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Middlefield BOF elects officers and seeks to improve budget process By Stephanie Wilcox Town Times The Dec. 10 Board of Finance meeting began with the election of officers. Rebecca Adams was voted chairman, Lucy Petrella was voted vicechairman and Bob Yamartino was voted secretary. Rebecca Adams said she would like to have a liaison for Board of Selectmen, Board of Education, the library, Park and Rec, DMIAAB and maybe others. Board members would attend those meetings and return to this board with information, which will help during budget season to better understand what is going on in those departments. Then Geruch asked for help
on the capital budget to avoid the mutilation that occurred last year. Yamartino offered to work with Board of Selectmen and the capital account; Adams agreed to do DMYFS along with Jen Brown; Alice Malcolm agreed to do the library; Jeremy Renninghoff will do the Board of Education; Lucy Petrella will do DMIAAB and will share Park and Rec with Malcolm. Yamartino asked if they could schedule a joint meeting with Durham BOF to discuss common issues such as DMIAAB. Finance Director Joe Geruch said $25,000 was set aside in the budget for the Merriam property, but noted See BOF, page 14
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Preparing holiday foods Bridget Schlicker’s fourth grade class from Korn School visited the Middlefield Senior Center this week where the students and seniors worked on gingerbread houses together. At right, Cathy Cutler and an appropriately hatted young lady cooperate on their holiday treat. Below, fourth grader Hayley Johansen helps Ruth Kowalski (in pink) while Joyce Dowling, center, has lots of fun with the decorations. More photos and text on page 17. Photos by Stephanie Wilcox
Durham selectmen make end-of-year appointments By Stephanie Wilcox Town Times
The Dec. 14 Board of Selectmen (BOS) meeting began with a long list of appointments and one resignation – Patricia Kupcho from the Ethics Commission. For appointments, Cheryl Salva was appointed to the Economic Development Commission, Gene Riotte was appointed to the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission and Len Baginski was reappointed as the Greater New Haven Central Tourism representative. In end of year appointments, Bruce Rau was reappointed as animal control officer and Marty Rau and April Leiler were reappointed as assistants. John Miller was also appointed as assistant animal control officer. William Thody was reappointed to Building Code Board of Appeals, Ralph
Chase and Frederick Huntley were reappointed to the Conservation Commission and Peter Cascini and Ona McLaughlin were reappointed to the Economic Development Commission. Dr. Brad Wilkinson was reappointed as health director; Gordan Wolfgang, who is currently an alternate, was appointed to a full board position on the Historic District Commission; and Tim Larkin was appointed tree warden. See BOS, page 13
In this issue ... Babies..............................24 Calendar.........................4-5 Libraries .........................16 Obituary..........................25 Scouts ..............................22 Sports..........................29-30 Town Briefs................13-15
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H1N1 flu clinic scheduled
The tenth in a series of H1N1 flu clinics sponsored by Mass Dispensing Area 36 (MDA 36) is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 30, from 3-8 p.m. The clinic will be held in the Fox Parish Center, St. Francis Church, 10 Elm Street in Middletown. Clinics are free and open only to residents of Cromwell, Durham, Haddam, Middle-
field and Middletown. Proof of residency will be required. The vaccine will be given out by appointment. People who have a severe allergy to eggs or are running a fever should not receive the vaccine. The H1N1 vaccine is not effective against seasonal influenza. More H1N1 flu clinics are expected to be scheduled and are sponsored by MDA 36, including Middletown, Cromwell, Durham, Haddam and Middlefield.
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Devil’s Advocate cartoon - reprinted
Unfortunately, during Devil’s Advocate set-up last week, the final panel of Emily Shoemaker’s now funny cartoon became lost somewhere in cyberspace (especially appropriate, given the cartoon’s content!). So below, we reprint the whole cartoon so it can be appreciated by all.
DMIAAB hours The transfer station will be open Thursday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve from 8 a.m. to noon, and open again on Saturday, Dec. 26 as usual (8 a.m.-3 p.m.). They will also have limited hours on Thursday, Dec. 31, New Year’s Eve, from 8 a.m. to noon, and open as usual Saturday, Jan, 2.
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Corrections We strive to bring you the most accurate and upto-date information available each week, but if you see something in Town Times that isn’t quite right, give our news department a call at 860-349-8000. The Durham Christmas tree lighter pictured on page 1 of last issue was Brendan Bates. Also, the Middlefield Board of Selectmen did not reappoint Steve Porteus and Brian Clark to the Zoning Board of Appeals; rather they both resigned.
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Business Networking The local chapter of Business Networking International will meet at the United Methodist Church on the South Green at 24 Old Church St. in Middletown at 7:30 a.m. today and every Friday. Midstate BNI has generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in business for local businesspeople through member referrals.
Members of the New England Chamber Choir will sing solo selections as well as traditional carols with the audience at the Second Congregational Church, Middle Haddam Road in Middle Haddam. Call 860-267-8344 or visit www.uccwebsites.net/secondconmiddlehaddam.html. It’s a Wonderful Life At 7 p.m. Gilead Community Services and the Wesleyan Film Studies Program will present It’s A Wonderful Life,
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in the Goldsmith Family Cinema on Washington Terrace at Wesleyan University. Capra scholar Marc Longenecker, a member of the Wesleyan Film Studies staff, will introduce the film. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger and students. Tickets are available by calling 860-343-5300 ext. 0. This showing is unique because it will be a theatrical showing from an original print of the film. Drumming Crowell Concert Hall on the Wesleyan campus will host a West African drumming and dance concert at 8 p.m. For ticket information, call 860-6853355.
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December 23 TOPS Durham TOPS Club meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. on the third floor of the Durham Town Hall. Call Naomi Klotsko at 860-349-9558 for Bonnie Olesen at 860-349-9433.
Merry Christmas! Local Church Schedule Middlefield Federated Church, Methodist and Congregational (UCC) 402 Main Street Middlefield, 860-349-9881 Sunday, Dec. 20, 10 a.m. worship and pageant. Thursday, Dec. 24, candelight services at 7 and 11 p.m. All are welcome. United Churches of Durham (Methodist and Congregational (UCC) 228 Main Street Durham, 860-349-3683 Sunday, Dec. 20, at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., the annual Christmas Pageant. Thursday, Dec. 24, 7 p.m., family service of carols and candles, and late service at 10 p.m. Church of the Epiphany, Episcopal 196 Main Street Durham, 860-349-9644
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Modern Christmas traditions and their ancient roots By Trish Dynia Special to the Town Times Author’s Note: The following descriptions of Pagan roots for Christmas traditions are not meant to denigrate the holiday. Instead, they are presented in order to celebrate the rich diversity of our human experience. Also, the word ‘Pagan’ is used as a common term describing pre-Christian European beliefs, and is not meant
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No votes but lots of news at BOE meeting By Chris Coughlin Special to the Town Times
The Regional School District 13 held their bi-monthly meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the Memorial School library. The meeting opened with board chairman Tom Hennick apologizing to the public, saying that there would be no quorum at the evening’s meeting, meaning that no votes could be held. However, lots of discussion and updating were handled. Board member Nancy Boyle described her recent experience attending a Powder Puff game against Cromwell. She described it as a very well-attended event. “It was really exciting seeing the camaraderie, spirit and cheers from the crowd,” said Boyle. Superintendent Susan Viccaro reported that a scholarship of an unknown amount will be established in honor of Annette Francis. Viccaro also reported that 10 students had
come to her about doing a safe teen driving program. Christen Bertz will be advising the program, and it will be called Teens in the Driving Seat. Viccaro noted that it was a positive thing that the initiative is going to be student-led, and suggested that students may want to attend a Board of Education meeting later in the spring to address the board. Viccaro reported that Brewster School music teacher Tiger Robison will offer music classes this summer. Also, Lorrie Martin would like to take a group of students on a “discovery dive” in a public pool in Cheshire. Viccaro said that they had began to check with their insurance carrier to see whether the trip would be allowed, and she requested that Martin be added to the agenda for the Board of Education’s next meeting so that she could present her plan. Next, Viccaro presented superintendent’s awards and
gifts to two students – Hannah Kowalski and Danielle Charette. Hannah has been on high academic honors every year that she has attended Coginchaug, and in addition to being part of many organizations, has also co-created a DVD to help freshman transition to high school. Danielle is a fouryear, three-sport athlete who serves on Coginchaug’s Model U.N. and is also a writer for
ented teachers, it’s an honor to represent them. I can’t take all of the credit; everyone’s a part of it. Some people choose careers to make a living, but helping people and families is the most rewarding thing to me.” After the presentation of awards and gifts, Viccaro alerted board members to
Viccaro also presented Teresa Reilly, a speech pathologist at Brewster School, with the 2010 Teacher of the Year award. “Terry is a speech pathologist extraordinaire who has worked here for 11 years and performs small miracles every day,” said Viccaro. Reilly graciously accepted the award, saying, “This is an honor because there are so many tal-
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It’s interesting, but somehow as I’ve gotten older, the frenetic pace of the holiday season seems to have worn off a bit. I’m not sure exactly why that is, but it certainly is a welcome development. Perhaps it’s a bit of loosening of gift expectations. Even though my husband and I spend time choosing just the right gifts for our seven grandchildren, somehow the process is not as fraught with expectations as buying gifts for our children used to be. Or maybe I’m learning (finally!) that I really can’t do everything. For example, baking three kinds of cookies will do just fine. We don’t need six varieties. Or choosing between a gift-making session with two of the aforementioned grandchildren is taking precedence this year over the office Christmas party. I just can’t do both, and that realization helps
keep the pace of the season somewhat manageable. Time spent with loved ones over the holidays also seems more important these days. There’s more than enough joy to fill my heart in an hour spent just watching three-year-old Aaron build a castle for a giraffe, a cow and two lions with a set of cardboard blocks. A quick stop at the homes of a friend or two is a source of real holiday cheer and much less taxing than trying to make time for a round of crowded parties. Finally, the music of the season has become especially precious. I will, therefore, be attending the annual holiday concert at Coginchaug this Sunday at 2 p.m. After all, what would the season be without the chance to sing “The Hallelujah Chorus”? Sue VanDerzee
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Christmas spirit in Middlefield
On Monday, Dec. 7, I was running a number of errands. At one point I went to look at my watch, and to my despair, my watch was gone. This gold watch is very important to me because it was the last gift from my father who died 12 years ago. I wear this special watch every day as a remembrance of my father. I cried as I searched for the watch, realizing I might never see it again. I returned to the Middlefield Post Office where I was earlier that day. I asked the clerk if anyone had found a gold watch. The answer was “yes,” and I was handed my precious watch. Tears of joy filled my eyes. This moment
was the best Christmas gift ever! I asked who found the watch. No one left a name. I would like to thank the honest person who graciously returned my watch. I cannot express enough what your act of kindness means to me. Not only did you return a treasured object of mine, but more importantly, you gave back what represented a special memory of my dear father. My heart goes out to you. Truly, this is what Christmas is all about. Elaine Chhabra, Middlefield
Don’t forget defense In the Dec. 4 edition of the Town Times, there was a letter from State Senator Tom Gaffey in which he discussed the future of our great state. I
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thought it was a breath of fresh air to see a state legislator thinking farther into the future than concerning themselves solely with the next election. It has certainly been a notable year in the Connecticut legislature when it was discovered that some of our representatives in Hartford were playing solitaire on the computer instead of working for us.
vide jobs to those who live in our communities. We must also look to the larger defense-related industries and installations in our state, including Electric Boat Corp., a submarine builder, the U.S. Navy’s submarine base, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy — all located across the river from each other in Groton and New London. Our state is one of four that is home to a military academy. It is essential that we include the defense sector in the plan for the future of our state. While it is refreshing to see extended planning from the state legislature, it is disappointing to see that such an essential part of our state’s economy has been largely forgotten. Don Rawling, Durham
While I have not closely followed Mr. Gaffey’s time in the State Senate, I am pleased that he has noted the importance of promoting the sectors of energy, finance, healthcare and biotechnology. Indeed, these industries have become entwined with our state’s current economy. However, Mr. Gaffey left out one major sector that has historically propelled Connecticut’s economy forward: defense.
The Spartans
It must be noted that Samuel Colt built his major arms factory in Hartford; historians say his revolvers revolutionized the path of warfare. In fact, it was during the 19th century that our state was nicknamed “the arsenal of democracy.” Despite the fact that Mr. Colt’s industry has long left the bluedomed building situated next to the highway, firearms remain an essential piece of our state’s economy. Today, Marlin and Mossberg remain in our area and pro-
Who are they? They are the Spartans, Durham’s seventh grade boys travel basketball team. We all read the articles about scores and performance on the courts or the fields. This article is not one of those. This is about a team that has been together since they were in the fourth grade. Through the years, they lost good players and also took on good players. They are coached by Mike Doyle, Ken Vallone and Rick Terrill. The coaches not only teach them basketball fundamentals, but
also teach them about respect, heart and pride — on and off the court. In the beginning, the team struggled with more losses than wins; this is when the heart and pride became noticeable. Even after losing, the team never got down on each other. They still faced every game with a “we can win” attitude, even though they didn’t. From the beginning, the players were always taught to have respect for their opponents, each other, for the parents, coaches and referees. Coach Doyle makes it a point for his players to acknowledge parents and coaches whenever possible. When I returned home from my brother’s funeral and was feeling down, I saw one of the players at a store. He saw me, said “hello” and shook my hand and went on his way. Such a small gesture made me realize that there is a lot to be thankful for. After losing a championship game by one point, the Spartans did the usual line up and congratulated the opposing team. After the Spartans received their medals and the winning team revived their trophies, the Spartans went over to the winners and congratulated them on their trophies. After seeing this, a mother from the team said “those Durham boys” stood See Spartans, page 30
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Lessons at the end of the year
Lessons of the first year
Having today quirement of the appliburied a close family cation is that the town friend of 45 years, I’m adopt a comprehennot feeling very chipsive Energy Plan, per in posting my which we are about to monthly news coldo. The grant applicaumn. Seems the lestion goes in on Jan. sons learned at funer8th. Keep your fingers als once again remind crossed. me not to live a life On other fronts, we filled with regrets. are responding to As for the town, overdue drainage imthere’s much to report provements at the on since the election. town garage. We are We recently learned looking into revising that we are to receive our Building Permit two grants … a DUI Jon Brayshaw, Middlefield fee schedule and our grant for $13,875 and website is being an ARRA (stimulus worked on. grant) for $97,583. The As for our financial 13K is to nab drunks … future, as you all the 97K to pave three know, the state is esstreets next summer – sentially broke after Jackson Hill, Derby living an opulent, misand Cedar. guided life for years. This season, the We also learned that the Merriam Board of Selectmen and the Board of property deal is off the table. If you re- Finance will, more than ever, need call, the town voted to purchase the your input in assembling the 2010 development rights for $250,000 from budget. Like the state, we have all Robert Merriam. What we didn’t reached the point where the way we know is that a developer was in the lived is no longer possible. Citizens mix and had some sort of contract must not sit on the sidelines until the with the owner. At this writing, word day we vote on the school budget or is that four homes are being planned. our town budget. Please chime in earSpeaking of contracts, this past ly with your thoughts. week Zygo officials signed an “easeAs for chimes, the Christmas and ment” contract with the town. This holiday season was kicked off by our easement provides access to our in- Women’s Club with their yearly tree dustrially-zoned property north of lighting/Santa program. All went Zygo. Now we can begin marketing well as we sang Christmas songs and efforts. played out the Norman Rockwell And, speaking of marketing, we scene. continue to assemble the basic comThis being my last transmission ponents of what we hope will be the before the New Year, I do want to forbasis of the deal with Dan Frank and mally thank all those who have conhis company to buy Powder Ridge tributed to my life as your First SeSki Area. Once agreed to (and we lectman. This town is truly a very have a deposit), a public hearing and special place….difficult to define. My town meeting will be called so voters hope for readers is that next year, can hear the particulars and vote on you’ll see the intrinsic value of living the deal. in this town and offer yourself to its As exciting as any initiative ever many and diverse needs. The gift of embarked on is our effort to enter the TIME is what I am suggesting. I world of energy. As you may recall, we learned my lesson today…..for the joined with Middletown to seek a tenth time. Our New Year’s resolu$150K energy grant to look into the tion should read…… “No should of, physical and financial aspects of cre- would of, could of” for 2010. ating a wind farm along our western A blessed Christmas and holiday border, behind the ridgeline. One re- season is my wish for all.
The end of a year is always a time for reflection, and people have been asking me what I have learned in my first year in the General Assembly. By far the most important lesson I learned is that you have to be ready and willing to work with members of both political parties to accomplish anything in Hartford. When politicians try to force ideas through, they generally go State Rep. nowhere. But when we reach across the aisle, we can often make a real difference. The examples are endless. Two bills I co-sponsored were passed into law this year — replacing toxic cleaning products in schools with non-toxic alternatives and banning a poisonous compound, BPA, from plastic containers such as baby bottles. We heard from many public health experts, like Middlefield resident Nancy Simcox, about the urgent need for the legislation. But while many Democrats supported both proposals, the bills were going nowhere until we won the support of Republican Senate Minority Leader John McKinney. We could not have passed those bills without his support. Likewise, when dairy farms in Connecticut were facing a crisis, because the price of milk fell far below the cost of producing it, we formed a bipartisan task force to find a solution. We saved a billion dollar industry in Connecticut and farms like the Greenbacker’s in Durham only by building a broad bipartisan coalition. The examples continue. When I introduced a bill limiting the new and growing practice of employers discriminating against job applicants who have poor credit scores, I was told my bill was dead on arrival. However, I was able to build support for the legislation by reaching out to business groups and Republicans. Representative Selim Noujaim of Waterbury, a
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conservative Republican who is himself a small business owner, agreed to co-sponsor my bill with some common sense compromises, and the bill passed the House of Representatives by a wide margin. This fall, when the city of Middletown threatened to shut down a soup kitchen with the holidays fast approaching, we knew what to do. We sought the support of both AtMatt Lesser torney General Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat, and Governor Jodi Rell, a Republican. With their support, emergency legislation to keep the soup kitchen open sailed through the legislature in record time. Bipartisanship is not easy. It requires compromise, and it requires a lot of patience. Most importantly, it requires the ability to listen to people who may come from different backgrounds and perspectives, but who all share a common goal of serving the residents of the state of Connecticut. We see bipartisanship work in the legislature, and we often see it at work in our towns. It is disappointing, therefore, to turn on cable news and often see only the most extreme voices from both parties. Earlier this fall, Republican Party operatives set up fake Twitter accounts, impersonating myself and other Democratic lawmakers in an attempt to embarrass us. The accounts were eventually shut down, but it’s a shame, because these partisan political types skew everyone’s perception of how things actually work. Underhanded tactics and dirty tricksters have never passed a balanced budget. Political pundits and overheated language have never helped an economy recover. With so many challenges facing our state and our nation, we need to work on genuine compromise and put public service first, not waste time on silly political one-upmanship.
From The State Capitol
Income limits now higher for solar help program State Representative Matt Lesser (D-Durham, Middlefield and Middletown) announced that more Durham and Middlefield residents may now qualify for financial assistance under the Connecticut Solar Lease Program. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund raised the program’s income limits after the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development updated its income limits for 2009. Homeowners who earn up to twice the median income for their area are now eligible for the program. The revised annual income limit for a family of four would now be $193,400 for
Durham residents and $170,200 for Middlefield residents. The Connecticut Solar Lease Program uses a combination of rebates and tax credits to help residents in the state gain access to clean, renewable solar energy. The program pro-
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vides affordable solar leases to qualifying homeowners and eliminates the high upfront costs associated with solar photovoltaic systems. For more information about the Connecticut Solar Lease program, visit www.ctsolarlease.com or contact Representative Lesser at 860240-8585.
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Sweet voices ring out
Audiences at John Lyman School were dazzled by the kindergarten and third and fourth grade chorus winter concert presented on Dec. 8. Holiday favorites as well as other lively and charming songs were presented at the “Frosty Festival” under the direction of music teacher, Michael Meurs. Above, first row, Anthony Davoren and Skye Aceto; second row, Benjamin Pitruzello and Ben Carroll. Photo submitted by Betty Hadlock
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The Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation would like to thank the following for their generous support in 2009: Friend $300 and above Mr. and Mrs. Richard Adams Mr. and Mrs. William Breck Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Chase Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Edwards Mr. and Mrs. David Fusco Mr. and Mrs. William Griffin Mr. and Mrs. Peter Heyl Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lang Mr. and Mrs. Keith Luckenbach Dr. David Miner and Ms. Penny Robiner Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore Drs. Anthony Onofreo and Pam Moore Ms. Ann Parsons Mrs. Ellen Patterson Regional District 13 Administrators Association Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Shoemaker Mr. and Mrs. John Stahl
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she had heard, including that some student’s underwear was clearly visible, Keurajian felt that student’s were in blatant disregard of the school’s dress code. When Keurajian’s daughter, who had attended the dance, told her mom how her fellow students had been dressed, Keurajian couldn’t believe that the students weren’t sent home. Keurajian asked how this could have happened and why students weren’t reprimanded, and Viccaro told her that she had spoken with Dr. Wysowski about Keurajian’s concerns. Ronald Melnick, business manager for the district, addressed the board next, notifying them that Dattco would be holding a presentation to show what type of footage the small cameras on school busses can capture. Melnick also notified the board that the school district will be signing a two-year contract to join a new energy consortium, which is expected to bring savings to the district of up to $60,000. Melnick also spoke about the logistics of a quarterly report required by the Department of Education. Next Carol Luckenbach gave a presentation about TEAM, a new model the district will be using to help train and mentor new teachers. Luckenbach reported that the program that the district had previously been using, BEST, had expired last year, and for the past year, there has been no set program for new teachers. Though this will mean that some new teachers will have to spend more time in a new teacher program than they had previously been told, Luckenbach believes that this program will have an overall positive impact. Next Viccaro reviewed the 2010-2011 calendar. Currently there are 181 student days on the calendar. Viccaro proposed that the calendar be amended so that 6-8 early release days are added to the calendar, a professional development day is taken off the calendar, and an instructional day is added to the calendar. Viccaro also spoke about the possibility of having students attend school on Veteran’s Day. Last, the 2008-2009 annual report was distributed to members, which will be voted on at the next Board of Education meeting, to be held on Jan. 13, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at
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Pat Dinatale was reappointed and Peter Cascini was appointed to Inland Wetlands. Bev Peterson and Karen Thody were reappointed to the Senior Citizen Board and Dr. Brad Wilkinson and Ray Bahr were reappointed to the Water Commission. There will be more appointments at the next board meeting. The board also approved the appointment of Jonathan R. Handley as Fire Inspector upon successful completion of a certification course which he begins in February 2010. The selectmen approved both the 2010 BOS budget meeting schedule to begin Jan. 7, 2010 and the 2010 full-member Board of Education/BOS meeting schedule, the first to be held on Jan. 7 at 4 p.m. A special town meeting is set for Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. to approve a transfer of up to $450,000 from the reserve account for fire equipment for the purchase of a 2010 Spartan Water Supply Engine as recommended by
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BOF at their meeting on Dec 7. First Selectman Laura Francis announced that this action comes as a surprise to everyone, but it was a planned purchase by the fire company. She explained that if they go to bid in December they can save between $20,000-$30,000 on an engine to fit the truck before the new model is put out. Other business The board approved a reimbursement from Lexington Place Condominium Association Sewer Reserve Account in the amount of $5,441 for repairs done to the community sewer system. Francis said the town holds this account by law and is required to keep equity for repairs. Francis briefly discussed a resolution regarding a comprehensive energy plan for the town. The Clean Energy Task Force and Building Official/Facilities Manager, together with stakeholders in the community and town departments, requested developing a plan for the town’s building, lighting and vehicle fleet. It will identify ways to
mitigate energy usage and ways to increase use of clean and renewable energy, and will be submitted to the BOS by Feb. 1, 2010. New business Francis reported that Connecticut DOT has scheduled a culvert replacement on Route 17 near Coe Road which will start the summer of 2011. She also said Public Works in-service training has begun and hopes to do this every week to promote safety and professionalism. In closing selectmen’s comments, John Szewczyk referenced an email he received from a high school sophomore asking if students can host a duck race at Allyn Brook as a class fundraiser. The selectmen are going to look into the possibility but applaud the sophomore student council for their creativity in ways to raise money.
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Durham Government Calendar (All meetings will be held at the Durham Library unless otherwise noted. Check the town Web page at www.townofdurhamct.org for agendas and last-minute changes.) Monday, Dec. 28 7 p.m. — Ethics Commission Tuesday, Dec. 29 8 p.m. — Special town meeting to transfer up to $450,000 from reserve for fire equipment purchase. Tuesday, Jan. 5 7:30 p.m. — Midstate Planning, 100 DeKoven Dr., Middletown Wednesday, Jan. 6 7:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday, Jan. 13 7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Brewster School Town boards and commissions must set meeting dates for the next year at their December meeting. Watch for further information as it becomes available. ternoon, Dec. 13. Police are looking for the suspect who fled on foot with an undetermined amount of cash. It was unclear whether there were any customers in the bank at the time, state police Sgt. Sal Calvo said. The suspect is described as having a thin build, 5-foot 7” to 5-foot 8,” wearing a blue jacket, baggy pants, a bandana and carrying a bag, ac-
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Middlefield Government Calendar (Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Community Center.) Wednesday, Dec. 23 6 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission Monday, Dec. 28 11:30 a.m. — Housing Commission at Sugarloaf Terrace Monday, Jan. 4 7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen Wednesday, Jan. 13 6:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission 7 p.m. — Water Pollution Control Authority 7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Brewster School Tuesday, Jan. 19 7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen Wednesday, Jan. 20 7 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency Thursday, January 21 7 p.m. — Board of Finance Towns boards and commissions must establish meeting dates for the following year in December. Watch for additions as they become available.
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that there is a good chance this will not take place. He suggested they transfer the funds to a Powder Ridge line item, then discussed the borrowing situation of Powder Ridge and how the bond is funded and what the process is, etc. Some board members did not like the recommendation regarding the bond. Geruch noted they could consider it for next year and the board could encumber certain funds for a subsequent purchase. Though it has been reported that the deal with Powder Ridge would be finalized in the next 45-60 days, Geruch felt it is still three months away.
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Auditor’s report Al Rusolowitz, the auditor, said the audit is not complete but he and board members reviewed all the documents. He briefly explained the auditing process at Levi Coe Library, which is done by a bookkeeper, not a legally qualified person. There was a discussion about segregating the existing capital and nonrecurring fund into two components. Rusolowitz explained this needs to be done to remove the cumulative information for items, such as trucks, over the years as well as large asset items. A motion was approved to segregate the existing capital and nonrecurring fund; one for line items ongoing in nature and the other for onetime projects. Board members approved a motion to transfer $14,736 into the office assistant account from the operational contingency account to fund line item at full-time status in accordance with union contract and on advice of labor counsel. Board members also approved removing the unfunded line item 59-2705 Coe Hill Sanctuary from the CNR fund as these were grant monies
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they were no longer eligible for and never received from the government. Another motion was passed to transfer $675 into the operational contingency account. There were questions for Geruch about oil use at the Community Center, an expenditure spread sheet and prioritizing maintenance needs. Then Geruch asked the commission to reconsider their budget process to focus more on larger department expenditures and meeting with him first to go over things. They discussed having liaisons for people like the sanitarian, or to have sponsorships in exchange for having a building named after a sponsor, etc. The board adopted 2010 meeting dates of the third Thursday of each month with the exception of Dec. 9, 2010. The meeting concluded with an executive session to discuss Regional School District 13 administrators’ contract negotiations.
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unit lots would still be nonconforming, Marianne Corona felt the matter should remain in the hands of the ZBA rather than zoning commission. Lucy Petrella mentioned that the zoning regulations are supposed to be broadbased and shouldn’t involve spot zoning. She felt that the ZBA should handle more unique cases, such as Fowler’s property.
Another matter Champagne brought up is that the town should strive to reduce nonconformity, not expand it. Although the proposal would require an applicant to conform to certain standards, it would still allow for multiple units to exist on the same lot. As such, Champagne and others argued that the issue of rebuilding on such lots should remain a ZBA issue. In response, Colegrove stated that ZBA can only act on hardships that are unique to the property and that economic issues or site improvements do not qualify for a hardship. Throughout the hearing, Colegrove repeated that the proposal is meant as a plan-
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buildings on a single lot. In response to comments from attorney Mark Branse, town planner Geoff Colegrove made some modifications to the proposal. The proposal no longer applies to the AG-2 zone and also restricted the amendment to lots with three or more residential buildings at one location. Furthermore, the proposal only applies to lots that existed before zoning was instituted in the town. Based on these changes, the proposal would only apply to about three sites in town. Although a number of residents came to speak out in support of the proposal, individuals such as ZBA member Lars Selberg questioned just why the proposal was made in the first place. Colegrove explained that it was motivated by discussions held with Dwight Fowler, who owns a lot with seven residential units on it. The amendment would allow Fowler to improve the site while bringing it into greater conformity, as restrictions such as setback requirements would need to be obeyed. Colegrove, Selberg and a few other members of the public proceeded to argue whether or not the issue was better handled by the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Zoning Board of Appeals. As multiple residential
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Levi Coe Library Hours: The library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit www.leviecoe.com or call the library at 860-3493857 for information or to register for any program. You can also renew, reserve and check your library record on the website. The library will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 26 for the holiday. The library will be closing early on Thursday, Dec. 31 and remain closed for New Year’s Day. New DVDs include Angels and Demons, Before the Fall, Bruno, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Four Christmases, Funny People, G-Force and Hurt Locker. Great new titles include The Disciple by Stephen Coonts, La’s Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith, Trial by Fire by J.A. Jance, Ghost Stories and Legends of Southwestern Connecticut by Donna Kent, Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne and Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Greg Mortenson. New YA ti-
tles include Operation Storm City by Joshua Mowll, Malice by Chris Wooding, Love the One You’re With by Cecily von Ziegesar, Deadly Little Lies by Laurie Stolarz, The Plague by Joanne Dahme and I Will Always Love You by Cecily von Ziegesar. New children’s titles include Pennies for Elephants by Lita Judge, Voyage to the Pharos by Sarah Gauch, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot, Looking Like Me by Walter Dean Myers and Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires. Nutmeg at Night Game Show: Get ready for the second annual Nutmeg at Night game show. If you read at least three Nutmeg nominee books before Thursday, Jan. 14, and you are in grades four through six, you can participate in Nutmeg at Night at Memorial School. The 10 Nutmeg titles are available at Levi E. Coe Library, Durham Public Library and your school library. Once you have read at least three, complete a registration form at one of the libraries. On Thursday, Jan. 14, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. you can be a contestant on Nutmeg at Night! If you are not in grades four to six, but you have read
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Durham Library Hours: Regular library hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Visit www.durhamlibrary.org to search the catalog, review your account, register for a program or renew your materials online. For information or to register for a program by phone, call 860-349-9544. Watercolor exhibit: Artist Fred Antonio, formerly of Durham, will be exhibiting his artwork at the library through the end of January. Check out new fiction titles: It Takes Two by Patrizia Chen and Fell Purpose, a Detective Inspector Slider Mystery by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles; nonfiction, Somewhere Towards the End by Diana Athill; large print, Under the Dome by Stephen King and U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton; and DVDs, Inglorious Bastards; Tudors, Complete Season Three; and Taking Woodstock. Teen Book Club: Teens are discussing The Danger-
ous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson on Wednesday, Dec. 16, from 7 to 8 p.m. Get your copy from the library and drop in for this fun gathering. Nutmeg 2010 Game Show: The fourth through sixth grade game show is coming to Memorial School in January again. In order to participate, participants must read three Nutmeg 2010 titles. (See write-up under Coe Library). Storytimes: The winter/spring 2010 story times will begin Jan. 4 and run through April 7. Mother Goose for children 18 to 30 months will be on Mondays at 10:15 or 11 a.m., Time for Tots for children ages two and half to three-and-a-half will be on Wednesdays at 10:15 or 11 a.m. and the Preschool Story Time will be on Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Please stop by or call the library to register. The Book Lover’s Circle will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. Copies of the book are available at the library. Everyone is invited to join this discussion. The Mystery Book Dis-
cussion Group will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke. Copies of the book are available at the library. Everyone is invited to join this informal discussion. Reading History: Patrons can now keep a reading history of the books they have checked out from the library. This can only be done online by going to the library website at www.durhamlibrary.org. Select “Catalog,” “My Account” and fill in last name and patron ID number (barcode on your library card). Select “Submit” and then “My Reading History.” Choose the “Opt In” button and any items checked out after opting in will be recorded. Items can be deleted from the history and patrons can always change their mind and “Opt Out” of the process. Audio Book Downloads: Durham residents can download audio books to a computer or transfer to a portable device by going to lion.lib.overdrive.com. You must have a valid Durham library card to register. There are over 300 titles available, including many current bestsellers.
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through a child’s eyes.” It was the perfect opportunity to ask people both young and old, “What is your favorite holiday food?” We expected generational responses that would reflect the times the respondents grew up in. Mostly we discovered that kids love their treats, older folks love their traditional favorites, and everybody loves holiday food. Here were the responses from the fourth graders: “Cookies, cookies, cookies!” “Cookies like gingerbread;” “Christmas candy;” “Christmas cookies;” “Chocolate candy.” Here were the answers from seniors: “Christmas candy and cookies;” “Cream cheese cake; I only eat it for the holidays because it’s so fattening,” “Plum Pudding — but I haven’t had it in years;” “I’m Polish so pierogies;” “Pumpkin pie.” This year, take a moment to reflect on what foods you look forward to during the holiday season, and then dive in.
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Cook (Continued from page 3) meal and take the recipes home. His classes are pretty much seasonal in nature, but he doesn’t teach during the summer. Probably the easiest way to take one of Mark’s classes is through Middletown Adult Education, but you can also contact him at the restaurant and arrange an individual session, which takes about two hours, minimum sixeight people (www.ionrestaurant.com). (See several of Mark’s favorite recipes following this article.) Jamie Roraback, “chef instructor” at the Lincoln Culi-
nary Institute (LCI), does most of his teaching in the classroom. He says it provides him with “instant gratification and more…the students come in, and I work with them from start to finish.” His influence then continue as his students move out into the world, where he hears of their success. “Even after they graduate, the feedback gets back to me,” he acknowledges. Like Mark, Jamie started working in restaurants at a young age – right here at the Time Out Taverne in Durham. He perfected his craft at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, and, although he worked at a number of places, perhaps the most notable was his tenure
as a chef at the Inn at Chester, which he left in 1995 to become an instructor. Jamie says it was a combination of events that put that move into motion. While enjoying his job at the inn, the “smaller kitchen” venue was also hard work, so he started thinking about other directions his training could take him. “I’ve always had the inclination towards teaching, my version of a ‘greater calling,’” he reflects. Jamie’s been teaching for about 14 years at the Lincoln Culinary Institute (formerly the Connecticut Culinary Institute), which relocated from Farmington into Hartford – across the street from Aetna – about three years ago. When asked about his fa-
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vorite class, Jamie says he doesn’t have one, although he admits he does like “pastry” (versus “savory”). As one of 20 instructors, Jamie divides his time between the professional pastry program, savory (i.e., “things not dessertbased”), administrative, language and other more academic classes. “As an accredited institution, this is regular school for many of our students,” Jamie points out. Like Mark, Jamie also likes cooking using local produce. “I have the most fun in the kitchen when I’m preparing seasonal food,” many of which he grows in his own garden and then brings into his classes. “The students tend to respect the food more when they know its local – they know exactly where it comes from,” he states. Even if you don’t take a class with Jamie up in Hartford, you can still learn from him. As part of his job at the culinary institute, Jamie has a regular segment on cooking every Sunday morning at 9:40 a.m. and every Tuesday morning at 11:45 a.m. on NBC Connecticut HD (the new, formal name for the local NBC channel). Jamie shares several of his favorite recipes on page 19.
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made book, “The Kitchen Divas and their Favorite Recipes: From Days Gone By” Blue Ribbon Red Raspberry-Roasted Jalapeño Jam Makes about 3 half pints Chef Jamie Roraback I would like to share with you a jam recipe that I’ll be making many times over in the next few days to use for Christmas gifts for family and friends. It’s a Red Raspberry-Roasted Jalapeno Jam.
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Santa visited the Durham Library on Dec. 5. Left, Santa with “elves”
this pagan custom became part of the Nativity celebrations and worship of the Christian God. One popular bit of folklore tells the story of an eighth century English Monk, St. Boniface, who embarked on a missionary visit to Germany where he introduced worship for the maker of the tree in place of worship of the tree itself.
Abigail, Clarissa, Chloe and Rowan. Right, Murphy the dog (a frequent visitor to the Durham Library) sits with Mr. Claus. Below, Sheryl Slight celebrated her birth
Another German legend features a cold and hungry boy who knocks on the door of a forester’s home on a snowy Christmas Eve seeking refuge from a storm. The family feeds the child by a warm fire and insists that he sleep in their best bed. On Christmas morning the mysterious stranger thanks the family by breaking a branch from a fir tree and planting it by the house where it immediately blossoms. After performing this miracle, the child tells the family that his gift will always bear fruit at Christmas as a sign of undying faith and the promise of life everlasting.
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dition of St. Nicholas, who lived in Turkey during the 4th century AD. Born into a wealthy family, his parents died when he was a young man and left him with a substantial inheritance. He was a devout Christian who eventually became bishop and was known to give his worldly riches away in secret, often by tossing bags of gold through the open windows of needy families on warm nights, and shimmying down chimneys during the cold winter months to place bags of his worldly goods in stockings drying by the fireplace. More bizarre and intriguing roots for the flying reindeer and North Pole connection can be found in Lapland, the part of Europe that is predominantly above the Arctic Circle and comprises parts of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. The Allfather (later known as Father Christmas) was associated with the arrival of winter and is the bearer of unexpected gifts. In Scandinavian mythology, he is the Old Man of Winter who sweeps down to the lowlands bringing snow and directing flying reindeer herds on their migration. He was often depicted as a man with a long white beard wearing a red and white cloak and hat. The Laplands have been home to tribes of nomadic reindeer hunters for thousands of years, and modern visitors over the past 300 years often recorded that the herdsmen frequently ingested a hallucinogenic mushroom known as Fly Agaric for ritualistic and recreational purposes. To put it in 21st century terms, they were experiencing an LSD trip during which their reindeer flock flew. Today’s literary historians note that Clement Moore, the author of A Visit from St. Nicholas, aka: ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, was very well versed in all the mythology noted above. They believe that he wove the various traditions together and created what is today the iconic jolly old man in a red suit who flies around the world each Christmas Eve, pulled by his flying reindeer, to deliver presents to all the good little boys and girls.
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Property Transfers Durham – October Joseph and Laura Opalski to Pasquale Amendol and Lisa Opalski, 307 Parmelee Hill Road, $290,000; Estate of Franklyn Dormer
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George and Tara Sima from Michael Hetsko, 31 Burt Drive, $230,000; Richard and Nancy Boynton from Athena Adroulidakis, 12 Lake Shore Drive, $305,000 Jeannie Marino and Larry Sekoll from Lisa Marenna and Delia Rettberg, 20 Algo-
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John Esposito and Alexandra Latuk from Ahearn Builders, Unit 12 Crestview Condos, $ 414,000; and Suzanne Evans and James Overly from Jean Deans, 126 Kickapoo Road, $284,900.
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Girl Scouts in the great outdoors On Saturday, Nov. 21, through Sunday, Nov. 22, Girl Scout Troop 62336 went camping in Manchester. The troop’s seven girls bunked in a cabin at Merrie Wood Girl Scout Camp. For meal-making to be easier, they were divided into three groups to make three meals; dinner, breakfast, and lunch, for all. By doing this, they not only had a fun getaway, but an experience with preparing and cooking a meal. The scouts took fair shares of cleaning the cabin, by rotating, and in between capers, enjoying cards and board games. On Sunday they ventured out for a hike on Manchester’s trail and for two hours maneuvered their way through the path and trees until it was time for lunch duty. They concluded the trip by discussing ideas about next year’s Camporee and are looking forward to the next camping adventure. We’re on the web: http://www.towntimes.com ADVANCED HITTING, CATCHING AND PITCHING CLASSES
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Recently Boy Scout Troop 33 members piloted small planes through the EAA Young Eagles Program at Meriden-Markham Municipal Airport. This past weekend these same aspiring pilots visited Bradley International Airport and continued their journey towards achieving their Aviation merit badge. These scouts interviewed a member of the Fire Brigade, a National Guard aviator, and a business partner who manages a privately owned executive aircraft facility.
The scouts learned about various careers in aviation, the importance and benefits of education and the passion that people have for their chosen field. The scouts toured one of the airport crash fire trucks, an executive airplane and the Bombardier Business Aircraft Customer Service Center. They will continue working on their merit badge requirements, and who knows … maybe we will see one of them flying high in the sky someday.
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Blast-Off at IDS! On Nov. 5th, eighth graders at the Independent Day School concluded a unit for their physics class with quite a blast — literally! Working in pairs, students in Durham resident Shaleen Thody’s science class built and launched rockets as part of their study of Newton’s laws of motion. At the launching event, a crowd of other students, teachers, and parents gathered, all heads tilted towards the sky in unison as each rocket exploded up. Pictured is Warren Hadley, of Durham, who proudly displays his rocket.
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Sharon Marjorie Dahlmeyer and Joseph Giovannitti were married Sept. 12, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Notre Dame Church in Durham. Father Mariadas Lipton and Deacon David Young, who flew back from California, officiated at the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Frederick and Marjorie
Northrup Dahlmeyer of Durham. The groom is the son of Joseph and Louise D’Urso Giovannitti of North Haven, Ct. and Naples, Fl. Presented in marriage by her father, the bride was attended by her twin sister Jeanne Koerber, of Durham, as Matron of Honor. Bridesmaids were Christine Dahlmeyer, Rachel Dahlmeyer, Sharon M. Dahlmeyer and Lauren Dahlmeyer, daughters of the bride. Richard Carloni of New Haven was the best man. Groomsmen were Stephen Koerber of Durham, brotherin-law of the bride; Steve Marak, of Wallingford, David Dahlstrom of East Haven and Frederick Dahlmeyer of Durham, brother of the bride. Kayla Rene Dahlmeyer was flower girl and Adam Dahlmeyer was the ring bearer, both grandchildren of Sharon. Ron Soja, organist, and Sharon Berndt, soloist, provided the music. A reception was held at the
Villa Capri in Wallingford with guests attending from seven different states. The bride wore an ivory pickup ball gown with beaded lace and detailed bodice. Attendants wore strapless champagne-colored gowns with beaded appliqué. The bride and attendants carried silk bouquets of ivory and champagne roses accentuated with stephanotis, cosmos and hits of gold, draped with pearls. The groom wore black tails with matching cream-colored ascot accented with a matching boutonniere. The couple honeymooned at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The bride attended Middlesex College and is currently employed at Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown. The groom graduated from Eli Whitney Technical School as an auto body technician in Hamden. He is currently working at Wooster Auto Body in New Haven and is also employed at Skip’s Service Station in Hamden. Both reside in Durham.
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John P. Gara, Jr.
John “Jack� P. Gara, Jr. died on Dec. 11, 2009, at the Meriden Center after a brief illness. Born in West Orange, New Jersey on April 7, 1933 to the late John P. and Elizabeth (Miller) Gara, Jack had been a long time resident of Wallingford. Jack was a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse and Dean Academy in Franklin, MA. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served in Korea immediately following the war in 1953. After being honorably discharged and starting a young family, Jack received a degree from
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Quinnipiac College. He worked in various executive sales positions during his career and retired from Telrepco as a purchasing agent. Jack was a devoted father and grandfather and will be deeply missed by his three children, John P. Gara II and his wife Janice of Plainville, CT; William R. Gara and his partner Kerby Thompson of Atlanta, GA; and Elizabeth “Betsy� Gara and her husband Jay Berardino of Durham, CT. He also leaves four beloved grandchildren, Joshua Gara and Jenavieve Gara of Bristol; Jillian Gara of Waterbury; and Jimmy Berardino of Durham. He is also survived by his brother, Richard G. Gara of Cazenovia, NY and his wife Kathy, and several nephews and nieces. He also leaves behind his uncle and aunt, Paul and Lois Ziegler, and his cousin Karen Caprio and her husband, Don. Jack was an avid golfer, a member of the Wallingford Country Club and all-around sports fan. In addition to golf, he loved watching UConn basketball, the New York Yankees and his grandson playing soccer. Jack was
a true gentleman, whose dry wit and warm smile will be dearly missed by all of his friends and family. His family will receive relatives and friends on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at The Wallingford Funeral Home, 809 N. Main St. Ext., Wallingford, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at 10:30 a.m. Interment with military honors will be in In Memoriam Cemetery in Wallingford. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Coginchaug Regional High School Activity Fund - Athletic Facility, 135 Pickett Lane, Durham, CT 0 6 4 2 2 . www.wallingfordfh.com.
MILE: For Adults 50+ All adults aged 50+ are invited to expand their horizons with classes at MILE (Middlesex Institute for Lifelong Education) during the winter session. Daytime mini-classes will be held at Middlesex Community College (MxCC), 100 Training Hill Road in Middletown, from Jan. 11th through Feb. 12th. Several sessions will be devoted to the Civil War. A special presentation on Thursday, Jan.14, will be given by Howard Wright taking the role of Abraham Lincoln. This will be followed by two classes on the history of the Civil War presented by Dr. Richard Judd, past president of CCSU. There will be five meetings on meditative exercise including Tai Chi and Chi Kung (Qi Gong). Gerald Kelly will explain historical Jesus in three sessions. In addition to a week of computer classes, there will be presentations on Elder Law, piracy, civil rights, art and more. The foreign policy discussion group Great Decisions will be meeting for four sessions as well. Orientation for the winter term will be held on Jan. 5 (snow date Jan. 6) at MxCC in Chapman Hall. Refreshments will be served at 12:45 p.m. with brief summaries of the courses beginning at 1 p.m. All are welcome to come and learn about the interesting variety of classes offered for the winter. For more information or to receive a brochure, call (860) 343-5863 or check online at www.mileonline.org.
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Members and friends of the Middlefield Federated Church participated in an Advent wreath-making workshop after church on Dec. 6. Photo by Sue VanDerzee
Community supper This month’s Community Supper will be a Christmas Dinner and will be hosted by members of Notre Dame Church and the Church of the Epiphany. It will be held at Notre Dame Church, 280 Main St. in Durham, on Sunday, Dec. 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The dinner is free and open to the public. All are invited; all are welcome.
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Brewster School donated items, even their Halloween candy, to troops overseas! Mrs. Caramanello’s first grade class was in charge of the collection. Students, wearing official “Operation: Gratitude” sashes, collected the items and brought them to the collection box. Many students throughout the school also wrote letters to the soldiers for the care package items. Pictured are Nina Ciarleglio and Griffin Landry. Photo submitted by Eileen Chupron
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Four dancers from the Middlesex Dance Center in Middlefield, along with their director Toni-Lynn Miles, participated in the Rockette Experience in New York City on Sunday, Dec. 6. The dancers attended a three-hour class taught by Danielle Jolie, who is currently in her 17th year as a Rockette. After a warm-up, the girls learned sections of three dances currently performed as part of the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular - the famous Toy Soldier dance, Shine On (a jazz dance created for the 75th Christmas Spectacular anniversary), and the Rockettes newest tap dance, Alex Hauser: “Blueberries unThe Twelve Days of Christmas. After class, all who atcooked. And tended participated in a mock audition ran the same Brussel sprouts.” as an actual Rockette audition call, and a Q&A session with Ms. Jolie. The group next took the Stage Door Tour of Radio City Music Hall and then checked out “It’s the business the Connecticut tree now tool you can’t afford on display in Rockefeller to be without!” Center before heading home. Attending the sesReceptionist High-Speed Internet sion were Liz Rambhia, Conference Rooms Nicole D’Amico, Monika Malek and Christina 65 offices D’Amico. All four dancers from $350-up 6 Way Road, Middlefield have received the MDC www.execoff.com (860) 349-7000 Dance Spirit Award, and Monika and Christina have also been awarded the Rosamund F. Lange Award for Ballet. The girls have all studied jazz, tap, Residential Wiring Specialist ballet and lyrical, and colLandscape Lighting lectively have 34 years of Design • Install • Service dance training.
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The Bombers completed their perfect fall ball season with a 7–6 victory over Middletown to take the 7-9 Division championship. They were a perfect 14-0. They practiced hard, played together and never gave up. Timely hitting by Thomas Vallone, Adam Doolittle and Brandon Johnson provided the offense, while Hunter Jamison, Kevin Huveldt, Connor Rulnick and Jason Datillo provided the awesome pitching the Bombers needed to secure victory. The catching duties were shared by two outstanding players, Tanner “Jorge” Jamison and Kyle Roberts. They kept the opponents off the base paths while Cal Pitruzello and Kyle Strang anchored the defense with consistent play each game.
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Recreation basketball is being offered for all Durham and Middlefield boys in grades seven and eight. They will meet at Strong School at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, to register to play if they have not done so already. All grade seven and eight boys who have registered should meet at Strong school for team play on Saturdaym Dec. 12, from 9 to 11 a.m. Games will be played on Saturday mornings at Strong School, with a practice at Strong on Wednesday evenings. Call 860-343-6724 for information.
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stroyers began to pour it on. Guard Stephanie Mangiameli, along with forwards Audrey Arcari and Hannah Mickalik, provided the scoring to put Durham up 11-4 to close out the quarter.
By Kevin Charette Special to the Town Times
The Destroyers continued to cruise in the second quarter with strong play in the paint by both Durham centers, Lauren Davis and Mikayla Wyskiel. Guard Zoe Lerman and forward Natalie Charette also contributed baskets, along with two coast-to-coast lay-ups by Mangiameli. In addition to an effective offense, Durham played the Branford squad tight on defense. Guard Mackenzie Rulnick was particularly scrappy in holding down the Branford scoring. The Destroyers led 27-8 at half time.
This past Sunday, the Durham Destroyers girls’ seventh grade travel basketball team ran its early season league record to 4-1 with a 51-14 victory over visiting Branford in the Strong School gym. Seconds into the contest, Durham’s Anni Garvy hit a base line jump shot to get the Destroyer’s offense rolling. Branford answered right back with a hoop of its own and early on kept the game tight. The score was knotted up at 4 apiece halfway through the first quarter, and it appeared the game would be close. But in the latter portion of the quarter, the De-
Durham kept the pressure on throughout the balance of the contest as they allowed Branford only 10 points through three quarters.
Friday, December 18, 2009 HUGE win over Waterford. Having lost a close game to Waterford earlier in the season, the Firestorm knew that the road would not be an easy one. Adam Doolitle, with two fingers taped together, got the team started with a bucket in the first quarter, followed by baskets from Aiden Doyle and Jack Murphy. The Firestorm were down 7-6 after the first quarter with both teams playing aggressive defense. The defensive battle continued in the second quarter with Griffin Murphy, Ryan Vynalek and Justin Faiella crashing the boards for the Firestorm. Providing offense were Trevor Morris, Jack Murphy and Owen Gonzales, assisted by a Jeremy Orozco steal. At the half, the game was tied at 12. Kyle Grenier started out the third quarter with a quick basket to put the Firestorm in the lead. Patrick Piscatelli made another
Guard Danielle Richardson got into the scoring column during the third quarter as the Destroyers built a 39-10 lead. Overall, Durham displayed a very balanced scoring attack. Wyskiel and Mangiameli led all scorers with 10 and 7 points respectively. Davis, Lerman and Richardson each had 6 points, and Mickalik, Charette, Garvy and Arcari chipped in 4 points apiece. Durham’s next game is Sunday, Dec. 20, in the Strong gym against Haddam-Killingworth.
Durham Firestorm victorious in ‘grudge match’ By Joshua Stockdale Special to the Town Times On Sunday, Dec. 13, the Durham Firestorm improved their record to 3-3 with a
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Play ball! Register for men’s league Durham Recreation Men’s Basketball League registration will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 22, at Strong School from 6:30-8 p.m. All men out of high school living in Durham or Middlefield may register. First day of league play will be Thursday, Jan. 14th. Call Scott Strang (860395-7069), men’s basketball director, for more information. Fee for the program is $100 per player or $900 per team. Durham Recreation phone is 860343-6724.
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The 11th annual New Year’s Day Open House at the Wadsworth Mansion will feature horse-drawn carriage rides provided by Cedar Knoll Farms and music by Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters. Weather permitting, there will be guided walks on the grounds of the 1908 estate. The Open House is from 1 to 4 p.m. at Wadsworth Mansion, 421Wadsworth St. All activities are free. The magnificent grounds were planted by Colonel Clarence Wadsworth on land that was traversed by indigenous people and later cleared for pasture, orchards and farming by the early settlers. The renowned Olmsted Brothers and Charles W. Leavitt contributed to the landscape design that is formal and classical near the mansion with managed forests and pastures on the remainder of the estate. The palatial gilded-age mansion will be open for tours, light refreshments and music. Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters have taken the stage at some of the most prestigious venues in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe. Their 2009 tour of The Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Denmark drew enthusiastic crowds of fans. They have twice had the honor of representing the United States as the featured performers at the European World of Bluegrass convention in The Netherlands. Amy Gallatin leads the group on vocals and guitar. She is backed by Roger Williams on resophone, John Urbanik on acoustic bass, and J.D.Williams on mandolin and guitar The Open House is an activity of the Friends of Long Hill Estate, whose mission is to promote the use of the estate as a public and community resource. For more information on the event, call 860- 347-1064 or visit www.wadsworthmansion.com.
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Perrotti’s Country Barn and Christmas Shoppe on Route 147/Baileyville Road in Middlefield was burglarized late Saturday evening, Dec. 12. Owner Bob Perrotti received a call shortly after 10 p.m. that the back door had been broken into. All that was taken was an empty cash drawer. Police are investigating the incident. Perrotti said the store itself had never been broken into before; however a window was once breached and a ride-on lawn mower and other equipment was stolen from the shed behind the store last summer. The weekend before, Country Flower Farms, just up the street from Perrotti’s, was broken into, and an investigation is ongoing on that incident as well. Though the alarm system kicked in Saturday night, Perrotti said he is beefing up
Last minute gift idea! DVDs are now available on the history of Middlefield — “The Biggest Little Town in Connecticut,” and interviews with local veterans, 1900-2000 — “Our Voices.” They are available at the Historical Society for $15 each. Call 860-349-0665 or 860-3499497 to pick one up. They make great Christmas stocking stuffers or gifts for college students!
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Photos on-line Due to the fact that we are routinely getting lots of wonderful photos these days, we have looked for a new method to let our readers see more photos without having to print postage-stamp-size pictures in the newspaper, or, heaven forbid, skip planning and zoning or Board of Education news! Since our website went to a new format several years ago, we have had the capability of making photo galleries, but that didn’t seem accessible enough. So, former Town Times reporter and current RecordJournal new media editor Carolyn Wallach developed a system whereby we will post on our website on Friday all the photos that did not fit in the actual printed paper. These photos will be for sale, but our primary aim is to make them available for seeing, and that you can do for free. We will also not publish names with these photos. There will just be one photo on our home page at www.towntimes.com with a title like “Christmas” or “Extra Dec. 18 photos,” and you can click on the appropriate place. The photos we didn’t use in the paper will be posted there. One caveat to this system is that we sometimes hold photos for use in the next issue if there is no timeliness involved, such as a report on a scout trip or project, a new baby or a photo for Spotlight. Please feel free to call and speak to Wendy or Sue if you have any questions; our phone number is 860-349-8000.
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