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Volume 17, Number 34

Berlin’s Only Hometown Newspaper

www.berlincitizen.com

Construction to continue while school in session

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Berlin sergeant shoots and kills black bear By Monica Szakacs

By Monica Szakacs

The Berlin Citizen

The Berlin Citizen

Construction workers continue their work on the Emma Hart Willard new roof project. Officials say the roof is scheduled to be complete by the start of school Wednesday, Aug. 28. | (Photo by Lee Roski) sented the status regarding phase one and phase two renovations at BHS. The technology education building achieved a certificate of occupancy on Aug. 15, meaning the building is essentially ready for its intended use. There are some final cosmetics that need to be done, such as paint and furniture, but Shugrue said the building is expected to be ready for Aug. 28. The building houses a wood shop, metal

shop rooms, electronics and graphic design lab, and one typical classroom which all teachers will share. Phase two construction will occur during the school year, but Shugrue reassured the BOE that it will not disrupt traffic flow and school operations. To make sure parking and the drop off and pick up areas are safe for students, parents and staff, parking for contractors, crew workers, mobile trailSee Construction/ Page 8

A black bear in a Berlin residential neighborhood, that was said to be aggressive, was shot and killed by a local police officer. Aug. 18. Around 6 p.m. that evening, the Berlin Police Department began to receive phone complaints about a bear in the area of the Chamberlin Highway heading towards High Road. The state of Connecticut called homes in the area and issued a recording that advised residents to say inside and avoid contact. Berlin officers responded to the area to monitor the bear that was traveling through the back yards of houses on the east side of High Road. Cyndy Chanaca, spokesperson for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said the 300 pound male black bear was acting aggressively towards a resident near the Little League field adjacent to Griswold Elementary School. The bear was later found at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Mooreland Hill Road where he was shot around 7 p.m., according to Berlin police. The bear displayed aggres-

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sive behavior toward a police sergeant who was in close proximity, on foot, monitoring the bear, according to police. Due to aggressive beSee Bear/ Page 4

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Over the summer months construction projects began on multiple school buildings in town and with the first day of school just days away on Aug. 28, the Board of Education is concerned about safety and classrooms readiness. During a meeting Aug. 19, the BOE discussed the Berlin High School renovation, the Willard Elementary School roof project and the kindergarten classroom modifications at all three elementary schools. But the discussion was not always positive — BOE President Gary Brochu expressed his frustration and concern for the lack of communication between project and construction managers and the BOE members. Chris Shugrue, project executive for FIP Construction; Carolina Cudemus, senior project manager for Gilbane Building Company; and architect David Stein and interior designer Amanda Cleveland, from Silver Petrucelli Associates, pre-


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