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To the Editor: This is Teacher Appreciation Week and I am hearing the usual refrain about raising teacher salaries to attract and retain more talented professionals who will improve the quality of education. I have always felt that strategy for impro...

To the Editor, The writing on the wall seems to suggest that, come Tuesday [May 16], our children will be losing two resources. Should these resources have been in the library to begin with? I’m not sure, I haven’t read the books. But they are there ...

To the Editor: When the prospect of banning a handful of books with LGBTQ and Inclusivity themes entered the Newtown public discourse, a special committee was formed to help our Board of Education decide if a ban should take place. This group of teac...

The following letter has been received for publication in The Newtown Bee: This is an open letter to education supporters, book lovers, lifelong learners, upholders of the First Amendment, and all of my parent friends who assuredly believe nothing li...

The following letter has been received for publication in The Newtown Bee. To Board of Education Chair Deborra Zukowski and members of the Board of Education: This letter is not about me. It’s about experts. Forty years of teaching, a Master’s +60 gr...

To the Editor: Looking for loopholes in the 1st Amendment so they can remove books from school libraries, four BOE members seem willing to expose this town to the expense of legally defending an indefensible constitutionally questionable decision. No...

To the Editor: “Books unite us, censorship divides us” — The American Library Association. “There is no good censorship. Any effort to restrict free expression, or the free flow of information, aids discrimination, and oppression.” — The Connecticut ...

To the Editor: We are writing to express our concern regarding recent attempts to censor certain books in Newtown's school libraries. The Special Committee tasked with reviewing Flamer and Blankets has determined that they are not only age-appropriat...

A big change in the Exit 11 Realignment Project is less than 24 hours away. The Resident Engineer for the project has notified The Newtown Bee that the new westbound Berkshire Road/Route 34 entrance ramp will be opened on Friday morning, May 12. West...

Newtown Bee staffers who knew Newtown Tax Collector Donna Saputo were saddened to hear of her passing on April 4. While it is rare to see an official’s passing recognized in our “Ink Drops,” Saputo’s shedding of her mortal coil came with virtuall...