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Towns face state education cuts By Mark Dionne Town Times
so the $71,000-plus cut represents 1.2 percent of 2017’s ECS grant for RSD13.
Cuts announced Thursday, Dec. 29 by Connecticut’s budget office eliminate $50 million of state aid to municipalities, including $20 million in education funding.
That 2017 figure began $48,689 lower than RSD13’s 2016 ECS grant, as the state had already been wrestling with the budget.
The cuts will reduce the state money sent to Durham and Middlefield, which make up Regional School District 13, by more than $71,000, according to a chart from the Office of Policy and Management. The state funding to support local education is referred to as Education Cost Sharing (ECS) grants. The ECS funds go to municipalities and not directly to the schools and the cuts are different for Durham and Middlefield. Durham’s reduction is $45,582, while Middlefield’s is $25,836. Durham First Selectman Laura Francis said she did not know the formula used to determine the cuts. Combined, Durham and Middlefield are still scheduled to receive $6,066,036,
In those earlier efforts, the idea of cutting ECS grants had been pitched. In April, Governor Malloy presented a plan to close a remaining $350 million budget gap through a combination of spending cuts, including cuts to education, hospitals, and tourism, and elimination of state employee positions. The figures for education cuts were not specified until midway through the fiscal year. “I wish they would have cut it then, not mid-year, but we’ll deal with it,” said Francis, who will meet with Middlefield First Selectman Ed Bailey and Superintendent of School Kathryn Veronesi to discuss the change. Connecticut Senate Republican President Pro Tempore Len Fasano also criticized See Funding, A16
Initial construction for a field house with bathrooms, including the slab, some plumbing, and electrical work, exists at the Coginchaug Regional High School athletic complex. Finishing that work, as well as adding lights to the facility is on the mind of some residents, and on the agenda of the Board of Education. | Mark Dionne, Town Times
Projects, construction in the works for 2017 By Mark Dionne Town Times
Major projects, including two building projects, on the calendar could change the look, building use, and water in Durham in 2017. While separately, the projects may be long-running or a long way from com-
pletion and, in one case the result of slow-moving demographic trends, 2017 is likely to be a key year for the Coginchaug Regional High School athletic complex, Durham’s potential community center and senior center, the proposed Public Safety Complex, and the water main in central Durham. See Plans, A6
Economists say state growth still lagging By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
The country can expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates three more times
in 2017, following a quarter-point increase two weeks ago. The relatively small hikes, a correction from the 2008 recession, are a reflection on consumer confidence and improved job numbers,
economists say.
it’s being done slowly.”
“Consumer confidence is the strongest it’s been in years,” said Sean Moore, a former banker turned president of the Midstate Chamber of Commerce. “Even though interest rates are creeping up,
Moore encouraged business owners to take advantage of the current climate by investing in their businesses. Particularly in Meriden, where local, state, federal and private investment dol-
lars are reshaping the city’s downtown. “There is a lot happening all over Meriden,” Moore said. “That’s a sign of the confidence factor. We haven’t See State, A7
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Children 5 years old on or before Jan. 1, 2018, must be registered to attend kindergarten in September 2017 or apply for a waiver of attendance. In Regional School District 13, children may attend kindergarten in the Contemporary Program or the Integrated Day Program.
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The Contemporary Program serves children in kindergarten through grade 4 at Brewster school (up to grade 3). Grade 4 students attend Memorial Middle School. The Integrated Day program
To understand the differences between the programs, school visits are recommended. Visits may be scheduled Jan. 9 through 31. Appointments may be made by calling Lyman school
at 860-349-7240 or Brewster school at 860-349-7227. Kindergarten registration is scheduled for Feb. 1 through 3. Children should attend registration appointment with parents. For more information, call 860-349-7200.
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Compensation Review/Personal Policy Board, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Library Board of Trustees, library, 7:30 p.m.
Board of Education Educational Resources meeting, 6:30 p.m., CRHS Lake Beseck Environment Committee, 7 p.m.
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Local stop planned for Costa Rican students ate together in the evening. By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON – Local students and their families welcomed Costa Rican students with a potluck dinner at Southington High School on Thursday night, Dec. 29, 2016, the start of a two-week stay for the foreign students who will play host in July to their Southington counterparts. More than a dozen Costa Rican students arrived late Wednesday night, Dec. 28, 2016, and spent Thursday with their host families. Dozens of Southington and Costa Rican students along with teachers from both schools
Students from Teresa Curtis’ Spanish class and their families will host the Costa Rican students for the next two weeks. When it’s their turn in July, Southington students will stay with the families of the students they hosted. “The purpose is to create relationships with their students,” Curtis said. “We want our students and their students to take part in the cultures in this experience.” The foreign students are from Alajuela, a city outside the capital of San Jose. They’re from a bilingual school and have been learning English for their entire academic careers according to Curtis. Sam Baleshiski, a sopho-
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more, said the English of her assigned student, Rosa, was “definitely” better than her Spanish and that communicating hasn’t been a problem. Baleshiski, who wants to be a Spanish translator, is looking forward to the July trip and has already planned some activities with Rosa. Sydney Bradshaw had a video chat with her student, Jose, and his family before
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he came to the United States. She’s also looking forward to the trip to Costa Rica on the second round of the exchange program. “It’s going to be really exciting to be immersed in a different culture,” Bradshaw said. On some days, the exchange students will follow their host families around and experience what everyday life
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is like in the United States. On other days, they’ll attend Southington High School and shadow their host siblings, Curtis said. In addition to the daily routine, there are trips planned to New York City, Boston, New Haven, Hartford and Powder Ridge. In setting up the exchange, Curtis said Costa Rican school officials said their students would be interested in doing “something snow related” since they’ll be in the country for the winter. They also wanted to see some of the nearby major cities while in the country.
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Levi E. Coe Library is scheduled to be closed Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Children’s Story Times Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. Chess with Roy - Thursdays, 5 p.m. All ages. Chess sets available, or bring your own.
The Durham 60 Plus Club recently celebrated its potluck Thanksgiving lunch. Those preparing the meal were Jean Stierle, Nancy Bihlmeyer, Joanne Nytch, Mary Rubendunst and Ellen Cassady.
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the building without in turn owing the state a prorated Speaking in general of conportion of the funds. The struction, funding, and large district has sought limited scale projects, Durham First permission from the state to Selectman Laura Francis lease the building without said, “It would be easy for me incurring a penalty. to say we just have to tread Also hanging over this transwater during tough times, action is the history of Midbut there are opportunities out there and we just have to dlefield’s Community Center. keep trying and be prepared.” That building, when it closed as a school, was given to The simplest project, in that Middlefield for $1, years ago. it mostly involves a new use BOE members have stated for an existing building, is that the board would not rethe town’s plan to use the peat the practice and would Korn building as a commulook out for the district’s innity center. terests with regards to Korn. In an hour-long, closed door Durham has long sought a meeting with the BOE on community center and a seDec. 14, Francis discussed nior center. Since 2010, the a proposal for the town to town has rented the second use the building now that it floor of the Adams building, is closed as a school due to calling the space the Durham declining enrollment. Town Activity Center. and school officials are not The most complicated discussing details of the project, in that it involves deal until negotiations are approval, funding, and concomplete. struction, is the proposed Because state money was put Public Safety Complex. into recent renovations to Korn, the district can not sell The proposed complex
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The Board of Finance would also need to develop a funding strategy. The town is not allowed to borrow money without a referendum. The three lots would need to be joined for the project to move forward. According to Francis, the town has legal advice that separating the joined parcels would be complicated and the town should not join them without approval of the project.
Public sentiment has been another hurdle to the project. Members of P&Z have voiced concerns about safety and noise and neighbors have objected to the size and scope of the project. At Laura Francis said that after a recent BOS meeting, Roger the vote, which she hopes will be for approval, the town Passavant criticized the dewill schedule one or more in- sign and asked when the proformation hearings to engage cess would be subjected to a town vote and if the project the public. could be situated on one lot. The first selectman said, “P&Z could approve without The committee tasked with the design was also charged or with conditions. If they to preserve the two neighapprove with conditions we boring properties.
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Money would also be a hurdle to the complex. Although estimates have not been released, previous and similar estimates indicate it would be a multi-million dollar project. There will also be continued discussion and possibly resolution on the construction of lights and perma-
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Members of the public have recently pushed for construction of permanent restrooms and lights at the complex and the item is back on the BOE’s agenda. Funding is the missing piece for this project. For this project to move forward, funding would either have to be incorporated into the regular school budget, or voted on separately as a bond vote. One major project with few remaining hurdles is the water main running public water from Middletown to central Durham. The project goes out to bid in February. “We will be breaking ground on that in 2017,” Francis said. The water main will service the Superfund area and surrounding properties at risk of exposure to contaminated ground water. The project, mostly under the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency, could end up costing more than $20 million from federal and state sources. The contaminated water was first discovered over 30 years ago and has been addressed since then by a series of filtered wells, and monitoring. When the EPA released the first $9 million in funds for the long-considered project in November of 2015, Middletown Mayor Dan Drew said, “To describe the amount of behind-thescenes work ... would take a couple of days.” Piggybacking on the water main construction, there is also the potential for the installation of an Eversource gas line into central Durham in 2017.
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nent bathrooms at the CRHS athletic complex in 2017. The site plan was approved with these features and the district is required to do this, although not under a deadline.
Two major road projects – a Higganum Road repair and Coe Road bridge replacement – will also take place in Durham in 2017. According to Francis, the projects were not effected by recent state spending cuts.
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seen this level of growth in this community in 30 to 40 years.” Meriden’s unemployment rate is lower than many Connecticut cities but higher than the national average and lags behind state and federal job growth predictions. The city reached 11 percent unemployment in 2008 and is now at 7 percent. The national unemployment rate is at 5.2 percent. “This is probably the time we start to see wage gains,” Moore said. Despite the city’s gains, Connecticut lags behind much of the nation in terms of recovery. As the last to enter the recession, it is also among the last to emerge.
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same stimulative effect of tax cuts enjoyed under the Rea“His position on trade, immi- gan administration,” KlepConsumers have more gration and overseas corpoper-Smith wrote. “My good money to spend because rate profits may hurt, but any friend, Pete Gioia, disagrees of cheap gas at below $50 a rollback of anti-business reg- with me on this, and is conbarrel and moderate income ulation and renewed focus siderably more optimistic hikes. on jobs, as well as transporthan I am. Frankly, I hope tation and manufacturing, he’s right and my concerns Pratt& Whitney, Electric “They were a small step in will help the economy,” turn out to be unfounded.” Boat, and Sikorsky will stimthe right direction, offerGioia said. “Overall, I expect ulate activity for themselves ing a short-term reprieve, Connecticut will finish 2017 Klepper-Smith also doesn’t and their supply chain of but despite November’s job in more positive economic think the stock market is 1,000-plus state subcontrac- territory than today. The real going to sustain recent gain we’ve still seen signiftors, Gioia wrote. In other icant and widespread job issue for the state is to get increases. good news, he says finanlosses, down by 11,400 jobs its own fiscal house in order cial services jobs are slowly “There is an inverse posiover the last five months.,” and avoid more anti-busireturning and the impact of tion between stock prices Klepper-Smith continued. ness mandates. ” firms ramping up operations and interest rates,” he said. “Persistent weakness in Conin New York due to Brexit Klepper-Smith counters that “What we’re likely to see is a necticut’s labor markets has the local, state and national moderate growth economy to be addressed from a policy may benefit Connecticut. economies are heavily levcharacterized by quite a bit standpoint.” But there is plenty of bad eraged. In an environment of volatility.” in Gioia’s assessment. He Peter Gioia, a senior econwith climbing interest rates agrees with Klepper-Smith omist with the Connecticut and higher rates of inflation, Both economists agree, there that job losses in October is a lot to discuss and watch Business and Industry Assohe said, that is not going to and September are troubling. jibe well with Trump’s proin 2017. ciation, is guardedly optimistic in his state outlook for In a recent CBIA survey, posed tax cuts. mgodin@record-journal.com 2017. business owners revealed (203) 317-2255 “I don’t see the proposed tax ongoing concerns about the Twitter: @Cconnbiz In a year-end report, Gioia cuts under Trump having the outlined some signs of hope. state’s modest growth and only 26 percent expected “The risk of recession, acconditions to improve for cording to Moody’s is at 10 their company. percent, a historically low An additional 24 percent exPersonalized Care for number for the state,” he pect conditions to worsen, Children, Teenagers, and Adults wrote. “Housing starts and only 19 percent plan to add sales are increasing while • Invisalign • Flexible Financing prices remain moderate, and workers and 23 percent ex• Clear Braces • Free Consultation interest rates will remain low, pect to cut jobs. despite two three-quarter Nationally, Klepper-Smith point Fed rate hikes.” and Gioia differ when it 1995 Coginchaug Graduate Available credit is strong and comes to President-elect 2003 Uconn Dental School Graduate Danielle Donald Trump’s impact on efforts are being made to crethe economy. Gioia expects
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of about 0.7 percent for the year, after a projected 0.9 percent climb in 2016. The state has gained back 72 percent of the jobs lost during the recession, severely behind the U.S. job recovery rate at 177 percent.
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“Flag Up!” Well, not really, at least as far as I know. Oh, we have ice and I know that many hard-water fishermen are anxiously waiting for that first trip out onto the ice to do some fishing. Keep in mind that the past couple of years have provided some “iffy” ice conditions at some of the places ice fishermen like to go to. You might also keep in mind that there is no fish worth dying for. Even with the up-and-down temperatures we have been experiencing, make no mistake about it, there will be ice fishing this year in Connecticut, but there is no guarantee that all bodies of water will be safe. Also keep in mind that Mirror Lake in Hubbard Park is closed to ice fishing of any kind. Locally, once the ice is safe, Black Pond, Silver Lake and Lake Beseck offer some ice fishing fun. Black Pond and Silver Lake also offer some fine memories. I should also include Gardner Lake down in the Salem area. In fact, I would have to believe that some of my fondest ice fishing memories were had at Gardner Lake. There was a gang of us that included Jack Sears, Ted Kittredge, Bruce Vass, Hank Klatt, Ken Staschke, Sonny Lane and some of our kids who would venture to Gardner almost on a weekly basis when the ice was good. It was also a social gathering with all kinds of good food including wild game to eat. Although we all had our own ice fishing tip-ups, we were all in agreement that whoever got to the flag when a fish took the bait first got to try and catch the fish on the other end regardless of whose flag it
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was. This made for a lot of extra fun running to the flags. Of course, we were a lot younger then. I still remember one day racing Bruce Vass to a flag. In my haste to beat him, I slipped and did a flip in the air before landing on the ice on my back. To his credit, Vass stopped to see if I was OK. When he saw I was, he went on to the flag. Yes, he still reminds me of that day. And while it was fish we were after, the food was the main attraction. Each time on the ice, one of us would be in charge of the main meal that day. Bruce Vass, who trained at one of the culinary institutes, would often wow us with some of his presentations including steak with all the trimmings. Venison stews and chili were also on the menu, but if you wanted to really get the appetites fired up there was nothing equal to a frying pan filled with sizzling onions
and venison for some hardy sandwiches. It is also amazing how the aroma of frying onions seems to attract other fishermen to your area to “see how the fish are biting.” Although many times our meals on the ice consisted of game in one form or another including, pheasant, rabbit, squirrel in tomato sauce and venison with fried onions. However, you are not limited to wild game for some great eating on the ice. I used to ice fish with former South Meriden resident Bob Petrosky and he was one of the best ice fishing “chefs” I ever fished with. Bob was a bit older than me and sort of took me under his wing when it came to hunting and fishing. When ice fishing, we would set up camp on the shore and Bob would take over the cooking chores. With Bob doing the cooking it did not matter where you were, he would rig up some
type of a grill to cook a steak on and to this day I do not think I have ever had a better steak cooked over an open wood fire. When the mood struck him, Petrosky would sometimes fillet a couple of the fish we had on the ice and we would have a fish fry. Over the years some of the “hot spots” have changed dramatically. Dooley Pond on Route 17 between Middletown and Durham was always an action spot to fish back in the 60s. Jack Sears and I ice-fished Dooley Pond on a regular basis back then. It was nothing to go through four dozen bait in half a day. Dooley had an overabundance of pickerel and really huge white perch that would keep us on a constant run as the flags kept popping. A couple of years ago, I tried ice fishing Dooley Pond. I had one flag in five hours of fishing. This year I am going to try something different. If you
The unofficial deer kill for the 2016 hunting season was 10,702, down slightly (2 percent) from the 2015 final kill of 10, 895. Based on this estimate, the 2016 total represents the seventh highest in the last nine years and is very similar to the 20-year average of 10,912. Deer hunting seasons are now closed. “With nearly 11,000 deer taken by hunters, it has been a very good season overall herq in New Hampshire,” said Dan Bergeron, the N.H. Fish & Game Department’s deer biologist. He noted that the physical condition of deer was good again this year, and that quite a few large bucks were harvested throughout the state, including an 266-lb buck taken in Success (good name for a town), which made the top 10 list of biggest bucks ever harvested in the state (for all hunting methods). Bergeron also noted that this season’s estimated total harvest ranks among the top 25 going back to 1922. In fact, 21 of the top 25 years have taken place from 1995 to 2016, and nine of the top 10 years for adult buck harvests have taken place since 2000, although adult buck numbers for 2016 have not yet been See Roberts, A9
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My resolution? Cheer up about. 2016 saw a lot of potholes in the road, for many By Diana Carr of us. Sometimes it was hard Special to the Citizen to hang in there. But resilient folks that we are, we did. Well, here’s another year roll- Astrologers tell us it was to ing around, teasing us with be expected, what with the the promise of good things to way the planets lined up and come. I never really underall. Oh good, I hate to think stood all the hubbub. My life it was something I did! And was pretty much the same they are telling us that 2017, on Jan. 1 as it was on Dec. 31. thanks to those cosmic enThere was no one knocking ergies now being inclined to on my door saying that I had smile more favorably upon unexpectedly come into a us, promises to be a crackersizeable fortune. My humble jack year. The folks who study home had not morphed into such things say that we are a palatial abode. My boys entering a year that is ripe for and my grandson still lived prosperity and dreams comfar away. ing true and new beginnings. I’m going to hold them to Just another day. that! This lack of enthusiasm for Beneficent energies aside, the New Year sees me in bed though, most of us feel like by 9:30 on New Year’s Eve. the first of the year offers After about two hours of us a clean slate. It’s why we snoozing in front of the TV. make resolutions. Ah, a fresh That’s how excited I get. beginning! Another “go” at it! My resolutions have taken on a different flavor over the
But I think I’m starting to get an inkling of what it’s all
years. They no longer even hint at cutting back on chocolate or exercising more or spending less time parked in front of the TV. (It ain’t gonna happen!) Rather, they have taken on a more ethereal quality. There’s more substance to them, actually. They’re more life-transforming, if I can stay the course.
ally, I don’t think anything is ever missing. Wherever we are is exactly where we are supposed to be, for whatever lessons we are meant to learn. I hope to remember this, instead of lamenting my fate. Because in the deepest places of me, I really do believe that everything is a gift. Whether or not I can see it at the time.
I’m going to stop complaining so much. Oh, I may look happy-go-lucky, but inside my head, not so much. It is appalling how quickly, with every situation that rises before me, I can sidle over to the negative side of it. Even if there isn’t one! A prince could ride up on his white steed and lay his heart and his kingdom at my feet, and I would think, “Oh, Lord, I bet he snores at night.” I’m really going to work on this. I want to see only the good in my life, and not what I think is missing. Because actu-
I want to live in the present moment, alive to it. It’s a place I rarely visit. My mind is usually traipsing into the past or into the future, not happy in either place. Whenever I do make it back to “now,” I find it to be absolutely awesome. I must hang out there more often.
So my friends, here’s to a year of prosperity and peace I want to have more trust for all of us. (I’m toasting you and faith, in life and in me. with my green tea.) May you I want to be the mighty oak and your right life find each that knows it can withstand other. And may your year be any wind, not the willow who filled with an abundance of is afraid of snapping. I want chocolate, which I believe to know, without a doubt, is the precursor of all things that “I’ve got this,” whatever good. “this” is. Happy New Year! I want to dance more, laugh Diana Carr, a resident of more, sing more. I want to Durham, is the author of send the worrying packing and on its way. The worrying “More Reflections on Everyday Things.” This second only sets me back. And it is collection of her columns is no fun. available on Amazon and I want to say yes to life more. CreateSpace. I say no a lot.
>> Roberts From A8
verified. Black bear hunters in New Hampshire also did well in 2016 with 898 (481 males, 417 females) being recorded. This year’s harvest was 19 percent above the 2015 level. The increased bear harvest during 2016 was the result of several factors, including a strong bear population
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Time and chances tick by on Trojans WALLINGFORD — The Lyman Hall-Haddam Killingworth-Coginchaug Trojans ended their season-open-
The Trojans lost 3-0, making them 1-2 on the season. “We had our chances,” said Trojans coach Rich Minnix. “We had plenty of power
play time, a two-on-one, a backdoor play. We just didn’t finish.” The first period alone was chippy. From the get-go, both teams went into the dirty areas to get the puck. Both Lyman Hall and North Haven had ample scoring opportunities before the Indians struck for the first goal at 5:44. A bouncing rebound was chipped passed Trojans goalie Finley VanHouten. The bounces continued to go North Haven’s way when LH defenseman Chris Blanchard was tied up above the defensive zone circle, giving North Haven a two-on-one break. The break lead to the Indians’ second goal off a blistering wrist shot over VanHouten’s blocker. As the second period started, the chippiness of play continued. Several hits after the whistle on both sides went uncalled, with the referees trying to keep the game as civil as possible. The ring leader for the Trojans was Jack O’Brien. O’Brien is a talented player MEDIA THAT MOVES >>
and the most exciting guy to watch. Whenever he hops off the bench, expect an electric hit or a goal to ignite the Trojan engines and get them back into any game.
power play less than a minute into the final period on a tripping call. After several chances, nothing came about the opportunity and time soon became a factor.
O’Brien ended up getting a penalty for slashing, but even shorthanded the Trojans got a three-on-one break. Nothing came of it as a Blanchard shot got sucked up into the chest of the North Haven goalie.
Trojan chances continued to pile up with numerous power plays, but nothing came from them.
At 2:57, the game came to a stop because it came to blows, quite literally. After VanHouten forced a whistle, a swarm of orange jerseys came to her aid, with a North Haven player coming up throwing a punch. After all was said and done, matching penalties were given to each team, with no team coming out with an advantage. The second period ended with a white North Haven jersey in a scrum in front of the Lyman Hall bench. Even with the seemingly missed calls on both sides, Minnix felt the referees “did a good job of keeping things under control.” The Trojans hopped onto the
“Just wasn’t on today,” Minnix said when asked if special teams will be a focus moving forward. “We’re usually on and they just weren’t composed today.” At 1:48, the final nail in the Trojan coffin was delivered. Another bunch-up in front of the net pushed the puck passed an unknowing VanHouten, giving the game its final 3-0 score. After the goal, Blanchard was visibly frustrated out on the ice, urging his team to keep playing. “He plays with a lot of emotion, a lot of fire,” said Minnix of his captain. “I don’t want to take that away from him.”
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Professor offers some cold weather tips With the recent arctic blast sending local temperatures down into the single digits, and all of winter looming ahead of us, what better time for a reminder of the best ways to fend off the cold. Howard Selinger, chair of family medicine at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, prepared the following tips for staying warm and comfortable: • Layer your clothing. This allows for an insulating layer of air. Wear a base layer (a wicking material works best here to remove moisture and sweat that may result from outdoor exercise), a mid-layer (which could be a windbreaker), and an outer layer. A good down jacket can also work because the feathers in the down create multiple insulating layers of air.
• Always be sure to cover your head, as a great deal of heat is lost through the top of the head.
• Avoid direct skin exposure to the cold by wearing facemasks and neck protection to prevent frostbite.
• Make an effort to stay hydrated because in the winter, there is a diminished thirst response by up to 40 percent, increased urine production and increased respiratory fluid loss. In addition, heavy clothing increases sweating, which evaporates more quickly.
Selinger said, “The cold weather is especially dangerous to the elderly, who are more vulnerable to hypothermia, and to young people who party because alcohol intake lowers the body core temperature. Snow fall is also dangerous when people are shoveling because it puts strain on the cardiovascular system.”
• Avoid alcohol because it lowers the core body temperature. • Wear sunglasses because they protect your eyes from ultraviolet radiation reflecting off the snow. This especially applies to those who have had cataract surgery and do not have UV absorbing lenses and those with pre-existing retinal conditions.
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Quinnipiac University professor Howard Selinger offers tips for staying warm and comfortable in the cold.
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Did you know that Boy Scout Troop 33 has a year-round fundraiser at the Durham/ Middlefield Transfer Station? Drop off your clean, redeemable cans and bottles in our easy-to-sort shed. Proceeds are used for Scouting events that help us enjoy the great outdoors, and learn many new skills.
We want to give a big thank you to the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department and the Ski Patrol at Powder Ridge for their help on Dec 23 after our 9-year-old daughter fell from a ski lift in a freak accident. They were on the scene immediately taking care of her (and her hysterical mother).
Please remember to set aside your redeemable cans and bottles to support Scouting! Thank you!
We truly appreciate the efforts and care Chief Tyc, and his department, and Amber, and her ski patrol crew, gave to our family that night. We will be forever grateful.
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In a statement, Fasano said, “The administration has known since August that they would need to hold back these funds from municipalities. But they chose to wait until now to let towns know how much they would lose, after half the fiscal year has already gone by, making these cuts more difficult for towns to absorb.” The cuts were designed to have the least impact on cities and towns with struggling schools. For example, school aid cuts to Hartford were capped at $250,000, which represents a 0.1 percent reduction. The state permitted the cuts to be larger, either as a dollar figure or a percentage of what is received from the state, among wealthier towns such as Darien and Greenwich, which lost 48 and 90 percent of their grants, respectively.
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Coginchaug Soccer Club registration underway Coginchaug Soccer Club is accepting registration for the Spring 2017 season. A fee is charged. Coginchaug Soccer Club has partnered with the New England Revolution Player Development Program. Participants receive training of all abilities in every aspect of the game: ball mastery, speed of play, movement on and off the ball and coordination and balance. The K-2 grade clinic will be run by the Revolution’s technical staff, with the help of
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