25 years ago: Following a recommendation by the University of Connecticut’s Cooperative Extension Service at Storrs, First Selectman James Blois of Middlefield ordered a farmer growing corn on land owned by the town not to apply any more nitrogen to the soil. The nitrogen-based fertilizers were believed to be the probable cause of contamination in 20 area wells.

25 years ago: Jack Kinkelaar of Naalehu, Hawaii exhibited jewelry pieces executed in cloisonné and champlevé enamel on silver at the 29th annual Guilford Handcrafts Exhibition on the Guilford Greens.