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Area superintendents discuss teacher shortage By Jessica Simms Record-Journal staff

teachers along with specialists and psychologists.

Nationwide, public schools have struggled to retain and hire new teachers, creating a staffing shortage.

“Where we struggle is the areas where there are limited teachers certified for that specific content area,” said Jeffrey Solan, Cheshire schools’ superintendent. “So for example, if we were trying to hire somebody for a Latin opening, the numbers just aren’t there for that.”

The National Center for Education Statistics reported in March that 44% of public schools were seeing higher than normal full or parttime teaching vacancies, with 61% of school districts attributing the staffing shortage to the pandemic. The U.S. Department of Education reported that public schools in Connecticut are struggling the most in finding world language

Solan said the district does well filling positions such as for elementary school teachers where there are more qualified candidates. When it comes to more specialized positions, See Teachers, A2

Bob Stefanowski goes after Ned Lamont on prison conditions Cheshire’s Michael Sansone, who enjoyed a stellar pitching career at Notre Dame-West Haven and at Fairfield University, signed a Major League Baseball contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on July 25. While Sansone didn't hear his name called during the MLB Draft, which took place July 17 to 19, soon after, Tampa Bay offered the lefty the chance to sign as a free agent. Sansone told the RecordJournal that playing professional baseball has been a lifelong dream. “As long as I could hold a baseball, my dad had me throwing,” he said. “I love the game. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. You fall in love with it and that passion keeps growing over the years.” Submitted photo

By Mark Pazniokas The Connecticut Mirror

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski campaigned outside a highsecurity prison in Cheshire on Thursday, July 28, complaining that the administration of Gov. Ned Lamont has failed to heed complaints of staff and inmates about staffing levels and unreliable air conditioning.

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Along with that, Solan said they reach out to area colleges and universities that specialize in teaching the area of study they are looking for. Both the Meriden and Southington school districts also have relationships with local colleges and universities that help with quickly filling vacancies. “We have many partnerships with local universities placing student teachers and interns in our buildings giving us early access to potential candidates, especially in shortage areas,” said Steven Madancy, Southington superintendent.

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“The past three years have been extraordinarily challenging for educators everywhere, as well as the students and their families,” Bellizzi said. “As with so many other professions, these challenges have caused a shortage of teachers coming through the college and university systems.”

said. “Also, I think young professionals are considering the amount of student debt they might take on for a bachelor’s and master’s degree, which is required in Connecticut within a certain amount of time of obtaining employment, being much higher than a starting teacher’s salary.”

In order to support teachers, Solan said Cheshire is providing training around mental health, threats and violence.

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“Those little things don’t erase the anxiety, but they help address it to a degree,” Solan said. In Meriden, Bronk said they are holding discussions on these topics to help brainstorm ideas to support the staff.

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Years ago, even though teachers knew that the profession would have them earn “a modest living,” Madancy said teachers went into the profession because “they wanted to seek out careers they felt were rewarding and supportive.”

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While Meriden administrator Louis Bronk said his district hasn’t faced a lot of struggles with hiring, he has noticed the trend of Connecticut teachers either leaving the state to teach or leaving the profession.

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Additional resources: • Visit www.samhsa.gov/find-help • Visit www.turningpointCT.org to help youth understand their options and learn how to navigate the behavioral health system • Cheshire Human Services and Cheshire Crisis Intervention can be reached (203) 271-6690 Monday through Friday 8:30am-4:00pm. They provide clinical services, resources, and referrals to treatment. To reach Human Services after office hours contact the Cheshire Police Department. • Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline • • •

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Voter information for Aug. 9 primaries The Democratic and Republican party primaries will take place Tuesday, Aug. 9. These races will decide the candidates who will appear on the ballot in the November election, therefore only those citizens registered in either party, with party privilege, are eligible to vote in the primary.

assigned polling sites. To confirm your polling location, go to https :// www.cheshirect.org/government/departments_and_divisions/elections to find: updated street locations for voting districts; district maps and polling places; and information on polling places by districts.

With the state's recent redistricting, the Town of Cheshire has updated districts and therefore some street addresses will have re-

You can reach the Registrar of Voters office at 203-2716680. The office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

District 6, Highland School If you vote at Highland School, please be aware that children under 18 years of age cannot be admitted to the school on Aug. 9 due to an asbestos abatement program. If you are planning to vote in the primary and have child care responsibilities, please contact the Town Clerk for an absentee ballot application as soon as possible at 203-271-6601. If you cannot get an absentee ballot in time, alert an election

worker at the polling place entrance that you are accompanied by a child and a ballot will be brought outside to you for “curbside voting.” Hours of voting: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Location of polling places voting district Cheshire High School 525 South Main St. DISTRICT 1 Chapman School 38 Country

Club Rd. DISTRICT 2 Artsplace 1220 Waterbury Rd. DISTRICTS 3-1 & 3-2 Norton School 414 N. Brooksvale Rd. DISTRICT 4 Doolittle School 735 Cornwall Ave. DISTRICT 5 Highland School 490 Highland Ave. DISTRICTS 6-1 & 6-2 Dodd Middle School 100 Park Pl DISTRICT 7

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Officials said about 80 percent of the accidents involved drivers impaired by alcohol or other substances.

There have been 11 fatal wrong-way accidents this year in the state, resulting in 20 deaths, according to statistics from the the Connecticut Transportation Institute at the University of Connecticut. That’s up from three fatal wrong-way crashes in 2020 and four in 2021, according to the

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“I can guarantee you it is not infrastructure related,” Eric Jackson, the executive director of the Connecticut Transportation Institute, told Hearst Connecticut Media. “The roads and off-ramps have not changed in the last year. It is 100 percent a driver behavior and human factors issue. Drivers are behaving badly on the roads.”

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The effort comes as transportation officials nationwide struggle to curtail a surge in fatalities on U.S. roads that began during the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Ned Lamont said state police have increased patrols and other enforcement activities in an attempt to curb the problem.

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Companies notified of fraudulent unemployment claims By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

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OPINION

On matters of child custody and international abduction dence”, if the authority finds that the child has been wrongfully removed to or retained in the member country.

lief in Federal Court in New York under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Hague Convention).

The mom, a U.S. citizen, married an Italian citizen, they had a child and lived in Italy. With Dad’s permission, she took the child to the U.S. for a family wedding. Then she refused to return to Italy with the child.

Cases are designed to be heard and deThe Hague Convencided quickly to tion is an internation- Cappalli minimize disruption al treaty signed by 101 nations, including the of the child’s environU.S. It requires authorities of ment. They don’t deal with a member country to order a custody disputes. Those are child returned to the child’s explicitly left to the courts in county of “habitual resithe appropriate county. In-

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stead, the Convention’s purpose is to restore whatever home and child custody arrangement existed immediately before an alleged wrongful removal or retention to advance the child’s stability and to deter a parent from crossing international boundaries in search of a more sympathetic court. Once it is established that the child was wrongfully removed or retained, the member country must order a return. The Convention applies whether the child was taken to the U.S. as in this Supreme Court case or from the U.S. to another member country. Here, Mom asserted one of the limited defenses provided in the Convention. She argued that return would expose the child to “grave risk of physical or psychological harm or otherwise place the child in an intolerable situation” claiming that the dad was physically abusive to her, often in the child’s presence. In response, Dad offered to undertake counsel-

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Police: Two people face animal abuse charges after leaving dogs in cars By Lauren Sellew Record-Journal staff

SOUTHINGTON — Two people face charges after police said they left their dogs in cars during hot weather.

Police investigating determined Rivers was inside the library from around 12 to 3 p.m. and her vehicle was parked in direct sunlight.

The outside temperature was 81 degrees and animal control officers determined One of the dogs died, police the inside of the car was said. between 99 and 105 degrees. The driver’s side winSuzy Lynn Rivers, 37, of 64 dow was rolled down about Rita Ave., Cheshire, was arsix inches. That breed of the rested on July 26 and charged with cruelty to ani- dog commonly experiences breathing problems and is mals. She was released on susceptible to stress and ex$15,000 bond and was scheduled to appear in New cessive heat, Egan said. Britain Superior Court on On July 23 police respondAug. 3. ed to Shop Rite, 750 Queen Salvatore Conaci, 65, of 543 St., for a report of a dog inside a car that was turned W. Center St. Ext., Southoff, Egan said. The temperington, was issued a summons on July 23 for cruelty ature outside was 91 deto animals. He was released grees. Officers found a Chevrolet Trailblazer on $2,500 bond and was scheduled to appear in parked in direct sunlight New Britain Superior Court with the windows open about one and a half inchon Aug. 4. es, Egan said. On June 29, police respondA dog inside appeared to be ed to the Southington Library, 255 Main St., for a re- in distress and officers were able to unlock the vehicle. port of a woman that left The owner was identified as her dog inside her vehicle, Conaci. Lt. Keith Egan said in a statement. Police arrived Police estimate the dog was and identified the woman left inside the car between as Rivers and noted a one15 and 25 minutes. and-a-half-year-old Boston lsellew@record-journal.com terrier was deceased. 203-317-2225 Twitter: @LaurenSellewRJ

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McCarthy said COVID has stressed the system. At the worst of the pandemic, about 1,200 of the 5,400 staffers were out sick. Currently, about 200 are out recovering from COVID.

“So I’m here today to advocate for them,” Stefanowski said, standing in a public park across the street from the prison. “I’m here because I don’t think correction officers and inmates should have to wait for me to win this election, which we are going to win, to have bearable working conditions.” Sean Howard, a correction officer and the president of the AFSCME local that represents Cheshire officers, said in an interview that periodically inadequate air conditioning has been an issue for years in some of the housing units. The union was not represented at the campaign event. Assaults on correction officers have increased markedly in the past year, but a Department of Correction spokeswoman disputed Stefanowski’s account of conditions at Cheshire and his interpretation of DOC policies on security, staffing and discipline. Stefanowski said Lamont’s policies “have handcuffed correction staff and made inmates and the staff both less safe,” and he asserted that the administration has prohibited lockdowns necessary to periodically sweep facilities for contraband, including make-shift weapons. He displayed a photo provided by Howard’s Local 347 of two shivs seized a month ago at the Level 4 prison, the second-highest security classification in the system. The prison opened in 1913, but the only cell blocks still in use date from 1993. Stefanowski said Lamont is solely responsible for new standards established by a law passed in April with the support of high-profile Republicans, including Stefanowski’s running mate, Rep. Laura Devlin of Fairfield. Effective on July 1, the new law codifies standards for lockdowns, the use of isolation cells, and the minimum

“They do get stretched thin,” she said. Prisons respond to staff shortages by restricting activities that require higher levels of supervision, then go to overtime shifts that can keep an officer on duty for 16 hours. Three hundred new officers

Republican Bob Stefanowski campaigned outside a prison in Cheshire, displaying photos graduated from the DOC of makeshift weapons recently seized. Mark Pazniokas, The Connecticut Mirror academy since Jan. 21, and

time inmates get out of their cells. “Correction staff are no longer allowed to lock down facilities,” Stefanowski said. “Now here’s the problem with that. The lockdown was the best way to find hidden weapons or contraband. So they can’t do it anymore.” That is not what the new law says, nor is it DOC policy, said Ashley McCarthy, a former correction officer at Cheshire who is the director of communications and training at the Department of Correction. The law prohibits the use of lockdowns to train staff for more than 24 total hours in a 30-day period, but it imposes no limits on the use of lockdowns deemed necessary to maintain security. “It is not related to our ability to lock down for a safety issue,” McCarthy said. Lamont vetoed the first version of the law, which passed in 2021. He said it undermined the discretion of correction staff. He signed the revised version, which passed on votes of 29-6 in the Senate and 98-45 in the House with the support of the Republican leaders of both chambers. The law is intended to mitigate the mental-health impact of long hours of confinement in either a shared cell or solitary confinement. It requires that inmates get

at least four hours a day out of their cells, something that Stefanowski says he applauds. “The governor has granted inmates more out-of-cell time. Now that’s a good thing. Let the inmates get out of their cells more often,” Stefanowski said. “The problem is he hasn’t increased staffing to accommodate it, which is creating a higher risk situation every single day.” McCarthy said that is incorrect. Every facility except Cheshire and Osborne Correctional in Somers already met the standard, and staffing was adjusted there to provide adequate supervision during out-of-cell time, she said. Howard said the limits on isolated confinement have undermined discipline and safety. The law prohibits solitary confinement for longer than is necessary, or for more than 15 consecutive days or 30 total days within any 60day period. For protective custody, it can be used for up to five days while a determination is made of its necessity.

a month ago, slightly less than the fiscal year that ended two years ago, the last before COVID-19 disrupted the system with limits on visits and staff and inmate illnesses.

another class is in training, she said.

The Lamont campaign said Connecticut has continued to have one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the U.S. during his tenure.

“Gov. Lamont’s responsible budgeting means that we can attack crime at its roots — funding our schools, McCarthy said one theory is mental health services, and that as the prison population treatment programs — while giving officers the tools, has shrunk, a greater percentage of inmates are doing training and benefits they need to be partners and protime for more violent tectors in the communities crimes. they serve,” said Onotse Connecticut’s prison popuOmoyeni, a campaign lation was nearly 18,000 spokesman. when Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Stefanowski complained that took office in January 2011. he could not get permission He won passage of reforms to tour Cheshire, despite fillthat accelerated falling inmate counts, created prison ing out an application. Mcdiversion programs and lim- Carthy said visits and tours have been curtailed as ited prison time for many COVID cases increased. drug offenses. Undisputed is that assaults on staff have increased, from 100 to 181.

The inmate count had dropped to 13,367 when Lamont took office eight years later and briefly dropped below 9,000 little more than a year ago. It since has increased. As of Thursday, it was 10,002 —6,000 sentenced prisoners and 4,002 jailed and awaiting trial.

Stefanowski offered no broad policy positions on Howard said he attributes criminal justice, other than increased assaults and “code saying he would support blues,” the system’s jargon continuing the direction befor inmate-on-inmate fights, gun by Malloy — a shift from to the new standards. punishment to rehabilitation. There were 825 inmate fights in the fiscal year that ended He would favor increasing

“Now, I get it, the governor doesn’t want his opponent going into a facility with horrible conditions,” Stefanowski said. “I get it, especially in an election year. But my understanding is that he hasn’t even tried or applied himself to ever go into one of these facilities to see what it’s like.” Lamont did visit the Cheshire prison at least once — in February 2019, his second month in office. This story originally appeared at ctmirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror.

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Flower collective grows into new Meriden home By Jessica Simms Record-Journal staff

choose from on Wednesdays and then anybody can come in and buy them on Thursdays and Fridays,” Billip said.

What started as a group of flower farmers getting together once a year became the Connecticut Flower Collective, a market geared toward florists, where they can shop for locally grown flowers. The collective, which first started in 2019, was originally based in Branford, subletting a space at Flower Wonderland. Now, the group has its own building in Meriden at 5 Cross St. and is open Wednesdays for just florists and Thursdays and Fridays for the public and one Saturday a month, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “Demand has been great,” said Haley Billip, co-founder and owner of the Connecticut Flower Collective. “It’s been really successful, I would say.”

Recently, the collective opened one Saturday a month. “Of course on Thursdays and Fridays most people have work, so they can’t necessarily come in,” Billip said. “We’ve had one Saturday market so far and it was a huge success and people were really excited about it, so we’re going to try to do it once a month.”

Julia Summers, grower and designer of Florals by Julia in Southington, stands in a row of her zinnias at the Lewis Educational Agricultural Farm in Southington, Friday. Summers recently joined the Connecticut Flower Collective in Meriden, a market geared toward Everything that is sold at the florists, where they can go shop for locally grown flowers. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal collective is grown within a

Southington where she grows her flowers.

“It grew enough that we were big enough to start wholesale and I had heard about the collective through word of mouth, decided to check them out,” Summers Billip said that each year, the said. “... I absolutely love it. collective grows. What startIt’s a fantastic way to proed as eight to 10 flower mote local flowers in the farms has now turned into a area. I think there was a group of 28. pretty big movement toward local vegetables and fruits Julia Summers, grower and designer of Florals by Julia in and all types of things like Southington, just joined the that. But there wasn’t as much attention on flowers collective this year. She and I feel like that is starting works at the Lewis Educato build momentum now.” tional Agricultural Farm in

Billip said the collective is mainly a wholesale market for designers. Florists can stop by to pick up flowers from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Fridays, the market is open 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. for the public.

“The farmers are picking the flowers for pre-order and However, at certain times of they are picking a bunch exthe year, there are more tra to put on our sales floor flowers available for the and then all of those are public. So, on Thursdays and available for designers to

100 mile radius. Billip said there are a few flower collectives out there, but this is the only one in this region. To learn more about the Connecticut Flower Collective, go to https ://ctflowercollective.com/ jsimms@record-journal.com

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MATERIALS ALWAYS BUYING - Antiques and collectibles DISTRIBUTION or entire estates. Call Screened Topsoil $30/ Gary, 203.631.6697. per yd; Sand-$18 per yd; Millings-$22 per yd; ALWAYS BUYING Screened Millings $30 CASH PAID per yd; $100 minimum Vintage Electronics, delivery. No pickup truck Musical Instruservice. Minimum 16 yd ments, Amps, Ham pickup at our yard. Call Equipment, HiFi, Jim @ 860-982-4819 Radios, CB, Guitars, Audio Equipfor delivery ment, Antiques. PREMIUM 860-707-9350

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$30/yard delivered, 3 yd, $100 min. delivery Call Jim 860-982-4819

OFFICE SPACE For Rent in Middlefield. 2000 sf on the 3rd fl. Kitchen and bathroom incl. Heat incl. Electric not incl. Call Karin: 860-349-1528.

. Top Soil . Compost . . Wood Chips . FOR SALE. Catering to small deliveries. Call Bob (203) 415-0723

Miscellaneous For Sale

Help Wanted

Need to Earn Income ASAP? Earn up to $1,200 mo. + Tips!

TWIN SIZE ELECTRIC BED With mattress, excellent condition. Head and feet are adjustable. Has wheels but never put on. Asking $400. Call 203.634.8948.

The perfect and easiest part time job - Newspaper Delivery Routes Available - Earn up to $600.00 every Two weeks +Tips (Depending on area)

Routes available in the following towns: MERIDEN, WALLINGFORD, SOUTHINGTON/ PLANTSVILLE, CHESHIRE AND MIDDLETOWN 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. 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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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. BUYING MACHINIST TOOLBOXES - Tools & tooling, contents of machine shops, home workshops and small lathes. Call anytime 860-985-5760

Company is Always Stash” I’ll come to you, Buying and providing 203-443-9602 Julie. services all over Connecticut. These are just SEEKING ALL COLa FEW of the things LECTIBLES - Comic we are looking for: Anbooks to motor bikes. tiques, Collectibles, All items considered. Old/ Vintage Toys, MuCall Gary at 203-237sical Instruments (Sax4124. Top dollar paid ophones, Trumpets, Viwill beat any price! olins, Flutes, Clarinets, Trombone & SO MUCH MORE) Advertising Items, Wristwatches /Classified (Broken or Not), Pocket Local listings online! 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 WANTED Individual & Bayonets, Helmets & firearms, collections & Patches, Medals & Uniforms, Pocket Knives, estates including military Lighters & Pipes, Foun- & related items.Federally tain Pens, Mechanical licensed firearms dealer. Pencils, Fraternal Order Gunsmith, appraisals, Items, Religious Items, Richard Pleines, Industrial Items, Win(860) 663-2214. chester Items, Sikorsky Items, Pratt & Whitney Items, Colt Items, NaPet Services tive American Items, Vintage Electronics, Slot Cars, Toy Trucks, ATTENTION DOG Matchbox & HotOWNERS! wheels, Barbie’s, Folk Obedience Classes Art, Statues, Bronzes, Starting August 1 Trains, Cameras, Mid MONDAY Evenings at Century Modern FurCheshire Park & Rec. niture, Straight Razors, 8 wk class-$125 Shaving Items, Political $135 Non-Residents Items, Comic Books, Beginners - 6:15pm Sports Cards & AutoNovices - 7:15pm graphs…& THE LIST Pre-Reg online or call GOES ON! So please Chesh. Park & Rec at give us a call at your 203.272.2743 9-4 earliest convenience. AFTER 5pm Call Grassy Hill Auctions INSTRUCTOR 203-868-1816 - Grassy Bruce 203-715-1489 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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MULCH, BRUSH & Sm. Tree Removal, Comm. & Res. Rick’s Affordable Lawn, 26 yrs exp. HIC0622783. 203.530.4447

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Roofing

CustomColonial Painting.com Since ‘99 Lic’d 0630904 & Ins’d Senior Discount Warranty. Financing 860-306-0270

Insurance claim.storm damage.roofing.siding. gutter.chimney flashing. Office:203.754.3071 Cell:203.510.3830 Stormshieldct@gmail. com HIC.0664452

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

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

Landscaping

Masonry

CARPENTRY - Sheetrock House Cleaning repairs, decks, doors, & windows. Free ests. Ins. Call 203.592.4242. HOUSECLEANING Housekeeper. Have HIC 0565857. many years of experience. Refs. (203) 6307921, (203) 499-9992. Cleaning Services

OFFICE & RESIDENTIAL CLEANING SERVICES - Call (203) 826-6637.

Electrical Services

TEC ELECTRICAL

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

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.

Gutters

GUTTERS DON’T WORK

If they’re dirty! For gutter cleaning, Call Kevin (203) 440-3279 Fully ins. CT# 569127

GUTTERS PLUS 25+yrs. Exp. Call today for Free estimate. 203-440-3535 Ct. Reg. #578887

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

Handyperson

FEATHERBED LLC Handyman property maintenance and service. A to Z. Call Frank, (203) 627-7182. HOME DOCTOR - 48 yrs exp. Odd jobs & remodeling, former US Navy, 15 yrs, #640689, 203.427.7828.

ALEX MASONRY - 30 yrs. exp. Patios, Ret. Walls, Steps, Brick, Stone, Chimneys. #580443. 203-232-0257 or 203596-0652

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. DUMPSTER RENTALS 203-535-9817

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Plumbing

Power Washing Yalesville Construction Specializing in all phases of residential & commercial roofing. Senior citizen discount Insured Free est. 203-265-5200 HIC#0631937

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RECYCLE YOUR OLD NEWSPAPERS Please & Thank you. 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.

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Tree Services

POWER WASHING #1 PAINTER’S EDGE Ext. & Int. Painting. Sheetrock.Popcorn Repair. Wallpaper Remv’l. Decks. 25 yrs exp. Free est. Sr. disc. #0656136. Ins. 860.538.5520

Is Spring Cleaning on THE OUTSIDE FREE Estimates #569127 Call Kevin 203-440-3279

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

Classifieds Open 8:30–5 Monday

Call Monday thru Friday 8:30AM - 5PM

Roof Repair or Replacement, Chimney Repair, Skylight Replacement. Free est. CT #0651199 (860) 877-3006

FRONTLINE PLUMBING - Plumbing repairs & replacements, toilets, tubs, sinks, showers, 30 yrs exp., 100% free quotes. #0286296-P1. Bob 203-213-0691.

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

ED’S JUNK-OUT (203) 494-1526 Fully ins. Free Estimate. Call Ed, we will take it to the dump for you!

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