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Fire District Keeps Special Use Permits for Day Nurseries the State Department of Human Her 74 Scott Property of the Watertown Historical Society watertownhistoricalsociety.org mee '3 o Timely Coverage Of. News in The Fastest Growing Community In Litchfield County • • ^' ^ Vol. 41 No. 45 " SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $12.00 PER YEAR Car. Rt, P.S. PRICE 3~~~0 CENT~ S Nov.. 1.3,, 19$i Fire District Keeps Special Use Permits For Day Nurseries The state Department of Human her 74 Scott. Ave. home. A public quire me nt. saying there is a Resources has asked (lie Watertown hearing has been set for Monday, "cou nte rval i ng" i n le rest., The Fire District to eliminate the special Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. in the WFD's 2.4 . absence of a special, use permit use permit required for 'day DeForcst St. office. would allow a. day nursery in an nurseries, but .the commissioners Th.e Scott Avenue property is residential district. .Mo n d ay n igh i u n a n i mou s I y d en ied zoned residential (R-10F) for The three District. Committee the request. 10.000-squarc-foot lots, and day members—Archie Aitcheson, John The DHR recommendation nurseries are permitted with a M. Robb. and Chairman Albert comes at neariv the same time an special use. Yu rge I u n—u n a n i mo u s 1 y ag reed application has been received from A DHR representative wrote it they sec no problem with the Vivian Kirk held tor a special use letter to the \VFD requesting the special use. permit to operate a day nursery at elimination of the ".special use" rc- Water Board Chairman William Q. Judge and member Howard. Carter were in agreement. See Town In '41! "Obviously, they (the DHR) want to see growth of the industry." Mr. Yurgelun said,, "but 1 don't think, the Silent Movies Take Viewer day nurseries should pop up anywhere.." Back To Nostalgic Period There will be a least one person, By Tommy Valuckas not identified Monday opposed to THE TRADITIONAL SOLEMN service of hying wreaths at the 'Who was the screen star that was the apparent feature attraction for Mrs. Kirk fie Id's application atten- mi'mmient in Oakville honoring the community's Armed Forces veterans the town's parade in 1941? ding the December public hearing, who lost their lives in wartime took place Tuesday morning amidst snow ""•"That's"'one of the intriguing/questions being posed to senior citizens according to WFD Superintendent flurries Town Councilman Charles Fisher Jr. does the honors, represen- and the genera.1 public-today (Thursday) at "an unusual film showing at Duane George. The DHR represen- ting the town, while Councilman Ronald D7\mieo looks on at left. A 1:30 p.m., at the Falls Avenue senior center in, Oakville. " tative also has indicated she would wreath from the Oakville VFW Post 7330 also was placed by the monu- Donald. Siepanek, parks and recreation director, is hoping someone like to attend the meeting. ment. Simultaneous ceremonies tool place at the Watertown monument will have the answer. The commissioners are not ex- on Town Hall Hill. (Valuclas Photo) Last Friday, town Highway Department personnel found, at, the land- pecting a. large controversy over fill red, cartons containing three, silver movie film cannisters. They ap- Mrs. Kirkfield's .application, and parently.'; we re- inadvertently discarded—or the previous owner has no are confident the hearing could be Board Chooses-Mew School sense of history. • „ taken care of before a regular Setting up.his movie projector in, his office, .Mr. Siepanek discovered, meeting, rather than, setting aside a Chief' But Mum On Name the three films 'inside"those cannisters.—16mm black and. whites with special date. - - ., no sound—were primarily of. people., and scenes of Watertown- and Water Supply Plan. ,-- The Board of Education has meeting to consider a new Bethlehem. The home movies were shot somewhat in documentary-like A Water Supply Plan required of reached a decision over who it superintendent. form.,- ::' all water companies by the stale" Department of Health Services would like to see as its new Dr.. Richard C. Briggs, a former A leader on one of the movies is dated. 1941. Surprisingly, the good could ran somewhere near $30,000 superintendent of schools, but is two-time superintendent here: hired quality of the photography has been quite well preserved over the years. for the Fire District, the commis- withholding the name of the finalist to assist in the selection process, " Each film is about 10 minutes long. sioner were told Monday night. until that, candidate agrees to con- and Mrs. Beliveau reported Mon- Mr. Stepanek said, he believes whoever threw the films out, probably tract, terms. day three finalists were being con- did not know the cannisters were in the cartons, Superintendent, George has Chryll Beliveau, Board vice sidered for the post. More than 70 solicited, price quotes from, three 1 .Extensive -footage of one of the reels depicts several scenes shot at chairwoman and head of its applications were received. a town parade, presumably a Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Labor consulting; firms—which, should be Superintendent Search Committee, Last month, 1.1 semi finalists were Day parade, in 1,940' or 1941. Many of the marchers are shown, and available for the WFD's December confirmed Tuesday morning the interviewed for the position, and several close-up shots were taken. • meeting—and he said the "general feeling" - is $30,000 is a good Board had chosen" a, successor to that list had since been honed down The signs of the times all are there—the trolley tracks up Main Street, ballpark figure... • Dr. Philip Fallon, who left the to three. The Board met in two in- (Continued on page 2) school system in August for Fit- (Continued on page 6) (Continued on page 2) chburg. Mass. However, until the finalist can be brought in for an. interview and Personnel Appointments agree to contract terms, she said the name is not being divulged. The Made By Board Monday Board met in executive 'session ' Monday night after its regular Four appointments of non-cert- Dunn, who resigned. - - '. ified personnel..'were, approved by Mrs. Stopper's. 25-hour job will, the Board of Education during its be covered 20 hours by the School Inside regular meeting Monday night. Department at the rate of $6.05 per Colleen Ferreira was appointed hour. The additional five hours, will Automotive: - - .page 16 cafeteria duty aide at Baldwin be funded'by a Federal t grant. Bethlehem News 2/ School, effective retroactively to Diane Grenier 'was appointed, to Births. ..• 6 Nov. 3. She will work -one day per fill the position of special education Bridge Club 24 week for a, two-hour period, at an aide at Watertown High School, ef- Calendars - ..15 & 17 hourly rate of $5.45. fective" Nov., 5. She will work 4 "A Church Services... .8 & 9 Charlotte Zawislak was approv- hours a day, five days a week at-an Classifieds 26 & 27 ed as well as a cafeteria, aide at hourly rate of $5.45. Dining Out. .-/2, 13 & 14 Baldwin, retroactive to Nov. 3. She The position/completely is fund- Dr. Craig Czarsty 20 will, work two-hour periods four ed by a, grant. - Joseph Lieberman........18 days' a week, at $5.45 an hour. The Board unanimously approv- Legal Notices....... 27 The women • replace Karen . ed all. the appointments.. " ; Letters - - • °~ Voghel, who resigned, from, 'the five ' ~- Open House Success GETTING DOWN "THE. FACTS, on their information forms Sunday Newsbeat Briefs 5 days per week post, she held. ••- -A videotape made 'by 'WHS at the Oakville. Branch Library are these contestants in the 1987 Miss 1 Obituaries 4 & 6^ Carolyn Stopper.was appointed students, under the supervision of Greater Watertown Scholarship Pageant. Among the 12 contestants pic- Realty News.' -7 as secretary to1 the .Adult Education' ••David Hoffman, an audio visual. tured are Julie Filippone,-Kari'a Dippelhofer, Kellie Barber, and Debbie Se,rvice.man's Comer.. - • -25 Program, which is run out of Swift . and industrial-arts coordinator, -was • • Moran left to right. The pageant, sponsored by the Oakville-Watcrtown Showcase Of Homes - - - -25^ " Junior; High School, effective this shown to" 'the Board during the Chapter of the UNICO Club, will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, 1987, at - past Monday. She replaces Susanne "•• '-'.-(Continued on page 28) Sports 2J * 2.2 Watertown High, School... (Yaluckas Photo) Property of the Watertown Historical Society Plage 2 Town: Times •(Wa.tertown, Conn.) Nov. 13,1986 first 'thought,,'" Mr. 'Varno added, •Silenwatertownhistoricalsociety.orgt Movies • "but it'worked,." (Continued from page 1) The state will pay for 87.5 percent, of the total, cost (as yet. undetermin- the late 1930s Foids, Chevroiete,. and Plymouths, the fire house (when, places of worship after a. Mass or service, including the old St. John's Church where Citytrust currently stands. ed), while the town, will pay for it still, was located in the current. Y&teHown Fire District office at. 24 12.5 percent, it was reported. Mr. DeFoiest St.), and, the fashionable hats festooning both men, and women,.. Ironically, a scene or two showing 'the old Colonial, Bank & Trust Co. Varno said, there will be a slight. Several scenes also show an, attractive brunette (mid-20s perhaps?) at the comer of Main and Echo Lake Road, looks like something token overrun on the cost: because of the receiving a large bouquet of flowers, and. riding in a lead, car in the only recently, since the owner of the now-Heminway's Restaurant has extra week the work took to com- parade.
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