Towns like solar, concerned about cost By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffAug. 31, 2008With a task force’s recent recommendation that the Guilford school district build a new high school and eventually replace Elisabeth C. Adams Middle School, the town could be facing hundreds of millions of dollars in construction in coming years.And with town residents footing much of the bill, every dollar counts. That fact can make it...
Dems loving some Langston Hughes I was pretty (dorkishly) excited by all the references to "A Dream Deferred" at the DNC this week - Obama's Thursday night was the third I saw just during the prime-time speeches. It's funny because all through this election I've kept thinking of another Hughes poem, which I find even more heartbreaking than the more famous one:"Children's Rhymes"By what sendsThe white kidsI ain't...
Police probing man's death in Old Saybrook By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffAug. 28, 2008OLD SAYBROOK — Police Wednesday were continuing to investigate the death of a man found in a Bliss Street home Tuesday, although the chief medical examiner’s office has found the man died of natural causes.The police department received a call at about 2 p.m. Tuesday about an unconscious and unresponsive person in a house...
Business owners buck Guilford's sign regulation revisions By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffAug. 27, 2008GUILFORD — A plan to revise the town’s sign regulations that has raised concerns among some business owners will be tabled for further study and changes, the Planning and Zoning Commission said this week.The draft rules would have limited the amount of window space businesses could cover with signs and require them to switch...
Orchard cultivating wind turbine By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffAug. 25, 2008GUILFORD — The town’s first wind turbine could be coming to one of its best known businesses.The owners of Bishop’s Orchards are researching the feasibility of installing a wind turbine in their orchards off Long Hill Road. The Planning and Zoning Commission recently approved the company’s request to install a temporary, 197-foot-tall tower to measure wind at...
5 charged in armed robbery outside home By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffAug. 22, 2008NORTH BRANFORD — Five people are under arrest following an armed robbery in front of a Sea Hill Road home Wednesday night.Later that night, police dogs from the West Haven and East Haven police departments and state police helped to locate the gun believed used in the crime, police said.Police received a call at...
Burglary suspect left his calling card behind By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffAug. 21, 2008NORTH BRANFORD — The second suspect in the burglary of a retired police chief’s house was caught after police said the suspect left behind a briefcase containing his and his parole officer’s business cards.Joseph Anastasio, 31, of East Haven faces a variety of burglary and larceny charges related to a break-in last week at...
High school fitness center takes step forward By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffAug. 21, 2008GUILFORD — The Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday night approved one step in the process toward building a new fitness center at Guilford High School.A group of parents is working to convert an old portable classroom at the school into a new weight room. The outbuilding is used for storage for the theater department,...
Now open for commenting It's kind of exciting to see the commenting feature starting to take off on the Register's Web site, even though we are so depressingly behind the curve in terms of Web-based news. And the comments on a story this week about a prostitution sting - in which we, amazingly, did the police department's bidding and ran the names and photos of 12 men charged...
Working Families Party cross-endorses Shays opponent By Rachael Scarborough King, Register Staff Aug. 17, 2008WALLINGFORD — With the national party conventions and Election Day fast approaching, much of the political focus has been on the divisions between the two major parties.But in Connecticut, the small Working Families Party is continuing to make inroads in local politics. On Saturday, the group held its own convention at the Carpenters Local...