Beacon Falls is steaming mad over zoning fight
BY PAUL HUGHES REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Beacon Falls First Selectman Gerard Smith and his town are caught up in a contentious zoning fight over a planned food...
3.26% budget hike passes in Beacon Falls
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BEACON FALLS — The town’s 2023-24 operating budget has passed — with a 3.26% increase from this fiscal year and a slight...
Beacon Falls explores more speed humps
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BEACON FALLS — The town is exploring the possibility of adding more speed humps on a few more town roads as speeding...
Beacon Falls budget hikes taxes by 1.5 mills
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BEACON FALLS — The town’s 2023-24 municipal budget proposal increases spending and funds for several capital projects with an expected increase in...
Burton Road will reopen later this year
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BEACON FALLS — After more than two years of closure, Burton Road, a major town artery, is expected to reopen later this...
Animal control officer under investigation
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BEACON FALLS — The town animal control officer has been placed on paid administrative leave and is being investigated after nearly 100...
Sheep seized on Lopus Road
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BEACON FALLS — The state Department of Agriculture has seized nearly 100 sheep from a Lopus Road farm after a complaint about...
Rent relief may be on way to River’s Edge
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BEACON FALLS — State and federal rent relief may be on the way to River’s Edge Mobile Home Park residents who experienced...
Budget proposal keeps Region 16 spending flat
Shift in student population puts more of the burden on Prospect
PROSPECT — Region 16 Superintendent of Schools Michael Yamin’s proposed 2020-21 school budget has...