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Builder plans 23 homes for those 55 and older
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By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — A local homebuilder is looking for town approval to construct 23 homes off Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike. Tony Denorfia of AA Denorfia Building and Development wants to build two and three-bedroom homes for those 55 and over. In addition to needing less space, Denorfia said these buyers are also looking to avoid lawn care and other outside maintenance. “There’ll be an association that’ll take care of the outside maintenance,” he said. In April, town planners gave Denorfia approval to rezone the 10-acre property at 570 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike as an age-restricted cluster housing zone. This allows greater density than normally allowed in residential zones. See Housing, A2
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Thomas Jenkeleit, set dresser for New York-based RWS Entertainment Group, works on the The Root of All Evil haunted house while preparing for Phantom Fall Fest at Lake Compounce in Southington. The attraction runs weekends from Sept. 30 to Oct. 30. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
New Halloween-themed attraction set to open By Christian Metzger Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — Lake Compounce is set to debut this year’s Halloweenthemed attraction, Phantom Fall Fest. The attraction, which opens Friday, Sept. 30, will run from 6 to 10 p.m on Fridays and from noon to 10 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 30. See Halloween, A3
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PLAINVILLE — The community will add another restaurant option in early December when Kiki’s Kitchen opens up at 284 Farmington Ave., up the road from the YMCA. The eatery will serve up Mediterranean and Greek food, as well as some Italian favorites.[ Plainville resident Katholiki Georgaras Morin – also known as Kiki – started Kiki’s Kitchen from her home in 2020. Customers would place their orders one day in advance, and Morin would get to work preparing the food in her commercial-size kitchen.
Katholiki Georgaras Morin, owner of Kiki’s Kitchen in Plainville. Photo provided by Katholiki Georgaras Morin
The menu includes gyros, wraps, pizza, wings, grinders, soups, salads, “This year, we are fortunate enough to find a retail desserts, and much more. location here in town to “Everyone has heard about expand into,” said Morin, a how healthy and delicious self-taught cook. “We will Mediterranean cuisine is,” have indoor seating as well Morin said, “and now they as an outdoor patio, deliv- will be able to experience ery, and best of all, we it for themselves, either on have a drive-thru window.” the go, have it delivered, or come in and order at the Morin said the restaurant counter, try some samples will offer “something for everyone,” including vegan and then be seated.” and gluten-free options. See Kiki’s Kitchen, A5
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Now he’s looking for town approval to build the development. Denorfia said most of the houses will have two bedrooms. Size will range from 1,400 to 1,800 square feet. Prices have stabilized “a little bit,” Denorfia said, although rising interest rates have had an influence. “Right now, it’s hard to tell. We’re anticipating that they'll be in the high three hundreds to low four hundreds, depending on the market,” he said. “Housing is very market-sensitive. The rates go up, the number of buyers go down.”
Opposition to building The Planning and Zoning Commission hasn’t yet taken
over traffic, emergency services, the loss of undeveloped land and drainage.
Jennifer Tulacro, a Hillcrest Drive resident and neighbor of the planned development, wrote a letter to commission members stating her opposition.
Denorfia said material prices have dropped, though they remain twice as much as before the pandemic. Delivery times have also come down. Denorfia said garage doors were back ordered up to nine months but now can be delivered in a more reasonable six weeks.
“This property is already surrounded on four sides with streets and existing homes making it extremely densely populated as it is. Furthermore, this parcel is an area of green space that is becoming increasingly rare in a town that has seen an unbelievable amount of building that does not seem to end,” Tulacro wrote. Other area residents communicated their concerns
Denorfia said after he builds the development, drainage in the area will improve.
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Construction won’t begin until next year if the plan is approved by the town. “I’m hoping we should be able to start in the spring,” Denorfia said. jbuchanan@record-journal.com 203-317-2230 Twitter: @JBuchananRJ
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Phantom Fall Fest features four haunted houses and three themed “scare zones.” It replaces the Haunted Graveyard attraction, which was at the park for 20 years.
The four haunted houses are twisting labyrinths dotted throughout the park with different themes.
Lynsey Winters, marketing director, looks over a caterpillar costume that will be featured during Phantom Fall Fest at Lake Compounce in Southington.
MediEvil takes you to an inquisitor’s torture chamber, The Root of All Evil is the manor of a mad scientist, while Spirits of the Swamp has you trek through a haunted bayou. mAlice in Wonderland, the largest haunted house, has an additional $5 admission. See Halloween, A4
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“It’s the longest, it’s the best,” Winters said. “You choose your path, so you can either go down the rabbit hole or through the looking glass. At some places they merge, but it’ll essentially be like almost two different haunts.”
Mannequin props wait to be positioned as preparations for Phantom Fall Fest continued at Lake Compounce in Southington on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
It takes about 10 to 15 minutes to get through each of the other three haunted houses, with mAlice in Wonderland taking upwards of 20 minutes. Younger children are encouraged to come between noon and 6 p.m Saturday and Sun-
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Katholiki Georgaras Morin is pictured in her home’s commercial kitchen. In December, Morin’s Kiki’s Kitchen will open at 284 Farmington Ave. in Plainville. Photo provided by Katholiki Georgaras Morin
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Town Manager Mike Paulhus is pleased to see Kiki’s Kitchen thriving in Plainville.
they lived here, and one of my sisters owned a restaurant in Greece as well.” Before devoting herself to cooking, Morin taught English in Greece, and then taught Greek in the U.S.
“I certainly look forward to meeting the owners and trying their food,” Paulhus said. “Teaching was a very enjoy“I wish them great success in able occupation, but my love their new location.” for food was always my passion, and being able to make Before coming to Plainville, people happy through food Morin and her husband kept pushing me in this diresided in Southington. Also, rection. Since I was little, I Morin lived in Rhodes, remember visiting my Greece for 20 years. grandparents in Greece and helping my grandmother “We want to continue makcook dinner and break ing traditional Greek dishes and new creative dishes with bread,” Morin said. a homemade quality, and we “My mother and grandare happy to include pizza mother are the two women and some pizzeria stanthat inspire me, and most of dards, which is something I my dishes they taught me grew up with,” Morin said. how to make.” “My parents owned a few nzappone@record-journal.com pizza places in Connecticut 203-317-2212 during the 70s and 80s when
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Registration for Southington Youth Basketball’s 2022-23 season will be accepted online through Monday, Oct. 31. The fee is $85 ($170 family maximum). The program is open to Southington boys in grades 1 through 12 and girls in grades 1 through 9. Players on a team sanctioned by the CIAC are ineligible to compete in the youth basketball league. Visit sybahoops.org for more information and to register.
The Plainville Conservation Commission will hold a Pequabuck River clean-up Saturday, Oct. 1, 9 a.m. to noon, behind West Cemetery on North Washington Street. Participants are asked to arrive at the site by using the access road just to the south of the cemetery. Drive to the end of the access road and register at the tent. Gloves and refreshments will be provided. Direct questions to Town Planner Mark DeVoe, 860-793-0221, ext. 7177.
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U.S. Rep. John B. Larson announced that Southington High School senior Mackenzie Monahan is the winner of the Congressional Art Competition for Connecticut’s First District.
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Southington residents, I’m running as a moderate Republican to represent you in Congress.
My opponent, John Larson, has represented you for 24 years, and although I like him as a person, I have serious doubts about what he has accomplished – and what he seeks to accomplish. I believe it’s time for new energy and ideas, and that no person – no party – has a monopoly on good ideas or policy. In fact, we’d benefit
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Education: Education is vitally important, and I worry that current policies are making it harder for our next generation to achieve its full potential, especially those in at-risk demographics. I support charter schools that increase educational innovation and force Healthcare: Having spent all schools to be better, a demore than 30 years as a pri- crease in the burdens of mary caregiver, I believe standardized testing, fewer I can add something to the students in each classroom, healthcare conversation. disciplinary systems that adHealthcare is too expensive dress the causes of poor stuand complicated and has too dent behavior, and othmany inequities. I’ve seen er policies that place student firsthand both the inequalisuccess first. Ensuring teachties rampant in our healthers feel supported by admincare system and the ways istrators, parents, and the government involvement community is also crucial. can make the problem worse. Beyond my own practice, I also have experiSee Lazor, A13
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Southington rallies, knocks off No. 1 Greenwich Blue Knights overcome 21-0 deficit in thrilling comeback By Ron Buck Special to the Record-Journal
GREENWICH — The Southington football team proved Saturday it’s not how you start.
Evan Anderson’s two-point conversion out of the Wildcat formation with 3:48 to play provided SHS with the winning point. His conversion came after he surprised Greenwich with a 24-yard touchdown pass to John Flynn out of the same formation. The Southington defense then held Greenwich (2-1) one last time. The Blue Knights stopped the Cardinals by inches on fourth down at their own 32, turning the ball back to the offense with 2:35 to play.
Now, after finishing off No. 1 Greenwich 29-28 in a CT High School Football Alliance top-10 Southington gained a first matchup, the sixth-ranked Blue Knights can lay claim to down, and Anderson (who else) then pinned the Cardithe top spot in the state. nals deep with his sixth punt Southington (3-0) endured a of the day. His boot from 2 ½ hour bus ride, arrived midfield was downed at the late to Greenwich High 3-yard line with 15 seconds School, and then overcame a to play. Time then ran out 21-0 deficit after the first on Greenwich. quarter to return home with one of the program’s biggest “It’s a great win because there were a lot of doubters,” wins. Blue Knights 29 Cardinals 28
Officials extend the chains as the Southington defense held Greenwich on fourth down in the fourth quarter on the road on Saturday afternoon.
selves on being the best team we possibly can. It’s just a great program win.”
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The victory was Southington’s first over a FCIAC team since beating Ridgefield in the 2019 playoffs.
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Drury, who won back-toback state titles at SHS in 2013 and 2014, had lost his last five games to FCIAC schools, including SHS’s loss to New Canaan in last year’s Class LL postseason. And after falling behind 210, a seventh SHS loss in eight games against the FCIAC seemed inevitable.
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But the Blue Knights wouldn’t go away. They scored 14 points in the second quarter, and after entering the final 12 minutes down 28-14, the Blue Knights scored the game’s final 15 points. Anderson, a junior, did it all for the Blue Knights. A twoway starter, SHS’s backup quarterback caught nine passes out of his normal wideout position for 201 yards.
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Anderson had lined up during the game a few times in the shotgun formation, but
as a running quarterback. So, his pass out of the Wildcat formation surprised Greenwich. His conversion a few minutes later then gave Southington its only lead of the game. “He had a monster game, but we knew who Evan was,” Drury said. “He’s a great athlete, but a quiet, humble kid. He’s just out there every day, working.” “He had a couple quiet games to start the season, but we were excited to let others see what he can do,” added Drury. “But everyone stepped up and made big plays today.” “I know I have confidence in myself as the backup (quarterback),” Anderson said about his connection with Flynn. “I wasn’t really surprised (we went for two). I knew we were going to get the ball in there. As for being down 21-0? “We knew we just had to pick things up and stop making mistakes,” Anderson said. “We just had to keep pushing.” See Football, A15
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“We dethroned the king,” Anderson said of beat the No. 1 team in the state. “We walked in here; it was their homecoming game. And made it worse.” The Blue Knights couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start. Southington was down 14-0 before the Greenwich homecoming crowd was settled into their seats.
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It was DiBenetto’s only mistake of the game, as the junior shook off several hard hits in throw for 300 yards on 18-of-41 passing. Lincoln Cardillo’s second rushing touchdown of the game with 8:13 to play got the Blue Knights within 2821. Cardillo finished with 86 yards on 29 carries. Southington then recovered a Cardillo pooched kickoff at the Greenwich 31.
But SHS was turned away once again by Greenwich Greenwich would evenwhen DiBenedetto was intually score on each of its tercepted in the end first three first-quarter zone three minutes later. possessions to lead 21-0 The turnover, however, just after 12 minutes. set the stage for Anderson’s Southington punted on heroics. its first four possessions, The Blue Knights originally while the Cardinals rolled up 196 yards of of- lined up for a conventional fense in the first quarter, PAT to potentially tie the game. But during a timeout, scoring on drives of 72, Drury had second thoughts. 79 and 57 yards. From there on, however, “My defensive coordinator Southington kept coming Rob Levesque sort of put it in my mind,” Drury said. back. “Overtime rules? Who does “We made some critical it benefit, us or them? So, I mistakes,” Drury said of thought about it for a brief the first quarter. “Offensecond.” sively we put the D in “I knew we had something some bad situations.” we had been working on “But that’s just the ebb and flow of the game,” In Memoriam Drury added. “There are Lorraine Casarella going to be mistakes all over the field. But it’s how you respond as a team.” “How they responded; that’s what I’m most proud of. We made the plays when we needed to,” Drury continued. “We were coming down here. Hostile environment. And we said, ‘You know what? We couldn’t have started worse.” After its shaky start, Southington continued to make it hard on itself. Despite dominating the game from the first quarter on, the Blue Knights were stopped twice on fourth down inside the Cardinals’ 5-yard line, and SHS quarterback C.J.
and we got it done,” Drury added. “We should have been in a better position than we were. But our defense showed up. That’s a really good offense with a monstrous front line and our freaking front played their tails off and made plays when they had to.”
down of the game to 6-foot-5 Dominic DeLuca from 19 yards out to put the Cardinals up by two touchdowns with five minutes to play in the third quarter.
As for Anderson’s pass to Flynn?
DiBenedetto’s 54-yard bomb to Anderson got the Blue Knights within a touchdown with 25 seconds to play in the half. Anderson scored after breaking a tackle at the 20 and outrunning a Greenwich defender to the end zone.
“That’s a little something we’ve been working on; something we had in our back pocket,” Drury said. “I said you know what, everyone is tired, they are going to come up hard … so we called it and it was wide open. And we made the play.” A muffed punt led to Greenwich’s only points after the first quarter. Greenwich quarterback Jack Wilson threw his third touch-
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“We just shot ourselves in the foot over and over again in the second half,” Greenwich head coach Anthony Morello said. “They made less mistakes in the second half.” “We did some knucklehead things,” Morello added. “That’s two weeks in a row. Ultimately, guys have to make plays on the field. We called plays that we thought we thought were going to be successful.” “It’s a loss to a quality opponent who played better than us today. They deserve all the credit in the world,” continued Morello.
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Plainville Community Schools’ “All Star” award winners for September are Plainville High student Jaylen Thigpen and PHS faculty members John Girard and Ken Fusco. The three were recognized at the Sept. 12 Board of Education meeting. The “All Star” award recognizes students, faculty and staff members who go above and beyond in modeling the district’s Portrait of the Graduate characteristics. Pictured above: Superintendent of Schools Steven LePage, John Girard, Ken Fusco and Board of Education Chair Lori Consalvo.
Plainville Police Blotter Arrests reported by the Plainville Police: Sept. 2 Wesley J. Knowles, 41, 135 Cottonwood Road, Newington, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 5:38 a.m. John Paradis, 59, 33 Wayne Drive, third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace, 3:48 p.m. Sept. 6 Chase M. Soucie, 26, 24 Wayne Drive, second-degree breach of peace, second-degree reckless endangerment, seconddegree failure to appear, 1:45 a.m.
Sept. 7 Logan P. Cook, 30, 23 W. Main St., third-degree assault, disorderly conduct, 3:45 p.m. Raven S. Hardy, 31, 35 Clark St., Hartford, sixth-degree larceny, 1:48 p.m. Sept. 13 Ashley N. Morgan, 34, 48 Bagley Road, two counts second-degree failure to appear, first-degree failure to appear, 12 p.m. Sept. 16 Angelica M. Muniz, 31, 165 S. Vine St., second-degree breach of peace, 2:55 p.m.
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The leading girls soccer team so far this season in the Connecticut Technical Conference? The standings show it’s the Wilcox Tech Lady Wildcats. Led by Katherine Arichavala, the ’Cats have scored 24 goals in getting out to a 5-1 start. Arichavala, a junior forward/midfielder, has 11 of those 24 goals, plus three assists. Arichavala had a hat trick against Grasso Tech on Sept. 12 and another one last Friday against Innovation.
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Area football teams turned in two huge wins in the Alliance matchups of Week 3: Southington, 29-28, at Greenwich and Maloney, 21-9, at Darien. Defense sealed it for the Spartans after they took the lead in the second half. Maloney made multiple goal-line stands and forced three turnovers. Zakkai Moore was in the middle of it all. The junior linebacker made 16 tackles, including three for a lost yardage, and picked off a pass.
Emily Hart has been on the varsity scene at Platt since her freshman days and her final year is shaping up like a fine culminating act. The senior setter led the Panthers to a 3-0 sweep of Maloney on Monday. With the rivalry win Platt improved to 7-1, which tied for second-best record in the CCC. Hart had 11 assists and six aces vs. Maloney. On the season, she has 140 assists, 44 aces and 57 digs. All are team highs.
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We’re racking our brains and drawing blanks — unlike Morgan Stone. The Lyman Hall senior midfielder scored five straight goals Wednesday to lift the Trojans to a 7-5 victory over East Haven. When was the last time a player scored five goals in one game, let alone five straight? With LH down 4-0 after 15 minutes, Stone cut the gap to 4-2 by halftime, then scored three times in the first 20 minutes of the second to put LH ahead.
Re-introducing SCC Volleyball Player of the Year Avery Mola, though the formality probably isn’t necessary. The senior outside hitter has driven CHS to another strong start with the sort of play that made her All-State last season. Mola had 21 kills against Bristol Central, 22 against Fairfield Warde — far and away the area’s single-match highs so far. Mola and the Rams were 5-1 heading into Tuesday’s showdown with Amity.
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She has kept her promises to work to better the state by Editor : trying to reduce taxes and As a retired police sergeant, I unnecessary spending while am supporting Chris Poulos’ being in the minority party candidacy for state represen- at the capital. She will continue to fight for the citizens tative. In 2021, Southington like many municipalities was of Berlin and Southington by coming to grips with an un- remaining fiscally responsible. precedented wave of juvenile crime. Let’s send Donna back to Chris was the only Democrat Hartford! to support the Town Council resolution to request the state make significant changes to the juvenile justice system. Chris had the moral courage to do the right thing and not walk in lockstep with his party. Chris is the best candidate to represent Southington in Hartford and will work across the aisle to build a pragmatic consensus and create impactful change in our state. Jeff Nattrass, Southington
Her word is bond Editor : Donna Veach has shown that she has the ability, desire and knowledge to continue to represent the 30th District as State Representative. I have had the honor of getting to know Donna and her family when we moved to Berlin. She is a woman of her word, and her integrity and morality are beyond reproach.
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Veach cares Editor : Representative Donna Veach cares about our safety. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, she has proven her commitment to keeping our community and our officers safe. We see this in how she successfully helped amend the original Police Accountability Bill by eliminating restrictive language that would have negatively impacted the functionality of our law enforcement. She also works hard for our children. By being on the Education Committee she strives to promote safe, constructive and positive environments for them. Donna is what we want in a representative. Vote Veach!
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Wily seal that cruised to pond surrenders at police station
Arrests reported by the Southington Police: Sept. 9 Timoye T. Coke, 19, 1815 West St., disorderly conduct, 2:23 a.m. Heidi Jackson, 556, 13 Darling St., Apt. D, sixth-degree larceny, 9:20 a.m. Crystal C. Meyer, 38, 9610 Northwest 32nd Manor, Sunrise, Fla., second-degree breach of peace, 9:45 p.m. Desiree M. Piatek, 39, 198 Savage St., operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 10 Gary Feltt, 75, 125 Ivy Drive, illegal discharge of a firearm, 8 a.m. Sept. 12 Robert E. Griffin, 47, 394 Sum-
earlier this month in Shoe Pond in the city of Beverly, northeast of Boston. The animal is believed to have traveled to the pond from the sea via a river and drainage pipes.
BEVERLY, Mass. — A gray seal that wandered into a Massachusetts pond and evaded authorities’ attempts to capture him turned himself in last Friday after waddling up to the lo- The seal quickly became a local attraction and was cal police station.
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Sept. 14 Patrick L. Reilly, 66, 3043 E. Vermont Drive, Gilbert, Ariz., operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 10:30 a.m. Sept. 15 Courtney L. Calvo, 31, 28 Matthew St., Bristol, sixth-degree larceny, 8 p.m. Luis E. Changanaqui, 58, 28 South St., Hartford, sixth-degree larceny, second-degree criminal trover, 4:45 p.m.
Sept. 16 Stuart W. Aivaz, 62, 11 Camp St., Plainville, second-degree breach of peace, first-degree threatening, 10:30 p.m. Jamie L. Jankowski, 35, 40 West Center St., violation of a protective order, 11 p.m. Sept. 17 Anthony F. Paladino, 37, 40 W. Center St., 2B, violation of a protective order, 12:01 a.m. Sept. 18 Patrick J. Stefens, 32, 80 Homesdale Ave., failure to comply to fingerprints requirements, interfering with an officer, second-degree breach of peace, 12:21 a.m. Sept. 21 Joshua Miron, 33, 23 Parkview Drive, second-degree breach of peace, third-degree assault, 9:30 a.m. Manuel Tlatelpa Aragon, 27, 64 Center St., Apt. 11, interfering with an officer, 6:30 p.m. Tiffany Worden, 35, 23 Parkview, fourth-degree criminal mischief, second-degree breach of peace, third-degree assault, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 22 Nicholas P. Gothberg, 28, 30 Heritage Court, Wolcott, reckless driving, evading responsibility, second-degree assault, 5 p.m.
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Sept. 19 Kevin Pieretti, 29, 31 Wayne Drive, second-degree breach of peace, 2 a.m. Alexis Colon-Pieretti, 27, 31 Wayne Drive, second-degree breach of peace, 2:32 a.m. Sept. 21 Anthony T. Lebby, 49, 182 Magnolia St., Hartford, sixth-degree larceny, possession of a shoplifting device, 8 p.m.
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The Zoning Board of Appeals of Plainville, Connecticut will hold a Public Hearing(s) on Tuesday October 11, 2022 at 7:30 PM to hear and consider the following application(s): WHITING STREET Application #22-10-01, Village Motors Wholesale LLC seeks approval for an Automobile Repair License(s) automobile repair license as required by Section 14-54 of the Connecticut General Statues for property located at 152 Whiting Street Plainville, Connecticut this 20th day of September 2022 Peter Autunno, Chairperson Plainville Zoning Board of Appeals R255426
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The Town of Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the Plainville Municipal Center, One Central Square, Plainville, CT to consider the following items: 1. Consideration of Opt-out provision of CT General Statute 8-2o(f) permitting the Town of Plainville to opt-out of the requirement to establish regulations permitting detached accessory apartments. 2. Special Exception (PZ 09-22 #17) for 260 South Washington Street LLC (HW Green) to install fencing, landscape/screening, parking, drainage improvements, and repair of a concrete processing pad at 260, 276, and 306 South Washington Street. Plans and application materials are available for public inspection in the Planning Department, Plainville Municipal Center. At this hearing, interested persons may appear and be heard, and written communications may be received. Respectfully submitted, Mathew Weimer, Secretary, Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission. Dated at Plainville, CT September 14, 2022. R255227
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Find great local eats - MenusCT.com Adelphia Café 476 Washington Avenue North Haven, CT 06473 203-535-0149 Family owned/operated. Former proprietors of the Neptune Diner in Wallingford. Extensive menu for all tastes. Breakfasts, luncheons and special dinners. All baking on premises.
Colony Diner
611 N Colony Road Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 269-9507 colonydiner.com Wallingford’s place to go for oldfashioned breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Proudly serving up delicious and hearty meals daily. Voted Best Diner 4 years running by Record Journal. Open seven days. Breakfast served all day.
Athena II Diner
320 Washington Ave, North Haven, CT 06473 203.239.0663 www.athena2diner.com Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Serving breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Accept Q Cards. Serving North Haven for 30 years. Daily specials and full liquor available.
Duchess of Wallingford 124 Church St. Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 265-9431 www.facebook.com/pages/ Duchess -of-Wallingford/119682821380599 Celebrating Over 25 Years in Wallingford! Our Success comes from dedication to quality,freshness & variety! Breakfast cooked to order. Open 7 days for breakfast lunch & dinner.
ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE! The Plainville Town Clerk’s office has been notified that some campaigns and candidate committees will be sending absentee ballot applications to many registered voters in Plainville. Connecticut Law allows you to receive an absentee ballot if you cannot appear at your assigned polling place on Election Day because of any of these reasons: • My active service in the Armed Forces of the United States • My absence from my town of residence • Sickness • My religious tenets forbid secular activity on the day of the election • My duties as a primary, election or referendum official at a polling place other than my own during all of the hours of voting • Physical disability Applications must be signed by the voter requesting the ballot. Anyone assisting a voter in filling out the application must also sign and include their name, address, and telephone number in Section VII. If you do not wish to vote by Absentee Ballot and receive an application in the mail, simply discard. Applications may be submitted immediately and dropped in the secured Election Drop Box located at Town Hall, 1 Central Square, (Side Entrance) or they may be mailed to the Town Clerk’s office. In order for you to receive your ballot on time, applications should be submitted as soon as possible to avoid receiving a late ballot. Ballots will be mailed starting October 7, 2022. Completed ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Questions regarding Absentee Ballots may be sent to: porrini@plainville-ct.gov R255552 Help Wanted
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)
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.
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Develop, install, modify and test PLC software and hardware for the automation of industrial machinery and cold rolling machinery utilizing Siemens Step7, TIA Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000, RSLogix 500, Mitsubishi GX Developer, GE Proficy Machine Edition. Will utilize industry standard communication protocols such as Modbus RTU and TCP, Profibus and Profinet. Will engineer and design the required visualization HMI utilizing Siemens WinCC, Rockwell FactoryTalk View, ArchestrA IDE, Intouch and InteractX. Will troubleshoot and diagnose AGC, Gauge measuring systems and high-speed motion controllers. Will design and read electrical drawings using AutoCAD to modify and upgrade industrial machines, cold rolling mills and the associated equipment. Requires Associates degree or equivalent in Electrical, Automation or Computer Engineering with 2 years experience in the automation of industrial machinery and cold rolling mills. Send resume to Ronald LeClair, RSL Solutions, LLC, 615 W Johnson Ave, Suite 202, Cheshire, CT 06410. resumes@ rslsolutions.com
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Performs responsible office work in the processing of all general government payrolls and maintain all payroll records. The position requires a H.S. diploma or G.E.D, plus 5 years of experience in responsible office work involving typing, accounting, bookkeeping, data entry and payroll processing. $27.22 to $32.68 hourly plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Forms will be mailed upon request from the Department of Human Resources or maybe downloaded from the Department of Human Resources Web Page. The closing date will be the date that the 50th application form/ resume is received, or October 17, 2022, whichever occurs first. EOE
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