Maple Hill parents raise sidewalk and crossing guard concerns
Parents from Maple Hill Elementary gathered at 7:30 a.m. with School board member Rocky Vitale and Instructional Services coordinator Renee Leone at Arbor Avenue and Maple Hill Road to ask about new sidewalks and crossing guards included in the routes.
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Maple Hill
Rocky Vitale
Renee Leone
Arbor Avenue
Maple Hill Road
JoAnn Ford
Ford
Vitale
Leone
Diocese negligence case in jury's hands
In New Haven a six member jury and two alternates hear the Bridgeport diocese negligence case over priest abuse. Frank Martinelli claims Rev. Laurence Brett molested him as a Stamford parishioner in the early 1960s. The jury, told of a cover up, began deliberations after three hours without a verdict.
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New Haven
Stamford
Martinelli
Brett
William Laviano
Joseph Sweeney
Father Brett
Sweeney
Laviano
Mr. Martinelli
YMCA Offers Rides to Day Care Despite Fees
Parents of children at YMCA day care can secure ride service to afterschool centers amid changes to the Board of Education policy. The program costs 50 dollars per week for one child plus 15 dollars per week for the van, 75 dollars for two children plus 30 dollars for the van.
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YMCA
Board of Education
Andrew Avenue
Central Avenue
Hop Brook
Western Schools
Maria Mobilio
Western School
Mobilio
Art Dessureau Jr
Rocky Vitale
George Krodel
Dessureau
Middlebury
Southbury
East Hartford
Naugatuck adopts longer school days for 1997 98 year
Naugatuck borough schools reopen for the 1997 98 year with an extra 15 minutes of instructional time added to each day. Students will start earlier and end five minutes later, totaling about 8.8 additional days of instruction. The three year contract with teachers includes raises of 2.88 2.76 and 2.74 percent. An extra 20 000 funds morning monitoring staff as schedules shift to earlier arrivals.
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Naugatuck
Alice Carolan
Carolan
Board of Mayor
Burgesses
NHS
Salvatore Catania
Naugatuck web pages offer town focused Internet access
Hunter and Jennifer Merrill of Naugatuck launched a local World Wide Web page to improve town communications. The site provides free space for churches charities schools and sports groups with ads funded by optional paid pages for local businesses at 25 dollars monthly. Hunter, a NASDAQ programmer, wants a communal online hub not an online mall.
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Naugatuck
Hunter
Jennifer Merrill
Merrills
Merrill
Beacon Falls residents clash over assessors ordinance at town meeting
At Beacon Falls Town Meeting residents rejected an enabling ordinance allowing assessors to set board rules and duties. Controversy swirled after months of claims the board left homes off tax rolls and a part time assessor was hired. Residents approved unaffiliated voter access to the Board of Finance and enacted a leash law with a $50 fine while JoAnn Staskiesicz joined the Deregionalization Committee.
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Beacon Falls
Board of Assessors
Board of Selectman
Selectmen
Laura Muggee Mooney
Rich Rudzik
First Selectman
Chris Sura
Sura
Sara
Board of Finance
First
JoAnn Staskiesicz
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City Hill Street
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Associated Press
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