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Volume 18, Number 40
Friday, October 6, 2023
The scarecrows will be out and about again this October By Grace McFadden Special to The Citizen
The North Haven Garden Club’s Annual Scarecrow Contest will be held on the North Haven Green this October. The contest, which begins on Oct. 21, will feature community members and local businesses trying their hand at crafting a scarecrow. It will run through Nov. 4, with a pumpkin carving contest and costume parade on the North Haven Green planned for Oct. 28. There will be one grand prize winner of the contest, which is usually judged by staff from the North Haven High School Art Depart-
ment. There is no registration required and no fee to participate. Cindy Golia, a member of the North Haven Garden Club, holds many positions in the organization, including treasurer and publicity chair. Golia is also part of the Scarecrow Committee. “Our first one (was held in) 2018 and at that time, we only had two sponsors, so it's grown quite a bit since then,” said Golia. Now, the club receives donations from businesses around the area. The scarecrow contest is also a fundraiser, with money
Feldman Orthodontics’ Sanderson Sisters scarecrows, from the Disney movie “Hocus Photo courtesy of North Haven Garden Club See Scarecrows, A3 Pocus,” won the local business top honors in 2022.
Bus service delays at start of year raise concerns By Michael Savino Special to The Citizen
Parents want to see improved bus service, raising complaints at a recent Board of Education meeting that bus arrivals range wildly.
They said it especially creates issues for parents who are waiting for buses to pick up their children before work, causing them to sometimes be late to their jobs. “We can’t show up if the
buses don’t show up, so this is an issue that’s affecting people’s livelihoods and it has to be taken seriously,” Joshua Borenstein said during the school board’s Sept. 14 meeting.
M&J Bus Company Chief Operating Officer Jon Hipsher acknowledged issues at the state of the year, but said the company has been working to improve the issues. “We have, really, quite well
settled into our new routes,” Hipsher said. The school board scheduled an update on the bus service so Hipsher could respond to questions from both board See School bus, A4
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