Preston Pipeline2 VOL 1 ISSUE1 FALL 2011 From The Desk Of The First Selectman by First Selectman Bob Congdon agree, that the best candidate for the position is Bob Sirpenski. Bob agreed to the terms of elcome to the new Pipeline. Tracy Rosiene employment and, effective September 19, is has volunteered to organize and publish W Preston's Financial Director. the Pipeline2, which is a valuable means of dis- VFW Honors - Congratulations to our local seminating information within the Town of VFW Post 4952 for receiving national recogni- Preston. We all look forward to its return. tion for their community service efforts. The Tropical Storm Irene - The damage caused by post received the award in San Antonio, Texas, Irene created clean-up and power restoration at the VFW National Convention. The post held challenges. Many residents were without power a well-attended service on September 18th at for seven or eight days. Our public works depart- the Post on Spicer Road to celebrate winning ment and fire departments did an outstanding the award. job of clearing roads and providing medical serv- Issues and ideas - If you have something you'd like to pres- ices. The same cannot be said for the job done by CL&P. ent to your elected officials, please attend a Selectmen's Working with CL&P on restoration of power was challenging. meeting held on Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm, contact me Efforts are ongoing to ensure that in the future such emer- at (860) 887-5581, or e-mail me at
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