Volume 17, Issue 46
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
Friday, Februar y 25, 2011
Public service announcement and forum coming your way on teen dating violence By Stephanie Wilcox Town Times February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness month, but the issues that go along with it are relevant every day of the year. On March 2, the community invited to a very important forum on teen dating safety called Love is Not Violent. At the event, a Public Service Announcement (PSA) will be released for the first time, and it’s expected to move the audience. The PSA was produced by Art 4 Films and Samdog Films. Liz Cippolina, of Durham, who is with Art 4 Films, and her daughter Jessamin, a Coginchaug High School senior, were con-
tracted by Durham Middlefield Youth and Family Services (DMYFS) to complete the PSA. It was shot and edited by Dan Nocera of Samdog Films at Coginchaug High School and featured kids
from District 13 and actors from around Middlesex County. It also featured the logo (above) designed by the Safe Dates Team, whose mission is to educate about teen dating violence. Destination Durham, the new cable show featuring happenings around Durham, will be doing a special episode featur-
ing the PSA and students and adults from the Safe Dates group that will air in early March. Art 4 Films and Samdog Films will also seek out further distribution for the PSA on public TV and local cable stations. In addition to the PSA, the Love is Not Violent: Keeping Teen Dating Relationships Safe forum will feature a panel of speakers, including two teens from the Safe Dates Team. Other community forum panelist include: Michele Waldner, who has worked for victims within the court, community and shelter, providing a 24-hour hotline, safety planning, emergency shelter, counseling, advocacy and community education services to vic-
Troop 62836 helps local pets in need
Filming of the Public Service Announcement on teen dating violence took place at Coginchaug High School and featured many District 13 students. tims of domestic violence; Rebecca Sinusas, who is currently a guidance counselor at Strong School and served as a special education teacher at Strong previously for six years; Kathy Bottini, a social worker at both
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Suzio defeats Bruenn in special election By Cheri Kelley and Record-Journal staff
Brenda’s Main Street Feed and Girl Scout Troop 62836 are collecting animal food and supplies to donate to the Durham Human Services Department for families in town who have pets in need. The troop is also having a rollerskating party for the same purpose later this year. The Girl Scouts require 15 hours of planning and working on the project combined to earn the Bronze Badge as a Junior Cadette. Stop by as soon as you can! Photo submitted by Lynn Stanwood
Strong and Coginchaug whose past experiences include being the program director for a Women’s Center in Lake Tahoe and executive director of the Rape Crisis
Republican Len Suzio finally won what eluded him three times prior — he is going to Hartford to represent the 13th District in the state Senate after defeating Democrat Tom Bruenn in a special election Tuesday, Feb. 22. Suzio, a former school board member who runs a bank consulting firm, will fill the seat vacated by Thomas P. Gaffey, who resigned in January after pleading guilty to larceny for double-billing the state and his political action committee for travel and other expenses. Suzio had lost to Gaffey twice in the 1990s and in November’s general election but ran again after Gaffey resigned before starting his next term.
This was the first run for state office for Bruenn, a school board member and retired high school teacher and teacher union president.
The district includes Meriden, Middlefield and parts of Middletown and Cheshire.
Only 25.8 percent of Middlefield voters showed up at the polls Tuesday, and 307 voted for Bruenn while 503 voted for Suzio.
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Fundraiser at Perk on Main A fundraiser to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. at Perk on Main in Durham on March 3. Local businesses made donations for raffle tickets, which will be sold as well as crepes from a make-your-own crepe station. All proceeds will go toward the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Youth Art Celebration The Connecticut Art Education Association (CAEA) is announcing and calling for participation in the K-12 student art show that will be held at The Hartford in Simsbury from March 7 through 26. This art show is entitled a Youth
Town Times Community Briefs Art Celebration and is an annual event in Connecticut in which K-12 students from every town are invited to showcase their best artwork in one central location during the month of March. All students and art teachers will receive certificates of accomplishment and recognition. It is free for all students to exhibit and free for family and friends to attend the art show and reception. Five students from each school may participate, as long as their art teacher is a member of the Connecticut Art Education Association. Not a member? To join the CAEA, please go to www.CAEA.net. To submit artwork from your school, please follow the guidelines provided on the CAEA website. Volunteers will hand and strike the show only on the indicated dates; March 5 and March 26. The reception is March 26
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Durham selectmen consider local traffic violation proposal By Stephanie Wilcox Town Times There were a number of Local Traffic Authority items discussed at the Feb. 14 Board of Selectmen’s meeting. First Selectman Laura Francis presented research on local traffic violations created by the town of Chester’s town counsel. According to Francis, motorists can be ticketed on local Chester roads for failure to obey a
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February 25 Local Performers Local guitar teacher, Rebecca Parker, is holding a showcase at the New England Emporium on Main Street in Middletown. There will be several kids from Durham and Middlefield who will be performing great music. The event is free and open to the public and runs from 5:30 to about 7 p.m.
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stop sign and traveling unreasonably fast. It was required that there was a town meeting to pass an ordinance and agreement from the Chester Resident State Troopers (RST) and constables. When the tickets are issued, the full value of the fine stays in the town of Chester. Francis asked selectmen John Szewczyk and Jim McLaughlin for their thoughts on bringing this idea to the town attorney, Maples Healthcare Inc. Epiphany parishioners will provide desserts. All are invited; all are welcome.
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Parents Forum Coginchaug will host a parents forum tonight at 7 p.m. Destination Durham Every Tuesday at 7 p.m., on Comcast channel 19, Destination Durham will be played for those living in Durham. DVDs are also available at the Durham and Middlefield Libraries, call for availability.
have a hike at the Mt. Pisgah/Mica Ledges properties in Durham starting at 10 a.m. Bad weather date is March 7. Call Lucy for more info: 860-395-7771. Knit Club Come knit or crochet at the Durham Activity Center every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Healing Eucharist Come to the Church of the Epiphany, Main Street in Durham, at 9 a.m. for the weekly Holy Eucharist with healing. Love is Not Violent Forum Help keep teen relationships safe by attending this event for parents, teens and members of the community. Come to the CRHS Media Center from 6:30 to 8 p.m. for free presentations, discussions and snacks. Sponsored by DMYFS. TOPS Join the TOPS meetings every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Durham Town Hall third floor meeting room. For more info, call Naomi at 860-349-9558 or Bonnie at 860-349-9433.
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Read Across America Read Across America is at Lyman and Korn Schools. Dr. Seuss Celebration Brewster will host their Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration. There will be two assemblies, 10:30 a.m. and 2:15 p.m., when second graders will share historical facts about the life and works of Dr. Seuss. Women’s Hike Women of the Woods will
National Honor Society The CRHS National Honor Society induction will be held today in the Coginchaug auditorium at 7 p.m. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Fundraiser A fundraiser to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. at Perk on Main in Durham. There will be raffle tickets and a make-
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TUESDAY Lyman Orchards’ Winterfest The fun side of winter will be on display at the 39th annual Winterfest at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield. Winterfest is held today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Xavier Auction Xavier High School is hosting their annual auction with a Mardi Gras celebration theme, and it will feature “A Taste of Xavier.” All proceeds benefit the students of Xavier. To purchase tickets or to donate gifts for the auction, visit www.xavierhighschool.org or call 860-3476079.
and they both felt doing so could help prevent the infractions. Francis explained that, based on Chester’s ordinance, the Chief Executive Officer appoints one or more citation hearing officers, other than police or employees or persons who issue citations, to conduct hearings. Durham may have the appeals framework in an existing ordinance.
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tersection, Parmelee Hill Road/Tri Mountain Road/Pent Road intersection, Foot Hills Road/Johnson Lane intersection, Maple Avenue/Cemetery Road intersection and Pisgah Road/Dead Hill Road intersection. Revaluation Town assessor John Philip was in attendance to report that the town’s grand list dropped 6.8 percent, real property dropped 7.9 percent,
personal property dropped 7.3 percent and motor vehicle rose 7 percent, which he said is very unusual. Resignations The selectmen accepted the resignation of Laurie Stevens from the Board of Assessment Appeals and Peter Cascini from the Economic Development Commission. Fuss & O’Neill study The selectmen granted
your-own crepe station. All proceeds will go toward the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Brewster Loves to Read Brewster School’s annual Brewster Loves to Read event will be tonight from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Students are encouraged to wear their pjs to school and to return with their family for the event where they will hear stories by special guest readers. Durham Nursery School Registration Open public registration for Durham Co-Op Nursery School will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Registration will take place at the Durham CoOp Nursery School located in the Durham Village, 16 Main St., Suite 307 (lower level). A registration fee, a juice/snack/insurance fee and one month’s tuition will be due at the time of enrollment. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested in enrolling your child, have any questions about enrollment fees or would like to set up an appointment to visit the school, please call Margaret Dattilo at 860-349-6800.
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March 5 Farmers Market Indoor Winter Farmers Markets at the Dudley Farm are held on the first Saturday of the month, February May 2011. Market hours are 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Produce, baked goods, maple syrup, honey, jam, farm-fresh eggs, handcrafted soaps, jewelry, greeting cards and more! The Dudley Farm is located in North Guilford at the corner of routes 77 & 80, indoors in the yellow Munger Barn. For further info, please call 860-349-3917. Auction The St. Pius X tenth annual Goods and Services Auction will be held in the Bill Fortin Memorial Hall, 310 Westfield St. in Middletown. The silent auction will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. and there will be a buffet dinner. Thomas Barrows, auctioneer, and John Guerin, Master of Ceremonies, will kick off the live auction promptly at 8 p.m. Limited tickets are available and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Stop by the Friary office to get them soon! For more information and ticket prices, call 860-347-4441.
Friday, February 25, 2011 cided to leave the house peacefully in an attempt to make officers believe they were visiting the residents and there was no problem, police said. Instead they were taken into custody and are facing close to a dozen charges.
Invasion (Continued from page 3) His son Joe, Shane’s halfbrother, was sentenced to 90 years in prison in 2010 for the murder of his girlfriend’s father. After the Middlefield home invasion Wednesday, Leverette told state police he was at the Diablos clubhouse on Grove Street in Meriden Wednesday night when he decided he wanted to “score some pills and money.” Leverette and Cochran entered the Jackson Hill Road home wearing black “DEA” baseball caps and bandanas covering their faces, police said. A female victim called 911 after Cochran hit a male victim in the head with a gun and the weapon fired off. The woman left the phone line open long enough for state police to locate the home. Leverette and Cochran de-
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Leverette served an eightyear sentence for manslaughter, in a stabbing death after the annual PlattMaloney football game, when he was eighteen. He and his father and roughly a dozen others were the subject of a two-year federal, state and local investigation in the mid-1990s that connected the group to a murder-for-hire plot to kill a Meriden police officer and several other crimes, including the distribution of heroin and cocaine. Leverette will likely face a hearing on the violation of his federal release, authorities said.
Middlefield home invasion of 1964 By Stephanie Wilcox Town Times In light of last week’s home invasion on Jackson Hill Road in Middlefield, resident Robert Cabelus reminded Town Times of the home invasion that took place on the very same road back in 1964. Cabelus, who had been the town’s Resident State Trooper (RST) prior to 1964, recalls the evening he drove the babysitter home from his house. The babysitter was the daughter of then-RST Jim Salzano. According to Cabelus, during the short car ride, he noticed an unusual car parked on the road, and he took note of the plates. Upon arriving at the Salzano household, Jim was just getting off the phone — there had been a home invasion at the Ferretti household on Jackson Hill Road. Betty Ferretti remembers
it very well. “It was a Friday night and apparently the man had been playing cards in a bar and lost his paycheck, so he thought before he got home he would drop in,” she recalls. “It was a summer night and we had screen doors — we weren’t as frightened (about home invasions) as we are now.” Ferretti, who had six children at the time, was upstairs at 10 p.m. when her husband Domenic shouted for her to call 911. He was at the bottom of the stairs using a baby rocking chair to brandish it against the assailant. Dom had been punched and landed against the refrigerator.
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Middlefield Board of Selectmen meeting centered on town website and purchasing policy By Cheri Kelley Town Times A recent article in the Feb. 18 issue of Town Times was a hot topic at the Middlefield Board of Selectmen meeting held in the auditorium of the Middlefield Community Center on Tuesday, Feb.22. The purpose of the article was to inform the public that Middlefield has a website and that there is some very useful information available on it. This notification served as a catalyst for a passionate discussion about the management or lack of management of the website, which was created a while back by volunteers.
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Marianne Corona said to First Selectman Jon Brayshaw, “When we handed over the website, or rather, when you took it away, we said that it needed to be edited.” Corona believed that Steve Hodgetts, the town assessor, was to be kept on full time, and so his position was to include website master, which is the person who would manage and update the official town website. One resident called town hall to see why the Board of Finance agenda and minutes were not updated on the website and was told that Hodgetts was on vacation. This remark then fueled the question of who is
Selectwoman Mary Johnson stated, “Two years passed when he is being paid to be the webmaster, and he is not doing it.” Brayshaw admitted that the folks in the town hall, himself included, are not current in the technology necessary for creating and perhaps maintaining the website. “There is not a clear, concise path from the origin to the webmaster,” he said. Residents are clear about what they want to see in the future with regards to the Middlefield website: regularly updated and complete information, a procedure in place for the absence of the webmaster and a newer, bet-
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CRHS, was one of the students who took the exam. Heller has taken a variety of business courses and is also the treasurer of the CRHS Future Business Leaders of American chapter. He stated, “Being a senior student at CRHS, I am looking into what options lie ahead of me in my life, and for me that means stepping into the world of business. I am looking forward to being able to apply my knowledge from previous business courses, such as accounting, to the real world by opening up my own business. I believe the teachers here have done a great job preparing me for entering the realm of business outside of high school and looking at different ways to express my talents in the working world.” The business students at CRHS have done an excellent job and are excited to venture out in the world and see what awaits them; they have prepared well for life’s adventure in the business world.
Local resident, Warren C. Hadley, Jr., at right, will be playing Prince Charming in the Kingswood Oxford School’s presentation of Into the Woods, this Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the door or on their website at www.kingswoodoxford.org/orderonline.
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In this economy people are looking to the leaders in govCheri ernment for even a glimmer of relief. Some say that the “recession” is over and that things are on their way back up, but many are still just surviving, trying to feed their families and make do with what they have. When Governor Dannel Malloy gave his speech on his proposed budget, I was there to listen to what he had to say. “Teachers do heroic work, and I salute and admire them for it,” he said. “But in these difficult times, we need to ask that you, too, share in the sacrifices that we’re all making.” According to the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual mean wage for teachers in Connecticut is $65,790. In order to obtain a Professional Educator Certificate one has to have a Bachelor’s Degree, either a Master’s Degree or 30 additional graduate credits, have passed both the
Praxis I and II exams, and have completed nine continuKelley ing education units (CEUs) and 30 school months of successful appropriate experience in a CT school. The requirements of CT educators are high and vastly outweigh the requirements of those in executive positions in the corporate world. In 2009, according to the 2010 Connecticut Economic Resource Center Inc. (CERC) Durham town profile, $99,199 was the median household income, which is $33,409 more than the average teacher salary. In 2007 the median price for a home in Durham was $329,000. Home prices may have started to go down slightly since then, but for a family of four with one parent working full time as a teacher and the other working as a full-time care provider for the family, the average home in
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Letters to the Editor Helen and friends of Larkin’s Run
and help so many animals! Sincerely, Mark Paturzo Founder of Help Willy’s Friends (HWF)
I wanted to thank Helen and friends again for all you do for Willy’s Friends! The money collected from the donation boxes that we have distributed throughout the area enabled us to purchase 30 spay/neuter vouchers from the Hope Clinic in Waterbury this past week. This program is so essential — it allows us to assist the local rescue groups with the overpopulation of homeless dogs and cats. It’s people like Helen who allow us to continue to make this program grow
Cherry Hill Road — revenge on a tire? On Sunday afternoon, Feb. 13, I had discovered the rear tire on my SUV was destroyed. When it exactly happened we don’t know, but my wife and I came to the conclusion it happened between Thursday night and Saturday night. Someone had deliberately drilled 12 equally-
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spaced holes into the tire sidewall. Yes, 12 holes! This was done by someone with se-
rious anger issues and knew exactly how and what they were doing. We called the Westbrook State Police, and, on their arrival, my wife and I discussed the matter with the trooper on possible ideas as to who may be responsible. We would like to thank the Westbrook State Troopers in their professionalism and investigation in the matter. They will find you! Mark A. Myjak, Rockfall
Thank you for the support The contestants battled hurricane force winds, blinding snow and arctic freezing temperatures last Saturday to compete in the First Annual Lake Beseck Ice Fishing Derby! Ok, maybe the conditions were not that bad. It was pretty windy. The com-
mand central ice shanty tent broke free from its moorings and sailed across the lake, followed by a salvo of five gallon buckets! We did see some flurries on and off during the early morning. It was cold and bitter at times, but we are talking ice fishing! The Park and Recreation Department would like to publicly thank a number of people. First and foremost we need to thank our newest addition to the Park and Recreation Commission, Amy Poturnicki and her family, for not only suggesting the idea but for helping out with everything! Thanks goes to Pete Parker and the rest of the guys on the Highway Crew for plowing and getting us the much-needed parking for the event. Thanks to Jim Gibbons for helping at the sign-in center and John Beichner for the coffee cake and firing the cannon to start the derby! Thanks also to the Fishing Factory III for its donation to the door prizes. The tale of the tape is as follows: 3rd place with a monster 3/16 of a pound sunny, Dave Gontarz; 2nd place with a 1 - 5/8 lb large mouth bass went to Mike Mckenna; and 1st place went to Rob Myers with a 2 lb Pike. A number of people won door prizes, gift cards to Subway and Star-
bucks and three lucky winners received gift certificates to the Fishing Factory III.
All in all a fun time was had by everyone. People warmed themselves by the fire, drank hot cocoa and roasted marshmallows. Some interesting ice sailing contraptions were built, and daredevils sailed across the lake. The Park and Recreation Commission is very happy with the event’s turnout. Seeing that this was the first time and few kinks were needed to be ironed out, everyone looks forward to a much larger event next year!! Thank you. Middlefield Park and Rec
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Greening your home one room Busy days in Durham at a time – bathroom part deux Let’s turn our focus products that may be to the personal care more challenging to Claudia O’Connell function of the bathlocate. The categories room. Hygiene is for children are something many of us shampoo and condimanage as a matter of tioner, body wash course, spurred by habits formed and liquid soap, toothpaste, sunlong ago. Yet this frontier is chang- screen, baby wipes, lotion and moising, and the product explosion is turizer, diaper cream, baby powder overwhelming. In the last install- and play makeup. Scary, but each ment of greening your home, I wrote one of these product areas is likely to about the hardworking bathroom contain harmful or unsafe ingrediand suggested ways to inject some ents. The website does a great job, so green without breaking the bank or I won’t bore you with the details. your back. I was naïve when I Here is a short list of the chemicals thought I could cover personal care to avoid and what they may do to a products with one shot. There is body. By the way, the site takes it such a product glut in this category, category by category. so instead I will focus this time on Cancer links include Tripersonal care products for children. ethanolamine, DMDM Hydantoin, 2Every one of us exposes our most Bromo-2-Nitropropane-1, 3-Diol (or vulnerable selves in the bathroom, Bronopol), known allergens and irribut think of our children. With im- tants that can form cancer-causing mature immune systems, and still contaminants. Dibutyl phthalate lacking the knowledge and ability to and Toluene are linked to both canuse products judiciously, they need cer and hormone disruption. adult help. My kids (11, 9 and 6), for Ceteareth and PEG compounds are instance, don’t all have a handle on petrochemicals that may contain how much toothpaste to use. They cancer-causing impurities. When exthink nail polish is a toy, and they posed to sunlight, Oxybenzone can love to overuse adult styling prod- produce allergy- and cancer-causing ucts during play dates. I’ve seen stiff chemicals. Triclosan is associated hair too often to believe that they with thyroid disruption and prohave a clue about the chemicals in- duces toxic byproducts in tap water. side those cool jugs and spray bot- And finally rounding out this short tles. But what are some ingredients list, fluoride is a neurotoxic agent to avoid? that can discolor teeth when used at I discovered a fantastic website high doses. generated by the Environmental Used in too many products to menWorking Group. The following link tion, fragrance is an allergen that is their Parent’s Buying Guide: may contain neurotoxic or hormonehttp://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com disrupting chemicals. And when in /special/parentsguide/ doubt, take the lead from other counThe group breaks it down very tries that seem to be more aggressive simply, so you should definitely in terms of their vigilance regarding check it out, or even better, book- food and drug administration. For mark it. In the parent’s guide, they instance, BHA is banned in other give recommendations for safe prod- countries because it causes loss of ucts and rate their safety with haz- pigment in skin. Remember to do ard scores. They actually break your research and find out more! things down even further by divid- Keep up the good work and stay ing the product recommendations tuned for more greening your home into lists: one of products that are strategies as Earthwise goes roomeasy to find and the other listing by-room.
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I thought I would Town Hall staff We learned a few use this monthly colweeks ago that Janet umn to update you on Muraca, Human Sera number of projects vices Coordinator, is we’re working on in retiring after more the town of Durham. than 20 years of servWinter operations ice to the town of Believe it or not, Durham. I know you we are not over budgwill join me in wishing et yet for winter her all the best in her storm operations, but retirement. I will we are close. In fact, shortly enter into nethe Presidents’ Day gotiations with the storm will probably Laura Francis, Durham union to determine push us over. FEMA how best to replace has declared CT eligiher. Over the past ble for reimbursethree years, we have ment for some of the reduced 85 man hours extraordinary costs, of staff per week, and I and we applied for apam certain that we proximately $80,000. I want to thank our Public Works De- have not reduced any service to our partment and Emergency Service residents. I want to assure everyone Departments for their exceptional that even though we will try to once efforts. We did not have anyone on again achieve savings with this transistaff or in the public harmed or in- tion, it will be done in a manner that jured. Our equipment performed will keep human services intact. very well, with only minor repairs Durham Activity Center It seems that more and more peonecessary. Our salt/storage shed did not fare as well. It collapsed and our ple are coming into DAC every week. insurance company has declared it be- The Senior Café is very popular, not yond repair. The good news is that we only offering nutritious meals but have it insured for replacement costs, entertainment as well. Many of our and we have plans shovel ready be- seniors are staying after lunch for cause we’re gathering that informa- card games, bingo, billiards, Wii and tion to put on our long-range capital more. Sherry Hill, the Senior Citizen plan. This winter has been very chal- Board and the Recreation Commitlenging, and we know that we will be tee are coming up with new ideas cleaning up the effects long into the every month. With all this activity, spring. We will keep the storm hotline we have had to review and/or create number active permanently so resi- new policies. The Board of Selectdents can have a centralized number men will soon review a use policy for to seek assistance (860-343-6735). DAC and a new program fee struc2011-2012 budget ture for participants as well as inThe Board of Selectmen has one structors. Also, we submitted a draft more week to finish a budget to pres- application for a Federal Title III ent to the Board of Finance. We are grant to run a monthly foot care clintrying our best to keep operating ic for seniors. We won’t hear if we costs down so as not to stray too far are successful until this summer. off our long-range capital plan. As Thank you once again for your payou all know working with your own tience and understanding during budgets, the longer you defer main- these winter months. I am hopeful tenance the more it will cost eventu- that we are on our way to an early ally. We are trying our best to save spring. Please stay involved with the for what we will need instead of bor- budget deliberations. Your input is rowing. very much appreciated.
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Who will win the Oscar at the Academy Awards, Feb. 27? By Rob Glidden Special to the Town Times Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams in The Fighter Helena Bonham Carter in The King’s Speech Melissa Leo in The Fighter Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom Who Will Win: This category is famous for upsets, and I think one may be brewing. Melissa Leo has swept
most of the pre-Oscar awards (or “playoffs,” as I like to call them), but she has been helped by the confusion about whether the teenage Hailee Steinfeld should be in a leading or supporting category. Anyone who has watched True Grit knows that it is a leading role, but studios tend to push for supporting nominations for younger stars for whatever reason. Now that we have a direct match-up of the two, I think Steinfeld’s going to
take the prize in a photo finish. My Choice: Steinfeld certainly deserves it for her ability to deliver the tongue-twister lines that the Coens wrote for her. I also wouldn’t mind a win for Amy Adams, who did great work but has been overshadowed by Leo throughout this whole season. Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale in The Fighter John Hawkes in Winter’s Bone
Jeremy Renner in The Town Mark Ruffalo in The Kids Are All Right Geoffrey Rush in The King’s Speech Who Will Win: Bale’s been the man to beat for this Oscar’s cycle, and I suspect his streak will continue. None of these other performances are as noholds-barred crazy as he was in The Fighter. Still, he’s not invincible. Rush’s work in The King’s Speech is See Oscar, next page
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highly regarded, and I could see him claiming the statue as well. For now, I’ll stick with Bale. I’m hoping that Kanye West or someone else will interrupt his acceptance speech so he’ll have a chance to show off that infamous temper... but people are usually pretty well-behaved at the Oscars. My Choice: A duel between Bale and Rush is a win-win. Best Actress Annette Bening in The Kids Are All Right Nicole Kidman in Rabbit Hole Jennifer Lawrence in Winter’s Bone Natalie Portman in Black
Swan Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine Who Will Win: Poor Annette Bening. She is a great actress, and everyone seems to agree that she deserves an Oscar someday, but she always winds up playing second fiddle to someone else. This year it’s Natalie Portman. You think Bale’s performance was crazy? Watch out because Portman’s revelatory work in Black Swan should propel her right to the top. My Choice: Jennifer Lawrence. Best Actor Javier Bardem in Biutiful Jeff Bridges in True Grit Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network
Colin Firth in The King’s Speech James Franco in 127 Hours Who Will Win: Firth, and commandingly so. None of these other actors, skilled as they are, have achieved the same momentum as Firth’s stuttering King George VI. If I had to guess second place, I would go with Franco. The problem there is that Franco is also hosting this year’s show, which makes for a really awkward dynamic that probably works against him in the end. Firth will reign. My Choice: Firth, Franco, Eisenberg... I’d be happy with any of them. Best Picture 127 Hours Black Swan The Fighter
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near universal acclaim. It’s a “head vs. heart” battle similar to the Forrest Gump/Pulp Fiction battle of 1994 (Gump won). Will it be the detached, witty and cynical film or the classy, uplifting one? The Social Network was a steamroller in the early award competitions, but as more people saw The King’s Speech, it began to dominate the later guild awards. Social Network is often compared to Citizen Kane, given that they are both semi-truthful tales of brilliant, ambitious, but deeply flawed men. But back in 1941... Citizen Kane lost Best Picture to How Green Was My Valley. So maybe it is destined to have a rich legacy... but The King’s Speech is probably going to win Best Picture. My Choice: Toy Story 3. The decade-old Animated Feature category and the advent of 10 nominees in this category were steps forward in recognizing the achievements of this genre, but the Academy membership as a whole still seems extremely reluctant to place these films on the same plateau as their live-action counterparts. Maybe someday. 1190217
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Inception The Kids Are All Right The King’s Speech The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone Who Will Win: Let’s start narrowing it down. 127 Hours is too visceral, Black Swan is too sleazy, Inception is too cool (sad, isn’t it?), The Kids Are All Right is too divisive, Toy Story 3 is too animated (that’s even sadder) and Winter’s Bone is too obscure. The remaining four have the most nominations, but we can eliminate two more. True Grit is very well made, but not especially serious or sincere. Best Picture winners need to have a certain stature, and the movie is too playful for that. The Fighter is closer, but that seems to be viewed as more of a showcase for great acting than a great film on its own. So it comes down to a battle between The King’s Speech and The Social Network. Unlike last year’s Avatar vs. The Hurt Locker duel, where the polarizing Avatar was hurt by the Academy’s preferential ballots, both of this year’s top contenders have enjoyed
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Climate change, global warming and winters past and present By Diana Carr Special to Town Times The thrill of winter’s first snowfall is long gone. We’re tired right down to our bones. Tired of shoveling. Tired of worrying about our roofs. Tired of the slippery roads. Even the snowman is ready to pack his bags and head south. Most of us are asking, “What, in heaven’s name, is going on?” And as we head out into the mindnumbing cold, we may be tempted to wonder what all this talk about global warming is about. Caroline Howe sheds some light on the subject. A native of Durham, and with a degree from Yale University in mechanical and
greenhouse gases, it’s increasing faster at the North and South Poles. When there’s a change in temperature, there’s also a change in air pressure, which has a ripple effect. The Poles are two of the biggest drivers for atmospheric processes in other parts of the world. Everything is connected. The summer we had last year was much hotter than this winter is cold. What we can expect are extreme weather events and unpredictability, like the droughts and floods in India and the heavy snowfalls in Connecticut.” “Climate change is just common sense,” said Howe. “We’re changing the atmosphere by putting lots of gases into it, so we’re going to change the composition of the atmosphere, which will change its pressure and tem-
perature. When you throw off the equilibrium of nature, you change everything. There’s more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today than in the past 600,000 years. How can you think that things won’t change?” Explanations notwithstanding, the folks of Durham, in general, have not been too pleased with Mother Nature these days. Ninetythree-year-old Lillian White says, “I don’t ever remember having this much snow before, and I’ve been told I have a pretty good memory. As a kid, I would go sledding and skiing. I loved it. When I got married and we built this house (which is on the corner of Maple Avenue and Route 68), there were only a few cars on Route 68, and we would sled all the way down to the pond that’s used for skating.
Now at my age, I worry about falling and breaking a hip and being a problem to my friends and family. I just don’t like it anymore.” The worst part of this winter for White is that she feels snowbound. “I feel like I’m in prison because I don’t dare step outside for fear of falling. My friend has brought me food and has done all kinds of things for me. But I’ll be glad when winter is over and I can get out. It will be nice to be able to do things on my own again. And it will be nice to get back to church. I’ve missed going to
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Climate (Continued from page 11) very glad when it’s over. It’s been one storm after another, which has made it very difficult for people to get around. The combination of snow and ice has been tough. I love to play golf, and it will be a long time before I’m playing again. I feel housebound.”
Lorrie Martin shoveling a mound of snow. See page 16 for an historic account of how winters were back in the 1800s in Durham.
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Middlefield Town Briefs
Friday, February 25, 2011
Middlefield man charged with DUI Jeremy Murphy, 21, of 39 Levesque Road in Middlefield, was charged with driving under the influece, traveling too fast for conditions, evading responsibility and following too closely on Jan. 30.
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Durham Government Calendar Durham Library (All meetings will be held at the Durham Library unless otherwise noted. Check the town Website at www.townofdurhamct.org for updates.) Monday, February 28 7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen on the third floor of the Town Hall Tuesday, March 1 6:30 p.m. — Public Safety Committee 7:30 p.m. — Midstate Regional Planning Agency Wednesday, March 2 7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Strong School 6:30 p.m. — Volunteer Ambulance Corps at 205 Main St 7:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning
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 860-3499544. DPL Book Talk: Introducing the Durham Library’s new book blog. View staff and guest picks and share your comments with everyone, even recommend a book yourself. It’s easy and fun. Just click on the DPL Book Talk link on the library’s website. Brian Russell: Durham’s own Brian Russell will give a musical performance on Thursday, March 10, at 7 p.m. All are welcome! Book Lovers Circle: Come to the library on Wednesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. for a discussion of Zeitoun by Dave Eggers. All
are welcome. Copies of the book are available at the library. Mystery Book Discussion: The mystery book club will meet on Tuesday, March 15, at 7:30, when The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson will be discussed. Copies of the book are available at the library. Teen Book Club: The teen book club will meet on Tuesday, March 29, at 7 p.m., when The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier will be discussed. Copies of the book are available at the library.
Fairgrounds damaged There has been some damage to the buildings on the Durham Fairgrounds as a result of the winter weather. According to Gene Chiappetta, Durham Fair president, all four of the metal buildings on the grounds were damage due to the weather. Additionally, the right section of the crow’s nest building all the way to the
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the speech; what is fair about hard working families choosing between the ever-rising cost of fuel for our cars and homes or the ever-rising cost of food for our tables? It was very interesting to go to the capitol, something that I had not done previously, and it was fascinating to see the place where Connecticut laws are created and the true work of the state’s officials occur. Our state capitol is a place that more people should tour and become familiar with as adults. Many students come and explore with civics classes. Not too many adults have the time to go and see where the laws that impact all our lives are passed and to meet and get acquainted with the processes and people voted
into office. I was a little nervous at first, which in hindsight was ridiculous — politicians are just people, nothing to be timid or nervous about. We sometimes put these people way up there on a pedestal and believe that they are separate from us, different, unable to see the realities that we, the “real” people, live everyday. In some cases that may be true, in others not so much. Maybe they just need a window into the lives of the very people who put them in their highly-sought after positions.
Calling all artists for our annual Community Guide If you are involved in public creative endeavors – playing in a band, writing, woodworking, pottery, etc. – we’d like to print a paragraph about you along with a photo of your work in our annual Community Guide. This year’s theme is “Our Creative Community.” Also, if you are a member or fan of a particular civic organization or group, please contact us. Deadline is March 10. Email at news@towntimes.com, or call at 860-349-8000.
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Durham is unobtainable. Teachers already sacrifice; this is nothing new to the profession. “Adjusting the retirement age would save us close to $300 million,” Governor Malloy said. How long should the people of Connecticut have to work? What is this saying about the respect and care for our seniors? Work more for longer so that we don’t have to pay. That is easy to say when retirement is something so far away that it is so far from one’s reality, but, as we approach the retirement for the baby boomers, this will be a reality for many CT residents. They took care of us, and now we need to return the favor. “I believe they are willing to make sacrifices,” Governor Malloy continued, “if they understand why they’re being asked to do so, and if they believe that Connecticut is serious about fixing what’s broken.” People can only give what they have. Some have less than others, and some — a small percent — have a whole lot more than others. The many in between, the backbone of our state and nation for that matter, have given all they can. Fairness is something that came up many times during
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Breininger and Roberts to wed Thomas and MaryAnn Breininger are happy to announce the engagement of their son, Kyle James Breininger, of 176 Stage Coach Rd. in Durham, to Elizabeth Anne Roberts, 80 Round Hill Rd. in North Haven. The parents of the bride are David and Lyn Roberts, also of North Haven. Elizabeth earned a B.A. in history and social science in 2008 at Eastern Connecticut State University and was a 2004 graduate of North Haven High School. Kyle is a senior at Central Connecticut State University studying industrial technology and was a 2004 graduate of Coginchaug High School. The couple first met while they both worked in retail during college. Kyle and Elizabeth plan to marry at Notre Dame Church in Durham on June 18, 2011.
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One of Brewster School’s favorite events is Science Night. This year, Brewster and Korn school celebrated science together with the first Brewster/Korn Science Night. The evening was held on February 17th at Brewster School. The halls and rooms were full of a variety of experiments to try and exhibits to view. Experiments were staffed by over 30 Coginchaug and Strong school volunteers. All the students and family members enjoyed the variety of experiments. One of the favorites was “Bacteria Beware” where scientists explored how germs are transferred from keyboards to hands. Students washed their hands after touching the keyboard and examined their hands under a black light after using a special powder that causes bacteria to glow. The third and fourth grade scientists from Korn School set up their experiments in the gym. Parents and students were encouraged to view the experiments and ask the presenter pertinent questions regarding their experiment. The BK/PTA sponsored the award presentation. All students were awarded a medal of participation. Judges evaluated each presentation, and the three top winners were presented with special awards. Photos submitted by Patti Checko
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The Durham Library hosted the “Korean Spirit and Culture” event on Saturday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. It was a celebration of Korea’s rich history and culture through film and presentations of Korean dress and sampling of their cuisine. The attendance was good, and those who went experienced the unique and beautiful spectrum of the Korean spirit. During the celebration, a small but special ceremony was done in honor of the one Korean War Veteran who attended, Andrew Bertuglia, in photo Photos taken by Karen Kean top right.
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permission for the First Selectman to sign a revised contract agreement with Fuss & O’Neill Engineering Services to prepare and provide a public presentation on the water system extension feasibility study. The agreement represents the balance of work left to be done on the study, Francis explained. She said the previous state grant has been expended, and the consultant budget will cover the expense, noting the importance of keeping Fuss & O’Neill on board to see the study through. There will be a public meeting on Wednesday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the Durham Library where Fuss & O’Neill will present the findings of the feasibility study. Francis also reminded everyone that representatives from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be available to talk
about the EPA’s upcoming clean-up at the Merriam Manufacturing Company Study Area, which includes soil excavation and off-site disposal of contaminated soil, on Tuesday, March 8, at 7 p.m. at the library. Other business Resident State Trooper Pete DiGioia has been out on medical leave for the last two months, and it was asked when he would return. Francis said he may be back at the end of this month, and in the meantime Trooper Paul Gun has been filling in thoroughly. Tax refunds were approved as was a request for permission to serve alcohol at a Durham firehouse fundraiser on April 30 from the Democratic Town Committee. In old business, Francis said the public works salt and storage shed collapsed. Through a special agreement with the state, the town’s salt is temporarily being housed on Route 17. An emergency meeting was held to discuss
plans to cost out a salt/sand mix shed and a smaller salt shed. The town is also looking to build a four-bay garage that will be used to temporarily house the Durham EMS operations and to provide storage for some of the equipment and signs. Francis said she testified alongside Senator Ed Meyer last week on a proposed bill concerning gun safety standards for firing ranges that was brought up by the Public Safety Committee. Though she says she isn’t looking to shut down the Blue Trail Range, she simply wants to put regulations on an industry that is inherently dangerous and entirely unregulated. Durham has applied for FEMA funds for the storm that occurred between Jan. 14 and 16, and the town is eligible for $70,000 to $90,000. The town also qualified for a $240,400 grant under the Local Road Accident Reduction program for Bear Rock Road. (From minutes)
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First annual Park & Rec ice fishing derby on Lake Beseck The Lake Beseck Ice Derby resulted in a lot of fun and camaraderie! Thirty-six people came out for the event, 26 participated in ice fishing and others took advantage of the high winds to propel their adventures! People gathered to sip hot chocolate and roast marshmallows around a fire on the beach. An assortment of fish were caught, including Pickerel, Pike, Bass and a Sunfish. Thanks go out to P & R for sponsoring this event, Fishing Factory III for donating prizes, volunteers who helped with set-up, check-ins and clean-up and everyone who came out to play with us on the ice! Submitted by Amy Poturnicki and Middlefield Park and Rec
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(Continued from page 16) All the fresh pork and half the beef disappeared during the week following the storm. After the guests had all departed, there was no hay left at the horse and cow barn. As soon as the roads were open, Mr. Harvey had to hunt around to buy hay for his cows and horses. To prepare for another storm, he went to Mr. Henry Francis and bought five barrels of cider and some wine. He went to his sister Cynthia’s, bought a steer and fatted and butchered it. After the crowd had been gone about six months, he managed to collect $50 from the two stage companies. That was all the compensa-
tion received for taking care of 80 people and 68 horses for a week. Another rainstorm came about six months after the snow, making roads impassable and washing out bridges. As of this storm the stage companies had paid nothing, so Ed Harvey told them there was no place at his house and barn for horses and passengers. That is why the stage companies coughed up the $50 referred to earlier. Note: The tin ware man referred to in the beginning of this story carried bed pans, steel knives and forks, spoons, tin cups and tin plates. How’s that for being prepared?
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from the house. At the top of the hill, near the barn, he found three stages bound from Middletown to Killingworth stuck in the drift that always formed in a storm. On that account, there was a wood road from opposite the ox barn which went east through pastures to a land leading to the cow barn. The hired man led these stages through this road and lane past the cow barn to the horse barn located 20 feet east of the Harvey house. Each stage had four horses and several passengers. About a mile south of the Harvey four-corners was another four-corners where John Hickey lived. At this corner there were 13 stages stuck. Six of them had been traveling on the Haddam/Durham Turnpike and seven on the Middletown/Killingworth Turnpike. About dusk, John Hickey led these stages through the woods and lots to the Harvey house and horse barns. This made 16 four-horse stages, two two-horse stages — 68 horses in all. After all had arrived, there were 80 people. The women and children took turns occupying the chairs and beds. The men and boys found chunks of wood to sit on or lay on the floor to sleep. Ed had turnips, potatoes, onions, apples, cider and wine stored in the cellar. He had recently butchered four year-old hogs, dressing off over 300 pounds each and a big Durham bull three or four years old that dressed off at 640 pounds. They had made about 20 gallons of mincemeat. This was their winter’s supply of food. For the animals, plenty of hay and grain stored in the barns. The drivers and passengers made the most of Ed’s food and the tin peddlar’s pie plates. Everyone went to work, the women cooking and the men taking care of the animals and cutting wood. The ladies pared apples making about 20 pies; apple and mince every day. Add to that, bread, doughnuts, baked beans and Indian pudding. Huge kettles of soups and stews simmered while the pies baked in the ovens.
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Devils lose to H-K, win against Westbrook and East Hampton By Alan Pease Special to Town Times Depleted Devils Fall to H-K Part of the problem with doing game write-ups based on statistical summaries is that they don’t always tell the whole story. Last week, when I did the write-up on the loss to Hale-Ray, it was based on stats from Randall Luther (thanks, Randall). I did notice that Brock Hoyt had lower than normal numbers, which was unusual in general, and especially since Brock’s front-court partner, Ethan Donecker, was already out, possibly for the season, with a sprained ankle. It turns out that I missed one of the key events in that Hale-Ray game, something that undoubtedly affected that game and will affect the remainder of the Blue Devil’s season – Hoyt also fell victim to a sprained ankle. There is apparently hope that Brock may be able to return before tournament season ends, but even that is not certain. So on Tuesday, Feb. 15, when the Devils hosted the Cougars of Haddam-Killingworth, it was with a distinctly undermanned and undersized team. Hoyt and Donecker, each at 6’3”, were the size for this team. It helps that they do have three guards who are 6’ even, and Roby Graenger, normally coming off the bench, at 6’1”, but life certainly has gotten a lot more difficult for Coach Todd Salva’s team. Even when the Devils were fully manned, back on Jan. 10, the Cougars gave Coginchaug everything they could handle before Coginchaug prevailed by a 48-43 score.
So for the start of the game, when the Devils jumped out to a 21-14 lead, things looked promising. Wasyl scored seven to power the first quarter success. As good as Coginchaug looked in the first period, they looked terrible in the second, as they could put only nine points on the board (five by Tommy Ryan), while H-K rolled up 20 points, taking a 34-30 lead into half-time. The scoring problems continued in the third period, as the Devils could only notch three points in the first six minutes of the period, allowing the Cougars to jump out to a 44-33 lead. A couple of baskets by Ryan, one a trey, a Sam Baker hoop and a free throw by EJ Luther closed the deficit a bit, allowing the home team to enter the final period trailing by five at 4641. In the final period, Wasyl traded baskets with H-K, Baker hit a free throw, and Luther knocked in two from the charity stripe to draw the Devils within two points at 46-48. But the Cougars came back with an 11-0 run, and the game was essentially over. H-K made only five of nine foul shots in the final 90 seconds, but the lead was large enough that they coasted home with a 64-57 win. Though the entire team did their best to make up for the loss of rebounding from Hoyt and Donecker, they lost the battle of the boards 25-37, which was just too much to overcome. For the Devils, Ryan led the team in points with 16, rebounds with six, assists with four and tied in the steals category with three. Luther scored 10 points, also contributing three each in
the rebounding, steals and assist categories. Wasyl scored 11 points, adding five rebounds and an assist. Graenger scored six and pulled in four rebounds. Andrew Markoski, who seemingly couldn’t breathe without picking up a foul, scored six points and had a rebound. Off the bench, Jay Norton had three points, three rebounds, a steal and an assist, Sam Baker had five points and two rebounds, and Alec Corazinni grabbed a rebound. Solid win at Westbrook On Thursday, Feb. 17, the Devils traveled to Westbrook to take on the White Knights. Still missing the front-court duo of Donecker and Hoyt, for this game they were able to win the battle of the boards convincingly by 33-23, and never trailed in the 56-41 win. Coginchaug scored first, on a Ryan bucket, but there were several ties during the period. At period’s end, an EJ Luther assisted threepointer from Wasyl gave Coginchaug a lead they would not relinquish at 1310, which is how the period ended. Baker scored on a rebound put-back at the start of the second, and Ryan hit on a shot from beyond the arc, and the three point lead was suddenly eight. By quarter’s end, they managed to advance the lead to nine, at 29-10. The third period was played evenly, with each team scoring 12 points, with Wasyl notching five of those for the Devils. The lead hovered between six and 11 points, with the score entering the final period being 4132.
The Devils scored the first five points in the fourth, on baskets by Baker and Wasyl, plus a free throw by Wasyl. Westbrook would not again get within single digits, as Coginchaug came in with a comfortable 56-41 victory. Markoski did a little bit of everything for the Devils, leading the team in rebounds with 12, scoring 10 points, assisting on three baskets, plus garnering a block and a steal. Wasyl led the team in scoring with 20 and added three rebounds and two steals. Ryan scored 11, grabbed three rebounds, and assisted twice. Graenger grabbed six rebounds, scored four points, and had a steal and an assist. Baker had a very nice game off the bench, with seven points, six rebounds and two steals. Corazinni scored two and had two steals. Devils sneak past Bellringers On Friday, Feb. 18, the Coginchaug boys traveled to East Hampton to take on the Bellringers. I can tell you it was a wire-to-wire win –Wasyl hit an early three-pointer, and the Bellringers would never be able to tie or go ahead – but this game never felt comfortable, with the largest lead for Coginchaug being eight points. Every time the Devils scored, it seemed that the Bellringers would respond to keep things close. Powered by nine points from Wasyl, Coginchaug led 12-6 after the first period. They managed only seven points in the second period, three of those on an old-fashioned three point play on a rebound put-back by Luther. But East Hampton did even worse, scoring only six in the period, giving the Devils
a 19-12 lead at the half, as neither team had much luck breaking through the lid on the basket. Coginchaug’s scoring woes continued in the third period with Wasyl scoring six of the Devils’ eight points, while the Bellringers had a bit more success, though not much, scoring 11, giving the Devils a 27-23 lead entering the final period. Baker started the scoring, hitting one of two from the line. East Hampton scored a two-pointer to draw within three at 28-25. On Coginchaug’s next possession, they ran their offense for almost a full minute before Wasyl saw an opportunity to drive to the hoop and managed to squeeze in the lay-up from the base line and convert on the free throw for a 31-25 Blue Devil lead. In the next 30 seconds East Hampton hit from beyond the arc, then after a bad pass turnover by the Devils, a two-pointer to draw within one point at 31-30. Fortunately the Devils made the plays they had to as Wasyl hit two from the line, a Ryan steal ultimately lead to a basket by Ryan, and a Wasyl steal led to another Ryan bucket for a 37-30 lead. East Hampton again made it a threepoint game, scoring baskets around the missed front end of a Devil one-and-one opportunity, but a Baker free throw, plus two each from first Wasyl, then Ryan, were enough to overcome a final bucket from the Bellringers, resulting in the 42-36 final score. Wasyl led the Devils with 24 points, adding three steals and two rebounds. Ryan scored 10 points, pulled See Boys, page 24
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CRHS Blue Devils softball team fundraising efforts continue
Blue Devil victory on Valentine’s Day
John Esposito Special to Town Times As previously written, The Coginchaug Regional High School varsity softball team is seeking community and corporate support to participate in the ESPN Softball Spring Training in Orlando, Florida. The team is asking consideration for financial support from the Community through their fundraising efforts. The team’s goal is to raise enough funds to defray the entire cost of all attending players and coaches. We continue the process of fundraising and are contacting local businesses to ask for support. And be on the lookout for players at various events around town, including candy sales and donation drives at locations around town. We have two special premier events coming up on
The girls finished the regular season with a record of 17 wins and three losses. While this essentially puts them in a tie for the top seed in the class S tournament, tie-breakers make it look like they will be a number three seed, which should guarantee the team home games on Feb. 28, and assuming they advance, on March 3. In the meantime they are one of the top seeds in the Shoreline tournament and will hopefully have two wins under their belts from Feb. 19 and 22, in preparation for the Shoreline championship game tonight, Feb. 25, which I believe will be at Coginchaug.
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It figured to be an easy win, and it more or less was. On Monday, Feb. 14, the Coginchaug girls traveled to Deep River to take on the 315 Lady Warriors of Valley Regional. Coginchaug started with a small lead, at 19-15, after the first period and were able to extend that to 38-25 at the half. They really opened the gap in the third quarter, extending the lead to 60-36, finally allowing the home team to outscore them as the benches emptied in the final period to end with a solid 6846 victory. Note that I did not actually get to attend this game – it was Valentine’s Day, after all – this was written entirely based on Coach Rett Mancinelli’s stats summary on the MaxPreps web site. As has often been the case this season, Samantha Mancinelli did a little bit – no, make that a lot of everything. She led the team in both assists, with 13, and rebounds, also with 13, and scored 11 points to capture still another triple-double. And on top of that, she filled the stat sheet with two blocks and two steals. Audrey Biesak was also true to form for the season, leading the team in scoring with 30 points. She added a rebound, a steal and an assist. I’ve heard that basketball is actually Lauren Esposito’s third best sport behind softball and soccer. With 10 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, I find it hard to believe. She’s only a junior (along with Mancinelli and Biesak) – maybe I’ll have an opportunity to see for myself at some point. Freshman Kim Romanoff continued her upperclassman-like play with eight points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block. Senior Amanda Boyle provided steadying leadership along with three points, three assists, two rebounds, two blocks and an assist. Morgan Kuehnle continued her strong bench play with seven rebounds and
four points. Andrea Braga grabbed five rebounds, adding a block and an assist. Jessica Solomon, returning from a lengthy injury leave, managed two rebounds, a block, a steal and an assist, while Olivia Corazinni grabbed two rebounds.
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Shuler’s free throws lead Around the Clock to overtime win By Scott Strang Special to the Town Times Markowski scores 29 in debut Around the Clock 62, LasEngS 56 (2OT) – Steve Markowski played his first men’s league game since 2009 but didn’t miss a beat with 29 points, the highest by any player so far this season. Around the Clock (3-2) would need all of it in an exciting double overtime victory over Laser Engraving Services. LasEngS (1-4) had another rough start, training by 12 at the half, but never fell out of the game. Tim Egan and Eric Tietelbaum both started to drop in threes in the second half and with three minutes to go had tied the score at 53. LasEngS held the ball for nearly the last two minutes of play but could not score. Tied at 56 the teams went to a second overtime. Tim Shuler dropped in five of six clutch
free throws in the second OT to secure the win. Egan and Tietelbaum each finished with 11 for LasEngS while Mark Fong added eight. Pete Donecker scored 12 and Shuler had 8 for Around the Clock. Torrison Stone 57, Young Gunz 45 – The Young Gunz battled the entire game but couldn’t find the net on enough long jumpers, falling to Torrison Stone in the only regular season meeting between the two league division leaders. The Gunz (2-3) trailed by 7-10 points throughout, in a physical game that included a total of 31 team fouls. Alex Schade led the Young Gunz with 13 and Greg Bereski had a season high 10 points. The 2010 league MVP Adam Poturnicki had 22 points and Jason Troiano picked up 10 for Torrison (4-1) as they rebounded from their loss at Southington earlier in the week. The loss for the Young
Gunz was their third in a row after a 2-0 start to 2011. Snowservices 45, Allstate Fire Equipment 41 – In a night that featured three very competitive games, Charlie Bielfield’s 12 points led Snowservices (2-3) to their second straight win, defeating Allstate. Mark Sutterline’s 22 points made up more than half of Allstate’s scoring and kept them in the game after training by nine early. Ryan Cove and Danny Haynes had 10 and eight points respectively for Snowservices, and JB Parke finished with seven for Allstate (2-3) in the loss.
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eight, scored three points and had a block, a steal and an assist. Graenger pulled in three rebounds and assisted once. Baker was again a solid contributor off the bench, with two points, two rebounds, a block and a steal. Coginchaug is now 13-5, 134 in the Shoreline conference. By the time you read this, they will have played a tough game at 17-1 Valley Regional. Valley’s only loss this season was to class LL school Glastonbury, and Valley seems destined for the number one seed in both the Shoreline and the state class S tournament. They also have a nonleague game against Old Saybrook on Wednesday. They should have a first round home game in the Shoreline tournament on Saturday evening, Feb. 26. Come on out and cheer the Devil’s on, and send some healing thoughts toward Brock Hoyt and Ethan Donecker!
Softball (Continued from page 23) ing breakfast just for the team and its supporters! See any player or parent to purchase tickets, or email the committee chairs listed below. There will also be a silent auction, raffles and other fun activities. We are seeking local area businesses to donate items for the silent auction. Other upcoming events include: Wiffle Ball Tournament – to be held at CRHS for the student body — date to be determined. CRHS Student Pajama Day — date and approval pending. Any companies, organizations or families that wish to contribute or need information, please contact any of the committee chairpersons via email: John Esposito, espojw@aol.com, or Sue Delvecchio, suedel@snet.net.
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