25 years ago: A public session concerning contamination of wells in the vicinity of Cherry Hill Road in Middlefield was held during a Board of Selectmen regular meeting. Officials from the Department of Environmental Protection and the Agriculture Experimental Station in New Haven were on hand to answer resident’s questions about high nitrate counts found in the area.

25 years ago: The Middle Haddam Garden Club completed a project of planting flowers in tubs located in Cobalt at the intersection of Routes 66 and 151. The flowers were donated by Paul’s and Sandy’s Home and Garden Center in East Hampton.