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Volume 27, Number 18

Community gets behind drug ‘Take Back’ effort

Residents support additional funding for Farmers Market

By Bronwyn Commins Special to Town Times

By Nadya Korytnikova Town Times

There’s a movie, a 2021 action thriller called “Take Back,” that never made its way into theaters due to the pandemic. It’s got martial arts, kidnapping and all kinds of Hollywood-style excitement. But this film has nothing to do with the kind of “take back” that has meaning in the lives of everyday people. So to the movie’s director Christian Sesma, I say, let me tell you about my version of “Take Back,” i.e. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and the local people who are real stars.

Some Durham residents are asking the town to reconsider the amount of funding for the Durham Farmers’ Market in the 2021-22 budget. In past years, the market received just under $2,000 from the town. For the upcoming fiscal year, Market Master Jon Scagnelli asked the Board of Finance for $13,900. The reason for the increase, he said, is that the outdoor Farmers’ Market and the Winter Market are now open for a total of 47 weeks.

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a safe, convenient, and responsible way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs at locations in communities throughout the country, according to the getsmartaboutdrugs.gov website.

The Board of Finance decided to allocate $5,100 for the Farmers’ Market in the upcoming fiscal year. In response, residents submitted letters to the town asking that the decision to cut Scagnelli’s request be reconsidered.

The October 2020 Take Back Day brought in 985,392 pounds (or 493 tons) of medication. This was the largest amount ever collected in the program’s 10 years, bringing the total amount of prescription drugs collected to nearly 13.7 million pounds. See Take Back, A12

Board of Finance Chairman Bob Donahue is among those supporting more funding for the market. In his letter, he stated that the market helps with economic development by drawing people to town. “We should go forward with the proposition that was originally proposed,” said Donahue. “The market is a consistent and continual draw of community activity and commerce. The price tag in comparison to what is gotten in return is well worth the cost.” In letters, residents praised Scagnelli for the extra hours he puts in to bolster the market, noting that he was able to increase the number of vendors from 20 to 30 since becoming Market Master in 2019. See Market, A21

Creating a nature-friendly yard By Joy VanderLek Special to Town Times

It may come as a surprise, but not all landscapers and garden center employees have the right answers for you and your yard. That’s the message behind designer Kathy Connolly’s presentation “Ten Trends in Landscape and Lawncare.” It’s also behind her push to get homeowners to update their own gardening knowledge toolbox. More than a few times Connolly observed homeowners and gardeners on the receiving end of incorrect information. “I was in a garden center and a gentleman walked up to the checkout counter with his shopping cart full of lawn fertilizer

bags,” she said, adding that the guy’s cart must have held at least $150 worth of fertilizer. “This was in February,” Connolly said. The eager customer asked the cashier if it was time to put it on the lawn, and Connolly was flabbergasted when the worker replied, “Yes. Of course. They put it out on the shelves when it’s time.” That was not the correct answer. Soil temperatures need to be 50-55 degrees before you use fertilizers. Connolly has since observed more instances of poor advice, including a lawncare service that advised a customer to See Lawncare, A20

Durham residents submitted letters supporting additional funding for the Farmers’ Market. Market Master Jon Scagnelli has requested $13,900.

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State Sen. Paul Cicarella (R34) applauded the Senate's unanimous passage of S.B. 608, which seeks to increase safety for children when buying ice cream from frozen dessert trucks. The bill has bipartisan support and was written in response to a fatal incident in Cheshire involving a Wallingford child, Tristan Barhorst, last summer.

happy that our Transportation Committee and all Senate colleagues have worked toCicarella gether to honor Tristan's memory to possibly save the lives of other children.

"Thank you to the Carrano and Barhorst family for their bravery and advocacy for this bill. Also, thanks to my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for moving this very important bill for child safety forward," said Cicarella.

"Many children have also suffered injuries, some permanent and life-altering, each year, yet we have not heard about them. Connecticut is the only state in our area that does not have existing safety measures in place; this bill is commonsense. I am hopeful that a positive can come out of this tragedy."

"When I first heard about this situation I was working on a similar case in my private business. I was shocked to find that there were not existing common-sense safety measures for these trucks to protect pedestrians, especially young children. I'm

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Letters to the Editor Important vote Editor : On May 4 Durham will hold a referendum to decide if we should take the Korn School building from RSD13 for 1 dollar. If we decline, RSD13 will tear it down and we will help pay. As with many old buildings, this one needs work. So a second question asks to allocate $1 million to fund repairs to keep the building alive and, perhaps, usable. To complete the vision of the last building committee will require more work. In 2018, when last we voted on Korn, I wasn’t sure if Durham

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Plant sale Mid-Lea Garden Club will host a plant sale at the Middlefield Community Center, in front of the police station, Saturday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to noon. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund.

WoW hikes Women of the Woods (or WoW), a program of Everyone Outside, offers monthly hikes in the Durham/Middlefield area. In addition to hiking, participants will take time to admire the beauty around us, learn a bit about

The Gastler Farm at 159 Middlefield Road, Durham, invites locals to take part in “working the land” on scenic acres of the horticultural farm by volunteering one 3to-4 hour shift weekly throughout the growing season. Committed volunteers reap the benefits at harvest times, carrying home fresh

produce for their own tables. All surplus crops are delivered to Saint Vincent dePaul’s soup kitchen and Amazing Grace food pantry in Middletown. Anyone interested in becoming a parttime vegetable/flower gardener for enjoyment and education should call or text Leah Gastler at 860-3013068.

Giving Garden Volunteers will tend to the Middlefield-Durham Giving Garden Wednesdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon. Stop by to lend a hand. The Giving Garden is located behind the community center on Main Street.

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Veteran teacher, administrator joins IDS The Independent Day School in Middlefield is pleased to announce David Sizemore as its new Assistant Head of School. Sizemore brings many years of experience in education administration and a love of teaching to IDS. He most recently served as the Principal of St. Joseph School in North Grosvenor Dale, Conn. Prior to that, he served as an Academic Dean for 11 years at Xavier High School in Middletown, and three years as Director of Admissions and Director of Student Activities at Carmel Catholic High School in Illinois. Also, Sizemore has taught middle school and high school Social Studies for Old Saybrook Public Schools, Groton Public Schools, and at Xavier. A graduate of Drew University, Sizemore earned his MS in Social Studies Education and a 6th Year Certificate in Educational Leadership from Southern Connecticut State University, and has served on a number of education-related boards of trustees.

The Independent Day School’s new Assistant Head of School, David Sizemore.

“Having been both a teacher and administrator at Xavier High School for the majority of my career, I have been the beneficiary of working with many IDS graduates and know just how well-prepared they all have been for the rigors of a high school education,” said Sizemore. “There is no question that the partnership between faculty, staff, and parents at IDS made that possible numerous times over, and I look forward to joining this community.” — Press Release

Scholarships TriCircle, Inc. (TCI) is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for two memorial scholarship opportunities, each valued at $2,500. Applications are open to Connecticut residents who demonstrate a commitment to further their studies. We recognize that the epidemic of substance use disorder exists here in our state and, tragically, thousands of wonderful people have died due to the disease of addiction. We are honored to continue this scholarship opportunity originally created in memory of Michael F. Gagnon II. Applications are available at tricircleinc.com/scholarship, or at the TCI office, 6 Way Road, Middlefield. Applications must be received no later than Saturday, May 29. For more information, email christine@tricircleinc.com.

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Judge tosses suit that sought to block transgender athletes HARTFORD (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls high school sports in Connecticut. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which oversees scholastic sports in the state, allows high school athletes to compete in sports according to their gender identity. The lawsuit was filed a year ago by cisgender runners who argued they were deprived of wins, state titles and athletic opportunities by being forced to compete against two transgender sprinters. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Chatigny dismissed the lawsuit on procedural grounds, saying in the ruling

partment’s Office for Civil Rights had sided with the plaintiffs. But the Biden administration withdrew that support in February.

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Connecticut census data shows slight population uptick HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s population slightly increased over the past decade, according to new census data released Monday, which showed the state will retain its five congressional seats. The census counted 3,605,994 residents in the state in 2020, compared to 3,574,097 a decade ago,

marking a 0.9% increase in population. Connecticut remains the 29th most populous state in the U.S. Release of the new census numbers came on the same day the eight members of the state’s Reapportionment Committee met for the first time. They chose Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly, RStratford and state Rep. Greg

Haddad, D-Mansfield, as the co-chairmen of the bipartisan group charged with redrawing Connecticut’s legislative and congressional district boundaries. The lawmakers noted, however, they won’t have all the census data they need until mid-August, instead of midApril, as originally planned. Also, Kelly said they still

need to determine how best to hold public hearings in each of the five congressional districts, given ongoing concerns about COVID-19. “We’re going to have to work and get through those challenges to see what it will look like,” Kelly said. “But we do want to make sure that we get as much input as possible.”

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What is each phase? Editor : Having read Item 2 of the Special Town Meeting, nowhere have I read what is Phase One. Nowhere have I read what is Phase Two. Nowhere have I read that we will have the opportunity to vote on any future phases. In fact, the vote on Item 2 is for, “… The entire project, if done at once, was last estimated at 47.1 million … should the Town decide to accept the same from Regional School District 13.” Wouldn’t it be better to vote on one or two phases at a time and to know what is each phase?

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Mother's Day plants available. Cash, checks and Venmo will be accepted. Project Graduation is a costly undertaking; and fundraising has been a challenge for all non-profit organizations this year. All funds raised go strictly to securing a safe venue, the event costs and start-up costs for the CRHS Class of 2022. We appreciate all the support we have received in past

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And by the time Jordan popped in two years later, I was an old hand at motherhood. The first day of kindergarten. I had stayed home with my boys, so they were not used to being away from me. Ryan clung to my leg and begged me not to do this to him, and I thought my heart would break into a million pieces and that I would never be able to put it back together again.

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The day I went into my bedroom and saw that there was a gaping hole where a dresser drawer had been. The mystery was soon solved. Jordan had taken it to the stream and thought he would ride it to, who knows where. The captain of his own ship/drawer. Needless to say, he sank like a stone, so the journey to those faraway lands was not to be.

The day that Jordan got bubble gum all in his hair, which refused to come out (the bubble gum, not the hair). The school nurse had to get it out the next day with some kind of lubricant. Pulling my little ones in a wagon when we lived in Georgia and walked to the park every day.

Their faces on Christmas morning The fun we had at the Durham Fair. And the Jordan’s first day went a bit time that Jordan hid behind differently. He sat down on a building when he saw his the step next to a boy friends coming in our direcwho would become his best friend, and when it was time The day that Ryan was leav- tion, because he thought he ing for Sweden and the letter was too old to be seen with to go in he never even looked back. Both “first he had left behind, which he his mother. days” saw me swimming in a told me not to read until he had left. It was everything I know my role was to give bucket of tears. that a mother could ever them a firm standing in the hope to hear. world, to help them become My boys and I rafting down all of who they are. The our stream, which would betruth is, they grew me. They come rapids after some par- Their first girlfriends. It was a shock to realize that they made me better. I have never ticularly wild weather. We weren’t my baby boys anylaughed so much, cried so had as much fun as if we more, and that I had to much, loved so much. were barreling down the come to terms with the fact I would not trade a minute Colorado River. that they were growing up. I of it. have yet to come to terms with it. So Happy Mother’s Day, Whether it is a moms. Have an awesome The looks on their faces lost ring, wallet or day. Oh, and by the way, you when I announced that for will be happy to know that I a Parrot named Oliver, supper that night we would did not drop the baby, or a Classified ad be going to the Dari Serve in forget that I had one and town. I was so the heroine can help track it down. walked out of the house that day. without him. I get points for that, right? Playing in the woods by the side of our house. Duck, duck, goose. Hide and seek.

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The day my then-husband and I brought our firstborn home. I was terrified. He was so little and so helpless, and I prayed, almost constantly, that I would not

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Dungeons & Dragons (Zoom). Wednesdays at 7 Foot Care Clinic. Wednesday, May 19, by appointment p.m. Grades 7 & up. Visit durhamlibrary.org to register. only. Call Sue D’Orvilliers at Spanish Conversation (Zoom). Fridays at 4 p.m. All levels 860-349-7121. welcome. Email kmcnally@durhamlibrary.org for the Food Bank. The Food Bank weekly meeting link. is open Monday, Tuesday French Conversation (Zoom). The first Thursday of the and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to month at 4:30 p.m. All levels welcome. Email kmcnally@ 3 p.m. by appointment ondurhamlibrary.org for the weekly meeting link. ly. Call Sue D’Orvilliers at 860-349-7121. The Food Bank is in need of pasta, Levi E. Coe Library sauce, cereal, peanut butter Update. In addition to Park 'n Pick Up (which is located in and jelly. the library's upper lobby), 15-minute appointments are Senior Meals. Seniors will available to browse and check out items or to use the comreceive three frozen meals puters. Call 860-349-3857 or email levicoelibrary@ each Monday. Call Sue gmail.com to schedule an appointment. Library hours are D’Orvilliers at 860-349-7121 Monday through Thursday, 12 to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 by Wednesday of each week. a.m. to 2 p.m. Meals are available for pickLawn games. Now that the weather is getting warmer, up Monday after 12 p.m. don’t forget about lawn games. The library has bocce, Knitters. The Senior Center cornhole, croquet, horseshoes, Kan Jam, ladder toss, and is once again hosting knitmore. This project is supported by a grant from the Coginters. The local knitting com- chaug Valley Education Foundation. munity has been busily knitBook sale. The library book sale is ongoing, sponsored by ting for individuals in the The Friends of Levi Coe Library. community who are homeless or in shelters. Donations of yarn are sought. Call Sue D’Orvilliers at 860-3497121.

Durham and Middlefield have dropped out of the COVID-19 red zone. The trigger for top-of-thechart red status starts at a rate of 15 cases per 100,000 people per day. The state’s most recent two-week report, issued April 22, showed just nine positive cases in Durham and eight in Middlefield. That works out to an average of 8.9 daily cases in Durham and 13 in Middlefield per 100,000 people per day. As of April 25, the total of laboratory-confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported among Connecticut residents was 336,933. Four hundred thirty-six patients were hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19. To schedule a vaccination: VAMS online system: The Vaccine Administration Management System can

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Take Back

So forget Hollywood. Along with Dean and Miccinello, my stars include the people who got up early on April 24, a beautiful Saturday morning, to support the community by collecting old medications.

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This year’s local effort is going to make a sizable contribution to that poundage. “Our community has really stepped up over the past nine years, and the pounds collected has shown this is true,” said Betsy Dean, executive director of DurhamMiddlefield Family and Youth Services. Although she gives credit to the community for the success of the program, Dean along with Dena Miccinello, prevention coordinator with the DMYFS, have spurred on the collection 700 hundred pounds of medication since the program began. Miccinello notes that “Being

The goodie bag distributed to residents who participated in the National Drug Take Back Day, April 24. Bronwyn Commins, For Town Times

able to provide this potentially-life-saving service follows along with the mission of DMLWC: reducing the harm of all substances through community action, education, support and collaboration.”

The Take Back benefits the environment, as well. Medications disposed of improperly often make their way into bodies of water. Consider that next time you are walking near a local stream.

And if there are folks to be idolized, they are those who filled take home goodie bags for residents who dropped off medications. This included a handy pouch that can be used as a “drug deactivation system.” Super handy for those like me who will probably find another bottle of old medication that needs a proper disposal.

munity,” Bria detailed how medications are taken to Rocky Hill, where the disposal process is handled by the National Guard. Within 10 minutes of my conversation with Bria, I saw at least 20 bottles of medication being put into the disposal bin. Okay, Mr. Sesma, I know you have worked with Oscar winners, but with all due respect, I think our stars are right here in Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall. The residents of each community are the real winners.

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Sustainable Durham has openings for regular members, and also welcomes volunteers who are interested in one or more of the group’s important community goals that align with the Sustainable CT certification program. To learn more,

Farmers Market The Durham Farmers Market will run on the Town Green Thursdays from 3 to 6:30 p.m. through the end of November.

Pandemic playbook The Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation created a helpful online parenting playbook to help Durham and Middlefield parents and children cope with the pandemic. The Pandemic Parenting Playbook features a

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Memorial Day Parade For the second straight year Durham’s Memorial Day Parade has been cancelled due to COVID-19. However, a Memorial Day service will be held on the Town Green Monday, May 31 at 10 a.m. Further details will be published approximately two weeks prior to Memorial Day. Questions regarding the parade cancellation or the service can be directed to parade chairman Bob Francis: 610-295-3904, rfranwp80@yahoo.com.

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The Middlefield Durham Racial Justice Team is excited to announce an upcoming community conversation about racial justice: Thursday, May 20, 7 p.m., “The 13th” film discussion hosted via Zoom by the Durham Public Library. “The 13th” is a 2016 American documentary that explores the intersection of race, justice and mass incarceration in the United States. To register for this discussion, visit durhamlibrary.org.

Adult education Middletown Adult Education has joined a national campaign to enroll adult learners into programs that equip them with skills that lead to high school equivalency and jobs that pay a family-sustaining wage. Adult education provides on-ramps to better jobs and to college. Free academic programs are offered days and evenings, and are open to area residents. For more information, call 860-343-6044 or visit maect.org.

CHET update Connecticut State Treasurer and Trustee of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust, Shawn T. Wooden, has relaunched the state’s 529 college savings plan under new program manager, Fidelity Investments. New enhancements include no minimum amount to open a CHET Direct 529 account, no annual account fees, and free planning and guidance for families. For more information, visit AboutChet.com.

Utility scams Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, scammers have increased their calls, texts, emails, and in-person visits to convince Eversource customers to make payments to avoid service disconnection. Eversource urges anyone who believes they are a target of improper solicitation to immediately contact local law enforcement. Customers are also encouraged to contact the energy company at l-800-286-2000 if they receive a call, text, email or if someone shows up at your door to verify it’s Eversource.

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Cicadas

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That abundance of cicadas is a bonanza for the ecosystem. “It’s an unlimited food source and a quick source of protein,” Simpson said. The main predators are birds, but bats, mammals and even fish will eat cicadas, as well.

The broods are region specific. Brood 10 is fairly widespread, although distribution tends to be patchy, with some hotspots within a region, said Simpson. “We see them (Brood 10) in the mid-Atlantic and from Long Island and New York, west to Illinois and down through the Appalachians to Georgia.”

are there,” Simpson said. So, when you dig and develop for a new store, or mall or housing development, it’s possible that activity is destroying a specific cicada population. There are approximately 3,000 cicada species in the world, with the real focus of cicada diversity in the temperate tropical areas of the world, said Simpson. That includes New Zealand, where there are species of cicada unique to that country. There are, overall, fewer cicadas in the U.S. These insects stay underground so long due to an extremely long time in the larval development stage. They don’t

have wings and don’t even look like cicadas during that stage. They have five instars; five times they collapse, grow and shed. Seventeen years is a long process to develop, feeding off the juices of tree roots, before they get to emerge. Once they come out, a short period from April to May, they shed into their adult form. Their only purpose is to reproduce. Two weeks is about the lifespan. The female oviposits (lays an egg) into the bark of a tree. They do not lay eggs on anything else. As a precaution, it may be best to wait to plant a new, young tree until fall. Otherwise, the cicada does no harm.

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Brood X, or Brood 10, is basically the only one that’s coming out this year, Simpson said, and that will be outside of New England. “The only brood recorded in Connecticut is Brood 2,” said Simpson. The last emergence was around 2013. The next time we see them will be in 2030, so we are pretty much guaranteed not to see a periodical this year, he said, adding that if you do see one, it should be reported. “That would be very significant,” he said.

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Our demands might make us happy, but the results may not satisfy. Nancy Ballek McKinnon from Ballek’s Garden Center told Connolly about the time a customer wanted a plant that would bring butterflies to her yard. She made the sale, and later in the season the customer came back to say, “There’s Residential Sealcoating 1,500 sq. ft. or more caterpillars all over my plant New customers only. Limit 1 coupon per customer Offers not to be combined. Expires 5/18/19 – is there a spray for that?” Of course, what the customer saw were the Monarch butterfly caterpillars.

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