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Firefighters honor colleague who died battling house fire Monday morning

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The Middlefield Volunteer Fire Company joined departments from across the state in honoring fallen North Haven firefighter Matthias Wirtz, who died battling a house fire Monday morning.

In a social media post, the Middlefield fire company said it “sends our thoughts and prayers to the North Haven Fire Department as they mourn the devastating loss of one of their own ...”

On Tuesday, as Wirtz was transported from North Haven to Farmington, Mid-

Rep. Fishbein named a Legislator of the Year

By Ben Baker Record-Journal staff

State Rep. Craig Fishbein, RWallingford, was recently named a Carroll J. Hughes Legislator of the Year by the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association.

Fishbein, whose district also includes Middlefield, received the award at the CPCA’s annual winter meeting in Bristol. He is a ranking member of the state Judiciary Committee.

The award given to Fishbein was named for conservative lobbyist Carroll Hughes, who

promoted a police-friendly agenda in Hartford.

“I am overwhelmed and humbled by the honor of receiving a Carroll J. Hughes Award and would like to thank the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association for their tireless work to make our state safer,” Fishbein said in a statement.

“Support for the law, the judicial system and law enforcement were important to Carroll, and I am proud to be recognized for my work to uphold those same values in the legislature.”

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Fay Savage, 7, of West Hartford, slides downhill at Powder Ridge on Tuesday, opening day for tubing at the Middlefieldmountainpark. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

Rep. Craig Fishbein

Sen. Cicarella lays out legislative priorities

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HARTFORD State Sen. Paul Cicarella announced his committee assignments for the 2023-2024 legislative

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Fishbein was named a Legislator of the Year along with two Democrats and one fellow Republican lawmaker, CPCA President and Cheshire Police Chief Neil Dryfe said.

Dryfe said Fishbein stood out to the CPCA thanks in large part to his opposition to two law enforcement reform bills, the first of which would have established a tiered system to differentiate traffic violations and limit officers’ ability to stop and

session. He will serve on the General Law (Ranking Member), Judiciary, Public Safety, and Veterans’ Affairs (Ranking Member) committees. The North Haven Republi-

can, first elected in 2020, also retains his position as Senate Republican Whip.

Cicarella represents the 34th Senate District, comprising

ticket motorists for various traffic law infractions.

The second bill Fishbein pushed back against, Dryfe said, sought to restrict the use of deceptive practices by police during interrogations or questioning of citizens.

In addition to his opposition to traffic law and interrogation reform, CPCA Executive Director Pamela Hayes said Fishbein was rewarded for his role in torpedoing a provision of the traffic bill, which would have studied the merits of placing police officers in schools under the current school resource offi-

Letters to the Editor

Impressive response

Editor:

On Dec. 23, in the wee hours of the morning, with frigid temperatures, howling wind gusts and thrashing rain occurring, large tree boughs on our property came crashing across the road and smashed sections of our picket fence.

Before I could comprehend what was happening, the Durham Highway Department arrived and instantly began sawing, hauling and clearing the road. They were brave, efficient, steadfast and hard-working.

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cer programs around the state.

Throughout 2022, Fishbein, also a Wallingford town councilor, said he worked against what he labeled as efforts to “denigrate” policing and combined his officer-supporting attitude with policy positions and proposals designed to reinforce the profession. Fishbein laid out a list of legislative agenda items including altering use of force metrics and establishing a uniform Narcan administration protocol for officers which he saw as contributing factors to his CPCA award-winning year.

Durham, East Haven, North Haven, Wallingford and North Branford.

“I have been honored to serve as your state senator and I am looking forward to another term as the voice of all families in the 34th District,” Cicarella stated. “Going forward, I am ready to work with our Senate Republican leaders to continue our message for an affordable, safe, and prosperous Connecticut. Our state should be one that works for all families, and that is my goal.

“We must bring more tax relief to families and make more improvements to the 2020 ‘Police Accountability’ law, which has placed burdens on police and created opportunities for criminals. I have been extremely vocal

on these two issues since I was elected and will continue to do so.”

Cicarella added, “We must continue to ensure that all Connecticut residents have an opportunity for well-paying, fulfilling careers importantly, our veterans. College isn’t for everyone, and there’s a pressing need for workers in the trades as well. These fields are not only what keeps our state functioning; they also provide opportunities for many people, both young and more advanced in age, to become employed and on track to a great career.”

State Sen. Paul Cicarella can be reached at Paul.Cicarella@cga.ct.gov or via SenatorCicarella.com.

Durham Dental

Within a short time, cars and school buses could pass through. After a few hours, the town crew returned with heavier equipment and cleared both sides of the road where the debris had been quickly piled earlier.

Durham is fortunate to have such a loyal, dedicated group willing to give their best to keep our roads and our residents safe.

With heartfelt thanks and grateful appreciation to the Durham Highway Department crew,

Bob and Lainy Melvin

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Tree pick-up

Middlefield-Durham Pack 33's Christmas tree pick-up fundraiser will take place Saturday, Jan. 7 and 14 throughout Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall. To schedule a pick-up, email middlefieldpack33@ gmail.com. Donations are appreciated.

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Wishing you an awesome 2023

Well, here we are again, rounding another corner. Is it just me, or do the years seem to have wings? I turn around, and it’s another year.

I never used to understand all the hoopla regarding the forward march of the years. Life on Jan. 1 strongly resembled life on Dec. 31. But now I am swept up into the hoopla. I get swept up into the hopes and the dreams. Our stalwart spirits always seem to expect that something better is on the way. Or maybe things are good now, and we will get more of the “good.” And then there are the regrets left behind – I should have done this, I shouldn’t have done that. But it’s a new day. The wind is at our back, and the

road ahead looks promising. Or that is the plan anyway. We wait with baited breath. And we wait for the mystery to unfold. It’s all a mystery to me.

It is, for most of us, a time to pause and reflect. Where have we been? Did we like where we have been? Is some tweaking of our life in order? Just how did it all go? Was it to our liking?

My year was to my liking, I am happy to say. I have remained hale and hearty, and that’s a lot. Oh, I went through a spell where I wondered what exactly I have done with my life, now that the road behind me is considerably longer than the one in front of me.

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Alliance is drawing allies

By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff

The inaugural 48-team CIAC football postseason came to a close in early December, and the 2022 playoffs were validation for the Connecticut High School Football Alliance.

Formed five years ago, the Alliance matches opponents similar in size and success from different leagues during the regular season in hopes of fostering compelling games.

All but two of Connecticut’s high school football conferences participate and this year’s formula of 1-2 Alliance games for most teams seems to have achieved the right balance, allowing for good nonleague matchups without interrupting conference schedules. Game-planners had far more hits than misses. Ten Alliance games pitted teams that eventually went to the playoffs, such as the SouthingtonGreenwich drama on Sept. 24, when the Blue Knights rallied from three scores down to force OT and win on a two-point conversion.

Six others weighed heavily in playoff races. Alliance losses kept a half dozen 6-4 teams Platt, Windsor, Fitch, Waterford, Bunnell and Darien on the outside looking in and were instrumental in getting their conquerors North Haven, Shelton, Berlin, Branford, Notre Dame-West Haven and Maloney, respectively into the show.

Maloney coach Kevin Frederick doesn’t dispute that. His team’s 21-9 victory in Darien on Sept. 23 in a game pitting 2021 state champions was a huge confidencebooster for a squad that had suffered heavy graduation losses and had a number of new starters.

Rising to the challenge of Darien, Frederick said, helped the Spartans down the road in their No. 1-2 showdown with Southington on Nov. 4 (a 31-28 OT victory for Maloney) as well as in the Class L playoff wins over New Milford and Shelton.

“It helped us as a program to travel to Darien and play in front of a hostile environment,” Frederick said. “How we dealt with that pre-game going up there and the atmosphere of that game, it’s something you want your kids to be a part of.

“It told us a lot about our team that week,” he added. “For us to go down there with a young team without a lot of experience and to beat a team like Darien that’s such a storied program, it injected us with a lot of confidence to know we could play with anyone, that last year wasn’t a one-time thing.”

Coaches like the variety and vigor Alliance games provide. They flavor an otherwise same-old, same-old league slate and get a good team prepped for the postseason. At the same time, coaches don’t want to lose the sovereignty of their conferences.

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Alliance

They want a full league schedule, in which all teams in a division or tier play one another, to be sacrosanct. Ditto for Thanksgiving rivalries.

“I think it’s better this year than a year ago,” remarked North Haven coach Anthony Sagnella. “One of the things

our league wanted the (SCC) Tier 1 coaches wanted was a champion. When we were playing four Alliance games, that made it difficult to do that. Playing two was good; it spices up the schedule.

“But, again, that’s predicated on how many teams are in Tier 1,” Sagnella added. “There might be eight teams in Tier 1 next year. That may impact your ability to play out of league, because we’re

always pencilled in with Amity on Thanksgiving. If there are eight Tier 1 teams or nine Tier 1 teams, we only have wiggle room for one. But, yeah, it’s good to get out.”

Ansonia coach Tom Brockett would like to see the Naugatuck Valley League get out and about, too. The NVL and the Pequot League are the two conferences that don’t participate in the Alliance.

Both leagues feature 16 teams. Both leagues play entirely within conference during the regular season.

In the NVL, Brockett is a minority voice when it comes to the Alliance. “I voted in favor of it last year and I’ll vote in favor of it again this year, ” he said.

Will the result be any different? “I don’t know,” Brockett replied. “The league is really an old traditional league. We’ve got a couple guys who were in the Alliance in other leagues that are head coaches now that didn’t necessarily love it.

“When I was on the (CIAC) Football Committee,” he added. “I thought every team should have to play one out-of-league game in order to qualify (for the playoffs).”

Brockett also puts forward this argument: As good a concept as the Alliance is, as compelling as the matchups are, the scheduling of games should be left to athletic directors and coaches.

“What if you’re getting on a bus going to Putnam or something, and that game doesn’t work for you?” Brockett reasoned. “I’d like to see it the way where you schedule a game that works for your community.

“I’d rather see Sheehan go play Platt than Sheehan get on a bus and play someone else two hours away. I’d like to see Amity and Seymour play an old Thanksgiving rivalry, or Ansonia-Shelton. Things like that I’d like to see. ”

It would seem the way forward lies in a sort of flexible

balance between home rule and outside influence, between tradition and new wrinkles.

“I hope they continue it; I think it gets you battle-tested,” Frederick said. “They did a good job matching teams up with similar programs with similar success.

“As long as they don’t take away that Thanksgiving Day game, I’m OK with everything,” the Maloney coach added. “Living in Meriden, playing in Meriden, that Thanksgiving Day is so special to everyone. I know Ansonia, Tom Brockett thinks the same way about that. That tradition, keeping it alive, is special.”

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dlefield firefighters and other fire personnel stood along the route and saluted.

Wirtz, 46, died the day after Christmas after responding to a multi-alarm blaze in North Haven that left more than a dozen residents displaced.

Wirtz became distressed while battling the fire at 27 Quinnipiac Ave., the North Haven Police Department said in a statement. He was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he later died.

“We ask our community to pray for Wirtz’s family and his extended firefighter family, who are grieving this tragic loss,” police said in the statement. “At a time when family comes together for celebration, our brave firemen are now grieving the loss of one of their own.”

Wirtz was a 22-year veteran of the North Haven Fire Department.

Firefighter Matthias Wirtz

Middlefield firefighters, with Engine 3 and Rescue 4, stood along I-91 Tuesday morning to salute fallen North Haven firefighter Matthias Wirtz, who died in the line of duty Monday. Middlefield Volunteer Fire Company, Facebook

Take small steps to success with those resolutions

By Cris Villalonga-Vivoni Record-Journal staff

As 2023 approaches, many of us arethinking about making New Year resolutions.

“I think we get inspired by the New Year. It’s an exciting time where we think about all the things that we’ve done in the past year and all the hopes and expectations we have for the next,” said Dr. Carla Schnitzlein, doctor of osteopathic medicine and medical director of Natchaug Hospital. “I think it inspires us to want to change things, especially things that we might be struggling with or things that have historically been difficult.”

To ensure success this upcoming year, here are tips from local health experts on making your health and wellness resolutions a reality.

Start small

Most health-related resolutions are centered on broad goals, such as losing weight, quitting smoking, dieting or getting more active, said Carrie Marquardt, health and wellness director of Meriden-New Britain-Berlin YMCA and Crossfit Meriden. However, after the “ new year, new me ” energy leaves, Marquardt explained that this “laundry list of things” can become overwhelming and may leave someone burned out.

Instead, “pick the one thing that is your most concern, give it a couple of weeks and then start chipping away,” Marquardt said. “Once you adapt to one healthy habit, it has a trickle-down effect.”

Small, attainable resolutions such as walking once a day or changing out one food a day for a healthier one allows a person to celebrate

their accomplishments while working towards their ultimate goal.

As a way to start your fitness journey, for example, Marquardt suggested that rather than spending 20-minutes on your phone, take a 20minute walk instead. Then, the following week go for a 30-minute walk, and so on. With each increase, the more comfortable you become with the training, the more you push yourself.

If walking isn’t your thing, then find the activity that is, she added.

“Set small, attainable goals for yourself because when you achieve them, you’re going to feel phenomenal. It’s going to make you feel great,” she said. “It’s going to give you the confidence to keep going and keep going and keep going.”

However, Marquardt emphasized patience as results show in small increments over a long period. Nutrition and fitness are individualized journeys that impact people’s bodies differently, thus creating unique results. You must push yourself further out of your comfort zone after reaching each small goal to see them.

“Make those small changes, do things that are attainable to you, eat the foods you like to eat, exercise in the manner that you’d like to exercise and you will feel better about yourself, you’ll be comfortable doing that, it will help you to push forward,” Marquardt said.

Be active

Much like fitness resolutions, mental health-related ones require small steps and a lot of patience. Schnitzlein, who uses they/them pronouns, said that the best way

The winners of the Levi E. Coe Library’s annual Gingerbread house contest are: Taylor Kestenbaum (above), Miss Joanne’s Learning Center (center), and Mid-Lea Garden Club(bottom). Photos by Nicole Zappone, Town Times

I felt a sense of malaise, of dissatisfaction with my journey thus far. Have I made a mark on the world? At all? Admittedly, I had set my sights high. Memories of the goals of my youth crept into my head. I never did go mountain climbing or sky diving. Never brought peace and good will to the world, or a part of it. Never invented anything. Never wrote that bestseller that changed everyone’s lives. Never this, never that. It wasn’t a good feeling.

And then I had a turnaround. I got tired of not being happy with myself. I started to take a reckoning, and this time I came out pretty good. I scaled things down a bit, to a more manageable size. For instance, I am always kind to animals, and usually to people. I like to think that I have added joy to people’s lives, both strangers and loved ones.

I always recycle, and I have a devout respect and love for all of nature. I have, when my boys were with me, climbed to the top of Mount Piscah, which is behind my house. So there’s my mountain climbing! And best of all, I brought two astounding people into the world. I like to think I had something to do with their “astoundedness, ” but really, I think they pretty much just came in good. I may not have done a lot on a grand scale, but I think I made a difference, in my own way, in my little neck of the woods. We are all making a difference, whether we know it or not.

And dare I say it? This past year has seen me more readily letting go of things that bother me. Just knowing that all is well, and all will always be well. Knowing that I am safe. That’s a big one for me.

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to approach your resolutions is by focusing on little actions rather than depriving yourself. For example, if your goal is to complain less, start a gratitude journal and write one positive thing a day, they said. Likewise, if you want to lose weight, work out just 10 minutes a day and slowly increase your workout time.

“Before you set the resolution, make sure you know what your action plan would be and to help keep you motivated, break it down into small achievable steps because we’re more likely to get excited when we meet those smaller goals rather than setting one big goal that we end up disappointed when it doesn’t come to fruition,” Schnitzlein said.

However, Schnitzlein added that taking time to rest, relax and celebrate the

small victories, whatever they may be, is important.

“Depending on where we’re at in our lives that accomplishment might just be checking the mail or simply cooking a meal at home,” they said. “I think it’s important that we celebrate the little wins and the little things we do to keep ourselves healthy.”

Be kind

No matter the resolution, Schnitzlein said it is inevitable that you will experience a bad day.

In those moments of vulnerability, Schnitzlein emphasized the importance of being kind to yourself and acknowledging what you were able to accomplish that day.

They recommend practicing positive self-talk, selfkindness and not punishing yourself for it.

“Today may not have been the day that I went and walked that mile, but maybe I walked for five minutes. That’s still a win,” Schnitzlein said. “So, reframing those moments where you don’t go all the way as it’sa step in progress can be helpful.”

To start, just set aside five minutes a day to do an activity you love, said Schnitzlein. Albeit gardening or playing with pets, they explained that giving yourself the time to decompress is crucial to self-care. They added that gratitude journals could be used to reflect on the things that went right that day and identify where boundaries need to be set.

Schnitzlein explained this method builds self-care “ as part of our daily routine, so it becomes second nature to take care of ourselves.”

Resolutions

For their New Year’s resolution, Schnitzlein hopes to visit the pottery studio more.

Meanwhile, Marquardt has yet to have a solid resolution plan. She knows that she wants to explore meditation and read more books. She hopes to help herself decompress from the stress of her busy life.

“I think slowing down a little bit and just taking some time to reflect and meditate would probably be one thing I’ve never really looked for in a resolution but, I think it is important with just how busy we are these days,” she said.

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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.

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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.

Tree disposal

The website pickyourownchristmastree.org says if some tree needles scatter inside, it is better to sweep them up; as needles can clog vacuum cleaners. Also, the online Christmas tree resource warns against burning your Christmas tree

in a fireplace or wood stove. Pines, firs and other evergreens have a high content of flammable turpentine oils, and burning the tree may contribute to creosote buildup and risk a chimney fire. According to the website, a Christmas tree can be placed in your garden or backyard and used as a bird

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feeder and sanctuary. Fresh orange slices or strung popcorn will attract the birds and they can sit in the branches for shelter. Within a year, the branches will become brittle and you can break the tree apart by hand or chip it in a chipper.

Gift of sight

The Durham Lions Club’s recently-refurbished drop box is ready for your eyeglass donations at the Durham Pharmacy. Donating used eye glasses can make a big difference for people all over the world. Refractive errors can be easily corrected with eyeglasses, yet millions living in lowand middle-income countries lack access to basic eye care services.Lions have recognized the urgent need for corrective lenses and collect usable glasses in their communities to support the Lions Recycle For Sight Program.

GED classes

Classes are offered in Middletown and Old Saybrook, and registration is ongoing. Call 860-343-6044.

Food bank

The Middlefield Food Bank is in need of the following: peanut butter, jelly, jam, sandwich/freezer bags, coffee, tea, crackers, snacks, laundry detergent, dish soap, cleaning supplies, toothpaste, tooth brushes, pasta, pasta sauce, tuna, and grocery store gift cards.

Ski club

The North Haven Ski Club encourages people interested in winter sports (skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, tubing, snowshoeing) to join and take advantage of the great discounts offered to members. Contact Annette Murphy: 203-927-3071 or dapdmurph@aol.com.

Help wanted

Join a wonderful and dedicated group of people a few hours a week to help care for homeless cats at Cat Tales’ main shelter. Must be age 15-plus or be accompanied by a parent/guardian. The volunteer application can be found at cattalesct.org/shelter-application/. For more information, email: info@ cattalesct.org (reference Shelter Volunteer).

Boxes to Boots

Berlin-based Boxes to Boots creates care packages for military personnel serving abroad, and the Berlinbased non-profit is looking

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for everything from toiletries, to snacks, to books. Snack-wise, service members prefer items they can easily carry, like granola bars, small bags of cookies and crackers, and beef jerky. To learn more, visit boxestoboots.org.

Compost program

Currently, more than 120 local families/households participate in the Coginchaug Area Transition compost

program. CAT aims to see that number rise to 300 by spring 2023. Compost kits ($25) and extra bags ($3) are available at the Middlefield Building Office in the Community Center and at the Durham First Selectman’s office in Town Hall. Payment can be made with cash, or check (written out to Coginchaug Area Transition; “compost kit” in the memo line). For further information, email carolbufithis@ gmail.com.

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So I have come to terms with myself. The restlessness is starting to die down. And I am looking forward to an awesome year.

Why not? When you look for it, you realize that awesomeness is all around us, in big ways and little ways. I will continue to revel in my boys and my kitties, and the dogs at the kennel where I work, and sitting outside with a good book when it is warm, and my friends, and a good cup of tea.

Looking to 2023 I realize that I love the mystery. What treasures lie on the horizon? There will be many, like there always are. Even the tough times will hold nuggets of gold. I say bring it on.

Happy New Year!

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GRASSY HILL AUCTIONS, - an Estate Sale, Liquidation, Attic & Basement Cleanout Company is Always Buying and providing services all over Connecticut. These are just a FEW of the things we are looking for: Antiques, Collectibles, Old/ Vintage Toys, Musical Instruments (Saxophones, Trumpets, Violins, Flutes, Clarinets, Trombone & SO MUCH MORE) Advertising Items, Wristwatches (Broken or Not), Pocket Watches, Tools (Machinist, Woodworking, & MORE) Doorstops, Clocks, Oil Paintings, Old Signs, Old Photographs, Old Postcards, Brewery Items, Hunting & Fishing, PEZ Dispensers, Costume Jewelry, Broken Jewel ry, Gold & Silver Jewel ry, Gold & Silver Coins, Military Items, Swords & Bayonets, Helmets & Patches, Medals & Uni forms, Pocket Knives, Lighters & Pipes, Foun tain Pens, Mechanical Pencils, Fraternal Or Items, Religious Items, Industrial Items, Win chester Items, Sikorsky Items, Pratt & Whitney Items, Colt Items, Na tive American Items, Vintage Electronics, Slot Cars, Toy Trucks, Matchbox & Hot wheels, Barbie’s, Folk Art, Statues, Bronzes, Trains, Cameras, Mid Century Modern Furniture, Straight Razors, Shaving Items, Political Items, Comic Books, Sports Cards & Autographs…&

WANTED Individual firearms, collections & estates including military & related items.Federally licensed firearms dealer. Gunsmith, appraisals, Richard Pleines, (860) 663-2214.

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