Town of Colebrook, Connecticut

Greetings from Colebrook Town Hall.

Town Hall will be closed Monday, September 7^th, in observance of Labor Day. We will re-open Tuesday, September 8^th, at 8:30 a.m.

Due to the holiday, next week’s trash pickup will be delayed one day. Thursday pickup will be on Friday, and Friday pickup will be on Saturday.

The 81^st annual Colebrook Fair will take place on Saturday, September 5^th, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Festivities include a Car & Motorcycle Show from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Frog Jumping & Pet Show (with registration at 9 a.m.), 30+ vendors, food and music. A schedule of events for the Fair is attached.

Colebrook Consolidated School Principal Will Wesley has volunteered to take the plunge in our dunk tank to benefit the school’s annual Nature’s Classroom trip. Mr. Wesley will be in the tank from 11:30 until noon.

A free shuttle bus will run between Town Hall and the Rock School from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday. From 1779 until 1911, the Rock School served Colebrook as one of our 11 one-room schoolhouses. Maintained by the Colebrook Historical Society, the facility is the only Colonial Era school in Connecticut that has never been modernized in any way.

The Colebrook Historical Society is also featuring a new display of artifacts at the Fair. Entry is through the Courtyard behind the building (adjacent to the Frog Jumping/Per Show area).

At 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, the Colebrook Fair Cardboard Regatta sets sail. The Regatta features homemade cardboard boats with winners for each race, and awards for “Funky-est” boat and best costume. Registration will take place from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Town Pond.

The Colebrook Recreation Cow Plop Raffle, sponsored by Pinney Stables, will be held from 1-3 p.m. during the Fair at the Colebrook Ball Field on Cooper Lane. Tickets can be purchased at Facebook.com/colebrookctfair Tickets are $20 with a cash prize of 20% of total ticket sales. Proceeds benefit Colebrook Recreation programs.

To accommodate our Fair guests, we will be temporarily re-locating the Town Hall composting station. Between September 4^th and September 8^th, the food scrap collection  bin will be located at the southwest corner of the Colebrook Town Garage. On Tuesday, September 8^th, it will return to Town Hall.

We are currently completing crack sealing of 8 town roads and will begin chip sealing in coming weeks. Details to come.

Crack sealing and chip sealing are important because they extend the life of roads and reduce long-term repair costs. Crack sealing fills and seals cracks in the pavement before water can enter. It prevents water from damaging the road’s foundation. Chip sealing applies a protective layer of asphalt binder and small aggregate stones to the road surface, extending the useful life of the pavement. Please be courteous to our Public Works team and contractors and proceed slowly through work zones.

The town will begin accepting applications for energy assistance beginning Tuesday, September 15^th. Please contact Karen Odell at 860.379.3359, ext. 201, or at kodell@colebrooktownhall.org.

Upcoming events

The summer series of Sunday evening Vesper Services and Hymn Sings concludes this Sunday at 7 p.m. at the historic Church in the Wildwood on Route 183 in North Colebrook. Everyone is welcome.

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.

Upcoming meetings

Planning & Zoning – Monday, September 14^th, at 6:30 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall

Board of Selectmen – Monday, September 14^th, at 7 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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Greetings from Colebrook Town Hall.

We are now in the home stretch of preparations for the 81^st annual Colebrook Labor Day Fair on Saturday, September 5^th.

This year’s Fair will include: our iconic frog jumping contest and pet show; classic cars on display in the area adjacent to the Ballfield; the always exciting Cardboard Boat Regatta; more than 30 vendors on the Green; a wide variety of food options; and the ever-popular Community & Senior Center Gift Basket Raffle.

To volunteer to work a shift at the Fair, please contact Karen Odell at kodell@colebrooktownhall.org or use the following Community & Senior Center Sign-Up Genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090A49A8A928AAFD0-64718002-thecolebrook.

If you’d like to build a boat and set sail for the Cardboard Boat Regatta, taking place at 3:30 p.m. at the Town Pond on Fair Day, there’s still time to do so. Materials (3 large sheets of cardboard and 2 rolls of duct tape) are available for $10 at Town Hall. Additional cardboard is also available for $5 a sheet. Prizes will be awarded for “Funky-est” boat and best costume. Learn how to build a cardboard boat here.

During the Fair, you can visit the only Colonial Era schoolhouse in Connecticut that has not been modernized in any way. On September 5^th, the historic Rock School House will be open, and a free shuttle bus will run from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. from Town Hall to the School, and back.

The Colebrook Recreation Cow Plop Raffle, sponsored by Pinney Stables, will be held from 1-3 p.m. during the Fair at the Colebrook Ball Field on Cooper Lane. Tickets can be purchased at Facebook.com/colebrookctfair, or from Karen at Town Hall. Tickets are $20 with a cash prize of 20% of total ticket sales. Proceeds benefit Colebrook Recreation programs.

With the support of the Colebrook Fire Department, the Board of Selectmen and Colebrook Consolidated School are collaborating on a dunk tank fundraiser in the area behind Town Hall, and next to the 4^th Grade class Lemonade Stand. Funds raised will support the school’s annual Nature’s Classroom trip. Hours are 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

To accommodate our Fair guests, we will be temporarily re-locating the Town Hall composting station. Between September 4^th and September 8^th, the food scap collection  bin will be located at the southwest corner of the Colebrook Town Garage. On Tuesday, September 8^th, it will return to Town Hall.

Crack sealing will continue through next week. Roads being treated include: Beech Hill Rd.; Shantry Rd.; Bunnell St.; Bunnell St. Ext.; Smith Hill Rd.; Phelps Rd.; Pine Rd.; and Old Colebrook Rd.

The 2026/27 academic year kicked off yesterday at Colebrook Consolidated School with our annual First Day ceremony. Parents and community members gathered to wish our K-6 students well, and heard updates from Principal Will Wesley, Superintendent Bob Gilbert, PTO President Colette Hiller and Rec Board Chair Kim DeMarco.

We have a new face at Town Hall. With Cathie Norton recently taking over as Assessor, thus vacating her role as Assistant Town Clerk, Colebrook resident Jane McAndrew is training in the Town Clerk’s office with Debi McKeon and will assume this part-time role.

A plaque honoring the late Justine Trowbridge was recently installed in the second-floor meeting room of Town Hall (adjacent to the double doors). The memorial, first proposed by former First Selectman George Wilber, recognizes Mrs. Trowbridge for her 1989 gift of the land on which Town Hall resides—and the historic timbers which grace its interior. Town Hall opened in June 2003. Prior to that, it was the site of the Gray Barn, erected in 1842. The design of today’s Town Hall, and its interior, pay tribute to the historic barn which preceded it.

This weekend marks the end of the season for the Colebrook Town Pond with lifeguards on duty this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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.

Upcoming events

The summer series of Sunday evening Vesper Services and Hymn Sings continues Sunday evenings through September 6^th, at 7 p.m. at the historic Church in the Wildwood on Route 183 in North Colebrook. Everyone is welcome.

Upcoming meetings

Board of Recreation – Tuesday, September 1^st, at 7 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall

Capital Improvement Program Committee – Thursday, September 3^rd, at 5 p.m. at Colebrook Town Hall

Board of Education – Wednesday, September 9^th, at 7 p.m. at Colebrook Consolidated School.

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.

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