E. Haven man faces prison in Net case Published: Saturday, July 11, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffGUILFORD — An East Haven man is facing several years in prison after pleading no contest to charges that he held sexually explicit conversations with a 13-year-old girl using online instant messaging.The girl’s mother, who discovered the chats more than a year ago, said the case shows that parents and teenagers...
Special use hearing delayed Friday, July 10, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffNORTH BRANFORD — A public hearing on a revised plan to rebuild the Northford Store was postponed Thursday.The Planning and Zoning Commission had been due to hear testimony from the applicant, store owner Nick Demos, as well as members of the public at its regular meeting this week. But members of the commission decided to put...
Saybrook has 1 police chief applicant Thursday, July 9, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffOLD SAYBROOK — Deputy Police Chief Michael Spera is the only applicant for the position of police chief, which will become open in October with the retirement of Chief Edmund Mosca.Spera, 34, has been in charge of the daily operations of the Police Department since May, when Mosca announced his retirement and began using...
Guilford drowning ruled accidental Tuesday, July 7, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffGUILFORD — Friends remembered Garland Brown, 19, as a sociable member of the University of Connecticut community, a day after he accidentally drowned.Police are still investigating the incident, which occurred at a private pond off Susanne Circle Sunday afternoon, but they initially said that it “does not appear suspicious.” The office of the chief state medical...
Martial arts studios still closed after arrest Monday, July 6, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffGUILFORD — The United Studios of Self Defense martial arts academies in Branford and Guilford remain closed, more than a month after owner Joseph Moscatelli was arrested for allegedly videotaping staff and customers in a changing room.State authorities found that Moscatelli did not have a health club license for the studios, but they...
It was a great weekend for catching sun Monday, July 6, 2009By Amanda Pinto and Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffAfter weeks of rainy weather that kept people away from the beaches, tens of thousands of people descended on area parks during the holiday weekend.Long-awaited rays of sunshine were a pleasant surprise for people like Pauline Findley, of Hartford, who strolled along the water at Long Wharf Sunday afternoon.Findley,...
Referendum flier misleading, officials say Friday, July 3, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffOLD SAYBROOK — Town officials are crying foul over what they called a “misleading” flier about next week’s referendum that features the logo from the town’s Web site.The unsigned flier, which uses the Web site banner as letterhead, urges residents to vote at a referendum Thursday to delay the implementation of the 2008 revaluation.A group...
New law allows golf carts on roads Thursday, July 2, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffWith Shoreline communities filling up with visitors for beach season, golf carts laden with towels and umbrellas could be popping up on local roads.After a year of uncertainty for owners about whether they could drive their carts on the road, new legislation passed by the General Assembly authorized towns to allow golf carts,...
DUI checkpoint snares 6 suspects Tuesday, June 30, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffNORTH BRANFORD — Police made six arrests last weekend in the second of three planned drunken-driving checkpoints during the summer.The Police Department recently received a $12,200 federal grant, administered by the state Department of Transportation, to put toward overtime pay to combat driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.The department has a checkpoint planned...
Madison, Guilford officials seek probate court merger Saturday, June 27, 2009By Rachael Scarborough King, Register StaffGUILFORD — Officials in Guilford and Madison are recommending that a planned reorganization of the state probate court system merge the two towns’ courts.The Guilford Board of Selectmen Thursday unanimously approved a recommendation to the state probate judge assembly to combine the Guilford and Madison probate courts. The new court would be located...