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Looking for a new leader Durham moves to fill first selectman vacancy By Nicole Zappone Town Times

At a special town council meeting on July 19, officials discussed the need to fill the first selectman vacancy after Laura Francis, a Republican who previously held the position, resigned last month. See First selectman, A4

The Caboose ice cream stand has been around since 2005 and is unique with over 25 flavors to choose from. Ice cream is the perfect treat to keep you cool during the summer. Nicole Zappone, Town Times

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Portion control is just not for me I know that eating throughout the night is a bad idea. Because that’s my “sitting” time, and those p.m. calories I don’t know who came up tend to home in on my variwith the idea of putting the ous body parts, and just sit serving size on packages, but there. I do not appreciate it. They I recently thought it a splenobviously have a warped did idea to cease and desist sense of humor. all manner of munching afThe so-called serving size ter the 5 p.m. repast. No would not be enough to feed overworking my digestive a hummingbird. One-third system while I am perched of a cup. Really? That’s just in front of my Samsung. enough to tease me. It would You can imagine how well be, roughly, about two that went. I think I lasted mouthfuls. two nights. No, I take that I take my food in big heapback. I didn’t last at all. In ing quantities. Of course, it my defense (sort of ), I could disappears rather quickly at stay the course a lot better if that rate. One-third of a cup eating wasn’t so gosh darn at a time would last considmuch fun. erably longer. But I’d always The worst part of my nocturbe hungry. nal eating frenzy is when I Speaking of always being hit the cupboard, again, just hungry. I gravitate toward an before going to bed. I fall early supper, about 5 p.m. asleep in front of the TV evWhich would be fine if that ery night, around 8 p.m. was the end of it, and I could When I finally rouse myself I stay out of the refrigerator immediately engage in some for the rest of the evening. I serious snacking. I don’t might even lose a pound or know why. Am I sleep eattwo. But that never is the ing? I wish I could say yes, end of it. but I am fully awake, and I It turns out that early supper have no good excuse. (I am is just part one of my dining sure the folks who put those experience. The meal never serving sizes on the packtides me over for the long ages would be mortified.) stretch of night that lies I’d like to think that there ahead. are no calories in any After I’ve finished the first munchies that are devoured round of my gnoshing, I while standing. However, head out into my backyard that my pants would beg to to read and gaze at the trees differ. dancing in the breeze and Back to the subject at hand. the birds flitting about and Those serving sizes, staring the dragonflies that draw at me in bold print, always near. gave me the nagging feeling I head back in at 6:45 to give that I might be a bit piggish, my kitty her insulin, and food-wise. I have since then, lo and behold, I find amended that thought, howthat I am hungry again. And ever. I think those folks who that’s after having much come up with these recommore than a 1/3 cup serving. mendations are not living in the real world. I wonder how Now it is time for supper, big their serving sizes are. part two. The sequel, as I

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The Caboose “I wanted to have a place for the guys to hang out while the ladies shopped,” Perrotti said. “I contemplated over a food place, and when I found the caboose in East Hampton, I could envision that on my property,” Perrotti said. The property had been in the family for many decades. The land was initially owned by Perrotti’s father back in the 1960s. In 2005, the caboose was brought to the site and Perrotti said he hasn’t looked back.

ice cream stand was his best bet. Plus, “The ice cream business was something my kids could help me with,” he said. “My three daughters and my wife were the ones who ran the gift shop,” Perrotti said. “And my two boys and I would work in the back behind the scenes. We were lifting the boxes and helping out with everything else.” When the ice cream stand opened, Perrotti knew that his sons would be the ones helping out and so they did for many years.

The Caboose ice cream stand has been around since 2005 and offers over 25 flavors to choose from. Nicole Zappone, Town Times

Robert Perrotti may expand the stand with food in the future. “I never say never, as anything is possible,” he said.

“I threw out most of the equipment except for the refrigerator,” Perrotti said.

The stand features 32 Praline’s ice cream flavors, made in Wallingford.

A local woodworking company built the signs and railroad track design. An ugly electrical panel was covered up and now resembles a ticket window. A deck built in front of the stand looks like a train platform.

Robert Perrotti said the ice cream stand is almost like the Cracker Barrel concept, offering a food and shopping The Caboose, 288 Baileyville experience. Road, Middlefield, is open “I get people that call all the until mid-October: Monday time with their kids asking if from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.; the Caboose is open because closed Tuesday; and from they want to come to visit,” Wednesday to Saturday, 12 Robert Perrotti said. p.m. to 7 p.m.

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When he brought the caboose to Middlefield, it required much work to get it operational again.

His daughter Elizabeth Perrotti was in middle school at the time, but these days she has become an essential member of the team, helping her father run the place.

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Durham Democratic Town Committee, Elizabeth The topic of filling the top Shoudy, made a statement spot in town government after the meeting. “Ultimatehas been a prominent disly, I would like the residents cussion at recent council to decide who should fill the meetings. vacancy,” she said. “In the Francis’ last day was July 18, meantime, I do not believe and the process to fill the va- any individual found to be in cancy must be completed in violation of ethics should be considered suitable for the 30 days. position, even in the short Selectman John Szewczyk term.” nominated Frank DeFelice According to a document for the position. DeFelice is from town attorney Richard currently a member of the P. Roberts, a vacancy should Planning and Zoning Combe filled by appointment by mission. the remaining selectman. “I believe that for the better- The vacancy also should be ment of our town and conti- filled by a member of the nuity of services for our resi- same political party as the dents, an individual should person vacating the office. be selected as soon as possiRoberts also mentioned in ble,” Szewczky said, adding the document that if the rethat DeFelice “has a history maining selectman cannot of consensus building and would do a terrific job mov- agree on the appointment within 30 days after the ofing the town forward.” fice is vacated, the proceAt the July 19 meeting, dure prescribed in the GenGeorge Eames announced eral Statutes should be folhe’d switched his political lowed. That is, the initial affiliation from unaffiliated process to be applied is to to the Republican party ear- fill the vacancy within the lier that day. first 30 days starting on July 18, in this case. Communication and Outreach Coordinator for the After that, if the vacancy is not filled, the town clerk has 10 days to notify the elected town officers enrolled in the Republican party. Anyone appointed would serve the remaining portion of the term or until a special elecRECYCLE YOUR OLD tion is called.

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Letter to the Editor Editor : With the Connecticut state primary on Aug. 9, the Middlefield Democratic Town Committee is endorsing the following two candidates: Maritza Bond for Secretary of State and Erick Russell for Treasurer. The importance of these two positions is focused on how elections are handled as well as maintaining a strong focus on financial and economic stability for all. These are current and pressing topics for our state and our democracy. After having the privilege to meet and talk with Maritza Bond, the MDTC is proud to

endorse her candidacy for Secretary of State. Ms. Bond’s strong service record in the public sector, the desire to protect the right to vote for all CT residents and the work to expand access to voting and general civic engagement through information are just three of the reasons we are urging voters to support Maritza Bond for Secretary of State.

The Durham Economic Development Commission has been working diligently over the last year to pursue the continued interest of a larger grocery store within the town. Some of the work we’ve done is understanding what opportunities exist for economic development along Main Street and engaging property owners with va-

Treasurer. The Connecticut state primary is Aug. 9. The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. The MDTC urges all eligible voters to use the power of your vote, to make your voice heard! The right to

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DURHAM- Rose Ann Nacca Dunlap, 74, of Durham, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 30th, 2022 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Louis A. Dunlap. Rose was born in New Haven on September 24, 1947 and was the daughter of the late Ferdinand and Mary Mongillo Nacca. Mother of Victoria Berry (Peter), Barbara Freeman (Joseph), Caitlin Dunlap (Michael Roraback) and Jonathan Dunlap (Caroline). Grandmother of Jordan Bushnell (Olivia Pezzello), Marissa and Cooper Berry, Nathan, Charlie, and Theo Dunlap. Great-Grandmother of Troy Bushnell. Sister of Carol Huntoon (Daniel). Sister-in-law of Jean Dyer (Dale). Also survived by her beloved aunt Anna Mongillo, former husband William Bode (Fran), and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Rose was a graduate of West Haven High School and retired as Vice President of the Treasury Management Division of Bank of America. An avid gardener, Rose was a Certified Master Gardener and Former President of The Durham Garden Club. She was a crafter with many interests such as sewing, quilt making, knitting, doll making, basket weaving and jewelry making. Rose loved to entertain and was an exceptional party planner, chef, baker, and decorator. She loved traveling with her family and exploring the country with Lou on their motorcycle. She even obtained her motorcycle

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

What started as a group of flower farmers getting together once a year became the Connecticut Flower Collective, a market geared toward florists, where they can shop for locally grown flowers. The collective, which first started in 2019, was originally based in Branford, subletting a space at Flower Wonderland. Now, the group has its own building in Meriden at 5 Cross St. and is open Wednesdays for just florists and Thursdays and Fridays for the public and one Saturday a month, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

“It grew enough that we were big enough to start wholesale and I had heard about the collective through word of mouth, decided to check them out,” Summers said. “I absolutely love it. It’s a fantastic way to promote local flowers in the area. I think there was a pretty big movement toward local vegetables and fruits and all types of things like that. But there wasn’t as much attention on flowers and I feel like Julia Summers, grower and designer of Florals by Julia in Southington, stands in a row of her zinnias at the Lewis Educational Agricultural Farm in Southington last Friday. that is starting to build moSummers recently joined the Connecticut Flower Collective in Meriden, a market geared mentum now.” Billip said the collective is mainly a wholesale market for designers. Florists can stop by to pick up flowers from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

toward florists, where they can go shop for locally grown flowers.

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“Of course on Thursdays and Fridays most people However, at certain times of have work, so they can’t nec“Demand has been great,” the year, there are more essarily come in,” Billip said. said Haley Billip, co-founder flowers available for the “We’ve had one Saturday and owner of the Connectipublic. So, on Thursdays and market so far and it was a cut Flower Collective. “It’s Fridays, the market is open 8 huge success and people been really successful, I a.m. to 10 a.m. for the pubwere really excited about it, would say.” lic. so we’re going to try to do it Billip said that each year, the “The farmers are picking the once a month.” collective grows. What start- flowers for pre-order and Everything that is sold at the ed as eight to 10 flower they are picking a bunch ex- collective is grown within a farms has now turned into a tra to put on our sales floor 100 mile radius. Billip said group of 28. and then all of those are there are a few flower collecavailable for designers to tives out there, but this is the Julia Summers, grower and designer of Florals by Julia in choose from on Wednesdays only one in this region. Southington, just joined the and then anybody can come To learn more about the in and buy them on Thurscollective this year. She Connecticut Flower Collecdays and Fridays,” Billip works at the Lewis Educative, go to https ://ctflowersa i d . tional Agricultural Farm in collective.com/ Southington where she Recently, the collective A honeybee visits milkweed at the Lewis Educational jsimms@record-journal.com grows her flowers. opened one Saturday a Agricultural Farm in Southington.

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We are truly grateful for the generous support of the Durham community and appreciate your participaWe would like to thank everyone for tion in this event. There are so many their support of the first annual people and families to thank, and Michael Patterson Doyle Golf Classic too numerous to mention here — held on June 24. On Feb. 19, 2021, but please recognize our heartfelt we received the most devastating thank you to you all! news a family could ever face with loss of our beloved son and brother, The goal of the Golf Classic was to Michael Patterson Doyle. As you can celebrate and remember Michael’s life, as well as contribute to many imagine, it has been an extremely worthy charities, which we were difficult 18 months for our family.

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Michael was truly a classic, and the intent of the outing was to share stories of all the good times we had with him and, most importantly, to remember and celebrate his life.

In closing, we would like to leave you with a couple of comments: Ask someone four simple words – “How are you doing?” Also, “Don’t cry because I’m gone, smile because I was born.”

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Superintendents discuss teacher shortage “Where we struggle is the areas where there are limited teachers certified for that specific content area,” said The U.S. Department of Edu- Jeffrey Solan, Cheshire schools’ superintendent. “So cation reported that public for example, if we were tryschools in Connecticut are ing to hire somebody for a struggling the most in finding world language teachers Latin opening, the numbers just aren’t there for that.” along with specialists and Solan said the district does well filling positions such as for elementary school teachers where there are more qualified candidates. When it comes to more specialized positions, the district uses a state Department of Education roster of all the people who hold a certification for the position they are looking to fill. “It’s filtered by people who aren’t currently working in that certification area,” Solan said. Along with that, Solan said they reach out to area colleges and universities that

specialize in teaching the area of study they are looking for. Both the Meriden and Southington school districts also have relationships with local colleges and universities that help with quickly filling vacancies. “We have many partnerships with local universities placing student teachers and interns in our buildings giving us early access to potential candidates, especially in shortage areas,” said Steven Madancy, Southington superintendent. While Meriden administrator Louis Bronk said his district hasn’t faced a lot of struggles with hiring, he has noticed the trend of Connecticut teachers either leaving the state to teach or leaving the profession. “While we have not seen a high number of those types of instances in Meriden, some of my colleagues from

across the state have shared that these types of occurrences are fairly frequent in the past year,” said Bronk, assistant superintendent for personnel and talent development.

Reasons for shortage Gun violence and COVID-19 are two issues that “can keep you up at night,” Solan said. Wallingford Superintendent Danielle Bellizzi said while her district has been successful in hiring “well-qualified and committed teachers,” she has noticed the teacher shortage over the past three years, exacerbated by COVID-19. “The past three years have been extraordinarily challenging for educators everywhere, as well as the students and their families,” Bellizzi said. “As with so many other professions, these challenges have caused a shortage of teachSee Teachers, A11

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ers coming through the college and university systems.” In order to support teachers, Solan said Cheshire is providing training around mental health, threats and violence. “Those little things don’t erase the anxiety, but they help address it to a degree,” Solan said. In Meriden, Bronk said they are holding discussions on these topics to help brainstorm ideas to support the staff.

A teacher’s salary is also a reason for the teacher shortage, Madancy said. “In some parts of the nation, I am not sure teacher pay is commensurate with the cost of living and demands of the job, (which) has become far more complex and multifaceted than even 10 years ago,” Madancy said. “Also, I think young professionals are considering the amount of student debt they might take on for a bachelor’s and master’s degree, which is required in Connecticut within a certain amount of time of

Scrutiny Years ago, even though teachers knew that the profession would have them earn “a modest living,” Madancy said teachers went into the profession because “they wanted to seek out careers they felt were rewarding and supportive.” “Public education has come under so much scrutiny and attack by special interest and political groups these past couple of years that some feel the job is too stressful, thankless and less than rewarding,” Madancy said. “Gone are the days from when it was a calling.”

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“Having open and honest discussions on where staff and students stand with these topics and responding to the needs as they arise is extremely important,” Bronk said. “Our focus as a district has been to promote a culture in each school that is supportive and understands the needs of all stakeholders, including our staff.”

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Windows and Patio Doors! BUY ONE, GET ONE

40OFF %

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0 Money Down $0 Interest $0 Monthly Payments $

for 12 months1

Interest accrues from the date of purchase but is waived if paid in full within 12 months. Minimum purchase of 4.

4.7 OUT OF 5 BASED ON 95,000+ REVIEWS “My overall experience was great. I love the window, and from sales to scheduling, the experience was very good. The installers are highly skilled professionals and I would recommend Renewal by Andersen to all my contacts.” – LYNN F. | RENEWAL BY ANDERSEN CUSTOMER %

MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT IN SUMMER2

KEEP THE COOL AIR IN AND THE HEAT OUT! Solving your window problems and having a comfortable home is easy and enjoyable when you choose Renewal by Andersen. With this great offer, you save money on your window project – and you’ll also save on high energy bills for years to come!

SmartSun glass Helps keep the heat out and the cool in.

Call by August 31 for your FREE consultation.

844-739-5874

DETAILS OF OFFER: Offer expires 8/31/2022. Not valid with other offers or prior purchases. Buy one (1) window or entry/patio door, get one (1) window or entry/patio door 40% off, and 12 months $0 money down, $0 monthly payments, 0% interest when you purchase four (4) or more windows or entry/patio doors between 4/15/2022 and 8/31/2022. 40% off windows and entry/patio doors are less than or equal to lowest cost window or entry/patio door in the order. Subject to credit approval. Interest is billed during the promotional period, but all interest is waived if the purchase amount is paid before the expiration of the promotional period. Financing for GreenSky® consumer loan programs is provided by federally insured, federal and state chartered financial institutions without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, or familial status. Savings comparison based on purchase of a single unit at list price. Available at participating locations and offer applies throughout the service area. See your local Renewal by Andersen location for details. License number available upon request. Some Renewal by Andersen locations are independently owned and operated. 2Values are based on comparison of Renewal by Andersen® double-hung window U-Factor to the U-Factor for clear dual-pane glass non-metal frame default values from the 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018 International Energy Conservation Code “Glazed Fenestration” Default Tables. "Renewal by Andersen" and all other marks where denoted are trademarks of Andersen Corporation. © 2022 Andersen Corporation. All rights reserved. RBA12848 *Using U.S. and imported parts.