Windsor’s Caring Connection Adult Day Health Center was recently notified that it has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Fleet Bank to support its Art Therapy Programming. As you may recall, their program has flourished in the past 4 years, and seven of their pieces were shown in a special exhibit last month in Washington, DC at the Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda. Congratulations to Julie Soucy, Caring Connection’s Art Therapist, who has spearheaded this program over the past four years, and all the staff at the Caring Connection who continue to enhance the lives of their clients in such a positive way.

Windsor’s Farmer's Market is set to open for the season on Friday, July 16th from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Windsor Community Center located at 330 Windsor Avenue. The market will be held each Friday through the end of September. For more information, or if you are interested in being a vendor at the Farmer’s Market, please contact the Office of Community Development at 285-1985.

Both the Windsor and Wilson fire districts are changing the method that Windsor Sanitation will be picking up refuse. Starting July 9th, each household in both districts will receive one free 95 gallon rolling cart that will replace any other cans (metal or plastic) or bags now being used for this purpose. This cart will allow garbage to be picked up mechanically by the refuse truck. If extra carts are needed for a household, they can be purchased through Windsor Sanitation. Also, Wilson’s refuse pickup date has been re-scheduled to Friday of each week. Both districts are in the process of sending letters to homeowners explaining the new program.

The upcoming 2nd Senatorial Democratic Primary will be held on Tuesday, August 10, 2004. Town Buildings to be used as polling places include the L.P. Wilson Community Center, J.F.K. Elementary School, Oliver Ellsworth Elementary School, Poquonock Elementary School, Town Hall and 330 Windsor Avenue. For more information, call the Registrars Office at 285-1955 or 285-1957.

You may recall that in 2002, the State Department of Transportation removed guardrails along both sides of Route 159 in the vicinity of Stony Hill. In November 2002, the town expressed its concerns regarding pedestrian safety in this area.

With the absence of guardrails, concerns remain for pedestrian safety as well as potential severe property damage due to vehicle accidents. Residents and property owners in the area wish to have guardrails reinstalled.

The town has made another attempt to address these concerns and look forward to hopefully developing a solution to address these safety concerns.

AMTRAK has notified the town that the rail crossings at Mack Town Road and Pierson Lane will be replaced within the next month. This work will require the roads to be closed to through traffic.

Mack Town Road is expected to be closed from July 12^th until July 26th. Pierson Lane is expected to be closed from July 26^th to August 9^th.

Notification signs have been placed along both roads; media releases are being prepared along with information being placed on the town’s website.