Volume 19, Number 46
By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
The Worthington Meeting House on Worthington Ridge could get an upgrade as the town looks into renovating the 18th-century building. “It’s been on the back burner for a long time,” said Lorraine Stub, president of the Friends of the Worthington Meeting House.
Razing of former train depot begins By Ashley Kus Citizen staff
Portions of the former Depot Road train station have been knocked down after a fire tore through the century-old building in December. The rest of the building was expected to be demolished this week, officials said. “The tattered shell that remains is structurally unsafe and not sound,” said Kevin Nursick, spokesman for the state Department of Transportation. “It’s beyond being salvageable.” The DOT had been working to reno-
Firefighters respond to a fire at the old Berlin train station.
In 2004, the Town Council voted to appropriate $610,000 in bonding. After stabilizing the building, the project came in around $80,000 under budget. See Upgrades, A14
| Bryan Lipiner, Record-Journal
See Station, A8
Cancer patient has hope in a new year
The town has been looking at renovating the meetinghouse for years. In 2000, a group of volunteers developed a plan for the building with Visiting Nurses Association offices on the second floor and museum space on the first floor.
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It was also the year Podermanski was diagnosed By Mary Ellen Godin with breast cancer, which Record-Journal staff rapidly spread to her liver and bones. After receiving In 2016, Larissa Podermanski a diagnosis in March and a got married, left the United double mastectomy in April, States for the first time, met she was in a wheelchair her biological family, and during much of her fulfilled her lifetime dream honeymoon in June. With Larissa and Martin Podermanski at their residence in of meeting pop star Mariah the help of her husband, Kensington, Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Carey. | Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
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Trees will also be accepted for recycling at the Town Recycling Center, Monday through Friday, 7:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., and Saturdays, Jan. 9 and 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Following the collection of all the trees, town workers plan to chip the trees creating mulch which will be available for public use and pick-up at Sage Park’s main parking area. For more information, call 860-828-7022.
Recreation bowling The Berlin Parks and Recreation Department is accepting registrations for its new bowling program for children and adults at Lucky Lanes, 1782 Berlin Turnpike. A fee is charged. The Adult-Child Bowling Club is scheduled for Sundays, 4 p.m., Jan. 29 to March 19. Teams consist of one adult and one child. Deadline to register is Jan. 25.
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Community Chest ends year with a bang The Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin has ended its grant-making year with $127,500 in grants to a variety of non-profit programs. The following programs received grants this month.
community activities, providing critical respite for caregivers.
CCARC – A $20,000 grant in support of the agency’s Personal Education and Enrichment through Respite Service programs. PEERS offers socialization through
Coalition for New Britain’s Youth – A $12,500 grant for the Collation Collective Impact Project.
Center for Children’s Advocacy – A $15,000 grant for the Center’s Medical Legal Partnership Program.
Coram Deo – A $20,000 grant for the Client Care Pro-
grams. Corma Deo provides recovery services including transitional housing, case management and employment services to women and their families dealing with substance abuse. Foodshare – A $15,000 grant in support of Foodshare’s work to address hunger in the New Britain community through its Mobile Foodshare Program. Literacy Volunteers of Cen-
tral Connecticut – A $10,000 grant for general operating support to improve the literacy of adult students and their families in New Britain.
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Mayor’s Workplace to End Homelessness – A $15,000 grant for a new Work Plan Coordinator position.
Since 1919, the Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin has been involved in meeting local health and human service needs. For more information, visit www. ccnbb.org.
Queen Ann Nzinga Center – A $10,000 grant to support the center’s Nzinga’s Watoto community education
YWCA Strive – A $10,000 grant to support the Youth Development program.
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Government Meetings Monday, Jan. 9
Tuesday, Jan. 10
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Parks & Recreation Commission, Community Center, 7 p.m. Planning & Zoning Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Public Building Commission, BOE meeting room, 7 p.m.
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Obituary Dawn (Scott) Guite duty in 1946, she attended the Boston Bouve College of Physical Therapy. Briefly she worked for the International Gift Center in Berlin, and then for Sage –Allen at West Farms Mall for 18 years before retiring in 1993. In her passing she leaves to be cherished in her memory, a son, Jonathan Guite, of Meriden; a daughter, Dawn Guite, of Forestville; a daughter-in-law, Sharon (Westman) Guite, of Kensington; five grandchildren, Kevin Guite, Brian Guite and his wife, Haley, Heather Lynn Misterka and her husband, Tim, and Josh and Shawn Guite, both of Colorado; three great grandchildren, Aria and Cayden Guite, and Logan Misterka. She also leaves behind her “Furry Babies” Thunder and Lightning. The family would like to
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Senior Bowling Strikette Bowling League results from Dec. 13: Jo Panico, 159; Joyce Pfiser, 158.
Strikette Bowling League results from Dec. 20: Sue Rogers, 170; Alice Ming, 151.
Senior Bowling League results from Dec. 16: Dennis Derose, 233; Jim Nishioka, 173; Chuck Leonhardt, 172; Rockwell Roberts, 171; Gene Lemery, 168; Sam D’Amato, 165; John Nappi, 157; Jan Bennett, 150.
Senior Bowling League results from Dec. 23: Mike Koval, 226; Dennis Derose, 211; Rockwell Roberts, 171; Jim Nishioka, 168; Jan Bennett, 167; Ferd Brochu, 157; Gil Williams, 157; Sam D’Amato, 156; Joe Sytulek, 155.
Senior News Strikette Bowling League results from Dec. 27: Barb Patterson, 158; Joyce Pfister, 157; Marlene Sears, 156. Senior Bowling League results from Dec. 30: Dennis Derose, 181; Jim Nishioka, 168; Ferd Brochu, 160; Nick Nesci, 156; Jan Bennett, 150.
Senior meals are provided by CW Resources. Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance by calling Doretha Dixon at 860-670-8546, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. A donation is requested.
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Friday, Jan. 13: Apple juice, BBQ pork chop, mashed potato, carrots, oatmeal bread, ice cream cup.
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The Berlin AARP Board of Directors is scheduled to meet Monday, Jan. 9, 10 a.m. at the Senior Center. The monthly Chapter meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1:15 p.m., at the Senior Center. Entertainment by guitarist and singer Gary Jones is planned.
A free program, “Healthy Aging: A Holistic Approach to Life” is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 30, 10 a.m., at the Senior Center, 33 Colonial Drive. Naturopathic physician Ken Kirk, ND, PT, of Southington Care Center, plans to discuss why some people age better than others.
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vate the former station, while a new station is under construction next door. Amtrak leased the old station to the state agency. The 116-year-old building was deemed a total loss after a fire that was reported at 3:50 a.m. on Dec. 21. Firefighters arrived to find the building almost entirely engulfed in flames, Fire Chief Jim Simons said. A cause has not been determined and the investigation is ongoing, according to state and local officials.
By Lorraine Stub
For those who grew up here, the Berlin train station was part of our life story whether we were commuting, sending off relatives to school or service, traveling to NYC for the day or sitting on a bench enjoying a Dairy Queen treat with friends.
Simons said both town and state investigators are still processing material collected from the building. He had no further update. Berlin officials are leading the investigation. Fire Marshal Steve Waznia has previously said the fire likely started in the north end of the station. He couldn’t be reached for comment Friday. The only pieces of the building still intact were made of metal or stone, according to Nursick. “Anything that could burn has burned,” he said.
The old Berlin train station a week after a fire destroyed it.
The cast iron radiators and arches over the windows may be able to be saved and preserved.
to town officials. “The future use of the building site will be determined in the coming weeks.”
“Demolition debris from the building will remain on site until the salvage operation is complete and the material can be safely removed from the site,” according to a DOT statement released
Berlin Historical Society Secretary Lorraine Stub said the society has asked to be part of the conversation on the future of the site.
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“It is such a huge loss for the town,” she said.
| Ashley Kus, The Berlin Citizen
Anticipating the thunderous approach of an incoming train never got old. Indoors, a visitor experienced one of the last remaining intact stations in the country with its tin ceilings, curved ticket office, stained glass windows, Victorian woodwork, bricks and benches. It was the only remaining manned station of its size, and we were fortunate to have Bill Sample in charge – a man who intimately knows every train route in the country and loved sharing his knowledge of train history with others. At the station’s centennial in 2000, over a thousand visitors attended a party at the station. Many still describe it as the most memorable town celebration in their lifetime. Since the fire, people are sharing their memories online and in shops and diners. In a season of hope, we’ve been dealt a crushing blow. The grief is similar to losing a beloved friend. The train station was one of our few remaining iconic public buildings and we had great expectations for its reuse. I’d been doggedly following up with the state DOT and those involved who were assuring us the restoration would be completed See History, A9
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You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone ell family, who had moved to town from England in the 1960s, were seeing a visitor off, back to the old country. They were all standing in the waiting room when a big flake of custard-colored paint from the long-neglected ceiling came down on someone’s head.
By Glenn Richter Record-Journal staff
My mother’s funeral was held on the day after Christmas, eight years ago, and a couple of days later my sister, my brother and I were sitting on a hard wooden bench at the Berlin depot, waiting for the train that would take him, station by station, town by town, on the first leg of his trip back to California. Everything then was much as we all remembered it: the rough wooden floors of the waiting room; the schoolhouse lamps hanging by chains from the tin ceiling; the stationmaster’s booth, covered in who knows how many coats of green or brown enamel, with a small window marked “TICKETS.” Years earlier, the steam radiators would have been hissing and banging on such a cold winter day, but the old boiler had long since given
Fire tore through the old train station in Berlin early Wednesday morning, Dec. 21, 2016. | Photo courtesy of Gabrielle Sobilo and Allan D’Antonio
up the ghost. For many of us locals, the Berlin train station had been our first link to New York and the wider world.
yell “ber-LIN!” instead of “BER-lin.”
Just about everybody who grew up in town must have memories of the old station, happy or sad. But right Kids would go off to school now they’re sad, because the by train and sometimes, place burned down on Dec. around the holidays, there’d 21, after 116 years of service be standing room only. On and just a couple of months certain trains there were into a $2.5 million renovaeven smoking cars. Some guy tion. It hurts. would sell dry, turkey sandwiches — “SAMMICHES!” Memories? Well, there was — and the conductors would the time when the Mitch-
That was during the many decades when the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. always seemed to be on the brink of bankruptcy and never seemed to be doing any maintenance work. The next part of the Mitchell story sounds like something out of a Marx Brothers movie, but supposedly one of them asked a question at the “TICKETS” window and was told to go around to the “INFORMATION” window (formerly the “TELEGRAPH” window), which he did, whereupon the same railroad guy turned around and said, “May I help you?” And I remember that the depot had one of the last
pay phones in town. And clean bathrooms. And, once upon a time, baggage carts on the platform and signs for the Railway Express Agency. I also remember that for a long time there was a placard that said: “Click Along With Us … And Train Yourself to Relax.” But it wasn’t some glossy ad from corporate headquarters; this sign had been hand-crafted, with marking-pen letters and faint but visible pencil lines. It was a charming, Mom & Pop touch, wordplay and all, for a branch office of a large but failing corporation. Now the building, or what’s left of it, is owned by Amtrak. A shiny new station has already been built, a clone of the ones in Meriden and Wallingford, so they’ll probably just bulldoze the ruins for more parking. You don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. Reach Glenn Richter at grichter@record-journal.com.
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trips to the Statue of Libpedestrian tower. The sound action. It’s too soon to know memories. The new tower erty. So many tearful goodof a train engine rumbling what might take its place, but walkover is too painful a reaccording to historic preser- byes and joyous reunions into town like clockwork we need something to hapminder of all that was lost. vation standards. Excitement took place there. It was like contributes to our sense of pen – whether it be rebuild– The writer is Secretary of the rose as work began a couple a living Norman Rockwell place. The trains will still run ing the station or creating a months ago. We could visual- painting. through Berlin, but life in museum on site to honor the Berlin Historical Society. ize all the people who would our downtown without the visit the restored station, and From the Historical Society old station, will never be the Museum in the old Peck Liwould be curious to explore same. brary, I look out the arched other places in town. casement windows over our The devastating fire on Dec. Imagine all that station saw quirky old Main Street. We 21 was a reminder that so over its 116 years. Waves of have a good view of the old much of our history has been Italian immigrants arrived station’s roof and the new lost to neglect and deferred here to work in the brickyards. The original State AgSiding and Roofing • Replacement Windows ricultural Fair (precursor to ROOFING & SIDING the Berlin Fair) was held on Gutters and Decks • Additions Farmington Avenue because Replacement Windows • Gutters (860) 667-2160 FUNERAL HOME INC. the train station was centrally Estimates Decks • Additions located. Service men and “Caring Service with a Gentle Hand” Free Licensed & Insured INSULATING women departed from Berlin WINDOWS Lic. #00556269 & DOORS uncertain as to whether they would return. Teenagers in Carolyn Smith, Owner the 1960s traveled roundFree Estimates trip to Penn Station for about James Casso, Director INSULATING $4 and wandered around Licensed & Insured WINDOWS 96 MAIN STREET Phone (860) 828-4730 Greenwich Village. Sixth & DOORS Lic. #00556269 Kensington, CT 06037 www.BerlinMemorialFuneralHome.com www.BerlinMemorial.net FAX (860) 829-6509 graders boarded for class 1279090
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Preschool screening slated Jan. 20 and 21 The Berlin Public School System has scheduled a townwide preschool screening for residents, age 2 years, 6 months to 4 years, 8 months by Jan. 20.
The screenings are scheduled for Friday, Jan. 20, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 21, 8:30 a.m. to noon, by appointment only. Time will be dependent
upon the child’s age. Apskills, will help determine pointments are scheduled on development, strengths and a first-come, first-serve basis. weaknesses. The screening can also assist the school disScreenings in the areas of trict to identify children who language, motor and social may be in need of additional
evaluation. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 860-828-6581, by Wednesday, Jan. 18.
Calendar Thursday, Jan. 5 Boy Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 24 is scheduled to meet Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Community Center, 230 Kensington Road. Stop in or call Mike Neault, Scoutmaster, at 860-828-3611. Boy Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 41 meets Thursdays, 7 p.m., at Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St. For more information, call Scoutmaster K.C. Jones at 860-829-1148 or email jones327@comcast. net. Storytime - A free storytime and craft session is scheduled for Thursdays, 9 to 10 a.m., at The Sloppy Waffle, 2551 Berlin Turnpike. For information, visit thesloppywaffle.com. Boys basketball - BHS vs. Wethersfield at Wethersfield, 6:45 p.m. Girls basketball - BHS vs. Wethersfield at BHS, 6:45 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 6 Theater - The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, 31-33 Webster Square Road, has scheduled a production of “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage” for Friday, Jan. 6, 8 p.m. For information and tickets, call 860-829-1248 or visit www. ctcabaret.com. Racing show - Racing Action Today, hosted by Berlin native Larry Mongillo, airs every Friday, 8 p.m., on Comcast cable channel 5. Boys swimming - BHS vs. E.O. Smith/Tolland at Platt, 3:45 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 7 Theater - The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, 31-33 Webster Square Road, has scheduled a production of “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage” for Saturday, Jan. 7, 8 p.m. For information and tickets, call 860-829-1248 or visit www. ctcabaret.com. Ice hockey - BHS vs. Farmington Valley at Avon Old Farms Rink, 8 p.m. Wrestling - BHS vs. Bristol Central, Bristol Eastern, Terryville, Ledyard at Bristol Central, 9:30 a.m.
Monday, Jan. 9 Karaoke - Karaoke with Justin is scheduled for Mondays, 5 to 10 p.m., at Pineloft Cafe, 1474 Berlin Turnpike. For more information, call 860-828-9797. Boys basketball - BHS vs. Maloney at Maloney, 6:45 p.m. Girls basketball - BHS vs. Maloney at BHS, 6:45 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 10 Pasta supper - American Legion Post 68, 154 Porters Pass, schedules a pasta supper for Tuesdays, 5 to 6:30 p.m. A fee is charged. The public is welcome. For more information, call 860-8289102 after 5 p.m. Boy Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 256, chartered by the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, is scheduled to meet Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, 880 Farmington Ave. For additional information, call Scoutmaster Ed Alicia at 860-828-8693. Boy Scouts - Boy Scout
Troop 44 meets Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St. For more information, call Tony deRito at 860-829-9879. Sunrise Rotary Club - The Sunrise Rotary Club meets Tuesdays, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., at Town Hall, 240 Kensington Road. For information, call Amy at 860-829-4900 or visit www.kensingtonrotary.org. Boys swimming - BHS vs. Manchester/Cheney Tech at MHS, 3:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 11 Wrestling - BHS vs. Bristol Central at BHS, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12 Boys basketball - BHS vs. Rocky Hill at BHS, 6:45 p.m. Girls basketball - BHS vs. Rocky Hill at BHS, 6:45 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 13 Theater - The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, 31-33 Webster Square Road, has scheduled a production of “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage” for Friday, Jan. 13, 8 p.m. For information and tickets, call 860-829-1248 or visit www. ctcabaret.com.
Saturday, Jan. 14 Theater - The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, 31-33 Webster Square Road, has scheduled a production of “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage” for Saturday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m. For information and tickets, call 860-829-1248 or visit www. ctcabaret.com. Singles event - Singles Social Connections has scheduled a singles movie
evening for Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Starplex Cinemas, 19 Frontage Road. Meet at 6:30 p.m. in lobby, see the movie of your choice. Meet after the show for refreshments. You buy ticket. For more information, call Gail at 860-582-8229. Boys basketball - BHS vs. Bulkeley at Bulkeley, 3 p.m. Ice hockey - BHS vs. WMRP at Newington Arena, 8:30 p.m. Wrestling - BHS vs. Bristol Central, RHAM, East Catholic, Bethel at BHS, 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 19 Garden Club - The Kensington Garden Club is scheduled to meet Thursday, Jan. 19, 11:30 a.m., at the Community Center. Following the business meeting, a birdhouse workshop is planned.
Friday, Jan. 20 Theater - The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, 31-33 Webster Square Road, has scheduled a production of “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage” for Friday, Jan. 20, 8 p.m. For information and tickets, call 860-829-1248 or visit www. ctcabaret.com.
Saturday, Jan. 21 Theater - The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, 31-33 Webster Square Road, has scheduled a production of “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage” for Saturday, Jan. 21, 8 p.m. For information and tickets, call 860-829-1248 or visit www. ctcabaret.com.
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Webster Square Road, has scheduled a production of “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage” for Friday, Jan. 27, 8 p.m. For information and tickets, call 860-829-1248 or visit www. ctcabaret.com.
Saturday, Jan. 28 Theater - The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, 31-33 Webster Square Road, has scheduled a production of “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage” for Saturday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. For information and tickets, call 860-829-1248 or visit www. ctcabaret.com.
Friday, Feb. 3 Theater - The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, 31-33 Webster Square Road, has scheduled a production of “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage” for Friday, Feb. 3, 8 p.m. For information and tickets, call 860-829-1248 or visit www. ctcabaret.com.
Saturday, Feb. 4 Theater - The Connecticut Cabaret Theatre, 31-33 Webster Square Road, has scheduled a production of “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage” for Saturday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m. For information and tickets, call 860-829-1248 or visit www. ctcabaret.com.
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Religion Briefs Berlin Congregational Church Children’s Holiday Pageant - Sunday, Jan. 8, 10 a.m., featuring members of the Christian Education Program. Worship - Berlin Congregational Church schedules Sunday worship for 10 a.m., with communion on the first Sunday of every month. Nursery care is available. Call 869-828-6586. Choir, bell ringers - The Berlin Congregational Church invites anyone interested in joining the choir or bell ringers to call 860-828-6586. Sweet Hour of Prayer The Berlin Congregational Church has scheduled open prayer in the sanctuary on the fourth Tuesday of each month, 7 to 8 p.m. Stay as long as you like, and listen to soft, meditative music and prayer. Written, anonymous prayer request may be submitted. Call 860-828-6586. Tot time - Free Tot Time,
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Kensington Congregational Church Sunday worship - 10 a.m. Child care and Sunday school are available during worship services. Bible Study is planned for Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
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In 2012, the town hired the same architects who worked on the Berlin High School renovation project to design a plan for the meetinghouse.
At the time, the council decided not to proceed with moving the town offices into the meetinghouse. The Friends committee was formed the following year, in 2005.
mated to be $1.2 million. Recently, Stub and Public Works Director Jack Healy spoke to the Town Council about revising the project’s statement of need in order to invite bids for an architect to create the design development plans.
The plans were finalized but no other work was done. The construction costs were esti-
The new plans include an addition for a second fireproof stairwell and elevator. Parking will be evaluated in the design development plans.
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Stub said the committee is concentrating on getting the first floor open for museum exhibits. The meetinghouse hasn’t been used in nearly 40 years, when it was last used for Board of Education offices. The meetinghouse was erected in 1774.
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The Assessor s Office would like to remind Berlin citizens that there is a property tax exemption in the amount of a $1000 reduction on an assessment to certain persons who are permanently and totally disabled. (CGS §12-81(55)) To be eligible for this exemption, a person must: 1. be a Connecticut resident; 2. be either the record owner of, hold life use in, or be the beneficiary of a trust estate with respect to the property on which the exemption will be applied. (Exception: this Exemption ceases upon the death of the totally disabled person.) 3. be receiving permanent total 100% disability benefits from one of the following: (A) The Social Security Administration or; (B) A federal, state or local government retirement or disability plan (including that provided by the Railroad Retirement Act) or any government-related teachers retirement plan, containing qualification requirements comparable to those of the Social Security Administration; and 4. have filed an application and provided proof of total disability to the Assessor by Monday, October 2, 2017. 56945 VETERANS & ADDITIONAL VETERANS EXEMPTIONS Veterans applying for Veterans & Additional Veterans Exemptions must come into the Assessor s Office on or before Monday, October 2, 2017. (CGS §§12-81(19) and 12-81g) Veterans who are new residents or recently discharged that have not filed their DD-214 must do so by October 2, 2017.* Veterans applying for additional veterans benefits must provide copies of their 2016 income from all sources which may include their Federal Tax Return, 1099 Statement from Social Security and all other sources of income. The income limit for married applicants is $42,900 and $35,200 for single applicants. *Veterans must have served at least ninety (90) days during wartime served prior to August 2, 1990. Veterans must file for this exemption every two years. REMINDER: FILING OF DISABLED VETERANS DISABILITY CERTIFICATE The Assessor s Office would like to remind disabled Veterans that they must file their Disability Certificate from the Veterans Administration with the Assessor s Office by October 2, 2017. The Disability Certificate must be filed only if the disability rating has changed until the Veteran reaches age 65. At age 65, filing is no longer required. The Veteran must notify the Assessor s Office when they turn age 65. If you have any questions, please contact the Assessor s Office at (860) 828-7039. 56938
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Condos For Rent MERIDEN 1-2 BR Hubbard Park Condos. Air Heat. 775 West Main St. $825 to $975 + Utils. No pets. Call John, (860) 989-6080. SPECIAL - 1 Bdrm List. Sell. Repeat. apartments $800 /mo. Free Heat, Hot Water and Electric! Ask about MERIDEN - 2nd fl: 1 BR our pet policy. Security $600mo.; Studio $500 deposit required. (203) mo. 2 mo. sec. +app 639-4868 fee. Maier Property Mgt, 203-235-1000. WALLINGFORD - North MERIDEN - 3 BR, 1.5 Cherry St. Ext., 2 BR, 2 BA, W/D Hkp, $1,000 fl., remodelled, $1075. mo. 2 mo. sec. West mo+sec./gdcredit. Call Side. Maier Property Alan@ 203-623-0002 Mgt, 203-235-1000.
Businesses & Services
CORNERSTONE Fence & Ornamental Gates. All types of fence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert. Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237GATE. CT Reg #601060.
Apartments For Rent
Meriden - 2 BR Condo, $850, 2 mo sec. + app fee. No pets. Maier Property Mgt,203-2351000. Conv. to hi-way. Meriden - WLFD Line, Large Modern 2 BR Condo. Laundry. No Pets. $975 + Utils. 203 675 7326
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Remodeling, Carpentry, plumbing, odd jobs. Family run for 60 yrs! CT#640689 Home Doctor 203.427.7828
Home Improvement
CORNERSTONE Fence & Ornamental Gates. All types of fence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert. Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237GATE. CT Reg #601060.
Landscaping
Roofing, siding, windows, decks & remodeling.
House Cleaning Polish/English Speaking woman to clean house w/care. 3rd cleaning 50% off. Ins & bonded. Refs. 860-538-4885
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20% OFF constructionllc.com IF YOU Mention Fully Lic & Ins This Ad Reg #577319 FALL Yard Clean-Ups Brush, branches, leaves, storm damage **JUNK REMOVAL** Appl’s, Furniture, Junk, Debris, etc WE CAN REMOVE ANYTHING Siding.Roofing.Windows Entire house to Decks.Sunrooms.Add’ 1 item removed! CT Reg#516790. FREE ESTIMATES 203-237-0350 Fiderio & Sr. Citizen Discount Sons www. fiderio.com LIC & INS. 203-535-9817 or 860-575-8218
Plumbing George J Mack & Sons Servicing the Meriden area since 1922. Toilet, faucet, sink & drain repairs. Water heater replacements. 15% Sr citizen disc. Member of BBB. 203-238-2820
Yalesville Construction Specializing in all phases of residential roofing. Senior citizen discount Insured Free est. 203-535-2962 HIC#0631937
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ED’S JUNK REMOVAL WE HAVE DUMP TRUCK Reg. Ins. Free on-site est. Attics, bsemts, garages, appl. & more. Any Questions? Ed (203) 494-1526
Roofing
Roofing. Siding. Windows. More. Free Est’s. Ins. # 604200. Member BBB. Harmony.(860)645-8899
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Snow Plowing JUNK REMOVAL & MORE 25% OFF WE REMOVE Furniture, appliances, entire contents of: homes, sheds, estates, attics, basements, garages & more. *FALL YardClean-ups*
FREE ESTIMATES LIC & INS. 203-535-9817 or 860-575-8218
Dynamic Home Improvement Roofing, siding, chimney & skylight repair, gutters, gutterguard. #0642115. Full lic. & ins. 203-235-9944
Roofing. Siding. Windows. More. Free Est’s. Ins. # 604200. Member BBB. Harmony.(860) 645-8899
SALT - $135 / Yard. Sand/salt 7:2 dot mix $75/yard picked up. 100% calcium chloride $22 - 50 lb bag. Mag chloride $17 - 50 lb bag. pallet prices available 24/7. 203-238-9846 SNOW PLOWING Residential, Meriden area, driveways & walks. Call (203) 379-6364
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Library Briefs Berlin Free Library East Berlin Library is open Mondays and Thursdays, 3 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library Programs
Thursday, Jan. 5, 6 p.m. - Sit & Knit. Drop-in. Friday, Jan. 6, 1 p.m. - Movie Matinée “Sully: The Untold Story Behind the Miracle on the Hudson.” Rated PG-13. Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1:30 p.m. Stock Club.
Thursday, Jan. 12, 1 p.m. - Sit & Knit, 1 p.m. Drop-in. Friday, Jan. 13, 1 p.m. - Lincoln Center Screening Curtain Up: The School of American Ballet Workshop. A behind-the-scenes look at the training of ballet dancers. Registration requested.
From A to Z! Discussion of the history and exhibits of the museum. Registration is required. Thursday, Jan. 19, 6 p.m. - Sit & Knit. Drop-in. Friday, Jan. 20, 1 p.m. - Movie Matinée “Florence Foster Jenkins.” Rated PG-13. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Center Book Club. Discussion of “The Burgess Boys.” Group meets at the Senior Center.
Saturday, Jan. 14, 1 p.m. - The Thursday, Jan. 26, 1 p.m. - Sit Florence Griswold Museum: & Knit. Drop-in.
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Quality Homecare for Seniors
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Bob is a big boy that wandered into a back yard and decided he would take up residence there. As much as the family wanted him, they could not keep him because of allergies. He is brown and white and friendly but does not like to be picked up. Holly was left outside the shelter. She is a very affectionate brown tabby, about 10 months old. She prefers to be held rather than pose for photos. She is a sweet cat who will light up your day. For more information, call 860-828-5287 and fill out an online application at www.fobac.org.
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m. - Reviving 5000 years of Chinese Civilization. Presentation explores Chinese culture. Registration is required.
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Homemakers and Companions
Adult Family Living Program
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203-634-8668
57766-01
74 South Broad Street, Meriden, CT
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