by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Correspondent | Aug 1, 2021 9:42 pm
SEYMOUR — A town teenager is embarking on a mission to help improve residents’ mental health and well-being.
Kayleigh Carson, 17, recently was granted approval to refurbish the Seymour Land Trust’s deteriorating gazebo on Day Street, and create a meditation/healing labyrinth and garden there.
Kayleigh is creating the garden and labyrinth as part of her Gold Star Award project for the Girl Scouts (on par with an Eagle Scout project for Boy Scouts, which is the highest rank attained in scouting). She first joined Girl Scouts when she was five years old. She’s a senior member with Shelton Service Unit Troop 60544.
Continue reading ‘Seymour Teen’s Project Will Benefit The Community’
by Carrie Healy | New England Public Media | Aug 1, 2021 8:08 am
HARTFORD — Teachers unions in the region say wearing masks indoors will help students and staff return safely to in-person learning this fall. With rising COVID-19 cases, the CDC this week adjusted its guidance, and now recommends universal mask-wearing in schools.
The Connecticut Education Association‘s Kate Dias said the teachers union expects the state to ensure school districts follow the CDC’s new recommendations. She said she hopes to hear more soon from Gov. Ned Lamont.
“We can’t wait until the last minute,” Dias said. “So I’m looking for the governor to make a decision solidly in the next couple of weeks, recognizing that we could get to mid-September and he may have to revisit that.”
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by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Correspondent | Jul 29, 2021 4:01 pm
SEYMOUR — Residents hooked into the town’s sewer system could see their annual bills rise by about $24.
A public hearing to discuss a proposed sewer use increase from $5.56 per 100-cubic feet to $6.11 is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday (Aug. 2) at Town Hall.
The Water Pollution Control Authority will meet immediately after to cast a vote.
The reason behind the proposed hike is to help with upkeep of the WPCA plant.
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by Eugene Driscoll | Jul 28, 2021 7:43 pm
DERBY — The City of Derby’s fund balance in June 2020 was a healthy $3.7 million, according to audit results highlighted in a press release Monday from Derby Mayor Rich Dziekan’s office.
That dollar amount represents 8.35 percent of the city’s operation budget, a percentage that places the fund balance “squarely in the recommended range” by financial experts, according to Mayor Dziekan.
The mayor pointed to the latest fund balance data as further proof that the city has emerged from a budget crisis revealed to the public in the spring of 2019.
Continue reading ‘Derby Mayor: Latest Financial Info Shows We’ve Recovered From Crisis’
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by Jean Falbo-Sosnovich | Correspondent | Jul 27, 2021 9:15 pm
DERBY — As Derby High School’s softball coach for more than 30 years, Joe DiMartino knows a thing or two about teamwork and winning.
And that’s what DiMartino- who currently serves as Aldermanic President- plans to bring to his candidacy as mayor, for which he was unanimously endorsed Tuesday night (July 27).
More than 50 people gathered at the Veteran’s Memorial Building for the Democratic Town Committee’s nominating caucus. They gave the father of four daughters their blessings to launch his campaign for the city’s top spot.
Continue reading ‘Derby Democrats Nominate Joseph DiMartino For Mayor’
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by Eugene Driscoll | Jul 26, 2021 10:37 pm
DERBY — The city’s legislative body last week agreed to pay up to $117,000 $122,000 to equip Derby police officers with body and in-vehicle cameras.
Note: the $117,000 originally cited was a typo from the meeting agenda.
The move is required by the state’s police accountability legislation, passed last year after the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin.
Under the new camera requirements, Derby will be reimbursed 50 percent of the initial outlay to purchase the equipment. Derby qualifies for the reimbursement because it’s an economically-distressed community. The costs going forward will be borne by the city and its taxpayers.
Continue reading ‘Derby Authorizes $122,000 For Police Department Body And Car Cams’
