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Hrubiec wins Zuk award
T Cop tourney returns
By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
Calling it one of his greatest accomplishments in the sport, Berlin High School football player Zach Hrubiec was awarded the Nick Zuk Memorial Top Lineman Award at the 10th Annual Lineman Challenge.
After a successful first year, the T Cop 3-on-3 basketball tournament returns this weekend to entertain the citizens of Berlin and celebrate the memory of Tyler Cop.
“It’s a great day to come watch the players and support the memory of Tyler Cop,” said Jen Chant of the Tyler Cop Foundation.
The tournament is once again sponsored by Amenta’s Barber Shop, and will take place on the outdoor basketball courts at Berlin High School. See Tournament, A7
Officials pursue more Main Street parking By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
Main Street visitors may find parking easier with the town moving to construct a new parking lot behind businesses on the street.
“It’s a pretty tight area and having a shared parking lot will be beneficial to everyone in the area,” said Economic Development Director Chris Edge. While the plan is not finalized at See Parking, A6
“It was a great honor. He's such a big piece in the Berlin football community,” Hrubiec said of the award’s namesake, a BHS student and football player, who died in 2016 at the age of 17. “Everybody came up and congratulated me, it was really a breathtaking moment,” said Hrubiec, who also won the 185 pound bench press contest, with 28 repetitions. “Zach in particular is a once-in-a-decade type of player,” said John Paul Demko, one of Berlin’s assistant coaches. “He's an exceptional football player, Berlin High School football player Zach Hrubiec, left, won works really hard, he’s big, the Nick Zuk Memorial Top Lineman Award at the 10th he’s fast, he's strong.” The challenge drew 39 teams and around 350 players to Sage Park on Saturday, July 28. The day featured relay races, agility courses, strength competitions and a tug-of-war.
Annual Lineman Challenge on July 28.
Image courtesy of John Paul Demko
The skills required to be a successful lineman have changed over the years, Demko pointed out. More technique and understand-
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Free, reduced-price school lunch available Berlin Public Schools has announced its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free or reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, or free milk served under the Special Milk Program. School officials have adopted the United States Department of Agriculture’s
Income Eligibility Guidelines for family size and income criteria for determining eligibility. Income calculations are made based on the following formula: Monthly income is calculated by dividing the annual income by 12; twice monthly income is computed by dividing annual income by 24; income received every
two weeks is calculatedly by dividing annual income by 26 and weekly income is computed by dividing annual income by 52. All numbers are rounded up to the next whole dollar. Children from families whose income is at or below the levels are eligible for free or reduced-price See Lunch, A13
Football players work to flip a tire during the 10th Annual Lineman Challenge at Sage Park in Berlin. Image courtesy of John Paul Demko
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won the agility competition and tied for first in the bench press at the challenge. “It’s good team-building, and it also gives you a gauge to see how you’ll compare to other teams in the state,” Demko said.
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Demko was glad to give the Nick Zuk award to a Berlin player for the first time in its three-year history. This year’s seniors were freshmen
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thing this year are also welcome. Seeds will be saved from vegetables and added to the seed library. Registration is required. Call 860-828-7126.
Cookbook Club: Monday, Aug. 27, 6:30 p.m. Choose a libraryowned cookbook and make Adult programs something with the theme: "Outdoor Picnic." Plates, bowls and Teen Tech Experts: Mondays, by eating utensils will be provided. Movie Matinee: Friday, Aug. 17, 1 Registration is required. appointment, for seniors who need assistance with their mobile p.m. “Their Finest.” Rated R. Movie Matinee: Friday, Aug. 31. phone, iPad or tablet. For more Open Sew: Saturday, Aug. 18, “Red Sparrow.” Rated R. information and to schedule an 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Drop in appointment, call 860-828-7126. and bring your hand sewing or Children’s programs your sewing machine and work Sit & Knit: Thursday, Aug. 23 and on your projects while in the Library hours – Monday through 30 at 1 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Fricompany of others. An ironing day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and SaturMovie Matinee: Friday, Aug. 10, 1 station, a cutting station and power strips will be available for day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. p.m. “Molly's Game.” Rated R. use. Great American Read: Monday, Aug. 13, 1:30 p.m. Watch the first Make & Take: Thursday, Aug. 23, East Berlin Library 6:30 p.m. Watercolor Sand Dolepisode of PBS' Great American lars. All supplies provided. Open Hours - East Berlin Library is Read and join in a short discusopen Mondays and Thursdays, 3 to adults, teens, and children sion. Registration is required. to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. age 10-plus with an adult. (If you Call 860-828-7126. need to cancel your registration, Veggie Tasting Party: Wednesday, notify the library before noon on Aug. 15, 6 p.m. Bring two or three the day of the event. Failure to do Berlin Free Library of each variety of your favorite so will result in a $5 charge.) The Berlin Free Library accepts homegrown vegetables to share gently-used books for adults and Movie Matinee: Friday, Aug. 24, 1 children. Drop off at 834 Worand discuss. Plates/rating cards p.m. “Forever My Girl.” Rated will be provided for sampling. thington St. PG. Patrons who did not grow any-
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The Berlin Police Department, along with the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Highway Safety Office, has announced the continuation of the “U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY.” campaign. Through this initiative, officers will crack down on motorists who text, talk, or distract themselves with a hand-held mobile phone while driving. During the first wave of this campaign, in April 2018, more than 10,000 citations were issued to motorists who chose to ignore Connecticut’s distracted driving laws. While this is a start, there is still more work to be done. The second run of the two-part campaign takes place through Aug. 15. Throughout the campaign, Berlin police officers will mobilize by adding special patrols aimed at catching distracted drivers – especially those on their phones. Over 50 law enforcement agencies, including both state and local police, will See Police, A9
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Worship – Berlin Congregational Church schedules Sunday worship for 10 a.m., with communion on the first Sunday of the month. Nursery care is available. Call 869-828-6586.
Kensington United Methodist Church, 103 Hotchkiss St., Sunday worship, 9 a.m. The church schedules a healing and music service the second Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m.
Choir, bell ringers – The church invites anyone interested in joining the choir Prince of Peace or bell ringers to call 860The Prince of Peace 828-6586. Lutheran Church, 1103 Chamberlain Highway, Bethany Covenant Sunday service at 10:15 Summer worship at 9:30 a.m. Call 860-828-5079 or a.m. Childcare provided. visit princeofpeacelutherCall 860-828-3637 or visit www.bethanycovenant.org. an06037.com. 785 Mill St., Berlin.
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Mass schedule – Saturdays, 4 p.m.; Sundays, 7:30, 9, 10:30 a.m. and noon, 485 Alling St. Call 860-8280331.
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Saint Gabriel’s Episcopal Church Saint Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 68 Main St., East Berlin, Sunday Eucharist, 9 a.m.
United Methodist Church of East Berlin The United Methodist Church of East Berlin, 139 Main St., East Berlin, schedules Sunday services for 10 a.m.
Wellspring Church Wellspring Church, 222 Lincoln St., summer worship schedule, Sunday, 10 a.m., with children’s program for newborns to age 12. Wednesday service, 7 p.m., with youth program for ages 12 to 18. 860-2250661 or visit www.wellspring.net.
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Connecticut House Democrats filed a complaint with the State Elections Enforcement Commission on Wednesday, Aug. 1 against a nationally Republican funded Super PAC they say violated reporting requirements while targeting state Democratic legislators ahead of the 2018 election. House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, said Change Connecticut focused on gathering information about him and Democratic Reps. Michael Winkler of Vernon, Liz Linehan of Cheshire, and Phil Young of Stratford. The PAC is funded by the Washington D.C.based Republican State Leadership Committee, a 527 group comprising of major corporate and conservative donors like Koch Industries and Wal-Mart. Change Connecticut reported contributions by RSLC of $400,000, and its treasurer, William Phillips, of $500. The lawmakers said Change Connecticut paid Washington D.C.based Percipient Strategies for research dossiers on them the day before filing a required 24-hour independent expenditure re-
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Stop ducking issue of tolls Tolls — or rather, the very idea of at least studying highway tolls as a possible way of recharging the Special Transportation Fund — have become a political hot potato in an election year.
placement for legislative action.”
Many Republicans opposed the toll study (“People in Connecticut don’t want tolls,” said Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano, of North Haven. “We don't Candidates have taken a need to do a toll study.”) range of positions, from a But that should have been qualified “yes” to “no way.” the decision of the people But what we object to is the we elect to represent us in way it was done — or, on Hartford, not of a small the contrary, not done. Our commission largely conlawmakers by and large trolled by a lame-duck govchose to avoid the subject, ernor. If Fasano and his this election year, leaving it GOP colleagues are against to outgoing Gov. Dannel tolls, they had at least two Malloy to push a $10 million years to come up with an loan through the State Bond alternative to pay for road Commission. improvements.
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We have to agree with Comptroller Kevin Lembo, the only Democrat on the panel to vote against the $10 million plan, when he said the bond commission “should not act as a re-
trucks passing through our state. But who will pay if we do bring back tolls, if we do — and how much — will depend entirely on how the system is designed. Studying tolls is not the same as implementing tolls. How can the legislature intelligently decide if tolls are desirable and feasible unless there is some kind of a study? We can’t help but speculate that the legislature did not fund a toll study because lawmakers were worried it would be used against them in an election year. Once again, answering these questions is the job of our servants in Hartford, who should stop ducking this issue and start doing their jobs.
Tolls are a tough issue, and plenty of Connecticut residents are averse to being taxed in yet another way, while they may look forward This editorial originally apto getting revenue instead peared in the Record-Jourfrom all the out-of-state nal.
Letters to the Editor Facts are facts To the editor: In response to George Millerd’s letter to the editor, it is quite obvious that he missed the points of my July 26 commentary. I ran for the Board of Finance on the Republican ticket in the fall of 2017. I was a member of the Republican Town Committee, but quickly realized that their values did not match my own, and that their vision did not have the best interests of the community in mind. George, we sat together at BRTC meetings when a “zero” tax increase was discussed and advocated for. Let’s not distort the facts after the BOF proved to the community that this was not possible. George, how can you call me divisive when you haven’t been to a Board of Finance
meeting or a Town Council meeting to hear firsthand where the division is coming from? On what facts can you state that I have a personal grudge against the mayor and the Republican town council members? We just do not agree politically on the direction of the town.
George, you seem to forget that the BOF members are independent thinkers and are not a rubber stamp of the majority party. This may come as a disappointment to you. Politics are politics.
However, Joe and his friends continue to borrow and Facts are facts. spend. The state is now Sam Lomaglio broke. Chairman Board of Finance
For example; the town charter clearly states that the town manager must be a Berlin resident. The mayor Stop the spending and the RTC disagree. This is To the editor: a violation of the charter. I do not agree with insulting our teachers and the integrity of our students. I also do not agree in giving the control of the Senior Center to the YMCA. I am trying to build bridges to move this town forward. The mayor and the Republican council members are elected officials, as are the BOF members.
Everyone knows adding tolls to interstate highways is a road tax which harms local drivers. Tolls will also negatively impact the Berlin Turnpike and other secondary routes.
Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz continues his spend-and-tax ways. Berlin taxpayers were recently handed yet another tax increase while Joe supported and pushed for a $10 million traffic study. Two previous road toll studies gather dust. Update those studies, Joe, and save us taxpayers millions.
Joe, you and your buddy Malloy need to stop spending our money. Continuing to write checks when Connecticut is broke is shameful. Stop the spending, Joe. Tom Lillis Berlin
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ID rules vary for voters in primaries By Mike Savino Record-Journal staff
Some first-time voters may be required to show additional identification to vote in primary elections next week, Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill’s office reminded local voting officials Monday.
vide ID at the polls can only vote in federal primaries using a provisional ballot. Voters still have time to reg-
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Along with the federal races, both parties have nomination battles for governor, lieutenant governor, treasurer, and attorney general.
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The Help America Vote Act, signed into law in 2002, requires that first-time voters who register by mail present ID either when they arrive to vote in person or when requesting an absentee ballot. State and local elections are not subject to the federal law, though, meaning it only applies to some voters in the Aug. 14 Republican primary for U.S. Senate and the Democratic and Republican primaries for the 5th Congressional District. “We have received a few inquiries regarding voter identification for the upcoming primary,” said Ted Bromley, a staff attorney for Merrill’s office. “Remember, the additional HAVA identification requirements only apply when there is a federal office on the ballot.” Approved forms of identification include a driver’s license or other photograph ID, a utility bill, a paycheck, a government check, or another government document that displays both a voter’s name and address. To be able to vote in state or local elections, voters must provide a Social Security card or printed document that includes a name and either an address, picture, or signature. Voters can also sign a document titled “Signatures of electors who did not present ID” and present a form of ID that has one of the required pieces of information, including a student or employee ID. This form does not allow electors to vote in federal elections, Bromley said in the memo. Instead, electors who cannot or will not pro-
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The New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park, 191 Farmington Ave., has scheduled summer programs for children age 5 to 10. Each class will focus on a different group of animals. Children will learn about the animals and help feed and clean them. A fee is charged.
Programs are scheduled for Tuesday, 1 to 2:30 p.m., or Thursdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Registration is required. Week 5: Birds (doves, geese and chickens), Aug. 14 or 16; and Week 6: Connecticut Wildlife, Aug. 21 or 23. Call 860-827-9064 or visit www.newbritainyouthmuseum.org.
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Golf tournament benefits fund in memory of Berlin teen By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
Former coaches and childhood friends met at Timberlin Golf Course Friday to play in memory of Ryan Lee, a local teenager known for playing from dawn until it was too late to see the ball.
Cody Paladino, of Berlin, plays the first drive at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Foundation's annual golf classic on Friday, Aug. 3. The classic is held in memory of Ryan Lee, a childhood friend of Paladino's, who passed away in 2011. Devin Leith-Yessian, The Citizen
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“It’s just amazing what these people do every year,” said Karen Cote, who volunteered to help run the classic. “Just to help out here means the world to us.” “It’s been eight years and we all tear up just thinking about it,” she said. “He had a strong impression on everyone that’s here,” said Theresa Lee. “There’s a lot of support, we’re very blessed.”
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even among the many environmental rollbacks it’s attempting — dramatically weakening auto emission and fuel efficiency standards. And there are few places that would feel that consequence more than Connecticut. With motor vehicles contributing about two-thirds of standard pollutants to the state’s notoriously bad air and about 40 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions, any rollback could stall or even reverse the delicate progress that’s been made on both. “It couldn’t be any worse from our perspective,” said Rob Klee, commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental ProtecSee Auto, A19
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tion. “These are the worst choices for an administration that only makes the worst choices for the health and safety of our elderly and our children.” Since just about the moment it came into office, the administration through the Environmental Protection Agency has telegraphed its desire to undo the dramatically tightened mileage standards of 50 miles per gallon the Obama administration put in place for cars and light-duty trucks for the 2022-2025 model years. “The question all along has been how crazy and bizarre they would be,” Klee said. “They chose as crazy and bizarre as they could.” The Trump administration offered several options, but its preferred one would hold mileage at 2020 levels of about 35 miles per gallon through 2026. It also wants to hold greenhouse gas emissions at 2020 levels for that time period.
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Specifically for Connecticut, Jepsen said in a statement: “As a downwind state, Connecticut struggles to maintain our air quality, and lessening standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks nationwide will only exacerbate the problem. My office will continue to work with our partners in other states to aggressively fight this administration’s assault on clean air.”
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Other states are allowed to use the waiver and more than a dozen do – accounting for more than one-third of the vehicles in the country. Connecticut is one of them, seeing all three tighter levels as a way to keep both standard pollution and smog down and, more recently, as a way to minimize greenhouse gas emissions.
Connecticut had already joined a group of states signaling they are prepared to fight rollbacks to the auto standards. Attorney General George Jepsen was among 20 attorneys general issuing a broad statement reasserting that commitment to fight what the statement called a “reckless and illegal plan.”
pen. Any number of legal scholars are arguing that the EPA may be on shaky grounds based on arguments it presented. Under Connecticut’s Global Warming Solutions Act, greenhouse gas emissions are mandated to be 10 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, and on their way to 80 percent below 2001 levels by 2050. Greenhouse gas emissions briefly dipped below the 2020 target in 2012, but have been creeping back up since, according to data and projections by the environmental advocacy group Acadia Center.
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But more drastically, it wants to rescind what’s known as the California waiver – the caveat baked into the Clean Air Act since 1970 that allows California to set its own stricter motor vehicle emissions standards. The most recent waiver, issued in 2013, covers standard pollutants, greenhouse gas emissions and allows the state to have a zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate to achieve those goals.
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Top off the weekend with Sunday Brunch mountainside. Includes Breakfast Buffet, choice of Entree, Dessert and Cocktail. Adults $24.95, 4-12 years $17.95. Three years & under, Free.
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Area environmental groups wasted no time expressing their displeasure with the EPA proposal, warning of the dire consequences on Connecticut but also pointing out that the proposals now face a 60-day comment period and could change.
gotiations, which included the auto industry, California and others, resulted in essentially a national emissions standard. The proposed rollback already risks setting up a two emissions standards, with California expected to announce its separation from the federal emissions standard later this month.
The Trump administration is “It certainly would be awful basing its argument on safeif it went through,� said Emi- ty, claiming among other ly Lewis, a policy analyst at things that less efficient cars Acadia Center. “It would will prompt people to drive have a big impact on Conless, resulting in fewer accinecticut emissions, but there dents. It is also arguing that are a lot of steps before we the rollback will keep car get to that point.� prices down, allowing people to afford new, safer cars. While the emissions and fuel And it argues that the rollefficiency standards are interrelated, there are actually back will have little impact on emissions. two sets of regulations. Emissions standards were “Our proposal aims to strike put in place to address the the right regulatory balance brown clouds of the 1960s as based on the most recent inresult of standard car pollu- formation and create a 50tion. The EPA regulates that. state solution that will enThe mileage standards — al- able more Americans to afford newer, safer vehicles so known as the Corporate that pollute less,� said Acting Average Fuel Economy EPA Administrator Andrew (CAFE) standards — were put in place in the mid 1970s Wheeler in a statement. to address the high gasoline “More realistic standards prices of the Arab oil embar- can save lives while continugo. That is regulated though ing to improve the environment.� National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHT- Those arguments sound faSA) in the Department of miliar to Claire Coleman, an Transportation. energy attorney with Connecticut Fund for the EnviThe California waiver only applies to emissions, not the ronment. She was on the Democratic staff of the U.S. CAFE standard. Until the House Oversight and GovObama administration, the two were handled separate- ernment Reform Committee that reviewed the 2011 and ly. 2017 standards and heard Just before the Obama adthe same things from Reministration began some publicans back them. important changes occurred. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling “The arguments are not surprising and they’re also not allowed greenhouse gas emissions to be added to the convincing,� she said. “They made claims of safety and suite of emissions the EPA could regulate as part of au- claims of consumer impact to emissions – making them then and both of those justifications have been proven eligible under California’s wrong.� waiver as well. Obama administration analThe Obama administration decided to handle the emis- ysis showed that auto-related casualties would go sions and efficiency standown. dards – both up for review for the 2011-2016 model For Connecticut, however, years – together. They did Coleman said what she’s that again for the 2017 to worried about with the roll2025 model years – the ones backs and rescinding of the the Trump administration is waiver – which she thinks trying to rollback. Those ne-
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***NEED EXTRA CASH?*** Always buying coins, gold, silver, antiques, collectibles, estate & broken or unwanted jewelry. Live auction & estate services avail. Rick’s Antiques & Coins, 428 N. Colony Rd., Rt. 5, Wlfd. 203-269-9888. www.ricksantiques andcoins.com
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Wood / Fuel & Heating Equip PRE - SEASON FIREWOOD SALE - Seasoned - Ends August. Cleanest in CT, $180 per cord delivered. Discounts over 4 & picked up. Mike (203) 631-2211
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Attics & Basement Cleaned GARY Wodatch Demolition Svs Sheds, pools, decks, garages, debris removal. Quick, courteous svc. All calls returned. Ins. #566326. Cell, 860-558-5430
Electrical Services Apartments For Rent BERLIN - First floor, 1 bedroom, 1 car bay, no pets. 860-828-3315
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Masonry
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Siding
Roofing. Siding. Windows. More. Free Est’s. Ins. # 604200. Member BBB. Harmony.(860)645-8899
Tree Services Gary Wodatch LLC TREE REMOVAL All calls returned. CT#620397 Roofing - Siding Skylight Quick courteous service. Office 203-235-7723 Installation Chimney Cell 860-558-5430 repair. Flashing Lic. #0649808. 203-510-3830
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