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CORNWALL — David Muni has always found himself lured by the charms of West Cornwall. A drive through the Covered Bridge and up the hill was almost a ritual for the Watertown native from the time he could drive. So it seemed like fate when one day he and CJ Burke took a detour on their way to Torrington.

“We saw a sign that the place was available. We stopped and peeked in the windows and talked about how we would love to run a nice little salon like that,” Burke said. “By the time we hit Mohawk, we decided that’s what we were going to do. By the time we hit Torrington, I decided I...

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Cornwall

Art @ Dump: ‘One of the best ever’

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 9:46am
By
Karen Bartomioli
karenb@lakevillejournal.com

CORNWALL — They were setting the bar high at Art @ the Dump last weekend. There was pure, unadulterated joy obvious in the creations of beauty, statement and function from recycled materials.
Organizing committee member Gail Jacobson described the April 27 and 28 show as one of the best ever, in terms of fundraising, and definitely in every other respect. The show brought in more than $2,750. One-third of that goes to the Cornwall Consolidated School (CCS) art department for extras; over the course of the past 13 years, that money has made a real difference.

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Lean budgets move to town meeting vote on May 17

Thu, 05/02/2013 - 9:44am
By
Cynthia Hochswender
cynthiah@lakevillejournal.com

CORNWALL — A moment of silence in honor of the ailing Ralph Gold was held at the beginning of the budget public hearing on Friday, April 26.
The meeting was at Cornwall Consolidated School and was lightly attended, with about eight members of the public in the audience.
Finance board member Earl Brecher chaired the meeting in the absence of Gold, with guidance on procedure from First Selectman Gordon Ridgway.
“Ralph’s chaired this meeting for 18 years, this is his first time not chairing it in all those years,” Brecher said.

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Art @ the Dump April 27 and 28

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 9:51am

CORNWALL — Although Richard Griggs would have described himself as a mechanic in his youth, art is in his genes. His great-grandfather was James Henry Moser, a well-known Cornwall artist who, among other things, taught watercolors to First Lady Caroline Harrison, wife of the 23rd president, Benjamin Harrison.

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Scrutiny continues on proposed bike trail

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 9:50am
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Karen Bartomioli
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CORNWALL — A walk along the proposed HouBike Trail is tentatively set for Sunday, May 5, at 1 p.m., beginning at the trailhead on the Trinity Conference Center property on Lower River Road.
Plans to establish a bicycle trail from West Cornwall to Cornwall Bridge have received considerable comment since coming to the attention of the general public in recent weeks. The Bicycle Committee of the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area was seeking input in the month prior to the deadline for a planning grant application.

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Budget public hearing is set for April 26

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 9:49am
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Karen Bartomioli
karenb@lakevillejournal.com

CORNWALL — Proposed town and school budgets for fiscal 2013-14 will go to a public hearing Friday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cornwall Consolidated School (CCS) gathering room. All taxpayers are encouraged to come and learn about the spending plans, ask questions and request changes.
After the public hearing, a town meeting will be scheduled and taxpayers will be asked to approve the spending plans.
Both include small increases. The Board of Selectmen increase is currently $42,214 (2.55 percent) and the Board of Education is up $35,367 (1.41 percent).

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Bonney Brook senior apartments coming to life

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 9:49am
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Karen Bartomioli
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CORNWALL — On schedule and looking good! The Bonney Brook senior apartment complex is beginning to transform the look of the center of the village of Cornwall Bridge.
Designed in an architectural style inspired by local buildings and situated to meld into its spot between the Cornwall General Store and the Cornwall Bridge firehouse, it is proving, even partially built, to be a complementary addition.
More important than that, it will provide 10 much-needed, affordable apartments within walking distance of shopping and banking.

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CCS students take a trip into Africa

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 10:04am
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Karen Bartomioli
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CORNWALL — “Stand back here and look up,” Lily Slepoy said.
High above her large painting of a giraffe, hung on the Cornwall Consolidated School gym wall, were markings that showed where actual-sized giraffe heads would be.
“The daddy giraffe can be up to 18 feet tall. The mother can be 14 feet tall and the babies are up to 6 feet tall,” she explained. “They should play basketball.”
Lily was among the first-graders offering fact-filled descriptions of the animals they studied for the Celebration of Africa that transformed the gym April 12.

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The sound of music at CCS

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 10:02am

Cornwall Consolidated School held a concert for students in grades kindergarten to four on April 3. “The concert was focused around the development of jazz, the different jazz performers, different styles, and how it spread throughout our country,” said music teacher Alicia Simonetti-Shpur.

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Drill prompts tweaks to security

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 10:01am
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Karen Bartomioli
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CORNWALL — A second lockdown drill was held April 10 at Cornwall Consolidated School (CCS).
Principal Michael Croft told the school board later that day that some adjustments had been made from the first drill, and the results were very good. It included the State Police and consultant Patriot Security Group.

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Board thanks teachers for fiscal belt-tightening

Thu, 04/18/2013 - 10:00am
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Karen Bartomioli
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CORNWALL — It was a relatively uneventful budget-planning process this spring as town and school officials worked toward maintaining standards and keeping expenses down in the wake of a recession.
Proposed spending for the coming fiscal year (which begins July 1) at Cornwall Consolidated School showed a moderate increase of 1.48 percent as of last week.
The town’s share of the Region One School District budget is down 3.34 percent.

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