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To the Editor: Our town is grappling with rising insurance costs, escalating contractual salaries, increasing energy expenses, the need for infrastructure maintenance, and a bevy of other costs. At the same time, our collection rates have declined, a...

To the Editor: In response to the letter from the gentleman who attended our April 5th Rock This Democracy rally: I and our co-organizers completely agree with the point made in the letter that there is an “existential threat to our democracy posed b...

To the Editor: Next week, Newtown citizens vote on $14 million for big projects, in addition to the town and education budgets. The $14 million is mostly for necessary repairs to town buildings. It’s a lot, but without the repairs, key buildings will...

To the Editor: We, the 16 members of the Board of Trustees of the Cyrenius H. Booth Library, urge our neighbors, patrons of the library, and fellow residents of Newtown to turn out and vote “yes” on Question 5 in the April 22 town referendum. Only yo...

To the Editor: Come on now; a $5.3 million spending increase with a corresponding 6.72% mill rate boost in the 2025-2026 budget. Totally not acceptable. Experts say Trump’s tariffs will raise inflation to a range of 3.6-5% by summer, most likely forc...

To the Editor: I strongly support the Editor of The Bee for having done his homework and encouraging Newtown voters to vote Yes for our Five Referenda on the ballot. Basically, they involve our essential High School Roof, the Library HVAC, the Commun...

To the Editor: As a Newtown citizen and father, I am writing to implore the residents of Newtown to pass the education and town budgets without further cuts. If we cut the education budget, we may see teachers fired, and there has even been talk of c...

Polls will be open from 6 am to 8 pm Tuesday, April 22, at Newtown Middle School, so voters can decide the fate of the proposed 2025-26 municipal and education budgets. As is usual, The Newtown Bee is urging all eligible voters to go out and cast the...

The date of this week’s print edition coincides with the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous ride. The Boston silversmith — and perhaps the first person to practice forensic dentistry, a topic for another column — led the night-time ride to war...