By Steve Bigham
The Newtown High School cheerleading squad is adding a bit of muscle to its roster this winter with the addition of three male members.
All thre...
Pecks Lane
Police report an accident between a town truck and a Bethel motorist about 7:45 am November 29 at the northerly intersection of Pecks Lane and S...
By Shannon Hicks
A few weeks ago, Jill Beaudry was getting a little nervous. Mrs Beaudry is the chairman this year of the Festival of Trees, one of the events f...
Please Slow Down!
To the Editor,
On Wednesday, November 24, my two daughters left for high school, leaving a little earlier than usual because there was heavy f...
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Local artist Ruth Newquist signs a print of her Newtown Meeting House painting for Donald Studley, president of the Herita...
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Diabetes Screening
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The 15th Annual Newtown Tree Lighting will be Friday, December 3, at 6:30 pm. All of Newtown is invited to join Santa and Mrs Claus in the annual event at Ram P...
Men
The Fireside Inn 78, Dr Cayer Chiropractic 73: Jeff White poured in 35 points and Adam Freyler and Dave Waite each added 15 to lead the Fireside In...
Leadership Needed On Fairfield Hills
To the Editor,
I want to thank the Public Building Committee for Fairfield Hills for going on record and saying they think ...
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
