Volume 20, Number 22
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
Durham Fair gathers big names for big crowds By Nate Brown
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Every weekend around the state, each fair strives to draw large crowds. Some accomplish this based on agricultural exhibits while other fairs rely on vendors to gather people. Others that have been around for many years, though, can usually attract crowds based on their name alone. The Durham Fair, now in its 94th year, is one fall festival that can always expect large numbers due to its well-documented popularity and history. Yet the Durham Fair didn’t just stop there. This year, 24 Town House Road will play host to some of the best entertainment a
local fair can provide, as the Durham Agricultural Fair Association looks to give visitors a weekend full of fun. The main draw at this year’s fair will be the Main Stage’s two weekend performers, as country music’s very own Justin Moore and Josh Turner look to bring down the house Friday and Saturday night, respectively. The 29-year-old Moore has already toured with some of country music’s biggest names, including Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, and Blake Shelton. To his own credit, Moore has released two albums which have produced several singles, including one of his more popular hits “Small Town USA”.
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CARDBOARD CRUISING
On Sept. 7, Middlefield Parks and Recreation held its first annual cardboard boat race to celebrate the end of summer and as a way to enjoy Lake Beseck before repairs to the dam dry up the lake next summer. In the final race, shown in photo, Middlefield First Selectman Jon Brayshaw tries to race away from the pack. Eventually, Parks and Recreation Director Chris Hurlbert and Rob Poturnicki (on the mostly submerged boat) would catch and topple Brayshaw, earning the whole crew the Most Spectacular Sinking award. Boaters won awards in multiple categories, see more photos page 11.
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THE STORY BEGINS
Pavement pounding still best strategy for local races By Daniel Jackson
by without a flurry of tweets, Facebook posts and on-line fundraising — except, at the These aren’t your parents’ local level. In interviews with several chairmen of political elections. Over the last few years, town committees, they were strategies with which state asked about the use of social and national politicians have media during this round of conducted campaigns have elections. Here’s what they become more and more so- said: While state and national phisticated. A senator from Illinois breathed fire into his elections have used social campaign with a YouTube media and databases to tarvideo which went viral. That get pockets of voters previhappened in 2008. The sen- ously unreached without the technology, many chairmen ator’s name: Barack Obama. Today, not a campaign goes of the town parties said soSpecial to Town Times
This nest of swans’ eggs was photographed at Lake Beseck in the spring. To see the rest of the story go to page 24. | (Submitted by Albert Palmero)
cial media is pushed to the back burner during local campaigns. Candidates in municipal elections will used the time-honored strategy of walking door-to-door, making themselves available to the voters of their towns. Zak Sanders, spokesperson for the Connecticut GOP, said he is mostly concerned with the state-wide Republican party and its message. Town parties in the Republican party have a deSee Strategy / Page 17
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Alaskan adventure for marine science student By Diana Carr
raphy teacher at Coginchaug Regional High School. When her aunt, who lives Durhamite S a m m y in Alaska, and her father told Szymaszek is heading into her about a volunteer posifall with wonderful memo- tion at the Alaska Sea Life ries of her summer. She fol- Center, which rescues and lowed her passion all the way rehabilitates marine life, she lost no time in filling out the to Seward, Alaska. She’s going into her soph- application. It was her indeomore year at Middlesex pendent study of sea horses Community College, with at CRHS that got her the plans to become a marine position. She was there from May veterinarian, and she credits her interest in this field to 20 to Aug. 17, working with Lorrie Martin, her oceanog- aquariums filled with some very interesting creatures, including a n octopus named Lulu. Lulu was nothing if not prolif ic, having brought more than 3,000 little octopi into the world, which Szymaszek col le c te d f rom the tank. The prev ious yea r t he center had put another octopus in with her, to see what would happen. They found out. Lulu got pregnant. She laid all 3,000 eggs in one s it t i n g , s t r u n g them out against t he rock s , a nd tended to them for the entire year by pushing air onto them through the two f laps on her head, thus providSammy Szymaszek with Tongass, the ing them with oxygen. They began seal. | (Submitted photo) hatching soon after Szymaszek arrived, and hatched in their entirety over the course of several weeks. “No baby octopus has surUSPS 021-924 vived in an aquarium in the U.S. since 1985,” Szymaszek Published weekly by said. “Nobody knows why. Record-Journal at The best guess is they get 11 Crown Street, abrasions from bumping up against the sides of the tank, Meriden, CT. and then infection sets in. In the wild, only one or two out Periodicals Postage Paid of the thousands that hatch at Meriden, CT and at survive. They’re food for additional mailing offices. fish, and they get infections from bumping up against P O S T M A S T E R: rocks. Send address changes to “Octopi are really smart. They will learn something, Record-Journal, P.O. Box like opening a jar, by watch915, Meriden CT 06450 ing you do it. They’ll see you 1265818 Special to Town Times
Alaska’s marine life. | Submitted photos. open the top of the tank, and then they’ll lift it and get out.” A seal named Tongass was her favorite. “We mentally connected,” she said. “He’d get excited when he saw me.” And he had a special talent. With a brush in his mouth, which he dipped into different colored paints, he would swivel his head back and forth, putting paint to paper. (Szymaszek bought one of his creations for $100.) And he was a loveable sort. When Szymaszek told him ‘Kiss,’ he would kiss her feet. And given the proper hand signals, he would kiss other seals. One octopus by the name of Thumb would put his tentacles on her arm and pat it.
S h e e ve n enjoyed the two wolf eels , wh ich she said look menacing but are actually very gentle. They can get up to eight feet, have tiny sharp teeth, and have “a face only a mother cou ld love.” Szy maszek would feed one that she called Big Mama. Big Mama slept in a pipe that was in a tank, and when she heard Szymaszek splash her hand around in the water (which got her attention), she would snake out of it and poke her head out of the water, waiting for the shrimp to be dropped into her open mouth. “It was
incredibly fun,” Szymaszek said, “and I still have all my fingers.” It was, indeed, a summer to remember, and one she is hoping to repeat next year. “I absolutely loved this,” she said. “I’ve always had a special bond with animals, and what I learned there I can’t learn anywhere else because what we did was relevant to the sea life in Alaska. I learned a lot more than if I had stayed here.”
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Coginchaug Reginal High School has scheduled its annual “Get Acquainted Night” for Monday, Sept. 16. Parents will follow their child’s schedule of classes from 6:30 to 8:40 p.m.; followed by an informal presentation until 9 p.m. For more information, call (860) 349-7215.
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John Lyman School students Hamed Yaghi, Wardah Yaghi, Anna Pizzo, Emma Anderson, Samantha Mancini and Logan Bender show the variety of vegetables families donated from their gardens recently. Last spring John Lyman School students received a vegetable or herb seedling. After caring for the plants this summer, students collected produce from their gardens to share with local senior citizens.
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Plant ecosystem studied at Lake Beseck By Mark Dionne Town Times
On a Friday afternoon at the end of August, Dr. Mark June-Wells boated around Lake Beseck under the late summer sun, but it wasn’t the pleasant weather or recreation that drew June-Wells to Middlefield’s lake. “Since Beseck is going to be drawn down, we decided to look at how that disturbance will affect the plant ecology of the lake,” JuneWells said. June-Wells is the limnologist, or lake scientist, working with New England Environmental, Inc. on the Middlefield-contracted study of Lake Beseck. Although on this particular afternoon, he took to the water not as part
of Middlefield’s study. Using a small lake rake, a tape measure to measure the depth of the water, and plastic bags, June-Wells pulled samples of different plant species from the water for later analysis. This study will continue with three collections per year for four total years around the draw down. The study is a collaboration between the town and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station’s Invasive Aquatic Plant Program. June-Wells is doing his part of this work pro-bono. “Purely scientific curiosity,” said the Connecticut native, who graduated from Southern and received a Ph.D. in limnology and plant ecology
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Tax bills Absentee ballots New legislation Public Act 12-57, “An Act Concerning Permanent Absentee Ballot Status for the Permanently Disabled” created permanent absentee balloting status for certain individuals and became effective Jan. 1, 2013. To be eligible for permanent absentee ballot status, an elector must file with the Town Clerk an absentee ballot application together with a doctor’s certificate stating that they have a permanent disability and are unable to appear in person at their polling place. The doctor’s note should be on letterhead. There is no prescribed form - the doctor’s note and the absentee ballot application would satisfy the requirement of the law. Permanent absentee ballot status enables the elector to receive an absentee
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Tiger is a sweet, 1 year-old boy. He has a sister, Muffin. The pair are best friends, and would like to stay together (but is understandable if they cannot.) Tiger is very affectionate, who loves to be petted and enjoys a belly rub. He is cuddly and likes to be held. He has a lot of love to give and would love a forever home. For more information, call (860) 344-9043 or email Catales at info@catales.org.
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Letter to the Editor To the editor: I’ve been meaning to write this letter for awhile because our family has been so pleased with our solar panels installed during the Solarize Durham program last winter. Our electric bills since April have been $16 a month (the basic line charge). We are making nearly all of the electricity we use on a daily basis, including hot water. We benefited from group pricing and tax incentives. What made me write now, however, was the announcement of a solar lease program
by BeFree Solar, the installers who have been working in the town. Now you too can have solar-generated electricity, lower your bills and help save the environment without laying out any money up front. As I drive around town and see the sun shining on regular bare roofs, I think, “What a waste.” Let the sun that’s already shining down cut our use of coal, oil and gas. It’s good for everyone and good for the Earth. Sue VanDerzee Durham
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Durham Fair wins approval of town Republicans Submitted by Durham Republican Town Committee At its Aug. 28 meeting, the Durham Republican Town Committee adopted a resolution (see below) in support of the Durham Fair Association that offers support for the officers and members of the association. Town Committee chairman Robert Poliner said, “The committee members felt strongly that the fair association deserves its support. For years the fair has brought Durham people together, to work together, for worthy causes. The fair association has always managed its affairs in an honest and honorable way. Members of Durham organizations and other groups and citizens who have benefited from the fair or have enjoyed September weekends at the fair owe the fair association and its members a giant-sized thank
you. I’m confident this year will be as enjoyable as the fairs of prior years…weather permitting.” RESOLUTION OF THE DURHAM REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE Whereas the Durham Fair Association, a volunteer organization, has sponsored the Durham Fair since 1916 and brought great praise to Durham, Connecticut and to Durham’s citizens; and Whereas the Durham Fair Association has been in the forefront of preserving Durham and Connecticut’s agricultural heritage and advancing education of both young and old as to the benefits of agriculture and the proper care and maintenance of livestock and other animals; and Whereas the Durham Fair Association has made numerous contributions, directly and indirectly, to other Durham organiza-
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tions and has given thousands of dollars of scholarships to local students; BE IT RESOLVED: That the Durham Republican Town Committee expresses its support for the directors, officers and members of Durham Fair Association and its confidence in the decisions made this year as in other years to bring clean, wholesome programs and entertainment to the thousands of people expected to attend the 2013 Durham Fair; and BE IT RESOLVED: That the Durham Republican Town Committee will proudly continue its tradition of active participation at the Durham Fair in 2013 as it has done in the past; and BE IT RESOLVED That the Durham Republican Town Committee send a copy of this resolution to the Durham Fair Association.
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Murphy votes against attack on Syria By Charles J. Lewis
ing Obama to order a ”limited and tailored” military attack ”against legitimate military WASHINGTON — Sen. targets in Syria.” Murphy, D-Conn., was Chris Murphy voted against President Obama’s plan to one of two Democrats who take military action against joined with five Republicans Syria and warned that such to vote against the resoluan attack could involve the tion; seven Democrats and U.S. in the civil war ”in a three Republicans supported way that will be difficult to the measure. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., voted present. untangle.” The resolution set a 90-day T h e S e n a t e Fo r e i g n Relations Committee voted time limit for presidential ac10-7 Wednesday, Sept. 4, in tion and specifically barred favor of a resolution authoriz- ground troops for combat. Hearst Newspapers
Those restrictions were pushed by committee members concerned that the original White House proposal was too open-ended. Another amendment sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., tilted in the opposite direction and stated that one goal of a military strike was to bring ”decisive changes to the present military balance of power on the ground in Syria” in favor of the insurgents. The Senate committee vote was the first congressional
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Photos can foil or fool you By Laura Clementsen Special to Town Times
Part of renewing a driver’s license is getting one’s picture taken by the clerk Clementsen at the local Department of Motor Vehicles office. Most of us groan when we see the resulting head shot encased in the small laminated card. It’s as if it’s always a bad hair day. The worst is that it may be necessary to show it during the next four to six years at least whenever we cash a check or wherever a photo ID is required. I may have to say, “Yes. that grumpy-looking person in the picture is me.” Or maybe, “I was a blond then.” I don’t know if mug shots are still posted in the post office, but on TV news we do see the faces of persons wanted by the police. Sometimes it is only the fuzzy shot taken by a surveillance camera and sometimes the alleged perpetrator is only seen in a hoodie so we don’t actually see the face. The worst of trying to take a recognizable picture of a person with the point-
and-shoot camera is you have to wait until the film is developed to find out if you got the shot at all. With the digital camera, if you don’t like the picture, for example, if the subject has closed her eyes like a friend of mine always does, you get a second chance to capture a likeness right away. I have inherited a number of old photograph albums. There are lots of pictures of families in formal poses, men with handlebar mustaches, women in long elaborate dresses, little girls with ribbons in their hair and little boys in sailor suits. For the most part, there are no names on the photos, most often no date or location of the place where the picture was taken. Unfortunately, the person who could identify the individuals in the pictures is long dead — that’s why I now have the albums. After my husband died, a group he had belonged to discovered they did not have a formal picture of him for their gallery of past officers. What to do? I searched my collection. The best I could come up with was a portrait of the two of us together. I took it to the professional photographer who had made the portrait. When he heard my story, “No problem,” said
he. “Just watch while I manipulate this screen.” And there within moments, he had blocked me out of the picture, adjusted the lapel on the jacket and produced a fine portrait. Three cheers for photo-shopping. A large photographic portrait of my husband’s grandmother had hung in my mother-in-law’s living room for as long as I could remember. When I inherited it, I felt it was time to retire Grandmother Johanna. But I saved the ornate, gilt frame. Eventually I bought a color reproduction of a portrait of Ginevra Bentivoglio painted by the fifteenth century Italian artist Ercoli de Roberti and put it in the frame. There were certain similarities. Both women were unsmiling, thin lipped and elegant looking. The differences: Ginevra’s face was in profile, Johanna was not. Ginevra’s clothing was a richly colored brocade, covered with pearls and jewels, Johanna wore a simple dark garment with a lace collar; Ginevra was young, perhaps a bride and pregnant, Johanna was past middle age. Ginevra hangs on the wall over the bed in the guest room. She’s almost an exception. Many of the pictures on the walls of my house are not of people. They are landscapes.
test of Obama’s military authorization request. The full Senate is expected to take up the resolution after the lawmakers return next week from summer recess. Later, Murphy issued a statement declaring that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical weapons against the people of Syria was ”a human rights atrocity and a blatant violation of international law.” “It’s impossible to see the horrific images of death and suffering in Syria and not feel compelled to act in some way.” But, Murphy continued, “There is not always an American solution to every international crisis. For me, today’s vote was a close call, but in the end, I voted no because I believe that the downside risks of military action, both for U.S. interests and the Syrian people, outweigh the potential benefits.” There is “little chance” that targeted air strikes would destroy Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles, he said, and
Rep. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, before the House Rules Committee. | (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)
may ”simply prompt another deadly reaction from Assad as well as the countries that finance his murderous regime.” Murphy expressed concern that the resolution ”will involve us in the Syrian conSee Murphy / Page 23
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pendent gas station owners pay for federal insurance requirements covering the cost of cleaning up leaks and environmental damage that can be caused by underground gas tanks, then there may be an argument for keeping the petroleum gross receipts tax. However, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has diverted more than $180 million in his first two biennial budgets out of the Special Transportation Fund to pay instead for the growth of other government programs. The diversion of these funds has jeopardized our transportation infrastructure and forced many small independently-owned gas stations out of business. Republican legislators have fought to reduce state gas taxes for years. Most recently, we circulated a petition to stop a 16 percent hike in the petroleum gross receipts tax that Democratic legislators and Gov. Malloy allowed this year. The petition also called on Gov. Malloy to use revenue collected from state gas taxes to fund major transportation initiatives, along with necessary road and bridge repairs, consistent with the legislature’s original intent. This also includes funding of the state’s underground storage tank program. More than 1 7, 0 0 0 Connecticut residents signed our petition to stop the gas tax hike and use existing revenues for their intended purpose. The petition was presented to Gov. Malloy in June, but, regrettably, he did not see fit to respond. The next time you fill-up your gas tank, please consider the high price and misuse of Connecticut’s gas taxes, and the impact it has on our state’s economic competitiveness and your family budget. Please urge Connecticut lawmakers and Gov. Malloy to reduce state gas taxes and stop stealing from the Special Transportation Fund. State Sen. Leonard A. Fasano (R-34) is the Senate Minority Leader Pro Tempore and represents the communities of Durham, East Haven, North Haven, and Wallingford.
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Obituary Melissa Konecny Albin DURHAM - Melissa Konecny Albin, 42, of Durham, died at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. She was the beloved wife of Mark H. Albin. Melissa was born in Bridgeport, Jan. 23, 1971, the daughter of John and Patricia Lacroix Konecny of Shelton. A loving mother and wife, Melissa’s true gift was sharing her love of reading with children, first at libraries in Cheshire and North Haven, but ultimately as the Head of Children’s Services at Durham Public Library. Over 10 years she cherished the opportunity to share her favorite stories with as many families as she could. Even through her illness, she spent as much time as she could helping in the library of Brewster Elementary School. Although not originally from Durham, Melissa was a very active member of the community that she loved. In addition to her husband and parents, she is survived by her children, Ethan Bates and Olivia Bates; her stepchildren, Zachary Albin and Zoey Albin; her brothers, Douglas Konecny, Michael Konecny and his wife, Lori and Kevin Konecny; her father-in-law and mother-inlaw, John and Connie Albin; and her nieces and nephews, Jack and Stella Konecny, Alex and Cameron Smith, Alex and Zachary Bates, and Ryan and Tyler Catapano. Her family will receive relatives and friends in The Wallingford Funeral Home on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 4 until 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Monday at 11 a.m. directly in St. Colman Church in Middlefield. Interment will be in Mica Hill Cemetery, Durham. In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory may be sent to the Bates / Albin Children’s Education Fund, c/o The Wallingford Funeral Home 809 N. Main St. Ext., Wallingford. www.wallingfordfh.com
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SOGGY BOTTOM BLUES Scenes from and awards for the Sept. 7 Middlefield Parks and Recreation first annual cardboard boat race are as follows. Cindy DiLauro won for her decorations on the S.S. Liberty. In the under 12 division, Jean Orosz tried to pass the Team Dugan Birthday Cake boat by using her hands after her cardboard paddle broke. Park and Rec Director Chris Hurlbert is technically still afloat at the end of the Cardboard Boat Race. Jean Orosz swims away from the wreckage anyway. Winners in the over 12 division were: Hamilton Brayshaw and his Viking Boat (first), Rob Poturnicki on the Lake Environmental Team Boat (second), and Craig Orosz for Team O (third). In the under 12 division, winners were: Cameron Bartolomeo (first), Jean Orosz and Nick Bartolomeo (second - tied), and Maggie Dugan (third). The Dugan Birthday Cake also won for Best Team Effort.
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to resume rehearsals on Tuesday, Sept. 10, in preparation for the annual holiday concert in December. Rehearsals are held every Tuesday, at 6:45 p.m., at the Those who like to sing Msgr. Fox Parish Hall of St. and lift your spirits, be part Francis Church, 10 Elm St., of a family and contribute to Middletown. No auditions are necessary the community may be interested in joining the Vocal but proper choral singing capabilities are required. New Chords. The Middlesex Hospital members will be accepted Vocal Chords is scheduled until Sept. 24. The community oriented choral group has entertained audiences for 23 years with lively concerts showcasing a variety of musical interests. You do not need to be a hospital employee to join. Requirements are that you Town Times charges love to sing and are willing a $50 processing fee for to make a commitment to the obituaries. For more inmission of relieving stress, formation, call Town lifting spirits and healing Times at (203) 317-2256. souls with music. All men and women are welcome. Advertise with us! Call Joy Boone at 203-317-2313 For more information, visit
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Beseck sewer users that tax assessments are due Sept. 1. The office mailed bills in April, billing two installments. If you have lost or misplaced your bill, call the office at (860) 349-7117. Please note that banks do not escrow sewer bills. Payment will be accepted Durham Fair tickets are available online at www:dur- by in person, by mail or drop hamfair.com, through Sept. payments in the drop box at the Town Hall. Credit cards 16. A discount is available will not be accepted. If you have a problem with when purchasing online. Group sales also are avail- your bill and the solution able for corporations and or- cannot be fixed on time, a 1.5 percent penalty per month ganizations of 25 or more. For more information, con- will be charged. An Oct. 1 tact Carol Schilling at car- postmark is proof of payolsschilling@yahoo.com for ment on time. (The drop box has no proof of payment on ordering details. time. The drop box will be emptied Oct. 1, at 4 p.m.) Sewer Usage bills are scheduled to be mailed Oct. T h e O f f i c e o f t h e 1. For more information, call Middlef ield/Rockfall tax Anne L. Olszewski at (860) collector reminds all Lake 349-7117.
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Durham Girl Scout Open House: 1 - 3 p.m. Allyn Brook Park, Pickett Lane. Durham/Middlefield Girl Scouts welcome any girl grade K or older to join scouting at our open house. For information, email Lisa Szymaszek at liliszy@ comcast.net or Sheryl Slight slightes@sbcglobal.net .
Monday Sept. 16 Middletown vs. Cheshire Girls Volleyball: 5 - 7 p.m. Mercy High School, 1740 Randolph Road. Cheshire vs. Mercy Coginchaug Boys Soccer: 3 - 5:30 p.m. Coginchaug Regional High School, 135 Pickett Lane. CRHS vs. Foran. Coginchaug Girls Volleyball: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Coginchaug Regional High School, 135 Pickett Lane. CRHS vs. East Hampton CoginchaugGirls Soccer: 4 - 7 p.m. Coginchaug Regional High School, 135
Pickett Lane. CRHS vs. Morgan Durham Get Aquainted Night: 6:30 - 9 p.m. Coginchaug Regional High School, 135 Pickett Lane is scheduled. Parents will follow their child’s schedule of classes, followed by an informal presentation. For information, call (203) 349-7215.
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Friday Sept. 20 Coginchaug Boys Soccer: 6 - 9 p.m. Portland High School, Portland, 95 High St. CRHS vs. Portland Coginchaug Football: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Valley Regional High School, 256 Kelsey Hill Rd, Deep River. CRHS vs. Valley Regional/Old Lyme
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Corona makes bid for first selectman with the Town Times that the number of unaffiliated voters in Middlefield is comparable T h e re w i l l b e t h re e to the number of registered names on the Nov. 5 bal- Democrats and Republicans lot for Middlefield’s First combined. In an interview with the Selectman. Marianne Corona, a petitioning candi- Town Times and in her andate, will be up for election nouncement, Corona said along with First Selectman that issues such as a functionJon Brayshaw, the Republican ing town web site, open govnominee, and Lucy Petrella, ernment, and management of the town budget drew her to the Democratic one. Corona filed the proper become the third candidate paperwork to appear on the for First Selectman. When asked if she conballot’s third line as an unaffiliated candidate. According siders herself a protest canto Middlefield Town Clerk didate, Corona said, “Not at Donna Golub, Corona had all. I consider myself somemore than the required num- one trying to make the situaber of signatures to become a tion better.” Corona described herself candidate. A frequent presence at as someone who can get diftown meetings and a mem- ferent people into the room ber of numerous committees, to work on one issue, regardCorona said in an interview less of party affiliation.
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present the best ideas I have for improving local government and the quality of community life in Middlefield/ Rockfall.” Like Brayshaw, Petrella said she has never run in a three person race. “[B]ut I’m planning to work as hard as I always do and win this one,” Petrella said. Today, Corona is perhaps best known as a critic of handling of the sales of the divided Powder Ridge to Sean Hayes‘ Brownstone company and to Middlefield resident Lori Vogel. Corona resists the term critic and said that as first selectman she would be in no position to change the deals. “I’m no enemy of Powder Ridge,” said Corona, who said that some of her earliest work in town government in-
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Reacting to Corona entering the race, Brayshaw said that a three person race creates an odd situation for the eventual winner. “When you only have a two person race, the preponderance of voters voted for the First Selectman,” Brayshaw said. “With three people, you don’t end up with a mandate.” Brayshaw said the three person race wou ld not change his approach. “We’re going to do the same thing we’ve done each year,” said Brayshaw, who when interviewed was preparing his f irst mailers and getting ready to campaign door to door. Petrella, the Democratic nominee, a lso said that Corona’s entrance would not alter her approach. “The strategy remains the same:
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The win was a team effort, with Tyler Garretson, Jorn Layman, Justin Sambor, Nate Lowry, Graysen Egana, Sal Monarca, Dalton Sisk, D yl a n Z ol n i k , M ic h ael Pitruzzello, Jim Ahern and Josiah Martinez helping seal the victory. ** B Team Durham-Middlefield players were asked to keep “family” in their hearts as they prepared for both the final week of camp and the Salomone Cup against Haddam-Killingworth. The captains for the week
were Quinn Reardon, Colin Sheehy, Eric Pitruzzello, Bryce Fleck and Derek Grant. The first half resulted in four touchdowns for the Cougars and none for the Falcons. The Falcon defense was able to create two turnovers on interceptions by Anthony Santangelo during the first half, but the Falcon offense never quite got the rhythm it needed. Dante Aparo, Alex Case D Squad and Carter Proto were consistent with their keys and responsibilities during the second half, which created As the game clock clicked Cougars’ victory and the true and memory of a great coach, a lot of challenges for the down to zero, Durha m- meaning of the Salomone family member and friend, Cougar offense. Middlefield celebrated the Cup, which is the passion Dan Salomone.
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Strategy Chair for Plainville, said the technology used in elections have changed so much in the last few decades. During the 1990s, the town Democratic party used to run off copies of documents and mail all the committee members in order to communicate. Today they use email. “I remember the days we were hand-addressing envelopes,” Morante said. She started working on campaigns back in the 1970s. Then, the party would get the list of voters in a paper document. They would then pour over the list. They would spend more time in Carolyn Wright, North Haven Republican Town Committee clerical tasks. Today, they get chair, points out details on her party’s map it used to the list in the form of a da- plan its door-to-door campaign in the last election. | (Daniel tabase on the computer, and Jackson/Special to Town Times) the information is malleable. The party can delete or add nology, social media, “up un- party formed a party-buildinformation. til this point, we haven’t done ing sub-committee to look However, when it comes to a lot,” Morante said. the next generation of techEarlier this year, the See Stategy / Page 20
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Since 1978 the first Sunday of September has been designated as Grandparents Day. There are about 70 million of them in the United States, most deeply attentive to the lives of their grandchildren. My earliest memory from childhood involved the death of our maternal Grandpa Corliss. He was a retired farmer when he lived with us and had been ‘laid out’ in our parlor. The house was filled with peo-
ple, and I dimly recall how Mom gently shushed my younger sister and me. I was four and Erma was two, and apparently our behavior was inappropriate to the somber occasion. Grandma Corliss had died when Mom was 13. The only grandparent I really knew was Grandma Roy, born in Canada in 1864, one of 10 children. While her maiden surname was Lord, the family language was French. Soon after she had married Grandpa Roy they moved a few miles south to Swanton, VT, just across the Quebec
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morning a long freight train would slowly pass through, which could seriously delay us if we hadn’t already crossed those tracks. If that happened, as it occasionally did, Dad could become irritated. He was a perennial usher and wanted to arrive well before the service began. After church Grandma Roy would join us for our big Sunday dinner, then remain through the afternoon. She spoke with a slight French accent, a sprightly, petite and devout woman, who emphasized the Biblical commandment that the Sabbath be kept holy. To her this meant no mowing the lawn or weeding in the garden, but also no playing cards or dominos, no tossing baseballs or footballs, no ice skating on the pond nearby, and certainly no movies. In fact, Grandma frowned on cards and movies altogether. Mom confided in us that this had been a problem when she and Dad first married. Mom enjoyed a regular afternoon of bridge with other women of the local Shakespeare Club. In those days, all the stores were closed on Sunday. Most neighbors and friends engaged in Sunday sports, swam or fished in Lake Champlain nearby, or went to the evening ‘picture show’ at the Champlain Theater uptown on Canada St. Unless there was a special event at the church or that occasional family picnic we stayed at home. Relatives might drop by, and Mom tried to make it more fun by having us pop popcorn. She especially liked to corral everybody into the parlor, off-limits on weekdays, to sing around our player piano where we belted out “Let Me Call You Sweetheart”, “In the Gloaming” and other old-time favorites. After a See Sabbath / Page 19
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Sabbath Church of the Epiphany Registration for Children’s Christian Education at Church of the Epiphany, Durham, is scheduled for Sept. 15, after the 9:30 service. Classes for Kindergarten through ninth grade are offered. Sunday School begins Sept. 22 celebrated in conjunction with the Family Picnic. There are no prerequisites to join classes. For more information, call (860)349-9644 or Karen Otte at (860)349-3631. Community ‘Blessing of the Animals’ in Durham - The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment, is Oct. 4. The church will commemorate The Feast of St. Francis on at noon on Sunday, Oct. 6, with a Community Service
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at candidate recruitment, fundraising and new uses of technology. Diane Levy, Democratic Town Committee chair, said the use of social media in local elections is the way of the future and “It’s something that we’ve been talking about,” but not during this election, not in her town at least. “I think this election isn’t going to be as heated as some,” she said. She said the Durham Democratic Town Committee will focus on social media on larger elections, like in the election for the Board of Selectmen. Levy said Durham’s First Selectman, Laura Francis, Republican, has used social media effectively in the small town. It’s hard to compete, she said,
because Francis even has her own spot on television. But Francis does not get help from Connecticut’s U.S. Senator, Chris Murphy, Democrat. Levy said every Democratic town committee chair in the state received an email from the senator giving suggestions on how to use social media during their campaigns. The email told the Democratic town committee chairs that Murphy had developed a grassroots network of 70,000 people in Connecticut during his campaign for election to his senate seat and Murphy’s election campaign was willing to use that network to help municipal, Democratic candidates win their towns’ elections. The email, signed by Murphy, told the town chairs to set up an online contributions page, then Murphy
would reach out to his list of supporters in the respective towns, endorse the municipal candidates and direct his supporters to contribute money and volunteering time to the local campaigns. He told the Democratic chairs he didn’t know how it would work out — this was the first time anyone planned to email the supporters from a larger election to help win a smaller election. Kathleen Kokoszka, the Republican Town Committee chair for Middlefield, said direct mailings are the way her town committee reaches all the voters, even the ones not on the computer, or that read the newspapers. Older residents, she said, often do not have social media accounts. If they focused on social media, the candidates would exclude those voters. Kokoszka said social media
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she said. Of course, Kokoszka said, candidates don’t reach every voter that way. People don’t answer their doors, or perhaps they are not home. “Mailing reaches every home. Door-to-door gives the human contact,” she said. The priority for Plainville’s Democratic Party is to create a conventional website, Morante said. After that, they hope to branch out with a Facebook account, and possibly a Twitter platform. “I hope this is year that we start adding technology to our local, democratic campaign,” she said. North Haven Democratic Town Committee Chair Walt Spader said Murphy’s offer is a way to strengthen the Democratic party in the state. By letting municipal candidates send messages to Murphy’s political database, the party is trying to motivate people who only vote every few years. This builds the infrastructure of the party, Spader said. It will help Murphy during his future re-election campaign, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal’s future campaign and the overall party “It’s very important to build that base now,” he said. Anne Reilly, Republican Town Committee chair for Berlin, said social media is a new avenue for the town party. Presently, the Republican party is revamping its website, but Reilly sees the potential for social media. It will allow for greater distribution of their message, and she hopes the new platform will “create a neighborhood feeling,” similar to the one created by going door-to-door. Southington Republican Town Committee Chair, Brian Callahan, said social media reaches a younger audience. College-aged people, adults in their 20s and 30s, use social media. The older generation, 50-plus, rely on the newspapers and the phone book for their information, he said. “It’s just going to get bigger and stronger down the road” Except reaching voters, fully embracing all that technology has to offer campaigns See Strategy / Page 23
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Teen Advisory Group (ages 12-18). Saturday, Sept. 14th from 3:00-4:00pm. Share your ideas for the library and get involved in community service. Snack too! Drop in, no registration required. Teen Cuisine: Harry Potter (ages 12-18). Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The next installment of our popular cooking program for teenagers, this time with a magical wizarding world twist! We will be making Hagrid’s Rock Cakes, Hogwarts Kitchens Chicken & Ham Pie, and Harry’s Favorite Treacle Tart. Call (860) 349-9544 to register. Teen Book Club (ages 1218). Tuesday, Sept. 24th from 6:30-7:30pm. This month we are reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time
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Durham Public Library is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone: (860) 349-9544, www.durhamlibrary.org. Programs for Kids: Programs for preschool and elementary-aged children begin Monday, Sept. 30. Check www.durhamlibrary. org/kids/programs for a full schedule of fall programs.
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Library hours are: Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; closed Fridays and Saturdays. News Library closed Saturday, Sept. 28, for Durham Fair. Levi E. Coe Library and Durham Fair Coffee Booth Sign up for a time slot to volunteer at Levi E. Coe Library’s coffee booth at the Durham Fair at: http://signupschedule.com/jeanburr or visit leviecoe.com. Book Talk at Middlefield Senior Center Monday, Sept. 23, from 1 to 2 p.m. Join the Levi E. Coe Library and the Middlefield Senior Center for a book talk on The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. For more information and to register, call the Middlefield Senior Center at (860) 349-7121 or the Levi E. Coe Library at (860) 349-3857. Copies of the book are available at the library. Lucia K. Ginter Day and Pumpkin Pizazz Saturday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. Bring in a pumpkin or pumpkins and turn it into a Pumpkin Masterpiece. The library will supply all of the arts and crafts. Registration required. C o n n e c t i c u t T r ave l Author Book Signing and Talk Thursday, Oct. 17, 6 to 6:45 p.m. Cindi D. Pietrzyk, author of Off the Beaten Path Connecticut: A Guide to Unique Places at the Levi E. Coe Library. Registration is recommended. For more information and to register, call (860) 349-3857.
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Durham senior lunches
The Elderly Nutrition program is designed to provide nutritional meals, at a low Senior lunches are of- cost to persons ages 60 and fered every Monday and over and their spouses. To Wednesday at the Durham cover the cost of the meal, Activity Center, 350 Main St. a suggested donation is wel-
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Kerry said Assad’s forces used chemical weapons on Aug. 21 against insurgents, resulting in a death toll exceeding 1,400. Kerry made the same case Wednesday before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Obama said last weekend that he would seek congressional approval of such a step, though he maintained that he could order military action even if Congress voted against authorization. Voting yes on the Foreign Relations Committee were Sens. Robert Menendez, D -N .J. , B a rba r a B oxer, D-Calif., Ben Cardin, D-Md., Jean Shaheen, D-N.H., Chris Coons, D -Del. , R icha rd Durbin, D-Ill., Tim Kaine, Girl Scout Troop 62024 spent the past year raising awareness for amyotrophic lateral D-Va., Bob Corker, R-Tenn., sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrigs disease or ALS. Scouts donated new batteries Jeff Fla ke, R-A riz., a nd for electric wheelchairs and also made squares for a quilt that a volunteer sewed for McCain. them. They are scheduled to volunteer at the 2013 Walk to Defeat ALS on Oct. 6, at Murphy and Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., were the only Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven. They have chosen the name ‘Team Tagalongs’. Democrats opposing the meaTo make a donation to Team Tagalongs, contact (860) 916-4583. |Submitted photo. sure; other ”no” votes came from Sens. James Risch, R-Idaho, Ron Johnson, R-Wis., John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Marco Rubio, From Page 22 dent living serving veterans in Middletown. For specific R-Fla. information on their services, and elders. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, There is no cost for Durham Free services provided call (860) 347-5661. St. Luke’s D-Conn., did not respond to residents 60 and over. are friendly visiting, out-of- is located at 760 Saybrook requests for comment about area medical transportation, Road in Middletown. the committee’s action. The Middlefield Senior for elderly St. Luke’s Eldercare transportation veterans to VA hospitals, Center is located in the St. Luke’s supports suc- grocery shopping services, M i d d l e f i e l d Co m m u n i t y cessful aging and indepen- minor home repair, infor- Center at 405 Main Street. mation/resource referral, in- Monthly lunch menus can be dividual case management, picked up at the senior center or Town Hall. education/advocacy, MIDDLEFIELD Me a l s a re s e r v e d i n The Gatekeeper Program, APARTMENTS FOR RENT Access4Care and St. Luke’s the Senior Café Monday, Brand New Remodeled Apartments on Broad Street Wednesday and Friday. For 2 BDRM Unit on the First questions or to sign up for any Floor - $1,000 Per Month, programs contact Antoinette Includes Heat Astle at (860) 349-7121. 1 BDRM unit in Quiet Area
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flict in a way that will be difficult to untangle. We are naive to believe that our support for the opposition, or opposition to Assad, will end in a matter of months. Taking sides in this conflict will likely commit our country to an openended engagement, at an untold cost to both our reputation in the world and to American taxpayers.” He urged increased humanitarian aid to Syrians affected by the civil war and more diplomatic and economic pressure on the Assad regime. Committee approval came after Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the panel that U.S. credibility was on the line following Obama’s warning last year that any use of chemical weapons by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the ongoing civil war there would cross “a red line” that would merit a penalty in the form of military action. Kerry and Hagel said failure of the U.S. to act would embolden Iran, North Korea and terrorist groups to conclude that U.S. threats were mere empty rhetoric.
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is difficult for the local political parties, said Callahan. While larger campaigns have used online fundraising, and detailed databases of voters that allow them to target previously unreached pockets of voters, Callahan said its harder, or even not useful for local campaigns to use the technology. Campaign laws being what they are, Callahan was weary of fundraising online because of all the red tape. “It’s really difficult to do.
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WATCH THEM GROW A pair of swans raised a family on Lake Beseck this summer and Albert Palmero recorded the progress of the cygnets growth. (|Submitted by Albert Palmero)
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