John McKenna

East Litchfield firefighters Sean Fogarty, left, and Peter Bergamo take a break from fighting a brush fire off Richard Road in Torrington on Thursday. John McKenna Republican-American

LITCHFIELD, CT - 18 November 2024 - 111824JM01 - A proposal by the Arethusa Farm Foundation to use Arethusa Farm in Litchfield for philanthropic purposes was presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday. John McKenna Photo

MORRIS – The Board of Selectmen on Tuesday endorsed a proposal by the Region 20 Board of Education to absorb Litchfield’s $1.8 million education debt and service it through long-term bonding.

The entrance to the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority's Torrington transfer station, where local elected officials will tour Monday to discuss reducing the cost of municipal waste disposal. John McKenna Republican-American

Warren Land Trust member John Barrett provides an update during the organization's annual meeting. With Barrett are trust members Barbara Page, center, and BK Stafford. John McKenna Republican-American

WARREN – The Board of Selectmen has endorsed the Region 20 Board of Education’s proposal to cover Litchfield’s existing education debt by bonding $1.9 million.

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LITCHFIELD – A fiscally beleaguered Region 20 Board of Education is facing an increasing deficit in its $41.5 million budget for 2024-25, a shortfall that now stands at a projected $2.3 million as the board gears up to seek a cash infusion of $1.9 million in a referendum Dec. 3.

TORRINGTON — A pair of first selectmen interested in reducing the cost of municipal solid waste disposal toured the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA) trash and recycling transfer station on Monday.

Laurel Gillotti, administrative assistant to the Morris first selectman, stands with boxes of food that employees at i2 Systems in Morris donated to the town's food pantry. John McKenna Republican-American