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Volume 6, Number 36
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Judge Jalowiec makes commemorative jump in Normandy, France After many months of planning and preparation, Judge Matthew Jalowiec successfully completed parachute operations commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy in France earlier this month.
Towns fight knotweeds
By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Connecticut is being invaded. Everywhere you look — abandoned backlots, street corners, or alongside a highway or side street — you will see non-native invasive plant life. If you know what to look for. The Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group defines invasive plants as “non-na-
tive plants that are disruptive in a way that causes environmental or economic harm, or harm to human health.”
Suzanne Simone, environmental planner for the town of Cheshire said one thing she wanted to impress on people is “to try to prevent further invasions by being aware of what invasives look like, and to See Knotweeds, A15
Plastic problem detailed in library talk By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
When you walk on the beach, notice the tidemark – that’s where you’ll usually find a line of seaweed
pushed up by the tide. These days, that tidemark will usually include discarded fishing line, plastic bottles and food wrappers. That marine debris, most of
it plastic, is a big problem, said Lisa Piastuch, education and outreach manager for North American Marine Environment Protection See Plastic, A17
Jalowiec, a Cheshire resident, is the judge for Probate Court District 18 CheshireSouthington. A member of the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team located in Frederick, Oklahoma, Jalowiec, along with approximately 100 of his fellow team members travelled to join the international celebration of what is generally referred to a D-Day, June 6, 1944, when Allied Forces invaded the French peninsula of Normandy in what was then known as Operation Overlord. Throughout the week of this recreation, tens of thousands of participants rallied in the French region with original war planes, vehicles and equipment, and airborne drops occurred all week in various locations. Jalowiec participated in a drop with his team in conjunction with
Judge Matthew Jalowiec in Normandy, France, earlier this month, during a commemorative jump in honor of the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
a French organization at the end of the week. The operation included original military transports known as C47 and C-53 Dakotas, which had all logged original missions into Normandy 75 years ago. See Jalowiec, A7
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