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It may be that the only thing that prevented Newtown High School’s girls’ golf team from either winning a championship or finishing runner-up in the South-West ...
Shawn Tierney, an All-State golfer at New Milford High School and math teacher at Newtown High, succeeds Bobby Pattison as head coach of the Newtown High boys’ ...
Katie Burton and Aqua Drakes will present the second of three online programs in their “Newtown Together” series on April 21.
The one-hour program, “Allyship i...
Newtown Police Department recently welcomed two officers to its ranks within a week.
First, on Thursday, April 8, retired NYPD Officer Hugo Rojas was sworn in. ...
In recent months, residents have taken to social media to express their confusion regarding what is and what is not acceptable for curbside pickup recycling in ...
The background was a bit different than First Selectman Dan Rosenthal’s weekly read aloud audience was used to.
Normally, the first selectman and members of his...
The Borough of Newtown Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing over Zoom, on April 14, for the Town of Newtown’s application to add Article 13, Borough Lan...
The dispatchers at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center at 191 South Main Street, report the following fire calls and the responders:
Thursday, April...
I fail to see the Newtown connection in this nonconstructive partisan letter which apparently seeks to scare local seniors. Mr. Epstein's letter does nothing to further the conversation around a legitimate policy issue in the future of Social Security which according to SSA.gov "if trust fund assets are exhausted without reform, benefits will necessarily be lowered," citing lower birth rates. This is an area where we need an open and objective, multi generational, national dialogue, not fear based political propaganda.
I agree, thank you Richard. The example given by Ms. Murray illustrates that this is a state issue, not a town issue. If the same case occurred in Connecticut the plaintiff would have sued the state of Connecticut, not the town of Newtown.
What fun to have stumbled across this write up. As a friend of one of the daughters I was fortunate to have visited with them many times in the early 80s in various locations. A wonderful, adventuresome family!
The state constitution permits the lawful carry of firearms after proof of training and background checks. Local ordinances do not preempt state statutes and passing an ordinance for a problem that is non-existent as per the Newtown Police Department will undoubtedly result in the town incurring legal fees unnecessarily. Please see attached link for numerous legal precedents where municipalities failed when their respective ordinances were passed. https://ballotpedia.org/Firearms_preemption_conflicts_between_state_and_local_governments
Law abiding citizens do not violate laws and infringement on the Second Amendment is not going to make any community safer. Enforcing existing laws is what should be the focus regarding gun violence along with addressing the mental health crisis.
Richard Fisher, DDS
Newtown, Connecticut
