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Eastford Communicator vol. 34, no. 10
Vital Statistics, Real Estate, Meetings
Vital Statistics Births March: 0 Marriages March: 1 Deaths March: 1 Real Estate Transactions Feb. 4: 27 Church Rd., $408,500, Nancy L. Kilburn Est. to Susan Desiato Feb. 18: US Route 44, $50,000, Foun...
Spring Cleaning: Town Roads Get Facelift Thanks to Clean-Up Event
EASTFORD — More than 30 volunteers gathered on Sunday, April 12, to clean up the streets of Eastford, traversing nearly 17 combined miles of roadway to remove trash, in an effort to beautify the town....
Town Meeting Set for May 14: Voters to Decide Fate of Town, School Spending Plans,
EASTFORD — Residents of Eastford will make their voices heard on Thursday, May 14, as the town is gearing up for its Annual Town Budget Meeting. The Town Meeting was preceded by the Annual Budget Hear...
Community Turns out for Egg-Cellent Easter Fun
EASTFORD — The town’s Easter tradition continued on Saturday, March 28, as the Recreation Commission hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt at Eastford Elementary School. Dozens of children gathered in sur...
A Day of Celebration
EASTFORD — Despite cloud cover and precipitation blocking the town’s view of the rising sun on Sunday, April 5, both Eastford Baptist Church and the Congregational Church of Eastford celebrated Resurr...
Woodstock Resident Launches Campaign to Challenge Gordon in 35th Senate District,
The race for the 35th State Senate District is beginning to take shape. According to a press release sent to the Communicator in early April, Ethan Werstler (D-Woodstock) has officially announced his...
From the First Selectman,
Volunteers are ordinary people with extraordinary hearts. They give the gift of their time to inspire, build, grow, teach, and guide others. They ask for nothing in return, yet the value of their cont...
What's New with BSA Scout Troop 92?
ASHFORD/EASTFORD — The Scout Troop recently did a day hike and climbed Bear Mountain, in Salisbury. Bear Mountain is on the Appalachian Trail and has an elevation of 2,316 feet. Photos will be in the...
From the Superintendent,
The end of the school year is an ideal time to provide important updates regarding Eastford Elementary School, the recent actions of our Board of Education (BOE), and an update on state legislative ac...
Recreation Commission Update,
After a successful egg hunt in late March, the Recreation Commission has two events on tap for the coming weeks. First up is a bike/scooter/stroller patriotic decorating contest during the Memorial Da...
PELL Spring Season in Full Swing
POMFRET/EASTFORD — The Pomfret Eastford Little League (PELL) spring season has begun! In all, 148 children registered this year. Opening Day was held Saturday, April 18. This season, PELL is featuring...
PawSafe Dog of the Month
Did you know? A dog’s sense of smell is 10,000 to 100,000 times more acute than ours. To put that in perspective, if we can smell a teaspoon of sugar in a cup of coffee, a dog could smell that same te...
Owen King Visits Eastford for 'Author Talk' Event at Library
EASTFORD — On Saturday, April 25, Eastford Public Library hosted an “Author Talk” with writer, television and film producer Owen King. The event was filled to capacity. King, who is also the son of au...
What Going on at the Eastford Public Library?,
Our seasonal StoryWalk will be unveiled this month in the town park on Old Colony Road. If you are interested in visiting other StoryWalk locations in the state, please visit the Connecticut State Lib...
Library Trivia Night
EASTFORD — On Thursday, April 2, the Eastford Public Library hosted an Adult Trivia Night, as host Jeremy Barlow tested the knowledge of participants. From numbers to flags of the world, sound clips o...
Boyd, Gordon Field Questions at Legislative Update Event
EASTFORD — State Sen. Jeff Gordon and State Rep. Pat Boyd held a Legislative Update coffeehouse hour at Always Moore on Saturday, April 18. Both Gordon and Boyd highlighted their bipartisan efforts in...
Town Meeting Voters Reject Land Use Ordinance,
EASTFORD — At a Special Town Meeting Thursday, April 16, voters rejected a proposed “Ordinance Establishing Minimum Land Use Regulations,” by a vote of 110-87. According to Chuck Lee, chairman of the...
In the Garden,
I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating because it’s so important. Native plants are the foundation of healthy ecosystems. They are prized for their resilience in local soils and climate and for t...
From the Grove Cemetery Association Board of Trustees
Memorial Day Weekend: American flags and Fire Department flags will be placed at eligible gravesites on Friday, May 22, at 5 p.m. The placement of any flag, including the American flag, is limited t...
Food Pantry Update,
The Eastford Food Pantry is located at the Eastford Baptist Church, 133 Union Rd. Please see our hours of operation at the end of this article. We continue to seek individuals or families who reside i...
From the Eastford Independent Fire Company #1, Inc.,
What do you do to remember people who have died for their country? If they are from your family, you might go to the cemetery to put flowers on graves. From the time of the U.S Civil War, Americans ha...
Did You Know?,
Did you know that during the horse and buggy days, when many mail trains were running, it was possible to send a letter to Hartford and get a reply the same day? The letter would leave Eastford at 4 a...
Tidying Up the Grove Cemetery
EASTFORD — On Saturday, March 21, the Trustees of the Eastford Grove Cemetery Association gathered together for their annual removal of seasonal decorations. From left, Ken Grube, Faye Logee, David Ba...
EES Announces Second Trimester Honor Roll
EASTFORD — Eastford Elementary School has announced the Second Trimester Honor Roll for Grade 6 to 8. High Honors Grades of A (including A+ and A-) in every academic and special subject, allowing for...
Facing Added Costs, EES Seeks Additional Fundraising for D.C. Field Trip,
EASTFORD — For many Eastford students, the eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C. is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity — one that broadens their understanding of history, government, and the world beyon...
Citizen of the Trimester
EASTFORD — At its meeting on Thursday, April 9, the Eastford Board of Education recognized third grader Savannah DeLay as Citizen of the Trimester. Savannah was selected for this honor by faculty in r...
EES Students Awarded AHA Certificates
EASTFORD — It is with pleasure for American Heart Association Instructor Jeannine Spink to announce that grades 6, 7, and 8 Health class students have successfully completed three months of training i...
EBC Painting Class Delivers the Joy of Painting
EASTFORD — To celebrate the upcoming Easter season, Eastford Baptist Church (EBC) hosted a Community Painting Class on Friday, March 27. More than 20 people came out to enjoy a relaxed time of paintin...
Conservation and Historic Preservation Commission Update,
And just like that, spring is upon us. Temps have fluctuated from the 20s at night to almost 80! However, flowers, shrubs and trees are in bloom, bees are all a buzz (and blackflies too!) and warmer w...
From the Congregational Church of Eastford,
Hello Eastford! What a blessing the month of May can be as the weather begins to settle down, as everything gets so strikingly beautiful in our New England landscape, and as activities move outdoors....
Second CCE Arson Suspect Sentenced,
Second suspect finally sentenced for role in 2023 CCE fire EASTFORD — A second person who was arrested following a series of local fires — including one that destroyed the Congregational Church of Eas...
Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp News
As we talked about last month, the focus for the month of May at the Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp is on our 72nd Annual Fundraising Auction and Tag Sale. Here are the basic details: Auction: May 1- 2, 5 p...