Scraping the barrel : COVID-19 tightens Danbury school budget
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Danbury High School was suppose to start on the hybrid model on Monday but postponed due to a rise in COVID cases.Monday, October 26, 2020, in Danbury, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
DANBURY Without any new investments, Danbury schools are eyeing a 5.3 percent increase to next fiscal year s budget.
This figure is preliminary and will change as administrators continue to search for savings and evaluate the need for new initiatives and positions, including in special education. The hope is that the latest federal COVID aid will help bring down the cost to the city.
Real life Buddy the Elf, topless voter: New England’s weirdest stories from 2020
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Fortunately, New Englanders came through with some welcome pandemic distractions.
Rhode Island’s signature squid took center stage at the Democratic National Convention. A Connecticut city named a sewage treatment plant in comedian John Oliver’s (dis)honor. And a soybean farmer in Vermont harvested a prosthetic leg that a skydiver had lost during a jump.
A guide to some of the region’s stranger stories from the past 12 months:
CALAMARI COMEBACK
Rhode Island was a big sensation at the virtual Democratic National Convention for its unconventional video plugging calamari the state’s official appetizer. In a nationally broadcast made-for-memes moment, a lawmaker and a restaurateur with a heaping plate of sauteed squid stood on a beach and proclaimed Rhode Island the “calamari comeback state.” State Democratic Party chair Joseph McNamara said he wanted to high
Who is Joe Cavo? Meet Danbury s next mayor
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DANBURY The city’s next mayor has experience on City Council and the fire department.
Joe Cavo, a Republican who has served on City Council since 2003, will be sworn in as mayor later this week as Mayor Mark Boughton transitions to his new role as Connecticut’s tax commissioner.
“During the past several years, I have worked closely with the office of the mayor and our city departments,” Cavo said in a statement. “I have been at the decision-making table for numerous initiatives, and feel prepared to take on this role, representing all members of our community.”
Winter storm expected to drop 16 inches of snow on Danbury area as towns prepare
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Canada geese gather in a field overlooking Danbury Municipal Airport as a mix of snow and rain fell across the Danbury area Monday, a preview Wednesday night’s and Thursday’s predicted major snowstorm..H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut Media
A snowstorm beginning Wednesday is expected to temporarily bring things to a halt locally with the National Weather Service forecasting 12-to-18 inches in the Danbury area.
As of early Tuesday evening, the National Weather Service said it expects about 16 inches in Danbury with snow starting in the afternoon and heavy snow into the evening. The snow is expected to taper off Thursday morning, but a potential for wind damage is a concern with winds expected to be 15-20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
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Republican Joe Cavo is scheduled to be sworn in as mayor of Danbury on Thursday. (Shutterstock)
DANBURY, CT The new mayor of Danbury has a long history with both the city s City Council and Fire Department.
Republican Joe Cavo is scheduled to be sworn in as mayor Thursday (weather permitting) as Mayor Mark Boughton transitions into his new job as the commissioner in the state Department of Revenue Services. Cavo is a 35-year Danbury resident.
Cavo was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Ridgewood, NJ. In 1985, he moved to Danbury where was hired by the City of Danbury for equipment maintenance. He became the apparatus mechanic for the Danbury Fire Department three years later. He retired from the fire department in 2017, having been superintendent of apparatus since 2006. During his time with the DFD he received certification as a master level emergency technician, and was a member of both the Connecticut and New England Fire Mechanics Associations.