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Volume 24, Number 17
Friday, October 5, 2018
Obama lauds Abrams, Parker By Bailey Wright Town Times
Former President Barack Obama released a second wave of endorsements Monday that included several Democratic candidates running for offices in Connecticut this Abrams November.
Austin Petow, 12, of Vernon, shows a beef cow at the Durham Fair on Sept. 28.
Bailey Wright, Town Times
Generations mingle at Durham Fair By Bailey Wright Town Times
For 99 years, the Durham Fair has brought entertainment and competition to people across the state. But for the locals who have grown up with the fair, it’s a way of life. On Saturday, Middlefield resident Andrea LaSalle was enjoying the kids
section of the fair with her 4-year-old son, Matteo. He had just won a “mini pedal” contest before running off to see who was performing nearby.
families who have attended the fair their whole lives, bringing their children and even grandchildren over time.
“As a kid, I always loved the rides and the fair food, and now I love bringing my son, just because it's nostalgic for me,” LaSalle said.
“I loved it as a kid, I looked forward to it every year. Now I look forward to bringing my kid,” LaSalle said.
The LaSalles are similar to many local
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Suzio, Malloy still differ on early release By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
HARTFORD — State Sen. Len Suzio continued to spar over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s Earned Risk Reduction Credit program Suzio Tuesday, saying the
governor’s policy is a “catastrophic failure” that should be suspended and studied.
Malloy
Suzio, R-Meriden, also shared data he obtained from the Department of Correction that he said backs
up his claim that the program isn’t working. A Malloy spokesman called Suzio’s information “alternative facts,” however, and said drops in the crime rate and recidivism show that the program is accomplishing its goal. Suzio said the data he obtained from See Release, A11
Obama endorsed Jahana Hayes, running in the 5th Congressional District, John-Michael Parker Parker, running for the 101st House District, Mary Daugherty Abrams, for the 13th Senate District, and Christine Cohen, running in the 12th Senate District. He is also endorsing gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont and running mate Susan Bysiewicz. “Our incredible array of candidates up and down the ticket, all across the country, make up a movement of citizens who are younger, more diverse, more female than ever before,” Obama said in the announcement. “They’re Americans who aren’t just running against something, but for something... I’m proud to endorse so many of See Obama, A8