Volume 19, Number 49
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
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Torrison Stone named champions, again By Mark Dionne Town Times
Torrison Stone, once again, is king in the Durham Parks and Recreation Men’s Basketball League. On Thursday, April 9 at Strong school, Torrison Stone beat Blackbird Tavern 57-42 to claim the league championship. Torrison Stone led from the start. Blackbird Tavern managed to cut the lead to eight points, 38-30, with under eight minutes left, but Torrison Stone, and especially Adam Poturnicki of Durham, dominated the paint and was too much for Blackbird Tavern. Poturnicki finished with 27 points and received the game ball as MVP. Tyler Gerry, owner of Torrison Stone and Garden, was on hand to watch Members of the Torrison Stone squad pose with family members and the league his team from the stands championship trophy. See more photos on page 28. | Mark Dionne / Town Times along with family members of the players, Parks and Recreation Director other league teams, and Torrison Stone has been in years and has won six of the Sherry Hill, players from other spectators. the recreation league for 12 last eight championships.
Ultramarathoner runs in memory of sibling Jessica DaSilva, a resident of Middlefield, recently completed an ultramarathon to help fund a cause very dear to her heart. DaSilva was one of 25 participants to partake in the 100-mile trail run at the NJ Ultra Festival, which was held on March 21. She was one of only nine individuals to finish the race and one of two women to complete the feat. DaSilva ran the event in memory of her step-sister, Cindy Sherwin, who was a triathlete and personal trainer herself.
DaSilva raised more than $40,000 to help build the Cindy Sherwin Memorial playground at New Haven’s West Rock Author’s Academy. An Irish-themed fundraiser will be held Saturday, May 9, noon to 3 p.m., at The Stone House Restaurant in Guilford. A silent auction will be held, coupled with an open bar, live Irish music, and dancing. For more information on DaSilva’s accomplishments, visit her blog, ultrajessruns. blogspot.com.
Jessica DaSilva is shown running this this undated photo. | ultrajessruns.blogspot.com
Friday, April 17, 2015
Budget moves past hearing By Mark Dionne Town Times
At a lengthy public hearing on April 6, the Regional School District 13’s Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools Kathryn Veronesi presented the proposed 2015-2016 school budget and residents took advantage of the opportunity for public comment. After an approximately hour long presentation and 90 minutes of public comment, the BOE returned to a regular meeting and put forward the budget with a net figure of $35,954,697, representing a 2.21 percent increase from the current figure. The BOE did not change the budget from the previous BOE meeting and put it forward for a planned referendum on Tuesday, May 5. All BOE members voted in favor of putting the budget forward, with the exception of Jeremy Renninghoff, who voted nay. Veronesi, BOE chair Kerrie Flanagan, and BOE members Bob Fulton and Anthony Onofreo presented the budget and emphasized the pressures on school districts in what Veronesi termed an “unprecedented” time in education. Fulton pointed out that the increase in expenditures over the last three years has been See School / Page 2