Volume 20, Number 33
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
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Friday, Januar y 8, 2016
SUPER SCOUT
Tyler Hall, Life Scout of Troop 270 in Durham, presented his Eagle Project to Nancy Heckler, principal of Brewster School recently. His project included a 100-foot paved path for children to run on for Go Far, two Buddy Benches for the playground, and an 8-foot picnic table to be used for an outdoor classroom.
Local publishes book of ‘Everyday Things’ By Mark Dionne Town Times
Those who know Durham’s Diana Carr, author of the recently-published book “Everyday Things,” know it is hard to keep her inside. One of the jobs she held before becoming the Town Times’ columnist had her working inside an office building, which, Carr said, “didn’t go well.” For her first writing job 28 years ago at the now-defunct Durham Gazette, Carr ran an extension cord from her house to a picnic table so she could work outside at her electric typewriter. Carr is sometimes known locally as
“the Barefoot Woman” for the shoeless walks she takes along Durham roads. “Most people do know me that way,” the writer acknowledged. Sometimes people who meet her are excited about meeting “the Barefoot Woman,” which surprises Carr, who said she goes without shoes in order to feel free and connected to the earth. “I just took off my shoes, is all!” That kind of down-to-earth attitude, which is made literal during her barefoot walks, informs Carr’s weekly Town Times column called, “It’s All Good.” Carr collected more than a year’s See Carr / Page 2
New Perk on Main is brewing By Mark Dionne Town Times
Longtime Durham fixture Perk on Main will soon open its third location, bringing the crepes, coffee, and sensibility Perk patrons have come to expect to 344 Main St. in Middletown. The small storefront, located on the southern end of downtown Main Street near the MAT station, was an existing restaurant in the past, but has been unused for months. “The building is really charming, a lot of brick,” said Perk on Main owner and Durham resident Katie Hughes. “And the copper ceiling, which I think is faux, is still really pretty.” Hughes closed on the building at the end of December and said of the facility, “It’s not ready to go right now, but the infrastructure is there.”
Perk on Main opened in Durham in 2002. The restaurant moved once within the Durham Village shops and also expanded in 2010 to include Guilford’s Perk on Church, and launched a food truck, Perk on Wheels, in 2014. “We started from scratch twice,” said Hughes. “There’s a lot of work associated with starting from scratch.” Hughes said they underestimated the amount of work required to open the second Perk restaurant, Perk on Church in Guilford. “I feel like [now] we have a pretty good idea of exactly what we need to do.” One of the challenges facing Perk on Main Middletown is figuring out how to incorporate spots like the bakery cases, counter, and coffee station into the flow of the narrower space. Hughes expects the other work, like See Perk / Page 15
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Carr worth of those columns for the book “Everyday Things: A Year of Reflection on Just About Everything.” “I’ve always wanted to write a book. It was something in me that needed to be birthed,” Carr said, but something always stopped her. “It might have been a lack of confidence – ‘Who am I to write a book?’” Then she realized that while writing a book seemed like a giant task, writing columns did not. Carr said she never strug-
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gles to find a column topic or to write the columns. “I don’t think about it at all. It’s like a magical thing for me. The words come to me, like I’m not even writing it, which a lot of people wouldn’t understand,” Carr said. “It’s All Good” started in October of 2014 with a Halloween column and Carr continued writing over the next year about everyday topics like overgrown yards, Christmas trees, and life in Sweden, where she has family. Olivia Lawrence, one of Carr’s editors at the Meriden Record-Journal, encouraged Carr to publish and said, “It’s great to see that Diana pulled her weekly columns together in one volume. Her perspective on everyday life is so well illustrated in her writing. She’s light-hearted in her approach, but the topics and experience make you stop and think.” Feedback from other readers who appreciated Carr’s sense of humor also gave her confidence to collect her columns in book form. According to Carr, reading one of her columns is like sitting with her for a cup of tea and a conversation about “everyday stuff ” and not the “big questions.” In addition to her work at the Durham Gazette, Carr
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Middlefield SeSquicentennial January eventS Celebrate our 150th Anniversary at these events! Middlefield Sesquicentennial Gala Ball January 30th, 2016 • 6 P.M. to 11 P.M. Middletown Elks Club – Crystal Ballroom
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also did freelance work at Haddam’s Hometown Journal, The Shoreline Times, and the Middletown Press before starting with the Town Times as a reporter in September of 2010. Of all the newspaper work, Carr said doing a column “is the most fun ever.” On working with Carr, Lawrence said, “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve opened up a submitted column and moments later found myself laughing along with Diana and her dilemmas. She often surprises me - in the good way.” Carr self-published the book through Amazon and found the process very smooth. “Everyday Things” is available through Amazon in kindle and paperback editions. While Carr resists the idea that there is a grander theme at work in “Everyday Things,” she said readers may come away with an idea, which Carr summed up as, “Life is really a hoot. When you just start looking at everything around you, you realize how miraculous it all is and it’s really a lot of fun.” Carr plans to continue “It’s All Good” and wants to collect more columns in future annual editions. She found the work on “Everyday Things” so smooth, she also wants to start a book separate from her columns. “I don’t know yet what it’s going to be but it’s going to crawl into my head. I trust the process,” Carr said. Whatever form the non-column book takes, Carr said it is likely to be non-fiction and humorous. No surprise there.
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TEAM SLIDES IN TO HELP On Sunday, Dec. 13, the Whalers Peewee A/AAA hockey team, which includes Middlefield resident Christopher Racki, collected donations for the Meriden Humane Society, a no-kill rescue and animal shelter. In addition to monetary donations, players collected dog and cat food, and beds, blankets, toys and treats for the animals. Several local businesses also donated to the cause.
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Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Durham that the second half of Real Estate and Personal Property taxes and the total Supplemental Motor Vehicle tax on the Grand List of 2014 are due and payable to the Town of Durham on January 1, 2016.
No bill is sent for the 2nd installment of Real Estate. View and/or pay tax bills online at www.townofdurhamct.org (Choose “View & Pay Taxes” from the left side of the home page) Or payments may be mailed to: Town of Durham, P.O. Box 428, Durham, CT 06422 If not paid by February 1, 2016 these taxes will be considered delinquent and interest will be charged at the rate of 1.5% per month from the due date, with a minimum interest charge of $2.00. Note: Feb. 2nd payments will be charged a 3% penalty. (Jan. & Feb.)
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Parents of children in Durham and Middlefield, who will be five (5) years old on or before Jan. 1, 2017, must register them to attend kindergarten in September 2016 or apply for a waiver of attendance. In Regional School District 13, children may attend kindergarten in either the Contemporary Program or the Integrated Day Program. Parents choose the appropriate program for their child prior to kindergarten registration. The Contemporary Program serves children in grades K-4 and is housed at Brewster School for grades K-3. Grade 4 students will attend Memorial Middle School next year. The Integrated Day program serves students in grades K-4 at John Lyman School. Parents are welcome to visit both programs. Visits may be scheduled through Friday, Jan. 29 to observe classes and to discuss questions or concerns. Visits, which are designed for adults, must be scheduled ahead of time to allow for optimum opportunities to observe the programs. To schedule an appointment, call Lyman School
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Water system, jobs study, celebrations discussed By Mark Dionne
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The Middlefield Board of Selectmen, at their regular meeting on Jan. 4, reviewed several on-going concerns in town, although they were in a period of waiting with most of them. Progress has been made with the detailing of the job descriptions of town employees, according to Middlefield First Selectman Ed Bailey. Middlefield has hired Randi Frank, a consultant operating out of Wallingford, to conduct a job and salary study. The BOS members said they expected detailed and accurate job descriptions to be helpful when replacing employees, dealing with worker’s compensation issues, and enforcing accountability. The first portion has been completed and job descriptions will be handed to town employees in the first part of January for further comment.
“Once that’s finalized, the salary study will begin,” Bailey said. The job and salary study is expected to cost $13,500. The town is in a holding pattern waiting to get a proposal from a cell tower sales consultant. Middlefield is considering proposals to sell the lease on the cell tower behind Town Hall and has considered hiring a consultant to help get the best deal. The selectmen reviewed the progress of the ownership question hovering over the Rainbow Springs Water System, which is a privately owned water system in Middlefield serving eight properties. The owner is in the process of relinquishing the water rights, which the Department of Public Health could assign to the town of Middlefield. Should the town end up taking over the old water system, it would have to be repaired and maintained and a rate
would have to be calculated for the property owners. According to Bailey, two of the property owners plan to install their own private wells. The first selectman and other town officials plan to meet with the residents. “If they install wells, it will be the cheaper option in the long run,” Bailey said. In September of 2015, Middlefield gave an official response to inquiries from the Department of Health, which asked how Middlefield would provide water service if ordered.
The town’s written response was, “Because the town does not have the experience, financial resources, or inclination to provide water as a water company, a discontinuance of the service would be undertaken and those served by the existing system would have to provide their own water.” Two events are in place for the town’s sesquicentennial and were reviewed by the selectmen. The Sesquicentennial Committee, formed to celebrate the town’s 150th birthday in June, 2016, has planned
a Winter Festival for Saturday, Jan. 23 and a Gala Ball for Saturday, Jan. 30. The BOS voted to enter into a purchase agreement with a group of other towns, led by Essex, to pursue grant money for, as described by the motion, “the creation of a multi-site UHF simulcast system to provide enhanced communications for our rural volunteer firefighters.” The BOS selected Tuesday, Jan. 19, which is also a BOS meeting date, as a Town Meeting for the purposes of voting to accept any funds resulting from the agreement.
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Library Briefs Levi E. Coe Library Library hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; closed Friday; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Notary Public available, by appointment only.
Durham Library Library hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Programs for children Preschool programs begin Monday, Jan. 11 - drop-in. Mother Goose Storytime (6-24 months.) MonSee Library / Page 7
United Churches of Durham Services - The United Churches of Durham schedules Sunday worship for 10 a.m. Holy Communion, open to all, is scheduled for the first Sunday of each month. The church is located at 228 Main St. Christian Education The United Churches of Durham schedules Christian Education classes for Sundays, 9 to 9:45 a.m., before intergenerational worship at 10 a.m. This gives children, young adults and adults
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Government Meetings Middlefield Tuesday, Jan. 12 Board of Education Re-
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Lake Beseck Environment Committee, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27 Board of Education, 7 p.m.
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Three ways risk tolerance can shortchange your portfolio growing up in a financially The goal of investing is strained household or living simple: to grow your assets. through a period of ecoYet investing involves risk, nomic difficulty can which means you dampen your enthumay end up with siasm for investment less than you started risk. Whether you with. Without risk, are generally optihowever, there’s no mistic or pessimistic potential for reward. can also influence That’s the investor’s how much risk you quandary — how are willing to take. much risk is tolerJeff Jolly On the other hand, able in the quest to there are the thrill meet your financial seekers who are drawn to goals? As you review your investing strategy for the up- the potential for large gains. Generational influences can coming year, consider how also shape whether you lean your risk tolerance may be toward financial restraint affecting your portfolio. or have a more carefree Personalities and life attitude about money. For experiences shape risk example, men tend to be tolerance more likely to embrace risk, Your comfort level with while women may be more risk has roots in your percautious. sonality and life circumA 2015 Ameriprise study, stances. For example,
Financial Risks & Investor Attitudes, found that many U.S. investors allow their feelings about risk to influence their investment behavior in ways that are detrimental to their financial goals. Three risk profiles illustrate how attitudes can trip up the best investment intentions. 1. Avoiding risk at all costs For example: A retiree receives a monthly income from Social Security and a generous pension. His combined income has been sufficient to meet expenses and his lifestyle, so he hasn’t had to dip into his savings. Despite his financial comfort, he is only comfortable investing in assets that provide a fixed return or allow him See Jolly / Page 12
Next to my bed I have a little green Buddha figurine that glows in the dark. He’s such a cheery fellow, all round and grinning from ear to ear. He comforts me. I wake up in the middle of the night – several times, actually – and it’s dark as tar, and I am perhaps trying to disentangle myself from some weird dream. I am disoriented, and the night does not feel like such a friendly thing. But then I see my happy little Buddha standing guard, a beacon of light in the wee hours, and it feels like all is right with the world as I slip back into Dreamland. I take Buddha with me when I visit my boys. I love visiting my boys, but when I lay my head down on my pillow at night, I feel a tinge of homesickness. I miss my bed and I miss my kitties, and I am far away from both. So Buddha is my piece of home. Buddha makes me feel safe again. And apparently my Swedish grandson, 5-year-old Hayden, shares my penchant for the guy. On my last visit I gave him my Buddha, purely on a whim. That’s how much I love Hayden! Little did I know how over-the-moon happy this would make him. He wrapped his little hand around his new friend, and at first he would not let go. Which made it a little difficult to get his mittens on. When we went into town, he had Buddha in his pocket. When we got back home, he put Buddha on the coffee table in front of him while he played. He took Buddha to bed with him. (I believe we have started a family tradition here!) And when he somehow lost him, he searched frantically around the apartment, searching everywhere, under the couch, behind doors, calling “Buuuddddaaa.” He found
no peace until the little green man was back in his sights. And now this has become Hayden’s and my “thing.” I bought another Buddha for myself as soon as I got home, and I keep my grandson well-supplied, too. I send him two at a time, in case one just decides to up and leave (You should always have a spare Buddha, right?) Hayden and I Skype, and he only speaks Swedish and I only speak English, but it appears that we have stumbled upon a common language. “How’s Buddha?” I ask him. And he grins and says “Buddha” with such fervor that I have no doubt that his love affair with our mutual friend continues. I even bought a goodsized Buddha that sits on my living room floor, because it makes me feel connected to my grandson. Really, it’s our thing. So when I go to bed at night, with my little green glowing figurine on the end table next to me, I say, “Good night, Buddha. Good night, Hayden.” Owing to the sixhour time difference, and the fact that he is only five, our bedtimes are not synchronized, but I like to imagine that Hayden, when he snuggles into his bed, with his little green guy next to him, says, “Good night, Buddha. Good night, Grandma.” And somehow it doesn’t feel like there are quite as many miles between my little Swede and me. Diana Carr is a resident of Durham and the author of “Everyday Things: A Year of Reflection on Just About Everything.” This book, a collection of her columns, is available on Amazon. You can e-mail her at princessdi7@sbcglobal.net.
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Zoe Stublarec of Rockfall and Yavar Moien of Durham were named to the fall term dean’s list at Choate Rosemary Hall.
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Mercy High School announced the names of local students named to the first marking period honor roll. High honors - Madeleine Dumas, Alessandra Fronc, Kaitlyn Leahy, Olivia Marran, Ashley Mason, Bridget Morris, Isabella O’Keefe, Olivia Pereira, Isabella Santoro, Mackenzie Scotto of Durham; Amy Boyle, Cecelia Giuffrida, Tiffany Mangiameli of Middlefield. First honors - Francesca Andranovich, Meghan DeVille, Antonia Grohs, Hannah Pakech, Nina Peach, Jillian Pernerewski, Sloane Proto, Katelyn Richardson of Durham; Caroline Gmyrek, Alexia Marino, Taylor Termini of Middlefield; Mikayla Mazzotta of Rockfall.
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Adelphia Café 476 Washington Avenue North Haven, CT 06473 203-535-0149 Family owned/operated. Former proprietors of the Neptune Diner in Wallingford. Extensive menu for all tastes. Breakfasts, luncheons and special dinners. All baking on premises.
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Serving only Angus Beef. 24 Craft Beers on Tap. Happy Hour Specials 6 days a week. Call for Reservations.
611 N Colony Road Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 269-9507 colonydiner.com Wallingford’s place to go for old-fashioned breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Proudly serving up delicious and hearty meals daily. Voted Best Diner 4 years running by Record Journal. Open seven days. Breakfast served all day.
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2 Spring Lane Farmington, CT 06032 860-404-2871 www.galleriact.com Missing us in Wallingford? Come to Farmington. Fresh, made to order food. Extensive menu, full bar, large variety of wine. Now accepting holiday reservations.
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Green Olive Diner and Pizzeria Restaurant Town Line Square Shopping Center 477 S Broad St., Meriden, CT 06450 (203) 379- 0927 greenolivediner.com Green Olive creates a memorable dining experience for each guest. This comes from great cuisine, fine wine, comfortable ambiance and impeccable service.
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519 West Main Street Meriden, CT 06451 203-235-9123 Open Tues-Thurs 11am-10pm. Fri & Sat 11am-11pm. Sunday 12 noon - 10pm. Closed Monday. We deliver (delivery charges apply). Minimum order of $12 or more.
833 East Center Street Wallingford, CT 06492 203-793-7926 Lunch Buffet Mon-Sat 11:30-2:30. Dinner Mon-Sun 5-10pm. Authentic Indian food from Chicken Tiki Masala to Brinjal Patial, featuring many vegetarian dishes options. Something for everyone!
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310 Washington Avenue North Haven ,CT 06473 203.234.2530 www.libbyscookies.com A family owned and operated bakery located off I-91 in North Haven. We specialize in Italian pastries, pies, cakes, ice cream and traditional holiday desserts.
212 West Main Street, Meriden, CT 203-238-0159 search: facebook.com/Mariannas-Belltop-Bakery For 30 years serving Italian pastries and cookies, fresh made cannoli, bread & rolls, special occasion cakes and Christmas Stollen. Place your holiday order now....
275 Research Pkwy Meriden, CT 06450 203-608-7157 www.facebook.com/SilverCitySportsBarandGrill The place for all your favorite Sports. New Happy Hour menu & drink specials. Relax and enjoy spending time with your friends and family.
930 Old Meriden-Waterbury Road Plantsville, CT 06479 860-276-0090 Come enjoy our extensive menu offering everything from pizza, pasta, seafood, prime rib, grinders & club sandwiches & more. Restaurant, lounge and banquet room.
29 West Main Street Meriden, CT 06450 203-440-1945 search: facebook.com/Mangú-Restaurant Grand Opening. Serving Dominican Cuisine, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Specialty Mangu (smashed green plantains, egg, fried cheese, salami or sausage links, onion and red peppers)
575 N. Colony St Meriden, CT 203-235-3172 search: facebook.com/Red-Room-Grille Serving Southern Social Menu, Entertainment Thurs - Sun. Visit Mon.- Sat 2pm to close, Sun. 12 to close. Happy hour 4-9pm everyday.
1169 Meriden Waterbury Tpke. Plantsville, CT 860-863-5963 Family owned/operated. Daily Specials, Happy Hour & Weekly Entertainment. An Attentive Staff, creating AN ATMOSPHERE BEYOND COMPARE.
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Calendar Friday, Jan. 8 Boys basketball - CRHS at North Branford, 7 p.m. Indoor track - CRHS Alpha Owl Invite, 6 p.m.
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Friday, Jan. 15 Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Cromwell, 7 p.m. Girls basketball - CRHS at Cromwell, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 13 Ice hockey - CRHS at Hall-Southington, Veterans Memorial Rink, 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 6 Winter Market - Dudley Farm Museum, 2351 Durham Road, North Guilford, has scheduled its winter market for the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the Munger Barn. The market features baked goods, eggs, handmade crafts, jams and jellies, naturally-raised meats, pickles, winter vegetables and more. For more information, call 203-457-0770.
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of the Kickstarter campaign, a post on Perk on Main’s facebook page said that “with each pledge, we feel you saying ‘we think you can!’ and it raises us up.” When the announcement went out about a new Perk on Main, Hughes got questions about leaving Durham. “We will never leave Durham,” she said. “It’s such a healthy business, it’s a great loca-
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