GNH defense delivers 41-16 win over Wolcott
GNH’s Cole Simonds caught an interception, seen above, and recovered a fumble.
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Tyler Roberts, left, caught three interceptions against Wolcott and returned one for a touchdown. Wes Allyn, right, added a pick-six of his own in the game. Riley Klein 
A palette of autumn colors brightened the hillsides around Van Why Field in Winsted Oct. 25.Riley Klein
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Lydia Fleming plays doubles.
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HVRHS came out on top with a team score of 4-3.
In the first singles match, Northwestern’s Keria Mann defeated Housatonic’s Victoria Brooks 6-1, 6-3.
Housatonic’s Eliana Lang won the second singles match 6-4, 6-3 against Northwestern’s Lauren Kacmarcik.
Eliana Lang returns forehand. Riley Klein
Housatonic’s Mia DiRocco won the third singles match 6-4, 1-6, 10-4 against Northwestern’s Willow Byrne.
Housatonic’s Mia Belter won the fourth singles match 6-4, 6-3 against Northwestern’s Mia Zuccaro.
In the first doubles match, Northwestern’s Ava Burrell and Jailyn Rosado defeated Housatonic’s Abby
Perotti and Kate Money 6-3,6-0.
Northwestern’s Hannah Burgo and Allison Cravanzola won the second doubles match 6-1, 6-1 against Housatonic’s Noell Laurry and Lydia Fleming.
Housatonic’s Tess Churchill and Lily McCabe won the third doubles match 6-2, 6-0 over Northwestern’sHarmini Thomas and Kylee Quach.
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Travis Barber swings.
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HVRHS started strong. TJ Coon and August Olson reached home in the first inning to give the Mountaineers a 2-0 lead. Northwestern responded with eight runs in the bottom of the first.
The Highlanders consistently extended their lead in the second, third and fourth innings.
Bryce Salmon plays first.Riley Klein
Trailing by a wide margin late in the game, sophomore Nate Young continued to encourage his teammates.
“Let’s get these bats going, boys,” Young said in the dugout before the fifth inning. “We need 23 runs.”
The Mountaineers came out swinging and quickly loaded up the bases. Young, Travis Barber and Ian Thomen crossed the plate before the inning was out to add to HVRHS’s score.
“We almost came back,” Young remarked after the game ended.
Occurring at the same time in Falls Village, the varsity squads for HVRHS and Northwestern were playing. The Highlanders won that game as well, 5-1.
The former Lakeville Train Station on Ethan Allen Street will be moved back about 16 feet.
Patrick L. Sullivan
The plan is to move the entire building back about 16 feet from its current location on Ethan Allen Street in Lakeville. The unmarked pavement narrows by the station, which has caused problems like panel trucks clipping the roof. Rand also said the building’s brick foundation has been covered up by years of repaving the street.
The street, which is home to three restaurants and a laundromat, continues to the Grove and also intersects with Holley Street toward Route 44.
Just west of the train station is Salisbury’s newest electric vehicle charger, installed last week on town property. The rate is 43 cents per kilowatt hour.
A new EV charging station in Lakeville. Patrick L. Sullivan
Rand also reported that Duke Besozzi of New England Naval Timbers in Cornwall delivered 10 six-inch white oak trees to the Grove on Monday, May 4 for planting. Besozzi’s company supplies timber for use in restorations and replicas of wooden sailing ships. White oak is highly water-resistant and sought after for such uses.
Katie Begley is Salisbury’s new resident trooper, and was scheduled to be introduced at the meeting. Something came up, however, and she wasn’t able to attend.
Rand said he was hopeful that the trooper would stick around. “We’ve had three in one year,” he said.
The discussion redirected to speeding. Kiefer said she often receives comments from residents about the issue, and joked that she considered standing out on Route 44 holding a hair dryer like a radar gun to try to slow drivers down.
Rand said he recently noticed a 20 mile per hour speed limit on a state road in Cornwall. He said when he suggested the same speed limit to the state Department of Transportation, he was told it couldn’t be done.
The selectmen agreed to keep the pressure on the DOT, with an emphasis on median islands on Route 44 heading west out of Lakeville.
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