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CCA Referral Program!

March 23, 2023

For those that attended our annual meeting last October, you know one of our goals for 2023 is to increase our membership in CCA.  Lisa Vaeth, Pam Brown, Dale Fiore and Maureen Crick Owen are the subcommittee spearheading this initiative.  We are in the process of creating a list of cemeteries…

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An Act Concerning Natural Organic Reduction and Green Burials

March 23, 2023

Bill No. 6548 has been presented to the Environment Committee and is entitled “An Act Concerning Natural Organic Reduction and Green Burials.  There is a public hearing scheduled on Monday, January 30.  If you so desire, you may attend in person or submit your testimony in writing.  The agenda has been posted.  Our February newsletter will have…

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Reminder: Register for 2023 Suppliers Expo

February 16, 2023

This is a friendly reminder to register and pay to attend the Suppliers Expo on Thursday, March 16 at Casa Mia at the Hawthorne, Berlin, CT. If you have already registered, thank you! The deadline for registration was this past Friday, but you can still register if you do it NOW!  Forms…

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Corpse Preservers, “Good Death”, Green Burials and CCA’s Pam Brown

February 5, 2023

On a recent Autumn day, Andrea Rapacz navigates between high shelves laden with furniture, antique clothes and acid-free document boxes on a visit to the corpse preserver. “It’s a showstopper of piece, it’s really fascinating,” said Rapacz, the director of collections at the Connecticut Historical Society. Rapacz dons blue nitrile gloves…

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