Barth to appoint school building committee Monday
Mayor-elect Timothy Barth plans to name a building committee after his swearing in Monday evening to tackle Naugatuck's crowded schools. The panel will explore portable classrooms, aiming for a rapid solution and up to 11 members. The plan includes $150,000 in the 1997-98 budget for six portables, with state reimbursement at about 72 percent.
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Timothy Barth
Naugatuck
Barth
Board of Education
Brian Bedard
New England School Development Council
Bedard
Prospect to warn holiday motorists rally on Memorial Day weekend
State and borough police will kick off Memorial Day weekend with an anti drinking and driving rally on Thursday afternoon. A sobriety checkpoint at Routes 69 and 68 from 4 15 p m to 6 p m will inform drivers not to mix alcohol with driving and to wear seat belts. The Green rally features police citizens political leaders and the Crash Test Dummies actors to promote a death free weekend with signs along Route 69 before the checkpoint begins.
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Larry
Vince
Simpson clueless about assets and Heisman Trophy
Santa Monica California AP reports Simpson says he has not seen his Heisman Trophy since January or February and appears unconcerned about the missing asset. The article notes a lack of effort to locate the trophy and hints at ongoing questions.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Simpson
Minority lawmakers push plan to desegregate CT schools
Black and Hispanic lawmakers unveil a statewide desegregation framework for the Connecticut Board of Education to ensure equal opportunities and regional minority proportionality. They seek a plan by Aug 1 with funding by Aug 15, aiming to start in 2002, backed by the Sheff plaintiffs. Skeptics warn budget hostage tactics could derail compromise.
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Hartford
Bill Dyson
Cameron Staples
Senate
Kevin Sullivan
Thomas Gaffey
D-Meriden
Education Committee
Staples
Gaffey
Dyson
Sullivan
West Hartford
State Department of Education
State Supreme Court
Sheff
Tol
Kenneth Green
Department of Education
Budget plan advances in Congress amid broad support
The House Budget Committee endorsed the Clinton congressional budget accord by 31 to 7, with 20 Republicans and 11 Democrats voting yes. The plan aims to balance deficits by 2002, raise taxes, and cut Medicare and Medicaid savings, plus new education credits. The Senate panel will vote Monday, targeting a final version by next Friday without the president’s signature.
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Washington
House Budget Committee
Clinton
Congress
Senate Budget Committee
White House
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