Welcome to our 2026 Connecticut River Lecture Series. Our first lecture is by Tina Morris. Bring your copy of her book, Return to the Sky: The Reintroduction of the Bald Eagle, to the lecture at the Old Lyme Town Hall to be signed by Tina Morris herself. Engage in Q&A and enjoy light refreshments and hors d'oeuvres. As the bald eagle, our national symbol, was facing extinction in the continental U.S. in 1976, Tina Morris was beginning her graduate work at Cornell University. By luck and circumstance, she
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MIDDLETOWN, CT — Middlesex United Way has officially launched its 2026–2027 Community Impact Grant Cycle and is now accepting applications from nonprofit organizations providing programs and services that support residents of Middlesex County. Grant awards will range from $5,000 to $30,000 and are intended to support initiatives that align with Middlesex United Way’s Community Impact Areas: Youth OpportunityHealthy CommunitiesFinancial SecurityCommunity Resiliency Grant funds may