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Volume 26, Number 13
Friday, June 26, 2020
BOE ELECTION TUESDAY
Curb-side voting will get a test run Curb-side voting for the RSD13 Board of Education will take place Tuesday, June 30, 4 to 8 p.m., at Korn School, 144 Pickett Lane, Durham. Absentee ballots are available upon request from the Town Clerk’s Office. A sample ballot is available at townofdurhamct.org. The Town of Durham urges residents to follow signage when voting curbside.
From Maiden Lane or Pickett Lane, enter Korn School at the south entrance of Korn. Stay in line. Stay in car. Do not pass. There's a 5 MPH speed limit. Drive into the Voter Circle Queue around cones to the 1st Checker Station. At the Checker Station, put car in park. Have your ID See BOE, A5
Graduation plan updated; more attendees allowed By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff
New state guidelines that will allow larger gatherings is good news for the Coginchaug Regional High School Class of 2020 and their families.
tion set for July 31 will allow a 250-person gathering.
“On July 31st, we are now planning to host a graduation ceremony so that immediate family members can be in attendance for the event,” Falcone Coginchaug principal Bri- said. “Our 124 graduates an Falcone send out word will be present for the enThursday night, June 18, to tire ceremony, but parents the school’s seniors and will attend in two phases.” parents that the gradua-
See Graduation, A5
A Rally for Racial Equity and Love took place in front of the Community Center in Middlefield on June 4.
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In wake of George Floyd killing, protestors take to the streets Record-Journal staff
The May 25 death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department has sparked nationwide protests. Across the U.S. – and right in our own backyard – citizens have taken to the streets to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement and to stand against racism. In Middlefield, on June 4, a Rally for Racial Equity and Love took place in front of the Community Center.
“This was arranged by town resident Anne Koba and was attended, I would say, by 65 people,” Middlefield First Selectman Ed Bailey said. “Social distancing was observed at the event. Pastor Rebekah Forni of Middlefield Federated Church spoke and read a reading from the Bible. “The event was very peaceful, some people held signs.” Bailey spoke at the gathering, echoing much of a joint statement that he, Durham First Selectman Laura Francis and Regional School Dis-
trict 13 Superintendent Kathryn Serino released earlier this month. “Our message conveys our strong and unwavering commitment to peace and unity in our schools and towns and our outrage and lack of tolerance for racism and violence, including the actions that led to the killing of George Floyd,” the statement reads. “Our stance is grounded in what is right, what it means to be human, what it means to protect human rights. Racism is a huSee Protestors, A27
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