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Bill will create Blue Alert System
HARTFORD — The state senate last week unanimously voted for a bill to create a Blue Alert System in Connecticut. Sen. Joseph Crisco, Jr. (D-17) said House Bill 6007 would establish an important tool to help residents assist law enforcement personnel working to apprehend dangerous suspects. “The recent episode in Boston, after the tragic... »
Hearing on Beacon Falls budget tonight
BEACON FALLS — Residents can attend a hearing tonight on a proposed $6.3 million town budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year that would increase spending by 4.3 percent. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. at the firehouse, 35 North Main St. A special Board of Finance meeting will follow the hearing. The... »
Survey to be given to Region 16 students
REGION 16 — The Region 16 Community Prevention Task Force, in conjunction with the towns of Beacon Falls and Prospect, will be conducting a youth survey of students in grades sixth through 12 this month. The surveys will be administered at Long River Middle School and Woodland Regional High School on May 29. Students... »
Police remind people to Click It or Ticket
The Naugatuck Police Department and the Prospect Resident Trooper’s Office issued a reminder to drivers to “Click It or Ticket.” Local police urged everyone to buckle up as Memorial Day weekend approaches. Officers will be cracking down on seatbelt scofflaws and be issuing tickets to anyone not wearing their seatbelt as part of the... »
BOE approves grant writer position
REGION 16 — The Board of Education has created a new position for the school district in the hopes that a monetary windfall will follow. During its May 8 meeting, the board unanimously approved a grant writer position for the district. “I see this as a no-lose for the Board of Education and a... »
Pilot floats idea for seaplane base at Toby’s Pond
BEACON FALLS — Seaplane. Seaplane land. Seaplane take off. Or maybe not. Nelson Tchakirides, a seaplane pilot from Seymour, came before the Board of Selectmen Monday night to propose using Toby’s Pond as a town-run seaplane base. “The reason I propose this is that I’m a seaplane pilot and there’s a scarcity of seaplane... »
Vet advocates for change to Agent Orange ruling
BEACON FALLS — For one local veteran, not having stood on Vietnam soil now stands in his way of being considered at risk for certain health problems. In 1991 the Department of Veterans Affairs changed the definition of who could be considered at risk for having been exposed to Agent Orange, an herbicide used... »
Woodland makes Newsweek rankings
BEACON FALLS — Newsweek and The Daily Beast, the magazine’s online presence, released the names of their best public high schools in the nation earlier this month — a list that includes Woodland Regional High School. “I’m just thrilled,” said Woodland Principal Arnold Frank about making the list. “I think this is a culmination... »
Yelding named Community Hero
NAUGATUCK — Laurie Yelding, president of the board for the United Way of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls, has been selected as one of 16 Community Hero Award winners by Safeco Insurance and is now in the running to win some money for the United Way. The award honors local heroes and nonprofit organizations across... »
School board trims spending plan
REGION 16 — The Region 16 Board of Education has trimmed approximately $242,500 off its proposed budget increase for the coming school year in the wake of last week’s failed referendum. The board unanimously approved a new budget proposal of $38.57 million for the coming school year during a meeting Tuesday night at... »