Editing Woodbridge, Connecticut

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| official_name      = Town of Woodbridge
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| leader_title       = First Selectman
| leader_name        = Mica Cardozo (D)
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| leader_name1       = {{ubl|Sheila McCreven (D)|Steve Munno. (D)|David Vogel (R)|Andrea Urbano (U) |Maria Madonick (D)}}
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'''Woodbridge''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[New Haven County, Connecticut|New Haven County]], [[Connecticut]], United States. The town is part of the [[South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut|South Central Connecticut Planning Region]]. The population was 9,087 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0900987700| title=Census - Geography Profile: Woodbridge town, New Haven County, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=December 23, 2021}}</ref> The town center is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as [[Woodbridge Green Historic District]]. Woodbridge is part of the Amity Regional School District #5, rated the #1 school district in New Haven County and the 10th best school district in Connecticut by Niche in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amity Regional School District No. 5|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/d/amity-regional-school-district-no-5-ct/|website=Niche}}</ref> As of 2019, Woodbridge had the seventh highest median household income in Connecticut.<ref>{{cite web |title=Census data: What's the median household income in your Connecticut town? |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-census-highest-household-income-connecticut-htmlstory.html |website=Hartford Courant|date=2 January 2019 }}</ref>

== History ==

Woodbridge was originally called "Amity", having been carved out of land originally belonging to [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]] and [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford]] as an independent parish in 1739. In 1742, the Rev. Benjamin Woodbridge was ordained in Amity, and it is after him that the modern town was named. Woodbridge was incorporated in 1784.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoEyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA335|year=1903|publisher=Connecticut Magazine Company|page=335}}</ref>

In 1661, the town was the location of one of the hideouts of the "[[List of regicides of Charles I|Regicides]]"—three of the judges who signed the death warrant for King [[Charles I of England]]. The ruins of their hideout can be found on the nearby [[West Rock]] ridge, which runs along the town's eastern border.

[[Thomas Darling]] (1720–1789), a tutor at Yale College and later an entrepreneur in New Haven, moved to town in 1774. His home is now the [[Darling House Museum]], operated by the Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society.<ref>[http://www.woodbridgehistory.org/ "History" web page], Amity & Woodbridge Historical Association website, retrieved February 6, 2008,</ref> The original farms of Woodbridge were located in the area of the West River Valley known as [[The Flats (Woodbridge)|The Flats]].
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In the modern era, Woodbridge has undergone significant [[suburbanization]].

Following the onset of the [[George Floyd protests|2020 George Floyd protests]], Woodbridge and other affluent towns in [[Connecticut]] have faced criticism from certain civic organizations alleging the practice of [[exclusionary zoning]]. In early 2021, local housing advocacy group Open Communities Alliance called upon Woodbridge to amend its [[Zoning|zoning codes]] to allow for more housing developments, and enable more low-income and minority residents to live in the town.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Prevost |first=Lisa |date=2021-02-26 |title=A Push for Zoning Reform in Connecticut |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/realestate/connecticut-zoning-reform.html |url-status=live |access-date=2022-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922005315/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/realestate/connecticut-zoning-reform.html |archive-date=2022-09-22 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The group cited that just 0.2% of Woodbridge’s land area permits two-family dwellings.<ref name=":0" /> In response to efforts by the group, Woodbridge's Town Plan and Zoning Commission approved a revision in June 2021 to the town's zoning rules to allow for multi-family homes and ADUs on 2% of the town's land.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiel |first=Bettina |date=2021-06-24 |title=Zoning Opens Door to Affordability Concept |url=https://woodbridgetownnews.com/zoning-opens-door-to-affordability-concept/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407203229/https://woodbridgetownnews.com/zoning-opens-door-to-affordability-concept/ |archive-date=2022-04-07 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Woodbridge Town News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Jacqueline Rabe |date=2021-06-08 |title=Woodbridge zoning officials take a small step toward affordable housing |url=http://ctmirror.org/2021/06/08/woodbridge-zoning-officials-take-a-small-step-toward-affordable-housing/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=[[CT Mirror]] |language=en-US}}</ref> The Open Communities Alliance voiced disappointment regarding the scale of the change,<ref name=":1" /> and filed a lawsuit alleging Woodbridge was in violation of Connecticut's Zoning Enabling Act and Fair Housing Act in August 2022 in a case which has attracted statewide attention.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monk |first=Ginny |date=2022-08-30 |title=Lawsuit claims Woodbridge zoning policy violates civil rights law |url=http://ctmirror.org/2022/08/30/woodbridge-ct-zoning-policy-housing-law-lawsuit/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=[[CT Mirror]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-08-30 |title=Civil Rights Group Sues Woodbridge Over Zoning Practices |url=https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/civil-rights-group-sues-woodbridge-over-zoning-practices/2862011/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=[[NBC Connecticut]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Government and politics==
Woodbridge is governed by a 6-member [[Board of selectmen|Board of Selectmen]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Board of Selectmen {{!}} Woodbridge, CT |url=https://www.woodbridgect.org/232/Board-of-Selectmen |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=www.woodbridgect.org}}</ref>

Woodbridge's current First Selectman is Mica Cardozo, whose term expires in December 2025.<ref name=":2" /> This is Cardozo's first term as First Selectman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=First Selectman's Office {{!}} Woodbridge, CT |url=https://www.woodbridgect.org/231/First-Selectmans-Office |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=www.woodbridgect.org}}</ref> Cardozo served two terms as Deputy Selectman to former First Selectwoman Beth Heller and was appointed as Ordinance Chairman.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-07 |title=First Selectman's Office |url=https://www.woodbridgect.org/231/First-Selectmans-Office/ |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=Woodbridge Town News |language=en-US}}</ref>

Cardozo was preceded as First Selectman by Democrat Beth Heller, who served in the position for three terms between 2017 and 2023. She also served briefly in the position following the death of Ed Sheehy, stepping up from her position as his deputy first selectman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Woodbridge First Selectman Beth Heller will not seek fourth term |url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/woodbridge-first-selectman-beth-heller-reelection-18113437.php |access-date=2024-09-25  |language=en-US}}</ref>

The town's previous First Selectwoman was Democrat Ellen Scalettar, who was first elected in 2013, and was re-elected in 2015. Scalettar did not seek a third term in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-06 |title=Woodbridge First Selectwoman Ellen Scalettar stepping away to be with family on both coasts |url=https://www.nhregister.com/connecticut/article/Woodbridge-First-Selectwoman-Ellen-Scalettar-11670278.php |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=New Haven Register |language=en-US}}</ref>

Prior to Scalettar, Democrat Ed Sheehy served as the town's First Selectman. He became First Selectman in April 2006. Sheehy served on the Board of Selectmen for 27 years as a regular selectman.  The Board of Selectmen elected Sheehy First Selectman by a 3 to 2 vote, along party lines, to replace Amey Marella (Republican), who stepped down to accept a job as Deputy Commissioner of the [[Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection]].  Before becoming First Selectwoman in 2001, Marella was an attorney with the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]]. Edward Sheehy was reelected in May 2009 to another two-year term. On April 22, 2013, Sheehy died suddenly at the age of 73 while still holding the First Selectman's office. He was actively seeking re-election in May. He was laid to rest on April 27, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bethwood.patch.com/groups/obituaries/p/obituary-woodbridge-first-selectman-edward-maum-sheehy-73|title=Obituary: Woodbridge First Selectman Edward Maum Sheehy, 73|work=Bethwood, Connecticut Patch|date=April 24, 2013}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Recent First Selectman elections
!Year
!Democratic candidate
!Republican candidate
|-
|-2023
|2023
|'''Mica Cardozo (1,926 Votes)'''

|Marty Halprin (1,393 Votes)
|-
|2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-22 |title=After Low-Key Campaign, Candidates Face Voters On Monday |url=https://woodbridgetownnews.com/after-low-key-campaign-candidates-face-voters-on-monday/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Woodbridge Town News |language=en-US}}</ref>
|'''Beth Heller'''
|None
|-
|2019<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-30 |title=Democrats Win Local Elections, Gain Seats On Boards |url=https://woodbridgetownnews.com/democrats-win-local-elections-gain-seats-on-boards/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Woodbridge Town News |language=en-US}}</ref>
|'''Beth Heller (1,571 votes)'''
|Ed Weinberg (1,017 votes)
|-

|2017<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-03 |title=Municipal Election Results From May 1, 2017 |url=https://woodbridgetownnews.com/municipal-election-results-may-1-2017/ |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=Woodbridge Town News |language=en-US}}</ref>
|'''Beth Heller (1,820 votes)'''
|Tony Anastasio (1,454 votes)
|-
|2015<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-04 |title=Prescribed Form For Return Of Votes Cast At A Municipal Election (Woodbridge) |url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/ElectionResults/2015/May/WoodbridgeAmendment1pdf.pdf |access-date=2022-10-25 |publisher=Office of the Secretary of the State}}</ref>
|'''Ellen Scalettar (1,579 votes)'''
|Cathy Wick (1,523 votes)
|-
|2013{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}
|'''Ellen Scalettar'''
|Cathy Wick
|}
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ Woodbridge town vote<br /> by party in presidential elections<ref>{{cite web |title=General Elections Statement of Vote 1922 |url=https://authoring.ct.gov//SOTS/Election-Services/Statement-Of-Vote-PDFs/General-Elections-Statement-of-Vote-1922 |access-date=10 August 2022 |website=The Office of the Secretary of State}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref name="authoring.ct.gov">{{cite web|url=https://authoring.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2020-SOV.pdf |access-date=2023-09-25| title=Party Designations}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''67.17%''' ''3.856''<ref name="authoring.ct.gov"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.65% ''1,817''<ref name="authoring.ct.gov"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.18% ''68''<ref name="authoring.ct.gov"/>
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=https://authoring.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2016StatementofVotepdf.pdf | access-date=2023-09-25 |title=Statement of Vote | date=2016-11-08}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.42%''' ''3,333''<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.97% ''1,814''<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.61% ''193''<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref name="ReferenceB">{{cite web|url=https://authoring.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/StatementOfVote_PDFs/2012StatementofVoteBookpdf.pdf |access-date=2023-09-25 |title=Statement of Vote | date=2012-11-06}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.39%''' ''3,018''<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|40.80% ''2,109''<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.81% ''42''<ref name="ReferenceB"/>
|-
|}

==Education==

===Elementary school===
Beecher Road School is the town's pre Kindergarten-Grade 6 school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.woodbridge.k12.ct.us|title=Woodbridge School District}}</ref>

===Middle school===
As part of the Amity school system, Woodbridge shares a middle school with the town of [[Bethany, Connecticut|Bethany]], which is located north of Woodbridge.

===High school===
Woodbridge also shares the [[Amity Regional High School]] with the neighboring towns of [[Bethany, Connecticut|Bethany]] and [[Orange, Connecticut|Orange]]. The high school is located in Woodbridge's town center area.

Woodbridge is home to [[Ezra Academy]], a regional Jewish day school whose students reside in 21 towns throughout [[New Haven]] and [[Fairfield County, Connecticut|Fairfield]] counties.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928171149/http://www.ezraacademy.net/news/newsletter/spring2005.pdf Spring 2005 Ezra Academy pamphlet]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|19.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|18.8|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} is water. The total area is 2.03% water.

Woodbridge is informally divided into two distinct parts: central Woodbridge, which occupies the western hilly side of town; and the area known as [[The Flats (Woodbridge)|The Flats]], which occupies the eastern slice of town, bordering West Rock and the [[New Haven]] neighborhood of [[Westville (New Haven)|Westville]].

Neighboring towns are [[Bethany, Connecticut|Bethany]] to the north, [[Hamden, Connecticut|Hamden]] to the east, [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], and [[West Haven, Connecticut|West Haven]] to the southeast, [[Orange, Connecticut|Orange]] to the south, and [[Derby, Connecticut|Derby]], [[Ansonia, Connecticut|Ansonia]], and [[Seymour, Connecticut|Seymour]] to the west.

===Parks and hiking trails===
[[File:Alice-newton-park-woodbridge-ct.jpg|thumb|Below Wepawaug Falls in Woodbridge]]

Woodbridge is home to several organizations that protect undeveloped land and historic sites, including the Woodbridge Land Trust and the Woodbridge Park Association.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.woodbridgect.org/content/136/default.aspx |title=Town of Woodbridge, CT - Community Links |access-date=February 17, 2009 |archive-date=January 29, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129161029/http://www.woodbridgect.org/content/136/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The town has an extensive system of preserved hiking trails open to the public, notably the {{convert|93|acre|m2|adj=on}} Alice Newton Street Memorial Park and the {{convert|22|acre|m2|adj=on}} Wepawaug Falls area. Some of the land has been donated by residents.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.woodbridgeparks.org/LandDonations.pdf |title=Woodbridge Park Association Inc |access-date=February 17, 2009 |archive-date=May 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511201045/http://www.woodbridgeparks.org/LandDonations.pdf |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
| 1820 = 1988
| 1850 = 912
| 1860 = 872
| 1870 = 829
| 1880 = 926
| 1890 = 926
| 1900 = 852
| 1910 = 878
| 1920 = 1170
| 1930 = 1630
| 1940 = 2262
| 1950 = 2822
| 1960 = 5182
| 1970 = 7673
| 1980 = 7761
| 1990 = 7924
| 2000 = 8983
| 2010 = 8990
| 2020 = 9087
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|title=Woodbridge town, New Haven County, Connecticut|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0900987700|access-date=February 1, 2022|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2020, there were 9,087 people, 2,897 households, and 2,353 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|477.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 3,476 housing units at an average density of {{convert|169.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 74.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 13.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.033% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.91% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 6.99% from two or more races.  6.02% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Out of 2,897 households, there were 2,353 families in which 70% were married couple family households, 13.9% female householder with no spouse present, and 10.5% male householder with no spouse present. 36% of households have one or more person under the age of 18. 61.1% of the population is actively married. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average family size was 3.31. 5.8% of the population was under the age of 5, 23.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 76.8% of the population was 18 years and over, and 24.8% were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 49.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $157,610, and the median income for a family was $166,546. As of 2010, males had a median income of $105,632 versus $70,286 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $69,179.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Woodbridge town, New Haven County, Connecticut| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=October 1, 2012}}</ref> 3.5% of the population and 1.4% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. 3.3% of those under the age of 18 and 4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

{| class=wikitable
! colspan="5" | Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 27, 2020<ref>{{cite web|title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 27, 2020|url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/Registration_and_Enrollment_Stats/2020-Voter-Registration-Statistics.pdf|access-date=February 1, 2022|publisher=Connecticut Secretary of State}}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Active voters
! Inactive voters
! Total voters

|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align = center | 1,305
| align = center | 119
| align = center | 1,424

|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align = center | 2,645
| align = center | 243
| align = center | 2,888

|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| [[Independent voter|Unaffiliated]]
| align = center | 2,627
| align = center | 431
| align = center | 3,058

|-
| {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}}
| Minor Parties
| align = center | 95
| align = center | 9
| align = center | 104
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 6,672
! align = center | 802
! align = center | 7,474
|}

==Other==
* The sulfur [[match]] was invented in Woodbridge by Samuel Beecher and Thomas Sanford in 1835.
* Woodbridge is often mentioned on the CW show ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' as a rival of [[Stars Hollow]], a fictional Connecticut town. Per the show, Woodbridge is to the east of Stars Hollow.
* Because of its proximity to Yale and its good school district, Woodbridge is considered one of the most educated towns in Connecticut. In 2011, Woodbridge had the highest percentage of residents with graduate or professional degrees in Connecticut.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Woodbridge Leads State In Advanced Degrees|url=https://www.courant.com/education/hc-xpm-2011-05-16-hc-woodbridge-educated-20110515-15-story.html|last=LEE|first=MARA|website=courant.com|date=16 May 2011 |language=en-US|access-date=May 25, 2020}}</ref>

==Notable people==<!-- PLEASE RESPECT ALPHABETICAL ORDER -->

* [[Guido Calabresi]], [[U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]] judge and [[Yale Law School]] professor
* [[Charles Edward Clark]], jurist and politician
* [[David Gelernter]], author and [[Yale University]] professor of computer science
* [[Suzanne Greco]], businesswoman
* [[Boone Guyton]], businessman, author, and WWII test pilot
* [[John Hollander]], poet and literary critic
* [[Dorit Kemsley]], fashion designer and television personality in ''[[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]]''
* [[David Aaron Kessler]], physician and former [[FDA commissioner]]
* [[Bun Lai]], author, and creator the first [[sustainable sushi]] in the world, [[Miya's]]
* [[Jeremy Leven]], Hollywood screenwriter, director, producer, and novelist
* [[Jonathan Mostow]], film director, producer, screenwriter
* [[Paul Roessler]], musician, composer, and producer
* [[Tarek Saleh]], [[NFL]] linebacker
* [[Louise Shaffer]], actress, scriptwriter, and author
* [[Bernie S. Siegel]], author and pediatric surgeon
* [[Maury Yeston]], Tony Award-winning Broadway composer and lyricist
* [[Josh Zeid]], American-Israeli baseball player

==Notable locations==

===On the National Register of Historic Places===

* [[Darling House Museum]] – added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979
* [[Dr. Andrew Castle House]] – added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000
* [[New England Cement Company Kiln and Quarry]] – added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001
* [[Woodbridge Green Historic District]] – added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003
* [[Chatfield Farmstead]] – added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010
* [[James Alexis Darling House]] – added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020

==References==

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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.woodbridgect.org/ }}

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