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Published: Sep 01, 2022 at 04:20 PM
To the Editor:
I write in support of Nancy Dvorin’s concern (“Is The New 302 Surfacing Too Noisy,” August 19) about the effect of the DOT’s new road surface, asphalt rubber chip seal, now being tested on State Route 302 (Sugar Street).
Driving on the...
Published: Sep 01, 2022 at 04:15 PM
To the Editor:
The Newtown Bee’s recent article about the lease termination of the local UConn Extension home in Bethel is disheartening.
The value of this 11 acres of mostly open land cannot be overestimated. This year we have all become acutely...
Published: Sep 01, 2022 at 04:10 PM
To the Editor:
Next time you go to a toy store, look around. Do you see something you want? Something you can get for a friend or family member?
Now look at that thing again, and ask yourself these questions:
Is it plastic? Will I/they really enjoy a...
Published: Sep 01, 2022 at 04:05 PM
To the Editor:
I am writing to lend my support to the continued presence of UConn and the Fairfield County Agricultural Extension Service and its partners at 67 Stony Hill Rd in Bethel.
The Extension Service is a part of UConn’s College of Agricultur...
Published: Sep 01, 2022 at 04:00 PM
To the Editor:
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. As a volunteer advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, I am calling on my members of Congress to pass legislation to prevent suicides and support crisis ca...
Published: Sep 01, 2022 at 03:00 PM
Within three years of Oregon becoming first in the nation to pass a law recognizing Labor Day in 1887, Connecticut followed suit according to the US Dept of Labor, making our state among the pioneers recognizing the many contributions workers have ma...
Published: Sep 01, 2022 at 08:00 AM
SOUTHBURY — Rocking Rooster Square Dance Club of Newtown, while based for decades in town, is currently based in Southbury.
Member Jan McClean reminds readers that while the club has history in Newtown and is at least temporarily based in Southbury, ...
Published: Sep 01, 2022 at 07:05 AM
“This is the right time to run,” said Phoebe Holmes, the Democratic candidate for the 107th district.
With no incumbent seeking re-election for the Connecticut House of Representatives 107th district, the upcoming election provides a rare opportunity...
Published: Sep 01, 2022 at 07:00 AM
With a long history of service to his country and his community, Republican Marty Foncello is now seeking to fill the open legislative seat in Connecticut’s 107th District.
That district will include a northwestern section of Newtown beginning this f...
Updated: Sep 01, 2022 at 09:42 AM
In 1982, “Cheers” began its 11-season run, “Just Say No” and “I pity the fool” both entered the vernacular, the first commercially available CD players hit the market, Diet Coke was introduced, and Ms Pac-Man became the first sequel to the global sen...
