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Volume XI, No. 10

September 2015

BoF delays town audit

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM The Aug. 12 Middlebury Board of Finance (BOF) meeting didn’t become a shouting match as the June 10 meeting did (there was no July meeting), but some BoF members voiced strong objections to money being appropriated for FEMA funds without it having been brought first to the BoF. Because of this, they delayed the annual town audit for a month. They voted to request that town counsel Robert Smith provide a written legal opinion that the town acted legally in the matter of the FEMA funds.

Board of Finance Chairman Michael McCormack also objected strongly to what he sees as First Selectman Edward B. St. John’s failure to address budget overages in a timely manner. And McCormack and St. John both mentioned concerns that BoF meetings might be used to promote the candidacy of one or the other. McCormack is challenging St. John for the first selectman’s spot in the November election, and McCormack’s campaign treasurer, Stephen Ruccio, is a BoF member.

The FEMA funds in question are a reimbursement for snow removal costs during a January 2015 blizzard. Although the discussion of the FEMA funds appropriation was on the agenda under new business, it first was mentioned when Chief Financial Officer Larry Hutvagner was giving his monthly report. McCormack said they might as well discuss it then.

Hutvagner noted in his report that the Public Works and Police Departments were over budget.

He said the police department was over budget because they had hired another police officer so they would have the correct number of officers. McCormack interrupted him, saying there was no minimum number of officers required; rather Chief Viadero wanted to hire a supervisor and did so.

Regarding the budget overages, McCormack said, “This board brought up in November, February, March and May that we were going to be over budget.

In June, 15 departments were over budget. Why didn’t we take steps during the year to correct this so we would come out on budget? Money needed to be made up. There were no steps taken to do that. Why do we have a budget?”

Hutvagner said it was not up to him. McCormack said it’s up to the first selectman. St. John said the budget is in the black by a net of $48,000.

BoF member David Cappelletti asked about the $95,000+ appropriated in the August special town meeting. He said that

was not in the budget, and the Board of Selectmen effectively amended the budget without discussing the matter with the BoF. St. John said the budget amendment was made at by the Aug. 3 special town meeting, not the selectmen.

Cappelletti said the BoF passes a budget that goes to a town vote. He said St. John bypassed the BoF and went straight to a town meeting. “You skipped the Board of Finance. You just made an adjustment to the budget and skipped the Board of Finance?,” he said.

St. John said auditors BlumShapiro suggested the FEMA reimbursements be handled that way. McCormack said to St. John, “You added $95,000 to the budget.”

Cappelletti said “Why don’t you guys just make the budget without us?”

Cappelletti said the selectmen also did the appropriation incorrectly. Noting this was the first time ever something like this had been done outside the BoF, he made a motion that the BoF request a legal opinion from the town attorney stating the appropriation of $95,000 was done legally. His motion passed.

Town attorney Bob Smith, who attended the meeting, said he would put in a request to the Board of Selectmen to direct him to provide the legal opinion.

Discussing the multi-page list of transfers Hutvagner brought to the meeting, McCormack said they should have been done during the year. The BoF delayed action on the transfers pending the legal opinion from Smith.

Hutvagner said that would delay the town audit, which was already scheduled for September.

McCormack, addressing the shouting match at the June meeting, said he requested and got a letter of apology from BoF member Michael Kenausis. He said he also asked for letters of apology from Smith and Hutvagner and received none.

During his chairman’s comments, McCormack said he thinks everyone would agree the six regular and three alternate BoF members don’t play politics.

He said the BoF does its best to come up with a budget that town votes on. “To have the town disregard the budget distresses me,” he said.

St. John said a lot had changed over the last few weeks, noting McCormack was now his political opponent and his campaign treasurer, Ruccio, is on the BoF. “I hope going forward over the next three or four months you don’t use your position as Board of Finance chair against me,” he said.

Friday, Oct. 2 Look for the October print issue of the Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer in your mail box or on a rack or shelf in a business/library near you.

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Library Highlights........2 Veterans Post..............5 Library Lines................2 Winning Ways.............6

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Dog Park fundraiser Sept. 9

By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Pies and Pints of Middlebury is hosting Pies and Pints and Pups, a fundraiser for a Middlebury dog park, Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 4:30 to 10 p.m. During that time 10 percent of all sales, including takeout, will go to support the dog park. Pies and Pints co-owner Theo Anastasiadis, whose family has a 7-month-old black German shepherd named Blanco, said they take their dog to the Southbury Dog Park and would love to have a dog park in Middlebury.

“I think Beverly (Dassonville) is doing a great job with this project. With the help of the town and many people, it will be possible,” he said.

Dassonville, president of Friends of Middlebury Dog Park, began her efforts to bring a dog park to Middlebury in 2013, when she entered the Beneful Dream Dog Park Contest. She was one of 14 finalists, but her design wasn’t chosen as the winner. If it had been, she would have won $500,000 for improvement to a dog park in her area.

Since Middlebury didn’t have a dog park then, the improvements likely would have been made to the Southbury dog park.

Dassonville, a dog lover who owns two Pomeranians, is an emergency medical technician with the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) and a member of the MVFD ladies’ auxiliary. After losing the contest, she refused to give up on her

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Conservation Commission (CC) at its June 30 meeting approved plans to construct a building at the corner of Southford and Benson Roads. It also approved drainage pipe repairs at Junipers restaurant. At its July 28 meeting, it approved a garage on White Deer Rock Road and cutting of diseased trees on the same road, and it received a status update on remediation of an illegal dam on Tranquility Road.

Plans by Drubner Commercial Real Estate for a new 8,400-square-foot commercial office building on a mostly wetlands 5-acre property at the northeast corner of Benson and Southford Roads were unanimously approved. The project was accepted Feb. 24 with the stipulation a $2,000 fee be paid for an outside technical expert to provide an opinion on what commissioners called a complex project.

The building, originally proposed at 9,600 square feet, was reduced to 8,400 square feet after consultant comments were reviewed. The project has a wetlands disturbance of 673 square feet mitigated by a wetland enhancement and restoration in one area of the plans and a wetland creation

in the upper area, with a rain garden for roof runoff and a filter bag to control basin discharges.

Emergency repairs to a large sinkhole that appeared in the Junipers parking lot after a May rainstorm were unanimously approved. The sinkhole was caused by a rotted and collapsed 15-inch corrugated metal drain, and emergency repairs were authorized verbally by Wetlands Enforcement Officer Deborah Seavey. Town Engineer John Calabrese recommended an 18-inch reinforced concrete pipe be used for the replacement. He told commissioners rip-rap had been installed in a trench feeding the pipe but no further piping was done.

Construction of a 30-by-24-foot garage at 53 White Deer Rock Road was unanimously approved with abstention by member George Tzepos. Owner Garrett Moore said the 2½-bay post-and-beam building built on a slab would help his daughter manage the additional cars expected to be used by her six boys, who are entering their teen years. He said there would not be running water or living areas in the building.

Removal of approximately 20 diseased hemlock trees at 389 White Deer Rock Road was unanimously approved with abstention

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She has placed collection jars around town so people can donate to the dog park, and she organized earlier fundraisers, an appearance by psychic Lisa Lanno and participation in the Quassy 5K. Dassonville said she understood the town would allow the dog park to use property located along Long Meadow Road. A major expense for the new park will be fencing.

Dassonville said one of the customers at Pies and Pints, where she works as a server, offered to clear the tree line for the fencing, but the fencing itself will cost thousands of dollars.

Look for Friends of Middlebury Dog Park on Facebook.

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Dog owners and their dogs showing their support for a Middlebury dog park are, front, left to right, Beverly Dassonville; Sebastian Hankeo; Mary Lou Arnson; Chris Kelsey; Yianna, Fenya and Theo Anastasiadis; and Conner Vincent and back, left to right, Amanda Mayes, Tristan Mayes, Jake Nocera, Georgia Anastasiadis, Alyssa Caffrey and Fotini Anastasiadis.

(Marjorie Needham photo)

St. John of the Cross Church Apple Harvest Festival What: When: Where: Info:

Annual church festival includes food, bake sale, children’s events, a tag sale, silent auction, raffle, vendors.

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Shepardson Community Center, 1172 Whittemore Road, Middlebury.

Food includes apple pies and apple fritters, fried dough, burgers and hot dogs, chili, pulled pork sandwiches, fruit, ice cream, and cotton candy.

Friends of the Middlebury Library Book Sale What: When:

Where:

Annual book sale to fundraise for the library.

Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Early Preview $5 from 8 to 9 a.m.); Monday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (half off prices); Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (bag of books sale).

Middlebury Public Library, 30 Crest Road, Middlebury.

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by Tzepos. Owner Garrett Moore said he had attempted to save the trees with the help of Woodbury tree expert John Thomas but was not successful. He said the trees now pose a danger and should be removed for the safety of children and workers. Moore agreed to mark the diseased trees for Seavey’s review.

In other matters, commissioners heard a report by Robert Bosco on his plans to remediate wetlands disturbed by illegal construction of a dam at 120 Tranquility Road. He told commissioners he was working with soil scientist Cynthia Rabinowitz of Bethlehem and said an email from the Army Corps of Engineers had approved his planting plan. Bosco said he wanted to purchase trees with some years of growth so they’d look mature and was planning to plant more than required, with work starting in August. Chairman Vincent Lorusso thanked him for the update but cautioned him the update was not an approval. He said an application for the work was still pending, a matter Bosco said his attorney would be handling.

The next regular CC meeting was to be Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 26 at Shepardson Community Center.

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September 2015

End of summer brings more new books to library

as a summer ever passed so quickly? Didn’t it just start? What a beautiful time it has been, too! Now school is starting, and the leaves are already beginning to turn their autumn colors. Hopefully, everyone will find time in their busy schedules to browse the new books at the library – we have lots for everybody’s taste!

A first novel, “Mrs. Sinclair’s Suitcase” (WAL) by Louise Walters is a fascinating tale told in two voices. Roberta works in a secondhand book store and accumulates all the items left as bookmarks that she finds tucked between pages. In a suitcase, she finds a letter addressed to her grandmother, Dorothea. The story follows Roberta and Dorothea through the secrets and dilemmas in their tumultuous lives. Many twists and turns later, Roberta uncovers Dorothea’s deepest secret, one that threatens her family life as she has always known it.

Linda Fairstein continues to write about particular New York City sites; this time the Manhattan waterfront is the setting for “Devil’s Bridge” (FAI). Alexandra Cooper has disappeared and Mike Chapman is trying desperately to find her. Since she made many enemies putting criminals behind bars over the years, the choices of who may have her are many. This 17th thriller by Fairstein is sure to excite her many fans.

Charles Todd returns with a new Bess Crawford mystery, “A Pattern of Lies” (TOD). While visiting the Ashtons, Bess tries to clear the family patriarch when he is accused of blowing up his own armament factory two years previously. Popular sentiment is against him, and the only known witness to the explosion is now

serving at the Front. While trying to convince him to return and give evidence, the two become the target of someone intent on stopping her investigation. The story was inspired by real events involving an explosion in a gunpowder works just two months before the Battle of the Somme.

“Eileen” (MOS) by Ottessaq Moshfegh is a quirky first novel set in New England. Eileen spends her dreary days as a secretary at a boys’ prison and her nights cleaning up after her alcoholic father while dreaming of escaping to the big city. Into this joyless existence comes Rebecca, and as their friendship grows, Eileen is sucked into committing a crime. Written from the perspective of 50 years later, the voice of Eileen is brutally honest and tough on her younger self.

Have you rediscovered the forgotten joys of coloring? Well, now we have coloring books for every age: “Enchanted Forest: An Inky Quest and Coloring Book” (741 BAS) and “Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book” (741 BAS) are both by Johanna Basford.

Grab your colored gel pens or colored pencils and start coloring! The designs are whimsical and sure to delight everyone – some very intricate and others more basic – to which you are welcome to add your own touches. It’s fun to find the hidden animals and insects scattered among the designs – but please make copies instead of coloring in the books! We do have some pages copied already and set out for you to try – but fair warning: it’s easy to get hooked and lose track of time!

“The Drummond Girls: A Story of Fierce Friendship Beyond Time and Chance” (305.4092 LIN) by Mardi Jo Link follows the yearly pilgrimage of

a group of waitresses who become fast, lifelong and unlikely friends. Every October, they head for Drummond Island, where they leave their normal lives behind and are just “the girls” – and what one doesn’t think of doing, someone else will. As long as it is outrageous, crazy, or silly – maybe a little dangerous – they will be doing it. There are no police on the island. ’Nuff said.

Great writing and a fun story.

If you live in Massachusetts, you know and love “Gronk.” I am not a huge football fan, but I have heard of him – vaguely. “It’s Good to be Gronk” (B GRONKOWSKI, ROB GRO) will certainly thrill my youngest daughter, who has probably already bought a copy of this book.

It will make a lot of people happy to read about the close family that is the Gronkowskis. Five boys – oh boy. With the help of Jason Rosenhaus, Gronk writes about growing up with four brothers and his parents as well as various highlights of his career as tight end for the Patriots. Talk about party animal – Gronk parties, plays and works hard and writes about all of it.

Finally, we look at “Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins” (599.53 CAS) by Susan Casey. We humans have such a fascination and love of dolphins; is it their intelligence? Speech?

Playfulness? The author explores the worlds of many different dolphins and advocates to stop their annual slaughter in Taiji. The great passion and joy of dolphins is written on every page as a wondering, everlasting love story.

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.

Tax credits, exemptions available The Middlebury Assessor’s office reminds residents that several programs provide tax credits or exemptions on real property and motor vehicles. Eligibility requirements vary by program, and proper proof must be submitted no later than Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. If you have any questions regarding eligibility, please call the Middlebury Assessor’s office at 203-758-1447 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Totally Disabled Exemption – A statement of award for total disability from the Social Security Administration or other appropriate agency must be submitted no later than Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015.

Blind Exemption – A certificate of legal blindness must be submitted to the assessor’s office no later than Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015.

Veterans’ Exemption – To receive the basic veterans’ exemption for the 2015 grand list year, Honorable Discharge or DD-214 papers must be filed with the Middlebury Town Clerks no later than Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. Discharge papers must indicate dates of service.

Additional Veteran’s Tax Credit – Additional veterans’ tax credit benefit applications are due to the assessor’s office no later than Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015.

This program is open to those veterans now receiving the basic veteran’s exemption who meet the established income requirements. Proof of 2014 income and Social Security benefits received must be filed with the application. Income includes total combined adjusted gross income PLUS Social Security and must not exceed $34,600 for a single

individual or $42,200 for a married couple.

Active Duty Service Personnel – Members of the armed forces serving on the assessment date of Oct. 1 may apply for a total exemption on one Connecticut-registered personal vehicle.

The vehicle does not need to be located in the state. To qualify for the 2015 grand list, an application must be filed with the assessor’s office no later than Dec. 31, 2015. Applications are available at the assessor’s office or may be accessed on the Town of Middlebury website, www.middlebury-ct.org, through the Assessor’s Office in Departments.

Handicapped motor vehicles – Owners of specially equipped vehicles for the use and transportation of a handicapped individual must submit an application to the assessor. Information and applications are available at the assessor’s office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 2 Look for the October print issue of the Middlebury Bee-Intelligencer in your mail box or on a rack or shelf in a business/library near you.

This watercolor by Southbury artist Peter Frisbie is among his works that will be on display at the Southbury Public Library from Sept. 2 through 28.

(Submitted photo) This column features highlights from each library. For a more extensive list of events at each library, please visit our website, www.bee-news.com, and click on “Libraries.”

Middlebury Book sale needs volunteers The Friends of the Middlebury Library need volunteers to help with their annual book sale, which will be Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 19, 21 and 22. They need help setting up for the sale Monday, Sept. 14, through Friday, Sept. 18. They also need help with sales the days of the sale. Those wishing to volunteer can sign up in the café at the library.

Mystery Book Group The Mystery Book Group will meet Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. to discuss Jo Nesbo’s “The Bat.” New members are welcome.

Brown Bag Book Discussion The Brown Bag Book Discussion group will meet Wednesday, Sept.

2, at 1 p.m. to discuss “The Paris Architect” by Charles Belfour. New members are welcome.

Start/grow your small business Friday, Sept. 18, at 3 p.m., Shelley Koehler will discuss how to grow or start your small business.

Koehler will talk about the SmallBusiness Development Center and how it can help your smallbusiness dreams come true. This is a free program with light refreshments open to the public.

Please preregister at the library or call 203-758-2634 for further information.

Middle School Masterminds The Middle School Masterminds, youth in grades six to eight, will meet Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 4 p.m. They will be making marble locker magnets. Those who wish can bring their own pictures. Registration is required.

For Middlebury Public Library events, please visit middleburypubliclibrary.org. The Middlebury Public Library is at 30 Crest Road.

The telephone number is 203758-2634.

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Made in the U.S.A., Songs by American Composers, will be Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 6:30 p.m. in the Reading Room. The performers will be vocal students of Marianna Vagnini Dadamo. They will be accompanied by Joseph J. Jacovino Jr. on the piano.

Book sales The Friends of the Whittemore Library annual book sale will be Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15 and 16, from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Nellie Beatty Room. Tuesday admission will be $5. The Harvest Moon Book Sale on the Green will be Friday, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The sales will feature children’s and adult fiction and nonfiction and DVDs.

Thought reader and paranormal Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the Reading Room, experience the talented Keith Zalinger,

an acclaimed and award-winning thought reader and paranormal entertainer. He divines the thoughts of audience members, answers personal audience questions previously unknown to him and predicts people’s actions.

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acoustic guitar, tells stories about the background behind the songs and relives the music that defined a generation.

Cantamessa has portrayed John Lennon in BEATLEMANIA shows for 30 years to critical acclaim. In this intimate solo performance, he encourages audience interaction while he shares his in-depth knowledge about John Lennon through humorous anecdotes and a personal touch that makes each show a unique performance. Space is limited, so registration is required. Please stop in or call 203-262-0626, ext.

130, to register.

Whittemore Computer Academy for Older Adults offers basic computer instruction for those who want to gain technology skills. Want to learn how to use the Internet or email or type documents? Call the library at 203729-4591 to get the class schedule or sign up for the classes, which Understanding meet Mondays at 10:30 a.m.

Medicare The Howard Whittemore Memorial Library is at 243 Church Margaret Ackley, a local indeSt. in Naugatuck. For information, pendent Health Insurance reprecall 203-729-4591 or visit whitte- sentative working with seniors in morelibrary.org.

New Haven, Fairfield and Litchfield County, will present a program on Medicare health plan options Saturday, Sept. 19, at Vietnam lecture series 10:30 a.m. Participants will learn what they need to know to make The library will host a series of informed decisions, the different four lectures on Vietnam pre- parts of the Medicare program, sented by Mark Albertson, a his- the eligibility requirements, the torical research editor at Army enrollment windows, and how to Aviation magazine, Tuesday af- find coverage that best meets their ternoons in September from 2 to health and financial needs. Ackley 4 p.m., starting Sept. 8, in the will answer questions about covKingsley Room. Albertson has erage options, and each attendee authored several books about will receive a “Medicare Guide” American military history. Re- with useful Medicare information. freshments will be provided comRegistration is required to atpliments of the Friends of the tend this free program. Please call Southbury Library.

203-262-0626, ext. 130, to register.

The Sept. 8 lecture will be “People’s War.” It will explain what Art exhibit is meant by a “People’s War” and The library will exhibit the art will compare and contrast the of local artist Peter Frisbie history of Vietnam, China and Wednesday, Sept.

2, through Colonial America. Famous historMonday, Sept.

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His watercolors ical figures will be discussed with depicting both realistic and aba focus on the Vietnamese Comstract ideas will hang on the walls munist Party, the popular view of of the Brown Conference Room Ho Chi Minh as a Communist as opposed to a Revolutionary Na- and the Gloria L. Cachion Gallery.

His paintings represent four tionalist and the role of peasants themes.

The first theme explores as soldiers in the Revolutionary scenes from the woods in the varWar in Vietnam and China. ious seasons.

Next are seascapes The Sept. 15 lecture, “Dien Bien that emphasize the patterns of Phu – French Defeat, American reflections on the ocean’s surface.

Albatross,” will cover France’s The third group depicts cultural post-World War II effort to salvage holidays, and the fourth theme is their Indochinese colonial empire about various ideas in theoretical and how French ground forces fought the Viet Minh until the science.

Also on view will be a slide Battle of Dien Bien Phu, where show presentation of Frisbie’s ilFrench colonialism ended in Inlustrated verse story, “Simone.” It dochina and the deepening tells an imagined story of an itinAmerican involvement in Vieterant artist who loved and learned nam began. from the beauty of the natural “Horseback to Helicopter” on landscape.

Sept. 22, the third lecture in the For more information, call 203series, will explain how the UH-1 262-0626 or visit www.southHuey helicopter became the burylibrary.org.

The library is at poster child for the American mil100 Poverty Road in Southbury. itary effort in Vietnam, representing the American approach to ground war and becoming the battlefield innovation known as Nail art for teens “Sky Cavalry.”

The fourth and final lecture, Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m., “Defeat of a Superpower,” will be artist Chelsea Walsh will offer a nail Sept. 29. The topic will be Amer- art program for teens in grades 7 ica’s defeat in Vietnam, and the and higher. She will use the presentation will cover 1961 to incredible artwork found on the 1973. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolu- covers of popular teen books as tion will be discussed. Topics will inspiration. Teens can design their include President Johnson’s mi- nails to match books they love, cromanagement of the war, rising using the book cover’s artwork and domestic tensions in the United colors as a guide. Participants can States, the TET offensive in Janu- use nail colors provided, or bring ary 1968, the air bombing of North their own. Registration is required Vietnam, the Paris Peace talks and as space is limited. Please contact the eventual American defeat. the library at 203-263-3502 to register.

John Lennon tribute For more information, call 203Carlo Cantamessa will perform 263-3502 or visit www.woodhis one-man acoustic show, “In burylibraryct.org. The library is at My Life: The John Lennon Trib- 269 Main St. S. in Woodbury. ute.” Friday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m.

To see more library events, in the Kingsley Room. Imagine please look online at www.beeenjoying a musical evening with news.com.

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September 2015

Depression isn’t part of aging While we have to tolerate certain changes while aging, depression isn’t one of them.

Symptoms can be any of the following: sleeping too little or too much, no interest in favorite activities, inability to concentrate, and feeling hopeless, anxious or very tired. Depression might be part of a serious illness such as diabetes, Parkinson’s disease or heart disease and therefore might not initially be recognized.

The key fact to remember is that a person who has depression won’t just snap out of it. Help is needed, and a trip to the doctor is the first step. A physician can prescribe antidepressants, which generally work well. (If you’re already on antidepressant and have side effects, don’t give up.

They can fade over time, but do tell your doctor about them.) If the first type doesn’t work, there are others your doctor can prescribe until he finds one that works and at the right dose. A doctor also might suggest psychotherapy, which can help by identifying situations that

Greetings from School Daze!

Wow! It’s amazing how fast the summer flies by! We are now back into school mode, and the next 10 months will be filled with new challenges and exciting opportunities for your child. As your child enters his/her new grade, he or she will learn what the expectations are and what is required to achieve mastery.

You will need to sit down with your child and review your expectations for your child as well.

Set solid ground rules for homework and study time.

Reinforce time-management skills so that you are not stressing over projects that are due the next day.

Students perform better when there is structure in place. To that end, set a schedule for your child to follow. One I followed when my kids were young went this way:

might have made the depression worse, or even be the cause.

If you had depression in your youth, recognize that the impact of depression on seniors is not the same. It can take longer to treat now because seniors are typically given a small dose as a starting point.

If you suffer from depression, don’t rely just on treatment to make you better. Take steps yourself by doing things you used to enjoy. Talk to a friend or your family about how you feel. Don’t do too much; do what you can, with activities broken up into small steps. Hold off making big decisions until later.

For more information, go online to www.nimh.nih.gov and put “depression in seniors” in the search box. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

Middlebury Senior Center Events Hollywood film and talk

Driver safety program

Thursday, Sept. 10, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Tom Rosa will show and discuss the movie, “The Big Heat.” Rosa is a retired art teacher and an expert on old Hollywood movies.

“The Big Heat” is a 1953 film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame and Lee Marvin. It is about a cop who, after the murder of his wife, takes on the crime syndicate that controls his city. The film was written by former crime reporter Sydney Boehm and is based on a serial by William P. McGivern that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and was published as a novel in 1953.

The film was selected for inclusion in the Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome. Call 203-577-4166 for reservations.

The next AARP Driver Safety course will be Monday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the senior center. The course is the nation’s first and largest driver-refresher course. Using new materials and new videos, the course covers new defensive driving techniques, new laws and regulations, how to deal with aggressive drivers, and how aging affects drivers.

Drivers who attend the class will receive a completion certificate and may be entitled to a discount on automobile insurance (contact your insurance company for details).

AARP membership is not required, and drivers of all ages are invited to attend. The cost to participate is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. All checks must be made out to “AARP.” Call 203-577-4166 to register.

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by Mrs. M. Start with a snack, as kids are always hungry after school. During snack time, my three would fill me in on all the class happenings.

Each had their turn to “unload” the day’s events. After snack time, it was change clothes and start homework. By dinner time, all homework was completed. After dinner, the time was theirs to play, watch TV, or whatever they chose.

This was the pattern until sports

Free seniors exercise class This new low-impact program geared for seniors will be free the first four weeks. It will meet Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Learn the steps to salsa, merengue and cumbia with Gabriella. If you would like to participate, call 203-577-4166 to sign up for the four-week class.

Trips Stew Leonard’s Thursday, Sept. 10, the Middlebury Senior Center minibus will travel to Stew Leonard’s for shopping , followed by lunch at the Blue Colony Diner. The trip is limited to 20 people. Cost for transportation only is $7. Please call 203-577-4166 to reserve your seat.

Tour, cooking, lunch at The Silo

began, and then we created a new schedule.

I have found being consistent and structured helps kids stay on task and complete their work. Now that your child is back in school, set that bed time a bit earlier.

Children do much better in school when they are well rested, alert and eager to learn. When children are tired, learning is difficult. In addition, a nutritious breakfast jump-starts the brain power needed to tackle the day’s thinking.

Lastly, discuss with your child two important issues: behavior and safety. Your child’s behavior in school will determine his/her ability to be successful. As a fourthgrade teacher, it never ceases to amaze me that when one of my student’s behavior improves, so do the grades, and considerably I might add. So to that end, if you

property, with uneven stone walls, rolling hills and open meadows.

The Silo is offering a special package for seniors to enjoy a tour of the Skitch Henderson museum, a cooking demonstration, and lunch in the gallery with piano music. The cost of $55 (cooking classes alone are usually $100) includes transportation. The Silo program will run from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Christmas Tree Shops Thursday, Sept. 24, the minibus will leave the senior center at 10:30 a.m. to go to the Christmas Tree Shops in Orange, Conn.

After some fun shopping time, those going will enjoy lunch out.

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

Painted Pony restaurant As part of the Senior Dine lunch program, the minibus will go to the Painted Pony restaurant in Bethlehem Friday, Sept. 25.

This trip is on 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.

Thursday, Sept. 17, the minibus will leave the senior center at 9:30 a.m. to travel to The Silo at Hunt Hill Farm. This property was purchased by the late Ruth and Skitch Henderson, and over the years they slowly converted the barns and silos into homes for a cooking school, art gallery, kitchen store and museum, all on 130 acres of preserved land. expect your child to perform well, It is the archetypal New England he/she must act well. That’s all there is to it. In terms of safety, go over the particulars about being safe and staying out of harm’s way.

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In Brief Arts Escape Book Club Arts Escape’s Book Club will begin meeting the second Tuesday of each month on Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 1 p.m. at the Southbury Library. The book being shared in September is “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman. The book’s story is told with a rare understanding of all that makes us human and shows the power of stories to reveal and shelter us from the darkness inside and out. If you are interested in participating, contact Arts Escape at 203-405-6751 to assure enough seating. Arts Escape Inc. provides cultural arts enrichment programs and workshops for older adults.

Pies and Pints and Pups A fundraiser for a Middlebury dog park will be held at Pies and Pints in Middlebury Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 4:30 to 10 p.m. During that time 10 percent of all sales, including takeout, will go towards support of a Middlebury dog park. Those wishing to support the park can plan accordingly.

Mattatuck Museum seeks artworks The Mattatuck Museum plans an exhibition for Dec. 5, 2015, to Jan. 17, 2016, of works by surrealist artist Yves Tanguy and the circle of artists who were his Connecticut neighbors. These artists in the Woodbury, Roxbury, and Southbury areas were a real part of their communities, and it was not unusual for them to give or trade artwork with their friends and neighbors.

If your family was the happy recipient of such gifts from Tanguy, Peter Blume, Alexander Calder, Naum Gabo, Arshile Gorky, André Masson, Hans Richter and Tanguy’s wife, Kay Sage, the museum would like to hear from you regarding the possible loan of art to its exhibition.

Also to be included are works by French artists with whom Tanguy maintained regular contact – André Breton, Marcel Duchamp, Enrico Donati, Max Ernst, Frederick Kiesler, Marcel Jean, and Maria Martins – frequent visitors to the Tanguy/Sage home in Woodbury during the 1940s and early 1950s.

Personal accounts of interactions with the artists in Connecticut also are appreciated. Please contact curator Cynthia Roznoy at 203-753-0381, ext. 115 or, preferably, croznoy@mattatuckmuseum.org.

Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Support Group A monthly support group for friends and family of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias will meet Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10:30 a.m. at the Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut at 444 Main St. N. There is no charge for this open and on-going group, whose purpose is to provide emotional, educational and social support for caregivers through regularly scheduled meetings.

The meetings help participants develop methods and skills to solve problems and encourage caregivers to maintain their own

personal, physical and emotional health while optimally caring for the person with dementia. Patty Gibbs, a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association, facilitates the group. Registration is not required. For more information, call Debby Horowitz, Brownstein Jewish Family Service director, at 203-267-3177, ext. 310.

fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Village Square Plaza at 530 Middlebury Road in Middlebury. All Connecticut redeemable bottles (glass and plastic) and cans will be accepted. Please note Gatorade® and Powerade® plastic bottles are not redeemable.

Feel free to call Michael Zinko at 203-758-8599 if you need redeemable bottles and cans colLife after loss lected before Saturday, Sept. 12.

“Finding the New Normal: Life The troop thanks the community After Loss,” a free six-week group for its continuing support. for any adult who is coping with St. John of the Cross the death of a parent, spouse, sibling, other family member or Church Apple Harvest friend will start Thursday, Sept.

Festival 10, from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. at the St. John of the Cross Church Jewish Federation of Western in Middlebury will hold its anConnecticut at 444 Main St. N. nual Apple Harvest Festival Sunin Southbury. The goal of this day, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 group is supportive in nature, p.m. at Shepardson Community providing a safe environment for Center at 1172 Whittemore Road sharing with others who have in Middlebury. The event inalso been touched by loss. The cludes an array of food, chilsize of the group is limited, and dren’s games, music, face and registration is required. To reg- pumpkin painting, a bake sale ister, call 203-267-3177, ext. 310, and a tag sale. A number of comor email rsvp@jfed.net. mercial vendors will be there, and there will be a raffle with Redeemable prizes including $3,000 in cash, bottle/can drive $1,000 in food and grocery goods Boy Scout Troop 5 will hold a from Four Corners Store, $1,000 redeemable bottle and can drive in heating oil, a 40-inch Sam-

sung Smart TV and an Apple available from 8 to 9 a.m. for $5; Monday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m.

Ipad, Air II. to 5 p.m. with half-off prices; and Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m.

Quilts that Care Quilts that Care, an organiza- to 5 p.m. with a bag sale. Voluntion that makes quilts for people teers also are needed starting who undergo cancer treatment, Sept. 14. To volunteer, call 203will meet Monday, Sept. 21, from 758-2634 or email FriendsMid6:30 to 8 p.m. at The Harold Lib@gmail.com.

Leever Regional Cancer Center Free community dinner at 1075 Chase Parkway in WaterMaster’s Table Community bury. It also will meet Tuesdays, Meals will host a free dinner SunSept. 8 and 22, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. day, Sept.

27, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Bristol Public Library at 5 at Assumption Church at 61 N. High St. in Bristol.

Cliff St. in Ansonia.

The event is Donations of fabric shop gift open to the public, and the facilcards, 100 percent cotton fabric, ity is handicap-accessible.

The twin-size quilt backings, cotton meal is free, but donations are flannel, quilting materials, and accepted.

For more information, gallon Ziploc bags are being accepted. Volunteers are being visit www.masterstablemeals.org sought. Quilters are especially or call 293-732-7792. needed. Monetary donations can Woodbury Fall Fest be given through PayPal at www.

The Woodbury Fall Fest 2015, quiltsthatcare.org, or at P.O. Box Meander on Main Street, will be 166, Watertown, CT 06795. For information, call Deb at 860-945- held Sunday, Sept. 27, from 2 to 0184, email QuiltsThatCare. 6 p.m. At the event, local restauDeb@gmail.com or visit www. rants will offer samples, and food trucks from across Connecticut quiltsthatcare.org. will join them. Local businesses and community groups will proBook sale The Friends of the Middlebury vide games, contests and activiLibrary annual book sale will be ties and interact with those atSaturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. tending the festival. to 4 p.m. with an early preview

Letter to the Editor Town is as safe as before Perrotti arrest To the Editor: Former Middlebury Fire Chief Paul J. Perrotti’s attorney, Martin Minnella, said residents of Middlebury are less safe without Mr. Perroti at the helm of the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Depart-

ment. The department is a volunteer organization that has been in existence for many years.

Never in all those years has it depended on one person to survive.

These men and women are well trained and risk their lives every day doing the job of professional firefighters. They are prepared to step up in any situation and take command. This is the case with the new chief,

Tony Bruno, and his officers.

Middlebury is in good hands and will be a very safe community for years to come.

Paul Perrotti didn’t do any more than any other chief. The department won many awards at parades and conventions long before Mr. Perrotti came on the scene and will continue to do so.

It’s called camaraderie. It’s the commitment to one’s brothers and sisters to risk and, some-

times, give your life for them and for those whom they serve.

My family has been serving since the 1940s and continues to do so. Any damage done by Mr. Perrotti’s arrest and trial will be repaired. Middlebury, sleep well.

You are well protected, and the fire department is standing by for the next emergency.

Thomas Proulx Middlebury

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Ransomware – pay me now or …

By JUSTIN GOLDEN Ransomware is a type of software program that restricts the user’s access to their computer or smart phone in some way. It extorts the user to pay a ransom to have the restriction removed.

There have been several recent high-profile cases in the U.S. of this type of malicious software.

Four police and one sheriff’s department in mid-Maine that shared a computer server be-

came infected with the “megacode” cryptoware. The server became infected when a member of a department clicked on a link in a suspicious email. The police then paid the extortionists $318 in bitcoins (a form of electronic currency that is not traceable) so they could regain access to their files.

Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett told the Boothbay Register newspaper, “Next time, we’ll just pay the ransom on the first

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day and be done with it. It’s like a jail – it’s very safe and secure, but that can mean nothing if you leave the door unlocked.” The sheriff ’s office in Dickson County, Tenn., also was hit and paid $572 to recover thousands of their files.

According to Cisco, the U.S.based information technology firm, the largest share of infections, some 42 percent, are in the United States, followed by England and Australia.

There are things you can do to protect yourself and reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim.

The most important action to take is to back up your data so if you are hit by ransomware you can clean your drive and reinstall your data.

In a June 24, 2015, article USA TODAY reported that the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center offers these tips to protect against ransomware.

• Always use antivirus software and a firewall.

• Enable automated patches for your operating system and web browser.

• Use popup blockers. Popups are regularly used by criminals to spread malicious software.

• Only download software, especially free software, from sites you know and trust.

• Don’t open attachments in unsolicited emails, even if they come from someone in your contact list.

• Never click on a URL contained in an unsolicited email.

• Use the same precautions on your mobile phone as you would on your computer when using the Internet.

• Avoid suspicious websites.

• Always back up the data on your computer. If you back up, maintain offline copies of your data so ransomware scams will have limited impact on you. If you are targeted, instead of paying a ransom to get your data back, you can have your computer system wiped clean and then reload your data.

The New York Times in an article dated June 5, 2014, said the “U.S. Justice Department estimated that criminals had infected one million computers and cost people more than $100 million in direct and indirect losses.”

Be proactive and take steps today to protect yourself and reduce the likelihood that you’ll become the next victim.

Golden Technology Services helps its clients ensure their cyber security. They can be reached at 972-679-9738 or justin.golden@ gtscloud.com.

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September 2015

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It Happened in Middlebury

Obituaries

The White family of Middlebury – Part II

By DR. ROBERT L. RAFFORD Delia Bronson’s History of Middlebury (Middlebury Historical Society, 1992) tells how Betty White’s hobbies multiplied. She researched old books, bindings and printing; this led to an interest in early editions of children’s books, especially nursery rhymes. That search in this country and Europe led her to books about herbs, which in turn led to cultivation of an herb garden of over 100 varieties at her parents’ Middlebury home, a garden featured in an edition of Country Life. Betty’s rich prose style is evident in an article she wrote about herbs that is in Bronson’s history.

Betty moved to England in the 1930s to meet up with Sylvia Townsend Warner and her partner, the poet Mary Kathleen (“Valentine”) Ackland, and eventually became Ackland’s lover.

Ackland’s reflections upon her relationship with Warner and her long affair with Betty were published posthumously in “For Sylvia: An Honest Account” (1985). Betty’s companion for many years was Evelyn Virginia Holahan (1905-1985), who lived

This garden at the White family’s home in Middlebury was featured in Country Life.

(Middlebury Historical Society photo) with her at the Patch in Middlebury and is buried in the old Middlebury Cemetery.

Betty’s younger brother, Henry Wade (“Wade”) White (19091995), was an art historian, collector and connoisseur, according to his obituary in the Waterbury Republican-American, and was an oil painter in the Precisionist style. A graduate of

Taft and Yale, his first show was at Waterbury’s Mattatuck Museum in 1927. He became the curator of fine arts at the Mattatuck from 1947 to 1953 and also served at the New England Conservatory. He became archivist at the Fogg Art Museum and served there for 17 years.

The White mansion was destined to have only an abbreviated

40-year existence, but the contributions of its occupants to Middlebury and beyond will live on.

Bob Rafford is the Middlebury Historical Society president and Middlebury’s municipal historian. To join or contact the society, visit MiddleburyHistoricalSociety.org or call Bob at 203-206-4717. Your membership would be a valuable addition.

P&Z approves Tyler Cove zoning

By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE The Middlebury Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) on Aug. 6 approved new zoning regulations for Tyler Cove. It also approved an oversize sign on Straits Turnpike, extended a permit for a car wash on Southford Road, rescheduled a public hearing to allow crematoriums as a permitted use, and set a joint meeting with the Economic and Industrial Development Commission.

Cottage expansions in the Tyler Cove community at Lake Quassapaug may now be possible after unanimous approval of a new section of the zoning regulations. Tyler Cove consists of 38 units on 16.5 acres in an R-40

district with unit boundaries and common areas defined in condominium declarations.

The new section was added at the request of George and Diana Nybakken, who were denied a permit for a garage in 2006 and lost an appeal brought to Superior Court. Attorney Michael McVerry, representing the Nybakkens, said the regulations were patterned after a successful effort by the West Shore Homeowners Association in 2013 to establish regulations allowing cottage expansions in their lake community. Commissioner William Stowell asked for an assurance the Tyler Cove Homeowners Association was behind the changes and was told by McVerry that minutes of the Tyler Cove

Executive Board meeting would be submitted as a condition of approval.

Two monument signs larger than zoning regulations allow were unanimously approved for a new office building at 891 Straits Turnpike. Commissioners agreed the 140-square-foot signs blended aesthetically with the law office building located 78 feet from the road, did not block sight lines and were necessary due to the topography of the lot.

An application by Raymond and Panagiota (Penny) Albini to amend the zoning regulations to allow a crematory as a permitted use in the LI-200 zone was withdrawn and then re-accepted for public hearing Oct. 1. McVerry told commissioners the zone

change needed approval from the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments. The Albini family purchased a 33-acre commercial lot from the town after the sale was unanimously approved in a June 1 special town meeting. The lot, with about 5 to 10 usable acres fronting on Benson Road and the rest unbuildable wetlands, was acquired by the town in June 2014 from Baker Residential in lieu of $75,925.07 taxes owed. The family owns the Albini Funeral Home in Waterbury.

An extension to a special exception permit for a car wash, fuel station and convenience store in the Gateway Industrial Development District at 1000 Southford

– See P&Z on page 7

Camp Lejeune claims deadline If you’re a veteran with an illness you believe was caused by the drinking water at Camp Lejeune, you have until Sept. 24, 2016, to establish yourself as a Camp Lejeune Veteran and be eligible to claim out-of-pocket reimbursement of costs going back to Aug. 6, 2012.

After a long, drawn-out process, the Department of Veterans Affairs is finally looking into the possibility of establishing some presumptives for Camp Lejeune service. How’s that for being definite? After all, the water was contaminated from the 1950s to the 1980s.

And yes, the VA will treat veterans with any of a list of 15 illnesses caused by drinking water at Camp Lejeune laced with fuel and dry cleaning chemicals.

That’s the result of the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012, but it doesn’t include disability. Labeling the illnesses

as presumptives and service-related will allow disability payments.

As of this writing, the VA benefits page says you must be ill and have “a medical opinion indicating the disease is a result of exposure to the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.” The illnesses are: esophageal cancer, breast cancer, kidney cancer, multiple myeloma, renal toxicity, female infertility, scleroderma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, lung cancer, bladder cancer, leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, hepatic steatosis, miscarriage and neurobehavioral effects. The

dates you (or family members) would have needed to be exposed to the contaminated water are from Aug. 1, 1953, to Dec. 31, 1987. (That date used to be 1957.)

To file for health care or to sign up as a Camp Lejeune Veteran, go online to www.ebenefits.va. gov, or call 800-827-1000. For more information, call 877-222-VETS (8387) or see www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/camp-lejeune. For family members who were made ill by the water, see www.clfamilymembers.fsc.va.gov.

Diversified Tax Tidbits

By MARK A. BURNS

Connecticut both impose a tax on certain gifts, so you need to be aware of that.

The IRS has an annual gift exclusion amount of $14,000 for 2015. This means you can give any one person up to $14,000 in gifts during the calendar year and you do not have to worry about the gift tax rules. And this $14,000 is a per donor-per recipient limit. So that means that a married couple can effectively give $28,000 to any one person and if that person is married, then combined they could give $56,000 to that person and their spouse. And there is no limit to how many different people you can give gifts to during a year.

So if you are within the above

purposes. All is fine. But if you exceed this limit in the year, then you generally will have to file a gift tax return with the IRS to report that you had some taxable gifts for that year. Now filing a gift tax return does not necessarily mean you will have to pay any gift taxes for the year, because you are allowed to offset your taxable gifts against your lifetime exclusion amount (currently $5.34 million), and only if you exceed that amount in your lifetime will you have to pay any gift taxes. In this regard, the gift taxes are very much interrelated with estate taxes, which must be considered for a deceased person.

The State of Connecticut follows the IRS guidelines except that the lifetime exclusion amount is only $2 million. Also, it is interesting to note that Connecticut is currently the only

Ta-Ta Trot for a cure

The second annual Pies & Pints Ta-Ta Trot 5K Sunday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m. will start at Meadowview Park and end at Pies & Pints in Middlebury. Last year’s event drew more than 1,000 participants and raised more than $27,000 for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides. But Pies & Pints co-owner Theo Anasta-

siadis, said money isn’t as important as raising awareness of breast cancer. “What motivates us is the cause we are helping,” Anastasiadis said.

He said the American Cancer Society is asking cancer survivors to share their stories on either the Ta-Ta Trot’s Facebook page (www. facebook.com/piesandpintstata-

Loving mother and grandmother Mrs. Esther (Mastroianni) Melchino, 99, formerly of Waterbury, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, at Middlebury Convalescent Home, where she had resided for the past six years. She was the loving wife of the late Joseph A. Melchino.

Mrs. Melchino was born Dec. 29, 1915, in Waterbury, daughter of the late Vincenzo and Anna (San Giovanni) Mastroianni. She was a graduate of Waterbury Catholic High School, class of 1933, and attended Post College. She worked in the bank records department of Center Bank for more than 25 years until her retirement.

Esther was a quiet lady who was completely devoted to her family.

She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed cooking for her family, especially for their weekly pasta night.

Esther loved to dance and was an excellent homemaker, caretaker and a great seamstress. She even made all of her daughters prom dresses.

She was an avid New York Yankees and UConn girls basketball fan.

Esther is survived by her daughters, Janice Paul of Middlebury; Barbara (Conner) McDermott and her husband, Dan, of Sarasota, Fla.; and Donna Bannon and her husband, James, of Middlebury; and her grandchildren, Cheryl Paul Bardine, Michael Conner, Mark Conner, Joseph Conner, Sarah Proulx and Allison Loiseau. She also leaves behind 17 great-grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to Joseph, her husband, Esther was predeceased by her brothers, Nicholas, Louis and Vincent Mastroianni, and her sisters, Stephana Bieke, Matilda Logan and Sr. Lena Mastrianni C.N.D. Esther’s family would like to thank Dr. Rubenstein and staff as well as the nurses and staff at Middlebury Convalescent Home, with special thanks to the nurses’ aides for their outstanding and compassionate care shown to Esther during her time there.

The funeral was Aug. 22, 2015, from Maiorano Funeral Home in Waterbury to Our Lady of Lourdes Church for a Mass. Burial was to follow in Lake Elise Cemetery in Middlebury.

Memorial contributions in Esther’s name may be made to the Alzheimer’s Research Center of Connecticut, 1261 S. Main St., Plantsville CT 06479.

For more information and online condolences, please visit www. maioranofuneralhome.com.

Johanna (Zielski) Morelli Longtime Middlebury resident

Johanna (Zielski) Morelli, 93, of Middlebury, widow of Joseph P. Morelli, passed away at Waterbury Hospital Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc. Mrs. Morelli was born in Terryville, Conn., Feb. 9, 1922, daughter of the late Anthony and Catherine (Krol) Zielski. She was a longtime Middlebury resident and had retired from Chase Brass and Copper after many years of service. limits, then you generally do not state in the U.S. that imposes a Johanna enjoyed reading, crosshave to do anything for gift tax gift tax (another tax reason to word puzzles and sewing.

Gifting and the related tax implications I am often asked about the income tax implications of giving gifts to people, most commonly to children or other non-spouse relatives. And the answer, generally speaking, is that there are no income tax implications for gifts, meaning that gifts are not tax deductions for the donor nor are they taxable income to the recipient. It must be emphasized that we are referring here to bona fide gifts for which you expect nothing of value in return, i.e., they are not payment for something else (e.g., services rendered or tangible property) disguised as a “gift.” Also, we are not referring here to donations to an IRS-approved charity; that is an entirely different topic.

So why are people always talking about gifts and taxes? That is because when you give a gift you need to consider the gift tax implications (as opposed to income tax implications). The IRS and

Esther (Mastroianni) Melchino

trot) or the website, http://piesandpints.biz/tatatrot5K. Register for the run on the Facebook page or the website. Do it by Sept. 15 to get a race tee shirt and a coupon good at either Pies & Pints location for a $5 discount on a purchase of $35 or more. Beer vendors will be set up ready to serve thirsty runners after the run.

leave the state?).

This article has only summarized the basic rules. In a future article, we can discuss some planning issues that relate to gifting. Always consult a tax professional if you are uncertain about how tax matters might affect you.

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

She is survived by her two sons, Joseph F. Morelli and his wife, Judy, of Wolcott and Raymond Morelli and his wife, Mary Jane, of Waterbury; her sister, Monica Lucas of Middlebury; and her nephews, Edward Lucas of Middlebury and Kenneth Lucas and his wife, Barbara, of Southington.

Her funeral was Aug. 17, 2015, from the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home in Naugatuck to Blessed Sacrament Church in Waterbury, for a Mass of Christian Burial. Burial was to follow in Calvary Cemetery in Waterbury. To send an online condolence, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.

Emil Seebach Southbury Training School retiree Emil J. Seebach of Naugatuck, 57, husband of Halina (Chodnicka) Seebach, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, at his home.

Born in Waterbury, Conn., Nov. 7, 1958, he was a son of the late Joseph and Audrey (Rupenski) Seebach. He was a longtime resident of Naugatuck and retired from Southbury Training School after many years of service. Mr. Seebach had many hobbies, including fly fishing, building and flying model airplanes, and woodworking. During his younger days, for more than 25 years, he was a body builder and was a member of Bally’s Health Club in Middlebury, where he could be found almost every day.

Besides his wife of 15 years, Emil is survived by a stepson, Jack Chodnicki of Naugatuck; his three brothers, Timothy Seebach of Northfield, Joseph Seebach of Houston, Texas, and Carl Seebach of New York; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation was Aug. 7, 2015, at the Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald-Zembruski Funeral Home at 240 N. Main St. in Naugatuck. To send an online condolence, please visit www. naugatuckvalleymemorial.com.

Leslie “Les” E. Stauffer Lifelong Middlebury resident Leslie “Les” E. Stauffer, 83, of Middlebury died Monday, July 27, 2015, at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Anita (Klein) Stauffer.

Mr. Stauffer was born in Waterbury Jan. 17, 1932, the son of the late Raymond F. and Vivian E. (Tucker) Stauffer and was a lifelong resident of Middlebury. He retired from the Waterbury Republican and American newspapers in 1994 after working there for 43 years. He was a member of the Middlebury Congregational Church and former member of the Masonic Lodge, and he enjoyed spending summers in Rhode Island.

Besides his wife of 51 years, he is survived by two nieces, Carol A. Bauby of Harwinton and Deborah E. Volovski of Northfield, a great niece, several great nephews and several cousins. He was predeceased by his sister, Phyllis Stauffer Brade.

His funeral service was Aug. 1, 2015, at the Middlebury Congregational Church in Middlebury. Burial was to follow in the Middlebury Cemetery. The Murphy Funeral Home in Waterbury was in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Middlebury Congregational Church, 1242 Whittemore Road, Middlebury, CT 06762.

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The key to perseverance One of Aesop’s fables tells of a crow, half-dead with thirst, who came upon a pitcher that had once been full of water, but when the crow put his beak into the mouth of the pitcher he found that so very little water was left in it that he could not reach down far enough to get a drink. He tried and he tried, but could not get at the water and was about to give up in despair when suddenly a brilliant inspiration came to him.

He grasped a nearby pebble in his mouth and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the pitcher. Then he took another and another and another and did the same. This was extremely strenuous and exhausting work for the very thirsty and stressed crow, but after doing this for

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some time, he finally began to see the water rise up in the pitcher, and at last, after dropping in a few more pebbles, he was able to reach the water, quench his thirst and save his life.

The crow in this parable was clearly thinking outside the box in solving his life-threatening problem, but the real key to his success was his perseverance.

He had a great idea, but for a considerable amount of time he wasn’t achieving any success. It was because he persevered in

the face of prolonged failure and disappointment that he finally succeeded.

Consider the following quote attributed to H. Ross Perot: “Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success.

They quit on the one-yard line.

They give up at the last minute of the game, one foot from the winning touchdown.”

How many people do you know who have had a great idea but didn’t succeed because they gave up prematurely? It’s unfortunate that many people quit just before they are about to have all their effort, patience and commitment pay off. Why is this?

Why do many people fail to stick with it? There are many reasons of course, but right up there at the top of the list has to be that

people lose the motivation to push on in the face of continued challenges and adversity. Perhaps you’ve been there. I know I have.

To persevere means to work resolutely toward accomplishing something in spite of the difficulty, obstacles and delay involved. Perseverance is about achieving goals slowly. With perseverance achieving success is just a matter of time; sooner or later it will happen. It’s about patience, persistence and stamina and about never giving up. It’s also about believing in one’s self and one’s objective. But most of all, it’s about desire.

An important reason why we sometimes give up on a goal is because we come to feel that the effort involved just isn’t worth it.

We lose the necessary level of desire to keep on doing what it takes to succeed. The crow in Aesop’s fable had that necessary desire because his very life depended on his success.

One way to maintain desire is 1. When was the last time before 2014 that St. Louis Cardinals to continually focus on the benpitchers combined to record efits of an achievement to ourat least 23 shutouts in a seaselves and those we care about. son?

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4. The Spurs’ Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker set a record in 2014 for most NBA postseason wins of any trio.

Who had held the record?

5. Name the last team before the get chronic pelvic pain too, and I Los Angeles Kings in 2015 to am concerned that it often is asmiss the NHL playoffs a seasumed to be due to the prostate son after winning the Stanley when there are many other posCup. sibilities. It’s time for you to be 6. Who holds the men’s soccer re-evaluated. record for most appearances The booklet on the prostate as a captain in the World Cup? gland discusses treatments for 7. In 2015, Lindsey Vonn set a enlargement as well as cancer.

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Sugar alcohols have nothing to do with the type of alcohol in beer, wine or spirits, and they aren’t sugars either. A sugar alcohol, such as sorbitol or xylitol, is an

incompletely absorbed carbohydrate. Since they are incompletely absorbed, you get only some of the calories, and your blood sugar goes up less than if you had had the same amount of sweetness with regular sugar. A rough but reasonable rule of thumb is to count about half the grams of sugar alcohol as sugar, for the purposes of counting sugar grams. So in your example, it would be about 6.5 grams of sugar.

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(Kathleen Brown-Carrano cartoon) Middlebury Village District as those properties fronted on Middlebury Road and bordered by the entrance to Bristol Park and Ledgewood Park.

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Town engineer John Calabrese questioned the elimination of

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An easy side dish for Labor Day The first Monday in September is Labor Day, a celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers and their contributions to the strength, prosperity and wellbeing of our country. While the holiday has been celebrated nationwide since 1894, the original founder of Labor Day has long been a matter of debate.

Some historians credit Peter J. McGuire, a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, as the creator. He suggested a day to honor workers “who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.”

Other historians cite recent research about the work of Matthew Maguire, secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists. In 1882, Maguire proposed the creation of a Labor Day holiday, a plan that was adopted by union members.

A picnic and demonstration was held on what is believed to be the first Labor Day celebration on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City. Soon, other labor unions across the United States begin to pattern their “workingmen’s holiday” celebrations after the one held by the Central Labor Union.

Labor Day commemorations in America may have changed, but the spirit of the holiday recognizing the contributions of the American worker to the quality of life we all enjoy remains steadfast to this day.

If you’re celebrating Labor Day with a picnic or a gathering at home, try serving this simpler version of potato salad. Instead of boiling the potatoes, they are microwaved or baked. Instead of mayonnaise, this recipe calls for a flavorful garlic, basil and parsley dressing, capers, celery and green onions. Best of all, the salad can be prepared in ad-

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Baked Potato Salad 2 pounds small Yukon gold potatoes, washed and dried 1 large bunch parsley, about 1 inch of stems still attached, thoroughly washed and roughly chopped with scissors 1 bunch basil, about 1 inch of stems still attached, thoroughly washed and dried, roughly chopped with scissors 1 clove garlic 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons water 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil 4 to 6 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 small purple onion, peeled and chopped finely 2 stalks celery, chopped 2 tablespoons smooth Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon capers and 1 teaspoon caper liquid 2 to 3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish 1. Micro-cook 8 to 10 of the potatoes in microwave on HIGH for 15 to 20 minutes. Cook the remaining potatoes in batches until all are tender when pierced with a knife. Alternately, heat oven to 350 F. Arrange potatoes in single layer in a baking dish and put in center of oven. Bake for about 50 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, in a food processor (or blender), combine the parsley, basil and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Add the water and blend. With the motor running, pour the olive oil through the top in a slow, steady stream, until well-combined but still chunky.

3. In a serving bowl (use one large enough to add in the potatoes later), stir together red wine vinegar, onion, celery, mustard, capers and liquid, sweet pickle relish, and half of parsley/oil puree.

4. When the potatoes are tender and yielding when pierced with the tip of a knife, remove from microwave or the oven; allow to cool for a few minutes. Peel half of them. Some potato skin adds a nice flavor in the salad. Cut any big potatoes in quarters, the rest in half.

5. Put potatoes in bowl with vinegar dressing. Stir in remaining half of parsley/oil puree. Taste salad, and add 1/8 teaspoon sugar, and additional salt and pepper as needed. Keep at room temperature until serving. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

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Overeating puppy isn’t so cute DEAR PAW’S CORNER: I watched a “cute” commercial today where a toddler sneakily pours dog food on the floor for the family puppy to eat. I think it was really irresponsible of the dog food company to show that without noting the risks to dogs that overeat, particularly puppies. Maybe a better commercial would be the mom rushing the dog to the veterinarian to make sure he doesn’t die of bloat. Why would the company present this as cute? – Shocked in Syracuse, New York DEAR SHOCKED: You don’t need me to answer why the pet food company presented the commercial in that way. Cute sells, right?

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You’ll need to monitor the dog closely. Bloat, known clinically as GDV (gastric dilatation-volvulus), happens when a dog’s stomach enlarges, twists and puts pressure on surrounding organs. It’s a very serious condition that can cause death in just hours. Overeating is one possible cause of bloat.

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