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A big SHOUT-OUT to our emergency responders – especially the Highway Department – for extraordinary efforts during Tropical Storm Isaias to reopen roads and aid in restoring power. For seven days straight, they got the job done. Thank you!
Although fathers have traditionally passed on their companies to their sons, in the case of the Demko clan, middle child and only daughter, Cheryl, was the one who desired to carry on the family business.
Connecticut and the other states in the Northeast did a great job flattening the coronavirus curve and beating back the worst pandemic in 100 years. And, little by little, life feels like it’s getting back to normal – at least in this part of the country.
Those Days by Hamilton Fish Armstrong & An Orphan of Hell’s Kitchen by Liz Freeland
Perhaps, like me, you have found that when authors write about obscure historical figures, their work becomes more a history of the era than an actual biography.
In light of recent events taking place across our nation, a number of courageous residents opened up to me to share their experiences about what it’s like to be a person of color and live, work and raise families in the Town of Suffield.
“The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.” – Ernie Banks
This is my second attempt at writing something about the outrage that has engulfed our nation in the wake of George Floyd’s killing at the hands of Minneapolis, Minn., police.
The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg & The Fortnight in September by R.C. Sherriff