East Haddam News

THE thing about cherry season in Connecticut is - don't blink. For two frantic weeks , the state's small but popular cherry crop is ready to eat.

On June, 25, Nathan Hale Ray High School graduated over 100 students for the first time during its 83rd graduation ceremony. The more than 100 graduates received a thunderous applause from the packed audience as they made their way to the front of the room. Female graduates wore white robes, each carrying a sunflower wrapped with blue and white ribbons. The men wore electric blue robes. Click on the link to read more.

East Haddam residents recently flocked to the polls to vote on whether or not the town should aquire over 408 acres of open land. The results came back with overwhelming support for the purchase. Town officials believe that aquiring this land will preserve the town's rural characteristic and prevent over 80 housing lots from being built.

Concert Series Kicks Off Parks & Recreation Submitted by Margy Roberts on 2009-07-01.   The East Haddam Music on the River free concert series kicks off Monday, July 13 with Sun King, a reggae, soca and calypso style music group to welcome the summer.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Earth Charter Community of the Lower Valley on 2009-06-30.   The ECCoLoV monthly meeting on Sunday, July 12 will be hosted by local resident Scot MacKinnon and will feature the first DVD of a three-disc set of Chris Martenson's "Crash Course," a concise video seminar on how our economy, energy systems, and ...

Bank Square Books in Mystic is known as an independent bookstore that supports local authors, but owners Annie Philbrick and Jane Hannon are also keen on supporting local farmers, the environment, and healthy eating.

East Haddam resident Pamela Allegretto Franz is a Colorado native who moved to Connecticut after living for the previous 10 years in Hawaii .

A fire ignited at a multifamily home in East Haddam on Friday afternoon. The fire occurred on the Colchester Turnpike just before 12:50 p.m. Eyewitness News photographer Andy Halpin reported that no one was home at the time of the fire and that no one was injured as a result of the blaze.

Modern Mystic Workshop Offered Regional Submitted by Michael G. Harris, P.E. on 2009-06-24.   Modern Mystic Workshop will be held Monday, July 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The workshop will feature a presentation by Greg Coleman of Heartstone Labyrinths.

Students admit to spray painting the roof of the Nathan Hale-Ray high school during their senior camp out Tuesday night.

The Nathan Hale Ray High School in East Haddam was vandalized late last night. The school was spray-painted over several areas, including the roof and the outside walls.

State Police were to rescue a woman who fallen down an embankment at Devil's Hopyard State Park in East Haddam.

Last Week's Winner : "Dancing With the Cars really wears me out," by Deb Thompson of East Haddam , who will receive the guitar-shredding DVD, John Lennon book, and The Who T-shirt. Honorable Mentions: "Phew! I'll be glad when they fix the elevator.

Submitted by Susan Dee on 2009-06-09.   On June 20 and 21, all families with young children are invited to kick off Summer 2009 with the stars of the PBS children's series, "Lomax: The Hound of Music." Ride Essex Steam Train and enjoy a "Lomax: The Hound of Music" show, featuring live performances by Lomax, a good-natured, melody-obsessed ...

At The Museum Submitted by East Haddam Stage Company on 2009-06-02.   Kandie Carle Rayah Martin of New Britain, Don Shirer of Westbrook, Ginny Wolf of Farmington and Kenneth Lundquist Jr.

Politics Submitted by Charles Farrow on 2009-06-02.   The East Haddam Democatic Town Committee seeks interested individuals who want to serve the community in the following ways--as a member of the Boards of Selectmen, Finance, or Education, as Town Clerk or Tax Collector, or as a member of Planning and Zoning.

Government Announcements Submitted by Michael G. Harris, P.E. on 2009-05-29.   The Town of East Haddam has teamed up with The New England Rain Barrel Company to offer residents rain barrels as a way to conserve water and help the environment.

Charles K. Scharnberger, left, Helen Delano of the Bureau of Topographic and Geologic Survey and others jump to test a seismograph buried in the backyard of a Dillsburg area home on Friday.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Michael G. Harris, P.E. on 2009-05-26.   The Earth Charter Community of the Lower Valley monthly meeting on Sunday, June 14, will feature a talk by Gus Kellogg, the founder and president of Greenleaf Biofuels.

Goodspeed's "Camelot" has its king. Bradley Dean will play King Arthur in the musical "Camelot" at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam .