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A new neighborhood spot is opening up on Main Street next week, on the same strip as the Newington Chamber of Commerce. In fact, the Black Rose Tavern just became a chamber member Tuesday according to husband and wife, and restaurant owners, Steve and Piera Rosini. Volume 53, No. 30
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State exploring options in developing site of former Cedarcrest Hospital By ERICA SCHMITT
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There may be a bright future in store for the town’s old psychiatric hospital site, which sits in a ghost town of vacant buildings atop Cedar Mountain. The 72-acre state-owned property — formerly Cedarcrest Regional Hospital — was one of five contaminated sites chosen in 2011 by the Department of Economic and Community Development to be cleaned up then marketed to developers.The properties were identified as prime candidates for future economic growth and job creation and $20 million was been allotted to their revamp. Newington’s Director of Economic Development Andy Brecher made a visit to a recent Town Council meeting to inform officials that the state has issued a Request For Proposal at Cedarcrest, with bids closing next Friday, Aug. 31. Brecher called the state’s move “a knee-jerk response to a legislative mandate. They did it without advising the town, but it’s not part of a grand plan or a high priority of theirs,”he remarked.“It appears that the interest here is to transfer the property by sale or lease to a private developer.” This is good news for Newington, because a private developer would have to go through the town’s routine regulatory approval system. This means that town officials — and maybe residents — will likely have the chance to decide what sort of development sprouts up
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on the property. Brecher, who is essentially the town’s liaison to the state when it comes to redevelopment, will find out in coming weeks what responses the DECD received during the bid process, if any. “We just wanted to let you know we plan on involving ourselves in whatever they plan to cook up at that site,” he told the council, adding, “It’s an important site that has enormous potential.” Cedarcrest is on the State Registry for Historic Places, as it opened in 1910 as a hospital for people stricken with tuberculosis. In 1976, the Department of Mental Health took over and began serving patients with mental health and substance abuse issues. The hospital closed in 2010 due to financial instability. Although a few of the buildings have been demolished, most are still standing and two of these are occupied by non-profit agencies. The property’s secluded mountain
location may be a high selling point for the company, organization or agency that ends up there. “It’s a little oasis onto itself,” Brecher said Monday. “You could just imagine a pharmaceutical research facility or some sort of high-tech information technology development site there … a green space in an informal environment where you can leave your desk, take a walk, clear your head and return with some bright ideas,” he joked. Besides Cedarcrest, the other sites sharing in the state funding include: The Mystic Oral School in Groton, a railway property in Waterbury owned by the Department of Transportation, a former CT Transit bus garage in New Haven and a former storage warehouse and power plant in Newtown.
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Local Boy Scout troop reaches out for new recruits By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
An October 2011 camping trip with Boy Scouts in Troop 316 and Cub Scouts from Pack 322 in Cockaponset State Forest, Chester.
the last weekend of the month there will be a camp-out in Wickham Park in Manchester, alongside reenactors of the Civil War Battle of Antietam, which occurred 150 years ago this year. In October, they will host a pancake breakfast fundraiser and attend a “Camperall” with troops from all across the state. “We’re also looking to do night activities like rock climbing, roller skating … it’s a boy-led troop so they’re really the ones that are crafting what they want to do,” said Ralph.
Members of Newington Boy Scout Troop 316 during a Janauary 2012 camping trip at Camp Yawgoog in Rockville, R.I.
“Every month, we try to have a theme: cooking, first aid, citizenship, etc.” added Don. More camp-outs are planned for January and March but in cabins, of course; they won’t be tenting it. The Valleras hope for the troop to be a part of the Klondike Derby in
February. Boys ages 10½ to 18 can enroll in Boy Scout Troop 316 during a recruitment night Monday, Sept. 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Grace Episcopal Church, 124 Maple Hill Ave., Newington. Information will be available for families. Enrollment
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Calling all boys and their families, who want to go rock climbing, skating, sledding, fire-making and forest-navigating! Newington Boy Scout Troop 316 is searching for new members to join in some serious adventuring and character-building.Not only do troop leaders want to increase membership, but also become more recognized in the community, as many people don’t even know they exist. Of the three Boy Scout Troops and four Cub Scout Packs in Newington, Troop 316 is one of the smallest. But the group’s small size can be an advantage, because kids don’t feel lost in the crowd.Their participation is upfront and center. Scout Master Don Vallera is also looking for more parents to get involved, because planning and executing camping trips and other outings can be difficult without help. Vallera’s father Ralph served as scout master in the 1980s when he was a boy, and over the last year, transferred his scouting wisdom — and the official title of scout master — unto his son. “My father is there as my mentor; there are still things he knows that I don’t know,” said Don, who just finished his scout master training period. Although he still helps out tremendously, Ralph has passed the leadership role onto his son,who says his dad “is a scouter for life.” “I’m proud of my son,” the elder Vallera said Tuesday. “He believes in the scouting method; he’s got the right idea.” It helps that Don is a teacher by profession. In Newington, in fact. He teaches seventh grade language arts and social studies at John Wallace Middle School. And his wife teaches the same subjects to eighth-graders at Martin Kellogg Middle School. “I teach and live in Newington, and I would like to give back to the community what I was given as a kid,” Vallera explained. “There are boys out there, unfortunately, that don’t have fathers in their lives and they need a mentor.” So what’s on Troop 316’s busy agenda this fall? In September, there is a first-aid meet, when kids in the district compete to demonstrate their knowledge of emergency-preparedness. Then
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HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut health officials say mosquitoes testing positive for Eastern equine encephalitis have been found for the first time this season. The state’s Mosquito Management Program said Wednesday the mosquito sample was taken Aug. 8 in Chester. The species found does not usually bite humans. West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes in 40 towns this summer. Those samples were taken from June 27 to Aug. 8. No human West Nile or EEE cases have been reported this year. There were nine West Nile cases last year. People are advised to wear protective clothing and repellent against mosquitoes and avoid exposure during nighttime hours when mosquitoes are most active. They also are advised to keep horses vaccinated against the diseases and seek veterinary attention when a horse appears sick.
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Rotary set to host golf tourney to benefit fight against cancer By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
For the first time this fall, the Newington Rotary Club will host a special event to benefit Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for childhood cancer. Alexandra Scott was born in 1996 in nearby Manchester and has since been the catalyst of over 250 research projects to find a cure for childhood cancer, which she passed away of in 2004 at the young age of 8. “We have a lot of guest speakers at Rotary and we had one woman come and speak, who just happened to be the aunt of this little girl,� explained Melanie Thompson-Tregonig, past president of Newington Rotary and the advertising and sponsorship coordinator for the club’s Lemonade Golf Tournament, happening Oct. 3 at Lyman Orchards Golf Club in Middlefield. “We want to help kids like Alex by helping doctors find a cure,� she added. “This is our first annual and we really would love to kick it off in
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area golf clubs, trip tickets, a Kindle, and an autographed basketball from UConn. But even those who don’t play golf or own a business can get involved by donating $15,after which their name will be printed in the event program guide. Golf will be an 18-hole scramble, with carts. There will be raffle prizes and every golfer will get an apple pie from Lyman Orchards. Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@ newbritainherald.com.
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Aetna, one of the nation’s biggest health insurers, claimed a bigger stake in the burgeoning market for government-funded coverage Monday when it announced plans to buy a leading provider of Medicaid and Medicare coverage for $5.7 billion. The Hartford company’s proposed acquisition of insurer Coventry Health Care will bolster its Medicaid business a few months before millions of people are expected to become eligible for the state- and federally-funded program for the needy and disabled under President Barack Obama’s massive health care overhaul. It also will boost the company’s portion of business from the federally-funded Medicare program, which covers seniors over age 65 and those who are disabled, at a time when interest in these plans is growing in part because the baby boomers are aging. The deal underscores the major
changes taking place in the health care industry as a result of the landmark overhaul. It marks the second time since the Supreme Court upheld the law in June that a big insurer has snapped up a smaller company focused on government coverage. Last month, WellPoint Inc., which offers Blue CrossBlue Shield plans in 14 states, announced a $4.46-billion deal to buy Amerigroup Corp., and more acquisitions are likely. Aetna is the nation’s third-largest health insurer based on enrollment, trailing only UnitedHealth Group Inc. and WellPoint. Coventry, a smaller insurer, is one of the leading providers of both Medicaid and Medicare-based coverage. States hire insurers like Coventry to offer Medicaid coverage to their residents. Coventry said last month that its Medicaid enrollment had doubled to about 932,000 people. It also provides Medicare prescription drug coverage to about 1.5 million people.
are starting to move these socalled “dual eligible” residents, who generally have expensive medical conditions, into managed care programs that coordinate care and cut wasteful spending. The deal also ramps up Aetna Inc.’s Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug businesses. Medicare Advantage plans are privately run, subsidized versions of Medicare that frequently offer extras such as dental or vision coverage. OK? These plans are expected to grow because more baby boomers are aging and become eligible for the Medicare. Medicaid and Medicare Advantage currently represent small slices of Aetna’s enrollment. But the company expects the deal to raise the revenue it draws from government business to 30 percent, from 23 percent. Zubretsky said the broad portfolio of businesses Aetna will acquire from Coventry makes the acquisition a “fabulous deal” regardless of how November’s presidential elections turn out and whether the overhaul survives political opposition into 2014.
“We believe this acquisition positions us very well for all possible scenarios,” he said. Aetna will pay $42.08 for each share of Coventry stock. That includes $27.30 in cash and a portion of its stock. The price represents a 20 percent premium on Coventry’s Friday closing price of $34.94. Fitch Ratings also said the deal will benefit Aetna, but the ratings service placed the insurer’s debt on a negative ratings watch. Fitch noted in a statement that the acquisition is bigger and more complex than other deals the insurer has done, and it will be financed mostly by debt. Aetna expects its latest deal with Coventry to modestly help earnings next year, not counting transaction costs. Aetna forecasts a gain of about 45 cents per share to its annual earnings in 2014 and 90 cents per share in 2015 from the deal. Shares of Coventry climbed more than 19 percent, or $6.65, to $41.59 Monday afternoon, while Aetna shares rose 4.2 percent, or $1.61, to $39.65. Broader trading indexes fell slightly.
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remembers. “It got to the point where I either had to expand and get my own store, or let it go.” Because the couple’s daughter was only 1 year old at the time, Piera decided to quit cakes and concentrate on her young family. Now that The Black Rose is opening its doors, she’s considering offering one of her specialty cakes — maybe a chocolate crème de menthe — around the holidays. But the restaurant’s main menu represents the Rosinis’ down-toearth vision: a downtown gathering place with quality American dishes, at reasonable prices. Executive Chef Josh Walton incorporated the family’s ideas into a large menu, which features unique sandwiches, pastas, and standard pub fare — with a twist. “It’s American comfort food, like what your mom would make,” said Walton, a Cromwell resident. The chicken parmesan is already a favorite among new employees (many Newington residents) who have been in training for the last few weeks. Topped with a sauce of sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms, it’s quite different than the traditional dish. Appetizers include chicken and waffles, pulled pork sliders and calamari. The inspired variety of salads, burgers and hot dogs also sound interesting.
There’s a salmon avocado salad, a bratwurst burger on a pretzel bun, and “Frank the Oinking Dog” — topped with pulled pork. Veggie lovers might enjoy the portabello mushroom burger, while hearty eaters will revel in ribs and three variations of mac and cheese. Newington residents might remember the expansive bar area in the spot, which was formerly occupied by Tavern on Main, Finn B’Que’s and Cugino’s. Black Rose’s bar will feature 15 beers on tap, including a few local craft selections. There’s also a room ideal for large parties and a patio area backing up to Market Square’s parking lot. The Rosinis are so community-oriented that they didn’t even pick out a restaurant name until they arrived in town. Upon stepping inside the building, they were thrilled to discover a formal red and black interior with gold accents: décor that inspired their intriguing choice. “We ourselves as owners, intend to have a good time here,” said Steve, an easygoing, friendly guy who insists that the Superbowl and March Madness will be on the bar’s televisions under his leadership, but so will girls’ college softball. “I’m a referee,” he laughed. Somewhere down the road, the Black Rose hopes to be an entertainment hub for all ages, with live
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music, trivia and comedy nights. But for now, it’s all about good food, good drinks and getting to know Newington folks. The Rosinis also plan on supporting a number of community agencies and organizations. “To be very involved in the community is our goal,” said Piera, who will join the chamber for a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Waterfall Fest on Sept. 22. It all starts this Monday, Aug. 27 with lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Thursday, when they will begin serving dinner, closing at 10 p.m. The Black Rose Tavern is located at 1076 Main St. (860) 372-4445. Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@ newbritainherald.com.
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Car lovers come together to show off rides, benefit Special Olympics By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
Revving up their engines and complimenting each others’ classic rides at Papa’s Dodge on East Main Street, New Britain, early Sunday morning were nearly 100 drivers, anxious to meet up with other car enthusiasts from across the Northeast. And a select 20 of these individuals were lucky enough to have special guest riders accompanying them to the Dream Ride/Dream Cruise Day, which culminated at the polo grounds in Farmington following a police-escorted ride. The yearly event is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics, and dozens of athletes with intellectual disabilities were there to enjoy the day. “We have close to 100 cars here today, I’d like to have 1,000 cars,� Papa’s Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Owner Dominic Papa said, encouraging everyone in the crowd to bring one extra vehicle next year to double the funds donated. In the past 11 years, motorcyclists in the Dream Ride with the help of the car owners in the Dream Cruise, have raised a total of $1.385 million for the Special Olympics. While New Britain is the only starting location for cars, tens of thousands of motorcycle riders made the trek to Farmington simultaneously from 26 other locations in Quebec, Canada, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. “This is just the tip of the iceberg,� said Mark Plona. Plona’s family volunteers at Papa’s Dodge every year preparing drivers for their departure to the event, which featured food, music, prizes and camaraderie. At the Farmington Club where everyone meets, a plasma screen “command center� tracks riders and drivers on their way to the event. “The thing I love most about this day is the policemen who escort you through all the red lights,� said the excited Betsy Ketz, a two-time competitor in the Special Olympics swimming nationals and a croquet player. Ketz was sitting in a 1934 Plymouth street rod beside Newington resident Jerry Veronesi, who grew up in New Britain. A few cars behind them was softball gold medalist Carrie Rosa, beside New Hartford resident Robert Jones, in a silver 1964 Shelby Cobra replica made by ERA Replica Automobiles, which operates out of New Britain. “This is my second year driving an athlete,� said Jones. “We have to go through a safety course and everything; it’s really all about the athletes, we have to keep them safe.� Rosa was lucky enough to have the chance to go for a motorcycle ride later in the day. “The athletes driving up have huge smiles on their faces, they’re
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so happy to be here. That’s what it’s all about,� said Bristol resident Marc Getz, who works as a Parts Advisor at Papa’s Dodge and was one of many employees helping to execute the morning activities. It was the second time South Windsor resident Ryan Paggioli, who does both track and field and bowling, has been on the cruise. This year, Paggioli rode with Peter Augustini of Kensington in a 2008 Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500. “We’re just excited to work with the athletes, show them a great time and raise money for the Special Olympics,� Augustini said as he and his new buddy fastened their seatbelts and headed off to Farmington. Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@ newbritainherald.com.
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Special Olympian softball gold medalist Carrie Rosabianca of Hamden rides with Bob Jones of West Hartford, in his Cobra replica built by Era Replica Automobiles of New Britain, as they leave PapaÂ’s Dodge for the 2012 Dream Cruise Sunday. Below, Peter Agostini of Kensington left, with Special Olympian Ryan Paggioli of South Windsor as they get ready to leave PapaÂ’s Dodge.
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NEWINGTON TOWN CRIER Newington High School NHS B a.m. BSoucy, Laurie 6:55 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:58 a.m. IVY LN & URBAN LN 7:01 a.m. FOREST DR & GOODALE DR 7:03 a.m. BROCKETT ST & TIMOTHY ST 7:06 a.m. BROCKETT ST & SUPERIOR AVE 7:07 a.m. MIDDLEBROOK RD & SCHOOL HOUSE RD 7:09 a.m. MIA.m. I AVE & SUPERIOR AVE 7:13 a.m. KENLOCK ST & MIA.m. I AVE 07:15 a.m. 1797 MAIN STREET 17:16 a.m. 49 GLENVIEW DRIVE 27:21 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS B p.m. BSoucy, Laurie 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:25 p.m. IVY LN & URBAN LN 2:26 p.m. FOREST DR & GOODALE DR 2:28 p.m. BROCKETT ST & TIMOTHY ST 2:29 p.m. BROCKETT ST & SUPERIOR AVE 2:31 p.m. MIDDLEBROOK RD & SCHOOL HOUSE RD 2:32 p.m. MIA.m. I AVE & SUPERIOR AVE 2:33 p.m. MIA.m. I AVE & WHITESIDE ST 02:35 p.m. 1797 MAIN STREET 2:36 p.m. 49 GLENVIEW DRIVE 02:42 p.m. MKMS NHS C a.m. Ceddy, Peter 6:53 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:58 a.m. BARNARD DR & RESERVOIR RD 7:01 a.m. AVERY RD & BARNARD DR 7:03 a.m. CHERRY HILL DR & QUINCY LN 7:06 a.m. QUINCY LN & THORNTON DR 7:10 a.m. RESERVOIR
RD & THORNTON DR 7:12 a.m. RESERVOIR RD & DOVER RD 7:16 a.m. EAGLE DR & JEFFEY LA 7:18 a.m. CHESTNUT RD & JEFFREY LA 7:21 a.m. CHESTNUT RD & EAGLE DR 7:23 a.m. EAGLE DR & GROVELAND TERRACE 7:25 a.m. ELLIOTT LN & FENN RD 7:31 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS C p.m. CEddy, Peter 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:28 p.m. BARNARD DR & RESERVOIR RD 2:29 p.m. AVERY RD & BARNARD DR 2:31 p.m. CHERRY HILL DR & QUINCY LN 2:33 p.m. QUINCY LN & THORNTON DR 2:35 p.m. RESERVOIR RD & THORNTON DR 2:37 p.m. RESERVOIR RD & DOVER RD 2:39 p.m. EAGLE DR & JEFFEY LA 2:40 p.m. CHESTNUT RD & JEFFREY LA 2:42 p.m. CHESTNUT RD & EAGLE DR 2:43 p.m. EAGLE DR & GROVELAND TERRACE 2:44 p.m. ELLIOTT LN & FENN RD 2:49 p.m. MKMS NHS E a.m. 6:42 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:48 a.m. FENN RD & STERLING DR 6:50 a.m. FENN RD & KING ARTHURS WY 6:52 a.m. 71 FENN RD (AFTER PIZZA PLACE) 6:57 a.m. DIX AVE & FIFTH ST 6:58 a.m. DIX AVE & SEVENTH ST 6:59 a.m. BUENA VISTA AVE & SEVENTH ST 7:03 a.m. EIGHTH ST & SEVENTH ST 7:07 a.m. EIGHTH ST & JUDD AVE & SIXTH ST (OCCASIONALLY THERE) 7:09 a.m. CHARLES ST & SUNRISE AVE 7:18 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS E p.m.
2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:25 p.m. FENN RD & STERLING DR 2:26 p.m. FENN RD & KING ARTHURS WY 2:28 p.m. 71 FENN RD (AFTER PIZZA PLACE) 2:33 p.m. DIX AVE & FIFTH ST 2:34 p.m. DIX AVE & SEVENTH ST 2:35 p.m. BUENA VISTA AVE & SEVENTH ST 2:37 p.m. EIGHTH ST & SEVENTH ST 2:39 p.m. EIGHTH ST & JUDD AVE & SIXTH ST (OCCASIONALLY THERE) 2:39 p.m. CHARLES ST & SUNRISE AVE 2:44 p.m. JWMS NHS G a.m. Spring, Diane 6:56 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:58 a.m. NUTMEG LN & VINCENT DR 7:00 a.m. BUSHY HILL DR & VINCENT DR 7:01 a.m. BURDON LN & BUSHY HILL DR 7:06 a.m. MAPLE HILL AVE & PONDEROSA LN 7:08 a.m. BIRCH ST & MAPLE HILL AVE 7:09 a.m. MAPLE HILL AVE & OLD MUSKET DR 7:14 a.m. JOHNSON ST & PHEASANT RUN (NO STREET SIGN) 7:18 a.m. GOLF ST & ROBBINS AVE & VIVIAN ST (STOP @ CROSSWALK & MAILBOX) 7:24 a.m. 255 CEDAR STREET 7:25 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS G p.m. Spring, Diane 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:31 p.m. NUTMEG LN & VINCENT DR 2:33 p.m. BUSHY HILL DR & VINCENT DR 2:34 p.m. BURDON LN & BUSHY HILL DR 2:39 p.m. MAPLE HILL AVE & PONDEROSA LN 2:41 p.m. MAPLE HILL AVE & STYLES AVE 2:42 p.m. MAPLE HILL AVE & OLD MUSKET DR 2:47 p.m. JOHNSON ST & PHEASANT RUN (NO
STREET SIGN) 2:51 p.m. GOLF ST & ROBBINS AVE & VIVIAN ST (STOP @ CROSSWALK & MAILBOX) 2:57 p.m. 255 CEDAR STREET 3:00 p.m. MKMS NHS H a.m. DeAngulo, Barbara 6:56 a.m. BUS GARAGE 7:00 a.m. 2089 BERLIN TURNPIKE (SIESTA MOTEL, STOP ON SIDE OF PARKING LOT) 7:03 a.m. BACK LN & MONROE WY 7:04 a.m. BACK LN & HAROLD DR 7:07 a.m. BACK LN & JUDGE LN 7:08 a.m. BACK LN & LEDGECREST DR 1 7:10 a.m. BACK LN & LEDGECREST DR 7:19 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS H p.m. DeAngulo, Barbara 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:22 p.m. 2089 BERLIN TURNPIKE (SIESTA MOTEL, STOP ON SIDE OF PARKING LOT) 2:25 p.m. BACK LN & MONROE WY 2:26 p.m. BACK LN & HAROLD DR 2:27 p.m. BACK LN & JUDGE LN 2:28 p.m. BACK LN & LEDGECREST DR 1 2:29 p.m. BACK LN & LEDGECREST DR 2:38 p.m. MKMS NHS I a.m. Roberts, Charles 6:46 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:50 a.m. 326 NEW BRITAIN AVENUE 6:51 a.m. 338 NEW BRITAIN AVENUE 6:52 a.m. HARRIS DR & NEW BRITAIN AVE 6:57 a.m. 460 NEW BRITAIN AVE 6:59 a.m. BERKELEY PLACE & NEW BRITAIN AVE 7:03 a.m. HOWARD ST & JOHN ST 7:07 a.m. HOWARD ST & MARLBOROUGH ST 7:12 a.m. KELVIN RD &
NEW BRITAIN AVE 7:19 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS I p.m. Roberts, Charles 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:28 p.m. 326 NEW BRITAIN AVENUE 2:28 p.m. 338 NEW BRITAIN AVENUE 2:29 p.m. HARRIS DR & NEW BRITAIN AVE 2:31 p.m. 460 NEW BRITAIN AVE 2:33 p.m. BERKELEY PLACE & NEW BRITAIN AVE 2:35 p.m. HOWARD ST & JOHN ST 2:37 p.m. HOWARD ST & MARLBOROUGH ST 2:40 p.m. KELVIN RD & NEW BRITAIN AVE 2:49 p.m. MKMS NHS J a.m. Hogan, Nancy 6:48 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:52 a.m. 323 CONNECTICUT AVENUE (CROSSOVER) 6:52 a.m. CONNECTICUT AVE & OLYMPIA AVE(CROSSOVER)56:56 a.m. BUSHNELL AVE & CONNECTICUT AVE (CROSSOVER) 6:57 a.m. PIPER BROOK AVE & GARVAN ST (DRIVEWAY BEFORE GARVAN, BLUE HOUSE) 7:00 a.m. CEDAR RIDGE RD & GARVAN ST (@ STOP SIGN) 7:02 a.m. 158 HARTFORD AVENUE (WHITE CAPE) 7:02 a.m. 134 HARTFORD AVENUE 7:03 a.m. 86 HARTFORD AVENUE 7:03 a.m. 80 HARTFORD AVENUE 7:04 a.m. 95 HARTFORD (CROSSOVER) 7:06 a.m. BRACE RD & WOODBRIDGE RD 7:12 a.m. 23 MAIN STREET142:41 p.m. 23 MAIN STREET 7:13 a.m. 61 DAY ST 7:17 a.m. 242 W HILL RD (ASIA GROCERS DOOR) 7:20 a.m. BRINLEY WY & HA.m. PTON COURT 7:22 a.m. 33 CHERRY HILL DRIVE (CROSSOVER/RED HOUSE)
197:24 a.m. 111 CHERRY HILL DR (CROSSOVER/WHITE) 207:26 a.m. 287 WEST HILL ROAD (WHITE DUPLEX) 217:30 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS J p.m. JHogan, Nancy 22:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 32:28 p.m. 323 CONNECTICUT AVENUE (CROSSOVER) 42:28 p.m. CONNECTICUT AVE & OLYMPIA AVE (CROSSOVER) 2:30 p.m. BUSHNELL AVE & CONNECTICUT AVE (CROSSOVER)AVE (CROSSOVER) 2:31 p.m. PIPER BROOK AVE & GARVAN ST (DRIVEWAY BEFORE GARVAN, BLUE HOUSE) 2:32 p.m. CEDAR RIDGE RD & GARVAN ST (@ STOP SIGN) 2:33 p.m. 158 HARTFORD AVENUE (WHITE CAPE) 2:34 p.m. 134 HARTFORD AVENUE 2:34 p.m. 86 HARTFORD AVENUE 2:35 p.m. 80 HARTFORD AVENUE 2:35 p.m. 95 HARTFORD (CROSSOVER) 2:37 p.m. BRACE RD & WOODBRIDGE RD 2:41 p.m. 23 MAIN STREET 2:41 p.m. 61 DAY ST 2:44 p.m. 242 W HILL RD (ASIA GROCERS DOOR) 2:46 p.m. BRINLEY WY & HA.m. PTON COURT & W HARTFORD RD (CONDOS) 2:47 p.m. 33 CHERRY HILL DRIVE (CROSSOVER/RED HOUSE) 2:49 p.m. 111 CHERRY HILL DR (CROSSOVER/ WHITE) 2:51 p.m. 287 WEST HILL ROAD (WHITE DUPLEX)DUPLEX) 2:53 p.m. MKMS NHS N a.m. Rathbun, Joseph 6:44 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:53 a.m. ROWLEY ST & WILLOW LN 6:55 a.m. 700 CHURCH
ST 6:57 a.m. CHURCH ST & CHURCH TERRACE 6:59 a.m. MEADOW ST & RALPH AVE 7:02 a.m. LONG ST & VINEYARD AVE 7:04 a.m. FIELD ST & LONG ST 7:07 a.m. FOSTER ST & ORCHARD AVE 7:07 a.m. FOSTER ST & VINEYARD AVE 7:09 a.m. CHURCH ST & REVERE DR 7:11 a.m. PURITAN LN & REVERE DR 7:21 a.m. NHS DROP JOSH OFF AT SO. ENT. (94611) NHS N p.m. Rathbun, Joseph 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:31 p.m. ROWLEY ST & WILLOW LN 2:33 p.m. 700 CHURCH ST 2:34 p.m. CHURCH ST & CHURCH TERRACE 2:35 p.m. MEADOW ST & RALPH AVE 2:37 p.m. LONG ST & VINEYARD AVE 2:38 p.m. FIELD ST & LONG ST 2:40 p.m. FOSTER ST & ORCHARD AVE 2:41 p.m. FOSTER ST & VINEYARD AVE 2:42 p.m. CHURCH ST & REVERE DR 2:43 p.m. PURITAN LN & REVERE DR 2:47 p.m. JWMS NHS O a.m. Langweil, Samuel 6:41 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:45 a.m.STRAWBERRY LN & WILLARD AVE 6:47 a.m.ROBIN BROOK DR & WILLARD AVE 6:50 a.m. PFISTER DR & RICHARD ST 6:52 a.m. CORONADO DR & RICHARD ST 6:56 a.m. PICKENS DR & STONEHEDGE DR 7:00 a.m. 129 WINSLOW DR. 7:01 a.m. ALLSTON RD & PICKENS DR. 7:03 a.m. 334 CHURCH ST 7:05 a.m. 206 CHURCH STREET 7:06 a.m. 38 CHURCH
ST 7:07 a.m. FLEETWOOD RD & NEW BRITAIN AVE 7:15 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS O p.m. Langweil, Samuel 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:27 p.m.STRAWBERRY LN & WILLARD AVE 2:29 p.m.ROBIN BROOK DR & WILLARD AVE 2:31 p.m. PFISTER DR & RICHARD ST 2:32 p.m. CORONADO DR & RICHARD ST 2:35 p.m. PICKENS DR & STONEHEDGE DR 2:37 p.m. 129 WINSLOW DR. 2:38 p.m. ALLSTON RD & PICKENS DR. 2:40 p.m. 334 CHURCH ST 2:41 p.m. 206 CHURCH STREET 2:42 p.m. 38 CHURCH ST 2:43 p.m. FLEETWOOD RD & NEW BRITAIN AVE 2:46 p.m. JWMS NHS P a.m. Pappalardo, Earl 6:52 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:56 a.m. 63 NEW BRITAIN AVENUE 6:57 a.m. 19 NEW BRITAIN AVE (ACROSS FROM ERWIN CT.) 6:58 a.m. MAIN ST & NEW BRITAIN AVE 7:06 a.m. 224 WEBSTER ST 7:06 a.m. ADA.m. DR & WEBSTER ST 7:08 a.m. WEBSTER COURT & WEBSTER ST 2ND DRIVEWAY 7:11 a.m. HORIZON HILL RD & WEBSTER ST 7:16 a.m. LOUIS ST & MALLARD LN 7:23 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS P p.m. Pappalardo, Earl 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:23 p.m. 63 NEW BRITAIN AVENUE 2:24 p.m. 19 NEW BRITAIN AVE (ACROSS FROM ERWIN CT.) 2:25 p.m. MAIN ST & NEW BRITAIN AVE 2:30 p.m. 224 WEBSTER ST
2:31 p.m. ADA.m. DR & WEBSTER ST 2:32 p.m. WEBSTER COURT & WEBSTER ST 2ND DRIVEWAY 2:33 p.m. HORIZON HILL RD & WEBSTER ST 2:38 p.m. LOUIS ST & MALLARD LN 2:40 p.m. JWMS NHS Q a.m. Townsend, Kerry 6:46 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:57 a.m. 2660 BERLIN TNPK JUSTIN CAVNESS 7:00 a.m. CYPRESS RD & KITTS LN 7:02 a.m. COTTONWOOD RD & CYPRESS RD 7:06 a.m. COTTONWOOD RD & CLUBHOUSE 7:17 a.m. CHURCHILL DR & MAIN ST 7:21 a.m. 94 NEW BRITAIN AVENUE 7:25 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS Q p.m. Townsend, Kerry 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:28 p.m. 2660 BERLIN TNPK JUSTIN CAVNESS 2:30 p.m. CYPRESS RD & KITTS LN 2:32 p.m. COTTONWOOD RD & CYPRESS RD 2:34 p.m. COTTONWOOD RD & CLUBHOUSE 2:42 p.m. CHURCHILL DR & MAIN ST 2:45 p.m. 94 NEW BRITAIN AVENUE 2:47 p.m. JWMS NHS S a.m. Gajda, Paul 6:43 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:50 a.m. CA.m. BRIDGE DR & LEXINGTON CIRCLE 6:52 a.m.CA.m.BRIDGE DR & CANDLEWYCK DR 6:54 a.m. CANDLEWYCK DR & FRANKLIN CIRCLE 6:55 a.m. CANDLEWYCK DR 7 COACHMAN LN 6:58 a.m. LA.m. P LIGHTER LN & STAGECOACH LN 7:03 a.m. 88 LA.m. P LIGHTER LN YELLOW
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HOUSE 7:05 a.m. 202 DEMING STREET 7:06 a.m. BARN HILL LN & STONEWALL COURT 7:07 a.m. BARN HILL LN & RIDGE VIEW CROSSING 7:11 a.m. MEADOWVIEW COURT & RIDGE VIEW CROSSING 7:15 a.m. 220 KITTS LANE 7:22 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS S p.m. Gajda, Paul 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:31 p.m. CA.m. BRIDGE DR & LEXINGTON CIRCLE 2:32 p.m.CA.m.BRIDGE DR & CANDLEWYCK DR 2:33 p.m. CANDLEWYCK DR 7 COACHMAN LN 2:35 p.m. LA.m. P LIGHTER LN & STAGECOACH LN 2:39 p.m. 88 LA.m. P LIGHTER LN YELLOW HOUSE 2:41 p.m. BARN HILL LN & STONEWALL COURT 2:42 p.m. BARN HILL LN & RIDGE VIEW CROSSING 2:43 p.m. MEADOWVIEW COURT & RIDGE VIEW CROSSING 2:47 p.m. 220 KITTS LANE 2:52 p.m. JWMS NHS T a.m. TEkstrom, Kim 6:43 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:48 a.m. BEACON ST & CHURCH ST 6:53 a.m. GRANDVIEW DR & RIDGEWOOD RD 6:54 a.m. EDWARD ST & RIDGEWOOD RD 6:55 a.m. EDWARD ST & TREMONT ST 6:57 a.m. HICKORY HILL LN & TREMONT ST 7:01 a.m. RED ROCK CIRCLE & TREMONT ST 7:04 a.m. BEACON ST & HOWARD ST 7:09 a.m. MARLBOROUGH ST & TREMONT ST 7:19 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS T p.m. Ekstrom, Kim
7:19 a.m. NHS (94611) 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:29 p.m. BEACON ST & CHURCH ST 2:32 p.m. GRANDVIEW DR & RIDGEWOOD RD 2:33 p.m. EDWARD ST & RIDGEWOOD RD 2:33 p.m. EDWARD ST & TREMONT ST 2:35 p.m. HICKORY HILL LN & TREMONT ST 2:37 p.m. RED ROCK CIRCLE & TREMONT ST 2:39 p.m. BEACON ST & HOWARD ST 2:42 p.m. MARLBOROUGH ST & TREMONT ST 2:46 p.m. JWMS NHS U a.m. Baker, Robin 6:58 a.m. BUS GARAGE 7:01 a.m. 334 ROBBINS AVENUE 7:04 a.m. HALLERAN DR & WILLARD AVE 7:07 a.m. FAITH RD & PEBBLE DR & WILLARD AVE 7:28 a.m. NHS (DO NOT LET OUT UNTIL 7:15) (94611) NHS U p.m. Baker, Robin 2:15 p.m. NHS (DO NOT LET OUT UNTIL 7:15) (94611) 2:25 p.m. 334 ROBBINS AVENUE 2:28 p.m. HALLERAN DR & WILLARD AVE 2:30 p.m. FAITH RD & PEBBLE DR & WILLARD AVE 2:38 p.m. JWMS NHS V a.m. Bulica, Drita 6:48 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:55 a.m. BUTTERNUT LN & KITTS LN YIRAN ZHANG 8TH GRADE ADVANCED 7:04 a.m. GRISWOLD HILLS DR & KITTS LN 7:07 a.m. 154 GRISWOLDVILLE AVENUE 7:08 a.m. GRISWOLDVILLE AVE & WAVERLY DR 7:10 a.m. DEMING ST & GRISWOLDVILLE AVE & WAVERLY DR 7:12 a.m. HOPKINS DR & MAIN ST
NHS V p.m. Bulica, Drita 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:29 p.m. BUTTERNUT LN & KITTS LN YIRAN ZHANG 8TH GRADE ADVANCED 2:33 p.m. GRISWOLD HILLS DR & KITTS LN 2:36 p.m. 154 GRISWOLDVILLE AVENUE 2:36 p.m. GRISWOLDVILLE AVE & WAVERLY DR 2:37 p.m. DEMING ST & GRISWOLDVILLE AVE & WAVERLY DR 2:39 p.m. HOPKINS DR & MAIN ST 2:43 p.m. JWMS NHS W a.m. Murphy, Jeanette 6:44 a.m. BUS GARAGE 6:53 a.m. CANDLEWYCK DR & STAGECOACH LN 6:54 a.m.STAGECOACH LN & TROTTER LN 6:55 a.m. LITTLE BROOK DR & TROUT BROOK CIRCLE 6:59 a.m. BROOKS EDGE DR & LITTLE BROOK DR 7:02 a.m. 268 CULVER ST 7:04 a.m. ROCKLEDGE DR & CULVERST 7:08 a.m. CORTLAND WY & CULVER ST 7:20 a.m. NHS (94611) NHS W p.m. Murphy, Jeanette 2:15 p.m. NHS (94611) 2:30 p.m. CANDLEWYCK DR & STAGECOACH LN 2:31 p.m.STAGECOACH LN & TROTTER LN 2:32 p.m. LITTLE BROOK DR & TROUT BROOK CIRCLE 2:34 p.m. BROOKS EDGE DR & LITTLE BROOK DR 2:35 p.m. 268 CULVER ST 2:36 p.m. ROCKLEDGE DR & CULVERST 2:38 p.m. CORTLAND WY & CULVER ST 2:43 p.m. JWMS
Study finds that many schools are not meeting technology advancements METROCREATIVEGRAPHICS
The majority of households in the United States have at least one home computer. Despite that prevalence at home, technology in the classroom may be lacking. For a number of reasons, computer usage at home continues to be more common than similar usage in the
classroom. While there are certainly schools that have met the demand for technology, outfitting students with personal computers and wireless access, many others use out-of-date equipment or none at all. Funding is a major factor in lack of equipment. Some schools have earmarked funds for computers and
other equipment while budget cuts have caused many school districts to scale back -- often resulting in less tools available to students. Another cause for concern is lack of training. Technology changes at light speed and what was brand new one day could be out-of-date the next. Many schools are having to choose
between buying computer supplies for the classroom and the expense of training teachers to be proficient on the equipment. According to a study by the CEO Forum on Education and Technology, a consensus of business and educational leaders that look at educational data,schools spend $88 per student on computers. However,
those same schools only spend $6 per teacher on training. Teachers who are not comfortable with the equipment may not integrate computer use into their lesson plans. Cost does not only extend to the equipment and the training. Some schools are simply not built to handle the demand of technology.
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In recent weeks, Aetna, ConnectiCare and Anthem all have requested rate hikes of 13 to 14 percent for small-business coverage. That’s just below the 15 percent threshold that could trigger a public hearing on the proposed increases. The requests have some health care advocates questioning whether increases are still too high. Insurance companies say the hikes reflect the cost of mandated federal benefits required by the Affordable Care Act. In recent weeks, Aetna Health Inc. applied for a 14 percent increase in its small group health insurance,and was approved for 12.6 percent. Meanwhile,Anthem last week filed a request for a 13.8 percent hike and ConnectiCare Inc. is seeking a 13.5 percent increase. The state Insurance Department has not yet ruled on those requests. Collectively, the three plans cover a total of 120,300 people — employees and their dependents. Each of these requests comes in just under a 15 percent threshold set in July 2011 by state Healthcare Advocate Victoria Veltri and state
Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi.The threshold allows Veltri to ask the commissioner to hold a public hearing for any rate increase request that comes in at 15 percent or higher. The agreement allows up to four public hearings a year. The threshold was a compromise reached after Gov. Dannel P. Malloy vetoed a bill that would have required hearings on increases of 10 percent or more. Veltri said she is concerned that some of the increases are still relatively high. “It’s a grave concern when we have a 13.5 or 14 percent increase,” Veltri said. “That’s pretty substantial to a small employer and that can be a disincentive to provide health coverage.” “The agreement has been working fairly well, but if rate increases keep coming in at just under 15 percent, that raises a concern for me that we still have significant increases,” Veltri said. “We do have to make sure we are doing everything to drive costs down and the premiums aren’t one penny higher than they have to be. Kevin Galvin, a health care advocate for small businesses, said the trend shows a pattern of non-collabo-
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Connecticut Insurance Department spokeswoman Donna Tommelleo said all rate requests are reviewed by the department’s actuaries and sometimes rate requests are reduced, as in Aetna’s case. She pointed out that Leonardi has made some changes to make the process much more open and public. Besides the hearing trigger, the department posts rate increase information on Twitter and Facebook and sends out e-alerts to anyone who signs up. The department also has a public comment section on its website so
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Officials to skip forum on inmate release By ED JACOVINO JOURNAL INQUIRER
HARTFORD — State officials in charge of the controversial early release program for prison inmates won’t attend a public hearing next month called by Republican legislators. “It seems like a partisan, campaign-related thing and I don’t think it’s really appropriate for us to get in the middle of that,” Michael P. Lawlor, undersecretary for criminal justice policy and planning, said Tuesday. Lawlor’s comments came after Sen. John A. Kissel of Enfield, the top Republican senator on the legislature’s Judiciary Committee, called a hearing on the Risk Reduction Earned Credit program, which started this year.
Kissel scheduled the hearing after the committee’s Democratic leaders said they wouldn’t hold one because the legislature is out of session. Early release credits are likely to be a campaign issue in the Nov. 6 election. Kissel said Tuesday there are too many unanswered questions about the program to wait until the legislative session starts in January.“I don’t know what the hard,fast rules are for how these risk reduction credits — goodtime credits — are being applied to inmates,” he said. The Democrat-controlled legislature and Gov.Dannel P. Malloy, also a Democrat, approved the early release program. It allows prisoners to earn up to five days off their sentences each month by taking classes or participating in programs aimed at reducing their chances of committing new crimes. Substance abuse therapy and high school equivalency degree programs qualify.
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ration on the part of health insurers. “To me, they keep raising the rates year after year,” said Galvin, chairman of Small Business for Healthy Connecticut. Aetna spokeswoman Susan Millerick said Aetna’s rate request was aired in a public process and the increase was driven in part by additional services required by the Affordable Care Act. She said the company provided documents showing the actuarial impact of the act. “If rates keep going up “We asked for what we thought was justified,”Millerick said. Aetna and other health insurers cited new requirements mandated by the Affordable Care Act as one of the reasons for the proposed increases. The new requirements include women’s preventive health benefits, such as well-woman visits, gestational diabetes screenings, domestic and interpersonal violence screening and counseling, FDA-approved contraceptive methods,and contraceptive education and counseling, breastfeeding support supplies and counseling. Spokesmen for Anthem and ConnectiCare could not be reached for comment.
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A vaccine contains killed or modified live (weakened) forms of bacteria or viruses. They work by stimulating production of protective antibodies in healthy animals that neutralize the virus or bacteria if the animal is later exposed. All dogs are at risk of exposure to various infectious diseases, some of which are life threatening with no treatment, others that pose a public health risk. Preventive vaccination is one of the most reliable and costeffective methods of health care available to pet owners. Core vaccines are vaccines that every dog should have regardless of their lifestyle — these are the distemper/adenovirus/parvovirus/parainfluenza combination
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Report: Conn. companies, CEOs, don’t pay fair share By ANA RADELAT CONNECTICUTMIRROR
Travelers is among 26 large U.S. companies that paid their CEOs more than they paid in federal taxes last year, says a study by a liberal think tank. According to the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Policy Studies, Travelers, whose insurance operations are based in Hartford, paid no federal taxes last year. In fact, an institute study said, Travelers received a refund of $176 million from the Internal Revenue Service, even as it made $1.4 billion in global profits and paid CEO Jay Fishman more than $15.8 million. The study also said Travelers and other large corporations, including AT&T, Boeing and Citigroup, used provisions in the tax code to pay little or nothing in taxes while their CEOs averaged $20.4 million in compensation. Lost tax revenues hurts people who depend on public services, the institute’s study said. “These tax dollars are flowing from average Americans who depend on public services to the kingpins of America’s
private sector.” Travelers did not respond to a request for comment. But other companies said the institute’s report is misleading because tax breaks allows them to spend more money on hiring workers and on expanding their businesses in other ways that stimulate the economy. Nevertheless, report author Sarah Anderson said the tax code is “riddled with lots of loopholes” that allow corporations to unfairly whittle down the tax obligations and need to be closed. Anderson said some of those “loopholes” include deductions for research and development and offshore tax havens. “The tax code needs to be looked at more closely, especially since we’re dealing with a fiscal crisis,” she said. Anderson also argued that some of the Bush-era tax cuts that allow CEOs to pay fewer taxes should be allowed to expire at the end of the year. Her report said 57 CEOs saved more than $1 million on their personal income tax bills last year, thanks to these Bush-era cuts. Jeffrey Boyd, the CEO of
Norwalk-based Priceline, was ranked 4th among those who benefited from the reduction of the top income tax rate from 39.6 percent to 35 percent, the Institute for Policy Studies said. Boyd, who earned $73.5 million last year, saved $3.4 million in taxes with the Bush-era tax break, according to the study. Priceline did not respond to a request for comment. The institute also said CEO compensation continues to soar, even as wages for average Americans stagnate. “CEO pay reports seem to bring a rash of predictably angry editorials and calls for reform, and this past year has added to the mix a record number of negative shareholder votes on advisory [say no on pay increase] resolutions,”the report said. “But little overall has changed. “ The Institute for Policy Studies also took aim at the taxes paid by the CEOs of some Connecticut-based hedge funds. Most of the income received by hedge fund managers is considered “earned interest” and taxed at the capital gains rate of 15 percent.
Citing a study in Forbes magazine, the institute said Ray Dalio of Westport-based Bridgewater Associates, last year’s top-earning hedge fund manager, made $3 billion. If Dalio had paid ordinary income tax rates on that money, he would have contributed an extra $450 million to the U.S. Treasury, the institute said. [Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration announced last week that Bridgewater would relocate to Stamford, and receive more than $100 million in state aid for a new headquarters. The administration said New York and New Jersey had both tried to lure Bridgewater, the world’s largest hedge fund. The new facility will lead to the creation of up to 1,000 new high-level jobs in the next decade, the administration said.] The Institute for Policy Studies also said Steve Cohen of Stamfordbased SAC Capital Advisors, who earned $600 million last year, also benefited from the carried interest tax rate. The institute said this “distorts marketplace reality.” “Carried interest ... represents
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Claudia Berger of Berger Nursery in Kensington is pleased to be back selling produce at the Berlin Farmers Market. “I like meeting people,” she said. “We talk about freezing, canning and preserving food. People want to get back to using fresh products.” After a year’s hiatus, the market has returned to town. It is now set up in the parking lot at A.S. Labieniec on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is its fifth year. Thanks to widespread interest in
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local and wholesome foods, farmers markets continue to be popular throughout the state and the area. Rick Macsuga, marking representative for the Connecticut Department of Agriculture, said there are 128 farmers markets in the state, including 12 alone that started this year. “We have 500 farms and 100 other vendors, including those who sell baked goods, seafood and specialty foods,” he said. Macsuga said that the weather has been fairly cooperative, with most farmers seeing outstanding yields of vegetables and good amounts of fruit. Many crops ripened two weeks ahead of schedule, extending the growing season. And the good news going into the fall is that the warmer summer weather means farmers could be harvesting into November if weather cooperates. It’s a far cry from last year,Macsuga observed, when Tropical Storm Irene wiped out many fall crops and a late October snowstorm finished of the rest. A pretty good year
Thebountyisevidentatthefarmers markets, where prices are reasonable and many products are picked the day they are sold, with most of their precious nutrients intact. Farmers at Bristol’s Farmers Market have seen an increase in customers this year, which they attribute to their move last year from downtown to Route 6 in front of Price Chopper. “We love the location,” said Liz Cargill of Green Acres Farm. “Everyone has been supportive.” The hot weather hasn’t affected the farm’s crops, except for the early arrival of some zucchini and yellow squash. “The tomatoes, corn and squash enjoy the hot dry weather,” she said. “We’re having a pretty good year.” Market Master Henry Gresczyk of Gresczyk’s Farm in New Hartford
said the market was doing better than last year. He also said the weather has supplied a bumper crop of produce to sell. “This is the best growing year in the past several years,”he said.“Fall is going to be fantastic.” Linda Beaudoin ofTonn’s Orchard in Burlington was pleased to see new vendors at the market this year, including Bristol Adult Resource Center, which sells the baked goods clients bake at the facility. Beaudoin had a selection of produce from her farm, including some early apples. “We were a little worried for awhile,” she said about the dry weather. “It held back the peach crop and raspberries. But now we have plenty.” The Berlin Farmers Market also has variety. Of the five vendors on a recent Saturday, one was selling handmade goats milk soap and another sold several local products, including bread, honey and dried spices from local vendors who were busy at other markets. A grower also sold jams, relish and pickles made in her commercial kitchen. John Shenstone of Shenstone Gardens in Glastonbury said his crops thrived this year. “We had a warm spring,” he said. “We planted seedlings early. There was no late frost. We didn’t use much gas in the greenhouse.” However, it was a little dicey during the early summer heat waves. “At about 95 degrees, plants shut down,” he said. This is something that Midwest farmers know all too well. Feed prices go sky high According to the Associated Press, a severe drought has destroyed crops from Ohio to California and from Texas to the Dakotas. The area supplies corn, soy and wheat for livestock nationwide. Lower yields mean that remaining
Tomatoes at the Gresczyk Farm stand..
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Henry Gresczyk at the Gresczyk Farm stand at the Bristol Farmers Market.
crops will sell for far higher prices. These prices may hit local pocketbooks at the meat counter, whether meat is purchased at the farmers market or the supermarket. Karen Zagurski of Plymouth said the drought has inflated prices of Midwest corn, soy and grain for her livestock, which will force her to sell off some of her sheep and cattle. “The price of grain is going to go sky high,”she said.“I don’t know how we’ll afford it.” The co-op where Zagurski buys her feed has added a $75 surcharge to each four-ton shipment of grain. She figures that, to make her usual profit, she would have to raise the price of lamb from $3 to $3.50 a pound to $5 a pound. But with the economy still reeling from the recession, she is reluctant to do so. “We can’t go up too much,” she said. “People can’t afford it.” Animals raised in conventional factory farms, where most of our nation’s meat comes from, are often treated with growth hormones to make them grow faster. But, catering to a niche market that is concerned about the effects of eating such animals, Zagurski doesn’t use growth hormones. On their farm, which
she owns with her husband Tom Zagurski, cattle take two years to become fully grown. Sheep reach adulthood in nine months. Zagurski does have hay to feed the livestock. But that doesn’t fulfill all their nutritional needs,especially near the end of their life cycle. “They have to eat nutritional items to grow muscles,” she said. “They are mostly grass fed, but they need grains and corm to give the meat fat, which gives it flavor.” Water is another issue. The livestock drink more water in hot weather, which affects the well. Her tomatoes are behind schedule because Zagurski is using the water she has to feed the livestock. The Zagurskis also help run the Terryville Lions Country Fair, which is scheduled for Aug. 24-26. Karen Zagurski is looking forward to the chance to meet potential new customers. “People need to know where their food comes from,” she said. “That’s what we do as farmers. We educate people at farmers markets and fairs.” Diane Church can be reached at (860) 584-0504, ext. 7250, or at dchurch@ bristolpress.com.
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Conn. struggles to attract scientists for bioscience industry By AROOSA MASROOR ©CONNECTICUT MIRROR
In 2007, Jim O’Malley was laid off by Pfizer Inc. as the pharmaceutical giant started abandoning research and development operations in southeastern Connecticut. With more than a decade of experience as a research scientist, he decided to start his own small drug discovery company, Myometrics, in New London. Seeking another job was not an option for him, he says. “We’re seeing a massive dip in productivity and employment right now as this whole industry restructures. So, the decision had to be made to either go back to another company and face this again, or try to strike out,” he said. But the downturn in Connecticut’s pharmaceutical industry does not mean the state should be training fewer scientists, O’Malley insists. The state’s plan to create a new bioscience hub and attract world-class scientists poses a challenge, however: how to create — as well as retain — key parts of the scientific workforce during an industry slump. “I would not want to say that we should cut back on the production of Ph.D. students, but I think we should make it clear to them that it is a very risky environment to go into if you think that you’re going to be actually one day running your own lab. You probably only have about a one in five chance. About 80 percent will have to do something else.” As the industry remains in flux, Ph.D.s in chemistry and other related subjects do have the option of continuing with their post-doctoral research in academia. “There are people who feel like they’re stuck in a post-doc or they can’t get the job that they want, so
they just stay where they are for longer than they ever intended to,” said Jennifer Frederick, co-director at the Yale Center for Scientific Education. Extended research projects are not always the best option for academics, she added, because financial support is also difficult to find. “We need to think about whether we are discouraging people from pursuing academic professions as well because if it’s so hard to get funding, if you can’t support the research that you want to do, then what’s the incentive?” At the graduate and undergraduate level, however, the picture isn’t that bleak. Barry Westcott, chairman of the department of chemistry and biochemistry at Central Connecticut State University, said plenty of job opportunities exist for graduates. “We typically don’t have problems placing our students that graduate in chemistry, or even biochemistry, from CCSU,” Westcott said. “Our students who want to go to graduate school get into graduate school, and our students that want to go straight into the industry get into jobs pretty easily.” In fact, Westcott says, his department is seeking to attract more students to chemistry, biochemistry and other so-called STEM majors: science, technology, engineering and math. With only five to 10 first-year students — out of a total student population of 13,000 — Westcott said there is often pressure to eliminate low-enrollment programs. “In a time of budget crisis, the expensive things with low enrollment are often looked at in a light of, well ... is this something that’s important, or is this something we want to keep?” he said.
The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy also says it has no difficulty matching graduates to pharmaceutical industry needs. Each year, all 100 graduates of the program find jobs soon after graduation, said Robert McCarthy, dean of the UConn school of pharmacy.“We are very concerned about job cuts in the pharma industry, but so far we have been able to place all our graduates successfully.” But nationwide statistics show that unemployment among first-time graduates is still high. According to the American Chemical Society, the national unemployment rate among chemists stands at 4.6 percent — an all-time high. “Less than 4 percent of this number comprises chemists who have previously been in the workplace, but it is unemployment among first- time graduates that bumps that number to 4.6 percent,” said Westcott, who is also a member of the ACS. Rather than lack of jobs, the issue here is one of mismatch, said Nicole Smith, senior economist with the Georgetown University Center on Education. “We have mismatch at various levels. Mismatch between the skill required for the job and the skill level of the unemployed, but there is also mismatch between the location of the job and the location of the person who can fill it,” she said. This mismatch can also show up in excess supply in particular locations, especially at the doctoral level because the demand for doctors in some disciplines, like biological sciences and chemistry, was not rising as fast as the institution’s ability to produce those students, said Smith. “The question is, are those chemists willing and able to pick up and
move to the location of the country where there are jobs that require their skills?” she said. Connecticut faces a similar challenge in fitting the skilled workforce that it wants to retain to the new bioscience industry it’s starting to create. McCarthy added that he is seeing anincreasingdemandforpharmaceutical scientists in the state, especially with the governor’s investment of $291 million in Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, a research facility at the Farmington campus of the University of Connecticut. The lab is expected to create more than 650 research jobs in the coming years, and not be restricted to attracting home-grown talent. “Talent is going to go where the jobs are,”said Mary Holz-Clause,vice president for economic development at the University of Connecticut. She added that bioscience initiative seeks to attract scientists from all over the world. “Great innovations and ideas come obviously locally, but they’re also coming from people who bring new perspective, a new way of looking at a scientific discovery. While we have a very strong bioscience base here, I think there’s also real strength in looking at attracting the best scientists whether they come from our backyard or from across the ocean.” Holz-Clause added that the university is also expanding its incubation facilities for startup companies as part of “Bioscience Connecticut” — in part to retain the skilled workforce that is coming out of the pharmaceutical industry restructuring. But Paul Pascatello, president of Connecticut United for Research Excellence, said the investment environment has changed for nascent
companies because of the headwinds that have hit the industry on the financial and regulatory side. This includes changes in drug approvals by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “The clinical trial can cost $20 million to $40 million. That kind of uncertainty to investors makes them pull back and say until we understand where the FDA is going, what their philosophy is about new drug approval, we’re going to hold back. So you see a retrenchment in riskier investments and earlier stage investments,” he said. “That’s unfortunate because that’s what we do so well in this country, and especially in Connecticut.” Since O’Malley does not see a revival in the pharmaceutical industry anytime soon, he believes smaller companies are the best place to be right now. Although he is pleased to see the state’s support for bioscience, he said it’s too early to predict whether the huge investment will pay off. “Can we attract someone who brings in jobs immediately? We really are having trouble doing that and it looks like we’re paying about a million dollars a job right now, and that’s an unsustainable type of investment,” he said. “Or,” he continued, “can we get some people up and going, enough companies up and going that in five or 10 years’ time we would’ve brought back at least a significant percentage of those jobs, so that the industry itself is at least not lost.” This story originally appeared at CTMirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror, an independent nonprofit news organization covering government, politics and public policy in the state.
Auditions set for Newington Children’s Theatre Company’s fall musicals
The Newington Children’s Theatre Company (NCTC) has announced auditions for their fall tween and teen musical, “Urinetown,” will take place Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept. 8, by appointment. Auditions are open to tweens and teens, ages 12-18. Each audition will last approximately eight minutes. Tweens and teens are asked to prepare a comedic monologue and an uptempo musical theatre song of their choice, not to exceed
combined time of five minutes. Call (860) 666-NCTC (6282) to obtain an audition form and to reserve your audition time. One of the most uproariously funny musicals in recent years, ”Urinetown” (yes, that is the title) is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time when water is worth its weight in gold. In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage, caused by a 20-year drought, has led to a government-enforced ban on
private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he’s had enough, and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom! ”Urinetown” is written by Greg Kotis, with music by Mark Hollmann, and lyrics by Hollmann and Kotis, and will be directed by NCTC Alum, Christa
Pizzoferrato of Newington. Rehearsals will be Sept. 10 through Oct. 25. Performances will be Oct. 26 to 28, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.2 and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Auditions, rehearsals and performances will be held at the NCTC Performing Arts Theatre located at 743 North Mountain Road in Newington. Please note while there is no cost to audition, if cast, there is a $250 participation fee. To reserve your tween or teen’s
five-minute audition appointment, call (860) 666-NCTC. NCTC is Connecticut’s longest operating children’s theatre, providing quality entertainment and hands on educational programs in the performing arts to children and young adults for the past 50 years. For more information about NCTC Performing Arts Theatre, its educational programming and upcoming productions, visit www. NCTCArts.org or email info@ nctcarts.org.
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Gasoline prices rise as fall election season nears By KEITH M. PHANEUF ©CONNECTICUTMIRROR
Democratic state legislators appeared to be out of luck this summer in their bid to make relief at the gasoline pump a campaign issue. Almost immediately after capping a volatile tax that jacks up gasoline prices when wholesale costs escalate, those costs plunged between April and early July — the time they traditionally rise to their annual peak. But gasoline prices have spent the latter half of Connecticut’s summer climbing once again — this time during a period when they normally stabilize or begin to creep down. And with experts saying that it is investor speculation, and not supply and demand, that has created this upside-down year for fuel prices, the gasoline debate is alive and well on the campaign trail. “We’ve all seen prices creeping back up,” Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams Jr., D-Brooklyn, said Friday. “What’s most disturbing is the price increase seems wholly unrelated to regular market forces.” According to the Connecticut AAA,the average retail price of regular gasoline has risen about 20 cents per gallon since it reached $3.75 on July 1. And Eugene Guilford, director of the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association, said that over this same period, the average wholesale price at New Haven harbor rose from $2.74 to $3.08 per gallon. Normally, fuel prices peak sometime between mid-May and early July, with the approach of summer and heavy travel holidays such as Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. Majority Democrats in the state legislature were wary when wholesale
prices had already exceeded $3.30 per gallon by early April. Consumers paid an average of $4.22 per gallon at Connecticut stations at that time, with the traditional peak period just over a month away. But prices instead dropped steadily just when they normally rise. “Much of this year has been counter-cyclical,” Guilford said, adding it is more confusing when the market forces are analyzed. Domestic demand for gasoline has been flat or in decline for most of the past two years, Guilford said, adding this is the first time it’s happened since World War II. Though ailing refineries on the West Coast and in the Midwest have raised some concerns, overall supply and reserves are not in a crisis situation, he said. The main culprit, Guilford asserts, is the hope of investment banks and other speculators that the U.S. Federal Reserve soon will launch its third effort in four years to artificially stimulate the national economy. In 2008 and again in 2010,the Fed bought a huge amount of financial assets, bolstering the value of a wide range of investments and injecting big dollars into the economy. These “quantitative easings” of the economy, which were dubbed QE1 and QE2, demonstrated to those prepared to invest in fuel commodities the ability to reap huge rewards, Guilford said. And as evidence that speculators are drooling at the thoughts of a QE3, Guilford noted that the commodity cost of gasoline rose 61 cents on the New York Mercantile Exchange from late June through mid-August. “If you look at the hard core fundamentals, prices should be going down,” he said, adding this could be
a recurring problem until Congress decides that investment banks should be kept out of the commodities market. Democraticstatelegislatorswarned in April of the growing danger of commodities speculation. Connecticut actually imposes two levies that leave the state with some of the nation’s highest gasoline prices: a fixed, 25-cents-per-gallon tax on retail transactions, and a 7 percent tax on gasoline and certain other fuels when they are distributed to local filling stations and other retailers. But the state allows fuel distributors, who actually collect and pay the wholesale tax, to pass the cost along to station owners, and through them to motorists. This is part of a complicated system that effectively elevates the 7 percent levy to a rate of 7.53 percent, a system that the state Supreme Court affirmed in 1987. The cap the Democrats enacted calculates the tax based on an artificial ceiling of $3 per gallon whenever the actual wholesale price rises above that mark. But Republican Sen. Len Suzio of Meriden said Democrats may regret raising the topic of gasoline prices with Connecticut voters. That’s because state fuel taxes are scheduled to get much higher — regardless of the new cap — starting in July 2013. That’s when the fourth and fifth increases in a package of wholesale gasoline tax hikes approved in 2005 is set to kick in. And the cap statute contains no provision barring an increase in the overall wholesale tax rate. “The Democrats are already bragging about the cap to their constituents,but we have a huge disparity in taxes and prices compared with neighboring states,” Suzio said.
According to the AAA, Connecticut’s average retail price of gasoline stood Monday at $3.99 per gallon, which topped prices of $3.94 in New York, $3.82 in Massachusetts and $3.65 in New Jersey. And while defenders of Connecticut’s tax system note those other states impose tolls, Rhode Island — which has just one toll road, on the bridge leading to Newport — has an average price of $3.82 And it’s been Connecticut’s wholesale tax — which increased in the summers of 2005, 2006 and 2007 — that has driven overall gasoline prices beyond those in neighboring states. The 2005 hikes were ordered by the Democratic-controlled legislature and by Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell to complement what was billed at the time as a major transportation initiative. Between 2005 and 2006, state officials would earmark $2.3 billion for rail, highway and bridge upgrades, and the fuel tax increases were pitched as necessary to cover the bill. But in the first five years after those tax hikes were ordered,just 40 percent of the nearly $1.5 billion raised by the
wholesale fuel levy was dedicated to the Special Transportation Fund. A fourth consecutive annual increase in the tax was supposed to take effect in July 2008, but Rell and the legislature delayed it amid skyrocketing fuel prices and media reports of tax revenues used for nontransportation programs. That increase, plus a fifth and final one, are scheduled to arrive together next July 1. They would raise the statutory rate from 7 percent to 8.1 percent,and the effective rate passed onto motorists from 7.53 percent to 8.81 percent. “The maddening thing is that we should have put all of this money into the highways,” said Suzio, who tried unsuccessfully this year to win approval of legislation to cancel next July’s increase. “People are definitely becoming more aware that there’s a double gasoline tax and that something’s wrong with it.” This story originally appeared at CTMirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror, an independent nonprofit news organization covering government, politics and public policy in the state.
Working Families Party becoming key player in Conn. fall elections By SUSAN HAIGH ASSOCIATED PRESS
HARTFORD — A minor political party has become a major player in the state’s election season this year. The Working Families Party, a liberal political organization created in 2002 with the backing of organized labor, directly or indirectly has a role in several key political battles currently being waged, including the closelywatchedraceforthe5thCongressional
District seat and a lawsuit filed against Secretary of the State Denise Merrill by the Connecticut Republican Party. In both cases, the party’s ability to crossendorse candidates, giving them two spots on the election ballot, is at issue. In the 5th District, House Speaker Chris Donovan, who lost last week’s Democratic primary to former Rep. Elizabeth Esty, has yet to announce whether he plans to continue running for the open seat under the banner of the Working Families Party. The
third party, with 171 registered members, cross-endorsed the Democrat this year. The Working Families Party’s crossendorsement of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy back in 2010 is the impetus behind the state GOP’s recent lawsuit challenging the order of candidates on the November statewide election ballot. Republicans maintain that their candidates, not the Democrats, should appear on the top line even though a Democrat won the governor’s race. That’s because Malloy ultimately won
that close race with the votes he garnered as a cross-endorsed Working Families Party candidate. Republican Tom Foley received 560,874 votes, while Malloy won 540,970 as a Democrat and 26,308 as a Working Families Party candidate. Merrill’s office has said that the Working Families Party did not have minor party status in 2010, so the top line goes to Malloy’s party. The state Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments Sept. 12.
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Task force recommends more municipal care for trees State looks to prevent storm-related tree damage By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL ©CONNECTICUTMIRROR
In the year since Tropical Storm Irene battered the state, Connecticut’s trees have come to be regarded as instruments of evil. They’ve been blamed for the extensive power outages caused by both Irene and the October snowstorm two months later, and utility companies have since been sawing away at the roadside forest around their transmission lines. But the results from yet another post-storm task force may shift those duties. Municipal responsibility for trees is at the heart of recommendations by the State Vegetation Management Task Force, whose mandate from the governor’s Two Storm Panel was to look at the state’s roadside tree care. The report, expected to be finalized to coincide with the first year anniversary of Irene on Aug. 28, concludes that trees and other large vegetation along Connecticut roads have been generally ignored over years, if not decades. That means there are a lot of them and they’re old — which makes them potentially more hazardous. Panel members are united behind the concept of tree management — not just cutting down problem trees, which is typically the extent of what municipalities do now. Rather, they endorse genuine and holistic care for trees in the form of a five-year plan that includes replanting them strategically. It’s a concept known as “right tree, right place.” That means choosing trees suited to their surroundings — especially those destined for urban areas — and in some locations moving toward a so-called amphitheater effect — low trees under power lines, taller ones farther back. This all costs money, and the task force recommends that the state put up $100,000 a year per community for two years — that’s $16.9 million a year — to start the planning and maintenance processes. It calls on additional resources from cities and towns for trees “I realize this is a difficult time to make that argument,” said Eric
Hammerling, executive director of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association and task force chairman. “If we don’t invest at the municipal level in tree management, we’re going to insure we have just as much, if not more, damage in future storms.” Statewide, Hammerling said, cities and towns spend about $10.5 million annually on tree work. Nearly two-thirds spend less than $3 per capita on tree care, and half of those spend less than $1. By contrast, the utility’s tree budget was criticized for being only about $30 million a year. It’s expected to increase to about $50 million, but panel members were adamant that municipalities and the state contribute. “If we don’t have additional resources at the municipal level, at the state level,” Hammerling said, “then none of the recommendations of the task force are going to be implemented or successful.” Dave Goodson, a task force member and arborist who oversees vegetation management for Northeast Utilities, Connecticut Light & Power’s parent company, said a big surprise was to see how little tree work cities and towns do. “It was an eye-opener,” he said. “Clearly we Nutmeggers love our trees, but we can’t overlook the maintenance of those trees anymore than we’d overlook the maintenance of any built infrastructure.” Enter folks like Bruce Lindsay, who, on a recent hot morning, was trudging through the admittedly overgrown nursery maintained in Milford by the all-volunteer, nonprofit Milford Trees, which he heads. Increasingly it’s falling to groups like Milford Trees to fill a void municipalities can’t — or won’t. “I think you would see less than six trees planted a year if it weren’t for our group,” he said. Lindsay is a horticulturist and licensed arborist with his own landscape design company. In the dozen years Milford Trees has been around, it’s planted about 60 trees a year through donations, contributions and a scant $600 a year from the Milford Tree Commission. Milford Trees is also
exploring a regional relationship with West Haven and Orange to pool resources to inventory trees. While Lindsay said his group has a good rapport with Mayor Ben Blake, he feels there is some friction with the town’s department of public works. “My job is to make sure everybody is rowing in the same direction,” said Blake, while not directly addressing the tension. Lindsay said he felt Milford Trees was making the department’s job easier. “We’re trying to offer tree planting and replacement,” he said. “We’re not a bunch of lunatics and tree-hugging hippies.” “We’re not just running around like Johnny Appleseed. We’re not planting white pines in an intersection where there’s line-of-sight issues or traffic light concerns or crosswalk concerns.” Folks who have been running similar programs say winning respect and engaging the public are keys to making a nonprofit/ government volunteer tree operation work, although there are barely a handful in Connecticut. “People are really willing and happy to be part of managing the resources right outside their front door,” said Colleen MurphyDunning, director of the Urban Resources Initiative in New Haven, a nonprofit group affiliated with Yale University. Since 1991, URI has used about 1,000 volunteers a year to plant, maintain, inventory and map trees in New Haven. Its work dovetails with a job-training program run by Yale graduate students for high school students and at-risk adults, such as ex-offenders. “It took time for us to get where we are now,” Murphy-Dunning said. “In the early years we had to get permission for every single tree we planted. This is the address. This is the species we want. We built a really strong relationship and trust.” Christy Hass, New Haven’s tree warden and deputy director of the parks department, said URI provides a service that otherwise might not get done. “This is the ideal situation,” she said. “It has a 98 percent success rate, because they are involved with the
A tree-planting group from the all-volunteer Milford Trees.
neighborhood.” In Hartford, the nonprofit Knox Parks has done tree planting and minor maintenance since the mid-1970s, placing some 3,500 trees, not including a 1,000-tree effort under way this year. It’s an uphill battle with 300 trees lost a year routinely and about 3,000 in last year’s October snowstorm alone. As in New Haven, Knox uses volunteers combined with job training. It’s a paradigm Heather Dionne, the new city forester — the first one in years — is hoping to use to inventory the city’s estimated half-million trees. Ron Pitz, the Knox’s executive director, said he thinks there would be a little tree planting and care in Hartford even without his organization. “But I don’t think there would be a comprehensive planting plan in place,” he said. Work has been so neglected, Pitz said, that Knox volunteers are digging out tree stumps that have been there for 30 years. “It is working; we’re getting things done,” he said. “It’s not the easiest way to do things, but it’s the only way as far as we’re concerned.” But he and others cautioned against relying solely on volunteers. “I also think that cities, as cash-strapped as they are, are going to have to have the vision and the courage to back some of these efforts with some funding.” Task force member Chris Donnelly,urban forestry coordinator with the Division of Forestry at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said volunteers would not be able to
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handle everything. “A major reason why we’re having this whole conversation has to do with tree maintenance,” he said. “So on the one hand, yes, there is a lot of opportunity for volunteer involvement, but it does not mean there are not going to be expensive parts of the job that still need to be done.” Another key recommendation from the task force calls for more stringent qualifications for tree wardens. While every city and town is required to have one, there is no requirement that they actually know anything about trees. The Tree Wardens Association of Connecticut offers certifications, but only about half the wardens in the state have them. The task force calls for required certifications and better standards governing them. The association’s president, James Govoni, tree warden in Windsor and a member of the task force, is on board with that. But he worries that volunteer tree planting will increase a community’s liability and re-create the “same headache” with trees under power lines. “How can you tell me to manage a tree when you keep planting them in the wrong place?” he asked. “And I keep having to cut them back, and you get mad at me?” This story originally appeared at CTMirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror, an independent nonprofit news organization covering government, politics and public policy in the state.
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NEWINGTON EVENTS CALENDAR CALL TO ARTISTS: SIGN UP FOR CHALK WALK COMPETITION AT NEWINGTON WATERFALL FESTIVAL: The 9th annual Newington Waterfall Festival to be held Saturday, Sept. 22, (rain date Sept. 29) features a Chalk Walk competition on the pavement on Market Square in the center of downtown Newington. Artists can sign up (for adults age 15 and up the registration is $20 and juniors age 8 to 14 the fee is $5.) for an assigned square on the pavement. Adult artists work in a 6 x 6 square while juniors age 8 to 14 work in a 3 x 3 square. Artists will be provided with a set of 24 chalk pastels to create their artistic masterpieces. They will also be given carpet squares to kneel on, a free lunch coupon and a bottle of water. Artists are permitted to supplement with their own art supplies, but only water-based materials are allowed. The creating begins after signing-in just after 7 a.m. and continues until 2 p.m. Festival attendees can enjoy walking amongst the artists and watching them hard at work on their chalk creations. Once the artists are finished, the judging begins. A panel of three members of the Newington Art League will judge the Chalk Walk. Works will be judged on overall impact, creativity, color, value, composition, and effective use of medium. Prizes will be awarded to both adult and junior first, second and third-place winners. Prizes, which have included both cash, gift certificates and
merchandise, are awarded to the winners at the end of the event. Go to newingtonwaterfallfestival.com for additional information including Chalk Walk tips and application forms. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE APPOINTMENTS: The Town Clerk’s office reminds local unaffiliated voters interested in becoming a Justice of the Peace that the application period is now until Nov. 1. The town of Newington has 45 justices of the peace. The Democratic and Republican parties endorse 15 candidates each. The remaining 15 positions are reserved for registered voters who are not enrolled in a major political party. These justices are appointed by the Town Clerk. The appointment process begins with an application to the Town Clerk, which is due on or before Nov. 1. To qualify, an applicant must be a Newington registered voter not enrolled in a major political party since May 1, 2012. Incumbent unaffiliated justices will be reappointed during November if an application is received by this office during the allotted time frame and if the justice has not been enrolled in a major political party since May 1. If on Nov. 1 the number of applications for justice of the peace filed with the Town Clerk exceeds the number of justices of the peace allowed by State Statute, there will be a public lottery. Anyone interested in becoming a Newington justice of
the peace who is not enrolled in a major political party is encouraged to contact the Town Clerk’s office at (860) 665-8545 to obtain an application and instructions. Justices of the peace perform marriages, administer oaths, and take acknowledgements and depositions. The four-year term of office begins Jan. 7, 2013 and ends Jan. 2, 2017. KIWANIS CLUB FLEA MARKET/ CRAFT FAIR REOPENS AUG. 26: Vendors and crafters are sought for the Kiwanis Club’s Big K Flea Market which reopens Sunday, Aug. 26 for a run of 10 Sundays, continuing all through September and October weather permitting. A live amateur radio station will be on the air from the Flea Market, together with ways to become a licensed amateur radio operator will be represented by a delegation from the Newington Amateur Radio League. Admission is $1. Vendor spaces are $15. Open every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Newington’s Market Square free parking lot. Entrance at 39 E. Cedar St. (CT Route 175). Information is available at bigkfleamarket@cox. net or phone (860) 667-2864 and (860) 839-1597. “MOVING FORWARD” GROUP: Trying to move on with your life after divorce, or a relationship breakup. There is a “Moving Forward” group at First Congregational Church, 355 Main St., Cromwell, that will meet Friday, Sept. 7, and
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APPLY TO VOLUNTEER AS A GIRLS TRAVEL BASKETBALL COACH: Newington Girl’s Travel Basketball is now accepting applications for Girls Volunteer Travel Basketball Coaches for the 20122013 season. Practices are held twice a week starting in October and games are on the weekend from November through February. Applications will be accepted until Sept. 14. All applicants must fill out a Travel Basketball Volunteer Coaches Application. Background checks will be conducted for all potential coaches. Anyone who has coached a Travel Basketball team in the past must reapply. To obtain an application or for more information, contact Jennifer Walker, Girl’s Travel Coordinator at (860) 6908181 or jenniferwalker72@att.net. COLUMBIAN SQUIRES CIRCLE LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS: The Columbian Squires, the official youth organization of the Knights of Columbus, is a leadership development program for Catholic boys from ages 10 to 18 years old. The Newington Knights of Columbus Council No. 3884 has announced they will sponsor a Columbian Squires Circle and will hold an informational and sign-up night for new members at St. Mary’s Church Hall, 626 Willard Ave., at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9. All Catholic boys and their parents are welcome to come. The boy’s father does not need to be a member of the Knights of Columbus to join the Squires and he does not need to be a resident of Newington. For additional information, contact Dick Losh at (860) 667-0832.
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GIRLS TRAVEL BASKETBALL TRYOUTS: Tryouts for Newington Girl’s Travel Basketball will take place Sept. 24, 26 and 28 at the Mortensen Community Center. Combined fifth and sixth-grade tryouts will take place at 5:30 p.m.; seventh grade at 6:30 p.m. and eighth grade at 7:30 p.m. each
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FLOWER POWER PAINTINGS: Maria Vilcinskas will exhibit her flower paintings of large blooms that explode color and literally burst off the canvas. They can be viewed during the months of August and September in the Newington Senior & Disabled Center’s cafeteria, 120
Cedar St. Hours: 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. week days and 1 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The spirit of “Home Coming,” a painting of personal expression by Maria Vilcinskas, will resonate with any family who experienced waiting for a loved one to return from military deployment. View this work and others during September in the South Foyer of
the Newington Senior and Disabled Center, 120 Cedar St. ST. MARY’S WOMEN’S MEMBERSHIP TEA: St. Mary Women’s Club will begin its 2012-2013 season with a Membership Tea Monday, Sept. 10, at 2:30 p.m. in the parish hall. There will be uniquely designed “tablescapes” for the occasion and
finger sandwiches and desserts will be served. We invite all the women of the parish to start or renew a membership, and to come and enjoy this afternoon of friendship and light refreshment. GOING THROUGH, IN THE PROCESS, OR THINKING ABOUT GETTING A DIVORCE? There is a
“Divorce Support Group” to help you get through this major life altering event, with very caring, sensitive people who have been where you are. This group meets at First Church of Christ, 250 Main St., Wethersfield, on the second and fourth Fridays of the month at 7 p.m. Next meeting is Aug. 24.
LIBRARY CALENDAR ARTWORK ON DISPLAY: Throughout the month of September, Newington resident John Bower will display his artwork at the Lucy Robbins Welles Library, 95 Cedar St. Bower grew up in Elmwood and graduated from Conard High School Class of 1959. After graduation, he joined the Navy and was fortunate to visit much of the world. Bower has maintained a love/hate relationship with art ever since he acquired the art “itch.” He is grateful to have art as a regular part of his life. His advice to his fellow seniors, and to people of all ages: “Pick up an art brush” and know that “nobody can draw a straight line.” So don’t let it stop you! The exhibit may be viewed during regular library hours when the library is not being used for a regular program: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. (860) 665-8700. BOB’S MUSICAL MONTAGE FROM MGM: Join film buff Bob Larsson at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27 for the screening of “Showboat” (1951) starring Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson and Ava Gardner. Story of the lives and love, trials and triumphs, of a group of entertainers working on a Mississippi river boat in the pre-Civil War south. Music by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II. LEGALFORMS AND CAREER TRANSITIONS ONLINE RESOURCES NOW AVAILABLE: The Lucy Robbins Welles Library, announces the addition of two new online systems to the available resources: LegalForms and Career Transitions. They are free of charge to Newington library card holders from home. Anyone can access these services in the library as well. LegalForms provides thousands of customizable legal documents. The forms are specific to Connecticut. Also included are form letters, legal definitions and an attorney directory. Career Transitions makes looking for a job a little easier. People are guided by information about career paths, industries, economies and companies. They can discover their career interests and then explore the careers related to these interests. They can than look at what preparation is required and what opportunities exist for that career. Career Transitions helps job seekers prepare their resumes and cover letters and prepare for interviews. There is a section included to find classes and training in an area to pursue one’s career interests. The last function allows the people to scour the internet for career opportunities through Indeed.Com. Newington residents can access these free online tools from the library web page at www.newingtonct.
gov/library. A valid Newington library card number is needed to access them. For more information, contact the adult information desk at (860) 665-8700. EVENING BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: Thursday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m. This month’s reading is The Greater Journey by David McCullough. All interested persons are invited to attend. EDIBLE PERENNIAL GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING: Thursday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m. Learn to grow abundant crops of fruits, nuts and vegetables with minimal maintenance using organic methods. Naturalist and educator John Root will present. Plants will be available for purchase. Register at the Adult Information Desk or call (860) 665-8700. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. LIBRARY BOARD ANNUAL MEETING: The Library Board of Trustees invites all Newington residents to attend this year’s meeting Monday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. There will be a brief business meeting and the Board will recognize the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Liberty Bank, Ann Marino, Ruby Tuesday, and Rich Uterstaedt. Lorraine and Bill Meade will be inducted into the Legacy Society. YOUTHFUL AGING, AGELESS CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH MEDITATION: Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m. Matthew Raider, M.D., has practiced and taught geriatric medicine for the last 30 years. He will present a threefold method for maintaining youthful functions in advancing age. Raider will discuss the medical evidence regarding exercise, diet and meditation for modifying the aging process. Raider is a clinical physician and has been practicing meditation for over 30 years. No registration is necessary. RESUME WORKSHOP WITH GORDON GROSS, CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Monday, Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m. Intended for those who never had a resume or do not have a current resume. This will be a lecture and discussion on the basics of resume creation. Two styles of resume will be presented, along with what should and should not be included. A manual will be included for participants to take with them. Call (860) 665-8700 to register. ONE BOOK ONE COMMUNITY: In advance of the Dalai Lama’s appearance in Connecticut in October, the library has joined with Central Connecticut State University and other area libraries and organizations to read his book, “Beyond Religion: Ethics for the
Whole World.” The library has multiple copies of the book available for checkout. Join us for a special presentation and discussion of the book Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. with Professor James Malley, Ph.D., Associate Professor Emeritus, School of Education and Professional Studies, CCSU. All are invited to attend. EAT FORYOUR LIBRARY! Stop by the library and buy a ticket for $20 to eat lunch at the Newington Outback Steakhouse Saturday, Sept. 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The lunch includes steak, chicken, salad, potato, bread, cheesecake and a non-alcoholic beverage. Have a great meal at the Outback Steakhouse and support the Lucy Robbins Welles Library, too. FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS FAMILY STORYTIME: Every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Stories, songs and more for the whole family all year round. No registration necessary. ONGOING DROP-IN SUMMER WEEKLY PROGRAMS: The Lucy Robbins Welles Library has various weekly programs for children ages 9 months through 12 years. Pick up a detailed schedule in the Children’s Department. READ, RATTLE AND ROLL!: Tuesday, Sept. 4, noon. Welcome to a music and movement program for 3 and 4 yearolds featuring books that “sing” and lots of music! Call the Children’s Department at (860) 665-8720 to register. TEEN VOLUNTEER NETWORK CELEBRATION: Tuesday, Aug. 21, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Calling all teen volunteers! Come join us for a celebration in honor of your time and commitment to volunteering here at the library. Pizza and snacks will be served and fall/winter volunteer opportunities will be available. Hope to see you there! Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. SKATING PARTY: Thursday, Aug. 23, 10 a.m. to noon. Let’s go ice skating! Join us at the Newington Arena for a skating party. Entrance fee is $5 and ice skates can be borrowed for free. Bring your own skates if possible to ensure availability. No registration is required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. LAST DAY FOR OWN THE NIGHT SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2012: Thursday, Aug. 23, 8 p.m. All reading must be recorded online by this date. Prizes must be claimed by 8
p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. There will be no exceptions. The grand prize drawing will be on Friday, Aug. 24 at noon. The winner will be contacted. LAST DAY FOR DREAM BIG, READ! — SUMMER READING 2012! Saturday, Aug. 25. All reading must be recorded online by Aug. 25 and prizes must be claimed by Sept. 1. PLAY WITH US!: Tuesdays, through Aug. 28, and Sept. 4, 11 and 18, 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Join us for this program geared for families with young children who have special needs. Meet with birth to 3-year-old resource professionals and socialize with your peers. All are welcome. No registration necessary. TEEN ADVISORY BOARD: Tuesday, Aug. 29, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For ages 13 to 18. Help us make the library a better place for you! Become a member and take a leadership role in your community, give input on teen events, help develop the collection of teen materials, and preview new books. Earn a service hour for sharing your opinion! You must be willing to participate in discussions. Snacks will be provided. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH! Calling all children from birth through eighth grade who live in Newington! Come to the Children’s Department anytime between Sept. 1 and 30 to sign up for a library card and receive a free goody bag (new registrants only). JUST A STORY AND A SONG!: Wednesdays, Sept. 5, 12, 19 and 26, 10:15 a.m. Join us for a 30-minute all ages storytime. We’ll enjoy a story (or two) and a song (or two) to welcome in the morning. No registration required. CONSTRUCTION CLUB: Saturday, Sept. 8, 1 to 2 p.m. Come to our monthly gathering to build projects with Lego bricks. Due to safety concerns, only people age 7 and older will be allowed in the room. Call the Children’s Department at (860) 665-8720 to register beginning Aug. 25. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. STORIES AND ART: Tuesday, Sept. 11, noon. Join us for stories and crafts about fruit. Children ages 2-4 and their grown-ups may call the Children’s Department at (860) 665-8720 to register beginning Aug. 28. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. EXPLORE TOGETHER: Tuesday, Sept. 11, 3:45 p.m. Red, green and yellow are the colors of apples. How are these apples different or the same? We’ll find
out by doing a taste test. Explorers in grades 1 through 4 may call the Children’s Department at (860) 665-8720 to register beginning Aug. 28. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. TEEN GAMING: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 6:30 to 8 p.m. For grades 6 through12. Come play on the library’s Xbox Kinect and Nintendo Wii! A variety of video games and board games will also be available. Feel free to bring your own games! Snacks will be available. Call (860) 665-8700 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. PAJAMA YOGA: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m. Children ages 5 to 8 and their caregivers are invited to come to the library in their most comfortable pajamas to have fun doing yoga together. Beth Agdish, a certified Next Generation Yoga for Kids instructor, will teach us techniques and traditional poses. Mats will be provided to those who do not bring one. Call the Children’s Department at (860) 6658720 to register beginning Sept. 4. TALES TO TAILS: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Children who need to boost their reading skills may sign up for a 15 minute session reading to Jessie, a certified therapy dog. Call the Children’s Department at (860) 665-8720 to register beginning Sept. 5. COOKBOOK CLUB!: Wednesday, Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m. Chefs in grades 3 to 6 will create their own version of sushi and of course eat what they’ve made. Call the Children’s Department at (860) 665-8720 beginning Sept. 5 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. PLAY FOR ALL!: Saturday, Sept. 22, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Come join us for a special needs playgroup giving parents the opportunity to talk, support and encourage each other, while allowing their children time to play and socialize together. Co-sponsored by Newington UNICO. BABIES, BOOKS, BOUNCE AND BUBBLES: Monday, Sept. 24, 9:15 a.m. Back by popular demand, a fall program for our youngest library fans! Babies, ages 0-12 months, and their caregivers will enjoy a stimulating, age-appropriate program that will gently introduce them to the library. Babies will also receive a Welcome to the Library gift bag. Call (860) 665-8720 to register beginning Sept. 10. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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BREAKFAST SANDWICHES
(on a hard roll) Breakfast ends at 11:00 am Bacon, Egg & Cheese ................................................... 2.99 Sausage, Egg & Cheese................................................ 2.99 Ham, Egg & Cheese ..................................................... 2.99 Egg & Cheese ................................................................2.99
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Pulled BBQ Pork ......................................5.99 Pulled BBQ Chicken ................................5.99 Flounder ....................................................5.99 Grilled Chicken.........................................6.99
4.99 4.99 4.99 5.99
Pastrami ....................................................5.99
4.99
Turkish Kebob..........................................6.99
5.99
Chicken Parmigiana.................................6.99 Meatball Parmagiana ..............................5.99 Sausage & Peppers ..................................5.99 BLT (bacon, lettuce, tomato) ...................................5.00 Chicken Cutlet .........................................6.99 (marinara sauce or mayo, lettuce, tomato & cheese)
(mayo, lettuce, tomato & cheese) (mayo, lettuce, tomato & cheese) (mayo, lettuce, tomato & cheese)
SALADS
5.99 4.99 4.99 4.00 5.99
Prices are approximate - (weight) Tortellini Salad.......................................................5.99 /lb Macaroni Salad .......................................................2.99 /lb Potato Salad ...........................................................2.99 /lb Tuna Salad...............................................................5.99 /lb Chicken Salad .........................................................5.99 /lb Seafood Salad .........................................................5.99 /lb Cole Slaw .................................................................2.99 /lb Egg Salad..................................................................3.99 /lb Antipasto Salad (ham, salami, pepperoni, provolone) ..................... 4.50 Chef Salad (roastbeef, turkey, provolone)...................................... 4.50 Garden Salad.................................................................2.50 add Grilled Chicken ............................................. add’l 2.00 (mixed greens, tomatoes, onions, peppers, cucumbers)
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Turkey Breast ........................................ 5.00 Bologna .................................................... 5.00 Capicolla .................................................. 5.99 Salami (Genoa or Cooked) ................................. 5.00 Pepperoni................................................ 5.00 Ham.......................................................... 5.00 Baked Ham (Virginia) ........................................... 5.99 Honey Ham............................................. 5.99 Imported Ham........................................ 5.99 Chicken Salad (all white meat) ........................ 5.99 Seafood Salad (crab w/ shrimp) ....................... 5.99 Mortadella (Italian bologna) ............................. 5.00 Roast Beef............................................... 5.99 Sopressata............................................... 6.99 Prosciutto ............................................... 6.99 Tuna ......................................................... 5.99 Ham Salad ............................................... 5.99 Veggie ...................................................... 5.00
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Boar s Head ............................................ 6.99
5.99
COMBO Italian (ham, salami, pepperoni) ............................ 6.99 American (turkey, ham, bologna) ........................ 6.99 ALL INCLUDE: mayo, lettuce, tomato & cheese
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