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Buckbee steps down as town clerk
Longtime town clerk George Buckbee will retire as of Friday.
Buckbee, 74, has served in the post for 18 years.
He has a long career of public service and community involvement in his hometown.
It began in the 1940s when, at age 14, Buckbee rode in the ambulance as an aide.
He presently serves on the Board of Directors of New Milford Community Ambulance.
Buckbee began his career in the U.S. Postal Service. He was postmaster for Unionville and Southbury for a combined 28 years and served as acting postmaster in several area towns.
He also served as the vice president of the National League of Post Masters.
Fire razes Gaylordsville barn
A fire Sunday at 26 Gaylord Road in the Gaylordsville section razed a livestock coop/barn.
Several chickens, ducks and goats were lost in the blaze, according to town Fire Marshal Karen Facey.
The cause of the fire is undetermined, but Facey suspects it was "electrical in nature, caused by a heat lamp that was on in the structure," she said.
The fire was responded to by Gaylordsville and Sherman volunteer fire departments.
Welcome to Tivoli Restaurant in New Milford
Enjoy classic Italian food in a casual, family atmosphere at Tivoli's. Our menu includes all your favorites as well as exciting new specials with a touch of old Italy. Located right on the New Milford Town Green, stop by to take a break with a delicious lunch or dinner when you're in town shopping or just strolling the downtown area.
Free Wi-Fi
Dine in comfort in our spacious dining rooms or lounge on our outdoor patio overlooking the green. During winter months, enjoy views of snowy downtown New Milford from our enclosed, heated patio. Sit back and allow our staff to pamper you and cater to your appetite while you are free to answer emails, work or shop online. Come to Tivoli's and enjoy the atmosphere, the splendid service, the exquisite fare and now free Wi-Fi.
The Best Italian Food
Come to enjoy the delicious Italian food that all your friends are talking about. From classics like Chicken and Eggplant Parmesan, fork tender veal and melt-in-your-mouth salmon filettes to our daily specials, we hope that Tivoli's will become your favorite Italian restaurant.
The Freshest Pizza
Tivoli offers the finest, traditional thin crust pizza, made fresh for dining in or take out. Choose from our large selection of fresh toppings or just enjoy a traditional cheese pizza with family or friends.
Our menu includes a selection of gourmet pizzas (steak, meat lovers, vegetarian and many more) to please any pizza lover's palette. Whether a quick business lunch, a lingering family outing, or takeout pizza night, we hope you'll think of Tivoli's when you think of New Milford Pizza.
Private Parties
Private rooms available for Rehersal Dinners, Baby Showers, Bridal Showers, or Company Functions. Check our Parties page for additional details and contact information.
Frigid temperatures, icing cause problems
The greater Danbury area was the scene of numerous burst water lines, a train versus car crash, and a ceiling collapse at a senior living complex Saturday, the results of frigid cold temperatures and icy conditions.
The Olive Garden restaurant on Bacus Avenue, WestConn's University Hall, and apartment houses on Danbury's Main Street and Deer Ridge saw Danbury firefighters responding to water flow and icing from burst pipes. A waterline break at Danbury Library sent water pouring from the ceiling and down a wall near the staff lounge, according to scanner reports.
At Pope John Paul II Center, a broken water pipe to the heater in the front lobby resulted in emergency response.
In New Milford, 15 seniors had to be evacuated from Chestnut Grove congregate living on Route 109 due to a partial ceiling collapse. The collapse was apparently caused by a broken sprinkler line, according to Mayor Pat Murphy. No one was injured.
The seniors were transported by the town's senior buses to the Richmond Citizens Center until family members could pick them up and take them to family homes, the mayor said.
A Metro-North Transit Authority inspector required emergency care for shortness of breath and shock at 12:15 p.m. when he responded to a car versus train crash Saturday at the Shelter Rock Road railroad crossing in Danbury.
There were no injuries from the 10:45 a.m. accident, according to Danbury Police and an MTA spokesperson.
Change sweeps Democratic committee
A less-than-close vote at Thursday night's caucus will have dramatic effect, sweeping nearly two-thirds of current members off the Democratic Town Committee.
In a 82-63 vote, the New Milford Democrats for Change slate of 35 nominees won over the present Democratic Town Committee's recommended slate.
The 35 members include 12 previous members.
Long-standing members of the town committee were ousted, including chairman John Lillis, former mayorLiba Furhman and former first selectman Louis White.
Municipal election races by New Milford Democrats in recent years have been lackluster.
Republicans now hold majority seats on most town boards and commissions. Republican mayor Pat Murphy won an unprecedented sixth term in November with no Democratic challenger.
"What we've done here tonight was a group effort," Grossman said Thursday. "It proves that New Milford Democrats can work together and achieve goals. We can and will beat Republicans in upcoming elections."
"The enthusiasm of New Milford's Democrats in showing up on a cold night in January when nobody's mind is on politics shows the Democratic party in New Milford is alive and well," said Andy Grossman, spokesman for New Milford Democrats for Change, who will retain his membership on the committee.
"We must give credit to John Lillis for his work over the years. He certainly is a credit to the party," Grossman said. "As is Liba Furhman, who had done tremendous work for the Democrats in this town.
"They should be proud. We just felt it was time for a change," Grossman added.
The evening became raucous when Lillis, acting as temporary caucus chairman, ruled against a nomination from the floor for Larry Sweeney, Democratic Town Committee chairman in Morris, to serve as the New Milford caucus's permanent chairman.
A parliamentary challenge went out against Lillis' ruling, ending when Lillis and Grossman placed a call to the state Democratic Central Committee for a statute check.
It turns out the chairman must be an enrolled Democrat in the town where the caucus is being held.
"There was no ulterior motive on my part," Sweeney said as he left the caucus before the vote.
"Audrey Blondin, of the State Central Committee, had been contacted by Andy Grossman to come and was out of town. She called me and asked that I fill in for her. She often chairs caucuses in other towns to assure an impartial chair."
Sweeney noted that Furhman, who in the end served as caucus chairman, did "a good job and was certainly unbiased."
"I was disappointed in the results," Lillis said, "and I'm even more disappointed that there were many, many valued Democrats and Town Committee people who were defeated.
"But I congratulate Mr. Grossman, Dr. (Peter) Mullen, and Mrs. (Mary Jane) Lundgren on their victory," he added.
The caucus vote Thursday chose a slate of nominees that will be formally named the New Milford Democratic Town Committee at the March 4 primary. An election of new officers will take place later in March or in April.
