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The Route 8 Signs, They Are A-Changin’
VALLEY – The state Department of Transportation will begin replacing traffic signs and renumbering exits along the entirety of Route 8, starting on July 8. The DOT said the $9.9 million project will bring Connecticut closer to compliance with national uniformity standards. The project will include signage changes in Ansonia, Bridgeport, Derby, Shelton, Torrington, Waterbury, Beacon Falls, Harwinton, Litchfield, Naugatuck, Seymour, Thomaston, Trumbull, Watertown and Winchester.
Annual Upstate New York Event Taking a Break in 2024
This time of year we are putting all types of events on our calendars. We are busy filling in all the fun for our Summer and often circling dates for Fall fun. Unfortunately, as many folks had suspected one Hudson Valley event will not return in 2024. The Official announcement...
Housatonic Railroad sprays herbicide days before new regs
The Housatonic Railroad Co. (HRRC) sprayed herbicide along tracks between New Milford and North Canaan days before new state laws took effect on July 1 requiring notification of spraying times and locations, local officials said Tuesday, July 2. “They snuck it in just before they had to follow all the...
Southington bar to close after past incidents
A Southington night spot that had been the scene of past trouble is shutting its doors for good. 75 Center says on its Facebook page “due to unfortunate circumstances we are going to be locking our doors Wednesday, July 3rd for the last time.”
Renter’s Rebate Program applications being accepted
KENT—The Renter’s Rebate program is open and accepting applications. The program provides a reimbursement program for Connecticut renters, who are 65 years and older or totally disabled (over the age of 18, as defined by Social Security) whose incomes do not exceed certain limits. Kent Social Services will...
New transfer station rules go into effect Saturday
KENT—As of this weekend, all Kent Transfer Station users must have a 2024-25 permit (purple) and orange bags for household garbage. Anyone not using orange bags will have the ability to purchase their permits and bags at the station this coming weekend so that they may dispose of their household garbage in accordance with the new system guidelines.
Cornwall wastewater design phase begins
CORNWALL — The West Cornwall Wastewater Treatment Plant project has reached the design phase. WMC Engineers was given the go-ahead to begin drafting plans for the facility after the town heard back from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on the site’s environmental review. Cornwall expected HUD to release...
Undermountain housing plan ready for P&Z vote
SALISBURY — The Planning and Zoning Commission closed the public hearing on the Undermountain Road affordable housing application Monday, July 1. The commission settled on a version of the plan from the Salisbury Housing Trust which has the two houses, a larger amount of open space in the rear of the parcel than previous versions, and eliminates the informal parking lot.
Selectmen tackle Town Hall hours, discuss excessive noise
KENT—The Board of Selectmen voted Wednesday afternoon to rescind a decision to close Town Hall at 1 p.m. on Fridays during July and August after First Selectman Marty Lindenmayer heard concerns from townspeople about the move. “I received a lot of calls, some from people who thought we were...
Search is on for new Emergency Management Director
KENT—The hunt is on again for a volunteer Emergency Management Director. Brian Hunt, who has been on the job for only a few months, has had to resign because of work schedule conflicts and other concerns and the selectmen are seeking a replacement. In a letter of resignation received...
CT DEEP emphasizes water safety alongside Stew Leonard, Jr., Greater Waterbury YMCA
WATERTOWN, Conn. — The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection held a press conference at Black Rock State Park on Wednesday to promote swimming safely ahead of the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, according to a release from DEEP. DEEP Deputy Commissioner Mason Trumble was joined by Stew...
Winter named to Land Trust Board of Directors
KENT—Matthew Winter has been named to the Kent Land Trust Board of Directors. Winter and his wife, Alicia, have made Kent their home for decades, raising their sons amidst a diverse landscape of pasture, wetlands, and woodlands at the tail end of Cobble Valley. He has volunteered for many...
Kent Lions elect Karren Garrity as president
KENT—The newest president of the Kent Lions Club has connections that stretch back to its beginning. Karren Garrity, who has been a member for eight years and served as a vice president for three years, was elected by the members June 19 to be the service club’s top leader. The club was hosted by David Schreiber of Club Getaway for the end-of-the-year dinner, which has become an annual tradition for the group.
Kent considers STEAP grant for Swift House renovations
KENT — The fate of the Swift House was discussed by the Board of Selectman at a regular meeting June 26. BOS revisited an ongoing debate as to what should happen to the historic Swift House — should it be kept in the town for various groups’ use or sold to the private market?
Oral History Project under new leadership
SALISBURY — Daniel McMullan has taken over the Oral History Project (OHP) from Jean McMillen, who has been transcribing old interviews, conducting new ones and indexing the collection since 2010 for the Salisbury Association Historical Society. The collection currently has 429 interviews of Salisbury residents, past and present, from...
High bacteria levels close Hop Brook swimming area
CONCORD, Mass. (July 3, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that the swimming area at Hop Brook Lake in Middlebury, Conn., will remain closed until further notice. The closure is the result of water quality testing that indicates the bacteria levels in the lake exceed Connecticut State Standards.
“Historic Tales of Harlem Valley” author to speak at library
KENT—It’s only a hop, skip and a jump from Kent to the New York state border and the Harlem Valley, a region with an eclectic history that ranges from a Victorian utopian community that claimed to see fairies to an early version of the “Borscht Belt” that once flourished on the shores of Lake Amenia.
$280K to enhance trail networks on NCLC lands
KENT — Not long ago, people headed for the hills and trails at nature preserves in unprecedented numbers as hiking became an antidote to the global pandemic. Although COVID-19 has subsided, trail usage in the Northwest Corner and throughout Connecticut continues to climb as residents and visitors seek outdoor recreation and a connection to nature.
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