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AUGUST 2016

Middlebury Police stay busy During July, two Middlebury homes were burglarized, Middlebury residents showed their support for the department, and one of the arrests made was for threatening a minor.

In the wake of two home burglaries in Middlebury, Acting Police Chief Fran Dabbo asks Middlebury residents to call the police at 203-577-4028 if they observe any suspicious activity in their neighborhoods or see people who appear to be just cruising around the area. Dabbo said many times thieves will drive through a neighborhood several times before they pick a home to break into.

The first burglary was Tuesday, July 19, when police responded to a report of a burglary at a home on North Ridge Drive. Entry was made through a window.

Once inside, the thieves moved through the house, ransacking the bedrooms. Bureau drawers were dumped out, and closets were searched. Jewelry, wallets and cash were reported stolen.

The neighborhood was canvased by police. Neighbors reported seeing a black SUV driving very slowly in front of the victim’s home.

The second burglary was Friday, July 22. At approximately 4:30 p.m., police received a report of a burglary on Washington Drive. Entry was made through a rear door. The home was ransacked. There was no report of what was stolen when the press release was sent out.

Police canvassed that neighborhood, but no additional information was obtained.

Following the tragic killings of police officers in Dallas, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La., Middlebury residents let their police officers know they are appreciated. Dabbo said residents sent officers a couple of meat platters, a bagel basket and some other food items, along with cards thanking officers for

their service. In addition, the Rev. Dennis J. Vincenzo of St. John of the Cross has offered prayers and counseling.

Speaking on behalf of the men and women of the Middlebury Police Department, sworn and civilian, Dabbo thanked the caring, generous residents of Middlebury for their thoughts and prayers during this dark time for the police profession and our nation in general.

Dabbo said, “As police officers we all to often see only the bad side of what our society has to offer, and we can forget that even though there is plenty of ‘bad’ to go around, fortunately, there is still more good! We, the Middlebury Police Department, consider it to be an honor to serve in this fine community.”

Finally, Dabbo reported that on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, at 10:28 p.m., Middlebury police officers went to Forest Avenue in response to a threatening complaint. On their arrival, the officers met with two complainants, a female juvenile and her coworker.

They explained they had turned around in their neighbor’s driveway and then backed down the street and stopped between her yard and the yard of her neighbor, Mike Rinaldi.

She stated a man she knows as Mike Rinaldi approached the car they were in with a gun in his hand. The gun was pointed at the ground.

Officers Bill Kalvaitis and Paul Pelletier went to Rinaldi’s home to continue their investigation. After it was completed, the officers placed Rinaldi, 58, of Forest Avenue in Waterbury under arrest. They charged him with first-degree threatening, second-degree reckless endangerment, carrying a pistol without a permit and breach of peace. They seized a revolver and a registered AR15. Rinaldi was released on a $5,000 bond pending an August court appearance.

It’s property reval time

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury Assessor Chris Kelsey tells us it is time to again revalue all Middlebury residential and commercial properties.

The town is required to do this every five years, and it was last done in 2011. Vision Government Solutions Inc. has begun its revaluation work and will complete the project by Oct. 1 of this year.

Property owners can expect a data mailer in their mail boxes during the first half of August.

They will be asked to verify the data on the mailer and return it by email, fax or regular mail to Vision Government Solutions.

“There’s no need to worry about big changes. I don’t see any big changes coming. We’re

doing the revaluation because we are mandated to do it,” Kelsey said.

While he expects most residential property values to remain close to those in the last valuation, Kelsey said property values may come down a bit for higher-end residential properties, those valued at $800,000 or more. He said commercial property values have been relatively stable, but they may go up a bit.

The new values can be expected sometime in December.

As part of the revaluation, the town had a fly-over done in April. That fly-over shows each property in great detail so the assessor can note any significant changes since the last valuation.

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Lois Ercoli hand crafts a Costa Rican dragonfly beaded necklace.

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Jewelry maker shines at Celebrate Middlebury

By MARISSA MATOZZO Middlebury Parks and Recreation Director Betty Proulx’s newest project, Celebrate Middlebury, got off to a great start Saturday, July 16. Vendors offering a huge variety of crafts and foods were set up on the playing field at Shepardson Community Center.

More craftspeople were inside the building, and folks in the lower parking lot were selling tag sale items from vehicle tailgates.

Lois Ercoli, a long-time Middlebury resi-

dent, was among those exhibiting her handiwork – handmade and custom-designed jewelry with a touch of Costa Rica. A dragonfly necklace was among her many unique designs.

She said she learned to make jewelry when visiting her daughter in Costa Rica.

“My daughter was an exchange student, and we became friends with the family she stayed with,” Ercoli said.

When the family encouraged her to make her own jewelry, Ercoli took classes at a

Costa Rican church. She has been making the traditional jewelry ever since. As one of the only people who spoke English in the Costa Rican community, Ercoli learned the craft through bits and pieces of communicating through the Spanish language.

In addition to Proulx, event organizers said volunteer Janice Zwicker was a major contributor to the success of this event. She’s the one who recruited the many vendors and crafts people who were there.

Spotlight on Middlebury Land Trust properties

By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY The August mystery location is shown in the photo with this article. It should be familiar to many, but you can use the Middlebury Land Trust (MLT) website, www.middleburylandtrust. org, to help you figure out where it is. Email your best guess for the location to mbisubmit@ gmail.com, and please put “Guess the location” in the subject line. Previous Spotlight articles are at www.bee-news.com and on the Bee’s Facebook page.

In September, we will name the correct email respondents for August; the first respondent is the winner.

No one guessed the July mystery location. That picture showed the start of the trails at the entrance to the Flanders Nature Center Whittemore Sanctuary, which is on Route 64 not far from the Middlebury border with Woodbury. Why, you may ask, is a Flanders property in a series about Middlebury Land Trust properties?

It’s because the MLT holds a conservation easement for the Whittemore Sanctuary. This means it is responsible for oversight, but another land trust (Flanders) owns the property.

This arrangement gets to the core of what a land trust is and what it does. In the original acquisition back in 1999, funded by a large state grant and generous private donations, it was agreed another land trust would hold the conservation easement.

Send in your guess identifying the August “Can You Guess The Location?” mystery Middlebury Land Trust property.

(Janine Sullivan-Wiley photo) The MLT became the designated holder of that easement and assumed the responsibility of keeping an eye on the property and checking for any failure to maintain all of it in the condition spelled out in the original agreement. Watching over the land is a big part of what any land trust has to do. Land trusts don’t just hold the land that is being preserved. A land trust’s conservation easement can be thought of like the emergency brake on

a car – a backup in case the primary brakes fail.

That helps explain why there are different types of easements.

All mean that there are things that can – or cannot – be done on or with the property. For example, an agricultural easement means that the land or space has to be maintained for agricultural use, whether that is farming, growing grass for haying or having fields for grazing. The actual easements are drafted by

lawyers and are quite technical, but that is the essence.

Back to the Whittemore Sanctuary. Its roughly 690 acres offer multiple marked trails. Within its boundaries are a bog and an edge of Lake Quassapaug. There are several well-marked trails to follow; they are the favorite hiking spot for our friends and their dogs. You can choose a long hike (the white trail is a 3.75-mile

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Sales or purchases of clothing or footwear costing less than $100 per item are not subject to Connecticut sales and use taxes during the exclusion week. For items costing more than $100, sales tax will apply to the full cost.

For more information, visit www.ct.gov/drs.

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Parade starting at Memorial Middle School and traveling down Route 64 to the Tucker Hill Road fire house. See 20 or more companies, marching bands, fire trucks.

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EIDC hears Connecticut Yankee Winery proposal

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC) at its July 26 meeting heard a business proposal for a winery on townowned land at Nichols Road. An architectural review for a car wash on Straits Turnpike did not occur because the applicant failed to appear.

The winery, registered as Connecticut Yankee Winery LLP, is a partnership between Jon Bosman of 236 Shadduck Road in Middlebury and his sister, Lise Bosman of Canton. Jon’s wife, Ana, told commissioners the concept of a winery had been her husband’s dream for several years. More recently, he thought about building it on the property that adjoins theirs and runs alongside the historic Peck Homestead.

Jon and Ana Bosman own three acres on Shadduck Road that have already been turned into initial vineyards for a farm winery permit. He said the historic property provided an attractive environmental and aesthetic setting for a winery.

The Nichols Road house has been preserved by the Middlebury Historical Society (MHS) since 2011, when it was saved from being burned for firefighter training. The 133-acre property was given to the town of Middlebury in 2001 by the Connecticut Water Company with a conservation easement to the Middlebury Land Trust (MLT). Bosman said his family owned his Shadduck Road property since 1938, and his grandfather was friends with the Nichols family.

Jon Bosman narrated a slide presentation of his business proposal, pointing out that the Connecticut flag shown on the first page contained three grape clusters that symbolize the uniting of three Connecticut colonies with wine making, an important part of early colonization.

“The mission of this is to offer customers an enjoyable experience sampling quality wines in a natural setting while bringing awareness to the historic homestead of Revolutionary War soldier Augustus Peck,” said Bosman. He said he would reconstruct the smaller of two barns originally on the property for wine tastings, etc., and construct a second, larger barn if the busi-

ness was profitable. He told commissioners it would take 3 to 5 years to have estate grapes, and the winery would initially produce wine from California grapes with the objective of having more than 50 percent of the wine made from estate grapes within seven years.

In his revenue estimate, Bosman said it would be a threeseason business, May through December, open primarily on weekends with an average of four couples per hour spending about $50 each for $200 per hour in revenue. He said the wines would be named and labeled to reflect the history of the property, so would bear names such as Augustus Peck White and Liberty Red. The benefit to the town, Bosman said, would be a raised awareness of the history of the property and the need to save and restore the house. He said fundraisers such as a summer jazz event, vineyard 5K runs, and donations at the vineyard would benefit the restoration.

Commissioner Todd Annelli asked whether there were restrictions on the use of the property and whether open bidding and a town meeting were required for a lease. Commissioner Armando Paolino said the 6.5-acre core property containing the house and barns was owned by the town, but the remainder of the surrounding 133 acres had easements assigned to the MLT, which MHS President Robert Rafford said were iron-clad against commercial development.

Paolino and Commissioner Ted Manello asked whether the MLT would be agreeable to having the property reconstituted as a farm. Rafford said he thought there were provisions for limited use, but not necessarily commercial. Chairman Terry McAuliffe said the MHS and MLT had discussed possibilities for restoring the Peck House, but had not reached any conclusion.

After more discussion on possibilities, Bosman was encouraged to contact Dr. W. Scott Peterson, MLT president, and arrange for a meeting.

The next regular EIDC meeting will be Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Conference Room.

August 2016

Library Highlights This column features library highlights for the Middlebury, Naugatuck, Southbury and Woodbury libraries. For a list of more events at area libraries, please visit our website, www. bee-news.com, and click on “Libraries.”

Please arrive before 6 p.m. Drop in, bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothing. $5 suggested donation per session. For Saturday morning classes, please call 203-729-4591, ext. 4.

Meditation

Ongoing meditation practice for relaxation, focus, personal growth, and spiritual development offers periods of meditaTech talk – tion with an opportunity for eAudiobooks questions and discussion. It Join us for Tech Talk Wednes- meets every second, fourth, and day, Aug. 3, at 11 a.m. and learn fifth Tuesday from 6 to 6:45 p.m. how to download eAudiobooks to your devices using OverDrive.

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Family movie Celebrate the end of the summer reading program with a movie Thursday, Aug. 4, at 5 p.m.

Winners of the summer reading prizes will be announced before the movie. Bring snacks to enjoy during the movie.

Metro North safety talk Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 11 a.m., a Metro North representative will discuss safety around railroad tracks and trains.

Star Wars pizza party Children who have completed their summer reading challenges are invited to a Star Wars pizza party Thursday, Aug. 11, at 12 p.m. Costumes are welcome!

Winners of the spacecraft contest also will be announced.

Tech talk – eBooks Join us for Tech Talk: eBooks Wednesday, Aug 24, at 11 a.m. and learn how to download eBooks using OverDrive.

Lego Club The Lego Club for youth in grades K to five meets the first and third Tuesdays, Aug. 2 and 16 this month, from 4:15 to 5 p.m.

The Middlebury Public Library invites them to join the Lego Club for an afternoon of creativity and fun. The library provides the Lego bricks. Registration is required at the children’s circulation desk. Maximum 20 participants.

For Middlebury Public Library events, please visit middleburypubliclibrary.org. The Middlebury Public Library is at 30 Crest Road. The telephone number is 203-758-2634.

Naugatuck Yoga

Yoga for all levels with certified instructor Paula Lantieri heath family, blueberries, cran- meets every Monday from 6:15 berries and sheep laurel make to 7:15 p.m. in the Meeting Room. up the base of the mat islands in Continued from page 1 the bog and have special adaptations that allow them to live loop) or short (the blue trail).

The trails can be quite wet in there. The bog contains three the spring but are drier this time types of carnivorous plants that Middlebury Soccer’s Fall 2016 of year. Maps are available at the eat insects as their source of proentrance. Hikers need to pay at- tein and therefore thrive there. registration is open, and two soctention to the many roots and Pitcher plants and sundews live cer camps are being offered in rocks on parts of the trails. The at the edge of the mat communi- August. The fall season is exsanctuary has the usual animal ties, and bladderwort lives in the pected to begin in early Septemlife for this part of Connecticut. open water. They are all abun- ber and end in mid-November.

One runner came upon a black dant in the bog but a challenge All registrations must be proto see. A good set of binoculars cessed through the Middlebury bear in mid July.

Plant lovers won’t want to helps! Easier to see are water lil- Soccer Association website, miss the bog, which is home to ies, common arrowroot and pipe www.middlebury-soccer.com. a number of unique plants that wort when they’re in bloom in All players in Middlebury Soccer programs receive professional thrive in its acid waters. In addi- the open water sections.

This preserve is a “don’t miss”! training to optimize player detion to red maples, plants in the velopment.

Starting this fall, per U.S. Youth Soccer mandate, players will register and be placed in programs and on teams based on calendar birth years. While Middlebury Soccer primarily serves the town of Middlebury, if you are from a neighboring town whose regisWe expect to have the Region 15 bus schedules on Montration has closed and want your day, Aug. 15. We will post them on www.bee-news.com as

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employment

Do you know someone who is long-term unemployed? Tuesday, Aug. 2, and again on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 10:30 a.m., Mark Charpentier will discuss Platform to Employment, a publicprivate partnership in Connecticut that assists those who have been out of the workforce for an extended period of time.

Platform to Employment is a holistic multi-week course that provides participants with the hope, confidence and tools to get back to work in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Those who complete Platform to Employment (P2E) are assisted with job placement. Find out if P2E is right for your situation and what it can offer you. Please register by calling 203-729-4591 to ensure seating.

reach nurse with Griffin Hospital, will provide educational materials about breast care, answer questions, and provide information on low/no cost mammograms for those who qualify. For more information, call 203-7294591.

Book drive The Friends of the Whittemore Library will hold a book drive to benefit the library Saturday, Aug. 27, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the library on 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. Volunteers will be available to bring donations into the building. Arrangements can be made for a pickup of any large collection.

Please donate gently used adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction books and DVDs. They cannot accept encyclopedias or textbooks, Reader’s Digest condensed books, medical books over five years old and VHS tapes.

Pints and Pages

Pints and Pages Pub Book Club meets monthly at The Corner Tavern at 178 N. Main Street in Naugatuck. It is led by the library’s Matt Yanarella and Kirk Morrison. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at 6:30 p.m. the group will discuss “The Big Short” by Michael Lewis. Food and beverages will be available from the tavern menu.

For more information or to register, call 203-729-4591.

The Howard Whittemore Memorial Library is at 243 Church Coloring for adults St. in Naugatuck. For informaColoring for Adults will be tion, call 203-729-4591 or visit Wednesday, Aug. 3, at 6:30 p.m. whittemorelibrary.org.

Relieve the stress and anxiety of everyday issues. Find an outlet to express your creativity. Ditch technology for the evening. Coloring books geared for adults are Children’s celebration at the top of the bestseller lists The Children’s Department and gathering friends together. will conclude its summer reading Come in and unwind. All mate- program, “Heroes In Our World rials will be provided. Call 203- and Beyond.” with an afternoon 729-4591 for more information. of entertainment Friday, Aug. 26.

It will start at 3 p.m. with magiAnimal athletes cian Danny Rodrigue – also Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 known as “Danny Magic.” p.m., Animal Embassy will presAfter the summer reading ent a fun and educational pro- prizes have been awarded, Tatygram for all ages about animals anna Jade and Michael will perthat carry out amazing feats each form. They will sing a mixture of day to travel, catch prey, or avoid old and new children’s songs being caught. Ambassadors may guaranteed to have the crowd on include: Veiled Chameleon, Ar- their feet singing and dancing! gentine Black and White Tegu, The party will conclude with Carpet Python, Lovebird and a showing of the Disney classic more! Call Whittemore Library movie based on Rudyard for more information or to reg- Kipling’s “Jungle Book” at 6 p.m. ister at 203-729-4591.

Registration is required, and all ages are welcome.

Breast wellness If you have any questions, call Thursday, Aug. 25, from 10:30 the Children’s Department at a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Ana Alcantara, 203-262-0626, ext. 3.

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Southbury

August art exhibit The Gloria Cachion Gallery at Southbury Public Library will host an exhibit of Georgia Sheron’s “The Other Photographic Side” from Saturday, July 30, to Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. This exhibit explores Sheron’s work in color, images tucked away in her studio and not previously exhibited. Her travels to Italy, St. Croix, and Monhegan Island in Maine greatly expanded her approach to fine art photography.

The exhibit includes photographs of landscapes, seascapes, flowers, antique buildings and cathedrals from these locations.

They are printed on canvas in larger sizes.

The exhibit will be open during regular summer library hours, which are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. The library is closed Saturday and Sunday in August.

For more information, call 203-262-0626 or visit www. southburylibrary.org. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in Southbury.

Woodbury Beekeeping Catherine Wolko, beekeeper, farmer and owner of the Humble Bee Honey Company in Watertown will present an all-ages program on beekeeping and honeybees Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Woodbury Public Library. Participants will learn about the decline in the bee population and how to help change it, and learn why it’s so important to keep the honeybee population healthy.

Did you know that for every three tablespoons of food you eat, two have benefited from the honey bee? Bees are responsible for agricultural growth from one end of the nation to the other.

Beekeeping is an honored tradition that has existed in Connecticut since the late 1600s. Ms. Wolko is a member of the Connecticut Farm Bureau, The Backyard Beekeepers Association and The American Beekeeping Federation. Participants will receive honey recipes and other beerelated handouts. Please register in advance.

For more information, call 203-263-3502 or visit www. woodburylibraryct.org. The library is at 269 Main St. S. in Woodbury.

To see more library events, please look online at www.beenews.com.

Middlebury Soccer news child to play travel soccer, Middlebury Soccer is able to accept a limited number of out-of-town players.

In-house program costs are U4 (2013 and 2014 births), $90; U5 (2012 births) and U6 (2011 births), $100; and U7 (2010 births) and U8 (2009 births), $140. A $25 late fee will be added to any in-house (U4 to U8) registrations made on after Aug. 19.

The travel program for ages U9 and older is $170 except for U13 Boys, which is $100. New travel players also will need to purchase the required uniform.

The late registration period for travel soccer has already begun, so a $25 late fee applies to all new travel soccer registrations.

Registration is not complete until payment is received. The

club provides multi-player discounts. If any financial factors are preventing you from registering, please contact Middlebury Soccer via the club website for consideration.

All travel players who did not play with Middlebury Soccer in the spring must submit a copy of their birth certificates and a 1-inch-by-1-inch color head shot photo for Northwest District registration purposes. At the time of online registration, have both files available to upload into the registration system. You also may email the birth certificate and photo to gegleissner@hotmail. com, but uploading during registration is preferred.

Middlebury Soccer offers a variety of camp options for young players from Middlebury and

surrounding towns. These camps are held at Ledgewood Park in Middlebury. Additional information on these camps and registration instructions can be found in the news bulletin section of the Middlebury Soccer website, www.middlebury-soccer.com.

Pereira Summer Soccer Camps will be held the week of Aug. 8 for ages 6 to 12. Morning and evening sessions will be offered. To register, log into the Middlebury Soccer registration system via the REGISTER NOW button on the main page of the Middlebury Soccer website.

Everson Soccer Academy Summer Camp will be held the week of Aug. 15 with programs for ages 2 to 5 and 6 to 14. To register, visit the Middlebury Soccer website.

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Tomatoes, squash, peppers, beans, peaches, plums, nectarines and more!

Hanging Baskets • Planters • Perennials Herbs • Shrubs • Roses Ornamental Statuary Mulch & Top Soil (Bulk or Bag) Bagged Potting Soil

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The Middlebury Public Library’s goal is to encourage its community to read together and to participate in engaging programs. This year’s Star Warsthemed summer read program, “Reading … It’s Our Only Hope,” is filled with educational and enlightening opportunities throughout the summer months for all ages. In keeping with our summer read theme, here is a selection of Star Wars books for people of all ages to enjoy. All of these books are currently available at the Middlebury Public Library.

For Adults “Star Wars Darth Plagueis” by James Luceno - Darth Plagueis, Sith Lord, craves absolute power.

But unlike other Sith Lords, he possesses the ultimate power over life and death. Darth Sidious, Sith Lord, secretly masters the power of the Dark Side while he publicly climbs to the top of the government office. One desires to rule, while the other dreams of living forever. Together they seek to destroy the Jedi and to rule the galaxy.

For Teens “Star Wars Moving Target (A Princess Leia Adventure)” by Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry - After the disastrous defeat on planet Hoth, the Rebel Alliance has scattered throughout the galaxy pursued by the Galactic Alliance. One rebel task force protects Princess Leia, the last

survivor of Alderaan’s House of Organa. Leia is the symbol of freedom always hunted by the Empire she has opposed for so long. As the Empire closes in, Leia makes a critical decision of her own.

For Middle Grades “Jedi Shadow (Star Wars Young Jedi Knights Trilogy 1)”

by Kevin J. Anderson - Three novels in one volume follow Jacen and Jaina, the twins of Han Solo and Princess Leia, as they begin their training at the Jedi academy where they and their fellow students become the galaxy’s only chance for a new Republic.

For Junior Readers “Star Wars Ships of the Galaxy” by Benjamin Harper - This

clever book uncovers amazing facts and trivia about the space ships in the Star Wars Galaxy.

From the Millennium Falcon to the Rebel Assault Ship, each ship is explored in detail. An exclusive foldout reveals special blueprints of the ships from “The Force Awakens.”

For Beginner Readers “The Adventures of BB-8” by David Fentiman - The fate of the Galaxy depends on BB-8. Follow BB-8 on his adventures as he gets caught up in the galactic battles.

Learn about the heroism of Resistance fighters and the evilness of the First Order. Meet BB-8’s new friends and see them join together to defeat evil.

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Knights of Columbus make donation The Rev. Dennis J. Vincenzo, center, holds a check for more than $3,000 presented to him by, left to right, George Gabrielson, Dave Williams, Carol Anelli, Ron Vitarelli and Lou Orsini.

The money for church repairs was raised at the Knights of Columbus takeout chicken dinner.

Not shown in the photo is Paul Babarik.

(Submitted photo)

Middlebury Senior Center Events Sewing classes

Community garden

The Middlebury Senior Center is offering free sewing classes Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Whether you’re a beginner or experienced, we have something for you. Ruth, our instructor, is looking for people to help her with a quilting project she has in progress. People of all ages are welcome to join these classes. If you’re interested, please call 203577-4166 for more information.

The community garden at Shepardson Community Center needs volunteers for this growing season. Can you spare an hour a week? Help is needed with weeding, watering and harvesting.

Call 203-577-4166 to sign up.

Hollywood film and talk Thursday, Aug. 11, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Tom Rosa will show and discuss the movie, “City That Never Sleeps.” Rosa, a retired art teacher, is an expert on old Hollywood movies.

This month’s film noir is a 1953 movie starring Gig Young, Mala Powers, William Talman, Edward Arnold, Chill Wills, Marie Windsor, Paula Raymond and Tom Poston.

This is a great underrated film with an impeccable use of Chicago locations photographed by John Russell (“Psycho”) and another bad-girl performance by film noir goddess Marie Windsor.

Refreshments will be served; all are welcome. Call 203-577-4166 for reservations.

Make picnic reservations by Aug. 1 The Middlebury Senior Center Summer Picnic will be Wednesday, Aug. 17, at noon at Meadowview Park. The cost is $20. If you’d like to attend, you need to call 203-577-4166 by Aug. 1 to reserve your seat.

Entertainment will be by DJ Jazzy Kat. The menu will include hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, curly fries, tossed salad, watermelon and beverages. Catering will be by Frankie’s.

discount on automobile insurance (contact your insurance company for details).

AARP membership is not required, and drivers of all ages are invited to attend. The cost to participate is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers.

All checks must be made out to “AARP.” Call 203-577-4166 to register.

Trips Red White and Blue Thrift Store Thursday, Aug. 4, the Middlebury minibus bus will go to the Red White and Blue Thrift Store in Waterbury. The bus will leave the Senior Center at 10:30 a.m.

Please call 203-577-4166 to reserve your seat.

Driver safety program

Monteiro’s Restaurant

The next AARP Driver Safety Course will be Monday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the senior center. The course is the nation’s first and largest driverrefresher course.

Drivers who attend the class will receive a completion certificate and may be entitled to a

Friday, Aug. 26, the minibus will travel to Monteiro’s Restaurant for lunch. You must have a Senior Dine Card to participate.

If you do not have a card, stop by the senior center office to get one. If you want to go to the restaurant, call 203-577-4166 to reserve a seat.

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Eat healthy now to stay active Sticking to a healthy diet now may help with mobility as we age.

So says a new study that looked at preventing or delaying a physical decline later. Continued physical function equates to continued independent living, so this study needs a close look.

A portion of the Nurses’ Health Study looked at diet patterns of 54,762 women and compared their health to the Alternative Healthy Eating Index, checking in with them every four years between 1992 and 2008. Here’s what it learned: • Those with a healthy diet were less likely to develop physical impairments.

• More fruit and vegetables; less sugared drinks, trans fats and sodium; and moderate intake of alcohol equated to reduced physical impairment later.

• Foods with the biggest health impact were oranges, pears, apples, leaf lettuce and walnuts, although an overall healthy diet was more important than individual foods.

The Nurses’ Health Study has been ongoing since 1976, and over the years it’s revealed a wealth of information about women’s health, courtesy of (so far) 275,000 participants.

The Alternative Healthy Eating Index is a dietary guideline used by, among other things, the U.S. Department of Agriculture

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In Brief MVFD anniversary parade The most exciting Middlebury event in August will likely be the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department’s (MVFD) 75th Anniversary parade Saturday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m. It will feature 20 or more fire company marching units, bands and fire trucks. The parade will form at Memorial Middle School and march from there down Route 64 (Middlebury Road) to the Tucker Hill Road fire house, where parade participants will be served refreshments. At 9:30 p.m., the Connecticut Parade Marshals will announce which companies have won trophies for their performances.

MVFD Fire Chief Tony Bruno said a reviewing stand will be set up by Larry’s Wine and Spirits.

He expects dignitaries in the reviewing stand will include State Sen. Rob Kane, State Sen. Joan

Hartley, State Rep. Anthony sionary counselors, law school D’Amelio, Sen. Richard Blumen- dropouts, aspiring rock musithal and Sen. Chris Murphy. cians, retired football players, oil industry executives, and church Youth addiction film leaders came together to build Jennifer Dewitt of the Central the world’s largest peer-driven Naugatuck Valley Regional Ac- youth and family recovery comtion Council (CNVRAC) encour- munity.

This independent film takes ages people to sign up for one of two showings of a film on youth an unprecedented and intimate addiction. The film will be shown look at how a system of treatment in September, which is National centers, sober high schools, alRecovery Month. CNVRAC needs ternative peer groups and col65 people to sign up for each legiate recovery programs can event so Regal Cinema Brass Mill intervene early and provide a Stadium 12 in Waterbury will real and tested long-term alternative to the “War on Drugs.” It present the film.

The film is “Generation is not only a deeply personal Found,” a powerful film about story, but one with real-world one community coming togeth- utility for communities struger to ignite a youth addiction gling with addiction worldwide.

To reserve your tickets, please recovery revolution in their hometown. Devastated by an go to the appropriate link for the epidemic of addiction, Houston date. For Wednesday, Sept. 7, at faced the reality of burying and 7:30 p.m., go to http://gathr.us/ locking up its young people at an screening/16507. For Wednesalarming rate. And so, in one of day, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m., go to the largest cities in America, vi- http://gathr.us/screening/16560.

P&Z approves garage, schedules car wash hearing

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) at its July 7 meeting unanimously approved a garage for a cottage at Tyler Cove. It also accepted an application for a car wash on Straits Turnpike and discussed a proposed popcorn shed at Quassy Amusement Park.

In his site plan review for the Tyler Cove garage, attorney Michael McVerry told commissioners, “This is the conclusion of a long process in the Nybakken’s attempt to build a garage on their property.” Cottage expansions in the 38-unit Tyler Cove community at Lake Quassapaug were made possible by a new section of the zoning regulations approved in August 2015. That new section was added at the request of George and Diana Nybakken, who were denied a permit for a garage in 2006 and lost an appeal brought to Superior Court.

The new regulation demarcated lot lines to be the same as the unit boundaries and common areas defined in condominium declarations, and it specified rules for expansions and additions. McVerry said the Nybakkens received a variance May 4 from the Zoning Board of

Appeals for a two-story 24-by24-foot garage at 10 Tyler Cove with the second floor limited to storage. McVerry told Commissioner Paul Babarik the second story had a separate exterior entrance.

An application by Maxxwell Sunshine LLC for a car wash at 2160 Straits Turnpike was unanimously accepted, and a public hearing was scheduled for Aug. 4. Attorney McVerry, representing Patrick Bayliss d/b/a County Line Carriage Inc. for the former Suzuki dealership at that address, reminded commissioners the zoning regulations had been amended March 3 to allow the business as an accessory use to an auto dealership with the stipulation the car wash design not allow stacking of vehicles onto the public right-of-way and not allow hazardous conditions such as ice onto the public right-ofway.

In other matters, commissioners discussed building footprint calculation issues for a popcorn shed that was proposed and then withdrawn by Quassy Amusement Park. Chairman Terry Smith told commissioners he wanted to talk about it for future reference because the proposed shed had a large cantilevered roof.

Town Engineer John Calabrese posed the zoning question, “Does the cantilevered roof count in the setback or not?”

“It says as measured by the exterior dimensions of the building, which includes cantilevers,” answered Commissioner William Stowell, reading from the zoning regulations.

“A cantilever is anything three feet or more,” added Zoning Enforcement Officer Curtis Bosco, “like in a raised ranch.”

In enforcement matters, Bosco said he now receives a dust control report every morning from Toll Brothers for the Ridgewood condominium project.

“They got the message,” he told Smith, referring to the suspension of building permits approved by the commission June 2 after more than a year of residents’ complaints. Bosco said the troublesome dirt road had been covered with gravel and rolled with a paving machine, and other areas had been hydroseeded. He said the developer was paying the water bill for condo owners hooked up for the watering.

The next regular P&Z meeting will be Thursday, Aug. 4, at 7:30 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center. www.nfda.org

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A Weekend in Norfolk Norfolk, Conn., population 1600, is not a town that tends to blow its own horn. But three residents who thought it was high time their town was recognized have planned “A Weekend in Norfolk” to be held the weekend of Aug. 5, 6 and 7. On the docket for that weekend are concerts for every taste, from chamber music by the Emerson Quartet to rock groups and the U.S. Coast Guard Band. The scenic surroundings attract many artists who will show their work in an art exhibit by Norfolk Artists and Friends, and there will be readings by novelist Courtney Maum and Poet Susannah Wood.

Walking tours will point out the classic village green, shuttered Colonial homes, white church spires and exceptional architecture like the 1899 library, the Tiffany windows in Battell Chapel, the Stanford White fountain on the green, and some of the grand local estates. Other walks will include a wildflower walk at Aton Forest and a guided hike in Great Mountain Forest.

Foodies will enjoy a farmer’s

market on Saturday, an ice cream social on Sunday and special deals and menus at the town’s restaurant all weekend.

For more information, visit www.weekendinnorfolk.org.

Tax credits for vets, active duty troops Middlebury residents who served in the armed forces are reminded to file their honorable discharge papers with the Middlebury town clerk no later than Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, to receive the basic veteran’s benefit.

Applications for the additional veteran’s tax benefit also must be filed no later than Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Completed applications with statements of income and Social Security benefits must be submitted to the assessor’s office NO LATER THAN Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.

Qualifying income is based on 2015 total income PLUS Social Security.

Income limits are: Single Applicant: $0 to $35,200; Married Applicant: $0 to $42,900 Active duty military personnel must file for their motor vehicle

exemption NO LATER THAN Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.

Applications are available at the assessor’s office or online through the assessor’s office link on the Town of Middlebury website, www.middlebury-ct.org. For more information, call the assessor’s office at 203-758-1447. Applications can be picked up at the assessor’s office in the Town Hall at 1212 Whittemore Road in Middlebury during business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Free meals Master’s Table Community Meals will host a free breakfast Saturday, Aug. 13, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. and a free community dinner and a movie Sunday, Aug. 28. Dinner will be served from 4 to 5:30 p.m.; the movie will start at 4:30 p.m. The meals are served at Assumption Church at 61 N. Cliff St. in Ansonia. They are open to the public, all are welcome, and the facility is handicap-accessible. The meals are free, but donations are accepted.

For more information, visit www. masterstablemeals.org or call 293-732-7792.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel feast

By MARISSA MATOZZO From the green, white, and red painted streets to the church bells chiming daily, the Town Plot neighborhood in Waterbury, Conn., is widely known as an area rich in Italian culture. Its Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church recently hosted its 78th Italian feast, an annual celebra-

tion that draws huge crowds.

The beloved “Benvenuti” arched sign welcomes visitors to a path leading to classic Italian dishes – sausage and peppers, pasta fagioli and soffritto. The American favorites, hot dogs and hamburgers, also are available.

Cannolis, cookies, Italian ice and ice cream are cherished Italian treats offered throughout the

celebration. Perhaps the most popular treat is the pizzelle, fried dough with a choice of powdered sugar or marinara sauce. Lines of people wanting to buy pizzelle sometimes stretch out to the street.

Among the many other attractions are live bands, a Kids Zone

– See Feast on page 8

Conservation Commission approves three applications, denies car wash

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Conservation Commission (CC) at its June 28 meeting unanimously approved subdivision and wetland permits for Benson Woods. It also approved a house on Washington Drive and a barn expansion at Westover School. It denied a Straits Turnpike car wash application because of incomplete information.

Attorney Jennifer Yoxall of Carmody Torrance Sandak and Hennessey and Curt Smith of Smith and Co. represented Middlebury Land Development LLC, developers of Benson Woods.

Yoxall explained that Benson Woods was a 79-unit development with a 1,200-square-foot community building that was being built in three phases. She said all the development’s permits had finally expired after being renewed and extended over the years since 2001 to 2002.

Yoxall said most of Phase 1 was complete, as were all its regulated activities. The new application covers Phases II and III as well as a resubmission of the original subdivision plan, which split the housing development from Timex headquarters property.

Smith reviewed the wetlands plans, saying the subdivision was designed so only 0.8 acres of the 17.36-acre property would be disturbed. He told commissioners a hillside area originally designated for wetlands creation would cause more disturbance than it would mitigate, and after discussion, received the okay from Wetlands Enforcement Officer Deborah Seavey not to create it and for the $10,000 performance bond to be refunded. A resolution to approve the project was unanimously approved.

Wetland permits for a house at 390 Washington Drive were unanimously approved for James Harlamon, who recently acquired the property. He told commissioners subdivision permits previously approved by the commission expired in 2014. As part of the approval, Harlamon was told to supply a detailed plot plan showing the driveway and recharge area.

Removal of trees and expansion of a barn at Westover School were unanimously approved.

Employee Jeff Galusha told commissioners school renovation plans would move classrooms into the current maintenance building. He asked for approval to relocate the shop to an existing

yellow barn on the property and construct a 26-by-30-foot addition to it for the school’s dump truck and other maintenance vehicles. Water, sewer and electrical service would be extended to the barn and a bathroom would be added. A number of white pine trees would be taken down for safety, a gravel driveway area would be improved, and a concrete block mulching area added.

“They don’t seem to have blight,” Galusha told Commissioner Curt Bosco, who asked about the pines, “but they’re 80 feet tall.” He said one had hit the roof of the barn and another four had fallen in the last year. A resolution to approve the project specified there be no washing salt off vehicles and no outside water spigot. The resolution also required a planting scheme to be approved by Seavey.

In other matters, an application by County Line Carriage for a car wash at 2160 Straits Turnpike was denied because the applicant did not appear and the information supplied was incomplete.

The next regular CC meeting will be Tuesday, Aug. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 26 at Shepardson Community Center.

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August 2016

Your business: LLC or S Corp.?

When someone starts a new business, the business entity they most commonly choose is a Limited Liability Company (LLC).

This often make sense, since the LLC provides legal protection and is very easy and cost effective to establish and maintain. Also, for tax purposes, when it is a Single Member LLC (SMLLC), the income and expenses for the SMLLC normally get reported on the owner’s personal tax return on Schedule C, rather than on a separate income tax return for the business.

The net profit from a business is subject to two different levels of tax – regular income tax at the owner’s regular tax bracket, as well as Self Employment (SE) taxes.

When someone is a W-2 employee, FICA taxes (Social Security and Medicare) are withheld

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from their pay, and the employer matches those taxes dollar for dollar. But with a SMLLC, the owner is both employee and employer and so they must pay SE taxes (equivalent of FICA taxes) on the entire net profit of the business.

The SE taxes will generally be about 14 percent of net profit. As the business becomes more profitable, this can become a sizable tax hit. When that happens, there may be a different way to go to reduce taxes, i.e., electing to be taxed as an S Corporation.

As an S Corporation, the business owner is required to take a

W-2 salary, but only that portion of the profits is subject to SE/ FICA taxes. The rest of the profits are not subject to SE/FICA taxes. So the more profitable a business is, the more potential for tax savings through avoidance of SE taxes on the nonsalary portion of the income.

Based on the previous paragraph, one might be tempted to inquire, “Why take out any W-2 salary?” Well the answer is that the IRS requires “reasonable” W-2 compensation be paid to the business owner. What is “reasonable”? That is not specifically defined by the IRS and depends on all the facts and circumstances.

We have successfully worked with many of our business clients to elect S Corporation tax status to help them save taxes. The average savings is about $5,000 per

Previous surveys have allowed the VA to pinpoint and then create programs to fill specific needs. A 2015 CHALENG survey of over 6,000 participants showed the following: • Needs that are generally being met for homeless veterans included medical services, testing for TB and HIV, services for psychiatric problems, sub-

stance-abuse treatment, and case management.

• The top two unmet needs were the same for both male and female veterans, with housing for registered sex offenders being first on the list, followed by child care.

• Legal issues – hurdles that many veterans can’t overcome on their own and the VA can’t provide – include preventing an eviction, credit counseling, having a discharge upgraded, dealing with outstanding warrants and fines, child support, and restoring a driver’s license.

• Veterans between ages 45 to 60 provided the bulge in the bell

curve, with their numbers exceeding half the total.

CHALENG has been able to bring together help from services for veterans’ families, dental programs, Housing and Urban Development housing help, and legal programs.

If you’re a veteran who is at risk of being homeless or needs services, there is help. Veterans and families can call 1-877-4AIDVET (1-877-424-3838) to get VA services. You also can call the closest VA Medical Center. Don’t wait until your situation is dire.

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Jose Rodrigues

Jeanne and Rene were married 49 years and raised five children.

She was a sweet and generous person with a sparkling smile filled with laughter. She was a lifetime member of The Ladies of Saint Anne and was active at Blessed Sacrament Church Prayer Group and the Woman’s Guild in Waterbury. Jeanne resided with her husband in Brandon, Fla., in their retirement. Jeanne was dedicated to her faith. She attended her weekly Charismatic Prayer Group and Women’s Share Group of Nativity Catholic Church in Brandon. She was talented in crochet, hand-quilted pillows, sewing and floral arranging. She enjoyed gardening of flowers, blueberry bushes and various vegetables.

Jeanne is survived by her sons, Ronald Theroux of Waterbury; David Theroux and Gale Neumann of Middlebury; Paul Theroux and his wife, Lee Gianni Theroux, of Wolcott; her daughters, Claire J. Theroux and her husband, Tony B. Griffin, of Tampa, Fla.; Nancy Theroux Tomasek and her husband, Jim Tomasek, of Hebron, Conn.; one grandson, Gregory Theroux of Wolcott; a brother, Lucien Hamel of Windsor, Calif.; a sister, Gisele Hamel McNamara of Fort Myers, Fla.; a sister, Rita Hamel Lacombe of North Port, Fla.; a brother, Richard Hamel of Meriden, Conn.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her sister Theresa Hamel Lagasse of Waterbury and her brother Andrew Hamel of Waterbury.

The family would like to thank the staff at Glendale Center and Season’s Hospice for all their beautiful attention given to our mother.

A memorial Mass will be held Thursday, Aug. 4, at 9 a.m. at the Shrine of Saint Anne at 515 S. Main St. in Waterbury, Conn.

Flowers are welcome or a donation can be made to the Restoration Fund for The Shrine of Saint Anne. Contributions can be made out to Connecticut Community Foundation, 43 Field St., Waterbury, CT 06702. Please write memo on check: Friends of St. Anne.

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Obituaries Pietro Anello

Loving husband, father and grandfather Pietro Anello, 85, of Middlebury, passed away peacefully July 9, 2016, at his home. He was the beloved husband of Lidia (Capuano) Anello.

Pietro was born Dec. 24, 1930, in Monreale, Palermo, Italy, a son of the late Giovanni and Eleonora (Pupella) Anello. He worked for Alfa Romeo in Milan for 25 years before moving to Middlebury in 1977. He worked for Gem Manufacturing in Waterbury for many years before retiring. He was a born-again Christian and faithful member of “The House of Refuge” in Plymouth. He had incredible ingenuity and imagination, and many of his creations surround his home. His sense of humor will be missed by his family and friends.

Besides his wife of 58 years, Pietro is survived by his children, Gianpietro Anello and his wife, Elisa, of Watertown; Fabio Anello and his wife, Jolene, of Pfafftown, N.C.; and Simona Milks and her husband, Brian, of Knox, Pa.; grandchildren, John Peter Anello and Gabrielle and Katia Anello; Lydia Rojas and her husband, Matias, and Christopher; and Andrew and Timothy Pietro Milks. He was the youngest of nine siblings and also is survived by his brothers, Giuseppe and Salvatore Anello of Milan, Italy; a sister, Nina Anello of Milan, Italy; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sisters Franca, Teresa, Enza, Rosalia and Mariaconcetta.

His funeral service was July 15, 2016, at Chase Parkway Memorial/ Albini Family Funeral Home in Waterbury, Conn. Entombment was to follow in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery Mausoleum.

For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.

Helen Capozzi

Loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Helen (Bubulas) Capozzi, 91, of Middlebury passed away peacefully July 11, 2016, at the Middlebury Convalescent Home with her family by her side.

She was the beloved widow of Albert V. Capozzi.

Helen was born in Waterbury March 24, 1925, a daughter of the late Jzidorius and Anna (Rukus) Bubulas.

Helen was a graduate of Wilby High School. She was a waitress at Gunther’s before her retirement and had also worked at the former Railway Express in Waterbury. In her younger years, Helen was an avid gardener, and she loved to crochet and embroider.

Helen is survived by her sons, Albert J. Capozzi and his wife, Holly, of Plymouth, Mass., and Mark Capozzi of Waterbury; a daughter, Theresa Hatfield of Farmington; seven grand-

children and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her brother, James Bubulas, and sister, Ann Nowacki.

Helen’s family would like to thank the staff at Middlebury Convalescent Home for their love, compassion and support during Helen’s stay.

The Mass of Christian Burial was July 18, 2016, at St. Patrick’s Church.

Burial was to follow at Calvary Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Middlebury Convalescent Home Recreation Fund, 778 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT 06762.

For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.

Jeffrey A. Riedel Modern-day Renaissance man

Jeffrey A. Riedel, 59, of Southbury, died June 28, 2016, after a short illness at Danbury Hospital.

Mr. Riedel was born on Oct. 12, 1956, in Williamsville, N.Y., the son of the late Edna M. Haines and Dr. Robert W. Haines and the late Arthur C. Riedel.

He was educated in Buffalo, N.Y. and attended Buffalo State College, where he received a bachelor’s degree in industrial arts and began his 40-plusyear modeling career at a local men’s store.

His lifelong passion for fashion, design and travel began at a very young age when his career in modeling brought him to New York City. His commercial, print and editorial work was featured in top fashion magazines and also led to hundreds of runway shows with top designers. A man of impeccable taste and flair, Jeffrey’s love for classic films mirrored his Hollywood “leading man” style of grace and elegance that landed him many roles as an actor in film and television.

For more than 30 years his love for beauty and design was expressed in both interior and fine jewelry design as a celebrated and award-winning CEO/president of Jeffrey Riedel Interior Designs and the Jeffrey Riedel Blue Signature Collection. He worked with many celebrities and clients locally, in New York City and abroad.

A loving and loyal friend, Jeffrey cherished most his beloved and faithful dog Thaddeus and time with his many treasured beautiful friends and valued relationships. We know, if love could have saved you, you would have lived forever. Your life was a blessing.

Your memory a treasure. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.

Private services will be held and memorial donations may be made in Jeffrey’s name to the American Humane Association, 1400 16th St. NW, Suite 360, Washington, DC 20036 or American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation Inc., P.O. Box 900061, Raleigh, NC 27675.

For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.

Brother of M. Albertina Dos Santos Jose Rodrigues, 86, of Naugatuck, husband of Germana (Alhinho) Rodrigues, passed away peacefully June 30, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital VITAS Unit surrounded by his loving family.

Mr. Rodrigues was born in Portugal on May 22, 1930, a son of the late Joao and Amelia Rodrigues. He and his family came to the United States in 1974 and settled in Naugatuck. Jose enjoyed gardening, the outdoors, his walks downtown and spending time with his family. He was a communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church and a member of the Portuguese Club in Naugatuck.

Besides his wife of 60 years, Jose is survived by his sons, Jose J. Rodrigues and his wife, Marlene, and Antonio Rodrigues and his wife, Maria; his daughters, Maria J. DaSilva and her husband, Pedro, and Fernanda Smith and her husband, Bryce, all of Naugatuck; his 11 grandchildren; his seven great-grandchildren; his sister, M. Albertina Dos Santos of Middlebury; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his son, Jorge A. Rodrigues, and his siblings, Antonio Rodrigues, M. Helena Texeira, Ana Rodrigues and M. Elisa Alves.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated July 6, 2016, at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Waterbury. Burial was to follow in St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Our Lady of Fatima Church, 2071 Baldwin St., Waterbury, CT 06706. To send an online condolence, visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.

Jeanne Hamel Theroux Loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister

Jeanne, 93, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, July 23, 2016. She was cared for at Glendale Center in Naugatuck, Conn. She was the widow of H. Rene Theroux, a World War II veteran and home builder and developer in the Waterbury area.

Jeanne was the first born of seven to her parents, Flora and Eugene Hamel, in Grand’Mere, Quebec, Canada. They moved to Waterbury, Conn., when she was five years old and she was raised there. She worked at U.S. Time (Timex) during World War II.

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year, and in at least one case, the savings was as high as $50,000 per year.

Also, it should be emphasized that if an LLC elects to be taxed as an S Corporation, it maintains its legal status as an LLC. Only the way it is taxed changes. The election to do this is made by filing a form with the IRS, and approval is normally automatic.

The above is a very general overview of what can be a very complicated subject. Each person’s particular situation can be unique. Always consult a tax professional if you are uncertain about how tax matters might affect you.

Mark A. Burns, M.B.A., is a C.P.A. with Diversified Financial Solutions PC in Southbury. He can be reached at 203-264-3131 or Mark@DFSPC.biz.

Group offers real help for homeless vets It’s not enough to say we have X number of homeless veterans on the street. Before there can be real solutions, we have to know why those veterans are out there and specifically what they need.

The Community Homelessness Assessment, Local Education and Networking Groups (aka CHALENG) is organized to bring together all those who can work to remove barriers for those homeless veterans.

CHALENG has two goals: pair Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) service providers with those in the civilian community and conduct surveys to identify the real needs of homeless veterans.

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The September issue of the Bee-Intelligencer will be distributed Friday, Sept. 2.

This portrait of Silas Bronson hangs in the Silas Bronson Library in Waterbury.

(Robert Rafford photo)

Historical society values family stories

By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD A television program that aired from 1958 to 1963 used to conclude with a narrator saying, “There are 8 million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them.” There have been fewer stories in Middlebury, to be sure, but there are plenty that keep us enthralled.

As the Middlebury Historical Society works to collect our town’s stories, family information is a priority. These families shape and add character to our town. We collect newspaper clippings, family scrapbooks and genealogical information about all our families.

In many cases, newspaper obituaries are the major source of information about our families, especially in the town’s early years, and we have been compiling obits for many years. We have hundreds of them neatly indexed in four volumes. Browsing through obituaries can inspire us to see what a varied mixture of Middlebury folks have accomplished and how fortunate we have been to have them grace our town.

For example, the Hartford Courant reported in 1940 that George T. Johnson, the state’s oldest druggist, died. He was born June 29, 1852, in Middlebury, the son of David D. and Sophia (Stone) Johnson. He had read about the Norfolk Navy Yard, so at 17, in an effort to join the Navy, he went to the railroad depot and asked for a ticket to Norfolk. Because of the paltry sum of money he had, the stationmaster thought he meant Norfolk, Conn. Arriving there, he was disappointed to find, not an ocean, but a local druggist who needed a clerk. In need of money, he began a job at $6 per month with room and board, and thus began a 70-year career.

Sister Mary Maria Benigna, daughter of William P. and Mary I. Johnson (as in the Mary I. Johnson School), died in 1999. She

taught biological science for 36 years and was a founder of St. Joseph College, where she earned a bachelor’s degree. She went on to earn a master’s degree from Providence College and a doctorate from Catholic University. Her father died in 1969; he served on the Middlebury police force for more than 50 years and never carried a gun.

When Mrs. Frances (Coe) Abbott, “Aunt Fanny,” widow of the Rev. Bennet Tyler Abbott (18361905) of Middlebury, died in 1943 at the age of 102, a friend recounted that she and her husband vividly remembered when they heard the news, shouted outside their windows, that President Lincoln had been assassinated.

Arthur Willis Bissell’s obituary in 1942 shows that he was postmaster in Middlebury for 20 years and ran a general store here that was first located where Westover School now stands and then was relocated to where Pies and Pints Restaurant now stands. The obituary of his daughter Katherine in June 1905 shares the sad news that she drowned in Bantam Lake at the age of 23.

The City of Waterbury owes a debt of gratitude to Middlebury native Silas Bronson. His obituary in 1867 shows that, out of an estate of over $1 million, he left the sum of $200,000 to Waterbury for a public library. The Silas Bronson Library is at 267 Grand St. in Waterbury.

Please share your family’s photographs, scrapbooks, artifacts, newspaper clippings and other biographical material with the historical society. If you are interested in your family’s history, please contact the society.

Bob Rafford is the Middlebury Historical Society president and Middlebury’s municipal historian.

To join or contact the society, visit MiddleburyHistoricalSociety.org or call Bob at 203-206-4717. Your membership would be a valuable addition.

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A Rose by Ichiro’s name Pete Rose follows me on Twitter now, or at least he retweeted something I wrote about him, and that’s good enough for me.

I’m also friends on Facebook with Jenny Mollen and Willie Nelson, and depending on which generation you talk to, nobody knows anyone I just talked about.

(You can follow me too @sportingview ... and unlike here, I am a man of few words there.)

In case you missed the past two or three decades, Pete Rose

stand or match. He is Major League Baseball’s undisputed hit king. He is not in the Hall of Fame because he was banned from baseball for betting on baseball games, something every single baseball player has known not to do since the Taft administration. was a real son of a gun who husThe guy completely blew it, tled and played baseball with the yet the man persists to somehow sort of tenacity that only a few remain in the news. How many other players and marauding – See Sporting View on page 7 bands of Vikings could under-

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DEAR DR. ROACH: A few days ago, I heard a report on breast cancer recurrence. I had cancer in my left breast in 1995 and on my right side in 2003. What are your thoughts on the subject?

There is no history of breast cancer in my family. – P.M. ANSWER: Breast cancer sometimes runs in families, but 70 percent to 80 percent of women with breast cancer have no family history. Once a woman has had breast cancer, she is at higher risk for developing a second breast cancer. Survivors of breast cancer should get regular physical exams and mammograms.

A team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University recently published a study promising that in the near future, a new type of blood test may be able to identify DNA from breast cancer cells and find recurrence much earlier than current methods. If confirmed, this would be a big relief to the many women (and

a few men) with breast cancer at risk for recurrence.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please address stem-cell treatment for a torn rotator cuff? My son is facing his second surgery for this problem and is considering stem-cell treatment instead.

He had such terrible pain from surgery the first time. – L.P. ANSWER: A torn rotator cuff is a common sports injury in athletes. Complete tears usually are repaired surgically. A new surgical technique is to inject the body’s own stem cells (obtained from the bone marrow) to help promote healing. It is too new a technique for me to be able to compare it with standard surgical therapy, but the preliminary studies are very promising.

I often have said that only an individual’s surgeon can decide the right surgical procedure, based on far more information than we could include in this column. It’s really true that you never trust anyone quite the way you trust your surgeon. There are surgeons who are using the stem-cell technique, and it would be reasonable to get a consultation with one of them.

Dr. Roach regrets he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell. edu. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall. com, or write to P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

1. Cincinnati pitcher Aroldis Chapman set a major-league record in 2015 for fastest to reach 500 career strikeouts (292 innings). Who had held the mark?

2. The 1954 World Series featured the batting-average champions for each league.

Name them.

3. Florida State set a record in 2015 for most NFL draft picks in a three-year period (29).

What two schools had held the record of 28?

4. Name the last NBA rookie before Orlando’s Elfrid Payton in 2015 to have back-to-back triple-doubles.

5. When was the last time before 2016 that the University of North Dakota won the Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship?

6. Name the last person other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or (top male soccer player in the world).

7. When was the last Kentucky Derby in which every horse entered had won a race as a 2-year-old?

Answers: 1. San Diego’s Craig Kimbrel (305 innings).

2. The New York Giants’ Willie Mays (.345) and Cleveland’s Bobby Avila (.341).

3. Miami, Fla. (2002-04) and Southern Cal (2008-10).

4. Boston’s Antoine Walker, in 1997.

5. It was 2000.

6. Brazil’s Kaka, in 2007.

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other Hall of Fames can this guy be inducted to? It seems like every other week he is inducted into the Reds’ Hall of Fame, Cincinnati’s Hall of Fame, Ohio’s Hall of Fame, the guy down the street’s Hall of Fame ... Pokemon Go should make him one of their monsters because he has a statue or plaque in just about every major park in the Buckeye State.

He has to have several hundred Rotary Club coffee mugs.

Then along comes Ichiro Suzuki. By the time you read this, Ichiro will have reached the 3,000 hit mark in Major League Base-

ball. If you were to add up the hits he made in Japan with the hits he made here, mathematics show that he has more professional base hits than Pete Rose.

On a slow news day, there are reputable news organizations that will make a case for Ichiro being the all-time hit king.

That is, of course, totally preposterous. I know guys who bet on Wiffleball games ... sure, it takes them out of the running for Cooperstown, but they get paid, and I know guys who throw perfect games every time I’m not in the opposing team’s lineup. Does that make them pros, worthy of being compared to Koufax and Walter Johnson? Tony Lazzeri, the Hall of Fame second base-

man for the Yankees (who completely disrespect him, by the way), once hit a kajillion home runs in the minor leagues. Is he the home run king?

Ichiro is all class, and truly, I love watching him play. He is a Hall of Famer, but he is not the hit king. That man is Pete Rose.

This is probably not the last time I say this, but it’s good to forgive.

It’s time for Pete Rose to enter the Hall or be allowed to participate in Old Timers’ or Cincinnati Wiffleball games. No offense to Ichiro, but it is well past time for our pastime to set the record straight once and for all.

Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• Ease the weekday morning time crunch by planning your wardrobe on the weekends.

Use a single hanger to gather everything you need for a smart, pulled-together look each day. Attach a plastic sandwich bag with accessories to the hanger with a clothespin, and you’ll be dressed in minutes.

• “When my child stopped napping during the day, I had much less time to take care of household chores. So I started recording books on tape for him to listen to while I took care of a few tasks around the house. It’s still quiet time, even if he doesn’t actually go to sleep.” – R.L. in Minnesota • “I purchase extra school supplies when back-to-school time brings the sales. Inevitably, we need extras as the school year wears on, and

lat•these Need items a patchcan for be oldpricier woodwork?

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– M.D. in Nevada • Use baking soda to scrub away stuck-on food on your grill. Sprinkle it on the metal brush, and scrub away.

If your grate is beyond the power of fire and baking soda, remove it and lay it on the ground on some newspaper. Spray with oven cleaner and let sit (keep pets and kids away from it).

Rinse with a garden hose and replace on the grill.

• “I have a plastic cup that changes

By Pat Iannuzzi color when the drink is hot. Oddly Insights for enough, it changes at the perfect temConstructive Living perature for my baby’s bath. So, I fill the tub and unimportant toss in the cup. and Whenjust the relatively cup starts to change back to its origiwind up wasting our valuable nal color (blue), I know the bathwater time. Sometimes, important acis not too hot.” — P. in Idaho tivities never get done at all, thereby generating powerful negative impacts on our success and happiness.

Putting off an important task for a short period isn’t necessarily procrastination; it may just be good time management. So long as we have a good reason to postpone an activity don’tindelay • Sprinkle baby and powder dish action to toohelp long, we aren’t gloves them slide onnecesin an sarily procrastinating. But if instant. we’re excuses • “To making remove muffins or for rollsinacfrom we really ation pan,simply set it onbecause an old, damp toweljust for want do something, then adon’t minute.

Thetosteam must loosen the we are definitely falling to bottoms, because they just victim slide right procrastination. out.

I thank my mom for this tip.” — Janey R. via e-mail can severely Procrastination constrain productivity.

Evena Send yourour tips to Now Here’s if wec/o areKing performing a task that Tip, Features Weekly Seris worth and important in vice, P.O. doing Box 536475, Orlando, FL the general scheme of things, it 32853-6475. may ©not be the activity that is 2015 King Features Synd., Inc. most important and urgent at the current moment. Furthermore, procrastination drains our energy – often without our even knowing it – and can negatively impact our attitude and selfesteem because we know deep down that we are not truly facing and dealing with important issues in our lives the way we should be.

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• “Convenience grocery items are so wonderful, but they can be pricey. If you find something you really like, try buying the ingredients, making several and storing them in plastic containers. My kids have a ball making their own ‘Lunchables’ to take to school for the week.”

– O.P. in Missouri • Print out a copy of your children’s school lunch calendar, and post it in the kitchen. Your kids can double-check the lunch for the next day to make sure it’s something they will eat. You also can reference it when planning meals so you don’t repeat a meal at home that the kids have had at school.

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Slay the silent attitude killer; Eat the frog first William James, one of the pioneers in modern psychology, is credited with saying, “Procrastination is attitude’s natural assassin. There is nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task.”

Procrastination is something with which we are all familiar.

When we procrastinate, we put off doing some important activity either because we just don’t like doing it or because we find it stressful. Sometimes we put off doing something so long that we end up facing the same unresolved issue the next day and the next and the next. We often subconsciously justify our procrastination by rationalizing that we need to be devoting our precious time to other activities, when in fact these other activities are

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an activity we dislike doing headon immediately at the beginning of the day. By addressing an unpleasant issue quickly and directly, we can get it out of the way and relieve the stress associated with the anticipation of doing it.

Resolving a troubling issue in this way can actually wind up raising our energy level, brightening our attitude and increasing our momentum for the rest of the day.

Mark Twain once said, “If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is to eat a live frog, nothing worse can happen for the rest of the day.”

Twain’s frog, of course, is a metaphor for an issue we’re procrastinating about. The frog should be the most difficult or stressful thing on our list – the thing we are most likely to procrastinate about doing. If we don’t eat our frog first, it will just sit there all day while we do a hundred other less important activities, and we may eventually wind up not eating the frog at all.

Eating the frog at the start of the day will help us get off to a fast and productive start and generate a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that can power us throughout the day.

Pat Iannuzzi of Symbiont Performance Group, Inc. is a performance consultant, trainer and coach focusing on selling, presentation and interpersonal skills.

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’ve tried to work in obedience training with my puppy Spaetzle during her morning and evening walks, because I read somewhere that this is the most efficient way to do it. But she doesn’t seem to pay attention, and I feel like we’re not getting very far. Am I doing something wrong? – Don in Chapel Hill, N.C. DEAR DON: It’s not that you’re doing anything wrong, it’s that maybe training during walks isn’t right for Spaetzle. Observe your dog throughout the day for a few days. Are there times when she appears to be more receptive to your commands? More responsive? Are there times when she is really hyper and times when she is very relaxed?

Take note of these behaviors and the time of day when they seem more common. Then adjust your behavior training to take place during these times and see how she responds.

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That’s where her attention is going. So more complex commands may go right past her.

You can work on simpler behavioral training and commands throughout the day. During walks, of course, is the best time to train her to heel, sit and stay.

At treat times, teach a command before giving a treat. Train when the opportunity presents itself.

Most of all, be patient and always encourage her.

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Baby is a pretty white cat with gray markings on her head and tail.

She is very independent and should be an ONLY cat. Although she is sweet at heart, she has moments of “cattitude” and would do best with an experienced cat owner.

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Continued from page 4 run by students’ families, and Italian souvenirs. The Rev. Frederick Aniello, the pastor of eight years said his favorite part of the feast is the honor it gives to Mary and that the food is primary at the celebration. “The pizzelles are my favorite,” said the smiling pastor.

“People come here for the fried dough!” laughed Francesca Corona, who was at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Alumni booth with the principal of the school, Jack Tavares. Corona, a volunteer looking for fellow alumni of the school, has been attending the feast for 18

years. “Friday and Saturday are our busiest nights!” she said. “It’s all about tradition,” said principal Tavares, “and the chance to meet old friends.”

Across from the alumni booth, Stacey Wheeler, a feast volunteer for eight years, smiled as she sold Italian cookies. “I was born and raised in Waterbury,” Wheeler said as her fellow volunteer, Tracy Giorgio of Waterbury, boxed the cookies. “I am a member of the church,” Wheeler said, “and I volunteer Monday through Saturday.”

The welcoming community hosts its festival every second week of July, Thursday through Sunday, with a parade around Principal Jack Tavares, left, and Francesca Corona, right, run the the neighborhood on its final alumni booth for Our Lady of Mount Carmel School during the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast.

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