East Hampton NewsLocal news for East Hampton, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.East Hampton's Old Home Days Starts Today- July 10, 2008 The festival features a carnival, a 5K road race Friday night and the Old Home Day parade on Saturday.http://www.topix.net/city/east-hampton-ct/2008/07/east-hamptons-old-home-days-starts-today... Contract Approved For New East Hampton Town Manager- July 10, 2008 Last December, those same concerns prompted a newly elected town council majority to revoke the previous town manager's contract - two weeks before he was due to start.http://www.topix.net/city/east-hampton-ct/2008/07/contract-approved-for-new-east-hampton-t... Injured Boy's Mom Campaigns Against Paint Guns- July 10, 2008 Chrestein Smith leaned his head back and held his right eye open with two fingers, bracing himself for his series of eye drops.http://www.topix.net/city/east-hampton-ct/2008/07/injured-boys-mom-campaigns-against-paint... Cromwell Couple's Home In A Precarious Position- July 8, 2008 Guests don't gather on Pete and Sue Jones' backyard deck anymore. They used to on weekends and summer evenings, when hamburgers and steaks sizzled on the grill and the oak trees and mountain laurel cast cool ...http://www.topix.net/city/east-hampton-ct/2008/07/cromwell-couples-home-in-a-precarious-po... Harmonica Guys On Tap- July 6, 2008 The East Hampton Public Library will host a performance by The Harmonica Guys on July 17 at 1 p.m. For 14 years, The Harmonica Guys have been bringing back the sounds of the pre-Tin Pan Alley through the ...http://www.topix.net/city/east-hampton-ct/2008/07/harmonica-guys-on-tap?fromrss=1 East Hampton Water Treatment Upgrade To Begin- July 4, 2008 In a cool crypt beneath Center School, Vincent Susco checks pressure readers and condensation-covered water tanks and pipes.The tanks sit on wet concrete in the tight basement laboratory that Susco, the administrator for the town's water pollution control authority, calls his playground. Constant trickling sounds as water pours from a pipe into the first of three filtering stations.This is the hub of the Village Center water system - an inefficient treatment plant for some of the town's...http://www.topix.net/city/east-hampton-ct/2008/07/east-hampton-water-treatment-upgrade-to-... East Hampton Considering Blight Ordinance- July 3, 2008 Since fire destroyed about 60 percent of the three-unit building 18 months ago, comments and questions from angry residents have circulated around town.http://www.topix.net/city/east-hampton-ct/2008/07/east-hampton-considering-blight-ordinanc... FOI Complaint Against East Hampton Council May Be Dismissed- July 1, 2008 A freedom of information complaint against the town council will probably be thrown out when the state FOI commission meets to discuss it July 9.Dismissal was the recommendation from Hearing Officer Kathleen Ross in a draft decision she wrote this week.The commission upholds most draft decisions.Ross ruled that the complaint - filed by Mary Ann Dostaler, alleging that the town council held an illegal executive session - should be dismissed because the town council did not violate the Freedom of.http://www.topix.net/city/east-hampton-ct/2008/07/foi-complaint-against-east-hampton-counc... East Hampton Principal Headed To New London- July 1, 2008 Tracy J. Barber wants to be a role model for the minority students who make up a large part of New London's student population.It's the drive behind his leaving East Hampton Middle School, where he has been the principal for two years, to take the principal's job at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School in New London. Barber's last day is July 16.Minority students make up 84 percent of the school's enrollment. Barber, 41, is African American and said he wants to inspire the students to reach for...http://www.topix.net/city/east-hampton-ct/2008/07/east-hampton-principal-headed-to-new-lon... Next Town Manager Named For East Hampton- July 1, 2008 A former Connecticut resident with a background in transportation planning will be the next town manager.http://www.topix.net/city/east-hampton-ct/2008/06/next-town-manager-named-for-east-hampton... |