Volume 21, Number 27
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Thursday, August 24, 2017
Shuttle Meadow marks 100 years Budget
troubles vex town officials
By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
It’s rare for a golf club to reach the 100-year milestone and maintain the original look of the grounds, but Shuttle Meadow Country Club has done just that.
By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
“It really ties back to the beginning games of golf,” Timothy Gavronski, golf professional for Shuttle Meadow Country Club, said of the course.
While teachers and students prepare to return to school, the state’s lack of a budget is causing uncertainty about the year ahead in Berlin and Plainville.
The private Kensington club, hidden along a drive on Randecker Lane, was created in 1917 and designed in the Scottish Tradition by Willie Park Jr. Shuttle Meadow was the first course Park designed in the U.S. Park was also one
The state is currently operating under an executive order signed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy after lawmakers failed to vote on a budget by July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year. | Ashley Kus, The Berlin Citizen
Six cases of Lyme disease in Berlin this summer By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
From May to July, there have been six confirmed cases of Lyme disease in town.
“There are more and more people getting diagnosed, and more and more people are suffering,” said Lori DiPietro, health educator for the Central Connecticut Health District. DiPietro spoke about the disease and increase in ticks, due to a warm winter and wet spring, during a presenta-
tion at Berlin-Peck Memorial Library Wednesday night, Aug. 16. According to the state Department of Public Health’s 2016 report, Wallingford had 31 confirmed cases of the disease, while Meriden had 20. Cheshire had 19 confirmed cases, while there were See Lyme, A16
On Friday, Malloy released new figures for municipal aid. Under the plan, Berlin will lose $7.1 million compared to the previous fiscal year, and won’t receive any Education Cost Sharing grant funds. Last year, Berlin received $6.2 million from the education grant. Plainville will receive $10.8 million less compared to last year. The town will receive See Budget, A10
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