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Volume 18, Number 11
Friday, March 12, 2021
Council votes down more cops in tense meeting By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Officer Tom Atterrato walks back to his vehicle after assisting another officer at an apartment building in Southington on March 4.
A plan to consider hiring two more police officers ended Monday night during a party-line Town Council vote. Democratic councilors proposed hiring two more police officers halfway through the upcoming fiscal year. They said the extra officers could help curb auto crimes that have risen in recent years.
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They said the problem of car thefts and break-ins stemmed from state law. Republican councilors, joined by a Democrat, passed a resolution in February calling on state legislators to make changes in the justice system See Council, A2
Marine pens Vietnam memoir By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
A local Vietnam veteran has released a book detailing his experiences with an elite Marines unit, including a firefight that led to him being awarded the Navy Cross.
Silent Deadly” in December, named after the motto of the unit he served in starting in November 1968, the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion of the Marines Corps.
See Book, A8
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New fire chief got early start in service By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
James Paul joined the fire service at nearly the first chance he got, starting as a volunteer in his home town of Branford.
Last week, the town’s fire board appointed him Southington fire chief, a role he’d been filling on an interim basis since the departure of former chief Richard Butler. Town officials said Paul’s familiarity with the department and his rapport See Chief, A4
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The plan to add $122,000 to the upcoming fiscal year’s budget for police was voted down by Republicans, who hold a majority on the council.
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