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Volume 14, Number 9
Committee mulls more property tax breaks By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
A town committee is considering more property tax breaks for the elderly and disabled. The Town Council formed the tax relief committee last year and charged it with considering how to make property taxes less onerous for vulnerable residents and veterans. Chris Poulos, a council Democrat and committee member, said the See Tax breaks, A4
Six-year-old Kenzie Hughey, of Glastonbury, tries out the obstacle course in the Hartford Healthcare Kids Zone Sunday during the 10th annual Healthy Family Fun Fest at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. Justin Weekes, special to the Record-Journal
Event gets to the heart of health By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
up close how it is affected by diet.
A lecture on keeping cholesterol in check might accompany an annual visit to the doctor, but at the 10th annual Healthy Family Fun Fest families could walk through a giant inflatable model of a heart to see
“This is like a real life magic school bus. You get to walk through and act just like blood flow, you get to see where the blood comes from, where it's heading to,” said Justin Reiswerg, who showed off the inflatable heart during Sunday’s fes-
tival. “It just helps you really get a picture of how important the heart is.” His booth was one of dozens at the Aqua Turf where visitors could learn about exercise, diet or how to perform CPR.
Police named in potential lawsuit By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Police thought they had found a fugitive murder suspect after tracing a phone and a Facebook account, but after a raid involving a police dog and an armored car New Britain detectives learned they’d grabbed the wrong man.
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