http://haddamgreen.org Haddam News, Analysis, Opinion and Commentary Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:44:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How might this affect Haddam's residents' handling of old computers, TVs, etc.? Notice of Intent to Adopt Regulations and to Hold a Public Hearing Pursuant to sections 4-168 and 22a-6 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Acting Commissioner of Environmental Protection hereby gives notice of her intent to adopt sections 22a-630(d)-1 and ... http://haddamgreen.org/?p=166 The Higganum Village Market website now has a ‘.org’ web address. Check it out for new listings of vendors, speakers, demonstrations, and entertainment… and to sign up for our new newsy newsletter. Beginning October 2nd, the Market will be ending at 6:30, due to diminishing daylight. See you at the Market! Liz http://haddamgreen.org/?p=162 Over 200 people attended a Thursday evening hearing at the Haddam Killingworth High School auditorium to observe or participate in a discussion about the future of Haddam's waste management practices. While the atmosphere inside the room was warm with passion, a proposal to develop a new transfer station on town-owned land ... http://haddamgreen.org/?p=141 January 23, 2009 Having worked on a solution to Haddam's Transfer Station issue since he took office in 2000, First Selectman Tony Bondi today distributed by mail a six page newsletter with his account of the state of the matter. Residents should receive copies Saturday, Monday or Tuesday. A Town Hearing has ... http://haddamgreen.org/?p=97 Anthony J. Bondi, Sean E. Donlan, Robert P. Duvall Board of Selectmen Haddam, CT                                                                                        January 20, 2009   Dear Selectmen: Haddam’s Energy & Sustainability Committee has met several times since being appointed last year to promote efficiency and sustainable patterns of development, practices and operations of the Town and its residents. One of the matters we ... http://haddamgreen.org/?p=138 An interesting recent post by Dean Pagani at the Hartford Business Journal points out the dwindling supply of sources for local news coverage. With the Bristol Press and the New Britain Herald threatened with closure, and the Hartford Courant being battered, the Middletown Press is probably not far behind. Not that ... http://haddamgreen.org/?p=48     Healthy, locally grown farm fresh produce will be available for purchase at the Higganum Village Farmers' Market on Friday afternoons between 3:30pm and 7:00pm from May 22 to October 30. The open-air Market is held on the Higganum Village Green at the intersection of Saybrook Road (Rt. 154) and Killingworth ... http://haddamgreen.org/?p=68 It looks like the state program subsidizing homeowners' installations of clean photovoltaic electrical generation systems -- depleted due to great popularity -- just got another infusion of cash. Read the full story. http://haddamgreen.org/?p=42 We've all seen the lists of ways to save energy and money. But talk (and lists) are cheap. What do we actually DO to control the size of the utility and fuel bills? How do YOU save energy? How big is saving energy on YOUR priority list? Why? Why not? http://haddamgreen.org/?p=37 During the Board of Selectmans’ meeting on December 3, the Energy & Sustainability Committee presented information on the steps needed for Haddam to follow through on its September commitment to become a Clean Energy Community. In addition to needing a greater number of town residents to sign up as clean ... http://haddamgreen.org/?p=23