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Gordon F. Joseloff, 75 Gordon F. Joseloff, editor and publisher of WestportNow, former Westport first selectman and an award-winning veteran journalist who reported from London, Moscow, Tokyo, and other world capitals for United Press International and CBS News for more than two decades, died Nov. 9, 2020. He was 75. Gordon Joseloff: journalist He had been battling a rare blood cancer, myelofibrosis, for three years. Joseloff founded WestportNow in March 2003 as one of the nation’s first co...

Reply Jan. 21, 2021 The Connecticut Council of Small Towns (COST), which represents the states smaller communities, presented this years Town Crier Award to Martin Heft, Acting Undersecretary, Intergovernmental Policy and Planning Division, Office of Policy & Management. Subscribe Each year, COST recognizes and honors those individuals who have distinguished themselves as outstanding advocates on behalf of Connecticuts smaller communities. "COST is very pleased to present Martin Heft with thi...

Vacancies on the Town of Ridgefield Tree Committee Written by Town of Ridgefield The Ridgefield Town Tree Committees mission is to encourage the town to commit community effort and resources to preserve and improve our trees and greenscape. The Tree Committee advises and consults with the Tree Warden on matters pertaining to alterations or revisions to the Forestry Management Plan; policies concerning selection, planting, maintenance, and removal of trees, shrubs and other plants wi...

Dear Editor: This month, Alna’s selectmen signed a mediation agreement with Jeff Spinney about the permanent boat ramp he excavated into the Sheepscot River tidal marsh in December. This agreement allows Spinney to keep his private ramp, with supposed use restrictions, even though the ramp violates our Shoreland Zoning Ordinance’s prohibition of “permanent structures.” The abutters who participated in the mediation did not sign the agreement. Alna’s selectmen threw in their lot with t...

Trumbull school finance audit raises more questions Donald Eng FacebookTwitterEmail 2of2 TRUMBULL — The scope of the school system’s operational review surprised even the person who conducted it. The review was commissioned by the town council in early 2020 following the discovery of a looming budget shortfall. “These things are difficult to do by RFP (request for proposal), so I have to bid based on zero information,” Centofanti said. “So at some point it becomes, I could do a lot mo...

Were ready to go: Trumbull moms mobilize to help administer COVID vaccines Donald Eng FacebookTwitterEmail Shannon Pranger and a group of 50 Trumbull moms are ready to pitch in and administer vaccinations as supply increases.Contributed photo TRUMBULL — All it took was a single post on a town social media page to mobilize a small army of moms into the fight against COVID-19. Shannon Pranger, a professor of nursing at Sacred Heart who also works as an emergency room nurse at St. Vincent’s Me...

Trumbull town council leader says goodbye after 9 terms Donald Eng FacebookTwitterEmail Mary Beth ThorntonContributed / TRUMBULL — After two decades of continual involvement in Trumbull politics, Mary Beth Thornton, a nine-term member of the town council including the last four as chairman, recently resigned after moving out of her district. Her time in government began with a simple request, which she flatly rejected. “Back in 2003, (former First Selectman) Ray Baldwin was filling out his ...

Thank you from the Exchange Club of New Canaan John Fulkerson and George Benington Dec. 31, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of15 Tom Bach cuts a tree for a customer during the Exchange Club Christmas tree sale earlier in December 2020, at Kiwanis Park in New Canaan, Connecticut. More people bought fresh trees, and bought them earlier this year. The President-Elect, and President of the non-profit organization, and the Tree Lot Manager of the sale shows gratitude in this letter.Erik Trautmann / Hears...

Blumenthal joins fight, demands improvements to Seymour’s Kinneytown Dam, inoperable fish ladder By Michael P. Mayko FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedInRedditPinterest U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal speaks with others prior to a news conference next to the hydroelectric power station on the west side of Kinneytown Dam, in Seymour, Dec. 28. Blumenthal joined state and local officials to address concerns regarding the dam’s safety and its fish ladder. Photo: Ned Gerard / Hearst...

A Reflection on 2020 by the New Canaan Board of Education A Reflection on 2020 by the New Canaan Board of Education New Canaan Board of Education, Katrina Parkhill, Chair Brendan Hayes, Vice Chair Julie Mackle Reeves, Secretary Dionna Carlson, Carl Gardiner, Bob Naughton, Penny Rashin, Jennifer Richardson and Sheri West Dec. 23, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail The members of the New Canaan Board of Education in the town reflect on the year 2020 in this letter.Contributed photo As we close out the yea...