Volume 10, Number 50
Your Town, Your News
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Friday, March 18, 2016
Students shave heads for good cause Clinton, By Ken Liebeskind The North Haven Citizen
On March 9, Clintonville Elementary School held its first annual St. Baldrick’s event, with 38 students choosing to have their head shaved in the fundraiser, which brought in more than $9,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The funds will go to promote childhood cancer research. The Clintonville gym was crowded with students, parents and residents who witnessed the activity-filled event, which included face painting and a raf-
fle, along with the head-shaving. JT Thomas, a 6-year-old first grader, was one of the first shavees. “He said, ‘I want to shave my head for St. Baldrick’s,’ and he did it,” Monica Thomas, the youngster’s mother said. Kathryn Raccio, owner of Terrace Hair Studio in North Haven, one of four barbers who participated in the event, carefully shaved JT’s scalp, spending extra time to do it, because he had long black hair when the Kathryn Raccio shaves JT Thomas’ head at the St. evening began. Baldrick event at Clintonville Elementary School on See Fundraiser / Page 15 March 9. | Ken Liebeskind / The North Haven Citizen
North Haven man debuts spy thriller comic By Ken Liebeskind
“‘Relive’ tells the story of a missing scientist who came up with a device to relive Matt Durand, a graphic and digitally record memodesigner and art director at ries,” Durand explained. “A Response Marketing in New CIA agent and Russian genHaven, has a budding sideline eral find out about it and race to find the scientist to gig as a comic book creator. get control of “Relive,” the memory his first efdevice.” fort, is posted “You can read it at The comic a t Co m i XComiXology and l i ke ly w i l l ology.com, I hope to have it appeal to sci an Amazon printed.” f i and spy digital comgenre aficioics company, Matt Durand nados and is where it can the first in a be purchased on any digital device. The series. It debuted Feb. 24. The comic can be sampled with- second issue will go live this spring. out purchasing. Durand said he has writ“You can read it at ComiXology and I hope to have it ten nine issues during the printed,” said Durand, who past two years and will post moved to North Haven in Au- them periodically, based on gust. “I’m establishing con- Zangara’s ability to create tacts with publishers and it’s the art. The revenue from sales of currently on online media.” Durand wrote the “Relive” “Relive” will be split three text, designed the cover and ways, between the digital delettering and laid it out. The vices it is read on, ComiXart was created by Orion Zan- ology and Durand. “I’m not gara, an illustrator and comic making millions,” the local cartoonist said, “but I love it.” book artist from Virginia. The North Haven Citizen
North Haven resident Matt Durand’s comic “Relive.”
Sanders reps speak By Ken Liebeskind The North Haven Citizen
After the North Haven Democratic Town Committee reelected its key officers for 2016-2018 on March 8, representatives of Bernie Sanders’ and Hillary Clinton’s Connecticut campaigns addressed the crowd in anticipation of the presidential primary on April 26. “It’s an exciting year and very important you keep the White House Democratic,” DTC chair Walter Spader said, before introducing the speakers. “Each Republican candidate is more scary than the next, with options worse than Trump.” Kim Caron and Bob Stone spoke first, in support of Sen. Sanders. Caron delivered a personal message, asserting that Sanders will help her and her children with job and school issues. “I’m a working class girl and got laid off at Pratt & Whitney. I have less than my parents and I’m concerned that my kids will have less than I do. Economic security is a big deal for me. With stagnant wages, I’m at the end of my rope and I don’t know what my kids will do for college,” she said. She said Sanders is looking to assist America’s middle class, and fight for tax reform and a solution to climate See Reps / Page 19