Caring Connection Receives Grant Funding

The Caring Connection Adult Day Health Center was recently notified that The Bank of America has approved a $2,000 grant through the Long Foundation to purchase two electric lift chairs for the facility.  This generous contribution helps address the needs of many clients at the facility and is greatly appreciated.

NRC Public Outreach Meeting Scheduled

A Public Outreach Meeting sponsored by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be held Wednesday, December 12, 2007 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM here at Town Hall.  The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public of its role in regulating the final stage of clean-up action for ABB’s Combustion Engineering Windsor site.  A 10 minute presentation concerning remediation plans will be given.  The public is invited to observe this meeting and will be able to communicate with the NRC staff following the staff presentations, before the meeting is adjourned.  

The agenda includes:

7:00 p.m. Meeting Introduction and Purpose

7:15 p.m. NRC: Who We Are and What We Do

7:20 p.m. Review of the NRC Decommissioning Process

7:40 p.m. Overview of Windsor Site Decommissioning Activities

7:50 p.m. Comments from other governmental stakeholders

8:00 p.m. Public questions and answers

8:55 p.m. NRC closing comments and adjournment

For more information, call Ray Lorson at the NRC at 610-337-5282.    

Carol Sing 

The holiday season will come alive with song this Thursday evening at 7:00 PM on the town green at the annual Carol Sing.  The lighting of the green, performances by the Archer Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church and Trinity Christian Children’s Choir along with a puppet show and the arrival of Santa will highlight the festivities.  For more information call First Town Downtown at 683.8410.

Torchlight Parade

Windsor’s annual Torchlight parade will begin on Remington Road at 6:30 PM this Saturday, December 8^th and proceed through Windsor Center.  The parade featuring marching units, floats and illuminated fire trucks will be followed by a bonfire at the pond located by the commuter parking lot on Mechanic Street.  For more information, call First Town Downtown at 683.8410.

Beaver Deceiver Solves Multiple Concerns

Town staff and community volunteers completed the installation of a “beaver deceiver” on Friday, November 30^th on old River Street.  There have been ongoing concerns at this site by both residents and town staff regarding the continuous blocked drainage caused by beaver dams.  The “beaver deceiver” design allows for the water to continue running without making sound and maintains a level of water the beavers can be happy with, resulting in less dam building activity.

This cooperative effort is a win-win for all involved as the residents wanted the beavers to stay, the Public Works Department wanted the water to continuously drain properly and the beaver’s habitat is preserved.