Local
By Stephanie Wilcox
Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11:02am
Where do you go in an emergency in Durham?
By Stephanie Wilcox
Posted Monday, November 17, 2008 - 1:55pm
By Stephanie Wilcox
Posted Friday, November 14, 2008 - 12:22pm
During the Nov. 12 Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Susan Viccaro presented startling facts from a Chamber of Commerce meeting earlier that day surrounding the decline in affordable housing in Connecticut that translates into concerns for the BOE.
By Stephanie Wilcox
Posted Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 1:13pm
Here's a startling fact: Statistics show that alcohol use among students in Middlesex County is slightly higher than Connecticut levels, and Connecticut is slightly higher than the entire country. The same is true for marijuana. And while tobacco use is slightly lower in Connecticut than the rest of the country, the rate in Middlesex County is higher than the state average.
Posted Thursday, November 13, 2008 - 1:05pm
Stephanie Wilcox
A group of fifth graders present a poster to eight Antique Veterans of Meriden in appreciation for their servcie to this country, at a special Veterans Day celebration earlier this week.
By Stephanie Wilcox
Posted Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 1:52pm
Posted Monday, November 10, 2008 - 3:31pm
Submitted photo by Christine Tercyak
Ivy and Claire Linden-Dionne were told they could check out 50 books each by their parents since the Durham Library will be closed from Nov. 10-15 for the final stage of internal renovation. They had to borrow a library shelving cart to carry their books to the desk! Assistant director Cyndi Shirshac helps the girls check out their week's reading.
By Stephanie Wilcox
Posted Friday, November 7, 2008 - 10:05am
Three weeks ago we talked with Durham economist Don Klepper-Smith who helped calm our fears about the economy. We caught up with him again now that the elections are over and the economy is stabilizing – or is it?
Posted Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 11:14am
Stephanie Wilcox
Ben Berluti watches as his mother casts her ballot in Durham.
By Sue VanDerzee & Stephanie Wilcox
Posted Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 9:20am
Two races will stand out for local Durham and Middlefield residents when looking back at the 2008 election. This is the year new ground was broken with the election of the first African-American president, and on a local level, this was the year that swept Durham and Middlefield's incumbent Republican Ray Kalinowski from his State Representative's seat.
