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Week In Review: Fundraising For David's Place, Expanded 9-1-1 System Planned

A round-up of this week's top stories on the Ledyard Patch.

 

Gallup Hill PTO president and will make a trip out to Washington D.C. at the end of April. The theme of the conference is "Teach Me Something New" which is about fostering the relationship between parents and their children's teachers.

And, Russell Holmberg, of Holmberg Orchards, was presented the 2012 Young Farmer of the Year award by Gov. Dannel Malloy Wednesday. to farm the land off Route 12. His specialty at the farm and market is produced by the apple orchard's fruit.

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on the Parks and Recreation Commission Wednesday. Marie can seen around town attending various sports games and is an avid supporter of Ledyard High School football. She was presented with certificates of thanks from State Rep. Tom Reynolds and Mayor John Rodolico on behalf of the residents of Leydard and the State of Connecticut.

Ledyard Middle School students have been in an effort to help the parents of David Isbell, a seventh-grader who died last March, start a recreation center in his name. At last count, the students have raised $1159.82 in a coin drive. The coin drive will conclude at the end of the month, and Patch will update readers with the final amount raised.

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The on the application submitted by Garden Homes, managers of Stonegate Village, which if accepted, Residents expressed opposition to the application out of concern that they would lose the peaceful environment they had bought into and that the value of their homes would be reduced. Garden Homes' application was based upon "anemic sales". Since 2002, Garden Homes has sold 31 of the proposed 80 in the development.

And the . Attendees were treated to hors d'oeuvers and a DJ played music from the 1930s, 40s and 50s were provided by the Ledyard High School Key Club.

Students tried out for all spring sports school teams this week. You'll find their game schedule at CASCIAC.org

The to alert residents about things that are non-life threatening such as road closures and criminal activity in the neighborhood. Town Councilor Linda Davis, who also serves on the IT committee, is looking forward to the enhanced system.

“It will be a very good thing and would have certainly been helpful after Irene,” she said of using it to let residents know where FEMA supplies were being handed out, where they could get drinking water and take showers.

And, just for fun (and $100), enter , which continues until April 5.


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