Friday, June 9, 2023
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Volume 29, Number 23
THE PERFECT NAME
Around Town Open house celebration The Durham Recreation Committee invited community members to a Meet the Resident Troopers open house celebration Saturday, June 3. The gathering took place at the recently-opened Durham Community Center, the new home of the Resident Troopers office. The family-friendly open house event included ice cream, a bounce house, crafts, and more. The Durham Community Center is located at 144 Pickett Lane in the former Francis E. Korn Elementary School building.
The Durham Animal Response Team asked the community for help naming the “horse” the group uses for training. After receiving many suggestions online and at the local Memorial Day parade, where the horse made its public debut, D.A.R.T. settled on a name. In honor of Dr. Steven Levy, who played an instrumental role in getting D.A.R.T off the ground, the horse will be known as Doc. Pictured: Members of the Durham Animal Response Team and Doc. Contributed
On May 4, 2021, voters approved of the Town of Durham taking ownership of the property. Soon after, work began to trasition the former school into a community center. See Around Town, A9
Cops carry ‘Flame of Hope’ for Special Olympics Town Times report
Police officers from throughout Connecticut took part in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics last week, passing the “Flame of Hope” from group to group en route to the Special Olympics Connecticut Summer Games Opening Ceremony on Saturday.
events for Special Olympics Connecticut, around 175 Connecticut law enforcement agencies participate year round supporting nearly 10,000 Special Olympics Connecticut athletes across the state.
Discussing the 2023 Torch Run, Turro said, “Today we have people rallying down at Blue Back Square with five The Law Enforcement Torch different legs running in Run began in 1981 in Wichi- from different corners of the ta, Kansas and is the largest state and overall we cover grassroots fundraiser for the over 500 miles with around Special Olympics. 1,500 law enforcement offiRunners take the last strides to the finish line at the Meriden/Middlefield town line during cers throughout the course the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics on South Broad Street in Meriden According to Jackie Turro, se- of our three-day event.” on June 1. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal nior director of special