Town of Colebrook, Connecticut

Greetings from Colebrook Town Hall.

Our Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, October 19^th, at 8 p.m. in the second-floor meeting room at Colebrook Town Hall. That night, we’ll be electing members and alternates for the following: Planning & Zoning Commission; Zoning Board of Appeals; Recreation Board; and Historic District Commission.

Flu shots will be available at the Community & Senior Center on Thursday, October 1^st, from 9-11 a.m.

Breakfast is available every Tuesday from 8-9:15 a.m. for $6. Lunch is served every Thursday at noon for $7 (advance registration required for lunch). Bingo is held Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at the Center. New players are always welcome, and if you’d like to volunteer to call Bingo, please let me know.

The town is accepting applications for energy assistance. Please contact Karen Odell at 860.379.3359, ext. 201, or at kodell@colebrooktownhall.org.

The next Household Hazardous Waste collection is scheduled for Saturday, October 24^th, at the Bogue Road Transfer Facility in Torrington from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details to follow.

Beardsley Library is lending laptop computers and accessories for long-term use to eligible Connecticut residents through LaptopConnectCT. Supplies are limited. Please call the Library at 860.379.6043 to inquire by October 9^th. Laptops will be allocated via a random drawing. Learn more at the attached flyer.

The Colebrook Associates food pantry, located in the vestibule of the Community & Senior Center, is open Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 a.m.-noon. Donations may be left at the pantry or in the collection bin at the Post Office. Needed at this time are baking supplies and personal care items

Upcoming events

Tomorrow, Friday, September 18^th, CT Veterans Affairs is hosting “Stand Down 2026” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton at 42 Center Drive in Bristol.  Learn more at the attached flyer.

On Friday, September 25^th, the Colebrook Historical Society will host its final Friday Night Gathering for 2026. The topic will be the Hartford Circus Fire. In 1944, one of the worst fire disasters in American history occurred in Hartford, Connecticut. This presentation by the Connecticut Museum of Culture & History will use photos and artifacts from their collection to help tell the stories of that day. Learn more at the attached flyer.

On Saturday, September 26^th, the Connecticut Oral Health Initiative’s “Salute to Smiles” program is hosting a free oral health event at the University of Bridgeport (Warner Hall, 60 Lafayette St.). Limited spots are available. Learn more at the attached flyer.

On Saturday, October 3^rd, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Colebrook Consolidated School Fifth-Grade Class Pumpkin & Mum Sale will be held in the school parking lot. Pumpkins, mums, food, bake sale items and raffle tickets will be sold. Raffles will be drawn at 2 p.m. Proceeds benefit the 2028 Nature’s Classroom trip.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org, or call me at 860.379.3359, extension 202.

Cordially,

Brad

Brad Bremer

Colebrook First Selectman

860.379.3359 ext. 202

bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org

Notice of Employment Contract

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Notice of Principal Contract

2026 Town Budget

Colebrook Town budget vote passed: 82 Yes; 14 No

Region 7 budget vote passed Colebrook: 81 Yes; 15 No

Region 7 budget vote passed in district.

Proposed Code Projected Passed at Town Meeting.

Proposed Code Town of Colebrook

Proposed General Code Ordinance Project

NOTICE

TOWN OF COLEBROOK

Notice is hereby given that the audited Financial Statements for Regional School District No. 7 for the year ending June 30, 2025, as prepared by King, King & Associates, PC, are on file at the Town Clerk’s office and available for public inspection during regular office hours.

Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 17^th day of January, 2026.

Debra L. McKeon, Town Clerk