Salisbury

Key Town Services
Animal Control Officer 860-248-5637
Assessor (Mon., Wed. & Fri., 9-4) 860-435-5176
Building Official (Mon.-Fri., 8-9 a.m.) 860-435-5177
Fire Marshal 860-435-5196
First Selectman (Mon.-Fri., 8:30-4) 860-435-5170
Litchfield Hills Probate District #24 860-283-4874 or www.litchfieldprobate.org
Recreation Director 860-435-5186
Registrars of Voters (Wed., 9-noon) 860-435-5175
Senior Services (Mon.-Thurs., 9-11 at Town Grove) 860-435-5191
Social Services (Mon.,Tues., Thurs, 9:30-4:30 p.m. and Wed., 9:30-3 p.m.) 860-435-5187
Tax Collector (Mon., Wed. & Fri., 9-4) 860-435-5189
Town Clerk (Mon.-Fri., 9-3:30) 860-435-5182
Town Grove Recreation Building 860-435-5185
Transfer Station (Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. & Sat., 8-4; Sun., 9-1) 860-435-5178
Zoning Administrator (Mon., Wed. & Fri., 8-1) 860-435-5190

Public Safety and Emergency Services
For emergencies 911
Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance 860-435-0058
Lakeville Hose Co. 860-435-9981
Resident State Trooper 860-435-2938
State Police Troop B, North Canaan 860-626-1820
Sanitarian (Torrington Area Health District) 860-489-0436 or www.tahd.org
Sharon Hospital 860-364-4000

Other Services
Corner Food Pantry 860-435-9886
Housatonic Child Care Center 860-435-9694
Noble Horizons 860-435-9851
Salisbury Family Services 860-435-5187
Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association 860-435-0816
Scoville Memorial Library 860-435-2838

Public Schools and Colleges
Explorations Charter School, Winsted 860-738-9070
Housatonic Valley Regional High School, Falls Village 860-824-5123
Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted 860-738-6300
Oliver Wolcott Technical School, Torrington 860-496-5300
Salisbury Central School 860-435-9871

Private Schools
Indian Mountain School, Lakeville 860-435-0871
Salisbury School 860-435-5700
The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville 860-435-2591

Religious Organizations
All Saints of America 860-824-1340
Salisbury Congregational 860-435-2442
St. John’s, Episcopal 860-435-9290
St. Mary’s, Catholic 860-435-2659
Trinity Episcopal Church, Lime Rock 860-435-2627
Lakeville United Methodist 860-435-9496

Elected Officers
First Selectman Curtis Rand 860-435-5170
Representatives in Connecticut General Assembly
     Sen. Craig Miner (30th District) 800-842-1421
     Rep. Brian Ohler (64th District) 800-842-1423
Representative in Congress
     Elizabeth Esty (5th District) New Britain 860-223-8412 Washington 202-225-4476
United States Senators
     Richard Blumenthal Hartford 860-258-6940 Washington 202-224-2823
     Chris Murphy Hartford 860-549-8463 Washington 202-224-4041
Governor Dannel P. Malloy 860-566-4840 

Latest News

Fallen tree cancels jubilee

Fallen tree cancels jubilee

The roof of the Grove was damaged by the tree, the event tent was punctured, a chef was injured and the Jubilee Luncheon was canceled Sunday, Oct. 12.

Photo by Patrick L. Sullivan

LAKEVILLE — The Lakeville Journal and The Millerton News Jubilee Luncheon fundraiser at the Grove Sunday, Oct. 12 was canceled after a very large section of a tree fell on the caterer’s tent at about 10 a.m.

Most of the catering staff heard the tree breaking up and got out of the tent in time, but the chef was hit by the falling limbs and sustained non-critical injuries.

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Kent School senior killed, parents hurt in car crash

Kent School senior killed, parents hurt in car crash

Emergency responders block Amenia Union Road in Sharon Saturday, Oct. 11, while responding to the vehicle crash.

Photo by Patrick L. Sullivan

Updated Oct. 13, 9:25 a.m.:

SHARON — Shea Cassidy-Teti, 17, of Salisbury, died Saturday, Oct. 11, in a tragic car crash on Amenia Union Road in Sharon.

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Rhys V. Bowen

Rhys V. Bowen

LAKEVILLE — Rhys V. Bowen, 65, of Foxboro, Massachusetts, died unexpectedly in his sleep on Sept. 15, 2025. Rhys was born in Sharon, Connecticut, on April 9, 1960 to Anne H. Bowen and the late John G. Bowen. His brother, David, died in 1979.

Rhys grew up at The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, where his father taught English. Attending Hotchkiss, Rhys excelled in academics and played soccer, basketball, and baseball. During these years, he also learned the challenges and joys of running, and continued to run at least 50 miles a week, until the day he died.

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Kelsey K. Horton

Kelsey K. Horton

LAKEVILLE — Kelsey K. Horton, 43, a lifelong area resident, died peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut, following a courageous battle with cancer. Kelsey worked as a certified nursing assistant and administrative assistant at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, from 1999 until 2024, where she was a very respected and loved member of their nursing and administrative staff.

Born Oct. 4, 1981, in Sharon, she was the daughter of W. Craig Kellogg of Southern Pines, North Carolina, and JoAnne (Lukens) Tuncy and her husband Donald of Millerton, New York. Kelsey graduated with the class of 1999 from Webutuck High School in Amenia and from BOCES in 1999 with a certificate from the CNA program as well. She was a longtime member of the Lakeville United Methodist Church in Lakeville. On Oct. 11, 2003, in Poughkeepsie, New York, she married James Horton. Jimmy survives at home in Lakeville. Kelsey loved camping every summer at Waubeeka Family Campground in Copake, and she volunteered as a cheer coach for A.R.C. Cheerleading for many years. Kelsey also enjoyed hiking and gardening in her spare time and spending time with her loving family and many dear friends.

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