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Volume 27, Number 39
9/11 victim’s family still seeks answers By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
Brett Eagleson of Durham has become the voice for the 9/11 families who have fought relentlessly for answers and justice for their lost loved ones.
Ariah Mahoney, 1, of Chester, carries her purse filled with tomatoes while exploring the Lyman Orchards corn maze with mother Amanda Rasmussen on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The ’70s rock and roll-themed corn maze is open Monday through Friday, 1 to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Photos by Dave Zajac
Lyman corn maze is a ‘blast from the past’ By Faith Williams Record-Journal staff
Lyman Orchards is inviting families to test their rock and roll knowledge while going through the 2021 corn maze. This year’s theme is “70’s rock and roll.”
metal,” the website reads. “The maze will be a blast from the past to a highly influential period if you lived through it.” “We wanted to do something that would be fun,” said John Lyman, owner of Lyman Orchards. “Once we got our theme, we
“The decade of big hair bands and heavy
See Maze, A6
Health director leaving By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
The director of the PlainvilleSouthington Regional Health District has resigned to accept a public health position in Florida. Lockwood
“I want to thank you all for the support over the years, I really ap-
preciate it,” Shane Lockwood told the Southington Town Council after delivering his last COVID-19 update during the Sept. 13 council meeting. According to Plainville Town Manager Robert Lee, Lockwood See Lockwood, A8
“It’s obviously a hard time of year for our family and thousands of other families around the country,” he said in early September. “The [9/ 11] anniversary compounds the sadness and pain, because here we have 20 years later, and the families still have not had justice, acBrett Eagleson stands in countability and closure.” Eagleson’s father — John Bruce Eagleson — worked for Westfield Management Corp. on the 17th floor of the south tower of the World Trade Center. Bruce, as he was known, was on a temporary assignment away from his duties as manager of Westfield Meriden Mall. He died helping 13 co-workers escape the burning building, before it eventually collapsed. Compounding the family’s pain, his remains have never been found. After seeking help from four presidential administrations, the Eaglesons and other 9/11 families hope the Biden administration will follow through with its promise to release the summary file from Operation Encore, a decade-long investigation into the role of the Saudi Arabian government in the terrorist attack. “We’re done with the sad
front of Coginchaug High School in Durham on Sept. 10. Brett was 15 years old and a sophomore at Coginchaug when he lost his dad, Bruce Eagleson, in the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
stories,” Brett Eagleson said. “Now this is a story about being pissed off. They’ve never given us a good reason for withholding the documents.”
Awful realization Brett Eagleson was a sophomore at Coginchaug Regional High School entering his second period math class when he heard the news that two planes had crashed into the Twin Towers in Manhattan. “That’s when my heart just dropped,” he told the See 9/11, A2