Naugatuck borough acquires historic railroad station
Mayor Tim Barth and former Naugatuck Daily News publisher Frederick Hennick signed an agreement transferring possession of the Naugatuck Railroad Station to the borough for 500000 dollars. The building will be leased to the Naugatuck Historical Society for use as a museum with a 20 year term and planned renovations funded by a 250000 dollar state grant.
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Frank Bruce
Naugatuck
Frederick E. Henrick
Tim Barth
Frederick E. Hennick
Naugatuck Daily News
Hennick
Barth
Board of Mayor and Burgesses
Naugatuck Historical Society
Naugatuck Savings Bank
Church Street
Historical Society
Historical
Ann Simons
Simons
Boro to receive more casino cash
The borough gains increased state revenue from Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Sun casino funds for 1997-98, with nearly $200,000 more from tribal earnings. Officials say the distribution follows a state budget deal to aid property tax relief, boosting the borough’s projected receipts to over $600,000 this year.
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Kevin Delgobbo
James Amann
Board of Finance
Amann
Officials urge using licensed shows for Fourth of July
Local officials say illegal fireworks injure about 20 people yearly in the state and remain dangerous even with penalties. Police and fire leaders credit education and law enforcement with fewer incidents, while warning of lingering risk if misused. A legal display at Naugatuck High School begins at 9 30 p m on July 4 for residents to attend.
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Francis Scott Key
Henry Desrosiers
Desrosiers
Fire Department
Ceive
Kerry Flaherty
Mark Seeger
Seeger
Flaherty
Church Street
Naugatuck High School
DEP cites developer for water woes in Middlebury
The state DEP warns Matthew Troiano of City Hill Associates to fix drainage issues in Country Hollow and City Brook Estates within 14 days or face over 25 000 dollars per day in fines. An April inspection found storm water permit violations and stream alteration. A resident reported a dangerous slope on Donovan Road with inadequate erosion controls.
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Middlebury
State Department of Environmental Protection
Matthew Troiano
City Hill Associates, Inc
Country Hollow
City Brook Estates
Applewood Lane
Donovan Road
City Hill
Troiano
DEP
Bureau of Water Management Inland Water Resources Division
Mary Davis
Davis
Brendan Sharkey
Hamden
Mir crash investigation eyes overloaded cargo ship theory
The Mir space station collision may have been caused by overfilling the Progress cargo ship with trash prior to its release. NASA and Russian mission control test the fuel and cargo scenarios as commander Vasily Tsibliyev remote piloted the supply ship during a redocking drill when it struck and punctured the Spektr module.
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Russia
Mir
Frank Culbertson
NASA
Michael Foale
Progress
Vasily Tsibliyev
Spekur
Economy sees best of both worlds with growth and low inflation
Washington faces a two day Federal Reserve meeting as economists note the unusual mix of strong growth and muted inflation. First quarter growth hit 5.9 percent while unemployment near 24 year lows at 4.8 percent, prompting analysts to call this the best of both worlds.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Robert Dederick
Northern Trust Co
Chicago
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