Volume 27, Number 33
Friday, August 13, 2021
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Water rate increase proposed By Nadya Korytnikova Town Times
Some Durham residents are facing a water rate increase, the first one in 14 years. The Board of Selectmen held a public meeting recently to discuss new water rates, which have been proposed by the town’s Water Commission. See Rate increase, A3
Massachusetts resident Ann May and her children Edgar, 5, and Charles, 2, were dressed in flower shirts and a dress as they successfully reached the end of the sunflower maze at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Sunflower maze marks 25 years of ‘Arthur’ TV show By Faith Williams Record-Journal staff
Over 300,000 sunflowers are set to bloom at Lyman Orchards for the 15th year, bringing families to the only sunflower maze in the state.
This year’s theme celebrates 25 years of “Arthur,” an animated television show on CPTV following Arthur Read, an aardvark and his friends and family. It was announced recently that “Arthur” was canceled and this winter’s broadcast season will be the last.
“During your walk amidst the sunflowers,” the website said, “you’ll see butterflies and yellow finches with the surrounding orchard hills as a beautiful scenic backdrop.” See Lyman, A8
Volunteers sought for composting program Coginchaug Area Transition received a grant from the Coginchaug Valley Educational Foundation to pilot a program in which 100 local households will be recruited to compost food waste and related items as an educational experiment. So far, about 25 families have signed See Composting, A3
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