LIFE

In the years leading up to the American Revolution the people of the Middletown Upper Houses became increasingly involved in a burgeoning but under-documented coastal trade operating out of the village. Like many merchants along the Connecticut River, these maritime businessmen owned and sometimes operated vessels that sailed to and from the West Indies and along the Eastern seaboard, trading local produce for molasses and rum, the most lucrative products of the sugar cane gr

Special honors often come to those who excel at a given task or career for a long period of time. That’s not the case with Emma Baker. A third grade teacher at Woodside Intermediate School, she is still in her 20s but already earning top accolades. Baker was recently presented with the Teacher of the Year Award for the Cromwell Public Schools.

Members of the Board of Education were saddened when Superintendent of Schools Dr. Enza Macri announced that she would retire at the end of this academic year. But they are also confident that they have selected the right person to replace her.

Founded in 1917, Lions Club International is 109 years old. It’s the world’s largest volunteer service organization with 1.4 million members in more than 200 countries.