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Volume 24, Number 1
Friday, April 5, 2019
Revised school Lock cars, remove valuables budget moves to public hearing PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
By Bailey Wright Town Times
Middlefield’s first selectman and resident state troopers are launching a new public awareness campaign to remind residents to practice vehicle security to prevent crime.
By Bailey Wright Town Times
“Take Your Keys, Remove Your Valuables, and Lock Your Vehicle” lawn signs will be distributed throughout town to remind the public to be proactive against vehicle break-ins and thefts. Police say car burglars seem to be entering unlocked vehicles — instead of physically breaking into them — and taking belongings. They have also stolen vehicles with keys left inside.
Middlefield First Selectman Edward Bailey and Resident State Trooper James Bria. Photo courtesy of the
The Middlefield resident trooper and troopers from Troop F in Westbrook are expected to increase checks of residential areas, particularly overnight. They recommend proactive steps like keeping your vehicle locked at all times and in a well-lit area, as well as setting a car alarm or installing a vehicle GPS tracking unit.
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Police warn residents never to hide keys or key fobs in the vehicle, leave firearms or any valuables in the vehicle, or leave the vehicle running unattended. Communities across the state have been affected by an increase in car burglaries and thefts over the past year, including in Durham. In November, police warned
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that the town had seen an increased number of vehicle burglaries during the overnight hours. Residents are encouraged to call the resident trooper at 860-349-9685 or Troop F at 860-399-2100 if they see suspicious activity. bwright@record-journal.com 203-317-2316 Twitter: @baileyfaywright
The total reduction of proposed staff saves the district about $300,000 in The Regional School Disbudget expenditures, actrict 13 Board of Education cording to Veronesi. passed a 2019-20 budget After dozens of parents last week with a net toand staff communicated tal of $34,793,467, an almost two percent decrease their opposition to the original proposed cuts to from the previous year. the Applied Behavioral Since it was first presented Analysis (ABA) staff – by Superintendent of which would have meant a Schools Kathryn Veronesi decrease of working in February, the proposal months from 12 to 189 was cut by about days and no paid time off $708,595. – Veronesi said she met The board approved mov- with the ABA staff and administrators re-examined ing the proposed budget to a public hearing during the issue. The approved budget no longer includes a regular meeting on March 27. It will go to the any cuts to the program. public for review April 10 “We’ve made the discusin advance of a May 7 ref- sion that we will maintain erendum. the ABA schedule and compensation as it curSTAFFING rently exists,” Veronesi The current budget prosaid. posal eliminates certain staffing changes that were Cuts to the Latin program still remain, howevoriginally proposed, iner, Veronesi said the adcluding adding a math ministration heard parent coach, special education and student concerns and coach and special educadecided not to implement tion teacher. The budget the plan to phase out the maintains the addition of a library media specialist.
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