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Volume 20, Number 34
Locals lucked out with Henri
Flooding is seen on the Meriden Green on Sunday afternoon during Tropical Storm Henri. The storm ended up causing far fewer problems than were anticipated.
With Tropical Storm Henri bearing down on the state last weekend, local communities prepared for the worst. Thankfully, the much-hyped weather event created few headaches.
than 10 in Plainville, and none in nearby North Haven.
The National Hurricane Center downgraded Henri from a Category 1 hurricane to a tropical storm around 7 As of Sunday afternoon, Ev- a.m. Sunday. Landfall took place near the Conersource reported less than 15 outages in Meriden, fewer necticut and Rhode Island than five n Cheshire, fewer border at midday.
Nadya Korytnikova, Record-Journal
A new layer of protection for K-9 officer Kilo Thanks to Brady’s K-9 Fund and a generous donation, the Plainville Police Department’s Kilo has a top-of-the-line armored vest.
Thursday, August 26, 2021
it's convenient to put the vest on. That is why we only donate the LOF Defence StreetFighter vest. The Streetfighter vest is designed so the K-9 can wear it for an extended period of time without fatigue or restricting the freedom of movement.”
Brady was an 11-year-old who questioned why K9’s didn’t have the same protection police officers did. Soon after, Brady’s K- A donation to Brady’s K-9 9 fund was born. fund from the Freitas Family of New Milford The website led to Kilo’s new protecbradysk9fund.com states: tive vest. The gear was “We believe K-9 police donated in memory of officers deserve the same Plainville Police Officer protection as human po- Brian Cybulski, who died lice officers. We are mak- in May. ing it a priority to vest as many K-9 officers as we In a Facebook post showcan to send them home ing off Kilo’s vest, the at the end of their shift. It Plainville PD gives “a is essential to us that po- huge thank you” to lice K-9 officers need to the Freitas Family, be protected their entire who’s generosity “will help keep K-9 Kilo safe.” shift and not just when
Meeting held to discuss marijuana The Plainville Town Council held a special meeting Aug. 16 for the purpose of discussing the new reality of legalized marijuana. According to the meeting minutes, Town Manager Robert Lee pointed out that Connecticut’s recent marijuana legislation created a committee to license both growing and dispensary operations, and that applications likely won't be received until the end of this year or early 2022. Lee said licensing decisions are expected to be made as early as next spring. The town manager said Plainville is considered one of the towns that qualifies for some advantages for having a dispensary or a growing facility since the town See Marijuana, A11