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General Auditions At Hartford Stage
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New Transportation Software Aims To Keep Buses Rolling Smoothly
By Larissa Lytwyn
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Can Newtown’s Youth Again Win Top Prizes?
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The 2004 Newtown Bee King & Queen Dog Contest will receive entries for one more weekend. All dogs with valid Newtown licenses are eligible to enter the contest,...
Nature Walks At Audubon Center
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Local Man Bids To Acquire Former Newtown Oil Site
By Andrew Gorosko
According to documents filed August 2 in Danbury Superior Court, a Newtown man was the succ...
Student’s World Perspective Grows At Leadership Conference
By Larissa Lytwyn
According to 17-year-old Newtown High School senior Sarah Hemingway, th...
Ordinance Considered—
Citizens And Police Working To Quell Noise Disturbance
By John Voket
(Editor
’s note: The Sandy Hook couple...
What would you call the suggestions, of the current House Committee to "Means Test" Social Security recipients if not reducing benefits. We paid into the system, we are due our benefits back.
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!