ANNOUNCEMENTS
Town clerks cook up favorite recipes
By Kimberly Phillips
Published: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:10 AM EDT in the JOURNAL INQUIRER
When Agnes Pier’s son Daniel visited from California with his in-laws last year, she made for the whole family a traditional New England Thanksgiving feast. So when his extended family visited his home in San Francisco for Christmas, they asked him to make the same menu. For five days mother and son spoke on the phone working out the details of the feast. But it was the family’s pumpkin pie recipe that Daniel had to try out ahead of time to ensure it was perfect.
“It turned out good,” Pier said of her son’s attempt in the kitchen. “It was excellent.” The pumpkin pie recipe comes from Pier’s mother, Betty, and mimics a slice of pie Betty had while on her honeymoon. For years after that trip, Pier said, her mother worked at getting the taste just right. Cinnamon, cloves, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, molasses — it all heightens the pumpkin, making it spicier than most, but exactly like the one Betty tasted as a newlywed.
So when Pier, who serves as Windsor’s town clerk, was asked to submit a recipe to a cookbook fundraiser sponsored by the New England Association of City and Town Clerks, “Betty’s Pumpkin Pie” was a no-brainer.
Joseph V. Camposeo, town clerk in Manchester, said his submission was an easy choice for him, too. The book, “Cooking with the Clerks,” features his father Dominic’s recipe for scallops and raisins with pasta. Dominic Camposeo grew up in Turi in the Bari province of southern Italy where fruit, including raisins and dates, was plentiful, his son said.
“Dad was a heck of a cook,” Camposeo said, explaining that every Christmas Eve the family would dine on the dish that includes three cloves of garlic, Italian red wine, and plenty of tomato sauce. The recipe is noted in the cookbook as a specialty, but when asked if Camposeo makes it often, he said, “Me? No.” Apparently, he doesn’t cook.
But he does head the Connecticut Town Clerks Association, and said that each year the New England professional group holds its annual conference in a different state. Connecticut will play host in 2011.
The cookbook is serving as a fundraiser to generate enough seed money to help pay for that conference, which will offer classes and seminars for town clerks in the Northeast who are tasked with maintaining municipalities’ vital records. Consequently, “Cooking with the Clerks” is available in town clerks’ offices all over New England for $10.
With recipes from Certified Copy of a Chicken Pot Pie from Avon Town Clerk Ann L. Dearstyne to Quit Claim Breakfast Casserole from Meriden City Clerk Irene G. Masse and Absentee Ballot Babka from Cheshire Town Clerk Carolyn Soltis, the book also has the more traditional: broccoli casserole from Middlebury Town Clerk Edie Salisbury, corn casserole from New Hartford Town Clerk Donna LaPlante, and blueberry bread from East Haven Town Clerk Lisa Leary.
So-called “dignitary chefs” from all over New England — including Gov. M. Jodi Rell, Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, Comptroller Nancy Wyman, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, public records administrator Eunice DiBella, and state Rep. Mary Ann Carson, R-New Fairfield — also contributed to the 173-page book.
South Windsor Town Clerk Gretchen Bickford submitted two recipes — vegetable pot pie and pie crust — both of which she took from family members after sampling the dishes at a get-together. The vegetable pot pie, she said, tastes so much like chicken pot pie she thought it’d appeal to vegetarians and meat-eaters alike. “They were a big hit,” she said of the dishes.
Betty’s Pumpkin Pie
1 9-inch unbaked pie crust ¾ cup sugar
1 tablespoon flour
½ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 14-ounce can pumpkin
1 tablespoon molasses
1 tablespoon butter, melted
2 eggs
1 14-ounce can milk, use pumpkin can to measure milk
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Mix together the sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, pumpkin, molasses, and butter. In a separate bowl beat the eggs and milk with wire whisk. Blend the pumpkin-spice mix and the milk-eggs mixture thoroughly. Pour mixture into pie crust. Bake for 40 minutes. Posted 8/13/208
Laura Wabno had surgery on her knee yesterday and will be out of her office for 4 to 6 weeks. She will be at St Raphael's Hospital until Friday or Saturday and then on to New Haven Hotel for therapy for probably about a week. If you would like to send cards, mail to: Laura Wabno 147 Ida Avenue Derby, Ct. 06418 Thanks to Stephanie Ciarleglio, Woodbridge Town Clerk, for letting us know! Fellow Clerks:
Please be advised that you may receive an unannounced visit by two staff attorneys from Elections Enforcement. They are in the process of investigating the UCONN report on deceased voters appearing on the voter rolls.
Lisa Terry
Vice President Posted 7/25/08 Lucy Palangio Town Clerk in Bethlehem is retiring after 44 years of service. There will be a retirement party for her on Thursday, July 31, 2008 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Painted Pony Restaurant in Bethlehem. A $15.00 donation for the food is requested.
Posted 7/22/08
Reminders from the Connecticut State Library regarding the Historic Documents Preservation Grant Program
Grantees must submit a Project Evaluation/Expenditure Report to the Office of the Public Records Administrator for FY2008 grants no later than September 1, 2008. Forms should be completed and mailed by mid-August so that they are received in the grant office on or before September 1st.
To obtain a copy of this report go to http://www.cslib.org/publicrecords/histdoc/grantforms.htm and click the link under the Final Report section.
If you did not apply for a grant in FY2009-Cycle 1, we strongly encourage you to submit a Cycle 2 grant application as soon as possible. The sooner you submit an application to our office, the sooner it will be processed. The postmark deadline for Cycle 2 applications is September 30, 2008.
If you have any questions, please contact LeAnn Power @ (860)566-1100 ext 301 or email lpower@cslib.org
Thank you!
Posted 7/21/08 I would appreciate your posting the passing of Leslie Mazur’s husband, John, who lost his vigorous battle against Cancer on the 18th of July. Leslie is a staffer in the Naugatuck Town Clerk's Office. Individual expressions of sympathy and support may be sent to Leslie at 481 Millville Avenue, Naugatuck, CT 06770. Posted 7/21/08 Hamden Town Clerk Vera Morrison’s father, Hank Bartolo, passed away on Friday. All services will take place in Syracuse, but if anyone would like to send a card, her address is 1692 Whitney Ave.
Hamden, CT 06514 Posted 7/21/08 The final versions of the Guinan Associates Annual Legislative Report and Cover Memo from Mike Dugan are posted on the CTCA web site under Association Committees, Legislation & Elections Commitee. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Joyce P. Mascena, MMC - Glastonbury Town Clerk - Email: joyce.mascena@glastonbury-ct.gov
Posted 7/21/08 Karen W. Gaudreau, Town Clerk of East Windsor, lost her sister, JoAnn Clark, who died after a courageous battle with cancer. Calling hours will be Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Ladd Turkington Carmon Funeral Home, 551 Talcottville Rd. (Rte 83), Rockville, CT. Burial will be from Rockville United Methodist Church on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Notices will be published in the Hartford Courant and Journal Inquirer on Tuesday.
Mary Higgins
Assistant Town Clerk
Posted 7/3/08 Good news everyone! In Special Session, the municipal conveyance tax provision has been extended for another two years through June 30, 2010. It was assigned Bill # 1001, Public Act # PA 08-01.
Joyce P. Mascena (Glastonbury), Chair, Legislative Committee & Patricia Strauss (Westport), Vice-Chair, Legislative Committee
Pos ted 6/23/08
State Archivist Mark Jones has asked for help from Town Clerks around the state. Click here to read about the State Library project that might involve art work in your town: /filestorage/1233/WPAProjfactsheet1.11.doc Posted 6/20/08 Hi Everyone –
Attached is the news article written by Olivia Lawrence of The Berlin Citizen. I think she did a great job reporting on the cookbooks. If anyone would like to hang the article in their office, Olivia has given my permission to distribute it. Click her to read the article: /filestorage/1233/cookbooks.tif
I really appreciate all the support I have been given by the association. Many - many thanks. Kate Wall
Posted 6/13/08, amended 6/16/08 To clarify one part contained in the list of Registrars of Voters' duties from the Secretary of the State's Office that was e-mailed this week, the law concerning the training of election officials was changed so that Town Clerks are no longer required to conduct any training sessions for election officials, including absentee ballot counters. Posted 5/23/08 During the past week, some Connecticut Clerks received a email announcing that a (land record) data collection company would be coming in to the Connecticut market. It appears that this is going to be an effort to capture land record information in bulk.
On behalf of the CTCA, I will be responding to the requester who's name is Joe Eskanazi. My reply will be to clarify the method they are planning to use, and to get a sense of how they plan to carry out this project.
I believe that having one responder will save us all some time, and will also help to clarify the situation. Earlier today, I spoke with Tom Hennick of FOI and Public Records Administrator Eunice DiBella to apprise them of the situation. They both concur with my intent to clarify this request. Once I receive a reply, I will share it with each of you.
Joe Camposeo
CTCA President
Posted 5/15/08 A big THANK YOU to everyone selling the cookbooks! The response has been tremendous and many of you have been asking for more. Your support and suggestions are both welcome and deeply appreciated. You are truly the most dedicated, supportive and warm hearted group of people. Connecticut is extremely lucky to have so many qualified individuals working in town clerk’s offices throughout the state.
Ron McNamara, Rocky Hill Town Clerk, has issued a challenge to those wishing to participate. He and his staff have sold 50 cookbooks. He challenges anyone to beat that number!
If you need more cookbooks, please contact me at: townclerk@townofnorthbranfordct.com or 203-484-6015. Kate will be away the week of May 19-23. For your convenience, cookbooks will be available at a few upcoming events listed below. Let me know how many you will need to be sure we have enough available for everyone. Perhaps a neighboring town could pick them up for you if you or your staff will not be attending. Otherwise, we are doing our best to make arrangements to have the cookbooks delivered.
May 16, 2008 Town Clerk School in New Britain (ITBD building)
May 20, 2008 Town Clerk School – Vitals class in New Britain (CCSU campus)
June 12, 2008 Municipal Treasures in Hartford (Van Block Facility)
Once again, thank you! You are the best!
Lisa Valenti
North Branford Town Clerk
NEACTC Fundraising Chairperson Posted 5/15/08 The Glastonbury Town Clerk's office would like to remind everyone that we have a post office box that must be used when addressing items, especially vitals, to our office, so please check your records. The correct address to use is:
Glastonbury Town Clerk|
2155 Main Street - PO Box 6523
Glastonbury, CT 06033-6523
You will make our Postmaster very happy! Thanks for your help. Posted 5/12/08 All new clerks and assistants that wish pins, please notify me by email, fax or written request. No orders will be taken over the phone in order to prevent spelling errors. Clerks that have become certified and wish to have their designation added or changed may request new pins also.
There is NO fee for the Clerk; an assistant’s pin is available for $10. I will need your name, title and (one) designation if you have been certified. Sample: Irene G. Massé, MMC
City/Town Clerk
The order will go out in June; deadline to order is June 1, 2008. Mail checks to: Irene G. Massé, MMC, 142 East Main Street Meriden, and Ct 06450 Irene G. Massé, MMC
Meriden City Clerk
Phone (203) 630-4035
Fax (203) 630-4059
Email: imasse@ci.meriden.ct.us
Posted 05/01/08 The Cookbook has arrived! Thank you to all who picked up copies at the Conference last week. If anyone needs additional copies – please contact Lisa Valenti at townclerk@townofnorthbranfordct.com or myself at kwall@town.berlin.ct.us we will get them to you as soon as possible.
The cookbooks are $10.00 each. Cash or Check made payable to the NE Association of Town Clerks is acceptable. Please forward the money to me at:
Kate Wall, Town Clerk & NEACTC -3rd Vice President
NEACTC Conference 2011
240 Kensington Road
Berlin, CT 06037
Thank you for all the support – you are all truly a unique group of people. I deeply appreciate all the help and suggestions.
Posted 05/01/08 Joe Degnan of Brown's River Bindery has become a first time grandfather to a baby boy named Joseph on April 29th. If you wish to send congratulations his address is: Joe & Kathy Degnan, One Allen Martin Drive, P.O. Box 8501, Essex, VT 05451. Posted 04/30/08 From Lisa Zaccagnino, Elections Officer, SEEC Beth Rotman, Director of Public Campaign Financing, asked me to contact you on behalf of the State Elections Enforcement Commission. We are hoping to create an open dialogue with the Connecticut Town Clerks Association with regard to the Citizens’ Election Program and petitioning candidates.
As Ms. Rotman discussed with you, qualified signatures on nominating petitions will be used not only to determine ballot eligibility, as in past elections, but will now serve an additional role determining grant amounts for eligible petitioning candidates under the new Citizens’ Election Program.
Town Clerks will play an integral part in the Program by certifying qualified signatures on petitioning ballots. The number of qualified signatures will determine the initial grant amount, if any, to award the petitioning candidate.
As a former employee of the Bristol Town and City Clerk’s Office, I know firsthand the amount of time and effort that goes in to certifying petitioning signatures. Attached is a copy of the chart illustrating eligible petitioning candidate grant amounts as well as the required percentages of signatures. Click here for the chart: /filestorage/1233/Town_Clerk_and_Petitioning_Candidates.pdf Please feel free to call the Commission with any questions at 860-256-2940 or the Public Finance Unit directly at 860-256-2985. We look forward to working closely with the Connecticut Town Clerks Association during this exciting and groundbreaking year for politics in Connecticut. Posted 04/29/08
On June 12, 2008, the Connecticut State Library will be hosting a program titled "Municipal Treasures: Unlocking the Secrets in Your Town's Archival Records". For more details, please follow the link /filestorage/1233/Archival_Records_Workshop_Brochure.pdf Posted 04/28/08 Marianne Kelly, Town Clerk of Branford, would like to form a study group for the upcoming Certification Exam to be held on June 3. If you are interested, please contact Marianne at mkelly@branford-ct.gov or 203-315-0633. Posted 04/28/08 Here is the information on Cheryl Grist, Town Clerk of Pomfret, who was injured in a motor cycle accident last year. First of all, I was informed today that she has taken a turn for the worse. She is at UMASS in intensive care. The family asks us to pray for her since her situation is critical.
Cards maybe sent to: Cheryl Grist, 192 Paine Rd., Pomfret, CT 06258.
Donations maybe sent to: The Cheryl Grist Recovery Fund C/O Putnam Bank, 40 Main St., Putnam, CT 06260.
Thank you so much,
Patty Spruance
Windham
Posted 04/28/08
The Certification Exam will be held on June 3, 2008 at the Newington Town Hall. Applications and directions will be mailed the last week of April. Any questions, contact Lisa Valenti, North Branford Town Clerk at townclerk@townofnorthbranfordct.com Posted 04/16/08 Vernon Town Hall will be closed on Friday, April 18, due to construction. Click here to read the annuoncement: /filestorage/1233/Vernon_Town_Hall.pdf Posted 04/09/08 At the April 3rd Freedom of Information Conference, Esther Williams (East Lyme) participated in a panel discussion on "How To Comply With Difficult Requests". I want everyone to know how proud I am of the effort Esther put forth in doing a great job as a panelist. She truly made a great impression as the CTCA representative to a very lively and meaningful session.
Thank you Esther for stepping up and representing us so well !
Joe Camposeo
President Posted 3/27/2008
From: Katie Wall, Berlin Town Clerk The Town Clerk's Handbook has been fully updated. You may access all sections of the Handbook at the Connecticut Town Clerks Association website under Document Directory - Handbook. Posted 3/27/2008 From: Ann Carr, Morris Town Clerk
Reply to: morristc7433@opptonline.net We are exploring the appointment of a Town Meeting Moderator for a specific timeframe. What are other towns doing? Thanks, Ann Carr, Morris Town Clerk Posted 3/25/2008 From: Stonington Town Clerk's Office, Town Clerk Cindy Ladwig recovering from a fall
Reply to: cladwig@stonington-ct.gov Just want to let you know that on Monday, February 25th, Cindy slipped on ice in the parking lot here at Town Hall and broke her foot in 3 places. She was put in a non-walking cast the following week and was told that she can not return to work until Monday, May 5th!
She has an appointment to have the foot assessed on April 4th and she’ll take it from there. She’s hoping they’ll at least put her in a walking cast and maybe be able to come to work a few day a week. I’m not so sure – the doctors were very adamant that she stay off the foot (of course, she’s having to use cruches) because they want to avoid surgery and the bones need 6-8 weeks to fuse together as they should. I would be very surprised if she gets changed into a walking cast let alone be able to come to work.
In the meantime, though, her office computer is linked to her home lap top so she can receive e-mails and do some office work. I thought maybe you’d want to put this little tid bit on the Town Clerk’s web page so that well wishers could send her a card or e-mail her.
Her e-mail address is the same as if one were writing to her at work and her home address is: 247 North Anguilla Road; Pawcatuck, CT 06379. She would love to hear from her fellow Town Clerk friends!
Thank you! Sally Duplice, Stonington Town Clerk's Office
Posted 3/20/2008 From: Simsbury Town Clerk's Office, Assistant Town Clerk Anita Schwager
Calling hours for Anita Schwager's father, Raymond Peltier, are tonight from 5 to 7 pm at the Ahern Funeral Home, 111 Main Street, Unionville. Her father died on Sunday, March 16, and the notice was in the Hartford Courant in March 18. Posted 03/19/2008 From: Essie Labrot, West Hartford Town Clerk
Reply to: essie.labrot@westhartford.org I’m wondering if you might put this up on the website. I’m going to email our Legislative Committee as well, but since this affects only those Towns w/Community Access, I’m not sure if the organization would be interested in taking a stand on this.
The issue we are concerned with is the accessibility and quality that this new legislation might have an effect on. This is information from the Exec. Director of our Community Television, which gives an example of how townspeople would access their Community Television channel should this new legislation go forward:
Municipalities who rely on their PEG access channels to 1) help keep their residents informed about local government, 2) notify residents in emergency situations, and 3) contact with residents about town services, should be aware of the way AT&T’s U-Verse television system plans to present PEG. A demonstration of this system can be viewed by going to the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMZXpOVkm9k
Transparency in government requires accessibility, functionality and quality equivalent to other channels. Please contact your legislators in advance of a meeting on PEG Bill 5814 at the Legislative Office Building scheduled for March 24, at 7:00 p.m. and ask them to insist that HB5814 includes language that clearly defines equivalent standards for PEG access television delivery.
Thank you! Essie Labrot, West Hartford Town Clerk Posted 03/04/2008 Reply to: lisatowneh@sbcglobal.net We have 6 new Town Clerks and one Assistant Town Clerk looking for a MENTOR. They are: Sandi Wieleba, East Hampton
Karen Hazen, Granby
Cathy Wilson, Chaplin
Essie Labrot, West Hartford
Alma L. Maya, Bridgeport
Sheila Bailey, East Granby
Mary Beth Trautman, Assistant If you are able to help, please fill out the Enrollment Application and forward it to me at your earliest convenience. Thanks in advance for your assistance. I know we can always count on each other. Lisa Leary
Town Clerk
250 Main Street
East Haven, CT 06512 Telephone: 203-468-3201 Posted 03/03/2008 Please send an email to Karen Gaudreau in East Windsor at kgaudreau@eastwindsorct.com. She is requesting the salaies of Town Clerks with a population 10,000-15,000. Thanks, Karen Posted 03/03/2008 Please send an email to Sharon Miller at smiller@ci.east-hartford.ct.us. She would like to request the salaries for the current or fiscal year for Town Clerks with a population of 45,000 - 60,000. Thank you.
Posted 02/29/2008 Employment Opportunity in West Hartford. Click here for Job Description. Posted 02/28/2008 Attention all Town Clerks: Due to my failing memory, I have lost the name of a female Town Clerk who has stepped forward to be on the By-Law Committee. My apologies, but if you would please email me at kmarsden@clintonct.org I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you k.
Posted 02/26/2008 Information forwarded by Sharon Miller, East Hartford Town Clerk In years past, Municipal Code Corporation indexed my Town Council minutes. A call from them in late October indicated that it was not cost effective for them to continue doing so in hard copy format. Nor would they send a disc in Microsoft Word format either. I just located a company out of Cincinnati that will codify minutes and ordinances in hard copy format, and also send a disc in Microsoft Word format. Their rates are reasonable and their response to my questions are timely. When they sent a sample of the index, it was as good, if not better in font size and layout, than what I have. Perhaps you could share this information with other Town Clerks/Town Council Clerks in Connecticut. The contact information is as follows: American Legal Publishing Corporation, 432 Walnut Street, 12th Floor, Cincinnati OH 45209
Attn: Kyle Reynolds KReynolds@amlegal.com (toll free phone# 1-800-445-5588) Angela Attenello, Town Council Clerk
Posted 2/25/2008 Pauline Laskow, former Town Clerk of Stafford for over 25 years, passed away on February 22, 2008. Pauline had served as an Assistant Registrar of Vital Statistics and an Assistant Town Clerk from 1968 – 1975. She became Town Clerk on March 31, 1975 and served in that office until her retirement on August 1, 2000. Her obituary follows:
Pauline Laskow, 67, of Morton St., Stafford Springs, CT, beloved wife of the late Walter R. Laskow, Sr., passed away on Friday, February 22, 2008 at Manchester Memorial Hospital, Manchester, CT. She was born in Fall River, MA, daughter of the late Leo and Bertha (Pelletier) Rioux. Pauline retired as town clerk from the Town of Stafford. She was a member of St. Edward Parish. Pauline is survived by her two children, Denise Laskow and her husband Mark Frankinburger and their children Molly, Ellie, and Lilly of Lebanon, CT, and Walter R. Laskow, Jr. and his companion Kathy Simonds of Stafford Springs, CT and her children Dylan and Jessica; a brother, Ernest Rioux and his wife Ethel of Milford, MA; three sisters, Gertrude Crompton of South Windsor, CT, Claudette Norris of Maryland, and Connie Latinville and her husband Donald of Fall River, MA; her caregivers, Jackie and Michelle; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother and three sisters. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 6 P.M. at St. Edward Church, High St., Stafford Springs, CT. Burial in St. Edward Cemetery, Stafford Springs, CT, will be private. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Introvigne Funeral Home, Inc., 51 East Main St., Stafford Springs, CT, has care of the arrangements. For online condolences, please visit: www.introvignefuneralhome.com
Posted 2/13/2008 TO: ALL TOWN CLERKS
FROM: NANCY STANIEWICZ, ELECTIONS OFFICER
RE: UPDATED FINANCIAL REPORTING FORM (SEEC 20)
DATE: FEBRUARY 11, 2007
We have sent each Town clerk a set of revised SEEC Form 20 containing the revision date 1/08. This replaces the form revised 1/07. The instructions to the form have also been revised. Please make sure that the SEEC-20 is distributed with the instruction set. Please discard any SEEC Form 20 or instructions with a revision date prior to 01/08. Also, make sure that any ED-45 or ED-46 (issued by Secretary of the State) has been discarded. The SEEC Form 21 (revised 01/07) and the instruction set have not been revised and can be used.
These financial reporting forms, as well as all registration forms, are also available on our website: http://www.ct.gov/seec.
Please be aware that a different financial reporting statement must be used by committees for candidates for state senate and state representative. This form (SEEC Form 30) is also available on our website.
Please call if you have any questions regarding these new forms or if you need additional supplies relating to campaign financing. Our general agency number is (860) 256-2940 or Outside Local Calling Area: Toll-free 1-866-SEEC INFO (1-866-733-2463).
Posted 2/7/2008 The 2008 Connecticut Town Clerks Association Spring Conference will be held on Wednesday evening, April 23; Thursday, April 24; and Friday, April 25, at the Trumbull Marriott. MORE INFORMATION TO COME!! Posted 2/7/2008 Greetings:
Lesley asked me to send this e-mail to you. She would like to ask you to send out an e-mail to all the town clerks to let them know that they don't have to forward to our office any petition material that they may have received from moveon.org. We have received state wide information from moveon.org, and we understand that town clerks may have received such information for each of their towns. Since we have it, we don't need them to forward it to us. Thanks a lot. Ilona Havrilla, Administrative Assistant
Deputy Secretary of the State, (860) 509-6212 Posted 2/1/2008
I have changed to a different kind of archival binder for the Land Records. As a result I have a large number [about 350] of the old type. These are white plastic with a window and use a sleeve to indicate the volume number and town. The sleeve is no good to any other town but the binder can be used by anybody with the appropriate sleeve. I am interested in finding out if anybody wants to buy them at a significant discount. They cost bout $12.new and are in excellent condition. Maybe offers can be made?
Regards Derek Buckley, townclerk@eastonct.org
To all Clerks:
Please help. Our Administration is requesting information on how other towns handle maintenance and creation of Town Council or Board of Selectman Agendas, Minutes, Legal Notices, Recording Secretary, etc. If you are one of the few who does any or all of these duties, please respond as well.
Thank you.
Bernice K. Dixon, Town Clerk, Town of Vernon, town.clerk@ci.vernon.ct.us To all CT Town Clerks:
Thanks to all those of you who posted a notice regarding temporary hours in Vernon. We have returned to our regular hours so the notice can be removed. PS: This will also be a test of our e-mail system. We have been experiencing technical difficulties and have not been receiving e-mails on a regular basis.
Thanks again
Bernice K. Dixon, Vernon Town Clerk
Posted 1-25-08
Esther Williams, from East Lyme, has been asked to represent the Town Clerk's at a Freedom of Information Seminar to be held on April 3rd in Cromwell. She would like to be able to present some of our issues, concerns and requests that we would like to have addressed and discussed. Please send this information to her at ewilliams@eltownhall.com. Thank you.\ Posted 1-24-08 The calling hours for Therese Pac's mother, Genevieve Pac, will be held on Friday, January 25, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM and 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Burritt Hills Funeral Home, 332 Burritt Street, New Britain. The funeral will be held on Saturday, January 26, at 9:30 AM at Sacred Heart Church. The notice is in today's Hartford Courant.
Posted 1-24-08
A letter from the Republican State Central regarding town committee primaries contained incorrect information. Please see the following document for the correct information. Click here to download the document
Posted 1-23-08
Genevieve Pac passed away this morning, January 23. She was the mother of Therese Pac, Bristol Town Clerk. Calling hours are expected to be on Friday and the funeral on Saturday in New Britain. An update will be sent to you when additional information is available. Posted 1-12-08 Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I would like to thank everyone for your recent thoughts, prayers, and friendship extended to me and my family on the passing of my father. Your expressions of sympathy and support were very comforting during this difficult time. It is so nice to work with such a supportive and caring association.
Sincerely, LeAnn Power
Connecticut State Library Posted 1-4-08 To All Connecticut Town Clerks and staff, Connecticut will be hosting the New England Conference in November, 2011 with our own Kate Wall, Berlin Town Clerk, as NEACTC President. In order to keep conference costs down, we will utilize fundraisers and sponsor donations. We need your help to make our cookbook fundraiser a success. It is now time to submit your recipes in one of two ways - online or hardcopy. An instruction sheet is attached along with a recipe collection sheet for those preferring to submit a hardcopy. Remember, you can always have a friend submit your recipe online. Please remember to include your staff and send as many recipes as you wish to share. Let's make this cookbook great!! Instruction Sheet Recipe Submission Form County VPs, I am once again asking you to pass this message along to those members in your county who do not have email. I truly appreciate your help! Our goal is to have the cookbook ready for the April conference and reveal the winner of the Cookbook Cover contest. Each town will receive a number of cookbooks to sell. They make great birthday, Christmas, shower or hostess gifts. I have every confidence the Connecticut Town Clerks will step up to the plate and help make this one of the best New England Conferences ever!!! We have such a wonderful supportive organization. Thank all of you in advance! Lisa Valenti
NEACTC 2011 Fundraising Chairperson
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