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Legal Notices - January 8, 2026
Jan 07, 2026
Legal Notice
The Cornwall Democratic Party will hold a meeting and caucus to elect members of the Cornwall Democratic Town Committee on Sunday, January 11, at 4:00pm at the Cornwall Library, 30 Pine Street, Cornwall, CT.
01-08-26
LEGAL NOTICE
TOWN OF KENT
The second installment of the Real Estate and Personal Property tax for the Grand List of 2024 is due and payable January 1, 2026. The Motor Vehicle Supplemental tax for the Grand List of 2024 is due and payable on January 1, 2026. The second installment of the Real Estate, Personal Property and the Motor Vehicle Supplemental tax for the Grand List of 2024 will become delinquent on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
As soon as the tax becomes delinquent, it shall be subject to interest at the rate of 1.5% per month from January 1, 2026 until the same is paid.
Bills may be viewed and paid online by going to the Tax Collector ‘s page on the Town of Kent website at www.townofkentct.gov.
The Tax Collector’s office will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
There is a red drop box next to the front door of the Town Hall for payments.
Payments are also welcome through the mail at P. O. Box 311, Kent, Connecticut 06757.
Deborah Devaux CCMC
Tax Collector
12-18-25
01-08-26
01-22-26
NOTICE OF DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
To enrolled members of the Democratic Party of the Town of North Canaan, CT.
Pursuant to the Rules of the Democratic Party and State election laws, you are hereby notified that a caucus will be held on: January 12th at 6:30 pm at North Canaan Town Hall to endorse candidates for the North Canaan Democratic Town Committee and to transact other business as may be proper to come before said Caucus. Dated at : North Canaan, CT. Date: December 31, 2025
North Canaan Democratic Town Committee Chair: Chris Jacques
01-08-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF
T. MERRILL PRENTICE
Late of West Cornwall
(25-00508)
The Hon. Jordan M. Richards, Judge of the Court of Probate, District of Litchfield Hills Probate Court, by decree dated December 18, 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:
Serena Lansing, CFTA
c/o Mary M Ackerly
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC, 782 Bantam Road, P.O. Box 815, Bantam, CT 06750
Megan M. Foley
Clerk
01-08-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF
ROBERT A. REED
Late of Falls Village
(25-00394)
The Hon. Jordan M. Richards, Judge of the Court of Probate, District of Litchfield Hills Probate Court, by decree dated December 16, 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:
Melissa Reed
c/o Kevin F Nelligan
The Law Offices of Kevin F. Nelligan, LLC, 194 Ashley Fls Rd, PO Box 776, Canaan, CT 06018
Megan M. Foley
Clerk
01-08-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF
LISA M. KELLER
Late of Salisbury
(25-00468)
The Hon. Jordan M. Richards, Judge of the Court of Probate, District of Litchfield Hills Probate Court, by decree dated December 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:
Robert Keller
c/o Michael Downes Lynch
Law Office of Michael D. Lynch, 106 Upper Main Street, P.O. Box 1776, Sharon, CT 06069
Megan M. Foley
Clerk
01-08-26
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF
MARY C. NEGRI
Late of North Canaan
(25-00449)
The Hon. Jordan M. Richards, Judge of the Court of Probate, District of Litchfield Hills Probate Court, by decree dated December 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:
Mary Ellen Negri
c./o Linda M Patz
Drury, Patz & Citrin, LLP
7 Church Street, P.O. Box 101
Canaan, CT 06018
Megan M Foley
Clerk
01-08-26
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
TUESDAY ,
JANUARY 13th
Notice is hereby given to all enrolled Republican electors of the Town of Salisbury that a Caucus will be held in the Salisbury Town Hall lower conference room TUESDAY, Jan.13, 2026 at 4:00 PM.
The purpose being to allow electors to vote to endorse candidates for membership to the Salisbury Republican Town Committee (SRTC) for a two-year term of office from March 2026 to March 2028 and to act on such other matters as may properly come before the Caucus.
All Salisbury registered Republicans are welcome to attend and vote to endorse candidates.
Thomas Morrison
SRTC Chair
01-08-26
TAX COLLECTOR
TOWN OF
SALISBURY CT
LEGAL NOTICE
Pursuant to Sec 12-145 of the Connecticut State Statutes, the taxpayers of the Town of Salisbury are hereby notified the third installment of the Grand List October 1, 2024 is due and payable January 1, 2026. Pursuant to Section 12-71b of the Connecticut State Statutes, the Supplemental Motor Vehicle tax is due on January 1, 2026. Payments must be received or postmarked by February 2, 2026. If said Real Estate, Personal Property and Supplemental Motor Vehicle taxes are not paid on or before February 2, 2026, interest at the rate of 1 % (18% per year) will be added for each month from the time when such tax becomes due and payable until paid. Minimum interest $2.00.
Mail to: Tax Collector, P.O. Box 338, Salisbury, CT 06068 or at Town Hall, 27 Main Street, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9am-4pm (Closed for lunch 12:30-1:30) or use the drop box located in the vestibule of the Town Hall or on side of building by parking area. Pay online www.salisburyct.us. Click blue tab View/Pay Taxes. A fee is charged.
Dated at Salisbury CT this 3rd day of December 2025.
Jean F. Bell, CCMC
Tax Collector
Salisbury CT 06068
12-18-25
01-08-26
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Classifieds - January 8, 2026
Jan 07, 2026
Help Wanted
TOWN OF FALLS VILLAGE PART-TIME RECREATION DIRECTOR:The Town of Falls Village seeks a part-time Recreation Director to plan and oversee community events, seasonal programs, and recreational activities for residents of all ages. Position requires strong organizational and leadership skills, ability to work independently, and collaboration with town staff, volunteers, and community partners. Must promote an inclusive and welcoming recreation environment and ensure compliance with town policies. Applicants with interest in the position are encouraged to apply, even if not meeting all qualifications. Salary: $12,387 annually. Apply by: January 16, 2026. Submit: Letter of interest and rto Melissa Lopes, recreation@canaanfallsvillage.org.
Services Offered
Hector Pacay Landscaping and Construction LLC: Fully insured. Renovation, decking, painting; interior exterior, mowing lawn, garden, stone wall, patio, tree work, clean gutters, mowing fields. 845-636-3212.
Auctions, Estate Sales
Whole House and Garage Estate Sale: January 16, 17, 18. 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily. 11 Deerfield Rd., Lakeville, CT. Email John with questions at sulli@ntplx.net.
Real Estate
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: Equal Housing Opportunity. All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1966 revised March 12, 1989 which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color religion, sex, handicap or familial status or national origin or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. All residential property advertised in the State of Connecticut General Statutes 46a-64c which prohibit the making, printing or publishing or causing to be made, printed or published any notice, statement or advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling that indicates any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, age, lawful source of income, familial status, physical or mental disability or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.
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Salisbury Town Hall
Alec Linden
SALISBURY — Salisbury’s outside contractor, eQuality, has completed the town’s required five-year revaluation of all properties.
Proposed assessments were mailed to property owners in mid-December and show a median increase of approximately 30% to 32% across the grand list.
The assessments are based on 70% of estimated market value as of Oct. 1, 2025. Single-family home values were calculated primarily using home type, condition, size and location.
Property owners were able to schedule a 15-minute phone appointment with an eQuality representative between Dec. 22 and Dec. 30 to request a review of their proposed assessment. Final assessments and the new grand list were submitted to Salisbury’s assessor on Jan. 1.
By Feb. 1, updated tax cards will be available to the public at www.equalitycama.com, replacing the previous Vision system (you can also search “Town of Salisbury Connecticut tax cards”). Property owners then have until Feb. 20, 2026, to file a written appeal with the Board of Assessment Appeals if they disagree with their assessment.
Actual property taxes for next year will not be known until the town adopts its new budget and sets the mill rate, which is based on total spending and the taxable grand list. First Selectman Curtis Rand said the budgeting process for 2025-26 will begin in March. However, if the town’s budget increases are similar to recent years, the mill rate is expected to drop.
Because of the higher grand list, many property owners are likely to see lower taxes despite higher assessments, as values are brought into line across the town. Salisbury is also expected to continue having one of the lowest property tax rates in Connecticut.
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HVA awards spotlight ‘once-in-a-generation’ land conservation effort anchored in Salisbury
Jan 06, 2026
Grant Bogle, center, poses with his Louis and Elaine Hecht Follow the Forest Award with Julia Rogers, left, and Tim Abbott, during HVA’s 2025 Annual Meeting and Holiday Party.
Photo by Laura Beckius / HVA
SALISBURY — From the wooded heights of Tom’s Hill, overlooking East Twin Lake, the long view across Salisbury now includes a rare certainty: the nearly 300-acre landscape will remain forever wild — a milestone that reflects years of quiet local organizing, donor support and regional collaboration.
That assurance — and the broader conservation momentum it represents — was at the heart of the Housatonic Valley Association’s (HVA) 2025 environmental awards, presented in mid-December at the organization’s annual meeting and holiday party at The Silo in New Milford.
Salisbury conservation advocate Grant Bogle, who serves as president of the Twin Lakes Association (TLA), was among those honored, recognized for his pivotal role in helping secure Tom’s Hill and the adjacent Miles Mountain as part of a sweeping, multi-state land protection effort.
He was honored with The Louis and Elaine Hecht Follow the Forest Award, named for longtime conservation leaders Lou and Elaine Hecht. The award celebrates individuals who advance a collaborative vision for protecting connected wildlife habitat across the Housatonic Valley and beyond.
“I think it is tremendous for Salisbury and for the watershed,” Bogle said. “There’s a lot more that we are thinking about and able to do now, and it wouldn’t have happened without the Sheffield Land Trust and HVA.”
A ‘once-in-a-generation’ success
The annual award highlighted the work of the Cooper Hill Conservation Alliance, a partnership of eight conservation organizations, a realtor and a local farming family that together conserved more than 1,200 acres in Ashley Falls, Mass., and Salisbury.
“This is a once-in-a-generation environmental success,” said Julia Rogers, HVA’s conservation director, noting that the scale of the project — and the speed with which it came together — depended on trust, persistence and cooperation among many partners.
Kathy Orlando, executive director of the Sheffield Land Trust, was recognized for her leadership
in helping form the alliance and for seeing an opportunity to expand the protection of Massachusetts farmland by including two large, ecologically significant parcels just over the state line in Connecticut.
Orlando was quick to deflect praise.
“This is about all the volunteers and the committees of those eight organizations,” she said. “There is no way that I could have done what I did without these partners. It is really everybody’s time, energy and effort — and their networking — that makes all of this possible.”
Bogle and the Salisbury parcels
Equally essential to the project’s success, HVA leaders said, was the work of Bogle, who helped bring together private donors and shepherd critical land deals in Salisbury at a pivotal moment.
Bogle was honored for his role in securing 560 acres of vulnerable and highly visible properties — Tom’s Hill and Miles Mountain — that anchor the Connecticut side of the Cooper Hill landscape.
Leaders of the Salisbury Association Land Trust said Bogle’s behind-the-scenes work helped make the project feasible at a critical moment, as development pressure mounted and funding timelines tightened.
“Grant understood both the urgency and the opportunity,” said Lisa Pastore, executive director of the Salisbury Association Land Trust, which helped secure public and private funding for the Tom’s Hill acquisition. “By bringing private donors to the table early, he helped create the momentum that allowed public and philanthropic funding to follow,” she said.
Working alongside two groups of private donors, Bogle helped assemble pledges and negotiate purchases while the Salisbury Association Land Trust pursued state, federal and additional private funding.
Tom’s Hill, nearly 300 acres overlooking East Twin Lake, is now permanently protected. Miles Mountain, another key parcel, is slated for conservation ownership in 2026.
For Bogle, the impact goes well beyond individual properties.
“What makes Tom’s Hill and Miles Mountain so important is how visible they are to the community,” Bogle said. “When people look up and know that land is protected — not just for today, but permanently — it changes how you think about Salisbury and its future.”
“I think it is tremendous for the watershed,” he said. “There’s a lot more that we are thinking about and able to do now, and it wouldn’t have happened without the Sheffield Land Trust and HVA.”
HVA Executive Director Tim Abbott said Bogle’s work exemplified the spirit of the Follow the Forest initiative, which seeks to protect a continuous woodland corridor stretching from the Housatonic Valley through eastern New York and north to Vermont and Canada.
“Although HVA is defined by a watershed, we are not limited by it,” Abbott said. “We are also interested in all the organizations we work with who care deeply about helping achieve great, lasting conservation.”
The Follow the Forest collaborative now includes more than 50 organizations working across municipal and state boundaries — an approach that HVA leaders say is increasingly critical as development pressure and climate change reshape the region.
Honoring a lifetime of leadership
Also recognized during the evening was Rebecca Neary, president of the Warren Land Trust and a longtime HVA board member, who received the Charles Downing Lay Environmental Leadership Award.
Named for HVA’s founder, the award honors an individual whose influence on conservation in the region is both broad and enduring.
“It’s a lifetime achievement superhero award,” Abbott said, “and Rebecca Neary, an indomitable champion of community-based and strategic land conservation, embodies that spirit and depth of impact.”
Neary said HVA’s emphasis on collaboration has reshaped how local land trusts approach their work.
“HVA has been instrumental in getting all of us to think more collaboratively with one another because we are in service of the same mission,” she said. “That is HVA’s overarching vision, and what it works diligently with its incredible team to achieve. It’s my great honor to be a part of that organization and to serve this incredible cause.”
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