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Books, treats and tradition found at Levi E. Coe sale By Mark Dionne Town Times
Coginchaug New Horizon members, from left, Bruce Schmottlach, Dina D’Amato and Dan Shoemaker. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
Band presents New Horizons for adult musicians Town Times
Set up in a school room, the concert band’s rehearsal looks and sounds like a typical band rehearsal. At the start, there is a lot of instrument unpacking and clashing sounds as multiple instruments warm up. Band members whisper to their neighbors, groan at the harder pieces, and lobby the band conductor to play their
favorites. The difference with this concert band, Coginchaug New Horizons, is that all of its members are adults, most of them picking up their instruments for the first time since they left school years ago. Led by conductor and Memorial Middle School teacher Tim Fisher, the band is entering its third year.
Combining a trip to play soccer with the book sale, Kate and Claire Roraback check out children’s books like “Knuffle Bunny.” See more photos on page 12. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
Although it is a private funding. Zawacki said, “We library, the Levi E. Coe re- try to supplement it [the ceives town support and also tries to raise its own See Sale / Page 12
Middlefield BOF looks at revenue, salaries By Mark Dionne Town Times
At a regular Board of Finance meeting last week, See Band / Page 13 Middlefield BOF members
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and Tax Collector Anne Olszewski examined the expected tax revenue for the town and discussed a planned study of town salaries.
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Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, the Levi E. Coe Library in Middlefield held its traditional book sale for readers to stock up on used books and support the library at the same time. According to volunteer Chris Zawacki, who took over running the event about seven years ago, the book sale has a long history at the small town library. “It’s been going on for years and years, way before I was involved,” Zawacki said. “There’s such a following for it.” Volunteers at the most recent sale could remember book sales dating back to the 1980s.
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Boys baseball - CRHS at Old Lyme, 3:45 p.m. Boys golf - CRHS vs. Morgan, 3 p.m.
Tot Time - MOMS Club of Durham/Middlefield has scheduled Tot Times for Fridays, 10 a.m., at Peckham Park, Middlefield. Durham and Middlefield babies, toddlers and children are welcome. No registration required. For more information, email momsdurhammiddlefield@gmail.com.
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American Legion - The Durham American Legion (Post 184) is scheduled to meet, Saturday, May 2, 10 a.m., at the Durham Library. The American Legion is comprised of U.S. armed forces veterans. All veterans are encouraged to attend. Those who can’t attend should contact Bob Francis, rfranwp80@ yahoo.com.
Farmers’ Market - The Durham Farmers’ Market is scheduled for Thursdays, 3 to 6 p.m., on the Durham Green, through September. Offerings include dairy products, baked goods, maple syrup, honey, spices, clams, fruits, vegetables, soaps, eggs, herbs and more.
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Theater - John Lyman Parents Association/PaperHouse has scheduled a production of “Peter Pan, Jr.” for Sunday, April 26, 2 p.m., at CRHS. A fee is charged. Tickets are available at the door. Saturday, April 25 CAT - Coginchaug Area Pot roast dinner - Partner- Transition has scheduled ship for Sharing has scheduled “Spring Into Our Future,” a celebration of community, an all-you-can-eat pot roast for Sunday, April 26, 3 to 6:30 dinner for Saturday, April 25, p.m., at the Middlefield Fed5 to 7 p.m., at Third Congregational Church, 94 Miner St., erated Church. The free celeMiddletown. A fee is charged. bration includes music, food, activities for children, and an Ukulele Club - The Middlefield Ukulele Club is sched- organization showcase. Families are welcome. RSVP to uled to meet Saturday, April cogareatranstion@gmail.com 25, 9 to 11 a.m., at the Middleis requested (to determine field Community Center, 405 food and supplies.) Main St. Ukulele players or enthusiasts are welcome. For more information, contact Monday, April 27 (860) 349-5656 or lucyr1953@ icloud.com. 60+ Club - The Durham Theater - John Lyman Par- 60+ Club is scheduled to meet ents Association/PaperHouse Monday, April 27, 1:30 p.m., at has scheduled a production the Durham Activity Center, of “Peter Pan, Jr.” for Satur350 Main St. There will be a day, April 25, 2 and 7 p.m., at variety table. Social hour to CRHS. A fee is charged. Tick- follow. New members always ets are available at the door. welcome. Boys baseball - CRHS at Haddam-Killingworth, 3:45 p.m. Girls softball - CRHS at East Hampton, 3:45 p.m. Boys tennis - CRHS at USPS 021-924 Portland, 3:45 p.m. Girls tennis - CRHS vs. Published weekly by Valley Regional, 3:45 p.m. Boys golf - CRHS vs. HaddRecord-Journal at am-Killingworth, 35 p.m. 11 Crown Street,
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Theater - John Lyman Parents Association/PaperHouse has scheduled a production of “Peter Pan, Jr.” for Friday, April 24, 7 p.m., at CRHS. A fee is charged. Tickets are available at the door. Boys baseball - CRHS at Cromwell, 3:45 p.m. Girls softball - CRHS at Middletown, 3:45 p.m. Boys tennis - CRHS at North Branford, 3:45 p.m. Girls tennis - CRHS vs. North Branford, 3:45 p.m. Boys Golf - CRHS at HaleRay, 3 p.m.
Craft show - St. Monica’s Rosary Society has scheduled its Northford Handicrafters’ Guild spring craft show for Saturday, April 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at St. Monica’s Church, Rt. 17, Northford. For more information, call Lucille at (203) 484-9737. Track - CRHS at O’Grady Relays, 9 a.m.
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BOF said. The list is made up of both property and auto taxes. Accounts wind up on the list when people and businesses try to avoid paying taxes, move out of town, die, or go out of business. BOF chair Bob Yamartino said, “Our collection rate is traditionally very high.” While the grand list and the mill rate can give a revenue expectation for the town, that figure can be in1055 Randolph Road, Middletown fluenced by errors in assessment, supplemental vehicle mrsm.graceluthps@comcast.net 1055 taxes, and interest charged 1055Randolph Randolph Road, Road, Middletown Middletown to delinquent accounts. A transitional program to prepare for Kindergarten mrsm.graceluthps@comcast.net mrsm.graceluthps@comcast.net In fact, Middlefield has ALicensed, transitional program to prepare for children Kindergarten achieved a five-year average Licensed, Christian program for ages 2-5. Christian program for children ages 2–5 rate of collection over 100 Licensed, Christian program forDay children agesfor 2-5.ages 3-5. Early drop-off and Extended options r uand Extended Day options for ages 3-5. percent. The 10-year averEarly rating oSummer Program for ages 3-6 age was 99.95 percent, a figCelebdrop-off June for 15–July r! ure Olszewski said the town Program ages 3-617 28th yeaSummer Open House M–F 9am–12 noonFeb. 1st could expect. Open House Feb. 1st The BOF looks at the Extended hours available! 10am-12 Noon collection rate in budget 10am-12 Noon Different themes each week! planning because, as BOF (Snow Date Feb. 8th) Come in(Snow for the day or the whole week. Date Feb. 8th) member Mary Wolak said, “I don’t want to expect stuff Call or email for more info: that we don’t get.” Middlefield’s grand list Celebrating OurOur 27th27th Year!Year! Celebrating grew by $2 million, causing
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BOF members and Olszewski to express concern that it might have grown by errors that may be appealed and not result in expected revenue. “It’s a lot of money to all of a sudden show up,” Olszewski said. The off icials also discussed a proposed study of the town’s salaries by an outside expert. The BOF voted to authorize the funding of the study and encourage the Board of Selectmen to hire the expert. Olszewski initially opposed the study. Saying she was speaking as a taxpayer, Olszewski said, “I am appalled that you would spend $13,000 on a salary study when ... the great majority of the people you’re going to do this salary study on are union.” BOF members defended the study, noting that many town employees were not members of unions. Town employees regularly lobby the BOF during budget season to increase their salaries. Yamartino said,
“We are always in a position of trying to make judgments about people’s livelihoods that we are not qualified to make.” The idea behind the salary study, Yamartino said, was an objective assessment of salaries and job descriptions, regardless of who is currently in those positions. BOF members said that accurate job descriptions would help the town fill vacancies and an accurate market rate would help in negotiations, even with union employees. Olszewski asked if the BOF was prepared to suggest raises if the study concluded positions were underpaid. BOF members answered in the affirmative. A fte r t h e d i s c u ss i o n , Olszewski said she understood the reasons for funding the study. The BOF meeting ended with a budget workshop. The next BOF meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 7 p.m., at the Middlefield Community Center.
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Applications for the Connecticut Elderly and Totally Disabled Renters Tax Relief Program is accepted by the Social Services Department at Town Hall. The filing period for the program ends Oct. 15. Qualifying income limits for this program are as follows: filing single, income cannot exceed $34,600; filing married, income cannot exceed $42,200. Applicant must have been 65 years old by December 31, 2014 or totally disabled (proof required). Required documentation: Copy of 2014 tax return (if filed); 2014 1099 SS Income statement; proof of rent paid - 2014; utility history printout; proof of interest of dividends
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State considers medical marijuana for children Giving marijuana to children may sound initially absurd, but when the child suffers from debilitating seizures, the proposition carries enough weight that Connecticut state legislators are considering it. Expanding the definition of patients allowed to be prescribed cannabis under the state’s existing medical marijuana laws is just one of several provisions of S.B. 1064, which would also allow the drug to be prescribed as part of palliative care and would indemnify nurses, allowing them to distribute the drug to hospitalized patients. Naturally, public hearing testimony on the proposal was mixed. Margherita Giuliano, executive vice president of the Connecticut Pharmacists Association, supported the bill with some minor changes. Giuliano thinks that since medical marijuana was passed in the state four years ago, “We have become a model for the
rest of the country.” Giuliano supports the bill’s provisions that would allow cannabis to be prescribed and distributed for end-of-life care to patients in hospice and for research purposes. “It is through research and studies that we can confirm the medicinal value of this controversial product.” Calvina Fay, of Save our Society From Drugs, opposed the measure, saying “marijuana hasn’t been accepted as medicine because it hasn’t met key criteria,” including efficacy proved by “rigorous research” and known effective doses. Fay said that the chemical composition is variable and that “a growing body of scientific evidence shows that marijuana use is unsafe and associated with unhealthy outcomes.” Susan Wendy Meehan and her daughters testified as self-described “medical marijuana refugees” living in Maine. One of her daughters suffers from a type of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome and is “thriving us-
A marijuana plant matures at a growing facility in Denver, Colo. | AP File Photo/Brennan Linsley ing medical marijuana to control nearly all of her seizures.” Meehan said that the family tried 23 legal medications that proved ineffective. Her daughter was wheelchair-bound, “rarely spoke and she was barely able to eat” but has improved considerably with cannabis treatment. Meehan said the family “desperately” misses
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since they maintained this loss into their late 30s, even if they stopped using marijuana in their 20s.” Daviau also said that there have already been cases of medical marijuana patients being arrested for “repackaging and selling their pot on the street” including a highly publicized case in Middletown in January. State Sen. Len Fasano, who serves North Haven and Durham, said, “I am still in the process of reviewing the proposed legislation and look forward to continued conversations and debates to clarify some of the concerns this bill raises.” Fasano voted against medical marijuana in the past. “I do believe the recent changes in the federal government’s prohibition on medical marijuana need to be part of the conversation here in Connecticut as we consider future changes to the law.” Town Timesreached the press agent for state Sen. Terry Gerratana, who serves Berlin, Farmington and New Britain, and state Sen. Dante Bartolomeo, who serves Cheshire, Meriden, Middlefield and Middletown. Town Times made repeated requests for those legislators’ opinion on the bill, but received no response.. Gerratana voted in favor of medical marijuana in 2012. Bartolomeo was not in office for that vote, serving on the Meriden City Council in 2012.
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Letters to the Editor Practice what you preach To the editor: In response to state Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr.’s calling for financial education for high school students and young adults in college, many of whom are in debt and spend more than they earn, I would remind the senator that the state senate also spends more than they earn, and has for the last 20 years, thus our ever increasing deficit.
Perhaps the senator could work at cleaning up his own house first, before he requires financial studies for young people. How about a bill requiring politicians to balance a budget, not spend more than they take in, and stop borrowing money? Mr. Kennedy is just another tax-and-spend liberal, with lots of words and no plan. Perhaps the state senate should be required to take a few classes in finance. Mark J. Czaja Middlefield
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Town can be confident in Durham finance board By Laurie Tuttle In speaking with some citizens recently, I came to realize that many are unaware of the tasks and responsibilities of the Durham Board of Finance (BOF). I am a member of that board; and this article is a means to provide a little insight and brief overview of just that. First, members of the BOF are elected by the townspeople. We volunteer our time because we care about the financial well-being of the Town of Durham and want to mitigate the finan-
cial burden of the taxpayers. Currently there is a well-balanced mix of members, including long-time Durham residents with a wealth of historic knowledge, small business owners, and financially versed accountants. This diverse, well-rounded set of qualities is an asset this town should be proud of and confident in. The BOF meets monthly throughout the year except during the January-March budget season when we meet much more often. We discuss how to provide essential needs to the town
while being conscious of the effect on the mill rate. Each mill equals $1 (.001 percent) per $100,000 of your assessed property value. However, the BOF cannot make decisions in a vacuum. We confer with many town department heads for their insight, research facts and policies of towns of similar size, and consider facts and opinions of other town personnel, boards, and citizens in order to arrive at a fiscally responsible, transparent budget for the citizens See Tuttle / Page 9
Wanted: Pied Piper It has begun. The snakes-hereupon referred to as the Beasties-are back, and so begins my 24/7 vigil. I am terrified of them. The teeniest garter snake/Beastie might as well be a Python, because in my mind there is no difference. Winter’s end has seen them thaw out, and now they are popping up on my walks. And some of them do not even have the courtesy to be of the deceased variety. This is the time of the year when people will only see the top of my head (I must remember to keep up with the coloring), as I am constantly looking to the ground. The Beasties I encounter on my rambles are forerunners of the horrors that lie in wait in my yard. My yard is Beastie Central. They come for their family reunions, their vacation getaways, their seminars, their retreats, their board meetings. I have politely asked them to leave, and they have politely said no. People tell me that they (the Beasties) are more afraid of me than I am of them. That would be impossible. I am told that they can feel the vi-
brations of the ground when I am coming and they will get out of the way. That would be another myth. I do not traipse lightly upon the earth, so they have plenty of time to scurry off. But do they? No, they do not. They always make sure I see them. They seem to take delight in seeing me scream and run off, lickety-split, arms and legs flailing wildly about. I think it’s become a parlor game for them. It’s a horrible thing to be afraid of your own yard, but I am. I have a small tool shed, the kind you just snap together, big enough for a lawnmower and a couple of gardening tools. It’s become their clubhouse. One time there were four of the darn things in there. So now my hall closet has become my tool shed. It houses my lawnmower (it’s the old-timey kind, with blades and no
motor), my hoe, my tiller, my clippers, my electric snow shovel, etc. When it’s time to mow the lawn I just tuck my lawnmower under my arm and out the door I go. My crawl space is another hot spot. When I open up the cellar doors, many are the times I have found a Beastie curled up on the top step, acting like I’m the intruder. So now I don’t keep anything down there that I might need. Except for my tires. I have studded snow tires that legally cannot be put on before Nov. 15 and must be off by April 15, and my crawl space is the only place where I can store them. We all know that Beasties hibernate in the winter, so my descent in November into “the dungeon,” in order to retrieve the snow tires, does See Carr / Page 9
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not feel particularly threatening. I think that at that time of the year the Beasties must be getting a bit drowsy. Oh, but that trip down there in April, when I must bring up the regular tires and then go down again to replace them with the snow tires, is
another story entirely. Because I know they are awake now and in my mind’s eye, lurking around every corner. My head swivels around a full 360 degrees, looking this way and that, and I tend to hold my breath, as if that will somehow keep them at bay. I always see snake skins – one is about five feet long – and
though they are unoccupied, I am not comforted. It means that the Beastie has outgrown his clothes. He has graduated from the junior/petite department to the big boy/husky lad department. I’m afraid that at any moment I will be accosted by a creature from a science fiction movie. Years ago, when I was in
Ireland, a tour guide told me that they have no snakes. When I asked him why, he told me, without skipping a beat, that the Pied Piper had led them all away. I thought that reason enough to cancel the return trip home. I did come back, though, and have not stopped looking for that Pied Piper. Until I find him I
think my next best course of action would be to take out a restraining order. No Beasties within a three-mile radius. That ought to do it. Diana Carr, a resident of Durham, is a certified life coach who was trained by Martha Beck. You can contact her at princessdi7@sbcglobal. net.
your income in order to pay for current needs as well as to save for a fiscally sound future. Unfortunately, there are times when “wants” must be pared down, put on the back burner, or eliminated altogether. The BOF must make these same tough decisions for the town. For example, let’s say you’re expecting you’ll need a new roof for your home in 10 years at an expected cost of $30,000. You need to decide which scenario will be the least financially burdensome for you. Basically, you have three options: A) Bonding (a loan), B) Contingency, or C) Reserving. Option A – will cost $30,000 plus thousands more in interest payments, ultimately taking those funds away from other needs/wants.
Option B – will require taking funds from other savings areas like retirement or emergency funds. Option C – will keep your budget level, known and manageable, while not spending unnecessarily. It’s the same with the town budget. Option A would burden the town with excessive debt and unnecessary interest payments. If the town’s revenues became stagnant and growth slowed we’d have a tough time paying those loans, but the bank would still want their money. Option B requires the town to pay for something when it happens, increasing its tax burden exponentially for one year. There’d be hell to pay for sure! It is fiscally responsible to plan ahead with Option C. This is not
to say that bonding or using contingency funds is always wrong … for example, many of us have a mortgage (that’s a bond). There are times
when these avenues are warranted. However, for general maintenance of our assets
Tuttle of Durham. It is our sworn duty to investigate, vet, and thoughtfully consider every financial suggestion, request, and budget that comes before us. Ultimately though, our sworn responsibility is to financially take care of the present and future condition of the Town of Durham. Let’s face it, no one likes increasing expenses, including those of us on the board. We are Durham taxpayers as well. One of the BOF’s tasks is determining how to be prepared for many of the town’s future needs. Think of your own household finances. You only have a certain amount of control over your income. As a result, you must massage your expenses to be in line with
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to 18). Saturday, May 2, noon prove the library for young Patrons may access over Sunday, May 24. adults. to 3 p.m. a dozen different magazines Programs for teens Registration required. online. Programs for adults Teen Advisory Group (ages Teen Book Club (ages 12 Movie Matinees Durham Public Library to 18). Wednesday, April 29, 12 to 18). Saturday, May 2, 3 to Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. Free Book sale donations - PALS 6 p.m. “The List” by Siobhan 5 p.m. and open to the public. Passes, Zinio The group meets once a April 30 - “Gone Girl.” is accepting donations of books Vivian. Drop in. SAT practice test (ages 14 month to discuss how to imLevi E. Coe Library has mu- in good condition for its book seum passes. Multiple state sale, Saturday, May 16, 9 a.m. to parks and forests are available. 4 p.m. Government Meetings No text books or VHS tapes. The Levi E. Coe Library subThe sale continues through scribes to Zinio. Library hours: Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed Fridays.
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(Check the town website at www.townofdurhamct.org for updates.) Monday, May 4 Fire Department Trustees, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 7 p.m. Board of Education District Meeting, CRHS, 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 Clean Energy & Sustainability Task Force, library, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 Planning & Zoning, library, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 10 Durham Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 205 Main St., 7 p.m. Monday, May 11 Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Inland/Wetlands, library, 7:30 p.m. Durham Volunteer Fire Company, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 Board of Education, Memorial School, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14
Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 18 Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 19 Board of Finance, Town Hall, 6:30 p.m. Agriculture Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20 Planning & Zoning, library, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21 DMIAAB, Middlefield Community Center, 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 Ethic’s Commission, library, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 Senior Citizen Board, Durham activity Center, 1 p.m. Board of education, Korn Elementary School, 7:30 p.m.
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(like adding a garage to our home or replacing a car), it is fiscally more sound to prepare in advance and keep expenses as low and steady as possible for all. The town has been very supportive of the BOF’s recommendations regarding reserving funds for the future of Durham. The BOF meets every third Tuesday, at 7 p.m., at Town Hall. The public is always welcome. The writer is a member of the Board of Finance.
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Grisham, who seem to sell a lot of books that no one wants to keep. Despite the continual presence of those authors, the character of the stock changes from year to year, ac& cording to Zawacki. This year brought in a lot of cookbooks, CDs and DVDs. According to Zawacki, some 20 volunteers ran the sale, doing things like sorting books, helping people find specific titles and running the check out table. The room is closed off for six weeks around the book sale. The book sale is run by a collection of volunteers, who
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Band ABOVE: Ken Hamilton, front, of Middlefield can play multiple instruments, but usually finds himself on trumpet. In the back, Dina D’Amato brings the percussion. LEFT: The front row of Coginchaug New Horizons band starts the first song at a recent rehearsal. More photos on page 14. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
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at them and have their kids behind me as opposed to the standard concert. It’s good for them, all of sudden their kids have to go to one of their concerts.” Both Hamilton and Fisher say they would like to get new members in the band, which has between 15 and 20 regular members. “This is probably the minimum number to get the sound right, but the more the merrier. We could have up to 80, just like at school,” Fisher said, “It’s a welcoming environment. A lot of people think of music teachers, they think of this guy up at there staring, menacing, but there’s low pressure, nothing to be nervous about.” Hamilton would like to see a new trumpet player join so he could switch to one of his other instruments, like upright bass or French horn, but added that the band could use any musician. “Anybody we can get we’ll take,” Hamilton said. “Just by picking up another 10 or so people we could really fill in.”
off.” Hamilton said that former musicians can get back into the groove and many members are “playing strongly” as they gear up for a summer concert, one of two concerts per year Coginchaug New Horizons performs. “People say, ‘No, I can’t do that again,’ but yes, you can,” Hamilton said. Fisher said, “It’s like a riding a bike type of thing.” Fisher started the band with a grant from the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation and a partnership with the Independent Day School in Middlefield, where the band rehearses once a week and also performs. In addition to a traditional Christmas concert, Coginchaug New Horizons plays a spring concert with well-known songs such as the themes from “Jurassic Park” and “The Magnificent Seven.” “I taught a lot of their kids,” Fischer said of the band members. “When we do the concerts it’s funny to be looking
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ties from the present-day H a r b o r Pa rk to c i tyowned land across from the Rushford Center. Michiel Wackers, director of the Department of Planning, Conservation, and Development, is scheduled to discuss the future plans for the riverfront as overseen by the Middletown Riverfront Redevelopment Commission. The Senior and Community Center is handicapped accessible and has parking. The program is free and open to the public, although donations are welcome. For more information, contact the Historical Society at (860) 346-0746.
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HERE COMES ‘PETER PAN, JR.’ Juila Gavin as Tinker Bell, Dylan Sartor as Captain Hook, and Thomas Kannam as Peter Pan will take the stage this weekend as part of the John Lyman Parents Association/PaperHouse production of “Peter Pan, Jr.” More than 120 students from Durham and Middlefield make up the cast and crew, rehearsing since December to form two complete casts and perform four shows. Julia, Dylan, and Thomas will perform with their cast Friday, April 24 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 25 at 2 p.m. at Coginchaug Regional High School. A different cast will take the last two shows Saturday, April 25 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 26 at 2 p.m. Tickets sold at the door.
Boy Scout Troop 27 has scheduled its Red and White Celebration for Thursday, June 11, 6 to 9 p.m. Past and present members of Troop 27, and their families, are welcome.
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We’ve Got Stones walked away with the championship trophy in the Benchwarmers second annual Dodgeball Tournament.
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You – all of you – are invited to a celebration, conversation By Sue VanDerzee Sunday, April 26, four days after the 45th Earth Day, Coginchaug Area Transition (CAT) is holding a celebration of many of the wonderful groups and organizations that help make the towns of Durham and Middlefield so special. The celebration will be held at the Middlefield Federated Church, 402 Main St., Middlefield from 3 to 6:30 p.m. The structure of this event will be unique. Attendees, and we hope that includes many of you, will arrive and be welcomed to browse the more than two dozen tables set up by town groups. You will also be able to help create a community map, featuring where you live and your favorite place in our towns. There will also be space to create personal certificates of appreciation for local individuals and groups. Following this opening, we will hold a community conversation with opportunities to express gratitude for what we already have as well as wishes for our future. We all know change comes whether we like it or not so the goal of such a conversation is to find out what townspeople want and to figure out how to become even more resilient and connected as we face a challenging future. Children, who are cordially welcome at this event, will be engaged in their own mapping, craft and discussion activities run by Durham Middlefield Youth and Service volunteers. Families will rejoin for a sandwich supper catered by Lyman’s and music by
The structure of this event will be unique. Attendees, and we hope that includes many of you, will arrive and be welcomed to browse more than two dozen tables set up by town groups. Durham resident Susan Peak. Map-sharing, appreciation-sharing and music-sharing will close the event. All of this is free due to the generosity of the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation. CAT has been meeting and planning events and activities for more than two years, including a movie series, chicken and garden tours, programs on recycling/reselling using the Internet, organic lawn/garden care, canning, composting, green holidays, energy efficiency and support of Solarize Durham, two “Awakening the Dreamer” symposiums, a “Living Through Hard Times” panel discussion, two fruit tree-pruning workshops, and other programs. To be connected to the group, “like” us on Facebook at Coginchaugareatransitioncat, email us at cogareatransition@gmail.com, or go to www.transitionus.org to read more about the Transition movement. And come to the celebration and join the conversation! After all, it’s your future.
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