Thursday, October 17, 2019
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Volume 16, Number 37
Elderly, disabled to benefit from grant By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
In a Department of Housing release, Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno said the program allows repairs and improvements to be made that might otherwise go unKitchen funded.
Bathrooms and kitchens in elderly and disabled housing units will be remodeled to & Bath (860) 7 improve accessibility thanks to an exclusive state grant “These awards will help to received by the Plainville ______________________________________ improve the lives of ConHousing Authority. ______________________________________ necticut residents,” MosThe $1.5 million Community quera-Bruno said. “Whether Development Block Grant it’s helping a family to comfrom the state Department plete essential renovations of Housing will be used to on their homes such as rePlainville resident Gary Vincent will be bringing his prize-winning 2,169.5-pound replace 80 bathtubs wardwith Kitchen pairing & Batha(860) 719-6260 AWA leaking roof, makwalk-in showers and impumpkin to the Plainville Pumpkin Festival, to be held Saturday, Oct. 19. The giant ing a senior living facility prove five kitchens at the au- ADA compliant, or improvgourd was the second largest to be grown in Connecticut, according to the scales at __________________________________________________________________ Centerview Village thor ity’s ing the habitability of a do- the Topsfield Fair. Image courtesy of Gary Vincent __________________________________________________________________ ward Kitchen & Bath (860) 719-6260 AWARDKB.com and Woodmoor Manor mestic violence shelter – Kitchen & Bath (860) 719-6260 AWARDKB.com CDBG properties. Small Cities funding ______________________________________________________________________________ is an important program. “I’m very thrilled about hav______________________________________________________________________________ This federal funding is es______________________________________________________________________________ ing this for the residents, for sential to low and moderate ______________________________________________________________________________ their needs,” said Linda income residents and withward Kitchen & Bath (860) 719-6260 DeZenzo, AWARDKB.com the housing auout these dollars, we would thority’s executive director. likely be unable to assist as ______________________________________________________________________________ Alex Noel, of Pomfret. Both and will stand next to the many of our low and moderAlso called the Small Cities By Devin Leith-Yessian broke the record Vincent library ______________________________________________________________________________ and Town Hall for Program, the projects funded ate income residents as they The Citizen set for Connecticut in 2015 residents to admire and make these kinds of repairs.” are determined by the DOH with a 1,992.5-pound A record-breaking pumppose with during the festiusing federal funds from the In the release, Governor A kin and its smaller sibling val, which will be held Sat- pumpkin, as recorded by Department of Housing and Ned Lamont said, “these the Great Pumpkin Comwill be the centerpieces of an urday, Oct. 19. Urban Development. grants go a long way toward monwealth, a worldwide C this year’s Plainville PumpThe larger of the two came competitive gourd growing improving neighborhoods DeZenzo is proud Plainville ro kin Festival. in second at the Topsfield is among the 13 towns to re- so that we can make our pe association. Grown by Plainville resiFair’s annual weigh-off in ceive the grant this year, say- communities more attracth A t A w ard Kitchen & Bath, we don’t just sell yo Though he may have come dent Gary Vincent, the Massachusetts at 2,169.5 tive and encourage contining it reflects the hard work m and the countertops. We work with you to create an gourds together weigh pounds, behind a ued growth for benefit the housing authority staff m Contemporary to Traditional kitchen, bathroom, 719-6260 AWARDKB.com more than a midsize sedan 2,294.5 pumpkin grown by of all of our residents.” does to care for residents. ho See Pumpkins,(860) A10 room, office & more that meets your family’s ne At A ward Kitchen & Bath, we don’t just sell yousense cabinets personal of style. From initial planning all W
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