🌱COVID Mask Guidelines Changing + Deer Lake Camp Not Sold

Rise and shine, The Haddams-Killingworth! Here's everything you need to know to get this Sunday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Increasingly windy. High: 41 Low: 14.

Here are the top four stories today in The Haddams-Killingworth:

1. A week after the Boy Scouts rejected the Trust for Public Land’s $2.4 million bid on Deer Lake Camp, the trust plans to make a second offer on the 255-acre property. Deemed “an incredible geological wonder,” located at 101 Paper Mill Road in Killingworth the residentially zoned parcel has been called "difficult to develop" by town officials. (CT Insider)
2. The bobcat population is growing rapidly in the Nutmeg State. More bobcats are on the prowl in CT cities, suburbs. (CT Insider)
3. There is a lot going on at Middlesex Community College. Read about the highlights here. (Press Release Desk)
4. COVID mask guidelines have been steadily loosening. How will the CDC mask updates affect Connecticut residents locally? (Connecticut Patch)

Today in The Haddams-Killingworth:

From my notebook:

• East Haddam Poun: Dozer needs a new home. Are you looking for a new furry friend? (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, North Killingworth: "Used pickup truck wanted as a - work truck. (860) 309-7628. Bob" (Nextdoor)

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