To the Editor Because of my deep Southern heritage, and knowing the significance behind the term “a Jim Crow,” I was shaking in anger upon reading Bill Stevens’ letter [“Jim Crow Comes To Newtown,” Le...

To the Editor: Books don’t make the library—librarians make the library! Newtown is incredibly lucky to have unusually dedicated, knowledgeable librarians who are willing and able to answer all kinds ...

To the Editor: How do we thank our town? The Newtown Labor Day Parade Committee is full of gratitude and appreciation as we reflect on this year’s parade. We traditionally list all the people and orga...

To the Editor: On behalf of the race organizers, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in the eighth annual Newtown Road Race 5K.  We had the largest-ever field of ...

To the Editor:  Right after the parade in that pouring rain, Barbara Bloom and I were huddled under a small tree on Queen Street waiting for some of the men to dismantle the Republican Town Committee ...

To the Editor: I’m writing to The Bee for the first time ever, and it is about the place in Newtown that I most love, the Cyrenius Booth Library. I am not happy with some of the changes that the new d...

To the Editor: The family of Gregory Layda wishes to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all our friends and relatives for their support and compassion during our recent bereavement. Your generous acts ...

To the Editor: Forty years ago, I moved to Newtown.  I soon discovered the treasured resources, and the friendly and dedicated personnel of the C. H Booth  Library.  When I retired five years ago, my ...

To the Editor: I read with incredulity the letter written by Bill Stevens comparing modern-day gun owners to those oppressed by the odious Jim Crow laws of a not-too-distant past. As a Second Amendmen...

To the Editor: Congratulations to the more than 600 children who participated in the C.H. Booth Library’s Summer Reading Program “Dig Into Reading.”  The success of this program is due to the efforts ...