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The Town of Trumbull will have a household hazardous waste collection on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Indian Ledge Park, 307 Indian Ledge Park Dr.

This collection is for residents of Trumbull, Easton and Monroe; a Connecticut driver’s license will be required.

Residents can drop off oil-based paints, varnishes, pesticides, insecticides and pool chemicals.

Latex paint (can be dried with kitty litter and thrown in the garbage), alkaline batteries, motor oil, antifreeze and asbestos products will be rejected.

For a complete list, refer to the Trumbull website at www.trumbull-ct.gov. The next collection will be in the spring.

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The First Selectman’s office will have a series of ice cream parties for the “First Selectman’s Super Summer Reading Challenge.”

Four ice cream parties will be held throughout this week, starting Tuesday at 4:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Town Hall, 5866 Main St.

More than 200 elementary and middle school students are expected to participate, Amy DeZenzo, First Selectman Timothy Herbst’s administrative assistant, said in an email on Monday.

Sunny Daes will provide the ice cream for the sundaes.  Students will also receive t-shirts.

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College-bound high school seniors receiving scholarships from the Trumbull Rotary Foundation were honored at a recent meeting of the Trumbull Rotary Club. With club Immediate Past President John Makar and program co-chair Preston Merritt are (l-r), Trumbull High School seniors Gunnar Hansen, Jessica McCaffery, Tina Lapsia, Brian Wilsznski and Alison Corless, and Lauralton Hall graduate Wendy Amidon. / Contributed photo

PRESS RELEASE:

Trumbull Rotary Awards $15,000 In College Scholarships

The Trumbull Rotary Foundation recently awarded $15,000 in college scholarships to 11 graduating seniors at Trumbull High School and Lauralton Hall, in one of many community programs sponsored by the Trumbull Rotary Club.

“The Rotary scholarships are awarded annually in the spring and are based primarily on community service and academic performance,” explains program co-chair Preston Merritt.

Receiving scholarships this year, with the colleges they will be attending this fall, were:

Trumbull High School – Alison Corless (George Mason), Devon Kimball (Cornell University), Gunnar Hansen (Iona College), Katherine Schmidt (University of Delaware), Stephanie Vu (UCONN), Brian Wilsznski (UCONN), Gina Russo (Johnson & Wales), Jessica McCaffery (Eastern Nazeahe), Mark Popowski (UCONN), and Tina Lapsia (UCONN).

Lauralton Hall – Wendy Amidon (Fordham University).

“All Trumbull residents who are high school seniors are eligible to apply for the scholarships,” Merritt states. Applications are available at the Trumbull Rotary website after Thanksgiving each year.

Funds for the scholarships are raised at events sponsored by the Trumbull Rotary Club, including the annual Carnival, Golf Tournament, Dodgeball Tournament, and the 5k Sunset Run – slated this year for July 27 at Trumbull’s Twin Brooks Park.

Members of the Rotary Club of Trumbull participate in community service to improve life in Trumbull and meet community needs. Meetings are held Friday mornings at 7:30 a.m. at the Trumbull Library.

For information about membership and other details about the Rotary Club of Trumbull, please visit TrumbullRotary.org, or call 203-365-8879.

Want to change the world?  Rotary’s 1.2 million members believe it starts with a commitment to Service Above Self.  Members of the Rotary Club of Trumbull participate in community service to improve life in the Trumbull community and meet community needs. For more information on the Rotary Club of Trumbull, visit trumbullrotary.org<http://www.trumbullrotary.org>, call (203) 372-3587 or attend a morning meeting at the Trumbull Public Library every Friday at 7:30 a.m.

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Former Trumbull Town Councilman Brian Casey, who worked as Trumbull Police Department’s Crime Analysis Specialist, died Tuesday night, said Police Chief Thomas Kiely.

Here is a copy of his obituary.

Before Casey died, First Selectman Tim Herbst issued a proclamation to him, making Aug. 10, 2012  “Brian M. Casey Day.”

Here it is:

PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS,   Brian Michael Casey was born on February 5, 1958, in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Edward and Josephine Casey.  Brian’s father was a Lieutenant in the Bridgeport Police Department. It was from Brian’s humble beginnings and through the dedicated community service of his family and his parents that Brian learned the important value of public service and giving back to your community; and,

WHEREAS,   Brian graduated from St. Theresa’s Grammar School in Trumbull and Notre Dame Catholic High School in Fairfield. He then continued his education at the University of New Haven, earning a B.S.in electrical engineering in 1981.  After graduating from college, Brian married his wife Elizabeth and had two daughters, Meghan and Catherine; and,

WHEREAS,   Brian was elected to the Trumbull Town Council in 1991, where he served six terms, before stepping down in 2003.  During his time on the Trumbull Town Council, Brian took great pride in serving his fellow citizens and also earned a reputation for being a bipartisan legislator, always willing to reach across the aisle for the well-being of the Town of Trumbull; and,  

WHEREAS,   During Brian’s career he has worked with Fortune 500 companies, small entrepreneurial businesses and most recently with the Town of Trumbull.  During his successful career in business, Brian has been privileged to travel to nearly all 50 states and also to Europe, meeting so many different people.  But despite this experience, Brian will tell you that the most rewarding job he ever held was working with the hard working men and women of the Trumbull Police Department, where he has been a Crime Analysis Specialist since 2004. Through his hard work and good deeds, Brian has led a technology transformation of the Trumbull Police Department, implementing many new systems and networks, saving the Town significant amounts of money, all the while assisting the Town in managing our emergency response to some of the worst weather related emergencies our community has seen in the last century; and,

WHEREAS,  Brian M. Casey is a consummate professional, who has throughout his entire lifetime placed the well-being of others as one of his highest priorities.  All of us that have known Brian throughout the years consider it one of life’s greatest privileges to be able to call him our friend.  Brian Casey represents all that is good in our Town and the Town of Trumbull is a better place to live, work and raise a family because of his dedicated service.  If more people in this world were like Brian Casey, the world would be a much better place; and, 

NOW THEREFORE I, Timothy M. Herbst, by virtue of the authority vested in me as First Selectman of the Town of Trumbull, Connecticut do hereby proclaim August 10, 2012 as, Brian M. Casey Day 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Town of Trumbull to be affixed on the 10^th day of August, 2012.

___________________________

Timothy M. Herbst

First Selectman

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Press Release: Singing a New Song with Dave McWilliams

Grace Episcopal Church in Trumbull is delighted to announce the arrival of their new Minister of Music, David McWilliams.  Originally from Seymour, CT, Dave served for almost six years as choir director and organist at the Plainville United Methodist Church in Plainville, CT. He graduated magna cum laude from The Hartt School of Music in 2009. While at Hartt, he studied the piano with Dr. Paul Rutman and classical voice with Mr. Kenneth Shelley. Currently, Dave studies organ with Dr. Jason Roberts and also keeps busy pursuing a master’s degree in music education with a concentration in vocal pedagogy at the Hartt School. In addition to maintaining an active private piano and voice studio, he will soon begin in his new position as Head of Music at the British International School in New York City.

Dave has served as an accompanist for many school districts in the Greater Hartford and New Haven areas and has toured with a number of distinguished choirs both nationally and abroad. Since the spring of 2008, he has served as accompanist and co-director of the Connecticut Childrens’ Chorus performing at various music conferences such as the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME, formerly MENC), and the Connecticut Music Educators Association, at the state and national level.

Dave welcomes new piano students in Trumbull on Sunday afternoons.  He also hopes to develop a monthly coffee house with an open mic at Grace Church for the teens of Trumbull and surrounding communities.  The coffeehouse would provide a welcoming and accepting space for teens to be themselves, to enjoy music and the arts, and to grow in community.   Local teen instrumentalists and singers are encouraged to contact Dave to get onto the performance schedule.

Dave is in the process of moving to Brooklyn, NY with his two cats, Bella and Abbey. He loves visiting family, running, reading and throwing his own pottery.  He recently celebrated his 25^th birthday with a skydiving expedition.  To reach Dave or get more info, visit the Grace Church website:  www.gracetrumbull.org

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The First Annual First Selectman’s Golf Classic will take place Friday, August 24, 2012 at Tashua Knolls Golf Course, 40 Tashua Knolls Lane.

Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. and there will be a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m.

The registration price $250 per person, which includes 18 holes with cart, lunch, refreshments and a cocktail reception with assorted serving stations.

The golf classic will benefit Trumbull Academic Challenge for Excellence, Trumbull High School Boosters Club, Trumbull High School Golden Eagle Marching Band and Friends of the Trumbull High School Choirs 501(c)(3) organizations.