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<![CDATA[Police find item stolen from food pantry New Milford police recovered one of the blood pressure cuffs that vandals had allegedly taken from Our Daily Bread food pantry at the United Methodist Church on Route 7. A box containing the cuff was found last week near the Summit Apartments, next to Sarah Noble Intermediate School and neighboring the church.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:14:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[New Milford Dems pledge to regroup for 2011]]>
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<![CDATA[A Democrat in the White House did not spell victory for New Milford Democrats on election night.Not only did Democratic mayoral challenger Robert Coppola dramatically lose his bid for mayor against three-term Republican incumbent Patricia Murphy but several veteran Democrats lost their seats during a GOP sweep of all boards and commissions.]]>
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<![CDATA[rmorgan@newstimes.com (Nanci G. Hutson<br />staff writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:02:20 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Scale model of solar system to be unveiled]]>
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<![CDATA[The John J. McCarthy Observatory in New Milford will unveil its scale model of the solar system Nov. 14.Following a brief ceremony at the Route 7 South observatory, behind the high school, the planets along with plaques giving information about each one will be installed at various locations around town.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:02:16 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Adams claims Kent victory]]>
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<![CDATA[Democrat Bruce Adams won the first selectman's seat Tuesday in Kent, outpolling his Republican opponent, Karen Casey, by a wide margin to keep Democratic leadership in town.Fifty-five percent of the town's 1,981 registered voters cast ballots.Mr. Adams, a retired Center School teacher, garnered 694 votes to defeat Ms.]]>
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<![CDATA[stuz@newstimes.com (Susan Tuz<br />STAFF WRITER)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:02:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[It's a fourth term for Murphy!    GOP rides high in New Milford]]>
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<![CDATA[Mayor Patricia Murphy will again guide New Milford's fortunes for the next two years.The three-term Republican incumbent beamed Tuesday evening after she had won a resounding victory to a fourth term while shepherding what was a GOP party sweep to all the elected boards and commissions.]]>
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<![CDATA[rmorgan@newstimes.com (Nanci G. Hutson<br />STAFF WRITER)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:02:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[O'Connor earns another term as first selectman in Sherman]]>
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<![CDATA[Democrat incumbent Andrea O'Connor was elected Tuesday to a fourth term as Sherman's first selectman, receiving 697 votes to Republican challenger George Linkletter's 550 votes. In all, 47 percent of the potential voters turned out to cast their ballots.]]>
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<![CDATA[rmorgan@newstimes.com (Erik Ofgang<br />CONTRIBUTING WRITER)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:44:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Friedman ousted from Washington zoning]]>
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<![CDATA[With incumbent First Selectman Mark Lyon running unopposed, the election drama in Washington centered Tuesday on the Zoning CommissionWhen the votes were counted, longtime incumbent Valerie Friedman was out, and commission newcomer Ray Reich and fellow Republican incumbent Gary Fitzherbert were the winners.]]>
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<![CDATA[rmorgan@newstimes.com (Ralph Hohman<br />STAFF WRITER)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:40 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Henry coasts to Roxbury victory]]>
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<![CDATA[In Roxbury, write-in candidate Dennis McDonald gave voters an option, but they still went with Barbara Henry, electing her to a fourth four-year term as first selectman.Ms. Henry, who ran unopposed for her first 12 years as chief executive, won another four-year term Tuesday by a 910-43 count.]]>
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<![CDATA[rmorgan@newstimes.com (Ralph Hohman<br />STAFF WRITER)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:39 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Town wants its zoners appointed]]>
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<![CDATA[Roxbury voters rejected Tuesday a change to have its  Zoning Commission members voted into office.A binding question was on the Nov. 3 referendum: "Shall the town of Roxbury change the way the Zoning Commission members are selected from an appointed position to an elected position?]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:38 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Finance seat race takes center stage in Warren]]>
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<![CDATA[Uncontested races for first selectman and selectmen resulted Tuesday in low voter turnout in Warren.A total of 207 votes were cast, representing 22 percent of the 957 registered voters in the town.First Selectman Jack Travers and selectmen Calvin L.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:37 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bridgewater goes to Stuart]]>
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<![CDATA[The next four years will be the Stuart-Read-Bennett mini-era in Bridgewater.After that term, at that point after 30 years, longtime First Selectman Bill Stuart says he will step down.A large voter turnout Tuesday ended the Stuart-Cable era in Bridgewater.]]>
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<![CDATA[rmorgan@newstimes.com (Joe Hurley<br />CONTRIBUTING WRITER)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:43:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Library expansion is on hold in Sherman]]>
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<![CDATA[The Sherman Library Board withdrew its application for a planned major expansion of the library last week at the town's Planning and Zoning Commission special meeting.Since the original application and plans had been submitted in August, Sherman's town engineer, Joseph Zarecki, had come up with a new concept of design requiring changes to the original plan submitted by Arthur H.]]>
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<![CDATA[stuz@newstimes.com (Susan Tuz<br />STAFF WRITER)]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:39:09 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Dog park advocates hope to attract volunteers, donors]]>
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<![CDATA[Plans for and fundraising efforts toward a dog park in New Milford are gaining in ommentum, according to committee members.More than $200 was raised recently at an initial event -- a screening of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Bank Street Theater."We thought 'The Wizard of Oz" was a great choice given the lengths Dorothy was willing to go to save Toto," said Lori Sartwell, committee vice president.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:40 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[New Milford to host Veterans Day event]]>
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<![CDATA[The New Milford Veterans Committee will hold a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. on the south end of the Village Green.In case of inclement weather, the ceremony would be held at the VFW on Avery Road.Residents and veterans are asked to gather on the Green at 10:30 a.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:29 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Kent to dedicate new veterans' memorials]]>
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<![CDATA[The town of Kent will celebrate the dedication of three veterans' memorials on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m.The public is welcome.Invitations have been sent to veterans, widows of veterans and townspeople who assisted with fundraising and site work, as well as to state and town officials.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Veterans Day ceremony set in Bridgewater]]>
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<![CDATA[The Bridgewater Senior Center will play host to a Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 10:45 a.m.The ceremony will be led by Joe Buchheit at the flag pole outside the senior center, located at 132 Hut Hill Road.The program will include an opening prayer with the Rev.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:25 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Unintended blaze razes firefighters' training site]]>
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<![CDATA[A local fire training drill on navigating smoky conditions turned into an unintended blaze Oct. 14 at the old cement-mixing plant at 21 Still Rive Drive in New Milford.The vacant building, owned by O &amp; G Industries Inc., had been offered for use to Water Witch Hose Co.]]>
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<![CDATA[Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:24 -0700]]>
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