Stick by stick

Stick by stick
Photo by John Coston

Brandon Smith, left, and Chris Milano, both of Millerton, put new roof  framing on the cow barn at Elm Knoll Farm in East Canaan. On March 15, a heavy snow caused a roof collapse, killing two pregnant heifers at the dairy farm owned by David Jacquier. 

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Dept. of Administrative Services inherits Torrington Transfer Station

USA Waste & Recycling, based in Winsted, is seeking to purchase the Torrington Transfer Station for a price of $3.25 million.

Jennifer Almquist

TORRINGTON — Effective July 1, Connecticut Department of Administrative Services became the entity overseeing municipal waste service agreements in the Northwest Corner.

The shift occurred after the MIRA Dissolution Authority Board of Directors was unable to reach a consensus on what to do with the Torrington Transfer Station prior to June 30. The two apparent choices were to sell the facility to USA Waste & Recycling for $3.25 million, or to convey the property and permit to the Northwest Resource Recovery Authority, founded by the City of Torrington.

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Falls Village welcomes new eatery

Guests line up for food and drink at the Off the Trail Cafe soft opening Saturday, July 5. 

Patrick L. Sullivan

FALLS VILLAGE — Just in time for the regular monthly “First Saturdays in Falls Village” event, the Off the Trail Cafe had a soft opening Saturday, July 5.

Proprietor Liz Ives was scooting back and forth between the serving area and the kitchen at around 10:30 a.m., as three or four groups of customers sat at tables inside and out and another knot of half a dozen people waited to place their orders.

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Abbott tapped as HVA’s new executive director
The Cornwall-based Housatonic Valley Association has named Timothy B. Abbott as its new executive director. He succeeds Lynn Werner, who retired on July 1.
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CORNWALL — Following a six-month national search, the Board of Directors of the Housatonic Valley Association has selected Timothy B. Abbott, a well-known conservation leader in the region, as its new executive director.

Abbott, 57, succeeds Lynn Werner, who retired on July 1 after 42 years with the Cornwall Bridge-based organization and 30 years as its executive director.

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Affordable housing bill veto draws mixed reaction in Northwest Corner

On June 23, Governor Ned Lamont (D) vetoed a contentious bill that would have significantly altered state policy on affordable housing; responses from local municipal leadership and housing advocates have run the gamut from gratified to frustrated.

“I’m disappointed by the result and I’m just disappointed by the process,” said State Rep. Maria Horn (D-64), positing that Lamont’s decision was influenced by naysayers who refused to find middle ground.

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