Borough Board approves design panel for new middle school
The Board of Mayor and Burgesses voted 9 1 to form a building committee to design a new middle school and adapt Salem Elementary to K 5 while Hillside Middle becomes 3 5. Subcommittee urged reuse of borough land and weighing taxpayer needs as taxpayers push for timely school action.
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Board of Mayor and
Burgesses
Salem
Hillside Middle School
Tim Barth
Burgess Lois Ackerman
Burgess Jeffrey Croce
Nichols Spared Death Sentence in OKC Bombing Case
A federal jury deadlocked on Terry Nichols sentencing after his Oklahoma City bombing trial, avoiding a death verdict. Judge Richard Matsch set Feb 9 for motions. Nichols faces possible life without parole or a return to the judge, while co-defendant Timothy McVeigh received a death sentence. The jury showed strain and emotion as deliberations closed.
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Denver
Terry Nichols
Oklahoma City
U.S
Richard Matsch
Michael Tigar
Nichols
Timothy McVeigh
Oklahoma
Tial
Matsch
GDC announces 200 layoffs amid restructuring in Middlebury
General DataComm Industries Inc. reports 200 full time layoffs across departments, including about 25 at the Naugatuck plant, as part of a $20 million cost cutting plan. The move aims to return to profitability by September and involves a first quarter charge of 1 to 3 million.
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General DataComm Industries Inc
Middlebury
Naugatuck
Rado Drive
Robert S. Smith
General DataComm
Smith
General Data Comm
Wall Street
Porciello Named Naugatuck Borough Controller
Officials ended their four month search Tuesday evening and appointed Assistant Controller Pat Porciello as borough controller in a six to three vote. Burgesses Burns Goggin and Acker man opposed. Porciello, acting controller since McAllister’s resignation, has over ten years in the borough accounting office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Mayor
Burgesses
Pat Porciello
Robert Burns
William Goggin Sr
Lois Ackerman
Porciello
Wayne McAllister
Board of Education
Naugatuck
McAllister
Timothy Barth
Borough moves forward with Hop Brook golf course irrigation
Hop Brook Golf Course will lose a fairway this spring as an automated irrigation system is installed one hole at a time beginning in March. Aqua Turf of Elmford NY won a 223400 bid. Mayor Barth notes the project costs are covered by a 150000 state grant and a golf fee surcharge.
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Croce
Board of Education
Burgess Jeffrey Burmeister
Hop Brook
Burmeister
Barth
Aqua Turf
Elmford
N.Y
Timothy Barth
State Office of Policy and Management
Milone and MacBroom
Cheshire
Borough Board Declines Sunday Sports Delay Plan
The Naugatuck Borough Board voted not to delay civic events on Sunday mornings despite a petition from eight churches and support from resident Dorothy Mason. The Conference of Churches sought a 1 pm Sunday start, but legal concerns over church state issues led to no action. The board did request a community letter to explore after 1 pm scheduling, but the motion failed.
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Board of Mayor and Burgesses
Naugatuck
Beacon Falls
JoAnn Munro
Saint Michael’s Episcopal Church
Conference of Churches
Munro
William Goggin Sr
Tim Barth
Barth
Burgess Robert Burns
Bono to be buried in Palm Springs
Sonny Bono will be buried in Palm Springs after a fatal ski resort accident near Lake Tahoe. Memorials included remarks from Palm Springs leaders and family, with a vigil planned at St Theresa's Church and a funeral on the following day. Bono rose from TV star to Palm Springs mayor and later congressman, notable for reviving the desert resort and founding the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
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Bono
Palm Springs
Calif
Sonny Bono
Hollywood
Sonny
Michael Allen
Roben F. Kennedy
Aspen
Colo
Cher
Chastity Bono
Los Angeles
St. Theresa’s
Guy
CBS
East Africa
Lloyd Maryanov
Maryanov
Senate
California
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John DiCarlo
Dana Rua
Grolier Publishing
Danbury
Naugatuck High School
Richard Robinson
Rua
Children’s Book Publishing
Bedard
Tori Bozzuto
Chargers Shock ‘Greyhounds
GDC
Cisco Systems
Nortel
Ascend Communications
Robert MacLellan
SBC Warburg
Dillon
MacLellan
Borough Golf Course
Congress
Washington
House
Charles Schumer
New York
Judiciary Committee
Rep
Walter Capps
Santa Barbara
Capps
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