For town’s highway crew, pothole filling is ongoing task
Potholes are the bane of travelers, the enemy of tires and the cause of headaches for those who maintain roads, and they appear each winter, even more often this past season.
“Potholes are a problem no matter where you go,” said Bruce Sanford, the town’s highway superintendent. This year’s large number of potholes was due to the bad winter, and amount of rain this spring “didn’t help matters,” he said. “We are now in the process of trying to correct a lot of areas.”
His department bought a “hot box” that aids in the repair of potholes. The hot box, which holds two tons of asphalt, looks like a sander that slides into the bed of a truck, Mr. Sanford described. It has an oil burner assembly that keeps black top hot all day long.
Redding Sports
The Redding-Easton Fusion softball team found itself facing some older opponents in the Fairfield County Fast-Pitch Softball League tournament in Bethel last weekend.
Comprised of girls age 14-and-under, the Fusion played several teams with players who have already completed one year of high school. Despite being younger than most of its opponents, the team won half its games.
