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STRATFORD AB 03.25.10.Indd stratford answerbook.2010 stratford star special section 2 2 Stratford Answerbook, Stratford, Connecticut March 25, 2010 ������������������������� ��������������� �������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������� ������������������������������������ ��������������������������������� ����������������������������������� ����������������������������������� ���� ������������� ������������ ��������������� ��������� ��������������� �������� ������������������� ������������������������������������������������������ ������������������� ��������������������������� ��������������������������� ���������������������������� ���������������������������� ������������ ������������ ������������������������������ ������������������������������ ����������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������� ���������������� ���������������������������������������� �������������������������������������� ������������ 3 March 25, 2010 Stratford Answerbook, Stratford, Connecticut 3 DeborahFine Homes sinceLoban 1987 ������������������������ Your������������������������ Stratford-Lordship Real Estate Professional �������������������� �������������������������� ���������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������� �������������������������� ����������������������������������� ������������������ ����������������������������������� ����������������������������������� ��������������������� [email protected] 4 4 Stratford Answerbook, Stratford, Connecticut March 25, 2010 Table of Contents About this book Media 4 What is the Stratford Answer Book? History 5 This is the first Stratford Answer Book, a special publication Demographics 5 by the Stratford Star. Similar publications are issued annually in towns throughout Public Safety 6-7 Fairfield County covered by Hersam Acorn Newspapers. Animals 8-9 The Answer Book is an attempt to provide all the vital infor- About Stratford 10-11 mation a Stratford resident, new or longtime, might need about their town. Landmarks 13-17 Health 18-19 What if I see an error in the Answer Book? Community Services 20-21 Errors should be pointed out to Stratford Star Editor John Seniors 22 Kovach by sending an e-mail to stratfordstar@hersamacorn. Taxes 23 com. If possible, include the page number of the error and exactly how the correct entry should read. Education 24-25 Town government 26-32 Why isn’t my group listed? Town officials 27-32 We’re sorry. No one is intentionally omitted. If you want your Taxes 23 organization listed, e-mail [email protected]. School information 24-25 Municipal offices 26 What media covers Stratford? Town services 33-36 The Stratford Star, a newspaper devoted solely to Stratford, is published each Thursday. Public Works 37-39 Daily updates on Stratford news are posted at stratfordstar.- Library 40 com. Residents may sign up to receive Stratford Star news alerts Organizations 41 via e-mail and follow the Star on Twitter. A regional publication, The Connecticut Post, is published by Transportation 43 the Hearst Corporation in Bridgeport. Senior information 60 Government programming is on Channel 79. News12 Connecticut, a Cablevision channel, sometimes has stories on Stratford, as do WTNH, the ABC affiliate in New Haven; WFSB, the CBS affiliate in Hartford; WVIT, the NBC affiliate in Hartford; and the New York channels, WABC, WCBS and WNBC. WICC-AM 600, regularly has programs addressing Stratford ��������� issues. Regional news is also available on WCBS-AM 880. ��������������� How can I get something in the Stratford Star? Submissions may be set via e-mail to stratfordstar@hersam- Published annually by Hersam Acorn Newspapers acorn.com. Text should be in a Word attachment or pasted into as a special section of The Stratford Star. the message of the e-mail. Photos should be sent as high resolu- Copies are also available at real estate offices, tion JPEG. town hall and Chamber of Commerce. Submissions must have a direct tie to Stratford. For additional copies, call 203-926-2080. Please include a phone number in case there are questions. Contents are online at StratfordStar.com. Star Editor John Kovach can be reached at 203-402-2319. The deadline is Monday at noon for that week’s issue. All sub- Thomas B. Nash, publisher missions run on a space-available basis; items received by noon John Kovach, editor Monday may not necessarily appear in that Thursday’s Star, but Shelagh Barrett, advertising director will be held and be published as soon as space allows. Jim Chiappa, account executive Submissions may also be posted online at stratfordstar.com. Cover photo by Thomas Nash Cover design by Ian Murren Where is the Stratford Star available? Map by David Raabe The Star is delivered by mail, free of charge, to any Stratford Please send updates, ideas, or corrections to: resident who requests it. Requests for delivery may be sent to [email protected] [email protected]. Limited numbers of copies can be picked up on a first-come, first-served basis at Town Hall, Sterling House, the Stratford Library, Baldwin Center and the South End Community ©2010 Hersam Acorn Newspapers Center. 100 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton, Conn., 06484 The Star cannot be purchased at any newsstand. 5 March 25, 2010 Stratford Answerbook, Stratford, Connecticut 5 About this town Bounded by water for more than 14 miles of coastline, Stratford boasts a diverse ecology, a tradition in the arts linked to the home of William Shakespeare, and an industrial history crucial to American history. Stratford was founded in 1639. It is bounded to the south by the Long Island Sound, to the east by the Housatonic River. The Great Meadows Marsh has been designated an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society. The sale of adjacent Long Beach West to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife was approved by voters in a 2008 referendum, then abandoned due to questions about the $10 million price noted on the referendum. Plans are to add the barrier beach to the Stewart McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, which also includes the Great Meadows Marsh. Work has begun to remove cottages on the beach, owners of which were evicted. Not far from the marsh is Sikorsky Memorial Airport, and across the street the former Army Engine Plant. During World War II, the Corsairs crucial to the war in the Pacific were built at the engine plant and rolled across Main Street to the Runways. Although entirely within Stratford, the airport is owned and operated by the City of Bridgeport. Further north, on the bank of the Housatonic River, Sikorsky Aircraft continues to manufacture helicopters in the town in which Igor Sikorsky perfected his rotary flight machine in 1939. Also on the banks of the Housatonic is the former Shakespeare Festival Theatre. Dark for some two decades, the replica of the Globe Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon, England, once hosted Academy Hill marks the Historic District, and is home to internationally known actors performing the Bard’s work. New Stratford’s veterans’ monument. (Photo by John Kovach) efforts are afoot to bring life back to the stage. Farther north, near the Shelton line, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation builds helicopters on land near where Igor Sikorsky ���������������������������� perfected rotary-winged aircraft seven decades ago. ����������������������������������������������� Sikorsky continues Stratford’s defense industry tradition, which also includes the former Army Engine Plant. The engine plant has been discussed as the site for a new media studio. While the deal remains unfinished, plans have been announced to build Dogstar Studios at the former ��������������������������������� ExxonMobil site on Lordship Boulevard. ������������������������������������ With a history of service to the country, Stratford honors vet- ��������������������������������� erans of all wars with a monument atop Academy Hill, in the �������������������������� heart of the Historic Distrct. Tradition and history can be found throughout the town, from a building across from Perry House to where George ���������� Washington is said to have met Lafayette, to small stone blocks that delinate the first Post Road, ordered when Benjamin ������������������������������������������ Franklin established the Postal Service. ��������� Delegates to the Continental Congress, political leaders, war ������ ������������ heroes and those who answered the country’s call at home come together to form the fabric of a hard-working town. ������������������� � � � � � � � � � � �������������������������� � ���������� ����� ������ ��������������������� ��������������������������������������������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������ �������������������� 6 6 Stratford Answerbook, Stratford, Connecticut March 25, 2010 Public Safety What kinds of calls should be made to 911? Who is chief of Stratford EMS? Only emergency calls should be made to 911, such as to Donna Best, chief of Stratford EMS, can be reached at 203- report a fire, medical crisis, or police emergencies like a home 385-4060 or [email protected]. intruder or other life-threatening situation. People should not call for road conditions or routine services such as reporting How can I join Stratford EMS? barking dogs. Direct routine police calls to 203-385-4100 and routine fire Anyone interested in becoming a member may call 203-385- calls to 203-385-4070. 4060, e-mail Webmaster
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