Grants Awarded for Invasive Species Control on Connecticut Lakes, Ponds, Rivers Written by CT DEEP
DEEP Announces Recipients of Inaugural Round of Grants for Aquatic Invasive Species Control on Lakes, Ponds and Rivers
$360,000 Awarded to 21 Projects that Will Help Restore CT Waterbodies
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) today announced the recipients of the inaugural round of grant funding through the Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Program, with a total of $360,000 going to 21 projects to reduce impacts of aquatic invasive species on inland waters in Connecticut.
The Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Program was made possible in 2019 when the Connecticut General Assembly established an Aquatic Invasive Species Stamp fee (Public Act 19-190) applied to all registered boats using Connecticut waters, to provide a dedicated funding source for the “Connecticut Lakes, Rivers and Ponds Preservation Account. This account f
May 4, 2021
Jo-Anne Gauger
TORRINGTON – Jo-Anne (Lovallo) Gauger, 68, peacefully passed away at home on May 1, 2021. She was the wife of Alan Gauger for 46 years.
Jo-Anne was born May 24, 1952 in Torrington, the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Toro) Lovallo. Jo-Anne attended St. Peter School and Torrington High School, graduating in 1970. She attended Western Connecticut State University, graduating in 1974 with a degree in elementary education. She went on to earn a master’s degree in reading and an administration degree.
Jo-Anne worked as a teacher for 26 years and as a principal for 17 years at St. Peter/St. Francis School. She retired in June 2019. She was presently a communicant at Our Lady of Hope Parish in Harwinton.
UpdatedTue, May 4, 2021 at 6:29 pm ET
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The funding for the Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Program was made possible by Public Act 19-190, which passed through the Connecticut General Assembly in 2019. (Shutterstock)
DANBURY, CT The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced the inaugural recipients of grant funding via the Aquatic Invasive Species Program. Lake Kenosia in Danbury, Ball Pond in New Fairfield, and Candlewood Lake were among the locations selected to receive these funds.
The Housatonic Valley Association will receive $25,500 to remove water chestnut from Lake Kenosia. The Candlewood Lake Authority will receive $26,711 to create a Watershed Steward Program that will educate boaters on aquatic invasive species. The Ball Pond Advisory Committee will receive $2,960.11 for a research project that will identify and monitor Cyanobacteria in the pond.
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Mike Rice, a Beekeeper at Mike’s Beehives LLC,.is holding a workshop about beekeeping from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 8 at the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Brookfield.
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MORRISTOWN, N.Y. – The world lost a beautiful, eccentric soul the morning of April 28, 2021.
William Robert Armstrong, 44, of 412 Main St. and 1123 Hooker St., formerly of Newtown, Conn., died surrounded by the love of his father, sister, and fiancée after a brief illness. He had been under the care of Hospice and Palliative Care of the St. Lawrence Valley.
His last words were “I love you. Just stop talking now,” and “Stop f king with my hand.” We know how that sounds, but despite his regularly foul language, lack of a mental filter, and general reputation as a curmudgeon before his time, he was beloved by all who knew him.