Race cars took the track for events all day Friday, Aug. 16 and Saturday, Aug. 17 at Lime Rock Park. Gridlife Circuit Legends celebrated its third year at the park with a packed weekend of drifting and racing.
LIME ROCK — Gridlife Circuit Legends returned to Lime Rock Park this year for an action-packed weekend of racing and drifting Friday, Aug. 16 and Saturday, Aug. 17.
It's the third year that the racing festival has come to Lime Rock Park. Visitors had several options to attend the races, from individual day passes to camping on the infield all weekend long.
Hundreds of people streamed onto the racetrack over the course of the weekend to watch time trials, touring car races and the Model 3 challenge, a race of Tesla Model 3 cars.
Gridlife Circuit Legends touts itself as a celebration of modern custom race cars. Races in different classes ran throughout the day Friday and Saturday.
Drifting events wowed spectators at the racetrack. The cars zoomed around Lime Rock’s windy road course, burning rubber around every corner.
Throughout the weekend racers competed in the Gridlife Touring Car races, a series of eight races to test the mettle of the cars and drivers in attendance.
The event attracted some high profile drivers, like T-Pain, who drove a Nissan 240SX for Hert Life.
The “hot concours” hosted racers and their crews as guests meandered and talked cars with the experts. Everyone had to watch their backs, however, as race cars rolled back and forth from their parking spots out to the racetrack.
CORNWALL — Connecticut Department of Transportation cannot sign off on a new sidewalk and crosswalk in Cornwall Bridge until the parking lot used by Cornwall Market is reconfigured.
The plan to improve walkability on Route 7 received grant approval from the Transportation Rural Improvement Program more than a year ago but remains but to date little progress has been made. The project aims to build a sidewalk from the firehouse to Cornwall Market and a crosswalk to the other side of the road with accessible landings on both sides.
Despite TRIP approval, DOT has yet to approve the work. Cornwall was informed that changes must be made to the market’s lot before moving forward.
The Board of Selectmen reviewed the situation at a regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 7. First Selectman Gordon Ridgway was hopeful the added work can be covered by the grant, which awarded about $800,000 toward the project.
“DOT did not like the 70-foot aprons there,” Ridgway said of the entrance to the parking lot.
By changing the entrance and reworking the parking configuration, he explained, “It controls traffic a lot more” and removes the “Wild West” style approach of the current layout.
At present, employees of the market utilize the firehouse parking lot. The proposed reconfiguration would pave the grassy plot off to the side and would add more spaces for staff and the public.
“This is a significant municipal enhancement that hopefully can be incorporated into that grant,” said Ridgway.
The draft plan was sent to the state for review.
Town Meeting Nov. 8
Cornwall will hold a town meeting at Cornwall Consolidated School Friday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting will be to review and approve the annual town report and the new 5-year plan.
A strong show of solidarity is seen at Project Sage’s annual Community Vigil on Thursday, Oct. 9, at Community Park in Lakeville. The event is aimed at bringing attention to the issue of domestic violence.
SHARON — On the Oct. 8 Planning and Zoning Commission agenda were two proposed amendments to the town’s regulations surrounding agriculture.
The first to be discussed was a proposed addition that would allow for accessory profitable pursuits on active farms via special permit application, so long as the accessory use is secondary to the primary agricultural operation on the property. Options could include wineries, vacation stays or general events to name a few. P&Z ultimately tabled any decision until the next meeting as the town attorney confirms whether the draft would have to go back to public hearing if changes are made to the proposal.
Another long-standing issue, that of the regulation of chickens, became a full-room discussion as the Commission opened up the floor to Sharon Valley Road residents Letitia and Brian Brazee to air their grievances about a neighboring property owner’s chicken coop.
Letitia Brazee has issued complaints via letters to town hall since June, she said, and explained that while it may seem to be a minor issue, to her and her husband it isn’t. “Hearing the noise and smell, it’s not small,” she said of the chicken coop, which sits close to their property line on their neighbors’ sub-acre plot.
The only animals with property requirements attached to them are horses, and while a “farm” by definition must be more than three acres, there is nothing that says that owning chickens constitutes a farm.
The commission discussed the issue, noting that many municipalities in Connecticut do allow the ownership of hens, excluding roosters, on small parcels. It was noted that Falls Village, Salisbury and Cornwall all allow for home-owned poultry so long as property line setbacks are respected.
Further complicating the matter is the state’s “Right to Farm” law that allows agricultural operations to be conducted as a right and exempt from nuisance complaints unless the municipality develops an ordinance or regulation “to the contrary,” as per the statute’s language.
The Commission tabled the issue until the next meeting as commissioners conduct more research and develop a draft regulation. In the meantime, P&Z member Larry Moskowitz encouraged the feuding neighbors to seek a “compromise” among themselves, as the drafting and adoption of ordinances is a time-consuming process.
Notice of Decision
Town of Salisbury
Planning & Zoning Commission
Notice is hereby given that the following actions were taken by the Planning & Zoning Commission of the Town of Salisbury, Connecticut on October 6, 2025:
Approved - Special Permit Application #2025-0298 by Albert Ginouves, for a detached apartment on a single family residential lot in accordance with Section 208 of the regulations. The property is shown on Salisbury Assessor’s Map 54 as Lot 43-2 and is located at 22 Meadow Street, Lakeville. The owners of the property are Albert Ginouves and Amy Lake.
Approved - Site Plan Application #2025-0297 by owner Anne Fredericks, to construct a new garage in the Lake Protection Overlay District in accordance with section 404 of the regulations. The property is shown on Salisbury Assessor’s Map 64 as Lot 07 and is located at 29 Morgan Lane, Salisbury.
Approved with the conditions recommended by the Town Engineer, and the condition that the discharge into the wetlands be moved back to the 738ft contour - Site Plan Application #2025-0301 by owner Salisbury School Incorporated to replace a septic system and associated drainage in the Lake Protection Overlay District in accordance with section 404 of the regulations. The properties are shown on Salisbury Assessor’s Map 69 as Lots 18 & 18-1 and are located at 500 & 508 Twin Lakes Road, Salisbury.
Approved with the condition that Torrington Area Health District Approval is obtained - Site Plan Application #2025-0302 by Joshua Johannesen (Allied Engineering Assoc. Inc.) for additions in the Lake Protection Overlay District in accordance with section 404 of the regulations. The property is shown on Salisbury Assessor’s Map 64 as Lot 08 and is located at 410 Twin Lakes Road. The owner of the property is American School for the Deaf.
Any aggrieved person may appeal these decisions to the Connecticut Superior Court in accordance with the provisions of Connecticut General Statutes §8-8.
Town of Salisbury
Planning &
Zoning Commission
Martin Whalen, Secretary
10-16-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF
ROBERT C. BRANDEGEE
Late of Pennsylvania
(25-00383)
The Hon. Jordan M. Richards, Judge of the Court of Probate, District of Litchfield Hills Probate Court, by decree dated October 2, 2025, ordered that all claims must be presented to the fiduciary at the address below. Failure to promptly present any such claim may result in the loss of rights to recover on such claim.
The fiduciary is:
Bear Brandegee
c/o William O Riiska
William O. Riiska
3 Farnam Road
PO Box 1340
Lakeville, CT 06039
Megan M. Foley
Clerk
10-16-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF RODERICK C. LANKLER
Late of Arizona
AKA Roderick
Conover Lankler
(25-00368)
The Hon. Jordan M. Richards, Judge of the Court of Probate, District of Litchfield Hills Probate Court, by decree dated September 30, 2025, ordered that all claims must be presented to the fiduciary at the address below. Failure to promptly present any such claim may result in the loss of rights to recover on such claim.
The fiduciary is:
Barbara M. Lankler
c/o Neal Dennis White
Cramer & Anderson, LLP
46 West Street, PO Box 278
Litchfield, CT 06759
Megan M. Foley
Clerk
10-16-25
