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Town seeks historic recognition for Matthies House
BEACON FALLS — Matthies Park offers residents a chance to hike, boat, escape civilization, and view an old house on a lake. That house, which belonged to Bernard H. Matthies, who was a prominent business owner in Beacon Falls, may soon be placed on the State Register of Historic Places. The town has submitted... »
Trails day includes bike ride at Matthies Park
BEACON FALLS — On Saturday, the Connecticut Forest & Park Association is hosting a family bicycle ride at Matthies Park. The event is one of many events going on around the state this coming weekend as part of Connecticut Trails Day. The ride, which is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., will include mini-games... »
A look ahead – what to expect in Beacon Falls in 2011
Town leaders in Naugatuck, Prospect, and Beacon Falls all echoed the same manta – We’ll do the best we can with what little we have. With the economy seemingly at a standstill, the coming year promises to be a slim one for town budgets. Even so, local town leaders have a lot of projects... »
Pond will dry up without repairs
BEACON FALLS — Town officials fear Carrington Pond at Matthies Memorial Park will become a swamp if hundreds of thousands of dollars are not invested into repairs of the artificial canals that help feed it. The architecture of the network of sluiceways, which carries water from a settling pond to the larger Carrington Pond,... »






