Mayor Adam Salina will leave Saturday for the festivities in Washington D.C. surrounding the Jan. 20 inauguration of President Barak Obama.

The Berlin Police Department announces that during the mid to late January 2009 and into February 2009 there will be multiple large-scale transports of power generation equipment through the Towns of Cromwell, Berlin, Cheshire, Prospect, Wallingford, and the City of Waterbury.

Berlin Public Schools and St. Paul Catholic School are closed today due to the weather. Light freezing rain in the morning was expected to turn to sleet and then rain later in the day. The morning temperatures hovering in the low 30s, meant icy roads and hazardous driving conditions.

The town needs to come into compliance with pool safety standards and the Town Council will consider approving more than $11,000 in order to do so when it meets Jan. 6.

The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act came into existence after the tragic death of a child who was trapped by equipment used in pool drains.

Real winter weather ushered out the last day of 2008 on Wednesday as a rotten mix of icy snow, mean wind and bad visibility made driving a dangerous chore throughout Berlin for those who ventured out.

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Jack Ross, 86, director of the Water Control Commission for the town, died Dec. 23. Friends and family recalled the life of a "true gentleman" who'd often said he planned to work right up until the end.

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Recently, a registered member of The Berlin Citizen online community created a post on The Berlin Citizen website that provided links to pages on Facebook.

The message of the post was to expose underage residents doing inappropriate things in photos and on video.

Since the post featured the names of underage children, it was deleted.

Town Manager Denise McNair says there are some serious issues after rain flooded local rivers late last week.

McNair reported on the situation in her comments to the Town Council Tuesday night.

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