prospect ct community events: What Makes Prospect CT A Fine Place to Call Home? Part 2
- 09/25/23 10:03 AM
What Makes Prospect CT A Fine Place to Call Home? Part 2 Prospect CT is blessed to have services that are often the envy of some of the neighboring towns. The house that was once the home for the Hotchkiss family farm is now the towns' museum. The farmland itself is now a town recreation area and almost at the town center. The land is level and affords activities such as baseball, soccer, walking/running tracks; basketball courts; volleyball; in season ice skating, and a large playscape for kids with a gateway titled Field of Dreams. Behind town hall are tennis courts that are also … (9 comments)
prospect ct community events: What Makes Prospect CT A Fine Place to Call Home? Part 1
- 09/19/23 09:57 AM
What Makes Prospect CT A Fine Place to Call Home? The residents of Prospect CT enjoy a quality of life that is unique and different than the residents of surrounding towns. While enjoying a simple non-commercial town, there are many pleasantries enjoyed that come to be enjoyed by neighboring town's residents.
First, Prospect CT was established in 1827 and is located in the Northwest corner of New Haven county surrounded by Bethany, Waterbury, Cheshire, and Naugatuck. The town is 5 miles long and 4 miles wide with a population of approximately 9,959 as of the year 2020. The town has been recognized by Money magazine as … (9 comments)
prospect ct community events: Prospect CT Pumpkin Festival Oct 9, 2021
- 10/05/21 06:25 AM
Prospect CT Pumpkin Festival Oct 9, 2021 It's time for the pumpkins to be featured in Prospect CT once again. Every year except last year, the town sponsors a challenge for the elementary school children to decorate a pumpkin to be judged for style and originality. To highlight the challenge there is an all day party on the center green with all manner of activities. There will be music for the ears, a competition for rolling hay balls, A maze made from burlap fencing and the rows upon rows of judged pumpkins In the even of rain, the festival will be held on … (13 comments)
prospect ct community events: Prospect CT A Great Little Town to Call Home
- 09/22/16 12:07 AM
Set in the hills above Waterbury CT, Prospect CT has carried the distinction of being one of the Best Little Small Towns in Connecticut. With a population of less than 10,000 it has a small town feel yet offers a great deal to it's residents in the way of recreation and services. A good education system is important to parents to ensure that their children are well taught and get a good start to their lives. The School system in Prospect CT is a Regional district shared with Beacon Falls, our neighbor to the south. The system offers not only quality teaching but state of the … (9 comments)
prospect ct community events: Helping Kids Play Football Recycling Cans and Bottles in Prospect CT
- 07/16/15 08:26 AM
For the benefit of the Woodland Touchdown Club Here in Prospect CT, the Woodland high School Football Team will hold a recycling drive for cans and bottles on Saturday July 18. The proceeds will go toward their costs of travel, etc for their games and practices. Several groups collect recyclables a few times a year, and we always save our cans and bottles just for these drives. With 6 months worth of empties in various oversized plastic bags, I will load up the car and drive to the parking lot of St Anthony's church in the center of town. There the volunteers will gladly … (4 comments)
It's time for the summer concerts on the Green in Prospect CT. Through Aug 19. every Wednesday evening starting at 7 PM the music on the green will be presented.
The music is partially funded by a grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation. Here is the schedule of performers:
July 1 Steppin' Out July 8 The Survivors (7 piece swing band) July 15 CJ West and the Downtown Train July 22 Vincent Ingala July 29 Simply Swing Aug 5 River Mud Aug 12 Credence Fogetherty Aug 19 E2 The Eagles Tribute Band
A few years ago, Money magazine honored Prospect CT as one of it's top 300 small towns in the country. This was based on quality of life, services to residents, average income of the families and the school systems. There are so many things that people take for granted in their communities, especially when it is a large city or town that offers so many options. In a small town of 9,600 residents it could be very easy to venture into the neighboring larger towns for diversions. It does happen … (12 comments)
Prospect CT has been our home for 20 years. We selected this town because of its convenience to getting to the highways needed for our work commute. One to Hartford CT and the other to New Haven CT. The town was established in 1827 and is surrounded by Bethany, Waterbury, Cheshire and Naugatuck. The population of the town was recorded at 9,405 for the 2012 census and has carried the distinction as one of Money's top 300 towns. The residents of Prospect CT are proud to call themselves "The Best Small Town in Connecticut".
At 9:30 AM, the Prospect Congregational Church will hold its Breakfast with the Easter Bunny. All children are invited to attend. Children will decorate eggs and make a craft. The Easter Bunny will also have an egg hunt. Children need to bring their own baskets for the eggs they collect. This event will be held rain or shine, and is sponsored by the Evening Women's Association and the Hospitality and Fellow Ship Committee of the Church.
AT 11:00 AM, on … (10 comments)
prospect ct community events: Prospect CT Halloween Pumpkin Festival 2014
- 10/22/14 05:27 AM
Prospect's 11th Annual Halloween Pumpkin Festival Oct 25, 2014 It's time again for the judging, the hay roll, the maze and the fun at the Pumpkin Festival in Prospect CT. The town green will have the rows of decorated pumpkins again lined up with the judges ribbons attached.
Music will fill the air and a great time should be had by all. In addition to the same events that have been consistent with the event and brought so much entertainment last year's event, this year there are 2 new additions: A Haunted Hay Ride, and a Photo Booth. The fun … (14 comments)
prospect ct community events: Prospect CT Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade 2013
- 11/30/13 10:45 PM
Prospect CT Tree Lighting and Holiday Parade 2013 Sunday Dec 8 is the day for the annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Light Parade. This is a fun event and anyone with an imagination and a lot of lights and participate.
The parade will assemble at it's usual location near Hotchkiss Field on Rt 69 and proceed towards the town hall and the Green for the lighting of the town Christmas Tree. The parade starts at 5 PM with the lighting set for 6 PM. Anyone can participate just by decorating a vehicle with lights and maybe a Christmas theme. … (10 comments)
On Sunday, December 2 starting at 5:00 PM the town of Prospect CT will celebrate it's traditional Tree Lighting ceremony and the accompanying Parade of Lights in front of the Town Hall.
The Annual 'Festival of Trees' will run from 2:00 om to 5:00 pm on the same day in the Town Council Meeting Room in Town Hall. The trees come from local clubs and merchants from Prospect, all of whom paid $25 for a 3 foot tree, and decorated it specifically for the judging. The tree entries are judged in several … (3 comments)
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What Makes Prospect CT A Fine Place to Call Home? Part 2
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