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Friday, October 21, 2016

While sports and discipline in Durham and Middlefield became a national story, athletics continued as usual on a recent Tuesday at Allyn Brook Park in Durham. In the foreground, middle school cross country runners turn toward the final stretch while soccer teams practice in the background. | Mark Dionne, Town Times

Youth football story (mis)casts community in national spotlight By Mark Dionne Town Times

Shortly after Todd Kennedy’s story of being dismissed from his volunteer position as a local youth football coach was told by WTNH, it sparked a national conversation, despite only a few of the details being public. According to reports and Kennedy’s conversation with WTNH, the coach made

one of the players on his 4-6 grade Durham Middlefield Falcons team run laps for bullying that had allegedly taken place at school. On Monday, Oct. 3, Kennedy was dismissed from his post. WTNH began following the story the same day and detailed the coach’s account on the air and online two days later, on Wednesday, Oct. 5. See Story, A5

Pedaling for a ‘Pink’ cause in Durham By Mark Dionne Town Times

The Durham Fitness gym will hold its “Pedal for Pink” event on Saturday, Oct. 22 to raise awareness of breast cancer and generate funds for Middlesex Hospital Cancer Center. This will be the seventh annual “Pedal for Pink” event at Main Street gym. According to owner Kristen Kleeman, the cause fits the community. “There’s been a lot of

people affected by breast cancer in this town and a lot of our members have family members [that have been affected] so we said what could we do that would get a lot of interest that a lot of people like, and pedaling was the best thing,” Kleeman said. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the focus will be in the spin room. Spinning, a registered trademark, is a cardio pedaling exercise. It is a popular workSee Pedaling, A3

Members of Coginchaug Regional High School’s Class of 1986. | Submitted photos

Class of ’86 reunites The Coginchaug Regional High School Class of 1986 celebrated its 30th reunion Saturday, Oct. 1, at Powder Ridge Park in Middlefield. Co-chairs of the event, Jennifer Sullivan-Kelley and Kristen Lyon, would like to thank the local businesses which contributed to the evening’s raffle. Raffle sponsors and individual donations helped to raise $400, which will be donated to Coginchaug’s scholarship fund, specifically the Ben Kupcho Math Award. Kupcho was a math teacher and advisor for the Class of ’86, and father of classmate, Matt. Mrs. Pat Kupcho was invited to the reunion to accept the donation.

Co-chairs of the reunion, Jennifer Sullivan-Kelley and Kristen Lyon.

Additional thanks to Lisa Davenport and Sharmin Mahmud and to classmates Rebecca Adams and Carolyn Augur for their assistance in organizing the event.

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Calendar Spay-ghetti dinner - Cat Tales has scheduled its semi-annual spay-ghetti dinner for Friday, Oct. 21, 6:30 to 9 p.m., at Fox Parish center, 10 Elm St., Middletown. A fee is charged. Raffle and door prizes. For more information, 860-344-9043 or info@CatTalesCT.org. Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. Morgan at Morgan, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 22 Meet and greet - Vince Mace, the Democratic candidate for the 86th District,

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Girls volleyball - CRHS vs. Valley Regional at CRHS, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 25

Concert - The Sicilian Tenors are scheduled to perform Saturday, Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., at the MHS Performing Arts Center, 200 LaRosa Lane, Middletown. A fee is charged. For more information and tickets, call 860-343-7555 or visit www. GreaterMiddletownConcerts.org.

Get Stitchy - Durham Recreation has scheduled Get Stitchy for Tuesday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m., at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. All are welcome. Bring your project materials, sewing machine and extension cord. For more information, contact Pam at 860-349-0453, carey_clan@sbcglobal.net or Vicki at 860-343-0879, vberry11@comcast.net.

Football - CRHS vs. Gilbert-Northwestern at CRHS, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 26

Monday, Oct. 24 60+ Club - The Durham 60+ Club and Travel is scheduled to meet Monday, Oct. 24, 1:30 p.m., at Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. The 2016-17 slate of officers will be installed. Variety table is planned. Seniors from surrounding towns are welcome. Boys soccer - CRHS vs. Portland at Portland, 3:45 p.m. Girls soccer - CRHS vs. Portland at CRHS, 3:45 p.m.

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Durham Fitness owner Kristen Kleeman in the gym’s spinning room, which uses music, lights, and an instructor to generate enthusiasm. | Mark Dionne, Town Times

“We’re a small community and a lot of people here go to Middlesex Hospital for treatment, so I just wanted to keep it local.” Participants can sign up for

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Fall signals the start of many annual traditions – a new school year, football season, and holidays such as Halloween and Thanksgiving. Fall is also the season for another important annual tradition: open enrollment, when many people have an opportunity to select or change their health benefits for the following year. With the vast majority of Americans – approximately 155 million – obtaining health benefits through their employer, it’s an important time to ensure you make choices that support your, and your family’s, needs.

On Saturday, Oct. 8 more than 300 runners raced at the Wickham Park Invitational. The Coginchaug boys and girls cross country teams ran well. Peter Schulten placed first and Sean McMaster came in eighth.

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Friday, October 21, 2016

>> Story Outside of Durham and Middlefield, the combination of youth sports, bullying, and potentially unfair treatment of a volunteer coach proved irresistible to media outlets. The New York Daily News, the Washington Post, USA Today, Yahoo Sports, and multiple sports talk shows picked up the story, building almost entirely on the account laid out by WTNH’s Renee Chmiel. Some of the reporting cast this tale as a reflection on the changing standards of discipline. The Washington Post story, by Travis Andrews, placed running laps within traditional football punishments and less extreme than “suicides.” On the widely syndicated Dan Patrick Show, the host asked, “Can you discipline now? How do you discipline now? Can you take away playing time? Is that the only way?” Patrick, invoking coaches of the past, said, “Some of those coaches were abusive. But if you take a lap, is it that bad?” The board of the Durham Middlefield Falcons has not publicly addressed the issue so the reason for Kennedy’s dismissal is not publicly known. Media reports assume it was for making the player run laps.

Although stories in the national media do not acknowledge it, running laps is fairly common on the soccer, softball and baseball fields and basketball courts of Durham and Middlefield. The entanglement of the schools in the story created another confusion. The original WTNH report called the Falcons a “Durham Middlefield football team.” Like other media entities, the Washington Post used similarly vague language, writing about “Durham Middlefield’s football team in Durham, Conn.” The Durham Middlefield Falcons is a private organization not affiliated with Regional School District 13, a point that had to be clarified by the district in a press release and on its website after phone calls and social media posts blamed school officials. Blame directed at the Falcons board – not at the coach – is the most common response to this story. While noting there might be more details to come, callers to the Dan Patrick Show generally assumed that the coach was doing his job and suggested that the board, schools, and parents had not done theirs. A commenter on the Washington Post story summed up the blame and added some school confusion, “The board

member(s) who fired the honorable and honest coach should be banned from working at ANY school in the United States ever again.” Many responses to the story indicated a fear that a lack of discipline is some sort of national crisis. Pat Imig, columnist at Sportingnews.com, framed the story as a bureaucratic board bullying a coach, and ended with “Wake up, America.” Political interpretations of the story helped it take off in some circles, fueled by misconceptions of the communities of Durham and Middlefield. Comparing the responses on two political websites illustrates the political perceptions fueling the story. Both the Daily Kos, on the political left, and The Blaze, on the right, reported on the story. On the Daily Kos, comments stopped at 30 – a low tally for the site – after suggestions that there was more to the story and one post-

er’s repeated assertion that physical punishments were no longer recommended by youth organizations. On the same day the Daily Kos story had a modest 30 comments and 13 shares, the story on The Blaze generated 290 comments and 2,100 social media shares even though, according to Internet tracking sites, the Glenn Beck-run site is significantly smaller than Daily Kos. On The Blaze, the story played into fears of the emasculation of America. For Blaze commentators, perceptions of a male coach fired by what they assumed to be a wealthy, effeminate, and liberal board played into their reactions. Wrote one commenter, “What a load of crap! The wussification of America. Happened in the liberal stronghold of CT.” Added another, “Connecticut … ’nuff said,” and “This is why people move west.”

Readers weighing in on The Blaze even suggested that the player made to run laps was a Hillary Clinton supporter or an African-American being protected by a bureaucracy of Connecticut Democrats and the Black Lives Matter movement. It should be noted that both Durham and Middlefield have more registered Republicans than Democrats and have been represented by Republican-majority selectmen boards for several terms. Connecticut’s support for recent Democratic presidential candidates, however, framed the perception outside the state. Even if Durham had been a nice place, one commentator said, it was “infiltrated by wealthy liberal pukes.” The Todd Kennedy story has faded from the national spotlight and likely will not return, but in its brief time there, revealed how the community is viewed outside its borders.

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The Copper Beech tree traveled as a sapling on a boat from England and was planted sometime around the Civil War. Copper Beech trees are considered sacred symbols of wisdom and discernment. For generations this tree has wisely witnessed the comings and goings at The United Churches. Photos standing beneath the tree’s wide reaching branches have been taken for countless weddings, baptisms, and

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92.5 feet wide. The United Churches of Durham’s pastor, Rev. Jeanette C. Hicks, plans a community-wide service to bid farewell to the Copper Beech tree on Sunday, Oct. 23, 1 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to bring their photos of the tree to the service, which will be held outside, rain or shine. All members of the community are welcome. — Submitted by United Churches of Durham

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Obituaries John James Cieniewicz MIDDLEFIELD — John James Cieniewicz, 93, of Middlefield, passed peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at Middlesex Hospital. He was born in Berlin, and spent his childhood on the family dairy

farm. He worked there until he started at Colt Firearms. World War II intervened and he enlisted in the U.S. Army serving in the European Theater Campaign in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Ardennes with the 125th Cavalry Recon Squadron. Post war, John worked 40 plus years at Pratt and Whitney as a precision tool and die maker. Always fiercely independent, John enjoyed

Barbara H. Montgomery DURHAM — Barbara Harding Montgomery, 78, of Durham, passed away o n F r i d a y, Oct. 14, 2016, at her home. Barbara was born in New Haven on Sept. 30, 1938, daughter of the late Herbert W. and Clara L. Hemming Harding. She was a graduate of Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden. She enjoyed being a full time mom and after her children were older she followed her lifelong ambition of becoming a nurse and worked for the former Brook Hollow Nursing Center of Wallingford for 20 years until her retirement. Barbara enjoyed cooking, taking walks on the beach, doing logic problems but most of all spending time with her family and close friends whom she loved unconditionally.

She was the mother of Leslie (Arnold) Ozols, Lynn (Paul) Breton and David (Christine) Montgomery; grandmother of Christina and Stephanie White, Alexander and Celine Breton, and Lillian Claire Montgomery; sister of Richard Harding and Annie Grenier; aunt of Ari(Sarah)Grenier and Zachary Grenier. A “Celebration of Life” will be held at the United Churches of Durham, 228 Main St., Durham on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 11 a.m. Interment will be private immediately following the service in the Mica Hill Cemetery, Durham. There will be no visiting hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made to the CT Public Television, 1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford, CT 06105. The North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave., has been entrusted with the arrangements. www.northhavenfuneral.com

boating, claming and crabbing along the Connecticut shore when he was not tinkering with his multitude of projects at home. Everything needed modification to suit his standards and his ingenuity got to run free. He is survived by his four children, Barbara Wells and husband, Bob, of Estero, Fla., Paul Cieniewicz and wife, Louise St-Germain, of Durham, Judy Jorgensen, of Enfield, Susan Cieniewicz and partner,

Middlefield on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Wounded Warriors or a Charity of your choice.

Steve Chesney, of East Hartford. He was proud of his three grandchildren, Brandon Cieniewicz and Pierre-Paul Cieniewicz, of California, and Alec Cieniewicz, of Durham; and is survived by several nieces and nephews. His parents; all his siblings; and Judy’s husband, Jim Jorgensen, predeceased him. There will be no calling hours. A funeral Mass will be held at St Colman Church, 170 Hubbard St.,

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Quality time with Oprah By Diana Carr Special to Town Times

I love Sundays. For me, they’re pure magic. It’s the day of the week when the world stops just outside my door, and I am nestled in a cocoon of utter safety and bliss. For starters, I have five hours of SuperSoul Sunday on the Oprah Winfrey Network, wherein Oprah interviews spiritual teachers. Which means that by day’s end I am a different person, if only temporarily. I am of the opinion that there is Something that wants only the best for me, and is walking with me every step of the way. I am “the master of my fate, the captain of my soul.” (That phrase is from a book I read in high school. I can’t remember which one, but it has stuck with me ever since.) The world is my oyster. Everything’s coming up roses. I’ve got this, whatever “this” is. I tell friends that it is always best to call me on a Sunday. That’s the day that all is right with my world, and I am spewing all kinds of wisdom. I’m really smart on Sundays, I tell them. By Saturday, not so much, as I am in dire need of my Oprah fix by then. It is a time of “no worries allowed.” There are no bills to think about, no kids to

fret about, no “I should have done this” or “I shouldn’t have done that.” It’s like I’m on my own private little island, where the winds blow nothing but prosperity and excellent health and all good things. I always make sure I have special snacks to eat, which bumps everything up a notch or two. In the summer, after my time with Oprah, I am in my pool. In the spring and fall, I am reading by my stream. In the winter I am curled up with a good book. Life is good. When I was growing up, Sundays were always set apart as something special. We had a big dinner at noon – usually corned beef and cabbage or a pot roast. After that it was customary for people to “go for a ride.” That was before we worried about gas prices and waste of our resources. We would sightsee, and check out people’s houses as we drove by, with my stepfather making comments all the while. “Oh, what a horrendous color.” “I like that landscaping.” “They need to trim those bushes.” You would have thought he was a Realtor. In the summer we would go down to the Guilford docks and watch the boats, or the Griswold airport and watch the planes. Often ice cream was on the agenda. We would sometimes pop on over to a friend’s house. In

those days it wasn’t considered rude to just drop in on someone. We all did it. And then, of course, I had my favorite show, “Lassie,” at 4. Life stood still on Sundays, and let us catch our breath. What was even better was when I was deemed old enough to stay home by myself, while the folks were out cruising around. The freedom was intoxicating! I would turn up the radio so loud that it shook the house, and dance all around the kitchen. I would call my friends and talk as long as I wanted. I treasured those times. Sundays never have lost their charm for me, nor will they ever. I nurture my soul, I stretch my spirit, I take a little sabbatical from life, I recharge. And yes, come Monday morning I may have picked up my burdens again. But it’s nice to know that I will be putting them down again in a matter of days. I’m striving for a Sunday mentality for the rest of the week, too. This might take a while. Diana Carr, a resident of Durham, is the author of “Everyday Things: A Year of Reflection on Just About Everything.” This collection of her columns is available on Amazon and CreateSpace.

Government Meetings Durham

Center, 7 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 24

Ethic’s Commission, library, 7 p.m.

Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Public Safety Facility Renovations Planning Committee, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 Economic Development Commission, Durham Activity

Wednesday, Oct. 26 Senior Citizen Board, Durham Activity Center, 1 p.m. Board of Education Student Achievement, CRHS, 6:30 p.m.

Middlefield Monday, Oct. 24

Lake Beseck Environment Committee, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 Economic Development Commission, 6 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26 Board of Education Achievement Committee Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

Support for Candelora To the editor: Vin Candelora has done a terrific job representing Durham over the past two years. He constantly votes in a fiscally responsible manner and provides excellent constituent service to residents of Durham. Please reelect Vin Candelora in this November’s election. Tim Shuler Durham

A constant leader To the editor: Dante Bartolomeo has been a constant leader for the residents of Middlefield/Rockfall. She has supported our community very well whether the issue was helping our veterans, providing funding for bridge repairs, improving road safety or helping to administer the Lake Beseck dam repair, Sen. Bartolomeo could always be counted on to stay with it until the results were accomplished. Please join me on Nov. 8 to return our state senator Dante Bartolomeo for another term in Hartford. Donna M. Golub Middlefield

No nonsense politician To the editor: We shouldn’t be surprised with the recent news from the nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis that stated Connecticut’s Budget has a $78 million dollar deficit. As many legislators blindly pass the budget each year, there are a few, such as Durham’s Representative Vin Candelora, who not only voted “no,” but also predicted that the “balanced” budget was full of gimmicks that would never materialize. See Letters, A9

Letters Policy Email letters to news@towntimes.com; mail to 500 South Broad St., Meriden, CT 06450 or fax to 203-639-0210. Town Times will print only one letter per person each month. Letters should be approximately 300 words. Election/political letters will be limited to 100 words. No political letters will be published after Oct. 27. We reserve the right to edit letters. Letters should be on topics of general interest to the community. We do not list names of people, organizations and businesses being thanked. Names of businesses are not allowed. Letters must be signed and names will appear in print. Include a phone number so Town Times can contact you for verification. Letters must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday to be considered for publication the following Thursday. MEDIA THAT MOVES >>

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Durham Registrars of Voters in session on Nov. 1 The Durham Registrars of Voters are scheduled to be in session on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., at Town Hall Registrar of Voters office. The

all-day session allows registration of new voters, as well as revising the Preliminary Registry List of voters eligible to vote on Nov. 8.

Registration to vote is limited to United States citizens who will be 18 or older on Nov. 8 and who are residents of Durham.

Citizens can register to vote on Election Day itself at Town Hall, but Election Day voter registration requires additional identification and

time. The Registrars of Voters urges new voters to register online, by mail or in person by Nov. 1.

appropriate guard rails on Main Street or protecting the most vulnerable in our society.

Flu vaccine, whether injected or inhaled, has offered no significant protection against winter influenza, according to the CDC.

dose, is in microscopic nanoparticle form, far more harmful than the natural metal. It attaches to red and white blood cells and migrates into the brain, where it has been found in Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases of the elderly and in developmentally delayed children. In the intestine, aluminum has been associated with Crohn’s disease and in muscles with chronic fatigue, joint

pains, “polio” and multiple sclerosis.

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Please support Vin Candelora in November to ensure there are some watchful eyes at the state capitol. William LaFlamme

Dante Bartolomeo should remain our State Senator. Please support her as I will.

Durham

Anne L. Olszewski Middlefield

Vote Mase To the editor: Looking to elect somebody who can make a difference for the hard-working residents of Durham? Vince Mase has put himself through college and law school while working full time. He knows how to make legislation that will work for all of us. Vote for Vince Mase at 8G on the ballot. Betty Long Durham

Dedicated public servant To the editor:

I work in government every day. I see and believe Donte is a dedicated public servant. She has and will continue to fight for our communities and won’t give up. We need someone who is willing to dedicate her future to helping the hard-working people of this district; whether it is fighting to get

To the editor:

Aluminum, 125x the EPA allowable exposure in each

Ditto pneumonia, hepatitis and other vaccines. Sue McIntosh, M.D. Durham

One of our town’s greatest assets is Lake Beseck. During Len Suzio’s tenure as our state senator, he had the opportunity to vote for a binding bill (PA 11-57, SB 1242) which included funding $4 million in needed repairs to state-owned dams. Suzio voted “no.” Fortunately, the bonding bill passed in 2011 and in 2013 the Bond Commission released over $2.4 million to repair the Lake Beseck dam, addressing the leakage issues with its masonry. Suzio has not been a friend of the Lake Beseck community, nor the residents of Middlefield/Rockfall. Vote for Dante Bartolomeo for State Senator and Buddy Altobello for State Representative. Robin Havelin Middlefield

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Find great local eats - MenusCT.com Adelphia Café 476 Washington Avenue North Haven, CT 06473 203-535-0149 Family owned/operated. Former proprietors of the Neptune Diner in Wallingford. Extensive menu for all tastes. Breakfasts, luncheons and special dinners. All baking on premises.

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126 Middletown Ave North Haven, CT 06473 203-239-3515 giuliospizza.com Your hosts, the Gagliardi Family, welcome you. Proudly serving pizza, sandwiches, appetizers & dinners. Enjoy a drink at Top Shelf Lounge, adjacent to Giulio’s!

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Welcome to On The Menu. Let us help you find the perfect place to eat.

Whether it’s a celebration, date night, or just grabbing a bite to eat, this list of local restaurants is sure to satisfy your taste buds.

Find great local eats - MenusCT.com Himalaya Restaurant 1211 Farmington Ave, Berlin, CT 06037 860-505-0812 thehimalayacuisine.com Offering All You Can Eat Lunch Buffet, Dinner by Menu. Please check website for times. Every dish is prepared individually for the best dining experience and to ensure it’s unique taste.

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170 Washington Avenue North Haven, CT 06473 203-239-3355 www.sogasushi.com New owner! Authentic Japanese and Asian cuisine. New style, great service, more surprises! Check out our menu and like us on Facebook to see our specials!

99 Powder Hill Road Middlefield, CT 06455 (860) 852-5444 www.fireattheridge.com Causal neighborhood dining with beautiful mountain views. Craft beers/ cocktails specials, weekly live music and tap takeovers. There’s always something special going on inside the Tavern!

1 Lorraine Terrace (Rt. 66) Middlefield, CT 06455 (860) 358-9163 facebook.com/woodandsmokebbq Smoked Meats-brisket, pork, ribs and wings, with all your favorite country sides. Take out or eat out. Open year round, with seasonal outdoor seating.

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Durham Recreation schedules self-defense classes for youth and adults. Classes are scheduled month to month, on an ongoing basis. Self-defense training provides additional benefits such as self-confidence, physical and mental health and positive character development.

Town Times wants to know what your favorite local teams are up to. Coaches, team managers,

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Classes are scheduled as follows: Children - Mondays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., outside at Korn school; Thursdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Durham Activity Center.

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Adults - Mondays, 8:15 to 9:15 p.m., at the Durham Activity Center; Thursdays, from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., at the Durham Activity Center.

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Senior Happenings Soup and Salad Program The Durham Senior Citizens Board has scheduled its monthly soup and salad luncheon for Friday, Nov. 4, at the Durham Public Library. Singer, actress and writer, Patty Carver, plans to perform a one-woman musical, “This Old Hat, Patriots of Liberty.” The program is funded through the Durham Senior Citizens Board and a grant from the Connecticut Valley Education Fund. Seniors in Durham and Middlefield are invited. The lunch is planned for noon; program at 1 p.m. Reservations are required. For information, call Amanda Pedersen at 860-349-3153.

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Voter registration Pianist to perform Adult education at Gastler Farm The final day to register to vote by mail, online or in person for the Nov. 8 election is Nov. 1, according to Karen Cheyney, Durham Democratic Registrar of Voters.

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Timothy Krippner, classical pianist, plans to perform a recital of works by Beethoven, Schumann and Rachmaninoff as part of the Kalmia Garden Farmhouse Concert series at the Gastler Farm, 159 Middlefield Road.

Absentee ballot application forms for the November election are available at www.townofdurhamct.org, http:// www.ct.gov/sots They are also available at the Town Clerk’s office.

Adult education offers free programs for Durham and Middlefield residents ready to earn their high school diplomas. Three high school completion options are available, including the GED and the National External Diploma Program, an individualized, self-paced program without classroom instruction. Registrations are being accepted for free high school completion and English as a Second Language classes. English classes for non-English speaking residents are available for all proficiency levels. Day and evening classes are planned at Main Street in Middletown. For more information, call 860-343-6044.

Program dates are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 28, 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 30, 4 p.m.

Election Day registration is planned for Nov. 8, although registering in advance ensures a quicker, smoother process.

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‘Adopt-a-Road’ project The Durham-Middlefield Exchange Club has scheduled an “Adopt-a-Road” project for Saturday, Oct. 22, 8 to 9:30 a.m. Participants plan to meet at Alynn Brook Park and will be dispatched to various roads, which will be cleaned. Bags and ties will be provided. Volunteers do not have to be a member of the club to help. For more information, call 860-349-0798.

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Author event - Saturday, Nov. 12, 1 p.m. Marc Youngquist, author of “The 142rd in Iraq: Boots on the Ground Training Iraqi Police in Spite of It All.” Registration is requested.

The library is scheduled to close Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m., and reopen on SaturCrafting at Coe - Wednesday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m. day, Nov. 16, 6 p.m. ScrapFood for Fines - Levi E. Coe booking. Registration is Library plans to collect requested. canned goods and non-perishable items to decrease or Crafting at Coe - Wednesday, Nov. 30, 6 p.m. Canning lid eliminate library fines. All items benefit the Middlefield Food Pantry.

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Durham Library Library hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Mini Masterpieces. Friday, Oct. 28, 10:30 a.m. Artthemed storytime and lesson for ages 2 and up, with parent/caregiver. Registration is required.

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Preschool Halloween parade. Wednesday, Oct. 26, 10:30 a.m. Preschoolers should wear costumes. Halloween stories, songs,

Minecraft Building Competition. Wednesday, Oct. 26, 6 to 8 p.m., for ages 11 to 18. Minecraft players may showcase their building skills.

Children’s Story Times Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

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Holistic Wellness Day at Durham library Instructor Tom Cushing led a full session for a Tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ai Chi class at the Durham Public Libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Holistic Wellness Day on Saturday, Oct. 15.

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State GOP calls for hearing on revenue Republican lawmakers on Monday called for a hearing of the legislature’s budget-writing and taxing committees aimed at solving the discrepancy in revenue figures from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget office and the legislature’s nonpartisan budget analysts. Republicans also said the hearing can serve as the start of a conversation with Comptroller Kevin Lembo about whether lawmakers need to restore his office’s independence in examining revenue projections.

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“It even makes it worse that we are seeing a pattern of not being truthful,” said House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, R-Derby, raising questions about why Malloy’s budget office gave revenue figures to agency heads Sept. 6 that were lower than the numbers the office gave Lembo two weeks later. Office of Policy and Management spokesman Chris McClure called the Republican request, made at a press conference in the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, “loaded with hyperbole and demonstrating an alarming ignorance of the state budget.”

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Democrats bringing Trump into state races By Susan Haigh Associated Press

to disavow their presidential nominee, Donald Trump, following various provocaHARTFORD — Their names tive remarks he’s made. The may appear far down the bal- state Democratic Party and lot from the presidential con- legislative leaders recently tenders, but Connecticut’s stepped up their calls folGeneral Assembly candilowing the release of a 2005 dates still feel the effects of video tape where Trump the contentious national made vulgar comments campaign. about women. Republicans in particular have been repeatedly challenged by state Democrats

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Joe Aresimowicz, a Democrat from Berlin who is overseeing efforts to get House Democrats elected. “I think the Republicans who are supporting him should stand up and say why to their voters because I think it does matter.” Senate President Martin Looney, D-New Haven, said who a candidate supports for president provides insight into their “governing philos-

ophy” and “those who are supporting Trump are of a very different mindset than others.”

dent. He calls efforts to draw Trump into this year’s state races “diversionary tactics” that won’t work.

While some GOP candidates have publicly distanced themselves from Trump, state Republican Party Chairman JR Romano contends voters care more about jobs and the condition of Connecticut’s economy than who a state legislative candidate supports for presi-

“The Democrats are trying to make this election about everything but their record and their record in Connecticut is abysmal,” Romano said. “People know it.”

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Rep. Vincent Candelora, a Republican from North Branford, is helping to oversee efforts to get House GOP candidates elected. He questions the effectiveness of bringing up Trump, saying Democratic voters aren’t particularly excited about their nominee, Hillary Clinton. “Frankly, what we’re seeing is general disgust among the presidential candidates, period,” he said.

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Despite two major tax increases and wide-ranging spending cuts in recent years, Connecticut continues to face projected budget deficits. The state also lags the rest of New England in job recovery from the economic recession. Democrats currently control both chambers of the General Assembly.

Candelora, who has not endorsed Trump, said the billionaire businessman may help the state GOP. Aside from drawing his enthusiastic supporters to the polls, Candelora said Trump has made it easier for more moderate Connecticut Republicans to talk about state issues, such as the budget. When former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney was the GOP nominee, he said Republican candidates in Connecticut were in an awkward position of having a presidential candidate running on a socially conservative platform that’s mostly unpopular here. “When it was issue-based, I think it was much tougher for Republicans to distinguish themselves. We would See Democrats, A24

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get typecast with a certain type of Republican,” said Candelora, adding how this year’s election is more personalitydriven.

Aresimowicz called Candelora’s theory “an inter esting premise,” but said he doesn’t believe “it holds much water.”

Aresimowicz said voters tell him they want Democrats and Republicans to work together to improve the state, not fight one another.

In addition, Fasano said Lembo should be invited to discuss his role, allowing lawmakers to determine if the comptroller needs more indepen

House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey, DHamden, said Republicans have “no credibility” to raise their warnings. House and Senate Democrats, though, “This is typical Republican rhetoric, shared McClure’s stance that the press just like what we are hearing from conference was a political stunt. their own desperate presidential can didate Donald Trump, they don’t like “Please forgive my skepticism that, the numbers so they claim the system three weeks before an election, the Re is rigged.” publican leaders want to have a seri

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He and other Democratic leaders have criticized the GOP for being too negative about Connecticut, saying the state is making prog ress. They point to recent announcements of more manufacturing jobs.

Fasano, who also represents Walling ford, called OPM’s differing reports a “clear attempt to try and hide that deficit from the public.”

ous discussion about the budget when they have consistently failed to offer any real solutions,” said Adam Joseph, spokesman for the Senate Democrats.

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“When (voters) talk about the candidates, universally, Republicans, Democrats, unaffiliated, they say, ‘I don’t like her because she’s a liar and I don’t like him because he’ a pig,’” Candelora said. “That gives us an opportunity to talk about where the state of Connecticut is.”

of Fiscal Analysis said Friday that un derperforming revenue streams were partly to blame for a projected $78 million deficit.

dence. By statute, the comptroller is required to rely on revenue figures provided by OPM, but Fasano and Klarides said they want to see if there’s wiggle room to allow Lembo to exam ine other information. If not, the two lawmakers said that needs to change.

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