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To the Editor: 4-H is as important today to Fairfield County youth as it has been for the last 100 years. Programs have changed to meet the changes in our society, but the core values are still the same: Head, Heart, Hands and Health. What does this ...

Fire Marshal Rich Frampton has issued a request to all residents and visitors to use caution with any fires during the current drought. Frampton on Thursday issued a brief press release calling attention to the fact that the firest fire danger in the...

To the Editor: This letter represents my opinion and that of fellow Protect Our Pollinators (POP) members, Marcia Chaloux, Joan Cominski, Dottie Evans, Jackie Gaudet, Mary Gaudet-Wilson, Holly Kocet, Laura Mitchell, Sian Nimkoff, Deborah Osborne, Joy...

To the Editor: Thank you to The Newtown Bee for including Tim Gavin’s candidate profile in the August 24 edition. Some readers may already be aware of Tim’s candidacy to represent the 28th district in the State Senate; however for others this may hav...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...