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Middlefield’s Old Home Days celebration took place on Friday, June 2 and Saturday, June 3. The traditional event at Peckham Park featured rock band Film at Eleven, country band Jackson Hill, and Coginchaug Regional High School’s Jazz Band, but was more low-key than in other years.
The Levi E. Coe Library in Middlefield has a new Shakespeare bust thanks to a donation from Middlefield resident Elmer Chiarappa. The bust was rededicated to the library in memory of Elmer’s late wife Angela Chiarappa during a well-attended ceremony in the library hall on Tuesday, June 6.
This was by design, according to Middlefield Park and Recreation chair Carrie Anderson. Old Home Days organizers want to hold the celebration every year instead of every other year. To make that work, especially considering cost and volunteer energy, they plan to make the odd year, “off-year” Old Home Days more lowkey, without a parade, fireworks, or multiple vendors.
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Korn building plan to be aired June 12 By Mark Dionne Town Times
Longtime Middlefield volunteer Don Ginter (seated) was honored by the community and First Selectman Ed Bailey at the town’s Old Home Days celebration. The Don Ginter Way road sign will be at Peckham Park. | Submitted Photo
Ed Bailey thanked Ginter for his dedication to Middlefield and presented him with
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The town of Durham and the Regional School District No. 13 Board of Education have scheduled an “information session” on Monday, June 12 to reveal the details of a deal between the two entities over the Korn building. The building, located on Pickett Lane in Durham, was
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The Shakespeare bust will return to Levi E. Coe’s Shakespeare Garden in memory of Angela Chiarappa of Middlefield.
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Open House Day offering fun and adventure By Olivia L. Lawrence Town Times
This Saturday, June 10, is the 13th annual Connecticut Open House Day – a chance to explore local treasures and save a few bucks in the process. A lot of the participating sites offer free admission and others give deep discounts. (A few give only token discounts, so read the fine print.) Museums, historical landmarks, wineries, amusement and sports facilities, galleries, nature destinations and a host of other options have signed on to the program organized by the Offices of Culture and Tourism, part of the state’s Office of Eco-
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The bill would also require minimum fines for certain offenses, including deprivation of rights, desecration of property and cross burning, and allows judges to mandate participation in certain programs as a condition of pretrial release or probation. Additionally, it adds gender and gender identity as protected classes under the existing hate crimes law. Alan Levine, regional civil rights chair for the Anti-Defamation League, said anti-semitic attacks were up last year by 34 percent nationally and 68 percent in Connecticut, according to the organization’s data. He also said that trend has continued so far this year. Levine said hate crimes are particularly damaging because they can affect others of the same group. “Hate crimes are distinct from other forms of criminal conduct,” Levine said. “They have a special emotional and psychological impact expanding beyond an individual victim”
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Religion Briefs Craft sale Notre Dame Church, 272 Main St., has scheduled its Haitian Craft Sale, to benefit Outreach to Haiti and the Water Buffalo Bake Sale to benefit Heifer International, for Saturday, June 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the Notre Dame Church lawn and in the church hall on Sunday, June 11 after all masses, 9 a.m. to noon. The event is held in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus annual car show and Strawberry Festival.
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Summer Quest 2017 First United Methodist Church, 159 East Main St., Meriden, has scheduled its Summer Quest 2017, July 10 through 14, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
The Nicolas G. Hackett Memorial Scholarship was established in memory of Nick Hackett, a longtime volunteer at Connex Credit Union. The 2017 recipient, Hope Mercugliano, of Durham, is a senior at Mother of Divine Grace School. She plans to attend the nursing program at Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. Presenting the award to Mercugliano is Connex President Frank Mancini.
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Obituaries William G. Crawford
Nancy D. Johnson beautiful yachts. In later years he was employed at The Russell Library in Middletown in the maintenance department. He is survived by a brother; a sister; and three daughters. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, June 17, at 10 a.m. at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 50 Emanuel Church Road, in Killingworth.
Violet (Papandrea) Coleman DURHAM — Violet Pearl (Papandrea) Coleman, 92, of Durham, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Meriden, she was the daughter of the late John and Blanche (Rinaldi) Papandrea. Violet lived in Durham most of her life. She loved to watch old movies and spending time going places with her daughter. Violet is survived by her
son, Craig M. Coleman, of Cromwell; her daughter, Linda C. Coleman, of Durham; two grandchildren, Scott Coleman, and Denise Byczko; and two great-grandchildren. At her request services are private and at the convenience of the family. To share memories or send condolences to the family, visit www.doolittlefuneralservice.com.
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DURHAM — Nancy D. (Daniel) Johnson, 70, of Durham, wife of Gary F. Johnson, died from lymphoma Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in the hospice unit of Middlesex Hospital. Nancy was born in Stamford, daughter of the late Jack and Betty (Saeger) Daniel. Nancy and Gary met when she was at Connecticut College, he at Wesleyan, and they married in June of 1968. Nancy later graduated from New York University before going on to complete her master of science degree and sixth year in school psychology at Southern Connecticut State University. After starting out as a special education teacher, and then school psychologist, Nancy found what would become her life’s work, becoming an individual and family psychotherapist, which she continued for the next four decades. In the last 15 years, she also worked as an executive coach. In their relationship of over 50 years, Nancy and Gary were true partners in life, sharing many loves, including family, travel, and lifelong learning. Their curiosity took them around the world—from Iceland to India—often sharing these adventures with close friends. Among their many accomplishments, the
Levi E. Coe Library two summited the highest peaks in 45 of the 50 states and hiked rim to rim of the Grand Canyon. Nancy was known to colleagues as a dedicated, compassionate, and incisive therapist; known to family and friends as a trusted, generous, engaging friend; a skilled gardener; a lover of music, books, film. And she was known to all as a woman of exceptional warmth, wit, and boundless curiosity. Beloved mother of daughter, Sarah; son, Jesse; and daughters-in-law, Caroline and Clara; devoted grandmother to Casey Addison and August Rhodes; Nancy is survived by three loving brothers and their wives, Warren and Bev, John and Julie, and Roger and Jennifer; sister-in law and husband, Suzy and Bill; and all their children and grandchildren. A private gathering to celebrate Nancy’s life will be held at a later date. Those who wish, may make memorial contributions to any of these organizations: Middlesex Hospital https:// middlesexhospital.org/donate-now/donate-now1; Smilow Cancer Center http://closertofree.com/ give.aspx; Obama Foundation https://go.obama. org/page/contribute/build; Oaxaca Street Children oaxacastreetchildrengrassroots.org; Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation http://www.coginchaugvef. org/take-action/
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SOMETHING FOR EVERY TASTE Students of Susan Gregory of Durham participated in the annual music recital recently at the Middlefield Federated Church. A variety of music was performed from classical to pop and Broadway. Composer statuettes were presented to each student and Morgan Whalen was presented a trophy for over 10 years of dedicated studies in flute and piano. Students performing were: Lena Liesener, Daphne Liss, Daniel Labaty, Liam Fitzpatrick, Marcus Helenski, Megan Boy, Nathan, Boy, Hazel Palo-Mack, Julia Palo, Peyton Palo-Mack, Natalie Brennan, Noah Ram, Elizabeth Nick, Dylan Ram, Dory Antaye, John Palo III, Eric Liesener, Gwynneth Palo-Mack, Isabel Gargamelli, Anna Gargamelli, Brian Fernando, Michael Malek, Alexandra Nick, Jocelyn Ram, Ryan Fusco, Atalie Sweet, Will Ferraro, Micala Fontanella, Tyler Fusco, Morgan Whalen.
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School News Graduates Mercy High School, Middletown - Francesca Andranovich, Gabrielle Bellacicco, Demery Coppola, Erin Houchin, Abigail Marran, Hannah Pakech, Avery Reardon, Katelyn Richardson of Durham; Amy Boyle, Cecelia Giuffrida, Brittany Hall, Taylor Termini of Middlefield. Salve Regina University, Rhode Island - Elizabeth Harlow, Cassandra Santoro of Durham; Kevin Onofreo of Middlefield; Alexia Mazzotta of Rockfall. Wentworth Institute of Technology, Massachusetts - Christopher M. Sullivan of Durham.
Dean’s list Bucknell University, Pennsylvania - Eliza Romeyn of Durham. Coastal Carolina Univer-
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sity, South Carolina - Patrick Sullivan of Durham. Curry College, Massachusetts - Jennifer Crandall of Durham. Lasell College, Massachusetts - Kara Mather of Durham. Northeastern University, Massachusetts - Tyler McDonald of Durham. Norwich University, Vermont - George Andrew Trapp of Durham; Naomi Grace Rinaldo of Middlefield. University of Vermont - Alexander Markoski of Durham; Alice Ochterski of Middlefield. Town Times prints scholastic achievements of local students. Company policy requires verification from the school, i.e., a copy of the letter, email or certificate received by the student.
Bridget Turecek of Coginchaug High School was awarded the essay scholarship award at the recent Old Home Days in Middlefield. The winning essay included information on the history and present day status of the electoral college. Pictured: Bob Elder, treasurer of the Middlefield Democratic Town Committee; Donna Golub, vice-chair of MDTC; Cheryl Pizzo, chair of MDTC; Michael Turecek, Bridget Turecek and Traci Turecek, and Alma Elder, scholarship coordinator. Bridget plans to attend Colby-Sawyer College.
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Marcus Helenski, a student at Brewster school, was among the 48 winners in the 10th annual CHET Dream Big! Competition. The competition, open to students in kindergarten through eighth grade, drew more than 2,800 entries. Marcus received a $500 contribution to a CHET college savings account. He is pictured with state Treasurer Denise L. Nappier.
Coginchaug Regional High School held awards assemblies recently. Melissa Grenier, left, and Danielle Quinley were awarded the Brenna Zettergren Scholarship Award at Senior Scholarship Night on May 31. On June 1, several senior students received Recognition of Achievement Awards from Principal Brian Falcone and Vice Principal Patrick Gustafson at the awards assembly.
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WOODS ‘N’ WATER
Do you care? Then leave them there By Mike Roberts
A number of years ago I was fishing the Coginchaug River by Wadsworth Falls in Middlefield. Nearby, a young family as having a picnic, and while the parents were enjoying the outing, the kids were poking around the shoreline above the waterfall. I heard one of them yell, “Hey, look at the baby ducks!” It seems a mother mallard had either nested in the area or the ducks were simply out on a family outing of their own. Kids being kids, they went after the baby ducks, who swam away from their pursuers. One of the ducks got caught up in the mainstream of the current and was swept over the falls. I went down to the foot of the waterfall, but there was no sign of the baby duck. In the meantime, the mother duck herded the rest of her babies away from the kids and I really don’t know if she missed the missing duck or not. We are now in the birthing time for much of the wildlife in our area and I do a column like this to simply make you aware that there are all kinds of baby wildlife around this time of the year, and if you come across a baby wild critter, there is a saying: “If you care, leave them there!” Many four-legged baby critters like raccoons and skunks might even be spotted in a yard or by the roadside in the middle of the day. For your own safety, the best bet is to call Animal Control and have them check it out, because if the animals are in a public area they could be rabid. Last year, we had a baby skunk wandering around our street and a young lady from Meriden Animal Control came and captured it. Knowing what a skunk if capable
of odor-wise, she went to the top of my list of brave city workers. I don’t know how she did it, but she captured it without getting sprayed.
fawn’s life, the doe will visit only a few times a day to nurse quickly before leaving again, although she will not be too far away.
Hey, let’s face it, most baby wild critters are cute right after they are born. Under no circumstances should their cuteness be a reason to try and hold them or — worst of all — feed them!
The tales of baby wildlife being “rescued” by well-meaning humans is endless and, tragically, the results are often just that: tragic. This also applies to songbirds that nest close to our homes. Many times they fall from the nest and the finder does not know what to do with them. If at all possible, put them back into the nest with as little disturbance as possible, although this can be a dangerous plan as well.
In fact, feeding any type of wildlife (including the waterfowl at Hubbard Park) is probably the worse thing you can do to them. You make them dependent on humans as a food source and, in some cases, they loose their natural fear of humans. The results can be disastrous, especially in the case of coyotes and black bears. When you first come upon them, baby wildlife look so cute and helpless you simply want to hold them and “help” them in anyway you can. Again, the best thing you can do is to walk away and simply leave them there. Baby deer are one of the hardest critters to come upon and simply walk away from. Fawns will lay wherever you find them, completely motionless, looking up at you with those big dark eyes that seem to be pleading with you to help them. They are actually hoping you will go away and leave them alone. I came into close contact with a couple of fawns when we owned our place n New York. One time I was clearing a trail with a scythe, cutting a lot of low lying weeds, when something made me stop in mid-swing. I looked down and there was a fawn, just as cute as the one in the Bambi cartoon, and it did not twitch a muscle. My first instinct was that it had been abandoned. Then common sense set in. I figured that the mother was somewhere close by. I had a camera back in my
A Hartford Police officer holds a fawn that was rescued by a resident after it was found on the highway next to its mother, who had been hit by a car. The resident brought the fawn to the police. Police turned the deer over to the state’s environmental department. It was then brought to a rescue farm. | Hartford Police Department via Associated Press
truck, but decided not to try for any photos. I continued up the trail. About an hour later, when I came back down, the fawn was nowhere to be seen. I assumed mama had come and fetched it. CT DEEP wildlife biologist Pete Picone also told me an interesting tale of finding a baby deer in the woods. Pete was taking a a young couple into the woods on a turkey hunt when he found a spot against a huge tree that they would sit at while he tried to call in a wild turkey. “ It was quite dark in the early morning hours when we went into the woods and we sat down against a huge tree,” Picone related. “When it got light I glanced down to my side and could not believe my eyes. There was a fawn curled up into a ball
Many years ago, when we were kids living on Hanover Road in South Meriden, our home had a huge pine tree in a small island in the middle of the driveway. It harbored a blue jay nest. One day, brother Pete found a baby jay in the driveway and decided that he was going to climb the tree and put the bird back in its nest.
Being country boys, we had climbed that pine tree countless times over the years, but never to put a baby bird back into a nest. The two adult and it did not move even blue jays were flitting around when I sat down next to it. frantically and calling out their familiar “Jay.” Being the “I informed the couple that oldest (a.k.a. smartest), I told we would have to move, making as little fuss as possi- Pete I would stay down at ground level and watch him ble so we would not disturb it. The fawn stayed right there do his good deed. as we got up and moved.” The nest was located near the top of the pine tree. As Pete Without a doubt, baby deer got closer to the nest, the two are too cute to be ignored, adults began to dive bomb and this is where the traghim as if warning him to stay edy begins to unfold. If you away. But Pete was detershould happen upon a fawn mined, and as he finished in the wild, the best thing putting the baby jay back you can do is to leave them into its nest, one of the adult right where they are. They birds began to pound on his are not lost! The doe leaves head with its beak. them because the fawns do not have a scent that would attract a predator. This is their best protection.
The doe will come to the fawn and feed it and maybe move it to another location. For the first month of a
Pete had no recourse but to protect his head with his hands. In doing so, he let go of the branches he was holding onto. I watched in amazement as Pete started See Roberts, A14
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Gastler Farm spring concerts on tap Spring concerts, sponsored by the Kalmia Garden Classical Music and Arts Foundation, are scheduled for the weekends of June 16 and 23 at the Gastler Farm, 159 Middlefield Road, Durham. Concert times are Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m. Garden tours are offered one hour before the performances. The program for the first weekend includes the Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor, Bach Goldberg Variations and Brahms Clarinet (viola) Trio.
The second weekend features Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor, Xenakis “Dhipli Zyia”, Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 and Schumann Piano Quintet in E-flat Major. Returning artists this year are Tim Krippner, piano; Max Geissler, cello; and Leah Gastler, viola. New this year are Will Overcash and Dian Zhanf, both violinists. Attendees are welcome to come early and have a picnic on the grounds before the concerts. A fee is charged for concerts. Tickets can be purchased at www.farmhouseconcerts.com.
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a free-fall descent out of the tree, with only the branches he was bouncing off to slow him down until he hit the ground. Mom came running out of the house at the sound of all of the commotion and I got holy heck for even letting him do the deed. Pete? He came away with only a couple of bruises and scrapes. Even as I write this I can still see Pete coming down out
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of that pine tree with the blue jays pecking at him and I vowed that I would never try that myself. So far I have been true to that vow. Again, regarding young wildlife, “If you care, leave them there!” Have a great Memorial Day and remember those who gave their all so we could have the things we enjoy. See ya’ and God Bless America and watch over our troops wherever they may be.
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GO FAR GO FAST 2017
Runners hold the Jolly Roger flag at the pirate-themed Go Far Go Fast before the start of their 1-mile race.
Coginchaug Regional High School student Allie Alsup, right, cheers on younger runners before the start of their race at Go Faarrgh Go Fast.
With a pirate theme, the event was renamed “Go Faarrgh Go Fast,” the trophies were skull-shaped, and runners carried a Jolly Roger flag. Go Faarrgh Go Fast had races for all ages, starting with a morning 5K. As always, high school aged runners served as mentors to younger runners for their races and the emphasis was on fun. – Text and photos by Mark Dionne
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Please turn out the lights By Glenn Richter Record-Journal staff
Will the last big company to leave Connecticut please turn out the lights? Thank you. Last year it was General Electric that decided to move its headquarters elsewhere, and now it’s Aetna Inc., after only 164 years. That’s what Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin says, anyway. What Aetna says is this: “We are in negotiations with several states regarding a headquarters relocation,” looking for “access to innovation and the talent that will fill knowledge economy-type positions.” However, the company remains “committed to our Connecticut-based employees and the Hartford campus.” Exactly how “committed” remains unclear, but maybe it won’t be so bad; it’s hard to
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imagine that the insurance giant is prepared to unload 6,000 workers and dump 1.8 million square feet of office space on the market. So we’ll just have to wait and see. And, if push comes to shove, we can always go back to being the agricultural / suburban backwater that New
Yorkers and many others across the country have always thought we were and still think we are — like in the movie “Christmas in Connecticut” (1945), in which a big-city newspaper writer played by Barbara Stanwyck borrows a quaint farm here — with a horse-drawn sleigh, no less — and pretends to grow her own food and write her own recipes, but it’s all a lie. Then there was the episode of “I Love Lucy” (1956), in which Lucy tells Ethel that she wants to move to Connecticut and get out of the city, but she doesn’t know that Ricky has already put a deposit on a house in Westport. Things don’t work out, as they never do for Lucy. And then there was the time, in “Auntie Mame” (1958), when a bohemian heiress played by Rosalind Russell goes to Connecticut and meets some horrible people who live in a “restricted”
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neighborhood, which means no Jews allowed. Disgusted, she goes back to New York. OK, these are old stereotypes, but talk to people from elsewhere in the country who haven’t yet explored this corner of the U.S. of A. and their stereotype of our state won’t be much different. Connecticut is the strip of towns from Greenwich to, say, Fairfield, with a little of Litchfield County thrown in for good measure, and all of us play tennis and ride horses. Period. No highcrime Bridgeport, no bankrupt Hartford, no struggling, post-industrial Meriden, New Britain or Waterbury.
actually one big Cos Cob. (No offense to the Cobians, or Cobwegians, or whatever they call themselves.) But back to Aetna. Mayor Bronin says only a “strong, fiscally sound, culturally vibrant” metropolitan area can compete with the big boys, New York and Boston, and Connecticut can be one of those places only if we “marshal the full strength of our region and our state to invest in a strong, vibrant Capital City.” (Translation: Pump more state money into Hartford.) Gov. Dannel Malloy seems to agree. These big companies, he said, want to operate “in a larger, more vibrant urban center.” Does any of this sound like financially unstable, business-unfriendly Connecticut?
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Calendar Saturday, June 10 Walk-a-thon - Cat Tales annual Walk-A-Thon/Run Fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, June 10, at Middlesex Community College, 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown. Registration at 9:30 a.m., walk/run at 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit http://www.cattalesct.org/ walk-a-thon-run/ Dudley Farm Museum The Dudley Farm Farmers’ Market, 2351 Durham Road, North Guilford, is scheduled for Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., through October, featuring homegrown and handmade Connecticut items. For more information, call 203-457-0770 or visit www.dudleyfarm.com. Craft sale - Notre Dame
Church, 272 Main St., has scheduled its Haitian Craft Sale to benefit Outreach to Haiti and the Water Buffalo Bake Sale to benefit Heifer International, for Saturday, June 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the Notre Dame Church lawn and in the church hall on Sunday, June 11 after all masses, 9 a.m. to noon. The event is held in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus annual car show and Strawberry Festival. Car show - The Durham/Middlefield Knights of Columbus has scheduled its annual Car Show and Strawberry Festival for Saturday, June 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Notre Dame Church, 272 Main St. Entry fee charged, spectators free. Event features various categories, DJ, craft fair food
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Monday, June 12 60+ Club - The Durham 60+ Club and Travel is scheduled to meet Monday, June 12, 1:30 p.m., at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. Members will donate to the Durham/Middlefield food pantry. Refreshments and Bingo follow the meeting. All are welcome. Seniors from surrounding towns are welcome.
Thursday, June 15 Farmers Market - The Durham Farmers Market is held every Thursday, 3 to 6 p.m., on the Durham Green, through Sept. 14. Vegetables, breads, quiche, baked goods, dairy, eggs, meats, Italian ice, honey, kettle corn, wood-fired pizza and more. Strawberry Festival - Third Congregational Church, 94 Miner St., Middletown, has scheduled its 133rd Strawberry Festival for June 15, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A fee is charged.
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Relay for Life - ZUMBA for Life with Team - Core Club Cares is scheduled to meet Saturday, June 17, 10:15 a.m., at Core Club & 24/7 Gym, 350 Main St. For more information, call 860-349-9100.
Monday, June 19 Relay for Life - ZUMBA for Life with Team - Core Club Cares is scheduled to meet Monday, June 19, 6:45 p.m., at Core Club & 24/7 Gym, 350 Main St. For more information, call 860-349-9100.
Tuesday, June 20 Get Stitchy - Get Stitchy is scheduled to meet Tuesday, June 20, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. Bring your project materials, sewing machine and extension cord. All are welcome. For more information, contact Pam Carey at 860-349-0453, carey_clan@ sbcglobal.net or Vicki Berry at 860-343-0879, vberry11@ comcast.net.
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Young professionals sought by Chamber The Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce has formed a “Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs” group in the Central Connecticut region.
events and activities with leading experts in business and leaders in community development. The group will also maintain an active web and social media presence.
The goals of this group are to educate and motivate the next generation of business leaders to start and grow businesses across our region and state; provide networking and social opportunities for these new leaders to meet and form lasting business relationships and gain a stronger voice in setting policy and priorities to affect and improve economic and community development across the state and region.
Membership in the group is not limited to Chamber members, but is open to any young professional, entrepreneur, or student (age 40 and under) pursuing a career in business. For more information, contact Mark Walerysiak, Jr. at the Central Connecticut Chambers of Commerce at mark@centralctchambers. org or 860-584-4718.
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Small savings can make a big difference alent of $1 per day. Or if you’re already saving, strive to save $1 more per day. If you invest this $365 over 30 years, earning an average annual return of 7 percent a year, your dollar-a-day commitment would grow to nearly $34,500. If you extend this commitment to 40 years, the total accumulated more than doubles to just shy of $73,000. That’s a meaningful amount of money when you consider the minimal effort needed to save $1 per day.
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It can be easy to overlook the importance of saving for retirement, especially when you’re focused on shorter-term financial priorities such as buying a new car or saving for college. However, it’s crucial to consider your long-term financial security and make saving for retirement a priority. If you start early and save regularly, even small sums can grow into significant retirement savings. Additional money you save today may have years – or even decades – to grow before you need it for retirement.
Boost savings by 1 percent You can also consider boosting your savings by 1 percent. Let’s say you are committed to setting aside 5 percent of your income for retirement. For this example, we’ll assume you began saving when you earned a salary of $30,000 per year in 1987 and your salary rose by 3 percent per year for 30 years. If you continued to save 5 percent of your income and earned a 7 percent average annual return, you would accumulate approximately
Consider the following two examples to see how saving a dollar a day or an additional 1 percent could make a big difference toward retirement. Set aside one extra dollar per day To start, set a goal of saving the equiv-
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A benefit for Help Willy’s Friends, featuring spirit-medium Althea DePascale, is scheduled for Saturday, June 17, 7 to 9 p.m., at Avant Garde Holistic Center, 328 East Main St., Branford. A fee is charged. Raffle included.
But what if you choose to boost your savings to 6 percent of your income? Over that 30-year period, you would increase your nest egg to nearly $250,000. One percent of additional annual savings could add up to 20 percent more in accumulated savings at the end of 30 years.
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It pays to get started No matter how small the dollar amount or how modest any additional savings may be, your diligence and patience can be rewarded. You don’t need a lump sum of money to start saving. Whether it’s $1 more or a 1 percent increase, any amount can help you get closer to achieving your financial goals.
Summer recreation programs slated Durham Recreation is accepting online registration for the following summer programs.
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Programs include: Adult Yoga, Adult Tai Chi, Youth and Adult Self-defense classes, Little People Program, Summer Playground, Summer Youth Nights, Youth Cheerleading clinic, Junior Counselor Program, Blue Devil Tennis tourney, Youth Track Clinic, Women’s Softball, Senior Community Hoe Down.
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>> Korn After years of studying declining enrollment, the BOE decided in October of 2015 to close the third and fourth grade elementary school. Even before the closure, there was much speculation that the town of Durham, which lacks a community center, would want the facility. Both the BOE and the Durham Board of Selectmen have had numerous executive sessions, jointly and separately, to negotiate a transaction.
Since negotiations began, both town and school officials have pledged to keep the details private. The results and details of the negotiations will not be released before June 12, although, presumably, an agreement has been reached as boards do not usually announce the lack of an agreement.
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“It brings the whole community together, but we can’t afford to do it every year. If we can pull something smaller together every other year, we can get the community together,” Anderson said before the event. The change follows the much larger Old Home Days celebration last year, which marked Middlefield’s sesquicentennial.
“They had such a good time last year, they felt cheated with an off year.” It will be different as an annual event, but Old Home Days has changed in the past. According to Brayshaw, the event dates back to 1975 and was held as the United States got ready for the country’s bicentennial celebration. Brayshaw’s earliest memories of the event come from the 1970s when it was held
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the event. Residents, volunteers, and town officials often say “Old Homes Days,” but the home is singular.
The event was dormant for a while starting in the 1980s but returned in 2001 and moved to Peckham Park. Anderson said that a series of Old Home Days also had themes, such as safety, history, and business appreciation.
“It’s like a homecoming day,” said First Selectman Ed Bailey of the phrase, with the singular home being Middlefield.
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When Chiarappa, who is 92 and lived all his life in Middlefield, heard that the library had decided to purchase a new bust, he went to the library and told Library Director Jessica Lobner that he wanted to make a donation to return the sculpture to the library.
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Lobner repeated Coe’s words on the building’s first dedication, “This small building has been erected for you in hopes that it will not only be of benefit to you, but will stand and be of service to many generations. This small
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The new sculpture was made from the same mold as the 1994 original by The Sculpture House in New York City. The new bust, according to Lobner, will be pinned to the pedestal and the library might also use a night vision camera to prevent another theft. “Hopefully he sticks around for a long time,” Lobner said. Chiarappa spoke briefly to the audience, saying, “Friendships in life are eternally important and it’s nice to have friends like you.”
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Chiarappa said that his family and his neighbors in the Hubbard Street area made donations for the original dedication of the Shakespeare garden, including the plants, benches, and trellis. Chiarappa said that he was responsible for the original bust.
“By your social gatherings here, by your reading clubs and literary exercises here, by your industrial education and benevolent work here for the unfortunate and needy, you will be made better men and women and the organization a helpmeet to all that Levi E. Coe Library Director Jessica Lobner and Elmer Chiarappa share a laugh during the is good.”
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The original Shakespeare sculpture was stolen from the library’s Shakespeare garden last spring and never recovered.
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Renewal by Andersen of Southern New England is an independently owned and operated affiliate operating in RI, CT and Cape Cod, MA. Offer not available in all areas. Discount applied by retailer representative at time of contract execution and applies to purchase of 3 or more windows and/or patio doors. To qualify for discount offer, initial contact for a free Window Diagnosis must be made and documented on or before 7/2/17 with the appointment then occurring no more than 10 days after the initial contact. No payments and deferred interest for 12 months available to well qualified buyers on approved credit only. Not all customers may qualify. Higher rates apply for customer with lower credit ratings. Financing not valid with other offers or prior purchases. No Finance Charges will be assessed if promo balance is paid in full in 12 months. Renewal by Andersen retailers are independently owned and operated retailers, and are neither brokers nor lenders. Any finance terms advertised are estimates only, and all financing is provided by third-party lenders unaffiliated with Renewal by Andersen retailers, under terms and conditions arranged directly between the customer and such lender, all subject to credit requirements. Renewal by Andersen retailers do not assist with, counsel or negotiate financing, other than providing customers an introduction to lenders interested in financing. All residents of islands including but not limited to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket will be subject to an island surcharge. CT HIC.0634555. MA 173245. RI 36079. Southern New England Windows, LLC, d/b/a Renewal by Andersen of Southern New England. Southern New England Windows LLC is the authorized representative of Renewal by Andersen and the registered Home Improvement Contractor. Renewal by Andersen does not hold this HIC number. “Renewal by Andersen” and all other marks where denoted are marks of Andersen Corporation. ©2017 Andersen Corporation. All rights reserved. ©2017 Lead Surge LLC. All rights reserved. *See limited warranty for details.
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