FAIRMONT — Having been a patient at MVA Health Centers since childhood, Dianna Harr had no idea that a routine cancer screening at the clinic would save her life.
Jim and Nancy Vandergrift, he a retired businessman and she a retired teacher, were looking to downsize from a three-story condo in Rocky Hill a few years ago.
“We looked at a lot of places,” said Nan.
Jim and Nancy Vandergrift, he a retired businessman and she a retired teacher, were looking to downsize from a three-story condo in Rocky Hill a few years ago.
“We looked at a lot of places,” said Nancy.
The apartment complex they “really wanted” was Griswold Hills in Newington. They cited the “great feel” of community as well as the semi-rural setting and quality of construction.
“It’s very solidly built,” said Jim.
So they got on the waiting list for a couple of years, moved in a year ago and are happy they did.
This and many other set-aside developments in Connecticut were aided by a state law well known by developers, housing advocates and town officials as “8-30g.”
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Area resident who were vaccinated Friday are shown here waiting after their shot to ensure they had no adverse reaction to the vaccination at the Armory Friday.
Photo by Sarah Marino
Terry Patterson receives his second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Friday at The National Guard Armory in Fairmont.
Photo by Sarah Marino
FAIRMONT â About 300 area residents have received COVID vaccinations due to a partnership between Monongahela Valley Association of Health Centers and the Marion County Health Department.
Those eager to get their COVID-19 vaccination waited in line as National Guardsman directed traffic outside the National Guard Armory Friday.