Greetings from Colebrook Town Hall.
Our annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, October 21st, at 8 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room at Town Hall. We’ll vote on candidates for member and alternate positions on the: Planning & Zoning Commission; Zoning Board of Appeals; Recreation Board; and Historic District Commission. All voters registered in Colebrook are eligible to participate.
Early voting for the upcoming election will run from Monday, October 21st, through November 3rd,10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily-except for Tuesday, October 29th, and Thursday, October 31st, when early voting hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting will take place in the upstairs meeting room in Town Hall.
Flu vaccine shots will be available at the Community & Senior Center from 9-11 a.m. on Thursday, October 24th. Please bring your medical insurance card. Learn more here<file://cth-fs1/redirectedfolders/bbremer/My%20Documents/Brad%202024/CSCC_Flu%20Clinic.pdf>.
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of Colebrook Consolidated School. The school community will be celebrating the occasion on Friday, November 8th, from 1:30-2:30 pm. Community members are cordially invited to join students, staff and alumni for the festivities. Building tours will be conducted-and refreshments served-from 1:30-2 p.m., with a ceremony to be held from 2-2:30 p.m.
Michael Girolamo, a member of our four-man Public Works crew, will be leaving for an opportunity with a neighboring town. His last day will be November 8th. We wish Michael well and thank him for his contributions in helping to maintain our roads. If you or anyone you know may be interested in applying for the position of highway maintainer for the Town, please contact me at bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto:bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org>.
As winter approaches, we’ve been evaluating opportunities to secure indoor parking for our new town car. We decided to store it in the previously underutilized garage space beneath the Community & Senior Center. Facilitating the dial-a-ride program for medical appointments is an important use of the car. Indoor parking will help protect our investment and make it easier for our driver, Dee Pond, to accommodate ride requests.
Also prior to the arrival of cold weather, we put a new roof on the Town Pond bath house, replaced a rotten door in Town Hall with a new double window outside Karen Odell’s office, and are making repairs to the Recreation Area snack shack. We are grateful to Mark Medara for his creative solutions.
Upcoming community events
Tomorrow night (Friday, October 18th) at 7 p.m., the Colebrook Historical Society presents, “The Civilian Conservation Corps – Its History and Work in Connecticut,” as part of its Friday Night Gathering series. The guest speaker will be Marty Podskoch, a retired teacher and the author of 11 books. The evening will begin (and conclude) with refreshments at the Seymour Inn, with the presentation taking place in the upstairs meeting room at Town Hall at approximately 7:30 p.m. Learn more here<file://cth-fs1/redirectedfolders/bbremer/My%20Documents/Brad%202024/CHS_Friday%20Night%20Gathering_CCC.pdf>.
The Community & Senior Center is hosting a community indoor tag sale on Saturday, October 19th, from 8 am-1 p.m., with 14 tables signed up to participate. The Center will be hosting a baked goods table at the event and donations are welcome.
This Sunday, October 20th, from 3-5 p.m. Pinney Stables (3 Pinney Street) and the Colebrook Rec Board invite you to join them for “Halloween on the Farm.” The event will include a Trunk or Treat, costume contest, photo booth, and prizes for scariest, cutest, and most creative cars and costumes.
The following weekend, Camp Jewell will host its Halloween Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 26th, from 5-7:30 p.m. The event at the Camp will include trick or treating, a haunted house, and a pasta dinner. Dinner is $5 per person with optional donations to fund scholarships for day camp students in 2025. No RSVP required.
Upcoming municipal board meetings
Composting Advisory Committee – Monday, October 28th, at 4 p.m., at Town Hall (Land Use office)
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto: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
Our annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday, October 21st, at 8 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room at Town Hall. We’ll vote on candidates for member and alternate positions on the: Planning & Zoning Commission; Zoning Board of Appeals; Recreation Board; and Historic District Commission. All voters registered in Colebrook are eligible to participate.
Early voting for the upcoming election will run from Monday, October 21st, through November 3rd,10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily-except for Tuesday, October 29th, and Thursday, October 31st, when early voting hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting will take place in the upstairs meeting room in Town Hall.
Flu vaccine shots will be available at the Community & Senior Center from 9-11 a.m. on Thursday, October 24th. Please bring your medical insurance card. Learn more here<file://cth-fs1/redirectedfolders/bbremer/My%20Documents/Brad%202024/CSCC_Flu%20Clinic.pdf>.
This year marks the 75th Anniversary of Colebrook Consolidated School. The school community will be celebrating the occasion on Friday, November 8th, from 1:30-2:30 pm. Community members are cordially invited to join students, staff and alumni for the festivities. Building tours will be conducted-and refreshments served-from 1:30-2 p.m., with a ceremony to be held from 2-2:30 p.m.
Michael Girolamo, a member of our four-man Public Works crew, will be leaving for an opportunity with a neighboring town. His last day will be November 8th. We wish Michael well and thank him for his contributions in helping to maintain our roads. If you or anyone you know may be interested in applying for the position of highway maintainer for the Town, please contact me at bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto:bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org>.
As winter approaches, we’ve been evaluating opportunities to secure indoor parking for our new town car. We decided to store it in the previously underutilized garage space beneath the Community & Senior Center. Facilitating the dial-a-ride program for medical appointments is an important use of the car. Indoor parking will help protect our investment and make it easier for our driver, Dee Pond, to accommodate ride requests.
Also prior to the arrival of cold weather, we put a new roof on the Town Pond bath house, replaced a rotten door in Town Hall with a new double window outside Karen Odell’s office, and are making repairs to the Recreation Area snack shack. We are grateful to Mark Medara for his creative solutions.
Upcoming community events
Tomorrow night (Friday, October 18th) at 7 p.m., the Colebrook Historical Society presents, “The Civilian Conservation Corps – Its History and Work in Connecticut,” as part of its Friday Night Gathering series. The guest speaker will be Marty Podskoch, a retired teacher and the author of 11 books. The evening will begin (and conclude) with refreshments at the Seymour Inn, with the presentation taking place in the upstairs meeting room at Town Hall at approximately 7:30 p.m. Learn more here<file://cth-fs1/redirectedfolders/bbremer/My%20Documents/Brad%202024/CHS_Friday%20Night%20Gathering_CCC.pdf>.
The Community & Senior Center is hosting a community indoor tag sale on Saturday, October 19th, from 8 am-1 p.m., with 14 tables signed up to participate. The Center will be hosting a baked goods table at the event and donations are welcome.
This Sunday, October 20th, from 3-5 p.m. Pinney Stables (3 Pinney Street) and the Colebrook Rec Board invite you to join them for “Halloween on the Farm.” The event will include a Trunk or Treat, costume contest, photo booth, and prizes for scariest, cutest, and most creative cars and costumes.
The following weekend, Camp Jewell will host its Halloween Harvest Festival on Saturday, October 26th, from 5-7:30 p.m. The event at the Camp will include trick or treating, a haunted house, and a pasta dinner. Dinner is $5 per person with optional donations to fund scholarships for day camp students in 2025. No RSVP required.
Upcoming municipal board meetings
Composting Advisory Committee – Monday, October 28th, at 4 p.m., at Town Hall (Land Use office)
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at bbremer@colebrooktownhall.org<mailto: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
