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Long Wharf Opens Strong With ‘Guys And Dolls’
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ANTIQUES AT THE PIERS
SS/JAR SET 11/3
NEW YORK CITY — Both New Yorkers with rustic country houses and those with sophisticated New York apartm...
ANTIQUES AT THE PIERS
SS/JAR SET 11/3
NEW YORK CITY — Both New Yorkers with rustic country houses and those with sophisticated New York apartm...
Special Mass
 At St Rose
A Mass of the Guardian Angel will be celebrated at St Rose of Lima Church, 46 Church Hill Road, on Wednesday, November 10, at 7:30 pm....
Danbury Hospital Recruits Nurses
DANBURY — Danbury Hospital is looking for nurses for its new regional angioplasty and open heart surgery program. ...
Newtown Continuing Education Courses
Space is still available in the following courses:
Computers for the Intermediate User. Taught by Dan Tannenbaum of New...
Raymond Peck of Bethel to Daniel J. Rapley of (no town given), a residential property at 15 Round Hill Road for $120,000. Angelo and Darice Peruch of San Ramon,...
Newtown High School Week In Review
By Kim J. Harmon
If too much excitement is hazardous to the health, then there are a lot of sick people lying abed in Newtown...
Friendly Visitor Seeks Volunteers
DANBURY — The Friendly Visitor Program, sponsored by the Volunteer Center Serving Western Connecticut, will be hol...
Montague G. Miller
Montague G. Miller, 79, of Noank, formerly of Newtown, beloved husband of Claire and father of Pam, Nancy, and Jane, died unexpectedly on Oct...
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
