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Group examines Region 15 enrollment decline options By CRISTINA COMMENDATORE Twenty-six members of Region 15’s Facilities and Enrollment Taskforce gathered during a workshop Monday night to brainstorm possibilities on how to handle the district-wide decline of 300 students over the next five years. They and the company the district hired to conduct a redistricting study, Milone and MacBroom consulting firm, found the elementary schools would see the greatest decline – 250 students. The taskforce split into four groups that met separately to consider several options before discussing them as a whole. Options included redistricting to accommodate full-day kindergarten rather than a half-day in each elementary school; redistricting the elementary and middle schools to offer a full-day kindergarten through fourth-grade program and a fifth- through eighth-grade program; and taking advantage of the decline at some schools and using the space to accommodate more students. Middlebury Elementary School (MES) principal Jack Zamary, a member of the taskforce, said redistricting would require examining the buildings and comparing them to the curriculum. “We have storage room (at MES) that’s very small,” he said. “You can’t deliver the curriculum if you don’t have the space to house the materials.”
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Sippy said Gainfield Elementary School (GES) and MES are the smallest buildings, noting they could possibly be partner schools. “When we pick up enrollment again, we don’t want to compromise class size or programs,” he said. “The moral of the story is, let’s not fool ourselves. We can’t cram kids into the buildings. It’s really got to work.” The taskforce, which comprises Region 15 teachers, administrators, two Board of Education members and parents, began in January to develop a five-year plan to accommodate the declining student enrollment. Rebecca Augur and Michael Zuba of Milone and MacBroom, a consulting firm that provides civil engineering, planning, landscape architecture and land survey services, conduct the monthly meetings, gather information and return the next month with relevant data. So far, the group has found enrollment at Rochambeau Middle School is lower than that at Memorial Middle School and will continue that way, Long Meadow and Pomperaug Elementary Schools are projected to experience the greatest decline, enrollment stability at MES is projected to continue, and GES enrollment has declined over the last five years and is projected to stabilize. In previous meetings, the taskforce determined there is no
Friday, March 30, 2012
Champions!
Middlebury Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Travel Team members, back, left to right, Brooke Anderson, Juliana Yamin, Jacalyn Pugliese, Abby McCasland, Ashleigh Whitten, Grace Bollard, Zola Bernardi and Grace Monagan and front, left to right, Sarah Boggiano, Allie Brown, Lauren Stango, Lauren Pelosi, Hannah Brown and Colleen Worgan celebrate winning the Northwest Girls Basketball League Championship earlier this month. (Submitted photo) The Middlebury Parks and Recreation Departments’ Girls Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Travel Team captured the Northwest Girls Basketball League Championship with a 34-27 win over Harwinton/Burlington at Cornwall Consolidated School in West Cornwall, Conn., March 4. With that victory, Middlebury finished the season 22-1 overall (10-0 in league play) laying claim to the preseason, regular season, and postseason championships After drawing a bye in the first round, Middlebury defeated Wolcott and Harwinton/Burlington en route to the championship. Lauren Pelosi lead all scorers with 21 points
followed by Brooke Anderson with 13, Juliana Yamin with 12, Zola Bernardi with nine, Lauren Stango with six, Abby McCasland with four and Grace Monagan, Grace Bollard, Sarah Boggiano, Ashleigh Whitten and Colleen Worgan, each with two points. Coaches Jeff McCasland and Chuck Stango congratulate the players on a successful season and thank their families for their overwhelming support. They also thank Chip Fitzgerald and Betty Proulx for their time and dedication and the Town of Middlebury for its continued support of the girls travel basketball program.
– See Enrollment on page 3
Pies & Pints offers new dishes and brews By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Pies & Pints – the name says it all, and it’s considerably shorter than the Middlebury restaurant’s previous name – Perrotti’s West Street Pizza and Pub. Pies & Pints co-owner Theo Anastasiadis said “Pints” is part of the name because the restaurant specializes in offering more draft beers than any other restaurant in town. The number of beverages on draft has increased to 12 from four. And it’s going to increase again when the owners install another 10 draft taps for a total of 22 brews on tap. “We try to bring in microbrewery beers and change them weekly,” Anastasiadis said. He said every other Friday, for about two hours between 6 and 9 p.m., Pies & Pints has a “tap takeover” when a microbrewery brings in four different brews on tap and gives customers free tastings of its products. Brewers offer their products at special prices and often give away items like free glasses or tee shirts. The next tap takeover, Friday, April 6, will feature Sierra Nevada products. Pies & Pints also sells a selected draft beer for $2 a glass every Tuesday, and it offers $5 martinis and margaritas every Thursday. Anastasiadis and his brother-in-law and Pies & Pints co-owner, Chris Gogas, bring to the restaurant their experience in the Tribury Restaurant Group, owners of Jordan’s in Southbury and San Remo’s in Woodbury. Anastasiadis said the
Pies & Pints co-owners, left, Chris Gogas and right, Theo Anastasiadis, offer customers 12 beers on tap and more than 40 bottled beers. Another 10 draft taps will be installed to bring the total draft beers to 22. (Marjorie Needham photo) two formally closed the deal to acquire the former Perrotti’s last September. “We always liked Middlebury,” said Anastasiadis. “It’s a good town to have a business.” The menu still features Perrotti’s pizza, but among its many new additions
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cheese. And he said customers love the new offerings in wings, with cinnamon chipotle being a favorite. Wings are offered as “Make them your own,” and customers can choose exactly how they are prepared. Gogas said, “All the finger
– See Pies & Pints on page 3
Middlebury Women’s Club Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
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Book Review.....................2 Adoptable pets.................8 Classifieds.........................7 Community Calendar.........2 Computer Tip....................8 Fire Log.............................2 Frugal Mummy..................5 In Brief..............................4 Legal Notices....................7
are gourmet pizzas. One, BBQ pizza, is topped with BBQ chicken and Pies & Pints own BBQ sauce. A new appetizer Anastasiadis said has been a big hit with customers is the fried Buffalo ravioli, which is ravioli stuffed with shredded Buffalo chicken and served with blue
foods, pub foods, have gone over very well.” “We took our time with the menu,” Anastasiadis said. “We offered daily specials to get reactions from customers.” When customers liked a dish, it was added to the menu. The menu will continue to change, he said, perhaps every two months or with the seasons. For example, the menu soon will change to include more salads as warmer weather arrives. “I think people like to see new things on the menu,” he said. Another new dish is steak on a rock. Anastasiadis said the steak is marinated as requested. Then it is brought to the table with a hot stone so customers can cook their steaks to their liking. He said a customer who came in with kids who didn’t like meat ordered pasta for them and steak on a rock for himself. After his steak was cooked, the kids ate all his steak and he ended up eating the pasta. Gluten-free pizza also is on the menu, as are house-made flatbread sandwiches, five different burgers made with certified Angus beef, and sliders. A kids menu offers favorites like chicken fingers and macaroni and cheese. The menu and the draft beer offerings aren’t the only things that have changed. The interior of both the main dining room and the function room have been redone from floor to ceiling, and paper place mats are a thing of the past.
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FRIday
April 6
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8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Enjoy pancakes, sausage, bacon, baked goods and beverages Shepardson Community Center in Middlebury $6 for adults and $4 for children with a family maximum of $20
Woodbury Parks and Recreation’s Easter Egg Hunt When: What: Where:
Easter Bunny arrives at 9:30 a.m.; Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. Easter egg hunt rain or shine for children up to age 10, meet and take pictures with the Easter Bunny, wear your prettiest or funniest Easter bonnet. Hollow Park in Woodbury
Good Friday
All Middlebury town hall offices, library, senior center and transfer station are closed
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Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department Call Log Date Time Address/Incident 3/20/12 19:13 765 Breakneck Hill Road. Carbon monoxide detector activated. Zero levels recorded. 3/22/12 23:36 930 Straits Turnpike. Accidental pull station activation by cleaning crew. 3/22/12 23:38 I-84 East. Motor vehicle rollover with entrapment. One patient extricated by MVFD. 3/24/12 13:21 705 Breakneck Hill Road. Carbon monoxide detector activation. Unit malfunction. Z ero reading recorded.
It Happened in Middlebury
A springtime blizzard By Dr. ROBERT L. RAFFORD
From Sunday, March 11, to Tuesday, March 13, Middleburians faced some of the most challenging days in our history. Not March in the year 2012, but in 1888. On those three days, snow poured from the skies in what has been known ever since as the “Blizzard of ’88.” On March 11, 2012, the high temperature in Waterbury was 57.2 degrees. But 124 years ago this month, things Sunday, April 1 – All Fools Day were markedly different. The storm, one of the worst Monday, April 2 blizzards in U.S. history, left snowfalls of 40 to 50 inches and Board of Selectmen 6 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room saw winds of over 45 miles per hour, with snowdrifts sometimes Greenway Committee 7 p.m............................................................... Shepardson Room 26 exceeding 50 feet, according to Wikipedia. In her book, “Interviews with Tuesday, April 3
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AARP Chapter 4960 Meeting 12:30 p.m................................................ Middlebury Senior Center Mental Health Support Group 6 p.m............................. Russell Place, 1F, 969 W. Main, Waterbury Land Preservation 6 p.m...................................................Town Hall Conference Room Water Commission 7:30 p.m.......................................................... Shepardson Room 26
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Descendants of Middlebury Residents of the Past” (Washington Depot, Conn.: Shiver Mountain Press, 1976), Gloria Clark (19221998), then president of the Middlebury Historical Society, included vivid recollections of the blizzard by Middleburian Emily Bissell Coe (1887-1988), daughter of Arthur Willis and Anna (Waters) Bissell, who owned the general store where Westover is today. Emily quoted from her mother Anna’s diary during the blizzard as Gloria listened: March 11 – Sunday The weather is cloudy and some snow. Looks as though it might rain. Arthur and mother go to church. March 12 – Monday Snow. Snowed hard all night and blowing at a high gale. Arthur
draws water for me to do washing. Snow is blowing into all the cracks and filling everything full. South entry so full, I can hardly close the door … The roads are full and such a day … March 13 – Tuesday Snowing, still snowing. Wind blows hard. (Emily – My father said the wind had a very peculiar, eerie sound, sort of a shrieking, and it was constant; he often spoke of that, and it was snowing heavily all the time.) We never saw anything like it before. Every room, the snow has drifted into. (Emily – She used to talk about how the attic, especially, was full; every cranny, the snow blew in.) The roads are all full ... March 14 – Wednesday Snow, again, this morning but cleared off this afternoon. I wash
and dress the children after breakfast. Never saw such a storm. In the northeast room, the snow all on the bed, on the floor and table. Full between curtain and window. A large snowbank in the room. Also, in the hired man’s room. Arthur and I have been shoveling nearly all day. The old back room is full. March 15 – Thursday Pleasant. I prepare cabbage and potatoes for dinner, pare apples and make pudding for tea. Ah, those were the days … Rafford is Middlebury’s municipal historian and president of the Middlebury Historical Society Inc. Visit MiddleburyHistoricalSociety.org or call Rafford at 203-2064717 to join or support the society.
resell or recycle anything of value. We meet Fatima One-leg, a woman with a deformed leg who prostitutes herself for a few rupees a day while her husband earns a living as a scavenger. We get to know Cynthia, a brothel keeper trying to pose as a social worker, and Asha, who aspires to be a corrupt slumlord. Her daughter, Manju, has decided her ticket out of the slum is to become an English teacher. She spends her time reading books about fair-skinned and wealthy Europeans, whose life she can only dream of. Enforcing the law in Annawadi are the constables, “who would
gladly blow their noses in your last piece of bread.” (p. xiii) Finally, there are the eunuchs, messengers of bad luck, who are paid by the slum residents not to inflict curses on them. The title of this nonfiction book refers to a huge billboard on the wall at the Mumbai Airport, advertising Italianate floor tiles that promise to be “Beautiful Forever.” It represents the India officials want to project to the world: modern, wealthy, capitalistic. But, behind the “beautiful forevers,” the residents of Annawadi conspire against each other in a dogeat-dog struggle for extremely limited resources. They fight over “rehabilitation housing” that boasts 269-square-foot apartments for a family of 11. The scavengers in Annawadi must sleep on top of their piles of garbage so they won’t be stolen by competing scavengers. Neighbors falsely accuse an Annawadi teenager of
murder in order to be awarded a monetary settlement in court. The author writes, “The poor took down each other, and the world’s great, unequal cities soldiered on in peace.” (p. 237) The most amazing aspect of Annawadi is it doesn’t implode. Yes, there are inhabitants of this slum who are addicted to inhaling Eraz-ex (the Indian equivalent of Wite-out). There are those who commit suicide by ingesting rat poison or by self-immolation, but most of them choose to live despite gruesome injustice, religious and caste warfare, bottomless grief, and “a taste of hunger, a foul thing that burrowed into your tongue and was sometimes still there when you swallowed decades later.” (p. 270) This story is a testament to the courage, intelligence, and grim determination of a human spirit that refuses to die.
share poems from her books, “As I Was Saying” and “I’ve Been Thinking,” as well as poems that have inspired her throughout the years. Attendees are encouraged to bring their favorite poems or any poems they have written to share with the group. Kelly has been writing verse and poetry since childhood. She studied poetry under Rev. Alfred J. Barrett, S.J. at Fordham University, who introduced her to 17th and 19th-century poets including her favorite, Gerard Manley Hopkins. Registration is required for this program. Call 203-262-0626, ext. 130, to register.
tanical Garden, lectures widely and writes for Green Prints, Connecticut Gardener, and Toastmaster. Her book, published in 2010, is a unique collection of funny, sad, touching and memorable stories about the joys of digging in the dirt. She shares her personal stories of the people who nurtured her gardening interest from childhood and the unexpected life lessons she learned from morning glories, lilacs, and even dandelions. She concludes each chapter with a profile of the plant around which the chapter revolved.
Joanne Conant “Water’s Edge” Exhibit
Teen Logo Design Contest
Joanne Conant’s oil paintings will be on display in the Gloria Cachion Art Gallery in the library beginning Tuesday, April 3, through Sunday, April 29. Conant is a multi-media Newtown artist, a seasoned enamellist who applies her talent with color and form to oil painting. Her enamels appear in several books and in the permanent collection of the Tucson Museum of Art. Oil painting gives Conant the freedom to depart from process-oriented enameling issues and to focus on immediate expression of artistic concept. Her paintings of water reflect its fluid motion during times of quiet and turbulence. The paintings in “Water’s Edge” were painted en plein air locally and in Rhode Island. Check www.southburylibrary. org for more information. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in Southbury (203-262-0626).
The Friends of the Woodbury Public Library seeks Woodbury teens in grades six and up to design a new logo that will be printed on tee shirts to be sold as a fundraiser for the Friends. Entry forms will be at the Friends of the Library Book Cellar and at the Woodbury Public Library until April 30. No submissions will be accepted after April 30. The Friends’ board and the library director will choose the top two entries, and those entries will be on display in the library during May to be voted on by library patrons. First prize will be a digital camera and a tee shirt with the logo printed on it. The runner-up will receive a $50 Amazon gift card.
Mary’s Book Review “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” By Katherine Boo Reviewed by Mary Conseur
In “Behind the Beautiful Forevers,” award-winning reporter Katherine Boo documents Zoning Board of Appeals 7:30 p.m............................................................ Shepardson Room 5 life in Annawadi, India, a slum just outside the gleaming interThursday, April 5 national airport in Mumbai. In a country where 100 Indians Planning and Zoning hoard 25 percent of the Gross 7:30 p.m......................................................Shepardson Auditorium National Product, only six of Annawadi’s 3,000 residents have Friday, April 6 – Good Friday permanent jobs. The rest are All town hall offices, library, senior center, and scavengers, prostitutes, eunuchs, transfer station are closed aspiring slumlords, and would-be Calendar dates/times are subject to change teachers. If your organization would like your event included in the community The reader meets the major calendar, please e-mail the information to beeintelligencer@gmail.com players, including Abdul, a teenage scavenger and the sole support of his 11-member family. His job is to sort through the garbage discarded by airport visitors and Naugatuck Masonry Supply at 1483 New Haven Road in Naugatuck has them! See their ad on page 8.
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Girls in fourth grade and up are “The Hidden World,” a new invited to enjoy “All about Cake” movie by The Naugatuck River Tuesday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. Revival Group will be shown David R. Theroux Tuesday, April 3, from 6:30 to 8 Managing Partner Do Eggs Grow on Trees? p.m. at the library. Come discover 500 Chase Parkway Children ages 6 and up can the wildlife of the Naugatuck Waterbury, CT 06708-3346 decorate their own egg trees River. For more information, call OFFICE: 203-753-4166, ext. 2 Email: theroux@drubner.com FAX: 203-578-3003 Wednesday, April 4, from 4 to 4:45 203-729-4591. p.m. Signup is required. Sign up Three-day closure at the Children’s Desk. Materials will be provided. The library will be closed from Friday, April 6, until Monday, Polymer Clay Jewelry April 9, for a computer catalogue Tuesday, April 17, at 6 p.m., system upgrade. Ann Somervell will demonstrate Asia in April how to make polymer clay jewelry. Pre-registration is required The library is presenting proas space is limited, but the class grams on Asia at 6:30 p.m. is free. Participants will create and Wednesday, April 11; Tuesday, bake their own jewelry and learn April 17; and Wednesday, April about the history of clay jewelry 25. The April 11 program will making. Please register at the cir- show Samantha Brown’s “Travel culation desk, or call 203-758- through Asia” movie featuring 2634. China, Japan, and Thailand. ApThe Middlebury Library is at petizers from three local restauPlease support the advertisers who help us 30 Crest Road in Middlebury. For rants – Peking Tokyo, Tomo and bring you this free weekly newspaper. information, call 203-758-2634. Thai Flare – will accompany the film. This is an adults-only program, and space is limited. To register, call 203-729-4591. The Tuesday, April 17, program will feature plum wine and sake tastings, along with appetizers from the three restaurants, and the Wednesday, April 25, program will celebrate Asia with a slide presentation and a movie featuring the Shen Yun dance company. It will include props from the production and tea and desserts from China to accompany the film. All programs will be in the Nellie Beatty Room of the library. The Howard Whittemore MeSpring Sale begins morial Library is at 243 Church Friday, March 30, St. in Naugatuck. For information, through Sunday, April 1 call 203-729-4591.
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Southbury Eggimals for Teens and Tweens Teens and tweens in grades five to 12 are invited to make animals out of recycled plastic eggs Thursday, April 12, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Registration is required. Call 203-262-0626, ext. 110, to sign up.
Poetry Sharing Are you interested in poetry? Have you written a poem of your own? If so, plan to join Dr. Colleen Kelly Tuesday, April 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room at the library. Kelly will
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April Vacation Week Teen Programs The library will offer a program a day for area teens during April vacation week, April 16 to 21. Look for details next week.
Garden Memoir Talk
Calling All Artists
Sunday, April 1, at 2 p.m., author Colleen Plimpton will give a reading from her garden memoir, “Mentors in the Garden of Life,” and segue into general gardening questions. The book also will be available for sale. Plimpton spent 30 years as a clinical social worker with the chronically mentally ill before becoming a professional garden communicator. She trained at the New York Botanical Garden and has tended her sloping Connecticut acre for 19 years. She’s appeared on TV and radio, pens a prize-winning newspaper column for Hearst Connecticut Media Group, coaches gardening, has taught at the New York Bo-
The library is seeking artists to display their work in the library gallery. Space is available in late fall 2012 and in 2013. Original works will be displayed on a monthly basis, and the exhibit space includes a locked display case for smaller three-dimensional works. Artists can host an opening reception and can have a solo or joint exhibit. Contact Library Director Patricia Lunn at 203-263-3502 for more information or to set up an appointment to submit art for consideration. For information, call 203-2633502 or visit www.woodburylibraryct.org. The library is at 269 Main St. South in Woodbury.
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Quilter to speak Saturday
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Quilter, author and historian Sue Reich will present “A Passion for Quilts” Saturday, March 31, at 11 a.m. in the Wykeham Room at the Gunn Memorial Library in Washington, Conn. The free lecture will include a display and discussion of quilts and is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Reich began quilting as a child at her Grandmother Martin’s farm in Crawford County, Pa. Like many women in the 1970s, she found the bicentennial celebration sparked her love for quiltmaking and an interest in the history of quilts. Shortly after settling in Connecticut in 1980, the Connecticut Quilt Search Project began. Alongside approximately 50 dedicated women, Reich documented and researched 3,000-plus quilts over six years, culminating in the
The “back room” has been transformed into a room with comfortable booths and a large table that can accommodate serving dishes. The room can hold up to 45 people for private gatherings. The bar area is pretty much as it was with the exception of an additional TV and the new draft beer taps, but the main dining area has been completely remodeled from ceiling to floor. Looking ahead, Anastasiadis
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publication of “Quilts and Quiltmakers Covering Connecticut.” That experience and her membership in the American Quilt Study Group became the springboard to more publications: “Quilting News of Yesteryear: 1,000 Pieces and Counting,” “Crazy as a Bed-Quilt,” “World War II Quilts,” and “Quiltings, Frolicks and Bees: One Hundred Years of Signature Quilts.” Through presentations and exhibits, Sue has shared her collections of World War II quilts, Flower Garden quilts, Signature quilts, Crazy quilts, Connecticut quilts, etc. For more information about Reich, visit www.suereichquilts. com. The library is at 860-8687586 or visit www.gunnlibrary. org. The library address is 5 This antique quilt is in the collection of Sue Reich, who will present Wykeham Road at Route 47 in “A Passion for Quilts” Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Gunn Memorial Washington. Library in Washington, Conn. (Submitted photo)
Data show graduates maintain B average By CRISTINA COMMENDATORE tion with Carroll for her research. Carroll reported the average Pomperaug High School’s freshman grade point average (PHS) 2010 graduates seem to be (GPA) for those students was a off to a good start in their college 3.04, or B average. She said most careers, at least according to Dr. of those students were enrolled Susan Carroll of Words and Num- full time, with at least 30 credits bers Research. Carroll shared her for the year. The 2010 graduates’ findings on how well the class of GPA ranged from 2.4 to 3.7. 2010 did in their first year of colThe majority, 210 students, atlege with Region 15 Board of Ed- tended a four-year college, and 22 ucation (BoE) members Monday students were enrolled in a twonight. year school such as Naugatuck Three hundred thirty-two stu- Valley Community College. Fedents graduated from PHS in males had a higher GPA than 2010; of them, 319 attended col- males – 3.14 average for females lege and 13 joined the military, and 2.95 for males. One hundred went to work or traveled. Six- nineteen males participated; 113 ty-three percent of those who females participated. went to college, 232 students, Over the past three years, feagreed to share their unofficial males have had higher GPAs than college transcripts and informa- males. BoE member Sharon Guck
of Southbury asked Carroll if she looked into that further. Carroll said no because there was no real statistical difference. Region 15 has hired Carroll to conduct research on the district’s first-year college students for the past three years. She said there were no statistical differences for the classes of 2008, 2009 and 2010. “For three years in a row you’ve had the same findings, so you can put faith in the data you’ve received,” Carroll told BoE members. “The first year of college is most difficult for students, but your cohorts for 2008, 2009 and 2010 didn’t have any difficulty.” A cohort is a group of subjects who have shared a particular time together during a particular time span and may be tracked over
Kayak and Canoe Race, the Beacon Falls Lions Charity Duck Race and the annual “Taste of Beacon Falls.” All will be at the River Festival grounds at the fire house on North Main Street in Beacon Falls, site of the race finish line. This year the event also will give attendees a chance to help the Norfolk Curling Club, which was destroyed by fire this winter. Members of the club will be there, and checks made out to “Norfolk Curling Club” will be collected to help the club rebuild and again offer the sport of curling.
The river race was started by concerned citizens and community organizations along the Naugatuck River in efforts to bring awareness to the “Naugy’s” continued restoration and return to a recreational river after years of industrial neglect. The Naugatuck River Watershed is a partner in the events and one of the recipients of donations participants make to compete in the timed race. Each year the race draws 250 to 300 racers, including town officials, who race against each
extended periods for a cohort study. Carroll said it is more difficult to track students through college graduation because many of them move or transfer. Region 15 Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Sippy thanked Carroll and said the district will continue to collect these data. Sippy said Wednesday he is pleased with the results, but thinks there is room for improvement. “We’re doing at least a reasonable job preparing our youngsters for higher education,” he said. “I’m interested to see if there’s an increase over time as we make improvements to the academic program at the high school and how that translates any negligible improvement when the kids are out.”
other. Some 2,200 to 3,200 spectators come to watch the race, viewing it from the foot bridge at the Naugatuck Polish American Club, Linden Park, Breen Field, the Maple Street Bridge in Naugatuck, the Beacon Falls Fire House grounds and The “Green” Bridge in Beacon Falls. All proceeds above and beyond the events’ operating costs are donated to local organizations that contribute to the health of the Naugatuck River and to Naugatuck Valley charities.
The AARP Chapter 4960 monthly meeting will be Tuesday, April 3, at 12:30 p.m. at the senior center. Health care specialist and WATR 1320 radio commentator Michael Reagan will attend and discuss “Things we should know as seniors regarding health care.” A pizza lunch and refreshments will follow. For more information, call 203-577-4166.
This class will meet Monday, April 9, and Wednesday, April 11, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Learn to download, edit, organize and create online photo albums you can share with family and friends. Bring your cameras and laptops. The fee is $20. To attend, call 203577-4166 to reserve a seat.
Lunch at Junipers
Free income tax assistance is provided at the Middlebury Senior Center at 1172 Whittemore Road in Middlebury by the AARP Tax Aide program for low- to moderate-income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to those 60 and older. Call 203-577-4166 for more information or to schedule an appointment with a certified
The next Middlebury Senior Center monthly luncheon at Junipers restaurant will be Thursday, April 5. Call the Senior Center at 230-577-4166 to reserve a seat and get a ticket. You will not be served without a ticket. The cost of $10 per person includes the meal, tax and tip.
Free Income Tax Preparation Help
AARP Tax Aide counselor. Bring to the appointment your spouse (if you are married), proof of identity, Social Security numbers for yourself and your dependents, a personal check with bank checking account and routing numbers, copies of last year’s federal and state tax returns and all income statements.
Trips
Researchers took a big step (for Western medicine) when they suggested specific yoga practices should be created as a way to help with stress-related conditions. The theories now will be tested in clinical studies. Yoga classes are easily found, but for seniors, a class that is specially geared to us is safer. Muscles get weak, and osteoporosis can result when we sit too much. Yoga itself isn’t a strenuous exercise, but it’s best to start with slow, gentle movements and a skilled instructor. With yoga we can learn deep breathing and mild stretching ...
Tuesday to Thursday, April 3 to 5 LMES PTO.................................................................................Book fair
Tuesday, April 3 PES PTO.....................................................................................9:30 a.m. MMS Grade 8 Parent Washington, DC Meeting...... Cafeteria, 7 p.m. PHS Winter Sports Awards........................Auditorium, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 4 MMS Talent Show Auditions................................................ 2 to 5 p.m. PTO Advisory Council......................CO Conference Room, 9:30 a.m.
Friday, April 6 Good Friday................................................ Schools are not in session. Region 15 website: www.region15.org
Region 15 budget hearing The Region 15 Board of Education will hold a public hearing for the 2012-2013 school budget Monday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. in Pomperaug High School All-Purpose Room 103. A regular meeting will follow the public hearing.
Interested in gymnastics?
Stop by USA Gymnastics at 811 Straits Turnpike in Watertown. See their ad on page 6.
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cold entrees and an extensive sweets table. Also included in the excursion are guided tours of West Point’s highlights: the Cadet Chapel, Trophy Point and the Hudson River Lookout. A Friendship Tours luxury coach will depart from Shepardson Community Center at 8 a.m. and return to the lot at 6 p.m. The cost is $83 per person. Call Middlebury Parks and Recreation at 203-758-2520 to reserve a seat.
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West Point Dress Parade Travel to West Point Academy in New York to view its famous dress parade Saturday, April 28. With great pomp and circumstance, the cadets march in full uniform in cadence with military music, presenting arms in unison. Enjoy a bountiful buffet at the Hotel Thayer, which offers an assortment of salads, hot and
Yoga research It isn’t often our Westernmedicine physicians will suggest we take an alternative route to health. Boston University scientists have done some research, however, that points to an Eastern form of exercise that will help with a big Western problem: Yoga is theorized to help reduce stress. Specifically, their research shows yoga can help treat and prevent high blood pressure, cardiac disease and anxiety. Yoga, they believe, helps restore balance to the nervous system. Imbalance can come from stress. In one study, participants were split into two groups: walking versus yoga. Only those in the yoga group had a rise in gamma amino-butyric acid (GABA), a neurotransmitter that produces feelings of calm.
space, but there is a need for fullday kindergarten; the facilities do not meet enrollment needs; and there are inequities in class sizes between grades and schools. Augur and Zuba told members they will explore possibilities in grade re-configura-
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tion and full-day kindergarten and will return with data at the next meeting Monday, April 30, at 5 p.m. in the Pomperaug High School media center. After that meeting, the taskforce will meet Monday, May 21, and then Tuesday, June 5, for its last meeting before providing its recommendations to the Board of Education.
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River race, duck festival set for May The 2012 Naugatuck Valley River Race and Beacon Falls Duck Festival will be Saturday, May 5. It will be preceded by the yearly pre-race “Naugatuck River Cleanup Day” Saturday, April 14. Pre-registration is open through April 6, and official 2012 race shirts can be guaranteed only to those who pre-register. Go to 4ctoutdoors.com, and look under “The Naugatuck River” for “2012 Naugatuck River Race” to get to a registration form. This year, three events are combined: the Fifth Annual
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said they plan to augment their wine list beyond the basic house wines they have been offering, and they will start selling wine by the bottle. Ice cream is in the future, too, as they purchased Perrotti’s ice cream equipment and recipes. Ice cream sales will include opening the ice cream shop downstairs facing the Greenway. Pies & Pints at One Store Road in Middlebury is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 12 to 11 p.m. The bar stays open later. The number is 203-598-7221.
with quiet Eastern music playing in the background. Doesn’t that sound peaceful? Look for senior-friendly yoga classes at the senior center, churches, assisted living centers (even if you don’t live there) and fitness centers. Yes, those fitness gyms are starting to figure out that there are a lot of us, and we’ll use their services if they provide what we need. Sometimes that can include special classes, like yoga for seniors. Matilda Charles regrets she cannot personally answer reader questions, but she will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Write to her in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send email to columnreply@gmail.com. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.
Pomperaug District Department of Health New Public Health Programming Initiatives Know Your Numbers
Cholesterol Testing Program • Find out your total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, & blood glucose levels. Have your blood pressure taken. Find out what the numbers mean and what you can do about them! Fasting for at least 8 hours is required. • $30 for District Residents; $35 for nonresidents • Every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month • At Pomperaug Health District office in Southbury • Appointments required: 203-264-9616, ext. 0
Eating For A Healthier You • A FREE 8 hour program • Monday afternoons, April 2- 23 • at the Jewish Federation, 444 Main Street North, Southbury • Focuses on healthy eating habits and food preparation. • Learn about the latest nutrition guidelines • how to shop wisely • read food labels • plan healthy meals • change recipes by substituting healthier ingredients • Supermarket tour included • Registration required: 203-264-9616, ext. 0
Vaccination Program Proving weekly vaccination clinics for adults and children Every Tuesday, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM – other times by appointment Appointments required: 203-264-9616, ext. 0 Website: pomperaughealthdistrict.org for more info
Vaccinations for Children • Very Low-cost • Free vaccine with a $15 administration fee for district residents; $20 administration fee for non-residents • Covering all school-required vaccinations
Vaccinations for Adults • Low-cost • Zostavax (shingles) • Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough) • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) • Varicella (chicken pox) • HPV (human papillomavirus) • Additional vaccines available
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Jazz duo to perform at museum The Mattatuck at the University of Museum will present North Texas and won the Gomez and Sadoutstanding jazz solon Jazz Duo at the All loist awards at several Jazz First Thursday collegiate jazz festievent April 5 from vals. As a college stu5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at dent, he was chosen the museum. The to perform in the Disduo performs a wide ney All-American range of music that College Jazz Band in features a repertoire Anaheim, Calif. As of popular jazz, pop, lead alto saxophone rock and even some in the S/S Norway OrGomez and Sadlon Jazz Duo (Submitted photo) country and musical chestra, he performed selections from the American Songbook. with acts such as Rita Moreno, Diahann Carroll, Guitarist Thom Gomez is an experienced mu- Lionel Hampton and Anne Murray. He is the disician who grew up on Long Island and started rector of music for Darien, Conn., public schools. performing in rock and show bands in and around To purchase tickets in advance, call Cathy Filthe New York City area at an early age. He soon ippone at 203-753-0381, ext. 10, or visit www. became part of the Hartford music scene, was mattatuckmuseum.org for more information and associated with musicians at Creative Music and to register online. Admission is $7 for museum performed extensively with the Bob Dehne Jazz members and $15 for nonmembers. Join the muQuartet, which is now on the West Coast. seum or renew your membership on First ThursSaxophonist and flutist Rick Sadlon graduated day and get in free. The museum is at 144 West from the renowned jazz education music school Main St. in Waterbury.
Letters to the Editor Get out of Afghanistan
one, we should be pulling out. Number two, where was or is Karzai when our men were murdered? He’s nothing but a crook, and we have to get out of Afghan To the Editor: I find it less than comical that istan now. This is what happens Karzai is demanding the Amer- when we cut our armed forces ican troops pull back. Number too low. These guys should not
In Brief Breakfast with the Easter Bunny The Middlebury Community Women’s Club invites children to enjoy breakfast with the Easter Bunny Saturday, March 31, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Shepardson Community Building in Middlebury. Enjoy pancakes, sausage, bacon, baked goods and beverages. The cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children with a family maximum of $20.
Egg Hunt
The Woodbury Parks and Recreation 2012 Egg Hunt will be Saturday, March 31, at 10 a.m. at Hollow Park, rain or shine. Wear your prettiest or funniest spring bonnet, bring your basket and join the Easter Bunny at The Hollow! Take your child’s photo before the race to fill their basket with chocolate eggs hidden in the fields. This is a lot of fun for children up to the age of 10 years old. The Easter Bunny will arrive at 9:30 a.m. The Egg Hunt be rotating through Afghanistan starts exactly at 10 a.m. This is a free event, but optional three, four and five times. monetary donations for the WoodPeople don’t understand the bury Food Bank will be collected. stress of being deployed multiple times. I do – I deployed for eight Girl Scout Leadership months, nine months and nine Conference months with a five-month break between deployments. Get out Girl Scouts of Connecticut and now. co-sponsors Naugatuck Valley And, President Obama, stop Community College (NVCC) and apologizing to our enemies. the Latina A.R.M.Y. will host the Thomas E. Proulx third annual Nuestra Voz Latina: Middlebury A Leadership Conference Saturday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the NVCC campus. This event is open to all girls in grades six to 12, either with a troop, as an individual, or with an adult. WorkVisit Bone Appetite on shops will touch on topics such as
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college knowledge, building self-esteem, healthy living, and learning important business skills. A hip-hop workshop also will be offered. In addition, the funny and moving play “YO SOY LATINA” will be performed. This play focuses on Latina women examining their identity and connections to their heritage and to America.
Easter Flower & Vegetable Sale Brass City Harvest will sell Easter flowers and plants and vegetable plants, including cold weather vegetable plants, Thursday, April 5, through Saturday, April 7, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Crownbrook Greenhouse at 73 Hill Street in Waterbury. Brass City Harvest’s mission is to provide food, education, nutrition and supportive human services to Waterbury residents and non-residents. All proceeds benefit the nonprofit Brass City Harvest’s Sustainable Community Food System, which provides freshly-grown vegetables to low-income and homeless individuals in the area. For information, visit www.brasscityharvestwtby.org.
Beekeeping Workshop Alphonse Avitabile, zoologist, retired UConn professor and acclaimed bee researcher and author, will instruct a practical beekeeping workshop Saturday, April 14, at 2 p.m. at the Center for Sustainable Living at 90 Cabbage Lane in Bethlehem. This workshop is suitable for beginners or intermediate, urban or rural beekeepers, who want to support honey bees in the face of growing concerns
about colony collapse disorder and the decline in numbers of pollinators that visit fruit and vegetable plants we rely on for food. The fee is $45. Pre-register by April 11 (after that, call for availability). Visit www.connsoil.com for a registration form. Print form and mail it to P.O. Box 365, Bethlehem, CT 06751.
VFW Benefit Dance VFW Post 7330 in Oakville will hold a dance to benefit Canines for Combat Veterans Saturday, April 21, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the post at 85 Davis St. in Oakville. The cost is $10 per person, and tickets will be available at the post until Sunday, April 15. The event will include a DJ and finger foods; feel free to bring your own snacks. A check will be presented to John Moon, Canines for Combat Veterans director of programs and communication.
Alzheimer’s Pasta Dinner Benefit Middlebury Convalescent Home will hold a pasta dinner to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association Thursday, May 10, from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Grand Oak Villa at 550 Sylvan Lake Road in Oakville. Raffles will benefit the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department, and Larry Ayce will provide the entertainment. Please bring nonperishable food donations for the Middlebury Food Bank. Ticket donations are $20 for adults and $10 for children 10 and younger. For ticket information, contact Cheryl Mamudi or Maragaret Walker at 203-758-2471 or cmamudi@midconvhome.com or mwalker@midconvhome.com.
Learn how emergency shelters operate Open House - April 15, 1-3 p.m.
Pomperaug District Department of Health (PDDH), serving the towns of Woodbury, Southbury, and Oxford, invites all interested residents from neighboring towns to a free informational “Shelter Operations” luncheon sponsored by the District’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) unit Saturday, April 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Woodbury’s Senior Community Center. Guest speakers will include Woodbury First Selectman Gerald Stomski; American Red Cross Senior Director Natalie Dos Santos; Behavioral Health Expert Kathy Dean; Woodbury’s Director of El-
derly Services, Loryn Ray; and PDDH senior staff members. The purpose of the program is to give an overview of shelter operations from both the local and regional levels. Ray will recap her experience as the Woodbury Senior Center’s shelter manager, and Dos Santos will conduct the Red Cross’s 3-hour shelter operations training. Attendees are not obligated to volunteer for any of the participating groups, but new members are always welcome. The PDDH MRC unit comprises medical and non-medical volunteers who are called upon to assist with emergency preparedness and
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response efforts. MRC volunteers participate in various trainings throughout the year and partner with other response agencies, such as Woodbury’s Citizens’ Emergency Response Team (CERT) for simulated disaster response to keep their skills fresh. The Woodbury Community Senior Center was the emergency shelter site for Woodbury residents during the extensive power outages due to Storm Alfred last October. While neighboring towns relied heavily on the American Red Cross for sheltering support, Woodbury remained self-sufficient. MRC volunteers staffed Middlebury and Southbury’s emergency shelter at Pomperaug High School, where they performed a variety of critical services – everything from basic medical assistance to traffic flow and registration coordination. “We are very fortunate to have a team of dedicated volunteers, who continue to astound me with their selflessness,” MRC Unit Leader Robin Lucas said, “but we remain committed to furthering our community outreach and volunteer recruitment efforts. The more citizens we reach with our preparedness efforts, the better our communities will fare in times of disaster.” In addition to lunch, a light breakfast also will be served. Seating is limited, and registration is required. To register, call Lucas at 203-264-9616, ext. 7, or email your contact information to robinlucas@ pomperaughealthdistrict.org. The registration deadline is April 10.
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Dolores Hart documentary to air By MARY CONSEUR “My career in acting enabled me to better understand the human condition and human suffering,” said Dolores Hart, former screen and stage actress and now mother prioress of the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn. Speaking March 25 at the Bantam Cinema, Hart introduced the sell-out crowd to a preview of the new documentary about her life, “God is the Bigger Elvis.” She described memorizing her part for a film in which she played a young Jewish girl from Holland being sent by the Nazis to a concentration camp. “You must fully understand your character before you can play the part,” she explained. The new documentary features clips from Hart’s glamorous film career. From her film debut
in “Loving You” (1957), co-starring Elvis Presley, she went on to play leading roles in nine more major films with co-stars such as Montgomery Clift, Warren Beatty, George Hamilton, Robert Wagner and Marlon Brando. “God is the Bigger Elvis,” which was nominated for an Oscar this year, explains Hart’s relationship with the abbey, from her first weekend retreat there in 1959, when she was suffering from exhaustion during her Broadway debut of “The Pleasure of His Company.” Though she always felt inner peace at the abbey, she wrestled for four years with the decision to commit herself to a monastic life. She joined the abbey in 1963 and has served as its mother prioress since the death of the abbey’s founder in 2001. Hart has made only two brief sojourns back to Hollywood in 49 years, the first to help raise
money for peripheral idiopathic neuropathy disorder, and the second to attend the Oscars last month. “God is the Bigger Elvis” also documents Hart’s lifelong friendship with her former fiancé Don Robinson, a California architect, who proposed to her on their first date. Devastated after Hart broke their engagement in order to enter the abbey, Robinson never married and continued to visit Hart at the abbey for 47 years until his death in November 2011. The most poignant scenes in the documentary are of Hart and Robinson walking hand-inhand over the abbey grounds and expressing their emotional goodbyes at the end of each visit. “God is the Bigger Elvis” will be shown to area audiences on HBO April 5; check TV guides for show times.
Obituaries
Workshop on living and dying Thursday evening, April 5, from 6 to 8:30 p.m., the Middlebury Public Library will offer an evening of community support as it hosts a free hands-on workshop, “Living and Being OK with Dying.” Dr. Bernie Siegel, a holistic advocate of human transformation during difficult times and the author of “Love, Medicine & Miracles” and “Peace, Love and Healing” will make a guest appearance late in the evening to give remarks and read poetry about life and death. Mary Ann Snieckus, a photography teacher and member of Siegel’s “Exceptional Cancer Patients Support Group,” will facilitate the workshop using some of her own recent photography and art therapy work.
Dr. Bernie Siegel Given a six-month prognosis, Snieckus broadened her support system and used her creativity to keep strong in mind, body and spirit. The workshop will encourage sharing of stories, artwork, music and written expression about how people get through their
difficult times. Contributed pieces will hang in a month-long exhibition at the library. Colored pencils, paper and matte board will be available for additional musings. Please share your talents with other patients, caregivers, family and friends so they may understand your thoughts. Works can be brought in that evening or dropped off at the library beginning Tuesday, April 3. Each art piece should be accompanied with a short excerpt about the work for the display. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Snieckus at 203-263-3445. Call the library at 203-758-2634 to reserve a space and for a refreshment count. The library is at 30 Crest Road in Middlebury.
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9 ways to get free things By CLAIR BOONE Hands up if you love a good FREEBIE! Yeah, me too! That’s why I’ve compiled a list of online places where you can get $10 just for signing up. For real. Make sure you look around, though, as these places have hot deals that won’t last long, so use the signup credit quick! 1) The Foundary – While ordinary has its pragmatic place, it’s not what you’ll find at the Foundary. What you will find are products that inspire, share a story, and define a point of view. You’ll even find the voices of buyers in every event, revealing how and why a particular collection or designer inspired them to share that story with you. 2) No More Rack – Ever heard of No More Rack? I know, I know! It’s ANOTHER daily deals site, BUT (big but!) these guys are willing to give you $10 in credit to try them out, so sign up, and
let me know what you think. I love the fact that shipping is only $2 across the board. 4) Zulily – Zulily has kids and adult boutique items at nonboutique prices. Sign up, and then save even more money: Grab $5 off orders more than $50 when you use the code, GA5867. 5) Gift Hulk – Gift Hulk offers a huge selection of gifts (from fuel cards and diapers to a huge number of digital goods such as premium accounts to the biggest online games), so every group in the general population will be able to enjoy the site for everyday Internet surfing. 6) Vitacost – VitaCost offers everyday cleaners, vitamins, supplements and even food items shipped to your door. 8) Superpoints – The Superpoints Network is a collection of sites where you can win and earn Superpoints that can be redeemed for great rewards. Make sure you click the Super Lucky
button to get points! 9) Rue La La – Rue La La is an invitation-only destination for a life of style. Members delight in discovering private sale boutiques that open daily – and stay open only for a short time. It is a community where members shape the experience – and enhance the excitement – by inviting their friends. They can discover some of the most sought-after brands in fashion, accessories, footwear, home, travel, wine, gourmet food, local services and more. 10) SneakPeeq – Sign up for SneakPeeq and receive daily deal emails and a $10 credit. Clair Boone’s website, mummydeals.org, has helped thousands of people all over America slash their grocery bills. If you’re new to saving money, check out her Facebook page (Facebook. com/mummydeals.org) and join 12,000-plus people talking about bargain hunting!
Buying a home with an FHA rehab loan If you’ve hoped to buy a home on a low budget, chances are everything you’ve looked at needs work. If you’re lucky, it might be as simple as paint in every room. On the other hand, perhaps the house you want was a foreclosure that was trashed by vandals when it sat empty, and the cost of the repair work will take more cash than you’ll have available after closing. There are a number of reasons to take on a home that needs work: location (you want to stay in the kids’ school district or be closer to work), you can’t afford a perfect house, or you see the potential in the house and know if would serve your family well for many years to come. That’s where a Federal Housing Administration 203(k) rehab loan can come in. This type of loan covers the mortgage as well as repairs that need to be made to single-family homes, with the total cost wrapped up in
one neat loan package. There are two levels to the loan program: 1) if the work that needs to be done is fairly simple (doesn’t involve structural repairs) and will cost under $35,000, or 2) extensive renovation at a cost of at least $5,000 with no maximum limit. During the rehab process, FHA inspectors will visit the site multiple times to ensure the work is up to standards and is following the plan. You’ll have six months to get the work completed by a contractor. Funds, held in escrow, will be released in stages as the work is done. If you’re interested in a multiunit building and plan to live in one of the units, the 203(k) can
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be used for up to four family units. You can build a new house on an old foundation or move a house to a new location. The work must include improving “thermal efficiency,” such as weather stripping and insulation. The process for securing a 203(k) loan is complicated, with numerous steps to follow, but the stress can be worth it if it gets you the house you want, with repairs made, at a price you can afford. For more information on FHA rehab loans, visit portal.hud.gov and put 203(k) in the search box. You’ll need to speak to an FHAapproved lender in your area. David Uffington regrets he cannot personally answer reader questions, but he will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 328536475, or send email to columnreply@gmail.com. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.
Joseph S. Patoka Sr. Husband of Carmella Patoka
Joseph S. Patoka Sr., 95, of Middlebury, loving husband of Carmella (Manganello) Patoka, died Saturday, March 24, in his home surrounded by his family. Joe was born March 4, 1917, in Duryea, Pa., a son of the late Stephen and Rose Patoka. Joe had resided in Middlebury most of his life. Joe was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II. He was a Heavy Machine Gunner securing airfields with the 691st Airborne in the Middle-Eastern Theater of Operations deployed to Casablanca, Africa, then to Sicily and Palermo, Italy. He owned and operated Royal Truck Lubrication Service for more than 30 years. He then worked for several years at Bozzuto’s Inc. in Cheshire before his retirement. A devout Catholic, Joe was a faithful communicant of St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury and a member of the VFW Oakville Post 7330. Joe enjoyed gardening, working on his cars, watching his favorite baseball team, the New York Mets, and traveling with his wife. He always enjoyed spending time with his family. Joe will be remembered for being a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Along with his wife, Joe is survived by a son, Joseph S. Patoka Jr. and his wife, Lucianne, of Glastonbury, Conn.; a son-in-law, Carlos Puga of Marina Del Rey, Calif.; a sister, Josephine Bruhn of Scranton, Pa.; grandchildren, Joseph S. Patoka III and his wife, Wendy, of San Francisco, Calif.; John A. Patoka and his wife, Caitlin, of West Hartford, Conn.; Janelle Patoka Bradway and her husband, Dustin, of Glastonbury, Conn.; Joshua Puga, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Cassandra Puga and her husband, Robert Graney, of Pasadena, Calif.; Alisa Keesey and her husband, Jon, of Santa Cruz, Calif.; Dariel Puga of Palm Springs, Calif.; and eight greatgrandchildren. Along with his parents, Joe was predeceased by a daughter, Sandra Puga; three sisters, Helen Patoka, Mary Chiarelli and Stella Gilboy; and two brothers, John Patoka and Stephen Patoka. Joe’s family would like to give special thanks to the caregivers of Comfort Care at Home LLC and the nurses of VITAS for their wonderful and compassionate care His funeral was March 29. Entombment was at Calvary Queen of Peace Mausoleum in Waterbury with full military honors. Memorial contributions can be made to Macular Degeneration Research at the Connecticut Lion’s Eye Research Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 9268, New Haven, CT 06533. For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.
Antonio Ruggi Loving father and grandfather
Mr. Antonio Ruggi, 86, of Waterbury passed away March 24 at Waterbury Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Libera (DiBona) Ruggi. Mr. Ruggi was born in Cercemaggiore, Campobasso, Italy, Sept. 24, 1925, a son of the late Angelo and Barnaba (Massari) Ruggi. After World War II, with much of Italy falling on hard times, he and his brother moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1952 in search of a better life. He later immigrated to the U.S. in 1962, where he worked for Boise Cascade until he returned to Argentina in 1974, where he founded Ruggi Hermanos, a zinc plating company, with his brothers. He retired in 2003. He was one of the founding members of the Cercemaggiore Community Club.
Antonio was one in a million – energetic, enjoying life to its fullest. He loved being in the company of friends and family, he loved to travel and he was interested and inquisitive about everything, especially world history. He had a quick wit and a wonderful sense of humor. Antonio was the consummate “Asador” in Argentina, hosting many family gatherings around his domain, “the barbeque pit.” He had a can-do attitude, and without formal training in engineering or architecture, he designed his own home in Argentina, doing much of the work himself. Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters, Palmina “Pam” Ruggi Flanagan and her husband, Dr. Michael J. Flanagan, of Woodbury, Attorney Angela Ruggi Juliani of Woodbury and her former husband, James Juliani of Watertown; five grandchildren, Elizabeth, Michael and Catherine Flanagan, and Marra and James Juliani. He also is survived by his brothers, Joseph, Michele and Domenico; and his sisters, Filomena, Elizabeth and Maria. He was particularly close to his nephew, Matias Ruggi of Argentina as well as many other nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Vincenzo, and his long-time friend, Anna Giungi. The family would like to thank the staff at Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, Dr. Victor Chang, Dr. Joey Cosgriff and Dr. Richard Silverman and the staff at Waterbury Hospital ICU for their care and compassion shown to Antonio during his illness. His memorial service was private. A private entombment will be at the Calvary Queen of Peace Mausoleum at the family’s convenience. Contributions in his memory can be made to Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, 1075 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT 06708. For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.
Edith Colaci Santopietro Devoted wife, mother, grandmother
Mrs. Edith M. (Serafino) (Colaci) Santopietro, 86, of Watertown, formerly of Birch Street in Waterbury, passed away March 22 at the Apple Rehabilitation Center following a
long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was the widow of Louis Colaci and later the widow of Edmund Santopietro. She was born in Waterbury May 26, 1925, a daughter of the late Antonio and Carmella (Sciarra) Serafino. She was raised in Waterbury and attended local schools. After the birth of her only child, Edith enjoyed her life as a homemaker. She was employed as a colorist for a local photographer and worked in sales for several Waterbury clothing stores. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister and daughter. She was a communicant of St. Lucy’s Church. She was best known for her Italian cookies, lovingly baked for all family occasions, and her passion for singing barbershop harmony as a member of the Waterbury area chapter of Sweet Adeline’s, competing locally for several years. She leaves a daughter, Joanne (Colaci) Maccione and her husband, Richard, of Woodbury; a brother, Anthony Serafine of Naugatuck; two grandchildren, Courtney Paige Maccione of Hamden and Ryan Louis Maccione of Woodbury; two great-grandchildren, Pia Rose Maccione and Jake Ryan Maccione of Woodbury; a stepson, Edmund Santopietro and his wife, Jane, of Southbury and their children, Jessica and Alex; a sister-in-law, Eleanor Saroski of Stratford; nephews James and David Pepe; and her loving niece and godchild, Cheryl Stefanowicz; and several other nieces, nephews, cousins and former in-laws from her first marriage to the late Louis Colaci. She was predeceased by her sister, Geraldine Pepe. The family would like to express their gratitude to Apple Rehabilitation and the entire staff of the Courtland Wing, most especially to Judi Nolan, RN, who for several years so lovingly watched over Edith with love and compassion while she was a patient under her care. Her funeral was March 26. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery. Contributions in her memory can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association of CT, 2075 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial. com.
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Less is always more! Baseball tryouts Middlebury Baseball players, rear left to right, Lucas Hare, 8; Cooper Gilroy, 7; and MIchael Weglarz, 7; and kneeling, Nathan Markelon, 7, at Quassy Baseball Field Saturday. The players were testing to see if they could move up to the Minors from the Instructional II teams. (Marjorie Needham photo)
Middlebury Parks & Recreation Middlebury Recreation Area (MRA) beach passes go on sale April 2. Residents and property owners must provide a copy of their car registration and proof of residency or real estate. A photo ID is required. The cost is $115 for a family pass, $10 for seniors, $58 for a single-person pass, and $10 per additional vehicle sticker for family pass holders. Seniors 65 and older are eligible to receive ONE pass for a $10 administration fee. Only household residents age 65 and older are eligible to use this pass. There is a $115 charge per extra car sticker per senior.
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The program, which has been serving children since 1877, brings children to stay with host families throughout 13 northeastern states and Canada for one week during the summer. Its “Friendly Town” program allows youngsters from New York City to enjoy new experiences like riding a bike, swimming in a lake and making new friends. For more information on how you can make summer special for a Fresh Air child and teach your children about the joys of giving back, call Roy at 203-758-1351 or The Fresh Air Fund at 800-3670003, or visit www.freshair.org.
Easter Egg Hunt The annual Easter egg hunt for Middlebury children ages 3 to 10 will be Saturday, April 7 (rain date April 14), at 1 p.m. at Shepardson Field at 1172 Whittemore Road. The event is sponsored by the Middlebury Police Social Club and the Parks and Recreation Department.
Middlebury resident and Fresh Air family host Heather Roy will provide information on The Fresh Air Fund, a program to share the beauty of suburban and rural towns with inner-city children, Tuesday, April 3, at the Boat Rack Lottery Southbury Public Library, and Middlebury Recreation Area Thursday, April 26, at Shepard(MRA) boat racks are available to son Community Center in the Middlebury residents whose dining room. Both presentations names are drawn in a lottery. Lotwill be at 7 p.m. tery entry forms are available in
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the Parks and Recreation office. Residents must have a valid MRA pass before renting a boat rack. The fee is $45 per rack, and the limit is one rack per family. Lottery requests must be received in the Parks and Recreation office no later than Friday, April 27. The drawing will be Wednesday, May 2, in the Parks and Recreation office. Those selected will be notified by email or telephone within 48 hours after the lottery.
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Nuggets for Life By CYNTHIA DE PECOL necessary exists. Nothing more. Less stuff equals less stress. Less stuff equals more life! Start with keeping less in your fridge. Rather than overstocking where you can’t see everything that’s there, place lovely bowls of fresh fruit, veggies and favorite cheeses in plain sight and be able to see the back of the fridge on every shelf when you open the door. Quickly and without thought, open your closet and pull out items that don’t immediately
speak to you. Put them neatly aside for storage; call a consignment shop and make an appointment, or go to Goodwill with them. You’ll feel great and be creating space for other parts of yourself to grow and flourish! Feel the freedom that a tidy home creates, and let go of any and all piles. Go one room at a time for the next seven days, and simply find a place for everything; put everything in a place, or get rid of it. Ahh … spring’s silent invitation to release, rejuvenate, regenerate and restore! Less is more … or less … 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
Flanders offers observatory tour Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust is offering a John J. McCarthy Observatory tour Tuesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. as one of its April through June adult programs on astronomy; photography; backyard beekeeping; attracting birds, butterflies, and hummingbirds with native plants; an
owl Prowl; an herb walk; a garden tour; and a screening of the award winning film “Queen of the Sun.” The observatory is at New Milford High School. Director Monte Robson will give participants the opportunity to view the moon, planets, and stars with a focus on Mars. Those who go will need to
dress very warmly. The cost is $12 for Flanders members and $15 for nonmembers. To participate or learn more about Flanders programs for adults and children, visit www. f l a n d e r s n a t u re c e n t e r. o r g . Flanders is at 5 Church Hill Road in Woodbury.
Gain control over dandruff DEAR DR. DONOHUE: How does one eliminate dandruff? I have had it for months and have tried many, many shampoos without making any progress. I can’t wear a dark suit coat. I look like I’ve just come in from a snow blizzard. Please give me some sort of program I can follow. – H.H. ANSWER: Dandruff’s official name is seborrheic (SEB-uhREE-ik) dermatitis. “Dermatitis” indicates skin inflammation. Seborrhea is an overproduction of oil, sebum. Many with dandruff deny they have an oily scalp. They say their scalp is dry. That can be the case, but seborrheic dermatitis flourishes on skin with an abundance of oil glands. The scalp is one of those places, but not the only place. The flakes that land on your shoulders are sloughed-off skin cells. Dandruff usually is quite itchy. Scratching dislodges the dead skin cells. A yeast with the name Malassezia contributes to the problem. It’s probably not the actual cause,
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It’s officially spring! The daffodils are in full bloom! Long willowy branches of beautiful pale pink flowering bushes lean lazily over the driveway. Just a couple of long-stemmed branches placed in tall sturdy vases around the home fill the air with an intoxicating scent of spring. We are wearing less clothing now. Gone are the coats, hats, gloves, boots and heavy scarves. Hopefully you are eating less food because if you are indeed listening to your body, it’s craving the greens and fruits of this season. There is less need for heat in our homes and more desire to get outside! This week’s nuggets for life are to practice the natural laws of living with less. If you look around at nature, only what is
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PETS OF THE WEEK Turbo and Colby live with the Rehkamp family in Middlebury.
The spay/neuter debate continues DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’m writing in response to “Tom C.,” who doesn’t want to neuter his purebred German Shepherd. Good for you for sticking to your and many people’s beliefs! I have met many breeders of purebred animals. They refuse to alter their “pet” – or for many, their bankroll – for any reason. For those of you who truly love your pet and your breed and try to find “perfect” homes for them (at the right price), you should know that many of them end up in shelters just like the mongrels (as Tom put it). I prefer the term “mix breed.” All Tom has to do if he truly cares is look at any dog rescue site on the Internet, and he will see many purebreds that are
without a home. There are thousands of purebreds being put to sleep because there are no homes for them. The other thing about having animals altered is they are not only calmer, they are healthier. And it has been proven that an altered pet lives longer if cared for properly. By the way, I own two mix breeds and one purebred. All are rescues! The purebred was half
her weight when we got her and has the saddest story out of all our critter kids. I don’t even tell her story; it’s that terrible! So please, spay or neuter your beloved pet (dogs or cats), no matter what breed it is. – Dee O., Palmyra, N.Y. DEAR DEE: Thanks for your support! I do stand behind the belief that spaying or neutering your dog or cat – whether purebred or not – is important and beneficial. Send your questions or tips to ask@pawscorner.com, or write to Paw’s Corner, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. For more pet care-related advice and information, visit www. pawscorner.com. (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.
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System Restore (XP, Vista, 7) System Restore is a tool Windows provides to allow end users to return their systems to a point in time when their computer ran without issue. The utility runs in the background and automatically creates restore points when a “trigger” event occurs – application installations, auto-updates and driver updates or installs. Restore requires 200 megabytes of space on the hard drive. If that space is not available, the utility will be disabled until that amount of space is free. Creating a manual restore point is another way to insure you have a point in time to return to should your
system have an issue. In Windows XP and Vista, the procedure to create a restore point (RP) is fairly straightforward. Click Start, All Programs, Accessories and then System Tools. Select System Restore and then select the radio button next to the option, “Create a Restore Point.” Click Next. Name the Restore Point by date or another name (cb services, for example). Click Create and in a few seconds the Restore Point is created. In Windows 7 the feature has moved. To access this utility, click Start and then enter the text “Restore Point” in the Search box. Hit Enter on the keyboard
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you are sitting outside, she’s just as happy! She craves to be a lap dog, and she equally loves the outdoors. That is why she is a lover – she loves everything! She is 7 years old and very mellow and easy. Nellie doesn’t seem at all bothered by the dogs at the shelter. Please come down to the AFL shelter to meet her – she deserves to be in a home!
For more information on these pets, call 203-758-2933 or visit Animals For Life at the Middlebury Transfer Station on Rte. 63 at the corner of Woodside Ave. Adoption hours are Mondays and Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 12 to 3 p.m. For more about the adoption process, visit www.animalsforlifect.org.
FINCH Finch is a wonderful little girl who is very much misunderstood. She came to Meriden Humane Society abandoned, cold, extremely hungry and with an injured eye. Finch has little vision in her left eye. As you will notice, it is clouded over. We truly think this bothers Finch, for she seems very nervous around a lot of people. However, once she has gotten to know you, she really becomes a wonderful little cat. She will arch her back and rub on her favorite peoples’ legs, especially around dinnertime.
BELLA Bella is a 2-year-old Boxer/Pit mix. She loves to play ball and cuddle on the couch. She is VERY active and loves to exercise. Bella is housebroken and up to date on vaccinations. She cannot be placed in a home where there are any small children or other small animals, but older children will be fine. Bella wants to be your one and only. She will bring the correct, active person much joy for she adores to run and play and would do best in an active household.
For more information on these animals, as well as others at Meriden Humane Society, email meridensociety@sbcglobal.net. MHS is open from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, and volunteers can be available to meet with you through an appointment. MHS is at 311 Murdock Ave. in Meriden.
and a System Properties window opens. Click on the drive you want to create the RP for, typically “C.” Click Create at the bottom of the window. Name the RP. Click Close and it is done. To access this feature without using the Search box, right click on the Computer icon, or from the Start menu, select Properties and then click on the System Protection tab. Follow the above to complete the procedure. Manually creating an RP is a great tool to use should you have software you are unsure of. For example, if you have very old software or other software you are unsure of running well in your Windows environment, create an RP prior to installing it. Doing so will give you an easy way to get back. For more tips, visit chapinbusiness.com. For answers to your technology questions, call us at 203-262-1869. Pink Symphony III, a watercolor by Biveen Harvey Staiger
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Biveen Harvey Staiger, a former New York City textile designer and watercolor and pastel artist known for her powerful, colorful, high-contrast paintings will do a watercolor demonstration at the Watertown Art League (WAL) meeting Monday, April, 9, at 7 p.m. WAL meetings are open, free and anyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. Nature has always influenced
Biveen’s creativity as seen in her florals, landscapes and animal life paintings. Biveen has a bachelor’s degree in art from SUNY, worked as a textile designer and began painting in earnest since moving to Connecticut in 2001. She has received numerous awards for paintings and has been accepted into many national juried exhibitions. She expresses her love of paintings through her
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