Winter Storm Alfred knocked down hundreds of trees in North Haven and, at the peak of power outages, had 2,640 residents without electricity, according to town officials.

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Fallen trees in North Haven left some without power

We are pleased to announce that for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, North Haven has delivered a surplus of $1,582,318.

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First Selectman Michael Freda

It’s a disheartening new day in Connecticut.

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State Representative David Yaccarino

From the outset of his first term, Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy won deserved admiration for addressing forthrightly the state's formidable, unsustainable red-inked budget and estimated deficit of $3.3 billion.

HARTFORD - For Democratic legislators, the state's $3.2 billion deficit for the next fiscal year was caused by an economic recession and declining revenues. For their Republican counterparts, it's primarily excessive spending that's finally caught up with state government.

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Senator Len Fasano talks about Connecticut’s budget.

By 312 votes — 1,029 to 717 — residents passed North Haven’s proposed $84.09 budget for fiscal year 2011-12 at referendum on May 17.

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REMINDER: Today is budget referendum in North Haven. Polling places are the four elementray schools and the recreational center. Polling time is 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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To the editor:

With the town referendum on May 17, First Selectman Michael Freda again urged residents to pass North Haven’s proposed $84.09 million budget for fiscal year 2011-12.

State senators, digging through Connecticut's budget for potential savings in the face of multi-billion dollar debt, say that slashing state employees' longevity bonuses would save as much as $40 million per year, cuts supported by Gov. Dannell P. Malloy.