Zoning Board of Appeals meeting and location: The regular meeting of the Prospect Zoning Board of Appeals, scheduled for Tuesday, September 22,2026, at 7 pm, will be held in the Prospect Town Hall Lower Level, Conference Room 36, CenterStreet, in accordance with the annual meeting dates filed with the Town Clerk’s Office in January 2026.Notices have been posted at the Prospect Community Center, 12 Center Street, and atProspect Town Hall, 36 Center Street, outside the meeting room and at the exterior doors of bothbuildings to inform the public of this change in location. All applicants have been informed of the meeting location change via email or telephone Countdown to the 22nd Annual Prospect Pumpkin Festival!: Get ready for an evening packed with fall fun, food, vendors, entertainment, games, prizes, and plenty of Halloween spirit! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026 Prospect Town Green — 12 Center Street Festival: 4:00–8:00 PM Rain Date: Sunday, October 18 ---------------------------------- Costume & Decorated Vehicle Parade Marching Bands Food Vendors Local Vendors Games & Activities Prizes Entertainment And MORE! ---------------------------------- HAY BALE ROLLING CONTEST — 7:00 PM! Think your team has what it takes? Teams of 4 Ages 16 & up Put your strength & teamwork to the test! Cash Prize! Gather your crew and see who can get that hay bale rolling! ---------------------------------- SCARECROW CONTEST 2026! The Prospect Public Library & Office of the Mayor are looking for creative scarecrows! Registration begins September 14 at the Prospect Public Library while supplies last. Scarecrows will be displayed beginning October 9. Voting: Saturday, October 17, 4:00–7:00 PM outside the library during the Pumpkin Festival. Winners will be announced at the festival! Open to Prospect residents & businesses with free entry — one per household. CEQ NOTICE: Connecticut State Council on Environmental Quality The September 22, 2026 edition of the Environmental Monitor has been published. It can be viewed at: portal.ct.gov/CEQ_Environmental_Monitor and is available in the town clerk’s office. The Environmental Monitor provides notice of proposed state actions, including transfers of state-owned land. In it are electronic links to additional information about the projects and instructions on how to submit comments. In this edition: Beacon Falls, Bristol, Cromwell, East Granby, Enfield, Guilford, Hamden, Hartford, Killingly, Mansfield, New Haven, North Haven, and Seymour. The next edition of the Environmental Monitor will be published on October 6, 2026.

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Countdown to the 22nd Annual Prospect Pumpkin Festival!

👻Get ready for an evening packed with fall fun, food, vendors, entertainment, games, prizes, and plenty of Halloween spirit! 👻

📅 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026

📍 Prospect Town Green — 12 Center Street

⏰ Festival: 4:00–8:00 PM

🌧️ Rain Date: Sunday, October 18

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🎉 Costume & Decorated Vehicle Parade

🎶 Marching Bands

🍔 Food Vendors

🛍️ Local Vendors

🎮 Games & Activities

🏆 Prizes

🎵 Entertainment

👻 And MORE!

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🌾🔥 HAY BALE ROLLING CONTEST — 7:00 PM! 🔥🌾

Think your team has what it takes?

👥 Teams of 4

🔞 Ages 16 & up

💪 Put your strength & teamwork to the test!

💰 Cash Prize!

Gather your crew and see who can get that hay bale rolling! 🌾

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🎃 SCARECROW CONTEST 2026! 🎃

The Prospect Public Library & Office of the Mayor are looking for creative scarecrows!

📚 Registration begins September 14 at the Prospect Public Library while supplies last.

🌾 Scarecrows will be displayed beginning October 9.

🗳️ Voting: Saturday, October 17, 4:00–7:00 PM outside the library during the Pumpkin Festival.

🏆 Winners will be announced at the festival!

Open to Prospect residents & businesses with free entry — one per household.