🌱Parmelee Farm's Sugar House Had Visitors + Drowning In CT Taxes

Hey, The Haddams-Killingworth! Let's get you all caught up to start this Saturday, March 19 off on an informed note. Here are the most important things happening in The Haddams-Killingworth today.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with periods of rain. High: 55 Low: 49.

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

1. Conservationists in Connecticut are still holding out hope that a last-minute deal can be reached to protect a sprawling 252-acre Deer Lake Scout Reservation in Killingworth. According to Fox61 Hartford, the looming sale of the camp comes as the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware begins a trial to determine whether to confirm the reorganization plan for the Boy Scouts of America, which sought bankruptcy protection amid an onslaught of child sex allegations. (FOX61 Hartford)
2. Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz and Connecticut's Commissioner of Agriculture, Bryan Hurlburt, visited Parmelee Farm's Sugar House as part of a kickoff celebration for Maple Weekend in Connecticut. Seventeen maple-syrup producers across the state – including Parmelee Farm — will be holding open houses this weekend to celebrate this year's Maple Sugar harvest. (HK Now)
3. According to a study released earlier in the week, by the Department of Revenue Services, Connecticut’s state and municipal tax systems is much harder on the poor and middle class, than it was a decade ago. For example, people who earned less than $44,758 in 2019 lost nearly 26% of their earnings to taxes, nearly four times the rate paid by Connecticut’s wealthiest families, according to the study. (CTMirror)
4. Essex's Go Bragh Parade tops the list of the eight great things to do this weekend in CT. Check out the other events, including several St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and Monster Jam. (WTNH.com)

Today in The Haddams-Killingworth:

• Saturday Storytime on Zoom - Killingworth Library (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Burr Elementary School: Burr Elementary School 3rd Annual Fun Run. (Facebook)
• East Haddam Park and Recreation: Summer Camp Schedule 2022. Registration for all camps opens April 1. (Facebook)

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