Volume 16, Issue 2
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
Friday, April 24, 2009
Officer Scott Halligan Time for some fish stories! promoted to first class rank By Stephanie Wilcox Town Times
It’s not too often we get to interview policemen, but the opportunity came about this week when Middlefield Officer Scott Halligan was promoted to first class rank. According to his boss, Resident State Trooper Tom Topulos, officer first class carries recognition for years of service to the community and is based on job performance, quality of work and merit. Though his job duties will remain the same, Halligan is excited about the promotion. “I’m looking forward to what it might bring,” he said. “This was based on job performance, so I’m honored they’re acknowledging me.” Acknowledging Halligan’s career in law enforcement takes us back some 20 years.
A few days after graduating from Coginchaug High School in 1987, Halligan was ready and eager to join the military, but a broken bone – unknown to him – changed the plan. While most of his friends were mowing lawns after high school, Halligan was able to pursue the next best thing to the military when he was hired as a police officer in East Haddam. “Back then, there were very few openings in this field, and they were very particular in who they hired,” he explained, adding that in high school, he was involved in the Police Explorers program, which is much like boy scouts. “I was very fortunate.” Halligan spent one year as a cop and boating enforcement officer with the East Haddam Police Department. See Halligan, page 3
Middlefield BOS discusses grants for road work, emergency management By Chuck Corley Special to the Town Times
During the Board of Selectmen’s Tuesday, April 21 meeting, member Dave Lowery reported that the RFQ for Powder Ridge should be ready for May 8 and that a number of letters of interest from ski operators are still coming into the town. However, until an operator is found, First Selectman Jon Brayshaw wants to tarp the roofs and secure the windows and doors on the site against the elements. Brayshaw put together an RFP to have this work done and asked that the board and the Powder Ridge Committee review it before he sends it out.
Brayshaw informed the board that the town may be
eligible for up to $92,000 for a road grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. After inspecting the amount of work needed on the town’s roads and speaking with Mid-State, Brayshaw stated that he feels the town is in a good place to receive this grant. If received, it will cover the cost of resurfacing the roads.
Above, two anglers enjoy a perfect morning of fishing weather at Wadsworth Falls State Park on April 18, opening day of fishing season. Right, Boy Scout Jacob Adams at Camp Workcoeman in Winsted on April 18. The trout weighed 4 pounds, 7 ounces and was 23 inches long. Jacob caught the trout at West Hill Pond at the camp. His smile says it all!
See Mfld. BOS, page 14
In this issue ... Calendar ...........................4 Durham Briefs...20-22 & 28 Libraries .........................26 Middlefield Briefs ..23 & 28 Mini Pages .................39-40 Photo Pages................32-38 Spotlight .........................27 Women in Business...15-18
At left, Bill Glueck of Trout Unlimited explains a few fish facts to Memorial School students before they release trout fingerlings into a stream at Wadsworth Falls State Park last Friday. More Memorial fish release and other fish photos on page 38. Photos by Sue VanDerzee, Jim Smigel and Stephanie Wilcox