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Volume 13, Number 18
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Plan changes
WONDERS OF WATER
GOP candidate switches from state House race to Senate By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
An outspoken Meriden Republican with a weekly podcast has exited the race for the 83rd House district to run for the 13th Senate seat. Joseph Vollano filed paperwork last week to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Mary Daugherty Abrams — allowing the Republican party to avoid a potential primary in the 83rd House district.
Cheshire Girl Scout Brownie Troop 60279 worked on a Journey project called “Wonders of Water,” where the youngsters learned all about this invaluable resource. The project incorporated research, science and a clean-up of the Mill River at Lock 12. The “Wonders of Water” Journey culminated in a presentation for family and friends at Norton Elementary School on April 22 – Earth Day. Pictured at the presentation are Maddie Yokley, her sister Samantha, Kevin Yokley and Allison Carson. Joy VanderLek, The Citizen
Vollano
Republican Gwen Samuel, a parent activist from Meriden who had formed an exploratory committee to run in the 13th Senate district, recently withdrew from consideration, according to Meriden Republican Town Chairwoman Elain Cariati. After Samuel’s withdrawal, Cariati said she approached former state Sen. Leonard Suzio to run for his old seat. See Vollano, A4
Local garden has new name, caretakers By Joy VanderLek The Citizen
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This season the Cheshire Pollinator Pathway will find
room to bloom in a new space. The native plant initiative, which operates under the Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire, entered into
an agreement with the town to manage the former Cheshire West Community Butterfly Gardens, located on the Farmington Canal
Heritage Trail. Officially transferred to the Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire on April 5, the garden is adjacent to Ball & Socket Arts
and will now be known as Cheshire Pollinator Pathway at Railroad Avenue. See Garden, A6
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