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• ‘Hard decisions’ urged on city budget (New Haven Register)

  NEW HAVEN — At a first public hearing for a proposed city budget that would raise taxes by about 9 percent, taxpayers urged aldermen to scrutinize revenue “assumptions” that might not materialize, and demanded “hard decisions” be made instead of further burdening already strapped residents.

• Should elderly drivers be retested (The New Canaan News)

  Last week, a 72-year-old New Canaan man faced vehicular manslaughter charges for allegedly striking and killing a motorcyclist last fall. In Darien, an 89-year-old man turned himself in after allegedly hitting and severely injuring 15-year-old pedestrian on Hoyt Street.

• Alternatives for elderly drivers in Darien (Darien News-Review)

  Darien EMT Dan Connell, second from right, talks with the driver of a car (right) involved in a roll-over on West Avenue in Darien near the Stamford border on March 5, 2010. One car was involved in the accident when the driver hit a tree after a sharp turn on West Avenue, traveled up an embankment and rolled the car.

• Auditions slated for ‘Go Back for Murder’ (The Darien Times)

  The Darien Arts Center invites you to audition for the Darien Players’ production of “Go Back for Murder,” written by Agatha Christie and directed by Joel Fenster.

• Toyota Problems Send Woman Down Church Steps (NBC Connecticut)

  An elderly woman is lucky to be alive after her Toyota Camry veered out of control in a church parking lot in New Britain and down a flight of stairs on Tuesday.