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Grocery stores impacted by disruption of supply chain as workers quarantine By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
As lines outside grocery stores become a common sight once more, suppliers and distributors are working around quarantines disrupting the supply chain to keep food and household supplies flowing to the shelves for holiday shoppers. “We’re in the middle of a pandemic and it's changed the supply chain drastically ... and our manufacturers
John Salerno, owner of Tops Marketplace on the Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike in Southington, shows the limited supply of organic milk in stock on Nov. 24. Suppliers and distributors are working around quarantines disrupting the supply chain to keep food and household supplies flowing to the shelves for holiday shoppers.
are doing whatever they can,” said Bill Rosa, owner of The Russell Hall Co. in Meriden. The company generally supplies plastic packaging and cleaning supplies to restaurants, delis, schools and nursing homes, but during the pandemic grocery stores have become a new clientele for paper towels and toilet paper.
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Mount Southington plans to replace, expand ski school building
Karabin Farms proposal heads to Town Council By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
On Tuesday town planners approved a development rights purchase for Karabin Farms, a move that would prevent houses or other construction on the agricultural land. If the $800,000 purchase is approved by the Town Council, it’ll bring the total number of acres preserved as open space or bought outright by the town in the last
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Cows gather in their pen at Karabin Farms, 894 Andrews St., Southington, on Sept. 16. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
year to almost 100 acres. “It’s been a lightning round of open space See Karabin Farms, A16
Mount Southington ski area owners say a proposed new ski school will offer more space for winter and off-season activities. General Manager Jay Dougherty said Mount Southington has outgrown
the existing single-story ski school and needs more space for both on and offseason programs. The Planning and Zoning Commission must approve the new construction, but hasn’t yet taken up the proposal. Plans submitted by See Mount Southington, A9
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run into issues with not being able to fulfill its orders, Rosa said manufacturers have had to contend with both quarantines reducing their workforce and social distancing requirements changing the workflow on their shop floors. According to the Associated Press, around 10 percent of workers at cleaning supply manufacturing plants are calling out sick each day. That’s led to a 21 percent reduction in paper towels and toilet paper on store shelves nationwide and a 16 percent reduction in cleaning supplies on store shelves. Before the pandemic, 5 to 7 percent of consumer goods were typically out of stock, market research company IRI said.
Though the shelves at Tops Marketplace in Southington haven’t been emptied of paper towels and toilet paper, owner John Salerno said name brand items do sell out quickly.
shortages throughout the pandemic, where one item in particular will be in short supply for a week or so. Shelves at local stores were “wiped out” of pasta a few months ago, specialty milks like oat milk have been harder to come across and non-perishables like canned beans and soup have been intermittently scarce. “There are shortages out there, but not long lasting,” he said. Salerno attributes the shortages to a combination of increased demand, including holiday shoppers in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, and trucks getting delayed at various points in the supply chain. “I think it’s production, I really do. Because if they have a plant that experiences COVID all the sudden it shuts the plant down for a week,” he said. ” … Even our warehouse, even they got
hit. They had trucks delayed... You’re supposed to get a truck on Tuesday and you don’t get it until Wednesday.” Demand for turkeys this Thanksgiving seemed to be steady compared with past years, Salerno said, however buyers opted for smaller birds and sales of pre-prepared turkeys tripled.
Seven people were killed in crashes from early Wednesday morning, Nov. 25 through Sunday night. Two people died early Sunday morning in a two-
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The slowdown in business for restaurants has allowed grocery stores to pick up some extra suppliers of food and products which would normally be destined for use in commercial kitchens. “All along through the pandemic we’ve addressed it by going to other suppliers,” Salerno said. “Restaurants are hurting so were buying a lot from our restaurant suppliers.”
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The AP reported that Walmart has seen a rise in demand for cleaning supplies in some stores, while supermarket chains like Kroger and Publix have limited the quantities of toilet paper and paper towels that shoppers can buy in one purchase. Amazon said it’s working with manufacturers to resupply its mostly sold out stock of disinfectant wipes and paper towels.
MIDDLETOWN — Connecticut troopers responded to 376 accidents on state highways and charged 29 people with driving under the influence during beefed-up enforcement efforts over the Thanksgiving holiday period, state police said Monday.
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Mamma Mia restaurant to reopen
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Arrests and citations were down from the same time last year, when troopers charged 52 people with driving under the influence, cited 385 for speeding, issued more than 1,250 citations for other violations and investigated 593 accidents. Two people were killed in two separate crashes.
New managers of Mamma Mia restaurant on MeridenWaterbury Turnpike are renovating after a fire last year and plan to reopen. A fire last April heavily damaged the kitchen, burned wiring and ceiling tiles and left the restaurant with smoke damage throughout. Mamma Mia had opened in December of 2018.
The new partners could not be reached for comment, but advertised an opening to social media fans from Wednesday to Friday last week. “After a successful friends and family opening this past weekend we’re inviting all our social media followers to an exclusive soft opening,” the restaurant owners an-
— Associated Press The Mamma Mia Restaurant is seen here at 1765 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike in Southington in 2018. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
nounced Monday via Facebook. They also announced a planned opening date of Dec.1 for the newly-renovated Mamma Mia restaurant.
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The restaurant at 1765 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike caught fire just after 10 p.m. on April 17, 2019. FirefightLuigi Camputaro owned the ers found fire coming from a restaurant. He was helped by rear exhaust vent and heavy his three nephews who also smoke inside and outside. run a banquet facility in Italy The fire was extinguished in as well as his daughter Mari- about an hour and there na Geraci of Southington. were no reported injuries. They had renovated the forjbuchanan@record-journal.com 203-317-2230 mer diner in 2018 and exTwitter: @JBuchananRJ panded the building to ac-
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Coffee shop brings heritage of Italian espresso to town By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
resident Vincenzo Infante hopes the coffee brewed at his newly-opened Lions Den Coffee Shop can be the catalyst for recreating a sense of community.
Inspired by the conversations he grew up listening to around cups of espresso in Italian coffee shops, local
“I have always been around espresso. My family and I were from Sicily, so I was always around espresso as a little boy,” he said.
Barista Kaylea Mazzamurro makes a latte at the Lions Den Coffee Shop in the Plantsville section of Southington. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
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The beans are roasted by the Saccuzzo Coffee Co. in Newington and its pastries come from Giovanni’s Bakery & Pastry Shop, also in Newington. Infante also rotates out one single-origin coffee from around the world every month and he’s looking to add additional Italian graband-go foods to his menu, paninis in particular.
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YMCAs adjust to recreational pause Last month, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that youth and recreational sports will cease being played in Connecticut until at least Jan. 19. Now, area YMCAs are getting a fuller picture of what this means for their operations. The guidelines mandate masks at the YMCA at all times, something Wallingford had already self-imposed since Nov. 13. Prior to masks being mandated at all times at Connecticut’s YMCAs, members were allowed to take off their masks while working out as long as they maintained a 12-foot distance from others. Jay Jaronko, Southington branch executive director at the Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA, was hoping there would be some leeway for the YMCA’s youth sports programs.
“We are all on board to stop this virus,” Jaronko added. “We are just seeing if there’s some leeway that helps us continue these programs.” Sean Doherty, executive director of the Wallingford Family YMCA, said the Wallingford Dolphins swim program will be in dry dock until Jan. 19.
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Tony Papahristou, manager of Cava Restaurant, stands in the Willy Wonka-themed room. This is the restaurant’s 13th year decorating for the holidays. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
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“We’re trying to spread out and maximize what we can use the property for in the summer,” he said.
the ski area show the existing ski school, built about 30 years ago, would be demolished and replaced with a The new building will also two-story building at roughly feature bathrooms, a needed the same location. amenity in that portion of the ski area. The ski school “Our goal has been to bebuilding is the farthest south come more of a 12-month on the property. operation,” Dougherty said. “We’re trying to add space to FAST camp the facility that makes sense Brendan McGourn, founder moving forward into the fuof F.A.S.T. (Future All-Star ture.” Training) Camp, said he’s Mount Southington’s ski looking forward to the new school attendance has building and continued use grown. There’s also other ski of the ski area property for area departments that could his camp. He formerly held use more storage, as well. his camp at Kelley ElemenBut Dougherty said he’s tary School but leased space been working to make imat Mount Southington this provements that aren’t just year instead. about the winter activities. “It’s been awesome for us During the summer, the ski area has hosted a children’s being there. There’s so much opportunity,” McGourn said. camp and plans to do so “There’s certain things you again. The Mount Vernon want to do as a summer Road ski area is also availcamp, like fire cooking. The able for wedding and party schools don’t really want us rentals. lighting fires at the property.” “Winter ski school is always He’s also got plans for exgoing to be the main purpansion at Mount Southingpose of the building, but in ton, such as a Gelly Ball the off season, this building has the potential for a camp course in the woods. Gelly Ball is a game similar to office (and) there’s going to paintball but safer for chilbe space that we could potentially rent out for smaller dren. parties,” Dougherty said. FAST camp had about 110
The ski school at Mount Southington is seen here on Nov. 30. A proposed plan submitted by the ski area calls for demolition of the building to make way for a two-story building in roughly the same location. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
children per week this summer. Last year, McGourn said the camp had 170 per week and he hopes that post-pandemic numbers will rise to 200 per week. “We’re excited about the possibility of adding things in like a ropes course, more traditional camp elements we haven’t been able to do at the school,” he said.
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lights, ornaments and Christmas trees. While the restaurant was closed at the beginning of the pandemic, Papahristrou spent time sketching and designing each detail in every room. Decorating began in October. “This year we have a record breaking over 200,000 lights and 65 Christmas trees,” the manager said. The Polar Express room is in the temporary building constructed at the end of the summer. Papahristrou is waiting on the 10-foot train he designed to complete the area. Christmas trees, moving reindeer and polar bears are placed between tables.
The Polar Express themed room at the Cava Restaurant.
“We kind of made it into a winter forest,” he said. “I designed it where the train is going through the woods and the animals are following it. That’s the scene I was Customers enjoy their meal as they dine in the Dubai trying to replicate.” Cava is also introducing a smore’s hot chocolate to go along with the Polar Express room. Soon, the restaurant will release a new menu of cocktails and drinks for the season.
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Heavy rain, strong winds blow throughout the area A portion of West Main Street was closed after a large tree fell on wires north of Graveline Avenue in Meriden on Monday, Nov. 30.
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Isolated thunderstorms with heavy gusting winds of up to 56 mph took down trees and electrical utility lines, leaving more than 1,000 utility customers without electricity in the Meriden area for several hours on Monday.
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Eversource reported a peak of outages, just under 30,000 statewide as of 4 p.m. It included 221 customers in Meriden, 122 in Cheshire and 566 in Southington, Eversource said. By 6 p.m., the total outages fell below 25,000, with the high winds largely over and only a heavy rainfall occurring. By then, Cheshire’s outages had fallen to 78, Meriden’s was at 227, and Southington’s was down to 11, according to Eversource. that services Wallingford, were not returned. The number of outages in Wallingford was not availIncreasing numbers of calls able. Messages left at the reporting trees down and Wallingford Electric Divisparking utility lines came in sion, the municipal utility to Meriden and Cheshire po-
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Beware of utility scams In recognition of Utility Scam Awareness Week, Eversource joined energy companies across the country in helping customers identify the signs of scammers to keep themselves and their families safe.
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Obituaries Richard E. Cuff
SOUTHINGTON- Richard Edward Cuff II, 45, died unexpectedly at home For more information on how on Friday, November 27, to avoid becoming a victim of 2020. utility scams, visit everThe mold was broken The most common utility source.com and the Utilities when Rich was born to scam involves customers reUnited Against Scams webTina Martin and Richard ceiving a phone call warning sites. Customers can also reCuff on October 8, 1975 that their service will be shut port fraudulent activity by in Milford, CT, where he off because of unpaid bills. calling the Connecticut Attor- spent his early years until The scammer claims to be a ney General's Consumer Asmoving to Meriden as representative from Eversistance Unit at 860-808-5420. a child. He has been a source and tells the cusresident of Southington since 2006, where he built his life and family. is to buy used, or trade with gloves, and hats will cost In addition to his parents, skiing friends. You can more at a resort than at Tina Martin of Southington sometimes find good ski home, so bring them with and Richard Cuff of From A13 clothes at one of the used you. Poles and boots are a Meriden, he is survived clothing stores. Again, make mystery. You’ll have to rent four days a season, they will by his precious children, at a ski shop when those dis- sure it is ski specific and fits lose something. Hats, gloves, Logan, Mia, and Rowan, properly. appear. goggles and scarves are a who he was planning to given, but helmets, poles adopt. Rich was beyond The young ones won’t like We all know that kids grow, and even boots can also be excited for the arrival skiing, and will make life but why do they seem to do among the missing. I don’t it so fast. They get taller and miserable for skiing parents, of Richard Edward Cuff know how they do it, but heavier between meals. They if they’re wet and cold. III, who is expected in they do. will probably outgrow last March of 2021. He also If you want to be a skiing season’s ski clothes before leaves behind his loving The best advice I can give is family, outfit the little ones this season is over. One of partner, Roberta Daniels of to bring extras. Goggles, the answers to this dilemma in good quality gear. Southington, and Rachel Morganson Cuff, his former wife and mother of Logan and Mia, his sister, Sarah Cuff, of Meriden, sister Stacy Peracchio, her husband James of Durham, his niece and nephew Gianna and James, also Dr. Oosman Tariq has recently joined Starling’s of Durham, Aunt Clare Plainville primary care practice. He provides Harrigan, her husband Kevin, Uncle William, comprehensive care including: cousins Kelly and Brian, all of Milford, and step-father • Annual physical exams, routine screenings, and Tom Barry of Southington. healthy lifestyle promotion Rich also leaves behind • Treatment of illness including sinus infections, flu, many godchildren whom he adored, and countless digestive problems, and back pain friends, numerous aunts, • Detection and medical management of chronic uncles, and cousins, who health conditions such as diabetes, asthma, all meant the world to him. He is preceded in death cholesterol, thyroid, and heart disease by grandparents, William • Cancer screenings and Catherine Cuff, and Martin J. and Rita Martin, • Heart health, including blood pressure monitoring all of Milford. and electrocardiograms Rich was employed by Lincoln Financial Distributors for 16 years. He enjoyed immeasurable Now accepting new patients. success as a top Sales Vice President, earning Call (860) 747-5766 accomplishment awards 184 East Street, Plainville every year, including an induction into the exclusive
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SOUTHINGTON- William J. Charamut, 77, of Southington, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 after a long illness. Bill was the loving husband of Patricia (Bauer) Charamut for 57 years. Born on July 6, 1943 in New Britain, to the late Ladislaw and Marie “Rose” (Ferone) Charamut, he was a longtime Southington resident and parishioner of St. Thomas Church. He was known for his hard work and excellent managerial skills beginning with Tip Top Bread and extending into industrial manufacturing, where he worked for and/or provided contracting services to companies such as New England AirCraft, Pratt & Whitney, and Machine Tool Technologies. He was also owner and sole proprietor of Industrial Technologies Services LLC where he remained actively employed until his final days. He was especially proud of his service in the US Marine Corps. Bill loved and always managed finding time to share with family and friends at home (especially for holidays), the lake cottage and while traveling throughout the US and abroad. He had a generous and youthful heart, and a passion for life which could not be extinguished. Among the many things he enjoyed were attending concerts and plays, golfing, pontooning and crushing it at the casino. In addition to his loving wife, Pat, Bill is survived by two sons, William and wife Suzie of Bakersfield, CA, Douglas and wife Penny of Southington, and two daughters, Jodie Terry and
SOUTHINGTONOn Friday morning, November 20th, Robert Lord, Sr., was called home to heaven. He was born on April 19, 1933. He has spent the last 64 years married to his loving wife and soulmate, Anita. He was employed at SNET for over forty years. Robert’s passion was sports, he was proudly the 1952 state shot put champion and religiously followed UCONN Huskies basketball. Loved defined him and was how he lived his life, teaching us lessons of compassion and dedication beyond mortal men. Besides his loving wife Anita, he is also survived by his 5 children and their spouses, David and Wanda, Nancy, Robert Jr. and Kim, Kathleen and Neil and Sandra and Scott, his grandchildren, Daniel, David, Jr., Timothy, Jessica, Bryan, Matthew, Katherine, Rebecca, Cody, Amanda and Jeremy and his great-grandchildren, Bryce, Kendall, Scarlett, Evelyn, Faith and Jaliah.
The election results that produced wins for Joe Biden in the presidential race and five fellow Democrats in all the state’s congressional races were officially certified by Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, state Treasurer Shawn Wooden and state Comptroller Kevin Lembo. This was the first year all state residents were allowed to vote by absentee ballot, due to the pandemic. Just over 659,000 absentee ballots were counted. “The smooth, trouble-free election is a testament to the
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Thanksgiving football memories will have to do until play returns next year By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff
MERIDEN — Jason Bruenn was asked about it Monday night before the long Thanksgiving weekend. The 1991 Stoddard Bowl. His senior year at Platt. “I know because I scored the game-winning touchdown,” Bruenn added. “In fact, I think I scored two touchdowns in that game.” The next day, Bruenn, now head coach at his alma mater, pulled out the VHS tape.
Fans packed in the bleachers. Fans clumped behind the ropes off the east end zone. Fans pressed to the fence behind the west end zone. And, indeed, Bruenn scored not once, but twice. Both touchdowns came at the goal line out of the two-tight end, triple-back set that
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Under the proposal, the town would pay of $397,993 of the $795,986 price tag for the rights to keep the 47.9 acre farm protected as farmland or open space.
Final score? No hesitation: “21-14.”
There it was: Nov. 28, 1991. A bright Thanksgiving morning in Meriden, and yet, of course, a muddy track down the middle of Ceppa Field.
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Platt coach Tom Ryan celebrates his team’s victory in the 2001 Stoddard Bowl, a game that included future Maloney coach Kevin Frederick. Record-Journal file photo
Platt, already a spread team years before Southington made the Air Raid famous, used in short-yardage situations. “We had two plays out of it,” Bruenn reSee Football, A18
The state would pay the remaining amount under a farm preservation program. If approved, the Karabin family would continue to own the property but can't sell it to developers. Town officials thanked the Karabin family for working with the town and state to preserve their farm rather than sell it to a homebuilder.
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Jim Cassidy, a professional engineer representing the franchise location, said the pandemic and power outages have resulted in many more customers using the drive-through than originally expected. The Dunkin’ location was rebuilt last November with a regular drivethrough and an “on the go” lane for picking up orders. Those lanes have at times backed up into the shared driveway with the adjacent cinema and even onto Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Cassidy said.
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called. “It was belly lead and it was either right or left. We just pounded the hell out of people with that set.” That sort of stuff pounds football memory into the subconscious, especially memories from Thanksgiving Day. There will be no football memories made this Thanksgiving becasuse the 2020 season was cancelled. And while an alternative season has been set up for late February into April, even if it does come to pass it will be devoid
of the most tradition-rich day unlike any other on the on Connecticut’s high school schedule. football calendar. “It’s unfortunate they’re Some coaches, like Malmissing that this year,” Drury oney’s Kevin Frederick, were said. “Just the family aspect able to retain some Thanksof being together.” giving tradition. The SparArea coaches knew about tans, who played indepenthat aspect long before they dent ball this fall, did started coaching. All played their “Burning of the Shoe” in high school. All, with the several weeks ago before exception of New Jersey natheir final game. tive Bill Weyrauch of Lyman Over in Southington, Mike Hall, played on Thanksgiving. Drury brought his Blue Knights together at Fontana Drury, a 2002 Bristol Central Field in the morning just for that sense of football familias grad, played in four Battles of the Bell at Muzzy Field. His that’s most palpable Rams lost the first two, in on Thanksgiving, when a 1998 and 1999, when Bristol team gathers early and Eastern featured running shares breakfast and then plays on a day and at an hour back Reinaldo Soto, then
won in 2000 and 2001 when Drury was a linebacker and BC teammate Tim Washington was compiling his staterecord 25 straight 100-yard games running out of the Wildcat formation. These past eight years, Drury has vied with Cheshire head coach Don Drust on Thanksgiving morning in the Apple Classic, a series that saw its best game last year when the Blue Knights stopped the Rams on a two-point conversion in double overtime to win 21-20. Drust, a Cheshire native, played in the second and third annual Apple Classics. He was in the defensive backfield for the 36-13 victo-
ry the Rams posted in 1997 en route to their sixth straight state championship. He was in the defensive backfield a year later, when a 27-17 victory in the rain and mud catapulted Southington to its first state title. In Meriden, just about every coach on the staffs at Maloney and Platt played in the Stoddard Bowl. Veteran Maloney assistant Mike Falis goes back to the mid-1960s. Bruenn had 1989-1991. His Maloney counterpart, Kevin Frederick, played for Platt from 2000-02. The bridge between them, in See Football, A20
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more ways than one, is Brian Frederick, Bruenn’s assistant coach and Kevin Frederick’s older brother. Brian Frederick was Platt’s kicker from 1995-97 and, 25 years later, still wishes he’d had the chance to kick the gamewinning field goal in the ’95 Stoddard Bowl. That was one of the most dramatic games in the 62year history of the series. It is the only one to have ended in a tie. Platt, down 12-10 late, was in the red zone and opted to go for a touchdown. Maloney held on defense only to see star running back Rahshon Spikes get dropped in the end-zone for a game-tying safety a few snaps later. It went into the history books a 12-12 draw but, in essence, was a loss for Maloney because it kept them out of the playoffs.
kick to win the game, at least that is how I envision it to this day. Could have been the first non-position player to win the MVP!” His younger brother has a similar “what if” memory. Kevin Frederick, like Brian, was a kicker for Platt. He was also a wide receiver. Frederick was a junior in the 2001 Stoddard Bowl. It was a 35-11 Platt victory and it proved to be the final game for Rob Szymaszek, the Hall of Fame Maloney coach whom, after the tenures of Wayne Flis, Bob Zito and Pierce Brennan, Kevin Frederick would eventually succeed. During practice the week leading into the 2001 game, while repping a rollout pass play with quarterback Ben Schmitt, Frederick was frequently checked by Platt head coach Tom Ryan for running the route too fast.
“So in the game I’m slowing down a little bit, remembering what Coach Ryan said to me,” Frederick recounted. Brian Frederick, in his “All of a sudden I see Ben mind’s eye, sees a scorethrow a rocket and now I’ve board that reads 13-12. got to turn on the burners to try to go catch up to this “Chip shot in sloppy conditions, maybe 25 or 30 yards at thing.” the most,” Frederick reFrederick sprinted into the marked. “I would like to beend zone. The Maloney delieve I would have made the fensive back covering him
THE BALL!’ I remember halftime. I was ticked,” said Bruenn, who was a senior captain that season. “Showerda came in and threw his helmet on the ground.”
It’s there on the VHS in perpetuity: Bruenn knifing through the scrum, the crowd behind the rope of the east end zone erupting in a roar.
A pause.
Defensively, Platt shut Maloney down in the second half. Bruenn, a linebacker, tipped a pass that teammate Tito Abrahante intercepted.
The dark jerseys of the Panthers look brown. Maybe that’s just 29-year-old videotape. Maybe it was the mud of Ceppa.
“I won’t tell Coach Ryan this, though I think we’ve maybe had a conversation about this once or twice. I remember him saying to slow down my route. If I hadn’t slowed down my route, I would have caught it.”
Offensively, the Panthers started airing it out. Showerda cut the gap to 14-8 in the third quarter, hitting Rasheen Felton with a touchdown pass and Dave Levenduski for the two-point conversion.
Second guessing, second guessing …
In the fourth quarter, Bruenn put Platt ahead with the pair of goal-line jaunts out of that jumbo set, running behind Desmond Cooper, Matt Crispino, Greg Kerelejza, Mike Remillard and his brother, Dean Bruenn.
Say what you want about Falcon Field — and we will testify to the fine facility that it is — but there was something about the cozy confines of old Ceppa, with the fans so loud and close to the field, that made Thanksgiving seem that much more vivid.
had fallen. The rocket was whistling earthward, the gap between field and fans fast closing. “I lay out for it in the end zone and it goes off my fingertips and I miss it,” Frederick said. “It was just out of my reach.”
Bruenn remembers second guessing Coach Ryan in the 1991 Stoddard Bowl. The Panthers were 8-3 that year. They had Jesse Showerda, who was on his way to the University of New Haven, at quarterback. They had thrown the ball at will that year. Except they weren’t throwing the ball against Maloney, a young team and a decided underdog that Thanksgiving morning. Effectively running the very same freeze option Bristol Eastern had just used to beat Platt, Maloney led 140 at halftime. “Everybody’s like, ‘THROW
“I don’t know if I went right or left, but it was short yardage. I just had to run two yards. I had a pretty clear path. I’m sure I didn’t bowl over 10 people, but I’m sure I hit somebody.” Oh, there was some contact, not as much as you’d think, though, in a goal-line set. Bruenn pinballed on the goahead score, then ran a straighter line for the insurance.
“For me, it still has that PlattMaloney feel,” Kevin Frederick says of the Meriden’s series that has played at Falcon since 2008. “But when you’ve played at Ceppa, the memories hit you differently. “You think about the amount of fans who were at that game every year. I can smell the French fries cooking in the concession stand, the locker rooms, it’s just a throw-back kind of field.” The smells, the sounds, they burrow deep. They’ll always be there. And they’ll be back again next year.
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Decide on where you will place the tree. Will it be seen from all sides or will some of it be up against a wall? Be
sure to choose a spot away from heat sources, such as TVs, fireplaces, radiators and air ducts. Place the tree clear of doors. Measure the height and width of the space you have available in the room where the tree will be placed. There is nothing worse than bringing a tree indoors only to find it’s too tall. Take a
tape measure with you to measure your chosen tree and bring a cord to tie your tree to the car. Remember that trees sold on retail lots in urban areas may have come from out of state and may have been exposed to drying winds in transit. They may have been cut weeks earlier. Buy trees early before the best trees have been sold and where trees are shaded. Ask the retailer whether his trees are delivered once at the beginning of the season or are they delivered at different times during the selling seas on.
Choose a fresh tree. A fresh tree will have a healthy green appearance with few browning needles. Needles should be flexible and not fall off if you run a branch through your hand. Raise the tree a few inches off the ground and drop it on the butt end. Very few green needles should drop off the tree. It is normal for a few inner brown needles to drop off.
possible. If the tree is displayed against a wall, then a tree with three good sides would be okay. A tree with two good sides would work well in a corner. The more perfect a tree, the more expensive it is.
Remember to choose a tree that fits where it is to be displayed. For example if the tree is displayed in front of a large window, then all four sides should look as good as
Do a little research on different Christmas tree types. Some Christmas tree varieties will hold needles longer than others.
Make sure the handle or base of the tree is straight and 6-8 inches long so it will fit easily into the stand.
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CLEANING...,TO THE TEE, LLC - Housewashing, gutter cleaning, gutter guards, Fall/ Winter Clean-up, junk & brush removal. Full workers comp., Liability ins., HIC#059935, (860) 839-0839.
GUTTERS CLEANED Most homes $80. Call Roger, 203-518-1910.
GUTTERS PLUS 25+yrs. Exp. Call today for Free estimate. 203-440-3535 Ct. Reg. #578887
Handyperson HOME DOCTOR - 48 yrs exp. Odd jobs & remodeling, former US Navy, 15 yrs, #640689, 203.427.7828.
FALL IS HERE! Perfect time to overseed, and plantings. Complete lawn maint. & tree work.
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Get Listed. Get Calls. Get Results. Landscaping JT’S LANDSCAPING LLC - FALL CLEANUPS, we specialize in weeding all types of beds, mulching, top soil work, pruning, hedges & trees, gutter cleaning & all your landscape needs. Residential & commercial. Lic. #616311. Call today, 203 213-6528.
COMM. & RES. - Lawn GARY WODATCH Hedge & tree trimming. mowing, hedge trimTrim overgrown propming, mulching, retainerties. Calls returned. ing walls, patios, walk#620397.860-558-5430 ways, much more. Free Est. 203.687.0936
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Service LLC All Phases of Electrical Work. 24 hr. Emergency Service. Small Jobs Welcome. 203.237.2122
Gutters
Accepting Comm. & Resid. lawn & grounds maintenance, hydroseeding, new lawn install., 25 yrs. exp., Mbr BBB 203.634.0211;605.0616
CLEAN & REMOVE Furniture, appliances, entire contents of: homes, sheds, estates, attics, basements, garages & more. *FALL YARD Clean-ups* FREE ESTIMATES. LIC & INS. 203-535-9817 or 860-575-8218.
Masonry
Roofing
JIMMY’S MASONRY Over 28 years of exp. Stonewalls, patios, sidewalks, chimneys, pool areas, fireplaces, fire pit steps, all types of masonry work. Free est. (860) 274-4893.
ROOFING, SIDING, WINDOWS, DECKS & REMODELING.
Moving and Storage
Lawn mowing, Full fall clean-up, Gutter cleaning AND curbside pickup available. Comm. snowplowing. HIC0622783. (203) 530-4447.
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203-639-0032 email: info@ gonzalezconstruction llc.com Fully Licensed & Insured Reg #577319
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IF YOU Mention RT RELOCATION This Ad Your moving and FALL Yard storage specialists. 203-238-1953 Clean-Ups Call for a free estimate. Brush, branches, leaves, Yalesville Construction 833-668-3978. LEAF & FALL - Cleanup storm damage Specializing in all phases & Removal. Affordable **JUNK REMOVAL** of residential & prices & free estimates. Appl’s, Furniture, Junk, commercial roofing. Please call or text BranPlumbing don at 203-886-9791. Debris, etc Senior citizen discount WE CAN REMOVE Insured Free est. GEORGE J MACK & ANYTHING 203-265-5200 SONS - Servicing the Masonry Entire house to HIC#0631937 Meriden area since 1 item removed! 1922. Toilet, faucet, ALEX MASONRY 30 yrs. FREE ESTIMATES sink & drain repairs. exp. Patios, Ret. Walls, Tree Services Water heater replaceSr. Citizen Discount Steps, Brick, Stone, ments. 15% Sr citizen LIC & INS. Chimneys. #580443. disc. Member of BBB. 203-535-9817 or 203-232-0257 or 203GARY WODATCH - Tree 203-238-2820. 860-575-8218 596-0652 Removal. All calls returned. CT#620397 Quick courteous serRoofing vice. 860-558-5430.
HAVE DUMP TRUCK. Reg. Ins. Free on-site est. Attics, basements, garages, appliances & more. Any questions?
Landscaping A & A LAWN CARE Free estimates, fall clean-ups, tree, brush & debris removal. 203.237.6638 or 203.427.3039.
Call Monday thru Friday 8:30AM - 5PM
Roofing.Siding.Gutters. Skylights. Chimney Repair. Flashing. #0649808 203.510.3830. lmmasonryconstruction.com
Specializing in tree removal, trimming, chipping & grinding. Call for free estimate. 203-945-1808.
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