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Amity Gets Top Grades On Report Card

|Date: May 30, 2019

Amity Gets Top Grades On Report Card

Amity Regional Schools is the third top performing district in its DRG (district reference group) and six ...

Amity Regional Schools is the third top performing district in its DRG (district reference group) and sixth in the state, according to a new report by the state’s department of education. Marie McPad ...

May 30, 2019
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Democrats Win Local Elections, Gain Seats On Boards

|Date: May 30, 2019

Democrats Win Local Elections, Gain Seats On Boards

Beth Heller was reelected May 6 for her second term as first selectman, and along with her the whole Demo ...

Beth Heller was reelected May 6 for her second term as first selectman, and along with her the whole Democratic ticket swept the government slots that were up for re-election. Heller beat Republican ...

May 30, 2019
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From the First Selectman: Community Pride On Display In Our Town Center

|Date: May 30, 2019

From the First Selectman: Community Pride On Display In Our Town Center

As we head into the summer months there are several project updates I would like to share with you. Firs ...

As we head into the summer months there are several project updates I would like to share with you. First, you may have noticed as you drive or walk through our Town Center area that the Town Green e ...

May 30, 2019
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Invasives In Your Backyard

|Date: May 30, 2019

Invasives In Your Backyard

Invasive plants can suck the life out of traditional species in any particular area, and humans find it d ...

Invasive plants can suck the life out of traditional species in any particular area, and humans find it difficult to control their proliferation, especially if they can cause harm, such as, for exampl ...

May 30, 2019
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Local Lawmakers Support Homeless CT Vets

|Date: May 30, 2019

Local Lawmakers Support Homeless CT Vets

The “Stuff-a-Humvee” event is an annual tradition at the State Capitol to collect donations to benefit Co ...

The “Stuff-a-Humvee” event is an annual tradition at the State Capitol to collect donations to benefit Connecticut’s homeless veterans and their families. Donations from the May 22 event included clo ...

May 30, 2019
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Vote Monday May 6th!

|Date: May 02, 2019

Vote Monday May 6th!

Election Day in Woodbridge is Monday, May 6, 2019. Polls at the Center Gym open at 6:00am and close at 8 ...

Election Day in Woodbridge is Monday, May 6, 2019. Polls at the Center Gym open at 6:00am and close at 8:00pm. If you have not yet registered to vote, you may still register at the Election Day Regis ...

May 02, 2019
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Country Club, Taxes & Property Values – Hot Topics in this Election

|Date: May 02, 2019

Country Club, Taxes & Property Values – Hot Topics in this Election

The question of what to do with the Country Club of Woodbridge property continues to elicit passions in W ...

The question of what to do with the Country Club of Woodbridge property continues to elicit passions in Woodbridge, and is one of the top issues people bring up, said to Ed Weinberg, the GOP contender ...

May 02, 2019
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Mutt Strutt Hosted By Woodbridge Dog Park Cooperative For Friendly Humans And Canines

|Date: May 02, 2019

Mutt Strutt Hosted By Woodbridge Dog Park Cooperative For Friendly Humans And Canines

“Strutt” your stuff - with or without your Mutt - around Town Center and the site of the future dog park ...

“Strutt” your stuff - with or without your Mutt - around Town Center and the site of the future dog park on the Fitzgerald Property. On Saturday, June 1, at Woodbridge Town Center, the Woodbridge Dog ...

May 02, 2019
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Town’s Modest Spending Increase Mostly Supports Education

|Date: May 02, 2019

Town’s Modest Spending Increase Mostly Supports Education

Town leaders presented a budget with a tax increase of four tenths of a mill at the annual budget hearing ...

Town leaders presented a budget with a tax increase of four tenths of a mill at the annual budget hearing April 22. The spending plan pushed the mill rate from the current 39.83 to 40.23 for the 2019 ...

May 02, 2019
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“Mr. B.” Set to Retire After 30 Years of Service

|Date: May 02, 2019

“Mr. B.” Set to Retire After 30 Years of Service

Rich Burness (aka Mr. B.), cofounder of the Multi-Age Group (M.A.G.) at Beecher Road School in Woodbridge ...

Rich Burness (aka Mr. B.), cofounder of the Multi-Age Group (M.A.G.) at Beecher Road School in Woodbridge, is retiring after thirty-three years. Twenty-seven of those years were spent teaching in the ...

May 02, 2019
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From The Woodbridge Police Department: Bear Sightings

|Date: April 11, 2019

From The Woodbridge Police Department: Bear Sightings

At the end of March, a black bear has been repeatedly seen roaming throughout town. As the warmer weathe ...

At the end of March, a black bear has been repeatedly seen roaming throughout town. As the warmer weather approaches, police are anticipating additional bear sightings. Bird feeders, garbage, pet fo ...

April 11, 2019
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Dog Park Initiative Moves Forward

|Date: April 11, 2019

Dog Park Initiative Moves Forward

The Woodbridge Board of Selectmen in March agreed to a revised outline for an off-leash dog park planned ...

The Woodbridge Board of Selectmen in March agreed to a revised outline for an off-leash dog park planned at the Fitzgerald tract. The new outline avoids an area around the abandoned skating rink, a f ...

April 11, 2019
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Town Draws Attention to Flooding Problems in the Flats

|Date: April 11, 2019

Town Draws Attention to Flooding Problems in the Flats

Increased rainwater runoff and storm events have caused major flooding in the Flats of Woodbridge, in par ...

Increased rainwater runoff and storm events have caused major flooding in the Flats of Woodbridge, in particular the area along Litchfield Turnpike. The town is working to draw attention to the proble ...

April 11, 2019
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‘Everyone Should Have A Stone’: Volunteers Care for Burial Grounds, Headstones

|Date: April 11, 2019

‘Everyone Should Have A Stone’: Volunteers Care for Burial Grounds, Headstones

As visitors enter the Eastside Cemetery through a heavy iron gate on Pease Road, they leave the busy hum ...

As visitors enter the Eastside Cemetery through a heavy iron gate on Pease Road, they leave the busy hum of modern life behind. Continue down the gentle slope of the access road, the dates marked on ...

April 11, 2019
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Massaro Community Farm Manager Named Outstanding Young Farmer Of 2019

|Date: April 11, 2019

Massaro Community Farm Manager Named Outstanding Young Farmer Of 2019

Massaro Community Farm is pleased to announce that its farm manager, Steve Munno, was named Outstanding Y ...

Massaro Community Farm is pleased to announce that its farm manager, Steve Munno, was named Outstanding Young Farmer of 2019 by the Connecticut Agricultural Information Council and CT Department of Ag ...

April 11, 2019
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Future Scientists Learn About Team Work

|Date: March 08, 2019

Future Scientists Learn About Team Work

Some of the children enrolled in First Lego League talked about the challenges they encountered and the f ...

Some of the children enrolled in First Lego League talked about the challenges they encountered and the fun they had solving them at the Woodbridge Board of Education meeting in February To learn, to ...

March 08, 2019
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Papal Honor Crowns A Lifetime of Service

|Date: March 08, 2019

Papal Honor Crowns A Lifetime of Service

Assumption Church to Celebrate Father Gene Gianelli Father Gene Gianelli of Our Lady of the Assumption Ch ...

Assumption Church to Celebrate Father Gene Gianelli Father Gene Gianelli of Our Lady of the Assumption Church retired recently. The parish will celebrate his 26 years of service during which time it ...

March 08, 2019
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Woodbridge Employees Participate in American Heart Association’s Wear Red Day

|Date: March 08, 2019

Woodbridge Employees Participate in American Heart Association’s Wear Red Day

On Valentine’s Day, Town of Woodbridge employees participated in the American Heart Association’s Wear Re ...

On Valentine’s Day, Town of Woodbridge employees participated in the American Heart Association’s Wear Red Day to raise awareness for heart disease and stroke and help the American Heart Association s ...

March 08, 2019
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Without Intervention, Taxes Will Spike Further, Report Finds

|Date: March 08, 2019

Without Intervention, Taxes Will Spike Further, Report Finds

The Connecticut Economic Resource Center, CERC, a public-private economic development consultant for muni ...

The Connecticut Economic Resource Center, CERC, a public-private economic development consultant for municipalities, last year took a look at the town’s economic conditions and presented its findings ...

March 08, 2019
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Parents Learn Dangers of Vaping at Amity High School

|Date: March 07, 2019

Parents Learn Dangers of Vaping at Amity High School

The dangers—and unknowns—of vaping were the focus of an Amity High School PTSO presentation for parents l ...

The dangers—and unknowns—of vaping were the focus of an Amity High School PTSO presentation for parents last month. “We don’t have long-term data to know what is going to happen to people who are vap ...

March 07, 2019
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