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Volume 15, Number 8
Friday, February 21, 2020
Coach Kelly looks back at 46-year career By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff
Jude Kelly’s long and successful coaching career has come to an end. At age 67, the longtime football mentor has hung up his whistle after 46 seasons — 41 as head coach at East Catholic, Southington and St. Paul after five years as a college assistant at his alma mater, Southern Connecticut State University.
Kelly signed off with a combined 250-176-4 record that puts him at No. 7 on the alltime Connecticut football coach wins list. He won four state championships. The first three were with East Catholic in 1983, 1986 and 1987. The final one was with Southington in 1998. Kelly said Tuesday it was just time to step aside.
Coach Jude Kelly raises the state championship plaque after his Southington Blue Knights defeated Norwich Free Academy on Dec. 5, 1998 to win that year’s CIAC Class LL crown. It was one of four state championships and 250 games Kelly won over the span of his 46year coaching career at East Catholic, Southington and St. Paul. The 67-year-old Kelly, who has been at St. Paul since 2005, announced his retirement late last week.
See Kelly, A11
PZC OK’s affordable housing
Rex Forge seeks approval for cleanup plan near Q-River By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
A factory near the Quinnipiac River is looking for town approval to clean up oil that spilled onto the riverbank during an accident and fire years ago.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved an affordable housing development downtown Tuesday night, but reduced the number of apartments from 30 to 22.
The state requires Rex Forge, an Atwater Street manufacturer, to clean contaminated soil as part of a company ownership transfer. The Quinnipiac River flows behind Rex Forge, a manufacturer of closed die hot metal forgings at 355 Atwater St. in Southington on Feb. 14. The factory is looking for town approval to clean up oil that spilled onto the Dave Zajac, Record-Journal See Cleanup plan, A2 riverbank during an accident and a fire.
In 1998, fuel oil released from a valve flowed into the river. During
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When asked about the impact of the reduction and other town requirements on his plans, developer Carl Verderame of Hunter Build LLC deferred comment to his attorney. See Housing, A6
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