Volume 15, Issue 12
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
Friday, July 3, 2009
‘Everything is possible.’The future awaits Coginchaug graduates.
Above, from left, Hannah Gossner, Ruth Vizard, Jenna Langhans, Deanne Wallace, Leila Hoffman, Hannah Bober, Allie Neuburger, Colleen Chausse and Meghan Woolley face the future with confidence before the start of of the June 26th Commencement at Coginchaug Regional High School. At right, Tom Perault and Scott Meyers check their cell phones for good wishes one last time before processing into the ceremony. See our special graduation section on pages 19-26. Photos by Sue VanDerzee
Middlefield town meeting passes budget By Chuck Corley Special to the Town Times Amidst political grandstanding and in the shadow of the twice-failed town budget, Middlefield residents finally approved a budget for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 during the
town meeting held on Thursday, June 25. Over 100 residents came out to protest the cuts in the Police Department, Public Works, the Assessor’s Office, Youth and Family Services as well as in the Lake Beseck lifeguard line-item. Their voices were
heard, with many of the previously proposed cuts put back into the budget before the night was through. Much of the night was taken up by conflict between members of the Board of FiSee Budget, page 6
In this issue ... Calendar................................................................................4 Coginchaug Graduation ................................................19-28 Durham Briefs ....................................................................11 Libraries..............................................................................18 Middlefield Briefs...............................................................10 Sports ..............................................................................32-36 Spotlight .........................................................................30-31