The real thing is better, of course — we have miles of country roads, even more miles of old stone walls, hundreds of acres of woods and streams, starry skies. We also have a great community, which includes the renowned rehabilitation center for birds of prey, the first net-zero home in Connecticut, dozens of sports teams for children of all ages, community gardens, historic places, and a score of active civic groups.

Virtual Killingworth, however, will answer many of your questions, save you trips and phone calls, and help you understand the town government. It will give you access to many services the town offers and allow you to keep up with what’s going on in the various committees and commissions that govern Killingworth. You can also communicate with Town Hall easily and quickly by clicking here (in an emergency, however, please call 911).

Whether you live in the real Killingworth or are just visiting, please let us know what we can do to serve you better.

First Selectwoman Catherine Iino
The Killingworth Recreational Park, on the Parker Hill Road extension, officially opened on Saturday, April 28. The fields were decades in coming, and many, many people contributed over the years to making it happen. Here are a few of them:

• The Field Study Committee, initially charged with assessing the recreational needs of the town and identifying potential locations for recreational development. Robert Aft, Rob Artus, Mike Board, Ed Cornell, William Holt, Hilary Kumnick, Gwenne Lally, Jim Lally, Matthew Link, John Machold, Gary Mala, Alec Martin, Ed Sipples, Jim Thomson, and Tim Withington are the members listed in the 2006 proposal that evolved into the fields we have now.
• Chris Kelly, who chaired the Wettish Development Committee, and all those who served with him—among them, David Gross, Hilary Kumnick, Terry Nixon, and Dick Otto.
• The sports leagues and others who supported this project with letters and advice, including HK Rec Director Frank Sparks, Shelly Cumpstone, Alan Kostek, and Ken Callahan.
• First Selectmen Marty Klein and Rich Cabral, who oversaw crucial phases of the project.
• Former State Representative Brian O'Connor, current State Representative Jim Crawford, and State Senator Ed Meyer, who have been wonderfully supportive and helped secure the state grant that made this possible.
• Eric Auer and Glenn Johnson, who contributed hundreds upon hundreds of hours over many years to making the park a reality. They have saved the town tens of thousands of dollars, but even more important, they have been Killingworth's eyes and ears on this project, and our brains as well.
• The Park & Rec Commission —as loyal and dedicated a group of citizens as there could be. Currently, Sally Bauer, Bill Burley, Robert Grasso, Glenn Johnson, Bill Silas, Scot Thomas, along with Dawn Mooney, serve under the tireless leadership of Dan Colonia.
• Dan Colonia, who with perpetual good humor, strives to accommodate as many demands and resolve as many conflicts as humanly possible.

Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard for so long to create the Killingworth Recreational Park.