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Councilors will look back at candidates from last town manager search, post job to find new person for the role

COVENTRY — On the heels of the town finance director’s resignation, and in the midst of an investigation into the town manager’s handling of municipal finances, an interim finance director

COVENTRY — The Coventry Town Council this week began to review the town manager’s proposed Fiscal Year 2022 municipal budget, a $112.5 million spending plan that calls for a 3.95 percent increase in property taxes.  Following a pair of public hearings early next month, the Town Council will adopt a budget later in May to be presented to voters during an all-day referendum in June.  After the level funding of 2021, the tax increase proposed in 2022 will be necessary to “maintain our current level of service without falling further behind,” Town Manager Benjamin Marcha...

COVENTRY — For residents of the nearly 700 houses that surround it, as well as many others who live beyond its shores, there’s no place like Johnson’s Pond. Also known as Flat River Reservoir, Johnson’s Pond is steeped in beloved traditions. Whether by boating, by casting a line from somewhere along its 17-mile shoreline, or by gathering with friends for the annual Fourth of July fireworks display, there are myriad ways to enjoy the 659-acre body of water.   But the sale to Soscia Holdings LLC last March of the dam and water-flow rights, and the uncertainty surrounding ...

COVENTRY — Once again, the Fiscal Year 2021 budget presented to voters in Coventry was defeated this week — and this time, it looks like level funding will stick. Just 2,464, or around 9 percent, of Coventry’s some 25,000 registered voters turned out for Thursday’s all-day referendum, with 1,159 voting for the proposed $109.2 million budget and 1,305 opposing it.  On the municipal side, the proposed additional $225,000 in local appropriations would have supported a few new positions, as well as overdue raises for non-union employees. While Interim Town Manager Ed Warzyc...