*****************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 September 20, 2018 Copyright ©2018 East Haddam News Free weekly Lots of love: Marriage licenses set to outpace previous years Staff report such as Devil’s Hopyard, the Gillette Castle grounds, At the Town Clerk’s office, both parties complete East Haddam is a beautiful place to live, work, play — and the Gelston House. a license worksheet, which entails providing general and also get married. The Town Clerk’s Office issued So far this year, the office has issued 58 licenses in information about each person, including parents’ 30 marriage licenses in June and July — and the lovely total, already rivaling the whole-year totals from 2016 names/maiden names and the state or country of par- New England foliage season has yet to commence. (65) and 2017 (68), said Denette. ents’ birth. The license is prepared while the applicants “You’ve got to love it,” said Town Clerk Debra Den- Loving couples must obtain licenses in the town wait, and they leave with their license in hand. Once ette, who pointed to blissful local wedding venues, where the ceremony is to be held, said Denette. There issued, it is valid for 65 days; the ceremony must be such as Fox Hopyard, Smith Farm, and Grandview is no requirement for premarital blood work or a wait- performed in East Haddam. A fee of $50 is due at the Campground, that complement older nuptial standbys ing period in Connecticut. time of application. Parents question cuts in hours for Before and after images of the garage from renderings submitted by resident Donald Donner showing a proposed redevelopment. school nurses By Danielle Faipler A full-time nursing position may Residents are invited to weigh in be cut in order for the town’s school district to save on costs; however, res- on fate of former town office site idents are hopeful that the position By David Holahan won't be cut after a recent board of education meeting. The East Haddam Village Revi- Several residents came forward talization Committee (EHVRC) during the meeting, held Tuesday, Sep- will devote its regular monthly tember 11, in the cafeteria of Nathan meeting on Wednesday, Septem- Hale–Ray High School. ber 26, to public input on the The individuals who spoke during development of the 2.6-acre, re- the public comments section of the cently vacated town office prop- meeting were parents of students in erty. The meeting is set for 7:30 the district schools. p.m. at the new Municipal Office “Students should be getting more Complex, 1 Plains Rd. Renderings of the property entrance (above) and of the “river house” (below) that housed attention, not less,” said one parent. The invitation appears in a the police barracks. Renderings courtesy of Donald Donner. Superintendent Brian Reas said he letter in this issue from EHVRC would consider other avenues to save chairman William Gerrish, who At its August meeting Donald Donner, an East Haddam resi- in the budget; however, during the also solicited written comment current fiscal year budget cycle, the to [email protected]. dent, submitted detailed plans for the property. The proposed school board allocated more funding Although all EHVRC meet- for the school nurse position. ings are open to the public, their development’s anchor would be Steady Habit Brewing Compa- “In August, I decided to replace a minutes show that attendance is retiring full-time nurse with a part- generally in the neighborhood ny, currently located on Bridge Street in Haddam, as well as time nurse. This change maintains of half a dozen people (some of a nurse at the school for the entire whom are town officials). restaurant and retail space. Continued on page EH9 school day. 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Coupons not accepted on sale items EH2 September 20, 2018 Support East Haddam News by Supporting our Advertisers TO THE EDITOR important to any thriving community. Melissa seems Air your ideas for East Haddam to be everywhere and aware of what's happening in Village at Sept. 26 EHVRC meeting Letters to the Editor our behalf. I had told her years before she ran for the The East Haddam Village Revitalization Committee The East Haddam News publishes, at its Connecticut Legislature that we needed her in Wash- (EHVRC) was established to oversee the conversion of discretion, letters to the editor on topics of ington, D.C., to help clean up the swamp, and now the former town office site in the East Haddam Village local interest from a broad spectrum of view- more than ever as the next senator of the 33rd District into a commercially viable area. The committee, com- points. Their opinions reflect the views of the to continue to champion our small town values. prised of nine town residents appointed by the town writers, not that of this newspaper. Letters Bob Cumming, Moodus selectmen (seven regular members and two alter- may be edited for grammar. They should be Annlee Sortland, Moodus nates), has been meeting for the past several months, 300 words or fewer. To be considered for reviewing information about the site including work publication they must include the author’s Endorsement for Irene Haines name, address and daytime phone number. conducted by previous revitalization committees. I met Irene Haines last year at the Farmers Market Frequency of submissions from a single Now that the town offices have vacated the village when she was running for First Selectman. She writer or group will be a factor in deciding site, the town is preparing to solicit proposals from voiced her stance on matters to help the town and its whether to publish a letter. commercial developers. To help inform this process, residents. She was well spoken and kept everything the EHVRC wants to hear from the residents of East on a positive note. I explained that I was helping her Haddam. What is the best use of the town-owned Candidate endorsements opposition at the time and wished her good luck. She 2.6-acre site? What criteria should be used to evaluate The East Haddam News accepts letters to the smiled and wished me the same. development proposals? How can a revitalized village editor endorsing candidates for town office When she lost she did not run to Facebook to best serve the town and its residents? and will publish them as space allows. These grouse nor did she Tweet her complaints. She turned Public insight into these and other questions will are subject to existing letter policy. All letters around and has worked on committees and different help shape the outcome of this project and the future will be fact-checked. Endorsement letters will organizations to help the people of East Haddam; of East Haddam Village. While the public is welcome not be published in our final issue before the such as the Economic Development Commission and at all EHVRC meetings, we have reserved our next election (Thursday, November 1).