New Haven Register

Donors Brighten Holiday in E. Haven ?

By Mark Zaretsky Register Staff EAST HAVEN -- How does a town like East Haven go about putting on an even better tree lighting than normal in the midst of a recession?

Area Reservist Joins in Battleship Launch

By Patricia Villers Register Staff ANSONIA --A Shelton resident who teaches English at Emmett O'Brien Technical High School took time off from the classroom recently to participate in the commissioning of the USS New York.

Funds in Hand, Guilford to Begin 'Shovel-Ready Projects'?

By Susan Misur Register Staff GUILFORD -- With more than $500,000 in grants recently awarded to the town, officials are planning long- and short-term projects to improve roads, combat flooding and improve police officers' sidearms.

Interviews Start for 5 Madison Police Chief Candidates

By Amanda Pinto Register Staff MADISON -- The town's Personnel Search Committee began interviewing the top five candidates for police chief this week, with interviews conducted Thursday and Friday.

New Haven -- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church [Derived Headline]

NEW HAVEN -- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church and parish, at 569 George St., ended its 100th anniversary celebrations Nov. 8 with a Divine Liturgy led by pastor the Rev. Iura Godenciuc. Guests included Mayor John DeStefano Jr., Bishop of Stamford Paul Chomnytsky, retired Bishop of Stamford Basil Losten, former St. Michael's parish priests and the Yevshan choir of Hartford. Following the Divine Liturgy, an anniversary banquet was held at the Grassy Hill Country Club in Orange. The banqu...

New Tactics Mark Substance Abuse Battle?

By Amanda Pinto Register Staff MADISON -- A 20-year-old committee has changed its tactics, and its name, as it makes use of a $625,000 federal grant and aims to reduce underage drinking and drug use.

Festival of Trees Lightens Hearts

By Patricia Villers Register Staff It will begin to look a lot like Christmas at the United Methodist Homes this weekend as Valley Interfaith Caregivers at TEAM hosts its sixth annual Festival of Trees.

No Raises in 1st Year of Cop Union Pact?

By Susan Misur Register Staff GUILFORD -- The recent approval of a new three-year contract for the police union means that no town employee received a wage raise for this fiscal year unless they took a new position, Guilford's finance director said.

Public Access Group to Buy Building?

By Luther Turmelle North Bureau Chief WALLINGFORD -- The town's cable television public access station has signed an agreement to buy a two-story building at 28 S. Orchard St. that the organization plans to convert into its new studios.

Tim Walsh to Lead Shelton School Board

By Sarah W. Caron Register Correspondent SHELTON -- The Board of Education elected a new slate of leaders this week, tapping experienced member Tim Walsh to return to the role of chairman.

Rabbi Sees Much to Be Thankful for ?

My annual Thanksgiving list: I am thankful for all my readers who get angry at some of the things I say or believe. I often learn more from your arguments than with the letters of praise I receive (both of them). For those of you who think I'll burn for eternity in a lake of fire ... I am not that thankful. I am thankful for my readers who wish I was a priest. I also want to again assure those who write me and ask me Christian questions that I just write down the answers given to me by priest...

Thayer to Moderate Branford Rtm

By Mark Zaretsky Register Staff BRANFORD -- The newly-reconstituted Representative Town Meeting has chosen veteran Democratic member Scott Thayer, D-5, to be its moderator for the coming two years.

Ansonia Donates 1988 Fire Truck to Rural Maine Town?

By Patricia Villers Register Staff ANSONIA -- A 21-year-old fire truck that outlived its usefulness here is headed for a new home in Lee, Maine.

Public Reading Today at Center Church

NEW HAVEN -- A public staged reading of "The Excommunication of Mrs. Eaton" will be presented in cooperation with The Bregamos Community Theatre and New Haven Theatre Company at 1 p.m. today at the Center Church on the Green, 250 Temple St. The reading is free, but donations will be accepted at the door. "The Excommunication of Mrs. Eaton" is based on historical events that happened in the early years of the New Haven Colony.

State Agency Backs Closure of High Meadows

By Ann DeMatteo Assistant Metro Editor HAMDEN -- Despite the efforts of parents and union employees, a state agency has sided with the decision to close High Meadows, a Hartford Turnpike residential treatment facility for boys.

W. Haven Post Office Taken Off Closure List

By Abbe Smith Register Staff The latest news from the U.S. Postal Service had folks in West Haven celebrating Friday afternoon and residents in East Haven wondering why their postal station is the last one in the state seemingly doomed for closure.

Vote Set On Extending Cop's Suspension

By Brian McCready Milford Bureau Chief MILFORD -- The Board of Police Commissioners will vote Monday night on whether to extend the suspension of Officer Jason Anderson, who was arrested earlier this month following an investigation into a June crash in Orange in which his cruiser, traveling at 94 mph, hit a car carrying two teens, killing them both.