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Joining in Prayers for the Family of a Wonderful Professional Diver Steven W. , Details Not Clear

on Sat, 06/22/2019 - 01:51

At this time there is news coverage about the untimely passing of a young man from our small town of Falls Village CT passing in strong water near a hydaulic power plant in Vermont. This kind of tragedy hits very close to home for me and the news will likely remind people all too well of the seriousness of a turn of events a decade ago when a group of youths had met with trouble in whitewater near the Falls in the village named for them (the only one in the country it turns out.)

Likely every area has its stories from over the years, particularly if there is a dangerous area for swimming

Driving Safely and Heeding Police Car With Lights for Safety Key. Serious Crash into Police Car with injuries resulting on 1-95 in CT, June 19, 2019

on Sat, 06/22/2019 - 01:28
There is likely a lot to learn about this kind of accident...particularly how to have more 'early signal lights' to make sure the drivers at high speeds have enough time to see and respond appropriately.
 
Hard as it it, maybe people should be advised to move to a safer location away from their car until a more comprehensive team could work with them regarding the functioning of their car.

Depressing But Important News in Domestic Violence Report 2019

on Fri, 06/21/2019 - 23:27

This link shares a free article that describes barriers for survivors of DV (Domestic Violence) to voting. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/democracy/reports/2018/11/01/460...

I get a newsletter online from Domestic Violence Report. They have a summary of important papers which would cost to read with a subscriptions. Ideally every state would have access to the news in the DV Report or a publication that summarizes them. One summary reads that after 40 years of decline, DV homicides are on the rise again, perhaps linked to the proliferation of guns.

There are statistics many have

Falls Village Forum, Northwest Corner Chatter, Great Barrington Community Forum all helpful

on Fri, 06/21/2019 - 00:41

Here is a post I put on the Falls Village Forum FB page. That's in Ct and also called Town of Canaan...not North Canaan but that's another story.

Thank you to all who helped with the difficult turn of events ten years ago on June 16, 2009..when teens were in trouble at the base of the Falls.

As sad as the loss of our heroic teen son Kaelan Palmer Paton's life was, thankfully no other lives were lost and his three friends were all rescued. His Memorial Service is on youtube in short segments (as will his late grandmother folksinger Caroline Paton's be after her passing this March 2019.)

For the MA/NY CT ("Many Connect') Area and the Heartbeat of America! Let's Show Up Big-Time for the Samya Stumo Memorial Fellowship Fundraiser on GoFundMe.com

on Thu, 06/20/2019 - 22:49
Thanks for sharing and donating to an inspiring gofundme.com for a fellowship in Memory of Sheffield MA former resident Samya Stumo through Thinkwell.global to continue her good work.
Also there will be an important program as the American Museum of Tort Law on Saturday 6//22/19 in Winsted (that will also be recorded) about her work and airline safety. RSVP at 860-379-0505.
See other ideas for these times on my blog livfully.org and feel free to chime in on any recent comments with your ideas to be heard in another forum, anonymously or otherwise..Thanks for all everyone is doing.
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