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Sippy proposes 4.5% Region 15 budget increase

By KATHLEEN RIEDEL At Tuesday night’s Region 15 Board of Education (BoE) meeting, Superintendent Dr. Frank Sippy presented a proposed 2013-2014 budget of nearly $63 million, a 4.5% increase over the current $60.3 million budget.

Sippy addressed questions regarding budgetary variables, including declining and disproportional enrollment, and fullday kindergarten (FDK) and common core implementation.

In other business, upon recommendation by the Superintendent Search Committee, the board appointed Cooperative Educational Services (CES) as the Region 15 superintendent search consultant.

“This is the dashboard look,” Sippy said, referring to a slide that showed budget clusters (categories). “We take this dashboard and break it down into eight sections: salaries, insurances, transportation, instructional, purchased services, utilities and facilities, tuition and debt.”

Director of Finance and Transportation Keith McLiverty said seven of the eight budget clusters are essential and fixed.

“The only area we can start any cuts is in instruction, and that’s what we’re in business for,” he said. “You’ll see over the past five years, the amount of the budget we have allocated for instruction has continued to decrease.”

Sippy said of the overall budget proposal, “I don’t think it departs from reality. And there are different definitions of reality.

There is economic reality, and there’s what we would do as a fraternity of educators as we see fit.”

Beginning with the region’s expenditure needs, Sippy addressed the anticipated cost for FDK implementation, as voted Jan. 18, 2013, by the BoE. In the 2013-2014 school year, there will be 13 FDK classes. Sippy’s outline listed FDK start-up costs of $105,000, which reflect furniture and renovation expenditures for four new kindergarten classrooms.

Because busses will no longer have to make a mid-day run, there will be a $235,000 transportation cost saving, so the net FDK cost will be $130,000 less next year. Sippy said he would have liked to have added a parttime teacher’s aide to each of the kindergarten classes, but that would have cost $130,000, so he chose to forego that cost. He said he hoped volunteers would assist kindergarten teachers next year.

Sippy said the start-up costs are nonrecurring.

Turning to information technology tools and devices. Sippy said, “You are going to see an emphasis in the digital world integrated in math, in science, in social studies, in language arts. ’Cause that goes hand-in-glove

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with common core state standards as well.”

The total technology improvement cost is $160,000, with $75,000 allotted for curriculum and instructional digital tools and $85,000 for technology to enhance student performance.

Sippy chose not to ask for an additional $45,000 for information technology.

Assistant Superintendent Kelly Lyman said the requested funds “will allow us to ensure at least one portable unit of technology at every grade level at the elementary level. And at least two portable labs for each team at the middle school level.” Lyman said these expenses are important in light of technological integration throughout students’ days.

“When you think about how students learn, how any of us learn today, it’s almost necessary that you have a digital tool to direct and promote learning,” she said. “Learning is no longer something that happens on a flat page. By building students’ access to technology, we can help to increase their independence as learners.”

Sippy agreed with Lyman saying, “And we have been holding off on this for a long time, and now the timing is right.” He assured the BoE efforts are being made to save money, including switching to open source software such as Gmail, which saved taxpayers $15,500.

Other obligatory expenditures include $450,000 devoted to security needs, including security personnel as well as equipment and structural alterations.

“This [cost] shows the immediate response we need. “X” amount of high-profile assets are needed per school,” Sippy said.

In light of recent security discussions, Sippy said the most important thing was for the district to not be impulsive but to remained focused on the four aspects of emergency management – prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.

The total changes in classroom structure and curriculum, coupled with operational budget foundation costs, result in an overall expenditure increase of nearly $3.9 million, roughly 5 percent higher than the current budget.

“That frightens me, too,” Sippy said. “But, there are also offsets.”

Offsets include $562,000 in staff reassignments and reductions, $28,134 in supplies reductions and the $235,000 transportation costs reduction due to the switch to FDK. BoE Chairman Janet Butkus questioned the redistribution of staff saying, “It seems disproportionate.”

“I am less concerned about proportionality,” Sippy said, “and more concerned about the impact

Inside this Issue

Friday, February 15, 2013

The Middlebury Public Works crew, about to head out Wednesday for another day of snow clearing, are front, left to right, Public Works Director Dan Norton, John Bellerive, Ed Bailey, Kevin Dawes, Nick Sidorick and Jeff Salerno; back, left to right, Tony Polzella, John DeSantis, Ken Long, Drew Green, Bill Calabresse, Jared Koller and Mark Camputaro; and kneeling, Jay Hamuka. The crew worked through the blizzard, the weekend and the Tuesday town holiday to keep Middlebury roads open.

(Marjorie Needham photo)

Blizzard blankets area

By MARJORIE Needham The historic blizzard that dumped up to 40 inches of snow on Connecticut last week kept Middlebury’s Public Works crews out on the roads from Friday at 7 a.m. through Sunday at noon, with only a brief rest break from 6 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday morning. For much of that time, they were working without coffee or food. Public Works Director Dan Norton said after Friday dinner at the firehouse, his crews had no place to buy food for Saturday breakfast or lunch.

All the businesses in town were closed.

Acting Police Chief Richard Wildman came to the rescue, Norton said. He called Norton to ask how many hands were working and if they’d like meatball or chicken Parmesan subs. He then delivered them to the public works yard so the crews could have something to eat.

Wildman said Wednesday he called Norton early Saturday afternoon and asked, “Are

you hungry?” Norton said, “Yes, we haven’t eaten,” so Wildman called Nardelli’s Grinder Shoppe on Reidville Drive in Waterbury.

Tony Nardelli answered the phone and told Wildman he had just gotten the business plowed out. Wildman had escorted out-of-state utility trucks to Exit 28 to be sure they made it there without running out of fuel, so he was able to stop at Nardelli’s on his way back and pick up the grinders.

Wildman said the police department functioned well during the blizzard by using its four-wheel-drive vehicles. He said officers and the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department were called out to help residents unable to shovel out their direct-vent heating systems, which vent out the side of the house. The snow got so high it covered the vents, and carbon monoxide could have accumulated in the homes.

While things quieted down for most town employees after the snow stopped flying, public works employees worked through

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The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) at its Feb. 7 meeting unanimously approved permits for L Restaurant to operate at 199 Park Road with outdoor dining and full liquor service and for 1365 LLC to complete, with many conditions, site work at Whittemore Crossing. It also accepted an application for Pilot Seasoning Company to construct a building on North Benson Road and set a special meeting to discuss the State Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD).

Special exceptions for Robert LaFlamme d/b/a Sunbeam Partners, LLC for a fullservice restaurant at 199 Park Road were unanimously approved. The exceptions allow Linda Sirica’s L Restaurant to relocate and expand in the front corner of the former Timex building along with outdoor patio dining and a full liquor license. Zoning amendments to permit this use in the LI-80

light industrial zone were previously approved Dec. 6 at the request of LaFlamme.

A letter from town planner Brian Miller answered many concerns usually raised at a hearing. He said the location of the restaurant in an existing office building would not impact landscaping, environment, buffer areas, drainage, water quality, utilities or traffic circulation. Being far from residential housing, the restaurant would not negatively affect lighting or noise levels.

Attorney Jim Strub of Secor, Cassidy & MacPartland and Curt Jones of Civil One Engineering appeared with LaFlamme and Sirica to answer questions and provide additional information. Smith said the restaurant would have 2,880 square feet of inside dining and 755 outside. He said sewer and grease trap approvals were in place from the Water Pollution Control Authority, and a 36-inch-wide emergency gate was added

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to the outdoor patio railing at the suggestion of the Fire Marshall. LaFlamme said the restaurant would have its own entrance, distinct from the office entrance, and he planned to apply for a sign permit to allow a canopy with the L logo to make the entrance easy for patrons to find.

A Whittemore Crossing site plan modification for 1365 LLC, a company owned by Dr. Dean Yimoyines, also was unanimously approved, but not without lengthy discussion and a list of conditions. The plan, introduced Oct. 4 as an effort to resolve a July 5 cease-and-desist order on unapproved construction, was deemed a good-faith effort by Chairman Curtis Bosco at the time.

The modification addressed parking and drainage concerns with an impervious front parking lot adding 28 new spaces and a new

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Presidents’ Day Holiday Schools, Banks, Post Office and Town Offices Closed When: What: Where: Info:

7 to 8:30 p.m.

Free solar power presentation, refreshments.

Shepardson Community Center at 1172 Whittemore Road in Middlebury.

Call 508-942-0072 or visit the Lions Club website, lions.middlebury-ct.com, to register.

Savor Connecticut 2013 food and beverage tastings

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P&Z approves permits and site work

Middlebury Lions Club SolarCity Seminar

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the weekend and also through Lincoln’s Birthday on Tuesday, a town holiday marked on Norton’s wall calendar. He said of the holiday, “That was gone bye-bye.”

Once employees got home Sunday, their work wasn’t necessarily ended. Norton found drifts 5 feet high in his driveway, higher than he could plow. He had to call a contractor to come clear the drive with heavy equipment, so it was three hours before he could even drive up his driveway.

Norton said he was out on a plow in the 1978 blizzard, but it was quite a different storm from the one that dumped snow on the state in a roughly 24-hour overnight period from last Friday to Saturday. This storm dumped up to 6 inches of snow an hour on the region; the 1978 storm was spread out over a period of days, and Norton said that made all the difference.

“The snow fell at rates faster than I’ve

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Friday, February 15, 2013

EIDC ponders Shaker eligibility for tax incentives

Author, lawyer and former Atlanta Falcon Tim Green reads the opening chapter from his 2012 book, “Unstoppable,” to Region 15 students earlier this month. During visits to Memorial and Rochambeau Middle Schools, he also discussed with students his professional football career and his writing.

(Karen Kirk photo)

The Middlebury Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC) at its Feb 6 special meeting accepted a tax incentive application by Shaker Automotive Group and decided to invite owner Corey Shaker to explain eligibility rationale at its next meeting.

Co-chairman Michael Kenausis said the purpose of the special meeting was to bring into acceptance the application by Shaker Automotive Group received Dec. 19 at Town Hall for participation in the Town of Middlebury tax incentive program. He said the package appeared very complete and included information about Watertown taxes and financial obligations. The rebuilt Shaker Family Ford-Lincoln straddles the Middlebury-Watertown town line, and Kenausis said the new building may be finished as early as March.

Co-chairman Gerry Matthews

read excerpts from Section 4 of the tax incentive general requirements, emphasizing the word “cause” in the requirement to relocate a business to the town, reconstruct a business, expand a business, add employees or invest in taxable equipment or inventory. He asked the board to consider whether the tax incentives caused Shaker to do something it had already intended to do, and said Winchester Electronics, the only other company approved under the program, had applied and received the incentive before committing to locate in Middlebury, making it clear the incentive caused them to choose Middlebury over other possibilities.

Commissioner Ted Manello said Shaker’s project might not qualify because he thought it started before the program was

implemented, and Armando Paolino asked whether the application needed to have been submitted before any work was done.

Matthews said Shaker’s business was a valued asset of the town, and the expansion into Middlebury made good use of the Straits Turnpike property.

Paolino said Shaker may have thought the application could be made at any time, and Kenausis confirmed there were no deadlines in the package. Paolino asked commissioners to determine whether firm construction plans existed before the program was implemented.

Kenausis said the timing issue pointed out deficiencies in the tax incentive program that need to be defined. He remembered Shaker having discussed the placement of the building over

Library Happenings Middlebury

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Book Review

The library will be closed Monday, Feb. 18, for Presidents’ Day.

“Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”

By Susan Cain (Broadway Books, $16) Reviewed by Rose McAllister Croke When “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking” by Susan Cain was first published in hardcover in 2012, it spent 42 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list.

Now available in paperback, “Quiet” will once again spark a national conversation about the power of introversion in a world that reveres gregarious, loud-talking extroverts.

A self-acknowledged introvert, Cain argues that our culture holds a deliberate bias toward the Extrovert Ideal (the highly verbal alpha personality) while dramatically undervaluing the strengths of introverts (introspection, persistence and sensitivity). Yet many of the greatest achievers of the 20th century were introverts, including Eleanor Roosevelt, George Orwell, Rosa Parks, Marcel Proust, Warren Buffet, Dr. Seuss and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

In Part One of “Quiet,” Cain charts the rise of the Extrovert

Four Seasons Book Group The Four Seasons Book Group will meet Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 6:30 p.m. at 199 Park Road ExIdeal and how its far-reaching tension to discuss “Home Front” effects permeate our culture. In by Kristin Hannah.

Part Two, she explores the psyAsk Mike! Computer chology of temperament and the roles of hereditary and free will and Tech Questions in personality. In Part Three, Those with computer or Cain compares the differences e-reader questions are invited to between Western culture, where sign up for Ask Mike! the third the individual is deemed most Thursday of each month (Feb. important, and Eastern culture, 21) at 4 p.m. Spaces are limited, where the success of the group so call to reserve a spot. is valued above that of the self.

In Part Four, she offers practiBook Nook Readers cal advice on everything from Boys and girls in grades one how to network if you dislike to three are invited to join a oncesmall talk and being a “pretend a-month book club that will beextrovert” when it is beneficial, gin Monday, Feb. 25, at 4 p.m. to better negotiating intro- and will meet monthly until May. vert-extrovert relationships and In this literature-based program, helping an introverted child to students will read and discuss navigate school and foster the same book, share ideas, crefriendships. ate projects relating to the book “Quiet” commands attention being discussed and learn about by championing the power of the book’s author and illustrator. silence and solitude in a world A snack will be provided, so if that often rewards attention- any child has food sensitivities, seeking behavior. It is a book that please provide their snack. will get people talking at a time The library will have copies of when the pressure to entertain each book to be discussed. For and sell ourselves – and never more information, contact the visibly be anxious – keeps esca- Children’s Department at 203lating.

758-2634 or stop by the library (c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc. to register and reserve a space.

Pain Management Through Art

This knit dog is one of the 26 miniature yarn dogs and cats on display at the Woodbury Library this month as a tribute to the Sandy Hook victims.

(Submitted photo)

download e-books and digital audio books from the library’s Overdrive downloadable service.

Please bring your Kindle, Nook, iPads, Tablet or smart phones.

Call 203-729-4591 for additional information.

The Howard Whittemore Memorial Library is at 243 Church in Naugatuck. For informaLiving Well Workshop St. tion, call 203-729-4591 or visit Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6 p.m., whittemorelibrary.org. holistic lifestyle coach Cynthia De Pecol, author of this newspaper’s weekly “Nuggets for Life” column, will present “Share Joy Wednesday Film / Spread Happiness / Love AlDate Time Address/Incident The Wednesday afternoon ways: Year ‘round Gifts for Living 2/9/13 04:47 4 Nantucket Way. Smell of gas.

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Monday, Feb. 18 - Presidents’ Day Holiday The room’s surround sound tion. theater has an infrared listening All town offices, transfer station & library are closed system available. For more information, call 203-262-0626.

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the town line with the resultant tax implications. Public records show Shaker reviewing the proposed building architecture with EIDC Aug. 23, 2011, the same night the commission sent Tax Abatement Application Forms to the Board of Selectmen.

Matthews recommended the application be accepted so a decision could be made in the 30 days prescribed in the procedure. It was unanimously accepted, and Kenausis said he’d invite owner Shaker to attend the next meeting to discuss building permit application dates and his reasons for positioning most of the building in Middlebury.

The next regular EIDC meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Hall conference room.

Balance Your Life

Brian Vaugh will teach “The Balanced Life: The Way to Live with Less Stress” Tuesdays, Feb. 19 and 26 and March 5 and 12, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Come for one class, or come for all classes. This class will teach you how to manage and lessen your stress to achieve a more balanced lifestyle. Please call 203-729-4591 to register.

Whittemore Book Club

LEGO to the Library Registration has begun for a special LEGO program for grades two and up called LEGO TO THE LIBRARY Friday, Feb. 22, at 4 p.m. in the Kingsley Room. Registration is required. The library will provide the LEGOs, and the participants will provide the fun!

Register in the Children’s Department or by calling 203-2620626, ext. 3. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

travel – near and far, architecture, sports, zoos, botanical gardens, local attractions and from assigned subjects for competitions.

Check www.southburylibrary. org for more information. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in Southbury (203-262-0626).

Woodbury Sandy Hook Memorial A memorial display for the Sandy Hook victims created by a Newtown knitter is on display at the library this month. Twenty-six miniature yarn dogs and cats are displayed in memory of the 20 children and six adults.

They also can be viewed at https://sites.google.com/site/ ydycnewtown121412/.

Health and Wellness Series Saturday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m., Michelle Morgan will help people learn how to stop yo-yo dieting and why diets work every time, but then you gain the weight back. She will discuss why Atkins, South Beach and Weight Watchers plans are not sustainable and how you can eat for life.

You can train your metabolism to eat more and weigh less. Morgan will talk about the science of how to eat, not feel deprived and get to and stay at your goal weight.

Saturday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m., Margot Saraceno will give a presentation on embracing the art of making Mandalas. The Mandala is known for its balancing and restorative potential. Designing and creating one helps participants focus on areas of life that are causing stress and creating pain. After seeing and acknowledging the pain, one can move on to the possibility of healing.

Saraceno has suffered from health ailments and was unable to use traditional medical remedies. After joining the Authentic Voice, a healing art group, she was amazed by the transformation in her health.

Participants who wish to make a Mandala should bring a compass and a sharp pencil. Any age group is welcome. Please call for more information or to register at 203-263-3502.

Hospital Merger Talk Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m., Deborah Weymouth, executive director of New Milford Hospital, will share news about her hospital’s merger with Danbury Hospital. The formal affiliation between the two hospitals brings them together as the Western Connecticut Health Network. Weymouth will discuss the new emergency department, current services and healthcare reform and will answer any questions you may have.

New Milford Hospital has funded a new database at the library called “Consumer Health Complete.” It offers medical news, evidence-based reports, fact sheets and pamphlets, drug and herb information, and other alternative sources for medical help. Videos also are available from the database. Use a Woodbury Library card at www.woodburylibraryct.org to access Consumer Health Complete and receive up-to-date relevant information that can’t be found in normal web searches.

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

The Whittemore Book Club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7 Candlewood Camera p.m. in the Main Reading Room.

Club Exhibit The book to be discussed will be A selection of photographs “Man’s Search for Meaning” by taken by members of the CanViktor E. Frankl. dlewood Camera Club (CCC) is on display in the Gloria Cachion Downloadable Gallery through Feb. 28. Subject Book Class matter includes landscape, naAn Overdrive Downloadable ture, photo journalism, digitally Book Training Book class will be altered, street/cityscapes and held Wednesday, Feb. 27, at 6 portraits. CCC photographers p.m. This class will instruct on draw inspiration from their im- Learn to draw a Mandala like this Saturday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. at how to browse, check out and mediate environments, nature, the Woodbury Library. (Submitted photo)

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Student newspaper wins award The Eagle Flyer, Kennedy High School’s student newspaper, has been named a national Silver Medalist for 2012-2013 by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the first time in the high school’s history such a medal was awarded. Judges cited The Eagle Flyer on its localizing of storm coverage, sports articles and advertising campaigns with Middlebury, Conn., advertisers, including Greater Waterbury Dunkin’ Donuts owner Elizabeth Zappone and Straits Turnpike dentist Dr. Magdy Mikaiel. The honors were announced in late December 2012

by Edmund J. Sullivan, executive director of the association.

Journalism adviser and English Department Chair Alena Cybart-Persenaire, also a Middlebury resident, said, “We are humbled and thrilled by this honor. It only encourages us to keep practicing high standards of journalism and trying our best in our daily reading, writing, editing and photography.”

Senior Michaela Caporaso serves as editor-in-chief, junior Brittany Larsen as business manager and seniors Shannon Laccone and Celeste Crespo as photo editors/staff writers. They lead a staff of nearly 40 students.

Each year, student newspapers, magazines, yearbooks and online media are invited to sub-

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on kids’ learning. It’s about what’s best for each school. Certain schools’ populations are more stable than others and can afford those losses.”

Sippy told the board to expect difficult personnel decisions down the road. “You are going to be faced with this challenge for a few years now,” he said.

Sippy also identified sources of increased revenue he said he included in his proposed budget.

Looking at activity and parking fees, he said students have paid $100 per athletic activity with a $400 family cap since 2008, He said a fee increase to $150 with a $600 family cap would yield $57,250 in revenue. A $50 increase in the current parking fee, to $250 from $200 per year, would yield $11,450 in additional revenue. Smaller increases in fine arts fees would yield $6,300, giving a total $75,000 in added revLeft to right, Middlebury dentist Dr. Magdy Mikaiel, Dr. Tagrid Mikaiel, Ed Generali of Holy Cross enue from the three items.

High School, and Alena Cybart-Persenaire of Kennedy High School honored the work of journalism students at the Margaret M. Generali Foundation Dinner at the Hills. Kennedy won a Columbia University Silver Medal thanks to students’ work with Middlebury business owners including the Mikaiels and Dunkin Donuts owner Mrs. Elizabeth Zappone. (The Generali Foundation photo) mit issues to the association for judging and gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to those deemed to be the best nationwide.

“We hope to reflect the latest trends while preserving the best

Center Closing

Exploring the WWW (World Wide Web) – Thursday, Feb 21, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., see The Middlebury Senior Center will be all the amazing sites and information availclosed Monday, Feb. 18, for Presidents’ Day. able to you! Be ready to be surprised! The fee for this one-session class is $15.

Commission on Aging The next Commission on Aging meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 9:30 a.m. All interested persons are welcome to attend.

Mystery Chef of the Month

Chef Heidi will demonstrate her “Stuffed Cabbage” Monday, Feb. 25, at 11:00am.

Come join the fun and sample the mystery Free Hearing Screening chef’s specialty. A $2 donation is requested The free hearing screening this month to go towards the cost of the food. Please call will be Wednesday, Feb. 20. Call 203-577- 203-577-4166 to reserve your seat.

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practices of good journalism,” Sullivan said.

The Columbia medal marks Kennedy’s 52nd journalism award since the newspaper was reinvented in 2004. The Eagle Flyer will be showcased March 20 to 22

Middlebury Senior Center News

Painted Pony Lunch The Middlebury Senior Center bus goes to the Painted Pony Restaurant in Bethlehem, Conn., the fourth Thursday of every month (Feb. 28 this month). Those who participate must have a “Senior Dine Card.”

Those without cards can get one at the Middlebury Senior Center. To reserve a seat on the bus, call 203-577-4166.

Skype - Tuesday, Feb, 19, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., find out what Skype is and how it works.

Sign up for free video calling to friends and family, both near and far. The class fee is $15.

Computer Checkup – Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 2:30 p.m., learn how to schedule, maintain and keep your computer safe and up to date. Learn to back up your data, AARP CT Tax Aide settings and programs and how to recover Free income tax assistance is provided at data you thought was corrupted, damaged the Middlebury Senior Center at 1172 Whitor lost. The class fee is $15.

at Columbia’s 89th annual Spring Scholastic Convention in New York City, which will feature more than 500 newspapers, magazines and yearbooks that entered the The Middlebury Zoning Board mos said previous owner Joseph competition. Kennedy High of Appeals (ZBA) at its Feb. 6 Ventura had dug a foundation School is in Waterbury. meeting unanimously accepted on lot 5 with plans to combine two applications for setback vari- both lots together so no side ances, both of them on Burr Hall easements would be required, Road. but then moved out of state and Watertown builder Eric Stra- sold the lots to them. temore Road in Middlebury by the AARP chan told commissioners he was He said the hardship was the Tax Aide program for low- to moderate-in- purchasing Burr Hall Road lot 3 existing hole, which was in an come taxpayers of all ages, with special at- from Joseph Ventura. He said the ideal location he wanted to use tention to those 60 and older. Call 203-577- hardships in placing a house on as-is, but agreed with commis4166 for more information or to schedule the 2.3-acre property included sioners that other placements on an appointment with a certified AARP Tax 1.3 acres of conservation ease- the property or combining the Aide counselor. ment and a town overlay of 42 lots together would avoid need feet, forcing him to locate the for an easement. Chairman DenDaffodil Days Fundraiser proposed 24-foot wide house 96 nis Small told him a hardship Daffodil Days the week of March 18 is one feet from the pavement. Strachan variance was unlikely if reasonof the American Cancer Society’s oldest and was asked to stake out the prop- able alternatives existed, but told most beloved fundraising programs. To the erty and desired house location, him he should stake the lot and Society, the daffodil represents the hope for notify adjoining property owners house location for commissioner a future in which cancer is no longer a and provide a detailed map for review. A public hearing is scheduled for April 3. life-threatening disease. Buy some daffodils, a March 6 public hearing.

Michael and Christina CosIn other matters, Small proand help fund American Cancer Society mos of Country Club Road told vided copies of the 2013 ZBA research.

Buy a bouquet of 10 fresh daffodils for a commissioners they purchased budget for commissioner review.

The next regular ZBA meeting $10 donation, or buy a “Bear and a Bunch lots 4 and 5 on Burr Hall Road for a $25 donation, three multi-stem bulbs with the intention to build a will be Wednesday, March 6, at in a pot for a $15 donation, “Gifts of Hope” house on the 3.1-acre lot 5 and 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Conto provide bouquets anonymously to cancer save the 1.8-acre lot 4 for another ference Room. patients in your community for donations house in the future. Michael Cosstarting at $25, or “Bear Hugs for Hope” to provide Daffodil Days bears anonymously to children impacted by cancer for donations starting at $25. Call 203-577-4166 to place Saturday, Feb. 16 your order.

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Falls Avenue Senior Center Events

Sunday, Feb. 17

Falls Avenue Senior Center events follow. policies, programs, new business and serReservations are required and can be made vices. Reservations are needed by Feb. 20. by calling 860-945-5250. Please speak with a Fall Risk Assessment staff member when calling as the senior center does not accept voice-mail reservations. The Find out if you are at risk for falling at a center is at 311 Falls Ave. in Oakville, Conn.

Fall Assessment Program Friday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. Myra Odenwaelder, director of physAfternoon Movie ical therapy at Griffin Hospital Rehabilitation Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 1:30 p.m., the center’s services, will lead this class. Reservations afternoon movie is “Rainbow Alley” starring are needed by Feb. 21.

John Wayne as a covert government agent hired to protect the men building a road in Rainbow Nondenominational Bible Study Valley. Reservations are needed by Feb. 15.

Father Bryan Bywater of New Hope Anglican Church will lead a nondenominaTown Council Chairman Talk tional Bible study and discussion Friday, Watertown Town Council Chairman Ray Feb. 22, at 10 a.m. at the center. Register by Primini returns to the center Thursday, Feb. Feb. 21.

21, at 9:30 a.m. to discuss Town of Watertown

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Kit,” and their list makes sense: • Paper towels: Use these in the bathroom or at the kitchen sink instead of hand towels, which can harbor germs.

• A forehead thermometer: No need to put anything in your mouth. Ask your pharmacist for brand recommendations.

• Hand sanitizers with aloe: Sanitize hands without drying skin.

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Monday, Feb. 18 Friday, Feb. 22, at 10 a.m., the center will host a Qigong class, which uses ancient Chi- Presidents’ Day Weekend......................... Schools are not in session nese techniques to improve healing, breathing and movement The 45-minute Qigong Tuesday, Feb. 19 class taught by Alyssa Posegate will consist No Events Scheduled of movements that require both standing and sitting. Reservations are needed by Feb. Wednesday, Feb. 20 21.

Grade 8 Choral Day at PHS............................................. 9 a.m - 2 p.m.

PHS Names Training........................................... AP Room, 12 - 3 p.m.

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Lyn Priestman leads the center’s popular Thursday, Feb. 21 monthly Craft Club Friday, Feb. 22, at 1:30 MMS Grade 8 NAEP Testing p.m. Join other crafters and choose from a Snow Date for Grade 8 Choral Day at PHS................... 9 a.m - 2 p.m. variety of projects. Reservations are needed PHS Report Cards

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Don’t catch the flu!

This season’s flu just isn’t going away. It’s getting worse. And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those requiring the most hospitalizations for the flu are seniors age 65 and older. The most common underlying medical conditions include cardiovascular disease, obesity, lung disease and metabolic disorders.

Right on the heels of this bad news, however, a national network of caregivers has published a list of suggestions for avoiding the flu. If anyone knows about the flu, it’s the Visiting Angels (www.visitingangels.com)!

They’ve created a “Fight the Flu

Addressing the board Sippy said, “I am not wild about adding activity fees. But I think in the context of where we are, at least you could think about it.”

With all 2014 offsets considered, including federal medical insurance and miscellaneous line item adjustments, the total offset is $1.2 million.

Sippy’s nearly $63 million proposal will be considered at a budget workshop Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m. in Pomperaug High School’s All-Purpose Room No. 103.

As for the superintendent search to find a replacement for Sippy, who is retiring this year, BoE members voted without discussion to hire CES as the region’s official consultant.

“We did meet with three search organizations,” Butkus said. “There were five board members present. And we were very, very impressed by CES.” The next BoE meeting will be Monday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Pomperaug High School All Purpose Room No. 103.

• Pens: Carry your own in public when you have to sign something. Don’t touch something used by hundreds of others.

• Lysol spray: Use at home on doorknobs, handles and light switches (spray on a paper towel first). Visiting Angels recommends doing this once a week. I vote for once a day. The virus can live up to 48 hours on plastic and stainless steel.

• Hand soap (not necessarily antibacterial) and sanitizer wipes: Use on everything you touch out in public, like shopping-cart handles and seats, door knobs, sinks, telephones

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and library books. If you can’t sanitize it, wash your hands as soon as you can. (I hate to say it, but this might be the time to avoid libraries.) With a little luck and a lot of common sense, we can get through this season without getting the flu!

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In Brief Join 26 Acts of Kindness Campaign The Town of Middlebury will honor victims of the Sandy Hook Tragedy by adopting Ann Curry’s “26 Acts of Kindness” campaign, which encourages people to perform 26 acts of kindness to honor the memories of the Sandy Hook victims. Register in the Parks and Recreation office at Shepardson Community Center by Thursday, Feb. 28. By doing so, you are committing to doing 26 Acts of Kindness, big or small, by Memorial Day weekend 2013.

Return your completed list to our office and we will post it on our Facebook page.

As our first Act of Kindness, we will give a free t-shirt to the first 100 people to register.

This program is open to all ages. Email questions to bproulx@middlebury-ct.org or call 203-758-2520.

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Clean closets make a happy home (Family Features) When it comes to

getting the house clean and tidy, closets often get left off the to-do list. From hall closets and linen closets to bedroom closets, “out of sight, out of mind” thinking quickly leads to clutter – and then frustration when you can’t find what you need when you need it.

But a little planning and a few simple tips can help you get your closets in user-friendly shape in no time.

Put your closets on your calendar. Take stock of your schedule and commit some time to tackle your closets. Set realistic expectations – you don’t have to conquer all your closets at once. It may make sense for your family to forego TV one evening a week and focus on one closet at a time, for example.

Start by sorting.

• If you haven’t worn a piece of clothing in the past year – or you can’t remember the last time you wore something – then you don’t need it. Other items to purge from your closet: children’s clothes and shoes that either are too small or too worn out to pass down to a sibling or a friend.

• Sort your remaining clothes by season and then into piles to keep or pass down. If you have limited closet space, keep only the current season’s wardrobe in your closet. Carefully pack and store the rest for later.

• Linen closets stay more organized when you stack similarsized items together. Sort sheets by size, and group washcloths, hand towels and bath towels together.

• For closets that hold everything from the vacuum cleaner to art supplies and anything in between, work one shelf at a time.

Sort items by categories and

dedicate one shelf or area of the closet to each group.

Eliminate excess – but don’t throw it away. As the saying goes, one man’s trash is another’s treasure. There are easy ways to donate your unwanted items to benefit those in need. One example is DonateStuff.com, where you can request pre-paid UPS shipping bags that make it simple and free to send in unwanted clothes, shoes, accessories and household linens.

Your donation benefits one of three national nonprofits of your choosing: AMVETS, Easter Seals or The Purple Heart. It’s tax deductible, and it reduces waste.

Americans throw away an average of 68 pounds of clothing each year – DonateStuff.com helps keep more than 470,000 pounds of clothing out of landfills every week. You can learn more at www. donatestuff.com.

Green up your storage. When it’s time to put things back into place, instead of buying new containers to hold things, look around the house for boxes and containers you already have. Baskets, crates and even empty shoeboxes can be reused to keep your closets more organized.

Repeat often. You don’t have to wait until the next neighborhood yard sale before you sift through your closets again. As with most household chores, a little maintenance goes a long way to keep your closets looking neat and clean. You could even keep a bag in each of your kids’ closets and encourage them to set aside gently used and outgrown items on a regular basis.

You’ll be amazed at how much happier clean closets can make the whole house feel – especially when you turn the stuff you don’t need into a good deed.

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Assessment Appeal Reminder The Town of Middlebury’s assessment appeal application period is Feb. 1 to 20.

Those wishing to appeal their assessments can pick up applications and instructions in the assessor’s office. Applications must be returned to the assessor’s office by Feb. 20, 2013, or stamped that they were mailed

by Feb. 20, 2013.

Vote for Middlebury Senior Center The Middlebury Senior Center received funds from the Naugatuck Savings Bank Foundation last year based on votes cast for it. This year, it is again asking people who have accounts with Naugatuck Savings Bank to cast a vote for the Middlebury Senior Center.

Pick up a ballot at the Middlebury Senior Center or any Naugatuck Savings Bank location, or vote online at naugatucksavingsbank.com. Ballots can be returned to the bank or to the senior center or mailed to Naugatuck Savings Bank Foundation, 251 Church St., Naugatuck, CT 06770 by March 31, 2013.

Jewelry Repair Class Instructor Linda Zukauskas will help show you how to get those broken and unused pieces of costume jewelry out of the box Saturday, Feb. 16, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Rec. House at 7 Mountain Road in Woodbury She’ll show you how to repair or redesign your beaded and costume pieces by demonstrating techniques and discussing ideas.

Please bring your pieces to this session; unless the work requires special findings, you can probably go home with it ready to wear!

The cost is $25 for Woodbury residents; $35 for nonresidents. To register for this Woodbury Parks and Recreation class, visit www. woodburyparksandrec.org.

Solar Energy Seminar

The Middlebury Lions Club will host a free solar power presentation by SolarCity Wednesday, Feb. 20, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center in Middlebury. Even if your home is relatively new, you may be able to save valuable energy and money. Residents are encouraged to bring a copy of their utility bill to obtain a quote on the savings they can expect.

Refreshments will be provided, along with brochures and free consultation. Those interested can sign up for a free home evaluation. Registration is requested. Call 508-9420072 or visit the Lions Club web site, lions. middlebury-ct.com, to register.

Savor CT Event Savor CT 2013 has been rescheduled to Saturday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. because of the recent blizzard. Savor Connecticut is a tasting and presentation at the Naugatuck Historical Society Museum. Guests will be able to sample the flavors of Connecticut, including different wines, beers and food. They will enjoy a presentation and exhibits featuring the history of Connecticut foods by authors Eric Lehman and Amy Nawrocki sponsored by Mountview Plaza Wines and Liquors.

Tickets are $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers and $25 at the door. Tickets are available at the Naugatuck Historical Society at 195 Water Street in Naugatuck, Mountview

Plaza Wines and Liquors and the Naugatuck Tax Office or by contacting wendy.murphy@ snet.net. Tickets include admission to the presentation, tasting, exhibit and give-a-ways.

For more information call 203 729 9039 or email Naugatuckhistory@sbcglobal.net.

Interactive Mystery Dinner The Southbury Women’s Club Interactive Mystery Dinner Theater will be Saturday, Feb. 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Southbury. Performed by GR Improv, this award-winning and interactive mystery dinner show is sure to infuse intrigue and fun into your winter night! The event is a fundraiser for the Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Memorial Fund and local first responders.

The mystery action continues through the three-course meal and concludes at 10 p.m. with a surprise ending. There also will be a silent auction. Soft drinks are included in the ticket price, and a cash bar will be available.

Tickets are $60 each for the three-course meal with entertainment from start to finish – this is an evening to be remembered.

Entice out-of-town friends to join you as the Crowne Plaza is offering a special room rate for attendees. To order tickets and make table seating arrangements, call Lorie at 203 706-0724.

Stepping Up To Courageous Manhood A 10-week video series for men and youth older than 13 will start Wednesday, Feb. 27. at 7:30 p.m. at Word of Life Family Church. It will cover the five stages of a man’s life and how courage is needed to step up to what men are called to do along the way. Men will be encouraged and strengthened for this call as they receive vision for the men they are to be.

The book, “Stepping Up” by Dennis Rainey and its accompanying workbook are needed and can be purchased through Word of Life Family Church or online at www.MenSteppingUp.com. To register or for more information, call 860-426-0446 or email pc@ wordct.org. Word of Life Family Church is at 393 Tucker Hill Road in Middlebury.

Students challenged to create ride models Students in all grade levels will have the opportunity to become thrill ride builders as Quassy Amusement Park presents a roller coaster and amusement ride model contest. Free registration is open in two separate categories of the park-sponsored event, which will be held Saturday, June 15, at Quassy.

The amusement ride model category is new for 2013, park officials said, with students charged with building replicas of thrill rides operating at the lakeside park. They include the “Music Fest,” “Yo-Yo” Super Swings, “Trabant,” “Tilt-A-Whirl,” “Paratrooper” and others.

Divisions are set up for elementary, middle and high school grades. Pre-registration is required with entry forms available on the Press Room page at www. quassy.com. Models may be operational or static.

The annual roller coaster model contest also will take place June 15. Accredited by the American Association of Physics Teachers, students create working examples of thrilling coasters that are judged in a number of categories. Divisions are established for all grade levels with pre-registration required. Complete roller coaster model contest rules and a separate registration form are available on the Press Room page on the Quassy Web site.

These two Quassy Amusement Park rides, “Paratrooper” (foreground) and “Yo-Yo” Super Swing, are among those students will be challenged to recreate as models this spring. Models will be judged in June.

(Quassy photo) Student teams requiring photos to work with will find them on the Rides & Attractions page of the Quassy site. Teachers may request additional photos by emailing info@quassy.com.

All participating students will be honored during the day with prizes awarded to the top entries in all divisions of the modeling event. In addition, the park will display its “Wooden Warrior”

roller coaster model created by professional builder John Hunt of New York. The HO-scale replica of the park’s award-winning coaster was presented to Quassy last year.

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Despite whiteout conditions, the crews worked throughout the storm, and when they took a break at 6 p.m. Saturday, every road in town that had an occupied house on it was cleared. The roads might not have been cleared from curb to curb, but they were cleared enough that an ambulance or fire truck could get through.

Norton said when the snow falls as fast as this did, at rates of 5 to 6 inches an hour, it’s really hard to keep up with it. It takes

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Left unresolved in the Oct. 4 plan was what to do about retaining walls and structures Yimoyines had built inside and beyond the 50-foot buffer to Saint John of the Cross property. Attorney Michael McVerry, representing Yimoyines, said talks had broken down, and the two sides could not come to an agreement after three months of discussion. He noted the importance of protecting the residential zoning of the

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three hours to make a plowing run, so when the drivers came back around, they had 15 to 18 inches of new snow to move.

Norton said in the worst of the storm the town’s one-ton trucks were getting stuck. At that point, he had to pull all the smaller equipment off the road and put larger equipment in its place. He was working, too, clearing snow with a payloader. He said at 1:30 to 2 a.m. Saturday morning, the snow was so intense it was as if someone draped a sheet over the front of the payloader. “I couldn’t see the blade of the loader,” Norton said.

During the storm, a driver stuck at I-84’s Exit 17 gave Norton a good laugh. When he stopped

to help the man, the driver said he had been stuck for 2½ hours and his all-wheel drive, which the car dealer had said would keep him from getting stuck, just wasn’t doing the job.

“Why don’t you put it in fourwheel drive?” Norton asked. The driver said he didn’t have fourwheel drive. Norton looked in the vehicle and suggested the driver push the button marked “4WD.” The driver did and promptly drove out of the snow bank.

As of Wednesday, Public Works crews were working 10-hour days clearing snow to the curbs on roads and also lowering the height of snow piles at intersections. Those piles have been interfering with drivers’

ability to see oncoming traffic before pulling out on the road. It also was clear the state had been hard at work overnight: right-turn lanes at state highway intersections that were snow-covered Tuesday were clear Wednesday morning, and some state roads had been cleared to the curb.

Norton said the town is using two payloaders, a grader and both large and small trucks to widen roads. The town is dumping a lot of the snow on people’s lawns. Norton said some may not like this, but the town has no place else to put it. “If I were to haul this stuff, it would melt before I got there,” Norton said.

Saint John of the Cross property for future sale, even though it currently is used for church administrative purposes.

Bosco said the matter had been festering too long and needed to be approved, with Co-chairman Terry Smith agreeing that many “win win” solutions could have been found.

Bosco said parking and drainage issues were resolved, but acknowledged Yimoyines had encroached on the buffer and church property. He recommended commissioners put conditions on the approval instead of rejection because certificates of zoning compliance had been issued along the way by Zoning Enforcement Officer Jean

Donegan. She was placed on a one-month unpaid suspension Dec. 1 followed by a “last chance employment agreement,” in part because of those approvals.

A resolution to approve the site plan was composed by commissioners and Town Attorney Dana D’Angelo during a half-hour recess. Conditions of approval included a row of 10-foot high yews along the property line, exit-only gates on bridges, removal of visible statues and restrictions to dim lights by 10 each night unless a function is held at the facility.

In new business, public hearings for Waterbury’s Pilot Seasoning Company to construct a new building on LI-200 zoned property on North Benson Road

across from Long Meadow School were scheduled for March 7.

Owner Mary Volpe said she wanted to expand the business started 30 years ago by her father into a new 15,600-square-foot building where spices would be mixed for wholesale and internet sales, along with a small retail presence.

A special workshop to discuss the State Plan of Conservation and Development and continue work on Middlebury’s Plan of Conservation and Development was set for Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. The next regular P&Z meeting is 7:30 p.m. Thursday March 7 at Shepardson Community Center.

Missed screenings for underage alcohol use Physicians often fail to ask high school-age patients about alcohol use and to advise young people to reduce or stop drinking, according to a study led by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

In a random survey of more than 2,500 10th-grade students with an average age of 16 years, researchers from NIAAA and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development found that 34 percent reported drinking alcohol in the past month. Twenty-six percent said they had binged, defined as five or more drinks per occasion for males and four or more for females.

“While more than 80 percent of 10th-graders said they had seen a doctor in the past year, just 54 percent of that group were asked about drinking, and 40 percent were advised about alcohol harms,” said lead author

Ralph W. Hingson, Sc.D., M.P.H., director of NIAAA’s division of epidemiology and prevention research. He added that, among students who had been seen by a doctor in the past year and who reported drinking in the past month, only 23 percent said they were advised to reduce or stop drinking. The findings are now online in the February issue of Pediatrics.

The researchers also reported students who said they had been asked about their drinking were more likely to be advised about alcohol. Nevertheless, among the 43 students who said they were drunk six times or more in the past month and who said they had been asked about their drinking by a doctor, about 30 percent were not advised about drinking risks, and two-thirds were not advised to reduce or stop drinking.

The researchers caution that, in the survey, students were asked about past-month drink-

ing, not what they may have told their physicians about their drinking.

Studies have shown that screening and brief interventions by health care providers – asking patients about alcohol use and advising them to reduce risky drinking – can promote significant, lasting reductions in drinking levels and alcohol-related problems among adults. Accumulating evidence supports the use of alcohol screening among adolescents.

In 2011, NIAAA and the American Academy of Pediatrics released a two-question screening tool designed to help clinicians overcome time constraints and other common barriers to youth alcohol screening. Examples of these questions, which vary slightly for elementary, middle and high school ages, include: “Do you have any friends who drank beer, wine, or any drink containing alcohol in the past year?”

“How about you — in the past year, on how many days have you had more than a few sips of beer, wine, or any drink containing alcohol?”

“Alcohol is by far the drug of choice among youth,” said NIAAA acting director Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D. “The findings reported by Dr. Hingson and his colleagues indicate that we must redouble our efforts to help clinicians make alcohol screening a routine part of patient care for young people in the United States.”

The NIAAA is the primary U.S. agency for conducting and supporting research on the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of alcohol abuse, alcoholism and alcohol problems.

It also disseminates research findings to general, professional and academic audiences. Additional alcohol research information and publications are available at http://www.niaaa.nih. gov.

It Happened in Middlebury

Middleburian Prudden pursued pathology Dr. Theophil Mitchell Prudden (1849-1924) was an inspired son of a Congregational minister, born in the Middlebury Congregational parsonage July 7, 1849.

In that respect, he was like one of our most revered Middleburians, John Howard Whittemore (1837-1910), who also was the son of a Congregational minister, the Rev. Williams Howe Whittemore.

Prudden’s parents were Eliza Ann Johnson (b. ca. 1818), and the Rev. George Prudden (b.

1815), minister of the Congregational Church. The father was a man of humanistic principles, and like the Connecticut members of Congress who voted for the passage of the 13th Amendment, he was a staunch anti-slavery partisan.

Prudden was descended from the Rev. Peter Prudden and his wife, Joanna Boyce, some of the original and most revered members of the New Haven Colony.

The Pruddens instilled in their children high values of culture and usefulness to others (Everett Gleason Hill, A Modern History of New Haven and Eastern New Haven County [New York: S. J. Clarke, 1918], II, 136, 137).

Wikipedia says Prudden attended the Sheffield Scientific School and graduated from Yale College in 1872. Three years later, he was awarded an M.D. from Yale School of Medicine. From 1892 to 1909 he served as a professor of pathology in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. In 1901 he was made a director of the Rockefeller Institute for medical research. Writings include “A

Cut-a-thon Benefit

Seated in front of Susan & Susan Salon are, left to right, Southbury Women's Club Vice-President Lauren Brenneman and salon owners Susan Eastwood and Susan Saponaro with Gianna Saponaro. The Southbury salon recently held an allday cut-a-thon that raised $800 for the club and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. (Submitted photo)

How to avoid scams on Craigslist Most consumers are looking for bargains, and many cruise the Internet looking for low prices.

While it’s possible to get good deals online, it’s also possible to be pulled into a scam, whether you’re buying or selling.

Scambook (www.scambook. com) – billed as an online resolution platform dedicated to getting justice for consumers – has taken a close look at one popular national site, Craigslist (www. craigslist.org). Craigslist offers free online ads broken down by category and city. Ideally, with Scambook’s list of caveats, you won’t need its resolution services.

These tips can apply to nearly any website that lets people sell directly to others.

• Trust your instincts. If an ad seems phony, don’t pursue it.

• Stay local. It’s a red flag if someone makes up excuses about why they can’t meet, or why they want you to ship something.

• Don’t get involved in cashier’s checks, money orders or wire transfers. Deal in cash only. If it’s a large amount of money, meet in a bank.

• Use a counterfeit-bill detection pen. You can get one for a few dollars at an office supply store.

• Don’t use online escrow. These sites are typically run by scammers.

• If buying, be sure to see the goods in person before you commit. At the same time, if someone wants to buy something you’re selling without even seeing it, beware. A scam is coming.

• Beware of job scams. Chances are it’s an attempt to extract

personal data from you. Visit the job’s location before you supply any information for a background check.

• Beware ads that claim to be “certified” by Craigslist.

• Check out the buyer/seller. You can use Scambook and Google to see if someone is who he claims to be.

• Don’t give out personal information in a public ad online.

Use Google Voice to create a free disposable phone number (https://voice.google.com).

• If a buyer has to collect an item at your home, put it outside and don’t let him in the house.

Have a friend with you.

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Library, ballet partner up on dance floor said, “We are very excited to go down this new venture. The library is a cultural center, and this collaborative effort will enhance our whole community.”

Dancemakers workshop attendees will create their own dance compositions by means of dance improvisation and discussion. Assisting Ehrman-Shapiro will be members of the BCB Company, a semi-professional company that includes students enrolled in BCB School’s pre-professional program. The Dancemakers project will conclude with an open demonstration of the workshop dances in April and the opportunity to present them on the stage at BCB’s year-end performance, Season Finale, in June 2013.

The workshop attendees will divide into small group units that can comprise family members, neighbors, friends or newly acquainted workshop members. The coming up of ideas, the strategies for carrying them out, the solutions to any obstacles met along the way all will be manufactured by the workshop attendees themselves.

Concert dance is most often viewed by the public in a final performance, costumed, lit and from a distance. The process that brings that dance to the stage takes time and is carried out privately behind

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closed doors in a studio where the choreographer and artists experiment, share ideas and, through trial and error, collaborate and create.

For those taking part, the process is charged with interest, intellectual curiosity, team development, and satisfaction. This shared process is rarely witnessed, let alone experienced, by the public audience. On stage, the public simply sees the results. Dancemakers wants to let the general public experience this process and be part of the creating.

The program is made possible through a 2013 Arts Catalyze Placemaking (ACP-1) Connecticut Artist in Every Community matching grant to Brass City Ballet (BCB) from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) The newly developed ACP program has set out to invest in the state’s artsbased cultural activities and infrastructure to advance the attractiveness and competitiveness of Connecticut’s cities, towns and villages as meaningful communi-

Brass City Ballet dancers performing Quirk, choreographed by Matthew Westerby, are, left to right, Ainsley McMahon of Prospect, Catherine Bates of Middlebury, Celia Torrey of Southbury and Courtney Buntin of Middlebury.

(Tara McMahon photo) ties in which to live, work, learn and play.

This highly competitive grant cycle will help BCB, a Middlebury nonprofit dance organization, develop its community outreach, which is part of its mission state-

The Pomperaug District Department of Health reminds homeowners to be aware of the need for lead-safe work practices when planning home renovations. Lead paint can be especially dangerous to young children, infants and pregnant women. It can cause a wide variety of health issues in children: It can affect their brain and nervous system, resulting in behavioral problems, learning disabilities and reduced IQ. Lead poisoning can lead to slower growth and also can affect the kidneys, liver and reproductive systems.

Lead poisoning is often thought of as a big-city problem, but it also can be a problem in

I’ll start with a heartwarming quote. “Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.” ~ Voltaire.

Isn’t that a lovely visual? February is love month in our society, and Valentine’s Day has just passed. It’s a nice time to pause and tap into creative ways of expressing your love to those near and dear, far and wide and random people who cross your path in daily life. Let February enhance your desire for growing love every month hereafter.

Maybe after reading this column you’ll smile at people so people can share your smile, too, which makes everyone feel good.

Maybe you’ll learn to let little annoyances or upsets flow through you rather than percolate and fester within, only to be expressed outwards with regret or guilt. “Don’t brood. Get on with living and loving. You don’t

suburban and rural communities. Lead paint can be found in any building built before 1978.

Projects that disturb painted surfaces can create lead dust and increase the risk for lead poisoning. Examples of these types of projects are demolition, sanding, cutting or replacing windows.

However, careful work practices and thorough cleanup can reduce the risk of lead contamination In 2010, a law went into effect regarding the renovation or painting of homes, childcare facilities and schools that may contain lead-based paint. It’s called the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule (RRP).

The law requires that if an area of lead paint greater than 6 square feet will be disturbed, an EPA-certified contractor must be used. The paint must be tested prior to starting work, and if the paint contains lead, the renovation work or painting must be done in a lead-safe manner followed by thorough cleanup.

Another option is to assume there is lead paint, skip the testing and hire a certified contractor who will work safely. To be certified, contractors must take an approved one-day class and register with the EPA. To find an RRP-certified contractor, go to http://cfpub.epa.gov/flpp/ searchrrp_firm.htm.

Love is in the air Nuggets for Life

By CYNTHIA DE PECOL have forever.” ~ Leo Buscaglia.

Maybe you’ll cultivate a love for Self that builds your courage to live with constant change.

Maybe you’ll be inspired to keep yourself rested, healthy and hydrated. Maybe you’ll start a positive habit of counting your blessings every day and feeling so much gratitude it spills into every corner of your life. Maybe you’ll feel the expanse of time as you stay present to each moment you are in the essence of love. “Time is slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for

those who love, time is eternity.” ~ Henry Van Dyke.

My scholarly parents would offer salient quotes as we were growing up in order to pique our curiosity about learning important aspects of life. Here are a few favorites around love I hope you enjoy.

This week’s nuggets for life are to be found in the following quotes.

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~ Lao Tzu “A loving heart is the truest wisdom.” ~ Charles Dickens “ Love is a better teacher than duty.” ~ Albert Einstein “ Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.” ~ Khalil Gibran “ For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.” ~ Carl Sagan

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workshop facilitated by Ehrman-Shapiro Thursday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at the library. Call the library at 203-758-2634 for registration. For more information on Brass City Ballet, visit www.brasscityballet.org.

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not 100 percent protective, afford a major degree of safety. When a visible outbreak takes place, the infected person ought not to engage in sexual contact.

You are not alone. The herpes-2 virus infects up to 20 percent of the adult population of North America. Bad as it is, it is not the end of life or the end of a sex life.

The booklet on herpes infection provides a more detailed discussion of this common malady. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue – No. 1202W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Will you explain to me why a doctor would refuse to give a patient a shot of vitamin B-12? My former doctor, now deceased, gave me

a monthly B-12 shot, and it kept me peppy. My new doctor says I don’t need the shots. Would they hurt me? – B.A. ANSWER: The shots won’t hurt you. However, you need them only if you have a proven B-12 deficiency. At one time it was a widespread but not endorsed practice to give people shots of vitamin B-12 to energize them. It’s a practice that never should have been started.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My mother made all her children chew their food at least 25 times.

She claimed that it helped food digest. I gave this up when I left home at 18. Is there any evidence that chewing that number of times aids digestion? – H.H. ANSWER: The object of chewing is to reduce the size of food so it can be swallowed easily and to mix saliva with the food for the same reason. Saliva starts the digestive process. I have never heard a prescribed number of chews is necessary to accomplish these goals.

Dr. Donohue regrets he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible.

Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. (c) 2013 North America Synd., Inc. All Rights Reserved

Homeowners who do the repairs, renovations or painting themselves in single-family owner-occupied homes do not need to be RRP certified. However, they should follow lead safe work practices and thoroughly clean the work areas to eliminate any lead hazards. Information for homeowners can be obtained at www.ct.gov/dph/lead; then click on the link for the New England Don’t Spread the Lead Campaign.

Brochures about home renovations and the RRP Rule can be obtained at the Pomperaug Health District office or at the building departments in Southbury, Woodbury and Oxford.

“ Be of love a little more careful than of anything.” ~ e.e. cummings “ Do only what your heart tells you.” ~ Lady Diana “ Love many things, for therein lies the true strength and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish more, and what’s done in love is done well.” ~ Vincent Van Gogh Cynthia De Pecol is a Yoga instructor, Reiki master and life coach who lives in Washington, Conn. See lifecoachingllc.com or email lifecoach3@aol.com

1. Who holds the mark for most career victories by a pitcher in Miami Marlins franchise history?

2. Between 1970 and 1977, a Reds player won the N.L. Most Valuable Player award six times. Name the four Cincinnati players who won it.

3. In 2011, Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger became the second-fastest player to reach 25,000 yards passing (3,109 pass attempts). Who was the fastest?

4. Who was the last University of North Carolina senior men’s basketball player to win ACC Player of the Year before Tyler Zeller in 2012?

5. Name the first NHL hockey team to be featured on a Wheaties box.

6. When was the last time Richard Childress Racing won a NASCAR Cup season title?

7. Name the last teenage girl to hold the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis at the end of a season.

Answers:

1. Ricky Nolasco, with 76.

2. Johnny Bench (1970, ‘72), Joe Morgan (‘75, ‘76), Pete Rose (‘73) and George Foster (‘77).

3. Kurt Warner did it in 3,076 pass attempts.

4. Phil Ford, in 1978.

5. The 1991 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

6. It was 1994 (Dale Earnhardt).

7. Martina Hingis, in 1999.

Brass City Ballet and the Middlebury Public Library will launch a new project, Dancemakers, in March. The program’s goal will be to provide the community a chance to experience the creative process of making dance.

Workshops will be held Thursdays, March 21 and 28 and April 4, from 5:45 to 7 p.m. at the library’s temporary location at the Middlebury Timex Building (199 Park Road Extension, Suite D, in Middlebury). A fourth and final workshop will be held April 11 at Shepardson Community Center in Middlebury.

The Dancemakers project will begin with dance composition workshops that are free and open to the general public ages 5 and older and facilitated by certified dance therapist and Connecticut choreographer, Judith Ehrman-Shapiro. Workshops will be open to all levels of abilities, and canes, walkers and wheelchairs will be welcome.

Brass City Ballet’s Artistic Director Elizabeth Fisk Barisser said, “If you are curious about dance, how it’s made, or want to get a better appreciation for it, then these workshops are for you. It’s intergenerational and userfriendly.”

Middlebury Public Library’s Assistant Director Janice LeDuc

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A plumber’s snake is a tool that has a flexible steel cable extending from a spool and hand-crank assembly, with a wire snarl on the far end. You’ll sometimes see it referred to as a cable auger, but if you refer to it as the former, experienced people will understand. It can be purchased at any home-improvement store for about $25.

The salesperson might ask what you’re using the tool for.

There are longer cables, up to 100 feet, as well as versions like closet augers (which are specifically for toilet clogs) and power augers (which are rented by the day and are something I wouldn’t recommend for a first-timer or a small clog).

To clear a sink clog, you should try a couple of other tricks before shelling out money for the plumber’s snake. First try a plunger, making sure the bell

By Samantha Mazzotta completely covers the drain and touches the sink surface in order to create a vacuum. Plunge up and down about 15 times. If the sink drains, run hot water through the pipe to clear the remaining clog.

If plunging doesn’t work, try to clear the clog through the sink trap (at the bottom of the U-shaped drain pipe under the sink). Put a bucket under the trap and put on rubber gloves. Using an adjustable pipe wrench, unscrew the plug at the bottom of the trap. Water and gunk will start draining immediately, but that doesn’t mean the clog is cleared. Use a wire coat hanger or something similar to probe the pipe via the trap, and try to pull out any additional material.

Then screw the plug back in and turn on hot water.

If the clog still isn’t cleared, now it’s time to try the plumber’s

snake. Unscrew the plug at the bottom of the trap again and thread the end of the snake cable into the pipe, toward the wall, as far as it will go. To navigate pipe bends, turn the handle to adjust the cable end. Once the cable is extended as far as it will go, or won’t go in any farther, slowly wind it back out.

Clog material that the snake pushed through likely will be tangled up in the wire snarl at the front of the cable. Be sure to clean this off before storing the tool.

Now, close up the drain plug, turn on the hot water and let it run for a couple of minutes to clear out the rest of the clog.

If this still doesn’t do the trick, contact a professional plumber.

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The Absolut Gallery at the Inn at Newtown will present an exhibition of acrylic paintings and limited edition prints by New Milford’s own Chris Osborne to benefit “Healing Newtown” Sunday, Feb. 17, through April. The public is invited to the opening reception, Feb. 17 between 2 and 4 p.m.

Entertainment will be provided by saxophonist Matt Garrison and guitarist Dave Kain. Free hors d’oeuvres and themed cocktails will be served.

The show, “Starlight Drive,” consists of paintings of legendary Hollywood stars and music icons with the cars they owned, drove, appeared in films with or wrote about in prose or song.

Osborne is a recipient of the 2007 National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic (NSPCA) Prize, the Classic Car Club of America 2003 Fine Art Award of Excellence and the Glenmoor Gathering (Ohio) 2007 Best of Show award. Gallery sales on art commissions will be donated to healingnewtown.org, a Newtown Cultural Arts Commission project in association with the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut and Connecticut Office of the Arts.

In “Starlight Drive,” Osborne pays homage to the American automobile by way of the art of portraiture. “There are key things in American culture that absorb my attention: the fabulous cars of decades past, the colorful people who drove them, the Hollywood Golden Age and the true American musical genres, jazz and blues.

Any combination of these elements may appear in my work. After exhaustive factual research and the use of figurative models, I like to apply an imaginative view of history, bringing to the present a candid moment in time shared with the viewer.”

People are invited to drive their antique or classic cars to Newtown Feb. 17 and line its streets with beauty. The Inn at Newtown is at 19 Main Street.

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Friday, February 15, 2013

The Farm offers CSA shares Michael Berecz, of The Farm, a Woodbury-based agricultural company, announced shares in its 2013 Community-Supported Agriculture Program (CSA) are available. Both full shares, sufficient for a family of four non-vegetarians or two vegetarians, and half shares, sufficient for two nonvegetarians, are available.

Primarily a supplier to restaurants, wholesalers and grocery stores, Berecz is now focusing on farm-to-customer initiatives.

“This is the next logical step for us to take to continue to bring fresh, locally-grown, seasonal product to the community,” said Berecz. One of the driving forces behind the Woodbury Farmer’s Market, The Farm also has been offering its products through farm stands at the Woodbury Flea Market, the Elephant’s Trunk flea market, and the Southbury Farmer’s Market.

Community-Supported Agriculture is a unique relationship of mutual support and commitment between a farm and community members for an entire growing season. CSA members purchase a share for the growing season before the harvest begins.

The price of the share enables the farm to cover yearly costs, almost all of which are incurred before the crops are ready for harvest.

This entitles the member to a share of the harvest throughout the season, grown by a farm they know and trust.

The Farm’s CSA is a 20-week subscription running this year

Fresh vegetables from The Farm.

(The Farm photo) from June 17 to Oct. 28. As the growing season progresses, the content in each share will change.

Earlier weeks will contain more leafy green items. Mid-season shares will contain items that require longer days to ripen, like tomatoes, and eggplants. The late-season share will have more items of a long storage period: garlic, onions, and winter squashes. From time to time, the shares may include fresh eggs, maple syrup, raw filtered honey or herbs.

Subscribers may choose to pick up shares on Tuesday or Thursday. The pickup point will be Woodbury Floral Designs at

15 Hollow Road in Woodbury, owned and operated by Berecz’s wife, Amanda. “If you cook more during the week, a Tuesday pickup is better,” said Berecz. “If you have a lot of cook-outs or tend to do most of your cooking over the weekend, Thursday is the better day to pick up your shares. In either case,” he added, “the product is picked fresh for that day.”

A CSA is not without risk. “We have our crops planned for the season, but Mother Nature may not cooperate. If there is a crop failure due to circumstances out of our control, we will not have certain items,” said Berecz. “Such is the life of farming.”

The Farm, located on 140 acres in Woodbury, is family-owned and operated. “This is one of the ways that community members can actively participate in regional agriculture,” said Berecz.

“It takes a little adjustment to eating seasonal, locally-grown produce. Not everything is available year-round so you need to change your menu to utilize what’s just coming out of the ground.”

Shares are $495 for a full share and $265 for a half share. Participation is limited, and shares are available on a “first come, first served” basis. A complete list of the anticipated produce for this year, as well as more information about CSAs, recipes utilizing products from the CSA and an online subscription order form are available at www.thefarmwoodbury.com.

Spotty Dog adoptions Sunday Spotty Dog Rescue (SDR), a non-profit organization founded in September 2012, will hold a dog adoption event Sunday, Feb. 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Natural & Organic Pet at 572 Middlebury Road in Middlebury.

Seven dogs that have been living in foster homes will be featured at this adoption event. What better way to adopt a dog than to find one whose energy level and temperament are known and can be perfectly matched to you and your lifestyle? SDR is committed to connecting the right dog with the right family.

Spotty Dog Rescue is a “borderless” organization with up to 50 percent of its rescues coming from the Cayman Islands and St. Thomas. These small islands lack effective spay and neuter programs. That, coupled with the limited number of potential homes, leads to high euthanasia rates and countless adoptable dogs being needlessly destroyed

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SQUEAKERS BELLA Bella is a young kitty who was rescued from a life on the streets. She is about 1½ years old and is a beautiful light grey tiger. She deserves a safe, loving home! Bella is a very sweet, inquisitive kitty who enjoys her cat toys as well as attention from anyone nearby. To visit with Bella, call Animals For Life at 203-758-2933.

Squeakers, as her name suggests, is a 4-year-old gray-and-white tabby who “squeaks” rather than meows. She is in foster care with another cat as well as a dog, and the three get along fine. Squeakers enjoys being brushed and sharing the bed with her human family. She would prefer a home without small children, but would be fine in a home with older kids who understand kitty personalities. Call Animals For Life at 203-758-2933 if you would like to meet Squeakers as she is not living at the shelter.

For more information on these pets or to make an appointment to meet an adoptable pet, call 203-758-2933. For information on the adoption process, visit www.animalsforlifect.org.

Animals for Life will have an offsite adoption at the Derby Firehouse Sunday, Feb. 10, from 12 to 3 p.m. The firehouse is at 200 David Humphries Road.

Bruno Mars, left, and Alphonse, right, are looking for homes. They will be at the Spotty Dog Rescue adoption event Saturday, Feb. 17, at The Natural & Organic Pet in Middlebury. (Submitted photo) each year. This adoption event will feature dogs from the islands and locally rescued dogs.

All dogs are younger than two, fully-vetted, up to date on age-appropriate vaccinations and will be spayed or neutered prior to

adoption. If you are ready to open your heart and home to a rescue pup, don’t miss this event. For more information, to volunteer or to become a foster, call 203441-4260 or go to www.spottydogrescue.org

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Sherri loves other cats and would do just fine sitting upon your windowsill during the day, awaiting your return to her at night.

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For more information on these animals, as well as others at Meriden Humane Society (MHS), email meridensociety@sbcglobal.net. MHS is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m., and volunteers can be available to meet with you through an appointment. MHS is at 311 Murdock Ave. in Meriden.

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