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A feast for the senses

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The Durham farmers market, rebranded this year as the Durham Farm Market & more, is held Thursdays, 3 to 6:30 p.m., rain or shine, at 144 Pickett Lane. If the weather is a concern, the market is held indoors.

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Up next: Southern Voice

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The Durham Lions Club/ Durham Recreation Department summer concert series at Allyn Brook Park continues Thursday, Aug. 10 with the group Southern Voice. Described as a “contemporary Country Cover band that plays all the chart hits of

today, as well as some other genres of music to keep the crowd up and on the dance floor,” Southern Voice said it aims “to make sure your time with us is one to remember.”

The Southern Voice show at Allyn Brook Park runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Food trucks will be

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onsite, and Recreation Department staff will have games and a craft for younger attendees.

The remaining concert schedule: Sunday, Aug. 13, Eight To The Bar, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, Aug. 17, Beth and The Boys, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The 2023 sunflower maze at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield began welcoming visitors last weekend and will be open through Sunday, Aug. 27. The approximately 3-acre maze is made up of 350,000 yellow, red and orange flowers crafted into a design featuring Clifford the Big Red Dog. The maze is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $1 of every admission goes to support Connecticut Children’s Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders. Now in its 16th year, Lyman’s annual sunflower maze has raised more than $178,000 for Connecticut Children’s. Pictured: To celebrate the opening of the 2023 sunflower maze –which features his likeness – Clifford the Big Red Dog made an appearance at Lyman’s Apple Barrel market. Lyman Orchards, Facebook

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One could say that I’m a salty ol’ gal

Durham

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I am never happier than when I am immersed in saltwater. I am sure that saltwater runs in my veins, or perhaps I am part dolphin. Swimming, for me, is not only the best part of summer, it’s the best part of everything.

When I was a lass growing up in Madison, we went to the beach every day. I would stay in the water for hours. Even shivering and blue lips did not catapult me onto the shore. I would delight in swimming underwater and doing handstands and floating on my raft and snorkeling and doing the doggie paddle and floating on my back, gazing upward at the sky. The rest of the world just melted away when I was in my watery paradise. Not a care in the world had I. And then there were the chicken fights with my friends. You remember those, right? Hopping onto someone’s shoulders and trying to knock the other guy off and into the water. Hours seemed like minutes, and when my mother finally tried to flag me down to come in because it was time to go home, I pretended that I didn’t see her. That did not go well for me.

My boys were born in Georgia, and maybe that made land lovers of them. They

never had the same passion for Long Island Sound that I did. I remember one fine day when Ryan and I were bobbing around in the biggest, most wonderful waves, and Jordan was standing on the shore, begging to go home. I am not proud of this – I kept telling him that yes, we were leaving, but then another huge wave was headed my way, and I just could not turn it down. Jordan, who was 3 at the time, got so frustrated that he threw the car keys into the water.

That did not get us home very quickly. (I was the same way about ice skating. “Yes, we are going home in just a minute.” We weren’t.) When I lived in Georgia I was homesick for the water. You could not go into lakes down there because you would have been accompanied by alligators. The only water I saw all those years was the kiddie pool I had for my boys. Not quite the same thing.

When my son, Ryan, came from Sweden for a visit, with his then-girlfriend in tow, we went to the beach at the Outer Banks. I had warned him that we really shouldn’t go into the water because of the possibility of sharks. They even post what you must not do because you

will bring them in, like wear shiny objects. However, I soon forgot that warning as the water lured me in. And then, wouldn’t you know? A man was running up and down the beach yelling that there was a shark. I shot out of that water with the speed of a bullet. It turned out that it was a manatee, but still. I never fully recovered.

Speaking of sharks – I always thought that we were safe from them here. That the water was too cold for them. That they like the ocean, not the sound. But when I went to the dentist the other day, he told me that we do, indeed, have sharks here, and they are not that far off shore. Well, that’s going to put a damper on everything.

Sharks aside, every year I tell myself that I will get to the beach more often. And then I don’t. And then I feel like I had a lousy summer. This year, though, I am already doing better. My friend reminded me that I am always welcome to go to the private beach to which she has the rights. I did just that recently, and it was a most glorious experience. My friend and I stayed in the water for two and a half hours. The water was like bath water, and we talked and talked and bobbed around, and I am still in my happy place.

And the best news about my recent watery outing? My bathing suit still fits. Oh yeah, and no sharks. Of course, now, thanks to my dentist, I will be on the lookout for the theme song from Jaws and a fin gliding across the water.

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Over a dozen people attended Allan and Nancy Poole’s recent presentation on bees and were fascinated by the complicated and orderly life of the insect.

Upcoming garden talk: Saturday, Aug. 5 at 11 a.m., Durham resident Joy Starrat will return with a flower

Durham Public Library

Registration for all programs and events can be found at durhamlibrary.org.

Youth Services:

Mermaids. August drop-in scavenger hunt

Adult Services:

DPL Book Club. Monday,

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pounding workshop, which is as much fun as you’d imagine! Pound on cloth or paper to make cards or fabric creations. Bring a small hammer if you have one; all other supplies provided.

These programs are free and open to all ages. The garden is located behind the Middlefield Community Center and the Middlefield Fire-

Library

Aug. 14 at 6:30 p.m. “Fox and I,” by Catherine Raven.

Levi Coe Library

Crafting with Susan. Sign up for a take-home teen/ adult craft on Facebook.

Thursday Night Book Club.

Thursday, Aug. 24 at 5 p.m. “West with Giraffes,” by Lynda Rutledge.

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Middlefield Democrats select 2023 slate

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A Democratic Caucus was held July 25 at the Middlefield Town Hall for the purpose of nominating candidates for the November municipal election. After nomination and acceptance statements by each candidate, elections were held.

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The unanimous winners for nominations in the Democratic caucus are as follows: Carol Bufithis for Selectman, Tonya Hogan for Secretary, Anne Olszewski for Recording Secretary, Suz Uznansky for Treasurer, Mary Wolak for Board of Finance, Sue McNamara for Board of Finance. Bufithis, Hogan, Olszewski and Wolak are incumbents, and have been in these positions for some time. Uznansky and McNamara are newly nominated. The nominating caucus adjourned after the election of candidates.

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Lamont pitches electric cars, new regulations

On the sales floor of the A-1 Toyota dealership in New Haven last week, Katie Dykes was selling a vision of Connecticut’s car-buying future: A rapidly increasing number of electric vehicles, a network of fast chargers and incentives that Dykes

jauntily called “cash on the hood.”

Dykes, the commissioner of energy and environmental protection, has a mixed record of closing deals with a General Assembly that readily acknowledges the reality of climate change and transportation-related pollution but often has dragged

its heels on giving her powers enjoyed by peers in other states.

The occasion Wednesday, July 26 was a relatively esoteric public-policy milestone: The publication of proposed regulations ensuring Connecticut continues to meet evolving California standards for passenger-car emissions, a commitment made 20 years ago during the administration of a Republican governor, John G. Rowland.

More recently, the Connecticut Clean Air Act passed in 2022 at the urging of Dykes and her Democratic boss, Gov. Ned Lamont, requires increasingly cleaner emissions for trucks through 2032. By 2035, auto manufacturers must offer only zero-emission electric vehicles in the state.

“We cannot meet our goals to do our part to reduce emissions and slow climate change if we do not reduce

emissions for the transportation sector, and a big part of the solution is offering more electric vehicle and clean vehicle options for Connecticut drivers,” Dykes said.

With weather extremes ranging from drought to deluge,

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Cat Tales

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Market

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“Local food supports the local economy,” market organizers said in a press release. “The money that is spent with local farmers and producers stays close to home and is reinvested with businesses and services in your community. Buying local means, you get access to the tastiest, nutrient-rich produce, because it is picked fresh and local, at the peak of its flavor.”

The market also features baked goods, food trucks, artisans, live music and well more.

The Durham Farm Market & more will be closed for the Durham Fair Sept. 14 and 21, and will wrap up for the season on Oct. 12.

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Gift of sight

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Lions have recognized the urgent need for corrective

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Obituaries

Peter Gerald Caturano

MIDDLETOWN - Peter G. Caturano, of Middletown, passed away peacefully at home, on July 24, after a long illness and complications from Parkinson’s Disease. Born on October 21, 1955, he was the son of Dolores (Oliva) Caturano and the late James Caturano, Sr. He is survived by his loving wife of 37 years, Kelly (Gardner) Caturano and her daughters Angela Midolo-Dow and Marilyn Midolo-Anziano as well as grandchildren: Anthony, Giovanna and Alia Dow; and Joe, Eve, Kaprice and Remo Anziano.

Peter is also survived by his brother James Jr. and his wife Judy, sisters Suzanne Caturano Walker and her husband Neil and Jeanne Vicchitto and her husband Paul as well as adopted daughter Pearl Mitchell and foster daughter Nicole Prevatte. In addition, he leaves behind cherished aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Peter grew up in Durham and graduated from Coginchaug Regional High School where he left a lasting impression on all who knew him. He was a master welder

Women’s hikes

Join Women of the Woods (WoW) Wednesday, Aug. 16 for a 3- to 4.5-mile hike to both Bear Rock and Millers Pond State Park in Durham.

We will enjoy the beautiful Miller’s Pond and the pretty view out over Durham from Bear Rock. The hike will include some steep and rocky ups and downs, but nothing sustained. Registration required.

For additional information and to register, visit EveryoneOutside.org or contact Lucy@EveryoneOutside.org.

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and mechanic who could fix almost anything. He worked for Manafort Brothers, Automated Door Systems and recently retired from Automated Door Doctor.

Peter and Kelly spent many years fostering teens in their home and received awards for their tireless work providing a supportive and stable family life for those children. His smile and zest for life will be fondly remembered by all.

Visiting hours were held Sunday, July 30 from 4-6pm at Biega Funeral Home, 3 Silver St., Middletown, CT. Burial will be private.

Potluck party

On Friday, Aug. 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Durham Community Center on Pickett Lane, the Durham Senior Citizens Board is sponsoring a Potluck Summer Get Together. Everyone attending is asked to bring a dish to share.

Also, at this time the Senior Board will honor Recreation Director Sherry Hill, who will be retiring in August. Call 860-343-6724 to let the organizers know what you would like to bring and to reserve a place.

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MERIDEN story over 10 years in the making has finally come full On Sunday afternoon, Angela Chionchio returned a wedding ring she found on the hiking trail to Castle Craig back in the early 2000s to the ring owner’s son Doug Dispersio. “I finally have closure,” Chionchio said after giving the ring to Dispersio. “I’m just excited to hand over him.” Sadly, the ring will not be returned to Lou Dispersio, who died in February. When Chionchio learned of his death, she was disappointed that she hadn’t found the ring sooner. While on one her hikes somewhere between 2001 and 2005, Chionchio recalled falling down a couple of times due to rain that was making the trail slippery. “I kind of had my head down focused on was walking because didn’t want to fall another time and just saw something shiny, just spot of it,” she said. “I had to dig it out of the ground and cleaned it and found there was an inscription on the inside that said ‘To Lou, with all my love Pat. 9-10-1957.’ She thought about placing newspaper classified ad, but after moving a few times in recent years, she misplaced the ring. A couple of weeks ago, while cleaning her house, she found Angela Chionchio gives Doug Dispersio his father’s ring, which she found at Castle Craig years ago. Pete Paguaga, Record­Journal between North Plains Highway and downtown Wallingford, incorporating Route 5 corridor and the Choate Rosemary Hall campus. Key recommendations include moving the current commercial, industrial Transitoriented strategy See Ring, A6 Wallingford l 203-265-0055 www.educationalplaycare.com Sunblock,
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Director Lana Wilson film, which debuted in January at the Sundance Film Festival, revisits plenty of infamous episodes from ds life her friendship with Michael Jackson, her relationship with Andre Agassi, her odd run-in with Tom Cruise well as new revelations, including that she was sexually assaulted by someone she knew professionally. new series on Criterion Channel revisits sex and from a much different perspective. Beginning in April, the streaming service has gathered together some of the defining erotic thrillers of the and 90s, including Brian De Pa ma Dressed to Kill (1980), with Angie Dickinson and Michael Caine; Lawrence Kasdan ody Heat (1981), with William Hurt and Kathleen Turner; and the Wachowski ound (1996), with Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon. Instinct arrives in June.) The absence of carnality in today more sexless cinema world has been subject of ongoing debate. But if you want to step back into steamier time, the Criterion Channel has you (but not its stars) covered. AP Film Writer Jake Coyle Musi Michigan rapper NF has new album out Friday and some tough love his record could write record full of radio songs/ Do bunch of features that my label would love, he raps on Mo the first single. Sounds like nightmare if you ask me/Went from my bedroom to the big eagu s. The 13-track album Hop boasts features with singersongwriter Julia Michaels and rapper Cordae. It marks the rapper first full-length release since 2019 platinum-selling The Search. Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi ready for his spotlight in 2023. The artist who gave us the pop ballad Someone Loved will album — Broken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent out on May 19 and he has been announced Glastonbury 2023. On Wednesday, Netflix released Lewis Capaldi: m Feeling Now, documentary that follows the Grammy nominee returning to his Scottish roots and attempting to reconnect with his old life and the family and friends he left behind. The new music includes the love song Po nt ss, with lush strings and powerful percussion. Linkin Park can celebrate the s landmark ora album with a 20th anniversary edition that dropped on Friday. It got lost gem literally, a complete and mixed, yet forgotten, song from the era, appropriately entitled Says bandmember STREAMING SERVICES, MUSIC AND VIDEO GAMES This combination of photos show promotional art for, from left, “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,”a documentary premiering April 4 on Hulu, “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies,”a series premiering April on Paramount+, and “Tiny Beautiful Things,”a series that premiered Friday, April 7, on Hulu. Hulu/Paramount+/Hulu Press See Media, E11 ‘Life of Pi’ review: A boy and a tiger, burning brightly By Alexis Soloski The New Times YORK butterflies enter first, quivering gaily atop their sticks. Then giraffe pokes her head in. goat gambols. A hyena cackles. zebra runs on. Then another. An orangutan swings through while her baby reposes on branch nearby. Above, monkeys meerkats chitter. the first act of Life of Pi, a menagerie menacing, delightful ntre ch itself on the stage of Broadway Gerald Schoenfeld Theater. With dazzling imagination and sublime control, the show cast and crew conjure delirious, dynamic, highly pettable world. And oh, is it a wonder. Though the play is ostensibly about one boy fraught survival after disaster, that story is somewhat thin. ife of Pi instead succeeds as broader tribute to human ingenuity and animal grace. Directed by Max Webster and adapted by playwright Lolita Chakrabarti from Yann Martel Booker Prize-winning novel, ife of Pi begins more somberly, in Mexico, in 1978. A grayed-out hospital room houses a sole patient, Pi Patel (Hiran Abeysekera). A Japanese cargo ship en route to Canada has sunk. Among its passengers were Pi and his family, who had set out from Pondicherry, India. And among its freight were animals Pi zookeeper father tended. All aboard have drowned, except Pi, traumatized 17-yearold who washed up in this fishing village after 227 days lost at sea. Visiting him this morning are Mr. Okamoto (Daisuke Tsuji), representative from the Japanese Ministry of Transport, and Lulu Chen (Kirstin Louie), from the Canadian Embassy. These guests have been charged with learning what happened to Pi. For their benefit, he spins fantastic tale incredible in every sense about sharing lifeboat with animals, initially several then finally just one, Richard Parker, an enormous, sinuous, very hungry Bengal tiger. Between Richard Parker and Pi, adamant carnivore and lifelong vegetarian, there is a desperate struggle for dominance. Richard Parker needs to eat. Pi would preCRITIC S PICK Hiran Abeysekara and the Bengal tiger Richard Parker in “Life of Pi,”at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater in New York. Directed by Max Webster and adapted by the playwright Lolita Chakrabarti from Yann Martel’s Booker Prize-winning novel, “Life of Pi”succeeds as a tribute to human ingenuity and animal grace. Masuike, The Times See ‘Life of Pi’, E12 Magnificent studios and one-bedroom suites. 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Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, lawmakers and advocates came on a day when the front page of the New York Times featured a story warning that warming ocean waters were showing signs of reaching a tipping point towards disrupting crucial currents that shape the climate

around the North Atlantic.

The messaging for climatechange bills has broadened in Connecticut from an emphasis on how state policies can eventually reduce greenhouse gases to the more immediate impacts that cleaner air will have on urban children who suffer from some of the highest rates of asthma in the U.S.

New Haven was called one

of the nation’s “asthma capitals.”

“The air that’s flowing into our state is already out of attainment with ozone standards. And our transportation sector is contributing, exacerbating those ozone and smog impacts because of vehicle exhaust,” Dykes said. “And we have many of our cities that are where we have communities living adjacent to major transportation corridors.”

Elicker noted that New Haven now has an Office of Climate and Sustainability run by Steven Winter, a former city alder who worked on Lamont’s unsuccessful 2010 campaign for governor while a student at Yale.

Sen. Tony Hwang, R-Fairfield, said, “Clean air is critical, and it’s a non-partisan issue.”

While other measures have generated broader support, Hwang was the only Repub-

lican in the Senate to vote in 2022 for passage of the Connecticut Clean Air Act. Every House Republican was opposed.

Passage of the law was one of the victories that made the 2022 session a high point for environmentalists, and Dykes. On climate change, the 2023 session that concluded in June was largely a bust.

The Lamont administration’s major bill died in committee. It would have given Dykes’s agency authority to designate greenhouse gas emission targets for specific sectors of the economy and levy penalties if they weren’t met. Opposition came from Republicans and the fossil fuel industry.

The 2035 all-electric deadline in the 2022 law is a mandate on automakers and will not ban the purchase or sale of used gas-powered vehicles in 2035. But in concert with federal policy and rules

adopted or being adopted in another dozen states, the Connecticut regulations will reinforce the direction already set by makers of cars and trucks.

With the publication of the proposed regulations, Connecticut joins Rhode Island, Maryland, New Jersey and New Mexico in announcing an intention to adopt the new standards. Massachusetts, New York and Vermont already have finalized adoption of the rules.

“Connecticut and our neighboring states are taking decisive action to meet our climate pollution reduction targets,” Lamont said. “Cars and trucks represent the largest air pollution sector in our state, and these regulations are moving in coordination with commitments made by vehicle manufacturers to go all in on electrification.”

As Dykes spoke, Lamont glanced towards one of Toyota’s oddly named offerings in its all-electric line, the bZ4x sports-utility vehicle. The first two letters stand for “beyond zero” emissions, and X marks it as a crossover.

The version on the floor was the more expensive of the two basic versions: one a front-wheel drive car with a single electric motor; the other, with a motor on each axle and all-wheel drive. It carried a sticker price of $49,899 and had a range of more than 220 miles.

There are only 36,000 electric vehicles currently registered in Connecticut, but Dykes said a shift to EVs is underway: Registrations are up 20% since January and 42% over a year ago.

With federal funds, the state Department of Transportation is currently mapping a network of fast chargers on its interstates, with construction expected in 2024. Once completed, the federal funds can be used for chargers on secondary roads.

This story originally appeared on the website of The Connecticut Mirror, www.ctmirror.org

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In Brief

Monthly tag sale

Notre Dame Church’s monthly tag sale will be held Saturday, Aug. 5, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 272 Main St. Rain or shine. The church kitchen will be serving breakfast sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers, beverages and snacks.

Service award

The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce Support the Troops Committee is accepting nominations for its annual William J. Pomfret Veteran Community Service Award.

The award is presented to a veteran of the United States armed forces in recognition of their distinguished service to the citizens of Connecticut, and selfless commitment to public service. The nomination form can be obtained at middlesexchamber.com.

Project Graduation

The Project Graduation Committee provides an allnight, fun, safe, substancefree, adult-supervised graduation party for Coginchaug’s graduating class. For over 20 years, dedicated parents, teachers and other community members have run this non-profit event. Support and volunteers are always appreciated.

Donations can be mailed to: Project Graduation, P.O. Box 81, Durham, CT 06422. For more information, find the group on Facebook.

Volunteer

The Middlefield Volunteer Fire Company seeks volunteers age 18-plus. No experience is required; the department provides the necessary training.

To learn more, visit middlefieldfirect.org, email info@ middlefieldfirect.org or stop by the firehouse Mondays before 7 p.m. The department has an Explorer program for youth, 14 to 18.

Group looking for tenors, basses

The Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords, under the direction of Samuel Tucker and accompanied by an eight-piece band directed by Alan Dougherty, is looking to expand its tenor and bass sections.

No auditions, no experience necessary, just a love of singing and a willingness to make a commitment to the Vocal Chord family. Rehearsals begin Aug. 29, 6:45 to 9 p.m., at Msgr. Fox Parish Hall, St. Francis Church, 10 Elm St., Middletown.

New members will be accepted through Sept. 19. This community-oriented group has been entertaining

audiences for 33 years with lively concerts showcasing a variety of musical interests including the top hits of yesterday, today and tomorrow, plus some classical and patriotic pieces. Our 85 members hail from all parts of Connecticut and all different walks of life. It’s the love of singing that brings us all together. You do not need to be affiliated with Middlesex Health in order to join.

If you’ve been thinking about doing something this year to enhance your life, make new friends and reduce your stress levels, please consider joining our musical family. For more information, visit vocalchords20.org or call 860342-3120.

We’re looking forward to meeting you.

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Durham BAA

The Durham Board of Assessment Appeals (BAA) will meet at Durham Town Hall, 30 Town House Rd, Durham, CT on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 starting at 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 9, 2023 starting at 9:00 a.m. to hear appeals related to property assessments. To be heard, a completed BAA petition must be received at the Town Hall on or before August 25, 2023. The BAA petition is available at the Town Hall and on the town website at www.townof durhamct.org

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To apply, send a resume and/or job history and qualifications to Jason Wickham, Highway Foreman, Town of Middlefield, 393 Jackson Hill Road, Middlefield, CT 06455 or email to jwickham@middlefieldct.org. This position will remain open until filled.

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