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The so-far excellent immigration vetting process

SALISBURY — Chris George, executive director of Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) in New Haven, said that the U.S. government’s vetting process for refugees is the “most rigorous” in the world.

George spoke to an audience at the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury on Saturday, April 13.

He made the distinction between “refugees” and other categories of immigrants.

By international law, refugees are those forced to flee their home countries because they face persecution on the basis of race, religion,...

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Salisbury looks at short-term rentals

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 8:34am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Planning and Zoning Commission held a workshop meeting Monday, Oct. 15, to get feedback from the public on the subject of  short-term rentals in town.
About 35 people attended, plus the commissioners.
Jocelyn Ayer from the Northwest Hills Council of Governments started the meeting with a presentation on short-term rentals and how different towns regulate them (if they regulate them at all). The council is made up of first selectmen from 21 area towns.

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All ends well with SCS renovation

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 8:25am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

LAKEVILLE — Back in February 2016, architect Al Jacunski left jaws on the floor when he told the town school board and the Board of Finance that Salisbury Central School needed $8.5 million in renovations.
The town responded by a) ignoring Jacunski and b) forming a building committee, headed by Michael Clulow.
Two and a half years later, the renovations are done, at a cost of $2.25 million.
School board Chairman David Valcin took a group through the upper building prior to the board meeting on Monday, Oct. 22.

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Salisbury man arrested for installing video cameras

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 8:24am
By
Alexander Wilburn

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Millerhurst blaze recalls 1985’s Belter fire

Wed, 10/31/2018 - 8:21am
By
Cynthia Hochswender

SALISBURY — It wasn’t only Dutchess County residents who were stunned and saddened by the early evening fire on Oct. 14 that destroyed two dairy barns and killed 46 cows at Mike and Emily Miller’s Millerhurst Farm in Ancramdale. 
Northwest Corner residents who heard about the fire spread the news, posted photos on social media and visited the www.gofundme.com page for the fire, sharing support and money to help the farmers rebuild after the electrical fire. 

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Salisbury looks at rules on short-term rentals

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 9:56am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Planning and Zoning Commission held a workshop meeting Monday, Oct. 15, to get feedback from the public on the subject of  short-term rentals in town.
About 35 people attended, plus the commissioners.
Jocelyn Ayer from the Northwest Hills Council of Governments started the meeting with a presentation on short-term rentals and how different towns regulate them (if they regulate them at all). The council is made up of first selectmen from 21 area towns.

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Sotheby’s office now in Salisbury

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 8:48am

The 14 agents of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty have moved from their former office on Main Street in Lakeville to a new spot on Main Street in Salisbury. John Harney Jr. (at left in photo, with Tom Metzger and MC Taylor) said the company decided to make the move so the office would have greater visibility and more street traffic. The only downside to the new space, he said, is the presence nearby of the Sweet William’s bakery and coffee shop. “That’s 10 pounds, right there,” he said with a sigh. 
 

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Town meeting makes ponies tax free

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 9:21am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

SALISBURY — Voters at a Salisbury town meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 10, unanimously approved eight agenda items.
The first item was to combine the town’s Land Capital and Building Capital accounts into one new account, called the Building and Land Capital account. This was approved by unanimous voice vote.

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Moose on the loose

Wed, 10/17/2018 - 8:43am

SALISBURY — A moose with aspirations has been visiting area independent schools in recent weeks. First a student at The Hotchkiss School spotted the leggy mammal taking a swim in Lake Wononscopomuc and took a photo. Then, at the end of September, Salisbury School teacher Avery Scoville caught a snapshot of the moose on his school’s campus. Drivers are reminded that moose are extremely tall and therefore can be very dangerous when encountered on roads, especially on misty early mornings. 
— Cynthia Hochswender

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Mayland celebrates 40 years on Litchfield Bancorp Board

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 9:02am

SALISBURY — Don Mayland of Lakeville is celebrating his 40th year on the Board of Directors of Litchfield Bancorp.  Chairman of the board since 1993, Mayland also served as chairman of the Connecticut Mutual Holding Company, a partnership between Collinsville Savings Society, Litchfield Bancorp and Northwest Community Bank from its inception in 2001 until 2016.  

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Salisbury Forum: A Republican says ‘vote for Democrats’

Wed, 10/10/2018 - 8:36am
By
Leon Graham

SALISBURY — Tom Nichols is a lifelong conservative, a Republican who was a leading voice in the 2016 Never Trump movement. Now he calls for voters to back Democrats in the upcoming midterm election. As he recently wrote in USA Today, “I am still a Republican, but my party needs to be fumigated.”

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