Region 16 BOE wins contract arbitration
PROSPECT — Three months after the Region 16 Teachers’ Association rejected a mediated, three-year contract with the Board of Education, an arbitration panel has...
Woodland class spawns grassroots group
BEACON FALLS — As Woodland Regional High School social studies teacher Deb Flaherty prepared for the inaugural semester of a course entitled contemporary world...
Greenway routing study unveiled
BEACON FALLS — Imagine hopping on a bicycle in Torrington and riding it south along the Naugatuck River all the way to Derby, cutting...
Registrars take 11 percent budget increase
PROSPECT — The town may save money on labor by using electronic ballot-counting machines, but technology comes with its own unique costs.
The Town Council...
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...
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,...
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...
