Parcel C cleanup delayed again
The 45 day comment period on Parcel C cleanup ended Saturday but start date remains unclear. Mayor Barth said DEP must sign in favor before proceeding while Land Tech Remedial Inc. faces a possible extension and costs capped at 500000. The borough has spent over 334000. sale of 2.2 acres to Naugatuck Valley Holdings for a restaurant may be affected.
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State Department of Environmental Protection
Tim Barth
DEP
Board of Mayor and Burgesses
Land Tech Remedial Inc
Monroe
Barth
Land Tech
Terrence Cooke and
Naugatuck Valley Holdings, LLC
Stamford
Borough Board weighs golden handshake plan tonight
Tonight the Borough Board will vote on a revised retirement offer for employees 55 and older amid fears of 12 layoffs. Burgesses Neth Burns and Ackerman hint at waiting for all facts before deciding as they seek budget improvements and redevelopment considerations.
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Burgesses
Robert Neth
Robert Burns
Neth
Burns
Tim Barth
Burgess Lois Ackerman
Town mourns in Sarno as rescue work goes on
In Sarno and nearby towns in southern Italy, rescue crews persist in digging through layers of hardened mud after devastating floods. The death toll reaches 135 with 16 new victims, many in Samo, while residents blame authorities over unsafe building practices. Prodi and Scalfaro attend national mourning as tap water is declared unfit in Sarno.
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Sarno
Italy
Samo
Naples
Mount Samo
Building 25 earns national spotlight in fundraising drive
The push to save Building 25 drew national attention after Attorney Valerie Jablonowski met with the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society in Indianapolis. The plan includes donor recognition via bricks or plaques and a possible $500000 goal by July 1. The Rubber Division may donate in its 1998 99 budget, while the borough races to fix roof and masonry and reach a $123000+ total.
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Building 25
Valerie Jablonowski
American Chemical Society
Indianapolis
Maple Street
Rubber and Plas
Jablonowski
Rubber Division
Tim Barth
Man frightens two middle school children on Route 68
Prospect middle school officials alerted parents after a scruffy bearded man from the woods yelled and gestured at two students waiting for a bus. Administrators alerted the resident trooper and conducted safety briefings while police checked nearby areas with no sightings reported.
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Helene Skrzyniarz
Skrzyniarz
Gary Gombar
Mary Peraro
Long River Middle School
Beacon Falls
Skrzymarz
Naugatuck
Alice Carolan
Cenal Avenue
Stamps to rise a penny in postal rate decision
The Postal Rate Commission approved a one cent increase for first class letters and additional rises for other mail types, enabling the USPS to fund a $5.6 billion plan for 1998 equipment and service improvements. The panel criticized the USPS for not delaying the request for more current cost data, but still endorsed most of the postal service proposal.
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Washington
Independent
Postal Rate Commission
Post Office
Postal Service
Postal Governing Board
Rate Commission
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Parcel C
Borough Board
Tarra Varrone
Ann Marie Boucher
Donna Grillo
Cheryl Boisvert
Janet Ladrigan
Anna Donte
North Main St
Maria Esposito
Romano Prodi
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Society
Ann Simons
Margaret Sibley
Naugatuck Savings Bank
Simons
Ken Petruzzi
Bob Ricci
Church St
Vinny Ronvelia
Rovelia
Rongeila
YMCA
Golden Gloves
Randolph E. Schmid
Associated Press