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Friday, Februar y 26, 2016
Decrease in spending proposed By Mark Dionne Town Times
Scouts from Troop 27 use a Confection Connection on Feb. 20 to raise funds for a new trailer. Pictured, from left, Jacob Fazzino, Paul Beisler, Christopher Sokol, Nathan Witecki, Joe Venables, Steven Phenicie, Andrew Nizen. Missing from photo: Sam Castiglia and Nate, Nik and Nash Knowlton. | Photo credit: Troop 27
Treats from the troop By Mark Dionne Town Times
Boy Scouts in Troop 27 held a Confection Connection on Saturday, Feb. 20, to raise money for a new troop trailer. Scouts sold platefuls of cookies, brownies, apple crisp, cheesecake, cannoli, cupcakes, and chocolate-dipped pretzels, along with alternative snacks like fruit and Jell-o at the United Churches of Durham. Organizer and troop Secretary Deborah Sokol said, “The creativity, time, and effort our parents put into making this such a success is just overwhelming. We really do have the best group of parents, who are always ready to assist when needed.” According to Sokol, when the troop raises enough money for the trailer, it will be painted with the names of all the scouts to earn Eagle Scout status in Troop 27, which has a 90-year history. Troop 27 Scoutmaster Jason Sokol said, “We are a tight-knit community. The fact that so many other organizations came out to support us is just quintessential Durham.” According to troop Treasurer Brian Venebles, the group is about halfway to its goal.
Superintendent of Schools Kathryn Veronesi proposed a 2016-2017 school budget with a 1.48 percent decrease at the Board of Education meeting on Feb. 17. Many in the standing-room-only audience could not recall a school budget without an overall increase. Regardless of how the budget emerges from the BOE’s review, or if it gets through referendum, it marks a change from the current school year. The 2016-2017 budget will account for the closing of Korn Elementary School after the current school year. Veronesi announced
at the beginning of the presentation that Memorial Middle School Principal Kevin Brough would retire at the end of the school year with current Korn Principal Deb Stone moving to Memorial. Veronesi called Brough “a person who elevates us.” Brough received a round of applause at the announcement and many wellwishes at the meeting’s end. The proposed budget of $35,076,142 is a decrease of $528,124 from the 2015-2016 budget of $35,604,297. Despite the decrease, Veronesi stressed quality and innovation as part of the budget, titling the presentation “Investing in Excellence.”
“We are forever focused on a high level of student achievement,” Veronesi said. According to the presentation, three factors primarily contributed to the decrease. The benefit line, which had substantial increases in recent years, is reduced over $454,000 in the proposed budget, a 6.29 percent decrease. Five of the six employee unions are now in high deductible insurance packages, according to Veronesi, who added that this was the work of lengthy negotiations. “This did not happen overnight,” Veronesi said. See Budget / Page 4
Korn closing impacts budget By Mark Dionne Town Times
The Board of Education’s decision to close Korn Elementary School, passed on Oct. 14, 2015, was one of the main factors cited in the decrease of 1.48 percent to the proposed 2016-2017 school budget. According to the budget presentation on Feb. 17, that decision results in a mixture of reductions and expenses for a net decrease of $418,030 for the next school year. That amount accounts for nearly 80 percent of the $528,124 total proposed reduction. The salary reductions total more than $430,000 with an additional estimated decrease of $67,000 in benefits. Business Manager Ron Melnik said that of the 15 positions eliminated in the proposed budget, nine were related to the closing of Korn. There will be one fewer principal in District 13 with Memorial Principal Kevin Brough retiring and Deb Stone, current principal of the soon-to-be closed Korn,
The 2016-2017 school budget will be the first affected by the closing of Korn school. | Mark Dionne / Town Times moving to Memorial. Other reductions are related to operating the building, including almost $30,000 for electricity and oil, $10,000 for maintenance, and $2,000 for trash disposal. The closing is also projected to cost over $142,000 in expenses, with some $83,000 characterized
as “one time expenses” and the rest as capital expenses for Brewster and Memorial, which are absorbing Korn’s grades. Among those one-time expenses are $20,000 for the moving company, over $20,000 in July and AuSee Korn / Page 4
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Calendar Friday, Feb. 26 Tot Time - MOMS Club of Durham/Middlefield has scheduled Tot Times for Fridays, 10 a.m., at the Middlefield Community Center, 405 Main St. Durham and Middlefield babies, toddlers and children are welcome. No registration required. For more information, email momsdurhammiddlefield@ gmail.com.
Saturday, Feb. 27 Workshop - Connecticut Forest & Trails Association has scheduled a free winter trails workshop for Saturday, Feb. 27, 8:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m., at CFPA Headquarters, 16 Meriden Road, Middlefield. Rain or shine. Learn about trail tools and use, signage and blazing, trail monitoring and chainsaw maintenance. For more information, call 860-3462372 or ccain@ctwoodlands.org. Ice hockey - CRHS vs. Wethersfield-Rocky Hill-Middletown, 3:15 p.m.
Saturday, March 5 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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Tuesday, March 15 Get Stitchy - Get Stitchy, for those who crochet, knit, quilt or sew, is scheduled for Tuesday, March 15, 7 to
CAT - Coginchaug Area Transition has scheduled its third annual tree pruning with Allan Poole for Saturday, March 12, at 220 Jackson Hill Road, Middlefield. Bring loppers, clippers, hand saw or just come for a hands-on fruit tree pruning demonstrating. Dress
Senior Happenings Middlefield Senior Center News Setback - Setback games are scheduled for Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. For more information on programs and events at the Middlefield Senior Center, call Jaclyn at 860-3497121 or email j_caturano@ middlefield-ct.com.
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On March 5 at the K Club Hall there will be a Paint Party featuring hors d’oeuThe Middlefield Federated gatherings, as well as a large Church, 402 Main St., offers open hall with tables, seating Three upcoming events are vre. Participants will be led the free use of its building and a fully equipped kitchen on the calendar as part of Mid- by an instructor through creto community-based groups attached. dlefield’s year-long celebra- ating their own festive paintThere is also a spacious tion of its sesquicentennial. ing – “Martinis and Sunset” that need a place to meet or parking lot. For more inforhost activities. Middlef ield Selectman – with martini glasses and a Scripture Solution mation or to reserve a space, Taryn Ruffino gave an over- palm tree. The church has severalBits spacious meeting rooms of call the church office at 860- view at the Feb. 16 BOS 349-9881 different sizes and See Events / Page 5 Forincludes anyone who drinksor it, email office@mf- meeting. carpeted parlors for smaller cct.org. Town Times
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Korn in move-related expenses. Kitchen renovation, secugust administrative support, rity fencing for the porta$8,000 for summer custo- bles, parking renovation, and dial support, and $12,000 for a storage shed, all at Brewpacking and unpacking sum- ster Elementary School, total $50,500 of the move-related mer help. The budget also sets capital expenses. In the 2016-2017 school $10,000 as a one-time “contingency fund” for unex- year, the Contemporary third graders will attend Brewster pected move expenses. Capital expenses total instead of Korn while the $59,000 of the over $142,000 Contemporary fourth gradFrom Page 1
ers will move to Memorial one year early. The remaining $8,500 in the capital expenses goes to security fencing for the portables at Memorial. In past discussions of the Korn closing, BOE members have characterized some of the savings from closing the school as “cost avoidance,” meaning expenses that no longer have to be paid year
after year. The financial impact will also change in the future depending on the disposition of the Korn building. According to Melnik, there were no insurance savings realized in the 2016-2017 budget. “The building will still be in use over the summer while we move, and then on a reduced basis the rest of the year,” Melnik said in an
e-mail. “The assets, music equipment, furniture, etc. will either be used at other locations or remain at Korn. Therefore, we need to protect the assets and provide full liability coverage during this time of transition.” As owners of the building, the district will also continue funding safety items like lighting, snow removal, and fire safety upkeep.
zational Development was added. The shifting of the principals also results in one less principal in the budget. Business Manager Ron Melnik said of the staffing cuts, “Some are enrollment driven ... and we’ve been looking at restructuring.” Veronesi said that the proposed budget focused on the present situation, but also prepared for the future, adding programs such as Second Step assistance for elementary grades, what the presentation termed “Enhanced Advisory” for academic help, before and after school enrichment, and STEM programming at Strong Middle School. STEM is currently a popular trend in education, encouraging practical expe-
rience in science, technology, engineering, and math. STEM is sometimes referred to as STEAM when an A is added for art. RSD13 officials have used both terms. STEM programming at Strong is being termed an “initiative,” with the possibility of spreading to other grades if successful. Melnik said that some budgets represent maintenance while others signify change, and concluded, “I think this budget represents a big change. We’re heading in the right direction to control the cost and still provide a quality education.” In addition to each school’s principal, about 40 members of the public, including many district employees, attended the presentation.
Despite the crowd, there was little public comment. Oanh Stephan, before the presentation, encouraged the BOE to continue to support art and music in the district. Alma Elder, after the presentation, congratulated the administrative team on the “phenomenal achievement” of decreasing the budget. The decrease will likely surprise many. At the Middlefield Board of Selectmen’s meeting just one night before the presentation, the selectmen expressed hope that the school budget could be kept at zero growth and noted that the Board of Finance had the same hope. The BOE was to meet again Wednesday, Feb. 24 at Strong. See www.towntimes.com for up-to-date coverage.
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Closing Korn school eliminated over $418,000 from the proposed budget. The third factor contributing to the decrease is the elimination of over 15 Full Time Equivalents. Many of those reductions
are in the area of Special Education. The proposed budget eliminates six Special Education Assistants, three ABAs, and 0.7 FTEs of a Speech Therapist. At the administrative level, the Special Education Coordinator position is eliminated and a Director of Organi-
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Barbara Jean (Blake) West DURHAM — Barbara Jean (Blake) West passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. She was born June 4, 1927, in Durham, to Edward and Edna (Barrett) Blake. A graduate of the Ona Wilcox School of Nursing in 1948, she spent many years as an RN working on the orthopedics floor of Middlesex Hospital and in local nursing homes. Gifted with the warmest and most gentle of dispositions, she dedicated her entire life to caring for, nurturing, and celebrating everyone she came in contact with.
She is survived by her husband of 68 years, John H. West. Wonderful salt water memories of fishing, clamming and swimming surround vacations on Block Island and their retirement years living on the shores of Jamestown Island, R.I. Barbara made family and friends the focus of her existence. No birthday or holiday was too small to celebrate with a get-together, complete with good food and a game of setback. She absolutely loved the Durham Agricultural Fair, and only Hurricane Gloria was able to interrupt her record of “perfect attendance” for 88 years. She adored her grandsons and never hesitated to share in their
adventures. Tea breaks, flower gardens, good conversation, shopping for a bargain, dogs/collies, and just plain being there for others filled her happy days. Her loving smile and sunny personality will be sorely missed. In addition to her husband, she leaves her daughter and son-in-law, Lorrie and Bill Martin, Jr., of Durham; her daughter and son-in-law, Elaine and Craig Woodard, of Mountain Grove, Mo.; her son and daughter-in-law, John and Chris West, of Durham; grandsons, Daniel Woodard, of Mountain Grove, Mo., Nathan Woodard and his wife, Laura, of Englewood, Colo.; and Geoff Martin and his wife, Kate,
of Middletown; plus three great-grandchildren, Maya, Emma and Ethan Martin. She is also survived by her brother, Donald Blake and his wife, Patty, of Groton; plus many well-loved nephews and nieces. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 11 a.m. at United Churches of Durham, 228 Main St., Durham. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Coginchaug Regional High School Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 120, Durham, CT 06422, with designation to the Barbara West Nursing Scholarship. To share memories or send condolences to the family, please visit www.doolittlefuneralservice.com
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Middlefield anniversary meetings are planned The festivities of the 150th anniversary of Middlefield are scheduled to run through June of 2016. Residents, non-profits, civic groups and businesses are welcome to attend our monthly meeting (rotating between the third Sunday and
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Play-based screening Regional School District 13 offers a play-based screening for children age 3 and 4. The screening allows parents the opportunity to have their child observed by district professionals in an informal, fun setting to ensure their child’s development is progressing at an age-appropriate level. Participation is also a pre-requisite for a child to be considered as a role model for the preschool program. The screenings are scheduled for Feb. 26, 9 and 11 a.m., in the preschool room at Brewster Elementary School.
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Sports It’s tournament time The Coginchaug girls basketball team beat Westbrook 43-36 on Saturday, Feb. 20 in the Shoreline Conference tournament. By winning, the team advanced to the semi-finals, which were slated to be played Wednesday, Feb. 24. CRHS is hosting the tournament this year and all games are in the Maynard Stender Gym at CRHS.
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Top, CRHS senior captain Larissa Cade, surrounded by four Westbrook defenders, goes up for a shot.
Bottom, the CRHS bench, anchored by Chris Piotrowski (at right), reacts as the Blue Devils extend their lead.
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Opinion Penguins can jump (and other odd facts) Did you wake up this morning thinking, “I would like to stuff some irrelevant, but interesting, facts into my wee noggin, because there just isn’t enough up there already?” I bet you did. Well, I can help you out with that. Let me entertain you with some goodies I found on the Internet. You always knew you were special, didn’t you? Well, yes you are. Not only do you have one-of-a-kind fingerprints, but your tongue print is unique, too. I can see why Thomas Edison was compelled to invent the light bulb. Rumor has it that he was afraid of the dark. By the time Einstein was 9 years old, he still could not speak fluently, which led his parents to surmise that he was a special needs child. Well, I guess they were in for a big surprise! A windy day apparently makes the bees a bit surly, as they’re more likely to sting you then. And in my opinion, there’s nothing worse than a surly bee. People average five laughs a day. My sitcoms see to it that I make my quota. You might want to indulge in bananas at night, after
you’re in for the day, because mosquitoes are attracted to people who have just eaten one. Frankly, I think they should get their own bananas. If you’re thinking about having a jumping contest with a penguin (and who doesn’t?) – resist the temptation. You will lose, because they can jump six feet up into the air. Did you know that you are a quarter of an inch taller at night? Apparently morning brings some shrinkage, though, otherwise I would be a willowy 5-9 by the end of the week. A sneeze travels at 600 m.p.h. I will be skedaddling from now on whenever I see someone winding up for one. The Neanderthal’s brain was bigger than ours. I do not find that comforting. Oh, I do like this next one, though. A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn’t give her
No winter break for Troop 27 By William Foster
United Churches of Durham. During the Court of Honor, 16 It may be winter, but troop members earned a total Durham’s Boy Scout Troop 27 of 41 merit badges, from Aviis still active. On Dec. 10, 2015, ation to Wood Carving. In adthe troop had a Court of Honor, dition, six scouts earned rank an event where scouts earn advancements. Zachary Infeld awards, such as merit badges became a Tenderfoot, Paul and rank advancements that Beisler and Andy Zhou bethey have been working on came Second Class, and Jacob since June. Also, on the week- Fazzino, William Foster and end of Jan. 22, Troop 27, along Alexander Infeld became First with Troop 33 of Middlefield, Class. For those who don’t know, hosted a Klondike, a set of winthe ranks of Boy Scouts go: ter competitions in Ashford. The Court of Honor took place during dinner at the See Scouts / Page 9
Small towns’ forum previews 2016 legislative campaign By Keith M. Phaneuf © The Connecticut Mirror
State legislative leaders may have offered a preview Tuesday, Feb. 16 of this fall’s election themes as they battled before the leaders of Connecticut’s small towns. Speaking at the Council of Small Towns’ annual meeting in Rocky Hill, Democratic leaders struggled with coffee. As well she should! a somewhat mixed message: The average bank teller Promised sales tax revenues loses about $250 every year. would be shared with comSo that’s why the coffers munities despite looming have been a bit low! I knew it budget deficits, yet municiwasn’t all that ordering from palities also must be prepare Amazon. for lean times. Feeling a big imbalanced? Republican lawmakers Your right lung takes in more hammered away at the conair than your left one does. trasting messages and warned 40 percent of dog and cat Connecticut was headed for owners carry pictures of their fiscal chaos unless state govpets in their wallets. I carried ernment is fundamentally rearound a picture of my pet pig structured and made smaller. for years, like he was my third “We are committed to the child. budget that we produced last Bubble gum contains rubyear,” House Speaker J. Brenber. Well, that’s not good. dan Sharkey, D-Hamden, said. You can only smell 1/20th “There is absolutely no stomas well as a dog. I beg to difach on our part, or the goverfer. I can sniff out supper from nor’s part … to change that.” four counties away. But despite Sharkey’s claim A cat has 32 muscles in about Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, each ear. That would make for the Democratic governor’s some heavy lifting, ear-wise. new budget calls for legislaYou can stick your tongue tors to reduce “discretionary out at a crocodile with no spending” — a category that Malloy defines to include See Carr / Page 9 non-education aid to towns — by the 2017-18 fiscal year. And nearly all of the sales tax funds pledged to commuLetters Policy nities — about $220 million in 2016-17 and $290 million in The Town Times will 2017-18 — is not earmarked only accept and publish let- for education. Senate President Martin ters that are 300 words or M. Looney, D-New Haven, less. We reserve the right to edit letters or to not publish nonetheless called this revenue-sharing program “the a letter. essential linchpin” in a “transLetters should contain contact information, in- formational” property tax relief plan that Malloy and the cluding, full name, address and phone number. Only legislature’s Democratic majority approved last June. your name and town will But can cities and towns be published. Send letters to news@ really expect that program to last when nonpartisan anatowntimes.com or Town Times, P.O. Box 915, Mer- lysts project deficits topping $500 million in 2016-17 and iden, CT 06450. $1.7 billion in 2017-18?
Further complicating matters, Malloy and legislators from both parties say tax increases will not be considered, at least in the immediate future. The Capitol faced a strong backlash from the business community last June after Democratic legislators and Malloy approved tax hikes worth $1.3 billion over this fiscal year and next combined. The governor had pledged not to raise taxes during his 2014 campaign for re-election. “I’m sorry, but that doesn’t work anymore,” House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, R-Derby, said. “Saying you’re going to do something, and actually doing it, are two very different things.” Klarides and Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, argued that unless Democrats immediately seek to restructure government — including seeking concessions from state employee unions — it has no chance to stabilize state finances and keep its promises after the election. “We don’t trust the words that come out (of the legislature), and I don’t think you do either,” Klarides told about 100 first selectman and other municipal leaders gathered at The Sheraton Hartford South in Rocky Hill. “… If we don’t have a plan to change how state government works, it will never come.” “The problem is state government never holds up to its responsibilities,” Fasano said, rejecting Democrats’ new assertion that Connecticut has entered into a “new economic reality.” “It’s not a new world,” Fasano said, noting that the state has struggled with budget deficits and under-performing revenues for much of the past five years. Municipal leaders pressed not only for assurances that the revenue-sharing program See Forum / Page 9
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Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, Life, and finally, the highest rank of Eagle. Troops 27 and 33 started planning for Klondike two months before the competition, and spent December and January preparing. On Jan. 22, the troop drove to Ashford and settled down in a small cabin. The next day, the troops woke up early, ate breakfast, and went on to Klondike. Events in the Klondike included fire building, first aid, the wall jump – where a team had to climb over a wall in the shortest amount of time – ori-
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Forum enteering, a knot tying relay, the acid river, where teams must make a bridge to cross an imaginary river, wilderness survival, tracking, and a marshmallow modeling competition. Troops 27 and 33 oversaw all of these events. Later, came the sled race, and, luckily, snow started to fall at midday, and by the time of the race, there was an inch on the ground. At the end of the day, Troop 36 of Waterford won the competition. The next day, the troops packed up and left. Troop 27 has been busy this winter, but there’s still more to come! The writer is a member of Troop 27.
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if they wanted to. During their lifetime Americans spend about six months waiting at red lights. Sometimes at the same one. It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. I’ve noticed that. When I’m driving and I sneeze, I have a tendency to veer off the road. So suffice it to say that it would go better for you folks if you are not on the road the same time I am, if you know that I have a cold. If the population of China walked past you in single file,
the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. And you thought the line at the bank was long! Well, I hope you’ve enjoyed these titillating facts. You know, in case you didn’t have enough to think about already. Have a great day. Diana Carr, a resident of Durham, is the author of “Everyday Things: A Year of Reflection on Just About Everything.” This collection of her columns is available on Amazon. You can e-mail Diana at princessdi7@sbcglobal.net.
would proceed as planned, but also that lawmakers would reconsider a municipal spending cap tied to it. That cap reduces a community’s share of sales tax receipts if the city or town increases spending by more than 2.5 percent in the year it receives the funds. “Why are you telling us what’s best for us?” said Roxbury First Selectman Barbara Henry. “Our budgets are far more sound than the state’s,” Bolton First Selectman Robert Morra said. Sharkey told local offi-
cials that the cap “was not meant to be a dictatorial mandate,” adding that legislators are willing to discuss adjustments. But both Democratic leaders also told town officials to brace for lean budgets, regionalization of services and other cost-cutting moves. “This is the moment,” when Connecticut must stop discussing these options and
begin to implement them, Sharkey said. “Difficult choices are going to have to be made on all sides,” Looney said. This story originally appeared at CTMirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror, an independent, nonprofit news organization covering government, politics and public policy in the state.
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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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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!
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)
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Crystal Bees getting some finishing touches By Mary Ellen Godin Special to the Town Times
At left, Charles Chabot, general manager, stands at a ‘Deal or No Deal’ game at Crystal Bees in Southington on Feb. 15. The entertainment complex built in a 33,000-squarefoot former warehouse on Spring Street is preparing for a soft opening at the end of February. At right, bowling lanes at Crystal Bees.
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At left, a variety of arcade games at Crystal Bees in Southington on Feb. 15. The entertainment complex built in a 33,000-square-foot former warehouse on Spring Street is preparing for a soft opening at the end of February.
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