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Hotchkiss Library of Sharon
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06069
Sharon, Conn.
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State awards community health centers $80 million Medicaid funding boost
Joanne Borduas, CEO of Community Health and Wellness Center, State Senator Paul Honig (D-8) and Shawn K. Frick, CEO of the nonprofit Community Health Center Association of Connecticut, during a recent legislative reception in Hartford.
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“The fact that we have reached an agreement with the state’s Department of Social Services is a step in the right direction.” — Joanne Borduas, CEO, Community Health and Wellness Center

NORTH CANAAN — A network of 17 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Connecticut, including three in the Northwest Corner towns of North Canaan, Winsted and Torrington, will receive a long-awaited funding boost in Medicaid reimbursement rates to the tune of $80 million over the next three years.

In making the July 16 announcement, Governor Ned Lamont (D) and Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves unveiled a three-year plan to boost rates for the centers that service 440,000 people across the state each year.

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Catching up with Appalachian Trail hikers

Carter “Carrot Cake” Lindley set off on the AT in Georgia back in March. By mid-July he was hiking through Salisbury.

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Businesses, locals and thru hikers have formed a sort of symbiosis, a relationship that benefits all parties.

The Appalachian Trail, starting in Springer Mountain in Georgia, spans more than 2,000 miles to Mount Katahdin in Maine. A small portion of the trail runs through Connecticut, connecting to towns like Kent, Cornwall, Salisbury and Norfolk.

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Troop B cadet program teaches skills for life

Northeast Regional Law Enforcement Education Association leads skills-based events for Troop B cadets.

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NORTH CANAAN — Welcome to the minor leagues of policing.

Troop B in North Canaan offers a free cadet program for ages 13 to 21 that teaches basic police work and an array of life skills.

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The snapping truth:
Meet Connecticut’s largest and least understood turtle

Snapping turtles can grow more than 18 inches in length with a distinctive shell. They are typically found near freshwater environments.

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CORNWALL — In the humid summers of Litchfield County, it’s not uncommon to see turtles traversing away from their home bodies of water to find the perfect place to dig a nest and lay their eggs. Alongside the smaller and more colorful painted and box turtles, however, northeast America is home to a creature that looks like it belongs better to prehistoric earth than the modern-day suburbs.

Snapping turtles have a lineage dating back before the dinosaurs, and their size and strength make them intimidating. They are the classic ambush predator, laying wait in the depths to snatch up unsuspecting fish.

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