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Polluted groundwater spurs push for public water By Mark Dionne Town Times
The long story of Durham’s polluted groundwater that began decades ago with the then-accepted dumping of industrial solvents by two Main Street businesses added another chapter at a public hearing on Dec. 16. The hearing, attended by approximately 40 members of the public and some 10 town, state and federal representatives in an official capacity, was held to discuss a proposed ordinance that would require residents in Durham’s Superfund site to convert to public water and abandon their wells. Anni Loughlin, project manager of the Environmental Protection Agency, led a discussion on the background of the Superfund site, called “Area A” on maps related to the problem, and made a case for both converting to public waSee Water / Page 18
Superintendent Award honors exceptional seniors By Mark Dionne Town Times
Coginchaug Regional High School seniors Erin Smith and Christian Alberico were recognized by the Board of Education on Dec. 10 as winners of the annual Superintendent Award. Erin was nominated as an outstanding student especially dedicated to community service. Erin’s nomination, which was read by Superintendent of Schools Kathryn Veronesi, praised her ability “to balance her schoolwork, community service, and athletic interest with such ease.” See Award / Page 6
John Lyman’s Hello Chorus performs for Gov. Dannel Malloy in New Haven.
John Lyman receives $16K for murals By Charles Kreutzkamp Town Times
The John Lyman School in Middlefield will be getting a little more colorful thanks to a grant from the state. Grade 3 and 4 students will be working with art staff from Wesleyan University on two murals this year, with more to come. The eventual goal is to involve every grade of the school, John Lyman Principal Thomas Ford explained. “At Lyman we believe very strongly in the arts and in arts integration,” Ford said. Ford said he has no idea what the murals will look like, as students will be directing the designs. One mural will be designed under the theme of re-
flecting the school’s core values, and the other will be designed as part of the social studies curriculum. Students will be involved in every step of the process, which will support the school’s interdisciplinary approach to learning. For example, students will need to measure spaces and draw a to-scale design before the mural is painted. Students will also write on the social studies topic of that mural. “Every aspect of the curriculum will be covered in this project,” said kindergarten teacher and HOT schools site coordinator Sharon Berndt. The principal said that Berndt was “the catalyst and the spearhead” in obtaining the grant. Berndt said John Lyman approached Pam Tatge, director
of the Center for the Arts at Wesleyan. Tatge asked her staff if anyone would be interested in the project, and “as it turned out they have a woman named Kate TenEyck whose mother worked here as a teacher and Kate went to the school district here, so there was that great connection and she was thrilled to come to the school where her mom had taught,” Berndt said. Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Dec. 18 that Middlefield would be receiving $16,080 for the murals as part of a total of $250,000 in arts in education grants for Connecticut schools. Students from John Lyman’s Hello Chorus performed for the governor when the grant was See Murals / Page 4
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Boy Scout Troop 27 of Durham participated in the Wreaths Across America event on Dec. 13, an annual fundraiser which helps provide wreaths to veteran cemeteries across America. Troop members placed wreaths at the Veterans Cemetery in Middletown to honor the veterans. From left: Christopher Sokol, Shane Phenicie, Assistant Scout Master, Michael Phenicie, Stephen Phenicie, Jacob Fazzino, Matthew Garrett and leader Jason Sokol.
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Calendar Friday, Dec. 26 Tot Time - MOMS Club of Durham/Middlefield has scheduled Tot Times for Fridays, 10 a.m., at the Middlefield Community Center, 405 Main St. Durham and Middlefield babies, toddlers and children are welcome. No registration required. For more information, email momsdurhammiddlefield@ gmail.com.
Saturday, Dec. 27 Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Haddam-Killingworth, 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 29 Girls basketball - CRHS at Lyman Hall, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 30 Boys basketball - CRHS at Old Saybrook, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 2 Boys basketball - CRHS at Hale Ray, 7 p.m. Girls basketball - CRHS at Hale Ray, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 3 Ice hockey - CRHS vs. New Fairfield-Immaculate, 8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 5 Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Westbrook, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 6 Girls basketball - CRHS at Westbrook, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 7 Ice hockey - CRHS at Joel Barlow (Danbury Ice Arena), 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 8 Boys basketball - CRHS at North Branford, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 9 Girls basketball - CRHS at North Branford, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10 Ice hockey - CRHS vs. Newtown, 6 p.m.
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Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Old Saybrook, 7:30 p.m. Ice hockey- CRHS at Brookfield/Bethel/Danbury (Danbury Ice Arena), 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 13 Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Old Saybrook, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 14 Ice hockey - CRHS vs. Hall/Southington (Veterans Memorial Rink), 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 15 Boys basketball - CRHS at Cromwell, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 16 Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Cromwell, 7 p.m.
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Monday, Jan. 26 Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Morgan, 7 p.m.
Ice hockey- CRHS vs. Westhill, 1:45 p.m.
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Tuesday, Jan. 27
Ice hockey- CRHS vs. North Branford, 4 p.m.
Boys basketball - CRHS at Morgan, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 23
Wednesday, Jan. 28
Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Old Lyme, 7 p.m.
Ice hockey - CRHS at Masuk (The Rinks at Shelton), 7:45 p.m.
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Thursday, Jan. 29
Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Old Lyme, 5 p.m. Ice hockey - CRHS at Milford co-op (Milford Ice Pavilion), 1 p.m.
Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Portland, 7 p.m.
Adult education Middletown Adult Education has scheduled an open house at its new College & Career Center, 398 Main St., for Wednesday, Jan. 7, 10 a.m. to noon and 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Parking is available in Melilli Plaza. For more information, call (860) 343-6044.
Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Haddam-Killingworth, 7 p.m. Ice hockey - CRHS vs. Mt. Everett, 8:40 p.m.
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Family Centered Services appointment Family Centered Services of CT recently announced the appointment of Susan M. D’Orvilliers as Development Officer. D’Orvilliers, who brings more than 20 years of fund raising, management and event planning to the position, will be responsible for creating and sustaining an ongoing development program. D’Orvilliers most recently served as the Chairman of the American Diabetes TourdeCure in CT where she was responsible for the implantation and coordination of the statewide initiative to raise $150,000 to support research, advocacy and education in the fight to find a cure for diabetes. Prior to that she worked
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Erin’s volunteer work includes working for three years for an urban outreach program in the Hartford Area. In the summer, Erin has volunteered locally at Middlefield’s John Nerden RTC Camp for children and adults with special needs. At CRHS, Erin is co-president of CRHS’ Best Buds group, a member of the National Honor Society and French Honor Society, and has played varsity tennis for three years. Veronesi said, “Her kindness and dedication to her peers and community have sparked her interest in pursuing a career in social work. Erin is an all around role model, which makes her the perfect choice for this year’s award.” Reading Christian’s nom- Board of Education Chair Kerrie Flanagan and Superintendent of Schools Kathryn ination to the board, Vero- Veronesi recognized senior Erin Smith with the Superintendent Award on Dec. 10. | Mark Dionne / Town Times nesi said, “His dedication as an athlete is quite evident in A winner of numerous many capacities ... Christian Appropriately enough, the many honors and awards that he has received,” includ- Christian missed the BOE’s cross country titles, Chris- has also made All-State, and ing Shoreline Runner of the recognition because he was tian won the MVP award three time All Shoreline in for cross country two nights cross country and track and at a track competition. Year. earlier. In announcing that field.” Christian also is vice presaward, Kris Nystrom joked, “Let’s try to pretend this one ident of the French Honor Society, co-president of the is a surprise.” “His accomplishments Spanish Honor Society, and are endless, which makes a member of the National him stand out,” Veronesi Honor Society. Christian said. “He’s a true athlete in has maintained honors or 1995 COGINCHAUG GRADUATE
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Two nights before being recognized for the Superintendent Award, senior Christian Alberico accepted the boys cross country MVP honor.
Senior Services for Durham and Middlefield and St. Luke’s Community Services of Middletown are partnering in recruiting volunteers who would like to help local elderly individuals remain at home and maintain a good quality of life by providing visitation, grocery shopping or transportation to out-of-town medical appointments. Volunteers can choose to help one or more individuals for just a few hours a month, as there is no minimum time requirement. To register, call Cassandra Aronson at (860) 999-1683 or cassandra@stlukeshome.org.
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Opinion Local politicians assigned to committees ‘Loud’ love story I’m loud. So many people have told me that, and for so long, that I am beginning to think it’s not just a rumor. My animated conversations had the girls in my college dorm banging on the pipes as a signal to please quiet down. When I’m on a plane, people from several rows away will swivel their heads around to see where that noise is coming from. On one flight a woman sitting behind me tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to lower my voice. On a plane, with a noisy engine! Lunch with a friend will often see that friend shushing me when the conversation turns to personal matters, lest the entire restaurant will hear (They will). One time after a movie that I thought was hilarious, the women in front of me said they could tell that I thor-
oughly enjoyed myself; I knew they were talking about my raucous laughter. And people who are hard of hearing, aren’t when they are around me. They can hear me just fine without their hearing aids. A very kind friend tells me that I am a “big package person,” and it’s just that not everyone can accept such a large delivery. I like that. So imagine my utter delight when I was recently having lunch with two friends, and a man in the booth next to us, upon getting up to leave, said he could tell we were having a wonderful time, and that he enjoyed listening to me. Of course, he singled me out! And he reiterated nearly the entire conversation to us, which I thought was funny See Loud / Page 9
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State Rep. Noreen Kokoruda (R-101) and State Rep. Vincent Candelora (R-86) will each serve on four committees during the 2015 legislative session. Kokoruda has been assigned to the legislature’s committees on Education, Aging and Appropriations. Candelora has been assigned to the legislature’s committees on Finance, Revenue and Bonding; Public Health, Regulation Review and Judiciary. Both representatives will begin their two-year term on Jan. 7. Kokoruda was appointed to House Republican Caucus Chairman by House Republican Leader Themis Klarides and Candelora was re-elected to his leadership position as Deputy Republican Leader. Veteran legislators Kokoruda and Candelora are
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bitration awards for all state employees. The Judiciary Committee are courts, judicial procedures, criminal law, judicial appointments, and probate as well as matters related to the Boards of Pardons and Paroles, the Judicial Department, and the Department of Correction. The Education Committee has cognizance of all matters relating to the Department of Education; local and regional boards of education and the substantive law of collective bargaining covering teachers and professional employees of such boards; vocational rehabilitation; the Commission on the Arts; and libraries, museums and historical and cultural associations. The Public Health ComSee Committees / Page 9
Political agendas in The Interview and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay The Interview The recent news that Sony Pictures had canceled the theatrical release of The Interview due to alleged threats from North Korea has stirred worldwide debate. Did the film studio make the right choice? Is Sony actuTanya Feke, ally protecting viewers? MD Or is the studio simply inviting outside forces to dictate how Americans express themselves? The slippery slope is easy to see. Another film, Pyongyang, which was to be directed by Pirates of the Caribbean’s Gore Verbinski and star Steve Carell, has already been canceled by New Regency. The film was based
Diagnosis: Movies on a graphic novel and follows the story of a westerner living in North Korea. The film was to begin shooting in March 2015. Our creative voice is being squashed out of fear. It is a shame. Not because The Interview was going to be an amazing, ground-breaking film. Nope. Not because The Interview was going to inspire some random audience member to go to North Korea to try to assassinate Kim Jung-un. Puh-lease. From all appearances, The Interview is a ridiculous tongue-in-cheek spoof with no semblance to reality. It is meant as a comedy! President Obama alone is mocked constantly by the media, but I do not see him shutting down television
programs and threatening harm to others over their critical commentary. Whew, Saturday Night Live! American free speech needs to be just that, free. If we cower now, what comes next? More limitations to what movies we can see? Books? Music? The hacking scandal is a frightening precedent. Now that North Korea has hacked an American film studio, what else will they try to hack? Are cyber attacks going to risk our American freedoms as a whole? I sure hope not. It is time to step up our cyber security. Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 It is not as if other films have not evoked, or even poked fun at, political agendas. Even now The Hunger See Movies / Page 9
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mittee has cognizance of all programs and matters relating to the Department of Public Health; the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Department of Developmental Services; the Office of Health Care Access; and all other matters relating to health, including emergency medical services, all licensing boards within the Department of Public Health, nursing homes, pure food and drugs, and con-
trolled substances, including the treatment of substance abuse. The Aging Committee has cognizance of all matters relating to senior citizens. The legislature’s Regulations Review committee examines the regulations coming out of Washington D.C. that apply to state agencies. However, the prime responsibility of the committee is to make sure the state regulations that are written match the legislative intent. – Press Release
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The Middletown Rotary Club presents donations to the Human Services Departments of Middlefield ($445) and Durham ($85) from proceeds of its annual Liberty Bank/ Rotary Club Thanksgiving Dinner Drive. The club raised a total of $10,829 and received matching funds of $2,707 from the Liberty Bank Foundation, for a total of $13,536. Other recipients included the Middletown Community Thanksgiving Project, St. Vincent DePaul Middletown, Cromwell Human Services, and the Portland Food Bank. From left: Middletown Rotary President Trish Witzy-Lambert; Joan Lombardo, director of Middlefield Human Services; Amanda Pedersen, director of Durham Human Services; and Sue Murphy, executive director of the Liberty Bank Foundation and a member of Middletown Rotary Club.
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– cue the raucous laughter. I said I know I’m loud and he said he is, too, and we would get along just great. I should make sure I sit next to him on planes. But here’s the best part of that encounter, and the memory of which will live in me for a long time to come. After telling us he was 86 (he looked 20 years younger), he introduced us to his 88-year-old wife, whom he married 64 years
ago. 64 years! Can you imagine the stories they have to tell? The first time he laid eyes on her, he told us, he walked up to her and asked her to marry him. “I don’t even know you,” she replied. “It took me two years of hard work,” he said, “but I finally got her to say yes.” As they stood before us, holding hands and smiling, their love for each seemed palpable. It felt like the “I would walk through fire for you, with not so much
as a second thought” kind of love that lights you up from the inside out and also lights up the people around you, and I was grateful to have stumbled upon it. Even now I keep seeing the beatific expressions on their faces as they talked about their long life together. So on that day I was happy to be a “big package person,” because it allowed me to meet another “big package person” who reminded me that a life wellloved is a life well-lived.
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Games: Mockingjay Part I remains at the top of the American box office. The first in the two-part finale is ripe with themes of media’s power play. The rebels must use careful advertising campaigns to convince the District citizens to fight against the Capitol. Is it truth? Is it manipulation? Is it propaganda? Though Panem is a fictitious place, many people have twisted those themes to meet their own ends. Students in Thailand who have used The Hunger Games three finger salute have been arrested when they have protested against the current leadership there. Thailand now bans the salute. Some Thai theaters even banned screenings of the film altogether. Katniss Everdeen stands as a symbol in the film and to many in real life who feel that they are persecuted by their leaders. Her rise to power may inspire people to rise up against injustices, but the film is only meant to entertain. It is not a call to protest in Thailand or any country. It is a young adult novel that happens to have been brought to the silver screen. That is it. It becomes what you make of it. Banning it only brings more attention to its political themes and makes an issue out of something that did not exist. Sadly, Mockingjay Part I did not live up to the standards of Suzanne Collins’ final book in The Hunger Games trilogy. The story is entertaining but never
reaches any satisfying climax. There was no believable chemistry or tension with either Gale or Peeta. Instead the film feels like one giant plateau, a prolonged trailer to the real action that will take place in Part 2. It would have been far more satisfying to watch Katniss’ evolution with the energy and drive the full Mockingjay story is meant to embody. Even if the film ran long, it would have been a more fitting and exciting ending to the franchise. It seems that American movies anger foreign countries, but that does not mean that Americans of an appropriate age should not have access to them. Films may be banned in different countries. That is for the individual country to decide, though I would argue that banning creative work in any form is unnecessary censorship. Even in our own country, certain books had been banned from schools. Mark Twain? John Steinbeck? Voltaire? Really?!! We’ll save those debates for another day. Censoring our own access to creative works is one thing and a bad one at that. It is another thing altogether to restrict another country’s access to art and free speech. Who is North Korea or any foreign country or any person to tell us how we should entertain ourselves? To tell us how to write our political satire? They may not find it humorous but their bullying tactics are even less funny. They are outright terrorizing.
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port a proposal that would cap fixed residential charges imposed by the state’s largest electric utilities. Monday’s announcement comes after state regulators said Connecticut Light & Power could increase the current $16 a month charge to $19.25. The company originally sought a $25.50 charge, saying the money was needed to cover significant expenses. The bill under consideration would cap future fees at $10. Proponents contend higher fixed costs discourage alternative energy usage. Rep. Lonnie Reed, co-chairman of the legislature’s energy committee, said she hopes the bill encourages CL&P and United Illuminating to work with lawmakers on a compromise. CL&P spokesman Mitch Gross said capping the fixed rate would negatively affect the utility’s ability to perform upgrades and would ultimately
NEW BRITAIN (AP) — Frontier Communications officials have told utility regulators in Connecticut that they underestimated the need for more trained customer service employees after they took over AT&T’s phone, Internet and UVerse networks in October. Kathleen Abernathy, executive vice president of regulatory and government affairs for the Stamford-based company, told the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on Monday that lessons have been learned and Frontier still has work to do. Customers unhappy with poor service addressed their complaints to Frontier representatives. Some complained about outages, lengthy wait times to contact customer service and appointments missed by technicians. The company acknowledged that perhaps as many as 10,000 customers had
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Connecticut offers $50,000 reward in 2009 homicide HARTFORD (AP) — The state of Connecticut is offering a $50,000 reward for help with the investigation of a 2009 shooting that left a man dead in Hartford. Thirty-eight-year-old Timothy Coleman was shot multiple times on Sept. 2, 2009. On Tuesday, the state announced the reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the homicide. It was authorized by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy at the request of State’s Attorney Gail Hardy. Hartford police have not developed enough information to make an arrest, and investigators believe the reward could help resolve the case.
(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held at the Durham Library. Check the town website at www.townofdurhamct.org for updates.) Tuesday, Dec. 30 Ethic’s Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6 Compensation Review/Personnel Policy Board, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7 Planning & Zoning, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12 Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Inland/Wetlands, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14 Board of Wetlands, Memorial School, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 Water Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20
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The Guidance Department at Coginchaug Regional High School has scheduled its annual College Admissions Forum on Thursday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m., in the high school auditorium for junior students and their parents/guardians. College admissions officers from Central Connecticut State University and Quinnipiac University plan an overview of the entire admissions process. The Guidance Department will also discuss the procedures for students regarding the application process. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be rescheduled for See School / Page 13
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Kindergarten registration Durham and Middlefield children who will be five (5) years old, on or before Jan 1, 2016, must be registered to attend kindergarten in September 2015 or apply for a waiver of attendance. In Regional District 13, children may attend kindergarten in either the Contemporary Program or the Integrated Day Program. Parents need to choose the program for their child prior to kindergarten registration. The Contemporary Program serves children in grades K-4 and is housed at Brewster School for grades K-2 and at Korn School for grades 3 and 4. The Inte-
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(860) 349-7210. Decisions about which program to register their child must be made by Feb. 1, according to Regional District 13 Board of Education policy. Children not registered in a specific program by that date may not be able to attend the program chosen by parents. Scheduling an appointment for kindergarten registration confirms program choice. Kindergarten registration for the 2015-2016 school year is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 3 through Thursday, Feb. 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with hours extended to 6 p.m. on one evening. Once the registration appointment has
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The Middletown Rotary Club recognized Andrew Conway, of Durham, as Student of the Month for December. Conway is a technology of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning student at Vinal Technical High School. He is active in a variety of school clubs as well as serving as vice president of the Diversity Club, President of National Honor Society, and recently was elected treasurer of Skills USA. Conway is also a member of the rifle team, Explorer at the Durham Volunteer Fire House and volunteers at the Durham Fairgrounds. From left: Middletown Rotary Club President Trish Witzky-Lambert, Andrew Conway and Middletown Rotarian Joseph Marino.
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Sports New-look Lady Devils struggling early By Alan Pease All-conference players Kim Romanoff and Morgan Kuehnle are gone, along with starter Caryn Sibiskie, and substitutes Alison Luther, Katelyn Williams, Olivia Corazzini, and Sydney Trusty, all of whom were lost to graduation. This figures to be a rebuilding year for the Lady Blue Devils. That lack of experience manifested itself on Dec. 10, as the Devils traveled to face the Cromwell Panthers and suffered a resounding 54-27 defeat at the hands of the defending Shoreline Conference champs. Coginchaug scored only seven points in the first half, and it wasn’t until two minutes into the second half that Larissa Cade finally broke double
digits for the visitors, scoring her tenth and eleventh points on a rebound put-back. After trailing by a 31-7 score at the half, the Devils managed to keep the remaining quarters close, as they were outscored by one in both the third and fourth period. The bright lights for Coginchaug were Naomi Rinaldo, with 12 points and eight rebounds, and Cade, with 11 points and three boards. Mikayla Wyskiel grabbed five rebounds and scored two, and Audrey Arcari scored two. Bridget Turecek pulled in four rebounds, and Alana Beckert scored one point. On Dec. 12, the Devils traveled to Bethel for a non-conference game with the Wildcats. Unfortunately, this resulted in another loss for the Blue Dev-
ils as they fell, 44-30. Coginchaug kept the game close for much of the way, trailing by only one point (1817) at the half. Despite falling behind by 10 after three quarters (32-22), they pulled back to within five points with just a few minutes to go. Yet they could not put the ball in the basket down the stretch, and ultimately lost by 14. Making baskets was a problem throughout the game, according to first-year coach Christopher Watson, as they shot only 12 percent from the field, and were 11-of-23 from the charity stripe. Cade led the Devils with 13 points, including nine points on three shots from beyond the threepoint arc. Coginchaug is 0-2, 0-1 in conference play.
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I hope Santa is good to you this holiday, but I guess the old elf isn’t in charge of New England weather. While we received rain this past weekend, Minnesota picked up two feet of new powder. So far this season Odin does not favor the east. I was in Vermont last week to spend some time with the UConn ski team at Okemo Mountain. The racers were training hard and getting in a lot of gates on good firm snow under a gray sky. While the snow hasn’t fallen hard here in Connecticut, there is good, deep, machine-made cover on Eastern ski mountains. “We have a very talented group of freshmen joining last season’s very successful team and are looking forward to another championship run,” UConn coach Larry Gianatti said. Joining Cheshire’s Kelsie Carlette, now in her second season at UConn, and co-captain Macenzie Ingenito, a senior, are freshmen Samantha Feinberg from Greenwich, Rachael Lafebvre (Gunstock, New See Skiing / Page 17
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Hampshire), Danielle Sinkowicz, who was on the New Jersey State Ski Team, and Sabina Spofford (Westborough, Mass.) The UConn men’s team has two newcomers joining the group. Luke Gatti and Roger Hueglin, from Wilton, are joining last season’s fourth place finishers in the National Championships. “Both the men’s and women’s teams are young, but experienced racers,” Gianatti said. “The new athletes have all been racing for several seasons, and were members of their high school ski teams last season. They are training well and are encouraging each other to go faster.” “We’ll be training at Okemo until we go home for the holidays,” said Gianatti. “Then we’ll be back here for the opening race on Jan. 8.” “Our goal for the season is to qualify for the Nationals,” said Carlette, speaking on behalf of the women’s team. “We missed making the cut by less than one second last season, and we won’t let that happen again.” Carlette was injured in the last race of the regular season in 2014, and has spent the entire off-season rehabbing and trying to get stronger before the snow falls. “I’m ready to go,” she said, “and I want to win the opening slalom to show the other teams we are stronger than last year.” Gianatti expects good things from his racers in 2015, but we’ll have to wait until the end of February to see if the UConn ski team will end the season as the big dogs on the mountain. Enjoy the rest of the holiday season, get in some good runs, be careful, safe and happy.
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Anni Loughlin of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency detailed the history of Durham’s Superfind site and the plan for a public water remedy. The Superfund site is outlined on the map of Durham in the background. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
ter and abandoning wells in the area. The Superfund site roughly consists of the Main Street and Maple Avenue properties between Talcott Lane to the north and the Town Green to the south. T h i s a re a ’s p o l l u t e d groundwater, called a plume, and first discovered as polluted in 1982 and declared a Superfund site shortly thereafter, makes Area A “one of the worst sites that we’ve ever seen in the state of Connecticut,” according to Pat Bowe of Connecticut’s Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. Within Area A, 50 wells currently use filters as a corrective device and 10 of those properties also use bottle water because of an additional detected contaminant called 1,4-Dioxane. An additional 17 wells are regularly monitored either because of their prox-
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