involves our very survival, if not today then in our children’s and grandchildren’s not-so-distant futures. We are lucky to live in the northwes...

To the Editor: Partisan politics vs Board of Finance overseeing ... is the Charter Commission trying to rubber stamp the Legislative Council’s longstanding desire to eliminate the Board of Finance? We hope that’s not the case. If so, it will simply b...

To the Editor: When I moved to my condo several years ago I was able to use my downstairs office easily. However, I have recently come to terms with the fact that at my advanced age, having a work space in the lower level is no longer feasible. Havin...

This week we offer the latest installment of an occasional Editorial Ink Drops feature we titled “Standing O’s And Oh, Nos!” — because some issues and individuals in the community deserve this kind of heightened focus, for good or for ill, right ...

As part of our continuing partnership with Connecticut Public, and in recognition of the Connecticut League of Women Voters and its efforts to promote civic-mindedness, The Newtown Bee is proudly co-presenting a series of political debate webcasts pr...