The Berlin
Cit itiz ize en Berlin’s Only Hometown Newspaper
Volume 16, Number 3
Thursday, Januar y 19, 2012
Local woman works to get women top government jobs By Olivia L. Lawrence The Berlin Citizen
Pamela Mazzarella, a Berlin High School graduate is part of a major effort to get
more women involved at the highest levels of state government. The group she’s involved with was instrumental in suggesting several women
for top jobs in the Malloy Administration. “It’s the second wave of women’s rights,” Mazzarella said. She is a member of the steering committee for a project called ConnGAP and represents the Connecticut Chapter of the American Association of University Women. Mazzarella graduated from Assumption College,
ConnGap representative Pamela Mazzarella, a Berlin resident, is in the middle, fifth from the right in the second row. Commissioner Carrie Gallagher, of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, is in the front row in red.
in 2008, with a degree in political science. She joined the Meriden Association of University Women. One of the organizations goals is to help college graduates become leaders in the community and to consider government jobs as part of their career goals. “We want to get educated women into government,”
Mazzarella said, explaining it is a social justice campaign that applies equally to Republicans, Democrats or any party. In 2010, the discussion began in regards to how to get more women involved. The outreach began, targeting women in business, education, medical and other
See Jobs, page 8
Willard still inspires
New video highlights life-saving services Local film maker, Berlin actors, create PSA for Berlin police By Daniel Jackson Special to The Citizen
The Berlin Police Department now has a video explaining the Special Needs Registry, Key Keeper program and File of Life pro-
gram—services designed to allow the police to better serve residents when residents have emergencies. The department plans on posting this video on its website, as well as showing it, as they reach out to elderly residents. The Berlin Police Department debuted the three-minute public service announcement at a Jan. 10 luncheon hosted at the Senior Center, attended by about 40 seniors and See Video, page 6
Photo by Amy Prescher
Photo by Daniel Jackson
Berlin police Chief Paul Fitzgerald, left, with PSA director Austin Nunes, and Lt. James Gosselin.
This bronze statue of Emma Hart Willard was erected at Sage College, in Troy New York, as a memorial to the famed educator. The original site of the Troy Female Seminary, founded by Willard, was located downtown near the Hudson River and eventually became Sage College. In this photo Clemmens Henning, a Willard Elementary School student, poses during a visit to Sage College. For more on the history of Willard, see page 4.