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Staff at local libraries will receive training from a social worker on how to help patrons who are homeless or suffer from mental illnesses. Berlin-Peck Memorial Library Director Helen Malinka said libraries have become a haven for people experiencing difficulties and facilities provide warmth as well as books and access to the internet. The part-time worker who will train staff will rotate between the Berlin, Plainville and New Britain municipal libraries, visiting once a week. The worker, who will also be available to staff by phone, is being provided by the behavioral health program at the Hospital of Central Connecticut and is being paid for by a grant split between the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, which contributed $11,228, and the Main Street Community Foundation, which gave $2,500.
A new Berlin Historical Society Museum display details the life of local World War II veteran Alphonse Photos by Jack Carroll, Special to The Citizen Pegolo.
Museum opening had military theme By Jack Carroll Special to The Citizen
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were in attendance at the Historical Society event. His niece, Barbara Nims, expressed gratitude for the display, noting that she was overwhelmed by the tribute to her late uncle.
submarines and detailed the work of professors Harvey Hayes, Max Mason and Ernest Merritt, who, in June of 1917, at the Naval Experimental Station at Fort Trumbull in New London, led research in acoustic and elecManstan, the guest speaktromagnetic detection to loer, discussed the true story of cate and combat these deadConnecticut scientists and ly vessels. engineers racing against The Berlin Historical Society time to counteract elusive submarines, or U-boats, dur- Museum, 305 Main St., Kensington, is open Saturdays 1 to ing World War I. 4 p.m., April though DecemHe honed in on the Gerber, and by appointment. man’s ruthless use of the
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In a passage included within his Historical Society Museum display, Pegolo’s sisterin-law Elaine Pegolo noted that Alphonse “was a mischievous youngster, always ready for the next adventure – his right index finger was just a stub from an unadmitted-to childhood accident.”
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Roy Manstan, author of “The Listeners: Uboat Hunters During the Great War,” speaks at the Berlin Historical Society Museum on Saturday, April 6.
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Effort underway to honor late BHS coach, teacher By Jack Carroll Special to The Citizen
Staff and students at Berlin High School are pushing to have the newly-renovated BHS tennis courts named in honor of Rex Smith. The longtime BHS math teacher and tennis coach passed away in November 2018.
Smith fought hard for the renovation of the courts. He spent countless hours researching the color, design and materials, and constantly checked on the progress of the proSmith ject.
math department supervisor at BHS, is among those pushing to have the courts named for Smith.
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in late March that we would need 1,000 signatures to show support for his dedication. At this point we have 625,” Thurston said in April. If approved, the Smith family and the BHS staff members involved in this effort would like to have the courts dedicated by mid August.
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GOP lawmakers talk tolls at forum By Bailey Wright Record-Journal staff
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Lawmakers expect to vote on pregnancy center bill Connecticut lawmakers are pressing ahead with legislation they say will clamp down on “deceptive advertising” by pregnancy crisis centers, despite legal setbacks experienced elsewhere in the U.S. with similar laws. Joe Aresimowicz, the Democratic speaker of the house, said that after speaking to senior staff, he is “comfortable with moving forward” with the bill awaiting action in the House of Representatives. He predicted the legislation could come up for a vote in May. The session ends June 5. The bill would prohibit the typically faith-based centers from making false or misleading statements about
services they provide, while allowing the Connecticut attorney general to seek a court order Aresimowicz to stop such deceptive advertising. Critics contend the clinics harmfully mislead patients when they’re seeking medical care and are designed to discourage women from seeking abortions, often by providing inaccurate information or by using delay tactics. Supporters, however, argue the pregnancy centers provide important counseling and medical services, including ultrasounds and
pregnancy tests at some locations, and do not try to persuade women against having abortions. They argue that Connecticut already has laws on the books regulating deceptive practices and that this bill is unnecessary. The pregnancy centers have become a flashpoint in the national debate over abortion rights. Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California law, the first of its kind in the nation to require such centers to provide information about access to birth control and abortion. The ruling was seen as a blow to abortionrights supporters, who saw the law in California and other states as a step toward beating back the national
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Kohl’s to take Amazon returns By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
Kohl’s and Amazon will roll out the program to all of Kohl’s more than 1,150 locations across 48 states. Kohl’s has 22 stores in Connecticut including locations in Wallingford, Berlin, Plainville, Waterbury and Hamden. Kohl’s will accept eligible Amazon items, without a box or label, and return them for customers for free. The existing program requires customers to package and label their returns.
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Kohl’s will begin accepting unpackaged returns for Amazon customers starting in July, according to a statement from Kohl’s this week. Kohl’s and Amazon first worked together in 2017 to test the returns program, which is currently operating in 100 stores in the Los Angeles, Chicago and Milwaukee markets.
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vice, and this unique partnership combines Kohl’s strong nationwide store footprint and omnichannel capabilities with Amazon’s reach and customer loyalty. This new service is another example of how Kohl’s is delivering innovation to drive traffic to our stores and bring more relevance to our customers.”
Items can be returned or exchanged for a full refund re“We are thrilled to bring gardless of return reason Amazon Returns at Kohl’s to and regardless of whether all of our stores across the the items are packaged or country,” said Michelle Gass, unpackaged for shipping. Kohl’s chief executive officer. Kohl’s will package and send “Amazon and Kohl’s have a all returned items to Amashared passion in providing zon returns centers on beoutstanding customer ser-
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weeks, according to the website. Last month, Kohl’s also announced that it will expand its product relationship with Amazon by carrying Amazon products in more than 200 stores. mgodin@record-journal.com 203-317-2255 Twitter: @Cconnbiz
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Mother’s Day Pasta Dinner The Berlin Republican Town Committee cordially invites you to attend our Mother’s Day Pasta Dinner scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at the Italian Independent Political Club, 16 Harding St., Berlin. We will be serving dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Adult tickets are $18, Children 4-12 are $6, Children
under 3 eat free. Tickets will be sold at the door, but advanced ticket purchases are encouraged. For further information, contact Chairwoman Anne Reilly at 860829-0260 or Andra Millerd at 860-828-9722. Sponsored by the Berlin Republican Town Committee.
Meanwhile, the city of Hartford is facing legal action over its ordinance concerning pregnancy centers, which took effect in October 2018. The rule requires such centers to display signs at every public entrance, in English and Spanish, that state the facility does not have a licensed medical provider on site to provide services. Earlier this month, the nonprofit Caring Families Pregnancy Services, based in Windham, filed a federal lawsuit against Connecticut’s capital city, seeking an injunction to stop Hartford’s ordinance. Democratic House Majority Leader Matt Ritter, of Hartford, said the bill is crucial considering communities like his are “forced to defend a constitutional claim” that local ordinances regulating pregnancy centers violate free speech and religious freedom rights. A similar bill died in committee last year. “If you can do it by state law and let the Attorney General’s Office defend that lawsuit, I think it’s the right way to do it,” said Ritter, an attorney who contends his city’s ordinance is constitutional. Wolfgang said he’s not aware of any community besides Hartford having such an ordinance. There are 24 pregnancy clinics in the state. Wolfgang questions the accusations of advertising, arguing the legislation is more about declining rates of abortion. “The abortion industry wants to use the heavy hand of government to take out the competition,” he said.
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Members of the Berlin Free Library’s Board of Directors hosted its annual tea at the library, located on Worthington Ridge. The tea, which features finger sandwiches and pastry treats for those attending, also includes raffle drawings for a number of prizes donated by local merchants. Volunteers from the organization Upbeat we also on hand to help out.
The Connecticut Association of School’s High School Outstanding Arts Awards Banquet annually recognizes two seniors in each member high school for their outstanding ability in the performing or visual arts. Berlin High School announced that this year’s recipients are: Meghan Fox, representing excellence in performing arts: and Benjamin Labadia, representing excellence in visual arts. Meghan and Ben were among the 286 top Con-
necticut seniors honored at a banquet Tuesday, April 2, at the Aqua Turf in Southington. Students are selected by their school faculty to receive this honor. The banquet, with over 1,300 in attendance, is sponsored by Jostens, Horace Mann, the Department of Public Health, and the Connecticut National Guard. This year’s emcee was Tim Lammers of Fox 61 and the Keynote Speaker was author and columnist, Dr. Gina BarSee Awards, A11
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Honor a veteran with ‘Heroes Walk’ brick With Memorial Day approaching, a brick doesn’t sound like much of a gift, except when it’s a memorial brick being sold for the “Heroes Walk” at the Berlin Veterans Memorial Park on Veterans Way. Each brick honors a veteran, living or deceased, who served in the nation’s military. The honoree’s name, military branch, unit or post and time of service are en-
placed in a circle around the American flag with benches at each monument where one can sit quietly, enjoy the beauty of the park and perhaps give thanks to those who have kept our country free.
graved on each brick before the brick is placed into the walkway of the park. The only criteria is that the veteran has obtained an Honorable Discharge and has a copy of form DD214. This will be necessary to purchase a brick. The cost is $80.
Anyone who is interested in ordering a brick to bear the name of a veteran who has served can get an application on the Town of Berlin’s Veterans Commis-
The “Heroes Walk” has a monument and flagpole for each branch of the military services. They have been
sion web page. Applications are also available at the Town Clerk’s and the Town Manager’s office. Mail the form and check to: Town of Berlin, Attn: Veterans Commission, 240 Kensington Road, Berlin, CT 06037.
memorials in town, as well as the care of the flags flying there.
Using the funds from brick sales, the Veterans Commission recently installed a sign at the entrance of the America’s Wars Walkway and a metal handicap accessible picnic table for the new Proceeds from the sale of the gazebo by the monument. bricks will be used to ensure the proper maintenance of Submitted by the Berlin Vetthe Berlin Veterans Memori- erans Commission. al Park and all veterans
Letters to the Editor Transparent appointments Editor : Recently the Democratic Town Committee made some comments on a decision by the Town Council regarding Mr. Bruce Moore
Approximately two months prior to the date when appointments were made to P&Z I received two phone calls from the same P&Z member, on behalf of Mr.
Moore, who asked me if I would consider reappointing Mr. Moore. I advised the caller, on both occasions, to tell Mr. Moore to send in an application and he would be considered for reappointment. The application is the procedure for all appointments and reappointments to all Boards and Commis-
sions. I also advised the caller to have Mr. Moore call me to discuss his interest in reappointment. Mr. Moore never filed an application, nor did he call me to express an interest in his reappointment. At a subsequent Town Council meeting where P&Z appoint-
ments were made, Councilor Rosso nominated Mr. Moore. I stated that the town had not received an application from Mr. Moore, therefore the council would not act on the nomination. Councilor Rosso stated that Mr. Moore was in Florida and couldn’t See Letters, A11
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This week’s column will provide the citizens of Berlin with factual information to address misconceptions about the Berlin Public Schools. The Board of Education meets twice a month and each meeting we hold an audience of citizens for the community members to address the board with any questions or concerns. We
Letters must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday to be considered for publication the following Thursday.
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of water, bagels, cannolis, ice cream and a whole Iotta of encouragement. On Sunday, a customer Nadine Burek stopped her car, opened her trunk, and served an Italian feast of pasta, Italian bread and much caring. Donations of cheese burgers for all were donated on a single afternoon. We cannot thank all of them enough – they were there for us and we are most grateful – even though the rain and when the sun came out the ice cream was delivered. We will not forget your kindness. Life is all about relationships and we thank you. United Food and Commerical Workers Union Local 371 and 919 Joseph Micalizzi Southington
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Berlin Public Schools and the Choice Program The state of Connecticut has the largest achievement gap in the nation. The achievement gap is a gap in performance between the high income students and low income students. The achievement gap is an ongoing nationwide concern that Connecticut has failed to suc-
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students is because of money. While there is a financial benefit to the Board to accept Choice students, that is far from the only reason we offer this opportunity. Since the Town Council actively campaigns against adequately funding the school system, the Board of Education is forced to augment our funds in many different ways. This allows the district to provide programs and services to all students of Berlin. The Choice grant benefits all students in our town, not just the students who come from Hartford. In the aforementioned letter in The Berlin Citizen, it was stated that Berlin Public Schools spends $8,457 “out
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of our pockets” for Hartford Choice Students to cover the cost of each child in attendance. That is incorrect. Hartford Public Schools pays $8,000 per child and pays for transportation and Special Education costs. Most of the roughly $16,000 per pupil expenditure covers teacher salaries, benefits and the expenses of keeping our buildings maintained and functional. Expenses such as teacher salaries, benefits, heat, and electricity are not impacted at all by the presence of our Choice students. Berlin Public Schools is not securing administrative jobs and maintaining school personnel numbers by having Choice students attend our schools. These students are filling open seats without creating a need for any addi-
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tional teachers or administrators. They are selected based on available seats in specific grade levels. Without filling those open seats, the district would still be required to have the same amount of classes and teachers. For example, at the kindergarten level, Berlin Public Schools is taking 13 students. The students will be dispersed throughout the schools based on class enrollment size. No additional teachers will be hired to accommodate these students. The citizens of Berlin have spoken loud and clear that they favor the neighborhood school models. Unless we are prepared to re-district every single year there are always going to be open seats in a handful of classrooms. The Choice students are carefully chosen to fill only those open seats. The Choice Students will bring in over $1 million plus incentive money without hiring additional staff to support the students. The funds gained will be used to supplement the underfunded budget.
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tional funding to support all students. Consistent funding allows Berlin to keep class sizes manageable and to avoid eliminating programs for our students.
communication with the citizens of Berlin. We have written columns about school security, social media and communications, the Board of Education retreat and our goals, the BHS proBerlin students gram of studies, the budget, and other topics current and and residency relevant to the work the The Board of Education has Board of Education does on a set process in place for res- a weekly basis. The budget is idency. However, next year a major part of our job on with the Director of Security, the Board of Education, and Safety and Residency posiwe felt that we could imtion filled, our ability to fur- prove how we communicate ther verify residency will with our community. The help to ensure all students goal of the column has been who attend our schools have to educate and inform with legal right to do so. It is imFACTS. With the budget beportant to note that the dising a major component of trict must follow state and what we do, we felt it was federal guidelines for provid- necessary to include budget ing education to students information in The Citizen who reside in the town. to help the members of our These claims by a handful of community understand how public officials are both irre- the budget process works. sponsible and inaccurate. Everything we do is public, Our meetings are public. yet there persists this misinOur budget workshops are formation that our budget public. Our budgets are reprocess is not transparent viewed line by line during enough. We invite all people those meetings. If legitimate with questions from both questions of impropriety ex- sides of the aisle to attend ist, we have none of these the next Board of Education people come to any Board of meeting and ask your quesEducation meetings and tions publicly. If you are unWe recognize that the learn- asked their questions. able to make a meeting, you ing opportunities for Choice are welcome to view our The weekly column began students are much greater in meetings online through the Berlin, but unfortunately we over four months ago. The Board of Education website. purpose of the column is to are also in a need for addiincrease Board of Education We will answer them to the best of our ability. For fellow public servants to question the intent and integrity of the Board in such reckless fashion is irresponsible. We hope you continue to read Formerly Porter’s Funeral Service our column. We are committed to the success and fuFuneral & Cremation Services ture of Berlin Public Schools Pre-Planning, Title 19 and will gladly address any Peter V. Hansen ~ Nancy T. Hansen ~ Craig A. Hansen questions, concerns, or misA family owned and operated funeral home since 1869 conceptions anyone might 111 Chamberlain Highway- Berlin, CT 06037 have.
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The Berlin High School Hall of Fame Class of 2019 is: Edward Maguda (Class of 1937), Kenneth Burt (Class of 1957), Sean Garrison (Class of 1990), Joy Cooper (Class of 1992), Bill Robinson (Class of 1999), Kyle Zarotney (Class of 2006), and the 2006 CIAC Division III state championship boys basketball team.
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Edward Maguda was one of Berlin High School’s first three-sport athletes and the Berlin Beacon referred to him as the second Babe Ruth because of his baseball prowess.
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Ed Maguda is No. 21, in the front row, in this picture of the 1937 Berlin High School football team.
In 1941, Maguda joined the Navy, serving on the aircraft carrier USS Wasp as a deck gunner. On Sept. 15, 1942, while on patrol in the South Pacific covering operations for convoys and resupply units, the ship headed to Guadalcanal and was struck by Japanese torpedoes. One
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McGee Middle School is planning its 50th anniversary celebrating for June. The committee is in need of pictures, yearbooks, or other artifacts of interest to the public. Photos may be emailed to mcgee-50th@ edu.berlinschools.org. Also, items may be dropped off at the school. For more information, call 860-828-0323 or email surso@berlinschools.org.
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In their run to the state championship as an 11 seed in the CIAC Division III tournament, they defeated Wright Tech in the fist round, Waterford in the second round, Coventry in the quarterfinal, Woodstock Academy in the semifinal and fourth seed Wilby-Waterbury, 58-53, in the state championship game. The team was led by seniors
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Bees are ‘Goosed’ for the 2019 campaign Wallingford’s Gozzo takes the reins of Atlantic League squad featuring Berlin pitcher Anthony Marzi By Ryan Conchado Special to the Record-Journal
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The season opened for the Bees on NEW BRITAIN — The New Friday, April Britain Bees kicked off their 26 in Somerfourth year in the indepenset, N.J. They dent Atlantic League last continued on week, and the team has a to York, Pa. new manager, Berlin High before reSchool alumnus and former Gozzo turning to Major League pitcher, Mauro Connecticut “Goose” Gozzo. for the home opener on Friday, May 3. He’s not exactly a new face “I think we tried to build this at New Britain Stadiroster a certain way,” Gozzo um. Gozzo was the pitching said. “Obviously, you don’t coach for the Bees last year pass on the best players under Wally Backman, who is now the manager of the ri- available, but we got strong up the middle and we really val Long Island Ducks.
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“I think going around the league one time as a pitching coach, you understand the league and how it ticks. You also get to know the main players on everybody’s team and how you want to build if the situation happens where you become a manager. You understand how you want to build your team. I think some of it’s based on the type of stadium you play in along with the type of roster you have already.”
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“It’s definitely convenient to have such a great platform Another Berlin High alum, to play on so close to home,” Anthony Marzi, is among the said Marzi. “As a starting arms on Gozzo’s roster this pitcher, you’ve got to be able to command the strike zone year. and log innings and be able Marzi spent last season play- to do that start in and start ing for the Minnesota Twins out. Double-AA affiliate, the “I would say the number Chattanooga Lookouts. one thing that I’m trying to Marzi is excited to be playing for a team so close to home while also focusing on See Bees, A20
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“From looking at the rosters so far for the people that have been assigned to these teams, I think this league’s going to be even better this year than it was last year. I thought last year it was a tough league. There’s a lot of talent. There’s a lot of former Major League Baseball players that are playing but there’s also a lot of Triple-A players that just didn’t quite make it and they continue to have shots of getting back to affiliated ball.
challenge, I think you’re going to have eight teams that are all going to be pretty good.”
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Find great local eats - MenusCT.com Adelphia Café 476 Washington Avenue North Haven, CT 06473 203-535-0149 Family owned/operated. Former proprietors of the Neptune Diner in Wallingford. Extensive menu for all tastes. Breakfasts, luncheons and special dinners. All baking on premises.
Athena II Diner
320 Washington Ave, North Haven, CT 06473 203.239.0663 www.athena2diner.com Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Serving breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Accept Q Cards. Serving North Haven for 30 years. Daily specials and full liquor available.
Colony Diner
Duchess of Wallingford
Fire at the Ridge Restaurant & Lounge
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611 N Colony Road Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 269-9507 colonydiner.com Wallingford’s place to go for old-fashioned breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Proudly serving up delicious and hearty meals daily. Voted Best Diner 4 years running by Record Journal. Open seven days. Breakfast served all day.
99 Powder Hill Road Middlefield, CT 06455 (860) 852-5444 www.fireattheridge.com
Open Wed-Sunday: Noon - 10 pm. Happy Hour & Bar Bites everyday 3-6 pm. Live Music Saturday nights 7-10 pm. Sunday Brunch 11-2 pm
124 Church St. Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 265-9431 www.facebook.com/pages/Duchess -of-Wallingford/119682821380599 Celebrating Over 25 Years in Wallingford! Our Success comes from dedication to quality,freshness & variety! Breakfast cooked to order. Open 7 days for breakfast lunch & dinner.
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