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Vote today on Region 16 budget
REGION 16 — Voters will decide the fate of Region 16’s proposed 2013-14 budget at the polls today. A referendum on the spending plan for Region 16, which oversees schools in Beacon Falls and Prospect, is today. Voting is open until 8 p.m. and is taking place at the firehouse in Prospect and Laurel... »
Legislators to hold forum Monday
PROSPECT — State Rep. Lezlye Zupkus (R-89) and State Sen. Joe Markley (R-16) will host a legislative forum Monday to explain and discuss the impact of issues approved and discussed at the Capitol over the last five months. The forum will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Prospect Town Hall. »
Petition sends Region 16 budget to referendum
REGION 16 — Region 16’s proposed 2013-14 budget will once again be voted on at a referendum after a petition was submitted forcing the machine vote. A referendum on the spending plan for Region 16, which oversees schools in Beacon Falls and Prospect, will be held Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting... »
Letter: Proud of getting some budget cuts
To the editor, A heartfelt thanks to the hundreds of Prospect voter-taxpayers who came out in the rain June 10 to voice their opinion on Mayor Bob’s budget plan. Although Mayor Bob prevailed by 62 votes on how he wants to spend our money on Friends of Bob and everyone else, we sent a... »
Libraries team up for online reading program
REGION 16 — Region 16 students will have a new way to log their summer reading this year. The Beacon Falls Library and Prospect Library, working together with Region 16 schools and the Connecticut State Library, are offering an online summer reading program for the first time. “We decided it would be a great... »
Posts 194-25 show signs of growth
BEACON FALLS — The Prospect-Beacon Falls American Legion Posts 194-25 baseball team is looking to continue where it left off last summer and growing for the future. PBF began the season last Saturday dropping a doubleheader to Ridgefield by margins of 13-2 and 4-2. On Sunday Posts 194-25 fell to 0-3 on the... »
NHS graduation to take on palatial feel
Graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2013 at Naugatuck High School and Woodland Regional High School are set for June 24. For Naugatuck seniors, the stage they will be walking across will not be at the school on Rubber Avenue but at the Palace Theater in Waterbury. A major renovation project is underway at... »
Prospect voters approve budget
PROSPECT — The third time proved to be the charm for the town budget. Voters approved Prospect’s municipal budget of roughly $7.28 million for 2013-14 by 62 votes, 660 yes to 598 no, at a referendum Monday. “Thank you to all the taxpayers who came out and supported the budget,” Mayor Robert Chatfield said... »
PYS announces tryouts for Cobras
PROSPECT — Prospect Youth Soccer will be holding tryouts for the Prospect Cobras this month. Tryouts are scheduled for June 13, June 17 and June 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Caplan Field on Route 69. The Cobras are a boys premiere team that is open to boys born between Aug. 1, 2000... »
Letter: Now is not the time for a budget increase
To the editor, We all know that the economy is in bad shape right now. I know people who have not been given a raise in over four years. We all know someone who has lost a job and can’t find another one. The people of Prospect have spoken not once, but twice on... »