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[email protected] FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 2010 THIS WEEK’S QUOTE AGvocate funded through June 2011 Probate ‘Every man regards SECOND GRANT RECEIVED LAST MONTH court his own life as BY MATT SANDERSON The newly received $50,000 agri- mittee. the New Year’s Eve VILLAGER STAFF WRITER culture viability grant from the “It is your commitment and hard of time.’ The AGvocate program, a pilot Department of Agriculture will work that has made the program a initiative formed last June to pro- keep AGvocate running from June success so far,” said Kaufman. location mote and create action plans for 2010 to June 2011. The original AGvocate is comprised of six farm and agricultural viability in $46,000 grant keeps AGvocate run- towns: Ashford, Brooklyn, Connecticut towns, received its sec- ning until this June. Canterbury, Franklin, Sterling and INSIDE ond round of funding last month. AGvocate Program Coordinator Thompson. Kaufman said the new discussed Now, individual AGvocate program Jennifer Kaufman said the second goals of the Phase II funding are to A8-9 — OPINION structures established last year round of funding would not be pos- will move into Phase II of develop- sible without the hard work of var- BY MATT SANDERSON A11 — SPORTS Turn To AGVOCATE, page A15 VILLAGER STAFF WRITER ment, according to officials. ious people from the steering com- B1 — HOT SPOT BROOKLYN — Area leaders com- B2 — CALENDAR prised within the new Connecticut regional probate court district will B4-6 — OBITS descend on the Pomfret Senior B6 — RELIGION Center next Friday, Jan.