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Trunk or Treat returns Oct. 22

Citizen report

Trunk or Treat events, where costumed youngsters meet at a pre-determined loca tion to collect goodies from decorated cars, have grown in popularity in recent years.

And for good reason.

Often held just days before Halloween, Trunk or Treat gatherings give children one more opportunity to show off their holiday ensemble and track down more candy, of course in a safe environment.

Sponsored by the Parks & Recreation De partment, Berlin's Trunk or Treat will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Sage Park, and local kids (pre-school to fifth grade) and their families are invited to join the fun. There's a $5 fee per child.

Pre-registration is required, via WebTrac. Or, pick up a registration form at the Parks & Recreation Department. The deadline to register is Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. People interested in decorating their car trunk for the event are asked to email Debbie Dennis at ddennis@berlinct.gov.

"This will be a fun night full of Halloween spirits. Dress in your favorite Halloween costume, bring your Halloween bag/bucket and walk through the parking lot at Sage Park to collect goodies," the Trunk or Treat promotional flyer states. "Parking will be on the right side by the baseball and softball fields and trunks will be by the football field ... "All goodies will be handed out by our trunk creators, to you, the treaters. Check out the inflatables as you walk around."

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Leaf pick-up begins soon

Press Release

The Berlin Public Works Depart ment wishes to inform residents of the upcoming curbside leaf collec tion. Leaves will be picked up on, or near, your trash day during the weeks of Oct. 31 to Nov. 4; Nov. 14 to 18; and Nov. 28 to Dec. 2.

Residents wishing to have leaves picked up at the curb, must put them in biodegradable brown paper bags and leave them at the curb on their regular trash day during the specified week. Plastic bags are not permitted. Keep all leaf bags well

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The Oct. 20 edition of The Citizen will be the final one in which politi cal Letters to the Editor will appear prior to the Nov. 8 election. Letters about the upcoming election must be received by noon on Monday, Oct. 17. Political letters are limited to 100 words. Candidates are wel come to submit commentaries for publication of 500 words or less. The Oct. 27 edition will be the final one in which those will appear. Candi date commentaries must be re ceived by noon on Monday, Oct. 24. The Citizen will print only one letter/commentary per person every four editions. Send submissions to news@theberlincitizen.com.

Town government earns praise for skillful financial reporting

Press Release

The Government Finance Officers Associa tion of the United States and Canada (GFOA) awarded its Certificate of Achieve ment for Excellence in Financial Reporting to the Town of Berlin for its annual compre hensive financial report for the previous fis cal year.

Berlin’s financial report was judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the GFOA program, which includes demonstrating a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate the

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town’s financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the report.

The Certificate of Achievement is the high est form of recognition in the area of gov ernmental accounting and financial report ing, and its attainment represents a signifi cant accomplishment by a government and its management.

The Town of Berlin would like to acknowl edge and congratulate the Finance Depart ment for receiving this prestigious award for 36 consecutive years.

Re-imagining the Berlin

By Deputy Mayor Charles Paonessa

On Nov. 8 you will be asked to answer ‘Yes” or “No” to four questions regarding changes to the Town Char ter. As the Chairman of the Charter Revision Commis sion, I want to share some insights and thoughts, in particular, about Question 2: “Shall the Charter Section 8-17 be amended to provide the Town with the option to provide public nursing ser vices via Ordinance, as pro vided in the new Chapter 11 of the Charter?”

The Charter Revision Com mission was established as a result of a request from the Board of Finance, and it’s important to understand that all five members of the commission and the sev en members of the Town Council unanimously en dorsed placing these four questions on the ballot.

For the past five years, as the watchdogs of the town bud get, the Board of Finance has been increasingly con cerned about the rising bud get over-runs as high as

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$1M annually associated with the Vis iting Nurse Associ ation (VNA).

After consid erable dis cussion, it was deter mined that the precise word ing of the Town Charter, “… the VNA shall provide the following services …” was limiting the VNA from ad dressing their problems.

Question 2 is a direct at tempt to eliminate this road block.

The VNA, a revered organi zation, was established in 1926, a time when Berlin was a rural, agrarian com munity.

Ninety-six years later, we have mega-healthcare orga nizations servicing Con necticut that are very diffi cult to compete with.

The inflexibility of the Char ter hinders the VNA in its ability to adapt to these changing times.

The wording of the Charter

revision states the VNA will continue to operate exactly as it does until such time a plan is put forward that reimagines how the VNA func tions. When, and if, the plan materializes, it will be sub ject to public scrutiny at Town Meetings. If it passes muster, it will then be codi fied into law via an Ordi nance versus a Charter change.

Ordinances have the advan tage of being able to be changed more quickly, al lowing the town to react promptly to changing envi ronments.

If the VNA Charter change is approved, I would propose establishing a bi-partisan commission to formulate a plan. Their charge would be, first, to meet with the com munity and determine what our needs are; second, to talk to other towns in order to identify best practices; and third, to investigate what partnerships should be formed with other health care providers to strengthen

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Save the VNA

Editor:

Please write your council and mayor because they are looking at eliminating the Berlin Visiting Nurse Associ ation, an organization which has served us since 1926.

The Berlin VNA is inter twined in many facets of our life, and we are so fortunate to have this organization and its nurses, therapists and aides giving quality health care to all in our community.

Now the Mayor, Finance Board and Town Council are talking about removing the agency from the Town Char ter. How can something so valuable to its citizen be eliminated? This would be a terrible loss.

Healthcare is important, and we care for our own. Do not be complacent. Vote no on Nov. 8.

Frances Geschimsky, former Berlin VNA Clinical Supervisor

Excellence

Editor:

Berlin & Southington need help in Hartford to expand their business sector, and Berlin may soon vote to build a new community cen ter.

Between navigating regula tory issues, lobbying for grant funding and under standing capitol logistics, only someone who is strong, seasoned and personable is up to the task. Denise Mc Nair is the person for the job by a mile.

As town manager, an attor ney, a candidate and, espe cially, as a person, she ex emplifies excellence. She de livered many victories for Berlin, none more notewor thy than the Berlin High School renovation project, which demonstrated her character, collaborative ca pacity and ability to get the job done.

Cornel Boudria

Up for the job

Editor:

I write in support of Donna Veach’s reelection campaign and hope the residents of the 30th District will return her to Hartford to continue the job she has done for the people of Berlin and South ington.

Rep. Veach has repeatedly proven she's up for the job with a 100 percent voting record in her first term and her support of bills to im prove public safety, address children's mental health, eliminate food insecuri ty and increase cancer pre vention. Let’s keep our cur rent representative working for us by re-electing her again this November.

Sal Bordonaro

Vote Row A

Editor:

According to a recent count, in Berlin, there are 4,800 registered Democrats, 4,158 registered Republicans and 6,281 voters with no political affiliation. I mention this to let every Democrat and un affiliated voter in Berlin know that we are not alone. Despite the noise, many of our neighbors believe much

of the same things we do. We have two fine candidates to elect. In the 30th, Denise McNair faces an incumbent with barely two years experi ence. In the 83rd, Berlin Town Councilor Jack Fazzi no is running against some one with no elected experi ence. Vote Row A on Nov. 8.

Carol Yorker

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Veterans drive

The Knights Of Columbus, Lions Club and Berlin High School Upbeat are sponsor ing a veterans clothing and goods collection Oct. 24 through Nov. 5. Items sought: new clothing (socks, T-shirts, underwear, pullover sweaters, sweatshirts, sweat pants, winter hats,

scarves, gloves especially XL and XXL sizes), toiletries (toothbrushes, toothpaste, shaving cream, razors, shampoo), lap blankets, sta tionary, and umbrellas. Items can be dropped off at Kensington Auto, Kensing ton Opticians or at Berlin High School. On Saturday, Nov. 5, a collection will take

place at the VFW, 8:30 a.m. to noon. For more in formation, contact Paul Cav aliere, Jr. at paulcavalierejr@ gmail.com or 860-828-1684.

Bike safety

The Berlin Visiting Nurse As sociation is sponsoring a bike safety event Saturday, Oct. 15, 1 p.m., at the Berlin Police Department, 240 Kensington Road. Partici pants will receive a free bike helmet.

Pumpkin Palooza

Hungerford Nature Center, 191 Farmington Ave., will host its annual Pumpkin Palooza Lighted Jack-OLantern Trail Walk Friday, Oct. 14 and Saturday, Oct. 15 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The fun includes Halloweenthemed crafts and games. For Hungerford members,

the cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children. For nonmembers, the cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. For more information, vis it newbritainyouthmuse um.org or call 860-827-9064.

Voter registration

Registrars of Voters' offices in Connecticut will take part in a statewide voter registra tion session Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. This will be the final regular session for admission of electors who have turned 18, become a U.S. citizen or moved to Connecticut be fore Nov. 1. Contact your lo cal Registrars' of Voters of fice for details.

Clothing drive

A clothing drive benefiting the Berlin High School Class of 2023 All Night Graduation

Party will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at BHS (gymnasium entrance). Rain or shine.

Acceptable items: clean clothing, used shoes (bagged separately), accessories (handbags, ties, hats, gloves), pillows, blankets, quilts/sheets, linens, towels, and small stuffed animals/ toys. Place items in large plastic bags. No need to get out of your car.

For more information, con tact Lucy Halkias at 860-4712383.

Car wash

The Berlin High School Ath letic Booster Association will host a car wash Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at BHS, 139 Patterson Way. Cost is $5 per car. All pro ceeds benefit Berlin High School student-athletes.

Critical agency

Editor:

Early in my career, I helped establish a homecare agency which is now one of the larg er not-for-profit agencies in the state. I have also utilized homecare services for aging family members and my spouse’s recovery from surgery. I am a strong sup porter of homecare ser vices; a critical component of our healthcare continu um. I support the pro posed change in the charter that will move the Berlin VNA under an ordinance structure to allow the Town Manager and Town Council to work collaboratively with the VNA to develop a viable plan that allows for quality homecare services for resi dents in a fiscally responsi ble manner.

Gale Lemieux

Talented candidate

Editor:

We in Berlin's 30th House District are fortunate to have an incredibly talented candi date running for the State Assembly. In addition to her considerable background as our former Town Manager, Denise McNair brings exten sive legal training and lifelong knowledge of her hometown. Her willingness to step into the void in Hart ford created after COVID comes at the perfect time, as Berlin needs a strong, com

passionate spokesperson at the capital. Please join me in voting for Denise McNair on Nov. 8.

Laurie Schoenfield

Passionate, transparent Editor:

When you cast your votes on Nov. 8, please remember to vote for Jessica Patraw for Board of Education. I have known Jessica for over 10 years and can honestly

say you will never meet a more passionate and trans parent human being. When it comes to the well-being, safety and education of, not only her own children, but all of our children, Jessica will stand up and listen to

the concerns of parents and will be there to fight for their best interests.

Rachel Melendez

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No excuse

Editor:

Donna Veach and Denise McNair are both decent, honest candidates who care about our town and our country. Both candidates want safe, effective schools; lower taxes; and better han dling of teen crime.

My decision this year, as an Independent voter, is sim ple: I will not vote to return to the House or Senate any Republican in office who has not publicly taken a strong

stand against the actions of former President Trump and his enablers before, dur ing and since the Jan 6 Capi tol attack.

There is no excuse for their silence. If you did not speak up for our country's laws and Constitutional process es then, do not ask for my vote now.

Patricia Jasniewicz

Common-sense approach

Editor:

I’d like to share a few thoughts about BOE candi

date Jessica Patraw. As long as I have known Jessica she has been steadfast on family values and caring for her children. Jessica has taken a common-sense approach re garding the school system’s role in teaching and molding our children. Jessica also took a common-sense ap proach when it came to the school system’s response re garding the pandemic; bas ing her stance on data in stead of emotion. I believe Jessica to be a candidate with the best interest of the children and school system at heart.

Bill Rogers, Rocky Hill

Textile recycling

In Brief

Berlin is pleased to an nounce that we have part nered with AFAB Recycling LLC, a Connecticut-based textile recycling company. Residents are encouraged to drop off their unwanted tex tiles (clothing and shoes) at the Transfer Station, 19 Town Farm Lane. The Trans fer Station is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon. AFAB Recycling ac cepts clean, dry and bagged clothing and fashion acces sories (gently used, like-new

or worn) including dresses, shirts, pants, suits, coats, gloves, hats, belts, ties, scarves, wallets, purses, backpacks, totes, footwear, bedding, toys, stuffed ani mals and jewelry. For more information, contact Public Works at 860-828-7022 or 860-828-7069.

Off-leash zone

The fenced-in area at Pistol Creek, as designated by the Town Council on July 26 as a leash-free area for dogs, is now open. The area is ap proximately 50,000 square feet, in the middle of the fairway, right in front of the handicap parking lot off Spruce Brook Road. Please note the rules of the area as posted at the entrance to the fenced-in area. Dogs must be on a leash in all other public spaces in town. Ani mal Control officers will be issuing Written Warnings to individuals who do not have their dogs on leashes on public property.

Boxes to Boots

Boxes to Boots creates care packages for military personnel serving abroad, and the local non-profit is looking for ev erything from toiletries, to snacks, to books. Snack-wise, service members prefer items they can easily carry, like granola bars, small bags of cookies and crackers, and beef jerky.

Volunteers will gather Saturday, Nov. 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at McGee Middle School to help get the care packages ready to ship. To learn more about Boxes to Boots, visit boxesto boots.org.

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With these tools in hand they can formulate a plan that re-imagines how the VNA operates.

It never was, nor is it now, the purpose of this Charter change to eliminate the VNA. Our objective is to al low it to be improved and thrive in a competitive healthcare environment.

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Officials considering Glen Street Bridge replacement

Town Manager Arosha Jayawickrema announced that Berlin is contemplating a project to replace the Glen Street Bridge over the Mat tabassett River. The bridge replacement project would receive federal funds under the Federal Local Bridge

Program administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

Jayawickrema points out that local and state policy en courages early information to citizens on such projects, and encourages people to raise any concerns with mu nicipal officials early in the planning process. Persons

wanting additional informa tion should contact Jim Hor bal, Deputy Director Public Works, at 860-828-7069 or jhorbal@berlinct.gov; and/ or Mike Ahern, Public Works Director/Town Engineer, at mahern@berlinct.gov or 860-828-7014.

The town would receive at least 80 percent reimburse ment from federal aid for all three phases of the project (Design, Rights-of-Way and construction), with the re maining funds from the state, to cover 100 percent of the costs associated with the bridge replacement.

The federal aid for the pro ject was authorized under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) administered by the Federal Highway Adminis tration and the Connecticut Department of Transporta tion.

Fire Department Responses

James Simons, Fire Adminis trator for the Town of Berlin, re ports the following incidents for the week of October 2.

October 2: Chamberlin High way and Orchard Road: Motor vehicle accident Company 3 and 4

October 2: Berlin Turnpike at Ramp E: Motor vehicle accident Company 3

October 3: Episcopal Road: Fire Alarm Companies 1, 2 and 3

October 3: Episcopal Road: Burner/Boiler Malfunction Companies 1, 2, 3, and 4

October 3: Berlin Turnpike at New Park Drive: Motor vehicle accident Companies 1 and 3

October 4: Jeffery Lane: Structure Fire Companies 1, 2, 3, and 4

October 4: Berlin Turnpike and Meadow Lane: Motor vehicle ac cident Companies 1, 2 and 3

October 4: 1700 block of Berlin Turnpike: Elevator mal function Company 3

October 4: Route 9 south at Route 571: Motor vehicle acci dent Companies 1 and 2

October 5: 200 block of Hart Street: Odor of natural gas Companies 1, 2, 3 and 4

October 5: 100 block of Robindale Drive: CO Alarm Companies 2 and 4

October 6: High Road and Route 571: Motor vehicle acci dent Companies 2. 3 and 4

October 6: Route 9 near exit 23: Motor vehicle accident Companies 1, 2 and 3

October 6: 200 block of Sun set Lane: Grill Fire Companies 1, 2 and 3

October 7: Hart Street: Assis tance call Companies 1, 2 and 3

October 7: Route 9 north near Webster Square Road: Motor ve hicle accident Companies 1 and 2

October 8: 200 block of Kens ington Road: Fire Alarm Companies 2, 3 and 4

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

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Connecticut farmers can apply for federal assistance

Press Release

Governor Ned Lamont an nounced last week that the U.S. Department of Agricul ture has approved his re quest to expand the natural disaster declaration that it recently approved for certain parts of Connecticut due to the drought that impacted the state this summer.

As a result, agricultural pro ducers in all eight of the state’s counties are now eli

gible to be considered for assistance from the Farm Service Agency, such as emergency loans, to offset the costs of production loss es they experienced from the drought.

With the addition of this lat est declaration, Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middle sex, New London and Wind ham counties have each been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to the drought.

Those designations have re sulted in the state’s two re maining counties New Haven and Tolland each being named as contiguous disaster counties. Farm op erators in both primary and contiguous counties are eli gible for assistance.

“With this latest declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the entirety of Connecticut is now covered under this natural disaster designation, allowing farm

Grant supports nurse’s aide training

The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain authorized a grant to help support Jerome Home’s Certified Nursing Aide Training program.

Jerome Home’s course offers certified nurse’s aide training to interested candi dates, guaranteed employment with Jerome Home and a scale higher than minimum wage with an extensive benefits package. The program is expected to support 12 stu

dents and will assist Jerome Home in filling positions in the nursing department while continuing to provide quality care and ser vice to residents. Applicants must be from Berlin, New Britain, Plainville or Southing ton.

“The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is happy to partner with Jerome Home to provide funding for CNA training. This innovative program not only provides

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ers in all eight of our coun ties to seek emergency assis tance stemming from their production losses due to the drought,” Lamont said.

“Agricultural producers sup port thousands of jobs in Connecticut and are a criti cal component of our econ omy. I strongly encourage any farmer operators in Connecticut that experi enced losses because of the drought to reach out to their local Farm Service Agency office for information on as sistance that may be avail able. I appreciate Secretary Vilsack and the Biden ad ministration for expanding their declaration and sup porting Connecticut’s agri cultural industry.”

“Drought conditions hurt

farmers across the state this summer, ” Connecticut Agri culture Commissioner Bryan P. Hurlburt said. “The recent rainfall has alleviated water concerns for producers but doesn’t bring back crops that were lost or significantly impacted with reduced yields. The disaster declara tion provides a pathway for assistance, and we encour age producers to contact their local Farm Service Agency office for more guid ance. ”

Farmer operators interested in applying for assistance must contact the local Farm Service Agency office for their region.

Farmers have eight months from the date of the declara tion to apply for assistance.

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Local police say new law doesn’t go far enough

By Jessica Simms Record-Journal staff

As new provisions for com bating car thefts and breakins involving juveniles took effect this month in Con necticut, local police contin ued to report high numbers of auto crimes, often at the hands of juvenile offenders.

In Meriden, the number of cars stolen from Aug. 1 to Sept. 30 of this year was 71, nearly double the 37 vehicles reported stolen during the same period last year.

A string of juvenile arrests related to reports of stolen vehicles in Meriden last week seemed to illustrate the challenge law enforcement faces when the alleged per petrators are juveniles. On Oct. 3, six juveniles were ul timately chargedand four stolen vehicles recovered as officers investigated inci dents across the city.

Due to the charges not meeting the criteria for a se rious juvenile offense, five of the suspects were issued a court date and released to their parents. A sixth suspect was released to parental cus tody as stipulated by the terms of an outstanding war rant. “There certainly is a concern especially with the juveniles because there’s no way to hold these juveniles accountable,” Meriden Po lice Chief Roberto Rosado said last week. “Sometimes we’re seeing juveniles arrest ed multiple times on stolen motor vehicles and they continually get released from our custody to their parents.”

The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported that nationally car thefts in creased 16.5% in 2021 com pared to 2019 and close to 29% compared to 2017.

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Sgt. Stephen Jaques shows the holding cell at the Wallingford Police Department. A new law that addresses motor vehicle theft increases the amount of time a youth can be held in the police department awaiting a judicial ruling on a detention order from six to eight hours.

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COMMENTARY: Approve early voting in Connecticut

By Diane Hoffman and Janice Elliott

This Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, Connecticut voters will see a question on their ballot asking them to ap prove a change to our State Constitution which would allow for early voting.

The question will be: Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to provide for early voting? A “ yes ” vote will give the 2023 legislature the authority to start writing the laws to implement early voting. Early voting could then be an option for voters as early as 2024.

The League of Women Vot ers supports expanding vot

ing options for everyone, and encourages a “ yes ” vote on the ballot question. With early voting, Connecticut voters would have the op tion to vote in-person at des ignated locations in advance of Election Day. This would provide voters with more flexibility to cast their ballots without worrying about whether or not they can make it to the polls on Elec tion Day due to challenges such as inflexible work schedules, lack of childcare or transportation, or in clement weather. More broadly, it can increase over

all voter turnout by provid ing for more days when vot ers can vote in person and make lines shorter at the polls on Election Day.

Connecticut is one of only four states that do not have early voting. Millions of vot ers throughout our country already have the right to cast their ballots early by voting in the days leading up to Election Day. The experi ence of these states has shown early voting to be safe and secure. The early votes are securely recorded, counted and stored, with the

same checks and balances as those cast on Election Day.

Early voting is not the same as absentee ballot voting. Connecticut voters can only vote by absentee for very specific reasons, written in our State Constitution. Early voting would allow any voter to vote in person on a day besides Election Day for any reason. Absentee voting also involves additional steps for voters, first to complete and return a ballot application, and then to submit the bal lot itself.

States throughout our coun try are experiencing the ben efits of providing affordable, additional voting days, and so can Connecticut.

The League of Women Vot ers urges residents to vote “ yes ” to increase access to the ballot box for all eligible voters in our state.

Diane Hoffman and Janice Elliott are writing on behalf of the League of Women Vot ers of Hamden/North Haven.

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Susan Peak

MIDDLETOWN- Susan Peak passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, September 25, 2022. She was a proud mother, mother inlaw, grandmother, career nurse, and frequent volunteer for community organizations. She was outgoing, funny, persistent, and full of life. She enjoyed engaging neighbors and strangers in conversation wherever she went. She died too soon and will be missed by many people.

Susan was born and raised in Middletown, Connecticut. She was the oldest of 5 children. She was a strong and smart, hardworking student, graduating from Mercy High School and Georgetown University. She also earned Masters Degrees from Southern Connecticut University and Saint Joseph’s College, earning the title of APRN. She became a lifelong nurse, caring for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, and private practices. She spent many years as a school nurse for the Bolton and West Hartford public schools, caring for students and lending a sympathetic ear to many students, which included, on occasion, her own sons. Susan was proud and fiercely supportive of her sons in childhood and as adults. She attended Bolton Congregational church with her family for many years. Even after retirement as a nurse, Susan enjoyed checking on the health of her friends and neighbors.

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volunteer for M.E.N.S.A., the Berlin Public Library, Lions Club, and New Britain Elks.

In addition to being a great mother to her sons, many of their friends warmly recall Susan’s “mothering” of them as they spent time in her home.

She was also an eager grandmother to Mia, Luke, Ewan and Charlotte, accepting every invitation to attend dance recitals, have sleepovers, and read story books, even and especially over Zoom to stay connected during Covid times. She shopped for their Christmas presents yearround, aiming to get them wrapped and ready by August.

For the last 3 years of her life, Susan deeply enjoyed the warmth and companionship of her boyfriend Tom Thomas, who she called “a Godsend.”

She leaves behind, son Patrick Peak and wife Aerin Peak of Nokesville, Virginia, grandchildren Ewan and Charlotte; and son Matthew Peak and wife Mary Grace Peak,

Obituaries

and their children Mia and Luke of Glastonbury; loving companion, Tom Thomas of Granby, Mass., brother George “Buddy” Keithan and wife Mary, nephews Adam Keithan and wife Kayleigh, and George Keithan and niece Rose; sister Nancy Casey and husband Christopher, and niece and nephew Jennifer Romer, husband Lucas, and nephew Christopher Casey and wife Abbey; Sister Rosemary Launay and husband Patrick of France, nephews Jeremy, his fiancé Florine and Steven, niece Melissa; brother Richard Keithan and wife Jaqueline Keithan of Cromwell, and nephews Jonathan and Christopher and his wife Amy; former Spouse Jack Peak. She was predeceased by her parents George and Rose Keithan of Middletown and Berlin.

The family will hold a Rosebed Dedication ceremony in Susan’s memory at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford, Connecticut, on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 3:00pm where all who knew and will miss Susan are invited to attend.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Elizabeth Park Nature Conservancy in memory of Susan. The form can be found at https:// elizabethparkct.org/ resource/45cmb6d5 mkcp144e2.pdf

Arrangements have been entrusted to Luddy-Peterson Funeral Home, 205 S. Main St., New Britain, CT. 06051. Share a condolence or a special memory of “Susan” at www. luddyandpetersonfh.com.

Bonnie Sue Stout

RICHARDSON- Bonnie Sue Stout, 59, died September 20, 2022, at Methodist Richardson Medical Center, in Richardson, Texas, from pancreatic cancer.

Bon grew up in Fairfield, New Jersey, and Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, the daughter of the late Robert and Susan (Henry) Chalmers. She graduated from Kingswood Regional High School in 1980, where she met her future husband, Bill Stout. They were married in 1993 and were blessed with a wonderful daughter Aliana Stout. Together, the family lived in Berlin, Connecticut; Clifton Park, New York; and Trophy Club, Texas.

Bon was an avid fan of the Dallas Stars hockey team and Saratoga horse racing. She enjoyed cooking, spending time with her family, and loving her dogs and cats. She was a loving, caring, passionate mother, wife, and friend to many.

Bon is survived by her husband Bill Stout of Trophy Club, Texas, her daughter Aliana Stout of Grapevine, Texas; her sister Robin Mason, brother-in-law Jerod, and niece Kayleigh of Bedford, Massachusetts; stepsons Jason Stout and his wife Rachel and daughter Alanna of Barnstead, New Hampshire, and Myles Stout of Boston; motherin-law Doris Stout of Ossipee, New Hampshire; brother-in-law David Stout of Ossipee, New Hampshire; Aunt Marylyn Masia of New Jersey, Aunt Barbara Stoll of Virginia, and eight cousins.

Interment will be in the St Andrews Episcopal Church memorial garden in New Providence, New Jersey, at a later date.

Memorial donations in Bonnie Sue Stout’s name may be made to American Cancer Society, PO Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or https://www. cancer.org/involved/ donate.html.

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Foster, adoptive parenting

Klingberg Family Centers will host a Foster & Adoptive Parent Information Session

Wednesday, Oct. 19, 6 to 7:30 p.m., via Zoom. Learn how you can provide stabili ty to a child as a Therapeutic Foster Parent. This is a noobligation information ses sion. To register, contact Nicolin at 860-817-3918 or nicolin.carr@klingberg.com. For more information about Klingberg Foster Care and Adoption, visit klingbergfos terandadoption.org.

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Oct. 16

Tickets are available for the Berlin Republican Town Committee's Fourth Annual Raffle. The prizes are: Two $500 Visa Gift Cards, an Oculus Quest 2, $300 in Berlin restaurant gift certifi cates, a Cromebook Laptop, and a $100 Stew Leonard’s Gift Card.

dents, but addresses lo cal healthcare needs and fosters a qualified workforce in Greater New Britain,” said David Obedzinksi, Commu nity Foundation president & CEO.

The two-week course covers the approved Department of Public Health requirements, such as hands-on experi ence, personal care, vitals, person-centered care and other related topics such as

residents’ rights and effec tive communication. Stu dents will complete their clinical at Jerome Home in New Britain. To ap ply for the program, visit jeromehome.org.

The drawing will take place Sunday, Oct. 16, 11 a.m., at The Hungerford Nature Cen ter, 191 Farmington Ave. Winners need not be pre sent. For raffle tickets, con tact Andra (milleal@com cast.net, 860-670-5131) or Lecia (leciajp@comcast.net, 860-209-4199).

Cynthia (Gardel) Graves

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.Cynthia (Gardel) Graves passed away April 29, 2022 in San Diego, California.

She was born in 1946 in Vermont to Richard and Virginia ( Storey) Gardel. She is predeceased by her younger brother Stephen Gardel. Cindy lived a majority of her life in California and Arizona.

She is survived by her only daughter, Marla Graves and two grandsons, Mason and Maddox Ramirez. She loved music, animals and anything that could make her laugh. A private memorial will be held in San Diego in Coronado.

Her daughter, Marla will be bringing some of her ashes home to Vermont this fall.

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A new state juvenile jus tice law effective Oct. 1. gives police the ability to hold young people ac cused of crimes for an ad ditional two hours for a maximum of eight hours while police seek a deten tion order.

The law also requires quicker arraignments to put child offenders in front of a judge within five days of their arrest.

Another provision lets judges mandate the elec tronic monitoring of ar rested children who are charged with subsequent offenses while awaiting resolution of an existing case.

The law also increases the penalties for certain seri ous juvenile crimes in cluding murder, sexual of fenses and gun-related crimes.

The law passed with bi partisan support and was signed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont in July.

“These updates to Con necticut’s criminal justice statutes make juvenile ar rest and delinquency pro

ceedings swifter with more information for courts to review, provide more intensive responses to the small number of ju veniles with serious and repeated charges, and re structure motor vehicle theft laws to focus on people with prior offens es, ” Lamont said in a statement.

But according to Rosado, being able to keep juve niles in police custody for an extra two hours does not help. “We are trying to get them out of our cus tody,” Rosado said. “The less time someone spends here, the less time we have to have supervision on the individual juvenile one on one.

“It ties up our resources, so holding someone here a couple extra hours longer there’s really no benefit,” Rosado said. “It just causes more man power issues, shortages, you’re allocating re sources to this juvenile while they are in our cus tody.”

Critics of the recent juve nile justice bill felt youth crime would be better ad dressed through addition al resources and funding for troubled children.

Pursuit policy

Wallingford police Sgt. Stephen Jaques said officers are further limited by a statewide pursuit policy that does not allow officers to pursue if the driver is a juve nile and their offense is not “a violent felony.” The pur suit model policy that was adopted in Connecticut on Dec. 6, 2019. “A pursuit shall be terminated if the police officer knows or is reason ably certain, that the fleeing motor vehicle is being oper ated by a juvenile and the suspected offense is not a violent felony,” the policy states.

“A lot of our suspects in these cases typically tend to

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be juveniles and obviously our ability to apprehend these juveniles is somewhat limited because of our poli cy, because of the statewide policy,” Jaques said. “They basically know we can’t chase when they flee in a motor vehicle.”

Meriden police spokesman Lt. Darrin McKay said some times Meriden police offi cers arrest the same juvenile multiple times for car thefts/ burglaries. “Oftentimes, un fortunately, with the laws set up the way they are, for the juvenile law, we’ve got a lot of repeat offenders,” McKay said.

Berlin

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Officer Susan Flannery gathers police K-9 Durango at the Meriden Police Department on Oct. 5. Flannery and Durango are sometimes dispatched to assist on motor vehicle theft, burglary and vandalism calls.

Veterans sought for Wall of Honor

Force, Coast Guard, National Guard, Re serves can be put up on the wall.

Pick-up

The Berlin Veterans Commission has a “Veterans Digital Wall of Honor” in the main lobby rotunda of Town Hall. The video slideshow is shown on a 50-inch smart TV and plays in a loop.

The Wall of Honor is dedicated to “All Who Proudly Served and Sacrificed to Protect Our Country” and to thank them for the freedoms we have today.

Every Berlin resident and their Immediate family members, past and present, who have served or are currently serving in the military Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air

Only one family member needs to be liv ing in, or had lived in, Berlin.

We put all family members grouped to gether from the earliest to the latest time of service (WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.)

The commission is looking for residents to provide photos, military history and/or DD 214 (Release from Active Duty).

For more information, contact Peter Gal gano at petergalgano@com cast.net or 860-604-7258.

away from your automated trash container. Grass clip pings, yard waste and twigs cannot be mixed with leaves.

Do not rake leaves into the gutter. This is a violation of the anti-litter ordinance, and subject to a fine.

Those who wish to dispose of leaves on their own, may bring them to the drop-off area at 19 Town Farm Lane (off Massirio drive), Monday

through Friday, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., and Saturdays in October from 8 a.m. to noon.

Extended Saturday hours, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., will be avail able Oct. 22 and 29, and Nov. 5, 12, 19 and 26.

All bags and containers must be emptied and removed from the drop-off area inside the Transfer Station.

The Transfer Station will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25.

Treat

Trunk creators may want to keep this in mind: Candys tore.com, a bulk candy re tailer, said, in 2021, Reese’s Cups were America’s fa vorite Halloween candy, fol lowed by Skittles, M&M’s, Starburst and Hot Tamales.

Protect yourself

McKay said it’s up to the community to protect them selves and their belongings.

“It doesn’t show any signs of slowing right now so the best thing to do is individu als taking the best precau tions they could to protect their own vehicles,” McKay said.

Officers have noticed certain makes and models being targeted more frequently than others, such as Hyundais and Hondas, McK ay said.

He also stressed the impor tance of keeping tabs on key fobs since some cars have been stolen right out of the owner ’ s garage.

“People need to remember that that key fob needs to be far enough away from the vehicle to not start it be cause if you put your car in your garage and somebody makes entry into your garage

and your key is either hang ing in your garage even if they don’t find it and they push the button and start it, they’re taking off,” McKay said.

Cheshire

Deputy Chief Frederick Jort ner of the Cheshire Police Department said there is no “100% foolproof method” to prevent car burglaries or thefts.

However, he said people should get into a nightly routine making sure their vehicle is locked and pro tected.

“Make sure your car doors are locked at night before you go to bed,” Jortner said.

“Make sure your valuables are secure, your car is locked. That will reduce vic timization.”

The Cheshire Police Depart ment recently rolled out a data dashboard on its web site of crimes that have tak en place in town. “You can actually look for anything that you want,” Jortner said.

So far in 2022, Cheshire had 21 motor vehicles stolen.

Since Aug. 1, there have been six.

In 2021, there was a total of 39 stolen motor vehicles, with 34 of these vehicles stolen by the end of September.

“If you look, it has the date, the case number, the type of vehicle,” Jortner said of the data dashboard. “There’sa lot of analytics there.”

The dashboard also shows various types of crimes and their statistics, including theft from a motor vehicle.

So far in 2022, there have been 35 car burglary cases and in 2021, there was a to tal of 41.

In 2020, the total number of cases was 73.

“There’s really no pattern or rhyme or reason to how and when these crimes occur be cause otherwise if that was the case, we’d be able to do

a more proactive targeting policing model. But because of the random nature of it, it makes it a lot more difficult,” Jortner said.

Southington

Southington police also have a data dashboard where officers log crimes, including where they took place and the day it hap pened.

From Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, Southington has had 16 mo tor vehicle thefts and 39 car burglaries, including “smash and grabs,” which Lt. Keith Egan said are in higher numbers than in past years.

“The issue there is that peo ple are locking their car, so they are doing the right thing, which is great, howev er, they are leaving a valu able item in plain view, typi cally, and then the thief is going by the car, sees the item and it’s a crime of op portunity,” Egan said.

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