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Powder Ridge to offer overnight camping By Bailey Wright Town Times
about 500 campsites. Each campsite would be limited to six people for a maximum stay of three nights.
Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort will offer short-term eventbased camping as early as July. “It’s a critical element to ensure Powder Ridge is a viable asset to the community for the long term,” said owner Sean Hayes.
Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort in Middlefield on Friday, Feb. 22. The ski resort was recently approved by the Planning & Zoning Commission to start providing short-term, event-based camping onsite.
Camping would only be available for designated events. The park will need to file notice with the town when events are expected. Campsites are split evenly between tents and RVs.
Hayes said the idea is to encourThe plan, approved with one absten- age more events, especially off seation by the Planning & Zoning Commission in December, includes See Camping, A2
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Benchwarmers spearheading field house push By Bailey Wright Town Times
A sample illustration of what the proposed field house for the Coginchaug Regional High School athletic complex could look like.
Funding for a $135,000 proposal to build a field house at the Coginchaug Regional High School athletic complex is expected to be a special question on this year’s budget referendum. The proposal comes from The Benchwarmers, a group which supports district athletics. The Benchwarmers secured $35,000 in funding from its own organization and other athletic booster clubs. “From what I have observed, Coginchaug has one of the nicest stadiums around as far as layout and location. Adding a field house to the facility would improve it exponentially,” said Kory Kevorkian, Coginchaug’s director of athletics. “It would certainly strengthen the facility from both a practical and visual
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Middlefield Falcons have all pledged to help monetarily as well, according to Benchwarmers member Nick Faiella.
The Benchwarmers have pledged $25,000 to be paid over the next five years. The girls soccer team, the boys outdoor track team, the girls The 4,000 square-foot field house outdoor track team, the baseball and would primarily act as a storage fasoftball teams, and the Durham/ cility, with the option to add re-
strooms in the future. It will be built on the concrete slab in the front of the complex, which was added during the construction of the athletic complex, always with the intention of building a field house. The original plan, which cost upwards of $1 million, fell through due to lack of funding. However, the concrete base and utilities were installed and are in working condition. “The project that we’re proposing right now protects the investment that’s already there, gives us a shell building and allows us more time in another budget cycle to figure out how many bathrooms are needed,” Faiella said. Faiella said the project is focused on a pressing need: storage. See Field house, A13
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The first event to offer shortterm camping will likely be a biking event in July.
Powder Ridge started the process for camping-approval around SeptemFrom A1 ber, with a zone change, Campsites will be located on and then with the apson. Campers would typical- about 20 acres of already-deprovals of a site plan and ly be participants or venveloped land, and largely special permit. dors. Events may include overlap existing parking armusic festivals or sports. Peter Tyc, fire chief and eas, so no construction is needed. At most, Hayes said fire marshal, as well as “We have had multiple they will need to widen cer- the resident state troopsporting activities ... that say tain roads to comply with er, provided comments they want to hold a two-day concerns from the fire chief on the plan and requestevent, but we have to be able about emergency vehicle ac- ed some changes to ento give them that overnight sure it met regulations cess. stay accommodation,” Hayes and that emergency vesaid. Because adding an on- “We're not utilizing green hicles could access all site hotel was not an option, space, we're utilizing already areas. they turned to camping. developed property for these sites,” Hayes said. “It's either bwright@record-journal.com 203-317-2316 grass based that's utilized for Twitter: @baileyfaywright tents, or parking spaces that are utilized for RV campers.” The resort’s main lodge will remain open overnight to allow access to restrooms. Hayes said they also plan to set up portable toilets. At least one security guard will also be on duty overnight.
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Quiet hours will be mandated for campers after 11 p.m., when the onsite restaurant closes, and no fires will be allowed on individual campsites. A few fire pits already exist close to the lodge and will remain in use.
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Business owner faces up to 3 years in prison on tax charge By Bailey Wright Town Times
A Durham man faces up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to filing false tax returns related to his West Haven taxi company. William Scalzi, 61, of Durham, pleaded guilty to one count of subscribing a false tax return and agreed to pay $297,319 in restitution
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to the Internal Revenue Service. Scalzi, owner of the Transportation General, Inc. in West Haven, understated his taxable income by using his company's credit cards to pay for “numerous personal expenses” over three years, according to court documents.
From 2007 through 2010, personal expenses were deducted as business expenses on the company’s tax returns and not included as income on his personal tax returns.
Transportation General, Inc., working as M7, offers taxi cab services in
Attorney Douglas P. Morabito. Scalzi waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport. A sentencing date has not been scheduled. He faces up to three years in prison. bwright@record-journal.com 203-317-2316 Twitter: @baileyfaywright
The case is being investigated by the IRS and prosecuted by Assistant U.S.
Middlefield man seriously injured in snowmobile accident in N.H. By Bailey Wright Town Times
COLEBROOK, N.H. — A Middlefield resident was seriously injured in a snowmobile accident over the weekend. Joseph Aitken, 50, was driving a snowmobile on Saturday, Feb. 23, around 3 p.m., when he lost control, was thrown from the snowmobile and struck a tree, ac-
cording to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division. No other vehicles were involved.
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The Town Times prints scholastic achievements of local students. Verification is required from the school.
Four students will be awarded a grand prize of $1,000, while the others will be awarded $500. A total of $26,000 will be awarded statewide to 48 students in the form of a contribution to
a new or existing CHET account. The competition asks students to use a creative outlet, in the form of a drawing or essay, to answer the question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Kindergarten through third grade students are asked to share artwork deSee Dream, A6
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Courageous, committed, creative people needed By Kathy Veronesi
Engage. Empower. Thrive. To be successful, organizations must stay focused on several key priorities simultaneously. For the past four years, our school district’s improvement plan has been organized around three priority areas: student achievement, well-being and engagement. Recently, the Board of Education adopted these three areas, along with fiscal oversight, as their priorities. The board’s goals can be seen on our website under the “Board of Education” tab. Regardless if it is a school district, business or civic organization, entities are more likely to achieve their goals by creating coherence through identifying roles and responsibilities. Within our school district, we participate in different actions and improvement strategies, yet we all are working towards the same outcome of improvement for our students. The priorities we have identified intersect in different ways creating a tapestry that illustrates the path to growth and change for this incredible school district. Building a bright and dynamic future for our children includes defining a collective vision for the future and then making deliberate decisions to assure that this vision comes to life. Now, this process is before us. At the Board of Education meeting in January, the board voted to implement a single educational approach, in the coming years, as we move towards a reconfiguration of our grades and schools. The configuration decided upon can be described as primary, intermediate, middle and high.
This includes changing Brewster to grades pre-K through grade 2, Memorial to grades 3 through 5, Strong to grades 6 through 8 and Coginchaug maintaining grades 9 through 12. The building alterations at Brewster and Memorial that will be necessary to accommodate this plan are projected to be completed within the next two years. The target start date of this reconfiguration is September 2021. The projected move of 6th grade to Strong is September 2020. This plan, which includes the ultimate closing of the John Lyman School, was formulated from several years of input from students, staff, parents and community members. The board considered community ideas and questions, and fiscal considerations including the “ability to pay” for both towns. The overriding goal was to provide students with the best possible education and educational experience. A referendum to approve the funding of the reconfiguration will be held in November. Planning for the educational future of all students is ongoing. Our next planning process will be the “Portrait of the Graduate” work which will be facilitated by The Center of School Change. A series of after school and early evening collaborative sessions will take place beginning in March. The purpose of this process is to identify the skills, knowledge and dispositions that our graduates should possess to position them for success in the future. From there, we will use a “backwards” design approach to determine what experiences our students need to have in order to guarantee that they mirror the portrait we have collectively identified. We began this
process last year with our strategic visioning work and identified priority themes and design elements. Strong influences in these decisions are the practices and culture that exist at John Lyman School, including “HOT” school and integrated day programming. Integrated programming is also present at Memorial (grades 5 and 6) and Strong School (grade 7). This is a very exciting time for our school district and a time for courageous, committed and creative people of all ages to participate in defining the future of RSD13. There are many ways to participate, including attending Board of Education meetings, serving as a community member on a committee, or participating in the portrait of the graduate work. Also, simply reaching out to us to communicate your thoughts, ideas and questions is always appreciated. Please visit our website at rsd13ct.org to learn more about our district and to access our contact information. Each year at this time, my proposed budget is presented to the RSD13 Board of Education. The proposed budget for the 2019-2020 school year was presented on Feb. 13 and represents a .06 percent increase to the current operating budget. Expenditures and revenues account for an overall change of $22,370 over the 2018-2019 budget. Over the course of the last four years, the average budget increase has been .22 percent. Each year, we use the process of “zero-based” budgeting to assure that proposed changes to the budget are essential, regardless if they are additions or deletions. We always examine as many possibilities for responsibly achieving our identified outcomes. RSD13 has a talented, diverse and
Letters to the Editor An important tradition To the editor: Superintendent Veronesi proposes the reduction of RSD13’s Latin program for next year from two full-time positions to .5 at the middle school and .6 at the high school. And both positions
would be phased out over the next few years. If this were to happen, it would be the end of a wellrespected, decades-old institution in this district. As a discipline, Latin has much intrinsic value. Not only is it crucial for success in scientific, medical, pharmacological and legal fields,
dedicated team whose responsibilities vary to contribute in building a successful school district. Each person plays a vital role in offering a high quality educational experience for children. Having school buildings that are well-maintained, including materials and supplies that foster engagement, are critical. Most important, is the presence of leaders and educators who truly care for our students and each other. It is also critical that the staff is engaged in ongoing professional development. Our mission is to support adult and student learning at the very highest level. We are committed to providing a learning environment where students’ academic, social and emotional growth is celebrated and supported. The proposed budget includes expanding programming at the high school for STEAM, engineering and computer science, staffing to support full-time library media centers at the elementary level, special education and math support personnel. Additionally, the proposed budget includes a comprehensive plan for addressing immediate and shortterm capital needs outlined in the operating budget and bonding recommendation of $6.9 million. The proposed budget is available on our website and paper copies are available in both town halls and libraries. The budget process will continue for the next two months with Board meetings held on March 6, March 13 and March 27. The involvement of our communities in the growth of our school district is essential and appreciated. Together we will engage, empower, and thrive. Kathy Veronesi is Superintendent of RSD13.
Letters Policy but it also helps people better understand, and use, English. In fact, one of the best ways to learn/understand English grammar is to study Latin, from which 70 percent of our words originate. Latin is a pillar of Western civilization, and it says a lot about RSD13 that it has conSee Letters, A9
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Vigue, Allison Patricia Charlo; Vumback, Donovan Doyle; Weissberg, Ian Chace; Wiseman, Clayton Ray; Wood, Marley Rose; Yusza, Nicole Kathryn. Grade 8 – Acevedo, Lauren Susana; Albanese, Alison Rose; Ambrosecchia, Alexander Mario; Andrews, Sky; Barrett, Chris True; Bufford-Cournoyer, Ethan James; Caramanello, Micayla Alexa; Carpentino, Zoe Lynn; DaSilva, Kaelin Margot; DeFlora, Katherine Marie; DePaolo, Joseph Michael; DePaolo, Robert John; Dunleavy, Charlotte Alice; Fedler, Allyson Jade; Ferrero, William Fred; Ficara, Alyssa Lucille; Fisher, Autumn Lee; Fitzpatrick, Shane Aiden; Fleck, Drue Denver; Gaffey, Grace Marilyn; Gavin, Julia Caroline; Grenier,
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Thomas; Nick, Alexandra Catherine; Nielsen, Hannah Marie; Ostrander, Emma Rose; Palo, John Louis; Palo-Mack, Gwynneth Anne; Paulson, Luke; Quesnel, Christian Daniel; Rollka, Curt David; Sambor, Allison Nicole; Sartor, Blake Anthony; Schaffer, Adam Gregory; Sewell, Carson Taylor; Shafir, Chloe Elizabeth; Sklutovsky, Nicholas Andrew; Sorensen, Elizabeth Lynn; St. John, Henry Louis; Szymaszek, Alyssa Marie; Tellez, Elena OBrien; Thiel, Paul Joseph; Wickwire, Penelope Ruth; Wirger, Eric Andrew; Wirger, Ryan Andrew; Woodward, Allyson Nicole; Wright, Hannah Elizabeth.
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Lyn; Talbert-Slagle, Julia Marie; Taylor, Catherine Witherspoon; Ullman, Conor James; Vazquez, Gesami Gene; Waterman, Christine Wright; Whittle, Sophie Rose; Wondolowski, Hope Lynn. Honors Grade 7 – Anderson, Samantha Leona; Biro, Riley Allison Elise; Bradanini, Matthew Patrick; Bugai III, Henry John; Carafeno, John Michael; Carey, Hailey Elizabeth; Clark, Alan; Conway, Killian Francis; Cordes, Simon David; Corona, Faith Alexandra; Cote, Ashley Lyn; Crouch, Kaitlyn Marie; Doyle, Tyler John; Forbush, Felicity Paige; Fraschilla, Eliana Grace; Fudge, Carter Maurice; Gaffney, Derek Gregory; Garretson, Justin Robert; Gerry, Abby Rae; Hayward, Natalie Rose; Hayward, Rachel Lynn; Hill, Caitlyn Alyssa; Holder, Travis William; Jackson, Paige Ann; Kane, Marie Elizabeth; Konopka, Paige Mary; LaPointe, Carly Jo; LaPointe, Macie Rose; LeDuc, Serra Oriana; Lee, Kevin Tyler; Lobo, Brayden Jeremy; Mach, Lilliana Belle; Mariani, Alayna Grace; Marino-Sekoll, Julia; Meliso, Abigail Sophia; Mennone, Preston Robert; O’Connell, Erin Jeanne; Pareti, Claire Ritz; Pascale, Reiley Grace; Patel, Aashni; Raney, Jake Ronald; Reny, Sophia Rose; Ross, Margaret Ruby; Rowe, Justin Mathew; Ryan, Kristin Daria; Scirocco, Max Anthony; Seymour, Mya Rose; Smith, Nicholas Donald; Stone, Sawyer Ann; Turman, Albert Ray; Turner, Drew William;
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There was an error in calculating the second quarter honor roll, according to Strong School. This is the corrected list. High honors Grade 7 – Connell, Taylor Grace; DiLeone, Tiana Rose; DiResta, Isabella Grace; Driscoll, Kieran Anthony; Grant, Ryan Matthew; Harkins, Grace Olivia; Healy, Norah LeMoyne; Hurlbert, Sofia Josephine; Letourneau, Jason Michael; Overton, Claire Kathleen; Patel, Devan Amit; Rascati, Benjamin Carr; Remillard, Piper Elizabeth; Spooner, Hailey Elizabeth; Stephan, Sophia Tran Mai Tien; Stoetzle, Molly Christine; Wamester, John William; Woznyk, Alexandra Nicole. Grade 8 – Ambrosecchia, Marlena Grace; Bates, Dalton David; Caporossi, Chace Anthony James; Cassarino, Nicholas Joseph; Chanthinith, Marina; Denhart, Rebecca Jiayi; DePonte, Jenna Rose; Dhawan, Anish Kumar; Driscoll, Aidan Timothy; Driscoll, Analiese Marie; Farr, Katherine Louise; Ficara, Vanessa Rita; Finnerty, Kaitlyn Elisabeth; Fournier, Serena Laine; Garbacz, Monica; Gonzales, Hayden Patrick; Griffin, Piper; Konefal, Lauren Marissa; Legge, John Patrick; Messner, Christa Paige; Ness, Natalie Rose; O’Sullivan, Melana Rose; Penney, Jayson Albert; Plaskett, Rachel Erin; Poturnicki, Mia Diane; Samperi, Emma Maria; Stach, Jaide Makenna; Strang, Allison Barbara; Suraci, Cassie
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tinued to be a robust part of our curriculum. It is most certainly still relevant today, and I hope that my children
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I was hoping to not be quite so adamant about my birthday this year, and give you dear folks a rest. But it looks like it’s a no-go. I just can’t seem to help it, I love it so! March 1 kicks off Birthday Month. Yes, it is a month-long celebration, right up to my Big Day (March 29; I’ll wait right here while you circle it on your calendar.) I’m celebrating being alive, because it is just such a kick. I don’t know why I don’t celebrate all year long, this being on the Earth. I never do, though, even though come every March I promise myself that I will. Being high on life should be a regular occurrence, I tell myself, not just for 29 days out of the year. But life’s daily grind rolls right back in, and though I can sometimes commune with Life’s Magic, it is not all the time, like it is in March. It seems that I must give myself permission to be happy, and sometime around the middle of April someone has revoked the order. Slowly but surely I start to inch out of the Magical Kingdom, where life is a glorious thing on an ongoing basis. So here I am at the threshold of my Magical Month, ready to revel in life’s glories. And for some reason – I don’t know why – I am more excited about my birthday this year than usual, if that’s possible. Really, I don’t know why. Most people of my years (ahem!) would want to spend the day under the covers, as if denial would make the number go down. It doesn’t. And although the rather high number does shock me, I have reconciled with the fact that there is nothing I can do to change it. But I can have a darn good time while I am sailing through these years. And I’m gonna.
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I start thinking about Birthday Month right after Christmas. Seriously! Come February I am almost beside myself, with plans circling almost non-stop in my wee head. So here’s what’s on the agenda so far.
spirit. No doubt the birds will sing more sweetly, the sun will shine more brightly, people’s laughter will be louder (that’s a good thing; I love laughter), the stars will shine more luminous, the food will taste like a gift from the gods.
I am going to have several birthday lunches with treasured friends, one of whom is a classmate that I have only seen since high school at a couple of reunions. She was always one of my favorite people, and she is just as delightful now as she was when we were young’uns. At one of the reunions we got to laughing about something so hard that tears were streaming down our cheeks and our stomachs hurt. I’m pretty sure we will be doing that again. She’s fun and she’s funny and she is such a treat.
And that’s not even my Big Day yet. And here’s how that is shaping up. At 10:00 I will have a session in a salt cavern-something I have always wanted to do. I will take a walk on the beach. I would like to climb Mount Piscah. I will go to my health food store for a muffin and a smoothie. Knowing me, I will probably buy myself another present. At night I will have some sort of special dinner, followed by my traditional checkerberry soda (checkerberry syrup, vanilla vegan ice cream, and ginger ale; I only have this on my birthday).
I will be taking workshops that are destined to grow me, spiritually. I will probably go to the movies, which I have not done in a long time. I will buy myself a goodly amount of presents throughout the month. You know, just to celebrate my life! I think it’s mandatory. I will be so filled with Magic, that it will be easy for me to count my blessings in every moment, and really see the beauty of the world. I will be light of
And all day I will give thanks for being hearty and hale, and for having made it this far (hopefully snatching up a bit of wisdom along the way), and for a life that has been filled to the brim with blessings and marvelous adventures and people that I love and who love me back. It’s been good. And maybe, just maybe, I can be this happy all year long. Well, at least until May.
The club offers teams from pre-K to U19 (open to all non-high school students born between Jan. 1, 2000 to Dec. 31, 2013). The K-second grade clinics are run by the technical training staff with the help of parent volunteers. The staff also provides technical and developmental support to all of the spring travel teams and coaches. Register online at coginchaugsoccer.org. In-person registration is accepted at all monthly meetings. Late fees begin Friday, March 15, registration closes on Wednesday, May 1. Monthly membership meetings are scheduled for the first Sunday of each month, 7 p.m., at the Middlefield Community Center. Prospective travel coaches as well as those interested in helping the club in any capacity (including coaching, bake sale or painting field lines) should attend. Current open positions include uniform coordinator and clinic coordinators as well as other board positions. For more information, coginchaugsoccer@ gmail.com.
programs if given the option would be in support of more storage.”
slab that’s there and try to protect the investment that’s already there,” Faiella said.
ted their proposal to the Board of Education around January.
board will need to vote to officially add the question to the referendum ballot.
Kevorkian said the school currently has a few separate locations where equipment is stored. A small shed at the athletic complex houses outdoor track, soccer and football equipment.
The project is a more simplified version of the proposal for a field house which failed in referendum two years ago. That question asked residents to finance $800,000 for the structure, and was defeated 969 to 527.
The facility would be open to Coginchaug Regional High School sports and clubs.
“The board looked at that and said, it needs to go back to the public again, as a separate issue,” board chairman Bob Moore said, referring to the plan to add it as a separate referendum question.
“This is being driven by the community and their engagement and use of the fields,” Moore said. “The public is committing a fairly large effort to support it.”
“There is a lot of equipment in a relatively small space,” Kevorkian said. “All athletic
“We took the feedback of the town and we decided to propose again using the existing
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Faiella said almost 300 high school students use the field and track year round, and that does not include graduation and athletes visiting on opposing teams. The Benchwarmers submit-
He said the board’s feelings are mixed, mainly due to the last proposal failing, but decided to push it forward. The
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Best Value in Durham! Custom Built, One Owner home offering 14 rooms, over 4000+ sq ft of living space and 6 True Bedrooms for only $349,900! This Stately Tudor Colonial is set back from the road on a beautiful, lightly wooded, lot that directly abuts Cockaponsett State Forest! The first floor offers a large eat-in kitchen, spacious formal living & dining rooms, private home office, family room w/ f.p. & huge screened 3 season porch overlooking the private backyard! Upstairs is 6 TRUE BEDROOOMS, all generously sized, including the MBR Suite with double closet & full bath w/ double vanity. The Finished, Walk Out, Lower Level is fitted with a wet bar & wood stove, making it the perfect media room, man cave, ect.. The quality of construction & attention detail are evident throughout this incredible home. A Must See! $349,900
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