BEIJING (AP) China's government on Sunday set this year's economic growth target at "around 5%" as it tries to rebuild business activity following the end of anti-virus . Linda Ann Mcallister. Are insane ticket costs pricing Astros fans out of Opening Day? Flooding could be exacerbated by a high tide Saturday morning, according to the weather service. Waves between 5 feet and 8 feet highare expected, the weather service said. AVON - Shirley Kaiden, 60, of Avon, died Monday, April 10, at the John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut Health Center. TORRINGTON - Elaine M. Giacopini, 75, of Winthrop Court, died Monday, April 10, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. The whole state, not just the MIRA member towns, faces a toxic blend of old technology, a public that doesnt give a damn, garbage economics that dont work and rising prices that no one wants to pay. She was the widow of Thomas S. Kaiden. Calling hours are today, April 12, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home. 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New pill cuts cholesterol, heart attacks, Utah governor says he plans to sign abortion clinic ban, The implications of Walgreens' decision on abortion pills, Nevada crash is 3rd fatal one tied to air medical service, Abortion clinics crossing state borders not always welcome. Born June 27, 1932 in Win. Turbulence accounted for more than a third of accidents on larger commercial airlines between 2009 and 2018, according to the NTSB. Police in Vernon and Watertown announced a 12-hour parking ban Friday afternoon in anticipation of snow. HUSKY Health is helping immigrants. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. from the LaPorta Funeral Home, 82 Litchfield St., to St. Peter Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Francis New Cemetery. BANTAM >> A 41-year-old man police say was hiding out in Winsted in order to avoid prosecution for manufacturing narcotics in Missouri waived extradition Tuesday in Superior Court. In recent years, an average of 2,500 tons of garbage were dumped and processed daily at MIRA. Vehicles left parked on town streets will be towed and their owners fined, police said. The plant shut down in mid-2022. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 12, 1939, she was the daughter of the late William M. and Beulah (Merritt) Madden. Memorial contributions may be made to The Winsted Health Center Foundation, P.O. Robert was born on September 11, 1947 in Winsted; he was the son of the late Leopold Goulet and Rena (Turgeon) Goulet. How much snow did Connecticut get from first winter storm? From the start, MIRA's board pushed for a rebuilding of the old trash-to-energy plant. Dan Haar is columnist and associate editor at Hearst Connecticut Media Group, writing about the intersection of business, public policy and politics and how the issues affect the people of Connecticut. Northern Connecticut is expected to see snow for the second time in four days as a powerful winter storm arrives Friday night. Funeral services will be private. Daley, the former chief financial officer who became CEO on Jan. 6, said MIRA has always been hamstrung in how it could change its operations under state law. You can still show your support by planting a tree in memory of Robert C. Goulet. He was the owner of "That Bike Guy," where he restored and repaired classic bicycles.For many years he was a member and usher at the Immaculate Conception Church in Norfolk. She was the widow Bernard R. Blanchard. She was a member of the Sullivan Senior Center and a communicant of St. Peter Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Autism Society of America, 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 300, Bethesda, MD 20814. Sedge, a 4-year-old North American river otter had lived at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo since arriving from Louisiana in 2021. PLEASANT VALLEY - Funeral services for Carl H. Mangle, 82, former chief of the Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department, who died Sunday, will be held today, April 12, at 11 a.m. at the Shea Funeral Home, 5 Steel Road, New Hartford. The board was dominated not by state officials with a broad vision but by city and town leaders whose main goal seemed to be to keep their per-ton tip fees as low as possible or in the case of the city of Hartford, to move the region's refuse incinerator someplace else in the name of environmental justice. CT's Beardsley Zoo announces death of Sedge the river otter. The company, which brings high-speed internet to rural communities, declined comment Saturday. The four executives, including Thomas Kirk, the former CEO whose last day was Jan. 6, were approved for the payments months earlier under the terms of their contracts. No one can say how much would-be recycling material was incinerated but a former MIRA board member told me Hartford alone may have accounted for about 4,000 tons. He leaves behind his loving wife of 62 years, Josephine (Spada) DiMauro. The Connecticut State Police provided assistance with a K-9 track, but no suspect was found in the immediate area. NEW HARTFORD - Funeral services for Betty H. Beecher of East Cotton Hill Road, Bakersville, who died Wednesday, April 26 will be held on Saturday, April 29, at 1 p.m. at the Bakersville Church. Box 56, Winsted, Conn. 06098. The "Innovation" part of its name signaled hopes for new ways of thinking, which didn't happen and wasn't ever set up to happen. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 790 Maple Ave., Hartford, CT 06114 or Hospice of Central Connecticut, 40 East St., Plainville, CT 06062-2309. The waste-processing side of the MIRA trash-to-energy plant in Hartfords South Meadows. Up to 1 inch of rain could fall in three hours between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. Saturday. Burns: Transferring appreciated property can have big tax impact. Is CT recycling going into the trash? Thursday 3/2: Brewery Legitimus, New Hartford CT 7:30-9:30. John DiMauro, 86, of Winsted, CT, died Sunday, April 15, 2018 after a brief illness. "Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe conditions.". Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. They did not oversee MIRA strongly enough, though Dykes tried, and they did not propose bold action until now. You can track the snowfall here. Turbulence, which is unstable air in the atmosphere, remains a cause for injury for airline passengers despite airline safety improvements over the years. In 1985 she formed Kaiden Communications Consultants providing corporate communications, investor relations and public affairs/government relations programs for a broad range of clients. An hour south, Connecticut's largest trash management agency tried to respond with its jet engines set up just for such urgent moments. On the frigid night of Christmas Eve, the folks who run the New England electric grid up in western Massachusetts called on emergency generators to crank out more juice immediately as regular power plants fell short. The decades-old jets at the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority failed, a setback that would cost the quasi-public agency, known as MIRA, $370,000 in penalties, according to the MIRA CEO. Heavy snowfall has caused delivery truck . You can help document this event by following the steps below and help improve future coastal flood forecasting, planning, and education. WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) A business jet was buffeted by severe turbulence over New England, causing a rare passenger death and forcing the aircraft to divert to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said Saturday. The owner of a waterfront home on 1895 Fairfield Beach Road, nicknamed the "Tackle Box," is hoping to reel in $2,199,000 from the market. For years Hartfords MIRA has burned much of the states trash, but the incinerator closed in 2022. "Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions," the weather service said. The good news: It's never too late to throw the old ways of managing trash in the waste bin. The decades-oldjets at the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority failed, a setback that would cost the quasi-public agency, known as MIRA, $370,000 in penalties, according to the MIRA CEO. Is Whataburger healthy? The funeral procession from the Ahern Funeral Home will be Friday at 9:30 a.m. followed by the Funeral Liturgy in the Church of St. Mary Star of the Sea at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the family plot at St. Mary Cemetery, Avon. Jet engine electricity generators in place at the old Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority plant in Hartford's South Meadows, in place to provide emergency power for the New England grid, have been unreliable and failed when called up on Christmas Eve, 2022. The era-themed convention, which takes place March will welcome actors Ian Ziering, Jennie Garth We've done the work for you! She was the wife of 62 years of Daniel Rinaldi Sr. Born in Torrington Oct. 1, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Martha (Bunnell) Waldron and was a lifelong Torrington resident. Are ticket costs pricing Houston Astros fans out of Opening Day? TORRINGTON- A memorial service for Charles R. Poliquin, 70, who died Monday, will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Driscoll Mortuary, 138 Migeon Ave. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate. A CT bill would expand it. Some haulers caught, Arming guidance counselors? Donald Stein, the longtime MIRA chairman, retired from that post Jan. 31. MIRA will likely no longer exist in just a few months, certainly not in its present form, as Gov. She is survived by a sister, Sally Hall of Cromwell, a nephew, William Hall, also of Cromwell, a cousin, Constance Barth of Winsted, and numerous nieces and cousins. Connecticut State Police said they were notified around 8:48 p.m . https://t.co/wfcMXEVsBZhttps://t.co/CJt7foUEOO pic.twitter.com/sXEKq7PYj3, The data, the weather service said in a tweet, could "help improve future coastal flood forecasting, planning, and education.". Rob was an avid Yankees fan, making many trips to the now old Yankee Stadium. "I dont think there was any MIRA conspirsacy to do this although it did benefit MIRA," he said. Before transferring real property, particularly property that is highly appreciated in value, it is wise to carefully consider all tax ramifications. She is survived by two brothers, Umberto "Bert" J. and his wife Primetta Giacopini of San Jose, Calif., and August and his wife Stacia Giacopini of Torrington; a sister, Elsie Sequin, of Torrington; and several nieces, nephews, great-nephews and great-nieces. Winsted, CT 06098. Sort of. WINSTED - Graveside services for Paul J. Albanesius, 39, who died Sunday, will be today, April 12 at 11 a.m. at Forest View Cemetery in Winsted. Five people were aboard the Bombardier executive jet that was shaken by turbulence late Friday afternoon while traveling from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia, said Sarah Sulick, a spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board. He loved the environment and the outdoors. There are no events scheduled. MIRA has also been criticized by the state Freedom of Information Commission for improperly closing some meetings and documents from the public. BANTAM >> A 41-year-old man police say was hiding out in Winsted in order to avoid prosecution for manufacturing narcotics in Missouri waived extradition Tuesday in Superior Court . NEW HARTFORD - Graveside services for Roy B. Follert, who died March 12, will be held on Saturday, April 29, at 11:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery. Bonnie Youmatz. Flooding is likely. More than 100 guests had gathered in the American Museum of Tort Law in Winsted, Connecticut, to celebrate the launch of the Winsted Citizen for a community hungry for news. Local Beer Lovers React to Price Chopper & Market 32 Beer News, Guide to Legal Cannabis Dispensaries in CT, The Best Bathroom Remodeling Companies in CT, The coolest places you can stay from your favorite TV shows, 20 cars of Norfolk Southern cargo train derail in Ohio, Teen hikers rescued after days stuck in California snowstorm, Californians await key decisions from reparations task force, Thar she blows! July 22, 2014. Visit an online guestbook at montano-shea.com. He was the loving husband of Nancy (Hazzard) Goulet for 47 years. Additionally, you will learn first-hand from media organizations that have successfully gained new revenue from their first-party data. He was always an active man and enjoyed walking and spending time daily with his friends. In short, the record is clear that, yes, the big headwinds were against MIRA but people and systems were not in place to push back. She was a graduate of St. Joseph College, Class of 1938, and held a master's degree in English literature from St. Joseph College as well. Copyright 2023 Editor & Publisher Magazine Newspaper & News Publishing Industry News. In some instances, bullying has been targeted toward special education children, and parents report the problem is particularly acute among middle schoolers. Capt. And the audit said, "MIRA entered two contracts, totaling $298,000, without a public bidding process." He was the husband of Peggy E. Frieser. MIRA was born into a mess in 2014, as Daley made clear during a meeting Friday at the Capitol on how to solve the crisis. Browse Register Citizen obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. Ng Han Guan/AP. Winsted police looking for bank robbery suspect, Police are looking for a man who robbed the TD Bank on New Hartford Road in Winsted on September 24, 2016. In addition to his wife, he leaves his beloved daughters, Danielle Goulet and fiance Jonathan of Burlington, Monique Thorington and husband Kevin of Bloomfield and Lindsay Gaudette and husband Tyson of Winsted; cherished grandchildren, Gillian Winegar, Kaeden and Allaria Thorington, Kaia Thomsen and Finley Gaudette; siblings, Annette Keppley and husband Peter of PA, David Goulet and wife Kathy of Watertown, Charles Goulet and wife Lorraine of VA and Diane Goulet of VA; as well as many nieces, nephews and friends. Mark Daley, left, CEO of the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority, and Katie Dykes, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, testified at a task force on solid waste at the state Capitol Friday, Feb. 4, 2023. Towns and cities along the Connecticut shoreline will see 1 or more inches of rain, according to the weather service. Joseph Arthur Gagnon Jr. January 30, 2023 (59 years old) View obituary. editor@registercitizen.com, Mayor: HISD has two optionsclose school or be taken over, Rare photos show 2 ocelots crossing South Texas road, Eric Gordon trade looking better and better for Houston Rockets, Willie Nelson pays lovely tribute to another country legend, Hiker takes 'once-in-a-lifetime' photo at Brazos Bend State Park, This Texas Hill Country town is the new, cooler Fredericksburg. June 27, 1932 - February 19, 2023. After years, the state chose a contractor whose dreamy bid turned out to be undoable. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, co-chair of the legislature's energy and technology committee. Winter weather advisories have been issued for the four northern counties from 6 p.m. Friday through 7 p.m. Saturday. WINSTED - Graveside services for Janet Marie Balthazar, who died Jan. 21, will be held on Saturday, April 29, at 10:30 a.m. at the Forest View Cemetery. There are no calling hours. The severance included a years pay; up to 80 weeks of accrued vacation time; cash for extended COBRA health insurance whether they needed it or not; and other benefits, with total values impossible to determine based on public records. 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Officer Robert Varasconi, of Winchester police, said he recognized Williams from a prior interaction when he was dispatched to investigate a June 28 complaint of roaming dogs at 262 Oak Street. In July, 2020, Dykes wrote a letter to MIRA slamming the agency for failing year after year to submit an acceptable plan of operations as state law required. No one was hurt during the robbery and the banks security division provided police with a surveillance image of the suspect, police said. WINSTED - The family of Freada P. DeMars invites friends to come and celebrate her life at George and Jenny's home at 111 Spencer Hill Road, Winsted, on Sunday, April 16, anytime between 1 to 4 p.m. You can still show your support by planting a tree in memory of Robert C. Goulet. If all that wasn't enough, energy prices collapsed, making MIRAs main product, electricity generated by burning trash, less valuable; and the entire recycling system imploded after China in 2017 stopped accepting much of Americas materials, sending the tip fees for recycling above those of regular trash in some places. Saturday3/4: American Museum of Tort Law, Winsted CT 6:30-9:30. Vote now for the Best of Connecticut 2023. She is survived by one stepson, Thomas F. Kaiden and his wife Susan of Media, Pa.; one brother, William E. Madden of Louisville, Ky.; two sisters, Mary Rasfeld of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Irene Spurlock of Brookings, Ore.; two grandchildren, a number of nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews; one great-grandniece and one great-grandnephew. A powerful winter storm will dump up to 6 inches of snow on northern Connecticut and an inch or more of snow along the coastline starting Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The bill by Lamont and Dykes creates a new quasi-public agency but only for two years, when it would go away in favor of regular state departments, including Dykes' state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, doing the work. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Foothills Visiting Nurse and Home Care Inc., 32 Union St., Winsted, CT 06098. The Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated in the Church of St. Mary Star of the Sea at noon. Photos/Video. Per a town ordinance, the ban will begin when 1 inch of snow has fallen and end when the Plainfield Highway Department has cleared the roadways, according to Plainfield police. After completing her studies in journalism at Northwestern University, she moved to New York, where she joined Harshe-Rotman & Druck (later Ruder, Finn & Rotman) Public Relations as a specialist in investor relations. Torrington property owners can get funding to remove lead paint. 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She was preceded in death by her sisters, Margaret Kelly Hirsh, Helen Elizabeth and Mary Kelly;and her brothers, Edward and John Kelly. That stronger role needs to be not just in strategies that make sensebut in day-to-day oversight. Three of them, including the longtime CEO, were on their way out of the fading agency. Strong winds will produce dangerous seas that could "capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility," according to the weather service. Join Special Guest Adnaan Stumo, violinist, for an evening of music. The suspect is described as a white man, 5-foot-11, with a slender build and short brown hair. Calling hours are Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Torrant-Kenny Funeral Home, 39 Maple Ave., Norfolk. Here are the all-decade first and second girls basketball teams from the decade of the 2010s. Get your window replacement job done right with this By JILL COLVIN, MICHELLE L. PRICE and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, 2023 Hearst Media Services Connecticut, LLC, Why CT waits for $95 million from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma. She lived in Burlington for 16 years before moving to Farmington Woods this past November. There are no calling hours. Calling hours are Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Ahern Funeral Home, 111 Main St., Route 4, Unionville. Currently Reading. Winter storm brings snow, sleet, rain to CT. A winter storm that moved into the northeast Friday night brought gusty winds, rain, sleet and snow to Connecticut through Saturday morning. As an aside, speaking of recycling, we need to stop thinking that tossing a bottle or a box in a recycling bin takes care of the environment. The vice chair, James Hayden, defended the payouts as standard procedure well within normal levels for a company or agency winding down operations with key people who need to stay on to make it happen. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 9:15 a.m. from the Gleeson Mortuary, 258 Prospect St., to the First United Methodist Church for 10 a.m. Burial will follow in the New St. Francis Cemetery. In addition to his mother and wife of 21 years, he is survived by two sons, Mark Allen Frieser of New York City and Jeffery Scaff Frieser of Litchfield; a sister, Catherine K. Reinis of New York City and many relatives and friends. "I just want to express my strong conviction that there is no longer a public purpose for MIRA," Bronin said. Please log in to comment by clicking here, Scroll the Latest Job Opportunities From The Media Job Board. Competing political interests made true, European-style trash management innovation difficult and the rebuilding of the old plant impossible. April 12, 2000. But in both issues, MIRA had no comment for the auditors, the report said. Maybe. He spent six months in captivity. Williams, considered a fugitive from justice, is charged with a single count of manufacturing/delivering of a hallucinogen, a felony. "We certainly needed to see that we maintained prudent leadership," Hayden, a former East Granby first selectman, told me. Those in vulnerable areas were asked to share photos with MyCoast, an app and online portal that records "local flooding and storm impacts through community science. For example, when material meant for recycling was being incinerated, Swarr said, MIRA had no financial incentive to fix the problem because the material was feeding its trash-to-energy plant. Emergency Medical Services and the local fire department also responded to the crash, police said. "That bill thats in now, everybody could have done this in 2019. Vet bills can really add up. He was the loving husband of Nancy (Hazzard) Goulet for 47 years. Your source of Torrington area news and information, plus the latest on sports, politics, business, entertainment, culture, food and dining In a March, 2022 meeting of the MIRA board, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, a board member, said MIRA was "burning down reserves to meet our contractual obligations without any long-term sustainability plan.". Police are looking for a man who robbed the TD Bank on New Hartford Road in Winsted on September 24, 2016. She was a member of the Winchester Center Congregational Church, the Blanche McCarthy Senior Center in Winsted, and the Winchester Grange #74. Born in North Canaan, CT, January 24, 1945, she was the daughter of the late, Tracy and Luella (Hart) Blakely, Joan had spent most of her . - Graveside services for Olive B. April 29, 2000. In addition, the weather service said, drivers should use extra caution, "especially if operating a high-profile vehicle. HUSKY Health is helping immigrants. "When that plant failed, we should have said we need to rethink this whole thing," Swarr told me a few days ago, reflecting what the record shows he said at the time. STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England (AP) On a blustery late-winter day in Shakespeares birthplace, the foyer of the Other Place theater is a cozy refuge. Bonnie Youmatz 12/11/2022 BANTAM, CT - Bonnie E. Youmatz, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at her home. Calling hours are Thursday at the mortuary from 6 p.m. until the time of the service. Rob was a loyal and dedicated employee at Northeast Utilities/Eversource .