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Newtown Public Schools will be closed Friday, February 25, and all school district staff offices will be closed, due to the weather. The school district announced the closure the evening of February 24.

To the Editor: I’d like to express my gratitude to those who joined the Board of Education (BOE) February 15 meeting. The topic of whether to continue with the mask mandate in our schools or to instead allow students/parents and staff to make their o...

To the Editor: Governor Lamont deserves credit for guiding Connecticut during the COVID pandemic. He has utilized science-based criteria for his decision-making, avoiding partisan politics. The results speak for themselves: Connecticut has been well ...

To the Editor: The Newtown Lions Club is delighted to announce that the Dickinson Park playground will be upgraded this spring with three new pieces of wheelchair-accessible equipment. The glider, merry-go-round, and wheelchair swing feature ride-on ...

To the Editor: This is in response to Board of Education member Jennifer Larkin’s letter where she blatantly disregarded my concern and continued to explain her position on the unrelated topic of mask mandates. If she truly represented all children a...

To the Editor: Families United in Newtown (FUN), a community recreational program, sponsored their first Prom Sunday February 20 at Newtown Congregational Church. Over 80 people attended the dance, including special needs students of all ages, Newtow...

To The Editor, In light of recent well-coordinated criticisms, I want to reiterate my gratitude for our Board of Education. Their dedication and commitment to our children is truly unmatched and you can see their desire for everyone to succeed. From ...

To the Editor: Although I have greatly appreciated my life since moving to Newtown 40 years ago, a number of distressing incidents have also occurred during this time: At a Labor Day parade, the father sitting next to me with his two young children l...

To the Editor and Community: My name is Mitch Bolinsky, and I write today not in any official capacity but on a matter that’s personal and in defense of a friend. The person about whom I write is an individual who’s among the most honest, forthcoming...

To the Editor: Last week, a wonderful editorial about my wife, Lynda Shannon Bluestein, appeared in The Newtown Bee. Lynda has late-stage metastatic cancer. We’ve spent 40 plus years together and know each other so well we can easily finish each othe...