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Grandparents Breakfast brings families together

NORTH CANAAN — There is nothing like tradition, especially when it involves grandparents, grandchildren and omelets.

The annual Grandparents Breakfast at North Canaan Elementary School on May 9 attracted a full house; more than 80 people came to enjoy a cheerful meal and await a hug from a grandchild or two. It’s an extra special treat for grandparents of third-graders, who serve, and take a moment to pose for photos with those most special of people.

After breakfast, the school’s youngest students sang for the grandparents, under the direction of teacher Mary Davidson.

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North Canaan

Grandparents Breakfast brings families together

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:00am
By
Karen Bartomioli
karenb@lakevillejournal.com

NORTH CANAAN — There is nothing like tradition, especially when it involves grandparents, grandchildren and omelets.
The annual Grandparents Breakfast at North Canaan Elementary School on May 9 attracted a full house; more than 80 people came to enjoy a cheerful meal and await a hug from a grandchild or two. It’s an extra special treat for grandparents of third-graders, who serve, and take a moment to pose for photos with those most special of people.
After breakfast, the school’s youngest students sang for the grandparents, under the direction of teacher Mary Davidson.

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HVRHS teacher to come to NCES

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 9:58am
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Karen Bartomioli
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NORTH CANAAN — The Board of Education voted May 9 to hire Pamela Aikman to be the new seventh- and eighth-grade math teacher at North Canaan Elementary School (NCES). She will replace retiring teacher Marilyn Schneider.
Aikman is one of four teachers being laid off at Housatonic Valley Regional High School at the end of the school year due to a decrease in enrollment. The faculty reduction has been cited as a major reason for the defeat of the Region One School District budget earlier this month.

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Town will switch to Salisbury VNA

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 9:57am
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Karen Bartomioli
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NORTH CANAAN ­— With grant funding dwindling, visiting nurse associations are vying for contracts with towns. North Canaan made the switch from VNA Northwest last week, citing little difference between the agencies, but big savings by contracting with Salisbury VNA.

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Not salt but lime residue on roads

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 9:57am
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Karen Bartomioli
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NORTH CANAAN — In this day and age, a white residue on roads may cause alarm. But in this case, it would have been a familiar sight decades ago.
“It’s not salt!!!!” was the first agenda item for the May 6 Board of Selectmen’s meeting. Or whatever else people thought it might be. It is only residue of granular lime used on icy local roads this past winter — with great success. It was done many years ago; no one knows why the practice was stopped.
It is locally produced product that works like sand, is cheaper and presumably has the added benefit of being a fertilizer.

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Community Connections Day is first of series

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 9:32am
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Karen Bartomioli
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NORTH CANAAN — Community Mission, which under the guidance of Pastor Bob Alonge has developed community gardens at the rear of the Canfield Building on Main Street, and sponsors support groups, food and clothing banks, on Sunday, May 19, will host a Community Connections Day at the Lawrence Field Pavilion, noon to 5 p.m. It will continue every third Sunday of the month through August.
The afternoons will be interactive with a chance to get to better know organizations serving the community. Plans include live music, information booths, farm markets and a flea market.

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Seeking clarity on Region One and town spending plans

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 9:28am
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Karen Bartomioli
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NORTH CANAAN — It could feel like déjà vu at the May 21 town budget meeting. The plan is to assemble and call for a vote to adjourn until after the Region One budget is approved.

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VFW Post home gets a makeover

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 10:39am
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Karen Bartomioli
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NORTH CANAAN — Renovations at VFW Couch-Pipa Post 6851 have picked up pace, with a flurry of activity inside and out.
The first step was to rebuild the crumbling foundation. From there, it’s been full steam ahead with a makeover aimed at bringing in revenue and making it a community building. New post Commander Kirk Harrington likes to remind that the posts were formed not as a “clubhouse” for veterans, but as a place where they could be welcomed back and begin to get back to normal lives after the trauma of battle.

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Victor Flores goes to D.C.

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 10:38am
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Karen Bartomioli
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NORTH CANAAN — Choosing Victor Flores as the school representative to the Junior National Young Leaders Conference was an easy choice for his teachers. He is one of those standout students who is mature and personable.
The seventh-grader was in Washington, D.C., from April 7 to 12, joining more than 250 students from around the country for the conference.

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Derby day party cheers at Geer Village

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 10:37am
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Karen Bartomioli
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NORTH CANAAN — More than 151,000 people gathered at Churchill Downs on May 4 to watch the 139th Kentucky Derby, according to the official tally. The race lasts about 2 minutes, but the celebrating goes on much longer, enhanced with boisterous hats and fueled by mint juleps.

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Tractor causes fire in shed

Thu, 05/09/2013 - 10:35am
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Karen Bartomioli
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NORTH CANAAN — A fire started by a lawn tractor caused a small structure fire at a College Hill Road home May 4.
Firefighters from North Canaan, Falls Village, Lakeville and Sharon were dispatched just before 7 p.m. to 18 College Hill Road, where Joseph and Cathy Bakula’s shed had been set ablaze by the tractor parked in front of it.
Joe Bakula said he had just finished about four hours of mowing. The tractor dated back to the 1960s or 1970s, but was very reliable, he said.

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