Five Things: Referendum Ballots, Pearl Harbor Lecture, BOE Meeting

Weather

Today is Thursday, May 17. The National Weather Service predicts a sunny day with a high near 72.

Absentee Ballots for Referendum

Absentee ballots are expected to be available today for the June 5 town wide referendum to decide if residents will approve funds to renovate as new project.

On April 12, the Town Council and expand the 30-year-old school to the voters, asking them to decide the project's future at the referendum. The state is expected to reimburse the town about 44 percent of the project's costs, leaving taxpayers here to pay the remaining $28.55 million.

If residents have any questions, please call the Registrar of Voters office at 860-258-2715 or 860-258-2760. 

State Trooper Applications

The Connecticut State Police Department is looking to recruit a few new troopers. 

Applications for the "" can be obtained on the State Police website www.ct.gov/despp or by contacting a State Police recruiter at 203-630-8070.

The applications must be completed and submitted by May 29. 

You are welcome to post your announcements at the following link, http://rockyhill.patch.com/announcements/new.

Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone every day with our free newsletter. Simple, fast sign-up here.

Board of Education Meeting

The Board of Education will be hold its tonight at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the .

The Principal Megan Bennett is expected to be accepted by the board. Students from and will receive Leadership Award Certificates.

The agenda for the meeting is attached as a PDF.

Veteran Speaks at Lodge at Cold Spring

resident Ray Krawiec will give a " in honor of Armed Forces Day on Saturday.

Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and Mayor Anthony LaRosa  as well as other veterans are expected to attend the event.

The event will be at 2 p.m. at the Lodge at Cold Spring with a complimentary dinner for all veterans preceding the speech at 12:30 p.m.

If you'd like to post your own event on Rocky Hill Patch it's easy. Just sign in and follow this link.

Enjoy reading Patch? Show us some love! Follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook.