Volume 15, Number 40 Berlin’s Only Hometown Newspaper Thursday, October 6, 2011 The Berlin C it it iz iz en Less than five weeks to Election Day Anyone who follows politics in Berlin will tell you the campaign season doesn’t kick-off until the Berlin Fair winds down. With the town’s focus on the fair, the best move for a politician is to man his or her party’s booth at that fair and hope a few folks wander in to say hello. Of course, there have been many fundraising and orga- nizational efforts over the summer months by Republi- cans and Democrats. But when it comes to tuning into candidates or pressing issues — crunch time is between now and Nov. 8 when candidates will be seen for a last hurrah at Berlin’s five polling places. In this week’s edition of The Citizen, we get the ball rolling with the first batch of candi- dates’ profiles which begin on page 3. We’ll be running profiles in the next two editions, too. These brief introductions will give you the Pumpkin brigade Photo by Lee Roski Bethany Covenant Church, Mill Street, is holding its annual Pumpkin Patch fundraiser now through Oct. 31, weekdays from 12 to 6 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pumpkins came from New Mexico as a fundraiser for the American Indians living on a local reservation. The church donates a percentage of the sales to the Feed My Starving Children organization as well as the Native American reservationists. Earli- er this year, 1,200 volunteers across central Con- necticut packed over a quarter of a million meals for children in Africa in cooperation with FMSC. To pay for the food that was packed, local groups need to raise over $50,000 and have, so far, raised about $33,000. The church will also hold its Harvest for the Hungry Craft fair and farmers market, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., as part of this fundraising effort. A bit of rain couldn’t stop ‘a really fun fair’ By Olivia L. Lawrence The Berlin Citizen The Berlin Lions Club 63rd annual Berlin Fair finished out its three-day weekend in good form despite several rainy spells. “It went really well in spite of the weather. People still came. I was very pleased,” said Diane Dornfried Jacobson, fair president. Jacobson said numbers for attendance grew later than is typical, on each of the days, but overall the size of the crowds was about average. It rained hard the night before the fair opened and that caused a few problems in the parking lots. It rained after 9 p.m. Friday, so that was a “non issue,” Jacobson said. The weather for most of Friday was perfect for fall. Sat- urday it rained, but cleared by noon and “people started com- ing out,” she said. Sunday, when Jacobson woke up, it wasn’t raining, much to her relief — but then it started pouring. But again, the weath- er cleared by noon and “we had a really good crowd,” for the Berlin Fair Berlin Fair Berlin Fair Berlin Fair See Fair, page 6 See Election, next page Citizen photos by Olivia L. Lawrence
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Volume 15, Number 40 Berlin’s Only Hometown Newspaper Thursday, October 6, 2011
The Berlin
CCititizizeennLess than five weeks to Election Day
Anyone who follows politics in Berlin will tell you thecampaign season doesn’t kick-off until the Berlin Fairwinds down. With the town’s focus on the fair, the bestmove for a politician is to man his or her party’s booth atthat fair and hope a few folks wander in to say hello.
Of course, there have been many fundraising and orga-nizational efforts over the summer months by Republi-cans and Democrats. But when it comes to tuning into candidates or pressing issues —crunch time is between now and Nov. 8 when candidates will be seen for a last hurrah atBerlin’s five polling places.
In this week’s edition of The Citizen, we getthe ball rolling with the first batch of candi-dates’ profiles which begin on page 3. We’ll berunning profiles in the next two editions, too.
These brief introductions will give you the
Pumpkin brigadePhoto by Lee Roski
Bethany Covenant Church, Mill Street, is holding itsannual Pumpkin Patch fundraiser now through Oct.31, weekdays from 12 to 6 p.m. and weekends from10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pumpkins came from New Mexico asa fundraiser for the American Indians living on a localreservation. The church donates a percentage of thesales to the Feed My Starving Children organizationas well as the Native American reservationists. Earli-er this year, 1,200 volunteers across central Con-necticut packed over a quarter of a million meals forchildren in Africa in cooperation with FMSC. To payfor the food that was packed, local groups need toraise over $50,000 and have, so far, raised about$33,000. The church will also hold its Harvest for theHungry Craft fair and farmers market, Oct. 22, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m., as part of this fundraising effort.
A bit of raincouldn’t stop ‘areally fun fair’
By Olivia L. LawrenceThe Berlin Citizen
The Berlin Lions Club 63rd annual Berlin Fair finished outits three-day weekend in good form despite several rainyspells.
“It went really well in spite of the weather. People stillcame. I was very pleased,” said Diane Dornfried Jacobson,fair president. Jacobson said numbers for attendance grewlater than is typical, on eachof the days, but overall thesize of the crowds wasabout average.
It rained hard thenight before the fairopened and that caused a few problems in the parking lots. Itrained after 9 p.m. Friday, so that was a “non issue,” Jacobsonsaid. The weather for most of Friday was perfect for fall. Sat-urday it rained, but cleared by noon and “people started com-ing out,” she said.
Sunday, when Jacobson woke up, it wasn’t raining, much toher relief — but then it started pouring. But again, the weath-er cleared by noon and “we had a really good crowd,” for the
Berlin FairBerlin FairBerlin FairBerlin Fair
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See Election, next page
Citizen photos by Olivia L. Lawrence
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Readers’ pollHere are The Berlin Citizen online poll results for last
week.The question was:What are you looking forward to the most at the Berlin
Fair?The exhibits. 20%Seeing my friends. 22%Fried dough and other delights. 46%The midway. 2%Special shows and concerts. 9%This week’s poll question asks:What’s your opinion on bull riding?
basics. Plus, candidates wereasked two questions designedto provide a little insight intohis or her interests, philoso-phy and accomplishments.
Nearly all candidates re-sponded to our survey — onlyone Town Council candidate
did not participate.The most important thing
we asked candidates is“what’s the best way for resi-dents to contact you?” Be-cause, in the end, it’s up toyou to get answers to thequestions on your mind andtake the measure of the manor woman for yourself.
BriefsLand Trust hike
The Berlin Land Trust hasscheduled a two mile hike forSaturday, Oct. 15.
The hike is slow-pacedwith moderate terrain andscenic views of Short Moun-tain. The footing may besketchy, loose on moderateascending and descending
slopes.Meet at 9 a.m. at the Tim-
berlin Golf Course parkinglot. Wear sturdy footwearand layered clothing. Bringwater and a snack. Hikersare advised to walk or warmup before the hike. Rain willcancel the hike. (Rain date isOct. 22). For more informa-tion, call (860) 878-9300.
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The Berlin Visiting NurseAssociation has scheduled a
flu clinic for Wednesday, Oct.12 from 8 to 10 a.m. and noonto 2 p.m. at McDonalds, 185New Britain Road.
Participants must be overthe age of 18. No appoint-ments needed.
Traditional Medicare, Aet-na, Connecticare and BlueCross are accepted. If youdon’t have insurance, a fee ischarged. Cash or checks areaccepted.
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All October, it’s time to meet the candidatesThe Berlin Citizen asked
all candidates, who will ap-pear on the Nov. 8 ballot, toparticipate in this electionfeature. The Citizen’s elec-tion coverage of candidatescommences today and willcontinue for the next two edi-tions. Those running forTown Council, Police Com-mission, and the Board of As-sessment Appeals were invit-ed. Board of Education can-didates had coverage in a sep-arate feature. All candidatesfor Town Council, except forRepublican Eric Buhrendorf,responded to the request.Buhrendorf was the subjectof an interview in the Sept. 1edition of The Citizen.
Candidates were also givenan opportunity to tape a
short video statement to beposted on The Citizen web-site; an additional way tocommunicate with voters.Only three candidates, all Re-publicans, chose to do that:Charles Paonessa, DavidEvans and Frances Geschim-sky. Look for their videos atwww.berlincitizen.com.
Candidates were asked toprovide basic information inregards to their age, familyand job status, volunteer ac-tivities and elected offices,among other things. They
were also asked to provideresidents with informationin regards to the best way tocontact them.
“Our intent is to serve asone of the ways in which res-idents will receive informa-tion about candidates,” stat-ed a letter from The Citizento the candidates.
We also asked Town Coun-
cil candidates two questions,depending on whether or nothe or she was an incumbent.They were asked to keep an-swers under 350 words.
For candidates who havenot previously been electedto Town Council, the ques-tions were: Question 1 —How many Town Councilmeetings did you attend this
year and what did you learn?Question 2 — What do youthink is the purpose of poli-tics and why do you want toparticipate?
For Town Council incum-bents or those who have pre-viously held this office: the
See Candidates, next page
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questions were: Question 1 —Recap a council meetingwhere a public discussionyou participated in changedthe course of events (i.e.helped the public understandan issue; stopped an argu-ment, helped an individualwith an issue.) Question 2 —In regards to casting a voteon an issue, explain how youcome to a decision usingthese three criteria: listeningto residents; following yourconscience; supporting theobjectives of your politicalparty.
Other candidates wereasked the following questionand asked to keep replies un-der 300 words. Question —Tell voters why you are quali-fied for the office you seekand what they can expectfrom you.
Slight variations in candi-dates’ responses are a func-tion of individual style.
Adam P. SalinaSalina, 36,
is a Democ-ratic candi-date forTown Coun-cil, and an in-c u m b e n tserving asmayor for thepast fourterms.
Family: Married toDanielle; children Olivia, 8,Julia, 6, Isabella, 3.
Occupation: Governmentrelations / lobbyist; em-ployed by Kozak & Salina,LLC
Background: I have been amember of the Berlin TownCouncil for eight years. Dur-ing that time, I have servedon the following council com-mittees: budget, rules & pro-cedures, physical services,technology, playing fields,fire strategic and communityconversations.
David K. EvansEvans, 45,
is a Republi-can candi-date forTown Coun-cil and an in-cumbent.
Best wayfor residentsto contacthim: (860) 416-2773 or [email protected].
Family: Married to Robinwith three children: Randi,McKenna and Jamison.
Occupation: Sourcing con-sultant at Northeast Utilities.
Volunteer activities: BoyScouts.
Evans gave the followingresponse to questions forTown Council incumbents:
While serving on theBerlin Town Council I havecast my vote on issues prima-rily by following my con-science balanced with inputfrom residents, study of theissues, and the conservativeprinciples that closely alignwith the Republican Party. I
Steve MorelliM o r e l l i ,
51, is a De-m o c r a t i cc a n d i d a t efor TownCouncil anda three-termincumbent,two termsserving asdeputy mayor.
Family: Married to Mag;children: Lizzie Connelly, 23,Jimmy Connelly, 21, Emma,16.
Occupation: Attorney, self-employed
Background: Berlin TownCouncil for six years duringwhich time, I have served onthe following council com-mittees: chairman, ordi-nance committee; budget;playing fields; fire and strate-gic planning. I also servedone term on the Berlin Hous-ing Authority.
Volunteer activities: Unit-
Charles R. PaonessaCharles R.
Paonessa, 58,is a Republi-can candi-date forTown Coun-cil.
Best wayfor residentsto contacthim is: at [email protected]; or byphone at (860) 828-3271; or bymail at 1906 ChamberlainHighway, Berlin.
Family: married to LeciaJ. Paonessa, and between thetwo of us, we have four sons,three daughter-in-laws, andfive grandchildren.
Occupation: I am a self-em-ployed in the construction in-dustry.
Volunteer activities: I amcurrently the president ofthe Board of Directors forthe ReCONNstruction Cen-ter in New Britain. I havebeen quite involved withthem for several years andam a firm believer in re-us-
CandidatesContinued from page 3
EvansSalina PaonessaMorelli
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SalinaContinued from page 4
EvansContinued from page 4
MorelliContinued from page 4
PaonessaContinued from page 4
Volunteer activities: I haveserved as a volunteer/corpo-rator/committee member forseveral organizations includ-ing: The Hospital of CentralCT, Berlin UpBeat, Commu-nity Foundation of GreaterNew Britain, Berlin YMCA,Boys & Girls Club.
Recap a Council meetingwhere a public discussion youparticipated in changed thecourse of events (i.e. helpedthe public understand an is-sue; stopped an argument,helped an individual with anissue.)
It has been an honor toserve as mayor of the Town ofBerlin for the past eightyears. Over my last fourterms, I have presided over anumber of council meetingsthat have dealt with contro-versial issues. Surprisingly,one of the most heated de-bates that we had was overtrash; specifically, the way itis collected. I was in favor ofthe switching to the automat-ed collection method (whichwe currently have), whileothers were adamant that westay with manual collection.Based on the public commentand eventual referendum onthe issue, we had numerousmeetings to explain the bene-
can illustrate this with a se-ries of votes related to the on-going high school renova-tion.
December 2009, I voted noto a five million dollar pur-chase of the 136.5 acre prop-erty, at 680 Kensington Road,for the primary purpose ofbuilding a new high school.This vote was based on astrong sentiment from themany residents I spoke withgoing door to door during thefall of 2009. Their sentimentwas to work with what wehave and to fix or expand ex-isting facilities only whereabsolutely necessary.
April 2010, consistent withmy earlier property vote Ivoted yes to renovating thehigh school. There weremany in my party who feltthe $20 million upgrade ofthe science labs and otherOCR fixes was sufficient. Ifelt there was a happy medi-um in between this and the$83 million renovation. So,unlike some councilors, Isigned the referendum peti-tion, which referendumwould be the only way toknow if the residents trulysupported this solution.
December 2010, I voted noto a $70 million bond to reno-
ed States Peace Corps,Catholic Charities.
Recap a council meetingwhere a public discussion youparticipated in changed thecourse of events (i.e. helpedthe public understand an is-sue; stopped an argument,helped an individual with anissue.)
I’m honored to have beendeputy mayor for the pastfour years, and to be complet-ing my third term on thecouncil. Everything we ac-complish as a council is theresult of teamwork amongstthe council, staff and citi-zens, so it’s hard to pick outan issue where, as an individ-ual, I changed the course ofevents. I would say my repre-sentation of Berlin duringthe hearing at the State Capi-tol regarding the request ofthe owner of Pistol Creekthat the state change the des-ignation of the land from“conservation” to allow for(the Pistol Creek owner’s)proposed 792 unit project hadthe greatest impact. I thinkmy testimony as to Berlin’sobjection and my responsesto the questions raised by thelegislators caused the legisla-tive committee to reject theproposed change. Ultimately,
ing materials and keepingthem from landfills.
I have a long history withTroop 44 Boy Scouts in Berlinbeginning with my own sons,and continuing today as anadvisor for the scouts andtheir parents.
How many Town Councilmeetings did you attend thisyear, and what did you learn?
I attended about a halfdozen of the meetings forvarious topics, and it seemsthat ‘The Majority’ has alltheir rhetoric and decisionstightly pre-determined be-fore each meeting. When citi-zens take a position contraryto that of ‘The Majority’,these citizens feel ridiculedand belittled, which I findvery sad because our govern-ment needs input from asmany citizens as possible,and their ideas should be giv-en consideration before thecouncil makes a decision.
What do you think is thepurpose of politics, and whydo you want to participate?
I feel the purpose of poli-tics is to make it possible forour government to be run bythe people who elect it.
See Salina, page 13 See Evans, page 13 See Morelli, page 13
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For a small fee, Santa, as-sisted by firefighters fromthe Kensington Fire Depart-ment, will deliver Christmaspresents to your home via afire truck between Dec. 3 and11.
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fair’s final day, she said.Concerts and events were
rain-free and from Fridaynight’s Southern ComfortBand, to Saturday’s headlin-er Lee Brice, to Sunday’s fi-nale with Hotel California —the audiences were out inforce.
Xtreme Bull riding, a newfeature at this year’s fairproved extremely popular. “Iwas blown away,” Jacobson
said. She was impressed withthe athleticism of the eventand how the cowboys viewedtheir bulls as prized compan-ions.
As to any problems or inci-dents of note, Jacobson saidthe fair was “uneventful inthat respect.”
“I was very gratified” withthe experience, she said.“The Berlin Fair runs itself;the members and superin-tendents take care of it all. Iwalked around and enjoyedmyself. It was a really funfair.”
Berlin Fair
Photos byPaul G. Salina,Lee Roski, and
Olivia L. Lawrence
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On Sept. 28, the Berlin Po-lice Department, with the as-sistance of the Meriden Po-lice Department, and theFBI, conducted a reversesting operation to apprehendindividuals attempting to pa-tronize prostitutes along theBerlin Turnpike. As a resultof this operation, the depart-ment made the following fivearrests:
Anthony L. Brewer, 46, ofHartford, charged with pa-tronizing a prostitute from amotor vehicle.
Giuseppe Morello, 66, ofMiddletown, charged withpatronizing a prostitutefrom a motor vehicle.
Maurice A. Bonner, 55, ofPlainville, charged with pa-tronizing a prostitute from amotor vehicle, illegal posses-sion of a narcotic substanceand operating an unregis-tered motor vehicle.
David M. Jagrosse, 41, ofWallingford, charged withpatronizing a prostitutefrom a motor vehicle, operat-ing an unregistered motorvehicle, and improper use ofa marker plate.
Richard J. Kareta, 57, ofBelchertown, Mass., charged
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Bonner was released on a$10,000 non-surety bond, allothers were released on a$5,000 non-surety bond witha court date for Oct. 12, inNew Britain Superior Court.
Attemptedmurder charges
The man involved in astand-off at the Best WesternMotel, 2253 Berlin Turnpike,last summer, has been ar-rested on numerous chargesincluding criminal attemptto commit murder and first-degree strangulation.
Police NewsIsaiah Boucher, 31, with a
last knownaddress inWaterbury,was chargedby policeSept. 30, with17 counts ofcriminal ac-tivity, in re-gards to adisturbance at Best WesternJuly 7.
At that time, police re-sponded to a call at the motelwhere Boucher allegedly washolding a woman against herwill inside a room. Police per-suaded him to release thewoman, Anjelina Melillo, 21,of Wallingford. She was tak-en to Hartford Hospital withlife-threatening injuries. TheNew Britain Police SWATteam also was at the scene,and after a 5-hour standoff,
used chemical munitions toforce the suspect out of theroom and take him into cus-tody. Police said Boucherwas armed with multipleknives and a Taser.
At that time, Boucher wasarrested and turned over toparole agents from the De-partment of Corrections.Boucher was on parole withan active remand to custodyorder for parole violation.Melillo subsequently recov-ered from her injuries.
Sept. 29, Boucher wasbrought to New Britain Supe-rior Court by the Departmentof Corrections and servedwith an arrest warrant byBerlin Police for the follow-ing crimes: criminal attemptto commit murder; first-de-gree assault; first-degree un-lawful restraint; second-de-gree breach of peace; fourth-degree larceny; illegal pos-session; possession with in-tent to sell; possession ofdrug paraphernalia; posses-sion of narcotics; possessionof narcotics with intent tosell; failure to store narcoticsin original container; first-degree reckless endanger-ment; first-degree criminalmischief; interfering; crimi-nal possession of an electron-ic defense weapon by a con-victed felon; operating a drugfactory; and first-degreestrangulation.
Boucher was arraignedand held on a $750,000 courtset bond.
Berlin’s holiday assistance pro-gram is accepting donations to helplocal families in need this holidayseason.
Donors typically adopt a familyand provide groceries and/or gifts
for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Alist of suggested foods, along with awish list from children, is supplied.Monetary donations are always wel-come and can be used numerousways. Any donation, big or small, is
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Boston bus tripEast Berlin United
Methodist Church hasscheduled a bus trip toBoston on Saturday, Nov. 5.The bus will leave at 7:45 a.m.from Food Mart parking lotand return to Berlin at 9 p.m.For more information andreservations, call (860) 828-5450 or (860) 202-7569.
Forever YoungClub
The Forever Young Club isscheduled to meet tonight,Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in FatherCarroll Hall at Sacred HeartChurch, East Berlin. Thurs-day is pasta night. Localsinger Diane Carangelo willprovide entertainment.There is no charge for mem-bers. A short meeting willprecede the dinner. Thosewho wish to participate maybring a cereal product for theBerlin Food Pantry. Anyoneinterested in joining the club
is welcome to attend.
KensingtonCongregational
In celebration of St. Fran-cis, a blessing of the animalsis scheduled for Sunday, Oct.9 at 3 p.m. in at the Chapel inthe Woods, behind theReeves Center. Snacks for an-imals and owners will beavailable.
The Christian Educationprogram offers aParent/Child Playgroupevery Tuesday from 9:30 to11:15 a.m. in the Reeves Cen-ter. The playgroup is on adrop-in basis for childrenfrom infants to preschoolers.
Sacred HeartLadies Guild
The Sacred Heart LadiesGuild has scheduled its an-nual Pot Luck supper forThursday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. Allwomen of the parish are in-vited. For more information,
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A Journey to the PottersHouse, a program of hope,love and redemption isscheduled at the Berlin Con-gregational Church on Sat-urday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. Rev.Michael Ferris illustratesbiblical teachings with a vi-sual demonstration withclay and a potters wheel,while he presents the ser-mon. The program is free tothe public. A free-will offer-ing will be accepted. Formore information, callMaryann at (860) 828-8733 oremail [email protected].
The annual Craft Fair isscheduled for Nov. 19 from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Spaces areavailable for rent on a firstcome, first serve basis.Handmade crafts only. Formore information, call Tina
at (860) 284-9782.Tot Time is scheduled for
every Thursday throughDec. 22 from 10:30 to 11:15a.m. for parents with chil-dren 1 to 5 years old at theBerlin CongregationalChurch. Craft time, play ses-sion, snacks and holiday par-ties. No pre-registration isnecessary.
Taize serviceThe Kensington United
Methodist Church offers aTaize service Tuesdays at 7p.m. A Taize service com-bines silent meditation,prayer and simple music. Si-lence is a central part of thisservice and is a gift to thoseleading busy, hectic lives. Itprovides an opportunity tocommune with God throughthe heart and bring a meas-ure of peace to one’s mindand spirit. The service isopen to everyone seekingspiritual refreshment andrenewal.
Prayer shawlsThe Kensington United
Methodist Church prayershawl ministry meets the sec-ond Thursday of everymonth at 7 p.m. While mostshawls are prepared inde-pendently, the group meetsonce a month for fellowshipand prayer. Knitters and cro-cheters of all faiths are wel-come.
Call the church, (860) 828-4222, for the meeting loca-tion.
Harvest FestivalSt. Mary’s Ukrainian Or-
thodox Church, 54 Winter St.,New Britain has scheduledits Ukrainian Harvest Festi-val for Saturday, Oct. 15 from9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event fea-tures a new cookbook, a tagsale, jewelry, Ukrainianbreads, cakes, raffle, Ukrain-ian Kitchen with borscht,stuffed cabbage and pierogiesand nut rolls. Free parking isavailable behind the church.
For more information, call(860) 229-3833 or (860) 677-2138.
Saint Gabriel’sSaint Gabriel’s Episcopal
Church has scheduled Sun-day worship at 8:30 a.m. Theworship service is dignifiedbut informal. Saint Gabriel’sincludes children of all agesin worship and welcometheir joyful noise. The serv-ices feature music from the1982 Hymnal and on occasionthey enjoy an anthem or in-strumental offering from oneof our congregation’s musi-cians, in addition to the pre-pared prelude and postludeoffered by the organist.
Holy GroundsCoffeehouse
Holy Grounds Coffee-house, 146 Hudson St., hasscheduled Christian Karaokefor the second Friday of eachmonth at 7 p.m. Admission isfree; free coffee, tea andshacks are offered. For moreinformation call (860) 828-3822 or [email protected].
Nancy AnnBergen
Nancy Ann (Hubbard)Bergen, 49,of Bristol,wife of Geof-frey Bergen,passed awaySept. 29, 2011at Yale NewHaven Hos-pital. Bornin Akron, Ohio, daughter ofJames and Lorine (Cicconet-ti) Hubbard, she has lived inBristol for the last 20 years.Nancy received a Bachelor’sDegree in Business Admin-istration from Central Con-necticut State Universitywhere she graduated withhonors. She was employed atCAL Business Solutions inHarwinton and SS&C Tech-nologies in Windsor formany years. Nancy was oneof Jehovah’s Witnesses as amember of the north NewBritain congregation. Shevolunteered much of hertime zealously and enthusi-astically teaching othersabout the bible.
Besides her husband Geof-frey of Bristol, and her par-ents James and Lorine Hub-bard of Kensington, she issurvived by a brother, JamesLeo Hubbard III and his wifeKathy of Kensington; hermaternal grandmother,Frances Cicconetti of Woost-er, Ohio; two nephews, Bryceand Ian Hubbard; two aunts,Mary Smith of Canton, Ohioand Vivarobb Ams and herhusband John of Akron,Ohio; two uncles, Dennis andRaymond Cicconetti, both ofWooster, Ohio; and manycousins.
Calling hours will be heldFriday, Oct. 7 from 4 to 7 p.m.at Carlson Funeral Home, 45
Franklin Square, NewBritain. A Memorial Talkwill be held Oct. 15 at 3:30p.m. at Kingdom Hall, 234Farmington Ave., Berlin.
The Carlson FuneralHome, New Britain is assist-ing the family with arrange-ments. Please share a memo-ry or note of sympathy atwww.carlsonfuneralhome.com.
Alexander A.Garcia
Alexander A. Garcia, 69, ofCrossvil le,Tenn. passedaway Sept.26, 2011 inTennessee.Born Sept.21, 1942, inNew Britain,he was the son of the lateJoseph and Angelina (Fal-coneri) Garcia. He wasraised in New Britain andlived locally for many yearsin Berlin, Southington andWethersfield. A graduate ofNew Britain High School hewent on to serve four years inthe United States Air Force.Upon returning to NewBritain, Al started his careeras a sales trainee at Northand Judd Mg. and eventuallythrough, dedication, perse-verance, and a strong workethic became president.Upon leaving North andJudd Al created Linal, Inc.where he served as ownerand president until the timeof his death. In addition, Alwas a member of the Kiwa-nis Club of Crossville and anavid golfer for much of hislife. He will be truly missedby his dearest friends and allwho knew him both in hispersonal and business life.
Alexander is survived by
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Obituarieshis loving and caring wife,Joyce ( Beauchamp) Garcia; ason Timothy Garcia of Hart-ford; a daughter Sheryl Gar-cia and her husband CraigBaker of Willington; his loyalLinal family; Joyce’s son,Bruce and his wife MaryBeauchamp of Long Island;three grandchildren, Ethan,Eliza and Samuel; a sisterLaura and her husbandWilliam Kohl of Kensington;three nieces, Kristen and herhusband Brian Mascis, Jen-nifer and her husband ScottJambard, Amy Kohl and herfiancé Tom Klebart; twogreat- nieces and severalaunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitation will be held Fri-day, Oct. 7, 2011 from 4 to 7p.m. at Farrell FuneralHome, 110 Franklin Square,New Britain with a Mass ofChristian Burial Saturday,Oct. 8 at 11:30 a.m. at St. PaulChurch, 485 Alling Street,Kensington. Burial will fol-low in St. Mary Cemetery,New Britain. Those attend-ing the funeral mass shouldgo directly to St. PaulChurch.
In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to TheCumberland House, 140Katie’s Corner, Crossville,TN 38555.
To light a candle or send acondolence, visit www.Far-rellFuneralHome.com.
Onofrio DeRosaOnofrio “Tony” DeRosa,
53, died peacefully in hishome, surrounded by hisfamily and close friends, onSept. 25, 2011, after a battlewith cancer.
Tony was a native of Qua-troelle, Italy and a long timeresident of Newington. Hewas employed with StanleyBlack and Decker for 17years. He was an avid soccerand tennis fan, and loved spe-cial times with his familyand his grandchildren. Hewas a member of Church ofthe Holy Spirit, Newington.
He is survived by his lov-ing and caring wife NormaDeRosa; two daughters, Adri-anne of Newington andChristine DiMeo of Newing-ton; three grandchildren Ha-ley and Meghan DiMeo,Evan Marcinczyk, all of
Newington; two sisters,Josephine Fiordellisi of NewBritain and AnunziataDeRosa of Italy; a brother,Franco DeRosa of Italy;many nieces and nephewsand two special friendsMichael Alessandra andAaron DiMeo.
Services were held onSept. 29, 2011 at Berlin Memo-rial Funeral Home, followeda Mass of Christian Burial atthe Church of the Holy Spir-it, Newington.
Burial will be private.
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CitizenOpinion12 The Berlin CitizenThursday, October 6, 2011
Break theconnection
To the editor:It is time to disconnect
from political connections. Anewspaper stated MayorSalina touts his experienceand connections with stateand federal officials as a keyadvantage to being mayor.
If it takes two years to re-place the Town Hall side-walk, and three years to re-place a small bridge, howlong will it take to re-buildthe high school? How manyfederal and state connec-tions does it take to accom-plish that record?
Berlin needs strong, com-mon sense leadership, notmore political maneuveringof our citizens. We deservethe best possible value for
our hard-earned tax dollars.Charles R. PaonessaCandidate for Town
Council
Streamlinepolicies
To the editor:I am asking for the sup-
port of the community for aposition on the Berlin TownCouncil. Much has to bedone if the town is going togo forward. Fiscal responsi-bility is paramount but wemust decrease our relianceon property tax. We need tostreamline town policies to-ward business and makethem more efficient. We haveexcellent town employeeswho need a revampedprocess. Economic develop-ment has to be our primegoal. We have to stop erodingour industrial zones withhouses. We rank fifth inhousing vacancies in Con-necticut yet we continue tobuild more homes. Let’sgrow business, not taxes.
Frances GeschimskyKensington
Unfair parking I see no reason why the
main fair lot should ever beclosed. Fair guests should beallowed into the lot at anytime to search for parking. Ifthey are unable to find aplace to park, then it shouldbe their decision to seek analternative. Closing the lotdue to capacity when numer-ous parking spaces are visi-ble is simply incompetenceon the part of those involved,and frustrating to peoplewho do not want the incon-venience of shuttle busesforced upon them.
Many people like to parkin the fair lot for the conven-ience. Friday was expectedto be warm during the day,with cooler conditions in theevening, so we brought achange of clothes forevening, which we plannedon keeping in the car untilneeded. Because we were de-nied parking in the fair lot,we had no choice but to carryour extra clothes.
It was pouring rain whenwe arrived back at theCorbin Russwin lot. Many
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Government MeetingsTuesday, Oct. 11
Conservation Commission, Town HallRoom 8, 6:30 p.m.
Board of Education, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Housing Authority, Marjorie Moore Vil-
lage Community Room, 5 p.m.Wednesday, Oct. 12
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, LibraryBoard Room, 7 p.m.
Planning & Zoning Commission, TownHall Council Chambers, 7 p.m.
Youth Services Advisory Board, TownHall Caucus Room A, 4 p.m.
Public Building Commission, Town HallRoom 8, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 17Economic Development, Town Hall Room
8, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Oct. 18
Town Council, Council Chambers, 7 p.m.Letters to the Editor —policy for political season
In keeping with the policy of the Record-Journal, Let-ters to the Editor regarding any candidates or issues thatinvolve the political season (ends Nov. 8 Election Day),The Berlin Citizen will only accept and publish lettersthat are 100 words or less.
The last edition for which we will publish letters of apolitical nature is Oct. 27.
We ask writers to focus on their candidate’s worthinessfor office and refrain from personal attacks on individu-als. As always, we reserve the right to edit letters or to notpublish a letter. Letters should contain contact informa-tion, including, full name, address and phone number.Only your name and town will be published.
Letters on other topics will continue to be accepted upto a 300 word limit.
Send letters to [email protected] or TheBerlin Citizen, 979 Farmington Ave., Kensington, CT06037.
people on the bus were angrythat the drop off point for theshuttle bus was on the otherside of the parking lot fromwhere we were picked up. Wehad to traverse a dark park-ing lot in heavy rain, withtwo young children in tow, toget back to our car.
I hope the new Berlin Fairpresident works to correctproblems that could havebeen avoided with betterplanning and execution.
Mike GagliardiBerlin
Major helpTo the editor:The scouts and parents of
Boy Scout Troop 41 wouldlike to extend a sincerethanks to everyone whostopped by our booth at theBerlin Fair. The donationsreceived and the profit fromthe sale of the corn andsteamed cheeseburgers isone of our major fundraisersof the year. This money goesa long way to help equip thetroop and keep our monthly
outings going. We would alsolike to thank the Lions Clubfor putting on such a wellrun event that lets nonprof-its, such as us, set up boothsto raise funds. We hopeeveryone had a great time atthe fair and hope to see youall again next year.
Boy Scout Troop 14
Dark agesTo the editor:I think I found another
reason businesses will notrelocate to this town. Thetown won’t get out of thedark ages and allow busi-nesses to update their old,antiquated loading docksand install new and im-proved loading docks tomake loading and unloadingpackages and goods for theease and safety of the people.
I’m asking the town to getwith the times and updatetheir thinking. It’s for thegood of the town and the peo-ple who work here.
Jay RitterBerlin
What’s your story?Does your club, civic organization, charitable cause,
youth group, or church have a story it would like to sharewith our readers? Did your organization host an event,have an adventure, travel, do a good deed, celebrate a mile-stone?
Here’s a chance to turn the spotlight on what’s going onin your corner of Berlin.
All you have to do is tell us about your group’s activities,in 500 words or less, and send it along with a photo [email protected]. Questions? Call (860)829-5720.
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Register Irene damage with FEMAGov. Dannel P. Malloy reminds residents and business-
es that suffered damage or losses during Tropical StormIrene that they must register with the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency to begin the disaster assistanceprocess.
The deadline to register with FEMA is Nov. 3.Registering with FEMA is critical, as it begins the
process of evaluating for what assistance – FEMA, SmallBusiness Agency or other programs – Connecticut resi-dents may qualify.
To date, FEMA has approved more than $3.2 million inindividual disaster assistance to Connecticut residents.
“Residents and businesses should allow FEMA to eval-uate their damages and eligibility for assistance, even ifthey carry insurance,” Malloy said. “Individuals andbusinesses may qualify for low-interest loans and otherbeneficial disaster recovery programs.”
Individuals can register with FEMA online at www.Dis-asterAssistance.gov anytime or by calling (800) 621-FEMA(3362). Individuals with a speech or hearing disabilitymay call (TTY) (800) 462-7585. The toll-free numbers arestaffed seven days a week, from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. localtime until further notice. Help in most languages is avail-able. Registration for federal assistance can also be madedirectly through web-enabled mobile devices or smart-phones at m.fema.gov.
It is also important to note that residents who have al-ready provided damage information to their towns,FEMA, state officials or 2-1-1 must still register withFEMA.
For more information, go to: http://www.governor.ct.gov/malloy/cwp/view.asp?a=4010&Q=487538
Citizen photo by Nick Carroll
A tree fell during Tropical Storm Irene and struckthis Thompson Road house. Damage can be seento the left of the roof.
Submission reminderThe Berlin Citizen welcomes submissions regarding
upcoming events happening in the community. We do ourbest to run a submission at least one time. However, dueto space constraints, we cannot guarantee a submissionwill be published on a specific date. To ensure your sub-mission runs exactly as you would like it to, contact oursales representative Annemarie Goulet at (860) 829-5720,ext. 3102; [email protected].
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fits of changing our trash collection methodand the positive impact it would have on ourcommunity. During the course of the discus-sion with residents, it was clear that theamount of misinformation had clouded thetrue facts. Through meetings, communica-tion and newspaper articles, we were able toease concerns, follow the process set out byour charter, and eventually implement a suc-cessful automated trash collection.
In regards to casting a vote on an issue, ex-plain how you come to a decision using thesethree criteria: listening to residents; followingyour conscience; supporting the objectives ofyour political party.
At each meeting, the Town Council is pro-vided a number of agenda items that requireaction. Each of these items is drafted and
vate the high school. This was not inconsis-tent with my previous vote. There were twoseemingly conflicting reasons that led to myno vote. First, the costs in this bond did notincorporate funds for higher energy efficien-cies. Second, the revised plan and costs wereexcessive to the revised approach. This camefrom residents close to the construction in-
this led to the eventual purchase of PistolCreek by the town and the preservation ofPistol Creek as open space and a location forcommunity use.
In regards to casting a vote on an issue, ex-plain how you come to a decision using thesethree criteria: listening to residents; followingyour conscience; supporting the objectives ofyour political party.
When I cast a vote on any particular issue Itake the following into account: (i) commentsby citizens I may receive either before themeeting or hear during audience of citizens;(ii) the information and background provid-
I want to participate in it because the peo-ple in charge (even at the local level), seem tohave developed a sense of entitlement, andquickly forget they are public servants. Whencitizens come before our local commissions,
summarized by a member of the Town Hallstaff. We rely on the staff to be the “experts”for the town and listen to their recommenda-tions. Items range from awarding contracts,purchasing equipment and funding capitolprojects. Historically, residents are most vo-cal when we discuss these capitol projects be-cause they typically require a large appropri-ation. When I cast my vote, I take into ac-count the recommendation by our town “ex-perts”, listen to needs and/or concerns of theresidents and make a decision that I feel isbest for the long-term success and growth ofBerlin. While it is easy to make a decision fortoday, I am always thinking about the impactmy action will have on our community foryears to come. As a father of three youngdaughters, my decisions are made with themin mind in hopes that they will grow to loveBerlin as much as I do. Lastly, I vote as a resi-dent of Berlin; not as a member of a politicalparty.
dustry who advised me the construction esti-mates were higher than they needed to be.
I suggested, during one council meeting,that a FAQ sheet be generated that was ulti-mately distributed in The Berlin Citizen tohelp residents understand the proposed reno-vations. I also spoke to both those for andagainst each renovation proposal and clari-fied points each were trying to make to en-sure representations were accurate to what Ihad studied from the source documents.
ed by Staff or others presenting the issue;(iii) the questions we as a Council ask and theanswers provided during the discussion pre-ceding the vote on that particular issue; and(iv) most importantly, what I truly believe isin the best interests of Berlin. While mostvotes we cast, quite frankly, are routine anduncontroversial there have been a number ofissues that stirred up a great deal of publicsupport and opposition (e.g. BHS renovation,trash, every proposed budget), I have appliedthe above criteria to my vote on each andevery occasion and have no regrets. I trulybelieve we’ve made decisions that have suc-cessfully juggled the challenge of dealingwith the issues Berlin faces in the presentwithout ignoring the issues Berlin will facein the future.
the attitude of the commissioners (who arealso volunteer citizens) should be one ofservice, not control. The commissionersshould want to help people move forwardwithout infringing on their neighborsrights/property instead of controlling for thesake of controlling.
Chamber booksThe Berlin Chamber of Commerce has 2012 entertainment books for purchase. The book
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All senior citizens are wel-come to participate in seniorbowling, held every Friday at9 a.m. at the Berlin BowlingCenter, 1782 Wilbur CrossHighway.
This is not a league; partic-ipants can bowl wheneverthey can. Free coffee andshoe rental. A small fee ischarged.
For more information, callthe Berlin Bowling Center at(860) 828-4131 or email Avis [email protected].
Strikette Bowling re-sults from Sept. 27:
Alice Ming, 168; FlorenceGillette, 167; Barb Patterson,150.
Results of the SeniorBowling League from Sept.30:
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Senior meals are providedby CW Resources. Reserva-tions must be made 24 hoursin advance by callingDoretha Dixon at (860) 670-8546 between 10 a.m. and 1p.m. A donation is requested.
Monday, Oct. 10: Beefbarley soup with oystercrackers, Penne pasta withsauce and meatballs, Capri
vegetables, salad, garlictoast, Italian ice.
Tuesday, Oct. 11: Lemonpepper fish with dill sauce,Harvest rice pilaf, peas,whole wheat bread, pearsand peaches.
Wednesday, Oct. 12: Potroast with gingersnap gravy,parsley new potatoes, sweetand sour red cabbage, rye
Directors is scheduled tomeet Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 10a.m. at the Senior Center. Themonthly Chapter meeting isscheduled for Tuesday, Oct.18 at the Senior Center. Thisis a pot luck luncheon at
noon. Everyone is asked tobeing a dish to share. BerlinTown Manager Denise Mc-Nair is scheduled to speak.
ClassesThe Safe Drivers Class,
sponsored by Berlin AARPChapter 3035, is scheduled forThursday, Oct. 20 at the Com-munity Center. The one-dayclass, scheduled form 9 a.m.to 1 p.m., provides a certifi-cate that entitles a discounton car insurance premium.Pre-registration is requiredas seating is limited. Formore information, contactBarbara Dixon at (860) 828-6295.
Senior SocialSenior-Boomer Socials are
scheduled for the secondTuesday, of the month. Thenext event is Oct. 11 at thePineloft Restaurant, 1474Berlin Turnpike, from 4:45 to6:45 p.m. The evening in-cludes supper and live enter-tainment by Justin Kaaceand friends. For more infor-mation and costs, call (860)828-9797.
Prescription drugplanning
The open enrollment forthe Medicare PrescriptionDrug Plans for 2012 is sched-uled from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7,2011.
Individuals who are pay-ing for their own MedicarePart D Plans or Medicare Ad-vantage Plans (health anddrugs together) should bescreened to be sure they arein the correct plan for thecalendar year of 2012. Any-
one on the Medicare SavingsProgram through the Stateof Connecticut – Depart-ment of Social Serviceswhose current drug plan willnot be a benchmark plan for2012 should also be screened.
To schedule an appoint-ment, contact Jane at (860)828-7006 to leave your phonenumber. You will be contact-ed by Antoinette, who willschedule your appointment.
ProgramsExercise for Wellness –
Meets Mondays and Tues-days from 10 to 11 a.m. Theclass follows exercises de-signed to maintain strength,flexibility, energy and mobil-ity.
Photography Group –Fridays from 1:30 to 3 p.m.This informal group of be-ginners to experienced pho-tographers for camera andphotography questions anddiscussions. All kinds ofcameras are welcome.
Senior tripsThe Senior Center has
scheduled the followingtrips. For more information,call (860) 828-7006.
Oct. 19 — Bennington, Ver-mont.
Nov. 14 — Salute to the Ser-vices, The Aqua Turf Club.
Nov. 14-16 — Christmas atIndian Head Resort.
Nov. 16 — Radio CityChristmas Spectacular.
Nov. 25 — A ChristmasCarol at the Chowder Pot.
Dec. 7-9 — Christmas inthe Amish Country.
AARP tripsThe Berlins AARP has
scheduled the followingtrips. For information or tomake reservations, call Phyl-lis Fecteau at (860) 828-4934.
Oct. 25 — The Croonersand their music at the AquaTurf.
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free educational course designed to assist individuals inmanaging healthy and affordable eating habits. The pro-gram will consist of four educational sessions, each cov-ering a different aspect of nutrition management includ-ing how to shop on a budget, properly reading food labels,incorporating more fruits and vegetables and the use ofthe NuVal™ Nutritional Scoring System to help makemore informed food choices.
Classes are scheduled for Thursdays, Oct. 20, 27, Nov. 3and 10 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the William J. Pitkin Commu-nity Center, Room S-3, 30 Greenfield Street in Wethers-field.
Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. To regis-ter for the program, call the Central Connecticut HealthDistrict at (860) 721-2818.
Blood glucose screeningThe Central Connecticut Health District and the
Wethersfield Health Care Center have scheduled a glucosescreening program for residents of Berlin, Wethersfield,Rocky Hill and Newington who are 65 years of age and old-er.
Screenings are conducted on the second Tuesday ofeach month in Wethersfield and the fourth Tuesday ofeach month in Rocky Hill. Residents of all four health dis-trict towns are invited to participate at the location oftheir choice.
Glucose screenings are scheduled in Wethersfield onTuesday, Oct. 11, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13 at the Pitkin Commu-nity Center, 30 Greenfield Street, from 10 a.m. to noon andOct. 25, Nov. 22 and Dec. 27 from 10 a.m. to noon at theRocky Hill Community Center, 55 Church St.
Appointments are required. For more information, di-rections, and to schedule an appointment, call (860) 721-2818.
Gluten FreeOktoberfest
The Gluten Free Oktober-fest and Vendor Fair is sched-uled for Sunday, Oct. 16 from12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Elm-wood Community Center,1106 New Britain Ave., WestHartford. Over 20 vendorswill participate. The public iswelcome.
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Free mammograms areavailable to women in thecentral Connecticut area whoare over 40 and have little orno insurance. The program,VNACC Breast Health Pro-ject: A Multicultural Ap-proach is funded by a grantfrom the Susan G. KomenBreast Cancer Foundation,Connecticut Affiliate.
For more information, call(860) 826-4516.
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The Andrew House, 66Clinic Drive, New Britain,hosts an Alzheimer’s supportgroup on the fourth Tuesdayof each month at 3:30 p.m. Allare welcome and admissionis free.
For more information, callKathy Mulrooney at (860) 225-8608.
Bereavementsupport
The bereavement supportand recovery group wasformed to support and givean outlet to those who havesuffered a severe loss. Itmeets once a week and alsooffers phone and email sup-port during other times whenyou need someone to listen orcan be of help to someone.There is no fee and this is nota professional counselingservice, but people helpingpeople. All are invited to at-tend. Meetings are scheduledfor Saturdays from 10 to 11:45a.m. at the Community Cen-ter.
For more information, con-tact (860) 836-2112 orwww.griefsupportandrecov-ery.webs.com.
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Oct.6Thursday
Boy Scouts – Boy ScoutTroop 24 meets Thursdaysfrom 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at theCommunity Center. Stop inor call Joe Tedone at (860)828-0255.
Boy Scouts – Boy ScoutTroop 41, sponsored byBethany Covenant Church,meets Thursdays from 7:15to 8:30 p.m. at the church.For more information, callScoutmaster Joe Greco at(860) 828-8579 or [email protected].
Football – BHS vs.Weaver at Scalise Field, 7p.m.
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Volleyball – BHS vs. EastCatholic at Manchester, 5p.m.
Girls Swimming – BHSvs. Holy Cross at Kennedy,Waterbury, 7 p.m.
8Saturday
Historical Society Mu-seum – The Berlin Histori-cal Society Museum, cornerof Peck and Main Streets, isopen Saturdays from 1 to 4
p.m. View new displays cele-brating “Laundry Day theOld Way”, vintage rag dolls,and “Grandma Aprons” inaddition to extensive perma-nent displays of tinware,bricks, local industry,clocks, toys, street historiesand the Leather Man. Bringyour old Berlin photos to bescanned. Watch local histo-ry inspired DVDs and shareyour memories.
Golf tournament –Friends of Berlin Golf hasscheduled its 2nd annualgolf tournament for Satur-day, Oct. 8 at Timberlin GolfClub. All proceeds benefitBerlin High School boys andgirls golf teams. The scram-ble format event begins atnoon, and includes dinner,awards and raffle. For moreinformation and cost, con-tact Steve Marquis at (860)466-9543 or
Cross Country – Manhat-tan Invitational at Van Cort-land Park, TBA.
9Sunday
Turkey shoot – The Mat-tabassett Rifle and PistolClub, Beckley Mills Road,has scheduled its annualTurkey Shoot for every Sun-
day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.For more information, callShon Hatcher at (860) 398-0018.
Blessing of the animals– The Kensington Congrega-tional Church, 312 PercivalAve., has scheduled a bless-ing of the animals for Sun-day, Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. in theChapel in the Woods, be-hind the Reeves Center.Snacks for animals andowners will be available.
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Medical center Volunteers provide invalu-
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Book Cart volunteers visitpatients daily, offering freebooks and magazines as wellas friendly conversation.These volunteers are alsotrained as “Fall PreventionSafety” volunteers whocheck bed and chair alarmsto ensure they are in properworking order and encour-age the patient to use the callbutton to “call before youfall”.
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Pet therapy visits are verywell received by our patients,even the staff. If you have atherapy dog that is certifiedand registered with a nation-al pet therapy organization,please consider joining ourpopular Pet therapy pro-gram.
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CitizenSports 19The Berlin CitizenThursday, October 6, 2011
Three games, three wins last week for RedcoatsPhoto by Matt Leidemer
The Berlin High School boys soccer team rattled offthree victories last week to improve to 4-2-1. Pictured:The Redcoats’ Armand Cano unloads a shot during arecent game.
Girls soccer pushes streak to six
The beat goes on
Photo by Paul Salina
Berlin High School quarterback Mitch Williamslooks for an open man Friday at Scalise Field. TheRedcoats trounced Tolland, 56-14, that night toimprove to 3-0. See page 20 for more.
By Mark PukaloThe Berlin Citizen
Berlin girls soccer coachSteve Yanosy is confident histeam’s offense will comearound.
Until then, the Redcoatsare winning with defense.
Berlin produced its fourthand fifth shutouts of the sea-son last week to solidify itsspot atop the CCC South at 5-0-1.
“It’s a veteran group,”Yanosy said. “We have 15seniors on the team, so wewere expecting that defen-sive leadership and solidplay in the back. We justneed to get our offense goinga little more so they don’thave all the pressure of need-ing a shutout every day.”
Heading into this week,Berlin (5-1-1 overall) had al-lowed just two goals, one inovertime to undefeated Glas-tonbury on opening day. TheRedcoats have not given up a
Sophomore Sam Car-bonell and a group of seniorshave done the job, limitingchances and troubleshootingin the back. GoalkeeperRobyn Riggott, who wasthrust into the state tourna-ment as a freshman becausethe starter was ill, has con-tinued to improve.
“[Riggott] has elevated hergame,” Yanosy said. “Thathas given the defense moreconfidence to make a play infront of her, knowing thatthere’s somebody back therethat’s going to gobble up therest.”
Sweeper Dana Hebert andOlivia Hale have been solidin the middle of the defenseand Carbonell, along withMadison Tavarozzi, havemarked forwards out of thegame. Yanosy also said theRedcoats should get defender
Lisa Andreanna back frominjury soon.
Hebert scored againstBulkeley. The Redcoats alsoadded an own-goal and threefrom senior center midfield-er Shannon Murphy, wholeads the team in scoring.
“[Murphy] has scoredsome big goals for us,”Yanosy said. “She’s rising tothe occasion her senioryear.”
Berlin dominated playagainst Maloney, with a 22-4edge in shots. But the Red-coats had to battle to the endfor a one-goal victory, eventhough Maloney had mini-mal scoring chances.
Emily Stickel chestedhome a Murphy corner kickwith about five minutes leftin the first half and that wasenough for Berlin’s thirdstraight win and sixth with-out a loss.
“We need to start putting
By Nick CarrollThe Berlin Citizen
In what was a first forCoach Dave Francalangia,his Berlin High School boyssoccer team rolled up threevictories in five days lastweek.
The Redcoats toppedBulkeley, 4-0, on Monday,then bested Platt, 2-1,Wednesday. Berlin capped itsundefeated stretch by beatingMaloney, 3-0, Friday.
The hot streak bumped theRedcoats’ record to 4-2-1.
Francalangia, in his 12thyear at the helm, believes thelocals could realistically havebeen 6-1 heading into thisweek, but he’s not complain-ing.
“I’m pleased with the re-sults,” he said, pointing outthat six of Berlin’s first sevengames were on the road.“We’re excited to comehome.”
Also, Francalangia is gladto finally have his lineup in
order. The first four games ofthe season he was movingguys around, trying differentconfigurations. Now thingsappear solidified.
“The certain formation wehave in the back, and themid, is working out for us,”the coach said.
The Redcoats have beenusing the two-goalie rotationof Chris Von Achen and Bri-
an Bostrom. The unique situ-ation has proved successful.
“They’re both workinghard in practice, and they’reworking together. They don’treally care who’s in goal.They just want to get the vic-tory,” Francalangia said ofthe keepers.
“That situation is actuallya good situation. It’s compet-itive in nature. From a coach-
ing standpoint I kind of likeit. I never had that before.”
Von Achen and Bostromare fronted by a solid crew.Francalangia said CarterScarrozzo, Matt Heimlich,Pat Veley, Sam Vreeland andKyle Lavoie “have done atremendous job in the backline for us. They’ve beenclearing balls, knockingballs away. They’ve done anice job, and helped out ourgoalie situation, and giventhem a little more confi-dence. These goalies are fac-ing about 10 shots a game, atmost.”
On the offensive side, AlexBednarek has been a major
producer for the Redcoats.“Alex has stepped up big
time,” Francalangia said.“He’s a work horse, andevery game he seems to getan assist or a goal. As a soph-omore, that’s all I can ask.”
Connor Hilbie is anotheroffensive weapon.
“They’re kind of like aone-two punch right now,”Francalangia said ofBednarek and Hilbie.
D.J. Caron also has helpedBerlin’s offense click. Carondidn’t see a lot of action lastyear, but is making the mostof his senior season.
See Redcoats, page 22
See Girls, page 22
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Five years later, ‘50-point rule’ still a hot topicBy Nick Carroll
The Berlin Citizen
The “50-point rule” turnedfive this season, and noteveryone is celebrating themilestone.
The rule, officially titled,the CIAC Score Managementpolicy, was put in place to dis-suade Connecticut highschool football teams fromrunning up the score on op-ponents. A coach can now besuspended for one game forrolling up a 50-plus point vic-tory.
When enacted in 2006, the50-point rule made head-lines, sparking a nation-widedebate.
Critics say the rule pun-ishes coaches for havingmore focused, better pre-pared troops, while propo-nents of the policy believe ithelps prevent less-talented,perhaps younger teams, frombeing humiliated on thefield.
Years later, the debate con-tinues.
“Tag it as un-American asfar as I’m concerned,”Bridgeport Central coach
Dave Cadelina told the Con-necticut Post last fall. “Amer-icans want to compete, theywant to win. (The 50-pointrule) seems to be the oppositeof that.”
Berlin High School coachJohn Capodice understandswhere the CIAC is comingfrom, but contends the vastmajority of coaches wouldstrive to avoid colossalblowouts even without thethreat of punishment.
“I think it’s a rule that en-forces sportsmanship,”Capodice said. “You don’twant to embarrass anotherteam … If you coach, in anysport, long enough you’re go-ing to be on both ends of thatstick.”
Capodice and Cadelinaboth were nearly hit with aone-game suspension underthe Score Management poli-cy. In 2007, Capodice’s Red-coats trounced Farmington,57-0. Cadelina and Bridge-port Central beat Bassick 56-0 in 2006.
The suspensions were ap-pealed, however, and theCIAC agreed the winningcoaches had done their best
to keep the score from get-ting out of hand.
Beginning this season, theCIAC automatically reviews50-plus point victories beforehanding out a suspension.
“Now it’s not ‘guilty beforebeing proven innocent,’”said Capodice.
Since 2006, just six Con-necticut high school football
games have been decided bymore than 50 points. Alongwith the aforementionedBerlin-Farmington andBridgeport Central-Bassickmatchups, East Hartfordbeat Fermi 60-0 in 2006 andEnfield defeated Wilcox Tech52-0 in 2008. On Sept. 24,Northwest Catholic toppedWeaver 52-0, and on Sept. 30,
Masuk rolled over Stratford,56-0.
In each case but the EastHartford-Fermi game, theCIAC took no action againstthe coach of the winningteam.
Thirty-four states usesome form of point-controlin high school football.
Undefeated gridders growing up fastBy Nick Carroll
The Berlin Citizen
After a shaky perform-ance in Week 1, Berlin HighSchool quarterback MitchWilliams has settled into hisrole as field general.
The sophomore, a first-year starter, has completed41 passes for 612 yards andseven touchdowns for the un-defeated Redcoats (3-0).
Williams threw three TDstrikes Friday night atScalise Field as Berlinpounded Tolland, 56-14.
BHS coach John Capodice
likes what he has seen fromWilliams, but pointed outthat he is no one-man show.
“I think Mitch is gettingcomfortable. He has threevarsity games under his belt.He has gotten better eachand every game,” said thecoach. “The offensive linehas done a great job of pro-tecting him. And it helps thatall five receivers are capableof catching balls, makingplays.”
Williams’ favorite targetsthus far have been ScottMcLeod (11 receptions, 3touchdowns), Kevin Main (11
receptions), Tommy Under-cuffler (10 receptions, 2touchdowns) and TylerBouchard (6 receptions, 2touchdowns).
The Redcoats also have hadgood luck running the ball.Justin Gombotz has rushedfor 221 yards and five TDs.Undercuffler has rolled up206 yards on the ground andrun for two touchdowns.
Berlin manufactured ahefty 115 points in its firstthree games.
“We’re always going totake what the defense givesus. The nice thing is we haveathletic kids who can run theball and catch the ball,”Capodice said. “Schematical-ly we’re very diverse, which Ithink makes a lot of oppo-nents play a base defense be-cause they really don’t knowwhat they’re going to getfrom week to week.”
Redcoat kicker Devin Sil-verman has manufactured 19points this fall, including afield goal.
Heading into Week 4,Berlin’s defense has allowedjust 35 points. Wojtus Zakleads the team with 20 tack-les. Main has 19. AnthonyDuong has been in on 17 take-downs.
Tyler Bouchard has beenconsistent at outside line-backer. Linemen Chris Meuc-ci and Mitch Blanchette haveturned in good work as well.
“It’s been a really goodteam effort on both sides ofthe ball,” said Capodice. “Thecoaches are doing a great jobpreparing them. And thekids, to date, have done agreat job executing.”
Berlin will host winlessWeaver tonight, Oct. 6. Gametime is 7 p.m.
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Coats’ NotesAs predicted by Coach
Amanda McCarthy, theBerlin High School girlsswim team has proven to bea formidable bunch.
The Lady Redcoats toppedthe Hartford Co-op, 87-74,and E.O. Smith, 105-76, lastweek to improve to 4-0.
Against Hartford, Kate Pi-otrowicz won the 200 indi-vidual medley and the 100freestyle, and KelseyKozikowski bested the fieldin the 200 freestyle and 100butterfly.
Also chalking up victoriesfor the Lady Redcoats wasBriana Cass (100 freestyle)and Jenna Paradis (diving).
In the E.O. Smith meet,Berlin set a school record inthe medley relay (1:59.03).The record-breaking team isAmanda Martino,Katherine Burek, Kozikows-ki and Cass.
Cass also won the 50freestyle and was a memberof the winning 200 freestylerelay team, along with Pi-otrowicz, Taylor Recckand Kozikowski.
Kozikowski was a double-winner in the 200 individualmedley and the 100 butterfly.
In other action that day,Piotrowicz won the 100freestyle, Martino won the500 freestyle and the 100backstroke, and Leah Pawel-czyk out-pointed her compe-tition in diving.
“We did win the meet, butmore importantly, we hadtons of best times and that iswhat matters more than thewin,” said Coach McCarthy.
The Berlin High Schoolboys cross country teamran past both Bristol East-ern and Bulkeley last week,and in the process, clockedthe best time it has had atSage Park in two years.
The Redcoats bested Bris-tol Eastern, 15-45, and Bulke-ley, 15-50.
Berlin’s Brendan McLartyand James Dwyer placed 1-2overall.
Matt Kall, Will Cavedon,Ryan Kliszewski, LawrenceBetterini and Frank Davillarounded out the Redcoats’top seven.
“The boys are running re-ally well right now. They arefocused on having the entireteam run under 20 minutesat Wickham, and continue tolower their team time,” said
BHS coach Steve Soucy.The upcoming Central
Connecticut Conference andstate championship meetsare held at Manchester’sWickham Park.
Kaylene Sylvain and Brit-tany Sullivan finished firstand second respectively tolead the Berlin High Schoolgirls cross country teampast Bulkeley (15-50) andBristol Eastern (23-36) last
week at Sage Park.“The girls, again, proved
they are one of the topteams that will, without adoubt, sneak up on a lot ofteams when the champi-onship races come along inlate October,” BHS coachSteve Soucy said.
“They are putting up fan-tastic team times, and runwith a pack that is 10 to 12deep. They don’t get a lot of
mention in polls, but havebeaten a lot of the teamsthat do.”
Taylor Lupini finishedthird for Berlin againstBulkeley and Bristol East-ern, and was fifth overall.She was followed by team-mates Nicole Sylvain, Kris-ten Madeia, Nicole Griecoand Paige Young.
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Blood drive – The Ameri-can Red Cross has scheduleda blood drive for Tuesday,Oct. 11 from 1:15 to 6 p.m. atSacred Heart Church, 66 Cot-tage Dr., East Berlin. Formore information and tomake an appointment, call 1-800-RED-Cross (1-800-733-2767.)
Boy Scouts — Boy ScoutTroop 256, chartered by theKensington Volunteer FireDepartment, meets Tuesday
CalendarContinued from page 16
RedcoatsContinued from page 19
“He’s done a nice job play-ing forward for us. I movedhim in the midfield a coupleof games, and the team hasgenerated more offense whenI put him there,” Francalan-gia said. “He’s been a pleas-ant element that I didn’tthink I was going to get thisyear.”
As expected, the race forthe Central ConnecticutSouth Division title is a closeone. Division-leadingPlainville was undefeatedheading into this week, butBerlin, and others, are withinstriking distance.
GirlsContinued from page 19
the ball in the back of thenet,” Yanosy said. “We’re cre-ating chances. We justhaven’t been on the luckyside yet, and a few goalieshave played their best gamesagainst us. The offense is go-ing to come through. I’m con-fident with that.”
One reason is that juniorBianca Jacques continues toget stronger game by game,
coming off an injury.Jacques, who scored 10 goalsin 2010, had the overtime win-ner against Middletown Sept.17.
Berlin hosted Plainville af-ter press time Tuesday to endthe first half of the CCCSouth season.
evenings at the Kensingtonfirehouse. For information,call Ed Alicea, scoutmaster,(860) 828-8693.
Boy Scouts — Boy ScoutTroop 44, chartered by theBerlin Lions, meets Tues-days at 7 p.m. at BethanyCovenant Church. For infor-mation, call Troop Commit-tee Chair at (860) 829-1832.
Kensington-Berlin Ro-tary – The Kensington-Berlin Sunrise Rotary Clubmeets every Tuesday from7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Com-munity Center. Guests areinvited to attend any meet-ing. For more information,call Ryan Zelek at (860) 944-5222.
Boys Soccer – BHS vs.Middletown at Scalise Field,7 p.m.
Girls Soccer – BHS vs.Middletown at Middletown,7 p.m.
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All NightGraduation Party
Clothing collectionThe 2012 Berlin High
School Graduation PartyCommittee has scheduled aClothing Collection for Sat-urday, Oct. 22 and Sunday,Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.the Berlin High School bandentrance, 139 Patterson Way.
Clothes, shoes, sneakers,coats, jackets, hats, belts,handbags, backpacks, gymbags, sheets, blankets, quilts,pillows, towels, rugs andstuff animals will be accept-ed in large plastic bags.
Proceeds from the collec-tion benefit the All NightGraduation Party for theBerlin High School Class of2012.
For more information andpick-up requests, contactKathy Scalise at (860) 329-7510kscalisel @comcast.net orEileen Heebert at (860) 828-6069 [email protected].
Holiday pie saleThe Berlin High School
Class of 2012 All Night Grad-uation Committee has sched-uled a Holiday Pie Salefundraiser. Choose from 12delicious Chef Pierre frozenpies including Gourmet Ap-ple, Chocolate Cream, Pecan,Fruit, Chocolate Peanut but-ter and Pumpkin. Orders andpayment are due Oct. 28; piepickup is Nov. 17 from 5 to 7p.m. at Berlin High School.
Party Decorating Committeemeets every Monday andWednesday from 6:30 to 9 p.m.in the Willard ElementarySchool basement. The meet-ings are open to anyone whowants to get involved, not justparents of seniors. This is anenormous undertaking andrequires scores of volunteers
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to produce.
Merit ScholarsAlexandra M. Asal and
Holly A. Robillard have beennamed Commended Scholarsin the 2012 National MeritScholarship Program, ac-cording to Francis Kennedy,principal of Berlin HighSchool.
About 34,000 CommendedStudents throughout the na-tion are recognized for theirexceptional academic prom-ise. Although they will notcontinue in the 2012 competi-tion for National Merit Schol-arships, Commended Stu-dents placed among the topfive percent of more than 1.5million students who enteredthe 2012 competition by tak-ing the 2010 PreliminarySAT/National Merit Scholar-ship Qualifying Test(PSAT/NMSQT®).
Henry J. VienneauHenry J. Vienneau, 78, of
Berlin, died Sept. 25, 2011 af-ter a short illness. He wasborn Feb. 3, 1933 in Nova Sco-tia, Canada and came to Con-necticut in 1965 sponsored byPratt and Whitney MachineTool. He worked at severalmanufacturing companiesover the year as an OD IDgrinder, retiring four yearsago from K&R Grinding inNewington. He enjoyed histo-ry and made cannons whichmodeled the cannons of theU.S. Constitution in Boston.Until a few years ago, he trav-eled to Nova Scotia every
Obituarysummer to make cannon bar-rels with his brother Her-man. He also enjoyed New-foundland music, folk music,playing his guitar and mostof all spending time with hisgrandsons.
He is survived by hisdaughter, Aileen Legnaniand grandsons Andrew andDavid Legnani, with whomhe made his home for the past12 years. He also leaves sevenbrothers and sisters andtheir spouses, Herman andRosemary Vienneau, Walterand Cheryl Vienneau,Joanne and Donald Boutlier,Effie and Greg Peckham,Marie Poff, Charlie and Myr-
na Vienneau, Lorraine andBob Miller and many niecesand nephews, all in the Hali-fax-Dartmouth, Nova Scotiaarea.
Funeral services were pri-vate.
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The Berlin Park and Recreation Department has scheduledthe 7th annual Scarecrow Festival in conjunction with theFall Foliage Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15. Opening ceremonyis scheduled for 11 a.m. in Volunteer Park, on the corner ofFarmington Avenue and Porters Pass. Free children’s activi-ties are scheduled until 1 p.m.
Businesses, local volunteer, civic organizations, childrenorganizations as well as individuals and families are wel-come to create a scarecrow. Scarecrows will take up residen-cy on Main Street and Farmington Avenue from Oct. 15through Oct. 31.
Registration and fees are accepted at the Berlin Parks andRecreation Office, 230 Kensington Road. For more informa-tion, call the Park and Recreation office at (860) 828-7009. Incase of inclement weather, call the information phone at (860)828-7100.
School ReunionsBerlin High School Class
of 1961 has scheduled itsclass reunion for Saturday,Oct. 22. For more informa-tion, contact Agnes CalicchioLaperuta at (860) 346-7693 [email protected].
New Britain High SchoolClass of 1961 has scheduledits 50th class reunion for Oct.28-29. Events will be held atPapa’s Dodge and the AquaTurf Club. If you are inter-ested in reconnecting withclassmates and would like toattend, contact John Yuskis,Jr. at [email protected] or
(860) 828-5977 for more infor-mation.
Hartford Public HighSchool Class of 1961 islooking for classmatesnames and addresses for the50th reunion. Please [email protected] or call(860) 667-0578.
Southington High
School Class of 1971 hasscheduled its 40th class re-union for Nov. 26 at HawksLanding Country Club,Southington. Contact SteveJardine for more informa-tion and to share contact in-formation. A Facebook pagewill be created soon.
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Seasonal flu vaccination is recommend-ed for everyone age 6 months and older.The flu vaccine protects people from thethree strains of influenza that are likely tobe circulating this flu season. For the 2011-2012 season, the vaccine is comprised ofA/California/7/2009 (H1N1),A/Perth/16/2009 (H3N2), and B/Bris-bane/60/2008. Flu vaccines provide annu-al protection and flu strains change regu-larly, so it is important to get a new flu shotevery year.
The Central Connecticut Health Dis-trict has scheduled flu vaccination clinicsin Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill, andWethersfield according to the followingschedule:
In Berlin — Thursday, Oct. 13 from 9a.m. to noon and Thursday, Oct. 27 from 3to 6 p.m. at the Community Center.
In Newington — Friday, Oct. 21 from 9a.m. to noon at the Newington Senior andDisabled Center, 120 Cedar Street in New-ington.
In Rocky Hill — Tuesday, Oct. 11 from 9a.m. to noon and Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 3 to6 p.m. at the Rocky Hill Community Cen-
ter, 55 Church Street in Rocky Hill.In Wethersfield — Tuesday, Oct. 18 from
3 to 6 p.m. at the Pitkin Community Center,30 Greenfield Street in Wethersfield.
The Central Connecticut Health Dis-trict is offering flu vaccination for anyoneage 4 years and older, regardless of town ofresidence. The health district will bill allMedicare Part B plans, all ConnectiCarePlans, all Anthem plans, and AetnaMedicare plan (PFFS only). Participantsmust bring the card from one of the aboveplans to the clinic to receive their flu vac-cination at no charge. A fee is charged forall others and a receipt will be providedupon request.
Pneumonia shots also will be available.The above mentioned insurance providerscan also be billed for pneumonia shots bythe health district. The cost for all othersis $50 and a receipt will be provided uponrequest. Participants are asked to wearshort sleeves or loose-sleeved clothes.
Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill andWethersfield residents who are home-bound may call the health district at (860)721-2818 to arrange for a home visit.
Health District schedules flu clinics
For breaking news go to our website: www.berlincitizen.com
Military newsMatthew Catalano of Berlin recently
completed U.S. Army basic and airborne in-fantry training at Fort Benning, Ga. Cata-lano is a 2006 Berlin High School graduateand holds a Bachelors of Arts degree fromEmmanuel College.
1st Lt Alex Barwikowski, of Berlin, re-cently graduated from Combat Systems Offi-cer training class 11-08 at the 479th FlyingTraining Group at Naval Air Station Pen-sacola, Fla.
The graduation marks the end of the 11-month program,which involves more than 620 hours of academics, nearly 100hours in a flight simulator, and about 45 flight hours. TheCSO program merges the navigator, weapons systems officerand electronic warfare officer career fields into one. Upongraduation from the program, each CSO is assignable to var-ious aircraft platforms across the U.S. Air Force arsenal.
Lt. Barwikowski, son of Nancy and Lt. Col Barwikowski, isa graduate of Berlin High School. He will go on to serve as aCSO in the B-52 aircraft at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.
Catalano
MS support groupThe Southington MS Support Group meets at Bradley
Memorial Hospital, 81 Meriden Ave., Southington at 7 p.m. onthe second Monday of each month.
For information: call (860) 426-0010; visit www.ctfight-sMS.org; or call the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Con-necticut Chapter at (800) FIGHT MS.
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Stroke survivorsMidState Medical Center
has scheduled a Stroke Sup-port Group, an interactivegroup designed to assiststroke survivors and theircaregivers in learning moreabout stroke and recovery is-sues, as well as share com-mon challenges and experi-ences. The group will meeton the first Wednesday ofeach month from 6 to 7:30p.m. in conference room 7 atMidState Medical Center.
Distributionboxes
The Berlin Citizen has dis-tribution boxes for the week-ly newspaper at two loca-tions in town: at ConnecticutTire, 96 Webster Square Road
(across from PowerhouseGym) and on Brook Street,next to the U.S. Post Office inKensington. This is in addi-tion to the regular mailedhome delivery.
There is no charge for thenewspaper at these boxes.
Customers can also con-tinue to pick up newspapersat Roger’s Marketplace andat The Citizen’s office at 979Farmington Avenue.
Lyme diseaseThe Greater Hartford
Lyme Disease Support andAction Group, which in-cludes Berlin, meets on thethird Wednesday of themonth at 7:30 p.m. in theFa r m i n g t o n - U n i o nv i l l eCommunity Center, 321 NewBritain Ave., Unionville.
For more information, call
Christopher Montes at (860)673-8759; Randy Sykes at(860) 658-9938 or TammySzczepanski at (860) 793-1764.
GamblersAnonymous
Has gambling taken overyour life or the life of some-one you know?
Gamblers Anonymouscan help you take back yourlife. It is a non-profit fellow-ship of men and women whoshare their experience,strength and hope with eachother that they may solvetheir common problem andhelp others to recover from agambling problem. Call 1-888-424-3577 or visit www.gamblersanonymous.org.
Library NewsBerlin-PeckMemorial Library
ProgramsKeeping Your Brain
healthy - The Berlin-PeckMemorial Library has sched-uled Keeping Your BrainHealthy for Tuesday, Oct. 11at 7 p.m. Participants in thisworkshop will learn aboutstrategies to keep theirbrains healthy. Among thetopics covered are the impor-tance of nutrition and exer-cise. The signs and symp-toms of Alzheimer’s diseasewill be discussed. For moreinformation and to register,call (860) 828-7125.
Genealogy Group – TheGenealogy Group is sched-uled to meet Thursday, Oct.13 at 7 p.m. at the Berlin-PeckMemorial Library. Shareyour favorite internet sitesused in genealogy research.
How to run a successfulcookie swap – Join AnneReilly and learn the secretsto a successful cookie swapon Monday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. atthe Berlin-Peck Memorial Li-brary. Participants receivesample invitations, samplegames, recipes and treats.Please contact the library at(860) 828-7125 to register.
Sit and knit – Sit and Knithas been scheduled for
Thursday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m.at the Berlin-Peck MemorialLibrary. Join Gina Kahn foran evening of knitting. Alllevels of knitters are wel-come. No registration is re-quired.
The Connecticut Para-normal Research Societyis scheduled to speak onTuesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. atthe Berlin-Peck Memorial Li-brary. The organization willspeak about their investiga-tive methods and display evi-dence. For more informationand to reserve a seat, call thelibrary at (860) 828-7125.
Construction ClubSaturday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.
Build with Legos. Individualand group activities for chil-dren in grades 1 and older.
Tails of JoySaturday, Oct. 15 from 1 to
2 p.m. for children in grades1 through 5. The Tails of Joyorganization provides read-ing education assistancedogs to help improve literacyskills of children. Dogs arepatient, non-judgmental lis-teners and allow an opportu-nity for children to practicetheir reading skills. Bringyour favorite book or chooseone from the library.
Luscious LiteratureBook Adventures on Tues-
days, Oct. 11 through Nov. 22from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for chil-dren in grades 2 to 4. Havefun with crafts, cooking, dra-ma and more using books
with Mrs. Powell, retiredWillard Elementary Schoolteacher.
StorytimesStorytimes is a half-hour
program featuring stories,fingerplays, songs and ashort movie. Each week anearly literacy skill will behighlighted. There are sixliteracy skills: print aware-ness, phonological aware-ness, letter knowledge, vo-cabulary, print motivationand narrative skills. No reg-istration is needed. Story-time meets as follows:
Tuesday – 1:30 p.m. for 3-6years old.
Wednesday – 10:30 a.m. for18 months through 35months.
Thursday – 10:30 a.m. forall ages.
Thursday – 6:30 p.m. for allages.
The theme for the week ofOct. 10 is fall leaves.
Mother Goose Time -Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. Aspecial storytime for babiesages 0-24 months and theirfamilies. No registration isneeded. Older siblings arewelcome.
Playtime - Fridays from10 a.m. to noon. Playtime isan informal gathering wherebabies, toddlers, andpreschoolers can play and so-cialize together. Parentsmust attend. No registrationis needed.
Berlin FreeLibrary
The Berlin Free Library,834 Worthington Ridge, hasscheduled a book sale forevery Wednesday from 9 to11 a.m. Donations of gentlyused adult and children’sbooks are accepted.
High TeaThe Berlin Free Library,
834 Worthington Ridge, hasplanned High Tea for Sun-day, Nov. 6 from 3 to 5 p.m.Tea will be served with a se-lection of sweet treats. Formore information and tick-ets, call the library at (860)828-3344.
HoursAdult hours: Monday,
2:30 to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, 9 to11:30 a.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m.;Friday, 2:30 to 5 p.m.
Children’s hours:Wednesday, 9 to 11:30 a.m.(preschool program 9:30 to10:15 a.m.); 7 to 8:30 p.m.(Kindergarten throughgrade 5 program 7:30 to 8:15p.m.); Friday, 3 to 5 p.m.(monthly program.)
East BerlinLibrary
HoursThe East Berlin Library,
240 Main St., East Berlin, isopen Mondays and Thurs-days from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6:30to 8:30 p.m. The library canbe reached at (860) 828-3123.
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Support groupsLiving with Chronic Medical Ill-
ness, Tuesdays at 1 p.m., Counsel-ing Center, 50 Griswold St., Insur-ance required. (860) 224-5804.
Anger Management SupportGroup, Tuesdays at 4 p.m., Coun-seling Center, 50 Griswold St., In-surance required. (860) 224-5804.
Bereavement Support Group,2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month,5:30-7 p.m. (860) 224-5900, x6573.
Glaucoma examsEyeCare America sponsors a
national campaign to preventblindness by offering free glauco-ma eye exams to eligible people.
The Family Glaucoma Snapshotcampaign is intended to raiseawareness among African-Ameri-can communities about the riskfactors for glaucoma. EyeCareAmerica encourages people to callits Glaucoma EyeCare Program at1-800-391-EYES (3937) to find out ifthey are eligible for a free exam.
Al-AnonAl-Anon meetings, for anyone
affected by someone’s else’s drink-ing, are held Mondays at 10 a.m. atPlainville CongregationalChurch, at the corner of 130 W.Main St., (Route 372) and ChurchSt., Plainville. The group meets inthe library room. Parking is in therear.
For more information, call (888)825-2666 or visit www.ct.al-alon.org.
Nar-AnonAre you affected by someone
else’s addiction? Join us at Nar-Anon Family Group, Sundaymornings at 9 a.m. at MeridenCare, 845 Paddock Rd., Meriden.
For other area meetings or moreinformation visit www.nar-anon.org orwww.naranonctma.org or callLori at (860) 828-1452 or Denise at(203) 630-0485.
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L & E PROPERTY Mgmt OffersMeriden- Big beautiful 4BR
CONAIR bubbling foot spa.Never opened. 3 settings.Vibrates, splash guard, mas-saging nodes. Plus: Electric jaropener. Never used. Both for$30. Please call 203-269-3517leave message!
DANBURY Mint Japanese Bride& Groom porcelain dolls.(Midori & Tatsuo) both are 15”tall, in original boxes. Asking$150.00 for both dolls. Call203-235-2784.
DINING Room Set with 2Leaves and 4 Windsor chairs.All wood. $450 or best offer.(860) 828-3979
DISH Network lowest nation-wide price $19.99 a month.FREE HBO/Cinemax/StarzFREE Blockbuster. FREE HD-DVR and install. Next dayinstall 1-800-527-7449
DDJJ EEqquuiippmmeenntt- Includes DBLcassette player, 5disc Cd play-er, 250W per channel receiver,incl 2 large speakers & more.$300 firm. Call 203-235-6714.
MOVING SALE! Pool table, reg-ulation size, $1000 firm; Bud-weiser pool table light, $500firm. 3 pc entertainment cen-ter, Brazilian wood, orig,$1500; asking $475/bo. Call203-213-0873
WOOD, FUEL &HEATING EQUIPMENT
FIREWOOD$225/cord.
Sized for stove and fireplace.Multiple cord discount.
FREE Horse Boarding in Middle-field in exchange for takingcare of my horse and miniaturedonkey. 12x12 stall withturnout, pasture and ridingtrails. Call 860-985-1005 fordetails
GROOMING - $35 Includes cut, shampoo,
nails & glands. Pick up & drop off available.
860-930-0663
HORSE LOVERS EXCEPTIONALRiding opportunity in exchange
for 6-8 hours per week. AM and PM time needed.
203-213-8833 or 203-272-6593MALSHI mix, male, playful,
active. Born April 17, 2011. Upto date on shots, call for moreinfo. 860-518-2007
CONSTRUCTION EQUIP& TOOLS
CRAFTSMAN Home-n-Shop dryvacuum. 30” high w/attach-ments & on roller in goodshape. $65. Vise C. Parker No.100. 3 1/2” grip bar, non swiv-el, 33 pounds. $75. (203) 284-0114
FURNITURE &APPLIANCES
5 FT Sofa bed like new $100.7ft Couch & Chair
Better than new $100.Call 203-639-5910
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Refrigerators and Stoves.
AApppplliiaannccee RReeppaaiirrssWill Deliver
220033--228844--88998866AMANA 21 cu ft white refriger-
Carpentry & Home Improve-ments: Kitchens, Bathrooms,Decks, Doors & Windows, Inde-pendent Document Review.Free est. HIC#582204.Call Tom at 203-640-4077 oremail: [email protected]
Over 25 years experience. Call today for free estimates.
Call 203-440-3535 Ct. Reg. #578887
ATTIC & BASEMENTSCLEANED
GARY Wodatch Demolition Ser-vices. Sheds, pools, decks,garages, concrete walks, patios,Quick, courteous srv. All callsreturned. Ins. #566326. Office203-235-7723/Cell 860-558-5430
GARY Wodatch Debris removal ofany kind. Homeowner’s, contrac-tor’s, small dumpsters avail.Quick, courteous srv. All callsreturned. Ins. #566326. Office203-235-7723/Cell 860-558-5430
Pete In The PickupJunk Removal & Odd Jobs
No Job too Big/Small We Do it All203-886-5110
CARPENTRY
REPAIRS Large or Small entrydoor & window replacementdone by owner, also provideadditions, finish basments,deck & complete homeimprovements. Free est. 203-238-1449 CT REG. #578107www.marceljcharpentier.com
Nucor Steel Connecticut, Inc., a division of thenation's largest steel and steel products manufacturerand largest recycler is seeking to assemble a hiringpool of qualified applicants for entry level jobs in:
ProductionWe are looking for candidates who are willing towork rotating shifts which would require workingboth day and night shifts in a drug free environment.
Most positions in our steel plant require moderateto heavy lifting and can be physically demandingincluding working in extreme temperatures. Weoffer competitive pay and benefits includingHealth Insurance and 401K Plan.
Individuals interested in learning more aboutNucor Steel Connecticut should register athttp://www.nucor.com/opportunity and enterNSCTP8. Individuals who register should be pre-pared to complete a brief questionnaire. Previousregistrants will need to take the questionnaireagain to be considered. The registration periodends October 12, 2011. Responses to the ques-tionnaire will determine who receives an instruc-tional letter regarding a scheduled assessment.Each individual should submit only one question-naire related to this job posting.
Nucor Steel Connecticut does not accept unsolicitedresumes. No phone calls please.
Nucor is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace.
MEDICALMEDICALCAREERSCAREERS
HOME HEALTH AIDE / CNAInterim HealthCare has many
opportunities available!Chances are we have the right
position for you. CCaallll 220033--223300--44778866 ttooddaayy!!
WAITSTAFF The Orchards at Southington isseeking individuals to fill parttime waitstaff positions. Can-didates must be organized,have the ability to work in afast paced, food service envi-ronment. No experience nec-essary. Will train the right peo-ple. Must be available to workbetween the hours of 11am-7pm, including wknd & holidaycoverage. Apply in person:
SALES: Need reliable people toset appts at local Sears stores.P/T. Earn up to & over $12-$14(base + bonus). No Telemarket-ing. Call 800-379-8310. SeniorsWelcome! EOE/AA.
SSEERRVVEERRSS && BBAARRTTEENNDDEERRSSPT, Experienced. Refs a must.
Apply in person: Tues-Fri 10:30-3Hearthstone Pub
42 West Main St. Plantsville
WWaalllliinnggffoorrdd FFaammiillyy YYMMCCAAReceive a free
YMCA membership
YYoouutthh FFiittnneessss CCooaacchhFun job working w/middleschool children in health/fit-ness program. Need to havegreat interpersonal/organiza-tional skills & background insports or recreation. Degreepreferred or in process. Hrs2:30-6pm, Mon-Thurs, $11-12/hr.
Lifeguards Exp’d/certified lifeguards tosub when needed with possi-ble future scheduled shift.Range of hrs between 4:30am-9:30pm. Need good work ethic& friendly demeanor.
AAssssiissttaanntt DDaayyccaarree TTeeaacchheerrInfant Room at The Learning
Community on Choate campus- Experience/maturity req’d &must enjoy working w/veryyoung children. Must be avail-able for Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri,3p-6p & Wed 9a-6p.
F/T, P/T 4 day work week.Apply in person:Lyman Products475 Smith Street
Middletown, CT 06457
MECHANIC F/T. Must have expw/construction equip & alltypes of truck repairs. Bene-fits. Walk in 8:30-4 Mon-FriMartin Laviero Contractor, Inc611 N Main St Bristol, CTEOE/AA.PPaarrkkiinngg LLoott//SSttrreeeett SSwweeeeppeerrss
Wallingford Company has Imme-diate Need for Parking Lot/Street Sweepers. Non CDL Dri-ving Job - DOT Medical Card APLUS! This is an Overnight job-7pm to 7am. Must have Valid CTDrivers License with clean driv-ing record & clean criminal back-ground. Accepting applicationsNOW! $10/hour plus overtime!CCAALLLL LLAADDOONNNNAA 220033--226644--55444400
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PART-TIME
MarketplaceAdvertising
RepresentativeRecord-Journal Publish-ing Company’s ClassifiedDepartment is seeking aP/T Marketplace Adver-tising Representative whois ready to achieve suc-cess. Must be highlymotivated and goal orient-ed in a multi-mediacapacity. In addition totaking classified ads viaphone, fax, email and inperson, this position alsorequires contacting localbusinesses both over thephone and in person forthe development of newbusiness. This individualmust provide excellentservice to our clients sell-ing advertising in ourdaily and weekly newspa-pers, specialty publica-tions, and other onlineproducts.
The successful candidatemust possess good oraland written communica-tion skills, type at least45wpm, be well organ-ized, and have excellentfollow-through skills.Sales experience is pre-ferred, but we are willingto train the right candi-date.
This is a 30 hour per weekposition Monday-Friday.We offer an hourly rateplus commission plan.Please email resume to:
DDEEAANN’’SS SSTTOOVVEE && SSPPAAIs Hiring for the following:
SSaalleess RReeppssSSeerrvviiccee TTeecchhss
CCuussttoommeerr SSeerrvviiccee//CCoouunntteerr HHeellppWeekends a must. Valid driver’slicense. Drug testing required.Apply in person Tues-Fri. 10-3.120 West Main St., Plantsvilleor fax resume: 860-621-3258
DDoo yyoouu hhaavvee OOCCDD??Have thoughts that you wish youcould stop? Feel compelled todo things? Please call about ourstudies. Earn up to $400.
LANDSCAPER. ExperiencedGroundskeeper to maintainlawn and shrub pruning at lux-ury apartment complexes.Work to include mowing, trim-ming, edging, mulching, plant-ing, weeding, etc. Requires useof hand held and other land-scape equipment including x-mark, scagg. Competitive ratesand benefit package. Valid Dri-ver’s License and transporta-tion to work. Qualified Candi-date Please Fax Resume to203-407-0390 or e-mail to:[email protected]
MACHINE Operator - IMME-DIATE NEED, 2nd shiftWallingford. MUST HAVEmanufacturing experience,STABLE work history &good MATH skills. Temp tohire $10.50. Call AR Maz-zotta (203) 949-4242
WALLINGFORD, 25 RidgenollRd. Open House Sundays12pm-2pm. Split Level Homefor Sale by Owner. Wood StoveInsert in living room. 3-4 bed-rooms. New Oversized Garage.4 Season Rear Porch. Contact203-269-0295 for more infor-mation.
MOBILE HOMESFOR SALE
MERIDEN BRAND NEW 2BR, DELUXEHOME IN UPSCALE PARK!FINANCING AVAILABLE!
$64,900 203-799-7731
HELP WANTED
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Nuzzo & Roberts, a law firm inCheshire, is seeking an AAddmmiinniiss--ttrraattiivvee AAssssiissttaanntt for our Workers’Compensation team. Responsi-bilities include processing mail,scheduling, docketing, filing,routine correspondence, open-ing/closing files, copying andspecial projects. Must possess acan-do attitude, a desire to learn,strong administrative and com-puter skills. Prior legal or work-ers’ compensation experience aplus. F/T with benefits. Pleaseemail resume to
ppmmaahheerr@@nnuuzzzzoo--rroobbeerrttss..ccoomm orfax to 220033--225500--33113311 Attn: PLM.
AUTO/Truck Technician FT at abusy, well equipped shop. Exp.necessary. Hours 8-5 Mon-Fri.Exc pay & benefits. Appl;y inperson: Kulmann’s Automotive,1411 Meriden Rd, Wolcott.(203) 879-4613
NEEDEDOur Waterbury branch isexpanding! We need 20sharp, hardworking peopleto train for carpet cleaningand management positions.Must have driver’s licenseand excellent work ethic.Full time permanent work.
NORTH HAVENMeadowstone Motel- Off I-91.Sat. TV. Short Stay/ Daily/Wkly
On Bus Line. 203-239-5333
GARAGE & STORAGESPACE FOR RENT
NEW BRITAIN 2 bay garagefor rent in Walnut Hill Parkarea. Located behind a busi-ness. Suitable for storageonly. Each bay is 23’ x 11’.$125 per bay. Call (860) 243-9099 between 9am & 5pm.
WALLINGFORD Garage- NorthMain St. Close to center oftown. Good area. $90/month.Sec. dep. req’d. Available Oct1. 203-269-1426.
OPEN HOUSES
MERIDEN 2550 SF, 9 RoomBrick Cape. Work from homeoffice opportunity in a desir-able east side location witheasy access to major highways.4 BR, 2 Baths, LR w/FP. DR,Family Room. Updated Eat-inkitchen. Hardwood throughout.Open porch & patio. Privateyard. Over sized garage with fullwalk-out basement. Spacious &private. Great potential.
Open house from 1-4pm Sunday 10/2� and Sunday 10/9 A must see at only $217,900! Call 203-440-3240. Location:31 Green Road, Meriden, CT
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Soar to new heights by becoming a �oat nurse at The Hospital of CentralConnecticut. In addition to enhanced pay, a more �exible schedule, anda variety of challenging opportunities, you’ll have the chance to workwith and care for different patient populations. The bene�ts are outstanding, and include up to $5,000 per year in pre-paid tuition. Positions are available on all shifts for part-time, full-time and per diem RNs, with a minimum of three years of acute care experience. To learnmore, visit www.thocc.org, or call Jolie Frechette at (860) 224-5576.
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Prepare yourfurnace for winter
Temperatures are expect-ed to drop soon. Especiallywith damage following Trop-ical Storm Irene, now is thetime to be sure furnaces areoperating and ready for coldweather.
“As temperatures contin-ue to drop, it will be impor-tant for Connecticut resi-dents to check furnace effi-ciency, especially as we re-cover from Tropical StormIrene,” said Reuben F. Brad-ford, Commissioner of theDepartment of EmergencyServices and Public Protec-tion.
Federal assistance may beavailable for cleaning andtesting furnaces damaged byTropical Storm Irene. Assis-tance may also be availableto repair or replace the fur-nace if it is destroyed.
“Homeowners sometimesdetermine furnace repairsare required after stormsand flooding,” said FEMAFederal Coordinating OfficerStephen De Blasio. “If youlive in Connecticut and youhad water damage to yourfurnace from Tropical StormIrene, register for assis-tance.”
After a homeowner re-ceives federal aid to covercleaning and testing expens-es, it may become apparentthat the furnace needs to berepaired or replaced. Resi-dents have the option of fil-ing an appeal for additionaldisaster funds within 60 daysof the date of their assis-tance-award letter. The addi-tional aid may be requestedby writing to a FEMA ap-peals officer. The address isincluded in the applicant’sletter with instructionsabout how to apply for disas-ter assistance. In light of thepossibility of additional aid,applicants are strongly en-couraged to keep receipts
and copies of contractor esti-mates for any work on theflood-damaged furnace.
If you had damage to yourhome, and have not alreadyregistered, register online atwww.DisasterAssistance.govor by calling 1-800-621-FEMA/3362 or TTY 1-800-462-7585. Phone lines are openseven days a week, from 7a.m. to 10 p.m. until furthernotice. The deadline for reg-istering is Nov. 3.
Renewableenergy creditpaymentsavailable to CL&Pcustomers
Those solar panels thatyou’ve been contemplatingfor your business or homemay be eligible for paymentsfrom Connecticut Light &Power beginning next year.Plans are under way at CL&Pto develop a Zero- and Low-Emission Renewable EnergyCredit Payment Programand the company is lookingfor input.
“Long term contracts forthe purchase of renewableenergy credits from qualify-ing renewable generationprojects are part of Con-necticut’s recent EnergyAct,” said Christie Bradway,manager, Renewable Power,CL&P. “We want to hear frominterested customers as towhat they would like to see inthe program. So we’ve putout an RFI - a Request for In-formation.”
Customers have untilMonday, October 17 by 4 p.m.to provide feedback via emailto [email protected]&P will utilize the feed-back in the final develop-ment of a solicitation plan,which will be submitted tothe Public Utilities Regulato-ry Authority (PURA) for re-view and approval. AfterPURA’s final approval of the
solicitation plan, CL&P willissue a Request for Propos-als.
“We call the zero-emissioncredits, ZREC’s, and the low-emission credits, LREC’s”said Bradway. “Eligible cus-tomers would be able to selltheir credits to CL&P at a
fixed price for a period of 15years.” The price for eachZREC could be as much as$350 in the first year of theprogram, and each LRECcould be as much as $200 inthe first year of the program.Projects that could be eligi-ble must begin operation on
or after July 1, 2011. ZRECprojects may not be largerthan 1,000 kilowatts andLREC projects may not belarger than 2,000 kilowatts.
To learn more aboutZREC’s, LREC’s and the RFI,visit www.cl-p.com and go to“Going Green.”
