Outgoing schools chief busy finishing budget Friday, December 26, 2008 6:24 AM ESTBy Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffNORTH BRANFORD — Superintendent of Schools Robert Wolfe is retiring from his position at the end of the year, but that doesn’t mean he is planning to take it easy for the next week.Wolfe is hoping to finish a draft budget for the school district for the 2009-10 fiscal year. Incoming...
Suspect in series of bank heists nabbed Thursday, December 25, 2008 6:34 AM ESTBy Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffOLD SAYBROOK — Police have arrested a Shelton man they believe is responsible for a string of bank robberies in Old Saybrook, Madison, Hamden and Shelton.Jeffrey DeAngelis, 28, faces charges of first-degree robbery, second-degree larceny and second-degree threatening in a Dec. 8 robbery at the Bank of America at 107...
Revenue stream seen in storm water runoff Tuesday, December 23, 2008 5:11 AM ESTBy Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffNEW HAVEN — The city is considering setting up an authority on storm water management, a move that could mean tax-exempt entities would face fees for services for which they currently do not pay taxes.City Administrative Officer Rob Smuts said at an informational meeting Monday that creating a storm water...
Open space nears vote in Guilford Monday, December 22, 2008 6:31 AM ESTBy Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffGUILFORD — Officials have set Jan. 27 for a townwide referendum on spending nearly $15.5 million to preserve 624 acres of open space along the East River.In October, the town announced an agreement with members of the Goss family, which has owned the land since the 1920s, to buy the area...
Town task force supports full-day kindergarten Monday, December 22, 2008 6:26 AM ESTBy Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffNORTH BRANFORD — A task force exploring kindergarten options has recommended that the school district implement a full-day program.But with financial stresses caused by the adverse economic climate, the cost of all-day kindergarten might be too steep, Superintendent of Schools Robert Wolfe said.The group’s report put the cost for the school...
Opponents to appeal Chabad approval Friday, December 19, 2008 5:41 AM ESTBy Rachael Scarborough King Register StaffGUILFORD — The years-long debate over Chabad of the Shoreline’s plan for a new synagogue on Goose Lane is finished — at least as far as the Planning and Zoning Commission is concerned.But a legal battle over the commission’s approval of the plan Wednesday night appears inevitable, as one lawsuit is already...
PZC votes 4-3 to grant Goose Lane application Thursday, December 18, 2008 1:57 PM ESTBy Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffGUILFORD — The Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday night, after lengthy discussion, approved a special permit that will allow Chabad of the Shoreline to build a synagogue and day care center at 181 Goose Lane.The PZC voted 4-3 to grant the application. It imposed 12 conditions as part of...
2 teens arrested in Guilford High School bomb hoax Wednesday, December 17, 2008 6:08 AM ESTBy Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffGUILFORD — The high school was evacuated Tuesday morning after a student discovered a note saying there was a bomb in the school, according to the police department. The note was a hoax, police said.Two 15-year-old students, who police did not identify because they are minors, were arrested...
State probes Guilford special ed program Sunday, December 14, 2008 6:35 AM ESTBy Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffGUILFORD — The school district’s comparatively high rate of suspensions and expulsions for special education students led the state Department of Education to review Guilford’s special education program this year, according to a report from the department.Although the report did not find major deficiencies in the program, it did show that...
Panel set to study school’s future Friday, December 12, 2008 6:02 AM ESTBy Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffGUILFORD — Three months after Board of Education members decided they did not have enough information to make a decision on replacing or repairing Elisabeth C. Adams Middle School, the school district has convened a new committee to tackle the issue.A Community Task Force on School Facilities met for about four...