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Library’s proposed increase scaled back
PROSPECT — Members of the Public Library Board appeared before the Town Council Monday night to petition against Mayor Bob Chatfield’s recommended halving of the board’s proposed $8,170 increase to the library’s overall budget. Though the Library Board sought $252,132 for 2010-2011, from $243,962 in 2009-2010, the Town Council, per Chatfield’s recommendation, unanimously approved an... »
Officials agree: LRMS roof a necessity
PROSPECT — A quarter of an inch. It’s a seemingly negligible measurement, in the scheme of a 59,736 square-foot roofing project, but it is, in fact, the most important one. When Long River Middle School was constructed, in 1971, building codes required its “flat” roof to slope a quarter inch per linear... »
Mayor seeks 5 percent spending increase
PROSPECT — Mayor Bob Chatfield on Tuesday unveiled a proposed $6.9 million 2010-11 budget that would increase spending by 5 percent. The spending plan is an increase of $327,107 from the current year’s $6.6 million, Chatfield told Town Council members at Town Hall. Most of the increase is due to several factors including life insurance, Social... »
Large-scale construction project approved
PROSPECT — Zoning officials have approved a new 30,000-square-foot banquet facility off Route 69. The Planning and Zoning Commission recently passed a special permit for Giuseppe Geloso, Sr. to build the facility at the corner of Murphy Road and Route 69. Geloso owns the Villa Rosa Banquet Facility at the Pontelandolfo Community Club in Waterbury. The... »
Sunday-morning crash claims Prospect man
NAUGATUCK — Police are investigating a Sunday morning car accident that killed a 77-year-old Prospect man. George Hall, of 8 Highland Drive in Prospect, was driving his 1990 Honda Accord on Prospect Street toward the borough when he lost control of the vehicle while trying to navigate a slight left curve, according... »
Year in Review: Ten stories that shaped 2009
If it’s true that we learn more about ourselves during tough times than in easy ones, 2009 must have been highly educational for many in our three towns—governments and school districts included. We struggled to balance household and municipal budgets, grimaced through a priest’s sex abuse trial, watched beloved businesses close their doors for... »
One dead in Prospect structure fire
PROSPECT — State police and the Prospect Volunteer Fire Department reported one death in a Wednesday-morning structure fire at a 62 Summit Road home. The victim’s identity has not yet been released, and the cause of the blaze is still pending investigation from the Connecticut State Police and Fire Marshal. Prospect Mayor and Assistant Fire Chief... »
Street departments brace for flakes
Old Man Winter is a-knockin’, and municipalities squeezed tight during dire economic times will be hard-put to clean up his mess this year. The cost of clearing the streets of winter ice and snow involves not only the cost of sand, salt and chemical de-icing agents, but also sub-contractor bids for plowing in some areas... »
Woodland hosts annual Fall Fine Arts Night
BEACON FALLS — Jazz legends John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Thelonius Monk all were revived, so to speak, at Woodland Regional High School’s Ninth Annual Fall Fine Arts Night Tuesday. An 11-piece student jazz ensemble, led by music teacher Stephen St. Georges, hammered out original arrangements of Coltrane’s “Blue Trane,” Monk’s “Blue Monk” and... »
Prospect Senior Center debars Mallon
PROSPECT — Every now and again, Republican Mayor Bob Chatfield pops in to the Prospect Senior Center. Seniors say he’s just checking in, saying hi, asking if anyone needs anything. But in an election season, there’s a fine line between what Chatfield’s made a habit over his 32-year tenure as chief executive and what could... »