GRADUATION GIFT

The Berlin Lions Club presented a $1,000 check to the Berlin High School All Night Graduation Committee, which is pulling together an end-of-year party for the Class of 2023. Berlin Lions, Facebook

Fire Department Responses

James Simons, Fire Administrator for the Town of Berlin, reports the following incidents for the week of February 12.

February 12: Mutual aid rendered to Cromwell FD – Company 3

February 12: 300 block of Main Street: Fire alarm – Companies 2, 3 and 4

February 12: Area of Wethersfield Road and White Oak Drive: Brush fire – Companies 1 and 3

February 12: 200 block of Kensington Road: Fire alarm – Companies 2, 3 and 4

February 12: Main Street: Fire alarm – Companies 2, 3 and 4

February 13: 100 block of Massirio Drive: Fire alarm – Companies 1, 2, 3 and 4

February 13: 300 block of Percival Avenue: Assistance call – Companies 2 and 4

February 13: 200 block of Kensington Road: Car fire – Companies 2, 3 and 4

February 14: 100 block of Massirio Drive: Odor of natural gas – Companies 1, 2 and 3

February 15: Area of Route 571: Brush fire – Fire Marshal for investigation only

February 16: Bruce Avenue: Outside burn –Companies 2, 3 and 4

February 16: 300 block of New Britain Road: Assistance call – Company 2

February 17: 100 block of Glen Street: Assistance call – Companies 2 and 4

February 17: 200 block of Kensington Road: Fire alarm – Companies 2, 3 and 4

February 17: Berlin Turnpike at Meadow Lane: Motor vehicle accident – Company 3

February 17: Berlin Turnpike near Suranna Drive: Motor vehicle accident – Companies 1 and 3

February 18: Mutual aid rendered to Westfield Fire Department – Company 1

February 18: 1100 block of Chamberlain Highway: Motor vehicle accident – Companies 3 and 4

February 18: 600 block of Worthington Ridge: Outside burn – Companies 2, 3 and 4

February 18: 100 block of Ronal Drive: Structure fire – Companies 1, 2, 3 and 4

Fire Company Designations: 1. East Berlin 2. Kensington 3. Berlin 4. South Kensington

Locals in college

Albright College, Reading, Pa., named Ryan Sweitzer to its dean’s list for the fall semester.

Curry College, Milton, Mass., named Kayla Maslowski to its dean’s list for the fall semester.

Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Richard J. Henley College of Nursing, named Gina Scalaro to its dean’s list for the fall semester.

University of Hartford, West Hartford, named the following students to its dean’s list for the fall semester:

Stephanie Boice, Nicholas Grant, Emily Lachapelle, Daniel Lamoureux, Laura Martin, Monica Padykula, Emily Rutledge, Daria Szarwacki, Erin Ternyila, Massimo Tropea, Robert Turcotte, Robert Turcotte, Dylan Rowland, Ryan Stec.

Western New England University, Mass., named the following students to its president list for the fall semester: Kelsey Gallant, Maria Butri mas, Morgan Arute. Western New England University

Schools

named the following students to its dean’s list for the fall semester: Rebecca Mayer, Kevin Brockel, John Cofrancesco.

Kindergarten

Kindergarten registration will begin online (berlinschools.org) starting March

1. Registration ends April 20.

Children age five on or before Jan. 1, 2024 are eligible to register. For more information, call 860-829-6782.

Preschool

Residents between age 3 and 4 years, 8 months by April 1 are eligible to participate in a town-wide preschool screening. The Preschool Round-up will take place at the Community Center Friday, March 24, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Saturday, March 25, 8:30 a.m. to noon.

Appointments for the Preschool Round-up will be scheduled through Saturday, March 18. Call JoAnn at 860829-6795 (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.).

Karaoke

The Sons of the Legion at American Legion Post 68, 154 Porters Pass, will host karaoke Saturdays, Feb. 25, and March 11 and 25, 7 p.m., at the Post home.