🌱Olivia Swanson Ranked 6th In Class of 2022 + New Mortgage Program

Hi all! Karena Garrity here with your Sunday edition of the The Haddams-Killingworth Daily, filled with all the local news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 67 Low: 53.

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

1. According to an HK Now article,"Olivia Swanson, daughter of Mindi Swanson of Higganum and William Swanson of North Branford, is ranked sixth in the Class of 2022. After graduation, Olivia will attend Rochester Institute of Technology and study Applied Mathematics." Congratulations Olivia!(HK Now)
2. Get ready for a new show debut at the Ivoryton Playhouse on June 30. The Playhouse will be featuring “Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller.” This Grammy Award-winning and Tony-nominated “smash” made history as Broadway’s longest-running musical revue. Don't miss this one!(Trumbull Times)
3. A new program called, Time to Own, has launched in Connecticut offering down payment assistance to low and moderate-income homebuyers throughout the state. The program provides a new source of funds for down payment and closing costs for applicants applying to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority’s (CHFA) First-Time Homebuyer Program. The Time to Own program is available to eligible applicants securing a CHFA first mortgage loan to purchase their first home. To learn more visit, www.chfa.org/TimeToOwn.(Facebook)

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From my notebook:

• Goodspeed Musicals: "Today marks Edward Blaschik's 50th anniversary on the Goodspeed staff. Ed started working as an usher when he was a teenager and now, as theatre manager, he keeps the historic Opera House and the rest of our campus in tip-top shape." (Goodspeed Musicals via Facebook)
• Goodspeed Musicals: "A green screen for Green Gables! This amazing group of humans made a commercial. Here’s a peek behind the scenes. Thanks to Jenn Thompson, Jennifer Jancuska, Tracy Christiansen, Juliette Redden, Morgan McGhee, Jenna Lea Rosen, Avery Sobczak and Giovanni Da Silva for helping make the magic happen! (Goodspeed Musicals via Facebook)
• Haddam Historical Society-Thankful Arnold House Museum: "Digging for Good Metal Detecting" at the Thankful Arnold House Museum June 25, 3 to 5 p.m. Join Higganum residents Rob Harlow and Curt Chadwick together with their merry band of “detectorists,” both young and old, as they investigate." (Haddam Historical Society-Thankful Arnold House Museum via Facebook)
• Haddam-Killingworth Recreation Department: "We added another week due to popular demand!" (Haddam-Killingworth Recreation Department via 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.

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