As he walks by the lunchroom at Hazardville Memorial School in Enfield on a recent fall afternoon, School Security Officer Jeremiah Dowd gets many smiles and enthusiastic waves from the kids.
Greeting them with a wave back, Dowd cracks a joke that the students – ranging from kindergarten to second grade – are always taking his cookies, leaving him with only chips.
“The best part for me is to interact with the kids, to have lunch with them,” Dowd said. “That way, you know, they get that connection.”…