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Durham’s Town Green revitalization takes shape By Judy Moeckel Special to Town Times
One of the most attractive aspects of Main Street Durham is its town green. But age, disease and storms have taken their toll. Last year, the Board of Selectmen received a request from Tim Larkin, the town’s tree warden, and Bonnie Penders, Durham Garden Club Tree Committee chairman to plant some trees on the north side of the Green. After considering this request,
the BOS recognized the need for a long range plan for the historic space. In July 2013, the panel created the “Town Green Revitalization Project,” and appointed a committee representing diverse stakeholders and experts. Members include Bonnie Penders, chair, an advanced master gardener; Tina Gossner, a master gardener; Bob Isleib, a lighting specialist; Durham Tree Warden Tim Larkin; Duncan Milne of the Durham Historic District Commission; Bob Thody, represent-
ing the Durham Fair Association; and Chad Reddick, an interested Durham resident. The project’s mission statement is “to beautify the Green and create a renewed sense of pride for generations to come. The Durham Green is a vital part of our rich history, and this initiative will establish a structured plan to protect, enhance and celebrate our Green.” The committee is taking a broad approach, BonSee Revitalization / Page 17
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Go Far program inspires young runner By Thomas Liljedahl Special to Town Times
When Jennifer Schulten established a physical fitness program for Durham and Middlefield youths eight years ago, she never could have anticipated the influence it would have, specifically on her son Peter. Peter Schulten, 12, has always had a knack for running, spending elementary recesses running around alone rather than engaging in activities with friends. Recognizing this
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Parking lots at the Middlefield Town Hall and Levi Coe Library are being repaved after having weathered over two and a half decades of use. “You had some real potholes and landmines,” said Middlefield First Selectman Jon Brayshaw. “They were
we want them to be safe and to look successful,” Brayshaw said, adding that the next step, will be to repave the Community Center if the funds can be found.
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patched, the patches were patched, and the patches’ patches were patched.” During the renovation, town staff parked on the lawn in front of the town hall underneath the trees. “It’s an inconvenience, but we have faith the staff and visitors will make it from the grass to the door,” Brayshaw quipped. Adult Services Librarian Susan Mizla said the library staff is very excited about the improvements. “ We b i t t h e b u l l e t ,” Brayshaw said, “It is a lot of money, but… we can’t go on living with dangerous situations in the parking lots.” The uneven pavement has already caused “a few spills,” according to Brayshaw, and there are concerns about citizens who may be dependent on wheelchairs or walkers. According to Middlefield’s finance Director Joe Geruch, the stripping down and repaving is costing in the ballpark of $20,000 for the library and $35,000 for the town hall. “We’re very proud of the town hall and the library and
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The Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation revealed the recipients of their 2014 grants and awarded those grants at a reception at Strong School on June 19. “We have funded 10 grants, more than ever,” said Nancy Earls, chair of CVEF’s grants committee. CVEF, which seeks to promote life-long learning in the community, has been awarding grants since 2009. Including the 2014 grants, CVEF has given out 43 grants worth almost $60,000. According to CVEF executive board member Betsy White Booz, the group used an automated process and workshops to publicize and streamline the grant program. “I was just so excited by the variety we got,” said Booz of the grant winners. “It’s a good cross section of arts, [public] schools, private school, libraries, and towns.” According to the list of grant recipients, several of the grants are directed at adult learning. The Durham Garden Club was awarded a $1,500 grant for “Jump Into Spring!” an expo with speakers to help gardeners to create “beautiful, nature friendly gardens.” The Durham Public Library will use a CVEF grant “to conduct a series of hands-on workshops for adults ages 18 and up who have very limited or no knowledge of computer use, e-mail, Internet or social media.” Children’s Librarian Christine Michaud, who accepted on behalf of the library, said, “Our experience is that many adults do not know the basics.” The Levi Coe Library also
received a grant, which Children’s Librarian Vicki Berry will use to establish a series of book paths at Peckham Park. Book pages set over the course of a path will encourage intergenerational walkers to move through the book as they move through the park. Berry said the project was inspired by a similar one in Vermont and that the book would change once per month. Nancy Winship-Poole also accepted a grant to encourage reading. With her Paws for Reading program, Winship-Poole brings Bailey, her 3 year old rescued Australian Shepherd to John Lyman School as a companion for young readers. According to the grant application, “The idea is to provide kids with a less intimidating and more relaxed atmosphere where they can practice their reading.” Winship-Poole said she could sense the excitement when she visits Lyman, “I walk down the hall and no one knows my name. It’s just ‘Bailey!’ ‘Bailey!’ ‘Bailey!’” The Independent Day School received a CVEF grant to run a workshop for designing and building board games, with a goal of fostering critical and innovative thinking.
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ferent scientific concept. One grant went to community theater PaperHouse Productions. (For disclosure, this reporter helps run that theater group.) PaperHouse will establish a junior board to give children with a strong interest in theater an on-going group where they will learn first hand the elements of putting on a show, from publicity to lobby features. Booz said CVEF was excited about the grants this year, especially after the success of past recipients. “What they have in common is each one is going to enrich the lives of adults and children in our community,� Booz said.
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Get your feet wet! Volunteers are needed for the Coginchaug River Water Quality Study. The study assists with continuing efforts to identify and address sources of bacteria to the Coginchaug. Volunteers will collect samples at selected sites in Durham, Middlefield, North Guilford and Middletown. Sampling is scheduled for Wednesdays through Aug. 20. Responsibilities include collecting water samples before 8 a.m. and delivering them to a nearby drop-off location. No experience is necessary. Training, equipment, supplies and procedures will be provided. To volunteer, or for more information, call the Conservation District at (860) 346-3282.
Notice Notice is hereby given that permission was received from the State of Connecticut, DOT, State Traffic Commission approving the Town of Durham’s request to change the speed limit on Bear Rock Road from 30 to 25 m.p.h. for both directions of travel, from Higganum Road northerly to Maiden Lane, a distance 1.02 miles.
John Lyman School student Connor Willett spearheaded a local initiative to bring basketballs to his friends in Haiti. He’d been inspired by the Home Education Love Opportunity group that provides support missions to Haiti. Members of the Middlefield Federated Church got involved donating funds to help build a basketball court. The court was built in April and basketballs donated by Connor and his friends were delivered at that time. One of HELO’s students visited Lyman last month to play basketball with local students who’d helped out. Pictured are Haitian students on the new court. | Submitted
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2014 is a banner year for ticks, according to Dr. Kirby Stafford from the Department of Entomology at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. According to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, tick population is a major factor in the prevalence of Lyme Disease. “Lyme Disease is transmitted through the bite of infected ticks, may not have any initial symptoms, can be difficult to diagnose, and requires active personal protection participation from you to remove ticks as soon as possible and do what you can to prevent tick bites,” the DPH website states.
Stafford, an entomologist, collects ticks as part of his research, and although collection is ongoing and numbers are not finalized, “I would say tick numbers are higher than they have been in previous years. We certainly saw a lot of adult tick activity this spring,” Stafford said. Stafford explained that the previous winter may have been beneficial to the arachnids. In years with a lot of snow, and where the snow is seldom completely melted, the snow forms an insulated blanket that protects ticks from the worst of the cold, as well as providing them with a source of moisture. Stafford said that it was likely many adult ticks survived the winter considering the number of
adults seen this spring, which indicates a higher population for this year. Stafford has participated in numerous tick management studies. One promising method is using biopesticides to control the tick population, like MET-52, a strain of a naturally occurring fungus that Stafford studied in 2005 and 2007. “It’s relatively effective, you can find about 58 to 75 percent control based on my original trials,” Stafford said. Unlike some traditional pesticides, the fungus-based approach has the advantage of “being safe for a lot of non-targets, such as honeybees and that kind of stuff,” Stafford said.
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Stafford also studied bait boxes treated with Fipronil – the same active ingredient in Frontline to prevent ticks on dogs. Rodents, which are the source of Lyme Disease, are exposed to the Fipronil in the bait boxes, and as a result kill ticks they come in contact with, thus preventing the ticks from becoming carriers of Lyme Disease. The study was done on Mason’s Island near Mystic, Conn. where it proved “extremely successful,” according to Stafford, who emphasized that although the results of the trial were promising, dealing with an inland residential neighborhood is a different matter.
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Durham Recreation is sponsoring two-day cooking camps in July at Strong School for boys and girls who will be entering grades 6-9 this fall. The junior chefs will learn to make from scratch some of their favorite foods. The theme for this summer’s program is good eats that can be made ahead and enjoyed whenever needed. This is the fifth summer the recreation department has sponsored the Youth Cooking Program. Session one, July 15 and 16, features Chocolate “Baby-Cakes” (single-serving chocolate layer cakes with fluffy white filling and a fudge glaze) plus deluxe twice-baked potatoes loaded with all the fixings. Session two, July 22 and 23, will tackle a three-cheese and bacon quiche and strawberry shortcake. Both sessions are 9 a.m. to noon with samples to enjoy in class and take home. Each twoday program is limited to 12 students who will learn basic cooking and baking techniques plus secrets to success for recipes they will be able to recreate at home. Instructor Christine Firth has conducted previous summer cooking camps as well as after-school Cooking Club classes at Strong School. For more information call Durham Recreation at (860) 343-6724 or go to www.townofdurhamct. org (Recreation Programs/Summer Recreation Programs).
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Library hours are: Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; closed Fridays. The library is closed Saturdays for the summer. Museum passes Levi E. Coe Library has museum passes. Multiple state parks and forests are available.
Durham Public Library Author program - The Durham Public Library, 7 Maple Ave., has scheduled Sydney Sherman, author of “You Are Not Alone: Our Loved Ones Are Here...You’re Just
Not Listening” for Thursday, July 10, 7 to 9 p.m. For more information and reservations, call the library at (860) 349-9544. Programs for kids: Critter Caravan (ages 3 and up). Wednesday, July 9, 2 p.m. Touch and learn about a variety of small animals. For more information and to register, call (860) 349-9544. Fizz, Boom, Read! Summer Reading Program - Registration begins June 30. Read at least one book per week, record your reading and receive a prize. For a full list of program visit www.durhamlibrary. org/kids/programs. Programs for teens: Coding Club (ages 11 to 18). Mondays in July, 3 to 4 p.m. learn about computer
programing and practice and share with other coding enthusiasts. No registration required. Robotics Club (ages 11 to 18). Tuesdays, July 1, 8 and 15 from 3 to 4 p.m. Use a solar robotics kit to build one of 14 different robots. Cracked Marble Pendants and beading (ages 12 to 18). Tuesday, July 8 from 7 to 8 p.m. After Hours Summer Kickoff Party - Saturday, June 28, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Kick off the summer at an after hours party for teens.
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Seven years ago, retired District 13 teacher Merrill Adams brought together a group of Durham and Middlefield residents who were keen on supporting and fostering the idea of lifelong education. In 2008, the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation was established. Our formal mission is “to promote excellence, innovation and creativity in education for our community.” CVEF is a private, not-forprofit education foundation, one of 90 in Connecticut. In general, education foundations contribute resources to support education; however, each foundation is unique in its operation, its programs, and the resources it provides to the community (for exam-
ple, our focus is not restricted to just formal or public school education). But all foundations share a common commitment to improving education at the local level. CVEF has had a busy and productive seven years. Perhaps our proudest accomplishment is that we have awarded 43 grants over six grant cycles, totaling almost $60,000. You in the community have most likely seen the results of one these grants, whether through your child’s participation in Go Far Go Fast or learning about sea life from the high school’s marine aquarium. Maybe you’re a member of the adult band started several years ago, or perhaps you helped out with the composting project at last year’s Durham Fair. Hopefully, you had the chance to
attend one of the wonderful concerts held last month, courtesy of the Kalmia Gardens Chamber Music Series. Of course, we would not have been able to award any of these grants without the generous support of our community, both via our annual appeal, as well as through other fundraising efforts. This includes our silent auction gala events and our community “bees.”
As with most “start-up” organizations, we are a work in progress. For example, last year, we changed our annual community spelling bee to a community trivia bee, which was met with great success (as evidenced by the 24 participating teams). Our trivia bee will return in 2015. At this year’s major fundraising event, Flights of Fancy and Song, we repeated the success of two years ago, offering an evening of fun, while attendees bid on over 35 birdhouses created by talented residents. Working together, we provided the high school’s music department parents’ group (POPS) the venue to auction off their own whimsical re-purposed musical instrument art. Once each year, CVEF also honors a local resident with
the Howard Kelley Community Award. Established in memory of this lifelong educator (the first superintendent of Regional District 13, as well as a founding board member of CVEF), we ask the community for nominations and make our selection each December. When a plan comes together, good things happen. That is what CVEF represents in the communities of Durham and Middlefield. CVEF is pleased to be contributing a monthly column in the Town Times. Please check back every month for an update on our various activities, programs and stories. We invite you to “like” us on Facebook, too. Betsy White Booz is president of CVEF.
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Cut Bank, an actual town in Montana that inspired writer Roberto Patino to draft his manuscript. No doubt Cut Bank has earned its place on the map, though hopefully the town does not live up to the film’s dark premise. Not only is it the coldest place in the United States, it is a living and breathing example of how our presumed realities may not be so real after all. Even the snow is missing from Cut Bank’s scenic claim to fame. In Cut Bank, you find all the characters you expect to see in a small town. The sheriff, the postman, the laborers, the recluse, all in a likable everyone knows everyone community. What you see is not what you get. As in real life, there are layers hidden beneath those superficial impressions. Patino perfectly buries those layers in his script while Shakman digs them out on screen. A pair of teenagers witness the murder of a postman and incidentally capture it on film. Or so it seems. With the loss and presumed death of the town’s “beloved” postman, not
Film reviewer Tanya Feke, M.D., and Briuce Dern at the recent LA FIilm Festival. | Submitted to mention the missing mail he was to have delivered, the town falls victim to tragedy as one unpredictable event leads to another in an unstoppable chain of lies and deceit. Only an honorable man can set things to right. There may not be many of those left. Enter John Malkovich. As Sheriff Vogel, his broken heart pulses through his
eyes, left behind by the woman he loves in a town where there has never been a murder. He cannot, literally, stomach that kind of cruelty. He has already suffered too deeply. The sheriff ’s vulnerability is placed center stage amid Cut Bank’s crisis — how he recoils at the loss of life, how he softens at See Movies / Page 16
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Community journalist learns lifelong lessons high. So I did what any writer would do – I wrote about the situation at hand. “Paycheck or Reality Check” was sent off to a few papers in Connecticut, including the paper in my hometown, Town Times. Over the years, I had picked up the hometown paper to read the letters, see photos of community events and read small blurbs about my school, but small-town news did not excite me much. Even so, any writer knows the excitement of getting a call from an editor, and sure enough I will never forget the call from then-editor Sue VanDerzee upon receiving my submission. She said two things that have stuck with me and changed my life: that my article was “terrific” and she would publish it, and that she wanted me to come in for an interview because the reporter at the time was leaving. I loved Sue from that very instant and could tell in her cheerful voice that she was a person who could both
support and push me, though in that moment I didn’t know what my future at the paper would hold. That phone call was fate. I wasn’t even trying to get a job there, but this one practically fell on my lap. (Thank you, Wendy, for spotting my email submission out of the hundreds received daily and for sharing it with Sue.) I was so excited to have my article published that I grabbed several copies of the paper that week and have kept them to this day. (Newspapers grow more charming with age as their pages turn yellow and crispy.) In fact, every article I ever wrote for the five years I was at Town Times is in a pile under my bed. A few years ago, I started to compile every clip into a binder, but it was a difficult task that quickly got tossed aside. That’s because I had more clips than I realized – hundreds, including small blurbs. Sue had me working my butt off to earn those bylines.
But if I’m being completely honest, I should back up and say that at first I had felt a little sorry for myself. I was “settling” for a job at my local newspaper rather than pursuing the glamorous work of magazine editing I had envisioned so vividly. But eventually I came to realize that I was given so much more than a job, a byline and a little experience at Town Times. I was given a small pond and the permission to be the big fish, and that was
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(This is part of an ongoing series of column from writers, past and present, associated with Town Times in celebration of the newspaper’s 20 years of publication.) Heading into my freshmen year at the University of Connecticut in 2004, I had no idea what to study. But I loved two things: writing and sharing stoStephanie ries. Early in Wilcox my freshmen year I found myself reporting for the campus newspaper, and surprisingly I loved it. That’s when it all came together: I’d be a journalist. For the remainder of my undergrad, I took every opportunity to prepare for a successful journalism career. I reached out to magazine editors to ask how I could work toward their jobs, I took multiple internships to sample various journalism fields, I was selected to tape a Public Service Announcement with journalist Katie Couric and then-governor Jodi Rell, and I hosted a television show through UConn’s broadcast club. When all this experience and four years of education came to a head in 2008, I knew deep within my core that I was going to be a magazine editor in NYC. That’s what my (near) future had in store for me, or so I thought. I was immensely driven, but I still felt very small - a little fish who was going to try to make it in a big sea - the magazine industry. After graduation, I applied my heart out all summer. I didn’t even know how realistic it was to apply some of the positions, but I figured my eagerness alone would help me skip over the lower level positions as an assistant pouring coffee and bump me right into my dream job of running the show. To my disappointment, no magazine jobs came through for me, though I didn’t want to believe it could have something to do with the fact that I was reaching a tad too
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that make it all tick. But I also learned how to listen carefully, how to calculate mill rates, how to represent the community, how to have a voice and a presence, how to carefully craft someone else’s story that they’ve trusted you with, how to capture the front-page-worthy photos and how to read body language. In a nutshell, you learn as a journalist to be in tune with the world around you, right down to the tiniest detail, and I was no exception. I think all journalists, at least those working for publications small enough where they can really get involved in the heart of the community, know that
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Danielle Richardson (center), Durham resident and Mercy High School junior, recently was nominated by her coach, John Benchimol, to participate in the CT Lacrosse chapter of US Lacrosse Super Junior Tryout. Out of the 200-plus junior lacrosse players, 48 were selected to participate in the Super Junior LAX Game at Cheshire High School June 19. Richardson was selected as a midfield player. This event, historically, brings local college coaches to supplement their recruiting of local players. This year, Mercy High School had three players selected. Pictured, in addition to Richardson, are Emma Bonassar of Wallingford (left), selected as an attack player, and Olivia Ozyck of Clinton selected as a midfield player.
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Dancers from the Middlesex Dance Center performed at New Britain Stadium prior to a Rock Cats game. The group performed two jazz dances. Before the performance, the dancers were recognized as Hometown Champions and honored for their charity and civic work. | Submitted
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Revitalization ilies who live on and near sign in hand. “Trees are under-valued for the green were invited to nie Penders says, by looking their contribution to clean air, a TGRP meeting in May to not just at its trees, but the to- shade, aesthetics and wildlife learn about the committee’s tal environment of the Green, habitats,” Penders said. “It accomplishments and plans surprises me how little many for the future. Any resident its history, and its future. “We are fortunate that Bon- adults know about trees. Ed- is welcome to attend the comnie and Tim agreed to spear- ucation will be one of our mittee’s meetings held on the first Tuesday of the month at head the committee,” said focuses.” Another focus of the com- 5 p.m. in the activity room of First Selectman Laura Francis. “I am grateful to have a mittee will be to keep the the Durham Public Library. Chairman Penders said group of passionate volun- public informed as the projteers dedicated to developing ect moves forward. Fam- Francis has been especially a plan for tree planting that will endure long after we are all gone.” Activities of the project include: • Soliciting feedback Home Improvement from residents living around the Town Green & Handyman Services • Raising funds for Complete Residential Work plant materials and soft- and • Kitchens & Bath • Flooring & Laminates hard-scape amenities • Decks & Additions • Power Washing Decks & Siding • Visiting other colo• Painting & Decorating • Concrete & Patio Pavers nial town greens such as Guilford, Branford and Madison • Siding & Special Trim • Repairs on Wood Products • Applying for grant • Electrical & Plumbing Repairs 860-882-3631 monies • Investigating the SAVE THIS AD state of the soil on the Green, which is a major concern • Evaluating the health of existing trees, some MIDDLEFIELD REMODELING of which are very fragile. QUALITY CARPENTRY LICENSED & INSURED The project would not be • ADDITIONS successful without the expertise and assistance of several • KITCHENS individuals, said member Tina • BATHS Gossner. “Adam Moore (now • DECKS J ERRY F INCH executive director of Sheriff’s • SIDING 860-704-8312 Meadow Foundation on Mar203-919-2031 • R OOFING tha’s Vineyard, formerly of HIC 0629899 Durham) connected us with John Alexopoulos, associate professor of Landscape Architecture at the University • Lawn Care & Property Maintenance of Connecticut. Alexopoulos, • Landscape Design & Construction along with Rachel Gilroy, a • New Lawn Installation & Hydroseeding graduate student at UConn, • Patios, Walkways & Outdoor Living Spaces and Jack Kehoe, a retired state • Retaining Walls arborist, will create the longProperty Maintenance • Excavation & Site Work range landscape plan.” & Construction Services • Concrete Kehoe will map out the Michael Augeri - Owner • Drainage & Utility Construction Rockfall, CT 06481 Green, identifying all trees • Tree Removal and Pruning MIKE@PREMIERCT.NET and estimating their age. He 860-982-7283 • www.Premierct.net • Topsoil, Mulch & Stone also will study the soil of the Green, so that any trees 20 Years Experience HIC#0639576 • Licensed & Insured that are planted will have a healthy start. The town provided $2,000 in seed funding to support the early stages of the project, which includes $1,600 for landscape design and $400 TRAY RACKI - OWNER CT HIC.0559832 for arborist services. The landscape plan is expected in ADDITIONS - REMODELING - ROOFING - SIDING early August. Chairman BonGUTTERS - DECKS - HOME REPAIRS nie Penders says the commitQUAILITY WORK - GREAT PRICES tee will begin a fund-raising campaign once they have the CALL: 860-349-1758 proposed and approved deWWW.ROCKFALLCO.COM From Page 1
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Like several people before him, John Sliney requested permission from the Durham Board of Selectmen to use a metal detector on the town green. At its June 23 meeting, the BOS turned down the request. “In the past we’ve had several requests. I remember denying them all,” said First Selectman Laura Francis. Those requests have been denied for two reasons, according to Francis. Potential damage to the green was one concern and ownership of recovered items was the second. “If there’s anything there, who does it belong to?” Francis asked. “It feels like a hard thing to get hard-nosed about, but we’ve denied it every time,” Francis said. Selectman John Szewczyk said that if there were
begins in New Haven and its 65 mile police-escorted route travels into Durham on Route 17 and then west down Route 68 out of town. The request was made by Diana Richter. The Ride to End Hunger benefits the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen of New Haven.
something valuable under the green, it should not be opened to one individual. The request was denied unanimously. The selectmen did approve at the same meeting use of Durham’s roads for the eighth annual Ride to End Hunger on Sept. 7. The motorcycle charity ride
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(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Durham Library. Check the town website at www.townofdurhamct. org for updates.) Monday, July 7 Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 8 Conservation Commission, library, 7 p.m. Library Board of Trustees, library, 7:30 p.m. Durham Volunteer Fire Company, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 8 p.m. Thursday, July 10 Public Safety Facility Renovations Planning Committee, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 14 Board of Selectman, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Inland/Wetlands, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 Board of Finance, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Agriculture Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 16 Planning & Zoning, library, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17 DMIAAB, library, 7 p.m.
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