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Repair Café aims to reduce waste
Veterans sought for military memorial Residents who have served in the armed services, or have a family member who has, are encouraged to notify the town in order that those individuals can have their names added to the rolls at Memorial Plaza at Town Hall. Cheshire Economic Development Coordinator Andrew Martelli is the point of contact for the effort. While the call for veterans to be listed has been sent out previously, this is a renewed effort to make sure that all eligible veterans are included from any war. The intent is to get all the names in and added to the plaques, in time for an unveiling on Memorial Day.
By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
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Applications are available on the town’s website, cheshirect.org. Anyone with questions may inquire at Town Hall, and help with the application is available as well.
The requirements for submittal to be on the wall are: an individual who served and who can provide proof of See Memorial, A6
Community of gardeners share tips, tales online By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Gardener and farmer Ken Lloyd.
Gardeners with questions about when to plant peas, where to buy heirloom tomato seeds, how to top dress vegetables or what to do if your chickens start losing their feathers, might find Wallingford Community Farmers Facebook page a valuable resource. The Facebook page was started three years ago by recreational gardener Ken Lloyd
when he noticed more people getting interested in gardening and other small farm activities. There was a void for this type of information, said Lloyd, adding that “I wanted to connect people, help others, and have people learn from one another.” The Facebook page Lloyd started now has 2,000 followers. The private page is See Gardeners, A8
If you have jacket zippers that won’t zip, computers bogged down with malware, or bike tires as flat as pancakes, make sure you don’t miss Cheshire’s Repair Café, a first-time event for the town. More than a dozen volunteer “fixers” will be on hand at the Cheshire Parks and Rec. building, Saturday, April 9, from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m., to help fix whatever it is you have broken. “It’s a great way to keep perfectly good items out of the waste stream and out of already overburdened landfills,” said Pamela Roach, Repair Café organizer. “We want to reuse, repurpose and recycle.” Roach is a board member for the Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire, the non-profit group sponsoring the event. Other Connecticut towns that have held Repair Café include Middletown, Old Saybrook, and Willimantic. Roach and her group have lined up volunteers who will attend to, among other things, small engine repair, computer diagnostics, bike repair and blade sharpening. See Repair Café, A7
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The frogs didn’t all face the same way. Some faced the forest on the one side and others faced the wetlands and vernal pools. I wasn’t sure they knew what they were doing. We took them off the road and into the wetlands side. I have since learned (from the online vernal pool group) that frogs know where they are going. Those assisting them should face the frogs in the direction they’re going, out of harm’s way. Now I know better and I am sorry that I likely left a number of confused frogs behind. After a little more than an hour, the hubby and I collected a number of frogs and got them off the street. Traffic was picking up. The night’s endgame saved nine total frogs. Five were definitely wood frogs, with the characteristic dark stripes across their eyes.
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Jack thinks his property may have a lot of vernal pools and wetlands suitable for frogs and turtles. Thanks to glaciation, vernal pools are a ubiquitous feature in the New England landscape. Vernal pools are seasonal basins of water and the habitat to many distinctive plants and animals that can’t survive elsewhere. Contact me at jvanderlek@ record-journal.com.
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We saw only “carnage” as we started out, smooshed frogs every few yards. But about five minutes into our vigil, we saw what looked like bumps on the wet road. Whatever this bump might be it wasn’t moving and certainly wasn’t hopping. Turns out, this was a frog. Then we saw another and another, casually hanging out in the middle of the road. Luckily, there were not a lot of cars — yet.
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That first nighttime outing, I came up empty. But I had better results the second time out. Hubby came along and we were happy we tried again. The night air was warm and the rain stopped by the time we got to Oak Avenue about 8 p.m. We brought better flashlights than I’d had last time and hubby took one side of the road while I took the other.
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After my column last week about vernal pools, wood frogs and salamanders, I learned that not everyone was aware of the yearly amphibian crossings on Oak Avenue. Quite a few residents contacted me to say they were quite amazed to hear about the migration and a few more let me know they were interested in joining me on one of my rainy night forays.
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Moon lore can reveal natural phenomenon By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
celestial orb has played a part in major life events for her personally as well. When Lisa Drazen has kept posts she and her fiance, Kevin, on moon folklore and fact were to be married during on the Drazen Orchard apple blossom time in 2009, Facebook page since 2011. her father made her change “I don’t believe I’ve missed a the original date. He insisted month,” she said. “It’s always that if the couple would wait one week for the full moon, relevant to comment on there would be a better what’s happening here on the orchard with the history chance their wedding day of the moon names and folk- would have dry, clear weather. lore.” Drazen said she’s always been fascinated by the moon, such as how it affects tides and the weather. The
“It rained cats and dogs the week before and on the morning of the big event. Miraculously, the skies
cleared by early afternoon and we had a gorgeous late afternoon and evening,” Drazen said. There is much to ponder when it comes to the influences and mythology surrounding the moon. Each moon has a name related to natural phenomenon. For instance, the March full moon is known as the Worm Moon. Around this time, earthworms rise to the surface as spring arrives. April brings the Pink Full Moon, perhaps named for
pink phlox, the garden flower, one of the first flowers of spring to bloom. Farming and seasonal changes are behind many names associated with the moon cycles and full moons and there can be many names for the same moon. One alternative name for the March moon is the Sap and Sugar Moon, rising in time for the maple syrup season. The Old Farmer’s Almanac publishes a traditional list of full moon names each year. Many full moon names orig-
inate from stories from indigenous peoples. Native Americans refer to the March full moon as the Crow Moon, marking the return of crows after the winter. In this region, the Wampanoag- and Algonquian-speaking peoples, which likely included the Quinnipiac, have their own descriptive names for moons. According to “American Indian Studies in the Extinct Languages of Southeastern New England,” by Dr. Frank Waabu O’Brien, the March moon is called the “End-of-Fishing Moon.”
In Brief Community chorus The Cheshire Community Chorus Board of Directors has reluctantly voted to dissolve the chorus. Several years of declining membership made it impossible for the chorus to continue to provide high-quality choral performances. The Cheshire Community Chorus was started in 1980 as part of Cheshire’s Bicentennial Celebration. Spring and holiday shows were produced and presented every year thereafter until the final Holiday Concert in December 2019.
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Harmon Leonard Youth Center Saturday, April 9, The Cheshire Lions Club 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Help your will host its annual Easter neighbors fix items rather Egg Hunt at Cheshire than discard them, adding Park Saturday, April 9, at to landfills. Volunteer with noon. Two areas will be set the Repair Café if you can up for the hunt. The Lions sew a zipper or hem clothbegan the Easter Egg Hunt ing, fix a flat on a bike or in 1949, the year the change a bike tire, fix a Cheshire club was orgawobbly chair leg, repair a nized. torn window screen or fix blenders and toasters and small appliances. If Volunteers needed other you have a skill that would be helpful to the cause, The Coalition for a Susemail Pam Roach at sustainable Cheshire seeks skilled volunteers for its tainablecheshire@ Repair Café coming to the gmail.com.
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died in combat or anytime after. Memorial Plaza is located in the front courtyard of Town Hall, with a name plaque honoring veterans from Cheshire who have served in all of America’s conflicts, from the Revolutionary War
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For instance, Don Walsh is a graduate gemologist and was one of the first certified gemologist appraisers in the country. He owns DW Gem Services and will be at the Repair Café to inspect broken jewelry and make minor repairs when possible. He also plans to offer jewelry cleaning. Sewing, knitting and crochet repair work will be done by Janice Ehlermeyer and Joanna Miller. Computer help from Emma Macdonald will include diagnostics, troubleshooting, file storage and cleaning. Macdonald will also answer technology-related questions and suggest or install anti-virus software. Buy Nothing Cheshire plans to attend as well. The group’s mission is to connect Cheshire residents who want to share used household items with others for free. The group’s goals align with the Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire: to reduce
household waste from entering landfills and to encourage new friendships. Buy Nothing Cheshire will have BN Sharing Tents, where residents can bring household items to give to other residents for free. Contact Chris Affie at 203-6450931 to coordinate a sharing tent. Adding to the day’s event will be music from New Haven’s Robert Messore, an instrumentalist guitar player, along with Wry Bred. Roach said, “I am all for having music at the Repair Café. It makes for a welcoming, inviting, and social atmosphere. Part of the day is for residents to come together, socialize and learn from each other. Music will invite residents to stay and will help pass the time if their item takes a little longer to fix or if they have to wait in line.” A children’s craft table is planned for the event and
Cheshire will host a Repair Café on April 9, similar to the one shown here. Ilvy Njiokiktjien, Wikicommons
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open at this time to those who live in Cheshire, Wallingford, Durham, Meriden, Middlefield, North Haven and North Branford. “You do not have to be from Wallingford to be a member,” he said. Members range from those just getting started in gardening, to hobby farmers,
to small non-profit and smaller-sized, for-profit farms. There also are a number of members who have animals, such as chickens, goats, or pigs. His own inspiration for gardening comes from his father, albeit not in a straightforward way, said Lloyd. His family lived in Southbury
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and his father had a huge garden. His father, however, never kept the garden up. That served to motivate Lloyd to do things differently with his own garden when he decided to “get back to the earth.” Lloyd has a broadcasting background and self-identifies as a techie and social media person. He often livestreams on Facebook with tours of local farms and farmers markets. He posts about his own gardening experiences in his two 15x30foot plots at the Wallingford Community Gardens, a town space open to gardeners, no matter the town they live in. Cheshire resident Ellen Angus calls the group her “goto” whenever she has questions on gardening. “I find great advice by professionals on lawncare, going pollinator-friendly, finding out about invasives and more,” she said.
Members of the page often share informative and interesting articles, she said, including historic articles about farms in Cheshire. “It’ a good local resource.”
stock-Ferre. In addition to being a micro-farmer (farming in small areas), Lloyd works with hydroponics at his home. He then transfers over to soil planting once the season changes.
Farms represented on the page include Cheshire’s Boulder Knoll Community Farm and Muddy Roots in Wallingford. Boulder Knoll’s Hap Jordan said he found the page to be “friendly and helpful to anyone with a question or in need of info or recommendations. The posts are useful and I’ve usually had a fairly quick response from some members on whatever question I post. It feels like being part of a community,” he said.
Last year was not the best for his outdoor garden plots. “Too much rain and not enough sun and heat,” said Lloyd. He foresees a better weather pattern for this year’s growing season. Also, this year Lloyd wants to do “something different.” He has grown Moroccan watermelons, which are bigger than what is found in the U.S. He intends to raise the biggest watermelon and enter it into the Durham Fair.
“We love the farms when they post. We support those farms,” said Lloyd. “I want to see generational farms continue. I care about protecting farms.”
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Chapman School students embrace their furry friends By Bronwyn Commins Special to The Citizen
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Yes, our dogs are lucky. They have the cutest nicknames on the street, and we don’t get mad when they wake us at 2 a.m. But Callie and Daisy may be the luckiest pups of all, because they are part of the Chapman Elementary School family and receive as much love from students as they give. Callie comes to school on a regular basis as part of the “Pet Partners” program. Daisy is a trained therapy dog belonging to instructional aide Nicolette Nealy.
Burns is pleased to work in a district where teachers and staff “take care of children first,” and one in which “social-emotional learning” is a priority. How have families responded to the presence of Daisy and Callie? Burns said “not one family opted out” of having their student interact with the dogs.
Chapman Elementary School students give pup Callie some love.
Remember two years ago, when everything was in short supply: toilet paper, hand sanitizer and yes, even pets? Folks realized that when times are difficult, there is nothing more comforting than a dog.
Chapman principal Diana Burns said the dogs “brighten the day of everyone in the Yes, Callie and Daisy are lucky, but so too are the stubuilding.” dents and staff at Chapman That’s what social-emotional Elementary.
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Great places to grab a breakfast sandwich, bagel By Lindsay Pytel Special to the Record-Journal
Whether on a wrap or a bagel, try the honey sriracha dressing from Prospect Beach House in West Haven. Photo by Lindsay Pytel
Since breakfast is the most important meal of the day, you might as well enjoy it to the fullest. These are some of the best breakfast sandwiches and bagels in the area that you need to try.
Shef ’s Bagels in Cheshire Nothing screams breakfast more than an old-fashioned hand-rolled bagel, and at
Shef ’s in Cheshire, that is what you get every time. Classic choices like poppy, sesame and plain are the simple yet delicious way to start your morning. The homemade cream cheese is light and airy on the fluffy fresh-out-of-the-oven bagel. There is a sense of community when walking into the little shop, where the person in front of you probably has a “usual” order and the perSee Breakfast, A11
School district gets ARPA help for medical benefits account Citizen staff
The Cheshire Town Council is currently in the process of reviewing a $125.6 million budget proposal from Town Manager Sean Kimball, including a request for $81.1 million from the Board of Education.
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cate $1.5 million to the BOE’s operating budget and that money has been in a reserve account since July 2021, but already accounted for in the district’s budget. As of recently, the medical benefits reserve balance stood at $1.46 million which, according to officials, would be enough to provide 1.62 months of coverage. Since the ARPA funds were already factored into the budget, there is no change to the balance or number of months currently covered by the reserve account. In its 2022-2023 budget request submitted to the Town Council, the district asked for $2.2 million more in funding to bolster the medical benefits account. The $1.5 million is considered part of that request and the BOE is now seeking an additional $735,000.
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Spring fashion trends await at local shops Style experts – local and national – are offering their take on women’s fashion for Spring 2022. Some trends to look for are midi-dresses and puff sleeves. Marshall’s employee Olivia (last name not given), 19, is a fan of puff sleeves. The style is flattering, she said, and she loves to wear them. Puff sleeves lead the list of NBC’s Today Show “Spring Essentials” as curated by Kathryne McCann, who also tagged the midi a “must’ for the season. This style reaches below the knee, at various lengths, but doesn’t cover the entire leg as a
maxi-dress does. Another 1970s-era fashion making a comeback are extra-wide palazzo pants.
cheted numbers, worn over suits or integrated into an outfit as a crochet cut-out or embellishment.
Olivia said she likes plain, single-block colors overall, but prefers clothing with details like cut-outs and appliques. Flair pants, not as wide as Palazzo pants, are also popular with younger women, she said.
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By Jim Jinks
Last week in the state legislature there was a public hearing for S.B. 4, an act concerning the Connecticut Clean Air Act. In general terms the purpose of the bill is to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions in Connecticut and improve the air quality of our state. For many, this is reason enough to support the passage of the bill. But I chose to submit written testimony and to testify in person for one reason that is particularly important to Cheshire.
businesses struggle to recruit and retain more workers from Waterbury, Meriden, Hamden and beyond because of transportation issues (i.e., an imperfect bus route.) The center of Meriden is about 8 miles away, Waterbury is 12 miles away, Hamden is about 11 miles and Wallingford is 9 miles E-bikes, especially cargo eaway. It happens that a combikes, are more expensive fortable commuting range than the average pedal bike for e-bikes is as much as 12 but they are truly vehicles, to 15 miles; so, several of the capable of being car-replace- larger towns around ments. So as all of us are Cheshire are well within efeeling the pain at the gas bike range. The inclusion of pump, a rebate on the pure-bikes in the CHEAPR rechase of an e-bike is very bate program could be a real timely. In fact, for some, egame changer for several of bikes could be a way to Cheshire’s largest employers nearly eliminate the pain at (and taxpayers) and this is the pump rather than just very good for our town. reduce it. Jim Jinks serves Cheshire as a Anyway, our industrial zone 2nd District councilman.
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For years our big logistics/ warehouse businesses in our north end have said they struggle to hire and retain workers because transportation to and from our industrial north end is a challenge for low- to middle-income workers. We have a state bus route that runs through town, but the route isn’t convenient for workers in our north end. This is where S.B. 4 may help our business community here in Cheshire.
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Town Scholar named Dodd Middle School student Cecilia Torres was recently selected as Cheshire Academy’s 2022 Town Scholar, earning her a full four-year scholarship to the school. To be considered, applicants must submit an essay explaining why they should be named the town scholar, among other requirements. Torres will begin classes at the school in the fall.
Cheshire Academy 2022 Town Scholar Cecilia Torres is shown with her mother and father, Michelle and Jose Torres. Courtesy of Cheshire Academy
Torres’ essay reflected on her family life as the oldest of three children growing up in a multigenerational and multicultural home. “Being surrounded by both sets of my grandparents has had a huge influence on the person that I am today,” said Torres. “As you can imagine, Italian, Greek, and Puerto Rican under one roof is a constant party, filled with flavorful food, rhythmic music, and lively family gatherings.”
ety. She earned distinguished honors during her middle school career, and helped organize fundraisers. At Dodd Middle School, she participated in the Rock Your Socks fundraiser, which raised more than $700 for the Down Syndrome Association of Connecticut. At the beginning of the pandemic, Torres founded the #BeAGoodSport campaign. “In the first year I collected sports equipment that was donated to three different charities so that children could experience the magic of sports. This year the campaign focused on sports nutrition. All food items were donated to the Cheshire Food Pantry to fuel aspiring athletes in my community.” For this effort, she was selected by Cheshire Youth Services for its “Cheshire Youth Make An Impact” recognition. — Joy VanderLek
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The Cheshire Memorial Day Parade Committee is accepting applications for the 2022 Memorial Day Parade. Organizers are seeking organizations and individuals who have participated in past parades and those who are interested in taking part for the first time. The goal is to have enough applicants to fill out the traditional parade route (rather than having to hold a modified parade similar to the 2021 motorcade).
Home, health and garden Cheshire Chamber of Commerce will host its Home, Health and Garden Show Saturday, April 2, 8:30 to 2 p.m., at Cheshire High School, 525 S. Main St. Breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Anyone interested in being a vendor or sponsor should call 203-272-2345 or email patricia@cheshirechamber.org.
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ALWAYS BUYING CASH PAID The Town of Wallingford ACCELERATED Vintage Electronics, is currently accepting apMusical InstruPROPERTY ments, Amps, Ham plications for Firefighter/ MANAGEMENT Equipment, HiFi, Paramedic. Applicants Radios, CB, Guimust have: a valid CPAT FREE CLEAN FILL tars, Audio Equipcard issued within two ment, Antiques. AVAILABLE FOR COST (2) years prior to April 4, 860-707-9350 OF TRUCKING! 2022, HS diploma/GED, PRICED PER LOAD DEvalid driver’s license and PENDING ON LOCATION ALWAYS BUYING OLD hold a valid Paramed$100 minimum. TOOLS - Old, used & ic License that meets antique hand tools CALL JIM 860-982-4819 CT State Regulations. wanted. Machinist, engraving, woodApplicants who are Wood Fuel Heating working & workenrolled in an accredited Equipment bench hand tools & Para-medicine training tool chests. Fair & TREE LENGTH program may apply, but respectable offers FIREWOOD will not be considered for made in your home. appointment until they CALL FOR DETAILS Call w/confidence, Cory, 860.322.4367. complete the Paramedic 203-238-2149 licensing requirement. Copies of licenses and Help Wanted certifications must be submitted with application materials. The Town of Wallingford offers a competitive pay rate of $58,377.28 The perfect and easiest part time job - Newspaper to $75,262.20 annually. Delivery Routes Available - Earn up to $600.00 In addition, there is a every Two weeks +Tips (Depending on area) $5,150 annual paramedic bonus plus an excellent Routes available in the following towns: fringe benefit package. MIDDLETOWN, MERIDEN, NEW BRITAIN Application deadline AND WALLINGFORD is April 4, 2022. Apply: Department of Human Must be 18 or older. Must have valid drivers license, reliable Resources, Town of vehicle and be available early mornings. Make extra cash Wallingford, 45 South before you go to work making early morning newspaper Main St., Wallingford, deliveries using your own vehicle. NO experience necessary. CT. 06492, Forms will Must able to deliver early mornings, 7 days a week. MUST be mailed upon request be dependable, and be able to read a route list with specific delivery instructions. We will demonstrate the route to you. from the Department Routes average 1.5 to 3 hours daily. No collections required. of Human Resources or may be downloaded Not Temp Work. Retirees, Stay at Home Mom’s, and Veterans from the Department are also welcome to apply. Make extra cash to pay rent, of Human Resources mortgage, bills, save money, or a great vacation. Web Page. Phone: (203) Text or call Peter at 860-846-0216 from 9 a.m. 294-2080; Fax: (203) to 6 p.m. and start as soon as tomorrow morning. 294-2084. EOE.
WANTED Individual firearms, collections & estates including military & related items.Federally licensed firearms dealer. Gunsmith, appraisals, Richard Pleines, (860) 663-2214.
GRASSY HILL AUCTIONS, - an Estate Sale, Liquidation, Attic & Basement Cleanout Company is Always Buying and providing services all over Connecticut. These are just a FEW of the things we are looking for: Antiques, Collectibles, Old/ Vintage Toys, Musical Instruments (Saxophones, Trumpets, Violins, Flutes, Clarinets, Trombone & SO MUCH MORE) Advertising Items, Wristwatches (Broken or Not), Pocket Watches, Tools (Machinist, Woodworking, & MORE) Doorstops, Clocks, Oil Paintings, Old Signs, Old Photographs, Old Postcards, Brewery Items, Hunting & Fishing, PEZ Dispensers, Costume Jewelry, Broken Jewelry, Gold & Silver Jewelry, Gold & Silver Coins, Military Items, Swords & Bayonets, Helmets & Patches, Medals & Uniforms, Pocket Knives, Lighters & Pipes, Fountain Pens, Mechanical Pencils, Fraternal Order Items, Religious Items, Industrial Items, Winchester Items, Sikorsky Items, Pratt & Whitney Items, Colt Items, Native American Items, Vintage Electronics, Slot Cars, Toy Trucks, Matchbox & Hotwheels, Barbie’s, Folk Art, Statues, Bronzes, Trains, Cameras, Mid Century Modern Furniture, Straight Razors, Shaving Items, Political Items, Comic Books, Sports Cards & Autographs…& THE LIST GOES ON! So please give us a call at your earliest convenience. Grassy Hill Auctions 203-868-1816 - Grassy HillAuctions.com
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ATTENTION DOG OWNERS! Obedience Classes Starting March 28 MONDAY Evenings at Cheshire Park & Rec. 8 wk class-$125 $135 Non-Residents Beginners - 6:15pm Novices - 7:15pm Pre-Reg online or call Chesh. Park & Rec at 203.272.2743 9-4 AFTER 5pm Call INSTRUCTOR Bruce 203-715-1489
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