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Town introduces new, improved website The town has introduced a new website replacing an old version that was widely assessed as not user-friendly. The new site had a “soft launch” in

mid-March, according to Assistant Town Planner Arnett Talbot, who led the project. “We have more than 400 pages and 2,000 links.” After assessing the condition of the old website, it was decided the for-

Teacher uses her love of music to help others

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By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

There are new faces and new roles for recently-appointed board members of the Cheshire Historical Society and leadership says it anticipates an exciting and productive 2021.

Cheshire resident Terri Lachance is using her musical gifts to help local communities and businesses hurting from the pandemic.

Cheshire Adult Education The board has appointed

Lachance, currently a second grade teacher at Norton Elementary School, has worked for the district in various capacities since 1987.

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“Literally, it has been a three-year project,” she said. “Our old website – well, you know, you used it – we

wanted to do something that was much easier to use. There is so much information on there, it had to be much more organized.”

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By Bronwyn Commins Special to The Citizen

Over the past year, singing and playing guitar, she’s been helping with fundraisers for local businesses and organizations. Performances have been online via Zoom and in person, at outdoor venues.

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as a way to bring us together as a community.” She added, “it makes me happy to know that Terri has found ways to continue to fill her life with music, because it is part of who she is.” Lachance said she has always been “very excited to sing and join in on all music related activities … music is inside me and drives me. It is how I express my emotions. It is how I interpret the world around me.”

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Lachance plays a mix of music, including original songs. In Deep River, Whistle Stop Cafe owner Hedy Watrous said, “Terri has been amazing.” Not only for the funds she raised, but also for “raising awareness that there are many ways to aid the strug-

gling service industry.” The Whistle Stop was the first beneficiary of a Lachance-run fundraiser, but not the last. Events to benefit the Cheshire Food Pantry, The Higher Grounds Cafe in East Haddam, and Nightingales Acoustic Cafe in Old Lyme soon followed. Norton principal Kelly Grillo described Lachance as a teacher who “provides music

Lachance said “Music to some students gives them a way to express their emotions and also to learn about things. I use songs to emphasize topics like social justice, fun, movement and to teach about subject matter like clouds, or geography. It brings so much joy to children, and it touches something in them.”

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“We’ve been fortunate to have people email us letting us know if a link didn’t work or other little things,” she said. “That’s really helpful.”

Talbot said the town plans to keep the content fresh. “I am pleased with the work, but I’ll be more pleased when everything is done,” she said.

The website features well organized categories, with instant document access, most frequently asked questions, latest news and features such as the ability to adjust the text size.

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helped me to think about the families from different countries and how to think about their lives and how they approach education and what American schools ask from them and whether it fits with their cultural beliefs.”

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Lachance performs at the Red Barn in Durham.

Her musical talents were nurtured early on by teachers, specifically a kindergarten teacher who wrote “a comment about me being able to keep a beat.”

After college, Lachance signed up for a stint in the Peace Corps, an experience she brings to her work as an educator. “I also had cross cultural training through the Peace Corps which has helped me in all my teaching experiences because it has

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project, focusing on women in 19th Century New England. “I spent a lot of time in From A1 archival settings throughout Connecticut and Masfloor Panel Room containing sachusetts. I found that I felt about two dozen unusual obat home in these settings and jects from our collection,” began to hope that I might said Public Relations Coordibecome an archivist one nator Jaime McCormick. day,” she said. Karen Gionet Zentek is the Her historical society role inhistorical society’s first cludes reviewing, interpretarchivist, a role she took on ing and analyzing official hisin 2019. When in college, torical documents, photos, Zentek undertook a research diaries and unpublished

books. Her goal in 2021, “is to make our historical records accessible in both print (for those who visit in person) and digitized format.” Zentek also has taken on a new assignment, to rejuvenate the organization’s website, a task that dovetails perfectly with her archival work. As records are digitized, they can be accessed in an online repository through the historical society website, she explained. Historical society volunteer Eric Nelson is known to many through the programs he has presented. The naturalist is known as the resident “rock star” due to his talks on local geology. Nelson said he enjoys the historical society and finds working on programs and displays satisfying. He has been appointed by the board as assistant curator for Native American Studies and ethnobotany, the study of an area’s plants and their traditional uses in native cultures. Nelson’s focus is on how Native Americans and early

Cheshire colonists used various kinds of plants. For the year ahead, he is working on a printed museum tour guide for in-person visitors. He also plans to organize display item categories, including antique furniture and Native American stone artifacts. Nelson wants to make more interactive displays for visitors. Additionally, he and the historical society board are working on ideas to stimulate public interest. However, there has been a noticeable increase in public visits during COVID, Nelson said.

original apartment kitchen in the back of the building have been finished. The job was completed by Zach Gottlieb as his Eagle Scout project. A new addition in the Lucille Williams Colonial Garden is, in fact, old. It’s the Mile Marker XIII monument, a coordinated installation effort of Corresponding Secretary Pat Vita and the town. New programming and public engagement also is possible in the year ahead, dependent on the state of the pandemic.

Visitors to the Hitchcock Phillips house, where the historical society is located, will find plenty that is new. Look for the improvements and modifications made to display cases and collections.

Historical society leaders say they are optimistic that many events can be held, including May’s Connecticut Open House Day, and the Spirits Alive Historic Hillside Cemetery Lantern Tour in October.

The Victorian Room is being renovated with the help of volunteers and a contractor. The work will include wallpaper removal, painting, removing the glass partition panels and updating flooring.

Cheshire Historical Society visitor tours are available Sunday afternoons from 2 to 4 p.m. For details on arranging a visit, or for volunteer information, email cheshirehistory@che.necoxmail.com.

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News Briefs Pantry donation The James M. Cox Foundation has donated $50,000 to the Cheshire Food Pantry. The foundation originally planned to donate $25,000 to area food assistance organizations, including the Cheshire pantry, Enfield Loaves, and the Wethersfield Food and Clothing Bank. However, Jeff Lavery, Cox Foundation public relations manager, said the decision to make a second, atypical, round of funding was in response to current community needs. Peter Talbot had informed the foundation about the local food bank’s situation. Talbot, who serves on the Cheshire Town Council, works full time for Cox Communications as government affairs manager. Food Pantry Executive Di-

rector Kerry Walsh expressed surprise and gratitude at news of the additional funding. She said the pantry will now be able to give extra help to families with items such as cheese, snacks for school and more supplies to families with growing teenage boys. State Rep. LIz Linehan’s office announced the second wave of funds from the Cox Foundation. “The Cheshire Community Food Pantry is a pillar of our close-knit community, and we are deeply grateful to receive this support from the James M. Cox Foundation, which has already done much to ensure our residents continue to receive the nutritional support they seek. This donation comes at such an important time; the governor is looking to decrease money for the diaper bank and other important funds that many of my constituents utilize regularly.”

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Solan provided an update to the Board of Education March 18, and was quick to point out that, despite the uptick, the percentage increase is, overall, very low compared to what it had been at the peak of the pandemic. He also said that the increase isn’t necessarily connected to the schools, as more often it’s a family member who gets sick and then, subsequently, the student. As of March 30, there were 58 students at Cheshire High and Humiston schools who were required to be in quarantine; 23 students at Dodd Middle School; 24 students

Despite the increase in positive cases, the district will continue to phase back students who have been learning remotely to in-person instruction. In total, 25% of CPS students are currently enrolled in remote learning. That’s about 1,040 students. Currently there are 169 fewer remote learners than at the end of January.

Correction, said the facility housed 998 inmates, a 13.3 percent decline over the previous year. That decline mirrors the rest of the state’s prisons, Banevicius said in an email. This is due to several factors, including expediting discretionary releases and a drop in arrests since the onset of the pandemic. Other factors include an expansion in mental health, substance abuse treatment and other diversion programs which provide alternatives to incarceration.

Prison populations have been declining since at least 2016, when the Cheshire faPrison population cility housed around 1,374 inmates, according to state declines records. The prison remains the second largest in the The inmate population at state, behind MacDougallthe Cheshire Correctional Walker Correctional InstituInstitution has dropped below 1,000, part of a statewide tion, which is the largest fadecline in the number of in- cility in New England. Cheshire is also home to the carcerated individuals. Andrius Banevicius, spokesman for the state Department of See News, A7

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said the short-term impact on the town is minimal, though prolonged population declines at the facility could reduce population-based funding Cheshire receives such as Education Cost Sharing grants. The U.S. Census Bureau counts the facility inmates are housed in as their residence, meaning every inmate released who returns to a home elsewhere counts as one fewer Cheshire resident

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Kimball said a bill currently before the state legislature, S.B. 753, would take steps toward counting prison inmates at their last known residence prior to incarceration. The town is also pushing the state to fully fund municipal payments in lieu of taxes, which are meant to compensate towns for the value of tax-exempt stateowned property, Kimball said. That amounts to the town receiving around $1.3 million rather than the $4.8 million it’s supposed to receive under the PILOT formula.

could see is with people who work at the facility. Cheshire Correctional currently employs 428 people while Manson employs 283 workers, according to the DOC. The state is planning to close three prisons over the next year, which would result in inmates being transferred to other facilities, Banevicius said. Thus far, the only announced closure is Northern Correctional Institution in Somers. He said it’s not certain how many incarcerated individuals might be transferred to the Cheshire prison. However, due to the decreased prison population the remaining facilities have space to absorb

additional individuals. Since the closing of the three prisons is slated to coincide with an expected wave of state employees retiring, the department hopes to be able to avoid layoffs. — Record-Journal staff

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THE CAITLIN HOUSTON BLOG

5 things to throw out or donate this spring By Caitlin Houston Special to Record-Journal

To keep or to throw away? That is the question I ask myself whenever I am deep cleaning my home. At the beginning of every season, I spend time in each room of my home looking for items to keep, donate or throw away. I’ve always been a very sentimental person, wanting to hold on to any item that may represent a special time in my life. However, after being stuck in my home for the last year during the pandemic, I realized I have way too much “stuff.” From the bedroom to the kitchen, from the bathroom to the hall closet, there are five items you should always throw away or donate. Unworn clothes - There is a new rule in my house for clothes. If you haven’t worn it in a year, then it needs to go live in someone else’s closet. Old electronics - Unused gadgets and tangled cords take up too much space. How many times have you found a random charger with no electronic partner? Donate (or trash) your old electronics. Expired kitchen items - Did you know herbs and spices have an expiration date? Check your kitchen cabinets, pantry, and fridge for expired items once a month. Don’t forget to throw away condiment packets it’s never easy to tell how

Tips to cleaning out items in your house you don’t use anymore. Kelly F. Peterson Photography, contributed by Caitlin Houston, special to Record-Journal

long they’ve been around. Kids’ stuff - Somehow my children accumulate more toys and random items than I can ever remember buying. My daughters and I will go through the playroom with two bags - one for donations and one for trash - every few months looking for broken or unwanted toys.

Junk drawer items - What do you keep in your junk drawer? We have a little bit of everything - and most of it is useless. Extra buttons, old receipts, coupons, broken pencils, nails and product manuals are just a few things you may find in our junk drawer. I try to sift through the miscellaneous items we’ve collected every few months and throw away the

stuff we really don’t need. More items to ALWAYS throw away: Expired medication (ask your pharmacy for disposal options), makeup over 1-year old, last year’s sunblock, and mismatched socks. If you’re looking for a place to donate unused items, drop them at your local Goodwill or schedule a pick-

up by the Vietnam Veterans of America at https://pickupplease.org/donation-pickup/. Caitlin Houston is a Wallingford blogger and mom of two who loves sharing all of her favorites on the Caitlin Houston Blog. Learn about fun activities at home, family friendly travels, easy recipes and more.

A thorough house cleaning is a good start to spring By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Spring seems to inspire many people to roll up their sleeves and get their space spic ‘n span and orderly. There may be a good reason for this, say local experts, giving their perspective on why so many undertake this annual ritual.

Some historians say spring cleaning goes back thousands of years. Temple Beth David’s Director of Learning and Engagement, Jodi Harris, said they do have a tradition to clean before Passover. This is when Jews are forbidden to eat anything with leavening in it. “In very old times, and I can’t put a number on

it, it was customary to rid your home of ‘chametz,’ a word meaning ‘that which is not kosher.’ And you would clean your house,” Harris said. To clean the house, “You would empty your cupboards, actually burn any bread product or anything that was not traditionally eaten over the holiday. And then, to make sure

every single corner of your home was clean, you would take a candle and a feather: a candle to look in every single corner for crumbs, and the feathers to sweep out any tiny bit of breadcrumb or undesirable food,” she said. See Cleaning, A18

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A tale of two sandwiches By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Sandwiches are important in my household. I would venture to say that sandwiches are a critical food source here – at least it is for my husband. On nights when I don’t have an idea for what to cook, the hubby is almost ecstatic, and with a big goofy smile, will happily say, “I’ll have a sandwich.”

Mind you, he has a sandwich every day for his lunch. I mean every day. While I might have soup for lunch, or leftovers from last night’s dinner or even just yogurt with fruit, he has his old standby. The only variation is the lunch meat. Turkey or roast beef. Every now and then, ham. It might be honey ham, or boiled ham. But it’s ham. That’s as creative as it gets.

In my own sandwich experience, my mother had a mean skill set in sandwichology, which she handed down to me. Back in high school, I invited a crush over to have lunch and was panicked at what to feed him. My mother showed me how to make a sandwich. She used her homemade bread, onto the bread. took out lunch meat and rolled each single slice and “You don’t just throw a few laid them out perpendicular flat deli slices on it,” she

said. The rolled deli slice made the sandwich look so See Joy, A13

‘No fault’ divorce doesn’t mean fault doesn’t matter Connecticut law allows for divorces where one spouse proves fault of the other spouse, such as adultery, mental or physical cruelty. But almost all divorces are obtained because one spouse states that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. No fault divorce means there is no need to prove the fault of the other spouse.

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her expensive gifts and went on expensive vacations with her. At the same time, he allowed family bills to go unpaid. He even allowed his minor child’s car to be repossessed. The result was that the trial court ordered him to pay more for alimony and for a longer period of time than would be normal considering the other facts of the case. A court will not see every act of adultery as the cause of the breakdown. Or, even if it does, that it will affect the fi-

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nancial orders. However, where adultery is flagrant or significantly affects the family’s finances, the cheating spouse will sometimes receive especially unfavorable orders. In his appeal of the trial court decision, the husband claimed that the alimony order was a penalty that is beyond the authority of the trial court. The appellate court said the alimony order was not a penalty. It upheld the trial court’s finding that the husband’s bad behavior caused the breakdown justifying the alimony award.

Lisa J. Cappalli is Of Counsel at the law firm of Freed Marcroft, LLC. She can be reached at lisac@freedmarcroft.com or 203-271-3888.

knowledge International Siblings Day. India and Australia are among the countries who recognize the day.

International Bat Appreciation Day is April 17. Bats are excellent pollinators and they also eat pests like mosquitoes and supply fertilizer. Bats are so crucial to our ecosystems, that Bat Conservation International, a group of scientists who study bats, created this day to honor the creatures.

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But that doesn’t mean that fault doesn’t matter when it comes to the financial aspects of the divorce. The law allows consideration of the cause of the divorce. Here is an example from a recent case. Based on evidence presented by the wife, the judge found the 54-year-old husband was largely to blame for the breakdown of the marriage due to his extramarital affair with his 22year-old employee. He also paid the girlfriend’s car loan, car insurance, gym membership, student loans and credit card bills. He bought

In 1936, the first superhero, the Phantom, was created. The first female superhero, Fantomah, came to life in 1940.

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It’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 26,004 people killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers between 2012 and 2019. In Connecticut in 2019, more than 6,600 crashes were attributed to distracted driving. An analysis of 2009-2012 data by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

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much more impressive than it was. She added homegrown lettuce and juicy red slices of tomato, topped with mustard and mayo, salt and pepper and a slice of cheddar. The piece-de-resistance was to cut the bread at a diagonal and add potato chips and a pickle to the plate. In case you wondered, no, I didn’t get the boy. But I can make me one awesome sandwich. In my hubby’s traditional, go-to sandwich, he also insists on cheese. His lone cheese choice is American. Another requirement is his choice of condiment. Full-fat mayonnaise and Boar’s Head horseradish sauce. It never, ever varies. Well, that’s not exactly true. Seems he had a Frank’s Red Hot Sauce experience (while lunching outside our home). He liked it so much that one day a giant

found that while more than 80 percent of drivers believed it was completely unacceptable for a motorist to text behind the wheel, more than a third of those same drivers admitted to reading text messages while operating a passenger motor vehicle. Violating Connecticut’s distracted driving laws can be costly. Drivers who are ticketed for this violation

box arrived on our stoop. Like a kid at Christmas, hubby opened it and, voila – 16 bottles of Red Hot sauce miraculously appeared. He claims he ordered two bottles, but he must have made a mistake and hit a wrong button when he ordered it online. I don’t even want to know how much that cost. I do know it is now hot sauce or horseradish that go on his sandwich. Also, his sandwich must be on a bun. If I have a sandwich, it might be on a bun. It might be on rye bread, or any one of a million varieties of bread: white or wheat bread or tortilla wrap or pita. When I went to college in Alabama, the café at the student center made a phenomenal, steamed roast beef sandwich in a pita. You would think it would be a wet mess of a sandwich, but it was to die for. I’d even move back to Alabama if there was a promise that I could have that exact sandwich again.

can be fined $150 for a first offense, $300 for a second and $500 for third and subsequent offenses. April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a good time to remind family and friends to never text and drive: n When you get behind the wheel, be an example to your family and

friends by putting your phone away. Texting and driving isn’t trendy “normal” behavior — it’s a selfish, deadly and oftentimes illegal activity. n In

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lage of Arden, Delaware, where I grew up. The Arden luncheonette shared its building with a barbershop. It was an undistinguished, white clapboard building. Bounding up the old concrete steps, I’d step onto the covered porch with wobbly wooden planks, painted gray, and then through the door into the luncheonette. Inside was a handful of wobbly counter stools set in front of the galley-style kitchen. The burger I also have fond memories of that came off that grill was hamburgers I used to eat at best with just raw onion and the luncheonette in the vilketchup.

That brings me to another food favorite of mine: hamburgers. On a hot summer night, when I was a young kid, my family would pile into the car, windows rolled down, and drive on the Governor Printz Highway, which gave us a full view of the Delaware River. Our destination was a hamburger stand right off the highway where you could get a large paper bag of burgers for five dollars. How crazy is that?

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And the bun it sat on? Why, it was magical. There has been nothing to compare, nothing like it, before or after. There’s some magic going if your brain is so entwined with a food memory, drawing from an experience of when you were young, or conjuring up a time spent with family or maybe a special occasion. It could also be that the food was so elevating, it made the magic all on its own.

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Letters to the Editor Sticker shock Editor : Some things just have to be said to alert the total public, not just 903 residents (or were they) who participated in the School Modernization Committee’s so-called survey. The last time I checked Cheshire's population was around the 29,000 mark. To

make a statement that the majority of residents support their cause is grossly inaccurate. The survey was designed to produce positive feedback for a desired outcome. Nothing was mentioned in the survey about cost to the taxpayer. The SMC carefully orchestrated to remove the question (28) having to do with

projected costs of the project to the taxpayer. Their response for removal was that the question could cause "sticker shock" to the residents. I believe that the survey was conducted in a manner to produce a personal objective by some members of the SMC in order to achieve perceived popularity for their cause.

Our tax dollars have been supporting the education budget to keep our schools in good condition and make upgrades as needed. Where has our money been going? Have we let our schools deteriorate to a degree to where they have to be knocked down and rebuilt? I doubt it! No one I spoke with felt that the town is lacking

in a critical manner of condition concerning our schools. Yes, improvements can be made, but at an affordable level. SMC, think of the total picture. Don't drop a money bomb that the taxpayers can't afford in the long run. Ray Ilnicki, Jr. Cheshire

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Dementia caregivers A free virtual dementia caregiving series can provide the tips and strategies to gain greater insights into caring for a loved one with dementia. Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging is providing a five-week series Thursdays in April, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Registration is required; call 1-855-442-4373 or visit HartfordHealthCare.org/VirtualClasses.

Medicare 101 To navigate the mysteries of Medicare, Hartford HealthCare and Integrated Care Partners is offering the free virtual class “Medicare 101 – Understanding Your Options.” Upcoming dates: April 8, 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28 and 29. For convenience, the times vary. Registration is required; call 1-855-442-4373 or visit HartfordHealthCare.org/ VirtualClasses.

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Retirement roadmap A virtual class, “Medicare 103 – Roadmap to Retirement,” can provide the directions on this milestone on life’s journey. The free program will be held Tuesdays in April. For convenience, the times vary. Registration is required; call 1-855-442-4373 or visit HartfordHealthCare.org/VirtualClasses.

Optimum aging Strategies and information on maintaining an active and engaged brain is the focus of a free five-part series presented by Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging. See Health, A20

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The Town of Wallingford, CT is seeking a highly qualified manager with strong administrative and leadership skills to direct all aspects of a municipal fire department including Emergency Medical Services. The department is made up of 56 paid firefighters and officers, 16 EMT’s and 56 Vol. FFs. Must have a bachelor’s degree in fire services management, public administration or the equivalent from a recognized college or university plus 10 years of progressively responsible fire services experience including at least 5 years at the rank of Captain or higher or an equivalent combination of education and qualifying experience substituting on a year-for-year basis. Must have a valid driver’s license. Salary: $117,933 - $150,898 annually plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Application forms may be downloaded from the Department of Human Resources Web Page. Phone: 203294-2080, Fax: 203-2942084. The closing date will be that date the 50th application form/resume is received, or April 19, 2021, whichever occurs first. EOE

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MINI CLUBMAN 2012 . Top Soil . Compost . - 60K miles, 1 owner, . Wood Chips . good condition, asking $8,000. (860) 349- FOR SALE. Catering to small deliveries. Call Bob 8820. (203) 415-0723

Wanted To Buy ANTIQUES - Always buying old; Toys, military, jewelry, art, watches, musical instruments, signs, arcade games, cameras, pre 1970 sports memorabilia, plus more. One item or entire estate contents. Call 860718-5132.

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PLANTSVILLE - 1.5 rm effic’y near I-84, $175 wk incls. heat, hw, a/c & appls. Sec.+ref req. No pets.860-620-0025.

ALWAYS BUYING CASH PAID Vintage Electronics, Musical Instruments, Amps, Ham Equipment, HiFi, Radios, CB, Guitars, Audio Equipment, Antiques. 860-707-9350

WANTED Individual Looking for the following Furniture firearms, collections & positions: Masons, Conestates including military struction, Horticultural FREE BROWN PLAID & related items.Federally Expert, Garden MainCOUCH Call licensed firearms dealer. 203.265.1945. tenance, Lawncare, & Gunsmith, appraisals, Mowers. Health Benefits, Paid vacation & Holidays. Lawn and Garden ALWAYS BUYING OLD Richard Pleines, (860) 663-2214. TOOLS - Wanted your 203-484-0424 can email old, used and antique BARK MULCH - $29 Yard kim@christensenland hand tools. MACHIN& up, 7 varieties. Also scape.com IST woodworking, native woodchips or engraving and work clean top soil $15 yd., EXPERIENCED LANDbench, hand tools firewood $20 + up. SCAPER - Driver’s and tool chests. Fair Pickup at 50 Mastrilicense needed. Gen& honest offers made anni Place, Plantsville. eral duties. (203) 530in you home with soDelivery available. Call 4447. cial distancing pracPaul, (860) 621-6332. ticed. Please call with confidence. Cory, Help Wanted 860.322.4367.

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Need to Earn Income ASAP? Earn up to $1,200 mo. + Tips! The perfect and easiest part time job - Newspaper Delivery Routes Available - Earn up to $600.00 every Two weeks +Tips (Depending on area)

MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION Screened Topsoil $25/ per yd; Sand-$15 per yd; Millings-$10 per yd; Screened Millings $30 per yd; Clean Fill $8 per yd: $100 minimum delivery. No pickup truck service. Minimum 16 yd pickup at our yard. Call Jim @ 860-982-4819 for delivery

Routes available in the following towns: MIDDLETOWN, CROMWELL, OLD SAYBROOK, MERIDEN, PLAINVILLE, NEW BRITAIN, WATERBURY Must be 18 or older. Must have valid drivers license, reliable vehicle and be available early mornings. Make extra cash before you go to work making early morning newspaper deliveries using your own vehicle. NO experience necessary. Must able to deliver early mornings, 7 days a week. MUST be dependable, and be able to read a route list with specific delivery instructions. We will demonstrate the route to you. Routes average 1.5 to 3 hours daily. No collections required.

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Not Temp Work. Retirees, Stay at Home Mom’s, and Veterans are also welcome to apply. Make extra cash to pay rent, mortgage, bills, save money, or a great vacation.

Text or call Peter at 860-846-0216 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and start as soon as tomorrow morning.

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$25/yard delivered, 3 yd, $100 min. delivery Call Jim 860-982-4819

Wanted To Buy 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

Classified ads are the best way to find what you need. They are also the best way to sell your services, goods or items. Call Monday thru Friday 8:30am - 5pm 203-238-1953

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

Businesses & Services Attics and Basements Cleaned GARY WODATCH

Junk Removal

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Power Washing

Demolition Svs Sheds, pools, decks, garages, debris removal. Quick, courteous svc. All calls returned. Ins. #566326. Cell, 860-558-5430

Carpentry

CARPENTRY

Repairs, Decks & Porches, Sheetrock & Taping Water Damage Repairs. Free Est. Ins. MC & Visa. Call Bill (203) 901-2136. CT. Reg. # 0647093

Electrical Services

TEC ELECTRICAL

Service LLC All Phases of Electrical Work. 24 hr. Emergency Service. Small Jobs Welcome. 203.237.2122

CLEAN & REMOVE Furniture, appliances, entire contents of: homes, sheds, estates, attics, basements, garages & more. *SPRING YARD Clean-ups* FREE ESTIMATES. LIC & INS. 203-535-9817 or 860-575-8218.

IF YOU Mention This Ad SPRING Yard Clean-Ups Brush, branches, leaves, storm damage **JUNK REMOVAL** Appl’s, Furniture, Junk, Debris, etc WE CAN REMOVE ANYTHING Entire house to 1 item removed! FREE ESTIMATES Sr. Citizen Discount LIC & INS. 203-535-9817 or 860-575-8218

#1 PAINTER’S EDGE MOBILE WASH Chemicals safe for house & plants. House wash + roof cleaning. 25 yrs. exp. Sr Disc. #0656136 Ins. 860.538.5520 OVER 28 YEARS EXP Stonewalls, patios, sidewalks, chimneys, pool areas, fireplaces, fire pit steps, all types of masonry work. Free est. (860) 274-4893.

Moving and Storage

Gutters

A-1 QUALITY POWERWASHING Low Rates Call Dennis 203.630.0008

POWER WASH

Painting Int. & Ext. Gutters Cleaned. Free Ests. Ins. Refs. Rodrigo, (203) 565-7745.

Roofing Let Us BEAR Your Junk! Junk Removal in CT

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GUTTERS PLUS 25+yrs. Exp. Call today for Free estimate. 203-440-3535 #1 CHEAP Ct. Reg. #578887 Sm. Yard Mowing. Spring Clean-Up. Light Hauling. Sr. & Veteran disc. Handyperson 203.600.3836. HOME DOCTOR - 48 Mike’s Helping Hands. yrs exp. Odd jobs & remodeling, former US LAWN CARE Navy, 15 yrs, #640689, BW’S - Spring Clean Up, 203.427.7828. Mowing weekly and bi weekly. Free Estimates Home Improvements Call - 203-886-9791. CKV LAWNMOWING - Spring Clean-Ups and lawn cutting for Residential & small business lawns. Chris 203.598.6411

Specializing in roofing, siding, kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, basement remodeling. Senior citizen discount Insured. Free est. 203-265-5200 HIC#0631937

COMM. & RES. - Lawn mowing, hedge trimming, mulching, retaining walls, patios, walkways, much more. Free Est. 203.687.0936

JM Lawn Care Lawn Mowing, Spring Cleanup, Hedge Trimming, Mulch, any color. 860.796.8168

RECYCLE YOUR OLD NEWSPAPERS Please & Thank you.

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#1 PAINTER’S EDGE Yalesville Construction 15% off Houses.Decks. Specializing in all phases Sheetrock.Popcorn of residential & Repair. Wallpaper recommercial roofing. moval. 25 yrs exp. Free Senior citizen discount est. Sr. disc. #0656136. Insured Free est. ROBERT’S LAWN MAINIns. 860.538.5520 TENANCE - Weekly 203-265-5200 and by-weekly lawn HIC#0631937 mowing, free estiPlumbing mates. 860-808-8368. GEORGE J MACK & SONS - Servicing the Meriden area since 1922. Toilet, faucet, sink & drain repairs. Water heater replacements. 15% Sr citizen disc. 203-238-2820.

GET 20% OFF! If you sign for the year w/ Affordable Lawncare. Mulching, landscaping. Reas. Reliable.

Skylights. Flashing. Financing Available. #0649808 203.510.3830. lmconstructionct.com

JT’S LANDSCAPING LLC - Spring CleanUps, we specialize in weeding all types of beds, mulching, top soil work, pruning, hedges & trees, & all your landscape needs. Residential & commercial. Lic. #616311. Call today, 203 213-6528.

Junk Removal A&R CLEANOUT SERVICE - Partial or total cleanouts of homes, garages, basements, businesses. We Clean homes top to bottom and do demolition work also. Free estimates. No job to small or large. 203-281-6387 or 203623-0166.

RT RELOCATION Your moving and storage specialists. Call for a free estimate. 833-668-3978.

SPRING CLEANUPS Tree Removal, Stump Grinding & more! Seasons Prop. Maint. DUMPSTER Rentals avail. 860.719.3953

A Classified ad is an easy way to sell your merchandise, and it’s easy on your wallet, too.

Tree Services

Specializing in tree removal, trimming, chipping & grinding. Call for free estimate. 203-945-1808.

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

Offer ends June 30

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