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CORNWALL — With resolve to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cornwall Board of Selectmen discussed a plan by which the annual town meeting could occur and meet all legal requirements, particularly for an in-person vote.
CORNWALL — Settled in at home for the potentially long haul of the COVID-19 quarantine, about 35 Cornwall residents gathered remotely by Zoom on Saturday, Sept. 26, for a detailed presentation on their town’s experience so far with the pandemic and with other local challenges.
WEST CORNWALL — Citing concerns about the upcoming flu season, a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in Connecticut and “out of an abundance of caution,” Trinity Retreat Center has canceled all retreats and has closed the center to the public through the end of the year.
Pete Selino will no doubt miss the Cornwall Consolidated School community, but he already has a full roster of activities planned for his retirement. Photo by Tom Brown
CORNWALL — The Cornwall Consolidated School community turned out to bid farewell to retiring head custodian Pete Selino on Friday afternoon, Sept. 25.
Selino, who is 65, had been in the job for 24 years. Tom Brown, a Lakeville Journal contributing photographer, has been promoted to head custodian.
CORNWALL — A sizable group of Cornwall residents interested in the town highway and bridge program — especially the aesthetics of the Cogswell Road bridge — greeted the Board of Selectmen at their Tuesday, Sept. 15, regular meeting held on Zoom.
CORNWALL — Upkeep for a historic cemetery was discussed at the regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, September 1, held by Zoom.
Photo by Tom Brown
Cornwall Consolidated School is rising to the challenge of making learning fun in spite of strict social distancing rules. Teachers customized and decorated the desks in some classrooms. These photos were taken before the first day of school and before the plexiglass partitions were installed.
Clara Kraebber, who helped organize a Black Lives Matter rally in Cornwall last June, has been arrested in New York City for vandalism during a similar rally on Sept. 4. The Cornwall rally was peaceful and did not include any property damage. Photo by Lazlo Gyorsok
CORNWALL — Clara Kraebber, 20, whose parents own a home in Cornwall, was arrested on Sept. 4 for “rioting during demonstrations in Manhattan,” according to a posting on the New York Police Department Twitter. “They were part of a large group breaking storefront windows.”
CORNWALL — Repairs to the Cogswell Road bridge and the costs were outlined by road Project Manager Roger Kane, at the regular meeting of the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday, September 1, held by Zoom.
Kane detailed options for installation of new guardrails at both ends of the bridge, whose design dates back to the 1930s.
CORNWALL —Advocating for continued efforts to preserve undeveloped land throughout the state, the Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC) convened a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 2, to give town and state officials a virtual aerial tour of the Trinity Preserve.
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