4-6-2012TownTimes

Volume 18, Issue 52

Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall

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Friday, April 6, 2012

Adult 30-Hour Famine raises over $2,500 for HELO Haiti

Volunteers adopt-a-road The annual adopt-a-road cleanup sponsored by the Durham-Middlefield Exchange Club took place March 31.

Photos by Christine Foster

A bag filled with trash waits for pick-up on Pent Road near Route 68.

From left: Mike Viccaro, Al Bradanini and Kevin Frank, all members of the Durham-Middlefield Exchange Club enjoy coffee while they greet volunteers at Allyn Brook Park on Saturday.

From left: Dwight Fowler, Nicole Brewer, Elisabeth Kennedy, Sydney Mintz, Jen Fowler, Tracy Timbro, Tammy Burt, Summer Lerch-Spencer, Tim Burt and Marilyn Keurajian.

By Tammy Burt Special to the Town Times Following in the footsteps of their teenagers who have fasted for world

Harry Hall signs in at the adopt-aroad event at Allyn Brook Park.

See Famine, page 3

After more cuts, BOE approves budget

By Mark Dionne Special to the Town Times

Angela Koerber, 13, and her mother Jeanne have been participating in the adopt-a-road project for years. Angela earned volunteer hours for school by picking up trash.

hunger for the past seven years, 10 hungry adult “faminers� came together at Middlefield Federated Church on March 23 and

At a March 29 meeting, the Board of Education voted to move forward with a net budget for the 2012-13 school year of $34,089,930, which represents an increase of 3.27 percent over the current school year.

This represents almost a full percentage point drop from the original budget presented March 7 which contained a 4.24 percent increase.

The proposed budget changes half-day kindergarten to all-day. This change, which has received support during public comment throughout March, re-

mained even as the budget underwent weekly cuts.

Many of the latest cuts came from the special education budget. By reducing hours of a speech therapist and cutting the money allocated for purchased services, out of district tuition and transportation, the special

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Calendar ...........................4 Obituary..........................21 Sports..........................22-24 Town Briefs................12-13

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Ben Szymanski, of Middlefield, has been named Lyman Orchards’ Employee of the Month.

Szymanski, who is developmentally challenged, has an internship at Lymans as part of his high school Transition Program. The program is established to help students with disabilities gain job skills and independent living experience and strategies for successful participation in community life. He is a junior at Coginchaug Regional High School in Durham.

Above, Ben Szymanski with parents Peg and Walt, older brother Nate and Lyman Orchards’ executive vice president John Lyman III. Lyman praised Szymanski for his good work: “Your positive attitude inspires us all.” At right: Szymanski with Regional School District 13 Superintendent Susan Viccaro, Coginchaug Principal Andre Hauser, Middlefield First Selectman Jon Brayshaw and John Lyman III. Submitted by Brendon Casey

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DURHAM FAMILY EYECARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 DURHAM MIDDLEFIELD FALCONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 EAMES, ALAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 EXECUTIVE OFFICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 22 FAIRCHILD, CHRIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 FAMILY PEST CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 FORRESTER, DR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 GLAZER DENTAL ASSOCIATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 GOLSCHNEIDER PAINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 GRACE LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 GRANT GROUNDSCAPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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through stories and a slide show. The group broke into two “families” and competed in challenges that simulated situations people in Haiti encounter such as malaria, water and food scarcity and earthquake aftermath.

If you would like to learn more about HELO, please visit www.HeloHaiti.org Thank you to all who supported their efforts!

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left fulfilled on the 24th, knowing they had raised over $2,500 for the children of HELO Haiti orphanage. The group learned about HELO’s three homes and the children for whom the funds will be

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SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES & INDIVIDUALS FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS TO OUR SILENT AUCTION!!!

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Silent Auction Donations Archie Moore’s Auto Sales & Services of Durham Beautiful People Best Cleaner Big Y Black Dog Grooming Blackbird Tavern The Bottle Shop Brew Bakers C&M Package Carmine’s Pizza Carolyn Adams Cartridge World Coginchaug Football Club Coginchaug Regional High School Core Club Cozy Corner Creative Hair CT Beverage Mart Curtis Studio Dance Outfitters Dave & Kathy Lowry David Wenzel, Jan Wenzel Ducks Unlimited - Blue Trails Chapter

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Durham Fitness Durham’s Kitchen Durham Market Durham Pharmacy Durham Wine & Spirits Empower ESPN Falcon Football & Cheerleading Clubs Fiores First & Last Tavern Fusion Fitness Hartford Distributors Illiano’s Inn at Middletown Jafra Beauty by P. Murphy Javapalooza Kidcity Children’s Museum LaBoca LaPiastra Liberty Limousine Little Rooster Package Lyman’s Golf Lyman Orchards Madison Wine & Spirit Marriott Residence Inn of Rocky Hill

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Mezzo’s Grill Micheli Salon Middletown Framing Middletown Roller Rink Miller Tree Farm Meineke Muffler Mondo Grill Nail Care & Spa Newport Music Festival Northford Store Peaceful Healing Massage Pedal Power Pietro’s Tuxedo PJ Jewelers Ramani Clothiers RSDL Associates Silver City Cakes Tesoro Antiques & Treasures Town Line Spirits Trackside Deli Tschudin Chocolates Tuscany Grill Uncle Bob’s Valentina’s Home Design West Side Pizza Wild Orchid Wild Wisteria WOW Fitness!

Thanks again for another successful Event! See you next year!

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This week, we asked our online readers, “Do you support the Right to Farm Ordinance proposed by the Durham Agriculture Commission?” Here are the results: Yes: 73 % No: 14 % What is the Right to Farm Ordinance? (See Page 1 article in March 30 issue.): 14% Be sure to vote in our next poll at www.towntimes.com!

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THE CRHS SCHOLARSHIP FUND IS PROUD TO THANK THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS FOR THE 41ST ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP BALL:

Faith Yusza, 8, recently donated 11 ½-inch long braids to Locks of Love. Yusza, of Middlefield, now has a short ‘n sassy haircut. After her donation, she wondered if anyone would recognize her.

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April 6 GOOD FRIDAY Flower Sale Durham Middlefield Exchange Club’s Annual Easter Flower Sale will be held today from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Strong School Parking Lot. Rain, Snow or Sunshine.

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 (860) 343-6724 with further questions.

Frog Friday People of all ages are invited to join Everyone Outside (www.EveryoneOutside.org) this spring as we observe the amazing transformations that occur in vernal pools. Over several outings we will see frogs, frog and salamander eggs, tadpoles, salamander and insect larvae, etc. Today’s Frog Friday will be in the Field Forest in Durham at 2 p.m.. Additional vernal pool explorations will take place on April 22, May 4, 25 and June 8. Registration Required. To register or for questions, contact us at Lucy@everyoneoutside.org.

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April 7 Easter Bunny Breakfast Troop 270 has scheduled breakfast with the Easter Bunny for today from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Menu includes eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, homefries, juice and coffee. Proceeds benefit troop equipment and the cost of trips to Boston Freedom Trail, Fort Ticonderoga, Whitewater rafting, Presidential Mountain hike and Camp Yawgoog. Have your photo taken with the Easter bunny. For more information and cost, email t270durham@comcast.net.

Easter Apple Hunt Lyman Orchards’ 28th annual Easter Apple Hunt has been rescheduled for today.

In addition to meeting the Easter Bunny, there will be magic shows, pony and horse-drawn wagon rides and more. Food will be available for purchase. For more information, call (860) 349-1793 or visit lymanorchards.com.

Flower Sale Durham Middlefield Exchange Club’s Annual Easter Flower Sale will be today from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Strong School Parking Lot. Rain, Snow or Sunshine.

Dudley Farmers’ Market The Dudley Farm winter farmers’ market will be held the first Saturday of the month from February through May from 9 a.m. to noon in the Munger Barn.

Goods for sale include: homegrown or handmade baked goods, crafts, eggs, fiber, honey and maple syrup, jams and jellies, naturally raised meats, pickles, soap and vegetables. In case of inclement weather, please visit www.dudleyfarm.com or call 203-4570770 for update.

Hop, skip and Jump Hop, skip and jump to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Core Club. For more information, contact Pat at pbandzes@gmail.com or (860) 349-3076.

Meet & Greet Meet & Greet with Brownstone’s Sean Hayes, potential new buyer of Powder Ridge today at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center. Have coffee and watch a slide show.

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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 860-3499433 for more information.

Falcons Registration Durham-Middlefield Falcons will have a football and cheerleading registration for the upcoming 2012 season. All boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 14 are welcome to join. Come to the Middlefield Community Center today from 6 to 8 p.m. A photo copy of the child’s birth certificate is required at registration.

For more information or to register online, visit www.dmfalcons.com, or contact league president Ken Parrilla at (860) 657-5637

ECK worship service The Eckankar Temple of Connecticut, on Rt. 66 in the corner of Harvestwood Road, has scheduled a worship service “The Gifts of Spiritual Awareness” for today from 10 to 11:15 a.m. The service consists of talks and music to awaken the spiritual understanding in everyday life. For more information, visit www.cteckankar.org.

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April 9 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.). Fol-

lowing 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 860-3493153.

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 the monthly menu can be picked up at the center, Town Hall, or at www.middlefieldct.org.

Durham 60+ Club The Durham 60+ Club will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Activity Center, 350 Main Street. A blood pressure clinic will be held. There will be a musical program presented by the Middletoners. Newcomers are welcome.

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April 12 Falcons Registration Durham-Middlefield Falcons will have a football and cheerleading registration for the upcoming 2012 season. All boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 14 are welcome to join. Come to the Middlefield Community Center today from 6 to 8 p.m. A photo copy of the child’s birth certificate is required at registration.

For more information or to register online, visit www.dmfalcons.com, or contact league president Ken Parrilla at (860) 657-5637 or kparr@aol.com.

Military Whist Card party A Military Whist Card Party is scheduled for today at 6:30 p.m. at Third Congregational Church, 94 Miner St., Middletown.

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April 13 Preschool Drop-In Drop in at Grace Lutheran Preschool, 1055 Randolph Road in Middletown, today from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Call (860) 346-0766 for more information.

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 (860) 343-6724 with further questions.

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.

United Churches Concert World renowned Gospel sensation “Soul Tempo”

will bring its uplifting show to Durham. Soul Tempo will perform in the CRHS auditorium at 3 p.m. to benefit the United Churches of Durham’s fund to restore the structural integrity of the church’s unique steeple.

Tickets can be purchased by calling the church office at (860) 349-3683 or by going to www.ucdurham.org.

Connecticut’s Young Professionals Can communities develop to keep and attract Connecticut’s young professionals? Come hear young professionals, municipal and state policymakers, business leaders, planners and other experts discuss placemaking — the needed physical and social infrastructure that will make Connecticut an attractive place for a new generation to settle. The event, which takes place at The Lyceum (227 Lawrence Street in Hartford), includes networking and breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.; forum takes place from 9 a.m. to noon. To registert, please e-mail Laura Bachman at Laura@pschousing.org.

SATURDAY

April 14 Pumpkin seminar A team pumpkin seminar is scheduled for today at 1 p.m. at the Durham Fairgrounds.

The seminar, sponsored by the Durham Fair Foundation, will show how to grow giant pumpkins.

Falcons Registration Durham-Middlefield Falcons will have a football and cheerleading registration for the upcoming 2012 season. All boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 14 are welcome to join. Come to the Middlefield Community Center today from 8 a.m. to noon. Parents: please bring football players or cheerleaders to registration for proper equipment fitting. A photo copy of the child’s birth certificate is required at registration.

For more information or to register online, visit www.dmfalcons.com, or contact league president Ken Parrilla at (860) 657-5637 or kparr@aol.com.

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Easter traditions blend religion and culture, and vary by country redemption, rebirth and resurrection, although traditions may vary by country and culture.

By Elisabeth Kennedy Special to the Town Times Easter, which commemorates Jesus’ resurrection, is Christianity’s most important holiday. Easter traditionally starts with Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter Sunday. The week preceding Easter is often called Holy Week and includes Maundy Thursday, which commemorates Jesus’ last supper, and Good Friday, His death on the cross.

Eastertide refers to the 50 days between Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday and is a joyful time celebrating Jesus’ resurrection and rise into heaven. Christians around the world celebrate

Many Easter traditions and symbols celebrated in our country have origins in our ancestors’ cultures. Easter eggs, for example, blend religious and cultural values, and decorating varies according to country or region.

In Slovenia, eggs are colored using natural ingredients (tree bark, blackberries, hollyhock, moss) and are exchanged as symbols of affection and good luck. In Greece, eggs honor the blood of Christ, and crimson eggs are exchanged. Pysanki eggs, tiny masterpieces of wax, dies, complex lines and col-

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Pysanky Eggs ors, are exchanged in many eastern European countries.

Mardi Gras and Carnival are also celebrated in many cultures. Perhaps some of New Orleans’ traditions stem from Haiti’s Rara Festivals.

Haitians take to the streets in colorful parades during Rara, which starts with Carnival and continues through Lent and ends during Easter week, and includes colorful masks, clothing and traditional Rara music played on bamboo, trumpets, maracas and drums. In Spain, people dress and parade through the night on Maundy Thursday, acting out a “death dance.”

Brazil’s carnival features

elaborate parades with floats, costumes, music and dancing. Germany’s carnival starts just before Lent, “Fasching” features parades of masks and giant-sized paper-mache heads. In Italy, Carnviale also features masks of all sizes.

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BOE (Continued from page 1) education budget was reduced by over $67,000.

“In terms of tuition and transportation out of district, it’s a calculated risk,” said Amy Emory who, as pupil personnel director, oversees special education services. “At any point we could have a student move in with significant needs.”

Emory also noted that students currently in district could develop a need for out of district services but agreed to the cuts “to share the burden with my col-

leagues responsibly.”

Parents spoke during public comment in support of the special education services of Regional School District 13. Speaking of his son, one father said, “He would not have achieved his success without the teaching and the love of the teachers and administrators ... I oppose any cut to the special education budget.”

At recent BOE meetings, the special education area of the budget came under scrutiny for its size and rate of growth.

Stipends, which have also been under scrutiny recently, were reduced by over $18,000 in the proposed budget. Stipends were cut

from clubs that have no advisors or were not scheduled to take place. The high school W.I.S.E. independent study program, which fluctuates in use from year to year, was reduced to 12 slots.

The BOE also reallocated money left over after the completion of well and roofing projects. Over $53,000 remaining from the well projects was returned to the capital fund and over $70,000 left over from roof replacement was applied to debt.

The budget presented by Superintendent of Schools Sue Viccaro retained the part-time literacy tutors for the elementary schools and kept all the teaching positions at Strong School.

Smaller class size for next year’s grade 7 prompted some BOE members to suggest cuts at that school.

“We felt that it was impacting instruction, and we did not want to do that,” Viccaro said of the potential cut.

Strong School Principal Scott Sadinsky said he investigated the consequences to class size and instruction and also opposed eliminating a teacher. “There wasn’t a [teacher] cut that I could make that wouldn’t impact education.”

A public hearing on the RSD13 budget is scheduled for April 11 at 8 p.m. at the Coginchaug Regional High School auditorium. The ref-

erendum is tentatively scheduled for May 8.

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Letters to the Editor Support all-day kindergarten

According to the Connecticut Department of Education, Durham and Middlefield are part of the minority of towns that only offer half-day kindergarten. As a result, many of our children begin first grade several steps behind their peers. The Common Core State Standards are being implemented in Connecticut, and our children will have difficulty meeting these high standards with only half-day kindergarten.

They will be left to play catchup in first and second grades.

I am a stay-at-home mom, with two young children. My daughter’s preschool program runs four hours. The current half-day kindergarten program runs only two hours and 45 minutes; which would be a step back for her and many other children in town. As the current president of the MOMS Club of Durham/Middlefield, I have had the opportunity to talk with a number of families in town and most have expressed their support for allday kindergarten. Many of these families, including mine, moved to Durham primarily for the school system.

If we keep our current halfday kindergarten program, our children will be starting behind, left to catch up in later grades and left with distaste for learning. This distaste will lead to poor grades and poor test scores, dropping our school ratings and eventually dropping the value of homes in Durham and Middlefield. I believe the small increase proposed by the BOE is a worthwhile investment in our children and our town’s future.

Let’s not wait until the state mandates all-day kindergarten; the children of Durham and Middlefield deserve the best that we can provide now. Help support our children and full-day kindergarten on April 11 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of CRHS as the BOE sends its budget proposal to the public hearing.

Come out on May 8 and vote YES for the proposed BOE

budget. We must invest in the future of our children and the future of our town.

Kate Farnsworth, Durham

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Donia Viola, Durham

Brayshaw’s BOE and BOF: intent I don’t buy it I think it’s about time that Are the residents here to believe in and support the recently proposed budgets by Durham’s Board of Finance and Regional School District 13’s Board of Education? I doubt if any one of us can buy into either of them.

There is a reason for recognizing the reality of the economy which not only impacts the Towns of Durham and Middlefield but everyone across the nation today. The dire circumstances that actually exist and from which there is difficulty to recover is a fact that seems to be ignored by the current boards. It is unconscionable.

Requesting an increase of 14.75 percent in spending for local government is outrageous. If Durham’s BOF members deem this appropriate, then it is time they be “retired.” The townspeople cannot afford your newly proposed budget.

As pertains to the BOE budget, there needs to be accountability from them as well. For instance, why is the implementation of full-day kindergarten so urgent? I feel it is more their way of saying they can then retain the three elementary teachers who otherwise would be laid off due to the drop in current enrollment. After all, if this were to satisfy the Common Core Curriculum, that is not set to begin in District 13 until the spring of 2015. Meanwhile, an approximate savings of $150,000 could be had this year, and possibly even next.

Furthermore, why wasn’t there mention made of Lyman School’s principal retiring at the end of this year?

Surely, one cannot expect anything else but some amount of savings in the upcoming year for a replacement in this position. Nothing about this is in the deliberations by the BOE. Perhaps a forensic audit would also help provide a clearer explanation of how

Mr. Brayshaw steps away from this Powder Ridge ordeal. It seems to me that he is not looking out for the best interest of this town and blatantly disregards the fact that the people in this town want a ski area open and running again. He seems to be doing nothing but procrastinating and not providing information to the townspeople until each deal falls through. When I was younger I grew up in lower Fairfield County and my friends and I would drive 45 minutes each way to Powder Ridge, to learn how to ski, and we did it all the time.

Now, I live in this town. I have children in the school district. I am frustrated to the point of no end to see how Mr. Brayshaw conducts himself pertaining to the Powder Ridge matter.

Kudos to Laura Williams for stepping up and acting to get more information than Mr. Brayshaw wants to provide the people with. I think it’s about time that more citizens stepped in and tried to get answers — they are representing the town more than Mr. Brayshaw. If he were truly representing the citizens he was elected to represent, he would be taking our concerns into consideration, providing us with all of the facts, and allowing us to vote and get someone in (either through a sale or lease) and get this ski area up and running again. Let’s get some tax revenue coming in to this town instead of liability from a vacant, increasingly dangerous area.

Jerry Finch, Rockfall

Powder Ridge concerns My wife and I did the Powder Ridge tour last Saturday.

We were very disappointed to see the present condition of this property, but after listening to Sean Hayes speak of his

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Letters policy Letters to the editor must be signed, with a phone number included. The writer will be called to confirm authorship. No anonymous letters will be printed, and letters may be edited for grammar or content. Contributions by any individual or group will not be published more frequently than once a month. Every effort will be made to print all letters received. However, the selection and date of publication will be at the discretion of the editor. Finally, the opinions expressed by our letter writers are not necessarily those of this newspaper. Deadline: Tuesday noon for Friday publication. Word limit: 300. vision and understanding of the costs that will take to get this facility back up and running, we are very hopeful that he will be able to start the development process this year.

My concern is the potential sale of the 22 acres that abut Powder Hill Road. This land will be broken off and sold. The town must retain the building rights to this land or we can easily see 14 to 18 new houses built in a cluster-type development. That equates to approximately another $600,000 in educational expensive that our taxes would have to pay, ever year, not just the first year, and we are talking about selling this piece of property for $300,000.

Also, while driving into the town-owned ski area, I noticed that personal property was being parked on town property after looking at the survey maps spread out during the Powder Ridge presentation. There were two horse trailers, a pickup and a bulldozer. I’m thinking that our town enforcement officer is

not doing his job. The rest of us are not allowed to park our personal items on town property.

James Lewis, Middlefield

Keep Durham roads clean It feels like spring outside and residents of Durham are out walking. We live in a rural community without sidewalks in many places but we do have trash cans and a town refuse center.

My walking usually takes place on Tri-Mountain Road or Pent Road. I have counted 50 to 60 whiskey, vodka or brandy bottles in this small area. The usual pizza boxes, fast food bags and cups are deposited on the side also.

Is it too much work to ask people to dispose of trash properly? The Exchange Club does a road pick-up once a year, but a week after the trash is back.

Martha Czarnecki, Durham

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Exchange Club celebrates 50 years of service

The world to come, the world we want

dent received a pen Durham MiddleBrenda Eddy and pencil set from field Exchange Club the club. The Nahas begun 2012 with tional Honor Socisome wonderful ety was awarded a events. The Ex$500 check earlier change Club will be celebrating 50 years of service to the in the fall for their volunteer time at towns of Durham and Middlefield the French fry booth at the Durham this year. Contributing thousands of Fair.

That evening we also enjoyed dollars a year right back into the community. We are proud of our guest speakers, Dr. Brad Wilkinson clubs past, present and future mem- and Dr. Michael Good, volunteers bers and all the work that has been with Health Horizons International.

Both Durham doctors are on the done throughout the years.

In February the club held its annu- board of this non-profit organization. al spaghetti dinner at Coginchaug HHI promotes community health Regional High School. Monies raised and access to health care for people at this event, which sold near 700 living in poverty in the Dominican meals, help the music and athletic de- Republic. HHI volunteers work with partments in District 13, with dona- hundreds of residents a week to protions of $1,000 to each department. vide basic First Aid, education and We thank the kids who participate, quality primary health care. To learn about HHI, visit by volunteering their time to either more play on one of the school’s bands or to www.hhidr.org. The Exchange Club the boys who served cookies and was pleased to donate a $500 check to Dr. Brad Wilkinson, one of the helped clean tables that evening.

On March 8, at an Exchange Club founders of this organization.

The adopt-a-road event took place meeting held at the Cantina in Middletown, we welcomed CRHS’s 15 Na- last weekend, and upcoming events tional Honor Society students and for the Exchange Club are its annual their advisor Dona Mattei. Upon dis- Easter Flower Sale April 5-7 at cussing their school activities and future plans after high school, each stuSee Exchange Club, page 11

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Making the Sue VanDerzee Farm animals could World Cleaner make the dairy prodBy Hannah Huducts. If I ate local food, dleston, age 10 no pollution would be Engines roar as made. they belch out black Every day the amount of garbage exhaust. Oil and coal burn as they make electricity. Goods are shipped grows. If I made things out of materiacross the world, creating tons of pol- als that decompose, less garbage would be made. Instead of using plaslution.

Imagine a world with natural ener- tic bottles, I’ll use reusable metal ones. gy powering everything. Gardens Also I’ll try to compost things, not would cover the ground and there throw them away.

I’ll try to bike or walk instead of would be no heaps of trash. I dream of riding a car. I’ll try to buy products loa pure, pristine place.

Did you know that the average car cally. Instead of throwing away a bamakes a gallon of pollution every 25 nana peel, I’ll compost it instead. If I minutes? Someday cars will move do all these things, the world will be a with clean solar energy. I plan to cre- better, cleaner place.

Some people share Hannah’s viate that kind of car after college.

Windmills and solar panels will pro- sion, and they live right here in vide enough clean energy to power Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall.

You may already be vaguely aware of electricity and hot water.

At a grocery store, most of the food them, especially if you’ve stumbled has been shipped across the world. on one of their meetings at Perk on The planes and boats transporting Main or attended an Awakening the them release a lot of pollution. If I Dreamer, Changing the Dream symwere to make community gardens and greenhouses, then there would be no See World, page 14

Guest Column

Stress can be harmful to the health of our youth Kim’s life is just a Rebecca teeny bit busy. During the week, her 10 year-old daughter and 14 year-old son have piano lessons, basketball practice, Girl Scout meetings and drama rehearsals, not to mention homework and school projects. Her weekends are filled with birthday parties, family gettogethers and religion classes. For most of us, this is “just the way life goes,” and as stressful as it is for adults, it effects our youth just as much. A certain amount of stress in our youth’s life can be helpful to keep them motivated, but too much can interfere with social relationships, as well as physical and emotional health.

So what exactly is stress? The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines it as the body’s physical and psychological response to anything perceived as overwhelming. Because stress is a perception, different people find different situations stressful, making stress a very personal reaction. The sources of stress can come from both

internal and external triggers. In the case of Kim’s family, external events seem to be the triggers of stress, but there may be internal stresses as well. The difficult piece becomes understanding internal triggers of stress.

Internal triggers could include, all-ornothing thinking, overgeneralization of situations, having preconceived notions of how things should be, personalizing things out of your control or always wanting to be right. In most cases, the source of stress is a little piece of all of these different triggers, making some detective work necessary, especially in the case of youth who may not recognize where their stress is coming from.

For young people, developmental stages play a large part in the fears which can lead to stress.

•Nine months to two years: Separation from parents can create anxiety or stress.

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Police statistics for the month of March Middlefield

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Eric Kelly, Middlefield RST tions: 13 Durham RST Motor Vehicle Acci-

Calls for Service: Peter DiGioia, 686 Criminal Investigations: 5 Motor Vehicle Accidents with Injuries: 1 Motor Vehicle Accidents without Injuries: 4 Total Motor Vehicle accidents for March: 5 Motor Vehicle Infractions: 244 issued.

Motor Vehicle Warnings: 40 issued.

Motor Vehicle Accident DWI’s: 0 On-sight DWI’s: 0 Motorist Assists: 14 Just a reminder, keep all doors and windows closed and locked when not at home. There was one residential burglary on Strickland Street in late March where entry was gained through an unlocked door. If anyone sees a suspicious person or vehicle, please call to report the incident as soon as possible.

With the warmer weather, motorcycles are on the road and children are outside playing. Please drive carefully.

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dents with Injuries: 2 Motor Vehicle Accidents without Injuries: 9 Motor Vehicle Infractions: 78 Motor Vehicle Warnings: 15 Motor Vehicle Accident DWI’s: 0 DWI’s On Sight: 0 TFC DiGioia Calls for Service: 123 Criminal Investigations: 4 Motor Vehicle Accidents w/Injuries: 0 Motor Vehicle Accidents w/o Injuries: 2 Motor Vehicle Infractions: 29 Motor Vehicle Warnings: 11 Motor Vehicle Accident DWI’s: 0 In the month of March we had no residential burglaries in Durham.

There was one larceny from a residence on Flint Lock Road. We investigated two assaults at Coginchaug High School and investigated five Domestics.

Traffic Enforcement was conducted on the following Streets: Tuttle Road near Brewster School, Rt. 17 near Rt. 147, Rt. 17 near Strong School, Rt. 17 near Little Lane, Higganum Road near Blue Hills, and Rt. 68 near Greenbackers Farm.

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An unexpected gift from the garden It was a chilly day, and I bundled up with two turtlenecks, a padded vest, a sweatshirt and a denim jacket and headed over to the next town to teach a two-hour hands-on pruning class to the garden club. I had on work boots as well as thick gardening gloves as I was working with roses. It was a great class and everyone learned a lot. I headed home, had dinner and went to bed. The next morning I woke up and started to feel that irrepressible urge to scratch my forearms. Mother Nature had given me an unexpected gift as a result of this pruning

class: a nasty case of poison ivy. As I suffered and scratched my way through the following week, I came to realize the enormity of misinformation about this plant circulating amongst my customers, coworkers, friends and family. Let’s start out this growing season by setting the record straight.

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ways expressed amazement at the chameleon quality of this plant.

Second, you get the rash from poison ivy by coming in contact with urushiol. According to the definitive reference on this plant, Nature’s Revenge by Susan Hauser, “urushiol flows within the canals in the leaves, stems, roots and skin of the berries.”

This oil has a depressingly long life. If you walk through a patch of poison ivy, put your work boots away for the winter, and then put them back on in the spring, the oil that is most likely still clinging to your boots can still infect you!

It can last for many years, leaving its residue on tool handles, gardening jackets and all sorts of other traps-inwaiting. If you plant naturalizing daffodil bulbs amongst the bare stems of poison ivy; the urushiol on those stems will give you the rash, even in December. If you don’t realize

you’ve been exposed, this oil can cling to your trowel and shovel handle, pruning shears and their holster and the bucket that you carried the organic soil ammendments in.

Third, you cannot get poison ivy by either: a. walking by it or by scratching the blisters. Once you have it, it is not systemic within your body. If it continues to show up over a few days or a week on parts of your body which were not exposed to the plant or any of its parts, it is because you are either getting reinfected from the oil which could be present somewhere in your world or the oil was diluted by your sweat and made its way to hidden cracks and crevices in your body.

To disinfect myself once I realize I have been exposed, I always carry the following arsenal in my car: isopropyl alcohol, Fels Naptha brown soap, disposable surgical gloves, and Tecnu brand poison ivy wash. Realizing how See Natureworks, page 16

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World (Continued from page 9) posium at the Durham Library.

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•13 to 14 years: Acceptance by peers is very important and stress can be related to the fear of being embarrassed or left out by peers.

•15 to 18 years: The pressure of making decisions about their futures comes into play during this time. They also start thinking about leaving home, which can be stressful.

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I work slowly and deliberately, with absolute awareness of how easy it is for this oil to spread and great respect for its power to hurt me. If my face itches (which it always does at this point), I don’t scratch it. I then wash my rubber gloves while they are still on my hands with Tecnu as described above, following up with rubbing alcohol. I remove them and keeping the surgical gloves on, I wipe down my rubber boots, my holster, my belt, my pruning shears and my shovel handle with rubbing alcohol using rags that I will later discard or paper towels. I then remove my boots. I wash my arms and hands thoroughly with Tecnu, followed by rubbing alcohol. Urushiol is tricky stuff. If you take of your hat, open the truck door, touch anything... clean it well!

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Students study Native American Legends Band and chorus concert

By JoAnn Rider Independent Day School Lights, Cameras — wait!

Before the action could begin, Independent Day School second graders were presented with a unique challenge by their teacher, Maureen Dorsey. Using Design Thinking methodology, the students worked in teams of four, for 90 minutes, to plan, design and create 3-D models of possible stage scenery and props for their play “Grandmother’s Words: Two Native American Legends.” At the end of the 90 minutes, each team presented its ideas and 3-D model to the other teams and answered questions posed by their peers, as well as the four adult coaches. A variety of ideas from the four teams were then used by Mrs. Dorsey and the second grade parents to create the sets and props for the play.

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Design thinking emerged as a new program in learning at the Independent Day School during the school’s strategic planning process in 2009. Modeled in part on the work of the Nueva School in California, Design Thinking has emerged as a compelling response to the ever-present question of “What skills do our students need to practice in order to succeed?” According to IDS Head of School, John Barrengos, “Students typically leave a Design Thinking experience feeling charged-up by the chance to solve a real problem. They have often learned, too, about their own talents and interests — and about how to work in teams.”

The Memorial School jazz band and select chorus held a concert recently. Pictured are Tyra Hullgren, left, and Faith Mancarelli.

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Ava Dell’Orfano, of Middlefield, plays the part of Grandmother in front of the totem poles the children designed.

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Math Madness at John Lyman School March Madness was transformed into Math Madness at John Lyman School recently when Christine Anderson’s first and second grade class shared at assembly. The children used the dates of their births to explore different math problems. The final share was a giant equation which calculated the total number of years that all of the children and their teacher have been alive. They were shocked to discover the answer was 184 years.

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Melissa Conway, a student at Coginchaug Regional High School, has been awarded a “Good Citizen” by the Wadsworth Chapter DAR. The award recognizes high school seniors who exemplify the qualities of a good citizen: dependability, service, leadership and patriotism.

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Strong School Honor roll 2nd trimester Peach, Nina Louise; Pietrzyk, Charley Rose; Piotrowski, Christopher James; Powers, Cameron Joseph; Predom, James Elliott; Rea, Hannah Rileigh; Reed, Matthew Morgan; Rizzo, Christina Elizabeth; Rojas, Erik Christian; Root, Tucker Joseph; Sapia, Jacob Paul; Satagaj, Troy Edward; Sawicki, Brianna Jeanne; Schleicher, Zachary Richmond; Shea, Seth Michael; Sibiskie, Caitlyn Leah; Small, Jacob Scott; Smith, Emily Rose; Starr, Hailey Catherine; Strothers, Zoe Marie; Tang, Stephanie; Trapp, George Andrew; Tregoning, Parker Samuel; Troutman, Brooke Catherine; van Eyndhoven, Brianna Joyce; Vigue, Samantha Lynn; Wallach, Gunther David; Weckesser, Kyle Anthony; Wenchell, Connor

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Honors Grade 7 - Alsup, Alexandra Sarah; Baba, John Carlos; Boothroyd, Alexander Stone; Brant, Sydney Catherine; Cannon, Abigail Mary; Cassidy, Chelsea West; Choplick-Ward, Benjamin; Copeland, Paige Elizabeth; Coughlin, Jessica Lynn; Daniels, Julianna Dominique; DeMartino, Dominick Biaggo; Devers, Charlotte Ann; Doyle, Michael Patterson; Fay, Taylon Joseph; Forrester, See Honor roll, next page

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For those of you seeking residential mortgages for purchased homes or refinances, look no further than Norcom Mortgage located in the Durham Village. Based out of Avon with two branches in Massachusetts and another three in Connecticut, Norcom Mortgage opened a Durham Branch in September 2011 to target the New

“We opened up our own branch here because myself and loan officer Todd Marino mainly concentrate our efforts in Durham, Middlefield, Middletown, Cheshire, Wallingford and Hamden,” said Durham branch manager Mark Torello. For Torello, a Killingworth resident, and Marino, a Middletown resident, having an office in Durham has been beneficial

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Town Times Obituary Doris Salemme

attended the Wine Tasting Fundraiser on March 31st at Esca Restaurant. There were approximately 125 people who attended this event. In addition to members of the little league community, many friends and family members also attended to help support our little league organization.

A Funeral Liturgy was held March 29 at Notre Dame Church. Burial was in All Saints Cemetery, North Haven. Memorial contributions may be sent to Middlesex Hospice and Palliative Care, 28 Crescent St., Middletown, CT 06457. To share memories or express condolences online, visit www.biegafuneralhome.com.

We would like to thank the following local businesses for their generous donations towards raising money for this major improvement to our league: Esca Restaurant, The whole Enchilada, Durham Market, Little Rooster, Blackbird Tavern, Durham Wine and Spirits, Ultimate Sports, Dean Autoworks, Durham’s Kitchen, Uncle Bob’s, Perk on Main, Micheli’s, Split Endz, Curtis Studio, Lino’s Market, Durham Pharmacy, Grippos, Larkin’s Run, New Britain Rock Cats, Carolyn Adams, DaVinci’s Pizza, Wild Wisteria, Lakeside Day Spa, Kathy Croteau, Valentina’s Home Design, Coginchaug Market, Accelerated Fitness Solutions and Jen Zettergren, Esquire.

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David of Durham, Robert Moore, Jr. and his fiancée Ashley Rozon of Dalton, Mass.; Jessica Moore of Becket, Mass; six great-grandchildren, Madelyn, Jordyn, Hannah, Lily, Dylan and Hailey.

She was predeceased by three brothers, Edward, Richard and Gus, and two sisters Marie Chieppo and Carmel Spencer.

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Doris (Fresolone) Salemme, 87, of Durham, wife of the late Salvatore Salemme, died March 25, 2012 at her home.

Doris was born in Hamden, daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (DeFonzo) Fresolone. She was devoted to her family and enjoyed spending time with her great-grandchildren.

Doris is survived by her two daughters, Rosemary Allen and her husband Ronald of Durham and Sandra Moore and her husband Robert of Becket, Mass.; brother, Lester Fresolone of Hamden; sister, Margaret Ruggiero of Wallingford; four grandchildren, Gregory Allen and his wife Melissa of Wallingford, Stacey Montemurro and her husband

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By Suzy Whaley Special to the Town Times The COBRA PUMA GOLF Girls’ Golf Fair presented by PGA TOUR Charities is a wide-ranging schedule of fun activities geared to energize young female golfers, ages 5 to 17, to learn the skills and the enjoyment of golf. The fair will take place at TPC River Highlands on Saturday, May 19. The Golf Fair, hosted by the TPC River Highlands at the First Tee of CT Learning Facility in Cromwell, was developed by PGA District 1 director Suzy Whaley and collaboration between TPC River Highlands and The First Tee of Connecticut.

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“I am extremely passionate about junior golf and the COBRA PUMA GOLF Girls’ Golf Fair presented by PGA TOUR Charities. This program opens the door to give young women the chance to learn golf skills in a fun atmosphere,” said PGA/LPGA professional Suzy Whaley, District 1 director of The PGA of America and chair of the PGA Junior Golf Committee. “Thanks to the sponsor, partners and the teamwork of LPGA and PGA Professionals, we believe that we are a series of fun, healthy activities to rival any similar event in the country. We encourage girls and their families to discover all the benefits that golf offers. We are so excited to encourage them to continue to play for a lifetime.”

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COBRA PUMA GOLF’s participation allows us to bring our enjoy golf platform to life for these junior girls and provide them with top quality golf equipment, apparel and footwear,” commented Tom Manthe, marketing manager, PUMA Golf. “The COBRA PUMA GOLF Girls’ Golf Fair presented by PGA TOUR Charities will help bring new faces to golf at a young age and give them a fun environment to learn golf skills, develop their game and appreciate See Golf, page 24

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Shadow Room upsets Snowservices as playoffs Open

By Scott Strang Special to the Town Times

Snowservices, but on Tuesday night they put four players in double figures to turn the tables and end Frank DeFlippo’s two-year run of championship game appearances. Jason Williams led with 16, but Greg Bereski’s 15 points, and brothers Mike and Brian Baranowski’s 13 each, made it tough for Snowservices to focus on any one scorer. Shadow Room also finished strong at the line with 8-11 down the stretch and 13-18 overall.

Dave Torres was the hot shooter for Snowservices, with 17, including three three-pointers, and Paul DeFlippo also provided a hard fought 17 while Joe Davis finished with 11 in the loss.

Torrison led by as much as 21, but Allstate played a scrappy second half and cut the lead as low as 11, eventually falling to the three-time league champions. Jeremy Lobo (7 pts) and Pete Lynch (12 pts) anchored the first half offense for Torrison, but in the second half, turnovers and poor rebounding helped Allstate climb back. Rich Notorangelo was the Allstate leader with 14, while Matt Thompson and Eric Francis both scored nine. Adam Poturnicki was the Torrison

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leader, scoring most of his 14 points in the second stanza.

Matt Lynch also provided 13 for Torrison. # 4 Around the Clock 66, #5 Durham Dental 60 Comebacks are rare in Men’s League games. Entering Thursday night, the biggest halftime deficit overcome was just three points.

Around the Clock trailed by five at halftime, and by as much as 10 earlier, but used another amazing night at the

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Top seeds Torrison Stone and Time Out Taverne cruised to first round victories, but it was Shadow Room that pulled off the only win by a lower seed as they surprised Snowservices to advance to the semi-final round. Meanwhile another record-breaking night at the foul line helped Around the Clock hold off Durham Dental in the finale of the quarterfinal rounds. Time Out will face Shadow Room, while Torrison plays Around the Clock with the winners advancing to Tuesday’s league championship game.

Play-in Round Game #8 Allstate Fire Equipment 63, #9 Scott Tax 39 Tim Egan hit a pair of three’s for Scott Tax midway through the first half to cut the lead to 13-10, but that would be the last time it was close, as Mike Bertrand and Eric Francis led the offense the rest of the way to lift Allstate to their first playoff win in Durham Men’s League play. Wes Ulbrich led Scott Tax with 18 and Egan, who had 12 at halftime, managed just two more to finish with 14. No other Scott Tax player scored more than three.

Bertrand ended with 20, Francis with 17 and Dave DeRosa dropped in four three-pointers and finished with 13 in the win.

Quarterfinal Games #2 Time Out Taverne 61,

# 7 Laser Engraving Services 47 Scott Penney and Pete Doering each scored 15 to lead Time Out in an easy win over the undermanned LasEngS team. LasEngS had just five players, and fell behind 20-7 out of the gate. Tim D’Aquilla scored 20, most in a valiant second half effort that prevented Time Out from completely blowing the game open. Dan Connelly also scored eight for Time Out and Nick Halkias finished with 16 for LasEngS, who ends their season with seven straight losses after a 3-1 start. # 6 Shadow Room 69, #3 Snowservices 61 For two straight years, Shadow Room exited the Durham Men’s League playoffs early at the hands of

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Playoffs (from page 23) foul line down the stretch to defeat Durham Dental. After taking a league record 28

shots last week against Shadow Room, ATC went 23-34 from the foul line, many during a frantic comeback effort late by Durham Dental. Mark Hodges was on fire for Dental

early, scoring their first eight points, and they led 29-19 until Cody Donecker hit a threepointer to cut it to 29-24 at the half. Pete Donecker then responded with 15 of his even-

tual 24 total points in the second half, and Pete and Steve Markoski went 16-21 in the final minutes to preserve the victory. Hodges and Scott McGuiness, who both fouled

out late, shared the points lead for Durham Dental with 14. Markoski finished with 15 for ATC.

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ment Fund and Department of Economic and Community Development. While it plans to look for a conventional loan, Elder said, “The Housing Authority is allowed to bond, so we may in the long run have to go that way.” In the meantime, it is looking for pre-development funds, and first and foremost, the support of the community.

First Selectman Jon Brayshaw said community support is the hard part, at least when it comes to existing neighbors. He pointed out that there is not an abundance of property to work. He also stressed that this is not low income housing, and therefore cautioned that wording needs to be specific when speaking with the public.

“It’s somewhat achievable but not a slam dunk,” he said.

“You’ve got a long road.”

Selectman Dave Burgess said it was “a noble idea.”

Fire Department sirens and pump In response to a recent noise complaint from a resident living near one of the fire department’s sirens, Brayshaw said Fire Chief Pete Tyc reported that one amplifier has been removed in the last few days.

In other fire department news, the department is looking into using a pump truck off of King Road, rather than the state boat launch, to pull water out of the lake. It is looking into the suction capacity to determine if this location is feasible.