November 2013 North Central News

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It’s Time for Election Day

In This Issue

• EAST WINDSOR: Housing Authority, Town at odds over Taxes.................p. 4 • ELLINGTON: Open space guaranteed with farm purchase .......................p. 6 • ENFIELD: Asnuntuck’s WACC opens new station location ....................p. 9 • ENFIELD: New water use fee OK’d by Town Council ..............................p. 13 • SOMERS: Proposed charter changes will reshape government ............p. 15 • STAFFORD:Town looks for positives after closing announced..............p. 26 • SUFFIELD: Creative designers pair for nature creation ........................... p. 30 • SUFFIELD: B&B owner helps to promote CT businesses ....................p. 32

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By Linda Tishler Levinson

Can’t ‘Leave’ It Alone

Isabel Gray, 5, a first grader at Center School in Ellington, just can’t resist getting buried in a pile of leaves. Photo courtesy of Allison Gray

Thank You, Suffield Sponsors

This month’s mailing into Suffield was made possible by the following local sponsors: • Sweet Stuff (p. 30) • Basket Full of CT (p. 30) • Moxy Boutique (p. 30) • Edward Jones (p. 31) For more information on the North

Central News - including sponsorship of the December issue visit www.thenorthcentralnews.com, call 860-698-0020 or email: northcentralnews@aol.com. The deadline for advertising and editorial submissions for the next issue is Friday, Nov. 22. - NCN Staff

It’s still the economy. That is the message from the candidates seeking the top offices in North Central Connecticut towns. Vying to lead those towns toward greater prosperity are Democrats and Republicans, third-party and petitioning candidates. The municipal elections will be held from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 5. East Windsor There is no top race in East Windsor this year. Democratic First Selectman Denise Menard was elected to a fouryear term in 2011. Running for seats on the Board of Selectmen are Republicans incumbent James Richards, Scott Morgan and Steven Dearborn, and Democrats incumbent Dale Nelson and Jason Bowsza. East Windsor residents also will vote for candidates for the Board of Finance, the Board of Education, the Board of

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