Kiss Squinting Goodbye!

A Feature for the Farsighted 
(who can't see near) 
in the Chrome Browser 

If you're a reader who sees the online printed word getting smaller every year--and in case you haven't discovered it yet, the Chrome browser has a built-in feature for the Farsighted.

On the Chrome webpage, click on the three dots at upper right & you'll see a drop-down picklist. Toward the bottom of the picklist, click on "More Tools" to display a Popout. 

On the Popout, click Reading Mode just up from the bottom of the list and your reading matter will instantly transform into larger, darker, & more readable paragraphs. You'll never need to squint again!

HYBRID Genealogy Club - Saturday, November 22, 2025

 

Date:    Saturday, November 22, 2025

Time:    1:30 - 2:30 PM

Host:    Godfrey Memorial Library

Topic:    Tried and True Published Sources for Early Connecticut Research
              with Al Fiacre, Board Chair and Treasurer, Godfrey Memorial Library

This is a reprise of Al's popular New England Regional Genealogical Conference (NERGC) presentation for those of you who were unable to make it to New Hampshire earlier this month.

Not everything of genealogical value has been digitized. Join Al as he discusses some Connecticut genealogy resources that have stood the test of time and are sometimes overlooked.

Please register by 4:00 PM Friday, November 21 . The invite will be sent out on that Friday.

Godfrey Premium members can register for free at the following email: zoomregistration@godfrey.org  If you are not a Godfrey Premium member and want to attend the presentation, you can pay $10 via PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/us/home) with the payment sent to Godfrey Memorial Library.  Then register using the above email.

Note:  We've had a few requests lately to try a hybrid (Zoom and in-person) Genealogy Club, and we're going to give it a try with our November meeting.  So locals, come and join us!

Peace Resource Project: Newest Vinyl Cut-Out Stickers & Other Bumpersticker Designs.

From Peace Resource Project  

Our Newest Vinyl Cut-Out Stickers - Expand Selection of Artful Designs!  

Decals & Bumperstickers of more understated design
are shown at the websites below.

Peace Resource Project Latest email Flyer    www.peaceproject.com           www.etsy.com/shop/PeaceResourceProject  Dear Friends, We've been working on this new set of new vinyl cut-out stickers for a while and we're happy to finally share with all of you! From peace signs to cats to We the People these iconic simple designs offer artful and cheerful messages to express wherever you choose to place them. When you click through to our site you'll see our full selection of 170 designs within a wide range of themes. Here are our latest creations in Vinyl Cut-Out Stickers that are available in 14 colors with of course tie-dye as one option! - See them all here! Here's some of our more popular designs - messages for peace, love and kindness adorn these sticker - all ready to display to the world! Our next email will have another set of new large and small stickers just coming back from our printers and our offerings in peace calendars for 2026. Gabriel and the folks of the  Peace Resource Project 707-822-4229 - 888-822-7075 Fax 707-268-8985 www.peaceproject.com www.etsy.com/shop/PeaceResourceProject

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Mahadevan - Sunday November 2 at 4pm - South Indian Carnatic vocal music by Raga Club

The Raga Club is delighted to present a concert of Carnatic classical music of South India:

Sri TVS Mahadevan, vocal

Sri VS Gokul, violin

Sri V Sai Raghavan, mridangam

4pm, Sunday, November 2

Connecticut Valley Hindu Temple Society (CVHTS)

11 Training Hill Road, Middletown, CT 06457

Please join us for a sublime and thrilling performance by these master musicians! All are welcome. We ask that you also invite your friends, colleagues, and family.

Please see our website for more information and to purchase your tickets in advance.

Website: http://www.ragact.org/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ragaclubct/

Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/raga_ct/

Different Perspectives: Power by Nuclear Fusion & "Life After Carbon"

Reposted because of technical difficulties.

Nuclear fusion firm Gauss unveils

Europe's first power plant design

By Reuters

October 9, 20252:36 AM EDTUpdated October 9, 2025

Link: New German Nuclear Fusion Reactor to go Online

• Companies

• Gauss Fusion GmbH
• Tianjin Optical Electrical Gaosi Communication Engineering Technology Co., Ltd.
• Proxima Fusion GmbH

FRANKFURT, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Gauss Fusion, a German technology company, said on Thursday it will hand over Europe's first fusion power plant design to the German chancellery within ten days.

Gauss Fusion CEO Milena Roveda was scheduled to present the design at a climate congress hosted by Germany’s BDI industry federation. The event comes just days after the German government unveiled a 2 billion euro ($2.33 billion) Fusion Action Plan, which will run to 2029.

The Reuters Power Up newsletter provides everything you need to know about the global energy industry. Sign up here.WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Germany said it aims to move beyond basic research and adopt an industry-led approach, positioning itself as a global leader in the race to develop fusion energy — a technology that replicates the process powering the sun to generate electricity.

Germany's conservative-led government supports the technology within its energy agenda.

WHAT IS THE CONTEXT?

Competition is intensifying across several fronts: between state and private companies, among governments in Europe, the United States and China, and between different technological approaches -- such as plasma confinement and the use of lasers.

Continue to read at link below.  

Nuclear fusion firm Gauss unveils Europe's first power plant design

Reposted because of technical difficulties. 

Can Work on Route 9 through Middletown Forge Ahead as Mixmaster Interchange Has Done?

Excerpt from email version, Audio link below.
Read in print or online. Amazing photos, interesting story.  
Title: At MixMaster Interchange, they had to move a river.
see The Middletown Press, October 17, 2925)

October 17, 2025

How do you move a river?
Waterbury Mixmaster overhaul could do just that

By Brianna Gurciullo,Staff WriterOct 16, 2025

Sometimes a highway construction
project doesn’t go with the flow. 

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“When it comes to relocating a river, we need
to prove to the agencies that we’re going
to make a betterment,” Carifa said.

brianna.gurciullo@hearstmediact.com

Oct 16, 2025

Brianna Gurciullo

Reporter

Brianna Gurciullo is a reporter for the Connecticut Post who covers issues in Fairfield County. She previously reported on local government and politics for the Stamford Advocate. Before that, Brianna wrote about federal transportation policy for Politico in Washington, D.C. She was born and raised in Meriden, Conn., and now lives in Bridgeport with her sassy, silly and slightly overweight cat, Lilo.

ZOOM Genealogy Club, Saturday, October 25, 2025

Date:    Saturday, October 25, 2025

Time:    1:30 PM

Host:    Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT

It's time for another Genealogy Club group chat! We'll all be presenters! Topics to consider:

1. AI -- have you found some legitimate uses for it in your genealogy?

2. How about the full-text search at FamilySearch? Success stories? Frustrations? Hints for most effective use?

3. Maybe you have a brick wall that you want the "hive mind" to help you with.

4. Other ideas? Send us an email before that day with suggestions.

Please register by 4:00 PM Friday, October 24. The invite will be sent out on that Friday.

Godfrey Premium members can register for free at the following email: zoomregistration@godfrey.org  If you are not a Godfrey Premium member and want to attend the presentation, you can pay $10 via PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/us/home) with the payment sent to Godfrey Memorial Library. Then register using the above email.

🍝 Cat Tales Pasta Dinner Fundraiser – Friday, September 26th!

🍝 Cat Tales Pasta Dinner Fundraiser – Friday, September 26th!

Cat Tales invites you to join us for an evening of good food, fun, and friendship — all while supporting local cats in need! Our annual Pasta Dinner Fundraiser will be held on Friday, September 26 from 7PM to 9PM (doors open at 6PM) at the Elks Club, 44 Maynard Street, Middletown.

For just $30 per person, you’ll enjoy a full dinner featuring:

✔️ Pasta & meatballs
✔️ Fresh salad & bread
✔️ Dessert & coffee

🍷 Plus, wine, beer, and cocktails will be available at the cash bar.

The night will be filled with door prizes, raffles, and lots of fun! As a special thank-you, if you bring 2 rolls of paper towels or 3 cans of Friskies pâté canned food, you’ll receive a free ticket for the door prize drawing!

💳 How to Reserve Your Seat:

• Online: Visit CatTalesCT.org/pastadinner to pay securely.
• By Mail: Send your check to CAT TALES, PO Box 901, Middletown, CT 06457. Please write “PASTA DINNER” on the memo line and include the names of attendees and the number of seats you are purchasing.

👉 Seating is available through September 24. No tickets will be mailed or emailed — instead, your name will be added to our attendee list at the door.

This event is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year, and every seat sold helps us provide food, shelter, and medical care for homeless cats. Come enjoy a delicious meal, win great prizes, and make a difference in the lives of animals in our community.

We can’t wait to see you there! 🐾❤️

Use Reading Mode* To Make Web Page Type Larger & Darker

If your eyes need help reading webpages online with Chrome, you'll find Chrome* Browser's Reading Mode in Settings (vertical dots upper right). 

Then, look down the
Drop Down to

• More Tools (sidepop)
• Reading mode (dropdown)

*Might also apply to other browsers. 

Brews For Boats! Support local rowing programs!

 Come support your local community rowing program, Central CT Rowing, while enjoying bbq, live music, brews, and great raffle and auction items at Concentric Brewery on Sept 21st. 4-7pm. 

For local (Middletown) folks, cross the bridge and take that very first right to find the Brewery, with a view of the underside of the bridge (much cooler than it sounds!)

Contact for purchasing tickets:

centralctrowing.com/events

Beautiful Plants at Buttonwood: Prices further reduced.

Large, Beautiful Plants for sale
at The Buttonwood Tree
Prices further reduced.  

Some of The Buttonwood Tree's surplus plants are still for sale, now at even lower prices.  

For details & to SET UP A TIME TO VIEW & PICK UP the plants, ​please call EILEEN at 203-314-5401 or email her at eilande@comcast.net 

The following plants are on offer:  Jade plant, snake plant, corn plant, African milk plant, Aloe Vera, spider plant, and golden patties. Most of the plants are in large clay pots and need some TLC & full sunlight to bring them back to their full glory​!  

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                           ~ Do not hesitate!

                   ~ FIRST COME FIRST SERVED!~

ZOOM Genealogy Club - Saturday, September 27, 2025

 

Date:    Saturday, September 27, 2025

Time:    1:30 PM

Host:    Godfrey Memorial Library, Middletown, CT

Marian Burk Wood will present "Free Resources for New York Genealogical Research."

 

This is the first time we've welcomed Marian to Genealogy Club and we think you will enjoy her presentation. New York was often the first place New England families emigrated to, so there's a good chance you had an ancestor who lived there at one time.

 "Upstate, downstate, all around the Empire state, discover or rediscover free resources for investigating ancestors' lives and family history context. Step-by-step, learn how to navigate no-fee websites with many updated links to New York area digitized county histories, digitized vital records, oral histories, old photos and postcards, state census records, historic newspapers, county/local history experts, and much more."

Please register by 4:00 PM Friday, September 26. The invite will be sent out on that Friday.

Godfrey Premium members can register for free at the following email: zoomregistration@godfrey.org  If you are not a Godfrey Premium member and want to attend the presentation, you can pay $10 via PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/us/home) with the payment sent to Godfrey Memorial Library. Then register using the above email.