Volume 28, Number 1
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Friday, January 7, 2022
COVID-19 UPDATE
125 new cases locally The state’s most recent COVID-19 report, which includes two weeks of data, showed 77 positive cases in Durham and 48 in Middlefield, which kept the communities in the coronavirus red zone. The trigger for top-of-thechart red status starts at 15 cases per 100,000 people per day. In the previous report, Durham had 67 cases, and Middlefield 37. Dragon’s Breath Forge’s SpaceX Inspiration4-inspired sword is pictured.
Middlefield sword-makers called for special mission By Bronwyn Commins Special to Town Times
As was widely reported, on Oct. 13, 2021, William Shatner had “the most profound experience” looking down on Earth aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard sub-orbital capsule. At age 90, the actor became the oldest person to fly into space, and was hailed for his vim and vigor.
Connecticut’s daily COVID positivity rate reached 21.5 percent Monday, setting another record, as the highly contagious omicron variant continued its spread throughout the state. “I know people are scared See COVID, A4
Community Conversations return Jan. 27
Let me explain.
Residents are invited to attend monthly Zoom-based Community Conversations on racial justice topics led by a member of the Middlefield-Durham Racial Justice Team.
One month before Blue Origin blasted passengers into space and brought them safely home, SpaceX did the same with its Inspiration4 mission.
The book “Tell Me Who You Are” will be discussed Thursday, Jan 27 at 7 p.m. The authors, Winona Guo and Priya
But Star Trek’s James T. Kirk didn’t receive a sword upon landing.
Middlefield residents Matt Berry and Jamie Lundell in their Dragon’s Breath Forge workshop. See Sword, A2
See Discussion, A3