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First Selectman Pitches Zero Tax Hike Budget

By on May 15, 2012 in Blog, Money & Financial, Town Government

First Selectman Michael Freda calls the proposed 2012-13 budget a responsible – both for the future of the town and weary taxpayers. Before the $85.1 million budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year is adopted, voters will have their say at a town wide referendum on May 22. “The bottom line is that there is no [...]

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NHSC Awarding Two $500 College Scholarships

By on April 12, 2012 in Blog, Education, Money & Financial, Sports

The North Haven Soccer Club is awarding a $500 college scholarship to two current or former members of the NHSC who are heading off to college. Guidelines for the application process are as follows: Applicant must be a graduating High School Senior who will be attending their first year of college in the fall of 2012. Applicant may not [...]

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Are Gas Prices Too High?

By on February 23, 2012 in Blog, Money & Financial

When you stop to fill your car’s gas tank you might assume the constantly increasing gas prices are because of instability in the Middle East- where much of our oil comes from- or speculation in the marketplace.  Unfortunately, the price is climbing but the cause is not quite as far removed. Connecticut currently has the [...]

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Elizabeth Doyle Memorial Scholarship Fund

By on February 22, 2012 in Blog, Education, Money & Financial

Application forms for the Elizabeth Doyle Memorial Scholarship Fund are available, beginning March 12th.  This fund was established to honor the memory of former North Haven resident and educator, Elizabeth Doyle, and to assist fellow North Haven residents, who are pursuing a degree in teaching at an accredited college.  Interested applicants must demonstrate that they [...]

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Cronin Proposes Increase in Education Budget

By on January 27, 2012 in Blog, Education, Money & Financial

In his first budget presentation before the Board of Education Thursday night, Superintendent of Schools Robert D. Cronin stuck close to his priorities for the school district. Cronin, who will reach his one-year anniversary in North Haven in April, is asking for a $45.66 million budget for 2012-13, a 2.86 increase over the current $44.39 [...]

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Officials Urge Approval of $14 Million Bonding Package

By on January 12, 2012 in Blog, Money & Financial, Town Government

Town leaders believe that for North Haven’s best interest voters should approve all parts of a proposed $14 million bonding package. If passed at referendum on Jan. 24, bonding would finance $9.23 million in construction and renovations at North Haven’s four firehouses, $4.06 million for milling and paving of approximately 20 miles of roads and [...]

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Photovoltaic Array at Old North Haven Dump to Save Town Millions

By on January 3, 2012 in Blog, Green News, Money & Financial

The old town landfill soon will have a new addition that is expected to save the town millions of dollars: photovoltaic solar panels. The panels should be installed and start working for the town by the end of 2012, said Bob Landino, chairman of Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC of Middletown, a developer of photovoltaic projects. [...]

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$9 Million Needed to Upgrade 4 North Haven Firehouses

By on November 1, 2011 in Blog, Money & Financial

It’s a tight fit at Montowese Fire Company 2, where there’s little room for firefighters to don gear and board the apparatus. Because of the tight space, the trucks have to be pulled into the driveway so that firefighters can board, and so that the driver’s side door on one engine doesn’t hit the passenger’s [...]

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