Town of Colebrook, Connecticut

Greetings from Colebrook Town Hall.

Yesterday, Colebrook Consolidated School hosted an all-school assembly to honor and learn from our veterans. Uniformed active and retired service members representing the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard and Marine Corps were on hand to answer questions from students.

Earlier today, we held our Colebrook Veterans Day Luncheon at the Community & Senior Center to celebrate Veterans Day 2026. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Scott Norton served as master of ceremonies. The event concluded with a roll call of Colebrook Veterans.

Breakfast is served at the Community & Senior Center every Tuesday from 8-9:15 a.m. for $6. Lunch is available Thursdays at noon for $7, except when an out-to-lunch event is scheduled (advance registration by 5 p.m. on Monday is required for lunch). Bingo is held every Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. Stay up to date with programming and events at the Center on Facebook.

At this week’s planning meeting, the Colebrook Holiday Fair Committee voted to donate Fair proceeds to the Colebrook Associates to support the Associates’ food pantry and winter home heating assistance initiatives.

The Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, December 12^th, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The day will include vendors, Cookie Land, the Holiday Café, and Breakfast with Santa. The Colebrook Historical Society will conclude their Holiday Treasures Silent Auction (detail later in the newsletter). The Holiday Fair spans several buildings in town, and there will be maps to guide shoppers and diners.

The Children’s Shopping Table is a great tradition. Please donate items that children may purchase to complete their holiday shopping lists. Collection bins are located at Town Hall, the Community & Senior Center and the Post Office.

If you’d like to participate as a vendor, a few slots are still available. Please contact colebrookholidayfair@gmail.com.

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.

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

The Colebrook Lions Club sells poinsettias to support scholarships and charitable outreach. Learn more at the attached flyer. Orders are due next Friday, November 20^th.

Upcoming events

The fall play at Northwestern Regional High School, “Peter and the Starcatcher,” runs this weekend, from November 20^th through the 22^nd. Learn more at the attached flyer.

The Colebrook Historical Society will host their annual Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 6^th, from 3-5 p.m. The event concludes when the holiday trees are lit for the season.

The Historical Society’s bi-annual Holiday Treasures Silent Auction will launch at the Holiday Open House and will conclude during the Holiday Fair. If you’d like to contribute an item for the Auction, please contact Diane Johnstone at dejpasta@aol.com.

The Historical Society will be open for items to be dropped off on the following dates: Thursday, December 3^rd, from 4-5:30 p.m.; Friday, December 4^th, from noon-3 p.m.; with the final date for dropoff on Saturday, December 5^th, from 9 a.m.-noon.

In the coming weeks, the Community & Senior Center is hosting several events, including:

• An Ornament Painting/Embellishment Class taught by Pam at The Silver Nutmeg on Sunday, December 6^th, 1-3 p.m.
• A Holiday Sing-Along and Piano Performance by Houry Yapoujian Schmeizl and her students from The Piano Academy in South Egremont on Sunday, December 6^th, 5:30-6 p.m. (following the Colebrook Historical Society Tree Lighting)
• A Classical Piano Performance and Holiday Sing Along again featuring Houry Yapoujian Schmeizl on Tuesday, December 15^th, 9-9:30 a.m. (during breakfast).

Contact the Community & Senior Center at 860-738-9521, ext. 400, or seniordirector@colebrooktownhall.org, to learn more or to sign up.

Upcoming meetings

Inland Wetlands Commission – Tuesday, November 17^th, at 6:30 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall

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

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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.

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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