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BOE, superintendent given Level II Board of Distinction Award By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
Wethersfield school officials were recognized recently with a prestigious award at a state education convention. The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education presented the town a Level II Board of Distinction Award, the more exemplary honor of two bestowed upon school districts across the state at the annual CABE Awards. According to CABE Senior Staff Associate Bonnie Carney, these awards are designed to recognize boards which provide effective leadership to their districts through the use of good practices. Volume 53, No. 44
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“This program, which acknowledges the importance of school board members and superintendents working together as effective teams, continues an important trend among school boards associations across the country,” she explained. Only 12 other districts in the state received the 2012 level II award along with Wethersfield. Wethersfield High School’s renovation project was profiled at the weekend conference, which was attended by Superintendent Michael Emmett and some of his staff, as well as Board of Education Chairman John Cascio along with a handful of Board members. “We’re thrilled,” Cascio said of the honor. “It’s well-deserved. Regarding teamwork, dedication and leadership, this a good sign that we’ve got a lot of good things happening with our school board and within our district,” he added, emphasizing the teamwork needed to move the high school renovation From left, Wethersfield Superintendent Michael Emmett, Board members Tristan Sanziale, John Cascio, ConnectSee BOE, Page 3
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The Senior Puppeteers, a group of residents of The Atrium at Rocky Hill, a Benchmark Senior Living Community for The Memory Impaired, recently visited the Rocky Hill Public Library, 33 Church St., Tuesday and conducted a Holiday Puppet Show. The program was put on as part of the activities department’s foundation on enhancing the residents lives by having them participate in volunteer activities throughout the community. For more information on The Atrium, contact Erin Hall with The Atrium at Rocky at (860) 563-5588.
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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS David Hallisey of Wethersfield has earned honors for the fall 2012 term at the Westminster School, Simsbury. The Loomis Chaffee Athletics Department gathered recently with varsity student athletes, their parents, coaches, and Head of School Sheila Culbert to celebrate the accomplishments of Pelican teams
this fall. Director of Athletics Bob Howe and other members of the Athletics Department bestowed honors upon Pelican athletes for their participation and dedication to varsity teams. The following students received awards: Senior Dale Reese of Rocky Hill was named co-winner of the Most Valuable Player Award for Boys Varsity Soccer, and senior Dionna
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into fruition and get full-day kindergarten up and running all within the same year. “It’s not one thing or one person, it’s a collaborative effort of the community coming together,” Cascio added. “I think communication is key to supporting ongoing progress and moving forward.” Emmett and other school officials completed the application process, providing CABE with the School Improvement Plans that guide the district’s progress and noted the particularly positive steps taken this year. “The board’s support of the integration of technology into our schools has been stellar,” Emmett said Tuesday, adding that the district utilizes CABE’s professional development opportunities frequently. The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education is located at 81 Wolcott Hill Road, Wethersfield. (860) 571-7446. Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@newbritainherald.com.
Town man shot, killed in Hartford
HARTFORD — Police have identified a man found Monday night dead from a gunshot to the head as Ricardo Arroyo, 36, of Wethersfield. Shortly after 10 p.m., police and firefighters went to 18 Monroe St. in response to a vehicle fire call. Firefighters found the victim in the driver’s seat suffering from a single gunshot to the head. Hartford detectives are investigating the case which has been classified as a homicide.
The Public Relations Society of America-Connecticut Valley Chapter selected Nancy Andrews as this year’s Connecticut Practitioner of the Year. Andrews, a communications specialist with the Connecticut Education Association (CEA), has spent more than two decades of service in the field of media and public relations. In announcing her award, presenters said, “Nancy is a practitioner with extraordinary drive and enthusiasm for the profession of public relations. She delivers research-based, results driven communications strategies and her top notch performance exemplifies excellent professional practice.” Andrews, who lives in Wethersfield, is described by colleagues as “an excellent leader, efficient communicator, and very passionate about the public relations industry.” Prior to joining CEA, Andrews worked at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control, Nancy Andrews (center) poses with her husband, Daniel, and daughter, Jennifer, after receiving the PRSA Practitioner of the and NBC Connecticut News. Year Award.
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the school’s fall play, which profiled the bullying and death of Mass. teen Teachers often keep in contact Phoebe Prince. with former students who have gone “The melancholy notes were peron to make their own footprints in fect,” Roets remembers, adding that the world, but in some cases they the trade off for his use of the track watch those footsteps head in the was that he had to find a way for his very same direction their own did. former student and his band to play When he graduated from WHS in the high school’s auditorium, a in 2004, Jeffrey DesRosier had no large venue with ideal lighting. idea he’d go on to become band They both agreed it should be teacher at an elementary school in charitable and in conversation with Fairfield. But now that’s how he Social Services Director Nancy makes his living, aside from play- Stillwell, the town’s Fuel Bank was ing in area Irish establishments on identified as the best recipient for weekends with his own band “The the concert’s proceeds. Jolly Beggars.” Roets is looking forward to seeing Next weekend it won’t be a Celtic one of his former students – now bar they jam almost 30 – perat, but instead: form on the very D e s R o s i e r ’s same stage that old stomping where he began grounds. his musical career. He’s joining “He is just forces with his a great young old Wethersfield man. Half the High School fun of being a Drama Club teacher is keepTeacher Jeffrey ing in contact Roets for a benwith kids as they efit concert at become adults, We t h e r s f i e l d and because of High School: JEFFREY DESROSIER the strength of giving back to the the theater procommunity where his roots in music gram here I am luckily in contact sprouted. with all kinds of talented people,” “He’s one of those special teach- Roets said. ers that you very rarely have,” DesRosier is The Jolly Beggars’ DesRosier said Wednesday, add- lead singer, but also plays guitar and ing, “The whole Wethersfield public mandolin. All five band members schools system was so important to met while studying at the Hartt my development and my success School of Music and went on to and my wanting to be an educator.” become teachers in schools across DesRosier was actually in Roets’ the state. first three musicals he directed at For DesRosier, this performance the high school, at the very begin- is much more than just publicity for ning of his teaching career. Still his band. orchestrating productions there “It will be really fun to be back, to this day, Roets and the cur- playing in Wethersfield to benefit rent members of the Drama Club Wethersfield,” he said, adding, “It’s are planning an Irish step dancing going to be nice to give back to the performance to go along with The community that gave so much to Jolly Beggars’ “Singing, Dancing me and my friends growing up.” and Gaelic Merriment” event. The Jolly Beggars: Singing, All proceeds from the evening Dancing and Gaelic Merriment is will go to benefit Wethersfield’s happening inside the Wethersfield Autobody Fuel Bank, which provides residents High School auditorium, December in need financial help with their 15 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $12 for heating and electric bills. adults, $8 students, tickets at the The whole premise for the show door. Berlin Turnpike • Newington, CT came about last2550 year when Roets was listening to The Jolly Beggars’ Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) first album and felt compelled to 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@ use their version of “Danny Boy” in newbritainherald.com. By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
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Public feedback begins shaping town development plan Residents call for more greenery, making town more walkable, improving traffic and intersections among other suggestions By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
About 40 residents came to the Keeney Memorial Center Tuesday night to share their thoughts on a plan that for the next 10 years, will advise town officials on improving Wethersfield from a terrestrial standpoint. The Plan of Conservation and Development is re-written once per decade and over the last year, input from residents and the Town Plan & Zoning Commission has guided the creation of its new draft, released publicly a few weeks ago. Many of those who attended Tuesday’s public information meeting were members of town committees who have witnessed and been a part of some of Wethersfield’s most significant changes over the years. Surveys administered last spring revealed that maintaining the community’s character and protecting cultural resources, while encouraging redevelopment on the Silas Deane Highway and Berlin Turnpike were most important to people. Avon-based firm Planimetrics
is leading the update process and Principal Glenn Chalder gave a brief presentation of the draft plan before any comment was made Tuesday. He shared that Wethersfield is expected to grow modestly in the future and the median age is expected to rise as the population grows older. The plan’s recommendations will accommodate these demographics, he said. Old Wethersfield resident Barbara Ruhe, who has served on a number of town committees, noted the broad nature of the plan’s recommendations. “It’s a big plan. We need to find small, realistic goals we can meet and then build upon,” she suggested, using the restructuring of the Silas Deane as an example. Ruhe also spoke of her hope for more trees and pedestrianfriendly streets, an initiative written comprehensively about in the new draft plan. But one resident questioned whether making the busy Silas Deane more walkable was really a
safe idea, as the high-traffic road could pose dangers for pedestrians.
Surveys administered last spring revealed that maintaining the community’s character and protecting cultural resources, while encouraging redevelopment on the Silas Deane Highway and Berlin Turnpike were most important to people. Chalder discussed how the Silas Deane was built in 1930 to serve as a bypass for traffic congestion through Hartford and strip development emerged as a result. He then emphasized the plan’s trail system proposition as a way to execute the “walkability” concept.
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Rocky Hill mom-and-pop shops offer unique gifts By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
While the Silas Deane Highway and Route 3 in Rocky Hill boast a variety of big-box stores where you can find pretty much anything, there are some privately-owned gift shops in town that can provide a more unique holiday shopping experience. This year, forego the name brands and show your loved ones just how special they are with some one-of-a-kind gifts from one of these mom-and-pop shops. Along with unusual offerings, visitors to these shops are met with a warm welcome and individualized attention while they are perusing. And there’s something for everyone on your list, from the sports fanatic to the music buff. Speaking of music, at 2321 Silas Deane Highway is The Music Score, a haven for the harmony-inclined and those hoping to become so. If you know anyone who plays the guitar, you know that they can never own enough of them. This shop not only features top-of-the-line guitars, but is also one of the only full-service piano shops still operating in the Hartford area, with a large showroom right nextdoor. “We also offer lessons, for anybody looking to learn an instrument,” said staff member Gil Flores, who suggested giving the gift of lessons to kids that enjoy playing the popular video game “Guitar Hero.” Or for the friend who sings in the shower, a vocal lesson.
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“We serve all ages,” he added. “From 5-year-olds to senior citizens.” The brave souls determined to teach themselves will find their own way in learning DVD’s and audio tapes also available. But what about that unusual relative who knows every superhero movie and will dress up as Spiderman for Halloween until his
costume collects its own cobwebs? Heroes & Hitters at 1839 Silas Deane Highway has been serving comic book aficionados since 1989, also offering a collection of graphic novels that often attract a similar crowd. Browse through the vast collection and you just may find the rare issue they have been searching 20 years for. Although there are more than a half-a-dozen consignment shops on the Silas Deane Highway from Wethersfield to Rocky Hill, very few are tailored to retro clothing, most boasting high-fashion pieces at low prices. But that’s where Consignment Originals, located at 2139 Silas Deane Hwy., Ste. 107, comes in. If you know somebody whose style suggests they belong in a different era, this is the place to find gifts right up their alley. From antique housewares to obscure artwork and furniture with character, Consignment Originals has it all. There’s even jewelry, collectibles and men’s, women’s and children’s vintage clothing — all accompaErica Schmitt | Staff nied by deeply marked-down price The Music Score offers music lovers and prospective musicians instruments, tags. playbooks and lessons. It’s like going tag sale-hopping
in one location, but everything is clean and still of good quality, never broken or worn out. You might want something just as unusual, but in new condition. Tapestry Rose, which sits in the old railroad station building near Ferry Landing at 240 Meadow Road, is one of those places you walk into and are suddenly transported into a fairy tale. There is an enchanting aura about this boutique, offering gifts, clothing, jewelry and accessories made by local and independent artists, who wouldn’t otherwise have an outlet to sell their work. “This is our 13th Christmas,” owner Sally Farrell said Monday. “Our specialty this year are these beautiful artisan silver and gold leaf ornaments,” she added. “We also have a candle line in from Oxford, Conn., called Jamie’s Organic Candles; a lot of different things have been popular.” Tapestry Rose is open every Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. this month, also staying open the Sunday before Christmas (Dec. 23) from noon to 5 p.m. and on Christmas Eve, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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But the heart of all business in any community is its Chamber of Commerce and Paul Carr, the Rocky Hill Chamber’s Executive Director, has some suggestions for holiday shopping before the big day. He recommends picking up a gift certificate at some of the town’s much-loved eateries, including Bob’s Coffee Shop, Chuck’s Steakhouse, NY Pickle Deli, or Patty Cakes. “They offer a lot of great Italian desserts,” says Carr, who also loves Mangia Bene Gourmet To Go, at 397 Cromwell Ave. “You walk in there when you don’t want to cook and you walk out with a whole gourmet dinner,” he said Monday. There’s Arthur Avenue Bread from the Bronx, homemade marinara sauce, stuffed breads, soups and just about every Italian entrée you can imagine. Or instead of going the gift certificate route, have Mangia Bene cater your family’s Christmas dinner. Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext. 210, or es-
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BERLIN — Rocky Hill seniors and girls soccer standouts, Bryanna Montalvo and Melaina Aglieco, got a chance to play one final game together last Saturday. Montalvo and Aglieco played for the White/Royal team in the first of two Connecticut Girls Soccer Coaches Association senior bowl games held at Sage Park. The White/Royal team defeated the Red team 3-1. Montalvo was solid for her team in goal during the match while Aglieco scored a goal. With White/Royal ahead just 2-1, Aglieco broke free and scored to make it 3-1 with 32 minutes to go in the match. Montalvo was recently named All-State in Class M by the CGSCA. She was also All-Central
Connecticut Conference in the East Division, as was Aglieco. Rocky Hill went 11-3-2 during the regular season and drew a No. 10 seed in the Class M state tournament. The Terriers defeated No. 23 Northwestern 2-0 in the first round at home, then took down No. 7 Haddam-Killingworth 4-0 on the road in the second round. In the quarterfinals, Rocky Hill upset No. 2 Woodland 2-0 on the road. The Terriers’ season came to an end with a lose to No. 6 St. Joseph of Trumbull in the semifinal, 6-0. Rocky Hill finished the season with a record of 14-4-2. Kevin D. Roberts can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext. 213 or at kroberts@centralctcommunications. com
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Area psychic featured on Discovery Channel show By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
There are no neon lights or beaded curtains in Karen Hollis’ Rocky Hill office, flaunting her psychic abilities in that flashy, smoke-and-mirrors manner. But the Newington resident is still able to make a living as a clairaudient intuitive psychic/ medium, simply through wordof-mouth. She was even featured on an episode of the Discovery Channel’s “Destination America: A Haunting” for her work with the Ghosts of New England Research Society. The premiere was last Friday. Hollis and her fellow researchers were called into action by the owner of an area tavern experiencing some bazaar happenings, recreated for television when the show was filmed this past June at the Holiday Inn on the Berlin Turnpike. Ryders on Main, located in Meriden, was the site under investigation. Owner Lynn Ryder has been a client of Hollis’ for many years and called upon her to look
into the disruptive, inexplicable phenomenon at her bar: some humorous, like an unplugged jukebox playing the theme from “Ghostbusters.” After Ryder shut down the place one Sunday evening, the society’s eight-member team set up their equipment and immediately began recording electronic voice phenomena. A Tarot reader, Hollis laid out her cards and identified two mischievous entities on-site. “Drunk ghosts” as she calls the energies, were stealing shot glasses from behind the bar and as she found in her readings, hiding them in the establishment’s creepy cellar. There was also the typical slamming doors and disorder of kitchen items, an ice machine operating unplugged and the alarm system triggering at all hours of the night. “I determined there was a gentleman — very distraught, had hung himself and returned to Ryder’s, one his favorite haunts,” she said with a chuckle. Hollis instructed Ryder and her
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across the globe. In the evenings, she teaches classes in the Tarot, palmistry and other subjects. But this was never the life she imagined. Actually, it found her. “I was 23 when I had my first reading,” says Hollis, who worked in advertising for many years before ever delving into the supernatural. “That very first time, the psychic told me, this is what you’re meant to be doing and you will be before your 50th birthday,” she remembers, describing her dismissive attitude about the prediction, which turned out to prove true. To see Hollis in the encore viewing of Destination America’s “A Haunting” watch the Discovery Channel this Friday, Dec. 7, at 9 p.m. or Saturday, when it airs again twice, at 10 a.m. and midnight. Readings by Karen is located at 2433 Main Street, Suite 9, Rocky Hill. (860) 665-8024.
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CzepigaDaly law firm to leave town, consolidate offices By SCOTT WHIPPLE STAFF WRITER
BERLIN — The elder law and estate planning firm of CzepigaDaly said Tuesday it will consolidate its Wethersfield and Newington offices and move into 4,000 square feet of new space at 15 Massirio Drive in Berlin. Its staff in Wethersfield will be relocating to the Berlin office and leasing space in early January; the Newington staff will follow two months later when the renovation of the new space is complete. The Berlin office is a mile and a half from the current Newington office and across the street from Stop & Shop. “Since the areas of elder law, estate planning and probate require multiple areas of expertise and collaboration, our clients will benefit from having all of our staff in one place,” said Paul Czepiga, a principal of the firm. “Focusing on the needs of our clients, the new office location has street level access and handicap parking, a
ABOUT CZEPIGADALY CzepigaDaly, voted top attorneys by Super Lawyers magazine, is a law firm offering estate and tax planning, elder law and elder law litigation, estate administration, probate and special needs trusts services. Its principals are members of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys with offices in Berlin and Vernon. The firm guides its clients through the complexities of and changes in Medicaid eligibility and asset protection. Its slogan is, “We’re dedicated to preserving our clients’ well-being as well as their assets.” CzepigaDaly scored a recent victory in court resulting in a landmark decision expected to affect seniors in Connecticut applying for Medicaid. The Federal Court of Appeals ruled that in the case Lopes v. Starkowski, represented by Attorneys Brendan Daly and Paul Czepiga, the Connecticut Department of Social Services was in violation of federal law when it tried to force a wife to sell her annuity in order for her husband to become eligible for Medicaid.
must for our senior clients. We also responded to their requests for more flexibility in scheduling appointments; so, we can now offer some evening and Saturday hours.” Carol Frances, marketing director, said the move will make it easier to serve clients. “We’re growing and
expanding our practice,” she explained. In addition to the Berlin office, the firm will retain its satellite office in Vernon. CzepigaDaly has 18 employees; four are attorneys; a fourth was recently hired as a litigator. “Now we can go to court for our
clients,” said Frances, who added that she could not make the attorney’s name public yet. Berlin Mayor Adam Salina welcomed CzepigaDaly to Berlin. “Since Paul [Czepiga] is a Berlin resident,” said Salina, “I’m sure he’s happy to have a shorter drive to and
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Local nonprofit groups wary of looming ‘fiscal cliff ’ By SCOTT WHIPPLE STAFF WRITER
For many nonprofit entities, the so-called “fiscal cliff ” approaching as 2012 ends could wreak havoc. Donations could drop. Jobs would be lost, putting more strain on charitable services. Moreover, some economists have warned that the federal budget cuts and tax increases that could take effect early in 2013, as soon as Jan. 1, if the president and Congress fail to act, could plunge a weak economy into a renewed recession. Nonprofit organizations in central Connecticut have begun to evaluate how the so-called fiscal cliff might affect them. Bristol Adult Resource Center is a nonprofit organization serving individuals with disabilities. Its executive director, Judy Gebben, says aspects of the fiscal cliff measures “will definitely impact our activities such as our food service. With fewer donations we would serve fewer people.” The United Way of West Central Connecticut serves Bristol, Burlington, Plainville and Plymouth/Terryville. Because its money is raised and distributed locally, the organization doesn’t receive federal dollars, and is less likely to feel the fiscal cliff effect.
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Connecticut Realty 30C Fenn Road Newington, CT 06111 Cell 860-559-6643 Business 860-666-5656 chall@prudentialct.com
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An independently owned and operated member of BRER Affiliates, Inc.,Non affiliated with Prudential. Prudential marks used under license.
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Monday-Friday 7am-7pm Saturday 7am-6pm Sunday 7am-4pm We accept Food stamp Benefits
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