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Emmet Hibson (Fairfield Police Department)
FAIRFIELD, CT Fairfield s former human resources director was in court Thursday for the first time since being charged last year in connection with the town s ongoing fill pile scandal.
Emmet Hibson said little as he stood before Judge Tracy Lee Dayton for the brief hearing, during which his case was moved from Bridgeport s Golden Hill Street courthouse to the facility on Main Street, where he is set to appear Feb. 23 with several co-defendants. They ll do the arraignment over there, Dayton said.
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Hibson is one of five former Fairfield employees accused of conspiracy and illegally disposing of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs during the 2018 construction of a berm at the fill pile, according to police, who brought charges against the group in November.
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Brian Carey (from left), Scott Bartlett and Joe Michelangelo. (Fairfield Police Department)
FAIRFIELD, CT Three of five defendants attended court proceedings Wednesday for the first time in connection with a series of November arrests related to contamination and mismanagement of the Fairfield fill pile.
Conservation Director Brian Carey, former public works superintendent Scott Bartlett and former public works director Joe Michelangelo appeared before Judge Kevin Doyle, who transferred their cases from Bridgeport s Golden Hill Street facility to the Main Street courthouse. These are several matters involving various defendants, Doyle said.
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The trio, along with former human resources director Emmet Hibson and environmental contractor Robert J. Grabarek, were accused of illegally disposing of PCBs and conspiracy in connection with the construction of the fill pile berm in 2018, according to police. All five defenda
Dec 15, 2020
MANKATO â Blue Earth County commissioners voted Tuesday to lower next yearâs tax levy from the proposed 2.5% to a 1.5% increase in a nod to the economic pain felt by many property owners.
âThereâs hard times out there,â said Commissioner Mark Piepho as he made a motion to reduce the levy increase by 1%.
Commissioner Colleen Landkamer said she knows itâs tough for many people, but she had reservations about lowering the proposed levy in light of added costs for the county and uncertainty about future revenues coming in because of the pandemic.
âWeâve seen increases in detox in multiple ways, transportation increases, increases for sheriff and county attorney,â she said.