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Area high schools ready to fete Class of 2019 By Linda Tishler Levinson
It takes a village — or at least the support of family, friends and teachers — to raise a student to the top of their class. That’s according to Rose Karvandi and Katryna Dukehart, the valedictorian and salutatorian of the Somers High School Class of 2019.
Karvandi said she became valedictorian by “working hard and the support of my friends and family,” particularly Dukehart. Dukehart agreed, saying she was helped along the way by “my teachers and parents, and Rose too.”
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Remembering fallen heroes
There was a large turnout in Ellington for the annual Memorial Day parade on May 27. For more photos, see Page 10. Photo by David Butler II
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Where’s the best place in the area for a slice of pizza or ice cream cone? Who better to ask than the locals that live and work here? As in YOU! The North Central News loves to hear from its readers, and in the June and July issues, we do just that — asking you to vote for your favorites in a multitude of catagories. It’s your opportunity to recognize the area businesses you know and love in a contest effectively run by the people they care most about: their customers! The Reader’s Poll is made possible by our logo sponsors: New England Air Museum, T-Square Builders, Lee’s Motors, Lee’s Powersports, Barter Business Unlimited and OF COURSE, our Title Sponsor Kent Financial Services. So be sure to keep a look out for the Reader’s Poll ballot in the next two issues. As always, our winners will be both announced — and honored — in August. PLEASE SEE BALLOT ON PAGE 5 and congratulations to the 2019 “Best Of Hall of Famer Johnson Memorial Hospital.” Also, visit our new website at www.thenorthcentralnews.com and, for the first time ever, vote online, too! - Gary Carra, Publisher
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