3-23-2012 Town Times

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Volume 18, Issue 50

Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall

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Friday, March 23, 2012

Middlefield passes new DMIAAB agreement By Stephanie Wilcox Town Times Only 12 members of the public were in attendance at a March 20 town meeting in Middlefield to vote on two items, which both passed almost unanimously. The new draft of the Durham Middlefield Interlocal Agreement Advisory Board (DMIAAB), which was approved by Durham

last month, was approved Tuesday in Middlefield. A motion to adopt the layout of a new Regional Planning Organization, which Middlefield will be a part of, was also approved. The town meeting was preceded by a public hearing on the two items and followed by a regular Board of Selectmen meeting. Read full articles from these meetings at www.towntimes.com.

The Coginchaug High School girls’ basketball team won the Class S State Championship on Saturday. Read about their winning game on page 25. Durham resident Patricia Eick hands out homemade cupcakes at CRT’s Senior Community Café site at the Durham Activity Center March 15 for the St. Patrick’s Day Celebration.

Nourishing mind, body and soul for seniors on St. Patrick’s Day By Jason Natelle Community Renewal Team Community Renewal Team’s Senior Community Café sites in Middlefield and Durham turned festively green on Thursday, March 15, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with traditional Irish food, music and tons of fun. At the Durham Activity Center, approximately 45 seniors showed up early and stayed late for the lunch that featured corned beef, cabbage and boiled potatoes. Instrumental Irish songs played throughout as staff volunteers cracked jokes and shared smiles with the seniors as they served lunch and shared stories. The Durham location usually serves lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays, but with the special holiday meal available on Thursday, senior director Amanda Astarita and

her nine volunteers decided to switch the regularly scheduled day to take advantage. “Most people come down to socialize and play cards, and I come to volunteer because I’ve made so many friends,” said Cheryl Siegel, a volunteer at the Durham site. “Of course it’s great that the food is so delicious too.” The CRT Senior Community Café Program, or Elder Nutrition Program, offers residents in Durham and Middlefield hot meals and a community meeting space at two locations a few times a week for a small, suggested donation — though no one is refused a meal if they cannot make a donation. At the Middlefield Community Center, the Senior Community Café’s St. Patrick’s celebration featured live music and storytelling by Tom Stankus, or TBone, of Bristol, who is listed as “America’s musical Pied

Piper” on his website. Approximately 38 seniors turned out for the St. Patrick’s Day lunch, the live entertainment and games with friends. CRT’s Middlefield Senior Community Café site has been serving lunch to seniors in the community for more than 20 years, and it serves lunch Monday, Wednesday and Friday each week at noon. Middlefield’s

BOE encourages cuts to proposed budget By Mark Dionne Special to the Town Times At a March 14 meeting at Strong School, the Board of Education encouraged Superintendent Sue Viccaro to look for cuts in the proposed 2012-13 budget. As proposed, the 2012-13 budget has a net increase of 4.24 percent. The most prominent change in the budget is a switch from half-day to all-day kindergarten. The costs of all day kindergarten, including 3.5 new teaching positions, 1.5 teaching assistant positions and equipment, are projected at $256,242. The budget saves almost the same figure, $256,458, with elementary positions eliminated due to smaller class sizes and cutting the mid-day kindergarten bus run. See BOE, page 6

See St. Patrick’s, page 10

In this issue ... Calendar............................4 Letters ...............................8 Obituaries..................17, 20 Sports Banquet...........21-23 Sports ..........................24-27 Spotlight .....................18-19

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Corrections We strive to bring you the most accurate information available each week, but if you see something in Town Times that isn’t quite right, give us a call at 860-349-8000, and we’ll do our best to make things right. An article in the March 9 issue incorrectly stated the first female Elk of the Year. In fact, Jill St.Onge was the first female Elk of the Year at Lodge #771 for the year 2002-03.

Index of Advertisers To advertise in the Town Times, call Joy Boone at 860-349-8026

There will be a Meet and Greet at Powder Ridge from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 24. Groups will tour the property with potential buyer Sean Hayes as he shares Brownstone’s vision of Powder Ridge.

Lyman Orchards Apple Hunt Lyman Orchards has scheduled its annual Easter Apple Hunt for Saturday, March 31. Children, from age one to 10, search for apples hidden in a hay maze. In addition to meeting the Easter Bunny, a magic show featuring the Magic of Christopher, visits with real rabbits, pony rides and horsedrawn wagon rides are featured. Coffee and donuts, as well as lunch fare, will be offered for purchase. Adding to this year’s Easter Apple Hunt festivities is a special celebration as John Lyman III presents a donation to the American Cancer Society. Based upon a pledge of donating $1 per each admission ticket sold for the 2011 Corn Maze season, Lyman Orchards will contribute $37,000 to the American Cancer Society. Since opening its first Corn Maze in 2000, Lyman Orchards has donated annually to this worthwhile organiza-

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pavilion for a refreshment and snack and to enter the jelly bean contest. Greeters will assist hunters to their proper locations. Rain date is April 7.

Little League scholarship

Photography contest

Coginchaug Little League will award two $500 scholarships for graduating seniors attending college or trade school for the fall 2012 semester. Applicants must have played for Coginchaug Little League for at least three years. For complete eligibility, criteria and requirements, download an application at www.coginchaugll.org or at the school guidance office. All applications and required material must be submitted by April 7. Mail to Coginchaug Little League, Attn: Scholarship Committee, PO Box 34, Durhan, CT 06422. For more information, email Tonya Little, Secretary and Scholarship Chairperson at tlittle5899@sbcglobal.net.

Shoreline Arts Alliance presents IMAGES 2012, the 31st annual photography competition and exhibition. This annual, juried photography competition is open to all residents of Connecticut and is highly regarded for excellence statewide. IMAGES 2012 dates are: Submissions: March 23, 24, 25; Collectors’ Sneak Preview Night: Friday, March 30, 6 to 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker John T. Hill, photographer and executor for Walker Evans’ estate; opening reception and awards presentation on Saturday, March 31, 4 to 6 p.m.; exhibition: April 1 April 21, Gallery Hours: Noon to 4 p.m. daily, 8 p.m. on Thursdays; Gallery Talk: Wednesday, April 18, 7 to 9 p.m. with guest speaker Keith Johnson, photographer.

Lions Easter egg hunt The Middlefield Lions annual Easter egg hunt will take place at 1 p.m. sharp on Saturday, March 31, at Pekham Park for pre-school children up through fourth grade. Families are welcomed to go to the

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Help someone in need By Debbie Bellemare Special to the Town Times Do you knit? Crochet? Sew? The Durham Fair Needlework Department is looking for creative people in the area to make a hat for someone young or old who may be facing chemo treatments. There are so many children and adults in need of a soft cap to wear when they lose their hair to chemotherapy. At a time when their lives are in enough turmoil, perhaps having a cap someone has made just for them will bring some renewed hope into their life. The Durham Fair Needlework Department has created a new Department category this year to support the Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven with caps made by exhibitors. Soft yarns and fabrics are the most comfortable against tender skin. The Needlework Department will accept these hats to be entered in the fair under Knit, crochet or sewn hats in children, men or women’s categories. Be sure

to see these new categories in the Durham Fair Exhibitor’s booklet that will be available in the summer. If you do not wish your hat to be judged, it can be dropped off in the Durham Public Library starting in August or at the Durham Fair Needlework building during the fair. There is a pattern booklet available in the Durham Public library with pattern suggestions, along with a Durham Fair Chemo Cap project form that must be attached to each hat that is made. The patterns are only suggestions. You can be as creative as you like, just remember to use soft yarn or fabric. We hope you get out your knitting needles, crochet hooks or sewing machines and help someone in need. If

you have any questions, contact Mary-Ann Bergstrom at merebb@gmail.com or (860) 349-3229 after 5 p.m., or Debbie Bellemare at Bellemareda@comcast.net or (860) 3498248. Information will be available on the Durham Fair website, www.durhamfair.com.

Web Update This week, we asked our online readers, “How often do you donate blood?” Here are the results: I have donated once or twice: 18 % As often as I can: 36 % Never: 45 % Be sure to vote in our next poll at www.towntimes.com!

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March 23 Marriage Seminar “One Love” is a creative seminar that will be an incredible time for you and your spouse (or fiancé) to develop an intimate, passionate, fulfilling and healthy marriage! Come join us for this life-changing event at Victory Christian Church (191 Meriden Rd. in Middlefield) today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is per couple and includes materials, continental breakfast and lunch on March 24. To register, call 860-346-6771. TOT Time Bring your babies, toddlers and preschoolers to join other moms and children in your community. Event hosted every Friday by MOMS (MOMS Offering Moms Support) Club of Durham/Middlefield at the Middlefield Community Center at 10 a.m. Tot Time is only open to residents of Durham and Middlefield. For more information, contact momsdurhammiddlefield@gmail.com. Vinal Tech Blood Drive The Vinal Technical High School Chapter of SkillsUSA will be sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive at 60 Daniels Street in Middletown today beginning at 7:45 a.m. The last appointments are usually around 12:30 p.m. Walk-ins are encouraged; however, you can schedule an appointment at www.redcrossblood.org.

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March 24 Scholarship Ball The Coginchaug Regional High School Scholarship Fund Committee announces its annual Scholarship Ball/Social today from 7 p.m. to midnight. The location of the ball is at Zandri’s Stillwood Inn in Wallingford. Come to this event where you will dance to the sounds of Prelude, enjoy a cheese and cracker table, buffet dinner and coffee and dessert. A full open bar will be available all night. All profits to benefit college or trade school-bound seniors. Reserve your table today by contacting Kim Doneck-

FRIDAY Cub Scout Pack 33 recently participated in A Second Chance CPR & First Aid program. EMT Lou Brockett instructed the scouts. The Bears and Webelos groups learned hands-only CPR, scene awareness, glove safety, cuts and punctures and held a discussion on defribulators and first aid out in the woods. The scouts practiced how to bandage an injured arm using each other as patients. Cub Scout Pack 33 in Middlefield meets every Tuesday evening at 6:30 in the St. Coleman’s basement. Submitted

er at (860) 349-9840 or pgdonecker@comcast.net; or committee chair Joanne Kotlarz 349-2418 or jkotlarz@comcast.net. Ham and Bake Bean Dinner Today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Greater Middletown Military Museum will hold its annual “Ham and Bake Bean Dinner” at the American Legion Hall, 58 Bernie O’Rourke Drive in Middletown. This is an event that was started by the Grand Army of the Republic around the 1920s and it was revived by the museum around 2007. The Greater Middletown Military Museum is a non-profit organization.

Pasta Supper Boys Scout Troop 27 has scheduled a Pasta Supper for today from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the United Churches of Durham Hall. The scouts are raising money for their upcoming trip to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. The backpacking adventure will include hiking beautiful mountains and living out of their backpacks, as well as western history, rock climbing, wildlife observation, gold panning, archeology and many other outdoor activities. A fee is charged for the supper. For more information and tickets, contact Rita Van Steenbergen at (860) 349-1191.

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March 26 Durham Senior Lunches Every Monday and Wednesday, hot lunches are available for seniors over 60 and their spouses at the Durham Activity Center (350 Main St.). Following the lunches on Mondays is game time which includes billiards, Wii and cards. Bingo starts at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays. For pricing info and to make a reservation, call Amanda Astarita, senior café manager, at 860349-3153. Middlefield Senior Lunches The Middlefield Senior Café is serving lunch three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Reservations are required 24 hours prior, and their monthly menu can be picked up at the center, Town Hall, or at www.middlefieldct.org. Wine Tasting Fundraiser The Fundraising Committee of Coginchaug Little League has scheduled a wine tasting fundraiser for Saturday, March 31, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Esca Restaurant in Middletown. Parking for this event is available behind the Kid City Children’s Museum off of Broad Street. Admission includes a ticket for five samples of either red or white wine at individual wine stations, as well as a variety of appetizers. In addition, the upstairs

bar will be open throughout the fundraising event to purchase soft drinks, beer or other cocktails. For more information and tickets, visit www.coginchaugll.org or contact Michele Wenchell at mgwenchell@comcast.net. Tickets will be on sale via the website through today. Durham 60+ Club Durham 60+ Club will meet today at 1:30 p.m. at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main Street. At this meeting there will be a variety table raffle with items contributed by the members. Join the fun with a social hour to follow. You can also sign up for one of the trips being offered. New members are welcome.

March 30 Bridge Night Come join in at the Durham Activity Center every Friday night at 6:30 p.m. for a fun night of bridge with great people. If you are not sure how to play, Jim will teach you. You may call Jim at 860-346-6611 with bridge questions. Call Durham Recreation at 860343-6724 with further questions.

Saturday

March 31 Lion’s Easter egg hunt The Middlefield Lion’s annual Easter egg hunt will take place at 1 p.m. sharp today at Pekham Park for preschool children up through fourth grade. Families are welcomed to go to the pavilion for a refreshment and snack and to enter the jelly bean contest. Greeters will assist hunters to their proper locations. Rain date is April 7. Adopt A Road The Exchange Club has scheduled an Adopt a Road clean-up for today from 8 to 9 a.m. a Allyn Brook Park. Town Hall will provide special bags For more information, call (860) 349-0798 or email adoptaroad@att.net.

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March 28 TOPS Meeting TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. on the third floor of the Durham Town Hall. Contact Naomi Klotsko at 860-349-9558 or Bonnie Olesen at 860-349-9433 for more information.

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March 29 Legally Blonde Coginchaug Regional High School is scheduled to present Legally Blonde, the Musical today and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the school. For more informa-

Model Train Show The Mark T. Sheehan High School Music Parents Association will sponsor its 4th annual model train show at the High School, 142 Hope Hill Road in Wallingford, today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be several operating layouts of various sizes, and approximately 40 vendors from Connecticut and beyond will be there to display and sell their items. There will be food available for sale, and door prizes will be given away during the show. This show is a fundraiser, with profits going directly to the students in the music department. For further information, contact Phyllis Drescher at (203) 265 0223.


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“Fiddler on the Roof” preview Christine Foster Special to the Town Times The sounds and lore of “Fiddler on the Roof” have been an integral part of Acadia Barrengos’s childhood. Playing the lead role of Teyve in the musical as a sophomore at Tufts University was the highlight of her father John’s long amateur acting career. A photo of him in costume hangs in a place of honor in the family’s Middletown home. Acadia, now 11, can even remember an episode years ago when she and a friend jumped on her bed while singing “If I Were a Rich Man.” Thomas and Tim Halvorsen, of Middletown, had a similar experience. Twenty years ago their father Serge played the role of Motel, in a semiprofessional production at Cabrillo Stage in Aptos, California. All three of the Halverson children (including younger sister Mary) have seen the video of their father’s performance. Now Acadia, Thomas, and

Tim have made the show their own. The middle school students at The Independent Day School play three of the lead parts in the school’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof Jr.”, which opens this evening. Acadia will portray Yente, the matchmaker, who helps Teyve, a poor milkman played by Thomas, find husbands for his daughters. Tim — like his father before him — is Motel, the tailor, who loves Teyve’s eldest girl. The first of the parents to hear about the possibility of a follow-in-dad’s footsteps moment was John Barrengos, who is the head of the school at IDS. Shelley Sprague, the theatre teacher, suggested it because the musical’s themes (family, community, tradition, ritual and faith) would touch every student in the school. The choice also was particularly apt because this year IDS celebrates its 50th anniversary — and honors the traditions that built the school. “I am sure my eyes lit up in a particular way, not with an eye to Acadia, but the

music is so stunningly beautiful…I could see that it would work,” Barrengos said, recalling when Sprague first mentioned doing “Fiddler” this year. “We have an unusually talented middle school right now.” “Fiddler,” a deep and moving musical set in tsarist Russia, might seem intense for middle schoolers, but Sprague said the students have eagerly embraced it. “Tevye’s struggle is to let go of his traditions. It’s about the question, ‘How does each generation interpret its parents’ traditions,’” Sprague says. One might wonder if the tradition being carried on in this particular production is See Fiddler, next page

Maggie Hughes (Marlborough) and Thomas Halvorsen (Middletown) star in The Independent Day School’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.” March 23-25.

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nature or nurture? Halvorsen says both: “I come from a very musical family. There was always been a lot of music in our family. So there is probably a strand of talent, but there was also a lot of music around. We’re always joking, making things up, doing drama without calling it that.” For the middle school students at IDS, the annual musical is something of a capstone experience. Comfort with speaking publically and performing is built intentionally into the curriculum in a way that is not the case at other schools, Sprague and Barrengos said. Starting as three year-old beginners, the children speak in front of their class during morning meetings. Then in kindergarten through fifth grade, each class puts on a full-fledged play — speaking parts for everyone, sets, costumes, music, props. By eighth grade each student is ready to take a turn standing before the entire assembled school — about 200 people — and leading the weekly all-school meeting. Halvorsen, a professor of

public speaking and rhetoric at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Crestwood, New York, said it’s woven into each class, too. He points to the experience his boys have had: public speaking in drama, oral presentations in history and Spanish, regular “book talks” in English. “I just think this is phenomenal,” he said. “To give these kids the opportunity to receive feedback and supportive critiques of their work will help them in whatever they do in life. IDS does a great job with that.” The school also works to do “experiential education,” getting kids off the campus to experience something related to their education. Sprague said the musical provided a natural opportunity for that. As a prelude to the performance, the cast visited Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek in Chester to immerse themselves in a Jewish setting and to perform for the members of the synagogue during their Friday night service. For some children it was their first real exposure to Jewish culture, and Sprague said some in the congregation were moved to tears by their

clear, strong voices. For Thomas, Tim and Acadia, the opportunity to connect more deeply with their fathers is evident. “I think it’s pretty cool,” says Thomas, 14. “I think it’s advantageous for me because I am able to get pointers from him.” Tim, 12, says he has watched his father’s performance a couple of times to dissect what his father did with Motel’s character. And Acadia’s awe for her father is obvious, too: “I have always wanted to have the opportunity to live up to his essence in the theatre,” she said. So this weekend as the cast sings “L’Chaim (To Life)” the words “May you live to see a thousand reasons to rejoice,” likely will have special meaning to two men in the audience who can rejoice that they have lived to see their children honor family tradition in this special way. “The joy of it is unspeakable,” Barrengos said. “Fiddler on the Roof Jr.” will be showing Friday, March 23, at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 24, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 25, at 2:30 p.m. at the Galluzzo Performing Arts Center, located on the Campus of The Independent Day

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Letters to the Editor An experience they’ll never forget On Saturday, March 17, the Coginchaug Regional High School Girls Basketball Team made history by winning the state basketball championship at Mohegan Sun. The girls’ basketball team has developed quite a following over the last few years as attendance has noticeably increased. In the past, attendance at games has been sparse with just a few parents, family members and maybe students in the gym. The team has noticed over the last few years that not only have more family members and students been in attendance but also they have gained a following of loyal members of the community. The girls play a fast paced, team-oriented brand of basketball, which is exciting to watch, but it has been even more enjoyable with the support of a large and intense fan base. The excitement reached a crescendo on March 17 at Mohegan Sun when what has to be the largest group of fans to attend a Coginchaug Girls Basketball game stormed the Mohegan Sun Arena to support their team. It was an experience I know the team will never forget. The student section was large, loud and down right intimidating filling the section behind the backboard. The community came out in force filling the entire section behind the bench and cheering the team on the entire game, hanging on to every possession. The icing on the cake Saturday was the impromptu parade down Main Street at 5 p.m. made possible by members of the Durham and Middlefield Volunteer Fire Departments. Residents and business owners ‘lined’ Durham’s version of the Canyon of Heroes, as the Fire Engines escorted the girls home with lights on and sirens blaring as the girls rode in convertibles and popped out of sunroofs and loving every minute of it. Alan Pease is the basket-

ball program’s official beat writer, and I am sure his weekly write-ups have moved fans to attend games. We truly appreciate everything everyone has done. You have all provided the girls with an unforgettable experience and you all have created an extremely important bond with the team. Rett Mancinelli Proud Coach of the CRHS Girls’ Basketball Team

Positive Coaching Alliance I would like to commend the Coginchaug Little League for their proactive approach to insuring that all children have a fulfilling athletic experience regardless of skill level by instituting the philosophy advocated by Positive Coaching Alliance. PCA was incubated at Stanford University and promotes a positive character-building youth sports experience through athletic competition. In addition to Coaching goals, such as winning and making the playoffs, PCA expects that: Every athlete will at least love the sport as much at the end of the season as at the beginning. Every athlete’s skills and tactical knowledge of the sport will improve. Every athlete will get chances to test himself/herself during game situations. Every athlete will want to play the sport next year. The parents will enjoy the season as much as the athlete. I have recently asked RSD13’s Board of Education to institute the core values espoused by Positive Coaching Alliance into the athletic programs at Coginchaug Regional High School. At a time of increasing budget constraints, the resources we dedicate to these programs should conform with best practices in the field. If you would like to support this initiative please contact Board of Education chairman Thomas Hennick at thennick@rsd13.org. Michael Doyle, Durham

Weekend cleanup success The Coginchaug Little League Board of Directors would like to thank all of the volunteers who showed up on Saturday, March 17, and Sunday, March 18, to help with our annual field clean-up weekend. There were approximately 50 parent and player volunteers who generously donated their time and part of their weekend to help get all of the little league fields in both Durham and Middlefield ready for the upcoming spring 2012 season. Tom Wenchell, president of Coginchaug Little League, stated, “I don’t think I’ve seen that much work get accomplished in a single day since I’ve been involved in the league.” In addition to all of the volunteers, several parents donated the use of their trucks, tractors and other heavy equipment to work on larger projects and help make numerous runs to the transfer station. In total, all 11 little league fields in both Durham and Middlefield were worked on. In Middlefield, all four little league fields were sod cut, raked, dragged, and wind screens were put up. In total, volunteers removed close to 100 tractor buckets full of weeds from the fields at Middlefield. In Durham, the boys farm infield was sod cut, overgrown grass was removed, and 20 yards of clay was spread, raked and dragged. Wind screens were put up on the boys minors and majors fields and all dugouts and pitching bullpens were cleaned. On the girls farm field, the base paths were recut. Trees and brush were cut and removed from around the softball batting cages. New bases were installed on both the girls minors and majors softball fields and all fields were tilled and dragged. The outdated dugouts and fencing on the girls minors softball field were removed and the dugout areas were prepped with stone to make way for new pre-cast dugouts that will be financed entirely by Coginchaug Little League. The Coginchaug Little

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League Board of Directors voted at their meeting on March 13 to approve the funding of these new dugouts, as the existing dugouts were in poor shape and needed to be replaced. In an effort to raise additional funds to help offset the cost, Coginchaug Little League will be hosting a Wine Tasting Fundraiser on Saturday, March 31, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Esca Restaurant in Middletown. If you are interested in attending this event to help raise money for the girls minors softball field dugouts, please go to our website, www.coginchaugll.org, and click on “2012 Wine Tasting Fundraiser” to buy your tickets. Michele Wenchell Coginchaug Little League

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Workforce Alliance partnership — helping our community work As I have reported in the past, one of our regional partnerships is with Workforce Alliance, one of five state workforce boards. Workforce Alliance is a policy and oversight organization responsible for creating a comprehensive, community-wide response to the challenges of building a highly skilled workforce. Through the coordination and administration of a variety of employment and training initiatives, it has prepared thousands of individuals for jobs and has assisted numerous employers with training and employee transition. I serve on a committee of CEO’s from our 30-town region that advises the board. Last week I attended a national conference of workforce boards in Washington, D.C. with the contingency from Connecticut and was proud to be among so many talented people committed to putting America back to work. While impressed, I also realized that we do not do a good enough job publicizing all the resources available to our residents and businesses. I will attempt

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Senior Community Café volunteers at the Durham Activity Center serve up a St. Patrick’s Day feast for 45 seniors on Thursday, March 15. From left to right: Mary Ruberdunst, Dot Barker, Allan Dean, Sharon Criscuolo and Beverly Pederson.

St. Patrick’s (Continued from page 1) senior director Antoinette Astle remarked that the site has become a community within another. “This space has become a second home to the group, and working with CRT has made it easy for us to cater to

the needs of the seniors through this wonderful program,” said Astle. “It’s the best lunch deal in town!” Astle along with her 15 senior volunteers have made the Middlefield lunch site a home-style and comfortable setting for the guests who come back again and again. Events are enhanced with favors and festive decorations like the Irish beer bottles that

From left: Megan Szymaszek, her mother Lisa Szymaszek , Alyssa Szymaszek, Willow Small, Stephanie Finaldi and Jenna Berens were among about 50 local Girl Scouts and moms who gathered on the Town Green in Durham on March 12 for a friendship circle to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts. Photo by Christine Foster

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did not in March of 1912. Town news was presented in a manner more suited to a gossip column or print version of today’s Facebook social network. Throughout the month, there were riveting reports of who had dinner where, in what town, and when they returned from those festivities. Students home on school holiday, relatives visiting from out-of-state, and who was confined to their sick beds with measles, mumps and pneumonia, also piqued the interest of local readers. Below is a quick snapshot of other happenings around town in March, 1912. Middlefield • Telephones were installed in the homes of G.S. Goodrich and Mrs. Hannah Coe. • Miss Bertha Birdsey suffered a broken leg in a runaway carriage accident near Lyman Farm when the horse was startled by an animal. Dr. Sweet was summoned to Miss Birdsey’s home to set the fracture. • Missess Helen and Gertrude Johnson accompanied Miss Rachel Peckham on a long walk to the end of the trolley line in Meriden and back on a Sunday afternoon. • The primary room of the South School was closed for several days due to the illness of the teacher, Miss Lulu Strickland. • W. Coe and L. Smith were among the 400 who lost their


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Durham resident creates iPad app By Michelle P. Carter Special to Town Times

Some may think that the pervasiveness of technology these days is squelching creativity and artistic expression, taking us into a vacuum of white noise and binary nonsense. But with a brandnew vertical-scrolling children’s book app for the iPad, former Durham resident Peter Mueller is proving that technology can serve as a vessel for the independent artist to bring his or her creations to the world more easily. As Mueller always dreamed of being an inventor, he pursued an engineering degree at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and went on to spend two years as a mechanical engineer in

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Carmine’s Restaurant still going strong after 10 years By Michelle P. Carter Special to the Town Times

Heath Andranovich at Carmine’s Pizza stay the same,” Andranovich insists, “because that’s how I love it, and the people who come here love it.” Even with that steadfast proviso, Andranovich is dedicated to making his business better all the time. Just a few years ago, for example, Carmine’s began to offer free deliveries for takeout orders. And, when a New Haven deli impressed him with their delicious paninis, Andranovich knew he had to bring that home to his Carmine’s menu. “I couldn’t find bread anywhere that was good enough for me,” he says. “About 25 times I made bread until I got it perfect.” Running his restaurant in a community like Durham allows Andranovich to keep the atmosphere fun and his patrons happy. “When you walk in here, you got music playing, and people are laughing and talking,” he shares. “They come in, and we work fast. We don’t want anybody waiting for their food.” Being a father

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himself, he is also happy to support the local sports teams. “I take care of the kids,” he says. “I give them discounts on their pizzas. If they need something, I bring it to them.” Making himself visible and available to his customers is one of the ways that Andranovich keeps his businesses successful in a small town. You will always find him at the restaurant during its business hours, which is not often the case for business or restaurant owners. And, in addition to the great rapport he has with his customers, he has a genuine camaraderie with other local business owners as well. “You know who I love in this town?” he asks. “Lino (from Lino’s Market). He’s always helping me out.” If he’s ever out of certain fixings, Andranovich knows he can call Lino up and take out a sliced pepperoni or tomato loan. And the courtesies go both ways if Lino ever needs bread or dough. “I love that,” Andranovich smiles. What’s the secret to staying in business so long? “The people in this town, bottom line,” Andranovich says. “We just try to keep our customers happy and keep everything consistent and fresh and everything made from scratch. I think that my customers love that. And I think that if you do something that you love, you’re going to do it well.”


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App (Continued from page 12) to choose their own adventure by playing one of two options: to either help the other creatures in the forest by planting more trees or, much like in the Aesop’s Fable, The Ant and the Grasshopper, leave the other inhabitants on their own. Each choice leads the reader to a different moral at the end of the story. Because this story was designed for the iPad, Mueller was able to bring it to life in ways that ordinary picture books are not always able; 17 hidden interactive components allow the reader to animate various parts of the illustrations. A counter at the bottom of the app will tell the reader how many he or she has uncovered so far, which makes finding them all something of a mini-game. This makes it more accessible to children who may be too young to read the story on their own. “The language in the story is probably at an eight year-old reading level,” Mueller said, “so, for the younger kids, it’s definitely a story someone should read

to them. But the scrolling and the tapping is something even the youngest kid can do and be engaged in the story.” Mueller’s goal for the story originally was to take it to traditional print publications, but he found the children’s literature industry to be inaccessible to new artists. “Most publishers aren’t looking at new illustrators or new authors because people are not buying physical children’s books as much anymore,” he explained. But submitting a book to the app store means less competition for initial publication, which, according to Mueller, is the best way to level the playing field for new artists. However, it can also be a double-edged sword because there are thousands of applications like this for the iPad, which makes it difficult to be noticed among thousands of other similar apps. Nevertheless, Mueller is still optimistic. “There is actually a lot that I can do on the marketing end with my next app,” he said. He plans to take Hagar to tech sites that deal exclusively with reviewing iPad apps and accessories. “Those are huge because they get an incredible amount of readership inter-

nationally,” he said. While Mueller is working on marketing Hagar the Harfowl, he’s already started to work on his next two children’s book apps. Petunia, which will be a horizontalscroll story rather than vertical, will be painted on three sheets of veneer that are 14 inches tall and eight feet long each. Mueller expects it to be another two months before this story is ready for the marketplace. Maurice Ponty III, for which many of the illustrations are already done, will be released after that. You can check out and purchase Mueller’s story apps on his website at www.storiesbypetermueller.com or like him on Facebook at “Stories By Peter Mueller.” The “real magic” of the children’s book, according to Mueller, is that, “you don’t have to explain or apologize for bizarre or nonsense things,” he says. “Children accept the world that you put in front of them, so you have an incredible amount of freedom to get your message across. You can take the truth and show it to them in a completely different world, and that’s really a cool thing to do.”

Middlefield Government Calendar (Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Community Center.) Monday, March 26 9 a.m. — Middlefield Housing Authority Tuesday, March 27 7 p.m. — Zoning Board of Appeals Wednesday, March 28 6:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning 7:30 p.m. — Board of Ed at Strong School Thursday, March 29 7 p.m. — Board of Finance Budget Workshop

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brothers George (Ted), John and his wife Claudette of Rockfall, Daniel and his wife Louise of Canton, and his sister-in-law Adeline of Kensington. He had a 35-year career as a school photographer with Rasbach Studios and with O’Conner Portraits. He was also known as “Uncle Al” to several generations of area school children as he took their picture every year. He loved UConn Basketball, polka music and the Boston Red Sox. What most impressed everyone who knew and loved Al was his stoic attitude toward the long-term hardships he endured. Al wasted no time thinking about his own problems and was always focused on family, friends, tradition and God — this is how everyone will remember him. His resourcefulness and courage in making the best of what is, will last as an inspiration for a long time to come.

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Funeral services were held at St. Mary of Czestochowa Church, Middletown. Burial with military honors was in the State Veterans Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Mary’s of Czestochowa School, 79 S. Main St., Middletown, CT 06457. To share memories or express condolences, please visit www.biegafuneralhome.com. See Obits, page 20

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brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. A lifelong resident of Rockfall, “Uncle Al” was especially adored by his many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grandnephews. As the patriarch of the Kleczkowski’s, he was known for his love of family, friends, bird watching, gardening and especially for his generosity. He will be missed by all. A Korean War veteran, he served on the front lines as a rifleman in the 2nd Infantry Division as Squad Leader. He was passionate in his support for veterans and was a lifelong active member of the VFW where he served as chaplain, commander and quartermaster. He was a former volunteer firefighter with the Middlefield Fire Department and a member of the Catholic War Vets and the American Legion. He was also a member and past president of the Tadeusz Kosciuszko Society of Rockfall. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bruno and Ida Rose (Cyranowicz) Kleczkowski, sisters Adeline Sennik, Sally Oszurek, brothAlbin Joseph Kleczkowski, ers Bruno, Stanley, and 83, died on March 13 after a Steven. He leaves behind his be private and at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours and in lieu of flowers, donations in Mary Ann’s memory can be made to the American Diabetes Association, 2080 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.doolittlefuneralservice.com. Doolittle Funeral Home, 14 old Church Street, Middletown is handling the arrangements.

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18 Sarah Bugai, daughter of John and Rosanne Bugai of Durham, was named to the Dean’s List at Simmons College in Boston. Sarah is a sophomore majoring in nursing. Anna Maria College announces that Cody Given, of Durham, made the Dean’s List. The American Culinary Federation (ACF) Inc. is the nation’s largest organization of professional chefs. This distinction is a symbol to the public that the chef has professionally demonstrated certain industry standards in terms of culinary knowledge and skill. James Roraback, CEC, of Middlefield, a chef-instructor at Lincoln Culinary Institute, Hartford, earned the AFC title of Certified Executive Pastry Chef® (CEPC®), valid for five years. Certification is based on education, experience and successful completion of both a written and practical exam. Once approved, chefs proudly wear these letters after their name on their chef coat, symboliz-

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Lauretti is an undeclared major. The purpose of the Debate Society is to inform and educate student members about the different aspects of debating. The Debate Society fosters and promotes intelligent and engaging debate, while providing activities and events for its members and Eastern community. Eastern’s Debate Society was active this past fall as members joined the American Parliamentary Debate Association (APDA) and attended its first debate tournament at Northeastern University. During the spring 2012 semester, the club plans to attend five tournaments, starting with UConn’s tournament on Feb. 24. Melissa Zanelli, of Rockfall, was named to New Hampshire Institute of Art’s 2011 fall semester Dean’s List. A minimum 3.7 grade point average is required to be eligible. -

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Beatrice (Mierzejewski) Moore Beatrice (Mierzejewski) Moore, 80, wife of the late John J. Moore, died Friday, March 16, 2012, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Meriden on January 11, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. Mierzejewski, Sr. and Lucy (Carangelo) Mierzejewski. She had resided in Meriden for her entire life, attended local schools and was a graduate of Meriden High School, Class of 1950. Mrs. Moore was employed by the Meriden Board of Education as a teacher’s aide for many years prior to her retirement. She was a parishioner

and an active member of Holy Angels Church, and a member of the Meriden Council of Catholic Women. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends, especially summers at Hammonasset. She is survived by two daughters Maura David and her husband Ronald of Meriden and Tara Drenzek and her husband Jeff of Middlefield, three sons, Sean W. Moore and his wife Kelley, Atty. Kieren M. Moore and Martin J. Moore and his wife Jeanne, all of Meriden, and 10 grandchildren, Erin and Meghan Moore, Kaitlin and Ryan David, Jaime, Kara and Luke Drenzek and Griffin, Brennan and Morgan Moore. She is also survived by one brother Walter J. Mierzejewski, Jr. of New Jer-

sey, two sisters in law, Bernice D. Moore and Colleen M. DeFrancisco, an aunt, Angie Carballo, all of Meriden, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was pre-deceased by a very dear cousin, Loretta Athorne of Meriden.

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This year’s Winter Sports Banquet, put on by the Coginchaug Benchwarmers, took place on Monday, March 19. The following athletes were recognized. 50 to 75 pounds heavier, a job that not only did she never complain about but took group pride in, all 5’8” of her.

Jessica Solomon Coaches Award —Girls’ Basketball Toughness cannot be tracked on a stat sheet. If it could, this player would have easily broken whatever the existing record would be to this day. There is no differentiation for this player between playing injured and playing with pain; she has baffled our coaching and training staff as well as several medical staffs this entire season. Through her persistent back pain, Jessica’s main priority was controlling, or as in the case of the State Championship Game, shutting down the other team’s center which was usually three of four inches taller and

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Audrey Biesak, Lauren Esposito, Samantha Mancinelli MVPs — Girls’ Basketball It is rare for a small school to get a game-changing player into the basketball program, but it is an absolute necessity for the team to reach the elite level. The Coginchaug Girls’ Basketball team had a group of players enter the program four years ago that made an impact on the program immediately and have set the standard for every player entering the program going forward. These individuals set the tone for the entire program with their dedication, perseverance and leadership. No longer do upperclassmen show up for a home game half way through a JV game; the entire team shows up at the same time, and they prepare and cheer each other on together. This group would have it no other way — team first, team only. These players dominate the record books with individual statistics, but it is the roles they played in bringing Conference and State Championships to the school that matter to them most.

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teammates, coaches, fans and probably most important, his opponents. He wasn’t considthey were both selected to ered to be the player that crethe All-Shoreline first team. ated the opportunities to put a game in the win column but on many occasions he was the player to close the deal. This player let his emotions carry him on court, which at times brought him to a level well beyond his comfort zone. Although he could have, he never took credit for winning a game. This young man was a true gentleman both on and off the court. He is a talented player who combined attitude Brock Hoyt Coaches Award — Boys’ and effort to help lead his team to a very memorable Basketball There are two types of play- season. Wolfgang Wallach ers, those who are humble MVP — Boys’ Indoor and those who are about to be Track humbled. This year’s recipient of the Coaches Award Webster Dictionary degoes to a young man who fines “valuable” as a person clearly understands the of great service or use. We do meaning of team above self. not want to characterize our Throughout his career here MVP as a mere commodity at Coginchaug, he made it a because he delivered imhabit to show respect to his mense value and service to

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his team. He was placed in events and situations that were hardly convenient, yet he put his head down and pushed on. Often running with tweaked muscles and pain, our MVP persisted with a motivation to do what was best for the team. In his three years of track, we had come to know this athlete for his prowess in mid-distance and distance races; but this year our MVP broke into the ranks of a sprinter and found great success by achieving All-Conference Second Team honors, earning a medal at the state meet and nearly

Zac Callen Coach’s Award — Boys’ Indoor Track The Most Improved Athlete got a late start on his season thanks to a stubborn injury that kept him on the sidelines for almost a month. Given the green light to return to practice and competition, this athlete wasted no time in trying new events and exploring his abilities. The team and coaches were quickly impressed with his accomplishments. He qualified for the Shoreline Cham-

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Liz Harlow Coach’s Award — Girls’ Indoor Track From her first day of practice, this runner was eager to improve her time and qualify for Shorelines. After our first meet, when this lady did receive as well of a time as she expected, she decided to up her own workouts. I remember one day after practice, looking out at the track and seeing her running extra laps. She was very eager to improve and that she did. Over the season, she improved her posture, her form and her times. See Banquet, next page


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Monica LaRose Most Improved — Cheerleading White Squad When this cheerleader tried out this year, she had never cheered before. She was new to Coginchaug and wanted to meet some new

friends and be active and have some fun. This girl had a difficult time at first with the new arm movements and jumps. But after a couple of weeks she started to catch on. With the encouragement of the other girls, she started to do some mounts. Now she has mastered “The Half, The Elevator and The Full.” She has come a long way from when she started in November.

dance and most of all her flying technique. She is a true competitor. Always upbeat and ready to work hard for her team. Always polite and considerate to others. Making second team all Shoreline.

Coaches are Rett Mancinelli (girls’ basketball); Todd Salva (boys’ basketball); Dave Bellemare (boys’ indoor track); Kate Germond (girls’ indoor track); Karen Kean (White Squad Cheerleading); Sherry Hill (Blue Squad Cheerleading).

Little League clinics The spring clinics sponsored by Coginchaug Little League for both baseball and softball players are off to a great start. Fifty boys from the farm, minors and majors leagues have enrolled in the baseball pitching clinic run by Sal Santanello. During this four-week clinic, the boys are taught the basic fundamentals of pitching including properly warming up, developing the correct form and learning practice drills to keep their pitching skills sharp throughout the year. This year, Coginchaug Little League has organized two separate clinics for our softball players. The first is a softball pitching clinic which is presently being attended by 24 of our players from girls farm, minors and majors leagues. This clinic also runs for four weeks and is being taught by Ashley and Nicole Thody. The second

Jessica Dontigney Coach’s Award — Cheerleading Blue Squad Energetic, fun, loves cheerleading. This cheerleader has improved in all areas of cheerleading —jumps,

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Coginchaug boys season wrap-up By Alan Pease Special to the Town Times At the beginning of this season, I had relatively high hopes for this year’s team, but with some reservations. I figured that with prior year starters Erikson Wasyl and Ethan Donecker coming back, along with sixth man Brock Hoyt, they would have a good, solid core to build on. With five other seniors in the line-up for maturity, if not necessarily experience, they had a chance to be good, particularly if Wasyl got some help in the ball handling department. Wasyl and Donecker certainly lived up to preseason expectations, as both had seasons good enough to get them on first team all shoreline. Together, they accounted for 57 percent of the

team’s scoring, 44 percent of the rebounds, 52 percent of the assists, 47 percent of the steals and 55 percent of the blocks. Wasyl’s ball handling skills, grace under pressure, and pure scoring ability will be greatly missed next season, while Donecker’s rebounding, scoring around the basket and ball handling will also be missed. Hoyt was the third leading scorer for the Devils and was second in rebounds and blocks. His soft touch around the basket was critical to the success of the Devils this year. Alec Corazzini and Jake Tietlebaum were also major contributors this year, particularly in the ball handling and defensive pressure department. A hallmark of this year’s team’s success was

their ability to make the opposing team miserable with their defensive pressure. Tietlebaum was second on the team in steals, and fourth in assists, while Corazzini was third in assists and fourth in steals. Sam Baker was the first man off the bench and was a solid contributor all season. But his moment of glory was undoubtedly the wondrous end of the H-K game, which I am sure will stay in the memories of all who saw it for a long time. Kevin Gawron and Luke Bogdanski were also solid contributors off the bench, each having their moments of success, and able to help with the defensive pressure. All of the above are seniors, and their graduation will leave only six percent of this year’s playing time be-

hind, mostly in the person of Mike Bongiorno. Mike proved himself to be a capable backup at point guard or shooting guard, and unless someone from this year’s JV squad dramatically improves, will probably be the focus on next year’s offense. Jackson Doyle also saw some minutes and will need to be a key contributor next season. Alex Kotrady and Jack Granger saw very limited minutes but at least have the experience of being on the varsity roster. Kotrady will give the Devils some size, and Granger should contend for time at the point guard spot. The Shoreline conference was very tough this year, with Coginchaug being one of four teams that might contend for the conference title. Only two losses to Cromwell,

one in overtime, marred the conference schedule, giving the team a share of the regular season title. The two wins over both H-K and Valley in the regular season were highlights. The loss to Valley in the conference tournament was a disappointment, but at that level, sometimes you need some luck, and the Devils didn’t get any. That being said, I don’t feel disappointed in this year’s result — any time you lose only three games in the regular season (one of those being to Enfield, who was undefeated), then get two games into both post-season tourneys, I think that’s an accomplishment to be proud of.

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Lady Devils are state champs By Alan Pease Special to the Town Times

with 11 points, five rebounds and two assists. Solomon scored 10 points, adding four rebounds, a steal and an assist. Off the bench, the ever-smiling Andrea Braga pulled in four rebounds, scored two points, and added a steal and an assist. Morgan Kuehnle had a steal, and Olivia Corazzini put in some solid minutes on defense. The Players Let me say a few words about the individual players, and their role on this most excellent team. Sam Mancinelli was the heart of the team. As point guard, she triggered most of the offense for the Devils, and was a pretty good defender as well. I always worried about her high dribble, but with an assist-to-turnover ratio of al-

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tering the final period. Coginchaug actually built the lead to as much as 15 points, at 53-38 on a Solomon jumper assisted by Romanoff, but the Blazers gave the Devils fans some agita by scoring four straight buckets to make the score 53-46. But Mancinelli hit both ends of a one-and-one try to break the Devils drought, and top seeded Coginchaug finished with a well deserved 58-48 victory, and a state championship. Esposito led the team in points with 18 and was second in rebounding with nine, while adding three assists and The Coginchaug girls after the parade celebrating their a steal. Mancinelli led the team in rebounds with 10, asClass S State Championship win. sists with seven and steals Photo by Karen Kean with five, while also garnering After what felt like a shock- the period and both Esposito nine points and a block. Roing short half-time, Cogin- and Romanoff hit for four, manoff had a solid game with chaug simply continued to while Biesak hit still another eight points, seven rebounds, inch ahead of the Blazers. Jes- trey just before the buzzer to four assists and a steal. Biesak sica Solomon scored five in give the Devils a 48-36 lead en- finished her illustrious career

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Lady Devils (Continued from page 25) most 2.5, it clearly was never a problem. As a point guard, she led the team in not only assists, but in rebounding and blocks. Thousand point scorer Audrey Biesak was the main offensive weapon for the Devils. She could burn you for the outside, or engineer the steal, and finish with panache. She hit more than 50 percent of her shots from inside the arc, and almost 40 percent from beyond the arc, and was a ferocious defender as well. Lauren Esposito really came into her own toward the end of the season, as she really attacked the basket and scooped up the rebounds in the state tournament. One of her signature plays, seen over and over again this season, is streaking down the left side, catching the ball on the run,

almost always from Mancinelli, and dropping in the lay-up on a fast break. Andrea Braga did not play as much as her fellow seniors, but she was just as important to the team. I understand that she had considered not playing this year, but she stuck with it and played important minutes in the championship game. Her ever present smile and dare I say it “giggles” helped keep her teammates upbeat. And, by the way, she played some pretty mean defense too. All of these four seniors will be sorely missed next year. Jessica Solomon was the only junior on this team, and was an important inside presence both on offense and defense. She was the second leading rebounder on a fairly small team, and will need to continue that for success next year. Kim Romanoff was a major contributor as a sophomore this year, showing lots of

promise for taking over the point guard slot next season. She’s a very capable ball handler and can shoot or dish of the dribble. She’ll be very important to next year’s team, and this year’s experience will be invaluable for her. Morgan Kuehnle was playing well before missing eight straight games due to an ankle sprain at Morgan. Ironic, don’t you think? Although she missed quite a bit of time, she had some excellent games in the playoffs and will be crucial for next year’s team’s success. Olivia Corazzini was another important player off the bench this year. She didn’t always show up in the stats but could play effective defense against players much bigger than her — I know that Coach Mancinelli was particularly pleased with her performance in Boston against East Longmeadow. The other sophomores on the team — Katelyn Williams,

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Davis has big night for Snowservices, Torrison finishes undefeated By Scott Strang Special to the Town Times

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Torrison used a 24-5 run at the end of the first half to turn a five-point deficit into a 14point lead, and cruised to their third undefeated regular season in a row (10-0). Adam Poturnicki dominated with 19 and Dave DeSanti tied a league high for the season with five three-pointers, to end with 15. Joe Davis led Snowservices with eight. Snowservices (6-4) will be a second or third seed in the upcoming playoffs. Shadow Room 64, Allstate Fire Equipment 60 Shadow Room shot seven of 11 from the foul line down the stretch to hold off Allstate (1-8) in a game that featured scoring up and down both teams benches. Jason Williams led Shadow Room (5-4) with 14,

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Mark Crayton scored 12 second half points as Durham Dental held off a solid challenge from Scott Tax. Other than a 3-0 start after a Tim Egan three-pointer, Scott Tax never led again, but they cut the lead from nine down to three with one minute in the first half. With four seconds left in the half, Scott McGuiness made the first of two foul shots, and Tim Kearney put back the miss of the second as

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