EHHS says Come to the Cabaret

The evening includes a homemade lasagna dinner accompanied by musical performances by East Hampton High students.

The East Hampton High School Music Department invites you to Cabaret Night beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 22 at the high school on North Maple Street.

The evening includes a homemade lasagna dinner accompanied by musical performances by East Hampton High students.

Admission is $10 per person. Dinner includes salad, bread, your choice of meat-based or vegetarian lasagna, beverages and homemade desserts.

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In East Hampton – How much are those family heirlooms worth?

The Chatham Historical Society will sponsor its 18th annual Antique Appraisal Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 in the community room at the East Hampton Library. Image from cuckooclockblog.com

The Chatham Historical Society will sponsor its 18th annual Antique Appraisal Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 in the community room at the East Hampton Library, which is located at 105 Main St. in East Hampton.

Verbal appraisals will be offered on furniture, glassware, lamps, china, Teddy bears, dolls, quilts, artwork and other treasures. A donation of $5 per item is suggested. Proceeds support the upkeep of the Chatham Historical Society’s museum and one-room schoolhouse on Bevin Boulevard.

The event includes four expert appraisers: Bill Barrows of Thomas Barrows and Sons Ltd. of Portland, CT; Larry Shapiro of Glastonbury Appraisals; Tim Verre of Hiram Griswold Antiques in Wethersfield; and R. J. Weston of Weston’s Antiques in Coventry, CT.

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Linares, Ziobron talk with taxpayers

Sen. Linares (at podium) and Rep. Ziobron at a Town Hall Meeting to talk with taxpayers at the East Haddam Senior Center on March 19, 2013. Contributed photo.

State Sen. Art Linares and state Rep. Melissa Ziobron listened to taxpayers questions at a 90-minute Town Hall Meeting held March 19 at the East Haddam Senior Center.

The next Town Hall Meeting is 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 21 at East Hampton Public Library. All are welcome to attend.

“We had an excellent turnout – more than 35 taxpayers came out,” Sen. Linares said about Tuesday’s meeting and added that the legislators will “take your ideas and concerns and bring them with us to the State Capitol.”

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In East Hampton, National women’s film fest comes to Epoch Arts

A nationally-touring film fest for and about women comes to Epoch Arts in East Hampton, CT on Saturday, March 16.

LUNAFEST, the nationally touring, fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women’s issues, highlighting women filmmakers and bringing women together in their communities, will be hosted by Epoch Arts and East Hampton Youth and Family Services on Saturday, March 16 at Epoch Arts in East Hampton, CT.

This unique film festival highlights women as leaders in society – illustrated through nine short films by women filmmakers.

The films range from animation to fictional drama, and cover topics such as women’s health, motherhood, body image, aging, cultural diversity and breaking barriers.

LUNAFEST, which is created and funded by LUNA®, The Whole Nutrition Bar for Women®, raised more than $556,000 for the Breast Cancer Fund and more than $1,000,000 for other women’s non-profit organizations.

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Sen Linares, Save programs that grow jobs

Sen. Art Linares toured Chester, CT-based manufacturer Aero-Cision on Feb. 27, 2013 as he works on bills that promote business-friendly policies to help create jobs. Contributed photo.

Submitted by Sen. Art Linares

I recently threw my support behind a bill that I believe will make Connecticut more business-friendly and help to create jobs.

This bill makes permanent the state’s temporary Job Expansion Tax Credit Program.  As the law stands now, that program is slated to end on Jan. 1, 2014.

The savings that small businesses can realize from this program are considerable.

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East Hampton Town Council agenda – from solar panels to a special horse

Image source: East Hampton VFW Post 5095

The East Hampton Town Council will hold a closed-door executive session at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 to discuss pricing for a solar project.

Also on the executive session agenda is discussion of the disposition of sexual harassment complaints filed with the CT Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) by a town employee, Elizabeth Shepard, against former Town Manager Jeffery O’Keefe, more than two years ago.

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Find info on East Hampton budget process here

The Citizens’ Guide to the Budget was created as a way to inform and engage voters in the budget process. It provides at-a-glance highlights to help residents understand East Hampton by the numbers and key financial measures including revenues, expenditures, fund balance and outstanding debt.

The East Hampton Board of Finance has published a newly updated Citizens’ Guide to the Town Budget.

According to a statement released by the Board of Finance, “The Citizens’ Guide to the Budget was created as a way to inform and engage voters in the budget process. It provides at-a-glance highlights to help residents understand East Hampton by the numbers and key financial measures including revenues, expenditures, fund balance and outstanding debt.

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In East Hampton, everything you ever wanted to know about outhouses

You are invited to “The Authority,” an entertaining presentation about outhouses /backhouses/ privy buildings at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 in the Community Room of the East Hampton Library.

You are invited to “The Authority,” an entertaining presentation about outhouses /backhouses/ privy buildings at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 in the Community Room of the East Hampton Library.

The talk will be given by Georg Papp, Sr. OBPA, of Colchester, CT … an author and someone who has been building and researching outhouses for many years.

Papp has been a guest on Boston, Springfield and Hartford television programs, as well as WNPR radio.

With a “mini-privy,” picture board and anecdotes, he talks about building this icon of Americana in a unique, folksy style designed to educate as well as serve its intended function.

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