From the First Selectman's Desk
27. 3/30/26. A friendly reminder that, in recognition of Good Friday, Town Hall will be closed on this Friday, 4/3. Ray
28. 4/10/26. The Public Works Supervisor and I just completed the semi-final inspection of the Culvert Replacement Project on Munger Lane and I'm pleased to announce that as of 12N today, Friday April 10th, it is nearly complete (minor cosmetic work remains) and that Munger Lane is open to traffic. Well done to SLR Engineering and Dayton Construction Company for an excellent job. Ray
29. 4/23/26. Reminder: The Region 14 budget referendum will be held on Tuesday, May 5th 2026, with voting in Bethlehem taking place at Town Hall Conference Room, 36 Main Street, South between the hours of 6:00AM and 8:00PM. Purpose: To consider the budget submitted by the Board of Education for Regional School District #14 for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in the amount of $44,757,503. Bethlehem's portion of this is $10,974,503 or an increase of 6.98% over FY 2025-2026. Ray
30. 4/24/26. Reminder: The electors and citizens of the Town of Bethlehem are notified and warned that a Public Hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget will be held at 7:30 PM at Memorial Hall, 10 Veterans Way, Bethlehem, CT, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Ray
31. 5/18/26. Please join us this evening at 7:00PM in Memorial Hall for the 6th in our 7-part speaker series: How our Democracy Works. Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas will be speaking about voting rights and the voting process. Ray
32. 5/21/26. Bethlehem's Memorial Day commemoration is scheduled for this coming Monday May 26th. The parade will form at Nick's parking lot and step off at 1:00PM, proceed north on Main Street and end at the Green. The ceremonies are immediately following on the Green (approximately 1:30PM). As always, this event is planned, organized and executed by Bethlehem American Legion Post 146. In the event of rain, the decision to cancel the parade will be made by 8:00AM and the ceremonies will be in Memorial Hall at 1:00PM. Please join us. Ray
33. 5/26/26. Good Morning! The parade is a GO today at 1:00PM! Because the Green is very wet and soggy the ceremonies will take place in memorial Hall immediately following the parade. Hope to see everyone there. Ray
34. 5/28/26. Please be advised that the news item reported in the May 27th issue of Voices on page 16 regarding the Bethlehem budget contains several factual errors. The correct proposed budget can be found on this website under the Board of Finance tab. The meeting Warning can be found under the News and Notices tab. Ray
35. 6/1/26. Reminder: the Annual Budget and Special Town meeting will be held this Thursday, 6/4 at 7:30PM in Memorial Hall, as previously noted, the Warning can be found on the Town Calendar and News and Notices tab of this website. Ray