Bethany

The town of Bethany is a step closer to having a new leader. The process to find an interim first selectman started Monday evening after the previous person in charge resigned.

The town of Bethany is a step closer to having a new leader. The process to find an interim first selectman started Monday evening after the previous person in charge resigned. She had been under fire for her handling of a sexual assault case involving children and a former town employee. A sign of hope and a better path forward….

Bethany First Selectman Paula Cofrancesco announced during a town meeting on Monday evening she will resign from her position.

Bethany’s first selectman has announced she will resign after a scathing report was released that claimed she failed to act after learning a town employee was being investigated for allegedly sexually assaulting young girls

Bethany First Selectman Paula Cofrancesco announced during a town meeting on Monday evening she will resign from her position. Her decision comes days after the release of a scathing report detailing how she and others handled a town employee who was under investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting several girls at a town-run summer camp and after school programs. There had…

There are growing calls for Bethany First Selectman Paula Confranceso to resign after the release of a scathing report that pointed blame at her for not acting immediately after learning a town employee was under investigation for sexually assaulting young girls.

A new report details the failings of the Town of Bethany’s first selectman, its Parks and Recreation director, and state police prior to the arrest of a town employee accused of sexually assaulting five girls at summer camps or after-school programs. Anthony Mastrangelo was first arrested in May 2024 and charged with sexually assaulting one victim. He was arrested a…

After two consecutive nights of special meetings, the fate of the parks and recreation department in Bethany is in the hands of the Board of Selectmen. 

A tense and fiery meeting took place as parents confronted town leaders in Bethany amid a sexual assault case involving kids. Many families felt they were left in the dark as the investigation was underway. It was standing room only during a special meeting in Bethany as parents wanted to learn more about a former town employee charged with sexually…

State police arrested Anthony Mastrangelo, a 25-year-old former parks and rec employee, last month for allegedly inappropriately touching multiple young girls. While the investigation started back in 2022, many in the community were upset the town kept quiet about it until recently.

Anger and frustration from parents in Bethany after the arrest of a former parks and rec employee accused of sexually assaulting multiple young girls. 

Anger and frustration from parents in Bethany after the arrest of a former parks and rec employee accused of sexually assaulting multiple young girls. The town took action at a meeting Tuesday but some believe more needs to be done. “We are angry and upset. We want answers. We want justice for our children,” said Amy Lestinsky, a Bethany Board…