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Police investigate armed robbery
PROSPECT — Two employees of the Sunoco gas station on Waterbury Road (Route 69) were robbed and tied up as they tried to close up shop around 10 p.m. Monday night. Two suspects, described by police as a black male and a Hispanic male, entered the store wearing bandanas over their faces, displayed a... »
Prospect teen dies, a community grieves
PROSPECT — 17-year-old Ryan Eustace, who sustained a critical head injury in a single-vehicle accident earlier this week, died Thursday afternoon, a spokesperson for Saint Mary’s Hospital confirmed Friday. The incident occurred just before 10:30 p.m. Monday. Police said Eustace was riding on top of a car and fell when the car was moving... »
Prospect must raise funds to secure grant
PROSPECT — The town is looking to put in a two-mile waterline on New Haven Road (Route 69). Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) contacted Mayor Robert Chatfield in January and April in reference to a federal waterline grant worth $495,000. After what Chatfield called “administrative costs,” the grant would be worth $488,000. The town is... »
PBF offense can’t find its stride
MONROE — Prospect-Beacon Falls American Legion Posts 194-25 took a lead late into Tuesday’s game at Monroe, but surrendered a pair of unearned runs in the fifth to waste a solid outing by Kyle Georgia and lose another close decision, 3-2. PBF led, 2-1, entering the bottom of the fifth, but Monroe’s first two... »
Homelessness targeted with ‘care kits’
PROSPECT — The Scott family’s suburban home nestles snugly into a recessed lot abutting a quiet cul-de-sac, suggesting all the modern comforts that accompany homeownership. But Tracey Scott, in an attempt to instill in her two young children the importance of philanthropy, is concerning herself with the plight of those who don’t now enjoy... »
Drums for Troops: Students’ efforts lauded
BEACON FALLS — Capping a week of owning up to one’s activities—or lack thereof—during the Vietnam conflict, Woodland Regional High School Principal Dr. Arnold Frank marched to the podium in his school’s auditorium Thursday night and made the following admission: “In August of 1969, guess where I was? A little town in New York,... »
Prospect budget passes referendum
PROSPECT — A 2010-11 town budget representing a $337,000, or 5.1 percent, increase over the current year narrowly passed a public referendum last Wednesday, 347-331. Mayor Bob Chatfield acknowledged the 16-vote winning margin was a small one, but added it’s “not as close as when I lost the referendum by two votes a few... »
Region 16 budget set for May 4 referendum
PROSPECT — The Region 16 Board of Education will learn next week whether it has satisfied taxpayers’ desire to keep spending under control when a $36.6 million school budget goes to referendum. The district will hold its annual meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at Woodland Regional High School, then open polls from 6 a.m.-8... »
CN Headlines 4-16-10
State Rep. Theresa Conroy (D-15th District) announces her reelection bid, and the Naugatuck Board of Education budget situation continues to intensify. »
Prospect budget increase climbs to 5.13%
PROSPECT — The Town Council has adopted a 2010-2011 budget that tacks another $9,500 onto Mayor Bob Chatfield’s original, recommended $327,000 increase, bringing the town’s overall budget increase from 2009-2010 to about $337,000, or 5.13 percent. About 20 residents attended a public hearing Monday night to hear Chatfield explain the increase and pose their... »