Volume 19, Number 39
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
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Emergency notification systems keep residents informed Notifications surrounding weather events are the most common uses for Durham’s and Middlefield’s emergency notification networks. | Mark
By Mark Dionne
These emergency notification systems use phone calls, e-mails, and texts to get inforAlthough the storm that mation out to residents about passed through on Jan. 26-27 impending storms, storm did not meet the local pre- damage, shelter openings, dictions of up to three feet, it traffic bans, or emergency was a reminder of the type of situations. Bill Roberts, Middlefield’s weather event that puts the emergency notification sys- Emergency Management ditems of Durham and Middle- rector, told the Town Times that he uses the system “to field to work. Town Times
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Improbable championship run remembered By Mark Dionne
gional High School in the Town Times 1970s, it didn’t take long for the basketball team to win a When Durham and Mid- state championship. As Don Carmichael, a dlefield students combined to become Coginchaug Re- guard on the 1974 Class S
Coginchaug’s 1974 Class S Connecticut championship basketball team was honored at halftime of the boys basketball game on Jan 30. Pictured from left: The Blue Devil mascot, John Lyman, Lance Munroe, Mark Gagliardi, Don Carmichael, Joe Rioux and John Forline. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
state title team, remembered, his class was the first one to go all four years as the Coginchaug Regional High School Blue Devils. That team, the first and only CRHS state championship team for boys basketball, was honored at halftime of the game against Portland on Jan. 30. CHRS announcer Kris Nystrom introduced six members of the team and detailed their championship season. Mark Gagliardi, Joe Rioux, John Lyman, John Forline, Lance Munroe and Carmichael gathered at center court with their championship banner. The players had strong memories of playing for CRHS. According to Rioux, who now lives in Vermont, the Maynard Stender GymSee Championship / Page 13
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A deer makes its way across a field in Durham after two recent storms left the area blanketed under deep snow. The storms, hitting within a week of each other, did not cause much trouble in terms of power outages, but did force the school district to call snow days as well as a delayed opening. The weather also created significant snow removal work for residents and town crews. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
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notify the public in case of emergency, bad weather, or some type of incident the police want people to be aware of.” Roberts’ counterpart in Durham, Francis Willet said that outside of significant storms, the system is intended to be used for crime
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Calendar Friday, Feb. 6 Tot Time - MOMS Club of Durham/Middlefield has scheduled Tot Times for Fridays, 10 a.m., at the Middlefield Community Center, 405 Main St. Durham and Middlefield babies, toddlers and children are welcome. No registration required. For more information, email momsdurhammiddlefield@ gmail.com. Boys basketball - CRHS at Haddam-Killingworth, 7 p.m. Ice hockey - CRHS at Shepaug/Litchfield/Nonnewaug, 6:30 p.m.
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Sunday, Feb. 8 Community supper - The Church of the Epiphany, 196 Main St., has scheduled a free community supper for Sunday, Feb. 8, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the church hall. Meal is prepared by epiphany’s parishioners. Notre Dame Church will provide desserts. Contributions of peanut butter are appreciated to benefit the Amazing Grace Food Pantry. All are welcome. Square dance - The 4C’s Square Dance Club has scheduled a A1/A2 dance for Sunday, Feb. 8, 2 to 5 p.m., at the Community Center in Middlefield. Caller will be Jim DeNigris; cuer will be Sue Lucibello. For more information, call (860) 349-8084 or (860) 235-1604.
Monday, Feb. 9 60+ Club - The Durham 60+ Club is scheduled to meet Monday, Feb. 9, 1:30 p.m., at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. A representative from the YMCA will speak. New members are welcome. Hike - Women of the Woods has scheduled a hike for Monday, Feb. 9, 9:30 a.m., at Wadsworth Falls State Park, Middletown. The 2- to 3.5-mile hike has one short steep place up from the little falls, but the rest of the trails are fairly flat. For more information, visit www.womenofthewoods.org. Preregistration
Edith Trischman, a native of Middlefield, recently celebrated her 104th birthday. She is pictured with Dawn Nelligan, occupational therapist, working on stregthening exercises.
requested. For directions where to meet, and to preregister, contact Lucy at lucy@ womenofthewoods.org or (860) 395-7771. Girls basketball - CRHS vs. North Branford, 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 13 Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Morgan, 7:30 p.m.
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Boys basketball - CRHS vs. North Branford, 7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball - CRHS at Valley Regional, 7 p.m. Ice hockey - CRHS at Housatonic/Northwestern/ Wamogo.
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Ice hockey - CRHS at Eastern CT Eagles, 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 12 Garden Club - The Durham Garden Club is scheduled to meet Thursday, Feb. 12, 11:15 a.m., at the Durham Public Library. Nancy Dubrule-Clemente plans to discuss “Blended Gardens: Mixing Edibles and Ornamentals.” For more information, email Flynn.flo@ gmail.com. Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Morgan, 7 p.m.
Get Stitchy - Get Stitchy is scheduled to meet Tuesday, Feb. 17, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. The public is welcome to work on handwork projects, (crochet, knit, quilt or sew) in the company of other crafters. Bring your project materials and sewing machine and extension cord. For more information, contact Pam Carey at (860) 349-0453, carey_clan@ sbcglobal.net or Vicki Berry at (860) 343-0879, vberry11@ comcast.net. Boys basketball - CRHS at Valley Regional, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18
Ice hockey - CRHS vs. E.O. Smith, 8 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 19 Boys basketball - CRHS at HMTCA, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21 Ice hockey - CRHS vs. Sheehan, 6:30 p.m.
Seeking feline foster care volunteers Cat Tales, a nonprofit rescue, is seeking foster care volunteers to provide temporary housing for cats and kittens. Volunteers will prepare the cats for adoption and prevent overcrowding in the shelter. Cat Tales will provide food, supplies, and medications, and all vet care. Volunteers will be responsible for daily feeding, play and attention, administering medications, following special dietary plans, handling the cat into and out of a carrier, and transporting cats to veterinary appointments. Cat Tales is also in need of feral housing for managed feral colonies. Anyone willing to donate or construct feral housing should contact Cat Tales. For more information, contact (860) 344-9043 or info@CatTalesCT.org.
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Monday, Feb. 23 Boys basketball - CRHS at Cromwell, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28 Ice hockey - CRHS vs. Joel Barlow, 5:30 p.m.
Friday, March 6 Trivia Bee - Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation has scheduled its CVEF Trivia Bee for Friday, March 6, 7 p.m., at Strong school gym. For more information, email cveftriviabee@gmail.com
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tion in 2011 that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Of the 16,300 people currently incarcerated in Connecticut, Malloy estimates about half are nonviolent. Yet Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, questioned the premise that Connecticut’s prisons are filled with drug offenders. “First-time offenders almost never get any arrest record,” said Fasano, who said he would still be inclined to support Malloy’s idea of scrapping mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. The governor also plans to introduce legislation this year to expedite the parole hearing process for nonviolent offenders, saying applications for too many low-risk inmates are unnecessarily delayed or never heard by the state’s Board of Pardons and Parole. Malloy also called for streamlining the pardons process to help more nonviolent offenders get a full pardon after they’ve completed probation or a prison sentence, followed by several years of being a responsible citizen. He said too many ex-offenders can’t find a job because of a years-old felony conviction on their record. Malloy appeared confident the Democratic-controlled General Assembly would pass his initiatives this year. However, he predicted some resistance, especially from the legislature’s minority Republicans. Some in the GOP have
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A single rider driving to work in a car is getting to be an antiquated option in Connecticut and CT rides, a commuter program funded by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, offered two business forums to help business leaders learn about the best commuting options and how to design a program that works for their companies. The first business forum for the New Haven region was held Jan. 21 at the Best Western Plus Hotel in North Haven and a Stamford forum was held Jan. 22 at the University of Connecticut Stam-
A variety of commuter options were discussed at a recent CT rides business forum.
ford campus. At the New Haven event, Russell McDermott, the CT rides program manager, explained how CT rides offers a variety of free services, available to companies and individuals. “We work with organizations to build sustainable commuter transportation prog rams for employees and with individual commuters to help them find the best transportation source,” he said. “There are lots of transportation options in Connecticut and we help individuals find the best ones, including car pools, van pools and transit bus and train options.” NuRide is a program avail-
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able through CT rides that commuters can use to find car pool partners. “Put in your start and destination origins and it tells you who you can contact and there’s a reward portion, which provides points you can redeem at stores and restaurants,” McDermott said. Find out more at www.nuride.com. CT rides also participates in a van pool program that coordinates rides for groups
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benefits. These essential points are just a beginning. There’s much more to consider. Consult with your financial advisor, tax professional, your local Social Security office and/or Social Security website, www.ssa.gov to find out more before you make your final decisions about when to first claim benefits. Jeff Jolly is a financial advisor and senior vice president of Root, Borajkiewicz, Lucarelli Wealth Management, with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. in North Haven.
Autopsy report could take weeks WALLINGFORD — Determining the cause of death of the Wallingford man found dead in the woods in Middlefield could take weeks, according to the state chief medical examiner’s office. Christopher Rosa, 51, had been reported missing since Tuesday, Jan. 13. His body was found Friday, Jan. 16. The cause of death will be released pending the results of a toxicology test, which could take six to eight weeks, officials said Sunday, Jan. 18. State police said Rosa was last seen after reportedly taking a taxi to New Guida’s Restaurant on Route 66 in Middlefield on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 13. State police and canine units searched the area Friday, Jan. 16 focusing on the trails at Mount Higby off Route 66.
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SCOUTS EARN SILVER AWARD Girl Scouts of Troops 62650 and 62115, of Durham and Middlefield, recently earned the Silver Award, the second-highest award in Girl Scouting. Middlefield First Selectman Jon Brayshaw and Durham First Selectman Laura Francis attended the celebration. To earn the award, Megan Szmaszek, Victoria Slight, Willow Small, Stephanie Finaldi and Julianna Deflora of Troop 62650 created a buffer garden near Allyn Brook in Durhan. Laura Hinsch, Sarina McCoy, Carol D’Agostino, Tatiana Perez and Chelsea Cassidy of Troop 62115 renovated the kitchen at the Levi E. Coe Library in Middlefield.
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The Church of the Epiphany, 196 Main St., has scheduled a free community supper for Sunday, Feb. 8, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the church hall. Meal is prepared by epiphany’s parishioners. Notre Dame Church will provide desserts. Contributions of peanut butter are appreciated to benefit the Amazing Grace Food Pantry. All are welcome.
discussions on prayer, chant and stress reduction. Participants need not be a member of any church, just interested in the topic and able to respect others whose views may differ from your own. Sessions are scheduled for 9 to 9:30 a.m. on the six Sundays of Lent, beginning Feb. 22 in Fairchild House at the United Churches, 228 Main St. Sessions are as follows: Meeting One: Taking Time For Oneself; Meeting Two: Silencing The Internal Critic; Meeting Three: Worry And Rumination vs. Awareness;
He leaves his daughter, Pamela LaBarbiera and her husband, Mark and their son, Michael, all of Staten Island, N.Y.; and his son, David Montgomery and his wife, Chris and their daughters, Chelsea and Haley, all of Exeter, N.H. He was a favorite Uncle Ben to his nieces, Marianne Sullivan, of Guilford, Linda Britt, of Peabody, Mass., Diane Cahill, of New York, N.Y., and Lenten series The United Churches of Donna Lee, of Eaton, Colo. Along with his wife and Durham has scheduled Sunparents, David was prede- day morning Lenten Series of ceased by his sister, Emma Jackson; and brothers, William and Thomas. ASSISTED LIVING A memorial service was held Saturday, Jan. 31, at The Congregational Church of Killingworth. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations in David’s memory may be made to The Congregational Church of Killingworth Memorial Fund, 273 Route 81, Killingworth, CT 06419. To share memories or send condolences, please visit www.doolittlefuneralservice.com.
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Get Stitchy is scheduled to meet Tuesday, Feb. 17, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. The public is welcome to work on handwork projects (crochet, knit, quilt or sew) in the company of other crafters. Bring your project materials and sewing machine and extension cord. For more information, contact Pam Carey at (860) 349-0453, carey_ clan@sbcglobal.net or Vicki Berry at (860) 3430879, vberry11@comcast. net.
Durham Recreation scheduled bridge games at the Durham-Middlefield community center every Friday at 6:15 p.m. Classes adapt to any person’s needs or concerns. For more information, call Jim Martinelli at (860) 346-6611.
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Superstition 101 Here we go again – another Friday the 13th staring us in the face. I’m never totally at ease with the day. I’ve been inundated with superstitious lore from the time I was knee-high to a grasshopper, and it has not been so easy to shuffle off its hold on me. As a kid I was always careful not to step on a crack in the sidewalk, lest I break my mother’s back (you’re welcome, Mom). I spent countless hours on my hands and knees looking for that elusive four-leaf clover (I never found one). And wild horses couldn’t have dragged me under a ladder. From whence came these admonitions? I wondered. A perusal of the Internet shed some light on the subject. Friday the 13th gets its ominous reputation from the fact that there were 13 people gathered around the table at the Last Supper, and Jesus was crucified on
a Friday. We’ve always heard that a black cat means trouble is brewing. That’s because in the Middle Ages it was believed that a witch could take its form. Remember the old saying that you’ll have seven years of bad luck if you break a mirror? Some cultures, in the olden days, believed that a mirror has the power to confiscate a person’s soul, and if the mirror is broken the soul will be trapped inside. Then there’s that warning about not walking under a ladder. An open ladder forms a triangle, which was once considered a symbol of life. Therefore, walking through one was considered tempting your fate. It was also considered poor form to dodge under a ladder because the three sides symbolize the Holy Trinity.
upon current regulations to also inState Rep. Noreen Kokoruda clude exemption from state taxes. (R-101) has introduced H.B. 5099, The proposed bill was initially which aims to create a tax-free savreferred to the Joint Committee on ings account, allowing people with Public Health but has since passed disabilities to pay certain expenses to the Finance, Revenue and Bondin a state program modeled after ing Committee and will await furthe federally-proposed legislation: ther action there. Achieving a Better Life Experience This session of the Connecticut (ABLE). Kokoruda General Assembly convened Jan. 7, Kokoruda noted that the current and is scheduled to conclude at midfederal law enacted December 2014 secured a tax-free savings account for those night, Wednesday, June 3. – Press Release with disabilities. She is seeking to expand
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“Arch Coal Inc. (ACI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $240.1 million in its fourth quarter… The results did not meet Wall Street expectations.” The above was written by a robot, coming from an Associated Press report written by the Automated Insights algorithm. This computer program wrote See Carr / Page 12 3,000 stories for the AP last quarter – 10 times what the AP reporters have P.O. Box 265, Middlefield, CT 06455 been prowww.towntimes.com ducing on their own. News (860) 317-2256 news@towntimes.com The stories Advertising (203) 317-2313 advertising@towntimes.com are sterile, Fax (203) 639-0210 precise, and Charles Marketplace (877) 238-1953 (toll-free) Kreutzkamp completely error-free, Town Times is published every Friday by the Record-Journal but they read as if assembled Publishing Co. and delivered to all homes and businesses in with a cookie-cutter. Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall. “It is certainly something that bears watching,” QuinExecutive Vice President and Assistant Publisher – Liz White nipiac Associate ProfesSenior Vice President and sor of Journalism Richard Chief Revenue Officer – Shawn E. Palmer Hanley told this reporter Senior Vice President and Editor – Ralph Tomaselli by phone. Hanley, a North News Editor – Nick Carroll Haven resident, doesn’t Assistant News Editor – Olivia L. Lawrence think that “the robots are Reporter – Mark Dionne taking over journalism,” but Advertising Sales – Joy Boone that the new technology Multimedia Sales Manager – Jim Mizener could bring changes to the Office Assistant, Press Releases – Marsha Pomponio industry. The AP’s use of Automated Insights hasn’t
resulted in layoffs, according to a press release. Hanley points out that the work robo-reporters can do is fairly limited. A program can tell you “what the DOW did or who won the game,” Hanley said, but they can’t think of new ideas or “look at the world through a nuanced perspective.” These, the professor said, are the skills he is telling his students they will need to succeed in journalism. Robots and humans can team up on stories as well. As Will Oremus reported for Slate, “Quakebot” helped the Los Angeles Times put up a story about an earthquake less than five minutes after it happened. Quakebot’s initial story was short and to the point. “Not exactly Pulitzer-worthy,” Oremus wrote, but journalists were then able to use Quakebot’s facts and numbers as part of a much longer front-page piece the next day. One day using a program to help assemble facts and statistics may be commonplace — bionic journalism. What the robots will take over is some of the least interesting and most repetitive work, according to Hanley. Short, simple pieces are
“basically data encased in a format,” the professor said, which is easy for robots. Robo-reporters may be handy, but they could never dream to write as well as this: “…Despite racking up seven hits and eight runs, Friona was led by a flawless day at the dish by Hunter Sundre, who went 2-2 against Boys Ranch pitching… Friona piled up the steals, swiping eight bags in all.” Did I trick you this time? A Narrative Science program wrote the above along with more than 400,000 other stories about Little League games using an iPhone app called GameChanger, as Steven Levy reports for Wired. The robot’s command of sports slang is impressive, but if you take a closer look, the story is nothing but statistics clumped into a narrative – the robot knows what happened play-by-play but it can’t tell you the how and the why. Human reporters will still be needed to do more nuanced stories that “require deep interpretation of the facts,” as Hanley put See Robot / Page 14
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Monday, Feb. 23 Board of Selectmen Budget Meeting, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24 Ethic’s Commission, library, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25 Board of Education, Strong school, 7:30 p.m.
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The winter season carries with it numerous health risks, from snowstorms to influenza. Here are some tips from the CDC for keeping healthy until spring. The following suggestions come from a list CDC put together for a “12 Ways to Health” holiday song that can be accessed at www.cdc.gov/ family/holiday/12ways.htm. • “The first way to health said the CDC to me: Wash hands to be safe and healthy,” the song goes. Proper handwashing takes at least 20 seconds using hot soap and water. Handwashing can help protect you from nasty seasonal bugs, including colds, the flu, and the norovirus, which is com-
monly known as the stomach flu. You can also protect yourself from feces-related infections like salmonella and e. colli. • Stay warm. The CDC points out that as people age, their awareness of cold temperature can decrease, and folks should also be sure to keep their pets warm. Be sure to prepare a safe alternative source of heat in case of an emergency, and have smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors in the house that are tested regularly. In the car, keep blankets, booster cables, food, water, sand or cat litter, a flashlight, first aid kit, and plastic bags. If you become stranded in your car, run the engine only 10 minutes per hour, make sure the tailpipe is
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Health district promotes radon testing from underground, where it occurs naturally due to the radioactive decay of uranium. Radon gas is the number The gas causes no immediate one cause of lung cancer for symptoms and, according to non-smokers, and the second the CDC, the only effective leading cause of lung can- way to detect it is through cer across the United States testing. Testing is relatively inexgenerally, according to the Central Connecticut Health pensive and if radon is detected, there are effective District using EPA data. For this reason, the CCHD solutions that can reduce raput together informational don levels by as much as 99 displays in area libraries percent. Radon gas appears throughout the month of Jan- all over the United States and uary, and distributed free ra- can be extremely localized. It don test kits courtesy of the is a myth that a neighbor’s Department of Public Health. test is a good indication of Radon gas is odorless, col- whether your own home has orless, and radioactive. It makes its way into homes through cracks in buildings
a problem. Radon can affect all types of homes, including those without basements. “Although some scientists dispute the precise number of deaths due to radon, all the major health organizations (such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Lung Association and the American Medical Association) agree with estimates that radon causes thousands of preventable lung cancer deaths every year,” the CDC states. “This is especially true among smokers, since the risk to smokers is much greater than to
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Opening an umbrella in the house was a definite no-no when I was growing up. Umbrellas were once used as protection from the sun, and opening one inside was an insult to the sun god. Another theory holds that an umbrella protects you from the storms of life, so opening one in your house offends the guardian spirits of your home, who then make a hasty retreat. I’m a pepper person myself, so I have not been
guilty of spilling much salt in my life. But if I do, I am sure I will lose no time in tossing it over my left shoulder. At one time salt was a valuable commodity, and spilling it was believed to incur bad luck. It was also believed that the devil is always standing behind your left shoulder, and throwing salt in his eyes would distract him from visiting that bad luck upon you. Bestowing a blessing upon someone who sneezes is almost an automatic re-
sponse. It was once thought that during a sneeze the soul escapes the body and the heart momentarily stops. Saying “God bless you” was a way to reunite the person with both his soul and a steady heartbeat. I frequently see people knock on wood or say “knock on wood,” in an attempt to hold onto whatever wonderful things in their life to which they have just given testimony. People believed that acknowledging your good fortune was tempting the fates. They
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Team members made a few age jokes as they sat together in the bleachers, saying they decided not to sit higher up in the bleachers because of the stairs. Gagliardi predicted the group could still play a good game of basketball, “as long as it’s half-court.” Throughout the game with Portland, a tough overtime loss, Nystrom set the stage for the team’s introduction by giving statistics and details from 1974, the year “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” aired new episodes and
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serviced by a company called Everbridge. Durham and Middlefield, along with Regional School District 13, split the contract with Everbridge. Both Roberts and Willet indicated that the systems are not used lightly. Roberts said that routine weather events would not trigger an alert. “It’s not something we would use for town meetings or things like that,” Roberts said. The first selectmen and Emergency Management directors of both towns have access to the system. Others, such as police or road crews, have to request that alerts go out.
Both towns have links on the front page of their websites for residents to sign up for the alerts. “It’s pretty easy and it walks you through it,” said Willet. Residents can also sign up at town hall or at the Emergency Management Office at the Middlefield Community Center. The notification systems allow residents to choose how they will be contacted. A contact point could be on a single cell phone or limited to one e-mail address, or across multiple devices. Acco rd i n g to Wi l l e t , the system also has the
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Bus trip - Project Graduation has scheduled a bus trip to Mohegan Sun for Saturday, March 7. Bus leaves Coginchaug Regional High School at 4 p.m. to return at 11 p.m. A fee is charged, and includes food and betting credit. Proceeds benefit CRHS Project Graduation. Deadline is Feb. 18. For more information, contact Pat Fontaine at leopatmattkyle@yahoo.com.
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CLL spring registration now open Online registration for all levels of baseball and softball is now open for the 2015 spring Little League season. In 2014, Little League International adopted new age requirements that allow any boy or girl who turns 5 by Dec. 31, 2015 to register for T-Ball. This is a younger starting age than in prior seasons. For previously registered players, visit www.coginchaugll.org and select the “Register Online” tab. Coginchaug Little League is open to all residents of Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall, and all age-appropriate players that attend a school within those towns, including Independent Day School.
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gram (6 to 10 years). Thursday, Feb. 12, 6:30 p.m. Create a Valentine’s Day card. Registration is required. Paws to Read (6 to 9 years). Three-week session, Saturdays, Feb. 14, 21, 28 at 10:15, 10:30 or 10:45 a.m. Improve reading skills by reading to a therapy dog. Registration is required. Programs for teens Teen Advisory Group (ages 12 to 18). Saturday, Feb. 7, 11 a.m. to noon. The group meets once a month to discuss how to improve the library for young adults. Vale nt in e’s Cupc akes (ages 12 to 18). Friday, Feb. 13, 3 to 4 p.m. Decorate cupcakes for Valentine’s Day.
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Introduction to Genealogy. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2:30 p.m. Carol Whitmer of the CT Historical Society is scheduled to speak. The program is free and open to the public. No registration required. Movie Matinees - Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Feb. 12 - “Frank” R. Feb. 19 - “The Good Lie” PG-13. Feb. 26 - “This is Where I Leave You” R.
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