Open Line expands scope seeks permanent funding
Open Line in Westport nears its third year with a new look and relocated offices joining Renaissance drug treatment facilities. The center adds non-telephone staff for funding and statistics while expanding its hours and ages of workers as calls shift toward older adults and seniors.
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Taylor Place
Jon Schiff
Westport
O Open Line
Open Line
Renaissance
Frances
Windsor official names new Kemish town planner
First Selectman John Kemish announces the hiring of Mario Zavarella, Windsor town planner, as Westport's new planning director. Zavarella, chosen from 12 finalists, will start May 1 with a $23,500 annual salary, aims to update Westport's 1960 Town Plan, and emphasizes citizen input and coordination with consultants.
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Mark Roth
John Kemish
Planning and Zoning Commission
Mario Zavarella
Windsor
Westport
Zavarella
RTM
James Ross
Ross
Commission
Inaugural visit and student notes on page three
The page guide lists topics including Joan Staples study on page three and the Stauffer fund on page nine. It notes a girls triumph on page twenty five and an inaugural visit on page twenty two.
Town Hall Lowers Thermostat Amid Oil Shortage Advisory
First Selectman John J. Kemish ordered Town Hall thermostat set to 65 degrees during the day as part of a Civil Defense directive to curb fuel use. The army of guidance urged residents to save oil by lowering settings at night to 55 degrees and to drain water in unused buildings, inspect heat saving measures like storm windows and insulation.
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Town Hall
First Selectman
John J. Kemish
Military Department of the
Connecticut Office of Civil Defense
Office of Civil Defense
State housing plan avoids broad state controls
The Governor's Task Force on Housing delivers a 150 page report urging towns to define safe and adequate housing locally. It criticizes ignoring large families, notes high land costs limit affordable options, and presses cooperation with local groups without teeth for enforcement.
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Area Co
Emil Frankel
Weston
Rita Kaunitz
Westport
Task Force
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New
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Julie Belaga
Connecticut
Joan Oh
Staples
Stauffer Fund
Betsy Percoski
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