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Jim Cristie of Civil & Environmental Consultants, of Bridgeport, unveiled this rendering for the new, all-inclusive Norwood Park in May. PHOTO BY DAVID KIRK
FAIRMONT â The transformation of Norwood Park in East Side will reach a crucial step this week.
On Tuesday, the City of Fairmont will hold a public hearing at the Public Safety Building from 4:30 p.m. till 6:30 p.m. to gather the communityâs ideas and input on the Norwood Park project. Current plans call for the park to be transformed into an inclusive park, allowing anyone of any age and ability to play together in one space.
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Jim Christie, a senior project manager from Civil & Environmental Consultants Bridgeport office presents a rough sketch of an inclusive park for East Side.
PHOTO BY DAVID KIRK
A second sketch of a top-down view of one idea on the park could be set up. These are rough ideas, but it shows the type of layout the commission and CEC hopes to achieve.
PHOTO BY DAVID KIRK
PHOTO BY DAVID KIRK
PLEASANT VALLEYÂ â Most playgrounds have one or two inclusive elements that meet federal guidelines for disability access, but the City of Fairmont wants to take it to the next level.
Dennis Deerkoski outside his Mattituck High School classroom in 2018. (Credit: Rachel Siford)
Dennis Deerkoski was fully prepared to return to his classroom for a new school year last September. That is, until he sensed that his profession had suddenly become a job.
When it was determined that Mattituck High School would adopt a hybrid instructional model (part remote, part in-school instruction) for the 2020-21 school year, that pretty much made the decision for the math teacher. When Mr. Deerkoski returned to the school in August, it was to clean out his old classroom, Room S109 in the science wing.
In the end, it all added up to retirement time for Mr. Deerkoski. His 47-year teaching career (39 at Mattituck) was over.