09/22/2021
09/22/2021
Local News for Beacon Falls, Connecticut
09/22/2021
09/22/2021
Beacon Falls hosting drone show
BEACON FALLS – A drone light show to celebrate the town’s 150th anniversary is set for Saturday. The show, called “A Night of Lights,” will launch at 7:30 p.m. from the Pent Road Recreation Complex on Pent Road. No one is allowed in the park during the show due to Federal Aviation Administration restrictions. People READ MORE.
09/22/2021
Hazardous Waste Collection Set
BEACON FALLS – A Household Hazardous Waste and Paint Collection Day is scheduled for the towns of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Derby, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott and Woodbury for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m…. Read the rest of the article on primepublishers.com READ MORE.
09/21/2021
Beacon Falls transfer station to open Saturday
BEACON FALLS – The town’s transfer station at 401 Lopus Road will be open Saturday from 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Proof of residence of stickers must be affixed on a vehicle’s windshield to access the station. Stickers are $2 and available at the Beacon Falls Police Department or the town clerk’s office in the READ MORE.
09/21/2021
Hazardous waste, paint to be collected
BEACON FALLS – The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments and participating towns are sponsoring a household hazardous waste and paint collection day Sept. 25. The collection runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Pent Road Recreation Complex, 100 Pent Road. The collection is open to residents of the following 15 municipalities: Ansonia, Beacon READ MORE.
09/21/2021
Legislature to vote on extending Lamont powers
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American HARTFORD – State lawmakers will return in special session early next week to vote on extending the state’s COVID-19 emergency until mid-February. The governor’s office on Monday confirmed Gov. Ned Lamont will submit a required notice to General Assembly leaders on Wednesday that he plans to renew the declarations of public READ MORE.
09/20/2021
Caucus to hold hearing for educators, health care workers to discuss mandates
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American HARTFORD – Conservative Republican legislators are going to give teachers and health care workers a public forum to speak out against COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace. The legislature’s 17-member Conservative Caucus on Sept. 16 announced plans for a hearing Sept. 22 at 12 p.m. at the Legislative Office Building in READ MORE.
09/19/2021
Eversource announces infrared inspections
Eversource will be conducting aerial inspections of high-voltage electrical equipment on rights of way throughout Connecticut. The aerial inspections are scheduled to start Monday and continue through Friday, the company stated in a news release. Weather permitting, flights will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Inspections will be done in the following cities READ MORE.
09/16/2021
Beacon Falls, Naugatuck YMCA kick off partnership
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer BEACON FALLS – The town is collaborating with the Naugatuck YMCA for the first time to provide programs for the community. “It’s something new the town has never had before,” Board of Finance Chairman Thomas Pratt said during an informal meeting Sept. 8 at Town Hall between town and YMCA READ MORE.
09/16/2021
Board to hear assessment appeals
BEACON FALLS – The Board of Assessment Appeals will meet Sept. 22 to hear appeals related to motor vehicle assessments on the Oct. 1, 2020, grand list. The meeting is at 7 p.m. in Town Hall, 10 Maple Ave. Anyone appealing an assessment of a motor vehicle must appear in person. Masks will be required READ MORE.
09/16/2021
Hazardous Waste Collection Set
BEACON FALLS – A Household Hazardous Waste and Paint Collection Day is scheduled for the towns of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Derby, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott and Woodbury for 8 a.m. to 2 p.m…. Read the rest of the article on primepublishers.com READ MORE.
09/15/2021
Lamont seeks an extension of emergency orders
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American HARTFORD – Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday proposed to continue the state’s school mask mandate beyond Sept. 30 when his COVID-19 emergency orders are due to expire. Lamont confirmed Tuesday he wants the full legislature to approve at least another 90-day extension of his emergency powers because of the ongoing threat READ MORE.
09/14/2021
Lamont to follow Biden’s lead on mandate
By Paul Hughes, Republican-American ROCKY HILL – Like many Connecticut employers and workers, Gov. Ned Lamont has a lot to learn about President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large companies, but he says he will follow the president’s lead. Lamont told reporters on Monday that he understands why Biden decided to order all private READ MORE.
09/14/2021
Region 16 eyes 3-part capital project at Woodland
By Elio Gugliotti, Editor BEACON FALLS – A large capital project to make improvements to athletic facilities at Woodland Regional High School is coming down the pike. Region 16 officials want to replace the track and gymnasium floor, and update the weight room at the school. The project is its infancy, and there are no READ MORE.
09/13/2021
Motorcycle rider ‘grateful to be alive’ after nearly hitting bear in Washington
A Beacon Falls couple was involved in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon after swerving to avoid hitting a bear. Read the rest of the article on newstimes.com READ MORE.
09/13/2021
Motorcycle rider recovers after Washington bear incident
A Beacon Falls couple was involved in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon after swerving to avoid hitting a bear. Read the rest of the article on countytimes.com READ MORE.
09/13/2021
Motorcycle rider ‘grateful to be alive’ after nearly hitting bear
A Beacon Falls couple was involved in a motorcycle accident Saturday afternoon after swerving to avoid hitting a bear. Read the rest of the article on newstimes.com READ MORE.
09/10/2021
Police ID driver in crash
BEACON FALLS – State police identified the driver in a fatal one-car crash on Route 8 South on Aug. 30 as Oscar Carbrera-Barra, 18, of Waterbury. State police said Carbrera-Barra, who was driving a 2004 Ford Escape, veered off the highway for unknown reasons south of exit 24 at about 7 a.m. Beacon Hose Co. READ MORE.
09/09/2021
9/11 reverberates 20 years later
By Andreas Yilma, Staff Writer First responders recall efforts in aftermath of attacks Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, the images and smells from Ground Zero are still fresh in the minds of local first responders who trekked to New York City to help any way they could. “It looked like a post-apocalyptic scene from READ MORE.
09/09/2021