20 Aug 1997
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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1997
Page
1
Borough and school board officials discuss halting a legal challenge after the Charter Revision Commission was appointed in July to review disputed revisions. Mayor Barth hopes the board votes to withdraw, noting about $30,000 in combined legal fees.
In Colebrook New Hampshire Carl Drega 67 attacked with a firearm killing Vickie Bunnell a lawyer and judge and two state troopers and the editor of The News and Sentinel. He wounded four other officers before a 45 minute gun battle ended his life authorities found a hit list.
Mayor Tim Barth state Rep Kevin DelGobbo and Ann Simons of the Naugatuck Historical Society outlined a timeline for renovating the Naugatuck Railroad Station and adopting the society lease. A $250000 rehabilitation grant is expected to arrive within two weeks, prompting appointment of a five member building committee after contract signing.
Elizabeth Hepp, hired in 1930 by U S Rubber Co in Naugatuck, recalls a decade spanning 25 years on the line. She describes blistered fingers, a union wage rise, meager meals, and the heat of the rubber shops. The project records stories of rubber workers from the 1920s to 1930s for research at the Naugatuck Historical Society and Howard Whittemore Memorial Library.
Naugatuck reduced reliance on Box 35 after 1996 reforms to call in off duty firefighters. The shift cut overtime costs from 1995 96 levels of 75043 to 14931 in 1996 97 while adding four firefighters and four civilian dispatchers to boost on scene manpower. Local union questioned safety as changes limited automatic calls.
The Region 16 Board of Education will hear an executive session on two high school site options, Beacon Falls at Matthies property and Prospect behind Long River Middle School, then vote to recommend one site for a fall referendum.
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