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Spirit of giving Friday, November 23, 2012
As Human Services sees greater demand, residents, charities step up By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
The town now provides assistance to about 375 households, but anticipates that rising to 400 households this winter. And it’s Newington residents themselves who make the contribution possible. “This is a very generous community and a very generous time of year,” Futoma said Monday, adding,
Minus the fuzzy red suit and sleigh, Newington Human Services takes on the role of Santa Claus right about now. Its outreach helps hundreds of families throughout the year but the holiday season is especially busy for the town department, which holds both a Thanksgiving Food Drive and See HUMAN, Page 2 Holiday Gift Drive. Free “I would say that the need is com- Volume 53, No. 43 parable to the last couple of years,” said Director of Newington Human Services Karen Futoma. “Our need in the last three or four years doubled compared to what it was three or four years earlier and it has stayed that way since.”
Originally estimated at $1.3 million, the estimated price tag to clear asbestos and PCBs from the National Welding site is now $2.1 million after more contaminants were found in the building.
Town seeks grant to clean National Welding site as project’s price grows By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
After two developers recently expressed interest in the old National Welding property, the town is readying a grant application to remediate contamination at the site, which will cost about $800,000 more than anticipated.
The cost to demolish and abate asbestos and PCBs within the building was estimated at $1.3 million, but went up to $2.1 million after more contamination was found recently in the structure’s caulking, per a recent change to the state’s environmental regulations to check such materials. See TOWN, Page 6