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the fourth, but the Blue Devils couldn’t get over the hump. “They made plays down UNCASVILLE — Cogin- Danbury defeated his team 53- the teams to make it to the fi- the stretch,” Salva said of the chaug coach Todd Salva got it 43 for the CIAC Class S cham- nals, hung with the Mustangs champs. “Near the end we got pionship at the Mohegan Sun through three quarters and out-rebounded, especially on right. “To say I’m proud of these Arena Saturday night, March went to the fourth trailing just a couple of offensive rebounds 35-31. A three-point hoop by that were important.” kids only scratches the sur- 19. Coginchaug was out-reCoginchaug, unquestion- Cameron Powers (12 points) face,” said Salva after heavily-favored Immaculate of ably the surprise team of all cut the lead to 35-34 to open bounded 28-23. Special to Town Times
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Immaculate (23-2) pulled away in the fourth, although Coginchaug hung in. Two free throws by Jacob Sapia (11 points) brought the Blue Devils to within three at 39-36, but every time Coginchaug got close, Immaculate See Coginchaug / Page 27
Education budget reduced By Mark Dionne Town Times
Brenda Eddy, owner of Brenda’s Main Street Feed, looks out over her Durham store March 16. | Dave Zajac / For Town Times
Owner Roger Passavant uses the property of the former Prancing Pony store to advocate for mixed-use zoning, which could expand business use of residential properties. | Dave Zajac / For Town Times
Business opinion part of Durham planning and rezoning By Mark Dionne Town Times
The debate about mixeduse zoning on Durham’s Main Street, which grew from the required update of the town’s Plan of Conservation and Development, has focused on homeowners, town officials, and potential future businesses, but there are also existing business owners who are part of the discussion. Durham First Selectman Laura Francis asked the Planning & Zoning Commission at its March 2 meeting to remember
to consider the opinions of business owners when drafting the plan for the town’s future. Francis’ request came a day after she hosted a breakfast attended by 35 business owners in Durham for a conversation about the business environment in Durham. At this first-of-its-kind meeting, Francis said she heard the concerns of business owners. “They want more businesses to help shoulder the load,” the first selectman later told the Town Times about what was expressed at the break-
fast. Francis said that business owners often ask her, “What is it about this town where we’re opposed to everything?” Her request to the Planning & Zoning Commission to seek out the opinion of business owners did not go over entirely smoothly. According to Francis, one resident accused her of soliciting business input as an attempt to push through plans to allow a mix of commercial and residential uses along Main Street. Francis has not publicly endorsed a position on mixed use but said she
wants the town to have the conversation. According to PZC Chair Frank DeFelice, there is no special mechanism for business owners to exert influence or give their opinions on the Plan of Conservation and Development. Invitations to a workshop the PZC hosted were sent to all business owners in town. Durham business owners, whether or not they are also residents, can also participate in public comment during meetings although many might See Opinion / Page 3
After a lengthy and occasionally tense meeting on March 16, the RSD13 Board of Education voted to move a proposed 2016-2017 budget of $36,826,601 to public hearing. The net budget was originally proposed on Feb. 17 at $35,067,142, which represented a 1.48 percent decrease from the current school year. The budget remained unchanged until the latest budget meeting, when members voted to remove $132,000 from the salary line. This reduction left the budget going to public hearing with a 1.85 percent decrease. The salary line reduction does not eliminate any positions. As originally proposed, the salary line covered 100 percent of the district’s salary obligations. But with staff using medical, maternal, paternal, and other leaves of absence or quitting and being replaced mid-year, the district, in the past, has not required 100 percent of the funds in that line. See Budget / Page 2
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als were not made until a motion was made on March 16 to move the budget to public hearing and referendum. The March 16 meeting had a different tone from the beginning when chair Kerrie Flanagan told the board and the audience that Robert’s Rules of Order would be followed and handouts about those rules and the BOE’s by-laws were provided. Questions were directed to the chair and, before the discussion of the entire budget, limited to the presentation topics on the agenda. Members were referred to by their surnames — “Mr. Hicks” or “Mrs. Fronc” — which was also unusual for the board. “This feels very contrived,” said Boyle, who had to ask how to present her budget proposals. Near the final vote, Boyle described herself as “very uncomfortable” moving the budget forward after the constrained meetings. The circumscribed discussion frustrated BOE member Jeremy Renninghoff, who called the process “nuts” and said the BOE was not “The Kerrie Flanagan Board of Education.” Flanagan called Renninghoff out of order and gaveled the meeting back to order. “Board meetings are not a
public session,” Flanagan said during the meeting. “This is a change for all of us.” Robert’s Rules, according to Flanagan, would help the board fulfill its function to review the budget. The Public Hearing, Flanagan said, is the place for public questions. The format also frustrated members of Durham’s and Middlefield’s board of finance, who last year were allowed to ask direction questions in the middle of the meetings. Bob Yamartino, Chair of Middlefield’s BOF, said that his board had been invited to the meeting and almost all the members attended and expected to be part of the discussion and able to ask questions. Under the format, those members could only take part during public comment as members of the public. Middlefield BOF member Dave Lowry attended the BOE’s March 9 meeting to ask about the upcoming format. Lowry was told the board’s questions would be answered and Flanagan asked that they email questions in
advance. Both Durham’s and Middlefield’s board of finance submitted questions and received answers in advance of the meeting. BOF members said they found the answers inadequate and were looking for further discussion at the BOE meeting. Yamartino spoke during the public comment but ran into the three-minute time limit. BOF members attempted to
yield their time to Yamartino, but were told that wasn’t part of the process. Lowry said, “He’s the chairman of our board ... we have four people here, he should get 12 minutes.” “It’s just wrong,” Lowry concluded and walked out of the meeting with Yamartino. The public hearing is scheduled for April 13 with a tentative referendum date of May 3.
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The $132,000 reduction represents less than 1 percent of the total amount. Last year, the BOE used the same strategy to remove $200,000 from the salary line without coming up short. The only other alteration the board entertained would have removed the new administrator position, Director of Organizational Development. As described, that position would be responsible for professional development, teacher and administrator evaluation, budget and employment issues, and tracking regulatory requirements. BOE member Nancy Boyle proposed removing the position, saying “We’ve been asked year after year to cut an administrator.” BOE member Raffaela Fronc noted that some of the responsibilities were not necessarily at the administrative level. Superintendent of Schools Kathryn Veronesi described the position as responsible for personnel development and personnel management. “I feel that having a central person’s organization, maintenance, and oversight of these tasks provides us with the type of direction we need in order to be a high-functioning, professional organization with over 300 staff members.” Veronesi also noted that eliminating the Special Education Coordinator does not eliminate the responsibilities. With the closing of Korn Elementary School and the elimination of the Special Education Coordinator, there is one less administrator in the 2016-2017 budget, even including the Director of Organizational Development. Boyle’s suggestion to remove the position was made about a month after the budget’s first presentation. Presentations on aspects of the budget took up much of the time of the three budget-oriented meetings, with discussions limited to the subjects of the presentations. In past years, BOE members were allowed wide latitude from the start to question different areas of the budget and to make proposals to be considered over multiple meetings. This year, propos-
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be reluctant to involve their business identity with a divisive issue. Brenda Eddy, owner of Brenda’s Main Street Feed, has been active in the process of updating the Plan of Conservation and Development, attending the PZCL’ workshop and both presentations of the results. WhenL’ she looks around during the meetings, Eddy said, she does not see many business owners and thinks they have not been too involved in the process. Although the location has changed, Eddy’s business has existed on Main Street for more than 35 years and is currently on the southern edge of the historic district, where mixed-use development is being considered. Eddy does not want to see rezoning alter the historic district. “I think it will change the character of the town,” she said. “Commercializing can open up a can of worms.” Like many people who oppose rezoning Main Street, Eddy said she suspects the PZC has already made up its mind. “I don’t know if P&Z is listening,” Eddy said. Eddy is not sure what the change to mixed use would look like. “They don’t seem to want to define it but it still seems commercial,” Eddy said. Lisa and Roger Passavant own the Rivendell horse farm just off Main Street in a residential/farm zone on Cherry Lane. The Passavants also owned the Prancing Pony, a horse-themed retail shop that operated in the south end of the historic district. According to Roger Passavant, Main Street should embrace its business possibilities. “I’m all for mixed use,” Passavant said. “We’re already kind of in a mixeduse situation on Main Street. Anywhere you look there’s already businesses and mixed use on Main Street.” Passavant believes that the concern of some is mostly architectural and aesthetic, and with stringent rules businesses could fit into the community and tie the north and south ends of Main
Street together. Like Passavant, Francis wants to explore the idea
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as it is, Francis said, comes with a cost. “I think there’s an element that likes the town the way it is and I don’t disagree with that ... but I fear that we’re not going to be able to afford to be that town that we were before.” For two consecutive revaluations in a row, Durham
lost 7 percent of its grand list value. While Francis, like other town officials, is careful to point out that business growth, like the Plan of Conservation and Development, is a town-wide concern, Passavant specifies that he thinks growth should start on Main Street. “If we’re going to grow
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business we need to start in a centralized location and work out,” Passavant said. Like Eddy, Passavant is also suspicious of the PZC, saying he hopes the final master plan is the vision of the entire commission and not just a few people. As with many people in a small town, Passavant wears multiple hats and those roles give him different perspectives. According to Passavant, a member of the Agricultural Commission, the PZC did a major and damaging rewrite on its draft for the agricultural portion of the Plan of Conservation and Development. One business owner Bruce Gueble took his concerns straight to what he saw as the source of the problem, the Board of Education. Gueble, who lives in Durham and
Davenport has been mentioned several times by opponents of rezoning on Main Street as a commission member who already supports the idea, according to PZC minutes. Passavant has taken to an old fashioned method of getting his opinion out there. One sign in front of the former Prancing Pony reads, “Save all of Durham/Support Mixed Use,” in contrast to other signs in the historic district which say “Save Historic Durham. If the signs in front of the Prancing Pony property are any indication, at least the mixed-use issue is slightly divisive than presidential politics. According to Passavant, he has had three Donald Trump signs stolen, but his pro-mixed-use sign remains untouched.
owns Transformer Technology on Commercial Circle in Durham, told the BOE that it should approach its budget like a business and get rid of what he considered “fluff.” Francis said that business owners often bring up the school budget. Of the breakfast, she said, “If I was surprised by anything, I was surprised by how much they watch ... Their decision-making on their businesses (is) dependent on what we do on the town side, what we do on the school side.” At least two business owners can get their opinions to PZC directly, since they’re members of the commission. Lisa Davenport owns Lisa Davenport Designs and Alana Adams owns Alana Adams Window Treatment and Area Rugs, both on Main Street.
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Traditional tea In celebration of Middlefield’s 150th birthday, a traditional tea is planned for Saturday, May 14, 1 p.m., at the Lyman Homestead. A fee is charged. Seating is limited. The event is hosted by Gwen Brayshaw. For more information and to reserve tickets, call Netta O’Connor at 860-349-9497. After reserving, tickets must be purchased (in person) at the Middlefield Town Clerk’s office.
Tuesday, March 29 Ethic’s Commission, Library, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 30 Joint Board Commission Meeting, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Board of Student Achievement, Superintendent’s Office,
Middlefield Monday, March 28 Lake Beseck Environment Committee, 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 30 Board of Education Student Achievement Committee, 7 p.m.
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Library hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; closed Friday; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Phonathon Monday, April 4 through Wednesday, April 6, 6 to 8 p.m. Book & Bake Sale The library is accepting donations of gently used books, DVDs, CDs and audiobooks for the annual book sale. No VHS tapes, magazines, text books or encyclopedias. The sale is scheduled for Friday, April 15, noon to 5 p.m. (a fee is charged on Friday) and Saturday, April 16, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children’s Story Time Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Friends of the Library Group The Levi E. Coe Library is looking to rejuvenate the Friends of the Library group. Participants would only be asked to bake occasionally, help collect money at the book sale or place phone calls during the Phone-a-thon in April. The group schedules only two meetings per year, so the commitment is minimal. For more information or to join, call 860-349-3857. Notary Public available, by appointment only.
Government Meetings Teen Cuisine - Indian Food (ages 12 to 18). Wednesday, April 6, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Learn cooking skills, kitchen safety and prepare a three-course meal. Programs for adults Dash for the Stash. A program and contest offering participants a chance to win a statewide monetary contribution to an Individual Retirement Account. The contest continues through May 15. Visit the library for more information. Book Lovers Circle. Wednesday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. Discussion of Anthony Marra’s “A Constellation of Vital Phenomenaâ€? with Hedda Kopf of Quinnipiac University. All are welcome. Movies matinĂŠes Thursdays, 1 p.m. Free and open to the public. March 31 - “Bridge of Spies.â€?
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be closed Friday, March 25, in observance of Good Friday. Programs for children Nutmeg at Night Gameshow - Thursday, March 31. Grades 4 to 6, 6 to 7 p.m.; grades 7 and up, 7 to 8 p.m. Form a team to answer trivia questions about all 10 Nutmeg books. Register at Memorial school, Durham Public Library or Levi E. Coe Library. LEGO WeDo Robotics - New Projects (7 to 11 years). Two sessions: Monday, April 4, 6:30 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 9, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Register for one session only. Science Explorers - Seeds (3 to 6 years). Thursday, April 7, 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Hands-on program. Programs for teens Teen Lounge. Weekdays, 2:30 to 5 p.m. A place set aside in the library for teens to hang out and use the library laptops. Drop in.
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Hello, is anyone there? We’ve all been there. Wouldn’t you like a nickel for every minute you’ve been put on hold? Early retirement! Your dream house! Perhaps buying a cute little remote island! Those nickels would add up. I’m of a simple nature, and no fan of machines and gadgets and technology. So when they don’t instantly obey me – and they usually don’t – what little patience I was born with goes right out the window. I want to hurl my nemesis, whatever it may be in the moment, at the wall. I don’t, but I want to. This goes in spades for the times when I am put on hold, trying to reach some customer service person, for what is an absolute eternity. The recording and I apparently have very different definitions of “shortly.” “A customer service representative will be with you shortly,” the polite voice says. Over and over again. Are we measuring time in decades here? Actually, that’s not even the worst of it. I just put that polite voice and the eleva-
To the editor: I recently found a cat that had been killed by a car. It was located on Rt. 147 in Middlefield, between Rover’s Lodge and Lake Road. It was white with tortoiseshell coloring across its back and sides, and it had a fluorescent pink collar with a few tiny beads still attached. I took the cat home and buried it under a tree in my backyard with a stone to mark the grave. I hope the owner(s) will see this and know what has happened to their pet. Daria Vander Veer Middlefield
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tor music on speaker phone, and go about my business, and am pleasantly surprised when a real person comes on. What is the worst of it, for me, are the times I cannot, for the life of me, locate a real person with whom to converse. First I must decide the correct button to push. Of course, none of them seem to be a good fit for me. Oh no, I don’t have a category! I listen, again and again, finger poised in the air. I roll my options around in my head, quickly, because the polite voice always seems to be in a hurry. And after several rounds of this, I decide to do the brave thing, and I push “O.” I’ve always heard that that will get me a real person. It doesn’t. “That is an incorrect response,” the voice says. Well, put
some pressure on me, why don’t you?! And back we go, ‘round and ‘round those options (and I use the term loosely), and I can’t land on any of them. Finally, in sheer frustration, I push a button-for something, anything. And now the polite voice is back, with a whole new list of categories that don’t apply to me. Aw, come on! I know. I’ll push “O” again. Surely there is a flesh-andblood person out there, who wants to talk to me as badly as I want to talk to him or her. There isn’t. On the occasions, though, when I am actually able to grab onto more than a disembodied voice, usually after a fair amount of teeth-gnashing and nail-bitSee Carr / Page 10
Letters to the Editor Hoping to reach cat owner
Alas, it’s baseball season
Not a good idea To the editor: Durham Planning & Zoning plans to rezone the Historical District, which I believe is not a good idea at all. First off, the Historical District has no potable water (drinkable water). Second, Durham Historical does not have any sewage system to dispose of liquid sewage nor the ability to dispose of tons of solid waste. Now, as far as I know, there are no plans to alleviate these conditions in the future. The water has been contaminated and will never be drinkable again. Now, what I’m asking, is what business of any kind would want to move into a
Letters Policy The Town Times will only accept and publish letters that are 300 words or less. We reserve the right to edit letters or to not publish a letter. Letters should contain contact information, including, full name, address and phone number. Only your name and town will be published. Send letters to news@ towntimes.com or Town Times, P.O. Box 915, Meriden, CT 06450. bad situation like this? George Atkinson Durham
TAMPA, Fla. – The grass was green. The temperature was 76 degrees. The beer was cold. Yankee Baseball. Lou Milardo, the retired legendary Hale-Ray High softball coach and I were front and center – actually three rows off the field, first section past the Yankee dugout – as the Yanks opened their spring training season against the Detroit Tigers at sun-splashed George M. Steinbrenner Field earlier this month. First baseman Mark Teixeira warmed up in front of us. We could have touched him. Of such things God is made. Speaking of whom we should say a Novena that somehow Teixeira makes it through the season without some devastating injury. But we are realists and debated who would replace him when he got – inevitably – hurt. The Yankees started Luis Severino, he of unlimited pitching potential. He was wretched and before the first beer was downed – for only $10 – the Yankees trailed 7-0. But this is spring training. The Tigers ran out a bunch of pitchers they selected by throwing darts at a phone book and by the end of eight innings, the Yankees led by a run. Manager Joe Girardi didn’t bring in anyone from the Firm of Betances, Miller and Chapman, so the guy he brought in to close the game couldn’t wait to give up the lead. But, boys and girls, allow me to say again this is spring training. The Yankees won the game when the left-fielder – and, no, I have no idea who the kid was except to say his uniform number resembled a
Commentary zip code – dropped a routine game-ending fly ball and the Yankees won. They play Frank Sinatra’s, “New York, New York” here, too, at game’s end. From there, we visited one of Florida’s nicest ballparks, Bright House Field in Clearwater to see the Phillies take on the Astros. Everyone knows the Astros are a good team. Got a close-up picture of George Springer, late of UConn, who is fast becoming a star. Everyone also knows the Phillies stink. They would love to get rid of Ryan Howard, but the Phillies owe him a salary that is equal to about half the national debt, so getting rid of Howard is about as likely as me becoming the Yankees’ clean-up hitter. Well, maybe not that remote, but remote. The Phillies have catcher Carlos Ruiz who is very good. Every other player’s uniform name is attached with Velcro. But the park is lovely, the 4,018 fans enjoyed themselves as the weather was again delightful, and heck, the beers are cheaper than across the bay in Tampa. The Phillies gave away Phillies bobblehead dolls this day. I got two. I hope my grandkids like them, but I suspect that both will regard them as curiosities. Besides, I am waging war with the Red Sox half of their grandparent duo by swamping them with Yankee gear and I don’t want Phillies’ stuff to be a distraction. But I’ll risk it. On another day, we took in the Red Sox vs. Yankee game at Steinbrenner Field. We took pictures of the Yankee retired numbers in the plaza in front of See Baseball / Page 9
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The Middlefield Registrars of Voters are scheduled to be in their office at the Community Center, 405 Main St., on Tuesday, April 12, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., for the purpose of registration and/or enrollment of electors entitled to vote in the presidential preference primary. At that time, Registrars will hear requests for adding names to the registry list by persons removed.
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the park. They have retired so many that soon Yankee regulars will have three-digit numbers. The joint was sold out with over 10,000 fans. A lot of beer was sold. Virtually every fan has a vendor. And it’s warm. The Yankees started many regulars. A-Rod was cheered and he had two hits and drew a walk. Looked like, well, A-Rod. Jacoby Ellsbury had a good game, too. For two reasons. 1. He got a triple. 2. He didn’t get hurt. Whew. Chase Headley started and didn’t make an error af-
ter setting a Western Hemispheric record for boots by a third baseman last summer. He has to better this year on the grounds that there aren’t many levels worse than dreadful. Teixeira started again and was 2-for-2. That is, two games in which he didn’t break a leg. But the big hit of the day was a three-run dinger by Aaron Judge in the 6-4 Yankee win. What will John Sterling call his homers? “Here comes the Judge,” would be plagiarism. “The Judge ruled?” “The Judgement is in?” The world awaits.
Amazing thing about this game? Three seats and a row away was a couple from Tolland. Next to me was a couple from Norwich. Behind me was a couple from Bristol – Legion baseball fans, too – and six rows back were friends of mine from Middletown. I can’t get away no matter how hard I try. Oh yeah, the weather was ridiculous yet again. I have been here since Feb. 25 and there hasn’t been a single drop of rain. Not. A. Drop. My doctor said to stay out of the sun. He also said to have fun.
Doctors like to give folks impossible tasks, so doc, I was 1-for-2. I had fun and my skin should return to its normal pasty white along about 2019. But then, I have 2017, 2018 and 2019 spring trainings to attend so maybe not. One more stop, the Mets at the Braves, before I board Amtrak for my ride home. True to my Yankee heritage, all I can say is: Go Braves. Jim Bransfield is a longtime contributor to Record-Journal weekly publications. A retired teacher, Bransfield’s loves include road trips and writing about Connecticut high school sports.
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Co g i n c h a u g Re g i o n a l High School Project Graduation has scheduled a calendar raffle fundraiser. A fee is charged for calendar tickets. Each day in April, a winner will be drawn to win the prize of the day. Deadline to purchase tickets is Thursday, March 31. For more information and to purchase calendar raffle tickets, contact Pat Fontaine at leopatmattkyle@yahoo. com.
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Religion 7 p.m., for people to gather, offer prayers for people they love, and spend time together in the presence of the Holy Spirit. All are welcome.
ules Sunday worship for 10 a.m. Holy Communion, open to all, is scheduled for the munion. Coffee and fellowfirst Sunday of each month. ship immediately follows. The church is located at 228 Christian Education Main St. The Church of the Epiphany, All are welcome. Episcopal, schedules Young Christian Education People’s Christian Forma- United Churches The United Churches of tion (Christian Education) of Durham Durham schedules Chrisclasses for Sunday at 9:30 a.m. using a program based Holy Week - Holy Week tian Education classes for on multi-intelligence theory services at United Churches Sundays, 9 to 9:45 a.m., before intergenerational worand is designed to appeal to of Durham: children with many differSunday, March 27, 6:30 ship at 10 a.m. This gives children, young ent learning styles to learn a.m. - Sunrise Ecumenical at their age level. Children Service. Middlefield Feder- adults and adults their own gather at the beginning of ated Church and the United time to learn, then to attend the service to meet in the Churches of Durham have worship together. Classes various themed rooms, then scheduled a sunrise service meet in the Lower Level of join their family in the sanc- at the top of Lyman Orchard the Fellowship Hall at the tuary to receive communion (off Powder Hill Road) for United Churches, 228 Main together. an informal ecumenical Eas- St. Prayer Group – The ter service. Church of the Epiphany, Sunday, March 27, 10 a.m. Middlefield E p i s co pa l , s c h e d u l e s a - Easter celebration. Federated Church Prayer Group (aka “MusServices - The United tards Seeds”) Wednesdays, Churches of Durham schedRental opportunity From Page 6
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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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833 East Center Street Wallingford, CT 06492 203-793-7926 Lunch Buffet Mon-Sat 11:30-2:30. Dinner Mon-Sun 5-10pm. Authentic Indian food from Chicken Tiki Masala to Brinjal Patial, featuring many vegetarian dishes options. Something for everyone!
29 West Main Street Meriden, CT 06450 203-440-1945 search: facebook.com/Mangú-Restaurant Grand Opening. Serving Dominican Cuisine, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Specialty Mangu (smashed green plantains, egg, fried cheese, salami or sausage links, onion and red peppers)
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310 Washington Avenue North Haven ,CT 06473 203.234.2530 www.libbyscookies.com A family owned and operated bakery located off I-91 in North Haven. We specialize in Italian pastries, pies, cakes, ice cream and traditional holiday desserts.
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Friday, March 25 Ecumenical Way of the Cross - Parishioners and clergy from the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Notre Dame and St. Coleman Roman Catholic churches, the Middlefield Federated Church and the United Church of Durham plan to observe the annual “Way of the Cross” at noon on Good Friday, March 25. The Ecumenical observance begins
dlefield Community Center, 405 Main St. Durham and Middlefield babies, toddlers and children are welcome. No registration required. For more information, email momsdurhammiddlefield@ gmail.com.
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Winter Market - Dudley Farm Museum, 2351 Durham Road, North Guilford, has scheduled its winter market for the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the Munger Barn. The market features baked goods, eggs, handmade crafts, jams and jellies, naturally-raised meats, pickles, winter vegetables and more. For more information, call 203-457-0770. Blues, Brews and Barbeques - Durham Democratic Town Committee has scheduled Blues, Brews and Barbeques for Saturday, April 2, 6 to 9 p.m., at the firehouse. Music by Bourbon Chaser. For more information and to reserve tickets, call 860-349-9541.
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Resident’s boutique closing Durham resident ran the store with her daughters
pressed sadness at the clos- said the owners seem ready ing, St. Pierre said. to move on. “We’re sorry too, but it’s “It’s a normal evolution for time to go on to our next downtown; businesses come, thing in life,” she said. businesses go,” LeTourneau Whiting recently gave birth said. By Leigh Tauss Special to Town Times to a daughter and St. Pierre He hopes another retailer said she will use the extra will fill the space. “It’s a beauWALLINGFORD — A time to be with family more. tiful spot. There’s quite a bit clothing store on Center She is also a full-time librar- of square footage so it will be Street is set to close at the ian assistant at the Durham a great spot for somebody,” LeTourneau said. end of the month after almost Public Library. Town Councilor John six years in business. Panacea a Boutique, at 136 LeTourneau, who owns WallTo learn more about the Panacea a Boutique, at 136 Center St. in Wallingford, is Center St., has set a closing ingford Lamp & Shade down shop, visit the website at pan- shown on March 7. The business has set a closing date of the street from the boutique, aceaaboutique.com. date of March 26. March 26. | Dave Zajac / For Town Times The store will hold a goingout-of-business sale with 40 percent off all merchandise, including the furniture, decorations and fixtures in the shop. Signs are posted in the windows and an announceR ment was made on Facebook. INTERIO “We always thought we’d Residential Wiring Specialist ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ try to be trendy, but affordLandscape Lighting DESIGNS • INSTALLATIONS • RENOVATIONS '(6,*16 ,167$//$7,216 5(129$7,216 able,” owner Diane St. Pierre Design • Install • Service Kitchens • Baths • Drywall • Painting .LWFKHQV ˎ %DWKV ˎ 'U\ZDOO ˎ 3DLQWLQJ said. &HLOLQJV ˎ )ORRULQJ ˎ 'RRUV ˎ :LQGRZV Ceilings • Flooring • Interior Doors The shop, which sells ͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺͺ women’s clothing and acces860-719-1917 ˧˥˟˚ˢˣ˨˚˧˦˦ˠʹsɮǼʳ ˢʺ sories, is open Wednesday, Lic. & Ins. EI 183930 ůŝŶĚĂũŽŶĞƐŚŽŵĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐΛŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ ,/ ϲϰϰϯϭϭ Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday Michael Haglund 860-759-2432 Call Now from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. St. Pierre, of Durham, ran to schedule the store with her daughters, Jessica St. Pierre and Jennifer your Spring Whiting. Clean-up and “It was a family thing,” St. Seasonal Pierre said. “That was the best part of it.” Property St. Pierre said the decision Maintenance CT Lic. #606458 to close was made jointly with her daughters because Creating & Maintaining Beautiful Landscapes the business was not profitable enough to continue. “We just really didn’t make Katharine Wakeman Forline any money to make it worth doing,” St. Pierre said. Regular customers have ex860-349-0138 860-930-0890 Residential Roofing Specialist kforline.amtamembers.com Dan Jacobs, Owner www.facebook.com/kwftherapy 957 New Haven Road, Durham REE Dependable & Reasonable 102821R
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Sports Thanks for the memories, Coginchaug boys hoop By Alan Pease On Saturday the 19th, the Blue Devil boys basketball team met the number one seed Mustangs of Immaculate from Danbury in the Class S chamCommentary pionship game for the state of Connecticut. It figured to be a tough go, especially against a team that could draw students, and therefore players (that is, recruit) from a good portion of southwestern Connecticut, and even eastern New York state. I have nothing against Catholic schools, but if they are able to recruit players from a relatively wide geographic area, they do not
belong in either Class S, or, really, Class M. Sacred Heart, arguably the best team in the state this year, won the M championship by a 101-49 score over Notre Dame-Fairfield, another Catholic school. Notre Dame got to the championship by beating still another Catholic school, Northwest Catholic. In Class S, Immaculate got to the final by defeating Holy Cross. So between Class S and Class M, five of the eight teams in the semis came from Catholic schools – in my opinion, a bit unfair to those teams who really do have a limited population to draw their teams from. I’ll get off my soapbox, at least for now.
Kyle Judson got the Devils off to a good start, scoring seven of their first nine points, with his layup halfway through the first period giving Coginchaug a 9-3 lead. But the Mustangs closed the period with a 7-0 run to take a 10-9 lead after one period. Immaculate extended the run to 12-0 to open the second period. It wasn’t until Griffin Murphy hit a three with two minutes gone in the period that the Devils cracked the scoring column again. In fact, all of Coginchaug’s scoring in the period was on threes, with Jake Sapia and Cam Powers getting the other long-range shots. After Cam’s three, however, Immaculate closed the period on another run, this time
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field goal for the team until Hunter Jameson hit a two as time expired. Only free throws, two by Sapia and two by Powers, marred an 18-4 run for the Mustangs that secured the win for the Danbury-based team. Jameson’s rebound putback at the end made the final score 53-43. In some sense, Coginchaug lost the game at the free-throw line, or more appropriately, with a lack of free-throw attempts. Immaculate had 24 attempts from the charity stripe, hitting on 14 of them, while the Devils hit on six of eight. I won’t say that the reffing was biased, but I will say that the players did not know what to expect. Much of the game, it seemed like the attitude was to “let them play,” which sometimes led to quite a bit of contact, with the much taller Mustangs being allowed to get rebounds over the top of the Devils with impunity. Then a touch foul would be called – the players had to be confused as to what they could or could not do. That being said, it was still a valiant effort by our Devils. I could see that as Coach Salva took his seniors out, one at a time, at the end of the game, each to a wellearned hug from their coach, more than one was in tears. But they have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. The deficit was not insurmountable until quite late in the fourth period, and if a few more shots had fallen midway through that final period, the outcome may have been different. To even get to the championship was an astounding achievement for an eleventh-seeded team. They got past a three seed, a six seed, and, of course, that hot number 15 seed, East Windsor, which they beat in the semifinal. As he often did this year, Powers led the Devils in See Pease / Page 27
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Pease both scoring, with 12, and rebounding with six. Cam also had three assists and a steal to close out his Coginchaug career. Sapia had another outstanding game, scoring 11
points. Jake also had four rebounds, two assists and a steal. Judson continued his late-season heroics, scoring nine points. Kyle added three assists, a rebound and a steal. Wyskiel scored six points on two three point shots. Kyle
added three rebounds and an assist. Jack Murphy, who will be back next year, had his offensive game hampered by both the taller Mustangs and the uncertainty of calls, did not score, but did grab three rebounds and two steals. Also returning next year,
Devils Immaculate also had a 71-61 Lyme 54-46, pulled another upset of No. 3 Classical Magnet, win over Class M finalist Notre had an answer. Right after get- 50-47, then edged East Wind- Dame of Fairfield. Besides the double-figure ting to within three, the Mus- sor 46-43 in the semifinal. Immaculate of Danbury scoring of Powers and Sapia, tangs went on a 7-0 run to lead is a Catholic school which Kyle Judson had nine points 46-36 with 2:01 left to play. The closest Coginchaug is Class S by enrollment, but and Wyskiel had six. Powers (17-8) got after that was eight which plays in the Class M/L/ had six rebounds. Immaculate won the turnpoints with a 45 seconds left on LL South West Conference. Among its wins were decisions over battle, 13-8. a trey by Walt Wyskiel. Coginchaug was 6-for-8 “We had trouble with No. 10 over Class LL Newtown, Class [Darrius Smith] all night,” said L Masuk and Stratford, plus from the line while ImmacuSalva. Smith finished with 21 close losses to Class LL Dan- late went to the line 24 times points to lead all scorers and bury and a double overtime and made 14. “In the end, a few plays was a scorching 9-for-13 from loss to Class L Pomperaug, the field, good for 69 percent. which Middletown eliminated made all the difference,” said Darius Hunter also had a big in the Class L tournament Salva. “We just had little margin for error against them.” game for Immaculate scoring quarterfinal round. 16 points. Immaculate ended up shooting 50 percent from the field (19-for-38) while Coginchaug shot 38.5 percent (15-for-39). Home Improvement Coginchaug jumped out to & Handyman Services a quick 9-3 lead, but the Mustangs recovered to lead 10-9 Complete Residential Work at the first turn. The Devils • Kitchens & Bath • Flooring & Laminates were very much in the game • Decks & Additions • Power Washing Decks & Siding with 3:07 left in the half when • Painting & Decorating • Concrete & Patio Pavers Powers drained a trey to cut • Siding & Special Trim • Repairs on Wood Products the lead to 21-18. But in what • Electrical & Plumbing Repairs 860-882-3631 turned out to be a key sequence, Immaculate closed the SAVE THIS AD half with a 6-0 run to take a 2718 lead at the break. Lic# PL204680 “We wanted to hold the ball for the last shot of the half,” said Salva. “But we had a couple of turnovers they turned into points [two hoops by Smith] and we didn’t get an offensive rebound that they turned into points [another hoop by Smith].” Coginchaug fell behind by 10 at 31-21 early in the third, but fought its way back and twice got the lead down to two at 3129 on a jumper by Sapia and 3331 on a layup by Sapia. “Coginchaug plays very good defense and is very wellcoached,” said Immaculate coach Nelson Mingachos, before he was yanked away by CPTV. 65R Johnson Lane No. 11 Coginchaug earned Durham, CT 06422 its way to the championship 860-349-9827 game by beating Litchfield 70Lic.# 102065 Lic.# 123670 58, then upset No. 6 Lyme-Old From Page 1
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MERIDEN/ WLFD PRE-OWNED , Lg 2 BR HOME, EXC. COND. IN QUIET UPSCALE Livestock PARK, FIN. AVAIL $29,900. CALL 203- 799- 7731 HORSE CARE - Some AM/PM hours in exchange for riding, etc. Rooms For Rent Exp. preferred, but will train. 203-213-8833
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