Longtime Westport legislator Louis Stroffolino dies at 64
State Representative Louis J. Stroffolino of Westport, serving a third term from the 143rd District, died at Norwalk Hospital after a heart attack aged 64. He had attended a Hartford General Assembly session and a Darien GOP fundraiser just before. He was active in local politics and numerous civic groups.
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Louis J. Stroffolino
Sachem Trail
Westport
Norwalk Hospital
General Assembly
Hartford
Darien
Shelton
Straffolino
Circuit
Republican Town Committee
St. Anthony’s Society
Knights of Columbus
Bishop Fenwick Council
Alhambra
B.P.E.O
Elks
Saugatuck Hose Company No. 4
Southwestern Connecticut Pharmacists Association
Fuller paves plaza plan to fit state rail land
Three proposals to the State Department of Transportation for land beside the Saugatuck Railroad Station include a scaled down version of Joseph Fuller Westport Plaza. The plan costs 16.58 million dollars and fits zoning limits with three stories.
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Fuller Paves
State Department of Transportation
Saugatuck
Westport
Joseph Fuller
Westport Plaza
Transportation Department
Planning and Zoning Commission
Fuller
Saugatuck Playground
Charles and
Park Street
Saugatuck Avenue
Franklin Street
Saugatuck Grain Company
Engineer proposes filling Dead Man's Brook with bulky waste
Town Engineer James Czel proposes filling a 400 foot stretch of Dead Man's Brook near Taylor Place with 28 000 cubic yards of bulk non organic waste to create land for town use and a new road. Army engineers set July 6 for protests and potential action while noting ongoing experimental hauling. Conservation officials warn such filling could be illegal under a March 1969 RTM ordinance restricting shoreline work.
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James Czel
Dead Man's Brook
Taylor Place
Norwalk
Albertson, Sharp and Backus
Czel
First
Dead Man’s Brook
Route 1
Imperial Avenue
Saugatuck
Army
Kemish
Kowalsky
Board of Finance
RTM
Barnett
Revenue-sharing hopes for Westport under federal aid plan
Westport could receive 300000 to 400000 dollars in federal revenue sharing next year under a bill pushed by Wilbur Mills. The Connecticut Conference of Mayors endorsed the measure, noting per capita funding could also bring Weston about 75000 to 100000 dollars. The group stressed equal treatment for Connecticut towns with cities and boroughs, aiding passage of the bill.
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Mark Roth
Westport
House Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur Mills
D.-Ark
Connecticut Conference of Mayors
First
Mayors
Washington
Connecticut
Conference
Joel Cogan
Inside pages tease and golf tourney clues
Brief notes hint at an Inside page feature about an aimed pact and a Caesar reference. Mentions pages eight twenty and thirty two with golf tournament coverage and related details.
Weston approves 3.3 mill budget increase for 1972 73
Weston boards back a gross 4,907,720 budget with a 3.3 mill tax hike to fund it. The Finance Board set June 21 for the annual town meeting and notes the budget is up 10.7 percent from this year. The new mill rate would rise from 45.8 to 49.1 mills.
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Weston
Selectman
Board of Finance
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Louis Stroffolino
Stroffolino
John Kemish
Papa
Canada
Phillip Smith
Gosling
Jon Schiff
Conservation Commission
Roy Barnett
Westen Ed
Babe Ruth
Finance Board
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