Friday, August 11, 2023
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Volume 29, Number 32
History made with 1st female Eagle Scout Contributed
The Boy Scouts of America Troop 33 of Middlefield and Durham celebrated their very first Eagle Scout back in 1941. More than 80 years later, the Troop has welcomed its very first female scout to this elite group. On Aug. 3, Kaelin Dasilva completed her board of review and officially earned her Eagle Scout rank — marking a historic moment for Troop 33. Kaelin’s Eagle Project was in support of the Troop’s Charter Organization, The Middlefield Lions Club. She had heard the club was in need of seating at the Durham Fairgrounds and focused her project on building and
Lawmakers strike back against elder fraud Town Times report
staining four picnic tables to be used at the Lions’ booth. Due to the fact the pressuretreated wood required a long time to dry out before being stained, the project took longer than anticipated. It ended up taking 24 volunteers 115 hours to complete.
It happens all the time — a senior citizen is bilked out of money by a scam perpetrated by a stranger or family member. But Gov. Ned Lamont is hoping that is going to become less common. Last week, Lamont approved legislation giving banks the ability to put a hold on suspicious transactions that can be fraudulent. On Thursday, Aug. 3, before a crowd of seniors at the Elim Park retirement community in Cheshire, the governor signed “An Act Concerning Financial Exploitation of Senior Citizens.”
While Kaelin demonstrated her leadership skills with her Eagle Scout project, having served for two years as a Senior Patrol Leader, she was already well-established with the Troop. She helped coordinate high adventure trips, including two separate 50-mile backpacking treks along the Appalachian Trail as well as a 40-mile canoe trip down the Delaware Water Gap. See Scout, A6
The new law allows financial institutions to temporarily suspend transactions if they New Eagle Scout Kaelin Dasilva.
See Elder fraud, A7
Firefighters do their part for teen battling cancer Town Times report
This past weekend, several Middlefield firefighters gladly had their heads shaved as part of the fundraising effort “Going Bald for Brooke.” The event, held Saturday, Aug. 5 at Eli Cannon’s Taproom in Middletown, generated funds for Brooke Pasieka, a 19-year-old Middletown High School graduate who is being treated for a relapse of Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Middlefield firefighters went “Bald for Brooke.” “Great event with area departments and an awesome show of support,” the Middlefield FD said in a social media post.
Middlefield firefighters joined first responders from the area, and others, to show their solidarity with Brooke, and her family, which is dealing with mounting medical bills. See Firefighters, A6