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Barbara Oefinger Helps Neighbors Navigate COVID Vaccination Process
Published April 07, 2021 08:30 a.m.After facing challenges registering herself for the COVID-19 vaccine, Barbara Oefinger went to work helping her senior neighbors get registered and vaccinated.
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Diane Aldi DePaola is All About Volunteering
Published March 31, 2021 08:30 a.m.From a very young age, Diane Aldi DePaola—chair of the Old Saybrook Public Health Nursing Board (PHNB) for 18 years, member of the Historic District Commission, artist, retired nurse, and proud grandmother—was taught by her mother to contribute to her community.
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Tania Abbatello: Merging Biology and a Business Background
Published March 24, 2021 08:30 a.m.Tania Abbatello credits growing up in Northford—and early readings of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax—with her lifelong interest in environmentalism.
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Mary Jo Phelps: A Deep Commitment on Many Fronts
Published March 17, 2021 08:30 a.m.Whether it’s helping shepherd in a new form of government, working to balance economic growth and environmental protection, or helping educate students, you can say Mary Jo Phelps has her hand in every facet of life in Clinton.
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Noreen Saunders: Making Contact in the COVID Era
Published March 10, 2021 08:30 a.m.When it comes to contact tracing for COVID-19 in Westbrook, Noreen Saunders is pretty much a one-woman show.
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Amy Trahant: Seeing the Good in People
Published March 03, 2021 08:30 a.m.When Amy Trahant was in college, she considered signing up for a photography class but was talked out of it by a friend.
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Alan Kravitz: A Man with a Plan
Published Feb. 24, 2021 08:30 a.m.The Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) is the entity in Clinton charged with monitoring developments and land use in any town.
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Jeremy Taylor: Making Sure The Music Plays On
Published Feb. 17, 2021 08:30 a.m.The COVID-19 pandemic has presented particular challenges for teaching music in schools and Old Saybrook is no exception.
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New Job, New Building, New Town
Published Feb. 10, 2021 08:30 a.m.“Everything I’ve done in my past has led to this,” Allison Murphy says.
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Eileen O’Donnell: Putting Art Front and Center
Published Feb. 03, 2021 08:30 a.m.One day Eileen O’Donnell was cleaning and she found her report cards from when she was growing up as a young girl on Long Island. No matter the subject, and no matter the grade she received, Eileen saw that every teacher in every grade had the same comment.
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Martineau Takes the Lead for Westbrook Schools
Published Jan. 27, 2021 08:30 a.m.As a child, Kristina Martineau loved to play school but, perhaps counterintuitively, preferred the role of student.
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Thriving In—and Adding to—the Creative Community
Published Jan. 20, 2021 08:30 a.m.During this holiday season did you take time to drive by the light show at Frederick Place in Clinton?
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Thayer Talbott: It’s All About Community
Published Jan. 13, 2021 08:30 a.m.Thayer Talbott gets to do something special at work: Give away money.
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Bonnie Penders: A Wise Yet Modest Gardener
Published Jan. 06, 2021 08:30 a.m.Old Saybrook Historical Society’s celebrated gardener Bonnie Penders is an advanced master gardener, a certified Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut (FGCC) landscape design consultant, and the 2020 recipient of the FGCC’s prestigious Ellen Carder Memorial Award for noteworthy horticulture achievement.
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Creative an Active Community—Through Rocks
Published Dec. 23, 2020 08:30 a.m.“There was a big sense of fear and rightfully so, because we didn’t know a lot when it started,” Ivette Medina recalls about the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the shoreline area.
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Planning a Safe Celebration for the Class of 2021
Published Dec. 16, 2020 08:30 a.m.In the midst of all the school activities that were canceled as a result of COVID-19 such as prom, sports games, and school itself, one event might have been overlooked: Clinton’s Project Graduation.
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Bill Fish: A Bright Light in Westbrook
Published Dec. 09, 2020 08:30 a.m.When retiring from an eight-year stint on a town committee, it’s nice to be able to say your work will save the town a million dollars.
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Finding Ways to Make a Difference
Published Dec. 02, 2020 08:30 a.m.From a recent political campaign to working with the town’s Economic Development Commission (EDC), John May is a name that people in Clinton are getting used to hearing regularly. How John got to Clinton is anything but a typical story.
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Dee Tully: The Drive Behind the Food Drive
Published Nov. 25, 2020 08:30 a.m.Every year since 2008, the Clinton Rotary Club and Liberty Bank have partnered for the Rotary/Liberty Bank Thanksgiving Dinner Drive to raise money for the Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantry. Each year, Dee Tully has been instrumental in making that drive run smoothly.
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Laura Parker Gray: Using Her Voice for the Voiceless
Published Nov. 18, 2020 08:30 a.m.Asked how she has time for everything she does, Laura Parker Gray explains that she doesn’t watch television.
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Christine Baker: ‘It’s About the Neighborhood’
Published Nov. 11, 2020 08:30 a.m.About two months ago, Christine Baker was watching Channel 3 news when a story about something in Windsor called a Little Free Pantry caught her eye.
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For Geraldine Brown Giomblanco, It’s About the Journey
Published Nov. 04, 2020 08:30 a.m.Geraldine Brown Giomblanco may be a relatively new resident of Clinton, but pretty soon her story will be well known. Geraldine wrote an award-winning book published in 2019 that is in the process of being turned into a film by a production company.
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Jonathan Good: Building for the Good of Community
Published Oct. 28, 2020 08:30 a.m.Habitat for Humanity works from the premise that affordable housing is the foundation on which stable families and communities are built.
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Helping his Hometown Thrive
Published Oct. 21, 2020 08:30 a.m.Justin Teague has long appreciated Clinton’s natural beauty, in particular the marshes and bird sanctuaries by the rivers.
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Stephanie Quarato is Making the Grade and More
Published Oct. 14, 2020 08:30 a.m.Stephanie Quarato wasn’t a big fan of math class when she was a middle school student. In fact, it was one she struggled with.
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Michael Hornyak: A Newcomer at the Center of the Action
Published Oct. 07, 2020 08:30 a.m.Though he has only lived in Clinton for six years, Michael Hornyak has quickly made a name for himself in Clinton.
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Becky Cuevas: A Focus on Family
Published Sep. 30, 2020 08:30 a.m.Becky Cuevas’s concern for struggling families has deep roots. A native of New Haven, Becky was around 15 years old when she became an advocate for members of her own large and close-knit family, many of whom had come to Connecticut from Puerto Rico and weren’t fluent speakers of English.
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Kevin Joyce: Paddle Tennis Anyone?
Published Sep. 23, 2020 08:30 a.m.Do what your physician recommends: exercise. But how to do it in the era of COVID-19, especially with warm weather dissolving into fall and winter? Old Saybrook native Kevin Joyce has a suggestion. Play paddle tennis.
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Deborah Gilbert is Celebrating the Local Arts Scene
Published Sep. 16, 2020 08:30 a.m.Deborah Gilbert developed a love of the performing arts at an early age. During a recent chat, Deborah recalls the feeling of excitement she got when she would get on stage in elementary school plays or singing in the chorus.
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Mark Kimball Moulton: Embracing New Challenges
Published Sep. 09, 2020 08:30 a.m.For those inclined to believe in reincarnation, Mark Kimball Moulton seems to have lived many lives in one.
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