Volume 21, Number 30
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Thursday, September 14, 2017
Outdoor yoga event Sept. 23 By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
The community will have a chance to do yoga and meditate next week as part of a shanti gathering to honor the International Day of Peace.
A scene from an outdoor yoga event. | Kelly Murphy, contributed
“Having it in open space and in nature is vital,” said Kelly Murphy, a yoga instructor.
The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 23, beginning at 10 a.m., at Kensington Orchards Trail off Chamberlain Highway. The shanti gathering will involve meditation, yoga and sound healing. “Shanti” is the Sanskrit word for peace. “I am thrilled that our great open space and trails are being utilized,” said Chris Edge,
Town solicits requests for developing Farmington Avenue parcels
The town recently announced it is officially inviting proposals for the purchase and development of nearly 4 acres on Farmington Avenue. A legal notice posted by the town says request for qualifications are being accepted until Dec. 5. The Town Council has been discussing the possible redevelopment of the town-
Several meetings were held to discuss possibilities. “We’re looking at what it See Land, A10
Murphy recently started a Connecticut Community Yoga Project. Members of the group take turns hosting a yoga event each month in a different town. The first event is in Berlin, Murphy’s hometown. “When it comes to yoga, it’s really about the conSee Yoga, A2
Berlin resident and building manager of the Big E Connecticut building Rhonda Olisky poses in a cut out photo booth. | Ashley Kus, The Berlin Citizen
Berlin woman readies building for The Big E E, for months. By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
Rhonda Olisky has been preparing for the Eastern States Exposition in Massachusetts, known as The Big
“I have come to the fair my entire life,” she said. Olisky, a lifelong Berlin resident, has been the building manager for the Connecticut building at The Big E for six years.
“When I was assigned to the Connecticut building it was a proud moment, especially for my father,” she said. Her father, she added, always wondered who the people were that ran the See The Big E, A5
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owned parcels at 889. 903, and 913 Farmington Ave. since a plan to use the land for a new $16 million police station was voted down in a referendum. The property, divided into three parcels, has been a focus of transit oriented development downtown. The town hired CivicMoxie, a consulting firm, to look at future development.
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