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Standing in front of a small audience in the Gallup Hill School library, author and illustrator David Biedrzycki asked the crowd a simple question. “I need a little help right now. Do you guys want to help me?” And as attentive and interested as a group...
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on Oct 09 2008, 02:58 PM
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On Saturday, Oct. 18 and Sunday, Oct. 19 the Mystic Valley Hunt Club in Gales Ferry will host a two-day horse show for professional and amateur riders. In conjunction a silent auction has been organized to benefit the North American Riding for the Handicapped...
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on Oct 09 2008, 02:53 PM
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Holmberg Orchards in Gales Ferry has been a mainstay along Route 12 for more than 70 years. Most people in this area have seen the large red apple sign countless times as they pass by, either traveling to or from Norwich. It’s rare to find someone who...
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on Oct 03 2008, 02:51 PM
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On Friday, Oct. 24, the Ledyard Historical Society will host its fall program at the Ledyard Congregational Church Fellowship Hall at 7:30 p.m. Of particular interest will be the special viewing of the recently completed short film, The Curse of Micah...
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on Oct 03 2008, 02:46 PM
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To the unobservant driver, the rural Aiki Farms property blends in among all the neighboring homes along the heavily wooded Shewville Road in Ledyard. Its low stone walls, sprawling yard, and large, barn-like house could describe any one of hundreds in...
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on Sep 25 2008, 05:11 PM
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Ledyard High School held an open house on Sept. 17 for parents and community members to catch up with the school on some of this year’s changes. On display and of particular interest to many were the newly renovated or refurbished chemistry and physics...
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on Sep 25 2008, 05:07 PM
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Anyone who watched this summer’s Olympic Games probably recognized that volleyball is on the rise. No matter what time of night or what channel you might have been watching, it seemed volleyball was an American broadcast staple, and it’s not such a mystery...
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on Sep 18 2008, 04:52 PM
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Sixty-three-year-old Harrison Solt is one of the newest members of the Ledyard VFW Post 4608. A veteran of the Vietnam War, Solt recently became eligible for membership when his service on a fleet ballistic missile submarine was recognized as suitable...
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on Sep 18 2008, 04:48 PM
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For many, cycling is a hobby, an enjoyable pastime, a way to stay in shape, or perhaps even their competitive sport of choice. For 66-year-old Gales Ferry resident John Clark, cycling is so much more. For the past 10 years Clark has been embarking on...
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on Sep 11 2008, 05:02 PM
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If you speak with Preston resident Donna Tonon for more than a brief moment, you’ll undoubtedly learn of her fervor for spreading autism awareness, a cause she has been backing for some time. While none of her children are autistic, her 9-year-old nephew...
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on Sep 11 2008, 04:59 PM
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There once was a man from the South Shore of Boston who wanted no more than a quarter acre of land; and a woman from western Pennsylvania who wanted, at bare minimum, a pony in the back yard…but certainly had no intention of actually being a farmer. But...
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on Aug 28 2008, 04:05 PM
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Through the efforts of Rep. Tom Reynolds and Ledyard resident, Lisa Disallo, Gov. M. Jodi Rell recently declared August 2008 Arnold-Chiari Awareness Month. Arnold-Chiari was first diagnosed by Austrian pathologist Hans Chiari and researched by his colleague...
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on Aug 28 2008, 03:58 PM
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Less than one turn remained in a Waterford Speedbowl Super X Wild ‘N’ Wacky Wednesday race in early July, and Preston’s Greg Moran Jr. held a slim lead over his father. Heading into the final left turn of the 20-lap event, Greg Jr., 19, accelerated too...
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on Aug 21 2008, 05:03 PM
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Ask Jeff Wood where the universe came from, and you’re likely to get fruit salad. At least he makes weighty, complex subjects like nuclear physics somewhat understandable for the rest of us. Wood, 29 years old, recently stopped off in Montville to catch...
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on Aug 21 2008, 04:59 PM
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By Russ Morey Times Staff Writer Anyone who commonly wakes in the early morning or is outside late at night has certainly heard the telltale yips and sharp barks of the eastern coyote, perhaps Connecticut’s most controversial animal. In recent years there...
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