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In this blog, The Middletown Press staff will present pieces of stories from its archives. The blog will be spear-headed by reporter and editorial assistant Jonetta Badillo.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

RSD13 approved kindergarten program; Haddam selectmen opened bids for bridge repairs

25 years ago: A program aimed at providing a specially designed curriculum for 5-year-olds developmentally unprepared for kindergarten was approved by the Board of Education of Regional District 13. The program was set to begin the fall of 1986, and was set up to provide a learning framework for children who had previously been held out of kindergarten based on test results given by the board.

25 years ago: Selectmen from Haddam opened bids for three bridge replacement projects that were to be funded through the town’s participation in the state Local Bridge Program. Bridges in line for work included the Jail Hill Road bridge, the Boulder Dell Road bridge and the Depot Road bridge.

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