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Butterfly Tree Project To Honor Dying Sugar Maple

Published: Oct 05, 2021 07:00 AM

A longstanding sugar maple in the patio of C.H. Booth Library has provided shade and beauty for years.

The tree is sick, however, so it will be removed later this season for safety reasons.

Before the tree comes down, the library is hosting a Butterfly Tree Tribute Craft Project.

Residents are invited to visit the library, at 25 Main Street, October 1-8, to pick up a Butterfly Tree Tribute Craft Kit. Each kit will contain two butterflies, one to keep and one to return to the library after being decorated.

Decorated butterflies are to be returned to the library by October 22, after which they will be hung from the tree for one final beautiful display.

The library is currently open Monday through Thursday, 9:30 am to 8 pm; Friday and Saturday, 9:30 am to 5 pm; and Sunday, noon to 5 pm. Reservations are not needed. Call 203-426-4533 for additional information.

Ahead of the removal of a sugar maple within the patio of C.H. Booth Library, readers are invited this week to pick up a craft kit to celebrate all that the tree has provided.

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Barbara was a mentor to me in my youth. I learned many things from this loving , sweet lady. May God bless Rudy and the kids. Rest in peace Barbara. Cheryl Booth Hornal WA. State

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We are not investigative reporters. We've never claimed to be. We cover meetings, write features, and do other very good work for this town. We're not doing any less than when John Voket was Editor (nor any of his predecessors). Sorry we're not doing enough for you. -SH

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Well, Shannon, its a good thing that my post didn't mention "everything" from print being published online. I do note, however, that you didn't address the main point of my initial comment, that as of the paper of record for the town you might actually publish information from the majority of the Town's Commissions and Boards online. Its not like there is hard hitting investigative journalism in these stories; they're really just a regurgitation of the meetings minutes. John Voket used to post these types of stories on the Bee's website, even if the updates were several weeks in arrears. For what its worth, I didn't miss any of those stories as I am a subscriber (that's how I knew about it in the first place). However, many people in town who aren't subscribers did miss those stores and otherwise have no idea because its clearly not a priority for the Bee to post them online anymore. Fortunately, however, your online readers are fully informed of the First Selectman's ability to bake sour dough bread.

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