$31M budget plan goes to hearing in Litchfield
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by Jim Flynn
3h ago
LITCHFIELD — A proposed $31,429,255 town budget will be presented at a hearing tonight at 7 at the Litchfield Intermediate School auditorium. The spending plan being recommended by the Board of Finance includes an assessment of $20,041,980 for the new Region 20 Board of Education preparing for a merger of schools in Litchfield and the ..read more
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Giving back: United Way raises near $4M so far in campaign
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by Jim Flynn
3h ago
PROSPECT – United Way of Greater Waterbury celebrated its ongoing fundraising campaign to ensure that “every voice be heard” Wednesday night at its 37th annual awards dinner. The event at Aria Wedding & Banquet Facility featured the presentation of awards, and a salute to the organizations and individuals who assist United Way’s efforts to help ..read more
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Waterbury cop’s firing was wrong, arbitration board rules: City didn’t have just cause
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by Jim Flynn
5h ago
WATERBURY – The city did not have just cause to fire a Waterbury police officer for yelling at a motorist who failed to stop at an intersection in December 2022, the state Board of Mediation and Arbitration said in a decision. Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo fired officer James Hinkle a month later following his interactions ..read more
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Legislators poised to expand state’s sick day law
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by Jim Flynn
7h ago
HARTFORD – Connecticut is poised to expand the state’s groundbreaking law on paid sick days to all businesses and nearly all workers following a breakthrough vote Wednesday. Democrats pushed a proposed sweeping expansion of the mandate through the state House in a 88-61 vote following a six- hour debate. Every House Republican present and nine ..read more
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Former Derby alderman and mayoral candidate gets 10 days in prison for Jan. 6 participation
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by Jim Flynn
7h ago
DERBY – A federal judge sentenced former Derby alderman and Republican mayoral candidate Gino DiGiovanni Jr. to 10 days in prison for entering and remaining in the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot in 2021. DiGiovanni must turn himself in at federal prison by mid June, said his attorney, Martin J. Minnella. DiGiovanni’s sentence ..read more
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Torrington educators push for proposed $82.6 million school budget
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by Jim Flynn
7h ago
TORRINGTON – Three speakers, all district educators, implored the Board of Finance to support the proposed $82.6 million 2024-25 school budget during a hearing Tuesday night. The package carries a $3.8 million, or 4.9%, increase over the current $78.7 million budget. If the district doesn’t get its requested increase, Superintendent Michael Wilson said he would ..read more
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by Jim Flynn
7h ago
LITCHFIELD – U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-5th District, was in town Wednesday to tour the Litchfield Volunteer Ambulance headquarters, a dated building that eventually will be replaced with help from a $500,000 federal grant Hayes secured. Later in the day, Hayes toured the town’s wastewater treatment facility to gain an understanding of how it operates ..read more
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Happenings in the Hills: Warren picks up the trash for Earth Day
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by Jim Flynn
7h ago
WARREN – Roadsides in town are looking much better after an Earth Day cleanup that saw the most trash and debris picked up by a crew from Stonewalls by George, a masonry business owned by George Criollo of Warren. Criollo offered more than a dozen of his workers, and in methodical fashion using two large ..read more
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Watch: Community Shoutout for Campership Fund at Quassy
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by Lee Lewis
9h ago
The countdown is on for the Greater Waterbury Campership Fund’s spring fundraising kickoff event Sunday at Quassy Amusement Park and Waterpark in Middlebury. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE ..read more
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Can’t drive 55: Bristol man caught driving 120 mph on Route 8 in Naugatuck
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by Jim Flynn
1d ago
NAUGATUCK — A Bristol man is facing multiple charges, including reckless driving, after police clocked him traveling at 120 mph along Route 8 south Tuesday morning. Jean Rivera, 24, of 22 Barnes St., was arrested at about 9 a.m. after state police stopped his black BMW near Exit 24. Police said the vehicle was following ..read more
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