Thursday, December 5, 2019
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Volume 22, Number 41
ANNUAL TREE LIGHTING
New Main Street venue draws a crowd By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
Main Street became a winter wonderland for a few hours Sunday as the town’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony got underway.
The fire companies that coordinate the festivities opted to move the event to Main Street as a way to support the town’s efforts to revitalize the downtown area. The event “The biggest thing is the had been held at Veterans involvement between the Memorial Park for about businesses and the resithe past three decades.
Ray DeCormier stands on land where he will be constructing an 18-home subdivision along Ice Pond Lane in East Berlin. Devin Leith-Yessian, The Citizen
Construction underway on 18-home subdivision Construction is well underway on an 18-home subdivision off Ice Pond Lane in East Berlin. “It's a beautiful wooded area ... All of the houses are on the wooded hillside, so most of them have a beautiful view,” said Jon Demko, a local developer who is partnering with landowner Ray DeCormier on the project.
The main road servicing the neighborhood, Brittany's Path, is under construction. Work is scheduled to begin on the first homes between March and May, DeCormier said. Twelve of the homes will be along Brittany’s Path, named after DeCormier’s daughter. An additional five would branch off Hawk’s Landing, a small cul-de-sac in the middle of the neighborhood.
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Both roads, which will be turned over to the town once the last home is completed, will be outfitted with underground utilities, including natural gas.
The homes will be surrounded by a walking path. A homeowners association is expected to maintain the open space, which would be jointly owned by the homeowners.
Glowing at the corner of Main Street and Farmington Avenue, Berlin’s Christmas tree was lit in a ceremony on Saturday. Nov. 30. Devin Leith-Yessian, The Citizen
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Jim Simons, Berlin’s fire administrator, said this year’s ceremony was the most successful the town has seen in the half dozen years the four volunteer fire companies have organized the gathering. He estimated between 250 and 300 people filled Main Street, which was closed between Farmington Avenue and New Britain Road for the Nov. 30 event.