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To the Editor: It is a great honor to serve Newtown as your new Postmaster. In my nine years with the United States Postal Service, I have seen firsthand the role the Postal Service plays connecting neighbors and our community to the nation. Our Post...

To the Editor: Thank you Mr Dennis Laczkoskie on your excellent letter to the editor (“Former Resident Offers Short List of Trump Accomplishments,” April 19). You knocked it out of the “ball park” and you are correct in your information. I thank you ...

To the Editor: The referendum vote on April 23rd indicates that many citizens of Newtown agree with my sentiments about the Board of Education budget. The increase for the Board of Education budget request was larger this year over last year, 4.41% v...

To the Editor: While many are joined in the effort to save the meadow at 6 Commerce Road from development, there are numerous reasons why we care so much. The nearby presence of the Hubbard Sanctuary is one very huge reason. But it’s not the only one...

To the Editor: Three things immediately popped out after reading Mr Laczkoskie’s list of Trumps accomplishments (“Former Resident Offers Short List of Trump Accomplishments,” Letter Hive, April 19). The first was the fact that in 2019 the US produced...

To the Editor: Upon moving to Newtown a few years ago, I quickly realized what an asset it was to have The C.H. Booth Library in town, especially since I love books. Recently, this was more evident to me as a poem I wrote, “The Hummingbird,” is one o...

To the Editor: Though the day was not very spring-like, donations collected during the Friends of the C.H. Booth Library’s Spring Donation Day this past Sunday reflected some serious spring cleaning! We want to thank everyone who helped — our hard-wo...

Town and school budgets are one of the few places an average American can decide they want to see a smaller increase, or no increase at all. With federal and state taxes, there’s no choice but to pay the bill, and for groceries, housing, utilities, e...

James Nathaniel Hare passed away on Friday, April 19. He was born in Greenwich in 1962 to his loving parents William and Martha. James grew up in Newtown, where he and his brother Bill shared a keen interest in the natural world, including bugs, butt...

My beloved father Francois Bouhom passed away peacefully at age 80 on Friday, April 19, in Paris, France, after a long and brave battle against illness. He was known as “American Boy” because of his love of America and its entrepreneurial spirit. Mr ...