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On the request of Selectman Herb Rosenthal, the Board of Selectmen September 19 deliberated and agreed to add a half-million more dollars in year two of the Cap...
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Newtown High School's Career Center is seeking adults in the community to help support programs for students - from speaking in classrooms to offering unpaid le...
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When current Newtown Middle School seventh grader Jeremy Voegeli was thinking about what service project he could complete before his October Bar Mitzvah, he re...
It didn't take Newtown High School's football team long to seize control in its visit to New Milford, on a damp September 30 night. The Nighthawks scored early ...
To the Editor:
I am a practicing psychiatrist for many years and a constituent of Rep Mitch Bolinsky's. I wanted to share how helpful Mitch has been regarding b...
To the Editor:
On Wednesday September 28, the Connecticut General Assembly was in special session. In this session I voted in favor of a $220 million agreement ...
Every year, Boy Scouts across the country are involved with projects to benefit their communities. Along with this hard work, the scouts not only gain valuable ...
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
