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09/08/2015 03:00 PM

2015 Merit Award Winners to be Honored on Sept. 10


The East Haven Merit Award Committee will recognize and The 2015 Merit Award winners will be honored on Thursday, Sept. 10 at the Country House Restaurant in East Haven. Jennifer Higham, Dominick Onofrio, and George Smith will receive their awards at the annual banquet held.

The dinner is the kickoff event for East Haven’s largest event, its annual Fall Festival, being held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Sept. 11, 12, and 13 on the Town Green.

Jennifer Higham has been a member of the East Haven Chamber for 10 years and just concluded her term as the chairperson of the Board. She is also involved with Boy Scout Troop 401, the Trolley Museum, and the East Haven Animal Shelter.

Dominick Onofrio is currently co-chairperson of the Vietnam Veterans Chapter 484 Fireworks Committee, which he has been involved with for more than 14 years. He has previously been involved with Momauguin Little League and the East Haven Marching Band.

George Smith is the creator and coordinator of Clean-up East Haven, a volunteer group that monthly on a Saturday morning designates a specific area of town for the clean-up of liter and trash. He has also been a volunteer at Foxon Recreation for more than 25 years.

For Merit Award Dinner tickets, contact Mayor Maturo’s office at 203-468-3204 or email eh.gentilesco@att.net.