Berlin NewsLocal news for Berlin, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.The Chicken Joint's A Winner- July 9, 2008 Tony Taricani's Chicken Joint Eatery is back. And this time he thinks he has the recipe for success just right in his new digs in Plainville .http://www.topix.net/city/berlin-ct/2008/07/the-chicken-joints-a-winner?fromrss=1 State Police Detectives Seize Illegal Fireworks- July 7, 2008 Police Detectives assigned to the Office of the State Fire Marshal have been actively investigating the sale andor possession of illegal fireworks in Connecticut .http://www.topix.net/city/berlin-ct/2008/07/state-police-detectives-seize-illegal-firework... Army Eyeing New Training Site In Middletown- July 5, 2008 Repelled at Freeman Road, the Army has moved across town and chosen a Westfield site for a huge regional training base - and now a new set of neighbors is expressing equally fervent, though different, concerns. Westfield residents who live near the proposed site - an 88-acre property at Middle Street and Boardman Lane that is zoned for industry - told the Army Corps of Engineers at a recent meeting they are concerned about heavy traffic and convinced the city will miss out on any economic...http://www.topix.net/city/berlin-ct/2008/07/army-eyeing-new-training-site-in-middletown?fr... Berlin Town Manager Resigning- July 3, 2008 Town Manager Roger Kemp is resigning effective Friday after about one year in the job because he is not able to comply with a town requirement that he move to Berlin by July 24.Kemp, 61, said Wednesday it didn't make sense for him and his wife to move to Berlin and have to sell their Meriden home, which is only a 10-minute trip to town hall.Tax Collector Denise McNair will serve as interim town manager until the town council can conduct a job search for a permanent replacement.In 2007, voters...http://www.topix.net/city/berlin-ct/2008/07/berlin-town-manager-resigning?fromrss=1 Police Issue Warning On Purchase Of Illegal Fireworks- July 2, 2008 You know those fireworks for sale at roadside stands across the state Be careful. They might be illegal, and consumers caught with them could get arrested.'They could be arrested, absolutely,' said Lt. J. Paul Vance, a state police spokesman.State police say they have found illegal fireworks -- including sparklers -- in at least five roadside locations throughout the state, and they are looking for more.No arrests have been made as of yet, but investigations are continuing and state police...http://www.topix.net/city/berlin-ct/2008/07/police-issue-warning-on-purchase-of-illegal-fi... |