- On Saturday, Feb. 9th, from 10 am to 3 pm, the Connecticut Forest & Park Association is hosting its 2nd Annual ”Winter Trails Day” at the Association’s headquarters in Meriden. The free event features hikes on the newly expanded Highlawn Forest trail system behind headquarters, activities for families and children, and demonstrations of winter gear.
- Did you miss this? There was a new Connecticut Mountain lion sighting on Friday.
- Energize Connecticut, is sponsoring its ninth annual eesmarts contest for students in grades K-12. The eesmarts program is done in partnership with the state’s two main utilities, CL&P and United Illuminating, and encourages students to show their “energy smarts.”
- The Portland Public Library will host Sleepy Time Stories: A Family Story Time for Children ages 2-8, tonight from 6:30-7:30 p.m., in the library’s Wagner Room.
- State and local dignitaries will gather in the village on Saturday to welcome home U.S. Air Force Staff Sargent Nicholos Pawlak and U.S. Marine David Jensen who are returning home from their deployment in Afghanistan. Gov. Dannel Malloy, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, along with State Rep. Melissa Ziobron and State Sen. Art Linares are expected to attend.
