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![Donna Hosey]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674580059/ellingtonctgov/gcglwmnds6rdbc2popb4/DHosey.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674580059/ellingtonctgov/gcglwmnds6rdbc2popb4/DHosey.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674580059/ellingtonctgov/gcglwmnds6rdbc2popb4/DHosey.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674580059/ellingtonctgov/gcglwmnds6rdbc2popb4/DHosey.jpg","width":1038}])
First Selectman Lori Spielman is excited to announce that the Board of Selectmen has unanimously promoted Donna G. Hosey to the role of Town Clerk for the Town of Ellington, effective January 9, 2023.
![The American Rescue Plan]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1634315331/ellingtonctgov/lwayzxyzwddhvpada5xw/ARPwebpost.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1634315331/ellingtonctgov/lwayzxyzwddhvpada5xw/ARPwebpost.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1634315331/ellingtonctgov/lwayzxyzwddhvpada5xw/ARPwebpost.jpg","width":562}])
Submissions have opened back up and will be accepted through the end of February.
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![Winterfest Parade]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1597345562/ellingtonctgov/vczlly8u7oz3wpfg9eda/winterfest6.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1597345562/ellingtonctgov/vczlly8u7oz3wpfg9eda/winterfest6.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1597345562/ellingtonctgov/vczlly8u7oz3wpfg9eda/winterfest6.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1597345562/ellingtonctgov/vczlly8u7oz3wpfg9eda/winterfest6.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1597345562/ellingtonctgov/vczlly8u7oz3wpfg9eda/winterfest6.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1597345562/ellingtonctgov/vczlly8u7oz3wpfg9eda/winterfest6.jpg","width":2200}])
This year's Winterfest event is scheduled for Saturday, December 3rd, with a special concert kicking it off on Friday, December 2nd.
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The WAA Ceremony will take place at 12:00 pm on December 17th.
![Robert and Margaret Dawson]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1660834843/ellingtonctgov/gtcjrka7ljktsjyx0fhp/Dawsons.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1660834843/ellingtonctgov/gtcjrka7ljktsjyx0fhp/Dawsons.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1660834843/ellingtonctgov/gtcjrka7ljktsjyx0fhp/Dawsons.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1660834843/ellingtonctgov/gtcjrka7ljktsjyx0fhp/Dawsons.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1660834843/ellingtonctgov/gtcjrka7ljktsjyx0fhp/Dawsons.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1660834843/ellingtonctgov/gtcjrka7ljktsjyx0fhp/Dawsons.jpg","width":2200}])
At the August 8, 2022 meeting of the Board of Selectmen, Robert and Margaret (1931-2019) Dawson were unanimously selected to be inducted to the Ellington Wall of Honor.
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A public hearing will be held on Monday, August 8th at 6:00 pm in the Nicholas J. DiCorleto, Jr. Meeting Hall, Town Hall, 55 Main Street.
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Most Town Offices will be extending hours Mondays-Thursdays, closing on Fridays.
![Ken Radziwon]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1654025129/ellingtonctgov/ziykwrfqviefhtjub6hy/Radziwon_Ken.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1654025129/ellingtonctgov/ziykwrfqviefhtjub6hy/Radziwon_Ken.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1654025129/ellingtonctgov/ziykwrfqviefhtjub6hy/Radziwon_Ken.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1654025129/ellingtonctgov/ziykwrfqviefhtjub6hy/Radziwon_Ken.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1654025129/ellingtonctgov/ziykwrfqviefhtjub6hy/Radziwon_Ken.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1654025129/ellingtonctgov/ziykwrfqviefhtjub6hy/Radziwon_Ken.jpg","width":2200}])
First Selectman Lori Spielman is excited to announce the hiring of Ken Radziwon as the Town’s new Public Works Director/WPCA Administrator