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Coginchaug graduates 125 By Lauren Takores Town Times

Coginchaug Regional High School graduated 125 students on the Durham campus on Friday, June 22.

Female students clutched red roses and male students sported white carnations on their blue robes as Coginchaug Regional High School graduated 125 students Friday evening, June 22. Academic, artistic and athletic achievements were highlighted by several student speakers. Among the class of 2018 are 27 seniors who have

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Farm auctions herd, will sell land

School survey responses posted By Lauren Takores Town Times

Responses varied widely in a community-wide survey of school building and grade configuration options under consideration by the school board. Regional School District 13 published the results online June 15 in a survey report.

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The Board of Education Utilization Committee conducted the survey, which asked residents how they feel about three proposed options, labeled A, B and C.

Greenbacker’s Brookfield Farm is closing for good. “We’re tired of working for no money,” said owner and operator Joe Greenbacker. “People are approaching me as if there’s (been) a death in the family.” Most of the family farm’s herd of dairy cows went to auction Thursday and the land will be sold at an undetermined future date, Greenbacker said. The closure will leave only one dairy farm remaining in Durham, Deerfield Farm, among the horse and produce farms. The family is also selling GreenbackSee Farm, A13

Joe Greenbacker pets one of his cows in the cattle barn of his family's farm in Durham on Tuesday. Greenbacker’s Brookfield Farm is closing for good. Most of the family farm’s herd of dairy cows went to auction Thursday and the land will be sold at an undetermined future date. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

Option A would be a onebuilding track for all students. Option B would have two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school, with eighth grade at Coginchaug Regional High School. Option C would maintain the current configuration and invest in improvements to the John Lyman school building. The report includes one page of numerical results See Survey, A2

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and 17 pages of written comments by respondents. Board of Education Chairman Robert Moore said Tuesday the comments give the board “a greater sense of the people’s feelings rather than the data.” Results The majority of respondents favored maintaining distinct Contemporary and Integrated Day programs.

Respondents said their main reasons for choosing Option A were cost savings, keeping eighth grade at the middle school and creating one district-wide program for all students.

Option D, which the report states is an “interpretation of write-in responses,” received 13 percent of responses. Respondents said their top choice would

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Moore said the options won’t be revised during the summer, but may be better defined during fall board meetings. Survey info The survey went live on the school district website April 13 and was mailed to homes a week later. Paper copies were available in both towns’ town halls and li-

The original deadline was May 5, and then was extended to May 25. The report includes responses from surveys received by May 17. Moore said the Utilization Committee plans to discuss

the additional survey responses at a meeting on July 2. The total number of responses was 393, 131 of which were mailed in. The survey was removed from the website on May 29.

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Option C came in second at 35 percent of responses, with maintaining two programs and maintaining the eighth grade location as the respondents’ top reasons for choosing option C.

Least popular was Option B, which proposes moving eighth grade to the high school, at 9 percent of responses. Respondents said cost savings, maintaining two distinct programs and the number of building transitions were

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Although Option A, which would create one program track for all students, came out as the top choice at 43 percent of responses, the other options, which could maintain two district programs, when combined total 57 percent of responses.

have two K-5 schools. Maintaining two programs and the number of building transitions were the main reasons given by write-in respondents.

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Locals attend National Invention Convention Kieran Driscoll, Reiley Pascale, Taylor Connell and Kaitlyn Crouch, sixth grade students, were honored at the National Invention Convention and Entrepreneurship Expo at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Michigan. This was the first time the national event was hosted by the museum. More than 450 K-through-12 students from 20 states presented as national finalists.

The RSD13 students had the opportunity to talk with others from all around the country, share ideas and witness artifacts from throughout our country’s history. During downtime, the students sat on the bus where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, saw an original copy of the Declaration of Independence, Abraham Lincoln’s chair from Ford Theater, and presidential cars from Theodore Roosevelt onward.

Durham Fair plans ‘mega’ reunion The Durham Fair is planning a “mega” class reunion of all Coginchaug Regional High School and Durham High School alumni, said fair entertainment coordinator Wendy Manemeit in a news release, to meet at the 100th fair in 2019. Anyone from the classes of 1950 to 2018 who want to help create the reunion should email Manemeit at wmanemeit@hotmail.com.

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a GPA percentage grade of 90 or greater. More than 47 percent of seniors earned three or more college credits while at CRHS. There are 28 members of the National Honor Society, 26 members of the Spanish Honor Society, 14 members of the French Honor Society and three members of the Latin Honor Society. One graduating senior enlisted in the U.S. Navy, wearing a red, white and blue cord during the ceremony. Art and athletics More than 30 percent of graduates participated in the music program. Several students have had their fine art displayed in art shows, and dozens have participated in annual school musicals. Thirty-five seniors received an athletic varsity letter in the fall, 34 in the winter and 52 in the spring. Fiftyfive seniors earned the title of scholar-athlete, which means they made the honor roll during the sports season, earned a varsity letter and maintained a minimum 3.33 GPA . Nine are continuing their athletic careers at their respective colleges. “When you break it down and hear all the accomplishments of this group,” said CRHS Principal Brian Falcone, “it’s just unbelievable work over the past four years.” Ceremony

Pitruzzello, senior class treasurer, and Eric DeBrum, the student artist who made the piece by hand. The senior class also made $500 donations to the Durham and Middlefield food pantries, the Brenna Zettergren Memorial Foundation and Help Willy’s Friends. Speeches Valedictorian Aubrey Figoras, of Durham, participated in the Integrated Day program from kindergarten through eighth grade. She’s been accepted to Rochester Institute of Technology and plans to study mechanical engineering. In her valedictory address, Figoras focused on real world lessons learned from several past teachers.

Coginchaug Regional High School graduated 125 students on the Durham campus on Friday, June 22. Lauren Takores, TownTimes

“It’s a strong belief of mine that learning is worth sharing,” she said. “We’ve learned a lot these past four years. Now let’s go learn something new.”

“I’m excited for graduation,” said Robert Griffin, also headed to Eastern, “and I’m excited for the future after that.”

In the commencement address, Julia Selberg, a retiring history and social studies teacher, spoke about the role of teachers in assisting and guiding young people.

“I’m just afraid I’m going to trip on the stage,” she said.

“It’s different at all stages of the education process,” she said. “My fit is with high school kids, the ones ready, or hopefully ready, to be ushered into adulthood … I hope that I’ve helped someone learn to listen to people with whom they disagree, that I’ve modeled it’s okay to be wrong, to not take oneself too seriously.” Emotions of students

Daniel Turecek, senior class president, gave welcoming remarks. The class gift, a wooden school crest to be hung in the auditorium lobby, was presented by Cal

Kayley Johansen, who’s off to Eastern Connecticut State University, said she felt sentimental because “these are the kids I’ve known for, like, 12 years.”

As the graduates waited in the school cafeteria for the ceremony to begin, adjusting decorated mortarboards and taking group selfies, the soon-to-be graduates expressed a range of emotions from excited to wistful.

The highest step on the stage usually has yellow tape because it’s slightly higher than the others, the students said, and one side didn’t have the guiding tape on this day. But after four years, the students knew which step to lift their feet a little higher to reach. With the reassuring yellow tape of high school fading, the class of 2018 grew a little more sure with each step they took on graduation day. LTakores@record-journal.com 203-317-2212 Twitter: @LCTakores

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School Notes Graduates Eastern Connecticut State University – Jessica Dontigney, Rachael Judson, Alexander Shoudy of Durham; Timothy Rausch of Middlefield; Caryn Sibiskie of Rockfall. Emmanuel College, Massachusetts – Hunter Courchesne of Durham. Wentworth Institute of Technology, Massachusetts – Christopher Sullivan of Durham. Western New England University, Massachusetts – Kelly Bednarz, Marissa Puchalski of Middlefield.

The Durham-Middlefield Girl Scouts held its year-end bridging and awards ceremony recently. The event honored girls at each of the six scouting levels, and included recognitions Dean’s list for troops that earned the Bronze and Silver awards. This year, Durham and Middlefield had Saint Michael’s College, Vermore than 100 girls, including six graduating seniors, participate in Girl Scouts.

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Academic achievements Stefan “Mamadou” Marczuk, of Coginchaug Regional High School, has received an Outstanding Senior in French Award from the American Association of Teachers of French. Isabel Puziss, of Coginchaug Regional High School, was recognized with the Excellence in French award from the American Association of Teachers of French.

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Pool – Seniors interested in playing pool are welcome to come to the Durham Activity Center Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. For more information, call Sherry at 860-343-6724 or Jaclyn at 860-349-3153. Lunch – Hot lunch is served Mondays and Wednesdays at noon at the Durham Activity Center. For more information and reservations, call 860-349-3153.

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Middlefield fire department at car show By Steve Scarpa Special to the Record-Journal

WALLINGFORD — The Wallingford Fire Department’s 150th anniversary celebration took to the open road Sunday with an antique car show on the grounds of the Toyota Oakdale Theatre. The car show was the second stop on the department’s anniversary tour. A golf tournament took place in May, and there will be an open house at fire department headquarters on Sept. 15. The celebration will culminate in a fireman’s ball — a black tie affair — on Oct. 21 at the Oakdale. Michael DePaolo, a volunteer firefighter with North Farms Company 7, organized the car show with the idea that it would be something unique to bring people together. The show featured stunning American-made vintage cars from the 1930s through the 1970s, and carefully restored old-time public service vehicles, like firetrucks and ambulances.

Jon Pinkus, of Wallingford, holds Kacie Pinkus at the Wallingford Fire Department's 150th anniversary celebration. Local departments and collectors brought antique emergency vehicles and cars to the Oakdale Theatre on June 24. Photos by Devin Leith-Yessian, Record-Journal.

Steve Marcolini, a Lyme resident, proudly displayed a gleaming cream and brown 1939 Lasalle ambulance, one of only 75 made, he said. “It was a fun project. Every single nut and bolt came apart,” Marcolini said. Marcolini had a 1947 Cadillac ambulance and not 10 minutes after he sold the vehicle he regretted it. So, one day, on a flight to Florida, he got into a conversation with a guy who was looking to unload the 1939 Lasalle ambulance that had been rusting away for a decade in his yard. Marcolini was hooked. The Lasalle was a rotting hulk, judging by the pictures Marcolini showed. Marcolini methodically rebuilt the vehicle over 25 years, getting rid of rust and rotting wood and shining the machine until it was spotless. The ambulance isn’t just a show piece — he takes it around town when he gets the chance.

Brian Sullivan, of Wallingford, turns on the siren and lights on his restored ambulance.

“Since September 16 I’ve put 6,500 miles on it,” he said. Jeff Pechmann, headquarters captain for the Cheshire Fire Department, was proudly showing off his department’s 1915 Ford Model T firetruck, certainly the oldest vehicle on display. “We’ve had it since the 1950s,” Pechmann said. “We bought it as a show parade

piece. We have a committee of guys committed to maintaining it.” The flivver was originally a hose wagon, but firefighters added chemical tanks, mainly for aesthetic purposes, he said. “Looking at this, you can see how far we’ve come. This had a crank starter and now everything is computer con-

Wallingford Firefighter David Gale raises the ladder on Engine 1 to get a bird’s eye photo of the department's 150th anniversary celebration.

trolled,” Pechmann said. Pete Tyc, the chief of the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department, lovingly polished his company’s 1958 BModel Mack firetruck. The truck was in service until about a decade ago, he said. “It takes a lot of time and ef-

fort on everyone’s part. It’s a source of pride for the department,” Tyc said. Vehicles like the Mack and the Model T are tangible symbols of fire departments’ sense of history. “Tradition is what the fire service is based on … it’s deep-rooted,” Tyc said.

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Since the 1700s, 10 generations of Greenbackers have lovingly tended to their farmland in Connecticut, and the news that they will no longer be able to do so has saddened our community. I’m sure it wasn’t an easy decision for the Greenbacker family, but they had to do what was necessary. We will miss seeing the cows taking a swim or grazing near the pond. We will miss the announcements of a new calf being born and the engagement of the community in helping to name the baby.

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I, for one, will even miss that aroma, especially on a hot summer day! We are an agricultural town. Farming is our past, our present and, hopefully, our future. The business model for farming and agriculture has changed; particularly in Connecticut, where farms tend to be smaller than in other parts of the country. This new business model includes holding agricultural events and promoting agri-tourism. The Durham Planning and Zoning Commission has been working with our local farmers, the Durham Agricultural Commission and Attorney

Steven Byrne, of The Connecticut Federation of Planning & Zoning Agencies, to draft regulations that will be supportive of our agricultural community while keeping a harmonious relationship with their neighbors. As a community, we will soon have the opportunity to help our active farms stay current, preserve what they have and plan for the future. This summer there will be a public hearing where our residents will have the chance to voice their opinions of the new guidelines which will allow farm owners to host agricultural events. The hearing will be held Aug. 1, 8 p.m., at the Durham Public Library. I encourage you all to take a few moments to attend. The draft of the new regulations can be found on the town website, on the Planning and Zoning page. To the Greenbacker family; I wish you well in whatever your future holds. It’s time to take a breather, plan a vacation and know that the residents of Durham appreciate your centuries of contributions to the agricultural community and our town. Janet Morganti is chairman of Durham’s Economic Development Commission.

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er’s Agway Country Store, 744 Murdock Ave. in Meriden, established when the family farm was located in Meriden.

Closing the dairy farm Greenbacker, 69, said he and his brother, David Greenbacker, 66, decided two months ago to close the farm after years of what he calls inadequate milk prices that have been too low for too long. “We have no control over the prices we get for our milk,” Greenbacker said, “and it’s been that way for many years.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture sets the price of farm milk, based on the value of commodity items made from dairy. Many of those commodity items, such as cheese, come from farms in the Midwest and West, Greenbacker said, where farms are bigger, property taxes are lower and operational costs aren’t the same as the Northeast. Midwestern dairy production tends to affect the national price of milk. Milk prices go up and down, but commodity prices are dropping now, he said. Greenbacker said 15 percent of milk goes into products that are exported. With international trade tensions escalating and other countries imposing tariffs on imported goods, “in our case, it’s affecting the price of milk,” he said. The brothers’ ages also played a role in the decision, he said. Joe Greenbacker’s daughter, Melissa Greenbacker-Dziurgot, manages the herd and will stay in the industry in some capacity, he said. “Her reputation is good,” Greenbacker said about his daughter’s employment prospects.

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Joe Greenbacker pets calf "Peanut Butter Cup" at his family's farm in Durham, Tuesday, June 26. Greenbacker’s Brookfield Farm is closing for good. Most of the family farm’s herd of dairy cows went to auction Thursday and the land will be sold at an undetermined future date. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

planned to auction about 220 cows, consisting of milking cattle and heifers that are mainly Holsteins, with some Jerseys and Brown Swiss rounding out the herd.

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The Greenbacker family can trace its farming roots to the 1720s, when they established a farm on the Meriden-Wallingford town line near Murdock Avenue and the current location of Interstate 91.

Janet Morganti, Durham Economic Development Commission chairman, said she is concerned about losing Brookfield Farm and a 10-generation long line of Greenbacker farmers.

About 30 to 40 cows will stay on the farm for the time being, Joe Greenbacker said, so In 1983, the family sold the 4-H participants can contin- land to a developer and ue to care for the animals in- bought the Durham farm. to the fall. The family also is selling “We didn’t think it was fair Greenbacker’s Agway Counto disrupt them,” he said. try Store, the last relic of the But all the milkers will be multi-generational family gone. farm.

public hearing on Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. at the Durham Public Library to discuss revisions to zoning regulations that would augment permitted activities on land zoned for agricultural or farming use.

“It just breaks my heart to know the farm has to close,” Morganti said Tuesday, “but I guess dairy farming is not that big a deal around here anymore.”

Morganti said it’s a “great opportunity” for farmers to think outside the box about other income generators, such as the events held at Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm.

The Planning and Zoning Commission is holding a

“We don’t want our farms to be forgotten,” Morganti said.

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looks for volunteers. Even if you cannot afford to donate, you can help by donating To the editor: your time. You can go to www.svdmiddletown.org for Girl Scout Troop 62092 is more information. Email ending the Girl Scout year DMFGirlScouts@gmail.com by organizing a project to take action and help those in with questions. need in our community. St. Vincent’s is run by a team of people who offer food, Fourth-grade Juniors from Durham and Middlefield are support and all kinds of services to the poor and homerunning a supply drive for less in Middletown. Our troop St. Vincent de Paul in Midwants our community to be a dletown to help their Soup friendly place for everyone, Kitchen and the Amazing and we want to make it a betGrace food pantry. Collecter place. We think every pertion boxes can be found in son should have hope and both the Durham Public Lishould know that they have brary and Levi Coe Library. help from all of us. We are collecting food, toiletries and underwear for men and women.

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So many memories of the Guilford green year.

One year, at the fair, I was in a horse show. And doing, I thought, rather well. One by one the riders were called to the center, no longer deemed a potential winner. I think I was one of only three who were still in the running. I me around the monument, “Do you see that balloon?” he was thrilled! I could feel that blue ribbon clutched tightly Actually, I do have roots, and and she did not get to visit. I asked. To which I replied, in my hand. But, alas, my joy they reach far back through think she held a grudge. “Did Jesus hold onto the the portals of time. There’s a string?” I have no memory of was short-lived. The comThere are other stories. I remonument that sits smack mand came over the loudthis, but my father thought it member my father striding dab in the middle of that speaker to canter our horses, was the funniest thing, and down the sidewalks that criss- throughout the years he held and as my trusty steed and I green, and it bears the name crossed the green, with me of my forebears, who were obeyed, something both apthat visual in the recesses of perched on his shoulders, among the founding families his mind, of Jesus holding on- palling and funny happened. feeling like all was right with of the town in 1639. And to a balloon and rising. It gave My saddle, which had not there are the names of my an- the world, feeling safe. I rebeen tightened enough, slid him a chuckle every time. member us flying kites, with cestors who fought and died underneath the horse, with Back in the days of yore the in the Civil War. Guilford, ob- them usually spending the me still in it, so that I was Guilford Fair was held on the staring up at the horse’s nosviously, has been home to me majority of time hanging out green, and that was always in the trees. (Oh, but what a and mine for centuries. trils. Needless to say, I was inrush it was when we got them the highlight of the year. I stantly disqualified. Instead of Speaking of that monument; would meet my friend there sailing through the skies, my mother told the story, and buoyed by a respectable gust and we would spend the day often, of when I was a toddler, of wind.) I remember him hopping from one ride to anand she would meet at the telling the story of me asking, other. I have always been monument with two of her plagued with motion sickwhen I was 4-years-old, how friends and their toddlers, ness, but I didn’t let that slow Jesus got to heaven. At that and the other little ones sat me down. I had to have the moment he saw a balloon quietly and played, so that “fair experience.” I had to do floating upward, and he their mothers could chat with thought it was the perfect op- it right. And at the end of the each other, but she had to portunity to use that as an ex- day, I was sick. Every time. spend the whole time chasing ample of Jesus’ ascension. But I’d do it again the next

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a faux pas, I prefer to think of it as trick riding. Perhaps I should have pursued a career in the rodeo. The delights of that green have followed me through the years, too. I have met there with countless friends, chatting away through the afternoon, perched on a bench, snacking on some sugary delight or other. And the delights have been passed down to the next generation, as my boys and I would frequent the craft fairs, and the concerts. And they would run around the monument. And it still sports, after all these many years, the most stately Christmas tree every year. That green does it all. I drive by that expanse of grass, and I’m home.

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Calendar Friday

Unplugged Fridays: June 29, 3 p.m. Durham Public Library, 7 Maple Ave., Durham.

Animal Yogis: June 29, 10:30 a.m. Durham Public Library, 7 Maple Ave., Durham.

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Tag sale: June 30, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Notre Dame Church, 272 Main St., Durham. 860-349-3397.

Bike Rodeo: June 30, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Free. CRHS Parking Lot, Pickett Lane, Durham. 860-3436724.

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4th of July Cornhole Zip Trips: July 3, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $45. EMPOWER Leadership Sports and Adventure Center, 2011 South Main St., Middletown. 860-6384754. dan@leadershipsports.com. Exploration Academy: July 3, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Free. Vinal Technical School, 60 Daniels St., Middletown. 860-3447100 ext. 313. Patriotic Craft: July 3, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Durham Public Library, 7 Maple Ave., Durham.

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Library Briefs Durham Public Library Library hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Programs for kids: Farmers Market Storytime. Thursdays, 5 p.m., on the town green. All ages welcome. Percy Jackson Book Club.

Wednesday, July 11, 7 p.m. “The Lightning Thief.” Families, children and teens welcome. Registration requested.

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Movie Matinees. Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. Visit www.durhamlibrary.org for list of movies.

Kids Tag Sale. Saturday, July 14, 10 a.m. to noon, for ages 5 to 18. Registration required.

Magic the Gathering Draft. Saturday, July 7, 1 to 4 p.m., for grades 6 and up. Tournament and prizes. Cards available for everyone. Registration required.

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French Conversation Group. Library closed Wednesday, Thursday, July 5, 5 p.m., with July 4. Simone Howe. All levels of Twinkle Toes – Wednesdays, French speakers welcome.

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10:30 a.m., July 11, 25, Aug. 8, 22, for pre-K to first grade. Drop-in.

Transferring up to $33,000 in fiscal year 2018-2019 from the reserve fund building maintenance line item to the Capital Improvement Projects Buildings fund for repairs to Town Hall, which includes painting of exterior upper and lower levels, replacement of draft inducer and replacement of carpet in entry areas, as recommended by the Board of Finance at their meeting of June 19. Approving a regulation of bazaars and raffle ordinance,

And approving a regulation of bingo games ordinance. Electors and citizens qualified to vote at Durham town meetings will have the chance to vote on the items.

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In the Fall 2018 season, the club will offer teams from Pre-K to U15 (open to all non-high school students born between Jan. 1, 2004 to Dec. 31, 2013).

Current open positions include Uniform Coordinator and Clinic Coordinators as well as other board positions.

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Coginchaug Soccer Club Fall 2018 registration is now open. Players will benefit from one the most innovative youth soccer programs, training players of all abilities in every aspect of the game.

The Coginchaug Soccer Club’s Monthly Membership meetings are held the first Sunday of the month, 7 p.m., at the Middlefield Community Center. Anyone interested in helping the club in any capacity is encouraged to attend.

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Simon is just one year old, so he still loves to run and play. He has cat friends that he gets along with but needs a home without dogs or small children. An owner that will be understanding and give him time to adjust would be ideal. He loves to be petted and getting his chin scratched. He sometimes gets excited, but is a good boy and getting more comfortable being picked up. For more information and to meet Simon, call 860-344-9043, email info@CatTalesCT.org or visit http://www.CatTalesCT.org/cats/Simon.

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Religion Briefs Notre Dame Church 272 Main St., 860-349-3058, Mass schedule; Monday and

The United Churches of Durham

Tuesday 8 a.m., Saturday 4 p.m. at St. Colman Church; Sunday, 8 and 11 a.m.

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Staying safe in summer June 22 was the first day of summer. Around here, this means a solid three months of warm weather and fun in the sun.

tragedy locally just recently, when a 27-year-old Southington man drowned at Millers Pond State Park in Durham.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2005 and 2014, there were an average of 3,536 fatal unintentional drownings a year in the United States, which translates to about 10 deaths a day.

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