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Volume XII, No. 3

March 2016

Local businesses oppose Malloy bill

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is describing his liquor store bill, Governor’s Bill No. 14, as a benefit for the consumer.

Local package store owners say the bill will benefit big-box liquor stores and put many of the 1,150 or so small package stores in Connecticut out of business.

Because they perceive the bill as a threat to their businesses, Robert Heusted of Middlebury Fine Wine and Spirits attended Tuesday’s hearing on the bill, and Sanjiv Gupta of International Wine and Spirits was represented at the hearing by his brother, Bhavesh Patel, who also owns a liquor store.

Bob Zabit of Larry’s Fine Wine and Spirits was unable to attend, but has attended previous hearings.

Heusted said more than 500 people attended the hearing.

During the time he was there, he heard only one person testify for the bill. That person worked for Gov. Malloy and testified the bill would provide lower prices for consumers.

Heusted disagrees. “It was clear changing the price structure was a tool for the largest of the box-store types to aggressively go in with predatory low prices, close businesses and then be unfettered down the road. So any low pricing schemes would be short-lived.

It’s clear this was a proposal to allow them to dominate the market,” he said.

He said much of the testimony was that Connecticut prices are not harming consumers and are relatively competitive overall.

Gupta agreed big-box stores will benefit. He said, “Malloy is supporting the big box stores.

Total Wine came into the state and now has three stores here.

They have a gigantic amount of money behind them. For the first few months, they will sell everything at cost. Once they put the small businesses out of business, the prices will go up, and they will be the only game in town.”

The Total Wine website says the company operates 130 superstores in 18 states and continues to grow.

Zabit said, “I don’t understand why, with the state’s financial problems, that this is a big issue. Consumers aren’t looking for minimum bottle pricing to change. It’s big-box stores that are looking for this, not the consumers … When the big stores come into Connecticut, they will drive us little guys out of business. They will drive half of us out of business in the first year. Then they can set the prices wherever they want once their competition is gone.”

With current pricing, the wholesale cost of a single bottle sets the lowest price a liquor store can charge a customer. For example, if a single bottle of wine costs the retailer $11.99, that is the lowest price the retailer can charge a customer.

Buying a case will cost the retailer less per bottle, but they still have to charge $11.99. If this pricing were not in place, the large stores could purchase 100 or 1,000 cases, get a huge discount, and undersell the small package stores.

– See Bill on page 2

Protestors stand in front of Oxford Town Hall Monday holding signs opposing construction of the Competitive Power Ventures Towantic Energy Center on property near Oxford Airport. They were at a press conference called to dispute the project’s expected financial benefits to the town.

(Marjorie Needham photo)

Power plant financial benefits disputed

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM The Stop Towantic Power Coalition spokesman, Paul Coward of Oxford, said at a press conference Monday that the proposed Oxford power plant will bring much less money into Oxford than town officials have projected. The income will be less, the group said, because if the power plant is built, an additional 520 homes planned for Oxford

Greens, an over-55 community located about a half mile from the proposed plant, may not be built. They say the town’s numbers erroneously assume benefits from both the plant and the additional housing units.

The group’s cost/benefit analysis concludes that the financial benefit to Oxford if the plant is built will be $142.8 million over a 22-year period. If the plant is not built, the group says the fi-

nancial benefit to Oxford over the same period will be $405 million.

Coward said the group wants Oxford First Selectman George Temple and the Oxford Planning and Zoning Commission to reevaluate bringing the 805-megawatt power plant to town.

Coward also said the town can’t build the plant unless the voters approve. “We as voters have the right to approve the project,” he said.

Temple said in a telephone interview Wednesday any claim that Oxford residents never got to vote on the project is untrue.

He said they voted for it in a referendum 15 years ago when Oxford sold the land for the project.

“It was very much an issue at the referendum,” he said. “So it was put to a vote.” He said voting was done by paper ballot and there

– See Plant on page 5

Spotlight on Middlebury Land Trust properties

By JANINE SULLIVAN-WILEY Each month, this column features a gem of land preserved in perpetuity by the Middlebury Land Trust (MLT). We also publish a picture of a mystery location on one of the MLT properties. Readers are invited to submit their guesses to see who is the first to correctly identify the mystery location.

Land trust property can be used and enjoyed through “passive recreation” activities such as walking, hiking, birding, geocaching, photography, outdoor educational projects by schools, and more. Information on MLT properties and more is on the MLT website, www. middleburylandtrust.org.

Congratulations to Mike Zinko, the first person to correctly identify the February mystery location photo as Larkin Pond. He wrote it is “a beautiful area … just down the road from Long Meadow Pond.” Kudos to Brittany Stoker, Joshua Rickards, Susan Salcito, Jim Curcuruto, Gary Jordan, David Shand and Elaine McKinney, who also correctly identified the location.

Thanks to everyone who responded to the February Spotlight article! It was great fun hearing your thoughts on Lake Elise, as well as Larkin Pond and its surrounding property. Your comments will go to the Middlebury Land Trust board

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

(Alice Hallaran photo) and will be very helpful to them as they manage these Middlebury treasures.

Larkin Pond and the surrounding land is also known by some, and is identified within the MLT, as Fodder’s Folly.

(More on that name below.) It encompasses 51 acres bordered on two sides

by South Street and Long Meadow Road.

It is a beautiful tract that includes the aforementioned pond, plus fields, wetlands and woodlands. The fields have

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long been farmed as part of the agricultural use of the property, and in season you may find tomatoes and corn growing there. The MLT continues such agricultural use of some of its properties to maintain their historical character.

There is no longer a clear trail through the parcel, but intrepid hikers can make their way around the pond. If you decide to go there, enter from the field on South Street; there is space to leave your car

along the side of the road. Wear good hiking shoes, as there are both rocky and boggy stretches to go through. On a recent hike there, we found the rocks at the southwest end of the pond to be, as noted by Rickards, a great place to sit and quietly enjoy the area. We also noted coyote scat in several places, so you should keep your dogs leashed for their protection.

Fodder’s Folly is home to a wide variety of bird life throughout the year, so it is an excellent location for birders to visit. In addition to the goldfinches and other songbirds (when they are not enjoying life down South), the pond and wetlands provide great habitat for kingfishers and blue herons, both of which can be spotted there. As winter winds down, this is a lovely spot to enjoy the outdoors, returning birds and budding vegetation.

The Larkin family donated this property to the land trust in 1976, and Marian Larkin graciously provided us with a detailed history of the land. Here is some of what she told us. The quotes are her words. The pond was designed and built by Dr. Charles Lewis Larkin Sr. (her grandfather). He built it for his grandchildren in “a swampy place in a hay field. It fills from a stream emanating from other family land atop Bedlam Hill … Its outflow wanders through

Economic and Industrial Development Commission Special Meeting

What: The Commission will consider the former Ford’s gas station renovation at this meeting.

When: 6:30 p.m.

Where: Town Hall Conference Room

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woods, under Long Meadow Road, under the long defunct 14-mile trolley line, now the Larkin State Bridle Trail … another donation of my grandfather’s to the State of Connecticut as a bridle trail.

[It then flows] into Long Meadow Brook before joining the Naugatuck River. The Middlebury Hunt, as in horses and hounds, has held their annual Hunter Trials on the rolling land by the pond.”

Marian shared wonderful stories of fishing, skating and boating in this lovely spot.

And why the unusual name? Distinguished surgeon/gynecologist Dr. Larkin was called Fodder by one of his young grandsons, and the pond his Folly – so-called as a bit of a prank by a relative known for naming everything.

Both names stuck. Thank you, Marian, for the fascinating background. I hope that people will treasure and enjoy this property as much as this family did for so many generations.

The photo of the March mystery location is above left. Please email your guess to mbisubmit@gmail.com, and put “Guess the location” in the subject line. If you missed last month’s article, it can be found at www.bee-news.com.

The April issue will name the first person to correctly guess the March mystery location.

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Traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner with carrots and potatoes. Beverages and dessert included. Horgan Academy of Irish Dance will perform traditional Irish dances. Raffle proceeds to the Knights of Columbus Scholarship Fund and Middlebury Food Bank.

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Continued from page 1 Heusted said he buys some items by the bottle, and many small package stores buy most of their stock by the bottle. He said if the big stores can buy and sell cheaper, he will be unable to match their prices.

If the act goes into effect, Heusted said he expects stores like Total Wines to operate at a loss in Connecticut until Connecticut’s small package stores have gone out of business.

He said minimum bottle pricing, as the current system is called, also provides consumers with a diversity of products, something like 143,000 different items. “With minimum bottle, it’s easy to bring in new products and try them,” he said. He predicted consumers would find fewer choices on the liquor store shelves if the bill passes.

He also said a representative from one of Connecticut’s first distilleries, Onyx, which opened two years ago, said at the hearing

that minimum bottle pricing allowed him to get his product out there without big distillers trying to squash him by low-balling him on price.

Gupta said he didn’t understand why Malloy wanted to support the big stores. “They don’t greet the customers. The owners live in another state. Their staff doesn’t care about the customer.

We hire the local people so they know everyone. And 80 percent of the time I am behind the counter and greet them. I have relationships with my customers and their families. If I don’t see them for a while, I ask them if everything is OK,” he said.

This new bill, Gupta predicted, will close down about 600 small businesses if it passes.

Zabit said every small town used to have its own hardware store. Now most small hardware stores are gone, and consumers have to drive to a big-box store somewhere for items they used to buy in their own town. If Malloy’s bill passes, Zabit expects the same thing will happen with local liquor stores.

Helping seniors stay in their homes Aging in place. Those are words dear to the hearts of many low-income seniors who fear having to move away from home when they need services. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is about to give $15 million in grants to organizations that can provide services to help seniors stay in their homes.

Called “Supportive Services Demonstration for Elderly Households in HUD-Assisted Multifamily Housing,” it would work like this: Existing HUD-assisted senior developments can apply for three-year grants if they agree to provide services for aging in place, transitions to institutional care, housing stability, wellbeing monitoring and utilization of health care, such as emergency-room visits. The goal would be to avoid institutional care, the need for skilled nursing and expensive trips to the emergency room.

Developments will be required to have a full-time, on-site service coordinator and a part-

time, on-site wellness nurse to make assessments and coordinate care and support services.

The program would be a test to see if initial plans work and to evaluate the outcomes of the demonstration.

A model program was started in Vermont a few years ago, and there are many success stories to show the effectiveness: An isolated senior who missed doctor appointments can now get rides and has learned to get around independently; another with physical disabilities has been given referrals to physical therapists; a depressed senior was recruited as a volunteer and has become more social, and so much more.

These are the types of services we need if we’re to stay in our homes. Those development owners who want to apply have until April 18 to do so. See www. grants.gov, and look for FR5900-N-22. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Ballet celebrates 30th at the Palace Brass City Ballet (BCB) will celebrate its 30th anniversary Saturday, April 9, with a Spring Gala at the Palace Theater in Waterbury. The event will showcase an original production of “Cinderella” featuring Brass City Ballet Company member Kendra Sperry of Woodbury partnered by guest artist Mathew Ortiz from New York City.

Classic BCB repertoire uses eclectic mixes of music and choreography, both traditional and modern. “Feets of Virtue,” a humorous glimpse inside a young bride’s mind right before she walks down the aisle, is choreographed by Pilobolus Associate Artistic Director Renée Jaworski.

BCB alumna Elise Drew, an Oxford, Conn., native who dances professionally with the José Limón Dance Company in New

York, will guest perform in a solo choreographed by José Limón.

Audience members will have a chance to meet the artists at a champagne reception following the performance. The after party and a silent auction will help raise funds for the Margery Hall Fisk Scholarship Fund, which offers needs-based tuition assistance to promising young students at Brass City Ballet. The production is supported in part by the Connecticut Office of the Arts and individual donors.

The show will begin at 6:30 p.m., and a champagne reception will follow. Performance tickets are $35. VIP tickets for the after party and the performance are $60. All tickets are available through the Palace Theater box Kendra Sperry of Woodbury rehearses the role of Cinderella, office at 203-346-2000 or online which she will dance with the Brass City Ballet in an April 9 perforat www.palacetheaterct.org. mance at the Palace Theater.

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P&Z approves new Middlebury grocery store

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on Feb. 4 unanimously approved a grocery store to be built on Southford Road. It will be built across from the former Golden Age of Trucking Museum and will be operated by Barry and Patricia Tarnowicz of Southbury, former owners of the Southbury Food Center. A Feb. 8 filing with the Secretary of the State says it will officially be named Middlebury Fresh Market LLC. Architect Kevin Bennett of Bennett Sullivan Associates said the framed steel, wood and concrete building will have 11,700 square feet of sales area, 11,700 square feet of basement, a rear loading dock for trucks, and a small second-floor office area.

The exterior will be heathermoss-colored HardiePlank (cement with wood appearance) siding with white trim. The front will have a brick veneer. A small outdoor patio area will provide a space for customers and employees to eat purchased food during good weather, and there will be a seating area inside as well. A railing around the patio will comply with zoning regulations.

Land use attorney Michael McVerry explained details of the planned excavation and grading, saying about 7,700 yards of fill would be moved within the property. Professional Engineer Jeremy Oskandy of Arthur H. Howland and Associates pointed out retaining walls and other methods that will protect wetlands near Eight Mile Brook. He said

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at its Feb. 3 meeting unanimously approved a porch extension on a Straits Turnpike house.

Owner Sam Zenzuni told commissioners he wanted to remove concrete steps and install a 5-by-37-foot porch on his house at 1440 Straits Turnpike to protect the front from rain water runoff. He said a variance was

needed because the support beams would increase lot coverage above 10 percent and intrude on the required minimum 75-foot setback.

Acting Chairman Bill Bellotti confirmed there were no objec-

This column features library highlights, this month from only the Middlebury Public Library.

For an extensive list of events at area libraries, please visit our website, www.bee-news.com, and click on “Libraries.”

Health lectures

Black bear lecture

Middlebury Brown Bag Book Discussion Group

The Libraries Inspiring Fitness Education program Friday, March 4, at 1 p.m. will be a lecture on concussions. The Friday, March 18, lecture, also at 1 p.m., will be on colon cancer. Please check the library website for more information.

Great Courses to start The Great Courses DVD Lecture Series will begin Monday, March 7, at 11 a.m. During the month of March, the topic will be Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain. Each Monday, enjoy one hour of lectures and light refreshments. At the end of the month, participate in a group discussion based on the month’s lectures.

Join us for Tech Talk: Google Docs Wednesday, March 2, at 11 a.m. and Tuesday, March 8, at 6 Mystery Book Group p.m. Learn how to get started usThe Mystery Book Group will ing cloud-based programs to meet Thursday, March 10, at 6 create and share documents. p.m. to discuss Randy Wayne Please call the library to register. White’s “Night Visions.” New members are welcome.

Bird Seed Headquarters

Black Oil, Premium Mix, Sunflower Hearts, Niger Seed (thistle for finches)

Deer Corn • Livestock & Poultry Feed Firewood available in bins and bags

sidewalks to be built as site plans were approved, similar to what was being done in Middlebury Center, and Robison said it was part of an aesthetic, “a certain look as you’re coming up the gateway area.” Bennett said the area could be prepared for sidewalks as he had done for other projects.

In approving the permits, commissioners waived requirements for a building analysis report, traffic report and watershed construction report. They also allowed the 6-by-8-foot road sign to be larger than regulations, in keeping with other signs in the district and the location of the building.

The next regular P&Z meeting will be Thursday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center.

tions from the public or neighboring property owners. The variance was unanimously approved.

The next ZBA meeting will be Wednesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center.

Library Highlights

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Middlebury Road (Opposite the Shell Station) Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily Anthony Calabrese 203-758-2765

two curb cuts would allow twoway traffic into the parking area from Southford Road.

The land for the grocery was acquired by Joseph Desantis and Richard Brown of Middlebury, D/B/A Southford Road LLC, by combining their 2.3-acre parcel at 1000 Southford Road with an acre from the adjoining lot at 984 Southford Road owned by Francis Cipriano of Watertown D/B/A Southford Park LLC. McVerry told commissioners ownership of a small sliver of land between those properties still needed to be resolved. Some land records indicate the sliver is owned by the Region 15 School District.

McVerry also mentioned the requirements for sidewalks, which he called “orphan sidewalks.” Commissioner William Stowell told him P&Z wanted

ZBA OKs Straits Turnpike porch expansion

The Brown Bag Book Discussion Group will meet Wednesday, March 2, at 1 p.m. for a discussion of Sara Gruen’s “At the Water’s Edge.” New members are welcome.

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tomize one from Thingiverse Tuesday, March 15, at 6:30 Registration is required, p.m., the library will offer an March teen educational program on black programs bears by a master wildlife conservationist. This free program, March features a teen DIY which will last about one hour, video series. Watch a short tutois prepared by the State of Con- rial video; then try it yourself at necticut, Department of Energy home. Bring your finished projand Environmental Protection. ect to the library to be put on All are welcome; registration is display. Topics include: Friendrequired. ship Bracelets on Wednesday, March 2, at 2 p.m.; Tinkercad Pinterest Basics on Monday, March 7, at 4 Tech Talk will focus on Pinter- p.m.; Code with Scratch on est Wednesday, March 16, at 11 Thursday, March 10, at 4 p.m., a.m. and Tuesday, March 22, at No-sew T-shirt Refashion on 6 p.m. Pinterest is a visual book- Tuesday, March 15, at 4 p.m.; and marking tool that helps you dis- Microwave Desserts on Tuesday, March 29, at 4 p.m cover and save creative ideas.

For Middlebury Public Library School Masterminds events, please visit middleburyThe Middle School Master- publiclibrary.org. The Middleminds, youth in grades six to bury Public Library is at 30 Crest eight, will meet Tuesday, March Road. The telephone number is 29, at 4 p.m. They will design 203-758-2634.

To see more library events, bookmarks to print on the 3D printer. They can create one from please look online at www.beescratch using Tinkercad or cus- news.com

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New arrivals offer wide range of reading

ow does one actually put down a book written by Bill Bryson? Honestly, it is addictive! “The Road to Little Dribbling” (914.104 BRY) is just as funny as his previous books – and it’s one in which he revisits his beloved Britain again just a few (20) years older, but really no wiser. You will learn more about Britain – and very painlessly – while enjoying a witty, observant and sometimes clumsy author as he writes about his meanderings through a much-loved land.

Oh! And don’t forget puns – Bryson certainly remembers to sneak in a few.

If you have only an hour to read and want to read a charming, introspective and ultimately wistful book, try “Gratitude” (616.8009 SAC) written by Oliver Sacks near the end of his life.

Gratitude is what he feels for a life well-lived, and his writing reflects that emotion. Without being maudlin, Sacks writes with a sense of wonder about the swift passage of time (and don’t we all feel that at times?) and reflects on his good fortune in living the life he was able to live. These four essays were written over a period of two years as his health declined, but his innate feel for living a good and giving life remained strong.

“Noah’s Wife” (STA) by Lindsay Starck is a quirky first novel.

Obviously, with the reference to Noah, we know it will rain for a very long time, and yes, a famous zoo with escaped animals is also involved. But woven among these biblical references is a love story and a community story about resilience and our inter-

dependence on one another. It’s about living every day and just pushing through the toughest of times to get to the other side. It’s about living – period.

If you read the reviews for “The Fugitives” (SOR) by Christopher Sorrentino, you may be as confused as I was. Is it a crime thriller? Comedy? Dark novel of death and betrayal? And do we really need to pigeonhole every novel into a neat space with a perfect label? This is one of those novels that defies definition – and is much better for it. We read of three characters – Sandy Mulligan (a struggling novelist fleeing scandal), John Salteau (an Ojibway storyteller) and Kat Danhoff (a reporter), and only a really good storyteller can blend their lives into a cohesive and lyrical novel. Sorrentino is a

good storyteller.

Historical fiction usually follows facts as closely as it can and embellishes them to create a readable novel. “Flight of Dreams” (LAW) by Ariel Lawhon follows this formula and sweeps the reader into the last flight of the Hindenburg in a masterful way. We get to know the passengers and the flight crew as if they are family. The reality is that the cause of the explosion is unknown, but the author’s theory does seem to fit the facts. Who will survive? Who won’t? Read on to find out!

Middlebury Public Library Adult Services Librarian Donna Hine writes Library Lines. If you have a topic you’d like her to cover, contact her at the library at 203-758-2634.

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Lady Panthers knocked out in SWC semifinals

By KEN MORSE Special to the Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer The Pomperaug girls basketball team saw its run at a South West Conference (SWC) title come up short in the semifinals Monday, Feb. 22, when they lost 56-43 to Notre Dame of Fairfield.

The Lancers jumped out to a 10-point first-quarter advantage at 19-9 and fought off a brave comeback from the Panthers, outscoring Pomperaug by 10 in the final quarter, 18-8, to secure the win.

The Lady Panthers held a 14-10 second-quarter advantage and outscored Notre Dame 12-9 in the third quarter to close to 38-35 before they ran out of gas.

Karli Opalka led the way, scoring 18 points and pulling down 15 rebounds, but there were no other double-figure scorers to keep up with the pace of the Lancers.

Rachel Bonnanzio scored nine points, and Lauren Rubinstein added eight points, with Caly Farina and Allison McCormick getting four points each to account for all of the Pomperaug offense.

The Lady Panthers were a little more consistent on offense in the quarterfinal round of the SWC

playoffs Friday, Feb. 19, when they came away with a 53-42 win over Newtown.

Opalka led the way with 15 points and 18 rebounds. Farina and McCormick scored 10 points each, Rubinstein scored nine points, and Katy Rafferty racked up eight points to spread the scoring around.

“Anytime we play Newtown, it’s like a Red Sox-Yankees matchup,” said Pomperaug head coach Joe Fortier. “I’ve known coach Jeremy O’Connell for a long time, and there is no one I respect more than him. He will have his team ready to play no matter what the records are.

“Newtown gave us fits the last time around, and we managed to pull it out by three points. Our girls don’t quit, and that’s what makes them winners. They find a way to win.

“I think the difference in this game is we hit our foul shots when we had to and really put the game away in the last quarter at the foul line.”

Although it’s not always the Panthers’ strong suit, Pomperaug blistered the net from the foul line, hitting 21 of 35 chances, including a game-changing 13 for 20 in the final quarter with the game hanging in the balance.

Pomperaug’s Lauren Rubinstein, No. 10, drives to the basket around the defense in last Friday’s 5342 win over Newtown in the quarterfinal round of the SWC tournament.

(Ken Morse photo) Rubinstein was nine of 16 from the charity stripe and five of six in the last quarter, with Farina hitting on six of seven, including three of four in the game’s final minute.

Opalka established herself in the paint early on as Pomperaug out-rebounded Newtown 14-9 in

a first quarter that led to an 11-10 lead heading into the second quarter.

Claudine Legato and Bonnanzio had seven rebounds each, and McCormick came off the bench to bury two big 3-pointers, allowing the Panthers to start pulling away at 25-18.

Newtown closed the gap 25-22 when Rylee Mulligan put down a shot in the lane and Laurel Wilcox hit a pull-up jumper. Pomperaug had the final possession of the half, and McCormick beat the buzzer on a put-back to give the Panthers a 27-22 edge at the break.

“Our girls make some plays that other teams don’t expect,” said Fortier. “They play with a lot of heart, and when you do that good things are bound to happen.”

The Nighthawks continued to pressure the Panthers, closing the deficit at 31-28 with 4:27 to go in the third quarter. But Pomperaug kept coming up with the big play as Rafferty busted a 3-pointer through the net, and the lead was back up to a sevenpoint advantage at 35-28.

Opalka began the final quarter scoring four straight points to open up a 42-33 lead, sending Newtown to a time out. The Nighthawks never recovered, even when they cut the deficit to 46-40. That’s when Rubinstein and Farina proceeded to hit six straight free throws to open up a 12-point advantage with a minute left to play.

Pomperaug will now prepare for the Class L state tournament that begins play Monday, Feb. 29. The Panthers, ranked 8th at 17-5, will host 30th-ranked 8-12 East Lyme at 7 p.m.

Stay tuned for Pomperaug girls’ basketball news at www. bee-news.com.

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Selectmen offer dog park land

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM The Middlebury Board of Selectmen, at its Feb. 16 meeting, suggested the Middlebury Dog Park Committee might find a home for the dog park on some town-owned property on Long Meadow Road just south of the I-84 overpass.

Dog park Chairman Beverly Dassonville said First Selectman Edward B. St. John said the property is about 85 acres, but much of it is wetlands. He told her to take a look at the property and if she didn’t like what she saw the town would find her something else.

“I’m very excited,” she said.

“Once we have some land I think people will come together and be there when we need them for clearing the land and helping fence it.”

Dassonville said she plans to tour the property with town engineer John Calabrese in March after the snow has melted. She said the property does have a fire hydrant near the road, so water is available. However, she said, “This might be too rough to develop.”

Dassonville has been working since 2013 to get a dog park in Middlebury. That’s when she entered the Beneful Dream Dog

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This map shows the piece of town-owned land offered for use by the Middlebury Dog Park. The blue shaded areas are protected wetlands. The unshaded areas are not wetlands.

Park contest in an attempt to win funding for it. She made it to the finals, but someone else walked away with the first prize. Since

then, she has put together a committee to raise funds for the dog park. It has since obtained nonprofit status.

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Middlebury Senior Center Events March closing

“AARP.” Call 203-577-4166 to reg- is genuinely in love, and Martha thinks her secret is safe since she The Middlebury Senior Center ister. has married the one witness to will be closed Friday, March 25, Hollywood film her aunt’s death. However, when for Good Friday. her childhood pal Sam (Van Heand talk Driver safety program Thursday, March 10, from flin) shows up, Martha knows her dark past may not stay a secret The next AARP Driver Safety 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Tom Rosa will for long. course will be Monday, March 7, show and discuss the movie, Refreshments will be served; from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the “The Strange Love of Martha Ivall are welcome. Call 203-577senior center. The course is the ers.” Rosa, a retired art teacher, 4166 for reservations. nation’s first and largest driver- is an expert on old Hollywood movies. refresher course.

Commission on Aging This 1946 film noir stars BarDrivers who attend the class meeting will receive a completion cer- bara Stanwyck, Van Heflin and The Commission on Aging tificate and may be entitled to a Lizabeth Scott and features Kirk discount on automobile insur- Douglas in his film debut. Young will meet Tuesday, March 15, at ance (contact your insurance Martha (Barbara Stanwyck) in- 9:30 a.m. in Room 26 at Shepaadvertently causes the death of rdson Community Center. All are company for details).

AARP membership is not re- her cruel, authoritarian aunt. welcome to attend. quired, and drivers of all ages are Martha lies to the cops, and WalTai-chi class invited to attend. The cost to ter (Kirk Douglas), who saw the crime, corroborates the girl’s participate is $15 for AARP memA new Tai-Chi class that will bers and $20 for nonmembers. story. Eventually, they wed out run for 10 weeks will start All checks must be made out to of convenience; the meek Walter Wednesday, March 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center in Middlebury. The cost for 10 weeks is $25. To register, please contact the Middlebury Senior Center at 203-758-2706.

from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Stacey Altomari, an EFT & Achieve Today coach will be the presenter.

EFT is a combination of ancient Chinese acupressure and modern psychology.

Free income tax return help

The AARP Tax Aide program for low- to moderate-income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to those 60 and older, offers free income tax assistance at the Middlebury Senior Center at 1172 Whittemore Road in Middlebury. Call 203-577-4166 for more information or schedule an appointment with a certified AARP Tax Aide counselor.

All taxpayers will need to bring with them proof of identity (picture or other documentation), Social Security numbers for themselves and their dependents, a personal check with bank account and routing numbers, a copy of last year’s federal and state tax returns, and all income statements that apply to their 2015 federal and state income taxes. If married, both EFT presentation Another EFT class will be of- husband and wife must be presfered Wednesday, March 30, ent.

Free Be Well Bus

Sean Howard at 203-577-4166, The Waterbury Hospital Be ext. 711.

Well bus will transport you for free to and from your medical appointments at Waterbury HosAmalfi’s Restaurant pital and participating area physicians’ offices. This service is The Senior Dine program has available Monday through Friday a new restaurant on its list, Amalfrom 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Ser- fi’s Italian Restaurant and Pizvice is available in Cheshire, zeria in Waterbury, and the seBeacon Falls, Middlebury, Nau- nior center minibus will go there gatuck, Prospect, Southbury, Thursday, March 31. You must Thomaston, Waterbury, Water- have a Senior Dine Card to partown and Wolcott. ticipate. If you do not have a card, For a reservation on the Be the senior center can issue you Well Bus, call 203-575-7711 a day one. If you wish to go, you must in advance of your appointment. call 203-577-4166 to reserve your seat.

Trips

Computer training

The Middlebury Senior center computer lab is giving one-onone computer classes every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A single one-hour session costs $15. A set of four classes costs $25.

Viruses, malware, and adware can slow down your computer.

Bring it in and have the programs removed for $20.

There is no age limit for computer services and training.

Those interested should call

Painted Pony restaurant As part of the Senior Dine lunch program, the minibus will go to the Painted Pony restaurant in Bethlehem Friday, March 18.

This trip is usually the fourth Friday each month.

You must have a Senior Dine card to participate. If you do not have a card, stop by the senior center office to get one. If you want to go to the Painted Pony, call 203-577-4166 to reserve a seat.

P&Z continues gas station makeover hearing

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE

control. He told Commissioner Joseph Drauss the fence and shed behind the station were coming down and the area paved. “All the junk will be gone,” he said.

He said three 16-foot cutoff lights in the back would shine only into the parking area, which would accommodate eight spaces. Two additional parking spaces and a van-accessible handicap space would be on the left. Khalid told Commissioner Paul Babarik a third pump, not present in the current station, would be installed once the corner entrance was removed. He said the pump had been used in the past and acknowledged it would not

The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on Feb. 4 continued a public hearing on a site plan application by Mir Sabbir Ahmed D/B/A Sabbir Properties, LLC of Terryville for a change in use of the former Ford’s Sunoco station at 550 Tiger and Rocco live with the McCarroll family in Middlebury Middlebury Road from a service station to a service station/convenience store. Ahmed acquired Your pet could be featured as “Featured Pet” in this picture frame. Send the property from Robert and us your pet’s photo by email to mbisubmit@gmail.com or by regular Kerrie Ford last October, and his mail to P.O. Box 10, Middlebury, CT 06762 along with your pet’s name, New Milford-based A.N.Z. Petroleum Co. plans to open a your last name and your town.

Citgo gasoline station there.

Land use attorney Neal White of Cramer & Anderson, New Milford, distributed an updated site plan to commissioners and said it included recommendations from town engineer John Calabrese, including lighting in the rear parking lot area. Nadeem By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE Khalid, a partner of Ahmed, said the updates addressed plantings, The Middlebury Land Preserlandscaping, parking, and traffic vation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) at its Feb. 3 meeting updated members on the status of Fenn Farm projects. All members were in attendance.

Chairman Ray Pietrorazio told them he had not received the status of a bid package for reroofing the cow barn. A draft was sent to Public Works in October in hopes an RFQ would go out before February so work could begin in early spring, before roofing contractors became busy and costs would be higher.

Members Malcom Todt and John Cookson told him they received the package by email from Public Works Director Dan Norton. Cookson said it contained architectural diagrams and material specifications, and Todt said it seemed very well done.

Pietrorazio said he had expected Norton to call him to pick up paper drawings and had not noticed the package in his email.

He also said the specifications were sent to LPOS only as a courtesy. Cookson said the package

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be covered by the canopy. Khalid also confirmed a sidewalk would run across the front of the property after Zoning Enforcement Officer (ZEO) Curtis Bosco noted an upcoming intersection improvement by the Connecticut Department of Transportation would only change the light posts and not add a turning lane as had been speculated. Khalid told Commissioner Matthew Robison new underground gas tanks would be installed in the renovation because it wasn’t sensible to be faced with tearing everything up in a few years.

Chairman Terry Smith instructed Khalid to add details and notes to the site plan to

fully describe plantings, lighting, signage, and other changes to the building and grounds. “It just solves a lot of questions and arguments later. The more detail we have the more comfortable we are,” he said.

Smith said he had not received a recommendation from the Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC) and told White he would not issue a conditional approval. He said he wanted P&Z to fully review updated plans and receive a favorable EIDC report.

The next regular P&Z meeting will be Thursday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center.

LPOS continues Fenn Farm discussions was a standard town bid package with instructions on responsibilities of each party and bonding requirements Regarding other maintenance items, member Richard Spierto questioned whether lifetime farm resident Robert Fenn and his helpers should be allowed to perform horse barn repairs, calling liability “a gray area.” Cookson said minor repairs were Fenn’s contractual responsibility, and Norton knew he would be doing them. Member Jim Crocicchia said it was a matter of scope and that Fenn wasn’t planning to run a bulldozer. Pietrorazio said Fenn also had done siding repairs on farm sheds. Cookson noted that roof repairs on those sheds would be done as part of the cow barn reroofing.

Pietrorazio answered member Kris Jacobi’s question about painting the farmhouse siding, saying he was considering an area Sherwin Williams paint dealer who might guarantee good paint adhesion. The matter had been discussed as far back as May 2013, but was never resolved due to the presence of linseed oil on the siding that

made paint bonding difficult.

Alternatives such as vinyl siding or Rhino-Shield were considered, but were rejected due to concerns about historical accuracy.

In other matters, Pietrorazio said town attorney Dana D’Angelo would be working directly with Middlebury Cemetery Association (MCA) president Bruce Richardson to resolve issues in a proposed revocable license agreement allowing grave site preparation and burial vehicles to travel over a 15-foot strip of Fenn farm property. Pietrorazio reminded members the agreement had nothing to do with LPOS and he was only sharing the status of the matter because it had consumed long back-and-forth discussions at every meeting since August. The area of disagreement concerned the role of Robert Fenn in the license agreement, which the MCA wanted solely between it and the town.

The next regular LPOS meeting will be Wednesday, March 2, at 6 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center.

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It Happened in Middlebury

Obituaries Donald T. Ford Sr.

Loving husband, father and grandfather Mr. Donald T. Ford Sr., 69, of Watertown passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, under the loving care of Vitas Hospice Unit at St. Mary’s Hospital after a brief battle with cancer. He was the beloved husband of Dana Daly Ford.

Mr. Ford was born March 2, 1946, in Waterbury, a son of the late David and Irene (Cantin) Ford. Don was a graduate of Woodbury High School and a proud member of the Army National Guard of Connecticut.

Don was involved in basketball since his early childhood. He was a member of the 1964 Woodbury High basketball team that played in the state finals, sponsored and played in both the Watertown and Woodbury men’s leagues, was the head basketball coach for Watertown High School and loved watching the UCONN Huskies.

Don worked in the pool service industry for more than 40 years and owned Pool Service by Ford Inc. He had a wonderful work ethic and great relationships with many of his customers. He looked forward to his Monday nights at the Charcoal Chef, Thursday nights at Ro’s Restaurant, and winters in Vermont, where he would snowmobile with Dana. Don was a member of Highfield Country Club and was an avid fan of the Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots.

Above all, Don was a devoted family man and adored his children and grandchildren. In addition to Dana, his loving wife of 46 years, Don is survived by many loving family members: his two sons, Donald T.

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Continued from page 1 was such a high turnout for the referendum that ballot counting went on until 3 a.m.

Temple said what the group thinks doesn’t really matter because the town has a tax agreement in place with the power plant’s builder, Competitive Power Ventures (CPV). “It’s out of my hands. You have to honor agreements. That’s the law,” he said.

Asked if he thought CPV would abandon the project, Temple said, “I know it is going to proceed. We have already gotten inquiry about how to proceed under the agreement. I expect steel to start going into the ground next month.” He later modified his statement to say steel might not go in the ground next month, but he does expect CPV to start work on the project next month.

As for the Stop Towantic group’s financial analysis, Temple said the group had not presented its numbers to him. He said all he knows about it is what he has read in the newspapers, but, he said, “They are kind of reaching for straws here.”

Ford Jr. of Middlebury and his wife, Mara, and Daniel T. Ford of Waterbury and his companion Marcela Valencia; and his grandchildren, Christopher, Alexander and Eliza Ford. In addition, Don is survived by his brother Robert Ford of Middlebury and his companion, Allison Stafford, and his brother David Ford of Waterbury and his wife, Pat. Don was predeceased by his sister, Janet Plotkin, and leaves his brother-inlaw, Paul Plotkin of Florida. He also leaves his mother-in-law, Eileen Daly (formerly of Middlebury), and his sister-in-law, Debra Daly Ziegler of Middlebury and her husband, Scott, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.

A Mass was celebrated Feb. 11, at St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury. Burial was to be at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions in Don’s name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142. For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www. chaseparkwaymemorial.com.

ager at the former Circuit Wise Corp. in North Haven. Mr. Upson was a lifetime member and past officer of the Seymour Fish and Game Club.

He was an avid fly fisherman and hunter. He enjoyed trap and skeet shooting and sporting clays. Bucky also enjoyed playing poker with his friends. He will be fondly remembered for spending time with his grandchildren, and he especially loved going to their sporting events and games.

Bennett leaves his loving family, including his sons, Bennett Upson III of Waterbury and Timothy Upson and his wife, Kris, of Winsted; his daughter, Christina Amarante, and her husband, Stephen, of Middlebury; his brothers: Weaver Upson of Green Acres, Fla.; Peter Upson of Brentwood, N.H.; and Robert Upson of Proctor, Vt.; his sister, Judy Bremer of Wells, Vt.; his grandchildren: Emily, Matthew, Colby, Lani, Jaisun, and Sage; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services in celebration of Bennett’s life were Feb. 19 at the Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home in Seymour. Interment with full military honors was to be in Mountain Meadows Cemetery in Seymour.

Memorial gifts may be sent to St. This original 1897 slate chalkboard runs between the doors on one wall of a room at the former Family in Middlebury Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Center School in Middlebury, now home to the Middlebury Historical Society. (Agnes Lutes photo) 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Bennett “Bucky” Up- TN 38105. To share a memory online, son Jr., 73, of Mid- please go to www.hullfh.com. dlebury, formerly residing for most of The next major advance in rocks” have not survived, Center

By AGNES C. LUTES his life in Seymour, education was the use of the School’s have lasted for more entered peaceful Please ask your funeral director rest Feb. 15, 2016, at to send obituaries and photos to us The beautiful Middlebury His- large slate board. The idea for than 100 years with virtually no Waterbury Hospital. He was the be- at beeintelligencer@gmail. For more torical Society building, originally this jump from small to large damage. The rooms in the school loved husband of 43 years of the late Center School, has its original 1897 slate boards is credited to James were built with 792 linear inches information, call 203-577-6800.

Wilma (Sorman) Upson.

The Bee-Intelligencer runs obitu- blackboards. By the time the Pillans, a headmaster and teach- of slate that is 39 inches high and Mr. Upson was born Jan. 16, 1943, school was built, large slate black- er in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 3/8 inch thick, a typical width for in Derby, a son of the late Bennett aries and their accompanying phoboards were installed in nearly 1800. As the tale goes, he took a slate board. This makes the tos free of charge.

We do this as a Upson Sr. and Ruth (Weaver) Upson.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran who community service to honor the every schoolhouse. They were the slates from his students and total weight of the slate in Room served during the Vietnam War. Ben- deceased and the family and friends considered one of the most impor- hung them together on the wall 2 alone over 2,500 pounds, a big tant educational advances of their to demonstrate his geography burden for the lovely Center nett worked as a production man- who love them.

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He said the town’s agreement was signed 15 years ago when Mary Ann Drayton-Rogers was first selectman. He said at one point the builder threatened to leave town and abandon the project, but Drayton-Rogers modified the agreement so they would not leave.

“Quite frankly, I wouldn’t have done it. I would have called their bluff,” Temple said.

He said voters turned down the town’s most recent attempts to modify the agreement. The modification would have brought more tax money to the town and was possible because the original agreement allowed for modifications if the plant’s electrical output changed. The expected output has increased to 805 megawatts from 512 megawatts since the original agreement was signed.

The coalition’s financial analysis is based in part on new Oxford Greens homes selling at a rate of 66 homes per year until the remaining 520 homes have been built. They noted that last year only 16 new homes sold in Oxford Greens while 66 new homes sold in a similar 55-andover community in Prospect.

They attributed the lower sales

in Oxford to concerns prospective buyers have about the power plant and said the 50 fewer homes built in Oxford last year represent a loss of approximately $350,000 in taxes.

Also in their analysis is a comparison of the economic benefits to the town of having the plant with 25 employees who might not live in Oxford versus the economic benefits of having 700 to 800 new homeowners in town.

Their analysis says the benefits of not building the plant surpass those of building the plant after 4 or 5 years.

Their assumptions are based on either all or none of the remaining 520 Oxford Greens homes being built and do not include scenarios in which some, but not all, homes sell.

Despite the coalition’s efforts, Temple said CPV is already working on the road leading to the plant and will be closing its part of the deal with its investors very soon.

Temple noted the town has already received millions of dollars from CPV in lieu of taxes. He said CPV provided the town with a new pumping station and a new fire truck.

Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) – Part 2 Last month we discussed the general rules about who is eligible to contribute to each type of IRA. Now we will discuss how to maximize tax savings opportunities that may be available to you (cash flow permitting).

First, if you are not eligible to get a tax deduction for putting funds into a Traditional IRA (TIRA), but you are eligible to put money into a Roth IRA, then you should take advantage of the Roth. But if you can get a tax deduction for a TIRA and can also do a Roth, then the question becomes which is better? (Please refer to last month’s column for a refresher on some of the basic rules about contributions and withdrawals). Here is how we generally advise our clients: 1. If you are in the 15-percent federal tax bracket or lower, then the tax benefit you will get up front is minimal, so we recommend Roth.

2. But if you are in the 25-percent or higher tax bracket, then go for the higher tax deduction benefit now with the TIRA. 3. Finally, if you cannot take advantage of either a deductible TIRA or a Roth (i.e., income

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Diversified Tax Tidbits

By MARK A. BURNS

too high for both), then your only choice is to put money into a Traditional IRA but not get a tax deduction for it (i.e., nondeductible IRA).

Now let’s discuss withdrawals out of these two types of IRAs. Roth - Your own contributions can always be withdrawn on a fully tax-free basis. So it is only the earnings on your contributions that need to be addressed for tax treatment. The earnings are also tax free if you make the withdrawal after age 59 1/2 and at least five years after the Roth account was opened. If you don’t meet both of those tests, then the earnings are fully taxable at your regular tax rate, plus potentially a 10-percent penalty.

Traditional IRA - If you have not made any nondeductible contributions over the years, then all distributions are fully taxable at your regular tax rate,

plus a 10-percent penalty if you are under 59 1/2. If you have made some nondeductible contributions, then a pro rata portion of each withdrawal will not be taxable.

Two additional issues to be aware of: 1. Once you reach age 70 1/2, you are required to take a minimum amount out of your TIRA each year (Required Minimum Distribution or RMD) based on an IRS formula.

2. Rollovers - You are generally allowed to transfer funds from an existing TIRA or Roth into a similar account at a different financial institution with no tax implications.

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

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

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time.

Before the advent of these large slate boards, students used small hand-held slates. About the size of a typical book, this early precursor of the iPad was a small rectangular piece of slate bordered by a protective wooden frame. Students used them to practice “writin’ and ’rithmetic” with a small scrap of slate, a chip off the old block undoubtedly obtained when one of the scholars’ slates did not survive an accidental drop to the ground.

Every day, the teacher wrote the same assignment on each child’s slate. A tiresome task for the teacher, this individual attention may have caused lessons to proceed at a snail’s pace.

Around 1900, the Binney & Smith Co. developed the chalk pencil. They mixed cement, talc and slate powder and formed it into a pointed narrow cylinder about 8 inches long. If the Binney & Smith name seems familiar to you, it is because their next two inventions were a short dustless chalk stick called Au-Du-Septic and Crayola crayons, something familiar to most of us.

lesson.

Then in 1801, George Barron, an instructor at West Point Military Academy, hung an oversized piece of slate on the schoolroom wall. The term blackboard replaced the name slate board about 1815. By 1840, they were being made commercially, due largely to advances in quarrying methods and easier transportation because of railway growth.

This meant slate could be produced and shipped with significantly less labor and cost.

Slate is a rock that is formed at high temperatures and high pressures when silt or clay is compressed into a parallel alignment that easily splits into sheets.

It comes in a variety of colors – gray, green, black, purple and red. Either at a quarry or at a mill, blocks of slate are split along their layers to form a sheet with a nearly perfectly flat surface.

Slate is brittle, and great care must be taken with it. In slate mining, the ratio is 10 percent product to 90 percent waste.

While many of these fragile and beautiful “schoolhouse

School to carry all these years.

But carry it she does, with nary a complaint.

Their age, rarity and condition make our blackboards a significant feature of the Middlebury Historical Society. Their historical value is inestimable, and they cannot be replaced. In the school, they run down all four walls in one of the rooms and cover the south wall in the second. They are butted together end to end to form long spans except where they are interrupted by windows and doors. Several slates in Room 1 were removed years ago and somehow disappeared when the building became a library. Just like that, history left the building. As for the remaining blackboards, you are welcome to drop by and leave your autograph on them.

Agnes Lutes is the Middlebury Historical Society vice president.

You can contact the society at 203-206-4717. The building is open Monday afternoons from 2 to 5 and other times by appointment.

Choice needs fixes The Choice program, designed to get quicker medical appointments for veterans at civilian doctors, is a big mess.

Changes were made recently to driving distances, delayed appointments at a Department of Veterans Affairs facility, difficulty in reaching appointments due to physical condition, and more, to make it easier for veterans to get care.

But there is a snag: Health Net Federal Services.

Health Net was hired to make appointments. A veteran can’t just call the doctor to make an appointment and have the VA pay the bill. No, this intermediary will make the appointment – eventually. (In New England, there is only one person for the whole region to set up the provider network.)

Health Net must make the appointments within the allotted period, but that doesn’t always happen. Health Net is required to call the correct type of doctor the veteran needs, which doesn’t always happen either.

Health Net processes the bills for the civilian medical providers – eventually. One large medical provider in New England announced that it not only was owed a lot of money, but the burdens of being a Choice provider were just too much to deal with. Veterans are reporting that

they’re receiving bills that should have been paid.

Help, or at least disclosure, might be coming soon in the form of a Government Accounting Office audit requested by some members of Congress.

It seems that Congress can sometimes get things rolling, but only if it knows about the problem. This is a call for phone calls, emails and letters. Contact your state’s two U.S. senators. Ask for the aide who handles veterans issues. Tell your story in summary form, hitting the highlights: Inability to get a medical appointment. Long telephone wait times. Whatever the problem is, tell them. Go online to www.senate.gov and click Senators to find his or her contact information. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Pomperaug seniors celebrate successful season Special to the Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer The Pomperaug boys basketball team is wrapping up its most successful season since the Panthers last played for the South West Conference (SWC) title. Last Wednesday, Pomperaug held their senior night celebration and honored Grant Wallace, Rich Pugliese and Noah Miree in an 85-61 victory over Bethel as the Panthers racked up win No. 15, tying the mark set by the 2011 squad, which played for the only SWC title in school history.

The 85 points was a season high for the Panthers, and Miree led the way, scoring 22 points with five assists and four steals.

Wallace threw down 12 points and hauled away six rebounds with five assists while Pugliese added eight points in the convincing victory.

“I’ve been here four years and I will certainly miss this place,” said Wallace, who will look to play baseball in college.

“A lot of memories and a lot of great times.

I’m looking at WPI and Babson, and I’d like to go on and play baseball in college.”

Pomperaug came out with a little fire on the emotions of senior night, building an early 13-3 advantage over Bethel with Josh McGettigan (17 points) hitting a 3-pointer and a put-back in the lane.

Bethel closed the gap at 15-13 heading into the second quarter before Chase Belden (18 points) began to heat up with a 3-pointer and a runner in the lane to open up a 39-25 lead at the half.

Miree had nine of the 24 second-quarter points for Pomperaug. His addition to the team as a transfer student has really kick-started the Panthers’ return to the top of the league.

“It’s been a great season so far,” said Miree, who is still undecided but intends to play basketball in college. “I couldn’t have asked for a better situation. My team-

Pomperaug High School seniors No. 15, Noah Miree; No. 31, Grant Wallace; and No. 10, Rich Pugliese, are shown in a game against Masuk.

(Ken Morse photo) mates are great, and the support we get from the student section has really helped us to stay undefeated at home this season.”

The student section cheering only got louder when Bethel made a run at it, closing the deficit to 43-38 with 4:53 remaining in the third quarter. Jacob Mendicino and Tom Satkowski helped the Panthers reestablish the inside game that ignited an 18-8 spurt to close out the quarter with Pomperaug on top 61-46.

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Matt Wynne was a force under the basket as Bethel could not recover from the 12-4 Pomperaug burst that began the final quarter. Wynne (six points, five rebounds) hit a pair of free throws to open up a 74-50 lead with 4:32 to go in the game.

Pugliese, who is looking at Roger Williams College and Endicott to pursue collegiate basketball, said, “It’s been an incredible four years bonding with these guys and getting through some tough seasons,

but to go out like this is just incredible. It feels great to have accomplished all that we have, but we are not done yet.”

At around the two-minute mark, Pomperaug head coach Dave Yachtis took the opportunity to pull his seniors from the game in their final home game of their careers, and the Panther fans roared with approval.

Jason Hirschauer, Will McDonald, Zach McGettigan, Joshua Miree and Mario Paniccia came on to finish the deal as Pomperaug improved to 15-3 on the season.

“Grant and Rich have been here all four years, and you could see early in their careers that they were going to be very good players,” said Yachtis. “These kids have been great all four years and are rock-solid leaders.

“Noah came in this season, and what a pleasure he has been, a very talented player and a great kid. I’m so happy for our seniors to have a season like this in their final year. The team chemistry only got better with these three kids leading the way.”

“We have a couple of tough games left before the tournament, but we are looking to have a good postseason. It certainly is great to finish up like this at home.”

Pomperaug took to the road to finish out the regular season and ran into a tough Stratford team last Friday, coming up on the short end of a 71-65 final. Josh McGettigan had a career night, scoring 29 points, with Belden adding 13 points and Pugliese scoring 12 points. The Panthers were undone by a fourth quarter in which they were outscored 27-18 in the game’s final eight minutes.

The Panthers’ regular season finale at Immaculate Tuesday was postponed until Wednesday night, Feb. 24. The SWC tournament gets underway Friday with Pomperaug hosting either Barlow or Bunnell.

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1. In 2015, pitcher Dillon Gee set a New York Mets record for lasting at least five innings in the most consecutive starts (51).

Who had held the mark?

2. Who is the all-time leader in saves for the Philadelphia Phillies?

3. In 2014, Detroit’s Calvin Johnson set a record for fastest NFL player to 10,000 receiving yards (115 games). Who had held the mark?

4. When was the last time Yale’s men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Tournament?

5. How many consecutive Game Seven playoff losses have the Anaheim Ducks suffered entering the 2015-16 NHL season?

6. Name the oldest U.S. male swimmer to win an individual Olympic gold medal.

7. Who was the last men’s golfer before Jordan Spieth in 2015 to make a birdie on the 72nd hole to win a U.S. Open by one stroke?

Answers: 1. Dwight Gooden, with 50 consecutive starts (1987-89).

2. Jonathan Papelbon, with 123.

Jose Mesa is second, with 112.

3. Torry Holt did it in 116 games.

4. It was 1962.

5. Three consecutive Game Sevens.

6. Duke Kahanamoku, who won in 1920 at age 30.

7. Bobby Jones, in 1926.

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Tremors aren’t always a sign of Parkinson’s DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been diagnosed with essential tremor.

Propranolol 10 mg has not helped. Sometimes I can write and eat with no shaking, but other times the shaking is so bad the food falls off the fork or I cannot read my printing or writing.

If I drink a beer, it seems to relax me enough that in five minutes I can write or eat quite normally nearly every time. I’ve been told that it doesn’t appear to be Parkinson’s. Any suggestions will be enormously appreciated.

– J.N. ANSWER: Essential tremor, sometimes called benign familial tremor, is common. Often, one has a family history of tremor. It is not Parkinson’s disease; however, it isn’t always “benign” in that, for some people, it can be disabling, preventing a person from not only writing, but,

as in your case, activities of daily living such as eating.

Alcohol has long been known to reduce the tremor temporarily, but it must be taken cautiously, since regular use will diminish its effectiveness, requiring higher doses for effectiveness – and, as I have written many times, excess alcohol is a major cause of many medical problems. Occasional use with meals is reasonable.

Other effective treatments for essential tremor include antiepilepsy medications such as primidone, gabapentin and topiramate. Unfortunately, all of these can have side effects, so they are best prescribed by an expert, such as a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders.

For serious essential tremor not responsive to medications, deep brain stimulation (via electrodes placed surgically) is effective.

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All of us tend to respond to some degree to the feedback our environment continually generates in response to our daily behaviors. Much of the time we respond automatically. If we say or do something that has a positive outcome, we are likely to repeat it, whereas if we generate a negative result, we will probably not do it again. Our responses may be conscious or subconscious. This is a primary way in which we learn.

We can better appreciate the importance of feedback in our lives if we think of an analogy with a space shuttle heading toward the moon. The shuttle takes off on a trajectory designed to take it into a predetermined orbit. However, after launch, it doesn’t automatically lock on to a specific course and remain on it until it reaches its target. From the moment of takeoff, a system of sensors begins tracking the shuttle’s journey in order to identify any deviations from its projected route. It relays this information back to the shuttle’s guiding mechanisms, which make the necessary adjustments to keep the shuttle on track. Since even a minute variation in its flight pattern at the beginning of its journey can result in a huge deviation at the end, without this continual feedback, the shuttle would be unlikely to ever reach

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its intended destination While feedback also can provide people with valuable information, few of us actively seek it out. We take what is routinely directed toward us by family, friends, coworkers and the other people we interact with daily, but we rarely voluntarily ask others for behavioral feedback. The main reason for this is probably because we inherently associate feedback with criticism, which few of us appreciate or enjoy. We usually view criticism as involving an expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes.

It implies that we are doing something wrong.

Not all feedback, however, should be viewed as being negative. While it sometimes may be motivated by spite or animosity, most of the time it actually can be helpful if we approach others’ feedback from a positive perspective. Most people are on our side and genuinely want to help us. Their opinions can provide us with insights that provide awareness of our behavior and can help us penetrate the self-

imposed blind spots that often impair our judgment of ourselves. This is why we should be open to feedback and welcome it.

Unlike a space shuttle, we don’t have an automatic feedback mechanism to help us make corrections to our behavior when we start to go off course. As a result, we often can go for a long time, or even indefinitely, doing or saying things that are not in our best interest as well as missing potential opportunities to grow and develop our behaviors for greater success and happiness.

Try to identify ways in which you can actively seek out feedback. Focus on situations in your daily interaction with others in which you can subtly or even directly ask them for feedback.

Then, whatever they say, just thank them and accept it. Don’t argue with it. You can always take it or leave it, but at least by hearing it, you may increase your selfawareness, and for this reason alone, be better for it.

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Making the most of cat’s 9 lives DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I’m extremely curious about the average lifespan of cats. Years ago, my husband found a stray kitten about 6 weeks old. Skeezix lived to be 26 years old until he passed away one night after two strokes. We also rescued a stray we named Sheba, and we had her for 25 years (the vet couldn’t believe she’d lived so long), so she was at least 26 or 27 when congestive heart failure took her. My two remaining cats, Mama and Baby, are about 16

and 19 years old, respectively.

We’ve never done anything special in terms of care and feeding.

They all have been spayed or neutered, gotten regular veterinary care and lived indoors exclusively.

I feed them Dad’s dry cat food, split a can of wet food between them

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