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Class of 2019: prepared for their next step

CORNWALL — Celebrating the achievements of the 12 bright and hopeful students in the eighth grade class, the 2019 promotion ceremony at Cornwall Consolidated School (CCS) underscored strengths of each student, most of whom had been together since kindergarten.

The event began promptly at 6 p.m. with a student procession to the auditorium where the CCS brass quintet ably played Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” as an introduction to the event. 

Three of the quintet members speedily donned their gowns and then took their places with their classmates in the...

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‘Ghost hunters’ trespass on Dark Entry

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 8:16am
By
Alexander Wilburn

CORNWALL — Two young Connecticut residents turned themselves in on arrest warrants on Friday, July 6, after allegedly trespassing on private property on Dark Entry Road in Cornwall in May,  looking for thrills in the area known as  Dudleytown.
Dudleytown in Cornwall is not a town, but a 1740s farming settlement whose founders included several members of the Dudley family. The area is mainly owned now by the Dark Entry Forest Association, which has replanted trees in the formerly deforested land. 

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Scorching temps at pig roast

Wed, 07/11/2018 - 8:51am
By
Leila Hawken

CORNWALL — The prospect of any pig roast can draw public interest, but locate it at a lumberyard, particularly one that has something to celebrate, and people will come from all over.  
And come they did, on Saturday, June 30, to admire the new warehouse building at Northeast Building Supply on Route 7 in Cornwall Bridge.

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Concerns about electric plant, hospital birthing suites

Wed, 07/11/2018 - 8:33am
By
Leila Hawken

CORNWALL — Two Cornwall bridges will be repaired this summer in accordance with contracts signed by the selectmen at their meeting on Tuesday, July 3, awarding the projects to Dayton Construction of Watertown, Conn.
The bridge on Gravel Bank is slated for replacement and the Smith Place bridge in West Cornwall will have its superstructure replaced. Roger Kane, consultant to the town on bridges, reported that both projects are expected to be completed on or about Nov. 16. 

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Independence Day fun

Tue, 07/03/2018 - 9:03am

Cornwall residents and visitors celebrated July 4th a few days early, on Saturday, June 30, just before the heat wave began.

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New docks are due at Hammond Beach

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 8:45am
By
Leila Hawken

CORNWALL — A brand-new four-wheel drive pay loader will soon be delivered to the town; the selectmen approved full payment of $138,265 for the vehicle at their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 19.
The John Deere pay loader is being purchased through W. I. Clark of Wallingford, a dealer in construction equipment. The price includes a two-year extended warranty. 
 The old grader brought a trade-in of $35,000. First Selectman Gordon Ridgway reported that the cost is easily covered by the existing balance in the equipment fund.

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Class of 2018: Bonds strengthened, not broken

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 8:40am
By
Leila Hawken

CORNWALL — Celebrating the achievements of the two members of its eighth-grade class, the 2018 promotion ceremony at Cornwall Consolidated School (CCS) went off without a hitch on Wednesday, June 20. 
Both students, Reilly Hedden and Gavin Budny, presented themselves with individuality and confidence, crediting their nine years together at the school as helping to form them into capable teen leaders in their school and community.

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Inspired by Malala, Hedden state rep for day

Wed, 06/27/2018 - 8:37am
By
Cynthia Hochswender

CORNWALL — Just hours before her promotion ceremony from Cornwall Consolidated School, eighth-grader Reilly Hedden was honored June 20 by state Rep. Brian Ohler (R-64) for an essay she wrote about the public figure she most admires.
This is the first year in which Ohler has organized the competition, which was open to students in schools in the Region One School District, the Region Seven School District and Torrington. 

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New plans for The Bend discussed

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 9:03am
By
Leila Hawken

CORNWALL — A preliminary plan to provide public access to the Housatonic River at The Bend, south of the Covered Bridge, was presented to the Cornwall Board of Selectmen at their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 5.
Owned by Eversource, the site would be licensed to the town for the proposed use, First Selectman Gordon Ridgway explained. Because the site has a history of industrial uses, the project would not disturb the existing soils; rain run-off would be contained on the site.

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Bugs, students and a day in the stream

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 8:51am
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Leila Hawken

CORNWALL — Lots of bugs inhabiting a stream is a good thing. The children who attend the after-school program at Cornwall Consolidated School (CCS) learned a lot about those bugs on Wednesday, May 23, in a stream across the street from their school.
Staff from the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA) offered a program called Get River Smart, one of a series of programs they have designed for youngsters to learn about waterways. 

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Lynden B. Miller’s message of hope grows on

Wed, 06/13/2018 - 8:50am
By
Alexander Wilburn

“Do something to make the world a more beautiful place.” 

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