By Garrett Amill Mental health issues are still stigmatized. Addiction, PTSD, and more are rarely understood, let alone talked about. Out of the Dark takes a shot at addressing these … Continue reading Out of the Dark: Looking at Mental Health through practiced eyes
Citizen Mike: a service to the town and a lot of fun
By Garrett Amill The most important part of government can be smaller than you think. Local politics often have just as much of an impact on life in a town … Continue reading Citizen Mike: a service to the town and a lot of fun
Midlife Matters: Cozy, yet full of wit
By Garrett Amill I never thought I’d care about the art of Ukrainian egg dying. Hearing it discussed on Midlife Matters, however, my attention was nowhere else. Midlife Matters manages … Continue reading Midlife Matters: Cozy, yet full of wit
Ten-Year Journey Ends With the Signing of a Check: WPAA-TV Reaches Major Milestone
Contributed by Garrett Amil WPAA-TV reached the end of a ten-year journey that wouldn’t have been possible without community support. On Feb. 24, Nelson Ford, the oldest volunteer, and former … Continue reading Ten-Year Journey Ends With the Signing of a Check: WPAA-TV Reaches Major Milestone
Continuing Each Year
Our last video of the year, Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, by Emma Richardson, is a gift upon a gift to our community. If you have had a tour of WPAA-TV, … Continue reading Continuing Each Year
The Bloom A Reflection
In the sharing, and promoting the sharing, of A thorny Journey Blooms in Story in the #MyGivingStory contest funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in partnership with Unleash … Continue reading The Bloom A Reflection
A Thorny Journey Blooms in Story
Sharing #MyGivingStory now seems the right choice as I may be at the halfway mark in my service journey. What does over forty thousand hours of service in one’s adult … Continue reading A Thorny Journey Blooms in Story
On The Parade Ground (2009)
The following blog entry into On the Parade Ground was in 2009 when WPAA volunteers had lost a two-year effort to acquire a property on The Parade Ground. They also had … Continue reading On The Parade Ground (2009)
WPAA-TV As Discovered by Intern John A McMahon
In the quiet town of Wallingford, Connecticut, nestled on the edge of Center and South Orchard Street, sits a former barn turned “Community Media Center”. Where cultivated hay and livestock … Continue reading WPAA-TV As Discovered by Intern John A McMahon
#MoreThanTV
More people in town know about the two-story tiger mural painted by #ARCY on our South Orchard St. building across from Center St. Cemetery, than what actually belongs to them, … Continue reading #MoreThanTV