Volume 24, Number 5
ROAD WARRIORS Berlin never trailed in a 50-36 girls basketball win over Maloney on Feb. 3 at the Benjamin P. Nessing Gymnasium. The Redcoats (7-6, 12 CCC South) used a balanced attack to subdue the Spartans (112, 3-1 CCC South). BHS was led by Clare McGeever’s 14 points. Jenna Wenzel (10 points), Janessa Yaconiello (9) and Kailee DeMaio (8) also paced the locals. Pictured: Maloney’s Nadia Berrios-Lugo and Berlin’s Alivia Halkias wrestle for the ball during the first half at Maloney High. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Lions come through, once again Citizen report
The Berlin Lions’ annual luminary fundraiser lights up Veterans Park and beyond each November. Last fall, 2,000 luminaries stretched from the park to the Worthington Ridge monument, and the $10,000 generated was turned into $100 See Lions, A2
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Police warn of ‘check washing’ scam Citizen report
Perhaps "thieves coming up with new ways to steal money" should be added to the old death and taxes saying. Recently, people across Connecticut have fallen victim to a sceme known as “check washing.” In this scam, personal checks are stolen from post office drop boxes and altered so that funds end up in the hands of criminals. “Unfortunately, it’s sad that here we now have to worry about checks that we’re writing to pay bills," Lisa Dadio, University of New Haven law enforcement expert, told See Check washing, A5
Last week, the Berlin Lions Club donated $10,000 in gift cards to the Berlin Veterans Commission. Pictured at the presentation are, from left: Bob Smith, Dean Revoir, Charles Colaresi, Peter Galgano, Richard Yale, Paul Eshoo and Ron Bosco. “We are doing this to honor and show appreciation to our veterans who have sacrificed so much for us, and it is also a fundraiser to raise money for local veterans and widows of veterans in need,” stated Bosco, luminary display chairman.