Deansboro again was the place to get muddy and have fun at Saturday’s 14th annual Daniel Barden Mudfest. Adults and kids ran, walked, climbed and swam the courses as tribute to Daniel, who enjoyed spending time outdoors before his death in 2012 in the Sandy Hook school shooting. And of course, everyone got muddy. Due to space constraints, the Times cannot get in any more of the great moments at the event this week. However, we will soon be highlighting the day in an upcoming issue!

When Rob Baumgarten acknowledged he was the parent who called law enforcement to report the shooting threat to Clinton Middle School, the audience at last week’s forum stood and applauded for well over a minute. Baumgarten, the father of two students, said he overheard one of his daughters on a phone call in the late evening the Saturday before students returned from Spring break. Baumgarten was the second to last person to speak during last week’s Clinton Central School forum regarding the...

The Town of Kirkland will encourage people to pause on Monday, June 22 and reflect on the three lives lost a year ago that day in a tornado that ripped through Clark Mills. Kirkland Supervisor Garry Colarusso read a Proclamation at last week’s Town Board meeting declaring the day one of Remembrance for Emily and Kenni Bisson, and Shelly Johnson. Members of their families attended the meeting. Emily and Kenni, 6-year- old twins, and Johnson, all died in the early morning of June 22, 2025 when...