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P&Z scheduled hearing for marijuana moratorium By Daniel Jackson The Berlin Citizen
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing at its Jan. 9 meeting to discuss placing a temporary prohibition on medical marijuana production and distribution facilities in the town. Town Planner Hellyn Riggins said she needs more time to study the medical marijuana laws and figure out the best way to apply the law to Berlin’s zoning code. Last year, the state changed its medical marijuana laws. Among the changes, marijuana can be grown by licensed growers, sold by pharmacists to approved Connecticut residents who suffer from debilitating conditions like cancer, glaucoma or Parkinson’s disease. While some towns are welcoming medical marijuana businesses, other towns have enacted moratoriums. At the beginning of the month, Wallingford prohibited placed a ban on medical marijuana businesses. It joined towns like West Hartford, Shelton, Ansonia, Monroe,
“What other uses are they most compatible with?” Riggins said. The town could create a whole new zone or place marijuana production and distribution into existing zones, but she wants more to find out how to fit the new law into Berlin’s regulations. Currently, no business has applied for a license to cultivate or distribute the drug in town, Riggins said. “It’s going to be like package stores, as I understand it, she said. The state has a limit on how many package stores can operate in each town. However, Riggins said, that’s only what she’s been told. In the time that the town’s moratorium on marijuana cultivation and distribution would last, she would talk to experts, study other towns In this Dec. 6 photo, Elle Beau, an employee of The Clinic, a Denverand watch how the court interprets based dispensary with several outlets, reaches into a display case for the new law. “Nothing makes sense on a law marijuana while helping a customer. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)(AP until the court has interpreted it,” Photo/Brennan Linsley) Riggins said. Studying the effects of new legTrumbull, Westport and Ridgefield. tions. The law allows for cultivation, For Riggins, putting the law into assembly and distribution of maripractice opens up a slew of ques- juana in Connecticut towns. See Hearing / Page 4
Sandy changed preparedness… kind of By Daniel Jackson The Berlin Citizen
Hurricane Sandy caused 72 deaths and wrought $50 billion in property damage in the United States last year, according to the National Weather Service. While the category one hurricane was small by hurricane standards, it begs the question: with more than a year between us and the storm, how much better are we prepared to handle emergencies of that scale? According to conversations with the American Red Cross, Connecticut Light & Power and Home Depot, the answer is yes, there are more large-scale prepara-
tions, but no, people are not completely prepared when disruptive weather events converge over our hills. Matt Canty, store manager for the Home Depot in Berlin, has seen a 40 percent increase in the number of whole-house generators his store has sold. These kind of generators, opposed to portable generators, usually are thought-out purchases for consumers, as Home Depot will send an employee to the person’s house to size the generator and discuss fuel types. When the power goes out, the homeowner only needs to go outside and turn the key. But this kind of planning
is not the case for smaller preparedness items, where Canty sees people reacting to weather events. Take, for example, the first snow of the year. Home Depot stocks shovels and ice right at the end of October, but the rush for shovels and ice melt didn’t come until a blanket of snow lay over sidewalks and driveways. On that first day of snow, the Berlin Home Depot sold 400 snow shovels and 16 pallets of ice melt. “They let the little things go right until it hit the ground,” Canty said. Paul Shipman, spokesman for the Connecticut chapter of the American Red Cross,
said it’s human nature not to be prepared. “We don’t want to dwell on the negative possibility,” he said. In May, the Red Cross released a study which found many coastal residents are unprepared for the “next big storm.” The survey polled 1,400 U.S. residents that lived along the coast from Texas to Maine. Fifty-six percent were very or somewhat concerned that they lived in a future-hurricane’s path. Only half of the respondents had a plan to evacuate and almost a third did not have a plan or an emergency kit. Shipman defined prepared-
ness more broadly than preparing for a major disaster that threatens life and limb. Instead, he said preparedness is resilience, the ability to “quickly bounce back from emergencies of any kind.” For him, preparedness is economic: the ability to travel to work after a snowstorm, or if the power goes out, business owners turning to their plans of how to keep operating without power. Shipman said preparedness sometimes can be overwhelming. He suggested people think back to some of the major storms and ask “What were the things you See Sandy / Page 11
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are deceptively slippery, with road crews just beginning to respond and more people out traveling. “If you don’t have to go
out, don’t,” Klett said, adding if residents do need to travel, go slow, give plenty of room. On Dec. 9, Berlin police responded to 20 accidents in
Upbeat to promote energy audits By Daniel Jackson The Berlin Citizen
In an effort to work the network of movers and shakers in Berlin, the Town of Berlin and Connecticut Light and Power will use the high school’s leadership program, Upbeat, to promote home energy audits. After CL&P donated $1,625 to Upbeat Dec. 17, Diana McCarthy-Bercury, program administrator for CL&P’s
Clean Energy Communities Program, asked Upbeat students to talk to their parents about the audit that identifies areas in houses that waste energy. In the future, Upbeat and CL&P will promote the program by doing things such as setting up a table at the town’s annual picnic. McCarthy-Bercury said Governor Dannel Malloy wants to make Connecticut the most energy efficient state
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in the nation. Since the goal was made, Connecticut has risen in the ratings, she said. This year, the American Council for a n Energ yEff icient Economy rated Connecticut the fifth most energy-efficient state. The audits are Con ne c t ic ut ’s s e c ret weapon in attaining energy efficiency, according to McCarthy-Bercury. Towns in the region have been marketing home energy audits. For example, North Haven talked about the procedure at its Board of Selectmen
wintertime, Berlin’s three water companies battle burst pipes. “They occur without any forewarning,” said Ray Jarema, the water control manager for the Berlin Water Control Commission, adding “It’s catastrophic. They occur and that’s it.” On Dec. 13, Berlin Water Control handled a break in its pipes along Episcopal Road. In an announcement, Art Simonian, Berlin’s director of Public Works, said the break was most likely caused by “shifting of soils and settlement.” Jarema said when a pipe breaks, the water company tries to localize the problem, disrupting water services to as few customers as possible. When water is restored, the water, although safe to
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Winter weather brings what could be described as winter mayhem -- the things that go wrong when temperatures drop below freezing. While Dec. 21 was the official start of winter season, Berlin already experienced some of the accidents, power outages and water main breaks that come when the calendars turn to this time of year. Deputy Chief John Klett said when the winter weather comes, so does the accidents on the road. Within the first hour of two of the start of a storm, the police department sees a spike in the number of accidents because conditions
one hour, including an accident where a police cruiser was hit when a driver slid through a stop sign at the intersection of Langton Court and New Britain Road. While the incident was “nothing horrible,” Klett said “This is a typical type of accident.” Klett said more accidents occur early in the year because people are not used to driving in the snow. In those times, it is dangerous for officers to respond, even though the new Ford Taurus patrol cars the department uses are equipped with four-wheel drive. Power outages are not too much of a problem, though, Klett said. Officers on patrol will check on residents on the special needs registry. But winter-weather mayhem doesn’t stop at the surface of the road. Come
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meetings and offered rebates for some of its residents who took audit. According to energy.gov, an audit is the first step in finding and reducing energy waste in the home, thus saving money. Raquel Kennedy, who is in marketing and business development at Victory Energy Solutions in New Britain, said home energy audits are successful because the program connects with leaders, the influencers, in local communities and spreads by word of mouth. In the past, businesses who perform home energy audits have canvassed neighborhoods, promoting the procedure. McCarthy-Bercury said 78 towns and cities in the state partner with CL&P to become more energy efficient. In Berlin, three companies partnered with CL&P to perform energy audits in the town. The Berlin-based company EcoSmart, Victory Energy Solutions from New Britain and Energy Resource Group from North Branford
Diana McCarthy-Bercury of Connecticut Light and Power looks on as Rachel Chapman, 17, writes out the presentation check to Upbeat for $1,625. | (Daniel Jackson/Berlin Citizen)
and the difference between conservation and efficiency. Efficiency mean improving the way of providing the same service, she said, such as replacing traditional, incandescent bulbs with fluorescent ones. Conservation is shutting off the light and opening the blinds to let the sunlight into the house. Rachel Chapman, senior at BHS and a student coordinator for Upbeat, said she learned about the home en-
agreed to give $25 to Upbeat for each audit performed. When CL&P presented Upbeat with its check, with town leaders and Upbeat members who volunteer with environmental initiatives squeezing together for a photo in the foyer of Berlin High School, McCarthyBercury asked the students if they knew about home energy audits. Many didn’t know. She explained the program
ergy audits from Berlin’s Director of Public Works Art Simonian at Upbeat’s recent breakfast. She received a little more clarification when CL&P presented the check. Since she was a freshman, she has volunteered with Upbeats environmental house cleaning litter from along Farmington Avenue. The audits can help the houses become “environmentally safe,” she said, and Upbeat could expand its programs to work more directly with the audit program. “We will make sure everyone will sign up for the energy audit,” Alice Mitchell said, advisor for Upbeat. “The kids will make sure of that.” Simonian said for the last four to five years, the town has worked with CL&P to
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promote the audit program and make the town more energy efficient. In the past, it promoted the home energy audits on its website and the town council pledged to reduce energy expenditure on town-owned property by 20 percent by 2018. While a home energy audit can’t be performed on Town Hall -- “It’s really too large of a building,” Simonian said -the town has installed an energy efficient cooling system and participated in a LED lighting program. The town established a benchmark to reach by examining its energy bill, calculating for days that require more energy than others, and comparing the energy expenditures of its buildings to other, similarly-sized buildings.
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In an ongoing effort to promote bicycle safety amongst the youth of Berlin, members of the Berlin Police Department participated in the 2013 “safe kidswear lids” campaign. The program is designed to reward youth observed riding bicycles while wearing helmets with a coupon good for a free ice cream redeemable at Pralines Ice Cream. The campaign began in early June and ended on Labor Day with over 65 coupons distributed by officers. At the conclusion of the campaign, the Berlin Police Union, with the assistance of Berlin Bicycle, donated a new bicycle to 8-year old Carter Black, of Berlin, whose name was randomly selected from the coupons redeemed at Pralines. Pictured, from left: Berlin Police Union President, Christopher Tralli; Bicycle winner, Carter Black; Pralines Ice Cream owner, Jim Scarfo and Berlin Bicycle owner, Chris Chisholm.
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cultivates cannabis, he said. “If someone wanted to break in and steal high-potent drugs, that’s the place to do it,” Klett said. Erik Williams, the executive director for the Connecticut chapter of NORML, a group that lobbies for the legalization of cannabis, said the reason why some towns in the state are passing moratoriums could ether be because they want to study the issue further, or it’s a reactionary move, not based on an understanding of the new laws, to keep cannabis out their towns. Williams said the state’s department of consumer protection did the hard work in researching and crafting the medical marijuana law which is the strictest in the nation. The Connecticut chapter of NORML has no direct stance on local moratoriums. But Williams said towns that place moratoriums on marijuana facilities may miss the jobs and tax revenue that the cultivation and dispensing businesses would provide. “These jobs are good jobs serving a compassionate need,” he said. Williams, who sits on his own town’s zoning board of appeals, said he doesn’t like blanket policy making through moratoriums. “It is absolutely in their right to decide who is going to be in their towns,” he said, “as long as its not discriminatory.” Record-Journal reporter Andrew Ragali contributed to this report.
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The Willard-Welles-Stanley Chapter of the DAR presented James M. Dwyer, a senior at Berlin High School, the DAR Goode Citizen Award. Dwyer is a member of the National Honor Society and a class officer. He is pictured with Beverly Manning, Regent of the Willard-Welles, Stanely Chapter. | (Submitted by Barbara Crede)
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New archbishop of Hartford installed H A RT F OR D ( A P) — Leonard Blair was installed Dec. 16 as the fifth archbishop of Hartford at a service where he spoke of the importance of evangelism and sharing one’s gifts with others. Blair was presented with a staff symbolizing his new role during a Mass at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, where he was formally installed by the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano. In his homily, Blair spoke of his roots in Detroit, urged the archdiocese to keep up its charity and educational work, and stressed the importance of spreading the faith. “We’re not meant to hide the light of Christ under a bushel basket out of fatigue, disenchantment, compromise, disinterest, a lack of joy and hope, or what both call ‘worldliness’ — that is, a Popes Benedict and Francis dour pragmatism that tries to
The most Reverend Leonard P. Blair, fifth Archbishop of Hartford, speaks during his Mass of Installation at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Hartford Dec. 16. | (AP Photo/Fred Beckham)
keep the church going using worldly methods and standards of survival and success,” he said. Blair, 64, had led the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, since 2003. Pope Francis appointed Blair in October to lead the archdiocese’s 700,000 Catholics. Blair succeeds the Most Rev. Henry Mansell, who retired at 76 after 10 years in the post. Blair was one of the three bishops appointed by the Vatican last year to oversee an overhaul of the largest umbrella group for U.S. nuns, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.
A review by the Vatican Cong regation for t he Doctrine of the Faith concluded the sisters took positions that undermined Catholic teaching on the priesthood and homosexuality, while promoting
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Faith Briefs Berlin Congregational: New Year’s Eve dinner -- Tuesday, Dec. 31, in the church dining room. Hors d’oeuvres at 6 p.m.; roast beef dinner at 7 p.m.; dancing and games at 8 p.m. A fee is charged. For more information, call (860) 828-6586. Kensington Congregational: Bible study -- Wednesdays, 11 a.m., in the church parlor. For more information, call (860) 828-4511. Kensington Congregational: Play group - - Pa rent/child play group Tuesdays, 9:30 to 11:15 a.m., in the Reeves Center, 185 Sheldon St.
For infants to pre-school age, open to the public on a drop-in basis. For more information, call Gwen McCann, (860) 828-0064. Berlin Congregational: Free tot time - Thursdays, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., Jan. 9 through May. 22, for children up to age 5. Craft time, play sessions, snack time and holiday parties. No pre-registration is required. Kensington Congregational: Healing service -- second Monday of each month, 6:30 p.m. Ha lf-hou r ser v ice for those unable to attend Sunday services.
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A caucus of all enrolled Republican electors of the Town of Berlin is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 9, 6:15 p.m., at the Town Hall, Council Chambers, 240 Kensington Road. The caucus is to endorse candidates for the Republican Town Committee. Those interested in an appointment to the committee should contact Chairperson Anne Reilly at (860) 829-0260.
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that reached all the way to Congress. Like many other bishops around the country, Blair also has dealt over the last decade with complaints of sexual abuse by clergy. Nearly four dozen clerics in the Toledo Diocese faced allegations of sexually abusing minors for the period of 1950 to 2012, according to the diocese. Thirty-seven were priests and deacons of the Toledo Diocese, while nine others were not under the diocese’s jurisdiction. Blair has defended the diocese’s handling of complaints about abuse, saying he and his predecessor removed priests from public ministry and the diocese’s responses have been appropriate.
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Blair was ordained a priest in 1976. He said he personally thanked Pope Francis for his appointment, which he learned about during a trip to the Vatican in October. The archdiocese comprises Hartford, Litchfield and New Haven counties. More than 500 priests minister in the archdiocese, serving 213 parishes and other apostolates. Mansell, who is past the mandatory retirement age of 75 for bishops and archbishops, said he will be retiring to a parish in Glastonbury. He said he had told Pope Benedict XVI that he was willing to retire last year.
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Jones Jr., 82, of Berlin, returned to the arms of the Lord on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. He leaves his devoted wife of 60 years, JoAnne (Williams) Jones. “Sonny” was born in New Britain on Nov. 6, 1931 to Arthur William and Prudence (Rowe) Jones. After attending New Britain schools, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and proudly served in the Korean War. After graduating from Central Connecticut State College, he taught at Manchester High School for 33 years, until his retirement in 1990. Sonny and JoAnne spent many joyful years traveling the U.S. in their motor home, until choosing Ruskin, Fla., as their permanent winter home. He was a “Good Sam” always looking to help those in need and giving advice until his final days. Art shared his love of music with his family, and gatherings were centered on the piano or guitar and always a song. He lent his Irish tenor to many singing groups, including the church choir, the Sphinx Shrine Chanters and most recently the Rocky Hill Serenaders. Art was a Past Master of Unity Lodge 148, and a 32nd degree Freemason. Art is survived by five chil-
dren, Karen Oaks (Hal,) of Salem, Arthur W. Jones III (Betty,) of Tolland, Kimberly Kloczkowski (Witold,) of Cumberland, R.I.; Sharon Kromas (David,) of Rocky Hill, David Jones (Amy,) of Berlin; and son-in-law, Rosaire Saucier, of Plainville; He was loved dearly by his grandchildren Troy, Tyler, and Travis Saucier, Arthur William IV and Steven Jones, Keith and Sean Kloczkowski, Nicole and Ryan Chamberland, Morgan Jones, Alysa Cooper, Nanette Dieterle, Jen Land, Sara Mertz , Shannon and Paige Kromas; he also leaves eight great-grandchildren; his sister, Pat Goodrich, of Cedar Key, Fla.; sister-in-law, Irene Jones, of Hebron; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Edward N. Jones; his sister, Beverly (Jones) Smith; and son-in-law, Craig Chamberland. A memorial service took place Dec. 21, at the Berlin Congregational Church, 878 Worthington Ridge, Berlin. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Masonic Charity Foundation of CT or the Berlin Congregational Church. The Berlin Memorial Funeral Home will be assisting with the arrangements. To share memories or express condolences please visit www. berlinmemorialfuneralhome. comTo share memories or express condolences please visit www.berlinmemorialfuneralhome.com
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Opinion Unnecessary upgrade
By Andrea Melone Special to The Citizen
One of latest societal trends is the what I call the “electronic upgrade.” While people have always coveted the latest gadget, the frequency with which modern consumers upgrade to the newest model as soon as it’s released has skyrocketed to an almost absurd level (Example: People camping out in front of stores). Yes, most of us want the best of the best of the best, and many of us can afford it. So, whenever the next generation of the iPhone comes out, or the latest Dell laptop is released, many of us want it. Meanwhile, what happens to the fully-functional devices that are suddenly slightly outdated?
I’m waiting for Pixar’s next film, featuring hand-held anthropomorphized gadgets, feeling like the characters in “Toy Story” when they’re neglected for the newer products. I can see the sad face on the original iPod Nano’s screen, mournfully watching from a shelf as its owner excitedly peels the clear plastic film off the newest model, the new one wearing a smug smirk. Smirking, that is, until it joins the other Nano on the shelf a few months later. When a Blackberry croaks, when the iPod’s screen is accidentally shattered, when the phone will no longer make calls, when the laptop can’t charge, yes, then it’s a fair time to purchase a new model. But if you’re pouring coffee on your computer’s keyboard or grinding your
cell phone in a blender just to get the upgrade to the newest advancement, that’s a problem. It’s incredibly wasteful and unnecessary. Of course, the companies that sell these devices heartily encourage the frequent upgrades. The birth of planned obsolescence, when manufacturers of the 1950’s discovered that if they made their products to be decent rather than long-lasting, people would have to buy replacements more quickly. These days, we’re skipping over the step in which products break before we trash them. Considering the suffering in the world, I’m pretty ashamed to think about the encouraged trend of upgrading expensive products when
Merrill: Close Conn. schools on Election Day HARTFORD (AP) — Secretary of the State Denise Merrill is encouraging Connecticut schools to close on Election Day. Merrill appeared Dec. 16 before a task force that’s developing guidelines for regional educational service centers to use in creating uniform regional school calendars. Merrill said more than 100 schools where polling places are located are already closed on Election Day for mostly student security reasons. In many of those
districts, the teachers use that day for professional development. She said she’s recommending that other districts follow suit. Merrill said schools make great polling places. They’re centrally located and have adequate parking. She urged the task force to consider that state law requires primary elections to be held in the same polling place as the general election. The task force faces a Jan. 1 deadline.
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it’s unnecessary. The idea of needing a new tablet because the one you want has a slightly better resolution for clearer pictures is suggestive of being spoiled, particularly when there are people throughout the world who would simply like their drinking water to be clearer. So what if your brand-new laptop can’t also be a tablet? So what if you have the disposable income to buy the next release? If your cell phone still works perfectly, keep using it. At the very least, find a good use for your “used” electronic device: sell it, donate it, give it away to a friend, or repurpose it. So, please, if you desperately want the latest generation device, make sure your old device doesn’t have to fear incineration at the dump.
State Conn. jobless rate declines to 7.6 percent H A R T F O R D ( A P) — Connecticut’s unemployment rate has fallen to 7.6 percent, the third straight monthly decline, state labor officials said Dec. 19. The state’s private sector drove the gains with a total of 4,200 jobs added in November. “November’s strong job growth offset some declines in the third quarter returning us to the positive, though modest growth path we have seen throughout 2013,” said Andy Condon, director of t he Labor Depa r tment ’s research off ice. “A third straight month of unemployment rate declines is certainly good news, though these declines are still occurring on a shrinking labor force.” Gains were posted in sectors including utilities, education and construction and mining, but losses were ex-
perienced by others including manufacturing, business services, and hospitality. The previously announced national unemployment rate dipped to a five-year low of 7 percent in November. The state’s jobless rate, which stood at 7.9 percent in October, had held steady for most of the year before the recent declines. “While a decrease in the u nemploy ment rate a nd the addition of more than 4,000 private sector jobs in a month is clearly a step in the right direction, we still have much work to do,” Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said. As the gradual recovery from the economic downturn continues, state officials say Connecticut has now recovered slightly more than half of the 121,200 jobs that were lost during the recession between March 2008 and February 2010.
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HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers Dec. 18 expressed anger and concern about recent accidents on the Metro-North commuter rail line, with some suggesting the state should investigate whether another vendor might better operate the railroad. “It might be a very good process to vet other vendors, to get a lot of these issues out, to bring out the contract that we have with Metro-North to see where the problems lie,” Sen. Toni Boucher, R-Wilton, told Department of Transportation Commissioner James Redeker, who appeared before the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee to answer questions about Metro-North and rail-related matters. Boucher said she believes Metro-North, which operates the New Haven Line under a contract with the DOT, has a “credibility issue” following a recent spate of problems. Earlier this month, there was a deadly derailment on a Metro-North line in New York. In May, a derailment in Bridgeport injured 76 people and a track foreman was struck and killed in a separate incident. Boucher, who has served in the General Assembly since 1997, said she is now receiving calls from constituents who say they don’t feel safe riding the trains. “I’ve never heard that before,” she said. Redeker said he appreciates the anxiety but said he’s confident the condition of the railroad “is in better shape than ever” and that Metro-North is focusing on safety and currently conducting a “deep review” of the recent incidents to ultimately improve practices. Other investigations of the railroad are also being conducted in the wake of the accidents. “I’m more confident than ever in the rail-
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really missed?” Like the American Red Cross, Connecticut Light & Powe r a l s o e n co u r ages preparedness from its customers. However, it shoulders the responsibility to keep power running in the region, come hurricane or heavy snow. Mitch Gross, spokesman for CL&P, said over the summer, the power company trimmed trees away from the power lines — the biggest
road,” he said. While there are other rail operators, Redeker said it would be difficult to find one to easily replace Metro-North, whose rail system is tightly woven into the New Haven Line, which consists of the New Haven main line and the New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury branch lines. The New Haven Line serves stations from New Haven to Greenwich and on to Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Metro-North is overseen by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a transportation network that serves 5,000-square-mile area fanning out from New York City, through Long Island, southeastern New York and into Connecticut. “I wouldn’t do it lightly,” Redeker said of switching vendors after 30 years. “It’s just a very, very complex operation.” Redeker said when rail operators have been changed elsewhere, service has not always improved. He said Metro-North has been responsive to Connecticut since the recent incidents, on Dec. 17 providing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy with a report on recent infrastructure, technology and safety actions on the system. But both co-chairmen of the legislature’s Transportation Committee said they feel like Connecticut has no leverage with MetroNorth, putting the state at the railroad operator’s mercy. “It like, it’s my show, you have no say, just pay the bill, that’s it,” said Rep. Antonio “Tony” Guerrera, D-Rocky Hill. “I think there’s a feeling here for some accountability,” said Sen. Andrew Maynard, D-Stonington, adding how Connecticut pays about two-thirds of the New Haven Line’s operating budget. The lawmakers said they plan to invite representatives from Metro-North to Hartford for a future committee hearing. The new legislative session convenes on Feb. 5.
cause of power outages in the area — installed thicker gauge wire and new poles. “Our customers expect reliable service,” Gross said. In 2011, CL&P was criticized for its response to an October storm that brought up to two and a half feet of wet snow and left tens of thousands of CL&P customers without power for more than a week, according to a federal report on the weather event. T h i s Au g u s t , C L & P was commended by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for its
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response to restoring power after Superstorm Sandy. After the storm, CL&P had to rebuild “entire portions of Connecticut’s electric system,” according to a CL&P press release. The company restored power to Connecticut and then sent crews to help restore power in New York and New Jersey. During the first snowstorm of the season, CL&P had 43 customers in four communities without power. Gross said CL&P is always watching the system, going out to restore connections. “It’s our job,” he said.
The Berlin Veterans Commission continues to offer memorial bricks for purchase for the “Heroes Walk” at Berlin Veterans Memorial Park. The park was dedicated on Flag Day, June 14, 2010. The sale of the memorial bricks is ongoing and is a special way to honor veterans, past and present. Veterans do not have to be a Berlin resident. Veterans Memorial Park is located between Massirio Drive and Farmington Avenue. Those interested in ordering a brick to bear the name of a veteran who has served, either living or deceased, can obtain an application from any Veterans Commission member. Applications are also available at the Town Clerk’s or Town Manager’s office. The only criteria is that the veteran has obtained an honorable discharge and has a copy of form DD214. This paper work is necessary to purchase a brick. Proceeds from the sale of the bricks benefit the proper maintenance of Veterans Memorial Park and other veterans’ memorials in town.
Autism guidelines report State Representative Cathy Abercrombie (D-Meriden/Berlin), House Chair of the Human Services Committee, together with the University of Connecticut, the Department of Public Health, the State Education Resource Center, and the Department of Developmental Services welcomed the release of The Connecticut Guidelines to a Clinical D i a g n o s i s of Aut i s m Spectrum Disorder report during a forum held at the State Capitol. The report will provide a comprehensive outline for professionals in the state, particularly diagnosticians who conduct evaluations, as well as parents, families, caregivers, and individuals caring for persons with autism. Cathy Abercrombie, who has worked on increasing awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) since she took office, led the forum where Senior Medical Advisor Dr. Mark Swanson, formerly of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presented the keynote address “Harnessing the Power of the Autism Movement to Improve Children’s Lives.”
The guidelines are a result of collaborative efforts initiated under the Connecticut Act Early Project, which began in 2007 as a partnership among the National Center of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) among others. A Connecticut team participated in the New England Act Early Summit in Providence, R.I., where a plan was developed to address the state’s need for improvement with early identification, diagnosis and intervention of young children with ASD. The guidelines include essential components in the diagnostic evaluation process including medical and educational records, prior assessments, and thorough interviews with family members that will assist diagnosticians with their evaluations. Specific diagnostic assessment elements include quality and characteristics of social interaction and communication, restrictive, repetitive and stereotyped behavior patterns, as well as comprehensive medical exams and laboratory tests to help in early diagnosis and identification.
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Jan. 29-30 - Mohegan Sun. Feb. 20 - CT Flower and Garden Show. Lunch at the Chowder Pot. March 13 - St. Patrick’s Day Festival at the Inn at Hunt’s Landing. March 14 - Boston Flower and Garden Show. Lunch on board the Odyssey and Boston Harbor cruise. March 19-21 - Sight, Sounds and Tastes of Lancaster. March 27 - Museum of
Natural History of New York City. A p r i l 1 0 - New p o r t Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant. April 4-11 - South Savannah, Ga. and Charleston, S.C. April 15 - Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. May 3-8 - Bermuda cruise. For more information on Senior Center trips, call (860) 828-7006.
at the Senior Center. The clinics are free of charge, no appointments are required. For more information, call the Berlin VNA at (860) 828-7030.
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laborator with whom she helped found the famed The Berlin Visiting Nurse Chez Panisse restaurant, and Association and Central co-author Victoria Wise, are Connecticut Health Center encouraging home chefs to offer monthly health clinics highlight the range of bold flavors of the American melting pot in their cooking -- whether they are making a traditional classic or incorSenior Lunch Menu porating new styles, tastes and trends. Senior meals are provided by CW Resources. In “Bold” they venture Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance by callaway from the small plates ing Doretha Dixon at (860) 670-8546, between 10 a.m. and phenomenon of the last 1 p.m. A donation is requested. several years by offering an Monday, Dec. 30: Oven roasted turkey with gravy, array of recipes of plate-fillmashed potato, buttered beets, oatmeal bread, apricots. ing proportions comprised Tuesday, Dec. 31: Apple cider, sliced ham with pineapof lively global and domestic ple au jus, cranberry couscous, winter blend vegetables, influences. dinner roll, banana cream pie. Try this recipe for “Lamb Wednesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day. Senior Center Chops with Scallions in Cola closed. Glaze,” which celebrates a Thursday, Jan. 2: Butternut squash soup, Philly cheeseubiquitous, truly all-Americake with onions and peppers, coleslaw, banana. can product and repurposes Friday, Jan. 3: Cranberry juice, orange chicken with it for the main meal: orange ginger sauce, fried rice, spinach, oatmeal bread, tapioca pudding. Ingredients • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • 8 lamb shoulder or sirloin chops • Kosher or fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper • 6 bunches scallions, white and light green parts only, cut lengthwise into thin strips • 1½ cups regular CocaCola or Pepsi-Cola • 3 teaspoons anise seeds
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Keep exercising to prevent heart disease ter—to help prevent heart disease, the nation’s number one killer. According to the American Heart Association, exercising in cooler weather has some distinct advan-
As winter settles in, head out for an outdoor winter adventure. The American Heart Association recommends 30 minutes of heart healthy exercise most days of the week—even during win-
Health Brief Lions Club helps prevent blindness in preschool A simple, non-invasive eye screening can save the eyesight of thousands of Connecticut preschoolers. Thanks to Connecticut’s Lions, the screening is free. The screenings are for two diseases: strabismus and amblyopia. While they may be difficult to pronounce, they have a devastating effect on children – who can be blinded if left untreated. Often called “Lazy Eye,” amblyopia affects three to five percent of children. Strabismus or “crossed eye” affects a similar percentage. Both can be treated most successfully in child younger than 7 years old. After that, the cost of treatment rises significantly while the effectiveness of the treatments evaporate. Lions have invested in the latest PediaVision technology to detect amblyopia, strabismus and other major eye problems in about one minute. The vision screening is simple, non-invasive and free to all pre-school children throughout Connecticut. DiVirgilio said that the need is very high, since two thirds of all children under the age of five have not been screened for vision. Medical organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, agree that routine vision screenings are an effective mechanism to detect and treat vision problems in children. The Berlin Lions has scheduled a free pediatric eye screening at daycare centers, Jan. 13 to 17. Centers should contact Irene Hillstrand at (860) 828-6797 or at hillstrand@snet.net.
tages over working out in the warmer weather. First, there is no heat and humidity to deal with. In fact, winter’s chill can make you feel awake and invigorated. Also, you can work out harder in the cold weather—which means you burn even more calories. Heading outside in the winter is also a great way to take in the sunlight during those shorter winter days. Not only does light dramatically improve many people’s moods, it also helps you get the vitamin D your body needs. T he A H A encourages walking as a primary heart healthy activity since people are more likely to stick with walking than any other exercise. Why walking? It’s efficient. Just 30 minutes of walking a day can improve your ci rculation , lower your cholesterol and blood pressure, and help you lose weight. Walking is free, simple and convenient. The only thing needed to start is a pair of supportive walking shoes. There’s nothing complicated to learn. Just step outside. Run errands, walk
the dog, take a lunchtime walk, catch up with friends, or bundle up the kids and walk as a family. By changing up the time, distance, pace and route, you can create the right walking program for you. There are many of ways to get physical activity inside, too—no gym required. Weights (such as a set of 5 -p ou nd a nd 10 -p ou nd dumbbells) are a great addition, but not absolutely necessary. Adding in an exercise circuit (a cycle of 5–6 moves, run a few times through) is a great way to stave off boredom and get a lot done in a short amount of time. You can create your own mini-circuits at home if you don’t belong to a gym. Ideally, your circuit will include a cardio burst of 1–2 minutes, followed by 3–5 exercises that work various parts of your body. For example: • Jump rope, jog in place or run your steps (start with 1 minute and progress to 2). • 10 push-ups (You can modify with knees down if you are having trouble hold-
ing a straight body push-up position; remember to keep your palms flat on the floor.) • 20 crunches (with feet flat and knees up, legs bent in the air at 90 degrees or straight up, or your favorite variation) • 20 hip lifts (flat on your back, arms down on the ground at your sides with fingertips pointing toward feet, feet flat with knees bent at 90 degrees; press feet and shoulders into floor as you lift your hips as high as you can; lift and lower) • 30-second plank hold (holding a push-up position; body as a straight line, or with knees down) • 10 triceps dips on a chair/ couch (Sit on chair with feet flat and knees bent at 90 degrees; hands at sides, palms pressed into the chair with fingertips facing forward; take one large step with right foot, and join left foot beside it. Bend your arms to 90 degrees as you lower and lift; keeps abs tight.) The beauty of exercise circuits is that you can be creative. Mix and match different moves. Take 30 minutes for your heart this winter!
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The cost of the expanded playoff format Pushing football deeper in December, as this year’s delayed LL final proved, puts unfair squeeze on winter sports The Southington football team’s bid for a Class LL championship was postponed more times than a picnic lunch in Thailand during monsoon season. The severe weather we experienced Ken Lipshez over the past From the Lip week is far from unusual, so it raises a number of questions concerning policy, scheduling, the nature of high school football and the pain that it’s caused coaches trying to plan their winter sports campaigns.
The CIAC approved the football committee’s proposal for an expansion of the playoffs from a two-tier (semifinals and finals) to a three-tier tournament (quarterfinals, semis and finals) prior to the 2010 season. I think the idea was met with approval from a substantial majority, but executing the plan meant one of three developments to accommodate the extra game on the schedule. Either the season had to begin earlier, extend into mid-December or the tournament had to start prior to Thanksgiving, making the games surrounding the holiday mere exhibitions. I received a call at the time
from one of the members of the football committee — a highly successful Central Connecticut area coach — who asked that I write a column expressing that the playoffs should start prior to Thanksgiving. As much as I like to accommodate coaches I respect, I told him without hesitation that I couldn’t do that. I was raised in Hamden. My parents both graduated from Hillhouse. When I was very young, Dad would bring me to Bowen Field for the Wilbur Cross-Hillhouse game. To his chagrin, I adopted Cross (known as Commercial High in his day) as my team of preference and would come home
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for Thanksgiving dinner with a Wilbur Cross pennant or a Wilbur Cross pin. As time went on, we started attending the Green Bowl between Hamden and Notre Dame, and what a spectacle it was! I can remember crowds of over 5,000, perhaps as many as 10,000, jamming Hamden’s field for the game. The cross country meet between the schools was timed to finish during an extended halftime as the marching bands played. Since starting my career as a sportswriter, I have covered numerous Southington-Cheshire battles, Plainville-Northwest Catholic, Plainville-St. Paul and Plainville-Farmington. I’ve heard the pining of New Britain football fans as the Golden Hurricanes struggled to find a Thanksgiving Day partner and left Veterans Memorial Stadium an empty void. Tradition! It was valuable to me through all those years
and it still is. Under no circumstances could I support rendering Thanksgiving games moot. The committee opted to extend the season another week into December. When the CIAC sanctioned that proposal, the collective groan you heard from Killingly to Kent and Stonington to Stamford emanated from wrestling and basketball coaches. We were lucky from 201012. The weather allowed the games to be played. Our luck ran out this year and nobody is paying a greater price than the Southington wrestling program guided by Derek Dion. When Dion opened the doors to his wrestling room early this week, about 65 percent of his team was missing. As the postponements mounted, his blood pressure rose. He sought answers and got none. Zach Maxwell, who has to go down as one of the See Cost / Page 18
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The Berlin Bears D team claimed the CTYFL championship this fall, compiling a record of 6-1-1. The squad was comprised mostly of first-year players in grades three and four. The champs are pictured, front row, from left: Will Turgeon, Gregory Swan, Caleb Orde, Jack Jortner, Joziah Gonzalez and Nico Koops. Second row, from left: Jack Cannon, Marcus Kelly-Johnson, Jace Cillizza, Michael Motta, Gavin Foster, Manny Leone and Jayden Jakiel. Third row, from left: Richard Bennett, Ryan Hines, Lorenzo Miele, Robert O’Donnell, Will Gomes, Sam Pelkey and Bryce Hrubiec. Back row, from left: Coach Gomes, Coach Hines, Coach Cannon, Coach Pelkey and Coach Hrubiec.
Stephen Barmore completed 22 of 33 passes for 346 yards and four touchdowns and also scored on a 1-yard run and a 67-yard interception return as Southington rallied to beat Fairfield Prep Dec. 19, 52-34, to win the CIAC Class LL championship at Ken Strong Stadium. It was the second state title for the fourth-seeded Blue Knights (12-1). The other state title came in 1998. Alex Jamele had 10 catches for 230 yards and three touchdowns for Southington. He finished with a state-record 29 touchdown catches.
The No. 7 Jesuits finished 11-3. The Blue Knights were giving up considerable size to Prep and trailed, 28-14, at halftime. Southington’s defense toughened up in the second half. They allowed 162 yards, but almost half came on Colton Smith’s 70-yard run. It also had four interceptions. “We made a couple of adjustments defensively,” Blue Knights coach Mike Drury said. “We just told our guys, ‘we’re not going to stop. We have to be tenacious. We have to be ferocious. We have to get to the ball. We have to continue our pursuit,’ all of that good stuff.”
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Turf fields: Popular, but are they safe? By Eric Vo
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For many towns artificial turf school athletic fields are a popular, less-expensive alternative to natural grass despite continuing studies on whether turf poses safety and environmental risks. Wallingford’s Lyman Hall High school may become the latest area school to put down artificial turf. The board recently approved a plan for upgrading the school athletic complex that includes a turf field. Across town, Sheehan High School had artificial turf installed in 2006. In Meriden, teams use an artificial turf field at Falcon Field. Both Cheshire and Southington, Berlin high schools also have artificial turf fields. A growing number of stud-
ies question how safe the fields are to the students and environment. Nancy Alderman, president of North Haven-based Environment and Human Health Inc., is cautioning school systems about artificial turf because of environmental concerns posed by the rubber material used to make the turf, know as “fill in.” The fill-in for most fields consists of recycled tires. “We don’t like the 40,000 ground up tires that are put into the fields,” Alderman said. “Rubber tires have toxins.”
Alderman’s organization completed a study in 2007 that found “tire crumbs and tire mulch release chemical compounds into the air and ground water,” which can cause irritation of the lungs, skin and eyes. Another study by New Jersey’s Department of Health found the fields in the state contain potentially unhealthy levels of lead dust. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention isn’t certain how much lead is absorbed, but warned that enough could cause neurological problems. Marc Deptula, buildings and grounds supervisor for Wallingford schools, believes artificial turf fields are safer. The fill-in used in artificial turf “poses no environmental problem at all,” he said. “I haven’t seen any data on
any increases of injuries to players or to the severity of injuries,” Deptula added. “The artificial turf fields are much more consistent throughout the playing surface.” With a grass field, there’s a possibility a section of the field can become so worn down that it is similar to falling down on concrete, Deptula said. With football and boys and girls soccer teams often using the same fields in inclement weather, area athletic directors have complained that grass fields are unplayable and dangerous because they become so worn. A number of studies support Deptula’s stance. A three-year study of game-related college football injuries on turf versus natural grass was conducted by Penn State University in 2010. The researchers found “(turf) is in many cases safer than natural grass.” Another Penn State study, conducted in 2004 featuring high school football players, studied the incidence, causes and severity of high school football injuries on turf and natural grass fields. The fiveyear study was less conclusive, finding “similarities existed between (turf ) and natural grass” and “both surfaces also exhibited unique injury patterns that warrant further investigation.” But Alderman’s concerns are broader than environmental issues. On a hot summer day the temperature of an artificial turf field can exceed 100 degrees. While a study by the
state Department of Public Health in 2010 found this to be true, the agency advised coaches to take precaution on hot days and to install “new crumb rubber in cooler months to avoid the peak exposure that might occur with fresh rubber in the hot weather.” The Department of Public Health’s study also found no health concerns from inhaling chemicals on outdoor fields. The study also showed “lead levels were low and not a health concern” at the fields investigated. Despite this, Alderman believes towns should invest in grass fields for practical reasons. Maintaining a grass field is going to be more work, she said, “but it isn’t going to cost the school a million dollars.” Despite the price tag, school officials often opt for artificial turf, saying the high initial investment is offset by savings on maintenance. “When you put a synthetic field down, you put down layers of gravel for drainage and layers of other stuff,” she said. “If you ever do that for a nice grass field — if you did a tenth of the layers for a grass field that you put in synthetic fields, think what we’d have.” When Wallingford was looking into an artificial turf field for Sheehan, Deptula said the board looked into the warnings and concerns. There was debate in Southington for the same reasons, but after the state released its findings, the school system installed an artificial turf field last year.
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The winner of each division will compete on the district level and could continue on to the regional, and state competition. The performance of the state winners will be compared to determine the national winners. All costs of the event are funded by the Knights of Columbus. For more information, contact Terry Lescoe, (860) 828-9285.
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Parks & Recreation programs A fee is charged for programs. For more information, visit town.berlin.ct.us, or call (860) 828-7009. Fit Toddlers - For 2 and 3 year olds. Classes begin the week of Jan. 6. Fun and games for 4’s – For 4 year olds. Classes begin the week of Jan. 6. Fitness Funk for Kids – Boys and girls ages 5-10. Classes begin Jan. 7. Fitness Funk for Kids – Boys and girls ages 11-14. Classes begin Jan. 9. Exploring Dance – Children ages 3-5. Classes begin Jan. 10 or Saturdays beginning Jan. 11. Dance Beginnings – Children ages 5-7. Classes begin Jan. 10. Karate – Little Ninja’s, ages 4-6. Classes begin Jan. 14. Deadline to register is Jan. 9. Karate – Beginners, ages 7-12. Classes begin Jan. 13. Deadline to register is Jan. 9. Art for Two – Parent/ Child art class. Make a winter craft with your children. Grades K-5. Jan. 11. Art for Two – Parent/ Child art class. Make a fleece knot tie pillow with your children. Grades K-5. Feb. 1. Art for Two – Parent/ Child art class. Make St. Patrick’s Day craft with your children. Grades K-5. March 8. Soccer Madness “Soccercise” program – Soccer Madness “ Soccercise” program for girls and boys 3 ½ to 5 years old. Program begins Jan. 27. Deadline to register is Jan. 17. Performing Arts Inc. -Grades K-2, 3-6. Feb. 3-March 24. Red Cross Babysitting course –For 11 years old and up. Classes begin Jan. 22. Second grade basketball -- Girls and girls. Begins Jan. 4.
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The difference in the game was at the charity stripe, where the Redcoats were Wrestling The Redcoats opened their outscored 24-5 from the freeseason with a big win against throw line. The boys will look to relongtime foe RHAM, 60-15, bound on the road. They Dec. 17. The Redcoats won six don’t have another home matches outright and another game until Jan. 9, when Platt five by forfeit due to RHAM’s comes to town. lack of depth. Co-op hockey Of the six decisive victoThe Newington/Berlin/ ries, four came by way of pins from Nick Arborio (107 Manchester squad got a taste pounds), Jake Harris (120), of what life in Division II will Riley Greider (126) and be like, and it left the Indians skating away with a bad flaDevon Reilly (182). “Greider wrestled very vor in their mouths. Facing North Branford in well,” BHS coach Jim Day said. “He had outstanding the team’s season opener, technique during his match.” the Indians lost 3-1 against Berlin’s other two deci- a squad that made it to the sive bouts were won by Vin semifinals in the 2013 D-II Biscoglio (220, 2-1) and Ryan state tournament. No r t h B ra n fo rd ’s atOgden (145, 10-4). Berlin’s next dual meet is tack was consistent as the scheduled for Jan. 2, when the Thunderbirds scored every Redcoats will look to exact re- period. N/B/M’s lone goal came in venge against a Middletown team that just edged them the third period. Although the Indians lost, 34-31 last season. In the meantime, the Redcoats will it wasn’t without effort or host the C.J. McCormack without great goal-tending Memorial Tournament and for the Thunderbirds. North Branford goalie Will travel to the Glastonbury McEwen saved 26 shots on Duals. the night. Dan Roberts provided the Boys basketball only goal for the Indians, The Berlin boys lost their first game of the season to while Berlin’s own Cam Glastonbury (1-0) by a final Criniti made seven saves. NOTE: Neither the boys count of 55-44 Dec. 18. swimming and diving team Although the game was tightly contested at the half, nor the indoor track teams with Berlin down just one (31- began season play before 30), Glastonbury was able to deadline. The girls basketextend the lead throughout ball team’s Dec. 17 matchup the third quarter before pull- against Glastonbury was ing away with a 15-7 decisive postponed. stretch. The Redcoats were led by junior Brendon Vessichio and sophomore Dominick Nuzzo, who netted 14 and 16 points, respectively. Nuzzo , LLC also recorded 10 rebounds to “Owner Operated Since 1999” complete the double-double or visit “Owner Operated Since 1999” effort. The Berlin Citizen
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you go from school to school. As the postponements for the Class LL football final mounted, Dion was forced to postpone a competitive interdivisional CCC match with South Windsor that was slated for opening night Dec. 18. The Southington lineup in Saturday’s Lancer Invitational in Waterford was severely compromised with untested underclassmen and junior varsity kids filling bracket slots. Even more important, Maxwell and his fellow twosport teammates will find themselves behind for much of the season. Face it, the Southington wrestling season, and countless hours of preparation by Dion, have dissipated in the frigid air over West Haven’s Ken Strong Stadium. “I’ve got to get them weight certified,” he said. “It’s a scientific formula and this is messing it all up. A quarter of my season will be gone. We’ll be playing catch-up to get the kids in cardiovascular shape and teaching them new moves. It’s criminal.” The CIAC must stop crippling winter programs to accommodate football. The postponements have taken their toll on the kids, the coaches, school administrators, CIAC associate executive director Paul Hoey, Chris Everone and his terrific maintenance crew at West Haven, as well as Dion and the magnificent program he’s built. Now it’s impacting other schools, too, and perhaps a great student-athlete’s future. Dion scheduled a special tournament, the Connecticut Challenge for Feb. 1, with top teams from the state and beyond to help showcase Maxwell to bigtime college coaches. “It took me three months to get it on the schedule and now he’s not going to be prepared,” Dion said. “It could cost that kid a scholarship.” Either start the football season earlier or scrub the quarterfinals. What would we be missing anyway? The average margin of victory in the 16 quarterfinal games this season was over 26 points. The argument on the part of the football committee and coaches is based on comparing playoff qualification in See Cost / Page 24
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Boy Scouts - Boy Scouts Troop 24 is scheduled to meet Thursday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Community Center, 230 Kensington Road. Stop in or call Joe Tedone at (860) 828-0255. Boys Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 41 is scheduled to meet Thursday, 7 p.m., at Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill Street. For more information, call Scoutmaster K.C. Jones at (860) 829-1148 or email jones327@comcast.net.
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Parishioners from Berlin Congregational Church entertained residents of Andrew House with a pre-holiday visit, singing Christmas carols and other holiday tunes. Pictured, from left: Robin Wilcox, Sally Hanson, Jennifer Hanson, Rev. Mark Pilletere, Noah Neault. Bev Peronace, Jane Watershoot, Linda Tenza, Joanne Merrill, Julia Gdovin, Eric Oates, Emma Wilcox and Meghan Oates. Not pictured: Jake Neault and Mike Neault.
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Social Connections - Social Connections, a social club for singles, has scheduled a singles movie night for Friday, Jan. 3, at Rave Motion Pictures, 19 Frontage Road. Meet at 6:30 p.m. See the movie of your choice, meet afterwards locally for refreshments. For more information, call Gail at (860) 582-8229. Boys basketball - BHS vs. Simsbury at Simsbury High School, 7 p.m.
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ington Ice Arena, Newington, 6 p.m. Wrestling - BHS at Whippet Duals, Windham High School, TBA.
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Thursday, Jan. 2 Open house - The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library has scheduled an open house for Thursday, Jan. 2, 4 to 7 p.m., to honor Cathy Nelson’s retirement. The public is welcome. Wrestling - BHS vs. Middletown at BHS, 6 p.m.
entry-Lyman Memorial at Bolton Ice Palace, 8:20 p.m.
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Historical Society - The Historical Society, 305 Main Street, is open every Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Free admission. For more information, call (860) 828-5114. Boys basketball - Holiday tournament at Penn-Yan Academy, TBA. Girls basketball - Holiday tournament at BHS, 7 p.m. Wrestling - Glastonbury Duals at Glastonbury Field House, TBA.
Pasta supper - American Legion Post 68, 154 Porters Pass, schedules a pasta supper for every Tuesday, 5:30 to 7 p.m. A fee is charged. The public is welcome. For more information, call (860) 8289102 after 5 p.m. Boy Scouts - Boy Scouts 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 more information, call Scoutmaster Ed Alicia, at (860) 828-8693. Boy Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 44 is scheduled to meet Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St. For more information, call Joann Sawyer at (860) 828-7767. Sunrise Rotary Club - The Sunrise Rotary Club of Kens-
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MERIDEN 4 BR, 2 BA, 2nd Flr. $950/mo. Studio & 1 BR starting from $595, heat & hw incl. Avail. immed. Sec & utils. 203-886-8808 MERIDEN Clean 1 Room Efficiency 2nd Fl. Randolph Ave. Utils included. No pets. $450. 2 mos sec. Credit check required. 203-284-0597 MERIDEN Stop Your Search! Refurbished 1 BR, Cottage St. Hdwd flrs, driveway. $825 incl electric. 203 639-8903.
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PIANO $200, Antique dining room table $75, pool table $250, tall dresser $50, wood burning stove $75, new portable paint sprayer $200. 203-235-8605 Cindy’s Unique Shop CONSIGNMENT 32 North Colony St Wallingford (203) 269-9341 2 levels, 1800 SF of Consigned Home Decor & Furnishings. 30 Day Layaways Available. $5 Off a purchase $25 or more. $10 off a purchase $100 or more. Check us out on Facebook. Ample Free Parking in Our Lot. Free Gift w/$15 or more purchase. Hours Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 9:305 Thurs 9:30-6, Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4
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Pub:PERM Date:02/13/02 Day:WED Size:1X4.5 Cust: Last Edited The Berlin Citizen | theberlincitizen.com By:EALLISON on Miscellaneous 7/9/13 4:18 Wanted to PM. Buy For Sale Salesperson: Tag WANTED daggers, Line: Swords, Color Info: metalsCHECK) etc. Call - Composite CLASS FILLERhelmets, (PLEASE 203-238-3308
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ington-Berlin is scheduled to meet Tuesdays, from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., at Town Hall, 240 Kensington Road. For more information, call Gwen Valencis at (860) 229-3787, ext. 139 or visit www.kensingtonrotary. org. TOPS - TOPS, Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, a non-profit, weight loss organization, is scheduled to meet Tuesday, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Cromwell Town Hall, Suite 219, 41 West St. For more information, call Betty Water at (860) 635-7020. Boys swimming - BHS vs. Hall at Plainville, 3:45 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 8 Ice hockey - Newington-Berlin-Manchester vs. Rocky Hill-RHAM-Middletown at Champions Rink, 8 p.m. Wrestling - BHS vs. Bristol Central at Bristol Central High School, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 9 Boys basketball - BHS vs. Platt at BHS, 7 p.m. Girls basketball - BHS vs. Platt at Platt, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 11 Ice hockey - Newington-Berlin-Manchester vs. E.O. Smith-Tolland-Windham at Newington Ice Arena, Newington, 7:20 p.m. Wrestling - BHS at Art Powers Duals, BHS, 9 a.m.
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football to other sports. Even with the extended playoffs, only 32 teams qualify in football compared to 114 in boys soccer. “I’m obviously excited that we extended the playoffs,” CIAC football committee chairman Leroy Williams said. “In other sports, teams that win 50 percent or even 40 percent of their games make the playoffs. I have no regrets, but at some point we have to make a decision: Start before Labor Day or give up Thanksgiving Day counting toward the playoffs.”
Friday, Jan. 13 Boys basketball - BHS vs. Bulkeley at BHS, 7 p.m. Girls basketball - BHS vs. Bulkeley at Bulkeley, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 15 Ice hockey - Newington-Berlin-Manchester vs. Northwest Catholic at Newington Ice Arena, Newington, 8:20 p.m. Wrestling - BHS vs. Bristol Eastern at BHS, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 16 Boys basketball - BHS vs. Maloney at BHS, 7 p.m. Girls basketball - BHS vs. Maloney at Maloney, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 17 Boys swimming - BHS vs. Manchester, away, 3:45 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 18 Ice hockey - Newington-Berlin-Manchester vs. Farmington-Avon-Windsor at Loomis -Chaffee, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling - BHS at Eagle Classic at East Catholic High School, TBA.
Friday, Jan. 21 Boys basketball - BHS vs. Middletown at Middletown High School, 7 p.m. Girls basketball - BHS vs. Middletown at BHS, 7 p.m. Boys swimming - BHS vs. E.O. Smith/Tolland at Plainville High School, 3:45 p.m.
It’s apples vs. oranges to me. Participation is great, but what did the Prince Tech kids get out of losing 51-8 to Rocky Hill in the Class S quarters? How did Ledyard kids feel about getting 84 points scored on them by St. Joseph in Class M? How did the Farmington kids feel when it became apparent that New Canaan could have named its score in a 46-0 Class L verdict? Perhaps the answers would be divided, but I don’t see blowouts helping anybody. The only answer if we must maintain the three-tier system is to get the football season started a week earlier.
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