The Berlin
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Volume 14, Number 46
Berlin’s Only Hometown Newspaper
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Q & A with veterans
History comes to life for McGee students By Olivia L. Lawrence The Berlin Citizen
(Students throughout the district had a chance to meet veterans, hear their stories, and ask questions during a special Nov. 11 Veterans Day program. Since 2008, Berlin schools have remained open on Veterans Day with stu-
dents participating in activities to honor veterans. Last week, The Citizen sat in on some of the conversations that took place between veterans and eighth-graders at McGee Middle School.) Dean Revoir, Marine Corps A former McGee student, Revoir went on to serve in
the Marines Corps, after graduating from Berlin High School. He answered the following student questions. What was your scariest mission? Scariest mission — night
raids. Going house to house. (July 4, 2006, while serving in Iraq, Dean was injured when the Humvee he was ridSee History, page 8
The beat goes on
Citizen photos by Olivia L. Lawrence
Dean R. Revoir, a former McGee Middle School stuA bulletin board displays photos and mementoes from dent, is now a Marine veterans related to McGee Middle School students. Corps veteran.
Council moves to buy Farmington Avenue land for police station By Susan Kondracki Special to The Citizen The Town Council unanimously agreed to move forward with purchasing property, for a proposed new police station, at the former Kensington Furniture site. At its Nov. 9 meeting, the panel reviewed a variety of options which had been proposed before authorizing Town Manager Denise McNair to proceed
with a revised agreement to purchase. “We are ready to be on the main drag,” said Bob Peters, chairman of the Police Commission. “I speak for the majority of the Police Commission when I say, I think it’s great.” While analyzing several properties, including Powerhouse Gym and the Saturn
See Station, page 10
Run of burglaries triggers alert By Olivia L. Lawrence The Berlin Citizen Photo by Matt Leidemer
Max DeLorenzo scored a pair of touchdowns Friday night to help lead the Berlin High School football team past Rockville, 42-8, at Scalise Field. The Redcoats improved to 9-0 with the win. See page 23 for more.
Over the past several weeks, local police have reported numerous burglaries; several at commercial sites; some from unlocked vehicles or at a residence. That’s not unusual this time of year, says Deputy Chief John
Klett, of the Berlin Police Department, adding, that the perpetrators “all get caught, eventually.” The latest incident occurred Nov. 15 with a burglary in the 1200 block of the Berlin Turnpike. In recent press releases, detailing break-ins in areas such as Four Rod Road, the Chamberlain Highway, the
Berlin Turnpike and Farmington Avenue, police have asked residents to be aware of any suspicious activity, vehicles or individuals and to call 911 or report it immediately to police headquarters at (860) 828-7080. Crime tips can also be submitted
See Alerts, page 7