Why The New Approach?
To the Editor:
We need a new approach to staffing [at the animal shelter]. Why is that? It sounds like the shell game to me and perhaps Iâ...
NHS Girls’ Lacrosse Team Unbeaten In Conference
The Newtown High School girls’ lacrosse team keeps winning. The girls remained perfect ...
NHS Boys Run, Jump And Throw Their Way Past Six Opponents
By Anna Hodge
The past two weeks have been filled with success for the Newtown High School boysâ€...
My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.     —Mark Twain
No matter how old a mother is she watches her middl...
A Plea From Two Filmmakers
To the Editor:
Imagine our elation when we heard that our film, De-Ploy, was accepted to the Cannes Short Film Corner! The festival,...
 Theater Review—
‘Sylvia’ A Real Treat At TBTA
By Julie Stern
BROOKFIELD — A.R. Gurney’s Sylvia get...
Girls’ Tennis Team Keeps Winning
Newtown High School’s girls’ tennis team won three more matches this week and improved to 9...
Middle Gate Living Biographies
By Eliza Hallabeck
Margaret Hamilton once again donned her “Wicked Witch” persona, Martha Stewart had a p...
Police Explorers Open House Slated
Police have scheduled an open house for youths from ages 14 through 18 interested in becoming members of the Newtown Police E...
Free Blood Pressure Screening
Masonicare at Newtown will sponsor a free blood pressure screening on Tuesday, May 17, from 10 am to noon in the Lockwood Lodge We...
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
