Should CT use radar to count the bodies at a historic Wallingford cemetery? Advocates say yes.
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The entrance to the Center Street Cemetery in Wallingford, photographed on April 26, 2021.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media
WALLINGFORD The Center Street Cemetery has been a resting place for town residents since for more than 300 years.
It is now is the site of a debate over whether ground-penetrating radar should be used to determine whether there is an accurate count of how many people are buried there.
A small group of residents, led by Bill Comerford, wants to have the Connecticut state archaeologist use the ground-penetrating radar as the first step in developing an accounting of how many people are buried there, who they are and how much space remains in the historic cemetery. Aili McKeen, another resident who supports the use of the radar, said a fire at Town Hall during the 1800s destroyed all burial records prior to that date.
Should CT use radar to count the bodies at a historic Wallingford cemetery? Advocates say yes
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Birchard group sprucing up neighborhood with new street signs
Some residents purchased plaques in memory of friends and family
FREMONT - Victorian-style street signs now dot some of the neighborhoods around the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library and Museums and St. Joseph s Catholic Church, in an effort by residents to beautify one of the city s most visible historical areas.
The signs came through a partnership between the Birchard Historic Neighborhood Association (BHNA) and the city, and more are on the way.
Greg Kuns, BHNA s president, said there have been 40 of the special street signs put up since residents formed the neighborhood association as a tax-free organization.
Citing recent problems, leaders of more than a dozen publicly owned broadband systems are asking a state tech agency to make the âmiddle mileâ network more reliable, preventing service gaps that leave people in rural areas without phones as well as internet access.
The state, in response, says towns are in a position to find solutions as well, by working with the networkâs operator and their internet service provider.
âItâs going to take some money and some time, we acknowledge that,â Jim Drawe, executive director of WiredWest, wrote in a letter this week to Carolyn Kirk, executive director of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. WiredWest represents towns that used state money to build fiber networks.
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New facility and equipment to observe the sky
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) Central Oregon s clear nights make for dazzling views of the night the sky. To accommodate steadily growing interest, the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory is getting an expansive makeover.
Construction began Thursday on a long-planned expansion of its observatory and upgrades to the current building.
Sunriver is a designated International Dark Sky site, meaning the night sky is protected for optimal viewing. The new facility will have six more telescopes, different space for exhibits, and hands-on learning experiences. It will also be open year-round.
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