Church Fair Vendors Wanted
Vendor space is still available for the Newtown Congregational Church Fair being planned for Saturday, September 20.
The fair will in...
Occupation: I’m a veterinarian at the Newtown Animal Medical Center here in town.
Family: My boyfriend, Damian Matera, and I live in Danbury...
Outdoor Injury Prevention
Starts In Your Own Backyard
NORWALK — Each of five major child injury hazards — motor vehicles, drowning, bur...
High Ridge Road, Brookfield
Marianne Dombroski and Christopher Sanzeni purchased a home at 49 High Ridge Road, Brookfield, from Linda and Jeffrey Klein.
Ca...
The stone and pink stucco building with white and green trim is surrounded by greenery and an abundance of flowers, including several hanging baskets on the ful...
Report: State Beaches Slightly Cleaner
 NEW HAVEN (AP) — Connecticut’s beaches were cleaner in 2007 than in 2006, but more work needs t...
(I guess bleeding heart liberal was too much for him to even write.)
I really am illogical when I grieve for fallen soldiers before I blame the publication, The...
Medicinal Plant Hike
DERBY — A medicinal plant hike led by one of Kellogg Environmental Center’s seasonal employees will take place Sa...
From The Classroom To The Laboratory:
One NHS Grad Studies Groundwater Contamination
By Eliza Hallabeck
Maricate Conlon realized her passion for environmental ...
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
