SHARON — The Housatonic River Commission threw a bit of a party Saturday afternoon, Sept. 7, at Housatonic Meadows State Park in Sharon.
The event was a celebration of the river’s designation as a Wild and Scenic River.
The federal status became official in 2023.
The Housatonic River Commission is composed of members from the seven towns included in the 41 mile Wild and Scenic stretch of the Housatonic: New Milford, Kent, Sharon, Cornwall, Falls Village, North Canaan and Salisbury.
Commission chair Bill Tingley thanked the organizations and agencies that worked with the Housatonic River Commission to protect the river, including the National Park Service, Housatonic Valley Association, Northwest Hills Council of Governments, FirstLight, and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Tingley also thanked the volunteers of the Housatonic Meadows Preservation Action (HMPA) for their work on the park after DEEP, in 2021, removed some 100 trees, 75 pine and 25 century oaks, deemed hazardous.
After a subsequent outcry, DEEP, in consultation with the HMPA, began planting new trees on October 2022, and the Connecticut General Assembly passed legislation to oversee DEEP’s hazardous tree removal policies.
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) with Lynn Werner of the Housatonic Valley Association at the Housatonic River Commission’s Sept. 7 event.Patrick L. Sullivan
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) was on hand, and in brief remarks praised “the people willing to help protect these resources” for future generations.
Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (D-5) also attended, and noted that the Fifth District contains not one but two Wild and Scenic Rivers (the other being the Farmington).
“This is a big deal,” Hayes said. “This is like an insurance policy.”
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) could not attend, but Tingley read a letter congratulating the commission on achieving the Wild and Scenic designation.
State Representative Maria Horn (D-64) was also on hand.
Music was provided by Hudson Crossing.
Ava Segalla, Housatonic Valley Regional High School's all-time leading goal scorer, has takes a shot against Coventry in the Class S girls soccer tournament quarterfinal game Friday, Nov. 7.
HVRHS (3) will play Morgan High School (10) in the semifinals. On the other side of the bracket, Canton High School (4) will play Old Saybrook High School (9). The winners of both games will meet in the Class S championship game.
To start the tournament, HVRHS earned a first-round bye and then had home-field advantage for the second-round and quarterfinal games.
Lyla Diorio scores for HVRHS in the second-round game against Stafford High School Tuesday, Nov. 4.Photo by Riley Klein
In the second round Tuesday, Nov. 4, HVRHS won 4-3 against Stafford High School (19) in overtime. Ava Segalla scored three goals for Housatonic, including the overtime winner, and Lyla Diorio scored once. Bella Coporale scored twice for Stafford and Gabrielle Fuller scored once.
HVRHS matched up against Coventry High School (11) in the quarterfinal round Friday, Nov. 7. In the 2024 tournament, Coventry eliminated the Mountaineers in the second round.
Georgie Clayton, left, races Mazie Cox for the ball.Photo by Riley Klein
Revenge was served in 2025 with a 4-2 win for HVRHS. Segalla scored her second hat trick of the tournament and Georgie Clayton scored once. Coventry’s goals came from Jianna Foran and Savannah Blood.
“The vibes are great,” said HVRHS Principal Ian Strever at the quarterfinal game.
Housatonic celebrates a goal in the Class S tournament.Photo by Riley Klein
The semifinal against Morgan will be played Wednesday, Nov. 12, on neutral ground at Newtown High School.
If HVRHS wins, it will mark the girls soccer team’s first appearance in the Class S title game since 2014.
Morgan was the runner-up in last year’s Class S girls soccer tournament, losing in penalty kicks to Coginchaug High School.
Goalie Vi Salazar makes a save late in the quarterfinal game Nov. 7.Photo by Riley Klein
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