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To The Editor: I am writing to encourage my fellow neighbors to support Steve Goodridge for a third term on Newtown’s Board of Finance. Steve is a dedicated public servant, neighbor, and friend who has already given four years of steady, thoughtful l...

To The Editor: My name is Will Drew, and I am asking for your support as I campaign for the Alternate position on the Planning and Zoning Commission. My wife, Stacey, our 5-year-old son, and I have called Newtown home since 2021, and we are deeply co...

To The Editor: I am voting for Peter Schwarz to have a regular seat on the Planning and Zoning Commission. He has served as an Alternate, and Newtown needs him as a full voting member. Peter is a long-term Newtown resident who has consistently given ...

To The Editor: Recent proposals for 367 housing units on Mt Pleasant Road have sparked the same predictable responses: traffic concerns, stormwater objections, and demands for endless studies and more bureaucracy. I’ve heard their leadership talk abo...

To The Editor: Jim Gaston has got our vote for the Newtown Board of Finance. We’ve known Jim personally for many years, and he is a true family man. He’s also a highly respected attorney in our state. Most importantly, he has served for many years as...

To The Editor: My name is Brian Leonardi and I am excited to be running as a candidate for Legislative Council, 1st District. As a resident of Newtown since 2016, a husband, and a father of two daughters attending Newtown Public Schools, I am deeply ...

To The Editor: I am a fiscal conservative who is concerned with how to best allocate taxpayer’s dollars. During the budget process, I have argued that, statistically, many residents in Newtown are struggling to pay their current taxes and there are h...

To The Editor: Please re-elect Debbie Aurelia Halstead. She grew up in Newtown, knows its history and people, and has served as Town Clerk for more than a dozen years. She hires great staff, simplifies processes and continually upgrades the technolog...

To the Editor, I propose that the building of 67 additional apartments in the Hawleyville area at the intersection of Routes 6 & 25, does pose a health and a safety issue to the public. Roads here are already overburdened. They are not wide enough an...

To The Editor: I currently serve on the Newtown Board of Education and am seeking election to a full four-year term starting December 1. By way of introduction, my husband and I moved to Newtown in 2007. We have two children, both attending Newtown P...