Volume 29, Number 28
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Friday, July 14, 2023
Big acts lined up for 103rd Durham Fair
FLIGHT ON THE FARM
By Nicole Zappone Town Times
The countdown to the largest agricultural fair in the state has begun. The Durham Fair is set to take place Sept. 21 to 24 and Kim Terrill, of Kim’s Cottage Confections, is president of this year’s operation. The fair, a private, not-forprofit corporation, is owned and operated by the Durham Agricultural Fair Association, Inc. The annual four-day event is run entirely by volunteers.
This past weekend, Lyman Orchards in Middlefield hosted the spectacle “Hot Air Balloon Flight on the Farm.” While not available for rides, the colorful collection of balloons on display delighted visitors both day and night. The free event also included live music, a strolling magician, and more. Photos by Brett Bogdan
DEEP closes state swimming areas Record-Journal staff
As of Wednesday morning, eight Connecticut swimming areas were closed The state Department of Energy & En- by the DEEP, one due to flooding. vironmental Protection closed three Wharton Brook remained on the list. state park swimming areas on MonWadsworth Falls and Cockaponset day, including Wadsworth Falls State were listed as open. Park in Middlefield. The other closures were Wharton Brook State Park, Each week DEEP collects samples of which is located on the North Haven- water from a number of state park’s swimming areas and beaches. The Wallingford line, and Cockaponset samples are tested and analyzed at State Forest in Chester.
the Department of Public Health (DPH) Lab for the presence of certain indicator bacteria. Indicator bacteria are one of the tools used by public health and environmental protection authorities to evaluate the potential for contamination of water bodies, but they do not necessarily mean disease-causing pathogens are present.
“This is exciting, and I look forward to this every year,” Durham Fair marketing coordinator Debbie Huscher said. Main Stage entertainment returns to the Durham fairgrounds this fall for the first time in three years. The headliners are country arists Laura Alaina and Lee Greenwood, and 80s icon Rick Springfield, who has 17 U.S. Top 40 hits to his credit, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An Affair of the Heart,” “I’ve Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody” and “Human Touch.” See Fair, A7