Christmas Tree Pickup Week!
January 13th thru January 17th 2014
This is Christmas Tree Pickup and Recycling Collection Week. Put your tree out with your regular trash on pickup day during the week of January 13th thru January 17th 2014. Please do not bring your tree to the curb sooner. If it snows it will get covered and missed during the pickup week.
January 13th thru January 17th 2014
This is Christmas Tree Pickup and Recycling Collection Week. Put your tree out with your regular trash on pickup day during the week of January 13th thru January 17th 2014. Please do not bring your tree to the curb sooner. If it snows it will get covered and missed during the pickup week.
Be safe Torrington and lookout for each other!
Keep Your Kids Safe From Frostbite
How many of you have been out on a cold day and seen kids that were not properly dressed for cold weather? How many of you have kids who insist they don’t feel the cold and they argue about wearing warm clothes or a winter coat? Across the U.S. we are having record breaking low temperatures. It is important that your kids understand the dangers of frostbite and how quickly exposed skin can be affected in severe cold weather. Check out these resources on kids and cold weather and what to do in the case of frostbite:
How many of you have been out on a cold day and seen kids that were not properly dressed for cold weather? How many of you have kids who insist they don’t feel the cold and they argue about wearing warm clothes or a winter coat? Across the U.S. we are having record breaking low temperatures. It is important that your kids understand the dangers of frostbite and how quickly exposed skin can be affected in severe cold weather. Check out these resources on kids and cold weather and what to do in the case of frostbite:
- Do Kids Feel the Cold Like We Do?
- Frostbite
- How to Be Safe in the Ice and Snow (an article for kids)
TORRINGTON—A local 10-year-old, Samantha Hall, is in stage five organ failure, in need of a new kidney.
Samantha Hall is a sweet 10 year old girl. She was diagnosed with a very rare kidney disease in April 2013 just around her birthday. At that time her kidney's were functioning at 70%. At this point in time they are only functioning at 8%. Both of her kidneys are diseased, and she is in need of a new kidney to survive. Her doctors are hoping to find her a "live" organ donor to proceed with a transplant in February 2014.
{Find out how you can help save her life}
Samantha Hall is a sweet 10 year old girl. She was diagnosed with a very rare kidney disease in April 2013 just around her birthday. At that time her kidney's were functioning at 70%. At this point in time they are only functioning at 8%. Both of her kidneys are diseased, and she is in need of a new kidney to survive. Her doctors are hoping to find her a "live" organ donor to proceed with a transplant in February 2014.
{Find out how you can help save her life}
Overnight Parking Ban
Winter emergency parking restrictions are in effect for Downtown Torrington. Please read the signs to avoid being ticketed!
Winter emergency parking restrictions are in effect for Downtown Torrington. Please read the signs to avoid being ticketed!
Homeless Shelter Program:
Needs Volunteers!
Operation Overflow is an overflow shelter with 12 beds to handle those homeless during the cold winter months. The program runs from Dec. 2 to April 5.
The emergency shelter program can be found at Trinity Church, located at 220 Prospect St., for six weeks, then moves to Center Congregational Church at 155 Main St. for four weeks and then on to United Methodist Church, located at 21 Fern Dr. for six weeks before finishing off with another four weeks at Trinity Church.
“We have a new director - Rick Dalla Valle,” said Lisa Hageman, director of the Community Soup Kitchen. “We have about 100 volunteers lined up already but we need about 350 volunteers.”
The program operates with two volunteers, one male and one female, monitoring the shelter and being available in case of emergency at a given time. A coordinator checks in the people staying at the shelter.
“The shelter is a safehaven so we breathalyze, we check belongings, taking away any sharp objects, potential weapons. We also do background checks,” said Hageman. “Certain people are not allowed - arsonists, people convicted of domestic violence, assault, sex offenders.”
Hageman says a person can volunteer for just one night, or one night a month. There is a 20-minute training session. Any person interested in volunteering can contact Lisa Hageman.
Needs Volunteers!
Operation Overflow is an overflow shelter with 12 beds to handle those homeless during the cold winter months. The program runs from Dec. 2 to April 5.
The emergency shelter program can be found at Trinity Church, located at 220 Prospect St., for six weeks, then moves to Center Congregational Church at 155 Main St. for four weeks and then on to United Methodist Church, located at 21 Fern Dr. for six weeks before finishing off with another four weeks at Trinity Church.
“We have a new director - Rick Dalla Valle,” said Lisa Hageman, director of the Community Soup Kitchen. “We have about 100 volunteers lined up already but we need about 350 volunteers.”
The program operates with two volunteers, one male and one female, monitoring the shelter and being available in case of emergency at a given time. A coordinator checks in the people staying at the shelter.
“The shelter is a safehaven so we breathalyze, we check belongings, taking away any sharp objects, potential weapons. We also do background checks,” said Hageman. “Certain people are not allowed - arsonists, people convicted of domestic violence, assault, sex offenders.”
Hageman says a person can volunteer for just one night, or one night a month. There is a 20-minute training session. Any person interested in volunteering can contact Lisa Hageman.
OxyElite Pro Supplements Recalled
11/18/2013 01:00 PM EST
FDA used new enforcement tools provided by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act to act quickly in the face of a potential danger to public health. Following FDA actions, USPLabs on Nov. 9, 2013 recalled certain OxyElite Pro dietary supplements linked to dozens of cases of acute liver failure and hepatitis, including one death and illnesses so severe that several patients required liver transplants. Additionally, FDA will oversee the destruction of warehouse stocks of the supplement, with a retail value of about $22 million. While FDA's investigation is still ongoing, the agency continues to warn consumers to avoid using OxyElite Pro and VERSA-1. Both products contain a new dietary ingredient for which the company did not provide evidence of safety.
11/18/2013 01:00 PM EST
FDA used new enforcement tools provided by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act to act quickly in the face of a potential danger to public health. Following FDA actions, USPLabs on Nov. 9, 2013 recalled certain OxyElite Pro dietary supplements linked to dozens of cases of acute liver failure and hepatitis, including one death and illnesses so severe that several patients required liver transplants. Additionally, FDA will oversee the destruction of warehouse stocks of the supplement, with a retail value of about $22 million. While FDA's investigation is still ongoing, the agency continues to warn consumers to avoid using OxyElite Pro and VERSA-1. Both products contain a new dietary ingredient for which the company did not provide evidence of safety.
Motor Vehicle Tax
The time allowed for pro-rate adjustments on 2011 motor vehicle tax including 2011 motor vehicle supplemental tax expires December 31, 2013. {details}
The time allowed for pro-rate adjustments on 2011 motor vehicle tax including 2011 motor vehicle supplemental tax expires December 31, 2013. {details}
A Local Hero:
I just want to bring to the attention of the community that Netty LaRose has been posting information on the progress of the illness of a local resident. Robert Blass is bravely fighting to be here for the ones that love him. He is a living testament that life is worth living and your kind words would be most appreciated on his {facebook} page.
I just want to bring to the attention of the community that Netty LaRose has been posting information on the progress of the illness of a local resident. Robert Blass is bravely fighting to be here for the ones that love him. He is a living testament that life is worth living and your kind words would be most appreciated on his {facebook} page.
Local Area Silver Alerts:
A Silver Alert is a public notification system in the United States to broadcast information about missing persons – especially seniors with Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, or other mental disabilities – in order to aid in their return
A Silver Alert is a public notification system in the United States to broadcast information about missing persons – especially seniors with Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, or other mental disabilities – in order to aid in their return
Silver Alert Issued for missing Child: Tyler Daniels
Police are seeking information on a teenager reported missing in Torrington since August 29, 2013.
Torrington Police Department detective bureau is working on the case. Police said Tyler Daniels, 16, was last seen at the Torrington High School. State police in a silver alert issued late Sunday called Daniels an endangered runaway. Daniels, who is white, has brown hair and blue eyes is 5'8" and weighs about 140 pounds. Daniels wears glasses.
Police said the Anyone with information is asked to call police at 860-489-2007.
Police are seeking information on a teenager reported missing in Torrington since August 29, 2013.
Torrington Police Department detective bureau is working on the case. Police said Tyler Daniels, 16, was last seen at the Torrington High School. State police in a silver alert issued late Sunday called Daniels an endangered runaway. Daniels, who is white, has brown hair and blue eyes is 5'8" and weighs about 140 pounds. Daniels wears glasses.
Police said the Anyone with information is asked to call police at 860-489-2007.
Hundreds of Torrington taxpayers are letting refunds for over-payments pass them by. The Republican-American reports that six months after the city circumvented Tax Collector Robert T. Crovo and alerted 953 taxpayers that he owed them refunds, fewer than 100 checks have been delivered as of Oct. 1.
According to city documents the Republican-American newspaper obtained in an open records request, Crovo returned about $92,000 to 91 taxpayers as of Oct. 1. Another $109,405 owed collectively to the remaining 862 people and businesses has not been returned.
Municipal tax collectors in the state's 168 other municipalities, who work on the town payroll, turn overpayments back to the public and keep records of the transactions available for public inspection.
Information from: Republican-American
According to city documents the Republican-American newspaper obtained in an open records request, Crovo returned about $92,000 to 91 taxpayers as of Oct. 1. Another $109,405 owed collectively to the remaining 862 people and businesses has not been returned.
Municipal tax collectors in the state's 168 other municipalities, who work on the town payroll, turn overpayments back to the public and keep records of the transactions available for public inspection.
Information from: Republican-American
Cat Adoption Alert:
The Torrington Animal Control is over capacity with cats! If you know anyone in need of cats or any shelters that would be willing to take some cats please send them their way! All of the cats are great and love to be picked up and be around people! They have cats of all ages and colors. If you want to adopt a cat please call and set up a time to come in and see them.
The adoption fee is five dollars if they are fixed and fifty if they are not -- which includes a voucher to get them fixed.
Contact: Torrington Animal Control {website}{email}{map}
Phone: (860)485-9165
The Torrington Animal Control is over capacity with cats! If you know anyone in need of cats or any shelters that would be willing to take some cats please send them their way! All of the cats are great and love to be picked up and be around people! They have cats of all ages and colors. If you want to adopt a cat please call and set up a time to come in and see them.
The adoption fee is five dollars if they are fixed and fifty if they are not -- which includes a voucher to get them fixed.
Contact: Torrington Animal Control {website}{email}{map}
Phone: (860)485-9165
ATTENTION: If you have information of vital importance to the Torrington community please use the form below to send out an alert.
