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Durham officials considering Farmers Market Committee By Nadya Korytnikova Town Times

Durham officials are considering a Farmers Market Committee to assist Market Master Jon Scagnelli. Since the Durham Farmers' Market's inception in 2008, the number of vendors has doubled from 15 to 30, which led Selectman George Eames to express doubt about whether Scagnelli is capable of running the Durham Farmers’ Market on the town green. market alone.

Seven-year-old Lillian McMinn raised more than $1,000 through her “Walter Project” fundraiser and will donate the money to the St. Vincent de Paul soup kitchen in Middletown. Photos by Rachel McMinn

Local 7-year-old raises funds for soup kitchen By Nadya Korytnikova Town Times

Lillian McMinn raised the money by selling wooden ornaments with hand-drawn nordic bears.

The “Walter Project” was inspired by an encounter Lillian and her mother Rachel

McMinn had in December. While visiting Starbucks, they spotted a homeless man in the adjacent parking lot. They asked for his name and offered to buy him food. The man, who said his name See Lillian, A9

Along with forming the committee, Eames suggested hiring traffic control personnel and changes to traffic flow. Additionally, Eames said he wanted Scagnelli to be mindful of complaints and go before

the Planning and Zoning Commission each year to ensure the market abides by all necessary regulations. In his reply, Scagnelli assured town officials that he See Market, A8

Durham poet’s work picked for Art in Public Places project By Bronwyn Commins Special to Town Times

A local soup kitchen will receive a donation of over $1,000 from a 7-year-old girl on a mission to help the homeless.

“It feels really good because I know it's a great project,” the Middlefield resident said. “Whether you are young or old — you can still make a difference in a whole wide world.”

During the November Board of Selectmen meeting, Eames presented a list of recommendations that he believes should be adopted before the market opens for the 2021 season.

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Diane Alderete, of Durham, was recently selected by the West Hartford Art League for its Art in Public Places program, bus shelter project. Her poem, written in various languages and complemented with a reflective panel, graces a bus shelter near New Britain Avenue and Newington Road in West Hartford. The art league commissioned artists to create designs for 10 bus shelters in West Hartford. The project received funding from the

Edward C.& Ann T. Roberts Foundation as well as from the Goldbeck Family. Alderete’s insights into the benefits and challenges of public transportation did not begin in the suburbs of Connecticut. She grew up in Wisconsin, attended college in Minnesota, and did not have a car until she was 23. Some of the stresses associated with those regular trips on the bus inspired lines in her poem, particularly with regard to inner dialogue she’d had about whether See Poet, A6

Diane Alderete poses at the bus shelter in West Hartford where her poetry installation is on view. Photo by Bronwyn Commins

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The total of laboratory-confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported among Con-

One thousand two hundred patients were hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19, and there had been 5,792 COVID-19-associated deaths. COVID-19 symptoms can include cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever or chills, muscle or body aches, sore throat, headache, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, runny nose or stuffy nose, fatigue and loss of taste or smell.

Durham Boy Scout Troop 270 has announced its annual Christmas Tree Pick Up schedule. The troop will remove trees Saturday, Jan. 2 and 9 in the Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall area. To schedule a pick up, email Troop270DurhamCT@ aol.com or call 860-3490454. Donations are greatly appreciated.

Little League Registration is open for the Spring 2021 Little League season. For more information, visit coginchaugll.org.

Red Cross The American Red Cross urges individuals who have fully recovered and received a verified COVID-19 diagnosis to sign up to give convalescent plasma now by com-

pleting the donor eligibility form at redcrossblood.org/plasma4covid. Blood donation appointments can be made for the coming days and weeks by downloading the free Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org, calling 1800-733-2767 or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device.

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My Christmas angel arrived in a plow truck

For the first time in my life I felt like I had lost faith in humanity. It was, to say the least, a low point. I had been watching way too much CNN, which is not a venue, by any means, designed to cheer us up. The news seems to lean toward showing us the most base of human characteristics. And they got me! I wasn’t seeing the kindness, just the meanness. It left my spirit parched and dry. And then came our big snowstorm. And with it the distasteful task of shoveling 14 inches of snow by hand. I hate shoveling snow. Oh, I try to cheer myself up with: “Well, I am certainly getting my exercise today” or “Oh, the air is so crisp and clean.

Isn’t this winter wonderland so pretty?” or “Aren’t I lucky that I am physically able to do this?” These thoughts last for about a nanosecond, before the “I just hate this” comes back. It takes me way too long to get the job done, what with my frequent – very frequent – breaks.

late afternoon. I thought I might just possibly cry. The worst was still ahead of me; you know, the end of the See Carr, A8

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Let’s go back a little, so that I can explain to you just what the appearance of this dear soul meant to me.

And then I go and get myself stuck. I am crossways in my driveway, and I cannot go forward and I cannot go backward. I am suspended there. So I grab my shovel and I dig in, again. Either my driveway is shrinking or my Honda is expanding. Either way it’s not a good fit. I finally give up, knowing that in the coming days I will have no choice but to inch my car around, back and forth, back and forth, sometimes half-inch by half-inch, until my car is finally facing in a forward direction, ready for our next venture out. The whole fiasco makes me not want to go anywhere.

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and personal choices. Alex’s accepting of the outcome did not consider collateral damage. How many people were put at risk of infection and its consequences because of Alex’s decision?

When I worked at a healthcare facility, flu vaccinations were not required, but strongly encouraged for the protection of patients and staff. There were co-workers who always refused vaccination. One year, one of them, “Alex” was out sick for some time. I found out that Alex came down with the flu and developed a secondary bacterial infection which resulted in a permanent disability. Inquiring into Alex’s wellbeing, I asked if there was a change of heart with respect to accepting the flu vaccine in the future. The response was, “this was meant to be.”

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An earth-friendly approach to cleaning up after Xmas By Joy VanderLek Special to Town Times

Giving and receiving holiday gifts is a real joy. Unfortunately, after the fact, you may realize all that gifting leaves a lot of trash; cardboard and plastic packaging and miles of gift wrap paper. And how about the tree?

IDS students play Santa In previous years, it was tradition for eighth grade students at the Independent Day School in Middlefield to engage in a “Secret Santa” which allowed the opportunity for students to exchange gifts with one another. But recognizing the hardships that many families experienced in 2020, the eighth graders wanted to do something more impactful than simply give presents to one another. Encouraged and guided by their class advisors, Carrie Boyce, Katy Griffith and Rebecca LaTour, along with Technology Coordinator Kirsten Reynolds, the students came together with the idea of giving care packages to those in need. They chose to work with the Life Haven Shelter in New Haven. The eighth grade went above and beyond in their generosity. It was originally planned for every student to donate a drawstring bag filled with personal items

such as socks, blankets, snacks, pillow cases, and other things each child could use. However, so many materials were donated that the drawstring bags became overstuffed, and bigger bags had to be used. Reynolds, who delivered the donations to the shelter, said she, and the entire school community, were very proud of the time and effort the students put towards this initiative. — Press Release

Here are few ideas for holiday clean-up without throwing it all in the trash. One solution is to use your tree for wildlife. Even if you have a small lot, trees can be set in the back corner of your property. Wildlife can use it to hide from predators or harsh weather. You can also use it as a combination bird feeder and habitat hideaway. Make a garland of peanuts or popcorn or fruit and place it on the tree for the birds. All the wrapping, bows and plastic are another area where alternatives can be considered. Manufacturers are hearing consumers want less plastic in packaging, but there is still a lot of it. Recycling eliminates the need for virgin materials, thereby eliminating the need for a lot of mining and deforestation. This in turn has a direct impact on wildlife and saves energy, water and natural resources by recycling rather than mining, said Pamela Roach, president of the Connecticut Recycler’s Coalition. “Most of us know that we should first reduce, then reuse before recycling,” said Roach. “However, did you know there are actually eight ‘Rs’? They are Refuse, Reduce, Re-Use, Repair, Re-gift, Recover, Re-

cycle—the first and foremost important ‘R’ is ‘Rethink.’ Be mindful of your consumption, your relationship with ‘things’ and your relationship with the earth,” Roach said. An excellent online source of recycling information is RecycleCT.com. The RecycleCT Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit established to support, educate and coordinate efforts to increase the amount of recycling in Connecticut. For instance, if you are wondering whether bows and gift wrap paper can go in the recycle bin, RecycleCT has the answer. Those items can be upcycled and reused but cannot be recycled. It is the same with most gift bags, including those you received for wine gifting. Reuse but do not put into the recycle bin. If you get a present still in its shipping box with Styrofoam packing peanuts, try to reuse this for your own shipping needs or call the Plastic Loose Fill Council, a material reuse program. They have drop off centers. Contact them at 800-828-2214 to find the closest to you. If you received a new doll, hand drill, kitchen tool, or anything that has been packaged in a hard “clamshell” plastic cover, you can put it in the recycling bin. If you have Christmas tree decorations that you no longer want, use them in a craft project, gift to a family member, or throw them in the trash. Or if they’re still useful, consider donating to Goodwill. For questions you might have on other, more ordinary, everyday recycling, check the Recycle Wizard at RecycleCT.com.

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can be “car-centric,” we also have the good fortune to live near forms of From A1 transportation that can get us out of that mindset the bus would be on time and onto a train to New and the question of “am I York City. too early or am I too late?” While Alderete spent over 20 years working in When a semester abroad medical transcription, took Alderete to Europe, her sense of creativity her confidence with pubwas always brewing. She lic transportation folread about the bus shellowed, leading her to exter contest in The Hartplore with the Metro and ford Courant, and her the Tube, teaching her poem was completed in that you “really learn that 12 hours. you can get from place to place.” Alderete said we need to remember that art can After landing in Conbe real work and a real necticut, she discovered that while New England

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Am I early? Am I late? Is this the right bus? Is the schedule up-to-date? Is this bus on time or going to be later? Do you buy a ticket? Do I have the fare? Do I need a transfer? How do you get there? Can I get to work on time? How many stops between? Can I get home before it’s dark, at least on most evenings? Does it go near a doctor’s office, or by a grocery store, or maybe past a tree-filled park, or to a breezy shore? Are we safe between this stop and home? Will the shelter be well-lit? What about this space, itself, and all of us within it?

— Diane Dickson Alderete, July 9, 2020

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profession. Parents can encourage creativity in their children and even those who have reached adulthood can tap into that dimension of themselves. She said, you “just have to do it,” “be brave,” and know that art is something you can “keep to yourself.” Her long-time friend Kathy Neidhardt describes the “warm-heartedness” of Alderete and said she

is someone who is a “friend in good times and during bad times,” a “wonderful mother” and a “true Leo,” referring to Alderete’s “engaging and passionate” nature. Reading Alderete’s poem, it’s easy to imagine who might be standing inside that bus shelter. The dad on his way to an interview after a difficult job loss. The mom leaving a doctor’s appointment.wondering if medical tests that were ordered are something to worry about.

A neighbor who does not speak English and feels removed from the rest of the world, because communication is a challenge. The 20something taking the bus after a car accident, too scared to drive. The grandparent who is too old to drive, and is dependent on public transportation to pick up medicine or food. The “stranger” who has just moved here and doesn’t know anyone, wondering when the city will feel like home. Then imagine that these in-

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way and asked if I needed some help. I couldn’t say “yes” fast enough. My disBut what to my wondering tress must have been visible eyes should appear, but a from the road. So this dear man with a plow. Who man – whom I will forever stopped in front of my drive- refer to as my Christmas anlay before me. And I was tired.

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always keeps an open line of communication with residents and added that the market already abides by all town rules. Nevertheless, Eames said he recorded a litany of what he feels are public safety violations while visiting the market. During the public meeting, Eames presented a market traffic flow map, which he said showed cars and pedestrians sharing the same road. Eames shared photos he said showed cars unlawfully parked next to stop signs and a town green fire hydrant, which Scagnelli later informed him was not functional. “I respect what Jon is doing but he clearly needs a committee that needs to (determine) where to park cars, how to park cars, and how to direct traffic,” said Eames. Scagnelli argued that the map presented by Eames had been marked with inaccurate arrow patterns and differed from the official map Scagnelli posted online. The official map shows no conflict between the pedestrian and car traffic. “You clearly didn’t show the actual existing plan that hasn’t had any issues operating this year,” said Scagnelli. The Board of Selectmen will discuss the proposed improvements before voting on them this month. In the meantime, First Selectman Laura Francis promised to work with Scagnelli and give him the necessary resources to address any safety concerns.

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was Walter, asked for a coffee. When the pair brought him his order, he thanked them and said people are rarely interested in his name.

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