Prospect playground may get an upgrade
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
PROSPECT — The Hotchkiss Field playground may get an upgrade to improve handicapped accessibility.
The Town Council is talking about replacing the center...
Gun range proposal pulled
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
PROSPECT — The Prospect Gun Club has withdrawn all three applications from the Land Use Department for a new proposed gun range...
Hearing on gun ranges draws crowd
BY MIA SANSONE
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
PROSPECT — More than 80 people spoke at a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing March 8 regarding proposed text amendments that would...
60 animals perish in barn fire
BY MATT TOBIN
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
PROSPECT — A fire destroyed a barn and shed Feb. 3 at 9 Spring Road, killing about 60 animals that nonprofit Kelly’s...
Prospect ponders new police HQ
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
PROSPECT — Since the Prospect Police Department building has run out of storage space and needs to upgrade some of its services,...
Town buildings considered for upgrade
BY ANDREAS YILMA
REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
PROSPECT — Town officials are considering upgrades to the Community Center and to the town garage.
The Town Council approved Jan. 17...
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...
Ceremony shines light on Women of Woodland
By Madison Lisowski, Citizen’s News
BEACON FALLS — In recognition of International Women’s Month, Woodland Worldwide is celebrating seven women who demonstrate “The Woodland Way.”
Woodland...
Number of fatal overdoses spike in state
The number of fatal overdoses in the state reached 1,200 in 2019, the highest number ever as the scourge of fentanyl continues to claim...
Transfer leaves no surplus in Region 16’s 2018-19 budget
PROSPECT — A projected surplus in Region 16’s 2018-19 budget never came to fruition, and now Beacon Falls officials may have to go back...
