New Haven Register

Henrici Looking for Council Ok On Cemetery Takeover

By Ann DeMatteo Assistant Metro Editor HAMDEN -- By early next month, the Hamden Plains Cemetery could have a new lease on life.

Abused Kitten Adjusting to New Home?

By Patricia Villers Register Staff SHELTON -- A once-homeless kitten known as Mylie now has a permanent address.

Micro-Wind Turbines

BETHANY -- A program on micro-wind turbines will be presented from 7 to 8 tonight. The program is sponsored by the Bethany Clean Energy Task Force. The meeting will be held in the selectmen's boardroom at Town Hall, 40 Peck Road.

Panel Adds $118g for Science Lab Project?

By James Tinley Register Staff MILFORD -- The Permanent School Facilities Building Committee recently agreed to add $118,000 to a contract to remodel the Jonathan Law High School science labs after accepting the contractor's original bid.

Elderly Shelton Man 'Fair' After Beating by Relative?

By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo Naugatuck Valley Bureau Chief DERBY -- An elderly man who was beaten severely in a vehicle on Route 8 Saturday was listed in fair condition at Bridgeport Hospital Monday, according to a hospital spokesman.

Clinton Cop Named Top Irishman?

By Abbe Smith Register Staff WEST HAVEN -- Clinton Police Chief Joseph Faughnan's Irish eyes were smiling Monday afternoon as he was anointed Irishman of the Year in West Haven's 17th annual St. Patrick's Day celebration.

Today North Haven: North Haven Trail Association [Derived Headline]

TODAY North Haven: North Haven Trail Association meets at 7 p.m. at recreation center on Linsley Street. Call Ron Penton at 234- 8117. New Haven: free information fair on Disabilities Services sponsored by state Department of Developmental Services at Albertus Magnus College, 4-7 p.m. Service provider agencies will have information about vocational and employment supports, educational resources, residential services, respite, family supports, transportation, recreation and summer camps, guard...

Hamden Democrats Elect Slate of Officers?

HAMDEN -- Town Democrats banded together Monday night to elect officers for the next two years. For the first time in several decades, Democrats elected a new treasurer, former Councilman Harry Gagliardi. Gagliardi replaces Bernard Nitkin, who decided not to run again.

Oxford Schools Sign-Ups

OXFORD -- Kindergarten registration will be held 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. April 1-3 at Quaker Farms School, 30 Great Oak Road. In case of snow, an additional registration day will take place April 8. Children must be age 5 by Jan. 1, 2009. Parents are requested to bring their child with them to register. Vision and hearing screenings will be done.

Parents Urge Seymour Board to Keep Machine Shop Program?

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich Register Correspondent SEYMOUR -- Parents and students pleaded with the Board of Education Monday to keep the longtime machine shop program at Seymour High School.

Training Offered in Care of Disabled

Radio Engineer Had Passion for Tinkering with Technology ?

HAMDEN -- Frank J. DiElsi loved puttering with and building things. "He was always trying to improve things and solve things," said a son, Gary DiElsi of Ridgefield. "He built one of the earliest television sets, not from a kit, but completely on his own. He also built a reel-to-reel tape machine, and designed and machined it himself. He would look at a problem and say, 'I'm going to solve this problem.'" DiElsi and his son used to spend hours talking about technical things, like cars and ste...

New Haven -- Drs. Francis G. Cardinale and Joseph [Derived Headline]

NEW HAVEN -- Drs. Francis G. Cardinale and Joseph G. Cardinale will receive the 19th annual Distinguished Service Award presented by the Italian-American Historical Society of Connecticut. The event will be held at the society's annual dinner April 13 at Anthony's Ocean View, 450 Lighthouse Road. Joseph G. Cardinale is the medical director of the Father Michael J. McGivney Center for Cancer Care at the Hospital of Saint Raphael, and his brother, Francis G. Cardinale, is associate director of ...

Town, Company at Odds Over Fill Storage?

By Luther Turmelle North Bureau Chief WALLINGFORD -- A Dudley Avenue company is in trouble with the town for storing fill town officials say contains a low level of contaminated material.

'And Now Mark Twain'

ORANGE -- A luncheon program on Mark Twain will be presented by the Orange Historical Society at 1 p.m. April 5. "And Now Mark Twain" will be presented by actor Richard Clark at Orange Congregational Church, Orange Center Road. Lunch will include hearty 19th-century soups and bread. Cost is $20, payable to OHS, P.O. Box 784, Orange 06477.

Guilford Library Expansion Could Be Complete by Fall

By Rachael Scarborough King Register Staff GUILFORD -- Construction on the Guilford Free Library is continuing on schedule, and the expanded facility could be open by the end of the summer.

Cheshire High School Closes Early Over Water Woes, Odd Substance

By Luther Turmelle North Bureau Chief CHESHIRE -- A broken water main and an unidentified substance found in a hallway made for a busy -- albeit short -- day at Cheshire High School Monday.

No. Haven? Department Starts Fresh?

By Ann DeMatteo Assistant Metro Editor NORTH HAVEN -- A licensed clinical social worker who has worked as a psychotherapist and has managed behavioral health clinics is the town's new director of community services and recreation.

No. Branford to Preview Town Budget Tonight?

180 Teachers in Milford Get Pink Slips?

By Brian McCready Milford Bureau Chief MILFORD -- The district's central office's phone lines went into overdrive Monday afternoon as 180 nontenured city teachers were given layoff notices, a move that Superintendent of Schools Harvey B. Polansky described as "gut-wrenching."