Police Plan Crackdown On Distracted Driving
On Monday, May 10, police plan to start a two-week enforcement crackdown on violations of state laws concerning dist...
I-84 Accidents Create Extended Travel Delays
By Andrew Gorosko
Tuesday was not an easy day to drive through town, either on Interstate 84 or on adjacent local ...
Vote Your Conscience
To the Editor:
This year we have seen the return of a threatening practice of telling voters that if they vote the budget down it will auto...
Absentee Ballots Available
Absentee ballots are available for the municipal budget referendum to be held on Tuesday, May 18, from 6 am to 8 pm, at Newtown Middl...
Charles Merten
Former Associate Professor At Cornell Medical College
Charles Merten, 85, of Southbury, died April 27, at Danbury Hospital, with his family ...
Junior Division
Gremlins 25 Ramblers 18: The juniors started the day with a tight game which was decided in the last few minutes. The Gremlins prevaile...
Sandy Hook School Student Book Club Begins With ‘No Talking’
By Eliza Hallabeck
Students met Sandy Hook School library/media specialist ...
In addition to all that, Route 7 Music (Federal Road in Brookfield) will be sponsoring a raffle for a free guitar during the show.
For additional information,...
Youth Track Camp
The Newtown Hawks Youth Track Camp is open to boys and girls ages 6-14. This is a combination skills and conditioning camp with down/ game time...
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
