Athletic facility closer to reality By Rachael Scarborough King Register StaffJune 23, 2008GUILFORD -- Work is moving forward on plans to turn an old portable classroom at Guilford High School into an athletic training facility.The Board of Education recently gave a group of parents working on the project permission to go ahead with plans to apply for town permits for the construction. And the various school parties involved...
200 Guilford seniors denied tax relief benefits By Rachael Scarborough King Register StaffJune 23, 2008GUILFORD -- About 200 participants in the town's Elderly Tax Relief Program were unable to receive benefits this year as the amount of money in the program exceeded its cap by more than $300,000.The tax freeze for elderly Guilford residents sets their taxes at a certain rate when they enter the program. The town...
Saybrook names Spera deputy chief By Rachael Scarborough King Register StaffJune 19, 2008OLD SAYBROOK -- The Police Commission has promoted Lt. Michael Spera, the only applicant for the job, to deputy police chief.The promotion comes at a time when the attorney general's office is investigating the department and Police Chief Edmund Mosca is under scrutiny for his handling of a department fund.Spera was sworn in Tuesday morning.The commission...
Grads go forth with lessons from past By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff June 17, 2008 NORTH BRANFORD — The top two students in North Branford High School’s class of 2008 looked to their childhoods for inspiration as they addressed their classmates at graduation Monday.Valedictorian Corey Dwyer evoked the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” TV show, while salutatorian Samantha Flanagan discussed the lessons of Dr. Seuss’ “Green Eggs and...
From jail to Yale Law: 1 man’s inspiring story By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff June 17, 2008When Andres Idarraga appeared before a parole board in Rhode Island in 2003, he had a powerful argument on his side: an acceptance letter to the University of Rhode Island.The board granted his request for early release, and four years after leaving the Adult Correctional Institute in Cranston, R.I., Idarraga is...
Boys learn what ‘dads’ really do Program teaches kids how to be successful men, good fathers By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff June 15, 2008NEW HAVEN — The 30 boys standing in a classroom at Church on the Rock on Hamilton Street Saturday spoke loudly in unison.“When I am a father, my family will be able to depend on me,” they said. “When I am a father, I...
Hit-run victim, 11, laid to rest By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffJune 15, 2008 HAMDEN — Hundreds of people filled the Edgewood Park Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses Saturday t o lay to rest 11-year-old Gabrielle Lee.The hall overflowed with mourners for Gabrielle, who died June 5 after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Whalley Avenue in New Haven. In the entrance to the hall, poster boards...
Guilford public school repairs to continue through summer By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff June 14, 2008GUILFORD — Several schools will be under construction this summer as the district moves ahead with facilities repairs.Elisabeth C. Adams Middle School, Guilford High School and Abraham Baldwin Middle School will have work ongoing in the coming months, Guilford Public Schools Director of Operations Cliff Gurnham told the Board of Education this...
Guilford police invite applicants for 3 officer jobs By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff June 13, 2008GUILFORD — The Police Department is holding an open house Saturday to start the process of hiring three new officers.The department has two open positions due to retirements and is adding another officer in January, Deputy Chief Jeffrey Hutchinson said. The open house is designed to make people aware of the openings...
Guilford dad protests daughter’s ‘hazing’ By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff June 13, 2008 GUILFORD — Students and parents leaving the high school Thursday afternoon spotted an unusual sight as Kenneth Chain walked a one-man picket line.Chain, whose daughter graduated from the school last year, wore a sandwich board designed to raise awareness about his concerns over his daughter’s time on the girls’ hockey team. With the headings...