Utilities offer programs to help with winter’s chill
BERLIN — Connecticut Light & Power and Yankee Gas offer several programs to help customers deal with winter weather.
“New England winters can be brutally...
A look ahead at 2013
With 2012 behind us, we want to take a moment to look ahead to 2013. The following is a synopsis of what’s coming in...
Task force holding survival kit fundraiser
REGION 16 — The Region 16 Prevention Task Force is holding a survival kit fundraiser.
A variety of survival kits are available for sale online...
Selectmen OK new library position
BEACON FALLS — The new year will bring a new face to the Beacon Falls Library.
During a special meeting Dec. 20, the Board of...
Greene votes for deficit mitigation package
HARTFORD — The legislature has passed a bipartisan deficit mitigation package aimed at eliminating a $251.6 million budget deficit for the current fiscal year.
The...
Projected state deficit elicits school funding concerns
With the state facing a projected deficit of over a billion dollars for the coming fiscal year, educators have begun to wonder what it...
Officials taking closer look at safety measures
Officials in Naugatuck and Region 16 are examining the safety of area schools in the wake of the school shooting in Newtown.
Naugatuck Superintendent of...
Selectmen give approval to C-PACE program
BEACON FALLS — Businesses in town will soon have another way of paying for green repairs and upgrades to their buildings.
At a special meeting...
Beacon Falls to participate in vigil
BEACON FALLS — The town will take part in a statewide vigil Sunday to remember the victims of the Newtown shooting.
The vigil will be...
Region 16 school board approves Project Wisdom
REGION 16 — Starting in January, Region 16 students will begin each school day with a pearl of wisdom to contemplate.
The Board of Education...