The public is invited to enjoy an afternoon outdoors with Newtown Forest Association at one of Newtown's most scenic locations.
On Saturday, May 7, at 1 pm, the...
Hera's eyes, the color of sunrise, looked at people crowding around her. A saw-whet owl rescued by Sharon Audubon, Hera, named after a Greek goddess, had a coll...
Local schools celebrated the Earth all week long ahead of Earth Day on Friday, April 22.
Middle Gate Elementary School began the week with an assembly on Monday...
At its April 19 meeting the Board of Education heard from some of the Newtown High School students who traveled to Japan in February to take part in an educatio...
To the Editor:
On a beautiful Sunday afternoon on April 24th, the Newtown Lacrosse Club hosted its first annual golf outing at Newtown Country Club. The fundrai...
Decommissioned as of Tuesday, April 26, with its charge completed, the Community Center Commission held its last meeting that night.
After nearly a year of twic...
Patricia Anne Marzik Pribesh, 81, of the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, wife of the late John R. Pribesh, Sr, died April 28 in her home, with her loving fami...
Town Historian Dan Cruson's Edmond Town Hall office is becoming a repository for Newtown ephemera discovered all over the country and returned to its hometown, ...
Newtown High School's softball and baseball teams piled up the runs in road wins over Kolbe Cathedral of Bridgeport on May 2.
The softball team cruised to a 26-...
DANBURY - St Rose of Lima School hosted its first Hands & Hearts in the Community celebration to honor a community member for service to the community on Friday...
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
