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The Levi Coe Library is undergoing a number of improvements this year, in-cluding new carpet, paint, and a repaved parking lot.

“They just painted new lines on the asphalt in the main parking lot last week-end,” Ralph Sayward, presi-dent of the Levi Coe Library Board, said.

The new carpet and paint in the children’s story room comes “Just in time for our children’s summer read-ing program,” according to Adult Services Librarian Su-san Mizla.

Mizla said the library staff is very excited for the improvements.

Sayward said a contractor had also been hired to paint the wood trim at the library, though much of the exterior

is brownstone. “We’re getting a lot of

good feedback,” Sayward said, “the repaving of the parking lot was way overdue, and the carpet has definitely seen better years.”

The main parking lot at the bottom of the hill has been paved, and the upper level will be repaved before summer is over, according to Sayward.

Library improvements ‘just in time’By Charles KreutzkampTown Times

Newly repaved asphalt at the Levi-Coe Library. | Charles Kreutzkamp / Town Times

There has been a push for home energy audits from town officials, businesses, and utility companies in re-cent months. The results, at least according to one offi-cial, have been mixed.

The audits attempt to make individual homes more energy efficient. According to a press release from the Clean Energy and Sustain-ability Task Force, which is coordinating the efforts, the

audits can result in “an aver-age savings of $300 or more every year.”

According to Nancy Win-ship-Poole, a member of the Clean Energy and Sustain-ability Task Force, the au-dits are worthwhile for every homeowner. “The value is way above and beyond the cost,” Winship-Poole said. The audits cost $75 for elec-tric or natural gas costum-ers and $99 for propane and oil users, with programs to waive the fee based on need.

Homes are put through a blower test to gauge leaks.

Items such as plumbing, ap-pliances, and furnaces are in-spected. The audit includes on-the-spot improvements like energy efficient light bulbs and weather stripping.

“There’s always going to be things that you can do,” said Winship-Poole, who pointed out that a recent energy audit found areas to improve in her home even though it had undergone an audit only a few years earlier.

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Officials encourage energy auditsBy Mark DionneTown Times

The Clean Energy and Sustainability Task Force, a joint board of Durham and Middlefield, hopes to use energy audits to reduce home electricity useage.| Mark Dionne / Town TimesSee Energy / Page 20

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Natalie Cashman, of Wall-ingford, knows firsthand the importance of eating well. “I was overweight as a kid,” she said, “and by the time I got to high school I was obese. I struggled with health prob-lems, but wasn’t getting much help from doctors. By 2010, I was getting sick every time I ate. But when I cut out gluten, it was a complete change. I stopped getting sick, the joint pain and the skin rashes went away, and I lost 180 pounds. I realized it was not so much about the calorie intake as about the quality and the types of food I was eating. I was eating a whole foods diet, with less processed food.”

She went on to become a clinical nutritionist, and now runs her business, Cashman Nutrition, out of the office of Durham Family Chiroprac-tic, as well as out of a Wall-ingford office. She also does consulting over the phone and on Skype as well as blog-ging for Fresh Food Network (www.freshfn.com), offering weekly recipes, articles on seasonal produce, and nutri-tional information.

Her consultations are tai-lored to each individual. “I come up with a plan that is good for the client and is in line with their beliefs,” Cash-man said. “For instance, if they’re a vegan, I’m not go-

ing to tell them they need to eat meat. The best diet in the world isn’t going to work if the person is unable to fol-low it.”

She starts first with the diet, suggesting the removal of processed foods and an in-crease in fruits and vegeta-bles. “There’s no supplement that’s going to reverse a poor diet,” she said. “People want miracle weight loss pills, and they’re not out there. I tell my clients to drink lots of water – half their body weight in ounces – and I tell them to stay away from soda and high fructose corn syrup.

“There are times when people need supplements. Most will benefit from a pro-biotic or a good quality fish oil, which is anti-inflamma-tory. A good quality multi-vi-tamin is okay but a lot of the over-the-counter ones have cheap fillers.”

Cashman sees the typical American diet – it’s inflam-matory, has too many pro-cessed foods, is high in sugar, and is laden with chemicals and pesticides – as the cause of many health problems. It contributes to heart disease, autoimmune diseases, can-cers, obesity, and diabetes. “Nutrition can help such a wide variety of disorders,” she said. “There’s a big move-ment right now on nutrition for cancer and autoimmune disorders. Vitamins and min-erals have a tremendous im-pact on your health.

“One of the worst things our country did was to pro-mote a low-fat diet, which usually contains a lot of sugar and chemicals. Fats are good for you as long as they are healthy fats, like nuts and seeds, coconut oil, olive oil, and pasture-raised animal fats.”

Cashman has come a long way from her childhood diet of things that came out of a package or a can. She and her husband eat “a very clean whole foods diet.” She has vegetables with every meal, even breakfast, and makes sure she has healthy fats and protein every day.

Nutrition services began with personal journey By Diana CarrSpecial to Town Times

Natalie Cashman, clinical nutritionist at Durham Family Chiropractic. | Photo by Diana Carr

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Beware: jury scam widespread

Con artists are using a new scam to bilk money from un-suspecting victims according to State of Connecticut Jury Administrator Esther Harris.

The swindlers are pre-tending to be from the Jury Administration.

Middlef ield’s resident State Trooper Eric Kelly said that he hasn’t heard com-

plaints about scams involv-ing Middlefield residents recently, but he has heard about scams occurring in neighboring towns.

Harris said that the Jury Administration has been re-ceiving regular calls from people who were told by crooks that they owed fines due to missed jury service. Some people are receiving calls, and others emails, Har-ris said.

“We communicate through the mail,” Harris said. The Jury Administration defi-nitely doesn’t demand credit card numbers over the phone, according to Harris. The “first line of communi-cation” is always by an offi-cial notice through the mail. Harris said that although the court does arrange some communication through email, “We would never send someone an email saying they didn’t show up for Jury Service. How would we get their email address?”

Any legitimate fine can be verified by calling the court.

According to Deputy Chief John Klett of the Berlin Po-lice Department, there have been several cases of the Jury Administration scam locally. “So far, no one has fallen for it,” Klett said, as far as Police are aware.

A similar scam involves con artists posing as police. “They tell them they need to bail out a relative,” Klett said, adding that Berlin has seen

several cases of this scam.According Kelly, you can

always verify a police of-ficer’s identity by calling the barracks. “Bail money is never accepted over the phone, not from our agency,” Kelly said.

According to First Select-man of North Haven Michael Freda, the most deplorable thing about these scams is that they often target the elderly. “We are aware of these scams,” said Freda, who praised the local police efforts to combat con artists. “I have a message for scam-mers,” Freda said, “We will find you... and it will be a very unpleasant experience.”

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A popular scam in Plain-ville right now, according to Petersen, involves a fake call from the electric company.

According to police, if someone is demanding money over the phone or by email, it is good to call the listed, official number of the organization to verify the charges.

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Farmer’s Market - The Dudley Farm Farmer’s Market is scheduled every Satur-day through October, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 2351 Durham Road, North Guilford. Local and organic fruits and veg-etables, flowers and plants, baked goods, eggs, naturally raised meats, arts and crafts, maple syrup, jams and jellies, pickles and more. Subject to cancellation due to inclement weather. For more informa-tion, call (860) 349-3917 or www.dudleyfarm.com.

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Durham native, rapper Jo-anna Perricone’s first EP, “The Wave Series,” a 5-track album released April 30 came out to positive reviews.

According to a review by Lindsay Boyle that appeared in the New Haven Register and the Middletown Press, Perricone’s biggest theme is “keeping it real.” The review praises her autobiographical,

engaging lyrics, “often laid over intelligent guitar riffs,” Boyle wrote.

Perricone strives to re-late to and connect with lis-teners through her hip-hop music. Her music has been compared with slam poetry – which is what inspired her to begin making music.

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Times, works with Gateway Financial Partners, a job she obtained after performing a rap as part of a job interview. Perricone performs regularly at open mic nights through-out the state. For more in-formation about Perricone as well as videos of her per-formances, visit www.joan-naperricone.com/

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Track & Field Clinic - July 7 to 11, 6 to 8 p.m. The clinic is open to fifth to eighth graders as of June (exceptions are con-sidered) and provides instruction in hurdles, long and triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, javelin, discus, sprinting, and relays. Athletes of all ability levels are welcome. A fee is charged. Register at www.townofdurhamct.org.

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High Honors Grade 7 - Timothy Arcari, Si-erra Astle, Jenna Berens, Owen Cordes, Katelyn Cummings, Anna DiPentima, Margaret Fiondella, Caroline Fournier, Kelly Frier, Diana Fronc, Sarah Gavin, Erin Harlow, Hannah Huddleston, Kylie Johnson, Julia Kaliszewski, Jessica King, Gabriele Kozik, Abigail Larkin, Kaitlyn Leahy, Eric Lipka, Kailey Lipka, Alexandra Lyons, Isa-bella Marotta, Zoe Morris, Erin Murphy, Cole Niedmann, An-drew Nizen, Dominic Pascarelli, Rohan Patel, Paul Patenaude, Lindsay Peach, Michael Salley, Sara Smith, Durin Stahl, Keya Stahl, Olivia Tawa, Christopher Ulizio, Thomas Vallone, Joseph Venables, Hannah Wu, Bailey Zettergren.

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GraduatesChoate Rosemary Hall

- Justin Hall, Clarity Hud-dleston of Middlefield; Jordan Santiago of Durham.

Roger Williams Univer-sity, Rhode Island - Sarah Woolley of Durham.

Dean’s listChoate Rosemary Hall -

Elle Rinaldi, Eliza Romeyn of Durham; Abigail Blair, Clarity Huddleston of Middlefield; Zoe Stublarec of Rockfall.

Fairfield University - Em-ily Bower, Shannon Egan of Durham.

Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania - Benjamin Taber of Durham.

McDaniel College, Mary-land - Benjamin Shoudy of Durham.

Salve Regina University, Rhode Island - Elizabeth Harlow of Durham.

Siena College, New York - Delia Ernst of Middlefield.

The College of the Holy Cross, Massachusetts - Vic-toria Piscatelli of Middlefield.

Scholastic achievements

Joshua Mann, Adam Co-peland of Middlefield; Al-yssa Gambardella, Noelle Khalil, Marguerite Busey of Durham were selected for 2014 CHET Advance Scholarships.

Katherine Chi of Durham was named to the honor roll at Hamden Hall Country Day School.

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The need for more revenue is inevitableAt a recent Economic De-

velopment Committee meet-ing, I was elected chairman. We also welcomed two new members to the committee, Laura Williams and Melissa Kowal. Longtime members Chuck Kreitler and Seb Aresco will remain on the committee.

There are two things which we can all agree on – we love our town and we don’t like paying ever in-creasing taxes.

Our elected leaders have done a good job keeping the budget lean and doing all possible to avoid tax in-creases. But, the need for more revenue is inevitable. The majority of the town’s budget is comprised of un-avoidable and increasing expenses such as educa-tion, insurance, contractual obligations, electricity, fuel costs, etc. To cover these costs the town must increase revenues. To increase reve-nue there are two choices, raise taxes or grow the grand list.

The grand list is the value of all the property in town and the mill rate is the num-

ber the town applies to the grand list that determines the amount of money it will receive from its tax payers. The higher the mill rate the more taxes you will pay.

It is really very simple.• If the grand list does

not grow then the town will eventually have to increase the mill rate and you will pay more in taxes.

• If the grand list grows the town can keep the mill rate the same or reduce the mill rate and your taxes stay the same or may even decrease.

I can confidently say no one wants to lose the quality of life we now enjoy and no one wants to see their taxes increase. So we must 1.) strive to grow the grand list and 2.) maintain, and even improve, our high quality of life. That is the job of the EDC.

To accomplish these goals we hope to:

• Identify focus areas, map those areas, have discussions with the town planner and land owners. We will begin to brainstorm about what the land can support, what the market is for those areas and how those areas should

be developed. • Work closely with the

Inland Wetlands Agency, the Planning and Zoning Com-mission and the residents of Middlefield to develop a vision for each area that complements its surround-ings, does not infringe on important wetland areas and is properly zoned.

• Create a process which ensures that applicants sub-mit complete applications. All too often our Planning and Zoning Commissioners waste their time and take the heat for delays in the process when it is caused by incomplete and poorly pre-pared applications.

• Streamline the permit-ting process and recommend modern state of the art reg-

ulations for our commercial and industrial zones. If we all share the same vision, and a complete application is submitted, there is no rea-son the local permitting pro-cess should take any more than 2-3 months.

• Market Middlefield and each of our focus areas to the development commu-nity. There is a very definite opinion out there, whether real or perceived, that Mid-dlefield is unfriendly to de-velopers. That must change.

I have worked with devel-opers for the last 25 years and I continue to work with them on a daily basis. I know developers will invest in Middlefield if we speak with a unified voice, present real-istic and well thought devel-

opment opportunities and assure them that we have significantly reduced the un-certainty in the permitting process.

I am excited about the new committee and have high expectations. If you are interested in economic de-velopment I encourage you to attend our meetings and let us know your thoughts. We will be meeting the fourth Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Com-munity Center.

I look forward to seeing some of you at our meetings and hearing your ideas.

--Bill Warner is chairman of the Economic Development Committee

By Bill Warner

Romantic comedies have wooed audiences with their sugary sweet gestures for years. Quotable moments from You’ve Got Mail to When Harry Met Sally to Notting Hill to Jerry Ma-guire have amassed pop culture. What do these films have in common that

make them so special? Apart from feel-good playfulness,

they are ideal fodder for the best-worst romantic comedy They Came Together.

Debuting at the Los Ange-les Film Festival, They Came Together offers the high-est form of flattery to the romance genre. Every trope gets the comedic treatment. The blind date, the awkward first kiss, overhead conver-

They Came Together a predictable, but fun, rom-com

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sations. From the girl’s side: “you go girl” best friend camaraderie and dress-up montages. From the boy’s side: heart to hearts with a bartender and then his bud-dies over a basketball court. Let’s not forget family ref-erences with overprotective big sisters and moocher lit-tle brothers. The only thing missing was a trip to the top of the Empire State Building. I can only imagine it was not included for the sheer num-ber of Meg Ryan references already used in the movie. Icing on the rom-com cake would have been a cameo appearance from the queen of romance herself. Still other unexpected celebrities do find their way on screen.

Paul Rudd plays executive Billy Joel at Candy Systems Research, a major candy corporation set to overthrow the local Upper Sweet Side

candy shop owned by Amy Poehler’s Molly. As you ex-pect, they meet, hate each other, fall in love, separate and get back together. Max Greenfield (New Girl) plays Paul Rudd’s little brother and of course becomes a re-sponsible adult overnight to save the day. He is as sweet on screen as off (see photo). Also, you have never seen Christopher Meloni quite like this. As much as he was a hero on Law and Order: SVU, you will never want him to be your “superhero” after watching him as Billy Joel’s corporate liar of a boss.

They Came Together plays tongue in cheek, some-times with too much tongue. Think of it as an 83-minute raspberry. It tries so hard to make fun of the genre its own predictability falls flat at times. Do not say I did not warn you about that dud of a grandmother, a.k.a. “bubby,”

scene. Still most of the ref-erences will delight or at least make you smile. The LA Film Festival audience burst with laughter time and again. Any die hard romantic comedy fan will be able to pull out the non-stop refer-ences to decades of note-worthy films. Can anyone reference at least three films in the first scene alone? It should be easy.

Like Scary Movie but for rom-coms, They Came To-gether is intended to be fun and it serves its purpose as the perfect date movie. The girl gets her romance and the boy gets to mock it to smithereens! It is a friendly reminder that rainbows and unicorns may not come prancing into your love life anytime soon. Before things get too serious, sometimes you may just have to find the humor in it all.

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‘CHARLIE BROWN’ PLAYERS REHEARSE

Six young actors portraying different aspects of Snoopy’s personality get into place around their doghouse during a rehearsal for Durham Middlefield Youth and Family Services/PaperHouse Productions’ summer show “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!” The Broadway musical is based on classic Peanuts characters such as Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, and Snoopy. The cast includes 26 actors from Durham and Middlefield in grades 5-9 Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, July 18 and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Tickets at the door, children five and under free. Clockwise from top left: Sophie Cassarino, Bayla Patel, Ellie Castiglia, Kareena Patel, Sam Castiglia (in Joe Cool pose), and Jared Munro. | Mark Dionne \Town Times.

Durham(Unless otherwise indicated, all meet-ings are held in the Durham Library. Check the town website at www.town-ofdurhamct.org for updates.)

Thursday, July 24Public Safety Facility Renova-tions Planning Committee, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Monday, July 25Town Hall, 7 p.m.Tuesday, July 29Town Hall, 7 p.m.Wednesday, July 30Durham Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 205 Main St., Durham, 6 p.m.

Middlefield(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Com-munity Center.)Tuesday, July 22Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m.Wednesday, July 23Lower CT River Valley Regional Planning Commission, 9 a.m.Thursday, July 24Middlefield Housing Authority, 3 p.m.

Government Meetings

Levi E. Coe LibraryLibrary hours are: Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 7

p.m.; closed Fridays.The library is closed Saturdays for the summer.

Museum passesLevi E. Coe Library has museum passes. Multiple state parks

and forests are available.Summer Reading Program - Fizz, Boom, Read, In-person reg-

istration only.Zinio - The Levi E. Coe Library subscribes to Zinio. Patrons

may access over a dozen different magazines online.

Durham Public LibraryPrograms for kids:Fizz, Boom, Read! Summer Reading Program - Register at the

library. Read at least one book per week, record your reading and receive a prize.

For a full list of programs, 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.

Hogwarts Potions Class (ages 11 to 18). Saturday, July 19, 2:30 to 4 p.m. Brew the Arcturi Antidote, the Felix Felicis Minor Po-tion, the Thius Trio Potion and the Detoxinous Draft. Wands and robes suggested, but not required.

Teen Cuisine: Spicy Food (ages 12 to 18). Wednesday, July 23, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. learn to spark a reaction in yout mouth with spicy ingredients.

Programs for adultsOscar Winner Movie Matinees. Thursday, 1:30 p.m. The film

series is free and open to the public. July 24 - Nebraska. Laughter Yoga. Saturday, July 19, 2:30 p.m. Laughter yoga is a

silly series of verbal exercises intended to make people laugh.

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The Middlefield Senior Center has a limited number of coupon books for the 2014 Seniors Farmers’ Market Nu-trition Program. Eligible par-ticipants receive a coupon book containing coupons to be redeemed at any of the authorized farmers markets in the area. Coupons may be used for fruits, vegetables, fresh cut herbs, and honey. Certain eligibility require-

ments must be met.For more information, call

the Senior Center at (860) 349-7121.

Jewelry craftThe Middlefield Senior

Center has scheduled a free jewelry project for Wednes-day, Aug. 20, 1 p.m. Make an easy, stretchy bracelet using beads and stretchy cord.

Class is limited to 15 partici-pants. Registration is required by calling (860) 349-7121.

Attorney seriesThe Middlefield Senior

Center has scheduled a series of talks on topics that directly affect seniors. Middlefield at-

torney Edward Lang is sched-uled to speak as follows:

Friday, Sept. 12 - Power of attorney and living wills, 1 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 10 - Planning for Medicaid and use of trusts, 1 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 7 - The Probate Process, 1 p.m.

R.S.V.P. is not necessary, but appreciated. For more infor-mation, call (860) 349-7121.

Volunteer opportunityThe Middlefield Senior

Center is looking for volun-teer servers for the lunch program. Volunteers serve at least once a month for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours, setting tables,

check food temperature, serv-ing and clean up. Training is provided and volunteers work in pairs.

For more information, con-tact Joan at (860) 349-7121.

ScrabbleThe Middlefield Senior

Center Scrabble Group meets Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. at the Middlefield Senior Center. The group is looking for more players. All are welcome. For more information, call (860) 349-7121.

Renter’s RebateApplications are being ac-

cepted for the Renter’s Rebate program.

Required documentation from 2013 includes: 2013 1099 income statement, a copy of the 2013 tax return (if filed); proof of rent paid; utility pay-ment history printouts; proof of interest or dividends from bank accounts, stocks, bonds.

Filing dates through Oct. 1.Income limits are: single,

$34,101 and married $41,600.For more information and

to schedule an appointment, call Amanda at (860) 349-3153.

BocceThe Middlefield Senior

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p.m. No sign up is required, just drop-in in back of the Community Center. Games are informal and run by senior volunteers. No experience is necessary. Those interested in volunteering should call the Senior Center at (860) 349-7121. For more informa-tion, call the Middlefield Se-nior Center at (860) 349-7121.

Yarn donationsThe knitting/crocheting

group at the Middlefield Se-nior Center is looking for donations of 4-ply yarn. The group makes hats, mittens and afghans to donate to Mid-dlefield/Rockfall residents, the Middlesex Hospital Hos-pice Program and residents in nursing homes.

For more information and to donate, call the Senior Cen-ter at (860) 349-7121.

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Patients’ medical records will continue to remain within the Middlesex OB/GYN Practice. Please be advised that our physicians will continue to be here to care for you.

Please call to schedule your next appointment with one of the following physicians. Office phone: 860-347-7491.

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Summertime can bring a lot of fun, but it’s also a time for safety awareness.

Paul Shipman, a spokes-person with the Connecti-cut Chapter of the American Red Cross, said taking swim-ming lessons is one of the top ways to stay safe during the summer.

“Everyone should know how to swim, if at all possi-ble,” Shipman said. “There are many places such as your Parks and Recreation or the local YMCA that offer lessons year round.”

Shipman said in addition to learning how to swim, kids should know how to behave when they are around water.

“Teach your children re-spect for the water. They should always ask permission before they go in or around water,” Shipman said. “A drowning can be instant and can be silent.”

In addition to water safety, Shipman said anyone who goes outside should be aware of the elements. “We urge people to avoid, if possible, strenuous activity outside in the heat of the day. The early morning or late day is a safer time.”

He adds some simple ways to stay safe outside, including wearing sunscreen, a hat and loose fitting clothing. It is also important to stay hydrated, watch your diet, and to avoid caffeine and alcohol, as both play with the body’s ability to regulate temperature.

“Be aware of signs of dis-tress, such as early warning symptoms like heat cramps, muscle pain, or spasms which can mean you are overheated and dehydrated,” Shipman said.

“Conditions such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke need to be treated right away and can be life-threatening.”

While heat conditions out-side can cause health prob-lems, conditions inside a car

are just as dangerous. Leaving a child in the

car is not only unsafe and potentially life-threaten-ing, it’s against the law in Connecticut.

“The heat in the car in a matter of seconds, even with the windows cracked, can ex-ceed 100 degrees,” Shipman said.

Shipman said this type of care also applies to pets. Pet owners should keep their pets indoors in excessive heat, give them plenty of cool, fresh water, and not leave an-imals in heat they can’t es-cape, such as a vehicle or sunny backyard.

The Red Cross also urges people to check on neighbors during excessive heat; espe-cially the elderly who do not always notice the heat creep-ing up on them.

By Erin K. ButlerSpecial to Town Times

The Meriden YMCA and Gallery 53 have scheduled a summer session art course for teens, ages 12 and older. The course is scheduled for July 21 through 25, 9 a.m. to noon.

Participants will create art for the Meriden Y Arts Cen-ter walls, consisting of murals and stained glass mosaics.

No experience is necessary. For more information and to register, call (203) 235-5347 or [email protected].

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Connecticut middle school students are welcome to en-ter a contest to express what the heroism and commitment of U.S. veterans means to them. The top winner will ride in the 15th annual Connecticut Veterans Parade scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 2.

The 2014 essay question is “I Want to Say Thank You to a Veteran Because…” A panel of judges will select one top winner and two runners-up. Contest deadline is Fri-day, Sept. 26.

All Connecticut students entering sixth, seventh or eighth grade may enter the statewide contest that salutes the contributions of veterans. The Navy League of the United States – Hartford Council and the State of Connecti-cut Department of Veterans Affairs sponsor this project to encourage middle school students to learn more about the heroism and importance of American servicemen and women throughout our nation’s history.

For more information, details, and an application, call (860) 653-4484 or visit www.ctveteransparade.org or www.ct.gov/ctva.

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Eric Ryan Gibb DURHAM — Eric Ryan Gibb, 29, of Durham, passed away on Saturday,

July 12, 2014, at Yale-New Haven Smi-low Cancer Center. He was the love of Megan (Slight) Gibb since 2002,

and they were married in 2010. Born in Middletown, he was the son of Gerald “Jer-ry” Gibb of Cromwell and Tracy (McGrath) Timbro and her husband, Robert of Middlefield. Eric gradu-ated Coginchaug Regional High School in 2003, and Central Connecticut State University in 2007. He was employed by Travelers In-surance Company for eight years in information tech-nology. He loved photog-raphy, animals, cars, food, the outdoors, and most of all his family. Eric fought a valiant battle against can-cer for two and a half years. He continues to inspire many and was impossible not to love. Along with his wife and parents, he is survived by two brothers, Corey Gibb, of Wethersfield and Nathan Timbro, of Middlefield; his father and mother-in-law, David and Marianne Slight, of Durham; a brother-in-law, Christopher Slight and his wife, Corrie, of Durham; and sisters-in-law, Stepha-nie Slight and Alessandra Foffe, of Brooklyn, N.Y. A celebration of Eric’s life will be held on Friday, July 18, at 11 a.m. at Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St., Berlin. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Eric’s memory to Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven, 20 York St., New Haven 06510 or Car-ing Bridge at www.caring-bridge.org. To share mem-ories or send condolences, please visit www.doolittle-funeralservice.com


Cat Tales, a non-profit 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 pro-vide food, supplies, and medications, and all vet care.

Volunteers will be responsible for daily feeding, play and attention; administering medications; following spe-cial dietary plans; handling the cat into and out of a car-rier; transporting cats to veterinary appointments.

For more information, call (860) 344-9043 or [email protected].

Feline foster careDurham Republican vot-

ers may vote in the Repub-lican primary, scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 12 to deter-mine which candidate will be the Republican candidate for governor on the Novem-ber ballot. Only Republicans are eligible to vote in the Re-publican primary.

To register to vote, or to change from unaffiliated to Republican, visit https://vo-terregistration.ct.gov/OLVR/. A driver’s license number is required. The form may also be printed at http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/

electionservices/electforms/electforms/ed-671s.pdf and returned to the Registrar of Voters office. The final day to register by mail is Thursday, Aug. 7. The final day to regis-ter in person is Monday, Aug. 11 at noon at Town Hall.

To see if you are regis-tered to vote, visit www.dir.sots.ct.govLookUp and type your name and birth date in the box.

Those who will be out of town should submit an appli-cation for your absentee bal-lot now.

College students who will

be back in school on Aug. 12 must fill out an absentee bal-lot in Durham (or register to vote in the new town.)

Absentee ballot application forms can be downloaded from the Town’s website, the website for the Secretary of State or obtained from Town Hall.

Republican primary is Aug. 12

The Second (Indian-head) Division Associ-ation is searching for anyone who served in the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division at any time.

For more informa-tion about the associa-tion or the 93rd reunion in Omaha, Neb., contact Bob Hayes at [email protected] or (224) 225-1202.

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Durham Middlefield Youth and Family Ser-vices has scheduled Dungeons, dragons and duct tape for Monday, Aug. 4 through Thurs-day, Aug. 7, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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The Durham Registrars of Voters has scheduled a reg-istration session to enroll new voters, Tuesday, July 29, 6 to 8 p.m., at Town Hall. The final day to register by mail is Thursday, Aug. 7. Residents not currently enrolled who wish to vote Aug. 12, may enroll in person until noon on Monday, Aug. 11. Registered voters who wish to change from Unaffiliated to a Republican party affiliation for the Aug. 12 primary may do so in person until noon on Mon-day, Aug. 11. Residents must appear in person with iden-tification. The Registrars will also be available to hear requests by persons removed from the preliminary reg-istry voting list to add them back to the list.

Registration session scheduledState Wide Insurance Agency announced

the opening of its second office at 500 Main St., Middlefield.

State Wide Insurance offers a complete line of insurance products, including auto, home, life, boat, RV, motorcycle, ATV, rent-ers, and condo policies for individuals, as

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World’s Largest Golf Outing and Lyman Orchards Golf Club have scheduled the 4th annual World’s Largest Golf Outing, bene-fiting Wounded Warrior Project,, for Mon-day, Aug. 11 at Lyman Orchards Golf Club.

In 2013, over 10,500 golfers participated at 110 golf courses nationwide and raised $735,440 for Wounded Warrior Project.

For more information, call Ashley Ryan at (860) 349-6019.

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A free summer Design Technology Camp, for fifth and sixth grade girls from Regional School District 13 and the New Haven Public Schools, is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 4 through Friday, Aug. 8. The camp is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Camp Farnum, 285 Maiden Lane, Durham. Space is limited to 30 girls.

Funding for the Design Technology Camp was awarded to the Architecture Resource Center through the Connecticut State Department of Education Inter-district Cooperative Grant program.

The camp is designed to explore architecture and design work by solving design problems, and plan, de-sign, and construct models and drawings. Learn how fifth and sixth grade math and science learning applies to real world design problem-solving. Swimming, base-ball, basketball, and/or hiking are included in the daily schedule.

Bus transportation is provided from Strong School, 191 Main St. Campers provide their own lunch. Snacks will be provided.

For more information and an application packet, con-tact Anna Sanko, at (860) 604-1074 or email at [email protected].

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The Town of Durham is scheduled to begin 9 Town Transit to provide general public Dial-A-Ride service throughout town. 9 Town Tran-sit, operated by the Es-tuary Transit District, currently provides Dial-A-Ride service through-out Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, East Haddam, Haddam, Kill-ingworth, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook. Any location within Durham will be included in the new ex-panded service area. It will also offer Durham residents service to parts of Middletown in-cluding supermarkets, downtown, Middlesex Hospital and the Say-brook Road area medi-cal offices.

P rev i o u s ly, o n ly Durham seniors and persons with a disabil-ity through an applica-tion process could utilize public transit. That ser-vice will continue to op-erate within Durham, Middlefield, Middle-town, Portland and East Hampton for residents meeting these crite-ria. The new service by 9 Town Transit will be available to the general public who do not meet these criteria, or seniors and persons with dis-abilities traveling to the 9 Town Transit region.

To reserve a trip, cus-tomers must call 9 Town Transit at least one day in advance. A fee is charged. The service is scheduled to operate from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The service is open to the general public, with no age restrictions. All vehicles are fully acces-sible with wheelchair lifts and service is avail-able for any trip purpose.

For more information, route maps and sched-ules, call (860) 554-0551 or visit www.9towntran-sit.com.

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Church of the Epiphany has scheduled a barbeque chicken dinner for Friday, July 18, 3:30 to 7 p.m. A fee is charged. Dinner is available to dine in or take out.

For more information, call (860) 538-4480.

Notre Dame ChurchNotre Dame Church, 280 Main St., has scheduled its monthly

flea market and tag sale for the first Saturday of each month, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., through Oct. 4. The tag sale will be located in the church hall, rectory garage, parking lot and lawn, rain or shine. Breakfast and lunch will be available. Vendor space is available for purchase. For more information, call Bob Smith at (860) 349-0356.

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Sports

It’s never easy to win in a 16-team league. Being from a small town makes the task that much more daunting.

Yet Cocinghaug’s 10- and 11-year-old baseball team battled familiar foes and staved off double elimina-tion to capture the District 9 Championship. The title is only the town’s sixth to-tal championship in over 50 years of play at three differ-ent age levels.

After twice defeating Cromwell to earn a spot in the championship round, against Madison, the home-town nine took the first con-test 11-5 to force a deciding Game 2.

In the winner-take-all matchup, Coginchaug was able to exorcise its past shortcomings against Mad-ison, winning the battle 6-4 to walk away as champions.

Coginchaug jumped on Madison’s starting pitcher early. Evan Faiella hit a one-out triple in the top of the first, and was brought around to score by Mike Ga-rofalo’s single. Noah Klec-zkowski reached on an error before Griffin Biro’s single plated Garofalo for a quick 2-0 lead.

Coginchaug starter Kolby Pascarelli pitched a strong first inning to keep the team’s lead intact. After giv-ing up a leadoff single, Pas-carelli retired the next three batters he faced, two by way of strikeout.

Pascarelli also did his part at the plate, singling home Jack Konopka to give Cogin-chaug a 3-0 advantage in the second.

The locals’ offense struck again in the third inning, as Biro scored on a sacrifice fly to make it 4-0.

After pitching four solid innings, Pascarelli hit a rough patch in the bottom of the fifth. He was lifted from the game, having allowed no runs through his four full innings, allowing three hits and striking out four.

Coginchaug captures District 9 titleThe Coginchaug 10- and 11-year-old team captured the District 9 title with two wins over Madison in the championship round. The title is only the program’s sixth in more than 50 years of competing.

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mer Fun Run series kicked off its 24th year on July 1 at the Coginchaug track. Here are the results from the pro-grams first two weeks (July 1 and July 8):

July 1 ResultsAge Group 1: 0 – 4 years old – 0.25 mile

1st place – Abigail Cyrus; 3:10 minutes

2nd place – Emma Finnerty; 3:50

3rd place – Brynn Gerry; 3:55

4th place – Charlotte Cyrus; NT

5th place tie – Ryan Samperi; NT

5th place tie – Ellory Connel; NT

Age group 2: 5 – 7 years old –0.25 mile1st place – Carson Dinallo; 1:45

min

2nd place – Julia Salley; 1:47

3rd place – Macy Gerry; 1:52

4th place – Cooper Woodward; 1:55

5th place – Eric Samperi; 1:56

6th place – Kaelyn Connell; 1:57

7th place – Conner Finnerty; 1:59

8th place – Aiyana Donecker; 2:06

Age group 3: 8 – 10 years old – 0.33 mile1st place – Brenden Kane; 2:11 min

2nd place – Marie Kane; 2:14

3rd place – Abby Gerry; 2:16

4th place – Bethy Sorensen; 2:17

5th place – Alyssa Woodward; 2:20

6th place – Rachel Sorensen; 2:22

7th place – Taylor Connell; 2:25

Age group 4: 11 – 14 years old - 0.66 miles1st place – Ashley Woodward; 5.03 min

Age group 5: High School – 2.0 milesNone

Age group 6: Adults – 3.1 miles1st place – Peter Schulten; 20:28 min

2nd place – Noel Roberts; 21:23

3rd place – Hugh Pearson; 22:23

4th place – Scott Ely; 29:19

5th place – Allyson Woodward ; 30:15

6th place – Karen Woodward; 30:20

7th place – Kim Salley; 30:23

July 8 Results

Age Group 1: 0 – 4 years old – 0.25 mile1st place – Abigail Cyrus; 2:52 minutes

2nd place – Brynn Gerry; 2:56

3rd place – Gavin Farnsworth; 3:27

4th place – Peyton Bodner; 3:57

5th place – Charlotte Cyrus; NT

6th place – Ellory Connell; NT

Age group 2: 5 – 7 years old –0.25 mile1st place – Simon Cordes; 1:40 min

2nd place – Estella Perez; 1:42

3rd place – Julia Salley; 1:45

4th place – Macy Gerry 1:49

5th place – Cooper Woodward; 1:54

6th place – Will Fournier; 1:56

7th place – Eric Samperi; 1:59

8th place – Kaelyn Connell; 2:00

9th place – Corra Perez; 2:01

10th place – Hayden Farnsworth; 2:13

11th place – Ella Bodner; 2:19

12th place – Madelyn Ventola; 2:32

13th place – Ryan Legge; 2:38

14th place – Alex Labaty; 3:15

Age group 3: 8 – 10 years old – 0.33 mile1st place – Edward Fournier; 2:02 min

2nd place – Ryan Gerry; 2:03

3rd place – Joshua Lesniak; 2:05

4th place – Kevin Ryan; 2:11

5th place – Abby Gerry; 2:19

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6th place – Rachel Sorensen; 2:21

7th place – Bethy Sorensen; 2:25

8th place – Serena Fournier; 2:31

9th place – Alyssa Woodward; 2:34

10th place – Taylor Connell; 2:36

11th place – John Legge; 2:37

12th place – Kevin Lee; 2:38

13th place – Emma Samperi; 2:40

Age group 4: 11 – 14 years old - 0.66 miles1st place - Jason Salley; 4:52 min

2nd place – Matt Labaty; 5:10

3rd place – Ashley Woodward; 5:12

Age group 5: High School/Adult – 2.0 miles1st place – Christian Alberico; 11:15 min

2nd place – Samantha Drop; 12:30

3rd place – Micah Hannon; 12:42

4th place – Samantha Vigue; 14:31

5th place – Bailey Thayer; 14:32

6th place – Steve Alsup; 14:35

7th place – Bryon Thayer; 14:52

8th place tie – Connor Stewart, Tyler McDonald, Sam Marteka; 15:36

Age group 6: High School/Adults/Open – 3.1 miles1st place – Peter Schulten; 19:44 min

2nd place – Josh Stockdale; 22:03

3rd place – Hugh Pearson; 22:39

4th place – Mike Salley; 24:35

5th place – Jeff Lower ; 24:38

6th place – Scott Ely; NT

7th place - Mark Salley; 27:30

8th place – Allyson Woodward; 30:00

9th place – Karen Woodward; 30:10

10th place – Kin Salley; 30:11

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A woman was arrested in North Haven, during the afternoon of July 10, accused of leaving her 7-year-old alone in a car. It was just three days af-ter a 15-month-old baby in Ridgefield died as a result of being left in a hot car for an extended period of time.

According to KidsandCars.org, a

national nonprofit advocacy organi-zation, 16 children nationwide have died so far this year as a result of heat-stroke from being left unattended in a car. Since 1998, according to the web-site, an average of 38 children die this way every year — roughly one fatality every nine days.

Janette Fennell, president and founder of Kids and Cars, said the problem is vastly misunderstood.

Most of the time “these are not bad parents,” said Fennell, explaining that only 18 percent of parents actually leave their kids in the car intention-ally. Fifty-four percent of cases in-volve a parent unknowingly leaving the child, while in 32 percent of cases the children get into the cars on their own.

Regardless of how they end up in the car, paramedic David Lowell, chief

operating officer of Hunter’s Ambu-lance Service in Meriden, said the en-vironment poses a serious health risk. A car with the windows closed in the sunshine can reach temperatures of up to 140 degrees.

If there’s a call that a child has been left alone in a car, Lowell said the pro-tocol is to get immediate access to the

Kids left in cars: Is problem growing?By Leigh TaussSpecial to The Citizen

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Durham/Middlefield Youth and Family Services has scheduled a babysitting training class for Tuesday, July 29, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Middlefield Community Center. The class is for youth entering grades six through nine. Ba-sic childcare information, first aid and CPR training, and more. Limited to 12 participants. A fee is charged. Registra-tion deadline is July 22. For more information and to regis-ter, call (860) 349-0258.

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child, which may entail break-ing a window to get into the car. Once the child is removed from the car, they assess the child and begin treatment. This may involve establish-ing an airway and providing breathing if the child is with-out a pulse. They assess if there is a heartbeat and begin CPR if necessary. If the child is getting oxygen, they cool the child with ice packs under the arm pits and take the child to a hospital.

If the body temperature ex-ceeds 105 degrees, Lowell said, brain cells begin to die in four to six minutes. The brain cells “die fairly rapidly,” the child loses consciousness and death can occur, “very quick in that kind of environment,” Lowell said.

According to Lowell, the

smaller the child, the more quickly they can become sus-ceptible to extreme heat.

Lauren Sardi, an assis-tant professor of sociology at Quinnipiac University, said the number of child heat stroke fatalities as a result of being left in cars has not necessarily been increasing over the last 15 years, but it is being reported on more frequently.

“In the grand scheme of things, it’s very rare,” Sardi said.

Reviewing the research done on the subject over the last 15 years, Sardi said, the majority of cases are unin-tentional. According to the research, children are more likely to be left in the car by their father. Sardi said it also tends to happen when there is a change in a person’s regular routine.

Many times, parents “misre-

member” that their kids are in the car, according to Fennell.

“Most of them will tell you that they have dropped their child off at child care,” said Fennell. “When they go back to their car you can imagine what they see.”

Mary Yuskis, a Southington resident and mother of three, said it has been incredibly sad to see so many headlines lately about children being left in cars. “We all forget things,” she said. For Yuskis, while bal-ancing the busy schedules of three kids is sometimes dif-ficult, leaving them alone in the car even for a short time is never an option. Still, “your heart goes out to those parents who really truly have legiti-mately forgotten they’ve left their child in the back seat,” she said.

Betsy Tino, the co-director of Carriage House Day Care in Meriden, was less empathetic. As a professional child care provider, she said that read-ing so many headlines about kids being left unattended in cars has been disgusting. “I just don’t understand how you cannot know there’s a child in the back seat,” said Tino.

Intentional or not, the law is less ambiguous in regard to the matter.

Under Connecticut law, leaving a child unsupervised in a motor vehicle in a public place for an amount of time that poses a substantial risk to the child’s health can result in a class A misdemeanor. A child left unattended in a place that holds a permit for the sale of alcoholic beverages on prem-ises can result in a class D felony.

The Meriden police spokes-man, Sgt. Darrin McKay, said that from a law enforcement perspective the answer is sim-ple: “It’s common sense. Don’t leave kids in the car.”

Fennell said, her organiza-tion plans to begin a petition drive seeking technology in vehicles to make sure parents don’t leave children alone in cars. She compared the tech-nology to the beep some cars make when the lights are not shut off. The organization hopes to get 100,000 signatures on the petitions, which will go to the White House, Fennell said.

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There are some simple things parents can do to avoid negligence, such as leaving a purse in the back seat.

Sardi offered a more cre-ative solution: Leave your left shoe in the backseat. For some, the reminder might be a bare foot hitting the scorching pavement.

Yuskis uses reminders on her phone to stay organized and make sure her children all get where they are supposed to be.

Fennell said another option for parents is to have their lo-cal day cares call if the child does not show up when they are expected to.

Although Carriage House does not have an official policy, Tino said that, under unusual circumstances, such as when a child is supposed to be at day care and never shows up, they will call the parents to make sure nothing is amiss.

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Maple Avenue traffic causes concern

After receiving complaints that Durham First Selectman Laura Francis described as “numerous,” the town plans to ask the Connecticut De-partment of Transportation to examine the intersection at Maple Avenue and Route 68.

The intersection, which clogs up with cars in the morning and late afternoon, represents an intersection of town and state authority as well. The town can control the traffic rules of Maple Ave-nue, but the state has authority over Route 68.

One written complaint re-ceived by the town expressed the hope that it would not take the moment “when someone in your office gets killed” for town officials to look into the intersection.

In a letter to the DOT, Fran-cis cites “visibility ..., turn-ing left on Route 68, crossing through standing traffic, the increase in the number of cars traveling on Route 68, the high

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Maple Avenue resident John Corona, who emphasized that he was not the writer of the complaint, did attend the July 14 Board of Selectmen meet-ing to express concern over the safety of the intersection. “Traffic is at a standstill and if you’re attempting to either cross 68 or make a left on 68 headed towards Wallingford, you have no view whatsoever of the oncoming traffic from Main Street,” Corona said.

Corona said he would guess that a high proportion of the intersection’s accidents are caused by north-bound cars pulling out of Maple Avenue.

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Sustainability Task Force se-lected three contractors, En-ergy Resources Group, Next Step Living, and Competitive Resources, Inc., out of ap-proximately a dozen autho-rized state-wide. The task force gave preference to lo-cal contractors.

The audit, according to Winship-Poole, takes about four hours with a team of three inspectors.

Durham and Middlefield officials are interested in the audits because they earn both a $25 per audit donation to the towns’ fuel bank and points that can be applied to Bright Idea Grants. The boards of selectmen from both towns voted to enter into the agree-ments for the programs.

The companies conduct-ing the audit also receive pay-ments from utility companies such as Connecticut Light & Power, which funds the pro-gram through fees on utility bills.

According to Middlefield First Selectman Jon Brayshaw, the audits have not been pop-ular in town.

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Brayshaw spoke proudly of other energy-efficient ini-tiatives around Middlefield. The energy industry is, in Brayshaw’s words, “in flux.”

“All these programs, there isn’t a week that goes by that Middlefield doesn’t get a request for something,” Brayshaw said.

Durham First Selectman Laura Francis spoke more positively about the set up, but said she would not have exact participation figures until the end of the program in August.

Durham started with the program earlier than Mid-dlefield. Durham has also applied town points, earned in part from programs other than the energy audits like the recent successful solar power initiative, for a $5,000 grant. The grant is targeted for energy improvements or environmental education.

Within a small sample of Durham residents who have signed their homes up for the program, the audits ran as long as six hours, and in-cluded things like on-the-spot repair of furnace and window leaks and faucet and shower head upgrades. The audits in-clude a report on estimated savings from completed and proposed updates.

For suggested improve-ments on larger energy-ef-f icient investments, the auditing companies offer re-bates and low-interest loans.

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“I love being able to help people make changes,” she said. “They come back to me and they’re happy and glow-ing. I can see it physically. I can hear it in their voice. I can see their joy. It’s very rewarding.”

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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, sup-plies and procedures will be provided.

To volunteer, or for more information, call the Conser-vation District at (860) 346-3282.

Volunteers needed for study

The 13th annual North Branford Potato and Corn Festival is scheduled for Thurs-day, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 31 through Aug. 3, at Augur Farm on Route 22 in North Branford.

The free event includes a classic car show, motorcycle show, cow chip raffle, tractor pull, 5K run, a fireworks display, amusement rides, arcade, games, craft vendors, food vendors (featuring roasted corn and potatoes) and more. Live entertainment is sched-uled on stage all four days. Featured acts include Hartford folk rock band Little Ugly, Connecticut Irish music duo The Kerry Boys, acoustic rock band Common Ground and Cajun, Zydeco blues band The Squeezebox Stompers,and PoCo Folk Festival, seven hours of Folk Music scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 3.

Parking is available on site (including handicap parking), free off-site shuttle parking is scheduled for the four days.

For more information, visit www.nbpotatofest.com.

Potato and Corn Festival

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