25 years ago: The Music Department at Cromwell High School offered an afternoon concert at the school that featured music and dance and invited the senior citizens from town as special guests in an effort to strengthen the school’s links with the community.

25 years ago: Regional School District 17’s Board of Education sought bids for the replacement of an aging oil boiler and removal of asbestos at Haddam Elementary School. The design specifications for the project had been approved by the state Department of Education.