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To The Editor: Most residents of Newtown are not aware of the pending shortage of water facing the future of Newtown. On August 18th Newtown experienced a Thousand Year storm of over 13 inches of rain. Combined to make matters worse the Guskie Pond d...

To The Editor: I have worked in the Registrar of Voters office since 1996. In 2001, I became a Registrar. Our office is non biased so you should not be able to tell which party we are in the office. We serve all voters. I am the Democratic Registrar....

To the Editor: Volunteerism is the act or practice of doing volunteer work in community service. We are sure many of you reading this letter have volunteered your time at some point. Our churches, nonprofit organizations, charity organizations and ou...

To the Editor: The proposed average daily tax increase is less than the cost of a cup of coffee. Our 2025-2026 Town and Education budget will increase 3.94% over last year’s budget and includes mandatory health insurance escalations, union wage incre...

To the Editor: The Newtown Victory Garden at Fairfield Hills is a gem in our community! Our volunteer gardeners produce fresh vegetables for Newtown food pantries each year; last year the garden contributed 3,000 pounds of fresh produce to Newtown fa...

To the Editor: I’m a resident of Newtown (almost 32 years), and I’ve always loved our library. When my sons were little, we did what a lot of families do right now ... taking our kids to the Library to have fun in the play area, participating in the ...

To the Editor: It’s quiz time! What do you know about the HVAC project at the C. H. Booth Library, the 5th Capital Improvement Project on the April 22 Referendum? 1. What is an HVAC? a. A vaccine b. An ancient Egyptian snack c. A Heating, Ventilation...

To the Editor: All Connecticut residents deserve to pursue higher education regardless of their income. Expanding the Mary Ann Handley (formerly known as PACT) tuition assistance program to the four Connecticut State Universities will allow students ...

To the Editor: I was shocked that the April 11 issue of The Newtown Bee had zero coverage of what was undoubtedly the biggest news item in town that occurred on Saturday, April 5, when hundreds of people gathered at The Pleasance to protest the heavy...

To the Editor: On April 26, Newtown will celebrate Earth Day. In 2005 we joined the Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program designed to promote the use of renewable energy projects while utilizing programs to reduce energy usage. Approximately 9...