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Volume 20, Number 6
Friday, June 26, 2015
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
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Friday, June 26, 2015
Relay for Life a great success By Mark Dionne Town Times
A tree branch balances on power lines on Main Street in Durham Tuesday as a car attempts to maneuver around downed branches and trees. The storm knocked out power and forced the postponement of Coginchaug’s graduation. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
Storm slams local towns By Mark Dionne Town Times
A brief but violent thunderstorm with high winds swept through central Connecticut in the late afternoon on Tuesday, June 23, taking down large trees and branches, leaving many roads impassable and much of Durham and Middlefield without power. According to Eversource Energy, formerly Connecti- Banners, hung to greet graduating seniors, went through cut Light & Power, 99 percent a severe thunderstorm instead. An uprooted tree in the background shows the damage done in the area of See Storm / Page 24 Coginchaug Regional High School. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
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Durham’s first Relay for Life was a resounding success, according to organizers and participants. The charity event, held June 20 at the Durham Fairgrounds, left people exhausted and feeling mixtures of joy and sadness as they raised $58,735 to help fight cancer. The Relay for Life fund raisers, which are done across the country for the benefit of The American Cancer Society, consist of teams who
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Winners of CVEF grants announced By Mark Dionne Town Times
The Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation announced the recipients of its 2015 grants. Nine projects were awarded grants by CVEF this year and the project leaders were recognized in a ceremony on June 16 in the Strong Middle School
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library. CVEF, which seeks to promote life-long learning in the community, has awarded grants since 2009. Including the 2015 grants, CVEF has given out 52 grants worth almost $72,000. As in past years, the projects are aimed at a variety of See Grants / Page 17
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