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Dickinson seeking 20th term as Wallingford mayor in fall election Dickinson seeking 20th term as Wallingford mayor in fall election Mayor William W. Dickinson Jr. speaks after sworn-in to his 19th term during a special Town Council meeting at Wallingford Town Hall, Mon., Jan. 6, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal Advertisement By Lauren Takores, Record-Journal staff WALLINGFORD — Mayor William W. Dickinson Jr. has announced his intention to run for re-election and his 20th consecutive term. The announcement, made last Wednesday at a Republican Town Committee meetin...

By Elio Gugliotti and Andreas Yilma, Citizen’s News The color guard leads Naugatuck’s Memorial Day parade down Old Firehouse Road in 2019. Naugatuck and Prospect are holding parades again this year to observe Memorial Day. –FILE PHOTO Naugatuck and Prospect will again observe Memorial Day with parades, a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the traditional commemorations. The return of the parades comes after the state last week lifted most of the remaining coronavirus-restrictions. In Naugatuck, the parade will be shorter than residents are used to seeing. Rather...

PROSPECT — Town buildings will reopen to the public on a limited basis starting May 3. Mayor Robert Chatfield said officials are taking a cautious approach to reopening buildings. He said people must still maintain social distance and wear masks when in town buildings, most of which will close at 4 p.m. Chatfield said officials could close buildings again, if the town’s COVID-19 numbers spike. “Everybody’s going to have to be COVID cautious,” he said. Chatfield said board and commission meetings will remain virtual for the time being. Chatfield said there will be different limitatio...

PROSPECT — Eugene “Gene” McCarthy left his mark on Prospect in more ways than one. McCarthy, the town’s former longtime assistant director of public works, died April 16. He was 83 years old. The late former Mayor George Sabo Jr. hired McCarthy in March 1977, before even Mayor Robert Chatfield’s tenure in office started. “From that day forward, Gene molded the public works department to what it is today and taught me an awful lot about construction,” said Chatfield, who was first elected in November 1977. McCarthy retired in 2017. The Town Charter states the mayor is the directo...

By Elio Gugliotti, Editor PROSPECT — Mayor Robert Chatfield has proposed a municipal budget for 2021-22 that would increase town spending by 2.7%. Chatfield presented his recommended $9.3 million town budget, which is an increase of $246,806 over current town spending, to the Town Council during a special meeting March 10. Officials pointed to contractual costs, including 2.75% raises for employees, for driving much of the increase. Council Chairman Jeffrey Slapikas said salary increases alone amount to $72,628. Benefits and insurance are also a hefty expense. Combined, the cost of benef...