John McKenna

Connecticut

Reporter at Republican-American

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Happenings in the Hills: Bunco fundraiser a hit in Morris

Jan 22, 2025 | rep-am.com | John McKenna

MORRIS — An otherwise bleak winter afternoon received a jolt of energy from the 36 participants in a Bunco fundraiser at Morris Senior Center on Sunday.”Even with snow in the…SUBSCRIPTION REQUIREDLOG INREGISTER to access your 5 FREE ARTICLES a week.
Pup Dani joins Charlotte Hungerford staff in Torrington

Jan 21, 2025 | rep-am.com | John McKenna

TORRINGTON – A friendly and furry addition to the staff at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s Center for Youth and Families is providing a calming influence on children who are victims of…SUBSCRIPTION REQUIREDLOG INREGISTER to access your 5 FREE ARTICLES a week.
Trooper warns Morris seniors they’re targets of scammers

Jan 15, 2025 | rep-am.com | John McKenna

MORRIS – Financial scams of all kinds via email and phone text are more common than ever, but with a bit of vigilance people can avoid becoming victims and having…SUBSCRIPTION REQUIREDLOG INREGISTER to access your 5 FREE ARTICLES a week. ACTIVATE Home Delivery AccessPURCHASE a Digital subscriptionLOG IN Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Purchase a Subscription and Register Single Day Digital Subscription – $1 / 1 DayAccess all Premium Content and the E-Edition for 1 day.
Search is launched for Region 20 superintendent

Jan 6, 2025 | rep-am.com | John McKenna

LITCHFIELD – The fiscally troubled Region 20 Board of Education has launched a search for a new superintendent of schools and is giving school staff, students, parents and the public…SUBSCRIPTION REQUIREDLOG INREGISTER to access your 5 FREE ARTICLES a week.
Audit: Litchfield schools short $500,000 for 2023-24

Dec 10, 2024 | rep-am.com | John McKenna

LITCHFIELD – The Litchfield Board of Education budget deficit for 2023-24 is not as bad as initially projected but still exceeds $500,000, according to the preliminary result of an audit. In his review of the $20,024,237 budget, auditor David Cappelletti identified a projected shortfall of $518,458, or more than $300,000 less than the $873,000 forecast by the town’s fiscal office in September. Cappelletti presented his findings to the Board of Finance on Monday.
Five Revolutionary War brothers honored as Bantam Post 44’s veterans of the month

Dec 8, 2024 | rep-am.com | John McKenna

Veteran of the month The Veteran of the Month program honors deceased veterans, unaccounted POWs and MIAs, and certain merchant mariners who served in battle areas during World War II. Honorees do not have to be natives of Bantam or Litchfield. They are recognized in order of nomination. To honor a veteran, send nominations to Post 44, P.O. Box 441, Bantam, CT 06750. For more information, call Post 44 Vice Commander John Cox at 860-361-6196.
Fire destroys home in Washington, Conn.; not occupied at the time of blaze

Dec 7, 2024 | rep-am.com | John McKenna

WASHINGTON, Conn. – A sprawling home at 78 Roxbury Road was destroyed by a fire Saturday that already was raging by the time the first firefighters arrived. Firefighters from Washington, Roxbury, Bantam and Northville fought the blaze after being dispatched at 6:50 a.m. following a 911 call from a passer-by. The home was not occupied at the time of the fire, Washington firefighters said.
Litchfield Fire Company reimbursed for damages after wild party

Dec 5, 2024 | rep-am.com | John McKenna

Litchfield Fire Company has been fully reimbursed for the cost of repairing damage that occurred when a party in the firehouse hall turned violent Oct. 20. A check for more than $9,000 was received recently from the organizer of the event that drew 200 to 300 people from out of town, Fire Chief David Rogers said Thursday. “At the end of the day, we’ve been made whole, so I’m happy,” he said.
Region 20 isn’t paying part of electric bill

Dec 4, 2024 | rep-am.com | John McKenna

LITCHFIELD – A cash-strapped Region 20 Board of Education has gone five months without paying a portion of its electric bill, an amount that adds up to $39,000, First Selectman Denise Raap said. The bill is from Madison Energy Investments, the solar energy developer that delivers energy from solar arrays at Litchfield Intermediate School and Plumb Hill Middle School to the schools.
HAPPENINGS IN THE HILLS: It’s Christmas as Warren’s Angevine Farm

Dec 4, 2024 | rep-am.com | John McKenna

WARREN – Christmas season at Angevine Farm is a bit different this year because it is the first one in a long time without John Angevine, who was always in the middle of the action in the farm’s Christmas tree fields or in its gift shop playing a vintage pipe organ that he lovingly maintained.