🌱'I Kissed A Goat & I Liked It' Fundraiser + Haddam Shad Museum

Morning, neighbors! Karena Garrity here with a fresh edition of The Haddams-Killingworth Daily.

First, today's weather:

Windy with periods of sun. High: 59 Low: 41.

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

1. Highlighting the importance of the shad fishing industry had on Haddam and the lower Connecticut River Valley, the Haddam Shad Museum, founded by Dr. Joseph Zaientz, located in Higganum, will be open for the season on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from April 3 to June 12. (Facebook)
2. The March 31 deadline for the sale of Deer Lake is approaching quickly. Will the Boy Scout Camp be saved as "green space"? Or will it be sold to a private developer? (Middletown Press)
3. On Friday, Cake, Batter & Roll Bakery in Middletown held the, "I Kissed A Goat And I Liked It" fundraiser, to raise money for a Ukrainian refugee family who made the tough decision to flee the war-torn country just one week ago. Viktoriia Zakhidna took her children to the U.S. but had to leave her husband and the children's father behind. (Eyewitness News 3)
4. With an eye toward honoring veterans, Governor Ned Lamont announced Friday that the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles is now offering 10 new license plate options for veterans that commemorate specific wartime periods. The plates are exclusively for veterans who served during specific periods of war and who received campaign medals. (Patch)

Today in The Haddams-Killingworth:

• Spring Fling (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Goodspeed Musicals: "It’s a beautiful day to kick off our 16th Festival of New Musicals! #goodspeedfnm" (Facebook)
• Hope Alliance, Inc.: "still missing as of today! please share!" (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.