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“As a teacher, you design a lesson and then you find when you teach it, there may need to br adjustments. Now teachers have time to adjust in the afternoons and re-teach it, providing extra help to those who need it,” explained Hanmer Principal Margaret Zacchei.

Its second year in the running, the Readers’ Workshop model has melded nicely with the new full-day initiative. Instead of all students in one class reading the very same book, each individual reads literature at their own skill

Twenty-two days in, the first year of full-day kindergarten in Wethersfield is proving to be even more of a sensation than school officials ever imagined.

Administrators, parents, teachers and the Board of Education were all looking forward to more instruction time, more social time, and an enhanced sense of community. But what they’ve found in these first few weeks is that the program — about four-anda-half extra hours long — has endless benefits.

See SCHOOL, Page 9 “Full-day kindergarten has been 50 Cents a huge success,” Superintendent Volume 53, No. 34 of Schools Michael Emmett said Wednesday. “It’s allowed teachers to be more purposeful … they can evaluate which students need extra help,” he added.

Erica Schmitt | Staff At Hanmer School, there are Toward the end of their full day of kindergarten at Hanmer Elementary School Wednesday, kids in Ms. Maria Aparo s class join in a circle game, thinking of their favorite part of their day and then passing a ball to each other. three kindergarten classes with

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Wethersfield Historical Society celebrates 80 years

By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER

A small project that town businessmen began in 1932 has since grown to encompass six historic buildings in Old Wethersfield,many annual community events and educational programs, as well as a vast collection of artifacts and archives spanning the town’s history.

The Wethersfield Historical Society is celebrating its 80th birthday this year, but its beginnings actually rose from another birthday celebration.

On Feb.4,1932,the Wethersfield Businessmen’sandCivicAssociation founded the Society in anticipation of the town’s 300th Anniversary in 1934. Nearly one year later, the group was 432 members strong and met in the Center School, or what is now known as the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center.

Led by its first President William E. Hanmer, the group was comprised of residents “interested in historical matters pertaining to Wethersfield.� They spent their time together listening to lectures from distinguished scholars and

collecting artifacts and money to build a museum. “The purpose was to preserve whatever objects showed the history of town and to provide education for school kids,� explained Society Program Coordinator Elaine St. Onge, who began working at the society in 1980 after spending years as a Board member. “It’s a very, very communityoriented organization; we have members all over the country,� St. Onge added. “People from New England usually have deep roots and want to stay connected with their birthplace or where their family is from, so we send them newsletters and they visit when they’re in town.�

The Old Academy building on Main Street has served as Society headquarters since 1959, when town offices moved to the Silas Deane Highway.

Society Librarian Martha Smart remembers when the group was more of a “mom and pop operation� in the early seventies, before it grew to the point that a professional director needed to be hired a few years later.

Then in 1984, the town gave itself a 350th anniversary gift: donating the abandoned Center School building to the Society, which turned it into Wethersfield’s cultural hub.

Nowadays, the WHS provides educational programs for Wethersfield schools free of charge as a community service, and allows new teachers free membership their first year.

Educational programs are conducted inside one of two properties its owns, the Captain James Francis House. The Hurlbut-Dunham House - its other property, is open for tours around the holidays. In addition they maintain the Old Academy, the Keeney Center, the Cove Warehouse and serve as landlord for Lucky Lou’s Bar & Grill.

However, financial burdens have whittled away funding for the Scoiety, which is asking for financial support from the community.

It is also seeking more volunteers to help with chairing fundraising events and other tasks. “Today we are more relevant and more connected to our community than we have ever been in our 80

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year history,� said Society Director Amy Northrop Wittorff, who put this invitation out to all: “Please help strengthen our organization so we may continue to ‘preserve and promote Wethersfield’s history and culture to inspire people today and tomorrow’ for the next 80 years.�

Upcoming programs hosted by the WHS include walking tours this October around Old Wethersfield and the ancient burying grounds, then the 31st Annual Wethersfield Craft Fair Oct. 6, a Soup and History Roundtable Oct. 25, the 12th Annual Antiques Show Nov. 17 and finally, a birthday party.

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Thousands of vets find vital services at Stand Down 2012

By SCOTT WHIPPLE STAFF WRITER

ROCKY HILL — John Sylvia, a 51-year-old U.S. Coast Guard veteran, was one of more than 1,000 homeless and needy veterans at Friday’s Stand Down. The state Veterans Home where he now lives has been “a lifesaver,� he said. “It’s been tough,� Sylvia said. “I’m alcoholic. Now I’ve got to give up smoking.�

Sylvia lit a cigarette and surveyed the passing scene.

Many shaggy, gray-haired veterans strolled the sprawling grounds searching for old service buddies while country and western music blared over a loudspeaker.

Representatives from more than 70 state and federal agencies, including the state Department of Veterans’ Affairs, state Department of Labor, the Connecticut National Guard and the state public defenders’service provided everything from medical screenings to information about veterans’ benefits, employment and legal matters. “Stand Down� is a term coined during Vietnam to describe a period when troops are withdrawn from the battlefield for rest and relaxation.

Mary Lynch from the Hartford Social Security office said her IT people had brought a mobile unit to Stand Down. “We’ve been helping veterans like

Mr. Sylvia figure out their disability status,� she said, “doing retirement plans, explaining why people may have been denied benefits and helping them navigate through their appeals process.�

Sylvia, who is divorced and exhausted his unemployment benefits, was, until recently, homeless.

Then he was diagnosed with a heart condition. He is now living at the Veterans Home and in an alcoholrecovery program. He works there as a switchboard operator and is grateful for the job.

An auto mechanic, Sylvia says he is saving to buy a car; he wants to stay sober and return to independent living.

About the Veterans Home he can’t say enough. “They put a roof over my head and fed me; I’ve got friends here,� he said. “The rest of my life is now up to me.�

Helping make Sylvia’s way of life possible were volunteers like Navy veteran, Bob Petrucci of Newington.

On Friday, Petrucci directed veterans to various services. . “I really like what I’m doing,� he said. “I feel a bond with my fellow veterans.�

Petrucci directed several veterans to the Community Health Center’s tent. CHC’s Verna Delapuente and Terry Bamrick said veterans they saw were looking for dental health care. Delapuente was happy to inform them that CHC recently

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Timothy Norige of Wethersfield makes his way through the clothing center at Stand Down 2012 held at the State VeteranÂ’s Home in Rocky Hill Friday.

opened a state-of-the-art, dental hygiene facility in Bristol at 395 North Main St. Gov. Dannel Malloy acknowledged volunteers like Petrucci and noted that more money has been “put into this year’s Stand Down.

Federal authorities are making sure Connecticut gets its fair share.�

Employers can receive $900 a month for an initial period of employment if they hire a veteran. “We did that because we love you,� Malloy said. “That doesn’t

mean we don’t make mistakes.�

Veterans standing in the lengthy, slow-moving line under a noonday sun, waiting to pick through available clothing, didn’t need to be told about “mistakes.�

Crescentia Rose, who had been bussed in from New London, complained that the free clothing handout had been planned “with little thought.� As a result, veterans were stacked up and sweltering.

Gloria Godfrey of Plainville was another who expressed frustration

while waiting in line to pick out winter clothing.

However, for the most part, the mood at the 20th annual Stand Down was positive.

Veterans Commissioner, Linda Spoonster Schwartz praised Malloy for his support. “You have never stopped trying,� she told him. “You don’t give up.�

Scott Whipple can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext. 319, or swhipple@ centralctcommunications.com.

Event to commemorate area soldiers killed at Battle of Antietam

One-hundred-and-fifty years ago nearly 700 Connecticut men, including men from New Britain, Bristol and Burlington, were killed or wounded during the Battle of Antietam — a crucial turning point in the U.S. Civil War. The public is invited as Connecticut Commemorates the Battle of Antietam during a two-day event held Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 at Wickham Park in Manchester.

Killed in the battle were Capt.

Newton Manross, from Bristol; Capt. Jarvis Blinn, from New Britain; and Pvt. Gideon Barnes, from Burlington.

This, the second in a series of major events, is sponsored by the Connecticut Civil War Commemoration Commission, The Travelers Companies, Inc., and the Connecticut Humanities Council.

Attendance is free, though the park

Capt. Jarvis Blinn of New Britain was one of 38 members of the 14th Connecticut killed or mortally wounded at Antietam.

charges $5 for parking.

A large encampment of 500 Union, Confederate and civilian re-enactors will highlight the event, along with dozens of educational and commemorative activities developed

for families, educators and historians.

In addition to cavalry and artillery drills, firing demonstrations, infantry load and fire competitions, and cannon firing, visitors are invited to stroll throughout the hundreds of tents where the re-enactors will cook by campfire and sutlers (merchants) will sell their wares as they did 150 years ago.

Central Connecticut State University is the primary partner of the Commission, which consists of members of more than 90 state and local government agencies, museums, media and historical and cultural groups. CCSU History Professor Matthew Warshauer is co-chairman of the Commission and a lead organizer of the Battle of Antietam event. “In addition to the re-enactors, this year we’ve invited the Connecticut National Guard,� Warshauer announced,and added “We’re pleased

that 50 guard members will be taking part in the encampment to help make the connection between those who volunteer to serve their country today and those who volunteered 150 years ago to protect their way of life.�

Food vendors and displays from the Connecticut Historical Society, New England Civil War Museum and others will be set up outside the encampment in other areas of the

park.

About the Battle of Antietam: Four Connecticut Regiments (8th, 11th, 14th, and 16th) fought in the Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg, Maryland on Sept. 17, 1862.

The battle was, and continues to be, the single bloodiest day in U.S. history with 23,000 reported killed, wounded or missing, including 695 from Connecticut.

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Before Salem trials, Wethersfield’s accused faced peril

By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER

While a commonly heard complaint is that the government has too much control over today’s society, residents of New England had it way worse back when the town was first settled.

More than 375 years ago, the colony known as Wethersfield was plagued by bitter religious controversy, fear and stress. This discord peaked into a witch hunt — literally.

Salem, Mass. steals the spotlight with the city’s infamous 1692 witch trials, but it was actually Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield where the 17th century New England phenomenon began. “Connecticut has the dubious distinction of being the first in New England to hang witches, but they were burning witches in England long before,” explained Wethersfield Historical Society Librarian Martha Smart, who was also the librarian for the Connecticut Historical Society for 14 years.

Author Elizabeth George Speare delves into the town’s witchy ways

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in her 1958 novel, “The Witch of Blackbird Pond.” But this iconic piece of children’s literature is fictitious, and what really happened in Wethersfield left a more wicked mark.

Smart likens the hysteria to the fear generated by a constant threat of wolves,Indians,epidemics,floods, and crop failures that devastated the colony during the 17th century.The strict Puritan values residents lived by also may have played a role, as the Bible says “suffer not a witch to live,” and Puritans believed they needed to purge the community of people who “invited Satan with their bad behavior.”

In some places,people underwent tests to prove their innocence. They might ask the accused to immerse themselves in water, after which their witchery would be determined by an ability to float. If they went underwater they were innocent, but might face a bitter drowning fate anyway. It was unlikely there was any testing in Wethersfield, according to Smart.

“Mostly because people confessed, or they used evidence from witnesses,” she explained.

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Resident Mary Johnson, who admitted to “committing uncleanliness with men” murdering a child and negotiating with the devil, was the town’s first accused witch on record. She was executed in 1648 in Hartford — legend has it the gallows were near where Trinity College currently sits.

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in 1663. Rebecca admitted to drinking liquor and dancing on the Broad Street Green in her confession, which reads, “there was a meeting of witches under a tree in the green … there we danced and had a bottle of sack.”

Katherine Harrison is one of the more well-known Wethersfield witches. She was tried in court three times, even spending one year Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) in jail. According to Wethersfield’s 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@ historical archives, her neighbors newbritainherald.com.

Police: Home invasion suspect may have committed similar crimes

off with an undisclosed amount of cash and the woman’s debit card, police said.

The description of the suspect and his vehicle Wethersfield police have arrested a New Britain are similar to two other gunpoint robberies that man who may have been responsible for three occurred in Berlin June 1 and New Britain June 8, gunpoint robberies in the area in which New Britain and Wethersfield police have elderly women were followed home from previously said. the grocery store.

In those cases, elderly women were folEugene Edwards, 50, of 38 Nye Road, lowed from a Stop & Shop in Newington New Britain, was charged by Wethersfield to their homes in New Britain and Berlin police Wednesday with home invasion, where they were robbed at gunpoint. first-degree robbery, third-degree assault The robber in all three cases was described on an elderly person and fourth-degree as a black male driving a white Cadillac or a white Chrysler 300. Wethersfield police larceny. He appeared in New Britain Superior Court Thursday.

Eugene Edwards said they found the suspect’s vehicle with The last robbery occurred June 22 the help of New Britain police. when a woman called 911 from her Pine Lane, Anyone who may have seen Edwards or his vehiWethersfield, home to report she had been robbed cle at the Stop & Shop in Rocky Hill on June 22 is at gunpoint in her garage around 10:50 a.m. asked to call Wethersfield police at (860) 721-2900.

Police believe the man followed her home from the Stop & Shop on Townline Road in Rocky Lisa Backus can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext.

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The Buttolph-Williams House, where Elizabeth George Speare s The Witch of Blackbird Pond was set, the fictional account is based on Wethersfield s history of witch trials.

accused her of prostitution, fortunetelling, sickening children, spoiling crops and not going to church.

But Harrison happened to be a widow working to manage her family’s farm herself as well as her late husband’s other business ventures, while treating the sick.

Could her neighbors have just been the high and mighty types whose gossip led to her demise?

Maybe.

“I compare it to today’s bullying, or picking on people because they’re different,” said Cynthia Riccio, education director at the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, which hosts fall tours through the Buttolph-Williams House, where Speare’s book was set, and the ancient burying grounds, where none of the witches had the privilege of being buried.

The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum’s Witches andTombstones Tours are Oct. 20-21 and 27-28.

Saturday tours leave the museum at 10 and 11:30 a.m. and at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday tours leave at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per person.

For reservations, call 860-529-0612, ext. 12. For more information, visit www.webb-deane-stevens.org.

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President Obama writes back to resident, veteran Former teacher, veteran of four wars asks President, other officials to uphold principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity

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In a letter he wrote to President “We have to be accountable and Barack Obama this August, Warren responsible for ourselves and for our Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) Erica Schmitt | Staff asked the President along with children,” he said earlier this week, 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@ Wethersfield resident , former science teacher and veteran, Woody Warren, state, town and federal officials — before heading off to Bowl-a-Rama newbritainherald.com. holding a photo of him, leading troops in Korea. to reevaluate their commitment to democracy. Specifically their pledge to uphold the principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity. And Obama wrote back.

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For the very first time this week, all of the executive directors and presidents of each of these towns’ Chambers of Commerce met in person.

A few of them have met before, but not all, and they were pleasantly surprised to draw many parallels in their daily duties. This is just the first step in a partnership that will bring many tri-town business events to fruition. “I think it’s a very positive thing,�

Wethersfield Chamber Executive Director Ellyn Laramie said Wednesday. “We just have so much in common geographically and businesses that overlap, we wanted to figure out what we can do as a team to promote business in our area,� she Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) added.

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Early Childhood Collaborative kicks off kids health initiative

The Wethersfield Early Childhood Collaborative will host a kick-off event to present Wethersfield’s Community Plan for Young Children & Families Thursday, Oct. 11 at the Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield St. A buffet dinner will be held at 5:30 p.m. with remarks, report presentation, and a community call to action and commitment at 6 p.m. Guest speakers include will include Lisa Honigfel, Ph.D. Vice President for Health Initiatives, Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut and John Fonfara, State Senator, Deputy Majority Leader Vice–Chair, Education Committee, State of Connecticut General Assembly Many of Wethersfield’s children are fortunate to have all the resources they need to ensure a healthy start: good prenatal care, loving families and caregivers, connection to a supportive community, quality preschool education, strong public schools, proper nutrition and exercise. Unfortunately, not all

its children are thriving.

In 2010, WECC received a two-year grant from the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, the CT State Department of Education and the Children’s Fund of Connecticut to develop a comprehensive early childhood plan for Wethersfield children, birth to 8 years of age. The results of this collaborative, data-driven process and resulting strategies will be presented at the community kick-off. Attendees include parents, caregivers, educators, and town officials. Report highlights include the following: ■ Healthy weight: About 30 percent of Wethersfield children are characterized as overweight or obese, placing them at risk for a lifetime of chronic health problems.

■ Ready to learn: Nearly two-thirds of Wethersfield children enter kindergarten with less than adequate language and literacy skills, placing them at a disadvantage for ongoing educational

achievement.

■ Reading success: Approximately 40 percent of Wethersfield children do not meet the state goal for reading in third grade, a critical indicator of future educational performance.

About the Wethersfield Early Childhood Collaborative (WECC) Established in 2004, the Wethersfield Early Childhood Collaborative or WECC (formerly known as the Wethersfield Early Readiness Council) is a coalition of committed individuals whose shared goal is to prepare and support children, birth to eight, for good health and school success by building awareness of the importance of early care and education.

Major partners include the Town of Wethersfield, Wethersfield Public Schools, the Tri-Town YMCA, the Central Connecticut Health District and the Wethersfield Public Library, along with parents, child care providers and concerned residents.

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Wethersfield High School Safe Graduation Not clowning around 2013 fundraising activities under way

The Wethersfield High School Safe Graduation event is a tradition that is supported by the entire Wethersfield community and helps the newly graduated seniors celebrate this important milestone in their lives. Each year the Pitkin Community Center is transformed into a fun-filled, safe, substance-free environment that is chaperoned. The attendance rate is around 98 percent annually.

The all-night celebration includes food, entertainment, games and prizes. This is free to the graduating class and is supported through fundraising events, business and personal donations. Please consider supporting one of the upcoming events.

The committee will meet the first Monday of every month with the exception of Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the Pitkin Community Center,

Room S-2 at 7:30 p.m.

Flamingo Flocking season has begun!

Call or e-mail one of the below flocking coordinators if you would like to have someone’s yard “flocked” with flamingos. The cost for flocking is $25 (checks made out to “WHS Safe Graduation”).

Flocking Coordinators: Judy Dowd — dowdjudy@aol.com; (860) 989-5106. Tracy Gionfriddo — tgionfriddo@cox.net;(860) 5297155 . Vicki Silva — vicki665@ netzero.com; (860) 836-4694 Clothes Drive Do you have out-grown clothes?

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get rid of it all? Tell your friends and relatives too. We get paid by the pound, so bring it all! Bring your items to: Wethersfield High School Cafeteria, Thursday, Oct. 25; Drop off: 12:30 to 6 p.m.

(Cafeteria entrance is on the Tennis Court side of the building) Questions: Contact Sheryl Matarazzo at (860) 257-3188 or ssmatarazzo@sbcglobal.net or Daisy Trahan at (860)257-9623 or daisytrahan@msn.com.

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level. This model was implemented successfully into all grades last year, and has proved especially beneficial to kindergarteners. For example, in Ms. Maria Aparo’s class at Hanmer, the students have a 45-minute readers’ workshop block every morning.

She reads them a book and then pulls out one element from the story and asks them to find it in their own books. And there’s no rushing through lessons to fit curriculum in.

In fact, half-day students used to receive less than 800 minutes of instruction time per week. Now, with more than 1800 minutes per week, the class allows for practicing what was learned as well as reflection and sharing.

“They know what happens Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, they’re getting the pattern; when we had the half-day it took longer for them to get it,” explained Ms. Aparo, who has a wide breadth of elementary school experience, previously teaching the half-day kindergarten, as well as first and second grade classes.

community. Alongside their older brothers and sisters, they know they’re going to school — and doing everything that school entails.

Reading Consultant Patty Wright has worked at Hanmer for more than 20 years, and can’t say enough about the benefits of the extra hours.

“I think one of the biggest impacts is there’s more time for thoughtful instruction, but also repeated exposure to books, songs, words… the biggest factor for achieving is how much time they have to practice.

They internalize it, get good at it, and it becomes who they are,” she added.

The feedback is terrific so far, but will more Wethersfield youngsters Erica Schmitt | Staff have this same opportunity next At left, kids in Ms. Maria Aparo s kindergarten class at Hanmer Elementary School play the circle game, discussing year, or will budget constraints put their favorite parts of the day. At right, Hanmer School Principal Margaret Zacchei shows the kindergartners Read full-day kindergarten at risk?

Again folders part of their Readers Workshop curriculum, which allows each student to read books individually “I strongly believe the board is and at their own level, while working with each other and learning as a group. committed to this and so are we,” Principal Zacchei, along with safety patrol to supervise kindergar- Emmett said.

“I really enjoy having them full day,” she added. the district’s other administrators, teners getting off and on buses.

And now they are also riding the put a lot of thought into making Overall, faculty have noticed that Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) school bus every afternoon with the the added lunch and bus time go their youngest students are now 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@ older kids. smoothly, employing a 6th grade feeling more a part of the school newbritainherald.com.

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The national debate continues over whether youth soccer should limit players’ use of their heads to hit the ball at certain ages because of the risk for concussions and possible brain trauma.

The debate also has regional connections, all the way down to the local level. Soccer Shots, a national organization with programs based in Connecticut, recently banned the use of headers for players under the age of 10, according to several media reports.

The program teaches kids 2-8 how to play the game of soccer. Soccer Shots runs soccer programs for several area communities, including one in Newington and one in Bristol, which are both this fall.

In 2001, the American Youth Soccer Association put forward a rule that would ban heading in games and practices for players under the age of 10, according to a New York Times story. The rule was defeated in a vote.

In 2005, Massachusetts had a measure on the table that would have required headgear for players ranging from peewee level up to college, according a Boston Globe story. This year, the state’s Education Committee approved legislation that would allow players to wear protective headgear that meets federal standards, according to a story posted on the MetroWest Daily News (Framingham, Mass.) web site.

Southington girls soccer junior Erika Landino knows what it’s like to have a concussion. The forward/midfielder sat out Monday’s practice at Southington High School because of a concussion she suffered in the first week of the season when an opposing goalkeeper hit her while attempting to punch the ball away. Landino said she felt fine, but she was held out.

She suffered her first concussion as a freshman when a goalkeeper kicked the ball and it accidentally hit her in the head from close range.

Landino sees concussions as being more common with

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Berlin s Danielle Asklar, at right and Bristol Central s Kerri Guglietta collide during a match. Some school and health officials have claimed that the use of headers in soccer is to blame for a rise in concussions.

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“You usually don’t get a concussion from heading a ball,” Landino said.

Dr. Robert Cantu of at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass., has proposed that heading be eliminated from youth soccer for players under the age of 14, according to a May 9, 2012, story on NBC’s Rock Center with Brian Williams web site. *[In the Rock Center article, Cantu said girls may be more vulnerable to concussions because of their anatomy.

“Girls as a group have far weaker necks,” Cantu said in the article. “The same force delivered to a girl’s head spins the head much more because of the weak neck than it does the guys.”]* Landino doesn’t believe heading should be banned for players up until the age of 14.

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Rough play causes concussions, not headers, some say

difference is he uses a softer ball, “I don’t think it’s right because such as a beach ball, in order to heading is part of the game, and we teach technique. score some of our goals off head“They’re more apt to do it, they’re ers,” Landino said. going to learn the technique better,” John Kennedy, coach of the Penta said.

Plainville United U-12 girls team, Penta may not agree with Cantu also doesn’t agree with a ban. when it comes to the age limit on “As the stats show, football and headers, but also sees the risk of girls soccer have the most concus- head injuries, which is due to soccer sions,” Kennedy wrote in an e-mail. becoming a more physical sport.

“Girls soccer is because a lot of In the end, Penta said it’s not his these girls do not call when there’s a head the ball at a head injury at the young age, therehigh school level. fore they are not “Every coach conditioned to do will tell you, it’s the act correctly. up to the trainer,” If headers are Penta said. “It’s taught correctly at their decision, a young age, this and we abide by story would be a their decision.” non-issue.”

Dr. Cantu and Kennedy said Chris Nowinski, that is his opinion co-founders after 22 seasons of the Sports of coaching with Legacy Institute, zero instances of have put forconcussions. ward a hit count Carey Brown, proposal, which coach of the is similar to the Newington pitch counts that Sharks U-14 boys are used in Little team,believes that League baseball. heading shouldn’t Nowinski is a be banned. former All-Ivy “I would say Harvard football that the coaches player, WWE got to teach it, SCOTT REDMAN professional wresbut not stop it,” Bristol Central girls soccer coach tler and author of Brown said. the book “Head Brown said that the earlier a Games: Football’s Concussion youth soccer player learns how to Crisis”, according to a press release head the ball, the better. posted on the group’s web site.

“As long as they’re coached on Hit count would be used to “regthe proper way to do it, you could ulate the amount of brain trauma start it at any age,” Brown said. that a child is allowed to incur in Sal Penta, who is in his 12th sea- a season and a year,” according son as coach at Southington, said to the proposal from Cantu and it’s all about technique, especially at Nowinski. Cantu and Nowinski a younger age. Penta described the stated that hit count is not a new technique for heading, and it goes concept and that the idea has been like this: A player keeps her head put forth before by researchers. up, arches her back, puts her arms “To summarize, we are askup to protect herself, then thrusts ing youth sports organizations to forward with her whole body, not change the ways games are played just her head. Brown described the and practiced, with the goal of right spot on the head as being at significantly reducing the number the hairline on the forehead. of head hits children incur during “It’s not only the technique of sports participation,” Cantu and the heading, the ball hitting the Nowinski wrote. “We hope that head, it’s about the body position,” leaders of youth sports organizaPenta said. tions can see the wisdom of this Penta is also a coach for the request.”

U13 girls team at the Connecticut Bristol Central girls soccer coach Football Club of Rocky Hill. Penta Scott Redman believes that educasaid he begins teaching heading tion surrounding concussions has with 10 and 11-year-olds, but the “improved drastically.”

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“Coaches, officials and of course athletic trainers are more aware of the signs to be aware of.

Thus, the signs and symptoms are not missed anymore and mild concussions are noticed, addressed, and treated appropriately.”

“Coaches, officials and of course athletic trainers are more aware of the signs to be aware of,” Redman said.“Thus,the signs and symptoms are not missed anymore and mild concussions are noticed, addressed, and treated appropriately.”

Redman said he’s not up-to-date on current research, but he believes that if protective headbands are effective, they should be used.

“If the data supports this claim, than yes, I would like to see an

increase in kids wearing them,” Redman said.

Landino said headbands could give a player a false sense of security.

Players believe that their head is more protected by the headband, so they become even more aggressive, which could lead to a more severe concussion, Landino said.

Like Landino and Penta, Redman believes that most soccer concussions come from the physical nature of the sport, not the

heading of the ball. Redman said most of the head injuries he has seen in his coaching career have come from the physical nature of the game of soccer.

“I think continuing to keep the student-athletes, coaches, officials, and athletic trainers aware of the signs for head injuries is an important step,” Redman said.

Bristol Press Staff Writer Johnny Burnham contributed to this story.

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Seasonal flu vaccination is now recommended for everyone age 6 months and older. As usual, the flu vaccine protects people from the 3 strains of influenza that are likely to be circulating this flu season. Flu vaccines provide annual protection and flu strains change regularly, so it is important to get a new flu shot every year. We encourage your participation in our clinics to help us be prepared in the event of a real public health emergency.

The Health District offers 3 types of vaccination; nasal spray vaccine (available to any healthy

person age 4 through 49), injectable and preservative-free injectable.

The Central Connecticut Health District will hold family-friendly flu vaccination clinics in Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield according to the following schedule: Berlin: Berlin Community Center, 230 Kensington Road in Berlin, Thursday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to noon and Thursday, Oct. 25, from 3 to 6 p.m.

Newington: Newington Senior and Disabled Center, 120 Cedar St. in Newington, Wednesday, Oct. 3,

from 1 to 4 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Rocky Hill: Rocky Hill Community Center, 55 Church St. in Rocky Hill,Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon and Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 3 to 6 p.m.

Wethersfield: Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield St. in Wethersfield, Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 9 a.m. to noon and Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 3 to 6 p.m.

The Central Connecticut Health District is offering flu vaccination for anyone age 4 years and older, no residency requirements.

The Health District will bill all Medicare Part B plans, all Aetna plans, all ConnectiCare Plans and all Anthem plans. Participants must bring their ID card from one of these plans to the clinic to receive their flu vaccination at no charge.

The cost for all others is $20 and a receipt will be provided upon request.

Pneumonia shots also will be available; the cost is $50 and the same insurance restrictions apply.

The above mentioned insurance providers can also be billed for pneumonia shots by the Health

District. No one will be denied due to their inability to pay.

Participants are asked to wear short sleeves or loose-sleeved clothes.

Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield residents who are homebound may call the Health District at 860-721-2818 to arrange for a home visit.A recorded message with Health District clinic dates is also available by calling 860-7212822 and choosing option 1, or by checking the Central Connecticut Health District’s web site at www. ccthd.org.

Sunday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m. the 14th Annual Mikey’s Place 5K Family Run, Walk & Roll will take place to benefit the preservation of the wheelchair accessible playground built in memory of Michael James Daversa. Mikey passed away just before his third birthday from the neuromuscular disease, Spinal Muscular Atrophy. In the Fall of 2000, hundreds of community volunteers united to help the Daversa/Huffman families construct the 25,000 square foot playground designed for children of all abilities. This year’s participants

will be helping to continue a scholarship fund with Wethersfield’s Dollars for Scholars program which was created in 2003. A portion of the proceeds will also be helping to create Loretta’s Dream, a pavilion to be located in Mill Woods Park, in memory of Loretta Nakos Pemble. Loretta passed away at the age of 34 from breast cancer. She was a 1989 graduate of Wethersfield High School. For more information about Loretta’s Dream, visit: www. lorettas-dream.org. All individuals (men, women AND children!) are invited to participate in this wonderful community event. The Run, Walk and Roll will begin at Mikey’s Place on Garden Street in Old Wethersfield.

It is a flat course suitable for wheelchair participants. There is an entry fee, however, runners and walkers are being asked to take pledges. The entry fee is waived for any entrant who raises a minimum of $15 in pledges.

Registration will take place from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the Hanmer School Gym. There will be division awards and a professional timing service will be on hand to record times at the finish line.

If you would like to volunteer to help on the day of the race or to obtain a

pledge form, contact the Daversa family at (860) 529-2711. Pledge forms are also available at Village Pizza, Premier Cleaners, Shop-Rite Hardware, The Run In, Mikey’s Place and in The Rare Reminder as well as via Facebook — search for Mikey’s Place.

WETHERSFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR COTTONE BOYS REUNION: There will be weekend reunion honoring the memory of former Bulkeley High ’34 athlete and Wethersfield High Football Coach (1958 to 1973) Joe Cottone Sept. 28 with a tailgate get together at Wethersfield High from 4 to 6:30 p.m. before the 7 p.m. game with Fermi High. A catered barbeque and nonalcoholic beverages will be provided at a cost of $20 per person. On Saturday, Sept. 29 there will be a dinner at the Wethersfield Country Club with a cash bar Social Hour from 5:30 p.m. with

dinner at 7 p.m., followed by a slide show presentation of the years of Joe’s coaching career. A History of the Cottone Years of Wethersfield Football will be available to all attendees. Cost for the dinner is $30. Mailings have been sent out, but we haven’t got contact info on a lot of you, so pass the word.

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“CHERISH OUR CHILDREN WALK” IN NEWINGTON: On Sunday, Sept.

30, all Connecticut residents are invited to participate in an event that offers parents, brothers and sisters, relatives and friends the chance to stand together and remember the babies and children of all ages whom they love and have lost. The 12th “Cherish Our Children Walk” will be held rain or shine, starting at Newington Memorial Funeral Home, 20 Bonair Ave. Registration will begin at noon, and the walk will begin at 1 p.m. The “Cherish Our Children Walk” is sponsored by the Duksa family and staff at Newington Memorial Funeral Home, Burritt Hill Funeral Home in New Britain, and Fisette-Batzner Funeral Home in Newington. At 1 p.m., a bagpiper will lead participants less than a mile from Newington Memorial Funeral Home through Newington Center to the nondenominational “Cherish Our Children Angel Statue” at West Meadow Cemetery on Willard Avenue in Newington. People will be

handed a white flower that they may leave at the angel statue, along with a personal note of remembrance. A brief program will be presented including music, a reading of children’s names to be remembered, comments by several bereaved parents, and a release of doves. When the walkers return to the funeral home, complimentary refreshments will be provided at the nearby Newington Masonic Temple. There is no fee to participate in the “Cherish Our Children Walk,” but donations are encouraged to help support the endowed care of the Cherish Our Children angel statue and the memorial site. For more information about the “Cherish Our Children Walk,” call Newington Memorial Funeral Home at (860) 666-0600 or visit www.duksa.net.

MOVING FORWARD GROUP: Trying to move on with your life after divorce, or relationship breakup.There is a “Moving Forward” group at First Congregational Church 355 Main St., Cromwell, that will meet Friday, Oct. 5, and Friday, Oct. 19, at 6:30 P.M. Come

down and find out what others are doing to move on. For more information, call Mark at (860) 517-6688.

SINGERS WANTED! The First Church of Christ in Wethersfield has announced its season schedule and is inviting experienced singers to join for the concert series. The Cantata Singers rehearse Thursdays from 8:15 to 9:45 p.m. This group joins the First Church Choir which rehearses earlier the same night. Concerts are set for Sundays, Dec. 9, Feb. 24, and Good Friday, March 29. The choral works of Bach, Handel and other classical composers will be featured. The December and March concerts are accompanied by orchestra. For more information, contact David Spicer at (860) 5291575, ext. 209.

REGISTRATION BEGINS FOR THE LEARNING CIRCLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM: The Wethersfield Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting registration for The Learning Circle Preschool Program for the 2012-2013 school year. The TLC

Preschool Program is a state licensed program designed to foster individual growth in all areas of development with emphasis on school readiness skills. Parental involvement, community outreach and family activities are included. Three-year-olds meet two mornings a week and 4-year-olds meet either three or four afternoons a week. For further information, refer to the Parks and Recreation brochure or call the Community Center at (860) 721-2950 or (860) 721-2957.

WETHERSFIELD ACADEMY FOR THE ARTS FALL SCHEDULE: Wethersfield Academy for the Arts announces its Fall 2012 schedule of Atelier Classes and StudioArts Workshops. At the Academy, the skills and ideas from the classical world of the Italian Renaissance and today’s professional artists are passed on to serious students and art enthusiasts.

The Atelier Program will include Drawing & Painting the Portrait, Introduction to Atelier, will be taught by Sandra Wakeen. Atelier Basic Drawing is where

the principals of composition, perspective, light and shade, etc. will be taught

by Doug Gillette. There will also be a Atelier Teen Portfolio Development taught by Jack Montmeat. All classes are six-week sessions. The very popular Youth Program continues with Nick Frasco and is available twice a week. The workshops this fall are Still Life and the Business of Art by Qiang Huang Oct. 24-26; and The Figure in Pastels by Margaret Dyer, Nov. 1-3.

For more details, visit wethersfieldarts. org For a brochure: (860) 436-9857 or info@wethersfieldarts.org ITALIAN FILM SERIES: La Prima Cosa Bella, 1010 (in Italian with English subtitles), presented by the Italian Film Series, will be shown at 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 5 in Silas Deane Middle School, Wethersfield. The event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Wethersfield High School Italian National Honor Society in cooperation with the Italian Culture Center of Education and the Wethersfield Chapter of UNICO.

LIBRARY CALENDAR CUPCAKE DECORATING DEMONSTRATION FOR TEENS: Teens! Join us at the library for a cupcake decorating workshop and learn the secrets of how to make beautiful customized cupcakes. Donna Bartlett, owner of The Kakery will be on hand Tuesday, Oct. 2, from 3 to 4 p.m. to demonstrate the basics of decorating with traditional butter cream icing. We’ll supply the cupcakes and decorations, you bring the creativity. Design delicious works of art and take home three beautifully decorated cupcakes.

Registration is required. This program is for teens only. You may register in person at the library, by calling the Adult Services Information Desk at (860) 257-2811, oremail registrations to library@wethersfieldlibrary.org.

TUESDAY NIGHT MOVIE: Join us Tuesday night Oct. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at the library for a free showing of “Bernie” rated PG-13. The film stars Shirley MacLaine and Jack Black. In small-town Texas, the local mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when he kills her, he goes to great lengths to create the illusion that she’s alive. Tuesday Night Movies are free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but seating is limited. Light refreshments are provided by the Friends of the Wethersfield Library. For information call the Library at (860) 257-2811, or visit the library.

“LET’S TALK MURDER” MYSTERY DISCUSSION GROUP: Marge Ruschau returns to the library to lead “Let’s Talk Murder” a three-book discussion series this fall. Join us Thursday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. for a discussion of “Christine Falls” by Benjamin Black.

Detective Inspector Quirke investigates the death of a young woman named Christine Falls, he comes up against some very well guardedsecrets of Dublin’s high Catholic

society, among them members of his own family. A New York Times Editor’s Choice, The Village Voice’s Top 20 Books of 2007, Seattle Times Best Crime Fiction of 2007.“A Bad Day for Sorry” by Sophie Littlefield is the Nov. 8 selection and “House of Silk” by Anthony Horowitz will be discussed Dec. 6. Ruschau is a librarian and former newspaper journalist who loves mysteries and is the facilitator of several mystery discussion groups in Connecticut. Copies of the books will be available for check-out at Wethersfield Library approximately one month before the discussion date. All discussions will begin at 7 p.m. at the library.

The book discussions are free but registration is suggested. Call (860) 257-2811 to register or for further information or also email registrations to library@wethersfieldlibrary.org.

WETHERSFIELD LIBRARY CLOSED FRIDAY, OCT. 5: Wethersfield Library will be closed to the public Friday, Oct. 5 This closure is necessary to allow maintenance of the data system, which will require that all computer systems be shut down. The library will be open Saturday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. The library will be closed Monday, Oct. 8 for the Columbus Day holiday. At any time, the library may be reached on the internet at www. wethersfieldlibrary.org where you may search the catalog, use the online databases, download an audiobook, ask a reference question, or renew, reserve or request a book.

WETHERSFIELD LIBRARY OPEN SUNDAYS BEGINNING OCT. 7: The library will be open from 1 to 5 p.m.

Sunday afternoons again, beginning Oct. 7. The library’s regular hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and

1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

FRIENDS OF THE WETHERSFIELD LIBRARY PRESENT AUTHOR ANNE KELLEHER: Author and writing coach Anne Kelleher will be the featured speaker at the 2012 annual meeting of the Friends of the Wethersfield Library at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 in the Community Room at the library. The public is cordially invited to join members of the Friends at this event. Kelleher is the author of “How David Met Sarah” and “How David Was Surprised.” Inspired by, and written for, the author’s 36-year-old brother with Down Syndrome, both books are content and reading level appropriate for adults with limited reading skill and have been endorsed by the National Down Syndrome Society. Written in simple language, the books can be read and enjoyed by the developmentally disabled, their family members, teachers and anyone who is interested in gaining insight into the lives of others.

Copies of the books will be available for purchase and signing. Born and raised in New Jersey, Kelleher holds a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University and studied English Literature at the University of Connecticut. Currently, she attends the Graduate Institute in Bethany. Besides being a sister to David she is the mother of four and grandmother of two. She resides in Canton. This event is free and open to the public.

ORGANIZING YOUR FAMILY: Wethersfield Library will offer a program titled “Organizing Your Family” with Kimberly Bobin, Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. You will learn how simple routines and checklists can help kids and parents to stay organized. Tools and suggestions will be provided to help parents raise self sufficient, organized children.

Whether you use a planner, computer

or smartphone, this course will offer valuable ideas you and your family can benefit from. The program is free and open to all. Registration is suggested. For more information or to register, call the Adult Services Information Desk at (860) 257-2811.

SECOND SATURDAY CINEMA: Wethersfield Library’s Second Saturday Cinema classic film program continues Oct. 13 with a 1:30 p.m. showing of “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.” Directed in 1948 by H.C. Potter, the film stars Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. When the Blandings decide they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications complications arise.

Other films in the Second Saturday program are: Nov. 10, “Now, Voyager,” and Dec. 8, “The Shop around the Corner.” Second Saturday Cinema Classic films are free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but seating is limited. Light refreshments are provided by the Friends of the Wethersfield Library. For information call the library at (860) 257-2811, or visit the library.

CHILDREN’S EVENTS — WEEKLY AND YEAR-ROUND WEE READ: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28. Storytime for 22 to 35 months. Exciting program where toddlers begin to appreciate longer stories and participate in group activities. Parent participation is key.

Registration is required.

MAD SCIENCE WITH MISS MELISSA: 3:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

28. First grade and up. Exciting experiments and hands-on activities.

Registration required.

EVERY WEDNESDAY: 10 a.m. to noon, Drop-in Playtime and 11 a.m., Short & Sweet Storytime: all ages.

Drop in family fun with a story and a

song.

EVERY FRIDAY: 10 a.m. to noon, Drop-in Playtime and 11 a.m., Short & Sweet Storytime: all ages. Drop-in family fun with a story and a song.

EVERY SATURDAY: 10:30 a.m.

Saturday Stories: all ages. Drop-in fun with books, songs and movement for the whole family.

COMING ATTRACTIONS: October, Mother-Daughter Book Club Planning Party; Annual Pumpkin Judging Contest and Parade.

WHEN WETHERSFIELD WRESTLED WITH WITCHCRAFT PROGRAM: “When Wethersfield Wrestled with Witchcraft: Historical Context and Contemporary Lessons,” with Dr. Frank Kirkpatrick, will be presented at the library Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. Kirkpatrick will discuss the historical and religious context during colonial times when, given the beliefs of the times, it was reasonable to suspect some people of witchcraft.

He will discuss the colonial legal proceedings used, and the role of the clergy and governmental leaders. These 17th century events and proceedings provide perspective in dealing with strangers and aliens in our current times. A long-time Wethersfield resident, Kirkpatrick has taught religion at Trinity College, Hartford, since 1969. A graduate of Trinity College (majoring in Religion), he has a Master’s Degree in Comparative Religion from Columbia University and Union Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Brown University. The program is free and open to all. Registration is suggested. You may register in person at the library or by calling the Adult Services Information Desk at (860) 257-2811, or email registrations to library@wethersfieldlibrary.org.

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