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Expanded hours considered for pre-k By Mark Dionne Town Times
Regional School District 13’s Board of Education heard a preliminary proposal at their Jan. 11 meeting to bring full and extended days to the district’s pre-kindergarten program. Explaining the background of the program, Amy Emory, the Pupil Personnel Director, said the district had an obligation to provide pre-K education for children with special needs. Emory described some potential benefits of expanding the day, a proposal that seemed likely to appear in the upcoming budget. The pre-k program is designed to assist 3 and 4 year olds who have some type of learning disability, such as autism, speech difficulties, genetic disorders, brain injuries, behavioral or emotional issues, or other difficulties. The state requires assistance for 3 and 4 year olds in these cases. The district runs the program, usually just called “pre-k,” at Brewster Elementary School. Children become eligible for the program through a referral and screening process. The program also draws from a pool of children without learning disabilities to serve as role model students at a 1 to 1 ratio. Emory said, “The science behind that is they become peer models for language, for social development, for anything in terms of behavior, gross motor skills, and it addresses what’s called ‘least restrictive environment,’ which is that they should be educated not in isolation but with their peers.” The role model population gets in through a lottery system and is also screened by school employees for fit as role models. There is no charge for any children in the See District, A6
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Community pays tribute to Walter ‘Wally’ Camp By Mark Dionne Town Times
In the week since the death of coaching legend Walter Camp, the Durham and Middlefield community has come together to remember and pay tribute to a man who served as a coach, director, mentor and friend. Camp, known as Wally to most, died at the age of 87 on Jan. 11. On Tuesday, students and staff from Coginchaug Regional High School and Strong Middle School stood along Pickett Lane to honor Camp and his family as the funeral procession traveled Despite the cold and the drizzle, students from Coginchaug past the schools and the Wally Regional High School stood along Pickett Lane in Durham to Camp Athletic Complex.
witness the funeral procession on Jan. 17 of long-time coach, teacher, athletic director, and sports booster Wally Camp. | Mark Dionne, Town Times
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A great coach, a great man By Jim Bransfield Special to Town Times
Some four years ago, it was my privilege to sit down in a Durham restaurant and share a breakfast with Wally Camp, Art Kohs and Jake Salafia and listen to them reminisce about their years in coaching. From that meeting I generated a story that ran in the Middletown Press. It was billed as a story about three iconic coaches – Camp at Durham/Coginchaug, Salafia at Cromwell, and Kohs at Hale-Ray and Xavier – and sports.
through sports he made friends for life. In fact, while he loved coaching basketball, basketball was a means to an end, not an end in itself. The best moment of his life, he said, was when he married his wife. But in basketball, he said the best thing was his association with kids. “They kept me young,” he said. Wally Camp, the young man, died last week. He was 87.
But it was so much more than that. This was a story about life, about caring, about commitment, and in the end, about deep and abiding friendship.
His accomplishments have been oft-chronicled. They were chronicled when they happened, they have been chronicled in the days since his passing, and they will be forever recorded through the echoing corridors of time, long after you and I have passed on.
In that story, Camp said that
I remember the man.
I covered Camp a few times in my 52 years of freelance writing, mostly for the Middletown Press. He was a great coach. He cared deeply about his kids and in postgame interviews he was always honest, always to the point and when his kids did well, he made sure to say so. Like any good mentor, when they didn’t so well, he said that, too. Like most of us, he eventually retired. But that was a fiction. He continued to counsel his successor, Todd Salva. He kept his finger on the pulse of life in Durham and Middlefield and he kept in contact with his friends, including iconic coaches like Salafia, Kohs and Pete Shuler of Westbrook girls basketball fame. See Great, A2
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He coached boys basketball and other teams for more than 30 years at Durham High School and Coginchaug Regional High School, starting in 1957 and continuing until 1990. He finished with a 508-216 record coaching boys basketball. Camp was inducted into the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame and the National High School Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame. Todd Salva, head coach of the boys basketball team at Coginchaug, said Camp was
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“ahead of his time” as a basketball coach. “He once told me that early on in his career he was on a mission,” Salva said. “He wanted to do something that would bring the community together. He did that with the basketball program and as successful as he was, he always said that winning and losing takes care of itself. If you do all the right things in preparation you will win and if you don’t win, you can walk away holding your head high that you did everything you possibly could and there is no shame in that.”
athletics booster club. In 1974, his team won the Class S championship. But championships weren’t why Camp stayed active in coaching so long. When asked about his favorite coaching moment in 2013, he said, “It is the association with the kids that was the best.”
dinner listed rosters from all of Camp’s teams. “It struck me that the list felt like it was the whole town,” Forline said. “It made me realize how much his influence was woven into the community.”
“They kept me young and I felt like I was accomplishing something,” Camp said at the time.
Board of Education member Norm Hicks, a former student of Camp’s, opened the school board’s Jan. 11 meeting with a moment of silence and tribute.
John Forline, assistant boys basketball coach at Coginchaug, witnessed first-hand Camp’s influence as a member of the 1974 champiCamp was the school disonship team. He recalled trict’s first athletic direcattending a dinner recogniztor and one of the founding members of the Benchwarm- ing Camp’s retirement from ers, the Durham-Middlefield coaching. A program at the
“It was an honor to know him. If you didn’t know him, once you met him you knew him. He was well-known and well-seen around town,” Hicks said. “He was a husband, a father, a coach, a teacher, a mentor, a Benchwarmer, a restaura-
teur, but most of all, he was a friend of Region 13 and a friend of Durham High School and he will certainly be missed,” Hicks added. In 2000, the district named the Coginchaug athletic complex after Camp to honor his impact on the community. “To me, what really stands out is that Wally possessed an uncanny ability to bring out the best in kids,” Salva said. “He dedicated his life to doing just that. He believed that all kids have value and that their contributions mattered. He was completely non-judgmental and made each student feel special. That is a variable that you can’t measure.”
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When I cover teams, I never know quite how I am perceived. Yeah, I like to be friendly with the coaches I cover, but sometimes one has to write things that are less than flattering. Not that I ever did that with Camp, but a reporter/coach relationship is one that often is
kept arm’s length and that’s a good thing. In that light, fast forward to the spring of 1990. My eldest son Dana waged the final chapter of his battle with leukemia. On April 3, at age 14, he died. On April 6 we celebrated his life with a funeral Mass at St. Elizabeth Seton Church in Rocky Hill.
Wally Camp, a coach whom I realized was a friend, was there. Now, nearly 27 years later, Wally Camp has joined my son and his own late son in what we all hope is a far, far better place. Wally and I shared that horrible bond of losing a child, but we shared much more than that.
We shared a love of sports, sure, but also a love of people, a love of kids, a love of life. We are all mortal, we all die. That doesn’t make accepting death any easier, but it does give us a sense of connection with each other. For we are nothing without each other. As our lives reSee Great, A3
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him, the folks of Durham and forever young. Middlefield who cheered for treat further and further into him and his teams, all shared Jim Bransfield is a longtime contributor to Record-Jourisolation because of techno- something special. nal publications. A retired logical advances that allow teacher, Bransfield ’s loves us to get things done without Wally Camp was a great coach. But far more importinclude road trips and writinteracting with others, it is ing about Connecticut high important, I think, to remem- ant, Wally Camp was a great man. school sports. ber that connections with each other is what makes us He was and will always be human and humane. It was a privilege to know Wally Camp and if we listen carefully, we can still hear the sound of his heel kicking the bench at the Coginchaug gym when things didn’t go quite right. The young men who played for him, the parents who entrusted their children to
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Middlefield readies for state funding cuts By Mark Dionne Town Times
At its regular meeting on Jan. 17, the Middlefield Board of Selectmen discussed how cuts to state funding will impact the town. On Dec. 29 Connecticut’s Office of Policy and Management announced $20 million in cuts to Education Cost Sharing grants, the method the state uses to send funds to towns for education spending. On the same date, the state announced $30 million in cuts to the Local Capital Improvement Program, which will also affect Middlefield. Since then, and on a smaller scale, the state alerted municipalities that the Elderly Nutrition Program is also facing cuts.
of state funds involved has been a volatile topic in Connecticut. Bailey said he expects the ECS formula to be revised and predicted it would not be to Middlefield’s advantage.
couraged by conversations that the legislature will release [LoCIP] funds.”
Unlike the ECS funding, restoration of the LoCIP funds is “quite possible,” according to Bailey. The first selectman said he has been in touch with Middlefield’s state representatives and that the funds, designed to help towns with large projects, are still under consideration at the capital. “I’m a little en-
the form of caps on number of days for the program or number of meals. Cuts of that nature might not affect Middlefield at all, as the program runs three days a week and averages 12 to 15 meals per sitting, which is smaller than many towns.
Middlefield’s LoCIP funds were cut $31,716. Due to receive funds in April, Middlefield is in better shape than other towns that had unspent LoCIP funds retracted.
“It doesn’t sound at the moment like a big effect on us,” said Bailey, who noted that the cuts were also not definite. “They [CRT] are still hoping to receive adequate funding.”
Middlefield also received notification that cuts in the Community Renewal Team may effect the senior meal program, which takes place three times per week at the Middlefield Community Center. The cuts may be in
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While noting that some towns are facing deeper ECS cuts, Bailey said that discussions with school administration and Durham First Selectman Laura Francis to handle the cuts are on-going.
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Several BOE members acknowledged that the possibility of state-mandated and universal pre-k hung over the discussion of this more limited program. If an expanded time for the pre-K program makes it into the proposed budget, it could join a proposal to offer district-run before and after school programming, an idea detailed to the BOE by former Memorial principal Kevin Brough at the Dec. 14 meeting. At the Jan. 11 meeting, Superintendent of Schools Kathryn Veronesi said that since Brough’s presentation, “So far we’ve had a lot of positive feedback” and added that the district would continue to gauge interest in that idea.
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Locals prepare for million woman march Most buses leaving the state for the Million Woman March this weekend are full, and area women and men are readying themselves for what could be one of the largest protests in recent history. The march planned for the nation’s capitol on the day after President-elect Donald Trumps’s inauguration will highlight concern about human rights for women, minorities, the LGTB community, the poor and the disabled. Sister marches are planned in many cities across the country and the world. “I’m really excited that the Wallingford bus is leaving 100 percent full,” said Jackie Gabbard Bielawski. “They did not offer a Meriden bus so I’m sure there will be a mixture of people.”
March organizers are hoping to have 1.7 million pussycat hats made in time for the march, with Etsy shops reporting they are sold out. Some critics have said the women should avoid them so as not to have their causes trivial-
“I made some for my daughter from Alabama and another daughter in Maryland,” McCormick said. “I saw people were looking for hats. I’m happy to make them for people to wear.”
Morgenstein works in the medical field and sees people grappling with the high cost of health care every day. Ellen Ornato, a co-founder of ConnectAnd Improv LLC of Middlefield, is attending the march as her first protest. “I’m going because women’s reproductive rights are in danger; because the House just began to unravel the Affordable Care Act, because the civil rights of the LGBTQ citizens are threatened.”
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Van Tassell is also a “selftaught” graphics designer who wanted to create a design that was “modern and gets the message out quickly.” Her boyfriend, a collector, discovered a button from a human rights March on Washington in 1963 and Van Tassell had her inspiration. Van Tassell, who runs an Etsy shop from her Wallingford Road home, combined the pink pussycat hat being worn by women at the march and put it on top of the woman’s symbol. She made a few buttons to sell online and sold four in the first two hours.
Gina Morgenstein, a former Town Council candidate in Wallingford, plans to be at the march with friends and husband Larry Morgenstein.
“There are so many rights women and people, I call others, are losing with this administration,” she said.
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“With the cell phone, and camera, notebook and pen to juggle, that could have been me,” Van Tassell said. “It made me sick.
“This march is the human rights Woodstock,” Van Tassell said. “I wanted to be part of it in some way.”
through the Million Woman March on Washington Connecticut chapter. McCormick only asks that the recipients take a photo of themselves Nancy McCormick of Madison wearing the hat and make is one of hundreds of knitters a donation to their favorite across the county making hats women’s cause. for thousands of marchers. McCormick just recently re“I believe in equality and digvived the hobby and still con- nity not just for women but siders herself a novice. When for everyone,” McCormick a friend sent her the link to the said. “I believe these hats pussycat hat pattern, McCorwill send a powerful message mick pulled out the knitting and am happy to support the needles. Pussyhat Project.”
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Last week, people were paying more than $6 for a one-inch button shipped in time for the march, Van Tassell said.
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That’s what closets are for By Diana Carr Special to Town Times
Out of sight, out of mind, we are told. That old adage works well for me, regarding clutter. It makes my closets my best friends. I just stuff everything into the nearest one, and I tell myself that the house looks good. Denial is such a lovely thing, isn’t it?
like stare off into space or pick dust bunnies off of my kitties (which they collect in their fur because they are so low to my dust bunny-laden floors). So when the clutter threatens to stage a hostile takeover, I toss it all into the nearest closet or drawer. What clutter?!
This works well until it’s time to open the closet door for a needed item, and things come crashing down upon My closets may have a difmy head. Bodily harm is alferent take on the situation, ways imminent. You would for I have stuffed them to think this would inspire me overflowing. They are strain- to organize things a bit beting and groaning under the ter, or at all, but you would weight of it all, I am sure, and be wrong. I just stuff things looking forward to the day back in, kicking them in with when I will lighten their load. my foot if the situation calls I don’t know how to tell them for it, and I shut the door this, but I don’t think it’s go- quickly before anything can ing to happen. make a run for it. To say housecleaning is not my forte would be an understatement. There are so many other fun things to do,
My hall closet, which houses a push lawnmower (I no longer store it in the outside shed because that shed
likes to make snakes feel right at home), an electric snow shovel that requires more work to operate than I am ever up for, extension cords, old paint that has become fossilized, my recycle bin, jackets that don’t fit but I never give up hope that someday they will, and boxes. Lots of boxes. More than the UPS has. I save them for sending things to my Swedish grandson. All different sizes for all different-sized toys. You’d think that with such a large stash I must be whisking presents off to that dear boy on a daily basis. I am not. I send Hayden presents for Christmas and his birthday, and occasionally a surprise present during the year. So for the most part, these boxes just pile up, waiting for the time when they will be airborne and on their way to bring delight to a small boy. I think they’re starting to despair.
I do this with drawers, too. I stuff paperwork in them, telling myself that one of these days I will sort through it all. I never do. Drawers become so overwhelmed with the situation that they start dropping papers out their back and onto the floor. I think they’ve decided to take matters into their own hands.
ing through the mounds of paperwork that’s stuffed into the drawers to be quite so rewarding.) One time I came across a picture of 3-year-old me at the beach, wrapped around a railing, posing like a movie star. (Apparently someone did not get the memo that I was destined to be a movie star.)
Every blue moon or so, though, I will have the notion that it is time to de-clutter. Good energy in the home, and all that. And it is a treasure hunt, believe me. Things I don’t remember getting. Things I can’t even identify. Things I know I will never use, like the iron. Delightful things that I am happy to have found. I feel like I’m at a tag sale. And I always end up going through the photo albums, and reliving the growing-up years with my boys. That alone puts me in a good mood. (I will say, however, that I do not find wad-
So if you come to my house, you will find it to be relatively clutter-free. Unless you peek into the closets. And if you need a box, or just about anything, I believe I can help you out with that. Like I said, just open any closet door and you will feel like you’re at a tag sale. I’ll give you a good price.
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Diana Carr, a resident of Durham, is the author of “More Reflections on Everyday Things.” This second collection of her columns is available on CreateSpace and Amazon.
Calendar Friday, Jan. 20
Monday, Jan. 23
Thursday, Jan. 26
Wednesday, Feb. 1
Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Old Lyme at CRHS, 7 p.m.
Boys swimming - CRHS vs. Branford/Guilford at Sheehan Pool, 4:30 p.m.
Boys ice hockey - CRHS vs. Newtown at Northford Ice Pavilion, 6 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 27
Thursday, Feb. 2
Saturday, Jan. 21
60+ Club - The Durham 60+ Club and Travel is scheduled to meet Monday, Jan. 23, 1:30 p.m., at the Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St. A variety table follows the meeting. Seniors from surrounding towns are welcome.
Girls basketball - CRHS vs. North Haven at CRHS, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 24
Boys ice hockey - CRHS vs. Housatonic-Northwestern at Hotchkiss, 8:30 p.m.
Boys ice hockey - CRHS vs. Sheehan at Northford Ice Pavilion, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 22 CFPA program - The Connecticut Forest and Park Association has scheduled “Winter Tree ID for Beginners” for Sunday, Jan. 22, 1 to 3 p.m., 16 Meriden Road, Rockfall. Program is held both in and outdoors. Dress appropriately. Registration is recommended. For more information, visit www.ctwoodlands.org/CFPA-events/ winter-tree-id-for-beginnerscfpa.
Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Morgan at CRHS, 7 p.m. Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Morgan at Morgan, 7 p.m. Boys swimming - CRHS vs. North Haven at North Haven, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 25 Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Rocky Hill at Rocky Hill, 6:45 p.m. Boys ice hockey - CRHS vs. Branford at Northford Ice Pavilion, 8:15 p.m.
Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Portland at Portland, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 28 Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Portland at Old Lyme, 3 p.m. Boys ice hockey - CRHS vs. Masuk at The Rinks at Shelton, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 31 Boys basketball - CRHS vs. East Hampton at CRHS, 7 p.m. Girls basketball - CRHS vs. East Hampton at East Hampton, 7 p.m. Boys swimming - CRHS vs. Hamden at Sheehan Pool, 4 p.m.
Boys basketball - CRHS vs. HMTCA at The Learning Center, 7 p.m.
Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Haddam-Killingworth at CRHS, 7 p.m. Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Haddam-Killingworth at Haddam-Killingworth, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 11
Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Valley Regional at CRHS, 7 p.m.
Boys ice hockey - CRHS vs. Tri-town at Northford Ice Pavilion, 6:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Monday, Feb. 13
Boys ice hockey - CRHS vs. North Branford at Northford Ice Pavilion, 6 p.m.
Girls basketball - CRHS vs. North Branford at North Branford, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Cromwell at Cromwell, 7 p.m.
Boys basketball - CRHS vs. North Branford at CRHS, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Cromwell at CRHS, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 8 Boys ice hockey - CRHS vs. Amity at Bennett Rink-West Haven, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 15 Boys ice hockey - CRHS vs. Branford at Northford Ice Pavilion, 5:45 p.m.
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Government Meetings Durham
Monday, Feb. 6
Meeting, Town Hall, 5 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 23
Board of Selectmen Budget Meeting, Town Hall, 5 p.m.
Inland/Wetlands, library, 7 p.m.
Historic District Commission, library, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Board of Selectmen Budget Meeting, Town Hall, 5 p.m. Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m.
Conservation Commission, library, 7 p.m.
Fire Department Trustees, Durham Volunteer Firehouse, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 25 Senior Citizen Board, Durham Activity Center, 1 p.m.
Library Board of Trustees, library, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 7
Board of Finance Budget Meeting, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 8
Wednesday, Feb. 1
Board of Education, Strong school, 7 p.m.
Planning & Zoning, library, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 9
Thursday, Feb. 2
Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Board of Finance Budget Meeting, Town Hall, 6 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 13
Planning & Zoning, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Middlefield Monday, Jan. 23 Lake Beseck Environment Committee, 7 p.m.
Durham Volunteer Fire ComBoard of Finance, 7 p.m. pany, Durham Vol. Firehouse, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 Wednesday, Feb. 15 Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m. Board of Selectmen Budget Meeting, Town Hall, 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2
Economic Development Commission, Durham Activity Center, 7 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 30
Board of Finance Budget Meeting, Town Hall, 6 p.m.
Park & Recreation, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6 Board of Education, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8 Planning & Zoning, 6:30 p.m. Board of Education Directors, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 Board of Finance, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 Inland/Wetlands, 7 p.m. Planning & Zoning Public Hearing, 7 p.m.
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Vocal Chords rehearsals The Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords schedules rehearsals for Tuesdays, 6:45 p.m., at the Msgr. Fox Parish Hall of St. Francis Church, 10 Elm St., Middletown. No auditions are necessary but basic choral skills are required. New members will be accepted through Jan. 31. Members of the non-profit group are from Middlesex
County and beyond. All men and women age 18 and older are welcome. The Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords spring concert is scheduled for May 6. For more information, call 860-342-3120. Medically supervised
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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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337 North Colony Road Wallingford, CT 06492 203-741-9405 henryswallingford.com Henry’s is a family owned restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Featuring Home style cooking and our selection of homemade pies. Our Catering Menu is available for any occasion.
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Welcome to On The Menu. Let us help you find the perfect place to eat.
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Berlin resident Berthiaume to lead Bees The New Britain Bees have announced the hiring of veteran minor league baseball executive Gerry Berthiaume as the team’s new general manager.
New Britain market to the Bees and begins work Jan. 23, as current GM Pat Day steps down to pursue new career opportunities.
discussions with (team owners) Frank Boulton and Michael Pfaff it was evident to me that this ownership group is dedicated and committed to keeping professional baseball in New Britain,” said Berthiaume.
“I am extremely excited about returning to professional baseball as the General Manager of the New Britain Bees. After having
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Online registration is open for all levels of Little League baseball and softball for the spring 2017 season. A fee is charged.
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DURHAM — On Wednesday, Jan. 11, a sunny morning, Walter Camp died peacefully. He was born in New Haven on Oct. 10, 1929, to parents Frank and M a y ( Wo jciechowski) Camp. He grew up in West Haven with his older brother, Frank. He attended local schools, graduated from West Haven High School. He then served in the U.S. Army for two years. He credits friends who encouraged him to make an important decision, which guided him to the career he embraced wholeheart-
tiated the first girls softball team. Also during this time, Artie Kohs, Jake Salafia, Al Towns, and Wally started Fundamental Basketball Camp, which functioned during the summer for 25 years for both boys and girls. As other coaches were added to the school faculty, Wally maintained only the basketball program for a total of 33 years. Another objective was to create a Booster Club to support and enhance high school athletics. They have contributed in countless ways to every sport that exists. This year, the group, named The Benchwarmers, are celebrating its 50th year. Wally’s teams accumulate 508 wins, placing him among a rare few Connecticut coaches to reach
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Mrs. Scarlato turns 100 Sophie Pacholski Scarlato, was born in 1917 on Hubbard Street in Middletown, to Matthew and Mary Pacholski. She was the sixth child of a family which would have 12 children: nine boys and three girls.
dren: a daughter, Bernadette, and two boys, Raymond James (Jimmy) and John Philip (Jacky). After WWII, they moved back to Middletown and lived on Berlin Street until 1954.
nest on Valley View Drive.
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Fun Night planned Durham Middlefield Youth and Family Services has scheduled a Fun Night for Memorial school fifth and sixth grade students on Friday, Jan. 27, 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Middlefield Community Center, 405 Main St. A fee is charged.
– Submitted by Sophie Scarlato’s daughter, Bernadette.
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Sophie Scarlato, a loving wife and mother, and a dedicated teacher, is now a very special centenarian. Few people are privileged to live such a long and productive life, touching so many lives in such a positive way.
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These were the depression years and living was not easy: no telephones, no TV and, sometimes, no work.
Participants should bring a non-perishable food item for the Children’s Nutrition Program. Pancake mix, syrup, jelly, peanut butter and granola bars are in need.
Sophie taught several levels at the elementary school, but fifth grade was her favorite. She has lots of former students who remember her to this day. These days, it is difficult to go anywhere around Middlefield without the exuberant call: “Hi, Mrs. Scarlato! Remember me? I was in your fifth-grade class.” And Sophie seems to remember
all of them. Sometimes the reply is, “Oh, yes, and your father too.”
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At that point, at the age of 47, she decided to get her high school GED and then went on to Central Connecticut State College to earn a BA and teaching certification. When Bernadette finished In 1965 she began her new She attended St. Mary’s Cath- high school, they bought a career teaching elementary olic School on South Main house in Middlefield. Jimmy grades at Central School, Street, Middletown for her and Jacky went to elementary completing her master’s defirst eight years of education. school in Middlefield. When gree while teaching during In 1931, at 14 years of age, Jack went off to college, Sothe next few years. she left school and moved phie was left with an empty to Hartford to work. After several years of working, she met and married Frank Scarlato, in 1934.
She retired from Middlefield Middle School in 1983.
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