Town of Colebrook, Connecticut

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Hello everyone,

We have a some fun events coming up this month. We have Karaoke hosted by Tyler Rae this Saturday, November 8^th from 6:30pm-8:30pm at The Center. This event is FREE! We will have some refreshments you can purchase. Come sing some songs with friends! We hope you can make it.

We also have our Scrapbook Event on Saturday, November 15^th from 9am-6pm. And our new event, Pie Crust Making with Gloria Wilber, on Wednesday, November 19^th from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Please see the attached flyers for more information.

To sign up for any of these events, or if you have any questions, please call 860-738-9521 ext. 400 or email seniordirector@colebrooktownhall.org

I hope you have a wonderful evening.

Serena 😊

Co-Director

Community and Senior Center of Colebrook

Greetings from Colebrook Town Hall.

Town Hall will be closed next Tuesday, November 11^th, in observance of Veterans Day. Curbside trash and recycling pickup will be on a normal schedule next week.

Four-hundred and forty-two voters, or approximately 41% of those registered in town, turned out for this week’s municipal election in Colebrook. Results were as follows:

• Board of Selectmen – AJ Ruwet, Alyssa Correll and I were elected to 2-year terms.
• Town Clerk – Debi McKeon was elected to a 2-year term.
• Town Treasurer – Melanie Knap was elected to a 2-year term.
• Tax Collector – Laura Bartlett was elected to a 2-year term.
• Board of Finance – Charles Buchanan and Scott Norton were elected to 6-year terms; Diane Johnstone was elected to a 2-year term.
• Board of Education – Alison Jassen, John Mudano and Sarah Robichaud were elected to 4-year terms.
• Board of Assessment Appeals — Tom McKeon and Aden Ruwet were elected to 4-year terms.
• Constables – Bill Jasmin, John Lossin, Chris Roy and Rick Tillotson were elected to 2-year terms.

This was our first opportunity using new voting machines provided by the state. Thank you to our Registrars of Voters, Sherri Gray and Karen Odell, Town Clerk Debi McKeon, Election Day Moderator Abby Nemec, and all of our poll workers for their many hours of dedicated service.

Paving was completed this week on Deer Hill Road. Driveway aprons are being addressed. Additional work on the Center Firehouse parking lot is planned for next week.

Crack sealing is taking place on the following roads: Smith Hill; Flagg Hill; Greenwoods Turnpike; Bunnell Street Extension; and Sandy Brook.

The Colebrook Associates Food Pantry is located in the vestibule of the Community & Senior Center and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. until noon on Friday. Donations may be left at the pantry, or in the collection bin in the Post Office.

The Colebrook Lions Club is selling poinsettias to support scholarships and charitable outreach. Please see the attached flyer, or contact Maureen Judge at maureenjudge7@gmail.com. Orders are due by Friday, November 21^st.

Upcoming events

This Saturday (November 8th), the Colebrook Historical Society is hosting a special concert at 4 p.m. at the Colebrook Congregational Church Meeting House. Musician Andrew Thomson, a specialist with the pipes, and his group will be performing selections on assorted instruments.

Northwestern Regional is hosting a Veterans Day Breakfast on Tuesday, November 11^th, at 8 a.m. in the school cafeteria at 100 Battistoni Drive in Winsted, with a program to follow from 9-10 a.m. in the auditorium. Veterans should RSVP to Lisa Smith at 860.379.8525, ext. 2000, or lsmith@nwr7.org.

On Thursday, November 13^th, the Colebrook Community & Senior Center will be hosting a Veteran’s Lunch at noon. Veterans eat free. Guests and community members are $7. RSVP by 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11^th.

The fall play at Northwestern Regional High School is “Sense & Sensibility” and runs from November 21^st through the 23^rd. Tickets can be purchased here.

The Colebrook Holiday Fair will be held on Saturday, December 13^th, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The day will include breakfast with Santa, a Holiday Fair with vendors, Cookieland, the Holiday Café, and more. During November, you can donate items for the Children’s Shopping Table at the Fair in the collection bin next to the elevator on the lower level of Town Hall. If you’d like to participate as a vendor, contact colebrookholidayfair@gmail.com.

Upcoming municipal board meetings

Planning & Zoning – Monday, November 10^th, at 6:30 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall (Land Use office)

Board of Selectmen – Monday, November 10^th, at 7 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall (second floor meeting room)

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

Effective immediately hours for the Tax Collector Office have changed to Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 to 1:00.

NOTICE 

TOWN OF COLEBROOK 

 Notice is hereby given that a signed copy of the Agreement between the Colebrook Board of Education and the Colebrook Teachers’ Association for the period of July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2029, is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office for public inspection during regular office hours. 

Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 22nd day of September, 2025.

Debra L. McKeon 

Town Clerk 

NOTICE
TOWN OF COLEBROOK

Notice is hereby given that a signed copy of the Contract of Employment between the Colebrook Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools for the period of July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028; is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office for public inspection during regular office hours.

Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 3rd day of July, 2025.

Debra L. McKeon
Town Clerk

NOTICE

TOWN OF COLEBROOK

Notice is hereby given that a signed copy of the Professional Agreement between the Colebrook Board of Education and the Principal for the period of July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026, is on file at the Town Clerk’s Office for public inspection during regular office hours.

Dated at Colebrook, Connecticut, this 6^th day of May, 2025.

Debra L. McKeon, CCTC

(Legal notice per 10-153d of the CGS, Agreement received 05/23/17 30 days up on 06/23/17.)

2025 Town Budget

Colebrook Town budget vote passed: 119 Yes; 38 No

Region 7 budget vote passed Colebrook: 111 Yes; 46 No

Region 7 budget vote passed in district.