Letters of Endorsement
To the Editor:
I want to encourage all Republicans of Newtown, Bethel, Ridgefield and Redding to go to the polls on August 10th and join ...
Newtown Bridle Lands Association Events
The Newtown Bridle Lands Association (NBLA) announces events for month of August as follows:
Saturday, August 7, NBLA wi...
Police Arrest Parsons On Multiple Felony Charges
By Andrew Gorosko
On July 29, Newtown police at Danbury Superior Court served multiple felony arrest warrants ...
To the Editor:
The upcoming elections this November are crucial if we are to regain our country. At present our country is in crisis, because the Constitution, ...
Counting Carbs For Diabetes
BRIDGEPORT — “Counting Carbs for Diabetes” is the next in the Staying Healthy with Diabetes seri...
Decision Due This Fall—
FOI Hears School Bd Complaint
By Eliza Hallabeck
Board of Education members went before the Freedom of Information Commissio...
Newtown Hikers Announce Fall Schedule
Newtown Hikers has finished planning its weekly hiking events for the fall season, which will begin on Saturday, September...
To the Editor:
I seldom find myself writing a letter to the editor. I am usually at my breakfast table on Saturday morning reading The Newtown Bee to learn what...
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
