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Malloy to Speak at Centennial Celebration for CT State Parks
Governor Dannel Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Dan Esty will be speaking at the event, which kicks off at noon Monday at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport.
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People's Bank has donated funds to help with the centennial celebration and a centennial banner for Sherwood Island State Park in Westport.
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Governor Dannel Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Dan Esty will be speaking at the event, which kicks off at noon Monday.
Westport State Representative Jonathan Steinberg and People's Bank's Robert D'Amor will also be present to speak at the celebration.
Find out what's happening in Westportwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Sherwood Island, Connecticut's first state park, offers visitors a place to eat a leisurely lunch in the shade of a picnic grove, swim in Long Island Sound, or view marsh life from the observation platform.
It also features a new Nature Center thanks to a cooperative effort between the DEEP and Friends of Sherwood Island.
Sherwood Island State Park covers about 235 acres in the Greens Farms section of Westport. It is bounded on the west by the Mill Pond and on the east by New Creek.
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