Stevenson
Stevenson, CT · Municipal
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Monroe officials celebrate new section of the Housatonic Rail Trail
MONROE, Conn. — Town officials recently celebrated the completion of the new section of the Housatonic Rail Trail at the Great Hollow Lake side of Wolfe Park. The project extended the 10-foot-wide stone dust trail by approximately 4,600 linear feet, creating an off-road connection from Maple Drive to Wolfe Park. Retaining walls were installed, along with fencing and a MidBlock Crosswalk at Purdy Hill Road.
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Monroe’s public schools honor local heroes on Veterans Day
MONROE, Conn. — Local veterans shared stories of their service with students at Masuk High and Jockey Hollow Middle schools in recognition of Veterans Day, and military members of children’s families attended assemblies at Monroe, Fawn Hollow and Stepney elementary schools, where students showed their appreciation with readings and patriotic songs.
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‘People who make history are often our own neighbors’
MONROE, Conn. — Edward Soderberg, of Easton, found himself in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, but the young aviator wasn’t aware of the dangerous 13-day-standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union at the time of his mission: flying his de Havilland L-20 Beaver in an elliptical pattern, while staying close to Miami. Soderberg had asked the reason for his mission, but his superior told him it was on a “need to know basis” and he didn’t need to know.
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Two Steady Steps presentations to be held at Monroe EMS headquarters
MONROE, Conn. — The Monroe Volunteer Emergency Medical Service will host a talk on fall prevention for the Steady Steps program at its headquarters at 54 Jockey Hollow Road on Nov. 17. There will be two sessions, one at 11 a.m. and the other, which will be for caregivers, at 7 p.m.
goodmorningwilton.com
Wilton Settles Two-Year Dog Attack Case; Rescue Must Pay Town $21,000, Keep Dogs Out of Connecticut
A court-approved settlement resolves litigation over two dogs ordered to be euthanized following attacks in Wilton. SNARR Northeast assumes ownership and responsibility for the dogs, which must leave Connecticut and never return. The rescue must pay Wilton $21,000 following a case that generated substantial legal and animal care expenses. Why...
New Haven Independent
Derby Commission Pushes Back After DiGiovanni’s Ouster
DERBY – The members of the Sterling Opera House Commission voted Monday to indefinitely suspend meetings after the ouster of their former chairman, Gino DiGiovanni, Jr. “I believe that the best thing for this committee is to indefinitely suspend meetings from here on in. I believe that is in our right to do so,” said Brian Coppolo, the new chairman of the commission.