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NOV10ncn02.qxd:NOVNCNpart2.qxd 10/24/10 7:08 PM Page 38 RE-ELECT JUDGE MARK J. MANISCALCO MANISCALCO Probate Judge - 4 Years 20 years experienced CT practicing attorney 3 years law clerk for probate judge Author of “The Probate Court & Related Topics” Performs Hospital Based Hearings for In-Patient Citizens Member, Trust & Estates section of CT Bar Association Member, Estates & Probate section CT Bar Association Represented hundreds of clients in probate matters VOTE FOR PROBATE EXPERIENCE JUDGE MANISCALCO = PROBATE EXPERIENCE 38 North Central News November 2010 Judge of Probate FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE COMPARE PROBATE EXPERIENCE PROBATE EXPERIENCE SCALE Paid for by MManiscalco for Probate Judge, Colleen Maniscalco, Treasurer, Approved by Mark J. Maniscalco KEENEY ? PULL LEVER 10B
NOV10ncn02.qxd:NOVNCNpart2.qxd 10/24/10 7:08 PM Page 39 Stafford Referendum Defeats $12 million in Spending for Improvements By Linda Tishler Levinson STAFFORD — The town bonding referendum was defeated by a vote of 1,373-734. The Sept. 30 referendum involved the town spending $12 million, $10 million of which would have been bonded, for capital improvement projects, including the development of an industrial/business park, conversion of the Witt School to an administration building for town and school offices, a new Stafford Fire Department No. 1 building, a road reconstruction program and the demoli- Stafford’s New Town Troubadour STAFFORD - The Stafford Arts Commission would like to congratulate Jim Bailey for his recent appointment as Stafford’s Town Troubadour at “Autumn in the Park” on Sept. 26. With the added bonus of beautiful fall weather, Hyde Park was the setting for the Commission’s fifth annual fine arts festival. It was a day of multi-cultural enter- Heating Season Is Coming Your local experts on saving you money with your heating bill. Where does your money go? The average annual energy bill is approximately $2200. Give us a call to help you change this number. Heating & Cooling Contractors (860) 684-9485 www.staffordmechanical.com Ct Lic # 303633 www.geothermalconnecticut.com Sm1 102 Offering 0%-2.9% Financing For Energy Star Approved Heating Systems Call for details. tion of the Burroughs School building. “We can complete all five projects and borrow the necessary funding without increasing our annual debt service payments. This means that taxes will not increase to pay for these projects,” First Selectman Michael Krol had said prior to the vote. “I want to thank everyone who took the time on this rainy day to come out to vote on the future of our town. We had the largest turnout for a referendum in Stafford that anyone can remember. While the vote did not come tainment for all ages and culminated in this special announcement. The presentation of the official proclamation was made by First Selectman Michael P. Krol, who commended Bailey’s dedication to promoting the arts in this town and particularly for his generosity in sharing his own musical talent with the community of Stafford. Visit us at booth 1520 at the Osborne Jenks Hartford homeshow on Nov 5, 6 & 7th First Selectman Michael P. Krol with Jim Bailey. out in favor of the projects, we only had one month to get our information out to the public. In hindsight, it was not enough time to explain to everyone why this was our best opportunity for Stafford’s future. “Every day more people were calling and e-mailing us for more information (even today),” Krol said the night of the vote. “We will continue to strive to do what can be done to improve the quality of life in Stafford. We will be re-examining how to get more information out about the projects to the people after the November elections.” Photo by Amy Hartenstein November 2010 North Central News 39
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