Connecticut Senate approves GTB funding boost for school aid
The Senate passed the GTB funding formula 35 to 1 with Sen. Sanford Cloud dissenting. Governor Grasso is expected to sign a bill doubling equalization grants under the Guaranteed Tax Base to address Connecticut’s school funding disparities noted by the State Supreme Court. The compromise shifts about $500,000 of the disputed $1 million toward urban areas excluding Hartford, with Hartford losing around $100,000 and older smaller cities like Ansonia and Derby gaining the remainder.
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Sanford Cloud
Hartford
Grasso
Connecticut
State Supreme Court
Dorthy Goodwin
D-Starrs
House
Conference Committee
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Derby
Ares
Hartford Regis
Boyd Winds
Assembly
State aid changes eyed for Fairfield County districts
A Connecticut study on public education funding outlines how 25 Fairfield County communities would gain or hold current levels under a compromise formula. Bridgeport would see about 1.5 million dollars increase for 1977 78. several towns would maintain existing grants with others receiving boosts or none.
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State Department of Education
Bridgeport
Danbury
Milford
New Fairfield
Norwalk
Stamford
Bethel
Fairfield
Maniac
New Milford
Newtown
Shelton
Stratford
Trumbull
GTR
Brookfield
Darien
Easton
Greenwich
New Canaan
Redding
Ridgefield
Sherman
Weston
Westport
Wilton
Connecticut Municipal Grants Report Funding Totals
The Kilian office says 72 of Connecticut's 63 towns have funding under the program and $9.98 million of total funds were allocated. Eligible municipalities will need little further preparation as projects move to mid to late summer. Twelve communities in Fairfield County including Bridgeport receive allocations.
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Robert K. Kilman
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Fairfield County
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Danbury
Milford
Monroe
New Milford
Redding
Ridgefield
Shetton
Stamford
Stratford
Trumbull
McKinney
Ronald A. Sarasin
Kindergarten Registration Down Here
May kindergarten and pre kindergarten registrations total 1 098, down from 1 82 last year, with Hale Wilson Barnum and Blackham noted as spots in desegregation planning. Deputy Supt James Curtale calls the drop not significant and says a September attendance picture and census tract study are needed for conclusions.
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Hale School
Wilson School
Barnum School
Blackham
State ethics bill clears Legislature amid lobbying reform clash
The Assembly and Senate wrangled over a lobbying disclosure bill as votes split on harsh provisions. Senators said the measure expands ethics oversight with a new seven member commission while tightening registration and gift limits for lobbyists.
Connecticut General Assembly ends busy session
The 1377 session reorganized state government and raised pay for legislators and top officials while approving a 1.915 billion state budget. It boosted aid to cities, increased welfare benefits, and created an Ethics Commission. Several tax relief and改革 measures passed or failed amid fights over unemployment, liquor pricing, bottle deposits, and blue laws.
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Nto
Senate
House
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Grasso
Gerald F. Stevens
Milford
Lisa
Lewis B. Rome
Bloomfield
Stevens
Tabor
Bridgeport Desegregation Plan Hindered by Funding Gaps
Mrs. Johnson complains that city budget shortfalls impede an integrated desegregation strategy in Bridgeport. She cites a $28.18 million 1977 78 budget and seeks city backing for new schools and additions while awaiting final implementation timelines. The letter notes $100,000 already tentatively approved by the US Office of Civil Rights for outreach and staff education to support integration efforts.
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Sandra S
Johnson
Shedd
Civic clean up starts at Sea Side Park led by Olga Golenski
Olga Kitty Golenski, East Side Republican and Stanley Golenski’s wife, launches a solo civic effort at Sea Side Park. She spends two hours each forenoon collecting litter and debris and plans to continue the project as a concerned citizen.
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Olga “Kitty” Golenski
East Side
Stanley Golenski
Fairfield Boards Study Penfield Parking Rules
The Fairfield Board of Selectmen and Park Commission agreed to study Penfield Pavilion parking after complaints of preferential treatment. They will review a season-long locker parking policy that reserves 160 spaces for locker renters, with residents and nonresidents involved, and consider legality without changing current allocations.
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Fairfield Beach Road
AU Tissue
Judith Ewing
Representative Town Meeting
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Park Commission
Board of Recreation
Jerry Kuroghlian
Leo Gregg
Award of Recreation
Fairfield
Grege
Kuroghian
Assembly deadlocks on crime bills and ERA rollback
Lawmakers killed measures to expand police powers including wiretaps and investigative subpoenas. They approved only a narrow warrant bill for crime scene searches. An ERA rollback and a truck weight increase proposal also failed.
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Connecticut
U.S
Jursch Named To Fairfield Police Commission
Lawrence R. Jursch of 158 Haydensill Road Fairfield has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Fairfield Police Commission. He was nominated by First Selectman John A Sullivan with support from Democrat James L Eldridge. Republican Thomas J Collimore abstained after his own nominee Myrtle Miller failed to secure a second. Jursch, 59, is a district sales manager for National Steel Service Center and has prior NYPD Auxiliary experience, church and Lions Club affiliations.
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Haydensill Road
Fairfield
Fairfield Police Commission
Francis 4. Carroll
Jursch
First
Carral
Sullivan
Two Car Crash Injures Three on Wayne Street
Three people were hurt in a two car collision at Wayne and Chirk streets. Driver Nasyn Tabatabai, 30, and Darlene Vasilescu, 26, sustained leg, head and arm injuries respectively. Richard Vasilescu, 1, lip injuries. All were taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center. Tabatabai cited for traffic violations.
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Chirk Streets
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Nasyin Tabatabai
Noble Avenue
Darlene’ Vasilescu
Madison Avenue
Robert’'Robinson
Richard Vasilescu
City Man Charged In Credit Card Case
Richard D. Dienna, 23, of 597 Birdseye Street, was arrested by Bridgeport detectives at 7:36 p.m. on illegal use of a credit card. He allegedly used a stolen Texaco card at a service station at Capitol and Madison avenues after a gas fill request.
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Birdseye Street
Bridgeport
Dienna
Capitol
Madison Avenues
Texaco Company
Fairfield Sewer Talks Stall Over Rail Payment
Fairfield negotiations with Penn Central on a sewer line under the rails north from Unquowa Road to Tomlinson Junior High have stalled. Town Attorney Noel Newman said offers ranged from 4000 to 5000 while Fairfield favors about 1000 to 5000, and First Selectman John Sullivan urged continuing to seek a tower. The town weighs eminent domain with federal clearance as Penn Central owes town taxes but is in bankruptcy and not paying.
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Penn Central Railroad
Tomlinson Junior High
Noel Newman
Sewer Commission
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Newman
First
Indi
Fairfield Seer Formula Review Ordered by Sewer Commission
The Fairfield Sewer commission ordered a review of the frontage based assessment formula to gain equity for property owners like William Kinsella of 180 Barberry Road. An abatement of about 400 was proposed, with Kinsella seeking around 1,000. The panel also moved to levy on previously unassessed properties. next hearing not yet scheduled. Judith Ewing of ATM complained Harbor Road Southport sewer work from 1974. officials promised full-width repaving if no further trench selling occurs this summer.
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William Kinsella
Barberry Road
Fairfield
Cleveland
Kinsella
Sewer Commission
Judith Ewing
Harbor Road
Southport
Liquor Probe Bill Wins Passage on Final Day
Hartford The General Assembly approved a bill to create a special commission to probe liquor pricing. The measure allocates 35 090 dollars for hearings subpoenas and investigations into anti competitive practices price setting relationships and market shares among wholesalers retailers and out of state shippers in Connecticut.
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General, Assembly
Ella T. Grasso
Senate
State Elections Commission
House
Special Liquor Commission
Fiquor Investigating Commission
Connecticut
Fairfield Police to Buy One Van Amid Budget Shifts
Fairfield Police Commission backed buying only one of the new vans on order to free funds for other items. Chief Anthony Mastronardi said about $6,000 could be saved, directing funds to $4,009 in trimmed items and patrol war shields costing $125 to $250 each. He aims to view shield samples next month and noted shields protect officers from rear-seat threats.
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Anthony S. Mastronardi
Fairfield Police Commission
Mastronardi
Police Department
Pablice Union
Detectives Called To Probe Connecticut Central Fire
Detectives at 10:30 last night were asked by fire authorities to investigate a set fire in a container at a service station at Connecticut and Central avenues. The blaze ignited rubbish and spread to a small area of the cell building before flames were put out.
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Connecticut
Central Avenues
Eell
Fairfield Increases Parking Fines to Five Dollars
Fairfield police commission approved raising the minimum parking fine from $2 to $5. The higher rate will take effect after new parking logs are printed, likely not before September, as officials said the current $3 fine no longer covers processing costs or acts as an adequate deterrent.
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Everglades National Park
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Florida
United States
Refuge
Weather Outlook For Bridgeport And Vicinity
Mostly cloudy with rain likely today and tonight. highs 63 to 68. Tonight light variable winds becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph. Tomorrow partly cloudy and cool with highs in the low to mid 60s. Rain chance 80 percent today and tonight.
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