July 24, 2025 Clinton, Westbrook, & Old Saybrook Vol. XXVIII Iss. 30
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Town Council Considers Speed, Red Light Cameras By Eric O'Connell Staff Writer
The Clinton Town Council is considering a proposed ordinance that would allow for the installation of automated red light and speed cameras in town. Should the council move forward with creating the ordinance, a public hearing would be required before any final vote.
At the council’s July 16 meeting, Clinton Police Chief Vincent DeMaio presented a proposal for automated traffic enforcement cameras. No formal action was taken, but the council will revisit the topic at a future meeting to consider specific ordinance language. If the ordinance moves forward, it will also need approval from the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT).
How It Would Work If the ordinance passes and the DOT signs off, the plan would place one speed camera on Killingworth Turnpike near The Morgan School, and red light cameras at three intersections along Route 81: the exit 63/Big Y plaza intersection, the intersection with See Town Council Considers page 7
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A Legendary Career Recently retired Westbrook High School science teacher Ken Savage is presented with a Guinness World Record for the longest career as a male science teacher—54 years and 289 days—during a retirement celebration in Essex on July 16. Savage spent his entire teaching career at Westbrook before retiring this past June.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ Harbor News
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