🌱Tax Free Week Starts Today + Busy Day For Emergency Crews

Good morning, neighbors! Karena Garrity here with the latest edition of the The Haddams-Killingworth Daily.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with periods of sun. High: 51 Low: 38.

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

1. Friday turned out to be an overly busy day for the Haddam Volunteer Fire Company. They reportedly responded to seven different emergency calls including; three medical calls, two motor vehicle accidents, a smell of gas investigation and a utility pole fire. One motor vehicle accident involved a car that ended up leaking oil and fluids into Bible Rock Brook . The occupants were safely out of the vehicle when the Fire Company showed up on the scene, however, they were transported to Middlesex Hospital and several absorbent booms were put in the water in an attempt to contain and trap the fluids. (HK Now)
2. Sales tax free week begins today and will run through April 16. The 'holiday' applies only to “any article of clothing or footwear intended to be worn on or about the human body.” Clothing and footwear can be no more than $100 to qualify for the tax free 'holiday'. (Middletown Press)
3. Connecticut ceased sharing COVID-19 daily cases and a daily positivity rate as of Apr. 4. Now test positivity is being calculated as a seven-day rolling average. On Thursday, Gov. Ned Lamont said the state's positivity rate is 4.88 percent in terms of PCR/NAAT tests over the last 7 days. The deadly virus claimed 19 lives in the Nutmeg State over the past week, which is 13 fewer than logged the week before, according to the state Department of Public Health. (Patch)

Today in The Haddams-Killingworth:

• Yoga Reaches Out Fundraising Event (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Killingworth Library Association: "Congratulations to the winners of the library's Book Cover Scavenger Hunt: Ella, Logan, and Diane! Thank you to the Peach Pit Foundation, whose grant helped fund the fun ~ and thank you to everyone who played along and entered the drawing!" (Facebook)
• Living Rock Church: "Our Spring Festival has been postponed to Saturday, April 23. It’s not too late to get your tickets!" (Facebook)
• Arts Center at Killingworth: "Shop New Fine Art & Jewelry!" (Facebook)

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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.