Down it goes!
Down it goes! On Thursday morning, Feb. 27, Salisbury Bank & Trust began the demolition of the old Lakeville Journal building at 33 Bissell St. in Lakeville.
Publisher Janet Manko took this video at the site, while in conversation with Visionary Computer owner David Maffucci, whose business is located in the building next door. When starting his business he originally had a corner of the Lakeville Journal building for pick up and drop off.
For more photos from the before and after of this construction look for next week’s issue of The Lakeville Journal, March 5.
Up a tree
Learn more about this frisky furry family in LIme Rock, in the July 4 issue of The Lakeville Journal!
Thank you to Sean Grace from the Audubon Center in Sharon for sharing this video of the release of an eaglet on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Salisbury. For details on this and another eaglet release on Saturday, Sept. 30, look for the Oct. 5 Lakeville Journal. Wednesday's release was thrilling almost beyond description.
taps
The Lakeville Journal honors the memory of the men and women who gave their lives to protect our freedom. Taps was performed by Madelyn Malinowski and the Kent Center School band at the Kent Soldiers Monument.
Star Spangled Banner
The National Anthem, performed by the Kent Center School band in the center of the village, on Memorial Day 2017.
Gettysburg address
Astrid von Seufert, grade eight at Kent Center School, recited the Gettysburg Address at the town's war monument in the center of town.
KCS band
The Kent Center School band performed wonderfully as the students marched and played along the parade route on Monday, May 29, Memorial Day 2017.
Veterans
Veterans marched proudly through the center of town on a "misty" Memorial Day in Kent.
North Canaan Elementary School celebrated Arbor Day by planting a tree — and singing a song with the incomparable Mary Davidson.
North Canaan Elementary School celebrated Arbor Day with a new tree — and a song, led by the incomparable Mary Davidson.
North Canaan held its Parade of Lights on Sunday, Nov. 27. For a complete listing of area parades, tree lightings and other events, check the Dec. 1, 2016, issue of Compass in The Lakeville Journal, The Millerton News, and the Winsted Journal.
Region One elementary schools honored the men and women who have served in the military on Nov. 10, the day before Veterans Day (schools are closed on Nov. 11). This ceremony at Cornwall Consolidated School included veterans from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines — including Richard Ford, who fought at the Battle of the Bulge. For more photos and stories about Veterans Day 2016, look for the Nov. 17 Lakeville Journal.
The Northwest Connecticut Special Olympics Connecticut swim team, with swimmers from Winsted and Torrington, came to The Hotchkiss School to take part in the 22nd annual fundraiser for their team. The swim-a-thon continues today, Sunday, Nov. 6, until 5 p.m. Come on down, swim in the amazing Hotchkiss School pool and make a donation to help the team make their Olympic dreams come true. And help organizer Keith Moon break the record of 202 swimmers!
Halloween isn't over yet at Geer Village, where the Riva family's spooky village remains on display until this weekend (Nov. 5 and 6). Work on the Christmas village begins the weekend after Thanksgiving. If you think your television remote control is hard to figure out, watch how deftly Bertha Riva handles the controls for the Halloween trains, inflatables and more.
No snow fell on this team of reindeers (with Santa) at today's Kent Pumpkin Run, the 40th in its history. This team was (of course) one of the costume prize winners. For more photos and race details, see the Nov. 3 Lakeville Journal.
You can read about this year's Salisbury Fall Festival in the Oct. 13, 2016, issue of The Lakeville Journal. You can find photos of the event there as well. You can enjoy a video of the inimitable Robert "Bullet" Sherwood directing traffic at the festival right here.
Austin Gilpatric dominated the dunk tank at Sunday's North Canaan PTO Fun Fest. Among the faculty victims on whom he inflicted a cold bath were social studies teacher Douglas Murray ("Austin, I haven't come up with the social studies homework for this week yet splash glug glug glug…") For more photos, look in the Sept. 22 Lakeville Journal.
Frisbee-snatching dogs and other excitement remain on the schedule for this weekend's Goshen Fair. Look for reporting by Housatonic Valley Regional High School student (and former Lakeville Journal intern) Mari Cullerton in the Sept. 8 Lakeville Journal!
Noticed a lot of cool, old cars at the gas station and on the back roads this weekend (more, even, than usual)?
It's vintage weekend at Lime Rock Park, through Monday.
Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty ended a tour of Ridgway Farm in Cornwall today, Aug. 28, with a sample of the Lemon Doll watermelons grown by farmer and First Selectman Gordon Ridgway. They were joined for a casual, seed-spitting chat on the porch by Ridgway's daughter, Elizabeth.
Fencers Club one-week summer camp at the Salisbury School until Aug. 21. Top young fencers, a few later-in-life fencers and several Olympians and national champions — not to mention Simon and Irene Gershon, who coached 2016 Olympic medal winners Miles Chamley-Watson and Ibtihaj Muhammad (the Gershons traveled straight from Rio to Salisbury). Read more about it in the Aug. 25 Lakeville Journal.
217 Band is currently playing on the Green in Sharon until 8 p.m. A list of upcoming summer concerts throughout the Tri-state area can be found in our Summertime special section, which can be viewed on our website at http://tricornernews.com/summertime2016.
Provisions at The White Hart is open for business, selling high-end coffees (such as this espresso drink made by manager Lucas Smith) and delicious food at reasonable prices. Stop by Friday through Monday! And learn more about the new eatery in the Aug. 4 Lakeville Journal. Video by Karl Grannan.
Despite heavy rain from 8 to 9 p.m., there was still a huge turnout for theRailroad Days fireworks in North Canaan tonight (July 16), following a 6 p.m. parade of Tri-state firefighters that was also very well attended, with crowds lining both sides of the street throughout the downtown area.
It rained — hard — but the rain stopped long enough for fireworks over North Canaan, as the Railroad Days festivities draw to a close. (There are more activities tomorrow, Sunday, July 17, if you haven't made it down there yet. Look for the schedule in this week's Compass arts and entertainment section of The Lakeville Journal.).
Beautiful weather for the firemen's parade in North Canaan, which included companies from three states (including these volunteers from Millerton).
Friday night at the Canaan Carnival, just before the rain started again. Organizer John Lannen shrugged and said, "The weather .... But everyone is having a good time, and that's the whole idea." Meanwhile, that afternoon's street festival had a huge turnout, he said.
North Canaan Carnival, July 9 2016
The Fun House at the North Canaan Carnival. "Kids love it, " confided operator Dan Corley.
