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August 2009 Issue
Capitol address
Legislative Office Building
Room 3200
Hartford, CT 06106-1595
E-mail
Meyer@senatedems.ct.gov
On the Web
www.SenatorMeyer.cga.ct.gov
Phone
Capitol: 860-240-0455
Toll-free: 1-800-842-1420
AREA HAPPENINGS
BRANFORD
School Supply and Clothing Drive to Benefit Harbor Health Clothing Bank
Sunday, August 30, 10 AM — 3 PM
The Hour Place
532 Main Street, Branford
For more information and listing of items needed
DURHAM
Farmers Market
Thursdays through September 3
3-6 PM
Town Green
GUILFORD
Farmers Market
Saturdays through October 24
9 AM — 12:30 PM (rain or shine)
Dudley Farm
2351 Durham Rd.
www.dudleyfarm.com
KILLINGWORTH
Voter Registration Session
Tuesday, September 1, 5 — 7 PM
Killingworth Town Hall
323 Route 81
860-663-1765 ext. 216
MADISON
Shoreline Greenway Trail Offers First Saturday Walks
Hammonasset State Park
Saturday, September 5, 10 AM
Park and meet at Hammonasset Beach State Park maintenance building lot.
More information
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Bringing Government
to the District’s Seniors
 I’ll be holding my annual Senior Fair this year on Wednesday, September 16, from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the Guilford Community Center, 32 Church Street, Guilford. While this fair will offer blood pressure and other health screenings, I know that there’s a lot of experience and vitality in our older population. To that end, there will be about 30 nonpartisan, nonprofit exhibitors who will inform Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, and North Branford seniors about housing and transportation options and more. If you would like more information about the Senior Fair, please call my legislative aide, Jacqueline Kozin, at 860-240-0455, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Twelfth District Spotlight: Chatfield Hollow State Park, Killingworth
Here is another state park in our district that offers a magnificent opportunity to get outside and enjoy nature. The park offers swimming, fishing, great areas for a picnic as well as some brilliant hiking trails. The hours of operation are from 8 AM until sunset and the park’s 2009 season will come to a close on October 13. Here is a brief history of the park, which can be found on the park’s Web site.
 Chatfield Hollow Brook flows toward Long Island Sound between two high ridges covered with oak, beech, and hickory. In pre-Colonial times, Native Americans frequented the valley in considerable numbers for purposes of fishing and hunting. Many artifacts found in the vicinity of Indian Council Caves indicated that Native Americans sought refuge in the jagged ledges and held tribal gatherings amid the rock recesses and overhangs. An Indian trail paralleled the brook, winding through the trees and along what is now the park road.
Early settlers made use of the stream for waterpower. Descendants of three Chatfield brothers, who arrived from England about 1639, were believed to have operated a gristmill along the brook. Occasional chunks of oddly shaped metal fragments found near the watercourse are evidence that an iron smelting furnace worked native ores into metal for implements. Other reminders of early history include several old building foundations, a restored waterwheel on the upper pond, and the covered bridge reproduction spanning Chatfield Hollow Brook.
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