The Berlin
Cit itiz ize en
Volume 15, Number 18
Berlin’s Only Hometown Newspaper
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Police 101
There’s more than meets the eye at DUI checkpoint By Karen Brancato Special to The Citizen (The Berlin Police Department is currently running a Citizens Police Academy, a program to give residents insight into police operations. The department has run these several times and the current class is full. Karen Brancato attended one of the early Citizen Police Academy programs. More recently, she went with police to cover a DUI checkpoint. This ride-along as well as the citizens’ police academy are part of police efforts to enhance communication with the community.) It’s Saturday, March 19, around 1800 hours (that’s 6 p.m. to the rest of us). Inside the Berlin Police Department, officers receive instructions before heading to the Worthington
Photo by Karen Branato
The B.A.T. Mobile, at a recent Berlin police DUI checkpoint, where blood alcohol tests can be conducted on site. Ridge and Middletown Road intersection on the Berlin Turnpike for a DUI checkpoint — driving under the influence. More than 1,000 vehicles will pass through this operation tonight. “Berlin is the best with
their operational plans,” said Sgt. John Netkovick of the Connecticut State Police. That’s important because, when DUI cases go to court months later, charges stand up because of the atSee DUI, page 8
Kathy and Katie Vandrilla mix up an Easter pie.
Mother’s Day is May 8
In the kitchen with mom — baking lasting memories By Katherine Vandrilla Special to The Citizen
Lifetime of service honored for East Berlin firefighters By Amy Prescher Special to The Citizen
Family and friends of the East Berlin Volunteer Fire Department gathered April 30 to honor a lifetime of service to three local members. Commemorative fire bell plaques were awarded to Dave Jorsey, Bruce Trevethan and Lisa France, the widow of Arthur France, who passed away in April, for having served the East Berlin section of See Firefighters, page 5 Photo by Amy Prescher
Bruce Trevethan, left, and Dave Jorsey at a dinner in their honor.
There is nothing like cooking with your mother. Nothing as stressful, as agitating, as annoying, or as memorable, as cooking with your mother. My mother and I are Italian. We like to eat, but we also like to cook. I just started to get into it, but my mother and her mother before her have been in the kitchen forever. When a holiday rolls around, we will be in the kitchen for a few days straight making one dish after another. It’s a team effort. When you are in close proximity with someone, you get to see every side of them. The good, the bad, and the ugly comes out rather quickly when pots start bubbling and the milk has run out, eggs had not been boiled all of the way, the flour canister had not been filled… One thing I have learned about my mom is she likes to let
See Mom, page 9