🌱Dancing Daffodils In Haddam + Spring Is In The Air!

Happy Monday, The Haddams-Killingworth! Let's get this day started off right. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and milder. High: 50 Low: 37.

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

1. Spring is in the air this week! Here is the Haddams-Killingworth weekly weather forecast. (The Haddams-Killingworth Patch)
2. It's that time of year again. Time for John and Jennifer Halfinger, who operate Halfinger Farms, Connecticut's only pick-your-own daffodil farm, located in Haddam, to prep for the explosion of bright yellow flowers this spring. A whopping 60,000 bulbs are expected to bloom and if all goes well, another 40,000 are set to be planted before 2023. (New Haven Register)
3. Spring weather brings the hope of lush, colorful gardens, but native plants didn't begin their journeys in black plastic pots, which is why wild native plant populations matter. Do you know where your plants come from? (theday.com)
4. If you want to go big for St. Patrick's Day in Connecticut, then get ready for the Hartford St. Patrick's Day Parade, which will be held on Saturday, March 19. Get your green on and head on over! (Journal Inquirer)

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Today in The Haddams-Killingworth:

From my notebook:

• Kathy Boyce, Neighbor: "Good Friday Cross Walk April 15 starting at 8 AM. Everyone is welcome to come join us for our Annual Community Good Friday Cross Walk as we literally carry a cross through town. We will be starting at St. Bridget's Church, 75 Moodus-..." (Patch)
• Anderson's Sugarhouse located in Eadt Haddam is flowing with locally sourced maple syrup. It's prime time to get some of this sweet New England bounty. (Anderson's Sugarhouse)

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— Karena Garrity

About me: I am a native of Connecticut, who currently resides in the Tri-Town community of Chester, Deep River and Essex. I have been a community reporter for the better part of the past 20 years. I love my small town community and I am honored to be a part of Patch.com. You can reach me at; karena.garrity@patch.com.