WINNER – The city of Winchester tax advisor has hired an independent advisor for existing construction on the ground. Evaluator Lee Marcella, driving a soft green Subaru, plate number 4AFRH9, began examining the houses on August 13 in the city and can train the owners to determine the final touch of the construction. Residents can also see Marcella taking pictures. Data collection will continue for approximately 10 weeks. For more information, contact Rhonda Roy at the Tax Evaluator’s Office at 860-379-5461 if you have any questions.
TORRINGTON – Mayor Elinor Carbone recently called the public the voluntary chimney departments of Torringford and Drakeville, following a message from members posted on Facebook.
The departments had to cancel the fundraiser: the annual summer engine display and the sale of winter trees, due to restrictions on the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents are invited to make a donation, as they would for those events, according to a statement.
“Our volunteer departments depend on their annual fundraising for their community serving departments,” Carbone wrote on Facebook. “Please help the Torringford Fire Department and the Drakeville Fire Department through this pandemic stop.”
Checks can be sent to the Torringford, Inc. Volunteer Fire Department to P.O Box 222, Torrington CT 06720-0222.
WINSTED – David L. Sartirana, head of WINSTED’s Fire Department, recently announced that the annual chimney display has been cancelled. “With Governor Lamont postponing the launch of Phase 3 of Connecticut’s reopening, it’s now transparent that we won’t safely sponsor our 2020 chimney display,” the leader said in a statement. “The exhibition is postponed until the occasion can be safely organized. Thank you for your understanding.” For more information about the chimney department, visit www.winstedfireplace.org
NEW HAVEN – The Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture have announced that the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has expanded the national list of places where the public can ship unsolicited seed packages, according to a statement. In Connecticut, citizens can ship seeds and packaging to the USDA’s Office of Quarantine and Plant Protection at USDA APHIS PPQ, 97 Barnes Road Unit 200, Wallingford, CT 06492. The seeds can also be deposited in this box in a box especially for this purpose. .
To return them, place the seed pack and any packaging, adding the postage label, in a post envelope, the authorities said. If the seed packs are open, first place the seeds and their packaging in a zippered bag, close it and place it in a mail envelope. Include your name, address, and phone number so that a representative of the federal or agriculture government can contact you for more information, if necessary. If you have won other unsolicited parts besides the seeds, send the seeds, officials said.
If you can’t send the seeds or if you’ve already planted them, email the Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station ([email protected] or [email protected]) or Chuck Baker at Charles.e.baker@usda. gov to receive commands and provide your name, address, phone number, email address.
Officials say there is no evidence that this is anything other than a “brushing scam,” in which other people get unsolicited parts from a merchant who then posts fake visitor reviews to increase sales. Planting seeds pose a significant threat to U.S. agriculture and herbal resources. Because they can bring diseases or insects that can damage crops. Imported plant or agricultural seeds shall meet the labelling and suitability needs of the plants and be inspected by APHIS and customs at the port of access. The USDA is committed to preventing illegal access to banned seeds and protecting U.S. agriculture from disease, invasive pests and destructive weeds. Additional data can be obtained in www.aphis.usda.gov.
LITCHFIELD – Wisdom House will offer a program, “ZINE Making”, from 9:30 p.m. 12:30 p.m. August 22. As always, the social estrangement and CDP rules will be respectable for this occasion on the site, the organizers said. “ZINE-Making” is a self-edited form of consistency with existing thoughts, photos, images and images. Participants are encouraged to mix and reinterpret a variety of fabrics with just scissors, glue and the eye of the mind to create similar art paintings. Ramirez, Mr. Div., is an educator and former member of Yale University. She brings her hobby by replacing and cultural transformation through emotional intelligence, socio-emotional learning and artistic creation, according to a statement. Payment is $15 according to the user and includes lunch. For more information or to register: call 860-567-3163 or visit: www.wisdomhouse.org.
WASHINGTON – Students from this summer’s Glenholme School Arts Program have used their creativity in two main virtual projects, according to a statement. The first is called “G-TV” with academics in their cabins creating 4 exclusive videos, each lasting 30 seconds to one minute. The themes will come with an advent to the cabin, a television commercial, a silly tale and a definitive video that will be the student’s choice. All students are encouraged to participate in camera work, script writing, board drawing, sound technology and lighting and acting. The videos are in progress and the final presentation will be in a position to be viewed until the last week of August, according to the release.
The assignment at the moment is a Virtual Talent Show. Students register and compose acts that last approximately 3 minutes each. Students will have the opportunity to showcase their singing, dance and theater skills. The performances will be filmed and shared with families, academics and teachers, according to the statement. For more information, contact Lisa R Berman, 917-270-9508.