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Town Times new website!
Today, the Town Times launches our new website with all the same features plus a few new ones! Typing in www.towntimes.com will now bring you to http://www.myrecordjournal.com/towntimes.
Today in Town: 01/19/12
Town Events
Gardening Seminar:
Noted gardening writer Tom Christopher will speak on Sustainable Gardening at an open meeting of the Middletown Garden Club at 8 p.m. at the DeKoven House (Washington St. and DeKoven Dr.). The talk is free.
Senator Len Suzio to appear at Guida's on Jan. 24
From 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24, State Senator Len Suzio will talk with taxpayers at Guida’s (484 Meriden Rd. in Middlefield).
Rep. Matt Lesser urges students to attend forum on college planning, financing
State Representative Matt Lesser (D-Durham, Middlefield and Middletown), a member of the legislature’s Education Committee, is urging students and parents to attend College Goal Sunday, a forum on planning and financing for college, to be held Jan. 29 at various locations around the state, including Middletown.
Today in Town: 01/18/12
Town Meetings
Durham:
-Board of Education Building Committee at the Superintendent's Office (6 p.m.)
-Planning & Zoning Subcommittee at the library (6:30 p.m.)
-Recreation Committee at Town Hall (7 p.m.)
-Planning and Zoning at the library (7:30 p.m.)
Red Cross seeks volunteers; information session planned in Middletown
The American Red Cross will hold a new volunteer orientation session in Middletown on Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Locals make Football University National Tournament
January is Radon Action Month
Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, after smoking. Now is the time to check your home and office space for radon levels. January is National Radon Action Month. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, radon exposure accounts for almost 20,000 deaths annually.
Today in Town: 01/17/12
Town Events
Blood Drive:
Notre Dame Church (272 Main St. in Durham) is holding a blood drive for the American Red Cross today from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Be sure to drink lots of water and bring your blood donor card or any other form of identification.
School delayed
Due to the snow, schools in Regional School District 13 are delayed two hours.

