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Chris Brown has been a magician, football player, playwright, teacher, and professor, Broadway actor, TV pitchman, theatrical direc...
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Bits & Pieces
By Kim J. Harmon
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Rowland Optimistic On Budget Deal
By Matthew Daly
Associated Press
HARTFORD –– Gov. John G. Rowland said this week he is “ca...
The dispatchers at Edmond Town Hall report the following fire calls:
Thursday, October 25: 3:53 pm, alarm, no fire, Middle Gate School, Cold Spring Road, Botsfo...
The Newtown High School boys’ soccer team is now the number-one ranked team in the state, according to the most recent Hartford Courant poll. The po...
Caring For People With Dementia
The Learning Center at Ashlar of Newtown will present its Lunch and Learn program, “Common Sense Approaches to Carin...
Flag Sale Nov 6
Newtown Junior Woman’s Club members and their children will hold a flag fundraiser on Election Day, November 6, at the Newtown Middl...
CPR Saturday Saves Lives
CPR Saturday will be held on Saturday, November 17, at 20 sites, including Newtown, in western Connecticut.
The event, “Sav...
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
