Volume 14, Number 46 Berlin’s Only Hometown Newspaper Thursday, November 18, 2010 The Berlin C it it iz iz en Q & A with veterans History comes to life for McGee students The beat goes on Council moves to buy Farmington Avenue land for police station Run of burglaries triggers alert A bulletin board displays photos and mementoes from veterans related to McGee Middle School students. Photo by Matt Leidemer Max DeLorenzo scored a pair of touchdowns Fri- day night to help lead the Berlin High School football team past Rockville, 42-8, at Scalise Field. The Redcoats improved to 9-0 with the win. See page 23 for more. By Olivia L. Lawrence The Berlin Citizen (Students throughout the district had a chance to meet veterans, hear their stories, and ask questions during a special Nov. 11 Veterans Day program. Since 2008, Berlin schools have remained open on Veterans Day with stu- dents participating in activi- ties to honor veterans. Last week, The Citizen sat in on some of the conversations that took place between veter- ans and eighth-graders at McGee Middle School.) Dean Revoir, Marine Corps A former McGee student, Revoir went on to serve in Citizen photos by Olivia L. Lawrence Dean R. Revoir, a former McGee Middle School stu- dent, is now a Marine Corps veteran. the Marines Corps, after graduating from Berlin High School. He answered the fol- lowing student questions. What was your scariest mission? Scariest mission — night raids. Going house to house. (July 4, 2006, while serving in Iraq, Dean was injured when the Humvee he was rid- See History, page 8 By Susan Kondracki Special to The Citizen The Town Council unanimously agreed to move forward with purchasing property, for a proposed new police station, at the former Kensington Furniture site. At its Nov. 9 meet- ing, the panel reviewed a variety of options which had been proposed before authorizing Town Manager Denise McNair to proceed with a revised agreement to purchase. “We are ready to be on the main drag,” said Bob Peters, chairman of the Police Com- mission. “I speak for the majority of the Po- lice Commission when I say, I think it’s great.” While analyzing several properties, in- cluding Powerhouse Gym and the Saturn By Olivia L. Lawrence The Berlin Citizen Over the past several weeks, local police have re- ported numerous burglaries; several at commercial sites; some from unlocked vehicles or at a residence. That’s not unusual this time of year, says Deputy Chief John Klett, of the Berlin Police De- partment, adding, that the perpetrators “all get caught, eventually.” The latest inci- dent occurred Nov. 15 with a burglary in the 1200 block of the Berlin Turnpike. In recent press releases, detailing break-ins in areas such as Four Rod Road, the Chamberlain Highway, the Berlin Turnpike and Farm- ington Avenue, police have asked residents to be aware of any suspicious activity, vehicles or individuals and to call 911 or report it imme- diately to police headquar- ters at (860) 828-7080. Crime tips can also be submitted See Alerts, page 7 See Station, page 10
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Volume 14, Number 46 Berlin’s Only Hometown Newspaper Thursday, November 18, 2010
The Berlin
CCititizizeennQ & A with veterans
History comes to life for McGee students
The beat goes on
Council moves to buy FarmingtonAvenue land for police station
Run of burglaries triggers alert
A bulletin board displays photos and mementoes fromveterans related to McGee Middle School students.
Photo by Matt Leidemer
Max DeLorenzo scored a pair of touchdowns Fri-day night to help lead the Berlin High Schoolfootball team past Rockville, 42-8, at ScaliseField. The Redcoats improved to 9-0 with the win.See page 23 for more.
By Olivia L. LawrenceThe Berlin Citizen
(Students throughout thedistrict had a chance to meetveterans, hear their stories,and ask questions during aspecial Nov. 11 Veterans Dayprogram. Since 2008, Berlinschools have remained openon Veterans Day with stu-
dents participating in activi-ties to honor veterans. Lastweek, The Citizen sat in onsome of the conversationsthat took place between veter-ans and eighth-graders atMcGee Middle School.)
Dean Revoir, MarineCorps
A former McGee student,Revoir went on to serve in
Citizen photos by Olivia L. Lawrence
Dean R. Revoir, a formerMcGee Middle School stu-dent, is now a MarineCorps veteran.
the Marines Corps, aftergraduating from Berlin HighSchool. He answered the fol-lowing student questions.
What was your scariestmission?
Scariest mission — night
raids. Going house to house.(July 4, 2006, while serving
in Iraq, Dean was injuredwhen the Humvee he was rid-
See History, page 8
By Susan Kondracki Special to The Citizen
The Town Council unanimously agreed tomove forward with purchasing property, fora proposed new police station, at the formerKensington Furniture site. At its Nov. 9 meet-ing, the panel reviewed a variety of optionswhich had been proposed before authorizingTown Manager Denise McNair to proceed
with a revised agreement to purchase.“We are ready to be on the main drag,”
said Bob Peters, chairman of the Police Com-mission. “I speak for the majority of the Po-lice Commission when I say, I think it’sgreat.”
While analyzing several properties, in-cluding Powerhouse Gym and the Saturn
By Olivia L. LawrenceThe Berlin Citizen
Over the past severalweeks, local police have re-ported numerous burglaries;several at commercial sites;some from unlocked vehiclesor at a residence. That’s notunusual this time of year,says Deputy Chief John
Klett, of the Berlin Police De-partment, adding, that theperpetrators “all get caught,eventually.” The latest inci-dent occurred Nov. 15 with aburglary in the 1200 block ofthe Berlin Turnpike.
In recent press releases,detailing break-ins in areassuch as Four Rod Road, theChamberlain Highway, the
Berlin Turnpike and Farm-ington Avenue, police haveasked residents to be awareof any suspicious activity,vehicles or individuals andto call 911 or report it imme-diately to police headquar-ters at (860) 828-7080. Crimetips can also be submitted
See Alerts, page 7
See Station, page 10
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The population — and me-dian age — at McGee MiddleSchool was inflated Friday assome 200 adults participatedin Bring a Parent to SchoolDay. The parents and rela-tives followed their studentaround for the first five peri-ods that morning, headingout right before lunch.
Geography teacher KevinCormack didn’t feel anyadded pressure having guestsin his classroom. “I have to beon top of my game with thesechildren every day anyway,”he said.
This was Cormack’s eighthBring a Parent to School Day.The veteran teacher believesthe annual event is an inven-tive way to keep the lines ofcommunication open be-tween teachers and parents.
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McGee Middle School stu-dents mingle with parentsbefore gym class Friday— Bring a Parent toSchool Day.
DayContinued from page 2
Yousefzadeh, who attendedMcGee in the late 80s, saidthe place looks a lot differentthese days. “More secure at
the doors. You’ve got to getbuzzed in. You’ve got cam-eras. The office is set up dif-ferent. It looks more profes-sional, business-like.”
Yousefzadeh had to sneakout of work for awhile to at-tend Bring a Parent to SchoolDay. He said Sarah is worth
it. “Lots of spirit,” Youse-fzadeh said, describing hisniece. “Outgoing personality,attitude … She’s my littlebuddy, my little sidekick.”
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“This time of year there’san upsurge…smash and grabkinds of activity,” Klett said.“There’s a little upturn in thenumbers. It’s not as bad asone might think given theeconomy, but it’s up a littlemore than last year.”
“They’re not trying to putbread on tables and feed theirfamily. They want to buydrugs and feed a habit,” Klettsaid, adding, that while suchincidents are serious forthose involved, the crimesthemselves are “small stuff— not armed robberies —petty stuff.”
“We will intensify patrolefforts and try to stop it,”Klett said. In addition, busi-nesses that may want to bet-ter secure their propertiescan discuss those plans withthe police department for ad-vice. “We are willing to give ahand and make recommenda-tions for those that want toharden their site,” Klett said.
In mid-October, police in-vestigated three burglaries.Two of the burglaries oc-curred on Farmington Av-enue: one in the 700 block,which is a business; and onein the 800 block, which is aresidence. Also, there was anattempted burglary in the 100block of the Berlin Turnpikeat a business. Oct. 25, policeinvestigated another inci-dent that occurred in the 200block of Longview Drive.
During the first weekendin November, three commer-cial burglaries were reportedon Four Rod Road and NewPark Drive. This included abuglary in the 800 block ofFour Rod Road, a burglary inthe 300 block of Four RodRoad and an attempted bur-
glary on New Park Drive.Klett said a recent minor
crime spree along the Cham-berlain Highway resulted inan arrest when the alledgedperpertrator was apprehend-ed driving a stolen vehicle.
In late October, policewarned that several un-locked vehicles had been en-tered, over the course of sev-eral nights, resulting inmany stolen items: purses,GPS systems, and computers,among other items. Policeurged the public to lock vehi-cles, especially at night, andto take all valuable items in-side.
In terms of the string ofcommercial burgalries, Klettsaid it appears these are thework of either one person ora small group. Typically,these incidents are takingplace at night or on the week-end when businesses are un-occupied. It does not appearthat burglars are looking forany specific item.
What they are looking foris “a target of opportunity,”Klett said. In one case, a win-dow was smashed and a com-puter grabbed, in anothercase, a site was broken intobut nothing was taken.
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HistoryContinued from page 1
ing in encountered an impro-vised explosive device whiletravelling in the vicinity ofFallujha.)
Were you ever shot at?Yes. It was very scary. I
don’t recommend it.”
Citizen photos by Olivia L. Lawrence
Far left, Dave Fuka, aCoast Guard veteran,talks with eighth-gradestudents at McGee MiddleSchool. Students passaround a medal, at left,and a hat belonging to for-mer McGee student Ma-rine Corps Corporal DeanRevoir.
What kind of food didyou eat?
Very much like your cafe-teria…and also MREs (mealsready to eat).
What was it like in Iraq?Very, very hot.What was the culture
See History, next page
Thursday, November 18, 2010 — The Berlin Citizen 9
Engagement New Citizens
Wedding
Beckett Williamand Elijah JacobBarnes
Stephen and Gretchen(Zielinski) Barnes announcethe birth of twin boys, Beck-ett William and Elijah Jacob,on July 28, 2010.
Maternal grandparentsare Len and Paul Zielinski ofKensington. Paternal grand-parents are Derek and SusanBarnes of Preston, England.
Nolan-DorseyStephanie Ann Nolan and
Jared Seth Dorsey were mar-ried Sept. 18, 2010 at Congre-gational Church of Nau-gatuck. Gordon M. Rankin of-ficiated.
The bride is the daughterof Deborah Nolan of Newing-ton. The groom is the son ofMr. and Mrs. Ronald Dorseyof Berlin. The bride was giv-en in marriage by her broth-ers.
Maid of honor was RobynBorrilla. Bridesmaids wereCarol Conzalez, and Noelland Ashley Dorsey, sisters ofthe groom.
Best man was GeoffreyChapo. Groomsmen wereRobert Potvin, Jonathan Fer-anski, and Robert andChristopher Nolan, brothersof the bride.
Brierley-GeigleMr. and Mrs. George Brier-
ley of Kensington announcethe engagement of theirdaughter Tamika to Eric Gei-gle, son of Dr. and Mrs. Ken-neth Geigle of Wallingford.
The bride-to-be is a gradu-ate of Berlin High School andholds a Bachelor of Arts de-gree in biology from Wes-leyan University and hermedical degree from theUConn School of Medicine.
She is employed by theNew Britain Pediatric Group.
Her fiancé is a graduate ofChoate Rosemary Hall andholds Bachelors of Sciencedegrees in biology and com-munications fromMacalester College and hismedical degree from theUConn School of Medicine.
He is employed at the Insti-tute of Living/Hartford Hos-pital.
A November 2011 weddingat Salt Water Farm Vineyardin Stonington is planned.
A reception was held atthe Crystal Room in Nau-gatuck.
The bride is a graduate ofNewington High School andNew England Technical In-stitute. She is employed as amedical assistant in Glaston-
bury.The groom is a graduate of
Berlin High School andBaron Institute of Technolo-gy. He is a certified welderwith Metfin of Suffield.
The couple resides in NewBritain.
HistoryContinued from page 8
like? It was very similar toours. They like the samemovies and video games.You’d be surprise how simi-lar it is.
Dave Fuka, Coast GuardFuka served in the Coast
Guard for 24 years He ob-tained his parents permis-sion to enlist at 17. “I justkind of fell into it…That’swhere my journey began.”Fuka was deployed world-wide. One of his primarymissions was “drug inter-cept” of South American co-caine cartels. He served inDesert Shield and DesertStorm. Later, he was part ofan aviation team keepingsmall boats under surveil-lance for drug running opera-tions. He also has worked as acontractor to the govern-ment, Department of Home-land Security, in port securi-ty.
In his presentation, Fukaturned the tables and asked
questions of students.Why do we celebrate to-
day?It’s an appreciation day, be-
cause you’re supporting ourcountry and you didn’t haveto.
How would the countrybe different if there wasn’ta military?
Without people like youour country wouldn’t be thesame.
We’d be dead, someonewould have killed us.
What kind of power arewe perceived to be?
You don’t want them tobother you or avoid you.
Fuka expanded on thatidea and explained that astrong military allowed theUnited States to maintain a“peaceful powerful pres-ence.” He reminded studentsthat “Combat is not a videogame.. .and there are no do-overs. Nothing is good aboutwar — having someone try-ing to hurt you. It’s not ascool as you think it is.”
Lions collect coats for vetsThe Berlin Lions Club is asking everyone in the Con-
necticut communities to help the homeless veterans ofConnecticut by contributing new or cleaned serviceablewinter clothing (coats, jackets, winter hats and gloves).New or cleaned, serviceable clothing can be dropped offat Kensington Auto Service, Ltd. 89 Harding St.
Community Residences, Inc.is in search of caring individuals/families to become CommunityTraining Home Providers for developmental disabled individuals.
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dealership property, Jacuns-ki Humes Architects and theEconomic Development De-
partment considered spaceneeds, financial pros andcons, other uses of the con-sidered properties, and keep-ing the facility out of resi-dential areas.
“We looked into several lo-cations for the new policestation,” said Brian Humesof Jacunski Humes princi-pal, during his presentationof the new police station pro-posal. “Because of the cur-rent location, it was very im-portant for the new locationto be within the communityand for the community tohave a police station that wasidentifiable 24-7.”
“Many sites were not suit-able because we wantedsomething on the major thor-oughfare and centrally locat-ed,” said James Mahoney,economic development di-rector.
The last facility looked at
was the Kensington Furni-ture site and adjacent prop-erty. The architects conclud-ed that the 913 FarmingtonAvenue building (the show-room) should be removed butapproximately 17,000 squarefeet of the 903 FarmingtonAvenue property (the ware-house) has potential forreuse. There is also the adja-cent property that is ownedby the town which wouldgive expansion space that thepolice department in the fu-ture. The property is ownedby Dong Whan Chang andJae OK Chang of White-stone, New York.
Mayor Adam Salina saidthe two Farmington Avenue
properties were not suitablefor future retail business andthe other properties could bereusable for other business-es.
Councilor David Evanssaid estimated costs for theproject, stated in the FiveYear Capital Plan. included$1.5 million for land acquisi-tion and $13.5 million for a fa-cility.
Evans asked what the ra-tionale was behind buildingthe current police station,and whether or not Farming-ton Avenue was at its capaci-ty for water usage and otherutilities.
Police Chief Paul Fitzger-ald said the policing philoso-phy has changed since thecurrent station was built anda facility should be a part ofthe community as far as visi-bility and access. To expandon the existing buildingwould encroach into theparking area and there are al-ready issues with Town Hallparking. In addition, the ex-isting facility cannot handleall of the new technology.
Art Simonian, public
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All donations go directlyto the CCMC Foundation.Drop off locations includeSimeone’s Mobile, 21 Cham-berlain Hwy.; Star BarberShop, 353 Main St.; TD Bank,1127 Farmington Ave; PMGInsurance, 675 Berlin Turn-pike; Middletown Fire De-partment, 533 Main St. Mid-dletown and Turgeon Jewel-ers, 1841-B Berlin Turnpike,Wethersfield.
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gift cards may be dropped offon Mondays from 9 a.m. to 6p.m.; Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to7 p.m.; Thursdays and Fri-days from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. andSaturdays from 9 a.m. tonoon.
Visual Perceptions Eye-care can be reached at (860)828-1900.
Dr. Donald L. Piccoli, D.C.,WholeBody Health Center, isa drop off location for theMarine Corps Toys for Tots2010 Campaign.
Drop-off new, unwrappedtoys through Wednesday,Dec. 15. WholeBody HealthCenter is located at 363 NewBritain Rd., Kensington.
Tree lightingRaising Berlin has sched-
uled its 2nd annual Christ-mas Tree Lighting ceremonyfor Saturday, Nov. 27 from 5 to6:30 p.m. at the VFW field, 152Massirio Drive.
The event features theMcGee Middle School Choir,a bake sale, raffles and thetree lighting with SantaClaus on the “Santa Ex-
press” fire engine.Food beverages will be
available for purchase. Par-ticipants are asked to bring anon-perishable food item forthe Berlin food pantry. Park-ing is available in the townmunicipal lot on Town FarmDrive. Rain date is Sunday,Nov. 28.
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The Berlin Citizen and theJunior Woman’s Club ofBerlin, Inc. have teamed upto sponsor the Outdoor Holi-day House Decorating Con-test.
“Last year everyone in-volved loved this project –from the home owners, to themembers who helped judgethe homes – all of the feed-back was positive and allasked that we hold the con-test again this year,” said
Karen Pagliaro, JuniorsPresident. “Members en-joyed driving with their fam-ilies and viewing the bright-ly lit and colorful homes.” Toextend the holiday spirit tothe entire community, thisyear the Citizen and BerlinJuniors invite the communi-ty to vote for their favorites.
Residents can enter theirhomes by calling Pagliaro at(860) 878-5708 or by email [email protected]. All en-tries must be received by Fri-day, Dec. 3. Judging will be-gin Dec. 12 and conclude Dec.17. More information on howto vote will be announced.
Good causeGood Cause Gifts, 150 Mill Street, and the Berlin Food Pantry ask residents to donate
canned food items to be available to citizens in need during the holiday season.The canned food collection will run through November. Donations may be dropped off at
Good Cause Gifts, 150 Mill Street.For more information, contact Mary Greene at (860) 347-5099, ext. 211 or mgreene@futures-
ct.org.
Parks and RecreationAnnual Tinsel Fun Run scheduled for Dec. 4
The Berlin-Kensington YMCA is accepting registrations for the 26th annual Tinsel FunRun, a two-mile fun run scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 4 at 11 a.m. at the former Knights ofColumbus building, 143 Percival Ave.
The divisions are male and female, 10 and under; 11-13; 14-18; 19-25; 26-33; 34-41; 42-49; 50-59; 60-69; 70 and over; and a family division that consists of one runner in the family un-der 19 years old with a parent or guardian. Trophies are awarded to the top three finish-ers, in each category and the top three Berlin residents.
Holiday costumes are encouraged. Participants in costume may register to win a giftcertificate. All runners are eligible for special raffle prizes. Winners must be present towin.
Deadline to pre-register is Wednesday, Dec. 1. Registration is also scheduled on race dayfrom 9:30-10:30 a.m. only. Shirts will be given to the first 50 who register.
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Ready to deck the hallsKensington GardenClub Members haveprepared silk arrange-ments, centerpieces,wreaths, swags andChristmas trees forthe fourth HolidayBoutique scheduledfor Saturday, Dec. 4from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30p.m. at Berlin-PeckMemorial Library. Inaddition to their de-signs, they haveadded jewelry, giftitems, floral pins, potpourri and baked goods. Funds raised will support schol-arships for Berlin students, community projects and continued care of towngardens. The club also contributes to the scholarship fund of the FederatedGarden Clubs of CT and the CT Children’s Science Center roof garden. Pic-tured are club members, first row: Carol Welz, Bert Krysztopik. Second row:Dottie Meyer, Debbi Wright, Janet D’ Avonzo, Eloise Plumley.
Thanksgivingbreakfast
The 16th annual scholar-ship fundraiser Thanksgiv-ing Day Breakfast has beenscheduled for Thursday, Nov.25 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at theVFW Post 511, 41 VeteransDr., New Britain.
Santa is scheduled to visitfrom 9 to 10 a.m.
Breakfast includes eggs,breakfast sausage, bacon,pancakes, hash brown, toast,coffee and juice. All proceedsbenefit the scholarship pro-gram.
For more information andcost, call (860) 829-2960.
Wreath saleThe New Britain-Berlin
Rotary Club has decorated
Holiday wreaths for sale. All
proceeds benefit the scholar-
ship program.
The Rotary Club of New
Britain-Berlin annually
awards over $10,000 in schol-
arships to graduating high
school seniors.
For more information and
cost, call Robin Sharp at (860)
225-4681, ext. 248 or Steve
Nims at (860) 828-1659.
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CitizenFaith14 The Berlin CitizenThursday, November 18, 2010
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Crosswords Church ofGod Women’s Ministry hasscheduled its annualThanksgiving bake sale forWednesday, Nov. 24 from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. at WebsterBank, 346 Main St. For moreinformation, contact Debo-rah DeMarco at (860) 828-3999.
St. PaulThe Ladies Guild of St.
Paul Church has scheduledits annual Christmas Partyfor Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 6p.m. at Portofino’s Restau-rant, 246 New Britain Rd.
Christmas BazaarThe East Berlin Methodist
Church has scheduled its an-
nual Christmas Bazaar forSaturday, Dec. 4 from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Crafters and ex-hibitors are wanted. Formore information or to re-serve a table, call (860) 202-7569 or email [email protected].
KensingtonCongregational
The Kensington Congrega-tional Church Christian Ed-ucation program has sched-uled a Parent/Child play-group for Tuesdays from 9:30to 11 a.m. The group meetson a “drop-in” basis, in theReeves Center, 185 SheldonSt. The playgroup is open toall who care for childrenfrom infants to preschoolers.For more information, call(860) 828-4511.
BerlinCongregational
The Berlin Congregation-al Church has scheduled freeTot Time for Thursdays,from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at thechurch, 878 WorthingtonRidge. Parents with children1 through 5 years old enjoycraft time, play sessions,snacks, storytime and holi-day parties. No registrationis needed. For more informa-tion, call (860) 828-6586.
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. It
provides 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 and re-newal.
Prayer shawlministry
The Kensington UnitedMethodist Church prayershawl ministry meets thesecond 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.
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.
Prayer groupThe 13th of the month
prayer group at St. PaulChurch, Kensington, meetsat noon on the 13th day ofevery month to pray the 15decades of the rosary. Theprayer services begin with apersonal consecration to theSacred Heart of Jesus andthe immaculate Heart ofMary. Within the rosary, theverses of the Fatima song aresung in remembrance tothree shepherd children inFatima, Portugal, in 1917. Formore information call JohnSimeone at (860) 828-0794.
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].
Christian Burial at St. PaulChurch. Burial was in MapleCemetery.
Paul G. MedvecPaul G. Medvec, 74, of Had-
dam Neck,husband ofJ o y c e( B r a n d t )Medvec, diedNov. 3, 2010in the Hos-pice Unit ofM i d d l e s e xHospital. A New Britain na-tive, son of the late Paul andMinnie (Steele) Medvec, hewas a former Kensington res-ident, moving to HaddamNeck in 1995. He was a gradu-ate of New Britain HighSchool, Class of 1954, and wasemployed for 38 years at theFafnir Bearing Company,which became Textron, andthen Ingersoll-Rand. He re-tired in 1994.
Besides his wife Joyce, heleaves a daughter, LaurieBurke and her husband Ken-neth of Ivoryton; two grand-daughters, Arielle and lannaBurke, both of Ivoryton; aspecial nephew whom heraised like a son, Scott Cha-ranian of Florida; a longtimefriend, Ronald Ziembko ofConway, S.C.; as well as sever-al nieces and nephews. Hewas predeceased by an infant
and John Beaudoin of Berlinand Donna Conner of Kens-ington; a brother, AnthonyUstanowski, Jr. and his wifeElizabeth of Rocky Hill; fourgrandchildren and theirspouses, Kris-Ann and IanRace, Erin and Patrick Kelly,Mitchell Conner andMichelle Conner; threegreat-grandchildren, MaxRace, Bennett Race and Pax-ton Kelly; his mother-in-law,Mary M. Labieniec of Berlin;and several nieces andnephews. He was prede-ceased by two brothers andtwo sisters, Joseph Us-tanowski, John Ustanowski,Anne Robertson, and SophiaKarbonic. The family wouldlike to thank the entire staffat Ledgecrest HealthcareCenter for their loving careand guidance over the pastyear and one-half.
Funeral services were heldNov. 8, 2010 at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home, NewBritain followed by a Mass of
Leo UstanowskiLeo Ustanowski, 87, of
Berlin, hus-band of LoisUstanowski,died Nov. 5,2010.
Born inNew Britain,he was a U.S.Army Veter-an of World War II. He wasformerly employed at TheStanley Works as an assis-tant foreman in the Packing& Shipping Division. Leo en-joyed the outdoors and lovedto walk.
Surviving are his wife,Lois (Hames) Ustanowski;three daughters and twosons-in law, Karen and MarkRackliffe of Meriden, Linda
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Obituariesson, Paul Joseph Medvec anda sister, Beverlee Charanian.
A musical tribute in mem-ory of Paul will be held at alater date. A private grave-side service will be held inRose Hill Mmorial Park,Rocky Hill. There are no call-ing hours. Donations may bemade to Middlesex HospitalHospice & Palliative Care,770 Saybrook Road, Middle-town, CT 06457.
Carlson Funeral Home,New Britain is assisting thefamily with arrangements.
Fred H. HenneFred H. Henne, 97, of
Kensington,died Nov. 8,2010 atL e d g e c re s tCare Centerin Kensing-ton. He waspredeceasedby his lovingwife of 60 years, Gertrude(Johnson) Henne, whopassed away in 2006. Born inHeidelberg, Germany, he wasa former New Britain andPlainville resident, movingto Kensington in 1946. Fredwas a tool & die maker in thehardware division of StanleyWorks for 35 years, retiringin 1978. He was a member ofPrince of Peace Lutheran
Church in Kensington andwas former assistant leaderof Girl Scout Troop 148 inKensington.
Surviving is his daughter,Susan Lipka, who alwayswas the light of his life, andher husband Tommy Lipkaof Kensington; his grandson,Ryan Gombar of Kensing-ton, whom he loved with allhis heart and took greatpride; two nephews, as wellas friends and extended fam-ily. All who knew him willmiss him greatly.
Services were held Nov. 12,2010 at Carlson FuneralHome, New Britain. Burialwas in West Lane Cemetery.
A special thanks to hisLedgecrest family who havegiven him love and care forthe past year. They will al-ways have a place in ourhearts.
Please share a memory ornote of sympathy atwww.carlsonfuneralhome.com.
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Center StationPub & Grillreopens forbusiness
Center Station Pub & Grill,845 Farmington Ave., is openfor business.
The establishment, for-merly known as The Station,is under new management.Center Station Pub & Grill isnow open for lunch and hasscheduled karaoke every Fri-day and Saturday. They canbe reached at (860) 890-3683.
CitizenOpinion16 The Berlin CitizenThursday, November 18, 2010
Letters to the EditorVet says ‘thanks’
To the editor:The Veterans Day pro-
gram at the McGee MiddleSchool started back in 2007and was a resounding suc-cess. The intent was to con-nect Berlin’s World War IIand Korean veterans withthe students of the Berlinpublic schools. Last week’sprogram raised the bar evenhigher. We were entertainedby the Berlin High SchoolChoir coupled with theGrade 4 District Choral Stu-dents…wow! These youthfulvoices combined for atremendous offering of“America The Beautiful” and“Salute to the U.S. ArmedForces”. The children sangand the veterans stoodproudly as their branch ofservice was recognized.
Additionally, BerlinHigh’s Advanced PlacementU.S. History students offeredthe events and images of theKorean War, dramatic read-
ings from the Drama Clubstudents and student art-work commemorating a pa-triotic theme. It was the bestcombination of student in-volvement, Berlin’s impres-sive music program andchoral groups from BerlinHigh School, McGee Schooland Grade 4 District Choralstudents, and technology topresent such a dramatic andimpressive program. I wouldalso like to thank all that at-tended: our honored veter-ans, Berlin public school stu-dents, teachers, UpBeat stu-dent ushers, the 1st Compa-ny Governor’s Foot Guard,Berlin Board of Education,and Brierley-JohnsonFlorist. Special thanks to Su-perintendent of SchoolsDave Erwin who picked upthe baton flawlessly for thisevent and Gary Brochu, pres-ident of the Berlin Board ofEducation.
When you reflect uponVeterans Day it is very grati-fying to see that so much of
our community and our fu-ture generations have beeninvolved to say a simplethank you to the veterans ofBerlin. Job well done.
Brad ParsonsSr. Vice-Commander
Berlin VFW Post 10732
Generosityappreciated
To the editor:Last weekend, the Berlin
Knights of Columbus con-cluded its annual TootsieRoll fundraiser for peoplewith intellectual disabilities.The generosity of the citi-zens of Connecticut is trulywonderful, especially in to-day’s economic environ-ment. In addition, Roger’sMarketplace and Stop &Shop were very gracious topermit this fundraiser totake place outside theirstores. With the final TootsieRoll distributed, nearly
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Government MeetingsMonday, Nov. 22
Board of Education, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 23
Town Council, Town Hall Council Cham-bers, 7 p.m.
Water Control Commission, Town HallRoom 8, 7 p.m.
Zoning Board of Appeals, Town HallCouncil Chambers, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 2Parks and Recreation Commission, Com-
munity Center, 7 p.m.Monday, Dec. 6
Historic District, Town Hall Room 7, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 7
Inland/Wetlands Commission, Town HallRoom 8, 7 p.m.
Veterans Commission, American LegionPost 68, Porters Pass, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 8Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, Library
Board Room, 7 p.m.
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Two great sharingexperiences at the
middle schoolBy Olivia L. Lawrence
The Berlin Citizen
McGee Middle School hastwo stories in this week’s edi-tion and for good reason. Theschool hosted back-to-backevents that brought studentsinto contact with the bigworld outside. Of all thelearning experiences they’vehad, and will have, these aresure to remain memorable.
While students across thedistrict participated in Veter-ans Day activities, this year,The Citizen covered activi-ties at McGee. Watching kidson the cusp of growing up,making decisions about whatto do with their lives, andhaving a chance to talk withvets, provided for a lively andfascinating exchange.
One visiting veteran, DeanRevoir, is a former McGeestudent, who went on to servewith the Marine Corps. Hav-ing a former peer come tospeak clearly provided plentyof food for thought for mid-dle-schoolers.
Students talked in-depthwith members of the mili-
tary and were able to askabout anything they wantedto know. Weapons, combat,the availability of food andshowers on tour, why peopledecided to join the armedforces. Students talked abouttheir own grandparents’service in World War 11 andyou could see they felt con-nected sharing this withsomeone who fully under-stood.
It’s a lot different hearing,from a soldier, that war is notlike video games, than it isfrom your parents. TheseVeterans Day speakers hadthe medals, memories, andthe scars, that spoke louderthan any history lesson.
The connections made ap-peared to go both ways. Theveterans enjoyed having achance to share their experi-ences with students and tobring stories about their life-altering experiences home tothose they were sworn to pro-tect.
The next day, a Friday, wasthe school’s bring-your-par-ent-to-school day. Of course,this includes any importantadult figure in the student’slife; could be an aunt, grand-father or close family friend.What a great opportunity forstudents to socialize withadults on their own turf, get-ting to enjoy being the tourguide. Even students, whosefamily members weren’t ableto make it, said it was fun tomeet their classmates’ par-ents.
To be sure, all the schoolsengage in similar events andthere’s much going on in theway of community interac-tion. But to see these middleschool students get a chanceto stretch their minds andtheir connections to the realworld was terrific. It remindsus again of what our veter-ans fought for and how thatmission came full circle atMcGee last week.
Thursday, November 18, 2010 — The Berlin Citizen 17
LettersContinued from page 16
$1,500 was collected. Thesemonies come along withmore than $200,000 raised bythe other Connecticut coun-cils, will be distributed inConnecticut. The majority ofthe funds raised in Berlinwill benefit the Central Con-necticut Association for Re-tarded Citizens (CCARC) inNew Britain; and the balancewill support the ConnecticutSpecial Olympics. Thank youall for your generous sup-port.
Terry LescoeKnights of Columbus
Tootsie Roll Committee
You can bring holiday cheer, to overlookedyouth, with a gift card
Veterans Day
Many opportunities to help those who gave so muchBy Colonel Brad Parsons
(The following is an excerptfrom Colonel Brad Parsonsaddress at an East Berlin Vet-erans Day ceremony Nov. 11.)
On the 11th hour of the11th day of the 11th month of1918, Veteran’s Day was rec-ognized, formerly known asArmistice Day, it was origi-nally set as a U.S. legal holi-day to honor the end of WorldWar I, which officially tookplace on November 11, 1918.In legislation that was passedin 1938, November 11 was“dedicated to the cause ofworld peace and to be here-after celebrated and knownas Armistice Day.” As such,this new legal holiday hon-ored World War I veterans.
In 1954, after having beenthrough both World War IIand the Korean War, the 83rdU.S. Congress amended theAct of 1938 by striking outthe word “Armistice” and in-serting the word “Veterans.”With the approval of this leg-islation on June 1, 1954, Nov.11 became a day to honorAmerican veterans of allwars.
There’s a difference be-tween Veterans Day andMemorial Day. Memorial Dayhonors service members whodied in service to their coun-try or as a result of injuriesincurred during battle. De-ceased veterans are also re-membered on Veterans Day,
but the day is set aside tothank and honor living vet-erans who served honorablyin the military, in wartime orpeacetime. So, to all veteranspresent here today, I thankyou for your selfless serviceto our country.
Veterans Day is a time tohonor all of the outstandingmen and women who servedin our nation’s ArmedForces since our foundingmore than 234 years ago.President Calvin Coolidgewas known as “Silent Cal”because he didn’t say verymuch. But he was positivelyprofound when he said, “Thenation which forgets its de-fenders will be itself forgot-ten.”
Not all veterans have seenwar, but a common bond thatthey share is an oath inwhich they expressed theirwillingness to die defendingthis nation. Perhaps mostsignificant in preserving ourway of life are the battlesthat America does not haveto fight because those whowish us harm slink away in
fear of the Coast Guard cut-ter, the Navy aircraft carrieror the Army soldier on pa-trol. All are ordinary peopleaccomplishing extraordi-nary things.
We must be there to sup-port not just the families ofthe fallen, but also the lovedones of those still deployedand those who return perma-nently changed by thewounds of war. While we arehappy to be here today to ex-press our appreciation for allof our veterans, true appre-ciation is expressed throughdeeds — not words.
Local veterans support ef-forts in the Town of Berlinfor example; the Berlin’s Vet-eran Commission has beeninstrumental in the develop-ment of the Veteran’s Parkpresently under construc-tion near Stop & Shop alongwith Jim Mahoney, Town ofBerlin – Economic Develop-ment Commission and PaulEshoo, Commission Member,American Legion Post 68 andVFW Post 10732 member fortheir great efforts.
The annual marking ofeach veteran’s gravesite iscoordinated between the Vet-eran’s Commission in con-juction with the AmericanLegion Post 68 and VFW Post10732.
The Berlin Lion’s Club hasdonated a gazebo for the newVeteran’s Park and recentcoat drive for veterans of
need. American Legion Post68 offers spaghetti suppers inorder to raise funds to helpveteran’s in need and bingosupport for the State Veter-an’s home, Rocky Hill.
VFW Post 10732, throughthe annual poppy sales tosupport the veterans of the
Over the past few years, The Citi-zen has served as a downtown collec-tion site for the holiday gift drivemanaged by the town’s communityservices department. Your responsehas been incredible. During Novem-ber and December, our office on Farm-ington Avenue has filled up with gifts— a mind-boggling array of cool stuffand generosity.
We can’t thank you all enough.This year, we’ll do it again, with
your help. Community services tellsus that young people, ages 13 to 18 arethe hardest ones to gift. That’s no sur-prise, is it?
It’s tough all around for teens andtweens at the holidays. They’re stillkids, in many ways but their tastesare changing fast, they’re becomingindependent, and their individualitycraves respect.
Plus us old fogeys are clueless whenit comes to trying to decipher theworkings of the teen mind. (We were
never teens ourselves, of course.)But there’s no doubt, if community
services is involved with these kidsand their families, then these teenshave more on their plates than just theusual growing pains. Their familiesare under pressure, maybe a parentout of work, or unexpected bills, ill-ness, or a wave of bad luck.
With their family under stress,these teens likely have more responsi-bilities – taking care of younger sib-lings, cleaning house, perhaps con-tributing income. Their wants are of-ten put on the back burner when it
comes to the holidays.That’s why, this year, community
services is putting an emphasis onolder children and asking for help inthe form of a gift certificate. Directorof Community Services AntoinettePajor suggested gift cards, with theamount posted on the card, to: drugstores, Target, Best Buy, PC Richards,Wal-Mart, and similar retail stores.
What better way to give Berlin’steens, in need, the gift of independ-ence as well as a meaningful recogni-tion of their situation? If you’d like topersonalize a gift, consider buying acopy of your favorite book when youwere a teen or your current favoriteCD and tape a gift certificate to it.
Our office, 979 Farmington Ave., isopen Monday through Friday from 9a.m. to 1 p.m. and intermittentlythroughout the afternoons. We will beaccepting donations through Dec. 9.
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state veteran’s home inRocky Hill. The highly suc-cessful Pick Your Own Blue-berry Day gave the proceeds,along with a matching dona-tion from the post, resultingin over $2,000 to the construc-tion fund of the Veteran’sTransition Housing in RockyHill – for returning veteransof Iraq and Afghanistan.Support also comes from thebingo program, at the post,for the State Veteran’s Home,Rocky Hill.
If you’re an employer, giveextra weight to the experi-ence and skills of the veter-an-turned-job-applicant. Vet-eran’s preference is a re-
quirement for governmentjobs, but it is also smart busi-ness for the private sector aswell.
When a member of Con-gress complains about thecost of veteran programs,kindly remind the lawmakerof the cost of being a veteran.They will require our sup-port for many years to come.Greater numbers are beingsaved each day on the battle-field, however, the injuriesare more catastrophic. TheDepartment of Defense re-cently estimated that nearly40,000 U.S. service personnelhave been wounded in Iraqand Afghanistan since hostil-ities began.
And don’t underestimatethe power of simply saying“thank you” to veterans that
you encounter. There are ap-proximately 23 million livingAmericans that have earnedthe title, including those whocontinue to serve in uniform.
According to recent U.S.Army statistics, more than665,000 active-duty soldiershave deployed for a year ofcombat in the global war onterrorism and nearly 300,000active-duty soldiers have de-ployed twice of more. Andwhile the military is un-doubtedly stretched-thin, theburden is shared by men andwomen.
Women are major contrib-utors to our military pres-ence in Iraq and Afghanistanand many have given theirlives in the War on Terror-ism. The Veterans Adminis-tration must recognize theunique needs of our womenveterans. They need to haveadequate medical care as wellas trauma care as a result ofdomestic violence, sexual ha-rassment and assault. Ameri-ca is home to 1.8 millionwomen veterans and repre-sent 15 percent of today’sarmed forces.
It is tragic that the menand women who allow us tobe safe in our homes are oftenwithout homes themselveswhen they shed their uni-forms — 23 percent of Ameri-ca’s homeless population areveterans; 89 percent of thesehomeless veterans were hon-orably discharged and 47 per-cent served during the Viet-nam War.
While America owes theseheroes a debt that cannot befully repaid, showing our ap-preciation is the least that wecan do. Whether it’s welcom-ing veterans home from de-ployment or volunteering atthe local VA hospitals, thereis no shortage of opportuni-ties to assist those who havegiven so much for their coun-try.
In spite of the sacrificesthat nearly all veterans havemade, and the horrors thatsome have experienced, theoverwhelming majority areproud to have served. Fortu-nately, for all of us, Americahas been blessed throughoutits history by many such menand women. Thank you forbeing here, God bless Ameri-ca and God bless our veter-ans.
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It is illegal to post signsof any kind on public util-ity poles under Connecti-cut General Statute 23-65(a). Violation of thisstatute is an infractionwhich carries a fine of$50.00 for each violation.
It is also illegal to defaceany traffic control sign ordevice under ConnecticutGeneral Statute 14-314b,Injury to or removal oftraffic control devices,signs or lights. Any personwho, without lawful au-thority, attempts to or infact alters, defaces, in-jures, knocks down or re-moves any official trafficcontrol device, signallight, railroad sign,portable warning light orbarricade, or any othersign or light or any partthereof, shall be fined notmore than $100 or impris-oned not more than 30days or both.
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joined by her father on Fri-day, and wasn’t nervous tohave him along. “No, not real-ly,” she said, adding thatmany of her friends wereshadowed by their mom ordad that morning as well.
“It’s fun because he canhelp me with some thingswhen the teacher’s busy,”Karlena said of her dad.
His parents were unable totake time off from work Fri-day, but Aniket Patel likedBring a Parent to School Dayanyway. “It’s been fun be-cause I got to meet myfriends’ parents,” he said.
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For more information, ap-pointments and cost, call(860) 828-0772 to speak to apharmacist.
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Matthew Zup, 4, and Jenna Zup, 7, of Berlin donat-ed their lemonade stand proceeds to St. Jude’sChildren Research Hospital. The children raised$81.
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Donation requestsRequested donations for
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The Berlin AARP Chapterwill collect warm hats, mit-tens, gloves and scarves(mainly for children) but allsizes are welcome. Theseitems will benefit the NewBritain Salvation Army fordistribution this holiday sea-son.
ThanksgivingBingo
Thanksgiving Bingo isscheduled for Wednesday,Nov. 24 at 1 p.m. at the SeniorCenter. Everyone who comesto Bingo will receive a freeraffle for the drawing of 10pies. No sign up is necessary.
Health clinicsThe Berlin Visiting Nurse
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Tuesday, Nov. 30 – 12:45 to1:45 p.m. Blood pressurescreening. For more informa-tion, call the Berlin VNA at(860) 828-7030.
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CitizenSports 23The Berlin CitizenThursday, November 18, 2010
Seniors honored, rout followsGridders improve to 9-0
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Berlin High School defenders swarm a Rockville player Friday at Scalise Field. TheRedcoats prevailed that night, 42-8.
By Nick CarrollThe Berlin Citizen
No matter what happens down the home-stretch this season, theBerlin High School footballClass of 2010 has left an in-delible mark on the program.
No question about it.Many of the current seniors played a big
part in the Redcoats winning Central Con-necticut Conference Division III titles in 2009and 2010, and in bringing a state footballchampionship to town for the first time lastfall.
Friday night, the seniors — accompaniedby family — were honored before their finalregular season home game at Scalise Field.
“They’ve been a pleasure to coach. They’rea great group of guys who really enjoy thegame,” said BHS coach John Capodice.“These seniors are great leaders, and we’refortunate to have these types of kids.”
Capodice recognized early on that the foot-ball Class of 2010 had a lot of potential. Manyof this year’s seniors played on the undefeat-ed BHS freshmen football team in 2007.
“I thought there was a good nucleus thereof solid football players who were passionateand who enjoyed the game,” said Capodice.
“It’s been great to see them gel and em-
brace one another and our theory of a ‘foot-ball family.’ They look out for, and respect,each other.”
The Redcoat seniors are Alex Studt, FrankMurphy, Tevin Grant, Josh Costa, ZachZulkiewicz, Mason Powers, Ras Morgan,Dave Balfore, Pete Ladas, Travis Wood, MattPadykula, Max DeLorenzo, Geoff Dansro,Mike Aresimowicz, Dan Hogan, Chris Domu-rat, Mike Perno, Joe Dellaquila and Kyle Nel-son.
After the seniors were applauded Fridaynight, Berlin went on to dismantle Rockville,42-8, to improve to 9-0.
The Redcoats led Rockville 39-0 at half-time, and Berlin starters were pulled early inthe third quarter.
“That’s a team we’re better than, and ourkids did what they were supposed to do,” saidCapodice.
DeLorenzo had two touchdowns againstRockville (1-8). Morgan, Grant, Balfore andTom Undercuffler also had TDs. Studtchipped in a field goal.
Berlin, the top team in the CIAC Class Mpower-point rankings, is out of action untilNov. 24, Thanksgiving Eve, when it will faceNew Britain (1-8) at Veterans Memorial Sta-dium. Game time is 6:30 p.m.
Members of the Berlin High School boys soccerteam celebrate a goal during the Redcoats’ open-ing round state tournament game against Torring-ton. Berlin won that matchup, and its next two, toadvance to the Class L semifinals.
By Nick CarrollThe Berlin Citizen
Plenty of excellent boyssoccer players have pulledon the Berlin High Schooljersey over the decades.But none of them managedto lead the Redcoats to thesemifinals of the statetournament — until thisseason.
Before a lively crowdMonday night, the BHSboys soccer team defeatedhost Wilton 1-0 in double-overtime to advance to theCIAC Class L semifinalsfor the first time in the his-tory of the program.
As the final score indi-cates, Berlin and Wiltonbattled all the way.
“The game was back andforth. We had possessionfor the first 15, 20. Thenthey had possession … Itwas like a college soccergame — in waves,” BHScoach Dave Francalangiasaid.
At the end of regulation,
Francalangia and assistantcoach Sal Parafati stressedthree things to theirtroops. “We kind of justsaid they need to stay fo-cused, in terms of whatour goals were. They needto be a little tougher in thebox. And they need to bemore patient in the upperthird. And we were. Andwe started generating tonsof chances in overtime,”Francalangia said.
Berlin’s Connor Hilbie,Jared Silverman and JoshJackson came close to scor-ing in the extra sessions.But the game remained ascoreless tie until the 4:27mark of the second over-time period when a shot byIgor Turetskyy pin-balledthrough the Wilton defenseand came to rest in the net.
“We were like: ‘did it justgo in the net?,’” Francalan-gia said. “We didn’t evenknow what happened.”
Keeper Kyle Kureczka
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Local sisters Jenna and Melissa Labbadia and theEmmanuel Christian Academy (Newington) girlsvolleyball team ran up a record of 21-1 this sea-son and captured the Connecticut Association ofChristian Schools state championship and theNew England Association of Christian Schools re-gional title. Jenna Labbadia, a sophomore, andMelissa Labbadia, a senior captain, are pictured,from left. The younger Labbadia was named theMost Valuable Player at the regional tournament.
By Nick CarrollThe Berlin Citizen
Coming offher school-record set-ting perform-ance, BerlinH i g hS c h o o l ’ sLeah Pawel-
czyk finished 15th last weekat the CIAC Class M state div-ing championships, held atPlainville High School.
The sophomore, whobroke her school’s divingrecord Nov. 2, rolled up 250.25points at the Class M event.
Pawelczyk was 19th inClass M as a freshman.
“Leah is a very focusedyoung lady. She puts 100 per-cent into everything shedoes, whether it is diving,schoolwork, her part-timejob, friends or family,” BHSdiving coach Jan Zagorskisaid. “Leah also is not afraidto stand up for herself. Sheadvocates both for herselfand for others.”
As competitive as Pawel-czyk is however, Zagorskisaid the sophomore does nottake herself too seriously.
“Although she works very
hard at improving her divesand adding to her dive list, itis not unusual for her tobreak the tense mood in thepool by laughing, or break-ing into song,” the coachsaid. “Diving is 95 percentmental. If you are toostressed, or take yourself tooseriously, you will not suc-ceed. Leah is succeeding andhaving a great time in theprocess. She is a joy tocoach.”
Wilton junior Katie War-burg won the 2010 Class Mdiving championship with413.30 points.
The Class M swimmingcompetition was slated forTuesday, after press time, atWesleyan University.
Representing Berlin in in-dividual events in Class Mwere Joanna Wojtun (200 in-dividual medley, 100 breast-stroke), Kate Piotrowicz (50freestyle, 100 freestyle), Bri-ana Cass (50 freestyle, 100freestyle), Megan Pitkin (200individual medley), TaylorRecck (50 freestyle) andKatherine Burek (100 breast-stroke).
Meet results are posted atcasciac.org.
Prior to the Class M meet,
the BHS swim team compet-ed in the Central Connecti-cut Conference divisionalmeet.
“We had tons of best timesand I couldn’t be happierwith how the team did,” BHSswim coach Amanda Mc-Carthy said.
At the CCC event, Piotrow-icz was eighth in the 200freestyle and second in the 50freestyle, Cass finishedfourth in both the 100 and 50freestyles, Wojtun placedninth in the 200 individualmedley and eighth in the 100breaststroke, Burek swam toa seventh place finish in the100 breaststroke, and Pawel-czyk was ninth in diving.
Berlin’s top relay perform-ance at the CCC meet, secondplace, was registered by the200 freestyle team of Pi-otrowicz, Recck, Shannon Je-drzejczyk and Cass.
Also swimming well forthe Lady Redcoats at the CCCchampionships were Pitkin,Kaitlyn Synnott, TaylorGilleran, Danielle Formica,Sabrina Labbadia and ZoieNickerson.
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came up huge against Wilton,stopping eight shots. Kurecz-ka was fronted by the tirelessefforts of Zach Giaccone,Mike Voelpel, Vinny Fischerand Kyle Lavoie. “Those fiveindividuals played the entire100 minutes,” Francalangia
pointed out. “I can’t sayenough about them. They re-ally clamped things down.”
Berlin improved to 12-4-3with the win. Wilton fell to 10-4-4.
This season, Francalangiaoften has shared this quotewith his guys: ‘the momentyou quit, is the moment thatyou fail.’ The Redcoats heed-ed that advice against Wilton,and have done so throughoutthe year.
“They didn’t quit. Theykept pushing and pushingand pushing. That has kind ofbeen our call sign throughoutthe course of the year,” Fran-calangia said. “The first dayof practice we told these guys‘this is a legit team.’ I thinkthey’re starting to get the pic-ture now.”
The Redcoats were slatedto face Bunnell-StratfordWednesday in the semifinals.The winner of that one ad-vances to the Class L titlegame. The finals will be heldFriday or Saturday.
“The boys just believe theycan win. They’re not scaredof anybody right now,” Fran-calangia said.
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The U-12 State Cup champion Berlin Bash is pictured, front row, from left: KirstenArmetta, Olivia Cialfi, Tess Atkinson, Alana Garofalo and Sarah Daddario; middlerow, from left: Sam Giardina, Olivia Norton, Grace McCann, Danielle Skates andCarolyn Stickel; and back row, from left: Coach Rob Morell, Coach Carlos Cabral,Cheyenne Inturri, Sophia Morell, Alexis Cabral and Coach Nick Giardina.
SoccerU-11 girlsBerlin 5, West Hartford 0: Olivia Curtin, Nikki Xiarhos,
Maeve McQuillan, Hannah Schulz and Lisa Grieco scoredas Berlin capped its season in style. Providing assistswere Cameron Michalek (2), Olivia Curtin and Sara Ben-giovanni. Strong defensive play was turned in by Berlin’sCourtney Vogel, Libby Aroian, Alexa Kavarsky, MadisonTaricani, and keepers Cara Wade and Jessica Gaetgens.
Youth Sports
The Berlin Bash defeatedRidgefield, 2-0, Nov. 6 to claimthe U-12 State Cup girls soc-cer championship.
Sophia Morell put Berlinon the board 10 minutes intothe game on an assist fromOlivia Norton and OliviaCialfi.
Thanks to the standoutplay of midfielders Sara Dad-dario, Tess Atkinson, Nortonand Cialfi, the Bash con-trolled most of the first half,
but was unable to expand ontheir lead. The score re-mained 1-0 at the break.
With 20 minutes to go inregulation, Ridgefieldstepped up the pressure andwould launch two shots ongoal. Both were turned awayby Berlin keeper Sam Giardi-na. One was cleared byCheyenne Inturri.
The Bash regained controlfor good late in the secondhalf when a cross by Morell
was deposited in net byAtkinson.
Berlin out-shot Ridgefield,11-6, on the day. Turning ingood work up front for theBash were Carolyn Stickel,Danielle Skates and AlanaGarofalo.
The Berlin defense was an-chored by Grace McCann,Alexis Cabral, KirstenArmetta and Inturri. Giardi-na stopped six shots to earnthe shutout.
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‘Embarrassing condition’ of Zipadelli field discussedSharing facility
with soccer teamsis the main issue
By Maura GaffneySpecial to The Citizen
At the Nov. 10 meeting ofthe Parks and RecreationCommission, Friends ofBerlin Baseball voiced con-cerns about the condition ofZipadelli Field, the baseballfield located at Sage Park.
The field has been used forboth baseball and soccer formany years, and Friends ofBaseball contend that soccerplay has left the field unsafeand in terrible shape forbaseball. The group askedthe commission to considermaking Zipadelli a “baseballonly” field.
According to Friends ofBaseball, which raises fundsfor the Berlin High Schoolbaseball program, ZipadelliField is a “disaster”. Mem-bers of the organization said
turf they put in a few yearsago has died, the outfield isfull of divots, grass in theoutfield has been worn awaynear the soccer goals, and adangerous “lip” has formedbetween the dirt infield andgrass outfield where specta-tors sit to watch the soccergames.
“Over the last severalyears, we’ve put a lot of mon-ey and a lot of labor into Zi-padelli Field,” said Hank Ma-tuszak of Friends of Base-ball. “We’re concerned that ifwe put more money in, likewe’ve done in the past, andthen we don’t take propercare of the field, we’re wast-ing our money and taxpay-ers’ money also.”
“We’re asking (the com-mission) to consider makingZipadelli baseball-only, so wecan make improvements andso the improvements willlast. It’s a safety issue. Zi-padelli is where you have thetown’s highest quality of
baseball being played. Theseare the kids that are thefastest runners and the hard-est hitters. Right now, thatfield is unplayable,” Ma-tuszak said. “I’m not a soccerexpert, but I think there are
nine other fields in townwhere you can play soccer.”
There are two fields intown appropriate for highschool and American Legionlevel baseball: Zipadelli andPercival Fields. According to
Friends of Baseball, Percivalfield has a short backstopwhich doesn’t lend itself tohigh quality play. Zipadelli isthe field of choice, butFriends of Baseball saysright now the field is danger-ous and is “an embarrass-ment”.
Parks and RecreationCommission Chairman LenZielinski said one reason thefield has been used for socceris because of the lights.Zielinski said that while relo-cating weekend soccer gamesin consideration of the base-ball field would likely bedoable, relocating weekdaygames would be more diffi-cult.
Commission members saidthey would need to reviewwhich fields in town might begood alternatives for the soc-cer programs, whether or notthose fields would be age ap-propriate, and whether the
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Photo by Maura Gaffney
Wear and tear is evident at Zipadelli field.
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alternate fields would alsoget damaged and requiremore care and maintenancedue to the extra use.
Some members of the com-mission weren’t convincedthat Zipadelli is unplayable.They were skeptical that mid-dle-school aged soccer play-ers had really caused thebrunt of the damage and sug-gested that perhaps a differ-ent approach to care and
maintenance of the fieldcould resolve the issues. An-other member suggested thatinvesting in ‘all-purpose’fields would avoid this typeof problem in the future.
“Could you at least breakdown the soccer scheduleand take a look at whatwould be required to keep Zi-padelli as a baseball onlyfield?” asked Jim Barneswith Friends of Baseball. “Ifthere’s a way to rearrangethe schedule, so that you canstill get in all the needed soc-cer games but keep the kids
off Zipadelli, then at leastthat would be a place tostart.”
“This field needs a rest,”Barnes said. “We’re going toneed a couple of years just toget the field in the kind ofshape that would reflect thekind of baseball programswe’ve got, and that’s if wecan keep soccer off the field.All we’re saying is that we’vegot some showcase baseballteams in this town, and quitefrankly our baseball field isan embarrassment com-pared to other towns.”
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Mark Q. and Kathleen M.Anderson to Matthew and Ash-ley Chamberland, 153 Ridge-wood Lane, $275,000.
Westview of Berlin LLC toMichelle Scott, 95 South RidgeLane, Unit D203, $239,575.
Westview of Berlin LLC toMark J. Cianciola, 95 SouthRidge Lane, Unit D104,
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Sandra A. Fellman to James F.and Katrina C. Royce, 37Church St., $210,000.
Cil Dev. of Kensington Inc. toAllison Myslak, 10 Main St.,Unit 402, $204,900.
Marie Frances Simeone Es-tate and Christine Doyle toMichael J. and Karen M.Gagliardi, 272 Alling St.,$145,000.
Carol Raiford to BarbaraNims, 24 Hickory Hill Rd.,$117,500.
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Homecoming royalty
The 2010 Berlin High School Homecoming court included, from left: AustinNunes, king; Emma Rustico, queen; Michael Rocco, junior class president;Jessica Naples, junior class attendant; Nathan Giaccone, sophomore classpresident; Annika Goettmann, sophomore class attendant; James Dwyer,freshman student government; Casey Rasmussen, freshman class attendant.
School NewsScholasticachievements
Justin Roncaioli of Kens-ington has received the IotaChapter of Phi Beta Kappa atthe University of Rochester.The Iota Book Award recog-nizes the outstanding mem-bers of the previous year’sfreshman class for scholarlyachievement, humanisticvalues, co-curricular activi-ty and leadership potential.
Jonathan F. Paul of
Kensington has received aBachelor Science in businessadministration degree fromWestern New England Col-lege.
Art awardsPaulina Drozdzowski,
and lu-Wei-Sze, students atBerlin High School wonawards at an Art and Acade-mic Challenge hosted byTunxis Community Collegerecently.
The students were among
approximately 85 area highschool juniors and seniorswho competed in 18 disci-pline categories during thecompetition, which includedJeopardy-style team con-tests, sequestered testing,
and juried competition.Gold, silver and bronzemedals were awarded ineach discipline. Drozdzows-ki was awarded third placefor drawing; and lu-Wei-Szewas awarded third place for
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ReunionsBerlin High School
Class of 2005 has scheduledits 5 year reunion for Satur-day, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. at Rook-ies in Cromwell. A smallcharge will be collected atthe door for light appetizers.Please RSVP by Monday,Nov. 22 to Ryan Zelek at (860)944-5222 or [email protected].
Berlin High SchoolClass of 2000 has scheduledits 10 year reunion for Satur-day, Nov. 27 from 7 to 11 p.m.at the Baltic Restaurant, 237New Britain Rd. It’s not too
Berlin High SchoolClass of 1995 has scheduledits 15 year reunion for Fri-day, Nov. 26 from 7 to 10 p.m.at Sliders Grill & Barin Berlin. Those interestedin attending can contact San-dra Costa Scarano at [email protected] or ChristaVeleas Civitillo at [email protected] for more in-formation.
Berlin High SchoolClass of 1990 has scheduledits 20 year reunion for Satur-day, Nov. 27 from 7 p.m. to
midnight at the CrownePlaza in Cromwell. More in-formation can be found atwww.facebook.com/BerlinHigh School Class 1990 oremail [email protected].
Pulaski Senior HighSchool Class of 1980 hasscheduled its 30 year re-union for Saturday, Nov. 27 atthe Stanley Golf CourseWhinstone Tavern. For moreinformation and to receivean invitation, email [email protected] invitations will sent beelectronically only.
Pulaski High SchoolClass of 1979 has scheduledan informal reunion for Sat-urday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. at theFirehouse Bar & Grill, 54West Main St., Plainville. Formore information and toR.S.V.P., contact Roger Mossat (860) 828-9818 or [email protected].
Hartford Public HighSchool Class of 1961 islooking for classmatesnames and addresses for the50th reunion. Please [email protected] or call(860) 667-0578.
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Class of 2011 All Night Grad-uation Committee has bluereflective house sign for sale.The reflective signs can helpemergency vehicles to quick-ly locate your house. They’reeasy to install and makegreat gifts. For more informa-tion and cost, call RhondaLapierre at (860) 829-1958 [email protected].
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Nov.18Thursday
Holiday pie sale pickup– Holiday pies purchasedfrom the Berlin High SchoolClass of 2011 All Night Grad-uation Committee pie salemust be picked up tonight,Nov. 18 between 5 and 7 p.m.at the high school.
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].
Hubbard PTO – The Hub-bard Elementary SchoolPTO is scheduled to meettonight, Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m.at the School. All parentsand guardians of Hubbardstudents are welcome.
De-clutter presentation– Lazy Daisies Furniture &Gifts, 384 Main St., with pro-
fessional organizer LeslieJacobs, has schedules a pres-entation “De-clutter this hol-iday seasons and make mon-ey” for tonight, Nov. 18 from6 to 8 p.m. Refreshments willbe served. R.S.V.P. to [email protected] or LazyDaisies at (860) 828-2907.
19Friday
Parent Breakfast —Berlin High School Counsel-ing Department has sched-uled a Parent Breakfast forstudents in grades 9 and 10on Friday, Nov. 19 from 8 to 9a.m. in the cafeteria. Thebreakfast includes the coun-seling staff, remarks fromthe principal, and a questionand answer period. RSVP isappreciated. For more infor-mation, contact DeborrahRamirez at (860) 828-5477,ext. 163 or Mary Pacyna at(860) 828-6577, ext. 158.
Alice in Wonderland Jr.– Company ‘N Tempo hasscheduled Alice in Wonder-land Jr. at the RepertoryTheatre of New Britain, 23Norden St. Performancesare Friday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m.;Saturday, Nov. 20 at 1:30 and7 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 21 at1:30 p.m. For more informa-tion and cost, visit
Pet AdoptionCleo is a one year-old adolescent thatwas found with hersix kittens. She isextremely friendlyand is always firstto greet you at thedoor. She is intelli-gent, bubbly, andexpressive. Cleohas adjusted wellto her foster home with children, cats and a dogbut she would prefer a home were she could shine.For more information about Cleo, or other animalsavailable for adoption, call (860) 828-5287.
www.CompanyNTempo.comor call (860) 635-ARTS. Tick-ets will be available at thedoor, if the show is not soldout.
20Saturday
Bottle and can drive —Cub Scout Pack 13 of EastBerlin has scheduled a bottleand can drive for Saturday,Nov. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.at Hubbard ElementarySchool. All proceeds benefitthe Town of Berlin SocialServices to purchase foodand gifts for less fortunatecitizens of Berlin during theholiday season.
Bottle and can drive –Boy Scout Troop 44 hasscheduled a bottle and candrive for Saturday, Nov. 20from 8 a.m. to noon at Stop &Shop. Proceeds benefit troopactivities.
Berlin Historical Soci-ety - The Berlin Historical
Society, at the corner ofPeck and Main Streets, wel-comes visitors to its muse-um on Saturdays from 1 to 4p.m. Admission is free. Viewdisplays of the Berlin Trol-ley, street histories, theLeather Man and his localcaves along with our exten-sive permanent collection oftin, bricks, toys and more.One of the best ways youcan be a part of Berlin’s225th anniversary celebra-tion is to visit the museumand learn more about ourtown’s history. Meetings areopen to the public and areheld the third Tuesday ofevery month at 7 p.m. at themuseum. For more informa-tion, call (860) 828-5114.
23Tuesday
Pasta supper – TheAmerican Legion Post 68,154 Porters Pass, hosts a pas-ta supper every Tuesday
from 5 to 7 p.m. The public iswelcome. For more informa-tion, call the post at (860) 828-9102 after 5 p.m.
All Night Grad PartyDecorating – The 2011 AllNight Graduation Party Dec-orating committee meetsevery Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. atWillard Elementary School.Help as often as you can.Drop-ins are welcome.
Boy Scouts — Boy ScoutTroop 256, chartered by theKensington Volunteer FireDepartment, meets Tuesdayevenings at the Kensingtonfirehouse. For more informa-tion, call Ed Alicea, scout-master, (860) 828-8693.
Boy Scouts — Boy ScoutTroop 44, chartered by theBerlin Lions, meets Tues-days at 7 p.m. at BethanyCovenant Church. For moreinformation, call Troop Com-mittee 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. Members ofthe club are dedicated to do-ing good works in the com-munity. Guests are invited toattend any meeting. Formore information, callElaine Pavasaris at (860) 463-9193.
24Wednesday
Football — Berlin vs. NewBritain, 6:30 p.m. at VeteransStadium.
25Thursday
Thanksgiving breakfast— The 16th annual scholar-ship fundraiser Thanksgiv-ing Day Breakfast has beenscheduled for Thursday, Nov.25 from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at theVFW Post 511, 41 VeteransDr., New Britain. Santa isscheduled to visit from 9 to10 a.m. Breakfast includeseggs, breakfast sausage, ba-con, pancakes, hash brown,toast, coffee and juice. Allproceeds benefit the scholar-ship program. For more in-formation and cost, call (860)829-2960.
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works director, said the areais under the Kensington FireDistrict and there are no is-sues in terms of water pres-sure or water volume.
Fitzgerald said the state isin the process of laying fiberoptics to all public safety fa-cilities and they are usingmain routes to do that. Thiswould include the Kensing-ton Fire House which is al-most across the street fromthe proposed police stationlocation.
In other business, SocialSecurity and upper level em-ployee benefits were broughtto the table.
“A lot of us are learning tolive without,” said FrankMasselle of Butternut Lane.“Many blue collar workersreceiving Social Security,such as retired federal or civ-il service employees or dis-abled veterans, have not re-ceived a cost of living in-crease for two years.”
Masselle said this is unfairand that benefits upper level
employees receive representjust part of the town’s waste-ful spending.
“I am asking the council toconsider if it’s absolutelynecessary for the Depart-ment of Public Works em-ployees to receive town vehi-cles,” Masselle said. “I don’tunderstand why they can’tuse their own vehicles.”
Simonian explained thatit’s important for superviso-ry employees to bring theirtown vehicles home everyday in case they get calledout.
Masselle said that is not agood enough reason to giveupper level employees townvehicles, and it’s not cost ef-fective. “I believe the employ-ees should drive their own ve-hicles and use the money wesave to fix deteriorating townbuildings.”
Salina and the council planto look into the cost effective-ness of things like giving theemployees town vehicles andcell phones.
“We will be looking into allways to reduce costs and ex-penses,” Salina said.
Berlin Free LibraryThe Berlin Free Library’s used bookstore
is open on Wednesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. and 7to 8:30 p.m. Many adult and children’s booksare available.
Berlin-Peck MemorialLibrary
Drop-in storytimeDrop-in stories for preschoolers and
kindergarteners are scheduled to begin Sept.20. No registrations is required.
Tuesdays at 1:30 for 3 ½ to 6 years old.Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. for all ages.Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. for all ages.The theme for the week of Nov. 22 is
Thanksgiving.Block Club
The Block Club using Lego blocks isscheduled for Saturday, Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. forchildren in first grade and older. Registra-tion is required.
Yearbooks neededThe Local History Room of the Berlin-
Peck Memorial Library is in need of the fol-lowing Berlin High School yearbooks: 2002,1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988. The library appre-ciates any and all donations.
PlaytimePlaytime is an opportunity for babies, tod-
dlers and preschoolers to play and socializetogether with parents in the meeting room ofthe library. It is held every Friday from 10a.m. to noon. No registration is necessary.
StorytimeStorytime is an early literacy program
that highlights the six skills needed for pre-readers and reading readiness. Registrationis required for the parent-child programs, asspace is limited. The storytime scheduled is:
Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. for 3 ½ to 6 years oldThursday at 10:30 a.m. for all agesThursdays at 6:30 p.m. for all ages.
Health InformationThe Berlin-Peck Memorial Library sub-
scribes to Consumer Reports on Health andThe Mayo Clinic Health Letter. Both aregreat resources for up-to-date medical infor-mation and advice and are available for pa-trons in our reference department.
Online Employment HelpNeed help writing a resume or cover let-
ter or interested in receiving online inter-view coaching? The library subscribes toJobNow, an online job coaching service. Thisservice can be accessed from the library’swebsite www.berlinpeck.lib.ct.us
Book saleFriends of the Berlin-Peck Memorial Li-
brary sponsors an “almost new” book sale atthe Community Center, located in the lowerlevel of the library. The book sale is openMondays, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.; Wednesdays,noon to 7:30 p.m. and Fridays, 12:30 to 2:30p.m. Most books are only $1.
Library News
Biology to goSeventh grade studentsat McGee Middle Schooltook on the role of labora-tory technicians as theytested simulated patientsamples for the presenceof antibodies to the Lymedisease bacteria on boardConnecticut’s BioBus re-cently. Students studiedLyme disease as part oftheir local and globalhealth concerns interdis-ciplinary unit. On boardthe bus, they performedthe same test used bymedical professionals todiagnose Lyme disease.Pictured, at right, PatrickRachwal conducts an ex-periment.
Horsing around
Peter Dudanowicz and his grandaughter, CamrynFraello visit with Renee, a Strawberry Dunn Quar-ter Horse, at The Mooreland Equestrian Centerand Kid’s Barn in Kensington.
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"PLEASE allow my 25+ years of Auto Sales at the
Largest Chevrolet CadillacStore in the northeast
Assist you in your needs" Call Patton 203-598-5366
PONTIAC Grand Prix 1999 GTsilver 117,800 miles power win-dows and locks.Automaticgood condition always takencare of runs great,just installednew water pump,radiator andbattery.$2800/OBO (860)538-5176
Down payments as low as $588Plus tax & reg. (203) 269-1106
TO BE SOLD AT DEALER AUCTION on NOV. 26, 2010
1999 FORD 3FAP15P6XR203248
Statewide Auto Auction1756 No. Broad St, Meriden, CT
DEALERS ONLY
AUTOMOBILES
DODGE Neon 2004 - 6 cyl, newtires, runs good. Needs somework. $1200 or best offer. Call(203) 949-9164
FINANCE -Buy Here Pay Here Financing!Down pymts as low as $588 plustax & reg, low weekly pymts, nofinance charge, or credit checkcars under $3000. Call 203-530-
Down payments as low as $588Plus tax & reg. (203) 269-1106
Is yourmerchandise"blending in?"Placing a Marketplace adis an easy and affordableway to whip up someinterest among potentialbuyers. What are youwaiting for? Contact ustoday and start turning thestuff you don’t want intosomething you do want:
cash!GET THINGS MOVING
WITH THE MARKETPLACE!
Girls go to the dogs...andcats
Jr. Girl Scout Troop 66497 recently toured the Hu-mane Society in Newington. The girls had a guid-ed tour, learned about the society and its proce-dures and met some special animals. Prior to thetour these fifth graders of Hubbard ElementarySchool collected items for the animals and alsodonated some hand-made cat toys and dog bis-cuits. Pictured, from left: Phoebe Hurd, Kailyn De-Groff, Amanda Boice, Kellie Johnson, KellySparmer, Cailyn Barnes, Celi Flores, BriannaLennehan and Leah Rozanski.
Police BlotterThe Berlin Police Depart-
ment reported the followingarrests.
Oct. 25Todd Longo, 41, 27 Christ-
ian Lane, breach of peace byassault, possession of mari-juana less than 4 oz.
Elaine Benseghir, 48, 27Christian Lane, breach ofpeace by assault.
Franklin T. Rector, Jr., 54,1465 East St., Southington,improper parking, operatingunder the influence ofdrugs/alcohol.
Oct. 26David Divalentino, 47, 1104
Farmington Ave., breach ofpeace.
Oct. 27Michael Damin Roberts, 29,
169 Grove St., Meriden, sixth-degree larceny.
Matthew Dugus, 19, 29 Par-tridge Lane, violation of parole.
Mara Barenstein, 32, 246Orchard St., Rocky Hill, failureto obey control signal, failure todrive in proper lane, multiplehighway, operating under the
influence of drugs/alcohol.Carlos Colon-Hernandez,
Carmelo Rosario, 30, 19Spring St., Middletown, sixth-degree larceny from motor ve-hicle, first-degree larceny autotheft, third-degree criminaltrespass, third-degree burgla-ry, , sixth-degree larceny (gen-eral), third-degree criminaltrespass, failure to drive inproper lane, multiple highway,evading responsibility in oper-ation of motor vehicle, operat-ing under suspension.
Juan Carlos Arieza, 23, 347Cherry St., New Britain, opera-tion of motor vehicle of licenseclassification, failure to drive inproper lane, multiple lane high-way, refusal to submit to chem-ical test, operating under theinfluence of drugs/alcohol.
Thursday, November 18, 2010 — The Berlin Citizen 33APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
MERIDEN- 2 bdrm/5rm 1rst. flapt. recently renovated. Nopets, no util. W/D hookup.Appl. incl'd. $900 per mo12/1. Call 203-886-5983
WALLINGFORD 5 rooms, 2 bed-rooms. Off north Main Street;Dutton Street. 1 month securi-ty. No pets. Stove and refriger-ator included. AvailableDecember 1. Call 203-269-9434
MERIDEN Close to Walling-ford line. 1BR: $615/mo.Prime location on BROADSt. On site parking/laundry.New windows. Spaciousunit w/ample closet space.Near Stop&Shop.
(914)347-3208
MERIDEN LG. 1ST FLR 2BR,1300 SF. Lg kit. & DR, w/d hkup,off st park, back yard. 221Camp St. $900/mo. Sect 8appr’d. No pets. 860-982-6585
ALWAYS Buying, Old, usedand antique hand tools.Carpentry, machinist andworkbench tools. If youhave old or used tools thatyou are no longer using, callwith confidence. Fair &friendly offers made in yourhome. Please call Cory 860-613-1108
DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Collectibles,
Jewelry & Silver. China,Glass, Military, Musical.Anything old & unusual.
Single item to an estate.220033--223355--88443311
FISHING TACKLE. Local col-lector looking for old or newrods, reels, lures. Highestprices paid. Call Dave any-time 860-463-4359
OOLLDD BBIICCYYCCLLEESSDon’t throw away that old bike.
Hobbyman needs your help. Freepickup! Bikes will be recycled.Help save a bike! 203-494-9641
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT& INSTRUCTIONS
PRIVATE MUSIC LESSONS. Many different instruments
offered. Beginners to Advanced.Experienced music teachers.
Call Sarah or Mark 203-235-1546Fall openings available.
GOT JUNK? Looking for Clas-sic, Muscle Cars or parts. AnyCondition. Fast pick up! I'lltake your junk and get yousome Holiday Cash! Call 860-349-1170 Anytime.
Nicholas J Murano LLC, Member:Snow and Ice Management Assn
TREE SERVICES
YARDLEY TREE SERVICE.comFair, reasonable. Free estimates.Reg. Insured. Firewood Available 203-440-0402 or 860-595-4159
LAVIGNE’STREE SERVICE
IN BUSINESS 29 YRS.Tree removal. Stump grinding. Crane Service. Free Estimates.Fully insured. 203-294-1775
GARY WODATCH LLCTree Removal, All calls returnedReg #0620397. Quick courteousservice. Office 203-235-7723 orCell 860-558-5430
Looking for the perfect new home for your Mother, Father,Aunt, Friend or Yourself?…….
You Found It!
Nestled off the road in a quiet, wooded setting!
Brand New Beautiful1 Bedroom Apartments in Berlin
For Active Adults 55 and betterOnly $950
Heat, Hot and Cold Water IncludedCentral air! Intercom system!Fully applianced kitchens On-site laundry!with frost free refrigerator, Library with computer range with self cleaning oven, workstation!dishwasher, garbage disposal! Ample on-site parking!Community room with fireplace Picnic area with grill!and full service kitchen! 24-hr. maintenance!
Secure three-story building with elevators!
Call Now!(860) 828-3958
also accepting applications for Affordable UnitsIncome Restriction Apply
Merit Properties, Inc. Financed by CHFA
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ROOMMATES
RELIABLE ROOMMATEFemale to share w/same in Meri-
den condo. $600/mo incl utils.Newly built 3 story townhouse,only 3 yrs old. Hdwd flrs thru-out.Share DR, LR, kitch, 1.5 baths. 1stmo. rent req’d. No pets. Call(917) 886-1740 leave message.
ROOMS FOR RENT
MERIDEN Beautiful, safe fur-nished rm. Kit & bathrm incld,utils incl. $130/wk + sec. Off-st-park. Susan 203-500-0608
Off street parking. $825/month. No pets. 203-269-9585
WALLINGFORD Lg. full sized 2BR, 3rd Fl. Quiet, central loc.Stove & refrigerator. Pantry,walk-in closets, front porch. Nopets/smoking. 203-269-0123
WALLINGFORD-1st flr, 1BRw/appliances, washer & dryer.$730/mo+security. No smok-ing. No pets. Call 203-623-2804after 5pm weekdays.
WALLINGFORD-E.Side quiet2BR, near I-91. Ample closets.Off st. parking. Washer/Dryerin unit. No pets. $900/mo. +utils. Call 203-269-6297
WALLINGFORD-YMCA area. 1stflr ranch unit, 1BR, LR, DR, Kit.,Appl, off st parking. $795/mo +sec. Refs. 203-269-2575
WALLINGFORD. 1 BR, 2ndfloor, excellent location andneighborhood, no pets, nosmoking, off street parking,washer/ dryer hook ups, cellarstorage, $800/mo plus sec. Call203-265-1070
WALLINGFORD. 2 bedrm, 2ndfloor, 43 Church St, appliancesincluded, no utilities included.$995/month, 203-376-2160 or203-213-6175.
BRISTOL Room mate wanted toshare 2 BR condo. $600 plushalf of utilities. No smokingpreferred. 860-919-0883
Thursday, November 18, 2010 — The Berlin Citizen 35
We’rehiringfor the holidays!Discover the magic of Macy’s
FINAL JOB FAIRWednesday Nov. 17th
between 1 p.m.- 5 p.m.475 Knotter Drive Cheshire, CT
Wrap-up ahappier holiday as
a Macy’s associate!Now hiring for:
Seasonal WarehouseAssociates
Work behind the scenes:Macy’s offers a competitivesalary, and a fun fulfillmentcenter that will capture thespirit of the season processingonline customer’s orders formacy’s & bloomingdales.com
Macy’s Discounts:Your holiday budget will gofurther with a Macy’s discount- a treat for yourself, a gift fora family member or friend!
We Offer:Part time flexShift differentials availableWeekday shift Mon. - Thur.Weekend shift Fri. - Sun.
Interested?Apply online: macysJOBS.comAppl icants that apply onl ineprior to the Job Fair wil lautomatically be registeredand screened first! Can’t makeit Wednesday? Applicants arewelcome to apply at ourdistribution center at 475 KnotterDrive in Cheshire between 1PMand 4PM Monday through Friday.
Applicants must be 18 yrs old, submit topre-employment drug testing and
a criminal background check.
1181930NORTH HAVEN CITIZEN
MULTI MEDIA REP● Do you enjoy helping people?● Do you excel with new challenges?● Work well in a fast paced environment?
Candidate must possess the right people skills, beambitious and a self starter; organized and detail-oriented. Sales experience preferred but we willtrain the right person. Reliable vehicle necessary(mileage reimbursed).
Our company is growth-oriented and progressive.We offer a positive work environment and a com-mitment to customer service. Excellent compensa-tion package includes 401k, medical insurance,etc.
If you believe you are the right person for us, sendyour resume by mail or e-mail to:
CNANEW ENGLAND HOME CARE is seekingCNAs with a minimum of 6 mos exp. for a pediatricgroup home in Meriden. Previous experience in agroup home with physically & emotionally chal-lenged children preferred. 3 hr to 8 hr shifts, up to24 hrs/wk. Shifts start at 6am.
Earn up to $12.00 per hour based on experience.Must have a current CT CNA certificate.
To schedule an appointment to apply, please call:
800-286-6300 ext. 4052or fax your resume to the HR Department
Drug Screen/Criminal Background Check RequiredVisit us on the web at
NewEnglandHomeCare.com
MEDICAL CAREERSMEDICAL CAREERS
NursingOpportunities
Elim Park Baptist Home, Inc
Premier, State of the Art,Continuing Care Retire-ment Community is seekingapplicants for the followingpositions.
Staff Development Nurse- RN -
FT - previous experiencepreferred
Infection Control Nurse- RN -
Part-time position includingexperience in wound care
Staff Nurse - 3-11- FT including every
other weekend
CNA's -per diem all shifts
Safe and attractive environ-ment - generous benefitpackages, Wellness Cen-ter, Café, & convenientparking. Come join our mis-sion of service to the elder-ly! Apply in person week-days 8a-7p, weekends 10a-2p. 140 Cook Hill Road,Cheshire, CT 06410. EOC,A/A,M/F,D/V.
Manufacturer seeks full timeTechnician to perform a widescope of maintenance func-tions on factory systems andmetal cutting equipment.Requires a broad range of skillsin the electrical and mechani-cal disciplines. Must be capa-ble of reading blueprints, trou-bleshooting and resolvingproblems. Lyman has a 4 daywork week.
OFFICE Help Must know Quick-Books. Filing, phones, faxes,general office. (860) 828-8589 oremail: [email protected]
RETAIL/RESALEFull Time Position.
Busy Consignment Store inCheshire is in search of a highlymotivated, dynamic Supervisor.Strong leadership, Solid retailmanagement experience, com-puter skills, positive work ethic,excellent customer service skills,and open availability a must.Apply in person with resume toSue or Robin.
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NNOOWW HHIIRRIINNGG★ Entry Level Customer Svc★ Appointment Setters★ General OfficeNo exp. necessary. Room foradvancement. Fun work envi-ronment. $350-$500 BASEPAY WEEKLY, CALL FORINTERVIEW. 860-329-0317
DRIVER - The Stork Club &Child Care Center in Cheshireneeds a van driver. Public Ser-vice license a must. Call 203-272-1637
GARAGE DOOR INSTALLERS Immediate full time openings.
Must have 2+ years experiencewith a garage door company. Paybased on experience. Clean driv-ing record. Neat appearance & apositive attitude a must. Call860-347-1507 ext. 13.
GENERAL
GGRRAANNDD OOPPEENNIINNGG!!!!All depts hiring in Meriden
MERIDEN $118,000 Must see toappreciate this great condo 2ndfl unit. Features pergo fls in LR &office area, ceramic tile in DR &kit w/oak cabs, 2 built-in ACunits, heated secure garw/remote, sec sys. HOA inc: heat& hot water. Call Annemarie 203-235-3300
WALLINGFORD Desirable firstlevel 1 bedroom corner unit.1.5 baths with add’l bedroom.1586 liveable sq. ft. UpgradedSS appls, lg master BR, ampclosets. Pvt wooded back yard.$175,000. Al 203-265-5618
MERIDEN$118,000 Must see to appreci-ate this great condo 2nd fl unit.Features pergo fls in LR &office area, ceramic tile in DR& kit w/oak cabs, 2 built-in ACunits, heated secure garw/remote, sec sys. HOA inc:heat & hot water.
