To the Editor:
Jim Gaston, the Democratic candidate for the Board of Selectmen, is a politician who is the perfect package. He has a proven capacity to lead, th...
Jone Karen Sigovich
A Loving And Generous Personality
Jone Karen Sigovich, 65, a longtime resident of Newtown and most recently of Jupiter, Fla., died peac...
To the Editor:
This letter is asking residents of District 3 to join me in supporting the candidacy of Mitch Bolinsky for Legislative Council. I had the distinc...
Safety First
To the Editor:
I urge all voters in Newtown to support my candidacy for the Police Commission. I am honored to have been endorsed for the position ...
Silhouette Portraits And Open Hearth Cooking, Historical Society November 13 Events
In the days before photography made an image of a person relatively affordab...
About The Letters This Week
One of the many casualties of the pre-Halloween snowstorm last weekend was the connection between The Bee’s e-mail serve...
Letters Of Endorsement
To the Editor:
Newtown is fortunate to have scores of individuals who emphasize the importance of having a government that listens to its...
Editor
’s Note: Please note that while we have tried to confirm the listings for events that are scheduled for this weekend, some events may ...
Dorothy Krnyaich Thomas
Celebrated Life
Dorothy Krnyaich Thomas, 89, wife of Wallace C. Thomas of Newtown, died October 30, in Danbury Hospital. Born July ...
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
