Sharon

SHARON — The Board of Selectmen approved the town’s Affordable Housing Plan at its regular meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13.

Months of meetings by the volunteer Housing Plan Steering Committee, which studied the local issue of availability of affordable housing, led to adoption of the plan.

SHARON — When a beloved parishioner, retired teacher  and community leader reaches the venerable age of 100 years, much of that time in service to her church and community, it calls for celebration.

SHARON — To clarify the process and various funding options that will guide the town’s consideration of Comcast’s $1.6 million partnership proposal, the Board of Selectmen held an open conversation at a special meeting on Thursday, Sept. 1.

SHARON — Nuvance Health announced on Thursday, Aug. 25 that Dr. Jonathon Keith Joseph will join its  primary care office in Sharon and begin seeing patients this fall.

SHARON, Conn. — Sharon Hospital’s in-person community roundtable is on Thursday, Sept. 8, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Geer Village in North Canaan, Conn. It will be limited to 20 participants due to COVID-19 guidelines and requires advance registration. It will be in the Hollenbeck Room at The Lodge at Geer Village, 77 South Canaan Road.

SHARON — On the opening night of Sharon Playhouse’s production of “Shear Madness,” the show started before everyone had even taken their seats.

SHARON — Responding to a recent forum when residents heard a proposal from Comcast to partner with the town in extending high-speed internet service to every home and business, the Board of Selectmen voted to forward the $1.6 million proposal to the Board of Finance for approval.

Nancy Heaton, founder and CEO of the Foundation for Community Health in Sharon, was recently appointed by Gov. Ned Lamont to a task force directed to study and make recommendations to the Office of Health Strategy (OHS) with the goal of improving the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) process.