
Community Buzz: Waveny hosts dementia support group; Halstead agents named to Best Real Estate list
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Waveny's caregiver support group, led by Kate Bacon, left, and Carolyn Antonion, focuses on the responsibility of caring for people with dementia.Waveny's caregiver support group, led by Kate Bacon, left, and Carolyn Antonion, focuses on the responsibility of caring for people with dementia.Photo: /
Waveny hosts dementia support group
Halstead agents named to Best Real Estate list
Halstead, a leading residential real estate brokerage firm in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, announced 45 of its agents were named to the 2018 REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list, an awards ranking produced by REAL Trends and sponsored by Adwerx.
The list ranks the most productive agents by state based on closed transaction sides and closed sales volume.
Mary Higgins, of the Elm Street office in New Canaan, was one of the eight agents from Connecticut named to the list.
Operation Fuel accepting applications
Operation Fuel’s statewide network of fuel banks is accepting energy assistance applications from Connecticut households. Families and individuals in danger of having their utility services terminated due to financial hardship should call 211 to see if they are eligible for energy assistance.
There are currently more than 320,000 low- and moderate-income households statewide that cannot afford their energy bills. During 2017, more than 52,000 households had their electricity disconnected because of non-payment, according to the state of Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
Brenda Watson, Operation Fuel’s Executive Director, said she is very concerned about how people will survive a heat wave if their electricity is shut off. “An energy grant from Operation Fuel can be lifesaving. The home energy affordability crisis is a health and safety issue for over 300,000 Connecticut households. Just a small donation to Operation Fuel can help a local family or individual remain in their home,” Watson said.
For this past fiscal year, which ended June 30, Operation Fuel helped 7,232 households with more than $3.1 million in energy assistance.
Operation Fuel is a statewide nonprofit organization that provides emergency energy assistance year-round to lower-income working families and individuals, the elderly, and disabled individuals who are in financial crisis.
For information on Operation Fuel or to make a donation, go to www.operationfuel.org. Donations also can be sent to Operation Fuel, 75 Charter Oak Ave., Suite 2-240, Hartford, CT. 06106.
Dean’s list
The following New Canaan residents were named to the spring 2018 semester dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Haley Anderson, Matthew Berger, Isabel Marshall and Alexa Vogel.