Home Care In Warren, CT

UPDATE: Due to overwhelming demand, Warren Haynes has extended his socially distant run of shows at Morris, CT’s South Farms to include five total dates. Following the first two dates on September 12th and 13th which quickly sold out, Haynes and special guest/Gov’t Mule bandmate Danny Louis will perform three additional shows at the outdoor CT venue on October 1st, 8th, and 15th. Tickets for the newly added shows go on sale on Tuesday, August 1st here.

As Haynes noted about his newly extended “Twilight Concerts On The Farm” run,

Like everyone else I’ve been jonesing to play live in front of an audience but was in no hurry to thrust myself, or my audience, into the wrong situation. After speaking with some friends who just played at South Farms and had great experiences, I was ready to move ahead. Due to the quick sellout of the first two shows, we’ve decided to add some more since the venue is close to home and I don’t foresee hitting the road anytime soon. I’m looking at these added October shows as our “Fall Tour.” The opportunity to play multiple nights, along with Danny, who I’ve been playing music with for well over 20 years, is especially exciting and full of amazing possibilities.

[8/25/20]: Warren Haynes has announced that he will return to the stage on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th at South Farms in Morris, CT with Gov’t Mule bandmate Danny Louis as part of the venue’s “Twilight Concerts on the Farm” series, which was created with both safety and the overall concert experience in mind and at the forefront.

As Haynes’ team explained in the shows’ announcement,

For those of you not keeping score, it will have been over 6 months since Warren last performed publicly. For these 2 special shows, Warren will be joined by his Gov’t Mule bandmate Danny Louis during portions of each night’s 2 set performance. Saturday’s show will start at 7p (gates at 5p), while Sunday’s times will be an hour earlier allowing for, hopefully, a perfect sunset performance.

Located on over 10 acres of manicured farmland, the venue boasts a beautifully structured grid layout, adhering to public health guidelines while still maintaining the intimacy of live concerts. The vast spacing and outdoor conditions (open air) help reduce potential transmission and encourage social distancing.

Concertgoers can purchase an 8’x8’ grid which is surrounded by an additional Social Distance Grid along with aisle spacing. Each Grid is designed for two guests and is offset to maximize stage view, and each ticket grants entry to two people. Grids cannot be merged and it is required to watch the performance from your designated area. Guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets for comfortable seating and enjoying the farm field. Outside food and beverages are prohibited. Food trucks and a full bar will be available on site.

The shows will comply with the most current health and safety standards per state regulations and local jurisdictions in order to protect guests, artists, crew and staff. Face masks are mandatory when entering, exiting, and traveling throughout the venue to restrooms or concession areas. Masks are not required while in Guest Grid, however in accordance with Executive Order No. 7NNN: “Effective immediately, any person in a public place in Connecticut, whether indoors or outdoors, who does not maintain a safe social distance of approximately six feet from every other person shall cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth face-covering.”

Hand sanitizing stations will be dispersed throughout the venue. High-touch areas such as door handles, counter surfaces will be regularly and consistently disinfected throughout the show. Restrooms will be cleaned and restocked regularly throughout the show. Everyone entering the venue, including guests, artists, crew and staff will be health checked including a temperature check and short questionnaire. Masks and gloves will be available upon request. Per State order, the venue has a reduced capacity of 25% – making tickets extremely limited.

An artist pre-sale for tickets to the outdoor Warren Haynes shows with Danny Louis in Connecticut will begin on Wednesday, August 26th at 9 a.m. ET. To access the pre-sale, head here and use the code “OLDFRIEND”.

For a full list of upcoming shows at the Morris, CT venue, head here.

At 31 acres, Above All State Park in Warren is tiny, one of the smallest in Connecticut’s vast system. It has no parking area. There are no blazed trails or overlooks.

But I enjoyed every minute of a recent visit because it has ruins — an old radar site dating back to the 1950s and 1960s. Above All was once part of the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) Air Defense Network. The enormous system of computers and hundreds of radar installations provided a safety net across the country, aiming to identify Soviet bombers before they could drop their nuclear payloads.

According to John Ramsey of coldwar-ct.com, the radar site was a “gap-filler” and provided low-altitude coverage out to a range of 65 miles. The site was active from June 1957 to June 1968. He noted that the site was unmanned and consisted of the radar and tower along with the building that contained the equipment and a diesel generator.

The entrance to the park is located along the aptly named Above All Road in the northwest Connecticut town of Warren. Although the radar and equipment have been removed, the cinder block building remains, along with the generator room and portions of a chain-link fence that protected the site.

Although vandalized by graffiti artists over the years, the building is in relatively good shape. It is kind of a creepy setting, with water dripping from the ceiling and echoing in the damp emptiness as you peer inside. Adding to the creepiness factor is it takes your eyes a few moments to adjust as you peer inside. The main building is empty; the ceiling paint is peeling and metal roof is rusting.

Around the back is the generator room with its rusting machinery and air shafts. Someone has painted “Radar is fun” on the walls with a giant smiling face, the artist apparently a big fan of abandoned radar sites. Around the back is the foundation on which the dome radar tower once stood. Several unmarked trails go off into the surrounding forest.

According to the Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the SAGE network was “far and away the most grandiose system engineering effort and the largest electronic system ever contemplated,” consisting of hundreds of radars, 24 direction centers and three combat centers.

“The radar detections would be transmitted over telephone lines to the nearest SAGE direction center,” the laboratory noted, “where they would be processed by a computer. The direction center would then send out notification and continuous targeting information to the air bases best situated to carry out interception of the approaching bombers, as well as to surface-to-air missile batteries.”

Above All was created in 1928 when the state park and forest commission purchased 28 acres from Charles B. Stanley of New Britain to go along with three acres donated by Seymour Strong. The three acres “was the site of a lookout tower during the Civil War, and was burned at that time,” The Courant noted in an article announcing the creation of the park.

According to local legend, a farmer who once used the hill claimed to have the highest working farm in the state — hence the name “Above All.”

The park was a bit different in the summer of 1929 when a Courant reporter wrote about places to hike in the northwest hills: “Before its commanding summit lies a vision of rolling hills for miles in every direction, culminating in the Berkshires as they gather and sweep away on their imposing march northward. It is as yet entirely undeveloped and is not easily accessible for cars, but as an object for a hike it is one of the finest in the state.”

Unfortunately, those views are gone, replaced by a New England forest that has grown up around the site. I’m glad crews from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection never hauled away the ruins of the radar station. State parks aren’t just about trails, overlooks and beaches. They contain and preserve the state’s history. And they make us want to learn more about that history.

If you go: Take Route 341 into Warren and go left on Sackett Hill Road just north of the junction with Route 45. Follow to Above All Road and look for the gated entrance across from a corn field.

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At 31 acres, Above All State Park in Warren is tiny, one of the smallest in Connecticut’s vast system. It has no parking area. There are no blazed trails or overlooks.

But I enjoyed every minute of a recent visit because it has ruins — an old radar site dating back to the 1950s and 1960s. Above All was once part of the SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) Air Defense Network. The enormous system of computers and hundreds of radar installations provided a safety net across the country, aiming to identify Soviet bombers before they could drop their nuclear payloads.

According to John Ramsey of coldwar-ct.com, the radar site was a “gap-filler” and provided low-altitude coverage out to a range of 65 miles. The site was active from June 1957 to June 1968. He noted that the site was unmanned and consisted of the radar and tower along with the building that contained the equipment and a diesel generator.

The entrance to the park is located along the aptly named Above All Road in the northwest Connecticut town of Warren. Although the radar and equipment have been removed, the cinder block building remains, along with the generator room and portions of a chain-link fence that protected the site.

Although vandalized by graffiti artists over the years, the building is in relatively good shape. It is kind of a creepy setting, with water dripping from the ceiling and echoing in the damp emptiness as you peer inside. Adding to the creepiness factor is it takes your eyes a few moments to adjust as you peer inside. The main building is empty; the ceiling paint is peeling and metal roof is rusting.

Around the back is the generator room with its rusting machinery and air shafts. Someone has painted “Radar is fun” on the walls with a giant smiling face, the artist apparently a big fan of abandoned radar sites. Around the back is the foundation on which the dome radar tower once stood. Several unmarked trails go off into the surrounding forest.

According to the Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the SAGE network was “far and away the most grandiose system engineering effort and the largest electronic system ever contemplated,” consisting of hundreds of radars, 24 direction centers and three combat centers.

“The radar detections would be transmitted over telephone lines to the nearest SAGE direction center,” the laboratory noted, “where they would be processed by a computer. The direction center would then send out notification and continuous targeting information to the air bases best situated to carry out interception of the approaching bombers, as well as to surface-to-air missile batteries.”

Above All was created in 1928 when the state park and forest commission purchased 28 acres from Charles B. Stanley of New Britain to go along with three acres donated by Seymour Strong. The three acres “was the site of a lookout tower during the Civil War, and was burned at that time,” The Courant noted in an article announcing the creation of the park.

According to local legend, a farmer who once used the hill claimed to have the highest working farm in the state — hence the name “Above All.”

The park was a bit different in the summer of 1929 when a Courant reporter wrote about places to hike in the northwest hills: “Before its commanding summit lies a vision of rolling hills for miles in every direction, culminating in the Berkshires as they gather and sweep away on their imposing march northward. It is as yet entirely undeveloped and is not easily accessible for cars, but as an object for a hike it is one of the finest in the state.”

Unfortunately, those views are gone, replaced by a New England forest that has grown up around the site. I’m glad crews from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection never hauled away the ruins of the radar station. State parks aren’t just about trails, overlooks and beaches. They contain and preserve the state’s history. And they make us want to learn more about that history.

If you go: Take Route 341 into Warren and go left on Sackett Hill Road just north of the junction with Route 45. Follow to Above All Road and look for the gated entrance across from a corn field.

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WARREN — The Warren Land Trust acquired a 237-acre property that, when combined with two neighboring land preserves, provides a protected open space bloc of over 1,000 acres, according to a statement from Warren Land Trust President Rebecca Neary.

Additionally, the Warren Land Trust plans to develop a trail system on the property to allow for public recreation, the statement said.

The property, called the Cunningham Nature Preserve, is between the Kent Land Trust’s East Kent Hamlet Nature Preserve and Wyantenock State Forest. Together, those three parcels combine with additional adjacent conserved land to create a protected open space area of over 1,000 acres, the statement said.

The Warren Land Trust acquired the property at a cost of about $1 million from the Thyberg family of Warren, said Neary.

As a result of the acquisition, visitors will be able to explore the Cunningham Nature Preserve’s historical features, including the homestead of Charles G. Finney, a 19th-century religious leader and former president of Oberlin College in Ohio, and the Finney Monument, which was erected by Oberlin students in his honor, the statement said.

The Warren Land Trust will work with the Kent Land Trust to connect with trails on its adjacent preserve, which will create an "extensive network for hiking,” according to the statement.

The public can explore the property on Sept. 9 at the Housatonic Heritage Walk from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The family-friendly 2-mile walk on flat but uneven terrain will last about 90 minutes. To register, send an email to [email protected]. The hike will begin at the end of Cunningham Road in Warren.

The acquisition was funded by private donations and several state, federal and foundation grants, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Highlands Act Grant Program, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Grant Program, the John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation and the William P. Wharton Trust.

The acquisition will permanently protect natural resources and wildlife habitat in the Lake Waramaug and East and West Aspetuck River watersheds. Additionally, it will complement "existing preserved open spaces, providing varied species habitat and facilitating wildlife migration,” the statement said.

Army Maj. ChaTom “CT” Warren serves as the Deputy District Commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District.

Warren grew up in Luxora, Arkansas, a small town in the eastern portion of the state with a population of just over 1,000 people. “I tell everyone I’m from L.A.” he says with a smile. “Everyone automatically thinks Los Angeles, so it’s my ice breaker!”

Warren loves his hometown and credits the community in helping him to achieve his educational goals. “Luxora is such a great community, and everyone invests in each other. It was a springboard to get me to Pine Bluff and to college.”

Maj. Warren received his bachelor's degree in Industrial Technology in 2005 from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. He also holds a master's degree in Management and Leadership from Webster University.

When asked about who his heroes are, he did not hesitate to name off a list of people who have inspired him or had a direct impact on his life.

“In honor of Black History month an influential leader I consider a hero, is Barrack Obama. He wanted to inspire change for the good of the people. It’s about bringing people together. I just got his book and am looking forward to reading it.”

Maj. Warren also considers his father and uncles his heroes.

“My father provides for people every day. He has a huge heart, it’s not about him, and he’ll be the first one to tell you that too. He enjoys being able to extend a hand to anyone anytime they need it. Both of my uncles are prior military. They were both great male role models growing up. They are family men, great hardworking individuals, and they helped to instill those traits in me as well. I feel very blessed to have had such great examples to look up to.”

Maj. Warren’s family ties are evident, even with his first name. It is an amalgamation of his uncles’ names. Cha-for his uncle Charlie and Tom-for his uncle Thomas = ChaTom, pronounced ShaTome.

But Warren’s father and uncles aren’t his only family heroes. Warren is married with two daughters and is incredibly proud of them all.

“When I’m out in town in uniform and people thank me for my service, and say military members are heroes, I’m appreciative but I quickly try to defer to my wife and daughters. They are the real “Sheros.” I deploy and train to different places all over the world and what has never changed is the support of my wife and kids.”

In order to meet the needs of the Army, military personnel move around on a consistent basis and Maj. Warren’s family is no exception. They have moved a total of six times in his fifteen-year career, and his wife Marquaita has been by his side every step of the way, “She has never complained…she handles things flawlessly. She is the true backbone of the family.”

When it comes to his daughters, Chasity and Lauren, he had this to say, “They are very resilient. They have had to leave their friends behind, they pick up and go, adjust and create their own avenues. My wife and daughters may not wear the uniform, but they still essentially serve, and I am forever grateful for their love and unwavering support.”

When asked what he plans on doing with his time while here in the Little Rock District he was very candid, “I am on borrowed time here, so my goal is to make the days count, not count the days. That’s why I am so passionate about the people and am trying to push the program forward, because I know I have a certain amount of time in this position, unfortunately. And it’s not about me. It’s about putting systems and programs in place that will exceed well past my time here that will help the district and its employees going forward.”

Maj. Warren identifies himself as a people person and enjoys getting to visit the different projects and teams around the Little Rock District.

“I love learning about what they do while at the same time understanding the challenges they face and coming up with ways to assist so they can work more effectively and efficiently. At the end of the day, we are all people with families and responsibilities outside of work, so I want to ensure that our employees have the tools necessary to assist them with anything they need.”