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District to study ‘phased implementation’ of building plan By Mark Dionne
either underutilized buildings or closing and reconfiguring schools. According to BOE member The school utilization report, written by architec- Bob Fulton, the board’s Utilitural planning firm Drummey zation Committee has focused Rosane Anderson Inc. and on a configuration of two turned into the district in K-5 schools, one 6-8 middle December, presented four school, and one high school, options to the Board of Edu- closing two of the current six cation and left the board plan- buildings. This option, modeled as C3 ning for the next steps to deal with declining enrollment in in the DRA report, allows for two benefits that have been District 13. Declining enrollment has brought up at multiple meetpresented Durham and Mid- ings and workshops. The two elementary schools dlefield with the prospect of Town Times
maintains both the Contemporary and the Integrated Day programs and houses them in separate buildings at the elementary level. The C3 option also reduces the number of times a student has to transition to a new school. “That’s the outline that we’ve settled on,” Fulton, speaking for the Utilization Committee and not the full BOE, told the Town Times. No plan has been officially Middlefield officials are considering several options selected, but the Utilization around the leasing of the cell tower located on Jackson Hill Road behind Town Hall. The tower is used by three See BOE / Page 5 communications companies and the town. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
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In the wake of the terrorist attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, people gathered on the Durham town green Jan. 10 to show sympathy for the victims and support for freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Demonstrators held signs reading “Je suis Charlie” – I am Charlie – a slogan of support adopted immediately after the attack, and markers and pens, tools of the cartooning trade. The gathering included several local artists as well as French nationals. | Clay Howe / Submitted
Officials in Middlefield expect to have a deal in place soon for the lease of a cell tower located on Jackson Hill Road behind the Middlefield Town Hall. At the Jan. 5 Middlefield Board of Selectmen’s meeting, First Selectman Jon Brayshaw said he wanted to get to “the final, final, final, final, final, final agreement” and expected it to impact the fiscal year 2015-2016 town budget. At the regular Jan. 8 Middlefield Board of Finance meeting, Chair Robert Yamartino agreed. “We’ve got to cap this prior to going into budget season,” he said. The BOF agreed to hold a special board meeting on Jan. 22 to discuss various proposals, with the expectation that they would make a specific
recommendation, and a public hearing in February. The deals are complicated not just by the technology involved and its potential changes but by the ownership. The town does not own the cell tower, but the land under it and the lease on it. That lease runs out in 10 years. Several town off icials made pains to insist that none of the deals would sell the land or the tower. The potential deals are to sell and extend the lease. The deals, however, are not short term. Those referred to at the Jan. 8 BOF meeting ranged from 30 to 50 years. “You guys have a tough decision,” said Unison’s Chuck Bruttomesso, whose company deals with cell tower leasing and presented a proSee Cell / Page 10
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One hundred and forty-nine years ago Middlefield separated from Middletown to become a town of its own. While 149 is not a big anniversary year, it means residents can begin planning for Middlefield’s 150 anniversary celebration, or sesquicentennial. Parks and Recreation Director Chris Hurlbert agreed to chair the planning committee, and is looking for “committee members, volunteers, and ideas” to help with the event. The sesquicentennial celebration will kick off in the fall of 2015, possibly at the Durham Fair, and Hurlbert envisions different events running through 2016, with Founded in 1866, Middlefield will celebrate its 150th birthday next year. the main celebration coming | Mark Dionne / Town Times June 2-12, 2016. “The big event is going to be a 10-day long celebration. We’re going to have concerts, we’re going to have a small RN fair or festival. It’s going to Seeking to provide be sort of like Old Home Days in-home professional but on a larger scale,” Hurlhealth care service in the bert said. Durham, Middlefield and According to Hurlbert, the Rockfall areas. Over 20 group would like activities years nursing experience. spread out over the calen- William J. Witkowski, D.M.D. 360 Main Street Bilingual, in English and P.O. Box 177 dar as well as the town, inPolish. References providcluding places like Peckham Allan A. Witkowski, D.M.D. Durham, CT ed upon request. Inquiries. Park, the Town Green, Lyman We will submit claims to all insurances 860-349-1123 Call EWA 860-395-8247.
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With the recent cold snap and two more months of winter ahead, local animal care personnel are asking pet owners to be careful about pets being outside during extreme cold temperatures. Experts in Meriden and Cheshire as well as with the Humane Society recently provided the following advice and legal information for pet owners. With the Meriden department, assistant animal control officer Sarah Bacon said a public act passed in June 2013 creates penalties for the tethering of dogs outside in certain weather conditions such as extreme cold. Bacon said animal control has received several calls for animals left out in the cold in recent weeks, but the volume of calls is less than last year because of the warmer temperatures. Animal control will investi-
gate reports of an animal left outside in the cold, usually by first finding the owner to let them know they have to bring the animal inside immediately, Bacon said. If no one is home or there have been multiple calls, animal control officers can write the pet owner an infraction or remove the animal, Bacon said. Animal control officer Bryan Kline also has seen pet owners charged with animal cruelty in previous years for leaving animals out in the cold. “There haven’t been any this year,” Bacon said. “In years past there have been animals with frostbite and roaming.” Nicholas Naoumides, of the VCA Cheshire Animal Hospital, doesn’t usually see pets coming in with cold weather related symptoms. Some breeds with thicker See Pets / Page 5
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Option C3 in the DRA report closes Korn and Lyman and converts Memorial and an expanded Brewster into K-5 schools. Fulton did not want to name individual buildings and emphasized that the BOE’s decisions could be different than the DRA’s report. Although the time frame mentioned in the DRA report targets the 2021 school year as a completion date, BOE members and the cover letter put construction starting as early as the 2017-18 range. A phased implementation means changes could come sooner. Another item the board will study is the feasibility of closing a school be-
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nity that nurtured her lifelong loyalty to family and friends, as well as to the Queen of England. An only child until her brother, David, arrived when she was 15, she remained very close to her parents throughout her life. Her friend, Jean Kirkham, was an honorary sister (and fellow prankster), Isabel Huggan, a “pretend” little sister, and cousin Chris Woodman, a “borrowed” brother. Valerie earned a bachelor of arts in history with a minor in music from the University of Connecticut. She married Fred Wintsch, whom she’d known since childhood, on June 23, 1962, making their home in Naugatuck for the next 18 years. She taught history, English, and music at Hillside Middle School for 3 years before resigning to em-
HAMDEN — Valerie J. Wintsch, 75, died peacefully on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Arden Courts in Hamden, from complications of Alzheimer’s. A vivacious, well read, and intellectually curious lady, Valerie loved good books, music, friendship, and laughter. Most of all, she loved her family. She was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. Born in Naugatuck, in 1939, Valerie was the daughter of teacher Dorothy Moses and chemical engineer Charles Gates. She grew up in Elmira, Ontario, a tight-knit commu-
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Gates and his wife, Gert, of Waterloo, Iowa; daughter, Elizabeth and son-in-law, Peter Shoudy, of Durham; daughter, Suzanne and sonin-law, Matthew Churchill, of Davidson, N.C.; son, Jonathan and daughter-in-law, Suzanne Wintsch, of Haddam; and eight grandchildren, Ben, Alex, and Noah Shoudy, Thomas, Luke, and Zachary Churchill, and Isabelle and William Wintsch. Valerie possessed a keen intellect and read voraciously. Her extensive vocabulary and impeccable grammar made her an excellent conversationalist and a formidable Scrabble player. She was an avid social and family historian, meticulously recording every facet of her children’s lives in baby books, delighting her Elmira school chums with her detailed recollections of their exploits, and writing a memoir for her children and grandchildren. For her, personal stories were rich sources of heritage, humanity, and humor. An in-
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Obituaries Mary T. Nimphius NORTHFORD — Mary Teresa Cavanna Nimphius, 98, formerly of Northford and Durham passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at her daughter’s home in Florida. She was the wife of the late Harold J. (Butch) Nimphius. Mary was born in Newark, N.J. on May 10, 1916, daughter of the late Domenico and Maria Cavanna. She worked as a tailoress for Chipps Custom Tailoring of New York until her retirement; volunteered at the Middlefield Senior Citizens and served as a president, charter member of the Northford/North Branford Women’s Auxiliary VFW, member of the Durham Grange and parishioner
of St. Monica’s Church, Northford. She was the mother of Elizabeth (Betty) Hansen Bertrand; grandmother of Victoria Bertrand. She is also survived by her beloved niece and Godchild, Bernice (Bonnie) Anderson; nieces, nephews and their families. She was predeceased by her son-in-law, Richard Bertrand; a granddaughter, Dedra Bertrand; a sister, Madeline DeSimone; and brothers, August A. and Bart Cavanna. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, Jan. 10, under the direction of the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave., North Haven. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 1201 SE Indian St., Stewart, FL 34997. www.northhavenfuneral. com
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Embrace the cozy cold So here we sit, with a long, frigid winter stretched out before us. The artificial tree has returned to its home in the attic, or the real tree has gone to its grave. The lights have come down, making these dark nights seem even darker. The Hallmark Christmas movies, the Christmas carols we all grew up with – just a memory now. The holidays distracted us from the fact that it’s cold out there, and so brown. For many, this is the most dismal time of the year. Winter used to be hard for me, too. It was hard having my “outdoor time” dwindle down to a 45-minute (if that) daily walk. Shoveling snow has never been my favorite activity. And I longed for the color green, and for some signs of life out there in my barren yard. I especially missed the butterflies. But due to circumstances,
my attitude toward winter has changed. Oh, I still adore summer, for so many reasons. My above-ground pool, going barefoot, long days, flowers and color and birds singing outside my window in the morning. Who doesn’t love summer? But there’s another side to this particular coin for me. There are all manner of beasties to contend with. There are snakes, which have all seemed to congregate in my yard, even though they know that just a glimpse of them throws me into a fit of hysteria. I’m talking racing heart, running in the opposite direction so fast that I usually fall down, screaming so loudly that it’s a wonder I have any vocal chords left. I think it’s rude of them to put me through all that. In the summer I sleep See Cold / Page 12
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ing representatives State Rep. Vincent Craig Miner, Laura Candelora (R-86) Hoydick and Arthur took the oath of ofO’Neil in the second fice last week kickhighest position in ing off his fifth term the caucus. The aprepresenting the 86th pointment was ratidistrict in the 2015 fied unanimously by legislative session. her colleagues. House RepubliCandelora Candelora was also can Leader Themis appointed to serve on Klarides appointed Candelora as her Deputy the legislature’s Finance, RevRepublican Leader, join- enue and Bonding, Legislative
Management, Judiciary, Public Health and Regulations Review committees and will serve as Chair of the Screening Committee that is tasked with reviewing all legislation before it is put up for a vote in the House. Candelora represents the 86th District communities of Durham, Guilford, North Branford and Wallingford. – Press Release
Kennedy sworn in to State Senate Department of EnTed Kennedy, Jr. ergy and Environwas joined by his mental Protection, family as he was including conservasworn in for his first tion, recreation at term as a State SenConnecticut’s State ator. Sen. Kennedy Parks, pollution conthanked the people trol, fisheries and of the 12th District for game, and a variety choosing him as their Kennedy of agricultural issues. elected representaIn addition, Kennedy tive, and expressed an eagerness to begin work- will be a member of the Public Health and Transportation ing on their behalf. Kennedy will serve as Committees. One of Kennedy’s immediSenate Chair of the General Assembly’s Environment ate priorities is to introduce Committee, which has over- legislation that will result in sight of issues relating to the the state taking an inventory
of the uses of Long Island Sound and developing a plan to preserve it for future recreational and commercial use. This legislation will not cost any additional state dollars, but will provide opportunities for the state’s growing aquaculture and energy industries while also increasing the security of Connecticut’s southern coast. Kennedy represents the 12th Senatorial District communities of Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison and North Branford. – Press Release
Kokoruda continues work in Hartford will also serve as the State Rep. Noreen leading House ReKokoruda (R-101) publican lawmaker took the oath of ofon the legislature’s fice kicking off her Committee on third term as a state Children. legislator. Kokoruda was apKokoruda has pointed to serve on been appointed a the legislature’s Apleadership position Kokoruda propriations, Eduas House Republication and Aging can Caucus Chair by Incoming House Republican committees. Kokoruda said Leader Themis Klarides, she she is pleased with her com-
mittee assignments and new leadership positions because it will give her an opportunity to pay special attention to the state’s finances, seniors and improving our state’s education system including school safety enhancements. Kokoruda represents the 101st District communities of Durham and Madison. – Press Release
Community support overwhelming in wake of fire By Cecily Quincy On Sept. 16, 2014 at 11:31 a.m. a phone call changed my life. Our family home at 324 Jackson Hill Rd. in Middlefield was on fire. The kids were at school, I was at work. Dan, my husband had seen smoke, then fire. Within 20 minutes, the
flames were billowing out of the roof. Buddy and Abbey, our beloved dogs, were trapped and our house had burned to the ground. I could see the smoke from a distance and my heart stopped. Fire trucks, volunteer firemen from all over were there. After I arrived I must’ve been in
shock because I kept repeating that my children’s clothes were all gone. The reality was, we just lost everything. Hours later as we watched the house drip with water from the fire hoses, my truck was filled with supplies, See Support / Page 11
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Obituaries Mary D. (Astramowicz) Petrucelli DURHAM — Mary D. (Astramowicz) Petrucelli, 94, wife of the late Mario D. Petrucelli, died on Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Middlesex Hospital, Hospice Unit after a brief illness. Born in Meriden on Dec. 12, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Veronica (Kubeck) Astramowicz. She was a longtime Meriden resident, moving to Durham in 2001. She graduated from Meriden High School, class of 1939. Mrs. Petrucelli was a devout Catholic and a parishioner of Notre Dame
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Church in Durham. She was a member of Daughters of Isabella, Golden Circle and the Durham Senior Center. Family was always most important to her. Mary was a very loving, warm mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be missed by all. She is survived by three daughters, Loretta Victor, of Meriden, Noreen Baris and her husband, John, of Durham and Sharon Myjak and her husband, Peter, of Sherman; eight grandchildren, Ronald S. Victor, Stephen P. Victor, Maryellen Koza, Laney Baris-Turano, Carrie Baris-Conte, Sara Myjak-Gonzalez, Dana P. Myjak and Michael R. Myjak; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by son-in-law, Ronald B. Victor; five brothers,
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Benjamin, Edward, Louis, Stanley and Theodore Astramowicz; and four sisters, Anne Parent, Stasia Astramowicz, Helen Weathers and Hattie Pancallo. The funeral will be held on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 10:15 a.m. from the John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, 88 E. Main St., Meriden and at 11 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Church for a Mass of Christian burial. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, Jan. 9, from 4 to 7 p.m. The family would like to express their gratitude to the dedicated caregivers, especially Kionna Bond and the Hospice team at Middlesex Hospital. For online condolences, please visit www.jferryfh. com.
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will be used to fund later events but, as Hurlbert puts it, “We don’t have a lot nailed down ... We’re still planning this out, but we’re going to encompass the entire town.” Hurlbert and First Selectman Jon Brayshaw have both made appeals for volunteers to help out with the sesquicentennial. Hurlbert said a core group of 10 to 15 people come to the Sesquicentennial Committee meetings. Those planning meetings started in October of 2014 and take place the third Sunday of every month, 6 p.m., at the Middlefield Community Center.
The next meeting is Jan. 18 and Hurlbert encouraged interested residents to come. “It’s a year’s long worth of events and we need lots of help to pull this all off,” Hurlbert said. The sesquicentennial planners are looking for people who could serve as a liaison to civic groups and people with a variety of skills and ideas. The names of the groups Hurlbert plans on forming give an idea of what the sesquicentennial might eventually look like: Parade, Fundraising, Promotion, Entertainment, Vendors, Historical, Grounds, Events, and Security.
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Cell and wireless companies. “It’s a very sizable bit of change, it will have an effect posal to the BOF. Town officials have to on the budget. It’s not a small weigh a large initial pay- amount of money that we’re ment to the town against per- talking about,” Brayshaw centages of potential future said at the BOS meeting. Yamartino said the town is revenue. For example, one proposal in a good position to benefit discussed by the BOF in- from a cell tower deal. “If we can get capital out cluded a $425,000 lump sum payment which would pur- of it now, we’re protected ... chase most of the monthly and by taking a percentage of rent and fees from the tenant the revenues, if they should From Page 1
become grossly more lucrative, we’ve protected ourselves and if they become less lucrative, we already took the value out [with the lump payment] ... so I think we’re in good shape there,” Yamartino said. T h e t owe r c u r re n t ly houses three carriers, plus communications for the town. According to Bruttomesso, it could handle one more carrier.
Selectman Ed Bailey attended the BOF meeting and suggested that any money received from a cell tower deal should go into the town’s capital account because it was generated from the lease of capital equipment. According to BOF member Mary Wolak, the BOF preferred to think of the deal and the town’s eventual use of the money as two separate issues.
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with one eye open because I get ants the size of prairie dogs. My yard is obviously Tick Central, and Lyme Disease and I have had more than a few whirls around the dance floor. And this is not an illness that comes gently in the night. Rather, it comes stomping in and shakes you, long and hard. My dear kitty, Shamus, doesn’t have an easy time of it, either. Even though he stays inside, allergies – to all things that are blooming – find him, and be-
cause of other health issues, this is a serious matter. So now I love winter. Shamus and I are in tip-top shape. Yes, the land lies fallow, but for us, it poses no threats. Brown suits me just fine these days. It means there’s nothing out to get me, or Shamus. I can relax, let down my guard. This is my resting time. I used to think those naked, gnarled trees were ugly, but now they have even taken on a kind of beauty for me. Stripped of their camouflage, they show off their
various sizes and shapes, and the way they twist and turn. There’s something raw and primal about them. I’ve grown quite fond of them. And what could feel better than a brisk walk when Jack Frost is, as the song says, nipping at your nose? I admit it isn’t much fun at first, but once I get a bit of momentum going, I feel so invigorated and so alive. And so proud of myself for having pushed myself out the door in the first place. And if it’s snowing, all the better. I cannot resist a long
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Little League tryouts Tryouts for the Minors and Majors Divisions for the 2015 CLL season will be held Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Rushford Gym off of Route 68. All interested players must complete a tryout prior to entrance. If a player tried out in June of 2014, they do not need to try out again. All attending must bring a glove, bat, helmet, and sneakers. Majors tryout will begin at 10 a.m.; Minors will begin at 11 a.m. For more information, contact (Seniors) Nick Faiella, nicholas.t.faiella@bankofamerica. com, or (Minors) Joe Fournier, jfournier@jeflegal.com.
Online registration for all levels of baseball and softball is now open for the 2015 spring Little League season. In 2014, Little League International adopted new age requirements that allow any boy or girl who turns 5 by Dec. 31, 2015 to register for T-Ball. This is a younger starting age than in prior seasons. For previously registered players, visit www.coginchaugll.org and select the “Register Online” tab. For firstyear players, Coginchaug Little League will be holding an open house in late January for in-person registration. Details of the open house can be found online. Coginchaug Little League is open to all residents of Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall, and all age-appropriate players that attend a school within those towns, including Independent Day School.
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Coginchaug girls survive the holidays Despite a one-point deficit at the half, and a 30-27 disadThe Lady Blue Devil hoop- vantage heading into the final sters were quite busy during quarter, the Blue Devils were able to overcome the Cougars the holiday season. Dec. 22, the girls traveled for the win. Wyskiel scored 11 of her to Fair Haven School to take on Hyde, burying the Howl- game-high 19 points in the fiing Wolves 55-22. Hyde kept nal frame to put Coginchaug things close in the first period, on top. Cade and Audrey Aras Coginchaug took a 10-9 lead cari added 13 and eight points, into the second. The game respectively. For H-K, Brinely Anderson quickly became a one-sided affair, as the Devils jumped out to scored 16 points and Haley Sera 26-14 halftime lead and never vant netted 12. Coginchaug couldn’t keep looked back. Coginchaug outscored Hyde 22-1 in the third to its hot streak alive in a close matchup with Lyman Hall, as silence the crowd. Mikayla Wyskiel and Ash- the Lady Blue Devils fell to the leigh Halligan led the Devils Trojans 40-39. After playing to a 19-19 halfwith 10 points each, with Larissa Cade adding eight points time stalemate, Coginchaug fell behind 35-25 heading into the and Margaret Bossie, six. For Hyde, Destiny Black- final quarter. However, after wood scored 10, and Nyjayah charging back to tie the game Gibson dropped in nine points. at 39 all on a Wyskiel jumper, a The girls kept their win- late free throw with six seconds ning ways going with a remaining gave the Trojans the close 48-42 decision over lead. The Blue Devils were unable to get off a shot in their fiHaddam-Killingworth.
nal possession. Arcari led all scorers with 16 points. Cade added 13. For Lyman Hall, Kim Petit scored 15, while Sabrina Smith tallied 14. Despite the close loss, the frustrations weren’t over for the Lady Blue Devils, who lost their next matchup against Hale-Ray, 47-45. Although they only trailed by one point entering the fourth quarter, Coginchaug was plagued by foul trouble that sent the Noises to the charity stripe 27 times. Ashleigh Halligan scored eight points in the final minute of play, but it wasn’t enough for the Blue Devils to overcome. Halligan scored 17 points to lead the Devils, with Arcari adding 10 points. Jan. 6, the Devils found themselves in the winner’s circle again after besting the Westbrook Knights 48-23. Coginchaug dominated play from start to finish, as a 13-point lead after one quarter expanded
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to 19 points at the half, and kept building. Cade led the Devils with 15 points, and Arcari added 11. Lauren Wright led Westbrook with seven points. Coginchaug finished its holiday season play with a battle against the always tough Thunderbirds of North Branford that saw the Blue Devils come out on top, 53-46. A small 23-21 halftime lead for Coginchaug grew slightly, to 38-35, after three frames. Yet a strong quarter from the charity stripe helped the Blue Devils put the Thunderbirds out of commission, as the local girls sank 11 of 15 free throws. Wyskiel scored 21 points for the victors, with Arcari adding 11 points, and Cade contributing 10. Sabrina LeMere scored 19 for the T-birds, and Justine Johnson added 12 points. The Lady Devils stand at 5-4, as the girls boast a 5-2 Shoreline Conference record.
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Coginchaug’s Eric Solomon was recognized at the annual football banquet with the Bonnie Currlin Award. Pictured with Solomon is Bill Currlin, Bonnie’s brother.
Devils’ football successes recognized The Coginchaug Football Club held its annual football banquet in early December. Aside from celebrating the Blue Devils’ successful 9-2 season, the club also recognized several team members for their efforts on and off the gridiron. Brendan Wiknik and Ricky Sorensen were given the Rookie of the Year award. Artie Koba wa s a c k n o w l e d g e d with the Foundations of Honor award, given annually to a four-year senior who best exemplifies the qualities of scholarship, leadership and citizenship. The Bonnie Currlin Award, given in memory of Currlin’s dedication to the Coginchaug football program, was awarded to Eric Solomon. Solomon was recognized for best exemplifying what the honor strives to award: “those players whose courage and commitment best contribute to the team’s success.” Josh Smith and Jake Ober were acknowledged with the MVP award. -Submitted by Rita Van Steenbergen
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Tips from the Pro: Improving your putting By Marc Bayram
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Well, it’s officially winter. Even though golf courses are covered with snow, there are still ways you can improve your golf game and stay warm at the same time. Putting is such an important part of the game. The cliché, “drive for show, and putt for dough” is a very true statement. The average player puts a premium on the full swing and often hits balls on the driving range rather than spend time on the putting green. What that player fails to realize is that nearly 40 percent of your total score will come from putts. So while we all are stuck inside this winter, let’s really focus on improving our putting.
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hitting a ball, just bring the putter back and forth trying to barely tap each phone book. This is a great, simple drill to practice having your backstroke equal your follow-through. The second part of putting is direction. If you do not hit a putt in the correct direction, the ball will not go in the hole, or be anywhere close. It is very important to keep the putter head “square” to control direction. If the putter head does not square-up at impact, you can easily miss putts left or right.
A great drill to help work on controlling the direction of your putting is the “quarter drill.” Take two quarters and place them on the ground, with one quarter just outside the toe of the putter, and place the other quarter just outside the heel of the putter. With the quarters in place, you can now take the putter and make a normal putting stroke between the quarters. The object of the drill is to make a putting stroke without hitting either of the quarters. You can do the drill with a golf ball or without, but the
whole purpose of the drill is to learn how to keep the putter head square. So while you are sitting indoors, looking out at the snow, do your golf game a favor and grab your putter and work on these simple drills. There is not a doubt that your putting will improve by the spring. Marc Bayram is PGA Head Golf Professional at Timberlin Golf Club in Berlin. If you wish to contact him with golf questions, article topic suggestions, or to book a lesson, email timberlinhp@gmail. com.
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Home Improvement CORNERSTONE Fence & Ornamental Gates. All types of fence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert. Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237GATE. CT Reg #601060.
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Kitchen & bathroom full remodeling, tile work, windows, doors, additions, basement finishing 860-803-5535
WE REMOVE Furniture, appliances, Remodeling & Constr. entire contents of: needs!Kitchens, baths, homes, sheds, estates, IF YOU Mention painting, decks, winattics, basements, This Ad dows, doors. No job garages & more. FALL Yard Clean-Ups too small, We do it all! *FALL Yard Clean-ups* Brush, branches, leaves, Free Est. 40 yrs in bus. FREE ESTIMATES storm damage Ins.&#539493.203LIC & INS. **JUNK REMOVAL** 530-1375. 203-535-9817 Appl’s, Furniture, Junk, or 860-575-8218 Debris, etc Fully Lic & Ins WE CAN REMOVE Reg #577319 ANYTHING Kitchen & Baths Entire house to 1 item removed! Handypersons FREE ESTIMATES CPI HOME Sr. Citizen Discount IMPROVEMENT LIC & INS. HIGHEST QUALITY A-1 HANDYMAN PLUS 203-535-9817 or Kitchen, Bath, Siding, CT Reg #606277. 860-575-8218 Roofing, Windows, Give us a Call-WE DO IT Remodeling, Decks, ALL! Free Estimates. Roofing. Siding. WinGutters, Additions. 203-631-1325 dows. More. Free BBB A+ Rated Est’s. Ins. # 604200. CT#632415 HOME DOCTOR Member BBB. (860) 203-634-6550 Carpentry, elect., plumb645-8899. ing, odd jobs. Family run since 1949. CT# 640689 203-427-7828 It’s so convenIent!
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DIEGO PAINTING Int. & Ext., Remodeling, Popcorn Repair, Sheet Rock/Painting. Aff. Price! 203-565-2011
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Junk Removal
WE HAVE DUMP TRUCK Reg. Ins. Free on-site est. Any Questions? Ed (203) 494-1526
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Plumbing
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B. MEDINA Sewer & Drain Cleaning Services LLC Quality work, affordable prices, 24 Hr Service! Benny 203-909-1099
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CARL’S Plumbing & Heating. Speak directly to the plumber, not a machine! We snake drains, plumbing, heating. 25% Senior citizen Siding.Roofing.Windows Decks.Sunrooms.Add’ disc. No job too small! CT Reg#516790. Cell, 203-272-1730, 203-237-0350 860-680-2395. www. fiderio.com George J Mack & Sons Servicing the Meriden area since 1922. Toilet, faucet, sink & drain repairs. Water heater replacements. 25% Sr citizen disc. Member of BBB. 203-238-2820
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Roofing, siding, windows decks & remodeling.
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Snow Plowing
info@ gonzalez constructionllc.com Fully Lic & Ins Reg #577319
CPI SNOW Cleanups including roofs & surroundings, driveways. Comm. & resid. 203 634-6550; 203 494-2171
Tile, Marble, Granite
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Tree Services
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Taste of Durham Feb. 7
Friday Night Bridge
Saturday, Jan. 17 Ukulele Club - The Middlefield Ukulele Club is scheduled to meet Saturday, Jan. 17, 9 to 11 a.m., at the Middlefield Community Center, 405 Main St. All interested ukulele players are welcome. For more information, call (860) 4595656 or email lucyr1953@yahoo.com. Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Haddam-Killingworth, 7 p.m. Ice hockey - CRHS vs. Mt. Everett, 8:40 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 19 Ice hockey- CRHS vs. Westhill, 1:45 p.m.
Ice hockey- CRHS vs. North Branford, 4 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 23 Theater - The Middletown High School Performing Arts Center, 200 LaRosa Lane, has scheduled “Shrek, The Musical” for Friday, Jan. 23, 7 p.m. A fee is charged. For more information and tickets, visit www.middletownstagecompany.org. Dance - The Middlesex Dance Center is scheduled to present an American Academy of Ballet Performance Award event on Friday, Jan. 23, 6 p.m., at the Middlefield Community Center, 405 Main St. Admission is a donation of an item for the food bank or animal shelter. Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Old Lyme, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24 Theater - The Middletown High School Performing Arts Center, 200 LaRosa Lane, has scheduled “Shrek, The Musical” for Saturday, Jan. 24, 2 and 7 p.m. A fee is charged. For more infor-
mation and tickets, visit www.middletownstagecompany.org. Boys basketball - CRHS vs. Old Lyme, 5 p.m. Ice hockey - CRHS at Milford co-op (Milford Ice Pavilion), 1 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 26 Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Morgan, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 27 Boys basketball - CRHS at Morgan, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 28 Ice hockey - CRHS at Masuk (The Rinks at Shelton), 7:45 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 29 Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Portland, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31 Girls basketball - CRHS at Middletown, 1:30 p.m.
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
Professionals
860-349-7000 6 Way Road in Middlefield www.execoff.com
William J. Lema, D.M.D.
VISITING ANGELS Personable & Compassionate Live-in and Hourly Caregivers are needed for in-home non-medical care for elderly in the area.
Serving Durham and Middlefield for 25 Years
William Lema, D.M.D. ACCEPTING NEWJ. PATIENTS General Family Dentistry • Children & Adults State of the Art Dentistry in a Caring,& Small Office Atmosphere General Family Dentistry • Children Adults & Evening Available State of the Art Dentistry in aSaturday Caring, SmallAppointments Office Atmosphere
Saturday & Evening Appointments Available Cosmetic Bonding Regular Hours: Gum Therapy Tues.-Fri. 9 am-6 pm • Cosmetic Bonding • Emergencies Crowns & Bridges
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Durham Recreation has started its third year with many people playing or learning how to play bridge at the Durham-Middlefield community center every Friday at 6:15 p.m. Classes can adapt to any person’s needs or concerns. For more information, call Jim Martinelli at (860) 346-6611.
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. Girls basketball - CRHS vs. Cromwell, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 21
• Gum Therapy Dentures & Repairs • Fillings • Crowns & Bridges • Root Canals (860) 349-7006 Emergencies • Dentures & Repairs Fillings 6 Way Road, Middlefield William J. Lema, D.M.D. William J. Lema, D.M.D. Root Canals (Near Powder Ridge Ski Area) Regular Hours: Tues.-Fri. 9 am-6 pm
6 Way Road, Middlefield (near Blackbird Tavern)
860-349-7006
Flexible schedules, supportive staff, one-on-one care Our caregivers are as valuable as our customers
Call us at 860-349-7016
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Tickets are available for the 19th annual Taste of Durham, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 7, 6:30 to 9 p.m. The event, hosted by PALS, will benefit the Durham Public Library. A fee is charged for tickets. Attendees must be 21 years of age. Tickets are available at the Durham Public Library. For more information, contact Trish Connolly at (860) 349-9544, ext. 5 or tconnolly@durhamlibrary.org.
Friday, Jan. 16
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Boy Scout Troop 270 has scheduled its fourth annual Christmas tree pick-up fundraiser. Residents should contact Troop 270 at Troop270DurhamCT@ aol.com or call (850) 3492370 for pick-up and disposal of used Christmas trees. Messages should include name, address, phone number, preferred weekend, an indication of where the tree may be and any special instructions. A troop member will confirm your pick-up request. A donation is requested and greatly appreciated. All donations benefit annual troop activities.
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Christmas tree pickup fundraiser
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