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Big plans for Salisbury’s sewer system

SALISBURY — The Salisbury sewer system will get major upgrades this spring — and there won’t be a lot of digging.

Don Mayland, a selectman and the chair of the town’s Water Pollution Control Authority, said in a phone interview Tuesday, Feb. 12, that the project has three components.

The first is complying with state-mandated phosphorus control regulations. This will require new construction at the sewer facility, located along the Rail Trail in Lakeville.

The second is relining the sewer pipes, which date to before World War II. The ceramic...

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Lobster sales send students to D.C.

Wed, 09/26/2018 - 8:40am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

SALISBURY — Salisbury Central School students Mackenzie Casey, Leila Kline and Andrew Scharte were busy on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 19, selling lobsters.
The trio of eighth-graders, plus fifth-grader Neve Kline, took a low-key approach to sales. They were positioned next to Labonne’s, with a table that included doughnuts and coffee.
With two of the major food groups on display, the group hardly needed to say a thing.

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Transfer station bids rise $1 million

Wed, 09/26/2018 - 8:23am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

SALISBURY — The low bid for the new Salisbury-Sharon Transfer Station is about $1 million higher than the amount approved by the two towns in 2016.
That was the bad news that confronted the Transfer Station Building Committee when they convened at Salisbury Town Hall on Wednesday evening, Sept. 19.
The good news is that both the engineer that designed the transfer station, Kevin Grindle of Anchor Engineering, and the contractor, Burlington Construction, say they can come up with roughly $500,000 in savings.

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Independent investigation to begin

Wed, 09/26/2018 - 8:20am

Independent investigation to begin
SALISBURY — The town of Salisbury announced on Tuesday morning, Sept. 25, that it will conduct an investigation into allegations of abuse made in recent weeks against a former town employee. 

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Work could begin on ‘illegal’ steps

Wed, 09/19/2018 - 9:05am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

SALISBURY — Salisbury’s Town Hall will get a major makeover this fall. The Board of Selectmen at the regular monthly meeting Monday, Sept. 10, voted to get started on rebuilding the ramps, steps and facade.
First Selectman Curtis Rand said the total price is $278,000. 
There will be a town meeting soon, with a number of financial items on the agenda, including the balance of the Town Hall project.

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Salisbury and its part in World War I

Wed, 09/19/2018 - 9:01am

SALISBURY — There is a new exhibit about Salisbury’s role in World War I on the 100th anniversary of the end of the war. 
“Over There and Here: Salisbury and Its People During the Great War” is on display at the Academy Building on Main Street until the first weekend in December.

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Baby-Sitters Club explained at SCS

Wed, 09/12/2018 - 8:23am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

SALISBURY — Middle-school students quizzed author Ann M. Martin about her work at Salisbury Central School on Friday, Sept. 7.
Martin is best known for her series, “The Baby-Sitters’ Club.”  She wrote 35 books in the series before turning it over to other writers. 
She said, in response to a question, that the original idea was for four books in the series.
Including her 35 books entries, there are now 132 novels — more than 300 if titles in spin-off series are added to the total.

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Bittersweet Watch

Wed, 09/12/2018 - 8:17am

SALISBURY — The Amesville Association took steps to protect the sycamore trees along the Housatonic River, by hosting an invasive eradication workshop on Saturday morning, Sept. 8. The event was organized by Jennifer Law.
Amesville is one of the five Salisbury villages. It runs along the Housatonic River near the iron bridge that crosses over to Falls Village.
Association President Danella Schiffer said that 15 people took part by pulling up bittersweet vines and painting the massive roots with a herbicide containing 18 percent glysophate. 

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Charges raised publicly against former town employee

Wed, 09/12/2018 - 8:09am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

SALISBURY — A group of about 20 people has asked the Salisbury Board of Selectmen to initiate an investigation of former town Recreation Director Art Wilkinson for alleged sexual abuse of children.
The dramatic request came at the end of an otherwise routine monthly selectmen’s meeting on Monday, Sept. 10.
First Selectman Curtis Rand and Selectman Chris Williams were present. Selectman Don Mayland was out of town.

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Camp Sloane turns 90

Wed, 09/05/2018 - 8:38am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

LAKEVILLE — Camp Sloane YMCA celebrated 90 years in Lakeville on Sunday, Sept. 2, with a dinner and celebration.
Executive Director and CEO Paul “Bear” Bryant, interviewed on Tuesday, Aug. 28, provided a vest-pocket history of the camp.
The origins of Camp Sloane go back to 1910, when the Westchester County, N.Y., YMCA began the process of creating Camp Mohegan at Lake Mohegan, N.Y. 
William Sloane, for whom Camp Sloane is named, was on the committee that established Camp Mohegan.

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Ending another summer season for Salisbury Band

Wed, 08/29/2018 - 8:58am
By
Patrick L. Sullivan

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Band played its traditional end-of-summer concert in front of the Scoville Memorial Library on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 25.
About 60 people came to eat ice cream (from Freund’s Farm Market in North Canaan) and hear the band play venerable favorites such as “Hey, Look Me Over,” “Second Connecticut March” and “Down By the Riverside.”

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