New Haven Register

Today New Haven: Everyone Raises Their Boomboxes [Derived Headline]

TODAY New Haven: everyone raises their boomboxes in unity for holiday songs in "Unsilent Night." Meet at the Shubert Theater at 5:30 p.m. with a boombox, or borrow one in the lobby. Clinton: 6:30 p.m., RadioShack representatives give free demonstration on the nationwide digital television transition, which will occur in February. Henry Carter Hull Library. Learn why the digital television transition is occurring, what is needed to continue receiving over-the-air television broadcasts after th...

Dinner Dance

WEST HAVEN -- Harugari German-American Society will hold its annual holiday dinner dance Dec. 20 at the Harugari Club, 66 Highland St. Doors open at 6 p.m. A prime rib dinner will be served at 7. There will be dancing to the music of the Mountain Tops until 1 a.m. The Harugari Singers will present a holiday program with a singalong finale. Guests may bring a nonperishable food item for the W.H.E.A.T program.

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Cadet William Richard Carpenter, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Carpenter of North Branford, completed Cadet Basic Training at the U.S. Military Academy. Carpenter entered West Point June 30, and recently completed seven weeks of CBT. Also referred to as "Beast Barracks," CBT is one of the most challenging events a cadet will encounter over the course of their four years at the academy. Areas of summer instruction included first aid, mountaineering, hand grenades, rifle marksmanship and nuclear, b...

Hamden School Board Wary of Funding

By Ann DeMatteo Assistant Metro Editor HAMDEN -- Potential cuts in state funding has the Board of Education worried about how the Wintergreen Interdistrict Magnet School -- and other programs -- will be funded in the next school year.

Multiple-Alarm Fire Scorches Auto Garage

By Mark Zaretsky Register Staff EAST HAVEN -- Firefighters quickly put out a multiple-alarm fire in an auto repair shop at Main Street and Charter Oak Avenue Wednesday afternoon.

6th-Graders, Seniors Compete in Spelling Bee

WOODBRIDGE -- Volunteers are sought to participate in a spelling bee that pits senior citizens against sixth-graders from Beecher Road School. The bee will be held at 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Woodbridge Senior Center, 11 Meetinghouse Lane. For more information, call 389-3430. After-school programs have openings NEW HAVEN -- Skills Camp, a nonprofit organization providing after-school educational programs for students, has openings at Troup, Barnard and King-Robinson schools.

'Winter Holiday Celebration'

WALLINGFORD -- The Wallingford Family YMCA, 81 South Elm St., is holding a "Winter Holiday Celebration" show at 7 tonight. The show is being performed by Prismatic Magic, an ensemble of laser-drawn animations set to pop music as well as classic non-denominational winter titles. The program is free to YMCA members, and a $10 charge per family for nonmembers. For more information, call Jane Rynaski at 697-2383. 2 new library programs

3rd Pine Academy Student Claims Strip Search?

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo Naugatuck Valley Bureau Chief The number of students planning to sue over alleged strip searches at the Ansonia school system's Pine Academy rose to three on Wednesday.

E. Haven Gets $13g for Cops' Bulletproof Vests

By Mark Zaretsky Register Staff EAST HAVEN -- The town has received $13,000 in federal funding to outfit up to 40 members of the Police Department with new bulletproof vests, Mayor April Capone Almon said.

Fire District Merger Proposal Faces Pension Hurdle?

By Abbe Smith Register Staff WEST HAVEN -- A meeting Tuesday night of city fire chiefs, commissioners and union representatives about fire district consolidation concluded that a major stumbling block would be how to handle the citywide $85 million unfunded pension liability.

Shelton Officials Spar Over Open Space Plan Changes?

By Sarah W. Caron Register Correspondent SHELTON -- An angry exchange between city officials at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Tuesday followed the tabling of a vote on the proposed update to the Open Space Plan.

War Veterans Group to Hold Kids' Party

DERBY -- St. Michael's Post, Catholic War Veterans, 112 Derby Ave., will hold a Christmas Party for its members' children at 1 p.m. Sunday. Marine Corps members will accept donations for their Toys for Tots program. Nature center offers children's program

Madison Board Reviews Elder Tax Plan?

By Amanda Pinto Register Staff MADISON -- Board of Finance members heard details of a senior tax plan that would allow the town to allocate its $250,000 abatement cap among eligible seniors and people with disabilities at a recent meeting, but did not make a decision.

Crra Hopes to Close Trash Plant Deal by March

By Luther Turmelle North Bureau Chief The president of the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority said Wednesday that the quasi-public agency expects to close on a deal to purchase a trash-to-energy plant in Wallingford by March, if last-minute negotiations with the company that operates the facility fail.

2 Milford Students Face Charges of Breach of Peace

By Brian McCready Milford Bureau Chief MILFORD -- Police zapped a 15-year-old Jonathan Law High School student with a Taser Wednesday morning after the teen allegedly shoved his teacher, then punched an officer, police said.

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DERBY -- The Derby Public Library invites the public to its annual holiday open house from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Dec. 16. Punch and cookies will be available all day. At 3:30 p.m., the Irving School Student Council will lead an old-fashioned singalong. There will be face painting, compliments of members of the library's Young Adult Advisory Board.

Multi-Talented Engineer Knew How to Hit Life's High Notes

MILFORD -- Dino Nardini was a fun guy to be around. He'd launch into song at the drop of a hat, noted a daughter, Dawn Nardini- Callahan of West Haven. "He thought he was Frank Sinatra," she laughed. "He always wanted to know everyone was having a good time and would walk into a room, singing." Nardini also loved spending time at Silver Sands State Park and boating on Lake Zoar. "We spent a lot of time at Lake Zoar, which is where I learned to water-ski," said his daughter. "They wouldn't let...

Milford Says Thanks to Amann with Seat On Panel?

By James Tinley Register Staff MILFORD -- Come January, James Amann will no longer be the speaker of the House or even a state representative.

Ex-Animal Control Officer Pleads Guilty to Infraction?

By Amanda Pinto Register Staff WESTBROOK -- Animal cruelty charges filed against the town's former animal control officer were recently dropped in exchange for a guilty plea to an infraction and a small fine.

Derby Looks to Fill 2 Vacant Posts

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich Register Correspondent DERBY -- The city is hoping to quickly fill vacancies in its Public Works Department after the recent firing of two longtime employees for alleged mismanagement at the city transfer station.