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As students, teachers and administrators cope with Newtown shooting, officials look for best ways to keep kids safe By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER

Wethersfield students were seen sporting green and white clothing upon their arrival to school. Sandy Hook Elementary’s colors were found in abundance in schools all across the state, in fact. It might take a little while, but things are beginning to return to

Although Newtown and Wethersfield sit nearly 50 miles apart, the two communities were connected this week as Wethersfield residents grieved and prayed upon hearing of the tragic shooting of 27 people — 20 of them children — at See OFFICIALS, Page 10 Newtown’s Sandy Hook Elementary 50 Cents School. Volume 53, No. 46 The kinship between the two towns was illustrated Monday when

Rohan Freeman of Rocky Hill, president of Freeman Companies LLC., became the first African-American to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents, a challenge known as the “seven summits.” See story and photos on Page 2.

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Rohan Freeman is the first African American to climb ‘Seven Summits’ By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER

The ascent of a mountain parallels the human journey of life. As one climbs higher, the oxygen becomes scarce and the body may or may not be able to handle it. An ample amount of food and the right supplies are needed for survival. Sometimes a whole group bands together to climb, other times one

is just one – making the expedition alone. Rocky Hill resident Rohan Freeman founded his company the very same year he climbed Mount Everest. Appropriately, the slogan of Hartford-based engineering firm Freeman Companies is “ELEVATE your expectations.” Freeman just became the first African-American to complete the

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“Seven Summits” – reaching the top of the highest peaks on each of the seven continents. His first was Africa’s highest peak in 2002: Mount Kilimanjaro. His last was the Carstenz Pyramid in Austral-Asia this past October. In between was Denali, (Alaska) Elbrus, (Russia) Aconcagua, (South America) Everest, (Asia) and Vinson Massif (Antarctica). After graduating from UConn in 1995, Freeman, an avid athlete, was determined to continue living an active lifestyle. He began climbing in 2002 and hasn’t stopped since. The hobby also served as an opportunity for him to travel the world, another passion. “I think nature and the outdoors are out there to be enjoyed. It’s good for your soul and good exercise,” added Freeman, who also golfs, snowboards, bikes and runs regularly. “If it’s outdoors, I’m probably going to try it.” Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Freeman spent much of his time playing outside, a luxury that many kids — especially kids growing up in cities — don’t have. “I think most African-Americans probably grow up in large metropolises and they’re attracted to traditional popular sports such as basketball, football, baseball, tennis, maybe golf,” Freeman said. “The outdoors, which aren’t so easy or so accessible don’t pay as many rewards or aren’t as glamorous.” What could be glamorous about standing at the summit of Mount Everest, breathing only 30 to 40 percent of the oxygen we normally take in at sea level? Just one of the difficulties you run into during a high altitude climb is the lack of air in the elevation. “It’s very difficult to hike and climb in rarified air,” Freeman said. “It’s definitely your primary concern to get your body used to operating at that level.” But then there’s packing and consuming the right foods and the right amount of them, having the proper gear and using it properly, and making sure you brought enough rope. It took him seven weeks to climb Mount Everest, which he did twice — alone and with a group. “When I reached the top it took a few seconds to set in … I can’t say I was fully elated because I was half way there, now I had to make it back down safely,” he remembers.

Rohan Freeman, of Rocky Hill, president of Freeman Companies LLC., became the first African-American to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents.

“I started looking at the surroundings and one of the things that captivated my imagination beyond belief, I’ll remember it for the rest of my life — was the curvature of the earth. You could see a distinct arc in the earth.” As he began reaching the tops of mountain peaks, Freeman simultaneously began reaching his own professional goals. His bucket list is long, but it also sees constant activity because he isn’t one to hesitate at the peak of success — he might gaze around and enjoy the view for a

second — but then it’s on to scaling the next mountain. His future ventures? In 2014, Freeman plans to run the Marathon des Sables, a 151 mile race in the Sahara Desert, considered the toughest foot race on earth. After that, he’s got his sights set on the Connecticut Governor’s Office. “If you’re going to dream, you’ve gotta dream big,” he says. Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@ newbritainherald.com.

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Christmas break offers wide variety of activities By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER

Out of school for 12 straight days this Christmas break, students in Wethersfield will have a lot of time on their hands. Glittery early dismissal excitement will be in the air at school this Friday, Dec. 21 when it all kicks off. So what is there ever to do? Swimming, laser tag, ice skating, basketball, a game of duck-duckgoose, maybe? For the younger crowd:

∎ Come to the 9/11 Memorial Sports Center on Thursday, Dec. 27 for fun-filled gym day. From 9 to 10 a.m. 2- to 4-yearolds and their parents can play in parachutes and tunnels, do duckduck-goose and other activities designed for toddlers. Then from 10:30 a.m. to noon, 5- to 7-yearolds will have their chance with the

parachutes and also join in games of bowling and pizza from 10 a.m. to 1 kick ball, freeze tag and basketball. p.m. for $15. Pick up and drop-off at After lunch from 1 to 3 p.m. the next 56 Costello Drive. ∎ Young outdoor enthusiasts age bracket (8-12) will be free to try their hand at basketball, dodgeball have their own field trips planned even boxing. Those yearning to get with the Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature back in the classroom can hang out Center. They’re headed to the in the Computer Room. To reserve Connecticut River Museum in Essex your child’s spot, call (860)-721- on Thursday, then the EcoTarium in Worcester, Mass. on Friday. 2950. ∎ Also happening next Thursday ∎ Kids in grades 1 to 6 can learn and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. about holiday history through “A for kids in grades K through 6 is a Stitch in Time: What People Wore” Sports Camp at Highcrest School, and “Life in a Colonial Home” on featuring aerobic and endurance Thursday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. activities. The fee is $45 for residents, to 1 p.m. at the Keeney Cultural $55 non-residents. Center, 150 Main St. Visit wethhist. FF218317 ∎ For kids ages 6 to 11 there’s a Job orgNo.: for forms. field trip opportunity on Thursday. Engagement For teens:City: Hartford, CT ∎ As long as the weather and ice Buses will depart from the commuconditions allow, the pond at the nity center at 9:30 a.m. and return Media: at 12:30 p.m. The $10 fee includes Beaver Brook Linear Park on Spring Date(s): Street will open for skating throughpizza, juice and eight arcade tokens Insertion out the week. to be used at Club Kids. ∎ On Friday kids age 7 through ∎ The Eleanor Buck Wolf eighth grade check out laser tag, Nature Center will be open begin-

ning Wednesday, Dec. 16 through Saturday, Dec. 29. Call (860) 5293075 for special holiday hours on these dates. ∎ Wethersfield High School’s Backman Pool will be open Wednesday from noon to 3 p.m. for all, Thursday 6:30 to 7:15 a.m. for adults only, then both Thursday and Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. to all, and 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. for adults. Saturday go for an afternoon swim from 1 to 3:45 p.m. ∎ Those with a season pass to the 9/11 Memorial Sports Center can use the fitness room Wednesday through Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. For more information on any of these activities, call

Wethersfield Parks and Recreation at (860) 721-2890. ∎ Connecticut Outfitters, located at 512 Silas Deane Hwy., is offering a free seminar on ice fishing at the Wethersfield Cove on Thursday, Dec. 27. ∎ Friday and Saturday Dec. 21-22 and 28-29, from 5 to 11 p.m. two holiday trolleys will run continuously between Lucky Lou’s on Main Street, Carbone’s Restaurant, Costa del Sol, J Restaurant & Bar, and Bushnell Park. Have fun and enjoy holiday break!

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Wheelchair donated by Pelton’s Home Health Care Center By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER

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Can you imagine needing a wheelchair for two years and not having enough money to buy one? When Manchester resident Ashley Feeney was born with spina bifida, her family was told she would need around-the-clock care for the rest of her life, along with a feeding tube. When the 21-year-old grew out of her wheelchair two years ago, she found out her insurance company would not cover the cost of a new one. But an early Christmas present came last week from Wethersfield’s own Pelton’s Home Health Care Center, and now Ashley gets around in a comfortable new device. It was when Pelton’s Equipment Specialist Dave Ricard was doing a repair for another customer that he found out about Ashley’s predicament. Ricard pulled some strings, called up a few industry professionals and found her a new chair. “The one thing I believe in is that there’s plenty of help out there; you just have to ask,” said Ricard, who has always been a philanthropist at heart.

“It was a very emotional presentation,” he added. Not only did she receive a new chair that fit her just right, but altogether Pelton’s donated over $1,200 worth of daily medical supplies, including a new walker. “These are things they go through fast and usually pay for out of their own pocket,” explained Loucindy Weitzman, Director of Marketing and Retail Operations at Pelton’s. “We were also able to give them a $120 gift card to help make their holidays memorable,” added Ricard, who admitted he shared a few tears when presenting the gifts to the Feeney family. Pelton’s is one of the oldest continuously-running family businesses left in Connecticut, in operation for over 200 years. This also makes them one of the oldest in the entire country. The company, which specializes in home medical equipment, has been on the Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield since the 1980s. “We’ve had a long history of doing community events and being involved in different projects to help our customers,” said Weitzman, who

At the Pelton’s Home Health Care Center in Wethersfield, Ashley Feeney accepts the wheelchair. From left, Wendy Videll, family friend, Ann Feeney, Ashley’s mom, Pelton’s Equipment Specialist David Ricard and Pelton’s President Matt Randazzo.

along with her coworkers, was so inspired by the Feeney family that she’s hoping to make the event an annual one. “We saw a really great opportunity in the future to focus on helping one person through a struggle that’s

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Connecticut Reps. John Larson and Jim Himes helped open a new front in the war over gun control Wednesday by joining a group of Democrats who hope to win approval of a ban on high-capacity magazines in the next few days. Meanwhile, President Obama appointed Vice President Joe Biden to lead an inter-agency group required to come up with “concrete (gun control) proposals no later than January.” Among the proposals Obama wants to see is a renewal of an assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 and a closing of a “loophole” that allows purchasers at guns shows to avoid background checks. “I will be talking about this in the State of the Union address and talking to members of Congress until we get this done,” Obama said. The push for new firearms regulations seems to be getting stronger every day since Fiday, when Adam Lanza killed 20 children and six adults at Newtown’s Sandy Hook

Elementary School. will take a look,” said Boehner But winning congressio- press secretary Michael Steel. nal approval of new guns laws “Right now the focus is, and should will be tough, especially since be, on the victims, their famiies there are many National Rifle and their community.” Boehner’s Association-backed members attitude did not seem to faze sponin the GOP-controlled House. Larson and Himes are behind a bill sponsored by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., that would limit the number of bullets in a gun magazine to 10. The bill has languished for nearly two years. But McCarthy, whose husband was slain and son badly JIM HIMES, D-4TH injured by a shooter on Congressman the Long Island Railroad, hopes a vote could be held on her restriction on high-capacity sors of McCarthy’s bill, who chided magazines Friday. Republican members for their lack That’s not likely. of support for new gun laws. House Speaker John Boehner, “There’s no difference between R-Ohio, who decides which bills us,” said House Minority Leader are considered on the House floor, Nancy Pelosi at Wednesday press has said there’s no hurry to debate conference on McCarthy’s legislagun legislation. tion. “Democrats and Republicans “When the vice president’s would have pulled the clip out of group makes specific proposals, we Lanza’s hands. So why can’t we

officially take the magazine away from shooters?” She appointed an NRA member and avid hunter, Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., to head a gun control task force. McCarthy said “members of Congress need to have stiffer spines” and casting tough votes “is their job.” At the press conference, Himes, D-4th District, noted that there is not a single GOP sponsor of McCarthy’s bill. He also accused Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, of “pernicious” argument because he said guns keep people safe. “The notion that more guns in a nation awash with guns will make us safer ... is not true,” Himes said. “That’s formulated in the fantasy of testosterone-filled individuals who have blood on their hands.” Larson, D-1st District, said, “to do nothing is to be complicit.” “Politics be damned here,” Larson said. But politics will drive the debate,

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triggers once the technology became widely available. Donald Sebastian, senior vice president for research and development at NJIT, says that until about 2007, researchers at the school worked to perfect a grip-recognition system that could identify a gun’s rightful user. The system works with pressure-sensing transducers embedded in the gun’s grip. Over a training period of about 50 shots, the system learns a user’s grip “signature,” the pattern by which his muscles exert pressure as he’s firing. “We’re better than a 99 percent false negative rate,” Sebastian says. “An authorized user will be recognized 99 times out of a 100.” (This does mean that one time out of 100, you’ll go to fire your gun and it won’t shoot — though as Sebastian points out, guns often fail for mechanical reasons, so a 1 percent chance of failure wasn’t considered a fatal flaw.) The NJIT researchers believed that once they proved the viability of smart triggers, gun makers would commercialize their system. But “there was no interest,” Sebastian says. “I can’t speculate as to why, but there has not been any market pull for this technology.” Engineers at the school have continued refining their smart guns despite companies’ lack of interest. They now have several working models, and they’ve been putting them through field tests, including with the school’s campus police. This grip-recognition system is just one of several smart gun technologies being developed. An Irish company called TriggerSmart has created a gun lock that’s activated by an RFID token. An authorized user would carry or wear the token (say, on his ring), and the gun would only fire when it was near that token. There are other systems that rely on fingerprint matching or passwords. But no matter how they work, all of these technologies have one thing in common: They’ve all been stalled due to lack of commercial interest. Sebastian says the New Jersey school hasn’t decided what to do with its smart gun technology, but when I asked him if he expects his system to go to market anytime soon, he told me, “I can’t say with any certainty.” It’s unclear whether smart guns could prevent mass shootings like the one in Newtown. In theory, a smart trigger could have made it more difficult for Adam Lanza to carry out

the massacre. Police say Lanza used his mother’s weapons in the attack. If she’d been worried about her son’s mental state and had set up those guns to fire only when she gripped them, he might have had to look elsewhere for weapons. Sebastian, though, doubts it would have had much effect. Smart guns could be programmed to be used by multiple people. Reports also suggest that Nancy Lanza took her sons target shooting — if she’d been using smart guns, that means she’d have had to authorize their use. What’s more, as Sebastian points out, Adam Lanza was old enough to have legally purchased his own firearms — and most mass shootings, including at Virginia Tech; Aurora, Colo.; and Tucson, Ariz., were carried out with legally purchased guns. Still, there’s relatively clear evidence that personalized triggers would prevent all manner of gun accidents and other unintended uses. Young children would not be able to use their parents’ guns (either accidentally or to commit suicide), and officers’ weapons could not be stolen and used against them. A 2003 study led by Jon Vernick, a public-health researcher at Johns Hopkins, estimated that more than 400 deaths per year could be prevented by a personalized trigger system. A week before the Newtown massacre, Joseph Loughrey, a 44-year-old man in Mercer, Pa., was going to a gun store to sell some of his weapons. He had unloaded the magazine on his handgun, but he didn’t know there was a still a round in the chamber. When he set the gun down on the center console of his truck, it went off. In the back seat, Loughrey’s 7-yearold son, Craig, was buckling his safety belt. Craig was hit in the chest. He died on the scene. The seat belt that Craig was buckling into was in Loughrey’s truck because it had been mandated, over the course of decades, by a series of laws, regulations and lawsuits. A magazine safety would have prevented Loughrey’s gun from going off after he’d removed the magazine. A smart trigger would have prevented the gun from firing without Loughrey’s hand being on the grip. But Loughrey’s gun lacked both those safety devices, because nobody has ever forced gun makers to live up to the same basic safety requirements as other American companies.

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Mary Anne Sterck O’Neil

Mary Anne Sterck O’Neil, age 67, entered eternal life Dec. 7, 2012. The loved and loving wife of 45 years of William E. O’Neil, she is also survived by her dear children, W. Sean O’Neil ( Jennifer) and Christian G. O’Neil (Courtney), and six grandchildren, Nathan, Max, Ian, Callie, Rivers and Christian O’Neil. She is also survived by siblings, Clement J. Sterck (Donna), Clare S. Schelhammer (Glen) and Gregory L. Sterck (Betsy). She was predeceased by her infant son, Christopher S. O’Neil and by her parents, Frank C. Sterck and Alice M. Sterck. Mary Anne was born Sept. 8, 1945 and raised in Southern Connecticut, she then moved with her family to Miami, Fla., and graduated from Immaculata Academy. She attended Loyola University of New Orleans and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Education and graduated with honors. At Loyola she was a member of Theta Phi Alpha, the Homecoming Court, “Little Colonel” of the Pershing Rifles and won the Outstanding Coed Award. Education became a passion in her life and she taught at the Academy of Sacred Heart and later became the first female Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Martin’s Episcopal School in Metairie. She also was a member of the Board of Visitors of St. Martin’s Episcopal School

serving from 1991 until the present. Her reputation and service in education resulted in her appointment to Loyola University’s President’s Council and she served as Chairman of the Arts Visiting Committee. Mary Anne also earned an Associate of Arts degree in Interior Design from Delgado Community College and owned and operated Mary Anne O’Neil Interiors, Inc. Her work was featured and recognized in numerous local publications. She was a very talented artist and loved spending time at her Mid – City Studio venue, where she painted with her co-artists and close friends. There are many patrons who will enjoy her artistic gifts for generations to come. The mixture of Mary Anne’s profound courage, religious faith, positive attitude and contagious smile carried her through three years of rigorous chemotherapy as she battled ovarian cancer. During this time she continued to pursue all of her passions actively. She will be deeply missed by all of her loved ones. Memorials in memory of Mary Anne Sterck O’Neil may be made to St. Martin’s Episcopal School, 225 Green Acres Road, Metairie, LA. 70003-2484. To sign and view the Family Guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.

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Legislators pass bipartisan bill to erase budget shortfall 0 Comments Printer-friendly versionPrinterfriendly version Send to a friendSend to a friend December 19, 2012 The state House of Representatives moved quickly Wednesday night to wipe most of the remaining red ink out of the current state budget, relying largely on cuts to social services, but also reducing a wide array of education and tourism initiatives. Passage in the Senate was expected later Wednesday. The package relied chiefly on budget cuts, but it also raised more than $46 million for operating programs. In a deal with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, legislaors restricted business tax credits and launched a new crackdown on insurance tax fraud. They also agreed to borrow for some expenses, while raiding one-time sources of funding to support other ongoing programs. According to the legislature’s nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis, the measures adopted Wednesday cut $252.3 million in red ink. Cuts Malloy ordered unilaterally last month using his emergency budget

authority saved another $108.5 million, according to OFA. Combined, the two steps would cover nearly all of the $365 million deficit the Malloy administration is projecting. It does fall short, though, of covering the larger, $415 million deficit projection issued Dec. 1 by state Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo. Both deficit projections represented about 2 percent of the general fund, which covers the bulk of operating costs within this year’s $20.54 billion, overall state budget. Still, the deal did secure strong bipartisan support, clearing the Democrat-controlled House 140-3 just before 7:55 p.m. “The level of trust that was forged between the parties ... was extraordinary,” said House Majority Leader J. Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, who predicted that the bipartisan unity used to solve the current deficit would help resolve a much larger deficit projected for the next fiscal year. Fiscal analysts for both the executive and legislative branches say a gap of between $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion exists in the fiscal year that begins next July 1, a shortfall equal to nearly 6 percent of the operat-

ing budget. The mitigation efforts ordered by Malloy in November and approved Wednesday should reduce the projected gap for 2013-14 to level between $800 million and $900 million, though a detailed, revised analysis of that shortfall isn’t due until next month. Hospitals face the biggest cut Connecticut’s hospitals took the single-largest hit in the package adopted Wednesday, losing nearly $90 million. Coupled with cuts Malloy ordered for hospitals last month, the industry is down $103 million this year, with the state paying less to help treat both uninsured and Medicaid patients. Two of the three House members who opposed the plan said they were concerned with the impact of hospitals in their districts. Rep. Penny Bacchiochi, R-Somers, said financially troubled Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford would lose $608,000. “I met with the CEO and the board of directors,” she said. “They have convinced me this cut could be the one that closes the doors.” Rep. Roberta Willis, D-Salisbury, said Sharon Hospital would lose

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$411,000 after previously seeing a funding loss of $500,000. The chief lobbying agency for the state’s 29 acute care hospitals, the Connecticut Hospital Association, warned Tuesday that the reductions would eliminate hospital jobs and “critical community programs” and services. The third legislator to vote no was Rep. Robert C. Sampson, R-Wolcott. “We still have a lot of waste in state government,” he said, objecting to the state’s spending on the HartfordNew Britain bus way and the salary paid to a new communications vice president. Finding new revenue without raising tax rates Malloy insisted legislators would have to make tough choices to cut spending because he would not use tax hikes to eliminate this year’s deficit. And minority Republicans in the House and Senate said repeatedly they would not support any package that raised major new revenue, given that a record-setting $1.5 billion in tax hikes were ordered in 2011. Still, the bill adopted Wednesday would raise an extra $8.3 million by restricting how businesses can use credits related to the film industry to lower their state tax obligations. Connecticut currently allows film, production and related companies that earn tax credits through their work to sell those credits to other businesses outside of the industry. The measure adopted Wednesday reduces from 55 percent to 30 percent the amount by which an insurer can reduce its annual insurance premium tax liability by using film tax credits it has acquired. Lawmakers scrapped two more controversial tax changes that Malloy had proposed to raise an extra $22 million this fiscal year: Scaling back the total value of credits businesses can use to reduce their corporation tax liability. Closing what the administration calls a “loophole” in the new tax on

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WETHERSFIELD EVENTS CALENDAR A GIFT OF ART: Wethersfield Academy for the Arts is offering A Gift of Art this season. Sign up for a class or workshop in 2013 by Dec. 31 and receive a free one-year membership. Boxed gift cards available. All classes and workshops on website: wethersfieldarts.org. KIDS VACATION GYM DAY: The Richard M. Keane Foundation will host a Kids Vacation Gym Day Thursday, Dec. 27 at the 9/11 Memorial Sports Center at the Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield St Age appropriate gym games will be offered as well as computer and other activities. The times are as follows: 9 to 10 a.m., 2 to 4-year-olds (Parent and toddler); 10:30 to noon, 5 to 7-year-olds; 1 to 3 p.m., 8 to 12 year olds. Fee is $1 per child, additional donations welcome. Prior registration is

required. Log on to Wethersfield Parks and Recreation website http://wethersfieldct. com/docs/rec_brochure_fall_2012.pdf to enroll your child or to print the registration form. For additional information visit our website www.keanefoundation.org. HEALTH DISTRICT SELLING BICYCLE HELMETS: With the holidays just around the corner, a great gift idea for the active child or adult in your life is a helmet. The Central Connecticut Health District has been selling low cost bicycle helmets to residents since 1997. Currently, the Health District is offering bicycle helmets for sale. As with any athletic activity, safety should always be of primary concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1.7 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury, resulting in

52,000 deaths, 275,000 hospitalizations, and 1.4 million people receiving treatment in emergency departments every year. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) account for a third (30.5 percent) of all injury-related deaths in the United States. Fortunately, many of these injuries can be prevented or minimized with the use of properly-fitted helmets. The helmets come in a variety of colors for children and adults, ranging from toddler sizes to adult XL. The cost for the helmets is $10. The bicycle helmets are available for purchase at the main office of the Central Connecticut Health District at 505 Silas Deane Hwt., Wethersfield. For further information, contact the Health District, serving the towns of Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield, by calling (860) 721-2822 or by visiting our website at www.ccthd.org.

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ROCKY HILL EVENTS CALENDAR HEALTH DISTRICT SELLING BICYCLE HELMETS: With the holidays just around the corner, a great gift idea for the active child or adult in your life is a helmet. The Central Connecticut Health District has been selling low cost bicycle helmets to residents since 1997. Currently, the Health District is offering bicycle helmets for sale. As with any athletic activity, safety should always be of primary concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1.7 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury, resulting in 52,000 deaths, 275,000 hospitalizations, and 1.4 million people receiving treatment in emergency departments every year. Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) account for a third (30.5 percent) of all injury-related deaths in the United States. Fortunately, many of these injuries can be prevented or minimized with the use of properly-fitted helmets. The helmets come in a variety of colors for children and adults, ranging from toddler sizes to adult XL. The cost for the helmets is $10. The bicycle helmets are available for purchase at the main office of the Central Connecticut Health District at 505 Silas Deane Hwt., Wethersfield. For further information, contact the Health District, serving the towns of Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield, by calling (860) 721-2822 or by visiting our website at www.ccthd.org.

LIBRARY CALENDAR DECEMBER ARTIST OF THE MONTH: Wethersfield resident Joan Rapaport is Wethersfield Library’s December artist of the month. Rapaport was a staff artist for an international daily newspaper for more than 10 years. She has won several design awards and previously owned a design studio producing logo designs, promotional brochures and signage. She holds degrees in Graphic Design, Package Design and Fashion Design. Rapaport’s exhibit of pen and ink and pencil sketches and watercolor paintings are on display during the library’s regular hours. For information and directions to the Library, visit www.wethersfieldlibrary.org or call (860) 257-2821.

will close Monday, Dec. 31 at 5 p.m., and will remain closed on New Year’s Day, Tuesday, Jan. 1. The library will re-open and resume regular hours Wednesday, Jan. 2. The library’s regular hours are 10 a.m. to 9 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.

WETHERSFIELD LIBRARY’S MITTEN TREE RETURNS: The Wethersfield Library will have its annual holiday Mitten Tree through Jan. 2. The library puts up a tree each year and members of the community decorate it with mittens, socks, mufflers, hats and other cold weather clothing items. The Wethersfield Social and Youth Services Department distributes the donated items to individuals and families in town. This neighbor-toneighbor project benefits residents of any age and residents of any age can contribute.

DECEMBER SCHOOL VACATION WEEK WEDNESDAY PROGRAMS: Wethersfield Library Children’s Services is offering a variety of programs for all ages during December school vacation week: Dec. 26 through Dec. 29. Join us Wednesday, Dec. 26, at 10:30 a.m. for Family Magic show starring “Mr. Magic.” “Mr. Magic” will entertain families with his popular interactive magic show. Registration is required. This program is recommended for children ages 3 and up. From 2 to 4 p.m. “Get Crafty” for children ages 3 and up meets. Drop in to create a craft of your choice. Registration is not required. From 2 to 4 p.m. Wii Playtime for children age 3 and up meets. Play Wii games with friends and family. Registration is not required. For more information, visit the library or www. wethersfieldlibrary.org/kids.htm or call the children’s department at (860) 257-2801.

WETHERSFIELD LIBRARY HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: The Wethersfield Library will be closed Monday, Dec. 24 and Tuesday, Dec. 25 for the Christmas holiday. The library will re-open and resume regular hours on Wednesday, Dec. 26. The Wethersfield Library

DECEMBER SCHOOL VACATION WEEK THURSDAY PROGRAMS: Wethersfield Library Children’s Services is offering a variety of programs for all ages during December school vacation week: Dec. 26 through Dec. 29. Join us Thursday, Dec. 27, at 10 a.m. for Build

It! Families use their imaginations to create structures using LEGO, DUPLO, Magna-Tiles, wooden blocks and more! Registration is not required. At 6:30 p.m.: “Mad Science” for children first grade and up meets. Come for an evening of exciting experiments and hands-on activities. Registration is required. For more information, visit the library or www.wethersfieldlibrary. org/kids.htm or call the children’s department at (860) 257-2801. DECEMBER SCHOOL VACATION WEEK FRIDAY PROGRAMS: Wethersfield Library Children’s Services is offering a variety of programs for all ages during December school vacation week: Dec. 26 through Dec. 29. Join us Friday, Dec. 28, from 10 a.m. to noon for Sensory Stations — sensory exploration for children ages birth to 2 years. Help your child explore using their five senses. Registration is not required. From 2 to 4 p.m. Get Crafty recommended for children ages 3 and up will meet. Drop in to create a craft of your choice. Registration is not required. From 2 to 4 p.m.: Wii Playtime recommended for children ages 3 and up also meets from 2 and 4 p.m. Play Wii games with friends and family. Registration is not required. For more information, visit the library or www. wethersfieldlibrary.org/kids.htm or call the children’s department at (860) 257-2801. JANUARY COMPUTER CLASSES: The library is offering two computer classes Monday, Jan. 7, and two classes Wednesday, Jan. 9. “All You

Need to Know About Email” meets at 2:30 p.m. Monday. Learn how to send, reply and forward e-mail. Also learn about attachments. You do not need to own a computer to have email. “Introduction to Microsoft Word” (2010) meets at 7 p.m. Learn everything you need to create a letter. You will be shown how to format, layout and print your document. On Wednesday, Jan. 9 “Downloadable Books” at the library will meet at 1:30 p.m. The 21st century library has much more than books! Learn about the free downloadable ebooks, audiobooks and videos now available online from the library. “Introduction to Microsoft Excel” (2010) meets at 3 p.m. Learn the basics of a spreadsheet program. You will be taught how to enter data and format cells. These classes are conducted in a lecture format. Registration is suggested. You may register in person at the library or by calling the Adult Services Information Desk at (860) 257-2811. You may also e-mail registrations to library@wethersfieldlibrary.org. TIME TO TALK: Wethersfield Library’s “Time to Talk,” a free conversation group for new English language speakers, meets Jan. 15, 22 and 29 at 7 p.m. Adult English language learners are invited to come develop conversation and speaking skills in a warm, friendly environment. Carol Schulman, a retired ESL Wethersfield teacher leads the Tuesday evening discussion group. This program is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. For more information, call

the Library at (860) 257-2811. SECOND SATURDAY CINEMA: Second Saturday Cinema at the library meets Jan. 12 for a 1:30 p.m. showing of David Lean’s 1945 film “Brief Encounter” starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard. From Noël Coward’s play “Still Life,” filmmaker David Lean explores the thrill, pain, and tenderness of an illicit romance in the dour, gray Britain of 1945. From a chance meeting on a train platform, a middle-aged married doctor (Trevor Howard) and a suburban housewife (Celia Johnson) enter into a quietly passionate, ultimately doomed love affair, set to a swirling Rachmaninoff score. Second Saturday cinema is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. 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 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.

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