I respectfully have to disagree with my friend and fellow former First Selectman Jeff Capeci’s letter in last week’s Bee ...

I just read the February 6 column by Heather Cox Richardson. She is a renowned history professor at Boston College, who ...

Next time you’re on Queen Street look past the large red barn at Patience Farm and into the field behind it. In the distance ...

As a Legislative Council member, I have seen firsthand how the structure of Newtown’s government strains under the weight of ...

I do not fail to see the irony that while 19 monks walked for peace on roads covered in ice, a journey of 2,300 miles that ...

With the announcement of the specifics of the 2026-27 budget, it has been revealed that this year’s budget contains four new ...

I’m happy to see my colleague on the Board of Selectmen, Jeff Capeci, is drawing attention to an important budget item and ...

February is Black History month and the time when we celebrate our Presidents — notably, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. It is unlikely we will see this administration ...

To The Editor, Newtown has traditionally been managed by an elected first selectman. While our population has remained relatively flat for the last twenty years, over that time support roles such as ...

I’m a young, lifelong CT resident, and until recently, I had never been involved in Newtown politics. That changed because of Brandon Moore. Like a lot of young people, I used to ...

Thick clouds grew in the gunmetal gray sky — a promise of snow in the chilly air outside Jennifer and Neil Chaudhary’s home in southern Newtown. But inside around the kitchen table, the atmosphere ...

Carol Ann Matern, 93, joined the Church Triumphant on February 8, 2026. She was born in Western Springs, Ill., to the Rev Herman C. Seitz and Theodora Helena Seitz Thieleke on May 3, 1932. Carol ...