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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 Second, the Haddam Bulletin is a monthly publication and as such its information is frequently out of date by the time it reaches our mailboxes.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.

Obituary: Harriet (Smith) OlsenHarriet (Smith) Olsen November 4, 1938 – December 10, 2025 Harriet “Sue” Elizabeth (Smith...
08/01/2026

Obituary: Harriet (Smith) Olsen

Harriet (Smith) Olsen November 4, 1938 – December 10, 2025 Harriet “Sue” Elizabeth (Smith) Olsen, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2025, after a brief illness. She was 87 years old. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 4, 1938, to William W. and Harriette Gillette Smith, Sue grew up in Haddam Neck, where she spent most of her life....

Harriet (Smith) Olsen November 4, 1938 – December 10, 2025 Harriet “Sue” Elizabeth (Smith) Olsen, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2025…

Liberty Bank Wins Corporate Leadership Award from ProspanicaSubmitted by Amanda Falcone (January 8, 2026) --- Liberty Ba...
08/01/2026

Liberty Bank Wins Corporate Leadership Award from Prospanica

Submitted by Amanda Falcone (January 8, 2026) --- Liberty Bank has received the 2025 Corporate Leadership Award from Prospanica CT, an association for Hispanic MBAs and business professionals. Prospanica CT empowers and enables Hispanic professionals to achieve their full education, economic and social potential. The Corporate Leadership Award recognizes Liberty Bank’s contributions, commitment and engagement with Prospanica’s mission and community, and it was presented at the organization’s Destino Awards Gala held in Newington this past December....

Submitted by Amanda Falcone (January 8, 2026) — Liberty Bank has received the 2025 Corporate Leadership Award from Prospanica CT, an association for Hispanic MBAs and business professionals.…

Haddam Voter Registration Data, Dec 31, 2025
08/01/2026

Haddam Voter Registration Data, Dec 31, 2025

Town of Haddam – Voter Registration Summary District Democratic Republican Unaffiliated Other Total 001 Firehouse 877 923 1344 47 3191 002 Central Office 666 882 1198 42 2788 003 Haddam Nec…

HKHS Telethon Raises $19,500 for Charitable OrganizationSubmitted by Kasha Topa-Finberg, Haddam-Killingworth High School...
08/01/2026

HKHS Telethon Raises $19,500 for Charitable Organization

Submitted by Kasha Topa-Finberg, Haddam-Killingworth High School (January 8, 2026) --- Haddam-Killingworth High School students demonstrated exceptional talent, professionalism and leadership during the 36th Annual Holiday Telethon, a three hour, student-run live broadcast produced by HKTV. (Photo above, HKTV Control Room, left to right: Reagan Aronson, Tristen Edwards, Sophie Snow, Cali Mitchell) Through advanced pre-production planning, live production, and post-production ex*****on, students delivered a seamless, professional broadcast while raising more than $19,500 for "Love from Lincoln, Hope from Hailey."...

Submitted by Kasha Topa-Finberg, Haddam-Killingworth High School (January 8, 2026) — Haddam-Killingworth High School students demonstrated exceptional talent, professionalism and leadership …

A Thank-You from Haddam’s First SelectmanBy Sean Donlan, Haddam First Selectman (January 8, 2026) --- First and most imp...
08/01/2026

A Thank-You from Haddam’s First Selectman

By Sean Donlan, Haddam First Selectman (January 8, 2026) --- First and most important, a thank-you to all the previous First Selectmen and Board of Selectmen members for making Haddam what it is today. Thank you to everyone who ran for a position in Haddam’s government this election. It is a difficult decision just to place your name on a ballot and it takes a lot of time to campaign. ...

By Sean Donlan, Haddam First Selectman (January 8, 2026) — First and most important, a thank-you to all the previous First Selectmen and Board of Selectmen members for making Haddam what it …

Community Calendar January 8-15Haddam-Killingworth Town & Community Calendar Please visit www.haddam.org, www.townofkill...
08/01/2026

Community Calendar January 8-15

Haddam-Killingworth Town & Community Calendar Please visit www.haddam.org, www.townofkillingworth.com, www.hk-now.com, www.brainerdlibrary.org, www.killingworthlibrary.org for the most current information, including cancellations, location changes, and time changes. Thursday, January 8 Haddam Community Closet. 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Haddam Town Annex Building, 11 Jail Hill Rd. KW-Conservation Commission. -CANCELLED- KW-Parmelee farm Committee. 7:00 p.m. Town Office Building....

https://hk-now.com/2026/01/08/community-calendar-january-8-15/

Haddam-Killingworth Town & Community Calendar Please visit www.haddam.org, www.townofkillingworth.com, www.hk-now.com, www.brainerdlibrary.org, www.killingworthlibrary.org for the most current…

HKHS Boys BAsketball defeats Route 81 rival Morgan 57 – 47By Ava McCullough (January 6, 2026)--- On Tuesday January 6th,...
07/01/2026

HKHS Boys BAsketball defeats Route 81 rival Morgan 57 – 47

By Ava McCullough (January 6, 2026)--- On Tuesday January 6th, the Haddam-Killingworth boys basketball team defeated Route 81 rival Morgan 57-47 to improve to 4-1 on the season. The Cougars were led by junior Mason Eighmy with a career high 18 points including 4 3-pointers and 3 steals. Senior co-captain Declan Moriarty contributed 16 points while senior co-captain Jay Evans chipped in 10 with 5 steals and 2 assists....

By Ava McCullough (January 6, 2026)— On Tuesday January 6th, the Haddam-Killingworth boys basketball team defeated Route 81 rival Morgan 57-47 to improve to 4-1 on the season. The Cougars we…

Hawk vs. Squirrel in HigganumSubmitted by Philip Devlin (January 7, 2026) --- Frequent contributor Philip Devlin submitt...
07/01/2026

Hawk vs. Squirrel in Higganum

Submitted by Philip Devlin (January 7, 2026) --- Frequent contributor Philip Devlin submitted the following story and photos: "Yesterday, while I was eating lunch, out of the corner of my eye I detected a sudden movement. I stood up and looked out the window. A large, red-tailed hawk had just swooped in and captured a gray squirrel, which was attempting to raid our bird feeders....

Submitted by Philip Devlin (January 7, 2026) — Frequent contributor Philip Devlin submitted the following story and photos: “Yesterday, while I was eating lunch, out of the corner of m…

Area Students Earn President’s List Honors at Southern New Hampshire UniversityMerit Pages News (January 7, 2026) --- So...
07/01/2026

Area Students Earn President’s List Honors at Southern New Hampshire University

Merit Pages News (January 7, 2026) --- Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2025 President's List: Kaylea Micale of Higganum Ted Maione of Higganum John Chomen of Haddam Amy Quatrano of Killingworth The fall term runs from September to December. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's List....

Merit Pages News (January 7, 2026) — Southern New Hampshire University congratulates the following students on being named to the Fall 2025 President’s List: Kaylea Micale of Higganum …

eesmarts Student Contest Entries Now Being AcceptedSubmitted by Amber Schilberg (January 7, 2026) --- The Energize Conne...
07/01/2026

eesmarts Student Contest Entries Now Being Accepted

Submitted by Amber Schilberg (January 7, 2026) --- The Energize Connecticut℠ Sponsors (Eversource and Avangrid, Inc. subsidiaries United Illuminating (UI), Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG), and Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG)) have announced that registration is now open for the 21st annual eesmarts™ Student Contest. Through the eesmarts Student Contest, K-12 students are encouraged to discover how energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable solutions can impact our world through grade-level-appropriate prompts....

Submitted by Amber Schilberg (January 7, 2026) — The Energize Connecticut℠ Sponsors (Eversource and Avangrid, Inc. subsidiaries United Illuminating (UI), Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG), and …

Haddam Land Trust Annual Meeting January 24thSubmitted by Haddam Land Trust (January 7, 2026) --- The Haddam Land Trust,...
07/01/2026

Haddam Land Trust Annual Meeting January 24th

Submitted by Haddam Land Trust (January 7, 2026) --- The Haddam Land Trust, Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Firehouse #1, 439 Saybrook Road, Higganum, CT 06441.

Submitted by Haddam Land Trust (January 7, 2026) — The Haddam Land Trust, Inc. will hold its Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Firehouse #…

HKHS Boys Basketball defeats Shepaug Valley 71 – 57By Ava McCullough - (January 2, 2026)--- On Friday January 2nd, the H...
06/01/2026

HKHS Boys Basketball defeats Shepaug Valley 71 – 57

By Ava McCullough - (January 2, 2026)--- On Friday January 2nd, the Haddam-Killingworth boys basketball team defeated the defending Division V State Champions Shepaug Valley 71 – 57. With the score close throughout the game and tied in the third, senior co-captain Declan Moriarty led the charge to propel the Cougars to victory. Moriarty drilled 4 3-pointers and led the team with 21 points while grabbing 3 steals and contributing 3 assists....

By Ava McCullough – (January 2, 2026)— On Friday January 2nd, the Haddam-Killingworth boys basketball team defeated the defending Division V State Champions Shepaug Valley 71 – 57. Wit…

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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.