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Gleuck and McCutchen receive Kelley Award
By Mark Dionne Town Times
For their volunteer efforts in nature education, Bill Gleuck of Middlefield and Hugh McCutchen, of Durham, are the 2016 winners of the Howard Kelley Award, given by the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation.
Special Olympics International has recognized Coginchaug Regional High School as a Unified Champion Banner School for its efforts to promote an inclusive school climate and athletic opportunities. Two years ago CRHS began a Unified Sports class and program, which combines students from different grades, with and without disabilities. Unified Sports takes place over the three sports seasons and includes sports like soccer, bowling, and track and field. CRHS also has taken a leadership position within its conference, hosting multiple Unified Sports tournaments. The program has become popular. The parent of one participant said that her daughter reacted to getting a spot in the class “like she hit the lottery.” Banner Unified Champion Schools are recognized See School, A7
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The award, given six times since 2011, recognizes a commitment to education within the community. McCutchen and Gleuck help run Trout in the Classroom programs. With their support and the guidance of a teacher, students maintain a cold water tank, hatch trout from eggs, and, after caring for them until they are large enough to survive, release
For their work on the Trout in the Classroom project, former Memorial Middle School principal Kevin Brough, left, nominated Hugh McCutchen and Bill Gleuck, right. | Martin Anderson/submitted photo
the fish into nearby rivers and streams. As described by CVEF, “The
program is designed not simply to teach students about See Award, A6
Suzio looks forward to new legislative role By Mike Savino Record-Journal staff
Len Suzio acknowledges that most people wouldn’t seek a rematch against a political opponent who had won the two prior contests.
During a visit to the RecordJournal, Len Suzio talks about what his victory in the 13th Senate District means for the upcoming legislative session. | Mike Savino, Record-Journal
He admitted that he himself wasn’t interested in running again this November until the legislature supported a budget in 2015 that included one of the biggest tax increases in state history. Suzio, a Meriden Republican, said he decided to run
against state Sen. Dante Bartolomeo, D-Meriden, and quickly heard frustration from constituents across the 13th Senate District who wanted change, matching the national anti-establishment movement that some voters say drew them to President-elect Donald Trump. “There’s just a widespread anger and frustration with politics as usual, and that’s on the state level as well as on the federal level,” Suzio said during a visit Wednesday, Dec. 7 to the Record-Journal. He believes one reason
Trump won the presidential race is because voters “wanted a non-politician politician,” and he thinks residents want a similar change in Connecticut. Suzio also promised voters that a victory in the district would help shake up the legislature, and the Republican Party helped deliver on that promise. The party picked up three seats in the Senate to even up the chamber at 18-18 — the first tie in over 100 years — and trimmed the Democrats’ majority in the House to a 79-72 margin.
“This alters the dynamics of the politics and power at the Capitol big time for the entire state of Connecticut,” he said. Suzio’s also optimistic that the narrow margins mean he can get some of his proposals passed now that he has the opportunity for the first time to introduce legislation. Suzio first won the seat in a special election in 2011, but wasn’t sworn in until after the deadline to submit bills. His second year in office, 2012, was during a so-called “short-session,” when bills See Suzio, A7
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Dessert can be part of your healthy eating plan. The key is to put the emphasis on healthy. It’s not healthy to stuff yourself and then wallow in guilt. It is healthy to eat an amount of your favorite food (including sweets) that will leave you feeling satisfied and proud of the choices you made. In other words, eat mindfully. It’s so simple, and yet a little bit of thought and attention goes such a long way. Mindful eating can get you through the entire holiday season without gaining weight. You will eat less food and enjoy it more. • Plan ahead. Decide how
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Warning of holiday ‘missed delivery’ scam supposedly from a delivery company, is fake.”
Connecticut Better Business Bureau is alerting consumers that even though they may not have done any online shopping, they still can become the target of parcel delivery fraud.
Recipients are told that a truck driver was unable to deliver a package, and that that the recipient must click on a link to arrange another delivery date, or open and print out an attachment to complete the delivery process.
At this time of year, criminals go into high gear, phishing for personal information and money with fake “Missed Delivery” notices. “It is not unusual to receive a parcel with a gift you bought or sent by someone else,” according to Connecticut Better Bureau spokesman Howard Schwartz. “As a result, someone might not have any reason to doubt that an email or phone call,
notice by email. Instead, if a driver is unable to complete the deliver, he or she will leave a tag on your door offering to schedule another delivery date or arrange a pick up at the delivery depot.
In either case, the links and attachments will likely unleash a virus or other malware that can track your logins and passwords as you travel the internet or corrupt your computer files. It is simple to identify fake notices. Neither delivery companies nor the U.S. Postal Service will send a missed delivery or similar
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>> Award Trout in the Classroom, a program of the national organization Trout Unlimited, was introduced in Connecticut in 2005 and Memorial Middle School became one of the very first schools in the state to adopt it. Every year Gleuck and McCutchen help run the program in about a dozen schools in addition to Memorial, making a round trip of about 100 miles when they tend to the tanks.
Of the recognition, Forline said, “This program could not be run without the help and guidance from both Bill and Hugh. Their generous efforts and time have given Memorial students a first hand opportunity to witness a life cycle that is rarely seen. Bill and Hugh are certainly deserving of the award they received.”
The fish that make it to the spring - the duo “re-shuffle” if a school losses all their fish - are released into local rivers. “The release is the real fun. For some, the entire school goes to the location to watch” McCutchen said, and many of the kids get wet.
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McCutchen agreed. “We feel strongly about the need to recognize that our local rivers and streams are potentially in a lot of trouble.” Both men are retired — McCutchen as a chemical engineer and Gleuck as a laser technician with Pratt and Whitney — and looking for other volunteers with the time and interest to help. When they first went looking for support in 2005, the pair received it from the Howe family and named the Memorial program the Jonathan Howe Memorial Program.
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According to McCutchen, the goal of the program is “To teach children about the need for clean water ... fisheries are a good example of something that’s sensitive to pollution and temperature. They learn some chemistry and they learn that Mother Nature is not very friendly and they learn the whole concept of growing from an egg to a fish.”
wards conservation. “We show just how valuable the clean water is. The trout need clean water in order to survive,” said Gleuck. “You don’t know where the next Senator or Representative is going to come from and be up there remembering this program and fighting for clean water that we’re going to need big time in the future.”
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Of the award, Gleuck said, “It was a special honor to receive something like that, when you’re recognized for volunteering or doing something like that for the school system.”
“We provide assistance to the teachers and we have very good teachers from the kindergarten level up to junior high,” McCutchen said. At Memorial, the duo work with teacher John Forline and also receive the support of coordinator Ed Albrecht.
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>> School for Unified Sports, inclusive student leadership, and whole school engagement. The award was accepted at a Unified Leadership Summit on Dec. 9 in Hartford.
climate and exude a sense of collaboration, engagement and respect for all members of the student body and staff.”
CRHS students wait to receive the school’s recognition as a Unified Champion Banner school on Dec. 9 in Hartford. Students who attended the ceremony (listed alphabetically) are: Ben ChoplickWard, Eric DeBrum, Kaylie LeMere, Hunter Jameson, Tanner Jameson, and Jake Perkins.
The recognition comes in the form of a banner, intended to be hung in the school. BanAccording to Unified Sports ners include space for stickteacher Rob Bajoros, “The ers recognizing each school Coginchaug Unified Sports year a school achieves the program has proven itself as champion status, much like a model program not only for championship banners hung Connecticut schools but for in gyms and arenas. high schools throughout the One of the 10 criteria for the country.” award is a demonstrated Bajoros said that Unified plan to sustain the inclusive Champion Banner Schools activities in the future. “have an inclusive school
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He continued his public criticism of the program even after losing elections in 2012 and 2014.
The program doesn’t have He then lost in 2012 and 2014 enough restrictions to limit to Bartolomeo before winaccess for more dangerous ning the seat this year. criminals, Suzio said. Suzio said the top priority Additionally, he said the for the legislature should be state doesn’t have adequate taxes and the budget, folresources to rehabilitate inlowed closely by legislation mates, allowing them to earn that would make Connecticredits for earlier release cut more business friendly. without ensuring that they changed their behavior or He said the state needs to are prepared for a return to provide confidence to busisociety. nesses through predictable budgets, instead of having to cut spending or raise taxes to constantly keep spending plans in balance.
“I don’t know how much we can really rehabilitate criminals when we don’t have the resources,” he said, adding that he would exclude anyone convicted of a violent crime, selling drugs, or sexual assaults. Other proposals Suzio plans to introduce include allowing residents to bring initiatives to a statewide referendum without legislative approval and to recall a governor, as well as institute a term limit of 12 years in office for all legislators and constitutional officers.
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Lost in the translation By Diana Carr Special to the Citizen
My Swedish grandson, Hayden, and I need to speak the same language. When I was there two years ago he would get so frustrated because I couldn’t understand him, and he would just ball up his little hands into fists and shake them. And then we found a mutual language, which I, however, found somewhat lacking. He would play the part of one of the cats, and I would play the part of the other one, and we meowed at each other. For what seemed like an eternity. Trust me when I tell you that that gets old really fast. Then, when I was back home and talking to him on the phone, he would be speaking to me in Swedish and I would be jabbering away in English, and never the twain did meet. I would always assume that he was telling me about play-
ing in the park, and about his toys, so I would keep saying I am so happy to hear that, and how wonderful it all was, etc., assuming we were having somewhat of the same conversation. But on one such occasion his mother took the phone back and said he was telling me he was sick. Grandma did not do well on that one.
Paranoia can so easily rear its was going to slip by me anyugly head, can’t it? more. (Actually, I thought the only things I really needed So I thought I would become to know how to say were proficient in Swedish, and “Where’s the bathroom?” just bowl my son over with and “What’s to eat?”) my newfound expertise. I fancied myself picking up the Au contraire, my friends. I phone when he called and did not understand a single carrying on entire converword that anyone uttered. sations in Swedish. It didn’t And when I trotted out my quite work out that way. But Swedish, for all to be dazzled not for lack of effort. by, people’s faces tended to In my defense, I tried to learn take on blank looks. (Again, I ordered Swedish CDs, Swedish some years ago, deplorable pronunciation. when I realized that my son, which I listened to in the car. Please don’t tell the lady who I poured over Swedish news- yells.) Ryan, was not coming back. papers. I even took lessons Visits to Sweden would find from a Swedish woman. But I gave up. I put the CDs away, me, at some point, sitting in she kept yelling at me beand I put the Swedish books a room full of people talking cause my pronunciation was away, and I figured I would animatedly to each other, so bad, and I finally gave her just stick with English. and me, of course, not unthe ol’ heave-ho because I do derstanding a single word. not enjoy being yelled at. But But now I have a precious And I did not like that, not little grandson, and I think I did get, I thought, a workone little bit. One man in it would be a lovely thing if particular, on several of these able knowledge of the lanwe knew what the other was guage and I was so excited. occasions, seemed to be the saying. (I do not want to go life of the party. Apparently I thought that my next trip back to the meowing.) I had he was spewing out joke after to Sweden would see me comforted myself with the joke, judging by the raucous joining in the laughter as ev- thought that in a few years laughter of those around eryone sat around the dinner he will be learning English him. And I so love jokes — I table, and impressing every- in school (he’s in kindergarwanted in! Then, of course, one with the easy manner in ten now), and then we can one never knows if one is which I was able to slide into finally talk to each other. Of the subject of those jokes. the conversation. Nothing course, at some point, he
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will get a cell phone, as most young folks do, and we can while away the hours, talking about his friends and school and the girl he has a crush on. (He may have a different take on this.) I thought I could be patient, but I cannot. I don’t want to wait years to talk to my little angel boy. So I am going to take another stab at the Swedish. Without the grouchy teacher this time. I will blow the dust off my books and my CDS, and maybe someday I can surprise Hayden with words that he understands. Then I can stop saying I am so happy when he tells me he’s sick. Well, that’s the plan anyway. Diana Carr, a resident of Durham, is the author of “More Reflections on Everyday Things.” This second collection of her columns is available on Amazon and CreateSpace.
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There is a simple solution to this, which is to redesign the site plan and keep the garage for the ambulance company further away from the property line. They could also flip buildings, with the state trooper being housed in 37 Main St. and the ambulance going to 51 Main St. The proposed garage for 51 is already further from the property line and faces away from the neighbor. The state trooper is less likely like to burst out of the garage at 3 a.m. with a blaring siren.
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We are all neighbors here in Durham. I urge you to e-mail First Selectman Laura Francis (Lfrancis@townofdurhamct.org) and the Planning and Zoning commission (planningandzoning@ townofdurhamct.org). Tell them to redesign the site plan for the new Public Safety Facility. Tell them to be good neighbors.
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Durham is a small town. Less than 7,500 people live here, so we are all neighbors. Sometimes we forget that and fail to act in a neighborly way. Such is the case with the proposed Public Safety Facility, which calls for the ambulance company to be housed in a massive new garage just 20 feet from the residential property located at 31 Main St., a residence currently occupied by a wonderful young couple and their newborn baby. We support the idea of consolidating the ambulance company, resident state trooper, and volunteer fire department into one location. We also support a permanent solution to the blight of 37 and 51 Main St. The one issue with the current plan is the way it shamefully treats our neighbors at 31 Main St. As proposed, that house will have a massive garage looming over it, and our neighbors will be forced to endure the screech of the ambulance siren night
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Tuesday, Dec. 20 Agriculture Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Board of Finance, Town Hall, 7 p.m.
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tours, horse-drawn carriage rides and musical entertainment by Horizon Blue. Visitors may walk the trails that surround the house. For more information, call 860347-1064 or visit www.wadsworthmansion.com.
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Of the eras of nukes and television The 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor offers the opportunity to explore a probing question: What has been more influential, the advent of the nuclear age or the advent of the television age? Or, to put it bluntly, what’s more frightening, the recognition that we could all be annihilated instantly or the recognition that our collective minds are being zapped? Those who were around at the time of the attack on Dec. 7, 1941, can remember what it was like to be alive without those concerns. But in the not-too-distant future, all that will remain are those of us who have never known what it’s like to live without them. The war that started at Pearl Harbor ended with the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and showed the world it had entered a new era of unimaginably destructive force.
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Of course, annihilation could come in a non-instant variety, as in, for example, the slow and torturous end that could result from continued denial of the reality of climate change. But there’s something about instant destruction that tends to seem more pressing. As for television, there’s been hand-wringing about it for about as long as there’s been television. A couple of years after the Second World War, there were hardly 100,000 television sets in the U.S. By 1973, 96 percent of the homes in the country had at least one. Much of the hand-wringing has centered on violence, particularly in shows for children, but there is more than violence to be concerned about. Television is widely regarded
as an entertainment medium, but it is a medium of advertising. A lot of it is self-absorbed. The next time you watch, try to pay attention to how much effort is devoted toward getting you to stay tuned, or not miss, this or that show or upcoming event. In an effort to sell stuff, television also markets happiness, telling you what is needed to keep your house tidy, to make yourself good-looking and otherwise appealing, and even how to enjoy your life. Resistance may be futile. The sports world benefits enormously from television, and vice versa, with some sports more than others. Lacking the natural break offered by baseball’s innings, NFL games look ridiculous when you go to see them in person, with players standing around doing nothing while commercials air. It’s become a game of television first.
cycle of advertising opportunity. In return, television helps sports influence the vernacular of other pursuits, as in politics and government, once provinces of negotiation and compromise, now obsessed with winning and losing and increasingly defined by that obsession. During the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Zbigniew Brzezinski, the national security adviser for the Carter administration, expressed alarm about the unhealthy way television news was covering the operation, like cheerleaders at a football game. At the Aqua Turf Club in Southington in 2009, I listed to Carl Bernstein, the Washington Post reporter of Watergate fame, warn about the state of the news media, about manufactured controversy that feeds a 24-hour news cycle, and media ob-
session with celebrity. Given all this, it should probably not come as a surprise that our new president, the president-elect, is a celebrity and television star, former host of “The Apprentice,� and participant in other televised extravaganzas, notably a 2007 hair versus hair match with the WWE’s Vince McMahon during Wrestlemania 23 (in which, incidentally, Donald Trump was a “winner�). During the campaign, his television savvy helped him gain coverage and notoriety his rivals couldn’t come close to matching. Now with his finger about to be on the button, so to speak, the nuclear and television ages will come together in a new way. Reach Jeffery Kurz at 203317-2213, or jkurz@record-journal.com. Follow him on Twitter: @jefferykurz.
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Agreement made to avoid growing pension costs without drastic measures. By Mike Savino Record-Journal staff
HARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced an agreement Friday afternoon that would avoid a looming spike in pension costs that threatens to choke the state budget over the next 15 years. The agreement, which includes increasing pensions payments over the next five years but also pushing out the amortization another 14 years, would avoid ballooning payments that are projected to peak at $6 billion in 2032. Republicans criticized the plan, characterizing it as simply refinancing the state’s unfunded pension liabilities and pushing out its debt for another generation. Malloy said extending the payments is the only way Connecticut can meet its obligations
“No one in this state believes that we would go from $826 million in contributions in 2010 to $6 billion contributions in 2032,” Malloy told reporters Friday at the Capitol. Lawmakers can vote on the agreement within the first 30 days of the legislative session, which begins Jan. 4, but can also choose to let the agreement take effect without a vote. The agreement with the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition would increase the current $1.5 billion contribution in pensions to $2.4 billion by fiscal year 2022. Contributions would stay at that level for roughly 10 years before dipping back down below $2 billion. Projected payments under the plan would gradually decrease to roughly $1.6 billion in 2046, when the unfunded liability would be paid off. Currently, pension payments
are set to increase to $2 billion next fiscal year, then $3 billion by 2026, $4 billion by 2029, and potentially more than $6 billion by 2032, depending on investment returns. Connecticut’s pension system is only roughly 50 percent funded, the fourth worst rate nationally, Bloomberg News reported in early November. The agreement would also reduce the state’s assumption for returns from 8 percent to 6.9 percent. A consultant’s report in 2015 said part of the state’s unfunded liability was the result of underperforming assumptions. Additionally, the state’s pension contributions would be determined on a fixed cost rate, not as a percentage of total payroll. The agreement would also split pensions for pension liabilities accrued before Dec. 31, 1983, when the state revised benefits. The 2015 report said the largest portion of the unfunded liability is tied to the oldest tier of employees and retirees. Union representatives praised the deal, saying it helps ensure retired state employees will get their pen-
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Hitchhiker mystery unsolved decades later By Terry Sutton Special to Town Times
What is the identity of the young man who died following an odd car accident which occurred on Oct. 18, 1984 in the town of Malvern, Arkansas? The question has been pondered for 30-plus years. At present, the answer is unknown. The man had been hitchhiking in Louisville, Kentucky, when he was given a ride. The unknown hitchhiker told the driver that he was on his way to Houston, Texas and eventually to California. But tragedy soon struck the duo. The car went off the road and plunged into a body of water. The driver managed to escape, but the hitchhiker, submerged underwater for too long, died two days later. The death was ruled accidental. With the hitchhiker’s identity unknown, he was simply given the number 3123 in the
NAMUS system, the national database of unidentified human remains. There is one seemingly important clue in this case. The driver who picked up the unidentified hitchhiker said the man may have been from the New Haven, Connecticut area. The hitchhiker is described as being between 25 and 35 years of age, with medium to dark brown hair that was six inches in length. Also, he wore a chin beard that was two inches long. The man stood approximately 5-feet8-inches tall and weighed 167 pounds. The deceased had two scars; one was a small, circular shape on his left ankle, and the other was a healed wound from being shot in the chin with a BB gun. Kermit Channel, executive director of the Arkansas State Crime Lab, believes that with modern technology, and the Internet, this case can finally be solved.
“There is lot we can do today that we couldn’t do 20 years ago,” Channel said. “Hopefully someone will see his picture and realize that this may be someone, like a relative or friend, that they haven’t seen in years.” Berlin resident Tiffany Menard knows the pain of having a loved one disappear. The military veteran was deployed in October of 2003 when her 40-yearold mother, Mary Menard, vanished. A drug and alcohol addiction counselor, and a former addict, Mary Menard had recently relapsed. When Tiffany returned to the United States in 2006, her mother still had not been found. “I remember searching Jane Doe’s that could match her description, weekly,” Tiffany said. “Countless Internet searches of women who could have amnesia and not know their identities, while secretly hoping I would see
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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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Sunday, Dec. 18 Art studio - An Open Studio, Elements Art Collective is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 18, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 229 Tuttle Road, Durham. Artists are members and faculty at Wesleyan Potters and Guil-
ford Art Center. Gifts, pottery, jewelry, cards, ornaments and other handcrafted items. For more information, call 203-314-1059 or email mjbella62@gmail.com.
Tuesday, Dec. 20 Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Valley Regional at Valley Regional, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 21 Boys ice hockey - CRHS vs. Cheshire at Wesleyan University Ice Rink, 3:15 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22 Boys swimming - CRHS vs. Fairfield Prep at Fairfield University, 4 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 23 Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Hale Ray at Hale Ray, 6:30 p.m. Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Hale Ray at CRHS, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 27 Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Windsor Locks at CRHS, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28 Boys ice hockey - CRHS vs. Daniel Hand at Northford Ice
Pavilion, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 30 Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Creed at Fair Haven School, 7:30 p.m.
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Saturday, Dec. 31 Christmas Tree pick up Boys Scout Troop 270 has scheduled a Christmas Tree Pick Up fundraiser for Saturday, Dec. 31 in Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall. For more information and to schedule a pickup, call 860349-2370 or email Troop270DurhamCT@aol.com. Donations are appreciated.
Christmas Tree pick up Boys Scout Troop 270 has scheduled a Christmas Tree Pick Up fundraiser for Saturday, Jan. 7 in Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall. For more information and to schedule a pickup, call 860349-2370 or email Troop270DurhamCT@aol.com. Donations are appreciated.
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Sunday, Jan. 1 Open house - The Friends of Long Hill Estate and the Long Hill Estate Authority have scheduled the 18th annual New Year’s Day Open House at Wadsworth Mansion, 421 Wadsworth St. Middletown, for Sunday, Jan. 1, 1 to 4 p.m. The free event features docent tours, horse-drawn carriage rides and musical
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Adult education programs 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.
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Couple welcomes visitors to ‘God’s Farm’ By Lauren Sievert Record-Journal staff
MERIDEN — Mary Lou and Mike Sadonis are welcoming visitors to their farm on Briar Lane this Christmas with a newly built nativity scene.
the nativity scene just far enough back from the street to avoid being covered in snow when plows pass. Not a carpenter by trade, Mike Sadonis said, he uses online instructions for various projects.
Mary Lou Sadonis also makes cowboy-style religious hats “God’s Farm” opened five that she gives away. She atyears ago when the couple taches crucifixes to the front. moved into the home at 42 While she doesn’t charge for Briar Lane. Mary Lou Sadonis the hats, she accepts donadreamed of having a farm tions toward the upkeep of and decided to use an inher- the farm and veterinarian itance from her parents to bills. make her dream a reality. The couple also gives away She started looking at propwood that has fallen on the erty in Wallingford, where property, Mary Lou Sadonis she previously lived, but said. She asks anyone who found prices too high. Her wants to visit to come on Satdaughter told her about the urdays when someone will Briar Lane property, which be home to greet them. Mary came with about two acres of Lou Sadonis said people have Mary Lou Sadonis, of Meriden, stands next to a nativity scene built by husband, Michael, at their God’s Farm residence on Briar Lane in Meriden, Monday, Dec. 5. The farm land, a barn and horse and told her they feel a sense of welcomes visitors from 2 to 5 p.m, on Saturdays. | Dave Zajac, Record-Journal sheep, she said. The farm is peace after visiting. open to anyone who wants to pray or a peaceful place to meditate. Briar Lane is located just west of Gravel Street.
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A handful of providers, meanwhile, said the Care 4 Kids program makes up a sizeable portion of their revenue, including larger daycare centers, and that reducing or eliminating benefits means they could have to shut down.
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During the forum, parents and child care providers said the program helps parents who can’t afford to send their children to daycare centers. As a result, parents warned that they may have to work less, or stop altogether, to ensure their children have care, while daycare providers said they will lose revenue.
Shadae Evans works at a New Haven daycare center but said she can’t afford child care for her own young son, and expressed concern that his development is affected by a lack of access to preschool instruction.
know that he could be delayed because he’s just going from house to house. I know the quality care that a kid needs to survive — he’s not learning the basic needs,” she said.
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The change, which is expected to impact roughly 1,800 families, was made to address a $5.4 million budget deficit in the program. OEC also stopped taking applications as of Aug. 1 for families who earned less than 50 percent of the median income — roughly $40,000 for a family of three, including a single parent of two children.
Abercrombie said a working group of politicians from Rep. Melissa Ziobron, R-East both parties will begin as Haddam suggested other fac- soon as next week to look for alternatives.
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“If we’re going to talk about this, then I think we need to talk about all of the different issues and I think in order to solve the problem, everything has to be on the table,” she said.
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CRHS FALL SPORTS AWARDS Coginchaug Regional High School held its fall sports banquet on Dec. 5, recognizing all fall sports and giving out the individual awards.
Winners of the Coach’s Award/ MVP are as follows. Back row from left: Brian Sheldon, Matt Woznyk, Peter Schulten, Danielle Quinley, Gabriele Kozik, Adam Doolittle, Jeremy The three winners of the Scholar-Athlete Award are, from Orozco, Ben Murphy, and Rick Sorensen. Front row from left: Hayley McIntyre, Amanda left: Danny Turecek, Ashley Dana, and Alexandra Alsup. Paul, Marissa Bizzario, Colby Courchesne, Alexandra Alsup. | Submitted photo | Submitted photo
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Four state champs crowned Dec. 10 Class LL WEST HAVEN — Darien didn’t do anything complex to defend against Ridgefield’s turbo-charged passing game in Saturday’s CIAC Class LL final. The Blue Wave didn’t need to, either. Timothy Herget had two touchdown catches and two interceptions and Quinn Fay had four of his team’s eight sacks as top-ranked Darien routed No. 7 Ridgefield, 28-7, to win its second straight LL title. The Blue Wave’s defensive line of tackles Justin Plank and Andrew Stueber and ends Cord Fox and Fay had their way with Ridgefield and were the difference in the game.
Brian Peters completed 17 of 31 passes for 237 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for the Blue Wave. Herget had four catches for 91 yards along with his two scores.
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NEW BRITAIN – Senior Ryan O’Connell ran for a touchdown, caught a touchdown pass and made eight tackles as No. 2 New Canaan defeated No. 1 and previously unbeaten Windsor 35-20 to win the Class L championship Saturday at Veterans Field.
Brehon went over 2,000 yards for the season in the fourth quarter and 176 yards in the second half. He also scored both touchdowns in the second half.
It was the fourth straight title for the Rams (12-1) and 12th overall, all under head coach Lou Marinelli who tied former West Haven coach Ed McCarthy for the state record for wins with 322.
“I felt we put pressure on them defensively and came out in the second half on fire,” Brehon said. “That kind of shocked them and froze them up. We are a second-half team. If you let down, we get it rolling.”
New Canaan was playing in the final for the 10th time in 11 seasons. The Rams haven’t lost to a team other than Darien since the 2012 Class L semifinals vs. Windsor. New Canaan’s only loss this year was to Class LL champ Darien.
Brehon finished with 3,405 rushing yards for his career and 39 total touchdowns. “Matt’s an exceptional kid. His speed is incredible,” Hillhouse coach Reggie Lytle said. “Everyone we played, nobody prepared for our speed, nobody practiced for our speed, nobody could
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Class S NEW BRITAIN – Though he has many to choose from, it would be hard for Ansonia football coach Tom Brockett to find a state championship as satisfying as the Chargers’ latest CIAC crown Saturday. Ansonia’s 28-21 victory over Rocky Hill for the Class S championship – the 20th state title in school history – was an immense struggle against a talented Rocky Hill team in just its second playoff and first title game. The Chargers (13-0) trailed 14-6 at halftime and after three quarters. They encountered adversity that may have caused the Chargers to won-
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Maintenance Worker (2nd Shift) - Perform general maintenance, repairs, basic carpentry, painting, plumbing, landscaping and cleaning service functions. Proficiency in the use of hand and power tools necessary, and must have own tools. Maintain records, obtain estimates and orders, pick up supplies, materials and repair parts. Basic computer skills. H.S. Diploma/GED & building/plant maintenance experience. Must be able to read/comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, emails and memos. Progressive Tool & Die Maker (2nd Shift) – Two to five years’ of experience. Must be able to construct or make major alterations or repairs to progressive stamping dies. Knowledge of CNC, CAD, Wire and Sinker EDM is a plus. Please indicate position desired, and contact: Jim Connor, Human Resource VP, Bridgeport Fittings, 705 Lordship Blvd., Stratford, CT 06615, Fax: 203-378-9818, E-mail: jimc@bptfittings.com EOE
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Miscellaneous ANTIQUES - Always MERIDEN - Nice 2BRbuying old; Toys, mili$850mo. Appls., prkg., For Sale tary, jewelry, art, dep., refs. No pets! 25 watches, musical inGriswold St. 203-238- 4 SNOW TIRES & RIMS, 1890 or 203-317-7222. struments, signs, arSz 235/55R17 cade games, cameras, like new, for sale. pre 1970 sports mem$400.00 obo SPECIAL - 1 Bdrm orabilia, plus more. Call (203) 530-8901 apartments $800 /mo. Maintenance position One item or entire esFree Heat, Hot Water in metal stamping co. CHAINSAW, Remington, tate contents. Call and Electric! Ask about Experience /machinery 14", good cond, asking 860-718-5132. our pet policy. Security and general repairs. $45. or OBO. Call (203) deposit required. (203) Apply in person 634-1986. 639-4868 Companion Industries Inc. 891 W Queen St Music Instruments Southington CT Condos For Rent & Instruction Help Wanted
Wallingford Program in need of PT Admin. Meriden - 2 BR Condo, $850, 2 mo sec. + app BA/BS Required. Email fee. No pets. Maier resume: Cheryl.Iannuc Property Mgt,203-235ci@CPWestchester.org 1000. Conv. to hi-way.
Apartments For Rent
Meriden - WLFD Line, Large Modern 2 BR Condo. Laundry. No Pets. $975 + Utils. 203 675 7326
WALLINGFORD - Room for rent, $500/mo. utils inc, prvt shower, NO kit, microwave included. Call (203) 589-5971
Yamaha Portatone keyboard-PSR_3$25.00. 49 keys, multi function, (background rhythm,instrument simulation, etc) orig. box, stand, AC adapter, instructions & music books inc. 203-2374163, Meriden .
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1500+S/F Loft apts 1 & 2 BR avail. All newly renovated. Prime loc., right off hghwy., close to mall, hospital and all transportation. Avail. immed. 917-566-6672
MERIDEN - 2 BR &1 BR. $900 & $800. No pets. No smokers. 2 mnths sec & 1st mnths rent 860-305-1642 MERIDEN - 2nd fl: 1 BR $600mo.; Studio $500 mo. 2 mo. sec. +app fee. Maier Property Mgt, 203-235-1000.
MERIDEN & MIDDLETOWN- 1 & 2 BR available. Call (203) 630-9481.
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DEE’S ANTIQUES Buying Collectibles, Jewelry & Silver. China, Glass, Military, Musical. Anything old & unusual. Single item to an estate. 203-235-8431.
WEIGHT BENCH - assorted weights and bar. $50. Call (203) 443-5614.
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1,2,3 Items or an Estate ûûûCA$Hûûû 203-494-1695 ESTATE SALE SERVICE Costume Jewelry, Antiques, paintings, Meriden-made items, toys, lamps
32 North Colony St Wallingford, (203) 269-9341 2flrs-1800sf Consigned Home Decor, furniture, jewelry & 1-2 ITEMS handbags. Daily disc. given. $5 Silverware, China, Glass. off $25 purchase, $10 off Furniture, 50’s Items. $100 purchase. 30 day layWhole Estates away avail. New merchandise 203 238-3499 daily. Ample prkg in our lot. MF, 9:30-5, Sat., 10-5, Sun, 11-4 AARON’S BUYING Like us on facebook
ESTATE FURNITURE Ethan Allen, Lane: oak table w/6 chairs, $450; Maple Bedroom set, $450; many other nice items. Call Tom for details (860) 828-7710, (860) 306-7927.
3 Darling Street, Southington, CT Studio & One Bedroom Apt. Homes Includes Heat/Hot Water, Appliances Computer & Fitness Center Free Meal Program & Activities Free Shuttle Bus Service Affordable Apartments for Qualified Applicants 50 years of age of older. For more info call 860-621-3954 TTY 711 FlanderswestBC.com
Advertise with us. 203-317-2312 CHRISTMAS PUPPIES Purebred Maltese. 2 Females avail. now. $800 each. 860-302-5371 or 860-378-5706
English or French Bulldogs 450.+; Yorkies, 850+ Bengal kittens 450+ (860) 828-7442
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Old Machinist Tools, Lathes, Bench Tools Hand Tools, Much More. (203) 525-0608 ALL CASH FOR
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MERIDEN 1-2 BR Hubbard Park Condos. Air Heat. 775 West Main St. $825 to $975 + Utils. No pets. Call John, (860) 989-6080.
Buyer of Vintage NAPIER costume jewelry & memorabilia! HIGHEST CASH PAID! 203-606-8374
PISTOL PERMIT Or Long Gun Certificate Required for Connecticut Residents. 1 Class, Small Groups $110. 203 415-1144
BERLIN - 2BR, 1500 sq ft, newly remodeled, Washer/dryer deck, off st pkng, big yard very nice area, close to rt’s 15, 9 & 91. $1300. Sec + cred chk. (305) 9706653, (860)729-4033. BRAND NEW APTS for RENT 4 BD - HC Accessible HUGE 2 BD w/ HT & HW Broad Street 860-246-0613
Music By Roberta Perform + Instruct Voice lessons - all ages +levels,piano beginnerinterm. (203) 630-9295.
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Wood / Fuel & Heating Equip CLEANEST SEASONED FIREWOOD - IN CT, $200 / cord delivered. Discounts over 2, over 4, & picked up. Call Mike (203) 631-2211 CLEAN FIREWOOD $200 per cord. Cut, split and delivered. (203) 376-2805.
ALWAYS Buying old tools. Wanted old, SEASONED used and antique hand FIREWOOD tools, machinist, Approximately 18” long, woodworking, engravfull cord, $200. ½ cord, ing and work bench 125.00 (203) 294-1775 tools. Please call with confidence. Fair offers lavignestreeservicellc.com made in your home. Cory 860-322-4367 Tree Length
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Businesses & Services Attics & Basement Cleaned GARY Wodatch Demolition Svs Sheds, pools, decks, garages, debris removal. Quick, courteous svc. All calls returned. Ins. #566326. Cell, 860-558-5430
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Fencing CORNERSTONE Fence & Ornamental Gates. All types of fence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert. Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237GATE. CT Reg #601060.
Gutters GUTTERS DON’T WORK IF THEY’RE DIRTY For gutter cleaning, Call Kevin (203) 4403279 Fully ins. CT# 569127 [Publisher Name] is a partner of CTjobs.com.
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ED’S JUNK REMOVAL WE HAVE DUMP TRUCK Reg. Ins. Free on-site est. Attics, bsemts, garages, appl. & more. Any Questions? Ed (203) 494-1526
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Fall Cleanups, Tree Work, Snow Plowing & much more! A & A Lawn Maint. 860-719-3953. Gary Wodatch Landscaping. Hedge/tree trimming. Trim overgrown properties. Calls returned. #620397 860-558-5430
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