Sharon

SHARON — For the past two years, artist Katro Storm has been living in the Northwest Corner and devoting himself to his art — good news indeed for art enthusiasts.

SHARON — The  Sharon selectmen made some progress on creating an ordinance regulating food trucks at the Tuesday, Jan. 26, meeting of the board. The meeting was conducted on Zoom.

Using the ordinance proposed for North Canaan to regulate food trucks as a model, the selectmen discussed possible revisions to fit the needs of Sharon.  

SHARON — In response to residents along Hilltop Road and their concerns about speeding vehicles, First Selectman Brent Colley said at the Tuesday, Jan. 26, meeting of the Board of Selectmen that the town is preparing to ask local crews, including the emergency services, highway crew and school bus personnel, for their input on speed bumps.  

SHARON — Nena Carberry of Sharon is heading out on her own in the custom window treatment business.

 SHARON, Conn. —  Testing for COVID-19 will move to an appointment-only basis at Sharon Hospital until further notice. All specimen collections at the hospital are completed in an isolated area at the facility’s rear Wound Care entrance.

Plans are being presented in 2021 to the town of Sharon  for a renovation and expansion of the town’s library, known as the Hotchkiss Library of Sharon. Plans were most recently presented in 2008 for a similar expansion and at that time this history of the building was published in The Lakeville Journal.

SHARON — David R. Chase Jr., 69, of Amenia Union Road, passed peacefully Dec. 4, 2020, at home, surrounded by his family.

David was born July 18, 1951, in Sharon, the son of Alice (Cookingham) and David Chase Sr. 

SHARON — Voters agreed unanimously to accept a grant from the state Small Town  Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) at a special town meeting held at the Sharon Congregational Church on Friday, Dec. 4. The meeting drew sparse attendance for its in-person voting participation and only two residents as Zoom observers.