March 31, 2021
BY MICHAEL CHAIKEN | REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Burlington’s Jillian Duffy and Woodbury’s Lindiana Frangu held on to their respected crowns for a year longer than anyone else has in the history of the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization. This month, the two women finally give up their titles.
MICHAEL CHAIKEN REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
Miss Connecticut Jillian Duffy, a Lewis S. Mills High School graduate, will crown her successor when the 2021 pageant takes place at Mohegan Sun on April 10-11.
Duffy, Miss Connecticut, and Frangu, Miss Connecticut’s Outstanding Teen, have held their titles for nearly two years. But the duo did not greedily refuse to give up their crowns and sashes. Instead, world events undermined their best efforts to finally welcome their successors.
Mohegan Sun cancels 4-day wine, food fest
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 11, 2021
The annual Sun Wine and Food Fest at the Mohegan Sun draws about 10,000 visitors to the resort casino in Uncasville, Conn. (Ray Kelly photo)
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The pandemic has forced Mohegan Sun to cancel one of its largest and most successful annual events, the Sun Wine & Food Fest.
Over the past 17 years, the Sun Wine & Food Fest has grown into a four-day, multi-event festival drawing 10,000 visitors to the Uncasville, Conn., casino. Events stretch from the Uncas Ballroom to the much larger Earth Expo & Convention Center.
“This difficult decision was made in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as keeping the community safe takes precedence,” organizers said in a statement on Monday.