Friday, March 8, 2019
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Volume 23, Number 50
Grant will fund new sidewalks on Main Street By Bailey Wright Town Times
Street),” said First Selectman Laura Francis.
The town of Durham has been awarded a $400,000 grant for new sidewalks on Main Street.
The new sidewalk would travel about 1.5 miles up the west side of Main Street from Cozy Corner Restaurant, 5 New Haven Road, to Citizen’s Bank, 376 Main St., Francis said.
”Anytime of day practicality and almost every season you see people walking (on Main
There would be two breaks in the sidewalk – one at the town green, and the other between the public library, 7 Maple Ave., and Church of Epiphany, 196 Main St.
Francis said town engineer Brian Curtis is working on a phased construction timeline so the project can be started while the town awaits remaining funding.
The project is estimated to cost $1.2 million. The town is exploring other grants to cover the remaining costs.
Curtis could not be reached for comment. The grant comes from the
Community Connectivity Grant Program, a part of former Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s Let’sGoCT! transportation initiative, with the goal of improving accommodations for bicyclists and pedestrians in urban, suburban and rural community centers.
Team Pumpkin is looking for a few good growers Anyone curious about the art and science behind giant pumpkin growing will have the opportunity to learn the basics from local longtime growers.
seminar will cover how to get your plant successfully planted and how to care for it in cool weather. The group hopes to be able to give attendees at the second seminar a plant to go home with.
Team Pumpkin, a group of local growers who share an online network, is planning a seminar this month, and one in April, to recruit new growers to the “sport” they love.
Middlefield grower Lloyd Blair said the goal of the free seminars is to get new people introduced to the sport, to get more pumpkins to the Durham Fair display in September, and build the number of local growers.
“We just really want to encourage people to try something new,” said Chelsea Cleveland, co-coordinator of the Durham Fair Giant Pumpkin exhibit.
“The excitement on the weigh off night is unbelievable,” Blair said. “Even if you don’t have a big pumpkin it’s a good time.”
The first seminar will be held Wednesday, March 20, 2 p.m., at the public safety building on the Durham Fairgrounds and will cover “first time growing fundamentals.” At the same location and time on Sunday, April 28, the
Weigh-in is the night before the Durham Fair kicks off in September, when all the growers bring their pumpkins to the fairgrounds to be weighed and officially entered into the competition.
Ryan Cleveland of Higganum stands with his pumpkin, weighing 905.5 pounds, on delivery and weigh-in day, Sept. 25, 2018, at the Durham Fairgrounds. | Bailey Wright, Town Times
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