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Haddam-Killingworth Now Haddam Killingworth Now - a source of news for Haddam and Killingworth and the surrounding areas. An online news source would remedy that problem.

The Haddam Civic League is an organization in town whose conceptual roots go back several generations into the 1960’s to the original Haddam Civic Association. Haddam citizens from differing political backgrounds began meeting in January 2014 to explore the idea of creating a group whose goal would be to present a balanced source of information to the citizens of Haddam. One way to achieve this go

al would be to publish an online newspaper with up-to-date information on items of interest as information becomes available. A second activity would be to conduct public meetings on topics of current interest to the town. These ideas are nothing new for Haddam as the original Haddam Civic Association stated in the Preamble to its by-laws that their “object is to foster, encourage and promote a non-partisan interest in and study of the business and fiscal activities of local government”. It further states that “no member holding an elective salaried office in the Town of Haddam shall be an officer of the association” or “be on the Board of Directors.”

The reasons for forming a new civic group are several and quite compelling. First, the Haddam Bulletin was originally published by the Haddam Civic Association as a source of non-partisan information for Haddam citizens but over the past several years it has veered sharply from that goal. A new publication which presents multiple points of view on issues is clearly needed. Second, the Haddam Bulletin is a monthly publication and as such its information is frequently out of date by the time it reaches our mailboxes. In addition, many residents do not choose to receive daily newspapers anymore. In order to remedy the situation above, twenty five citizens (Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters) over a period of four months came together to form the Haddam Civic League. While specifics of our publication policies are subject to change as experience in publishing our online publication [HaddamNow.com] grows, the general approach is described below.

- In order to achieve fairness and balance, at least two of the editorial board (of different political parties when appropriate) will review and approve each article with any potentially controversial content before it is published.
- News updates will be published as often as information is available (daily, if necessary)
- H-KNow.com will not allow anonymous postings. All letters must be submitted to the editors for approval and names of writers will be required. Advertising revenue will be sought because insurance, firewall protection, hosting, etc. represent on-going expenses.
- All civic groups in Haddam and Killingworth are encouraged to submit information about their activities and we will provide hot links to their webpages for additional information.
- School programs, sports, plays, concerts, etc. will be promoted for Elementary, Middle and High School events.
- Birth, death and marriage announcements will be accepted.
- Generally, H-KNow.com aims to be a complete source of balanced non-partisan information for our towns. In addition, the Haddam Civic League will conduct informal public meetings to discuss issues of interest to the town from time to time. The purpose is to help townspeople understand the issues facing Haddam and Killingworth and to ask their questions of town officials who may be willing to participate. Members of our town are encouraged to suggest ideas for such meetings. The editors, Board of Managers and members of the Haddam Civic League encourage our readers to visit this site daily to learn what’s happening in Haddam and Killingworth, submit articles and information about local groups, volunteer as a writer, support our advertisers and tell us what you think.

This Week on VSCTV: December 11 – 17, 2025Submitted by Emily Miner, VSCTV Public Access Coordinator Comcast Channel 18 -...
10/12/2025

This Week on VSCTV: December 11 – 17, 2025

Submitted by Emily Miner, VSCTV Public Access Coordinator Comcast Channel 18 - Valley Shore Educational Network 12/11 - 7:00 p.m. HKTV 12/23 - 8:00 a.m. HKTV Holiday Show “Love from Lincoln” Comcast Channel 19 - Valley Shore Community Television 12/11 - 2:00 p.m. Valley Shore Town Updates: Clinton, Haddam, Durham, Old Saybrook 12/11 - 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. UMC of Clinton Sunday Service 12/7/25…...

Submitted by Emily Miner, VSCTV Public Access Coordinator Comcast Channel 18 – Valley Shore Educational Network 12/11 – 7:00 p.m. HKTV 12/23 – 8:00 a.m. HKTV Holiday Show “Love f…

Summary of RSD 17 Board of Education Meeting: November 2025Submitted by Lisa Connelly, RSD 17 Board of Education (Decemb...
09/12/2025

Summary of RSD 17 Board of Education Meeting: November 2025

Submitted by Lisa Connelly, RSD 17 Board of Education (December 9, 2025) --- The following is a summary of the Regional School District 17 Board of Education meeting held in November, 2025. Cougar Pride Officers from the HKMS National Junior Honor Society presented their traditions, principles, and upcoming service projects, including a used-crayon collection and a food drive. Students will form a communications committee to share updates with the community and will attend two leadership conferences this year....

Submitted by Lisa Connelly, RSD 17 Board of Education (December 9, 2025) — The following is a summary of the Regional School District 17 Board of Education meeting held in November, 2025. Co…

Killingworth Brothers Make it a Happy Thanksgiving for SeniorsStory by Michael Potter; Submitted by Sharon Challenger (D...
09/12/2025

Killingworth Brothers Make it a Happy Thanksgiving for Seniors

Story by Michael Potter; Submitted by Sharon Challenger (December 9, 2025) --- While most teens spent the days before Thanksgiving relaxing, brothers Matthew and Tyler Medina — both sophomores at Haddam-Killingworth High School — were hard at work in their family kitchen. In the days leading up to the holiday, the high schoolers purchased and prepared everything needed for fifteen Thanksgiving meals, which they delivered to elderly residents across Killingworth on November 24, 2025....

Story by Michael Potter; Submitted by Sharon Challenger (December 9, 2025) — While most teens spent the days before Thanksgiving relaxing, brothers Matthew and Tyler Medina — both sophomores…

The Connecticut Man Who Fired the First American Shots at Pearl HarborBy Philip R. Devlin (December 7, 2025) --- Nobody ...
07/12/2025

The Connecticut Man Who Fired the First American Shots at Pearl Harbor

By Philip R. Devlin (December 7, 2025) --- Nobody knows for sure who fired the first shot of the American Revolution when Massachusetts minutemen faced off against British soldiers on the Lexington Green in April of 1775. It was a shot made famous by Emerson’s poem “Concord Hymn.” However, we do know who fired the first American shots of World War II, by far the largest, most destructive war in human history: Herb Garilli of Wicklow Street in Windsor Locks, a high school classmate of my father....

By Philip R. Devlin (December 7, 2025) — Nobody knows for sure who fired the first shot of the American Revolution when Massachusetts minutemen faced off against British soldiers on the Lexi…

Haddam Community Closet and Food Pantry Holiday ClosureSubmitted by Haddam Social Services (December 7, 2025) --- Haddam...
07/12/2025

Haddam Community Closet and Food Pantry Holiday Closure

Submitted by Haddam Social Services (December 7, 2025) --- Haddam Social Services has announced that the Community Closet and the Food Pantry will be closed from Thursday, December 25, 2025 through Thursday, January 1, 2026.

Submitted by Haddam Social Services (December 7, 2025) — Haddam Social Services has announced that the Community Closet and the Food Pantry will be closed from Thursday, December 25, 2025 th…

Higganum United Methodist Christmas Services December 21st and 24thSubmitted by Susan R. Waide (December 7, 2025) --- Hi...
07/12/2025

Higganum United Methodist Christmas Services December 21st and 24th

Submitted by Susan R. Waide (December 7, 2025) --- Higganum United Methodist Church at 248 Saybrook Road in Higganum welcomes all to attend one or more of its upcoming Christmas Services. The traditional daytime Christmas Service will be held on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 9:00 am. Later that same evening at 6:30 pm, you are invited to attend our special Blue Christmas Service. ...

Submitted by Susan R. Waide (December 7, 2025) — Higganum United Methodist Church at 248 Saybrook Road in Higganum welcomes all to attend one or more of its upcoming Christmas Services. The …

Have Yourself a Sustainable HolidaySubmitted by Sarah Neal, Haddam Sustainability Committee (December 6, 2025) --- As th...
06/12/2025

Have Yourself a Sustainable Holiday

Submitted by Sarah Neal, Haddam Sustainability Committee (December 6, 2025) --- As the song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” However, it can also be a stressful and commercialized time of the year. Here are a few ideas to help create a sustainable holiday – for the planet and for you. Try one or more of these suggestions so that you can enjoy more of your holiday celebration....

Submitted by Sarah Neal, Haddam Sustainability Committee (December 6, 2025) — As the song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” However, it can also be a stressful and commercial…

State Update: Surplus Falls; Insurance Department Online Info CenterSubmitted by Office of State Sen. Norm Needleman (De...
06/12/2025

State Update: Surplus Falls; Insurance Department Online Info Center

Submitted by Office of State Sen. Norm Needleman (December 6, 2025) ---- State Comptroller Sean Scanlon has released projections showing a $164.4 million surplus in the state’s General Fund and $43.7 million in Special Transportation Fund surpluses. The total fell significantly from last month as new projections of corporate tax revenues plummeted under the federal budget approved this past summer. The state also saw increasing shortfalls for state medical and housing programs....

Submitted by Office of State Sen. Norm Needleman (December 6, 2025) —- State Comptroller Sean Scanlon has released projections showing a $164.4 million surplus in the state’s General Fund an…

Haddam Housing Market Strong in November 2025Submitted by Tanya Bottaro, Local Realtor (December 6, 2025) --- Haddam’s h...
06/12/2025

Haddam Housing Market Strong in November 2025

Submitted by Tanya Bottaro, Local Realtor (December 6, 2025) --- Haddam’s housing market remained strong this past November, showing significant price growth and continued pressure on inventory. According to data from *InfoSparks/SmartMLS, the town recorded ten closed sales, a 100% increase from the same period last year. Homes that came to market were met with steady demand and moved at a healthy pace....

Submitted by Tanya Bottaro, Local Realtor (December 6, 2025) — Haddam’s housing market remained strong this past November, showing significant price growth and continued pressure on inventor…

HK Football drops a close on to Valley 9-7By Barth Keck (November 25, 2025)--- Haddam-Killingworth led for most of the...
05/12/2025

HK Football drops a close on to Valley 9-7

By Barth Keck (November 25, 2025)--- Haddam-Killingworth led for most of the Principals' Cup game against the co-op of Valley/Lyme0Old Lyme on Tuesday, Nov. 25 in Deep River on the strength of a Jamien Evans-to-Declan Moriarity, 25-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. Samuel Zelek of Valley/LOL completed the Warriors' comeback when he kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired....

By Barth Keck (November 25, 2025)— Haddam-Killingworth led for most of the Principals’ Cup game against the co-op of Valley/Lyme0Old Lyme on Tuesday, Nov. 25 in Deep River on the str…

Find a Fur Baby: What a Hunk!Submitted by Judith Levin (December 5, 2025) --- OMG! This beautiful boy’s name is Diesel. ...
05/12/2025

Find a Fur Baby: What a Hunk!

Submitted by Judith Levin (December 5, 2025) --- OMG! This beautiful boy’s name is Diesel. He is a German Shepherd, three years of age, and weighs eighty-seven pounds. Unfortunately, his owner can no longer care for him, so he needs a new home to call his own. Some wonderful characteristics about Diesel are that he is friendly with dogs around his own size, loves playing with children, and is house trained, crate trained, neutered, up to date with his vaccines, but has not been microchipped. ...

Submitted by Judith Levin (December 5, 2025) — OMG! This beautiful boy’s name is Diesel. He is a German Shepherd, three years of age, and weighs eighty-seven pounds. Unfortunately, his owner…

Oddfellows Playhouse Holds Auditions for “Charlotte’s Web”Submitted by Oddfellows Playhouse (December 5, 2025) --- Oddfe...
05/12/2025

Oddfellows Playhouse Holds Auditions for “Charlotte’s Web”

Submitted by Oddfellows Playhouse (December 5, 2025) --- Oddfellows Playhouse Junior Repertory Company 2026 will hold auditions for teen actors for its upcoming production of “Charlotte’s Web,” directed by Dan Schmidt. Based on E.B White’s 1952 young adult novel, the production will use the dramatic adaptation by Joseph Robinette. A heartwarming story about friendship, loyalty, and the cycle of life, "Charlotte's Web" centers around a pig named Wilbur and his unlikely friendship with a kind, wise spider named Charlotte....

Submitted by Oddfellows Playhouse (December 5, 2025) — Oddfellows Playhouse Junior Repertory Company 2026 will hold auditions for teen actors for its upcoming production of “Charlotte’s Web,…

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HaddamNow.com has served the community for four years. We have had several thousand stories and comments and well over a million page views. In the middle of the summer of 2018, the website became unstable. Frequent crashes were followed by calls to our hosting service and rebooting the site. We were told that we had too much content and photos. We purchased more space. Things returned to normal for a few weeks, and then the problem resurfaced. We removed “apps” one by one, trying to pin down the source of the problem. Every time we found a flaw and fixed it, another problem surfaced.

So, we decided to choose a new and fully supported template. The new template was very difficult to implement, so we built the new site, Haddam-KillingworthNow.com, from scratch. The addition of Killingworth was done since we already cover the combined school system, the combined Rec Dept, the combined Youth & Family Services, obituaries, as well as Killingworth Ambulance, and Killingworth Historical Society, so that the name change is more reflective of our actual scope.

When COVID-19 hit, and many of our advertisers had to temporarily close, we suspended our print edition, Haddam Killingworth News, and our website was where many people came to get their news of cancellations, then reopening of businesses. In May, 2020, we had more problems with our website, and eventually built a new one, HK-Now.com, which is even better than before. In June, we restarted our print edition on a bi-weekly basis. We thank you for your continued patience as we continue to evolve into the best and most current source of news in the Haddam Killingworth area.