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Longtime Executive Director Leaves Connecticut Landmarks Land Trust *****************ECRWSS**** Local STD Postal Customer US POSTAL PAID HARTFORD, CT PERMIT NO. 5126 EastAN INDEPENDENT Haddam COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER COVERING MOODUS, News LAKE HAYWARD, HADLYME AND EAST HADDAM December 5, 2019 Copyright ©2019 East Haddam News Free weekly Longtime executive director leaves Connecticut Landmarks By David Holahan CTL owns two historic properties in East Hadd- In recent years, the organization has been crit- Sheryl Hack, longtime Executive Director of Con- am, the 1740 Palmer–Warner House and the 1816 icized for its stewardship practices for a number necticut Landmarks (CTL), has left the nonprofit Amasa Day House. of its properties, including the two East Haddam organization “to seek new opportunities in new CTL Board member Beth Iacampo is serving as ones. Town officials and residents were upset at the industries,” according to James McKinsey of Quinn interim executive director while a search for a per- condition of both houses and outbuildings and this & Hary Marketing, a New London firm that does manent replacement is underway. led to a contentious public informational meeting public relations work for CTL. Hack had served as executive director since 2005 called by the organization in June of 2018, when one He added in his email, “There is no shift in Con- for the nonprofit, which owns 11 historic properties resident termed CTL’s performance as “demolition necticut Landmark’s current direction and goals, in Connecticut. The year she started at CTL was by neglect.” including the important historic preservation work also the year it was bequeathed the Palmer–War- Until this year, the historic barn on the Palm- taking place at the Palmer–Warner property.” He ner House and its 50 acres, along with a substantial er-Warner property, which is older than the house, described Hack’s departure as amicable, adding that endowment—more than $1 million—to manage the was tottering dangerously and had been in serious it was not an abrupt separation. property. Continued on page EH10 GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNING – HEAD OUT FOR THE HOLIDAYS Totally awesome Land trust receives ride, Santa! (Rudolph and national distinction friends had the East Haddam Land Trust waterways that have histor- sniffles). Santa (EHLT) recently earned ic value and preserve East and his helpers national recognition as one Haddam’s rural character. will be at the annual Tea and of 400 land trusts in the U.S. The town’s natural and rural Children’s Fair and one of 30 in Connecti- settings are two oft-cited this Saturday cut recognized for their reasons residents choose to December 7 at commitment to professional live here and others choose the First Church excellence by the Land Trust to visit East Haddam. of Christ, Con- Accreditation Commission. The Land Trust earned gregational from “It is exciting to recog- accreditation after provid- 9 to 1 p.m. The nize East Haddam Land ing extensive documen- jolly one will also Trust with this nation- tation and undergoing be at the Gelston al mark of distinction,“ comprehensive third-party House that same said Tammara Van Ryn, evaluation of its processes afternoon as part executive director of the and practices. of the Village Stroll, where, at Land Trust Accreditation “With the addition of the same time Commission. “Donors East Haddam Land Trust (awkward!), the and partners can trust to this impressive roster Grinch will also that accredited land trusts of accredited land trusts, be making a are united behind strong Connecticut now boasts the cameo at “Cook- standards and have demon- third most accredited land ies and Karaoke” strated sound finances, trusts per state in the coun- from 2:20 to 4 ethical conduct, responsible try,” reports Amy Blaymore p.m. on Saturday. governance, and lasting Paterson, Esq., Executive See pages 4 and stewardship.” Director of the Connecticut 5 for upcoming Since 1979, EHLT Land Conservation Council. Holiday events. has preserved more than Achieving this distinction 700 acres of the town’s assures donors that East woodlands, meadows, and Continued on page EH11 In This Issue: Applepalooza, Page EH2 • Holidays, Page EH4–5 • To the Editor, Page EH7 • Architecture, Page EH8 APPLEPALOOZA Attendance at the Applepalooza event last month was double that from years past. This year’s organizers, from left, Joy Anderson and Mary Sawyer, are shown here with Gabri- elle Weissbach and Pastor Adam Yates. Shirley McDougall, an East Haddam resident and pub- lished author whose books are available on Amazon, attended the St. Stephen’s Applepalooza and baked her first apple pie from scratch. 12,000+ strong The East Haddam News reaches every household every week in East Hadd- am, Moodus, Hadlyme, Lake Hayward, Haddam, Haddam Neck, Higganum, and Killingworth. To place an advertisement, contact Sunday’s apple festivities at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in East Haddam was not Michelle Villar, our advertis- limited to baking apple pies. Barbara Hass and Bill Faye were busy in the church kitchen ing representative, at (860) making apple sauce from freshly chopped apples. Lyman Orchards in Middlefield and 615-9955 or sales@easthadd- the March Farm in Bethlehem provided apples. Photos by Honora Myers. amnews.org for rates. EH2 December 5, 2019 Support East Haddam News by Supporting our Advertisers TOWN East Haddam’s legislators rated on environmental votes By David Holahan Needleman made environmental protection a major in areas that are punitive to our small businesses in The Connecticut’s League of Conservation Voters priority in his first term as our Senator, we were Connecticut that are counter-productive.” (CLCV) has released its 2019 Environmental Score- disappointed that our Representative, Irene Haines She added that she received a 100 percent rating card, which it terms “a comprehensive review of the voting record left a lot to be desired … Environmen- from the Connecticut Business and Industry Associ- major environmental victories, challenges, wins and tal issues rank very high on the list of concerns that ation and that she would be sending the newspaper a losses for Connecticut’s environment during the we hear from East Haddam citizens. We hope that letter to the editor with more details on her environ- 2019 legislative session.” Irene will make the environment more of a priority mental voting record. The Scorecard is available online: https://www. next term.” In an email, Amanda Schoen, Deputy Director of ctlcv.org. In response to the CLCV Scorecard, Represen- CLCV wrote: “An individual’s score is the first step CLCV monitors the progress of conservation-re- tative Haines wrote in an email: “While I appreciate in seeing how conscious of environmental concerns lated bills as well as the votes cast by Connecticut the CLCV and their efforts on behalf of our environ- they may be, but it’s looking at those individual votes senators and representatives in the General Assem- ment, the broad-brush scorecard approach does not that can really paint a more vivid picture. General- bly, ranking them based on their support of, or op- fully tell the whole story. As a new legislator, I find it ly, we consider a good score to be 80% and above. position to legislation that bears on environmental important to fully comprehend a bill before vot- That’s not always a hard-and-fast rule, though, and issues, such as renewable energy, use of plastic bags, ing. The bills presented in the Scorecard have fiscal the score is just one measurement of how good a and energy efficiency standards. impacts worth noting and mandate participation lawmaker is on the environment.” The CLCV Scorecard concluded: “The 2019 Leg- islative Session delivered many wins for the environ- ment, including significant investment in offshore wind, the electrification of the state fleet, the passage of the State Water Plan, and much more.” East Haddam’s two legislators representing it in Hartford, State Senator Norm Needleman (D-33) of Essex, and State Representative Irene Haines (R-34) of East Haddam, received grades of 100 percent and 58 percent respectively on a scale of 0 to 100. “We have so many beautiful and important nat- ural resources around this state, from our gorgeous state parks to the vital Long Island Sound, that I find it vital to protect them however I can,” Sen. Needle- man stated in a press release. “With legislation that strengthened use of wind energy and developed so- Angela Aresco Liz Barber Peter Bates Danielle Casey Kamey Cavanaugh 860-883-9005 860-874-4816 860-823-8765 860-202-6203 860-398-0483 lar net-metering, among other advances, I am proud [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] to have that work recognized by the CTLCV.” The East Haddam Democratic Town Commit- tee sent out a press release about the Scorecard that quoted Town Committee Chairman Mary Murphy: “While we are pleased to see that Senator Laura Beth Collinson Nicole Cardin Kira Coon Angela Crane Hilary Culver 860-262-2753 860-917-6586 860-575-3177 860-365-0342 860-310-9715 HONOR ROLL [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Scholars recognized The following Mercy High School students from East Haddam were rewarded for their hard work over the first semester of the 2019-20 academic year by being John Drury Bill Eastwood Michelle Eastwood Faith Farina Fred Ferguson 860-466-0077 630-809-7190 312-371-5658 860-373-6993 860-638-9362 placed on the honor roll; high honors: Isabella Sara- [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] co; honors: Mackenzie Breton; Abigail Goff; Sarah Hughes; Mia Lawrence; and Ava McGrath. At Saint Bernard School in Uncasville Aubree Nygaard has made the Headmaster’s List for the first quarter of the school year.
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