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Volume 16, Number 32
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Year begins with a new superintendent at the helm There were many smiles, and a few sniffles, as children lined up behind their new teachers and filed into Wheeler Elementary School for their first day of school Tuesday, Sept. 3. After music teacher Veronica Brendel’s tradition of start-
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ing the year off with a few guitar songs, like “This Land is Your Land,” Principal Andrew Batchelder encouraged students to be part of the “PACK” and promised they will learn the principles behind it - Participate, Achieve, Cooperate and Know. The school in some ways is as new and liminal as some
of its youngest students. The ongoing renovate-as-new project is entering its final phases and students will be able to enjoy the refinished library, cafeteria and gymnasium and an entirely transformed courtyard, intended as an outdoor learning space. See School, A6
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Six-member class set to enter Hall By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
Six new members will be inducted into the Plainville Sports Hall of Fame in October. John Mangan, a 1964 graduate, was a lineman on the football team from 196163. He was named the team’s defensive player of the year in 1963. He was also a member of the 1961 state championship track team.
Sat, Sept 21, 2019 • 9:00am–12:00pm Klingberg Family Centers, 370 Linwood St, New Britain, CT
“John was a gritty, determined, tenacious payer,” said a press release introducing the 2019 inductees. “John also spent 30-plus years as a member of the Plainville Volunteer Fire Department and reached the rank of 2nd Assistant Chief, giving back to the community that he loved.” John Bello, this year’s distinguished service honSee Class, A10
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Book sale – Friends of the Plainville Public Library will host a semi annual book sale from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at the library. Free admission. Fll your first bag for $3; subsequent bags are $1. Volunteers are needed Sept. 17 through 19, to help sort donations. All proceeds benefit the Plainville Public Library.
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Plainville Police Blotter Arrests reported by the Plainville Police: Aug. 24 Jodylynn Creehan, 51, 183 Linden St., New Britain, evading responsibility, 10:51 a.m. Aug. 25 Kazimierz Bucior, 61, 22 Maria Road, second-degree breach of peace, interfering with an officer, third-degree assault, 8:30 p.m. Jonathan W. Whistnant, 33, 63 Wooding St., Bristol, second-degree failure to appear, first-degree failure to appear, 3:55 p.m. Aug. 26 Mark S. Ostiguy, 75 Diamond Ave., probation violation, 8:30 p.m. Ricarute Guerrero-Barbosa, 66, 141 Woodland St., Hartford, sixth-degree larceny, 10 a.m. Richard Bouchard, 48, 91 Chestnut St., Bristol, two counts fourth-degree larceny, 1:45 a.m. Aug. 27 Chantal G. Paggioli, 29, 19 Chappell St., Chaplin, seconddegree failure to appear, 9:27 p.m.
Aug. 29 Sherry L. Mallon, 57, 17 Laurel St., operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 11:01 p.m. Wilkins Miranda, 43, 16 Ledger St., Hartford, false statement, 7:15 p.m. Denise Miranda, 53, 271 Christian Lane, Berlin, first-degree larceny, 8 p.m. Edward A. Fascemdomo. 53. probation violation, 5:21 p.m. Aug. 31 Kristopher W. Robbins, 37, 22 Bank St., extradition/fugitive from justice, 11:37 p.m. Jordan A. Chora, 25, 750 Hill St., Bristol, weapon in a motor vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of cocaine, 9:20 p.m. Franklyn Cruz, 40, 47 Akron St., Meriden, second-degree breach of peace, 10:30 p.m. Melanie L. Lockshire, 34 Eisenhauser Drive, first-degree criminal trespass, second-degree breach of peace, 3:40 p.m.
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New plastic bag law forces shoppers, stores to adapt By Jeniece Roman Record-Journal staff
WALLINGFORD — A month into the new plastic bag law, area shoppers appear to have adapted to the change fairly quickly. The law requires stores to charge 10 cents for every single-use plastic bag, which will be completely banned by June 2021. The law applies to most retailers, pharmacies, restaurants and supermarkets. Grocery stores, like Stop & Shop and Big Y, have opted to eliminate single-use plastic bags at
checkout completely, while encouraging shoppers to purchase paper or reusable bags instead. Jim Polites, communications director for the state Department of Revenue Services, said Friday the department does not yet have data collected on plastic bag fees. “It’s a part of a store’s sales tax return, reported later to the state,” he said in an email. But the department has been impressed with the business community’s engagement.
“These stakeholders have played a particularly constructive role in bringing questions to DRS on various facets of implementation of the plastic bag fee, which have informed agency guidance to taxpayers,” Polites said. DRS Commissioner Scott Jackson was not available for comment. Jim Martin, a spokesperson for Big Y, said customers have adjusted to the change relatively well and are opting for reusable bags.
Seniors The Plainville Senior Center, 200 East St., is open Monday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Yoga: For Men – Plainville men over age 60 who want to reap the benefits of yoga will soon have their own class at the Senior Center. A free demo class is being given by instructor Jamie Wright on Thursday, Sept.19, 12:30 p.m.
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Call the Senior Center at 860-747-5728 to register for the free introduction. To sign up for the 6-week course, come to the Senior Center. Space is limited.
Rental rebate – The Plainville Assessor’s Office is making appointments to take applicants for the Renter’s Rebate Program for elderly and disabled renters. Appointments will be at the Senior Center. Call 860-7930221, ext. 244.
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Meriden resident Norma Barillaro said she made the transition without much difficulty. “It really hasn’t affected my shopping much except when I forget to bring my bags,” Barillaro said. “Now I leave them in the car.” Marie Krantz, who visited the Big Y last week with her family, said while she understands that the change will be good for the environment,
it can present challenges. “If you have kids it gets hard because you have to get your kids ready and then remember your bags,” Krantz said. Martin said Big Y realizes that “paper is not the answer either” when it comes to reducing the impact on the environment and is encouraging the purchase of reusable bags. Customers can choose from a variety of reusable bag options such as standard and insulated, themed bags, sports designs and advocacy bags.
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“The change is pretty seamless now,” Martin said. “A few forget their reusable bag and buy paper bags but we’re seeing less and less of them.”
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directly into the bustling main office, moved to the western side of the school facing the parking lot.
Steven LePage, who was working his first day of school as the district’s leader.
Parents dropping off paperwork were ushered through a vestibule system leading
“It’s unbelievable, the change in the last week alone,” said Superintendent
In his first year as superintendent, LePage said he will be focusing on building rela-
tionships with students, improving learning outcomes and creating new modes of communication with parents. LePage has a goal of stopping by schools every day and spending as much time in classrooms as possible, and he is working on creating a combined parent advisory council, which will bring the Board of Educa-
tion, district leadership and “involved and influential parents” together in two meetings every year to discuss objectives and happenings. “Our goal is to have students even better prepared … because we have tremendous teachers, tremendous staff,” he said. See School, A7
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Entering the Plainville Sports “I see a lot of great pride in Hall of Fame this year will be the parents and students Harold Bartley (Class of and staff,” he said. 1962), John Mangan (Class dleithyessian@ of 1964), Rose Marie Havelerecord-journal.com vitch (Class of 1975), Jesse 203-317-2317 Twitter: @leith_yessian Cavallaro (Class of 2004) and Coach Phil Mannarino. Also, The new Wheeler courtyard will be used as an outdoor educational space. John Bello will receive the Distinguished Service Award.
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Bowhunting season is here
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Wow, here we are in September already. Labor Day is just a memory, fall is on the horizon and deer hunters have been sharpening up their skills in anticipation of another deer season. In Connecticut, we have an overabundance of whitetailed deer and our DEEP Wildlife Division has done its utmost to bring down the numbers.
tell me how many youngsters you see when you are in the outdoors hunting. Thankfully, we are Roberts seeing many more women in the outdoors and this is a good thing.
All this said, the archery season for whitetailed deer can be an exciting time. For one Yes, I know there are some animal activists who strongly thing, the deer you harvest have to be up close and peroppose deer hunting, but sonal when you take a shot. from where I sit they really This means that you will don’t have a clue on what probably see more deer wildlife management is all when bowhunting, even about. when they do not offer you a Take into consideration that, chance to put a tag on them. left unhampered by hunting, Over the years, I have used a deer population can just the bowhunting season to about double in size every give me a chance to get out year. Do the math and also in our great outdoors. It is include deer/vehicle incialso a great time to scout an dents that cost millions of area for deer for the upcomdollars every year, plus the ing firearms and black powtragic loss of over 200 huder (muzzleloader) seasons. man lives. This time in the woods as a Get the picture? bowhunter had paid off very In Connecticut, we have a varied deer season. The first ones to get a chance of putting some venison in the freezer will be the bowhunters.
well for me over the years. Granted, I did not fill my bow tags every season, but then some years were better than others. I do have to admit, though, that archery seasons here in Connecticut and in a couple of other states have left me with some of my finest outdoor memories. I have always used ladder stands and usually put them in place before the arrival of the archery season. This usually works well if you have private land hunting permits because the landowner also knows who is on their land.
This is due in large part to the two-year-old program, which provides free admittance to state parks for vehicles with Connecticut license plates. Before the Passport to Parks program, people paid $13 for one visit to a location such as Hammonasset Beach State See Passport, A13
My very first archery permit on private land was availed to me on a farm in Colchester. The owners treated me like family and I was allowed to do anything I wanted as long as it was legal. This was before ladder stands, and even tree climbers were just coming into their own. I found a tree along a swamp that looked See Roberts, A11
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oree and a 1964 graduate, played alongside Mangan on the football team. He was the Student Council president, earned a spot on the National Honor Society and set a then-record in 1959 by becoming an Eagle Scout at age 12.
joined the Navy and served in Vietnam. In 1979 he started a long career with the National Football League’s marketing and merchandising wing. He now splits his time between Arizona and New York. Bello continues to sponsor athletics programs in Plainville and established a scholarship for PHS graduates.
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Harold “Curly” Bartley, a 1962 graduate, made his name playing multiple sports. He was on the 1961 state championship basketball team. He also lettered four times in track and field.
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Ragged Mountain a testing ground for pioneer climbers By Terry Sutton Special to The Citizen
I recently took a vacation to Wyoming and spent time in the Grand Teton National Park and the world famous Yellowstone National Park.
I saw the world famous “Old Faithful” geyser erupt, took sight of a 300-foot waterfall, witnessed several various colored thermal ponds of water as well as viewing lots of wildlife native to that part of the country.
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like a deer area, so I built a wooden stand in the crotch of the tree. It was my very first attempt and it was a bit amateurish in design, but I spent a couple of archery deer seasons on it. Back then, bow season began in October and I was in the stand one cool October morning when I saw some movement in the brush in back of me. I almost fell out of the treestand when I saw that the movement was an eight–point buck.
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Ragged Mountain rises more than 500 feet from the valley below and peaks at a modest 761 feet in elevation.The mountain has several miles of hiking trails including a portion It was a trip of a lifetime and of the 60-plus mile Metayet I regret not having more comet Trail. However, time to see all the attractions Ragged is best known for at Yellowstone. its numerous rock formaThen, it was time to go back tions and numerous brownish colored traprock to Connecticut. While our cliffs which in some spots state doesn’t have two-mile exceed more than 100 feet high mountain ranges, glaciers, geysers and wildlife in vertical length. such as bison and According to the publicapronghorns, it has its own tion, Trap Rock Ridges of wildlife and unique geologi- Connecticut: Natural Hiscal features. tory & Land Use, those cliffs were formed more One of those areas with some of the most interesting than 200 million years ago features is situated nearby in when continental shifting caused parts of ConnectiSouthington and Berlin cut’s ground to split open – and this local attraction and result in volcanic brings in visitors from all
flows. These flows would become Ragged and several other mountains in the central part of the state. In the 1930s, the cliffs of Ragged and nearby Sleeping Giant Park would be testing ground for some of the earliest technical rock climbers in the United States. Some of the country’s most difficult routes were set at Ragged at a time when most climbers used primitive safety equipment which included ropes made from plant/animal fibers and pitons hammered into cliff walls to prevent ground falls. Mountaineering pioneer Fritz Wiessner, who did first ascents on famous mountains worldwide, was also the first to climb and name some of the routes on Ragged’s cliffs.
It was heading on a path that would take him away from me, so I gave a couple of grunts on a buck call and danged if the buck didn’t turn and start to come right at me. Maybe you have to be a deer hunter to know that you did something right to call in an eight-point buck, I don’t really know, but I do know that that buck had to be deaf not to hear my heart pounding as it came closer and closer.
The buck never knew I was there, and as he stepped into my shooting lane I let the arrow fly. I had already envisioned the deer liver in my frying pan smothered in onions even before I took the shot. Hah! To this day, I do not know how I missed that big buck, but the memory of it taking off unscathed by the arrow that I pulled out of the earth after its departure will be with me forever. And to me, that is what hunting is all about: memories, both successful and some that were not. This year, there will be two opening days for bowhunting. Private land bowhunters will be allowed to hunt starting Sunday, Sept. 15. (Sunday hunting is allowed ONLY on private land with owner permission.) Private land bowhunters are allowed four deer, two either sex and two antlerless.
State land hunters will be allowed to start their bowhunting on Monday, Sept. 16. (There is NO bowhunting allowed on state At that time in my bowhunt- land on Sundays.) ing career, recurve bows Again, the bag limit is four, were the vogue and I was using a Fred Bear Bushmas- two either sex and two antlerless. Hunting is alter. I had my arrow nocked lowed one-half hour before and was shaking at the sunrise to sunset. knees as the big buck kept coming on the path that See ya’ and God Bless Amerwould bring it into my ica and watch over our shooting range of about 20 troops wherever they may be yards. serving to protect the freedoms we enjoy. Freedom is not free!
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It was a unique experience, as I was able to hike trails and view various mountain ranges and glacial lakes. At Yellowstone, I toured an area of the park where a super volcano lays dormant, as magma close to the surface causes wondrous displays of geothermal activity.
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Aside from watching climbers scale the various cliffs at Ragged there is various wildlife such as deer, hawks, turkeys, poisonous copperhead snakes and even bears. There are many great views from the various cliffs and the summit that includes views of the Wassel Reservoir, the Hanging Hills, and other Connecticut mountains.
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a trailhead and parking area at the end of West Lane in Berlin. There’s also a trailhead off of Andrews Street in Southington but parking is forbidden on that street as well as Carey Street. Limited parking is allowed on the neighboring streets off
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Ragged doesn’t have the height or elevation of the Tetons or the geo-thermal activity of Yellowstone but it is a local treasure. If you have the chance to hike it, go for it.
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GRASSY HILL AUCTIONS, - an Estate Sale, Liquidation, Attic & Basement Cleanout Company is Always Buying and providing Attics and Basements services all over ConCleaned necticut. These are just a FEW of the things GARY WODATCH we are looking for: AnDemolition Svs Sheds, tiques, Collectibles, pools, decks, garages, WANTED Individual Old/ Vintage Toys, Mudebris removal. Quick, sical Instruments (Saxfirearms, collections & ophones, Trumpets, Vi- estates including military courteous svc. All calls olins, Flutes, Clarinets, & related items.Federally returned. Ins. #566326. Trombone & SO MUCH Cell, 860-558-5430 MORE) Advertising licensed firearms dealer. Gunsmith, appraisals, Items, Wristwatches Richard Pleines, (860) (Broken or Not), Pocket Electrical Services 663-2214. Watches, Tools (Machinist, Woodworking, TEC ELECTRICAL & MORE) Doorstops, WANTED - Old antique, newer & junk jewelry. “I Service LLC All Phases Clocks, Oil Paintings, pay Top Cash for your of Electrical Work. 24 Old Signs, Old PhoGrandma’s Costume hr. Emergency Service. tographs, Old PostJewelry Stash”. Call cards, Brewery Items, Small Jobs Welcome. Julie, 203-443-9602. Hunting & Fishing, PEZ 203.237.2122 Dispensers, Costume Jewelry, Broken Jewelry, Gold & Silver JewelFencing ry, Gold & Silver Coins, Military Items, Swords CORNERSTONE & Bayonets, Helmets & Fence & Ornamental Patches, Medals & UniGates. All types of forms, Pocket Knives, Lighters & Pipes, Founfence. Res/Comm. AFA tain Pens, Mechanical Cert. Ins’d. Call John Pencils, Fraternal Order Uvino 203-237-4283. Items, Religious Items, CT Reg #601060. Industrial Items, Winchester Items, Sikorsky Items, Pratt & Whitney Gutters Items, Colt Items, Native American Items, GUTTERS DON’T Vintage Electronics, WORK Slot Cars, Toy Trucks, Matchbox & HotIf they’re dirty! For gutwheels, Barbie’s, Folk ter cleaning, Call Kevin Art, Statues, Bronzes, (203) 440-3279 Fully ins. Trains, Cameras, Mid CT# 569127 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 Musical Instruments 203-868-1816 - Grassy Instruction HillAuctions.com GUTTERS PLUS 25+yrs. Exp. Call today for Free estimate. 203-440-3535 Ct. Reg. #578887
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