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To the Editor, An interesting development in our town’s baseball program was [recently] announced. According to a league-issued letter signed by the new president and two individuals in new roles titled “Director of Travel Program,” children in our t...

To the Editor: We had the pleasure of dining at Newtown’s newest restaurant, QUATTRO Osteria. You will be pleasantly surprised at how beautiful the décor is, cozy but elegant. We loved how the lighting added to the ambience. The entire restaurant has...

To the Editor: It’s time for a change in the Connecticut Senate and Tim Gavin will be that change. Back in late July, I had asked our current representatives important election questions on whether they believed Biden was the legitimate president, wh...

To the Editor: I support Tony Hwang, Republican for State Senate, and here are the reasons why: Tony is incredibly responsive to Newtown voters. He is always here. I swear he spends as much time in Newtown as in his hometown of Fairfield. He knows Ne...

To the Editor: This December 14, Newtown will observe the tenth year following the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, and our community will set an example of how we are overcoming it. The aftermath of the senseless shooting created a fork in the ...

To the Editor: As a 30+ year resident of CT, the current state of our economy is unlike anything I’ve seen before. When I first moved to Connecticut, I was surprised by how little pride many neighbors seemed to have in our state. There was a constant...

To the Editor: I promise that I am not soliciting a “Bee’s Buck,” but wanted to solve the mystery surrounding your October 7 article “Low on Fuel, Pontoon Plane Lands on Local Lake.” The “unnamed neighbor” is Greg Petriccione of Brookfield. A Norwalk...

To the Editor: My name is Aaryan Chitnis, a junior at Fairfield Warde High School, and this summer I had the fantastic opportunity to intern with Senator Tony Hwang. With deep, intrinsic knowledge regarding state and local policy, Senator Hwang demon...

As recently as September 30, we faced the tragic news of a death in a residential structure fire in Southbury that also demanded the mutual aid response of our own Newtown volunteers. While it has been over a decade since Newtown experienced such a t...

Joseph John Zemaitis, Jr, passed away with family at his side Friday, September 16, 2022, in St Louis, Mo. His wife of 66 years, Peggy Zemaitis, predeceased him in March 2022. He is survived by children Elizabeth Knapp and Gregory (Jennifer) Zemaitis...