By Cheri Kelley Town Times It’s on everyone’s mind and in every conversation this week. It’s on every TV news and radio station and front page of newspapers. The winter storm, the likes of which no one has seen in more than 50 years, came on a mission and left many surprised by its damag- ing effects — a lot to clean up. Oct. 30, the day after the storm that dropped inches of snow in the area, left almost all of Durham and Middlefield with- out power. We hope by the time you are reading this article, power and “normalcy” in your routine have returned. In the meantime, all across New England, residents, offi- cials and crews all share the same frustration. One thing is for sure: we see in times like this how the community binds together. The towns have pro- vided a warm shelter for resi- dents at Coginchaug Regional High School (CRHS). There are showers available as well as cellphone and electronic charg- ing areas. Three hot meals a day are being provided for those who need them, and Meals Ready To Eat (MREs) are also available for those who come in between meal times. For those staying overnight, sleeping arrangements include cots and blankets as well as space for beloved pets. After Storm Irene this past August, the first selectmen in both our towns said the shelter would have been utilized much more had it been a snow storm and temperatures were colder. Their statement proved to be true as more residents headed for the shelters this week. Per- haps the word spread more quickly than it did for Irene — or maybe it was those freezing tem- peratures many nights this week. On Monday night, there were Photos by Cheri Kelley A Jack-o-Lantern snowman in Middlefield? You’re not see- ing things. 1222210 $25 for $50 Worth of Food & Drinks at Wicked Wolf Tavern in New Haven To purchase this deal go to www.myrecordjournal.com/deal Only available to purchase November 4, 5 & 6, so buy now! Volume 18, Issue 30 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, November 4, 2011 Possible new buyer emerges for Powder Ridge By Sue VanDerzee Town Times The Powder Ridge saga continues. With very little discussion at its Oct. 18 meeting, the Mid- dlefield Board of Selectmen postponed again the planned closing on the Powder Ridge ski area to Alpine Ridge, LLC until on or before Nov. 30. The reason for the third postponement was that the easement necessary for with- drawing water for snow-mak- ing from Lake Beseck could not be granted by the state De- partment of Energy and Envi- ronmental Protection (DEEP) until engineering drawings of the proposed device to be placed in the lake were on hand and approved. Dennis Abplanalp, principal of Alpine, told town officials the week before that he would get his engineer to complete them speedily. Instead, on Thursday, Oct. 20, First Selectman Jon Brayshaw received a commu- nication from Abplanalp withdrawing from the $1 mil- lion deal that had been ap- proved at a May 24 town meet- ing. Abplanalp refused to comment on the withdrawal on the advice of his attorney. Brayshaw said he was “blindsided” by this turn of events. One week later, on Oct. 27, Brayshaw was equally shocked to receive communi- cation from Rick Sabatino, principal of Apollo Consult- ing, based in Ottawa, Canada, who had attended the May town meeting as part of the Alpine team. “Perhaps we (himself and an investor) would like to continue without Dennis (Ab- planalp),” he communicated to Brayshaw. “I will be traveling to Mid- dlefield in the next couple of weeks with one of the individ- uals interested in seeing the project go forward,” Sabatino wrote to Brayshaw. “He rep- resents a group that is active- ly interested in turning Pow- der Ridge into a year-round destination.” In a subsequent phone in- Relentless October snow storm takes all by surprise Don’t forget to vote on Nov. 8! It’s time for municipal elections. If you have not yet de- cided whom you will vote for, be sure to visit www.town- times.com, click on the “election” tab and read up on the candidates running for the various local government posi- tions. Due to the storm, the last day to register to vote has been extended to Monday, Nov. 7, at noon. Flip to page 2 in this week’s Town Times for details. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Korn School in Durham and the Community Center in Middlefield next Tuesday, Nov. 8. See Powder Ridge, page 22 See Storm, page 30 Locals find ways to stay busy while keeping warm at the shelter.
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By Cheri KelleyTown Times
It’s on everyone’s mind andin every conversation this
week. It’s on every TV newsand radio station and frontpage of newspapers. The winter
storm, the likes of which no onehas seen in more than 50 years,came on a mission and leftmany surprised by its damag-ing effects — a lot to clean up.Oct. 30, the day after the stormthat dropped inches of snow inthe area, left almost all ofDurham and Middlefield with-out power. We hope by the timeyou are reading this article,power and “normalcy” in yourroutine have returned.
In the meantime, all acrossNew England, residents, offi-cials and crews all share thesame frustration. One thing isfor sure: we see in times likethis how the community bindstogether. The towns have pro-vided a warm shelter for resi-dents at Coginchaug RegionalHigh School (CRHS). There areshowers available as well ascellphone and electronic charg-ing areas. Three hot meals aday are being provided for
those who need them, andMeals Ready To Eat (MREs) arealso available for those whocome in between meal times.For those staying overnight,sleeping arrangements includecots and blankets as well asspace for beloved pets.
After Storm Irene this pastAugust, the first selectmen inboth our towns said the shelterwould have been utilized much
more had it been a snow stormand temperatures were colder.Their statement proved to betrue as more residents headedfor the shelters this week. Per-haps the word spread morequickly than it did for Irene — ormaybe it was those freezing tem-peratures many nights this week.
On Monday night, there were
Photos by Cheri Kelley
A Jack-o-Lantern snowman inMiddlefield? You’re not see-ing things.
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Volume 18, Issue 30 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, November 4, 2011
Possible new buyer emerges forPowder Ridge
By Sue VanDerzeeTown Times
The Powder Ridge sagacontinues.
With very little discussionat its Oct. 18 meeting, the Mid-dlefield Board of Selectmenpostponed again the plannedclosing on the Powder Ridgeski area to Alpine Ridge, LLCuntil on or before Nov. 30.
The reason for the thirdpostponement was that theeasement necessary for with-drawing water for snow-mak-ing from Lake Beseck couldnot be granted by the state De-partment of Energy and Envi-ronmental Protection (DEEP)until engineering drawings ofthe proposed device to beplaced in the lake were on
hand and approved. DennisAbplanalp, principal ofAlpine, told town officials theweek before that he would gethis engineer to completethem speedily.
Instead, on Thursday, Oct.20, First Selectman JonBrayshaw received a commu-nication from Abplanalpwithdrawing from the $1 mil-lion deal that had been ap-proved at a May 24 town meet-ing. Abplanalp refused tocomment on the withdrawalon the advice of his attorney.
Brayshaw said he was“blindsided” by this turn ofevents.
One week later, on Oct. 27,Brayshaw was equallyshocked to receive communi-cation from Rick Sabatino,
principal of Apollo Consult-ing, based in Ottawa, Canada,who had attended the Maytown meeting as part of theAlpine team.
“Perhaps we (himself andan investor) would like tocontinue without Dennis (Ab-planalp),” he communicatedto Brayshaw.
“I will be traveling to Mid-dlefield in the next couple ofweeks with one of the individ-uals interested in seeing theproject go forward,” Sabatinowrote to Brayshaw. “He rep-resents a group that is active-ly interested in turning Pow-der Ridge into a year-rounddestination.”
In a subsequent phone in-
Relentless October snow storm takes all by surprise
Don’t forget to vote on Nov. 8!It’s time for municipal elections. If you have not yet de-
cided whom you will vote for, be sure to visit www.town-times.com, click on the “election” tab and read up on thecandidates running for the various local government posi-tions. Due to the storm, the last day to register to vote hasbeen extended to Monday, Nov. 7, at noon. Flip to page 2 inthis week’s Town Times for details.
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Korn School inDurham and the Community Center in Middlefield nextTuesday, Nov. 8.
See Powder Ridge, page 22
See Storm, page 30
Locals find ways to stay busy while keeping warm at the shelter.
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Watercolorclasses
The following programsare put on by the Art Guild ofMiddletown and are open tothe public
On Nov. 10, from 7 to 9p.m., guest artist Art Scholzwill be doing a watercolorpainting demonstration atMiddlefield FederatedChurch (402 Main St.). ArtScholz is a graduate of theprestigious NYC School ofIndustrial Art, with a back-
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On Monday, Nov. 28, from1 to 4 p.m. there will be a wa-tercolor workshop: “Water-color tips, ‘tricks’ and tech-niques” — This class will be“packed” with helpful tech-niques to make our watercol-or paintings even better.Bring your paper, paint andbrushes — the “tricky” stuffwill be provided!
Instructor Joyce Senesacis an experienced watercol-orist who has taught atMaple and Main, the TracyArtCenter and the Art Guildof Middletown. Held at Mid-dlefield Federated Church(402 Main St.). To sign up,call 860-346-6546
Women’s hikeOn Sunday, Nov. 6, at 2
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Special ed laws, anti-bullying legislation dominate BOE conversationBy Mark Dionne
Special to the Town Times
The Board of Education(BOE) met on Oct. 26 at KornSchool and discussed severalsensitive issues.Special education dis-putes
Without reaching a con-clusion, the BOE discussedwhether to support an effortto change state law regard-ing special education dis-putes. Connecticut is one offive states that puts the bur-den of proof on the schooldistrict when there is a dis-
puted diagnosis of a student.
There is a push from Con-necticut school boards toshift the burden of proof —and the associated costs — tothe party bringing the com-plaint, usually the parents.
Superintendent Sue Vic-caro estimated that, in theprevious 14 years, District 13(RSD13) has faced four tofive due process cases andseven to 10 mediation cases.Most special education diag-noses, Viccaro detailed, arehandled by existing RSD13staff. “It’s not exorbitant byany means, but it is costly,”
she said, while also notingher special education back-ground and the goal of edu-cating every student.
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“The burden isn’t only theparent’s problem,” Daven-
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See BOE, page 20
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FRIDAY
November 4Book & Bake Sale
The Middlefield Levi CoeLibrary will be holding itsannual book and bake saletoday. The sales kick off witha preview from noon to 4p.m. There will be a small en-try fee. The regular saleswill then continue into Sat-urday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to3 p.m. Come browse throughour great selection and takehome a tasty treat!
Silent AuctionThird Congregational
Church (94 Miner St. in Mid-dletown) is holding a Goodsand Services Auction from 6to 10 p.m. Hot and cold horsd’oeuvres and a dessert buf-fet are included in the ticketprice. Silent and live auc-tions will be held. Call 860-632-0733 to reserve tickets.
CVEF Spelling BeeThe Coginchaug Valley
Education Foundation’sfourth annual spelling beescheduled for today has beenpostponed. Check back withTown Times for details onwhat date it will be resched-uled for.
SATURDAY
November 5Truck Pull
Grab your family andfriends and come enjoy anight of fun at the DurhamFair Truck Pull at 6 p.m.Registration will be from 3 to5 p.m. Rain date is Sunday,Nov. 6, with registrationfrom noon to 2 p.m. and thepull beginning at 3 p.m. Forprices and more info, call860-349-9495.
Christmas in NovemberThe annual St. Pius X
“Sleigh Bells Ring” Christ-mas Fair will be held from 10a.m. to 7 p.m. in the St. PiusX Bill Fortin Memorial Hall(310 Westfield St. in Middle-town). Doors open promptlyat 10 a.m. Hot coffee, hotlunches and refreshmentswill be available for pur-chase starting. Featuredbooths include arts andcrafts, a tea cup raffle,plants, stuffed animals andgames, a country store, gour-met coffee by the cup orpound, fresh baked goodsand sweets, a kids’ booth,
kids’ activities, a 50-50 raffleand a general raffle. Formore info, call 860-347-4441.
Holiday BazaarThe Ladies’ Guild of St.
Colman’s Church will behosting their holiday bazaaron Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. There will becrafts, a bake shop, gift bas-kets, wreaths, jewelry, awhite elephant table and araffle. Lunch will also beserved. For more info, callthe rectory at 860-349-3868.
Cancer SymposiumThe Palladino Family
Cancer Center at MidStateMedical Center is hosting itsfirst-ever Survivorship Sym-posium on Saturday, Nov. 5,at the Augusta Curtis Cul-tural Center in Meriden. Thesymposium is a day-longevent for cancer survivorsfrom 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.that focuses on the physical,emotional and spiritual is-sues that arise after cancertreatment. To register, call203-694-8631.
Daylight Savings Timeends tomorrow at 2 a.m.Set your clock back one
hour tonight.
SUNDAY
November 6Free Community Supper
Members of the UnitedChurches of Durham willprepare and host a free com-munity supper in the Fellow-ship Hall, 228R Main St.,from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Theywill serve baked ziti, salad,bread and beverages whilemembers of the Church ofthe Epiphany and NotreDame will provide desserts.All are welcome to this event.
Winter ConcertThe Four Seasons Plus win-
ter concert with Susan Paisley(organ), Ronald Moore(viola/violin) and John Hola-han (trumpet) will be at 4 p.m. atEmmanuel Church (50 Em-manuel Church Rd. in Killing-worth). Discounts available forstudents and children. Recep-tion following concert. For infoand directions, call 860-663-1109or visit www.churchinthewil-derness.org.
TUESDAY
November 8Election Day — polls open
6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Destination DurhamEvery Tuesday at 1 and 7
p.m. on Comcast Channel 19,Destination Durham will beaired for those living inDurham. DVDs are alsoavailable at the Levi Coe andDurham libraries.
Wednesday
November 9Healing Eucharist
Come to the Church of theEpiphany, Main Street inDurham, at 10 a.m. for theweekly Holy Eucharist withhealing.
THURSDAY
November 10Vinal Tech Open HouseVinal Technical High
School will be holding theirannual open house from 6 to8 p.m. They are currently re-cruiting students who willbe entering the ninth gradefor the 2012-13 school year.This is a great opportunityfor students interested in at-tending Vinal TechnicalHigh School and parents tosee everything the schoolhas to offer. All of the tech-nologies will be open withdemonstrations and hands-on activities. Refreshmentswill be served. For moreinfo, please call 860-344-7100(ext. 313) or visit www.ct-tech.org/vinal.
ECA Open HouseThe Educational Center
for the Arts (ECA) will con-duct an open house at 6:30p.m. ECA is located at 55Audubon St. in New Haven.
FRIDAY
November 11Tot Time
The MOMS Club ofDurham and Middlefieldsponsors a weekly Tot Timeevery Friday from 10:30 a.m.to noon at Peckham Park, or,if it’s rainy, at the Middle-field Community Center.This open-age playgroup isavailable for all residentsand their children. No RSVPis required. Contact Ann atm o m s d u r h a m m i d d l e [email protected].
Bridge NightCome join in at the
Durham Activity Centerevery Friday night at 6:30
p.m. for a fun night of bridgewith great people. If you arenot sure how to play, Jimwill teach you. You may callJim at 860-346-6611 withbridge questions. Call 860-343-6724 with questions.
SATURDAY
November 12Historical Societies ConcertThe Durham Historical Soci-
ety and the Middlefield Histori-cal Society are co-sponsoring aconcert at 7 p.m. at the Middle-field Community Center Audi-torium (405 Main St.) The Atwa-ter-Donnelly Band will performtraditional American folk mu-sic and dance, as well as someCeltic music and dance. Ticketswill be available at the door orby reservation. Please call 860-716-5497 or e-mail [email protected] any questions or for ticketprices and reservvations.
Setback TournamentCome to the K-Club annu-
al Thanksgiving Setbacktournament at 168 MainStreet in Rockfall. From 9 to10 a.m. enjoy a free breakfastand sign up. Donations re-quested.Durham/Middlefield Night
Come to the third annualDurham/Middlefield Nightat 771’s Crystals Ball Room;hors d’oeuvres at 6 p.m., buf-fet dinner at 7:30 p.m. Musicprovided by the MontheiBrothers Band. Ticketsavailable at the lodge, orplease call Jeff Siena at 860-349-8031 or Mike nad Jo-AnnSiena at 860-346-9771.
Thankful HeartsChristmas Bazaar
The First Baptist Churchin Essex announces it thirdannual Thankful HeartsChristmas Bazaar from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. at 10 ProspectSt. in Essex. Lovely andunique handmade gifts, dec-orations, wreaths and a bakesale are featured. Fine awonder at the TimelessTreasures table. Lunch willbe available from 11 a.m. un-til 1 p.m. For prices or info,contact Kay Friday at 860-434-0751 or Rev. MichaelCrane at 860-304-6907.
TUESDAY
November 15Durham Flu Clinic
A seasonal flu clinic is
scheduled for today from 12to 8 p.m. at Durham ActivityCenter (350 Main Street).The vaccine shots are freeand will be administered ona first come, first served ba-sis. Supplies are limited.Anyone over age two and ingood health is encouraged toreceive the vaccine. Theclinics are sponsored byMDA (Mass DispensingArea) 36. Call 860-344-3482.
Destination DurhamEvery Tuesday at 1 and 7
p.m. on Comcast Channel 19,Destination Durham will beaired for those living inDurham. DVDs are alsoavailable at the Levi Coe andDurham libraries.
WEDNESDAY
November 16Healing Eucharist
Come to the Church of theEpiphany, Main Street inDurham, at 10 a.m. for theweekly Holy Eucharist withhealing.
THURSDAY
November 17Blood Drive
Notre Dame Church (272Main St. in Durham) is hold-ing a blood drive for theAmerican Red Cross todayfrom 1 to 6 p.m. Potentialdonors are encouraged topre-register to ensure quickand efficient processing, butwalk-ins are taken. Visitwww.redcrossblood.org/make-donation and put in thesponsor code 1038a (or zip06422) to sign up for an ap-pointment, or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. Be sure to drink lotsof water and bring yourblood donor card or any oth-er form of identification.
FRIDAY
November 18Rockfall Foundation
The Rockfall Foundationinvites grant proposalsfrom nonprofit organiza-tions, towns and schools tosupport environmental edu-cation, conservation andplanning projects in Mid-dlesex County. The dead-line for receipt of completedapplications is today, andawards will be announced inmid-February 2012.
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How to make ‘giving thanks’ part of your daily lifeBy Cheri Kelley
Town Times
November is the monththat we start to focus on giv-ing thanks to those whomake a difference in ourlives. The Thanksgiving hol-iday is based on this idea,and, for many, this is consid-ered the time of year for suchthoughtfulness. Knowinghow to show gratitude is apractice that can and shouldbe done throughout the year,not just when the calendarsays so.
There are many ways thatwe can show our gratitudethrough rituals or kindness.Some are geared toward chil-dren, and others are waysthat adults, too, can benefitin this practice.
In this craziness of coldunseasonable weather andpower outage, there is a needfor neighbors and communi-ties to come together andhelp each other out. Withtemperatures dippingaround or below freezing,this help isn’t just somethingnice to do, but it can be thematter of saving a life. Thegratitude that folks feel forthis sort of compassion can-not be measured by conven-tional means, but it is long-lasting and sincere.
One easy way that adultsand children can focus ongratefulness is to simplywrite a list — say 30 items —of things that make themhappy. One could do this atthe end of each month andkeep these lists in a journalto reflect on the amazing
things that have happenedeach month.
Another idea comes fromthe blog, A Handmade Life.Heather, the blog writer,speaks about a Thanksgivingtradition that she does eachyear called gratitude can-dles. The family sits at thedinner table with a lit pillarcandle in the center of it. Abunch of other unlit tea lightcandles are passed out toeach member of the family,and then each person goesaround and says things thatthey are grateful for whilelighting their candle fromthe center flame. The lit can-dles are placed in a circlesurrounding the centerflame. To make this practicelast all year, one could dothis on the first of eachmonth or maybe, for thosewho participate in big Sun-day dinners with extendedfamily, it might be nice to dothis at the first Sunday din-ner of each month.
On another blog calledSoulemama, Amanda Souletalks about a gratitude ad-vent garland that she created
with her family. Throughoutthe month, the family wrotewith markers or paints some-thing for which they aregrateful on pieces of birchbark that were taken off oflogs. They then strung thebark pieces on a garlandmade of fabric strips decorat-ed with natural items likepinecones and cranberries.
A simple way to show oth-
ers that you appreciate themis something as uncompli-cated as sending a hand-written letter or card. Formany, the mailbox is alwaysjammed full with bills andjunk mail. It is always niceto receive a note that showsthat someone has taken thetime to write out the words
of appreciation instead of do-ing it over the Internet. Onecould really make it festiveby getting some special sta-tionary or making some athome.
For adults, a monthly orquarterly event could beplanned to express love for
See Thanks, page 20
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Lincoln for the Ages:Phillip Chetwynd, in the roleof Abraham Lincoln, revealsthe essential character ofthis man, allowing you tosuspend disbelief longenough to visit with one ofour most remarkable presi-dents and to come away fromthe experience thinking youhave truly met the GreatEmancipator himself. Fami-lies, ages 8 and up. Saturday,Nov. 19 at 2 p.m.
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Levi Coe LibraryHours: The library is
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Craft FairThe 35th annual craft
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Students at CoginchaugRegional High School(CRHS) are loving theiroceanography classes, andso is their teacher, LauraFrancis. “When the kids
come into class, they’re real-ly excited to get going.They’re building an under-water robot, and you justcan’t beat that,” she said.
“The navy backs this pro-
gram,” continues Francis,“to get kids interested in sci-ence, technology, engineer-ing and math (STEM), notnecessarily for the navy.U.S. citizens are not goinginto these fields. We have amuch lower percentage thanother leading countries.”
It all began when col-league Lorrie Martinlearned about Southern NewEngland Marine Educators,who sponsored a workshopon building SeaPerchs. She
and Francis attended theworkshop, she got grantsfrom the Coginchaug ValleyEducation Foundation andthe navy, and the programwas introduced to CRHS thisyear. There are 64 studentsin four oceanography class-es, and, because of thegrants, there’s one SeaPerchfor every three students.
A SeaPerch is an under-water remotely-operated ve-hicle that can move in all di-rections. The students arebuilding models of whatoceanographers would use,and they’re building themfrom scratch, from suchthings as PVC pipes andjoints, a 12-volt battery, mo-tor, tether (similar to a com-
puter cord, it goes from theSeaPerch to the oceanogra-pher and his controller) andcircuit board. The projectwill be completed in four 84-minute classes. Says Fran-cis, “Seeing these kids, whohave probably never used apower tool before, actuallydo this and seeing their faces
District 13’s Laura Francis with a SeaPerch.
See Robot, page 21
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Letters to the Editor
Francis andSzewczyk — agreat team
Durham voters are veryfortunate to have the oppor-tunity to vote once again forFirst Selectman Laura Fran-cis and Selectman JohnSzewczyk on Nov. 8. Lauraand John are a great teamand have led Durham with asteady hand during difficulteconomic times. Recogniz-ing the need to hold downtaxes, they have held the lineon spending. And, duringStorm Irene, it was very re-assuring to know that Lauraand John were at the helm,coordinating response ef-forts to protect the safety ofour residents. Clearly, Lauraand John are deeply commit-ted to serving the residents
and businesses of Durham.During these trying times,we are truly lucky to haveleaders like Laura and Johnwho are willing to work hardto make Durham such a won-derful place to live, work andraise a family. Please join mein voting for Laura Francisand John Szewczyk on Nov. 8.
Elizabeth Gara, Durham
Support RogerKleeman forfirst selectman
In the journey of one’s life,there are but a few individu-als along the way who areethical standouts. In myjourney, Roger Kleeman,candidate for first selectmanin Durham, is such an indi-vidual. I have known Rogerfor over 35 years and can as-
sure you that his dedicationto the town he loves and hisstraight-talking style makehim the candidate worthy ofyour vote.
When Roger moved toDurham, he was excitedabout living in a town thatoffered families a superiorquality of life. He recognizedfrom day one that a town asfantastic as Durham musthave caring and engaged res-idents to sustain itself.Roger accepted this respon-sibility from the beginningand, for three decades, vol-unteered his time to manyDurham activities, includ-ing the Durham Fair, whichhe directed. As a result, thetown honored Roger with anaward for over 25 years ofpublic service — indeed anaward well-earned.
Secondly, what I find mostrefreshing about Roger is hisstraight talk. Americans areweary of politicians sugarcoating their positions orchanging their positions onthe basis of the most recentnews cycle or public opinionpoll. Americans are clamor-ing for straight answersfrom their government. Asfirst selectman, Roger Klee-man’s style of communica-tion will be a breath of freshair. He will give residents di-rect answers and will focus onthe good of the town ratherthan the next election.
Roger Kleeman’s candida-cy offers residents a huge op-portunity to make a dedicat-ed, honest, straight-talkingindividual its leader. Pleasevote for Roger Kleeman.
Regina Wagner,Jeffersonville, NY
Foley for P&ZThis letter is to support
Dave Foley as a candidatefor Planning and ZoningCommission (P&Z). I can at-test to his dedication to theP&Z. I like the way Davehandles issues with a com-mon sense approach. He hasproven himself over the past12 years as a valuable mem-ber of P&Z. Dave displaysheartfelt community pride.This was evident at Cogin-chaug track meets where hewould volunteer at runningevents. He is dedicated andwell-liked by all. Pleaseshare your support by keep-ing Dave on as our P&Z rep-
resentative for Durham.Hans Pedersen, Durham
Thank youB&M Burger would once
again like to thank everyonewho supports our businessbut also for such generositywhen it comes to the tip jar,which all goes to St. VincentDe Paul. This was our bestyear ever since 2005. Thisyear’s total was $334. Have ahappy New Year.
The Kauffman Family,Middlefield
Keep MartinFrench in office
I suppose I can do the usu-al letter of support — that Ihave known Martin Frenchforever (true), and his familyhas been involved in makingDurham a great place forev-er (true), and, as a Democrat,you would assume that Iwould write this letter nomatter what (not true). In-stead, I would prefer to lookat the facts.
In the five years that Martinhas been in the tax collector’s of-fice, he has had a collection rateof 98.85 to 99.06 percent and in-creased the monetary collectionfrom $16 million to $21 million.In these times of fiscal uncer-tainty, I believe that keepingMartin French in this office canonly be a plus and that the fiscalnumbers only tend to provethis. Please support the full De-mocratic team this November,as I will (true).
Lynn A. Johnson, Durham
DeFelicesupportsagriculture,history
Frank DeFelice’s com-mon-sense approach onPlanning and Zoning overthe past 10 years demon-strates that he is an advocateof both Durham’s farmingcommunity and its historicdistrict: two of Durham’smost important elements.
Frank supported en-hanced signage for our localfarm stands and Christmastree growers, emphasizedthe importance of includingDurham’s AgriculturalCommission when develop-
ing regulations that couldimpact our local farms and,with the help of his wife, per-sonally restored a buildingin Durham’s historic dis-trict.
Frank DeFelice has aproven record of protectingDurham’s past while sup-porting its future. This No-vember, vote for Frank sothat he may continue pro-tecting those elements thatmake Durham such a warmand inviting place to live.
Fred Dahlmeyer, Durham
Support JonBrayshaw
I’ve known Jon Brayshawfor the past 12 years. Jon hasmany fine qualitites, includ-ing honesty, integrity andthe desire to want to squeezethe most value out of eachtax dollar.
Over the past six years,Jon has worked for better,more inclusive government— and he has succeeded. Jonhas a proven track record oflistening to residents beforemaking decisions that affectour town. He puts the townfirst before the wishes of po-litical party.
Jon’s commitment to hishometown of Middlefield isunparalleled. He truly putshis heart into every issuethat comes before hisbeloved town. He caresabout each and every resi-dent of town and is alwayslooking for ways to improveour town.
Jon has also kept a lid onspending. During his sixyears in office, the Middle-field government side of thebudget only increased by 10percent. That’s less than 2percent each year. He alsocontinues to end each fiscalyear under budget. He hassaved over $1.5 million dur-ing that time and has alsohelped obtain over $2 mil-lion in grant money for thetown.
In these tough economictimes, there is no one else Iwould trust with my hard-earned tax dollars. I amproud to support JonBrayshaw for first select-man on Nov. 8.
Kevin Boyle, Middlefield
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Friday, November 4, 2011 More Letters to the Editor 9
I can’t help it; Ijust like her
Some folks aren’t motivat-ed to adopt a non-partisanapproach to local govern-ment; I think it’s essential. Iam a registered Democrat,but I am voting for LauraFrancis on Nov. 8. Herearnest goals for Durhamare backed by a thoughtfuland comprehensive look atthe big picture. In otherwords, she is a skilled andorganized planner. Her styleof government is character-ized by innovative thinking,judicious spending, hardwork and, perhaps most ofall, a willingness to recog-nize and tap into talent andexpertise from those withinthe community.
Her dynamic likabilitymakes people go to work onDurham’s behalf. She is gift-ed in her ability to navigateand implement future needs,such as the Emergency Noti-fication System and ensuinginfrastructure that has beenput into practice on morethan one occasion.
Laura brings people to-gether and is marked by hergenuine joy as she supportsthe community in a verypublic way, rarely missing acivic or community event. Iam grateful that she has fo-cused her attention on pro-viding services and enhanc-ing the social and communi-ty appeal of Durham withher support for the Farmers’Market and Durham Activi-ty Center, for example.
Her efforts continuouslyhelp distill Durham’s ruralessence, making it a fabu-lous place in which to live. Ihope you will join me onNov. 8 by having the courageto vote without the influenceof party affiliation.
Claudia O’Connell,Durham
Support AmyGreenbacker
I am writing this letter insupport of my daughter,Amy Greenbacker, who isrunning for Durham’s taxcollector. I have seen Amybe proficient in everythingshe has ever set out to ac-complish. Coming from afarming family, she has nev-er been shy of hard work.
She has not forgotten abouther farm family roots or thecommunity in which shewas raised.
After graduating fromQuinnipiac University, shebecame employed at Dol-phin Days Learning Centerhere in town as the morningmanager. Amy created astrong bond with all the chil-dren for whom she cared forover 10 years. Amy now isthe office manager at a localreal estate company. Shequickly and easily slid intothe role and is a fast learner.In her daily duties, she han-dles accounting, payroll,overseas sales contracts anddeals with the company’sclients on a day-to-day basis.I have no doubt that Amywill be a fine tax collector forthe town of Durham. She is ahardworking woman — onewho is qualified as well asone I am proud to call mydaughter.
Please join me on Nov. 8 insupporting Amy.
Joseph Greenbacker,Durham
Martin Frenchfor tax collector
Martin French hasbrought new meaning topublic service as Durham’stax collector. Not only doeshe bring professionalismand competence to this of-fice, Martin brings a sinceri-ty to go above and beyondwith the sole intent of mak-ing life better for taxpayersin Durham. Martin, underhis own charge, investigatedand implemented methodsat no cost to the town to col-lect delinquent taxes. Mar-tin’s program has nowbrought accountability to alltaxpayers — not just thosewho pay their tax bills. Mar-tin has also responded to thehardship faced by many ofDurham’s senior citizens byinitiating the research ontax relief programs. Becauseof his initiative, an ordi-nance prepared by Martinand fellow committee mem-bers was enacted for seniorcitizen tax relief.
On a more personal note, Ihave known Martin for 10years, and my husband hasknown him since highschool, and we think theworld of him. Martin is anhonest, caring and bright in-
dividual who brings hisfriendly, collaborative na-ture to the office of tax col-lector. Please support theterrific job that Martin doesby voting for him on Nov. 8.
Renee Primus Edwards,Durham
Final thoughtbefore ElectionDay
Week after week, thereare numerous letters in theTown Times praising candi-dates who are running in theupcoming Nov. 8 election.These letters often urge resi-dents to vote for a specificcandidate and present nu-merous reasons why theyshould do so. Much of thepraise is valid, and many ofthe candidates from both po-litical parties are qualified.
However, there is onething that is rather uniqueabout Laura Francis andJohn Szewczyk. Using theage-old phrase “if it ain’tbroke, don’t fix it,” LauraFrancis and John Szewczykhave the proven trackrecord of fiscal disciplineand tremendous leadershipskills. In four years, the en-tire town budget had virtual-ly no increase despite lossesin state revenue. Secondly,their leadership has beenshown by the implemantionof a long-range, comprehen-sive plan that will enableDurham’s capital resourcesto remain in excellent condi-tion for future generations.Furthermore, they have ap-plied for and received over$1 million in grants helpingoffset our property taxes. Fi-nally, Laura Francis andJohn Szewczyk understandthe importance of publicsafety with the major im-provements made to theemergency management de-partment and the implemen-tation of the Emergency No-tification System. These im-provements proved in-valauble during HurricaneIrene.
Excellent leadershipskills and fiscally responsi-ble government are proventrademarks of the past fouryears with Laura Francisand John Szewczyk on theBoard of Selectmen. I strong-ly urge fellow residents ofDurham to keep this strong
leadership in tact and sup-port them on Nov. 8.
Michael Geremia, Durham
Dave Foley forPlanning &Zoning
I am writing to endorseDave Foley’s candidacy forDurham’s Planning and Zon-ing Commission. Dave’s edu-cation and work experienceas a professional engineerwill provide the commissionwith relevant technical in-put in regards to applica-tions and forward-lookingplanning. More importantly,this experience will be com-bined with Dave’s respectfor the preservation ofDurham’s history and theunderstanding that growthwill happen and can beplanned to complement thesmall town atmosphere thatmany of us love. Dave hasbeen active in our town andhas served on the PublicSafety, Town Hall Recon-struction and EmergencyServices Consolidation com-mittees. Dave and I haveknown each other for 16years, many of those spentas supporters of our chil-dren at soccer and otherschool-related activities.Please give Dave your sup-port this Election Day.
Michael S. Conway,Durham
I ask for yourvote Nov. 8
On Nov. 8, just four daysaway, you will be making adecision that will affect thedirection of Middlefield andRockfall for the next twoyears and beyond. With thedifficult economy we face,an economy that is differentthan any we have experi-enced in the recent past,your decision becomes morecritical than ever before.The question before you is:how will you make your de-cision.
I have always prided my-self on my integrity. Thosewho know me know that Iam a person of my word. Ifsomething is not right, it’snot right no matter what. Ispeak from my heart, myknowledge and my experi-ences, and I give 110 percent
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CROP Walk canceled; support still neededBy Sue VanDerzee
Town Times
For the first time in the 15or more years that I havebeen involved with the localCROP Walk, it had to be can-celed this past Sunday.
While the usual plan is towalk rain or shine (and weonce walked in snow showersin Durham), a foot of snow,which took out all power inour two towns, was obviouslymore than anyone bargainedfor.
However, this very circum-stance got me thinking aboutwhy we do this annual CROPWalk anyway. The truth isthat, even in our pretty fortu-nate circumstances, a weath-er event can wreak havocwith the normal circum-stances of life, such as gettingand cooking food, having wa-ter, taking showers and stay-ing warm. Hopefully, by thetime you read this, the elec-tricity will be back on, butimagine having to deal withsuch difficulties every single
day of your life. That’s whatlife is like for many peoplearound the world, people forwhom enough daily food, wa-ter and warmth is not a givenbut only the result of back-breaking labor and ocassion-al fortunate circumstance.
If we, in central Connecti-cut, USA, are just one ill-timedsnowstorm away from real dif-ficulty, then how much moreis our help needed for those forwhom getting hold of the ne-cessities is an unceasingstruggle, especially whenweather or other natural dis-asters affect their lives.
That’s why all of the partic-ipating churches — NotreDame, St. Colman’s, UnitedChurches, Epiphany, ThirdCongregational and Middle-field Federated — hope thatyou will return your CROPWalk envelopes to your re-spective congregations in thenext week or two. Three-quar-ters of the money raised willbe used around the world tohelp alleviate hunger, andone-quarter will be returned
to each congregation, basedon what they raised, to beused for hunger-fighting pro-grams close to home.
We hope that our commu-nities’ recent experienceswith time-limited depriva-tion will spur everyone toeven greater generosity thanusual.
If you are not a member ofthese congregations or didnot sign up to walk but wouldlike to contribute to this wor-thy cause, stop by TownTimes and leave a donation.Checks should be made out toCWS (Church World Service)with CROP Walk in the memoline. All donations are grate-fully appreciated.
Chairs of the walk in eachcongregation include TrishDynia for Epiphany, JanWenzel for United Churches,Peter Gill for St. Colman’s,Judy Hurlbert for NotreDame, Jackie Clarke forThird Congregational andMillie Simonzi or Sue Van-Derzee for Middlefield Feder-ated. Feel free to call any ofthem with any questions.
Meanwhile, thanks to Ly-man Orchards for their annu-al donation of cider and ap-ples to feed walkers. Thisyear, the donation went in-stead to the storm shelter atCoginchaug to feed ourfriends and neighbors.
Lawsuit filedagainst buildingofficial
The Town Times receiveda letter intended for publica-tion from Joe Cohen regard-ing issues pertaining to thebuilding of Cohen’s home inChester, CT, by Robert Mey-ers, Middlefield’s building of-ficial.
Cohen said that the workwas begun on his propertywithout a permit. TownTimes spoke to Meyers andsubsequently his attorney,Michael Dowley. Dowley saidthat, before work was started,Cohen stated to Meyers thatthe permits were already ob-tained. When Meyer went topull the permits from thetown, they were not avail-able.
Dowley provided proof thatMeyers could not proceed fur-
See Lawsuit, page 14
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VFW Post # 10362 Middle-field/Rockfall will conduct aVeterans Day ceremony onFriday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m.
sharp on the MiddlefieldTown Green adjacent to thefire house. Any and all per-sons are cordially invited toattend. Elected officials ofthe state and town willspeak, and a wreath will beplaced honoring all our fall-
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This year, large turkeys(18 to 22 pounds) are neededfor the Thanksgiving holi-day, and small turkeys (10 to14 pounds) are needed forChristmas. Any residentwho would like to donate aturkey should contact An-toinette Astle at 860-349-7121
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Grocery store (Stop &Shop or Price Chopper) giftcards are needed in any de-nomination. Those can bedropped off anytime up untilNov. 17 for the Thanksgivingbaskets or up until Dec. 14for the Christmas baskets.
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Please join the Middle-field Lions Club in remem-bering veterans at our “AllYou Can Eat” breakfast on
Nov. 13 at the MiddlefieldFirehouse from 8 a.m. to 1p.m. Pancakes, scrambledeggs, bacon, sausage, hash,toast, juice, coffee and the fa-mous mini donuts will beserved. Bring the familydown, and catch up withyour friends and neighborsover a hearty breakfast.Tickets will be sold at thedoor.
Holiday fairMiddlefield Federated
Church Women’s ChristianFellowship is holding theirannual holiday fair on Sat-urday, Nov. 12, in the churchfellowship hall from 9 a.m. to2 p.m. Come for breakfast orlunch (including homemadepies) in the fellowship café.There will be a silent auc-tion, gift baskets, handmadeitems, holiday decorations,baked goods, jellies and pick-les. The church youth will beselling their homemadefudge as well as Amaryllisbulbs.
New this year — Shoppingparents are invited to droptheir children (ages 5-11) off
Paid for by the Middlefield Republican Town Committee, Charles Schmaltz, Treasurer
TOWN TREASURERTOWN TREASURER - Kimberly Schmaltz- Kimberly Schmaltz• 15 years experience in the banking & financing industry• Graduate of the Regional District 13 School System• B.A. from Central Connecticut State University• Born and raised in Middlefield• Animal advocate and lover: owns and trains horses
Marie BenedettoMarie Benedetto• BA in Accounting, MS in Taxation• Certified Public Accountant since 1989• Currently operates an Accounting Consultation practice• Involved with Middlefield Parent Association• Active community volunteer• Married 16 years to husband Paul, 2 children
Frank St. JohnFrank St. John• Current member Board of Finance• Practiced law in Meriden CT for 30 years• Served on DMIAAB Board• Served on Planning and Zoning for 15 years• Middlefield resident for 35 years• Married 48 years to wife Betsy, 3 children
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BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALSBOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS - Jean Gay- Jean Gay• Currently a real estate investor & property manager• Member of: CT REIA, Chamber of Commerce, Midshore Board
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FIRST SELECTMANFIRST SELECTMAN - Jon Brayshaw- Jon Brayshaw• 6 years as First Selectman,
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SELECTMANSELECTMAN - Ed Bailey- Ed Bailey• 2 years on the Board of Selectmen• Chairman, Water Pollution Control Authority• Commissioned Officer in US Naval Reserve (Ret)• Licensed Marine Engineer• Rockfall resident of more than 25 years• Registered “Unaffiliated” voter
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at My Faith Center for a sam-pling of our church’s Rota-tion Sunday School pro-gram. Children will be guid-ed through four differentworkshops that demonstratethe Holiday season throughthe Christian lens. For exam-ple, in Galilee they will deco-rate a Christmas cupcake,and in Jerusalem childrenwill construct their own ad-vent calendar. Parents canenjoy some kid-free shop-ping and visiting, and theirkids can have fun seeingChristmas from four differ-ent perspectives.
For further information,call 860-349-1250. The churchis located at 402 Main St.
Senior Centeractivities
As the weather gets cold-er, warm up at the seniorcenter with a fall cookingdemo on Tuesday, Nov 15, at11:30 a.m. Laura Felt fromWater’s Edge Center forHealth and Rehab will host a
Fair (From page 12)cooking demonstration onmaking an easy and tastyturkey chili you can make in30 minutes. She will alsoshare simple ways to varythe recipe. Please call thecenter by Nov. 11 if youwould like to sign up for thisclass.
Foot Care is very impor-tant in the cooler months. Afoot care clinic is offeredonce a month, every thirdWednesday by appointment.A nurse from Masonicarewill soak, assess, clip the toe-nails and massage the feet.The next clinic is offered onWednesday, Nov. 16. Pleasecall for pricing and to makean appointment.
A traditional Thanksgiv-ing lunch will be held onThursday, Nov. 17, at noon inthe Middlefield Senior Café.
Lunch is provided by CRTand served by volunteers. Allare welcome; it is a great wayto kick off the holiday seasonsharing a delicious mealwith old friends and neigh-bors and also meeting newones. The suggested dona-tion is $2, and reservationsare kindly needed by Nov. 15.Space is limited, so please
sign up early.The Middlefield Senior
Center is located in the Mid-dlefield Community Centerat 405 Main Street. You canreach the center at 860-349-7121 or at [email protected]. Visit middle-fieldct.org and click town of-fice and then senior services.
Planning &Zoning
At the Oct. 26 meeting ofthe Middlefield Planning &Zoning Commission (P&Z),there was no public com-ment on non-agenda items,but plenty on Mr. Termini’s
request for a home occupa-tion permit. Geoffrey Cole-grove provided a brief histo-ry of the application and in-formed members that themap previously submittedby Mr. Termini is missing,and the commission cannotmove forward without it.Chairman Bob Johnsonshared Attorney Branse’sconcerns over parking andfloor plan (regulations re-quire restroom for patrons, arestroom for employees,storage and waiting room) aswell as physical therapy be-ing performed on the secondfloor without an elevator.Termini’s previous (cookingschool) permit provided for
See P&Z, page 26
10 parking spaces. Cole-grove questioned if the siteplan needs to be modified orif the 10 spaces will be ade-quate. Termini asked ifdropping to five parkingspaces would expedite theapplication, but Colegrovereiterated that regulationsrequire a map and site planbe reaffirmed for the newbusiness. Termini provided
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Durham Government Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the
Durham Library. Check the town website at www.townof-durhamct.org for updates.)
Monday, November 77 p.m. — Fire Department Trustees at 41 Main St.
7 p.m. — Durham Volunteer Fire Companyat 41 Main St. Durham
7:30 p.m. — Clean Energy Task Force8 p.m. — Historic District Commission
Tuesday, November 87:30 p.m. — Library Board of Trustees7:30 p.m. — Conservation Commission
8 p.m. — Volunteer Fire Company at Volunteer FirehouseWednesday, November 9
6 p.m. — Board of Education Finance Committeeat Central Office
7:30 p.m. — Board of Ed at CRHS
Thanksgivingholiday program
It’s time to start planningfor the Thanksgiving holi-day!
Annually, Durham Inter-church Assistance preparesa Thanksgiving Holiday Bas-ket program for families andindividuals. Stresses from fi-nancial difficulties, unem-ployment, medical problems
and other personal or familyissues often create unantici-pated hardships. Families orindividuals having difficul-ties are encouraged to callDurham Human Services at860-349-3153 to apply for aThanksgiving basket.
Families and organiza-tions can sponsor an individ-ual or family. Donors canprovide food gift cards in giftamounts of their choice andsend them to Human Ser-
vices, Thanksgiving Pro-gram, Town Hall, P.O. Box428, Durham, CT 06422.Please send in gift cards byNov. 18 if you would like todonate.
Donations of turkeyswill gratefully be accepted
on Tuesday, Nov. 22, from9 to 10 a.m. at Durham Ac-tivity Center (350 MainSt.). Please call Amanda at860-349-3153 if you are in-terested in donating aturkey. Volunteers areneeded to help coordinate
distribution from 9 a.m. tonoon on Nov. 22. Pleasecall Amanda with anyquestions.
Foot care clinicDurham and Middlefield
senior residents will soonhave a foot care programavailable at the Durham Ac-tivity Center, located at 350Main Street. The programwill run every month, andcare will be provided by Dr.Walters, a podiatrist fromPawcatuck. He has partici-pated in other foot clinics inhis area of the state. Thisprogram is supported by theSenior Resources Agency onAging with Title III fundsmade available under theOlder Americans Act. Dr.Walters will provide routinenail and foot care duringyour scheduled appoint-ment. Appointments arescheduled to last approxi-mately 15 minutes. Unfortu-nately, no walk-ins will beaccepted. The first sched-uled clinic is on Nov. 29 from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please callAmanda Astarita by Nov. 23at 860-349-3153 for further in-formation and to scheduleyour appointment. Bringyour Medicare and insur-ance cards with you.Medicare should cover mostof the services. A donation isencouraged. Seniors withoutinsurance can still partici-pate in this clinic.
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Local boards do not havethe power to change the bur-den of proof but can encour-age the state to do so when itlooks at the issue in January.Safe schools
Viccaro briefed the BOEon plans to comply with statemandated anti-bullying leg-islation. Under the new laws,school districts must re-spond to bullying behavior
even if it takes place on bus-es, off school grounds orthrough electronic commu-nication if it disrupts the ed-ucational environment.
Among other require-ments, each school must des-ignate a safe school special-ist, which will be the princi-pal in most cases, establish amethod for anonymous re-porting and conduct trainingfor all staff.
Schools will also be re-quired to notify parents ofboth perpetrators and vic-tims. Invitations to meet sep-
arately with both sets of par-ents must also be extended todetail the efforts to preventfurther bullying, which is de-fined as repeated behavior inthe new law.
Numerous highly publi-cized student suicides na-tionally have recently beenattributed to bullying, pro-viding the impetus for newlaws.Field trip funds
Board members also dis-cussed the issue of Cogin-chaug Regional High School
(CRHS) students who couldnot afford field trips. Whileelementary and middleschools use funds from par-ent groups in these situa-tions, CRHS has no generalparents’ association.
In the recent past, the lackof funds has sent Viccaroand CRHS Principal AndreHauser to local civic groupsto appeal for help. Boardmembers discussed the dif-ferences between class andclub trips as well as local andoverseas trips, distinctions
BOE (From page 3)Viccaro referred to as a“sticky wicket.” Hauser willlook into putting a percent-age of the student activity feeaside for such needs.Dress codes for dances?
Hauser will also be look-ing into whether the schooldress codes, which dictatethe minimum length of askirt, also cover studentdances. Responding to a par-ent’s complaint about shortskirts at the Homecomingdance, Viccaro said shewould look into the questionwith Hauser.
The next board meetingwill take place on Nov. 9 at7:30 p.m. at CRHS.
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light up makes me reallyhappy. It’s so cool. I’m so ex-cited.
“And we can take this astep further and give them aproblem,” she continued.“How are they going to de-sign this, for instance, ifthey wanted it to pick upsomething off the oceanfloor, or if they wanted to dosalinity testing? Some of thekids want to add underwatercameras. This project willkeep going on, and willevolve.
“This year’s kids have anadvantage because they cando the whole thing fromscratch. Next year’s kidswill be able to build them,but the circuit board and themotor will already be done,and they can’t be rebuilt.But they can take themapart and solve some kind ofa problem we give them.”
After the SeaPerches arebuilt, they will test them out,possibly in Martin’s blow-uppool that she will bring in.
“The kids love this,” saysFrancis. “It gets them inter-ested in the STEM fields,
and they learn that they canbuild something. They be-come more confident withusing tools that they canthen use in their lives.
“And it gets them askingquestions instead of just fol-lowing directions. Afterwatching a video, they askedwhy we don’t know moreabout our oceans.” And theyare right to ask. Francis saysthat renowned oceanograph-er Bob Ballard tells us thatone year of NASA’s budgetwould fund 1,600 years ofocean exploration and thatwe have better maps of Marsthan we do of our oceans.
“We want the kids to careabout what kinds of re-sources we have with theoceans and to be knowledge-able about them,” Francisshared. “There are sevenprinciples that her depart-ment tries to instill in thestudents, and she feels thatthe SeaPerch project tiesbeautifully into them. Theyare: the Earth has one bigocean; the ocean shapes theEarth; the ocean influencesthe Earth’s climate; theocean makes the Earth liv-able; the ocean supports a di-versity of life and ecosys-
tems; the ocean is connectedto us and we are connected toit; and the ocean is largelyunexplored.
Brock Hoyt is one ofFrancis’ happy students.“I’ve considered goinginto environmental sci-ences, but doing some-thing like this in the class-room makes me want to doit even more. We’ve talkeda lot about kids going tocollege for environmentaland biology studies. Doingthis project is showingwhat you can actually doin those fields.
“This is also a good wayto switch things up a littlebit,” he continued. “I likehands-on activities. It’sdefinitely a challenge, butI enjoy it. There’s threepeople in each group, andeach person gets to showhis or her particularskills, like leadership,where someone in thegroup assigns the tasks.There are others who aregood with tools and aregood at the building as-pect of it. I’m good at fol-lowing directions and put-ting things together.Everyone takes a turn do-
ing the different tasks,and people can teach theothers in the group how todo something. For in-stance, someone mighthave more experience be-cause they took shop classand know how to use thattool. It’s teamwork.
“Working together andseeing it all come together isthe best part. I’m having agreat time doing this.”
Francis is putting out thecall to anyone in the commu-nity who has been in thefields of science, technology,engineering and math and isinterested in coming to theschool and helping with thestudents. You can e-mail herat: [email protected].
Falcons will hold their annu-al Board of Directors elec-tions on Monday, Nov. 21, at 7p.m. at the Middlefield Com-munity Center. Positionsare for a period of two years,and the following are openfor the 2012-13 football season:president, secretary, cheer-leading director, concessionsdirector, safety director, web-master and football coachingdirector.
Visit durhammiddle-fieldfalcons.com or contactcurrent president Mr. JimBanack at 860-349-8773 orthrough e-mail at [email protected].
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terview with Town Times,Sabatino explained that hiscoming trip to show his pri-mary investor the ski area ismeant to answer questionsquickly about what might beallowed and what is neededon the site. “A million bucks(the purchase price in thecontract with Alpine Ridge,LLC) is a lot for what you’regetting,” said Sabatino. “Youcan buy a ski area that can beup and running by this sea-son for less than that, but I seePowder Ridge as a diamondin the rough. It’s location, lo-cation, location and a verypretty area.
“I see this as a new solu-tion, a fresh start, and I’d liketo spearhead it, but if there’senough interest, things needto move quickly,” Sabatinoconcluded.
The town was authorizedto purchase the bankrupt skiarea in an overwhelminglypositive (9-1) referendum votein April 2007 for up to $2.85million. They subsequentlypurchased the 246-acre prop-erty in June of 2008 for $2.75million from MiddlefieldHoldings, LLC, a companyformed specifically to holdthe mortgage on PowderRidge. Since then, three po-tential buyers have backedout of negotiations to buy itfrom the town and restart aski area, for various reasons,with Abplanalp being the lat-est and the “closest to done”at the time of withdrawal.
Brayshaw was philosophi-cal after Abplanalp’s cancel-lation, noting that “townspeo-ple paid almost a million dol-lars for 47 acres on HubbardStreet so that Anthony Cuo-mo, the developer from whomthe town bought it, would notput storage buildings alongthe road. Townspeople want-ed to control what happens atPowder Ridge in the sameway, so they voted to buy it,and we still own it, but itwould be great to have the skiarea come back. It’s whatmost of the people in townwant. I do feel bad, though,that some folks have used thispolitically (municipal elec-tions will be held on Nov. 8).This (the cancellation of theAlpine contract) is not some-thing that anybody saw com-ing or wished for.”
Powder Ridge(Continued from page 1)
Academy for Little Learnersvisits Durham Fire
The Academy for Little Learners four- and five-year-old class had an exciting and fun tour of the Fire
House while learning about the importance of firesafety. “It was so awesome, the best field trip ever!”said the class. Thank you to the firefighters for mak-
ing it possible. At right, (l-r) with the youngsters is MrsKaren Hansen, volunteers firefighters Rob Figoras,
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Leo V. WillettJr. MD
Leo V.W i l l e t tJr. MD,82, ofDurham,b e l o v e dhusbando fDorothySullivanWillet for
56 years, died on Tuesday,Oct. 25, at his home.
Leo was born in Adams,MA, attended CranwellPreparatory School in Lenox,MA, Holy Cross and TuftsUniversity School of Medi-cine. While at Tufts, he was amember of the Phi Chi Med-ical Fraternity and the LouisPasteur Society. He began hisinternships and residenciesat Carney Hospital, Boston,and served as general medicalofficer at the Boston NavalShipyard from 1956 to 1958.Leo then continued his resi-dencies at the US Naval train-ing center, Great Lakes, IL;the National Naval MedicalCenter Bethesda, MD; and fi-nally at the University IowaChildren’s Hospital, IowaCity.
He was a diplomat of theAmerican Board of Orthope-dic Surgery, a fellow of the
American Academy of Ortho-pedic Surgeons, a fellow of theAmerican College of Surgeonsand has been a member of thePhiladelphia Hand Group andOrthopedic Society. He wasthe author of numerous med-ical articles and publications,including Combat Amputees,Use of Mesh Grafts in WarWounds and Ankle Disarticu-lations and War and Amputa-tion Surgery Secondary to Pe-ripheral Vascular Insufficien-cy.
During a Naval career,spanning 17 years and culmi-nating with the rank of com-mander, Dr. Willett, in theearly ‘60s, deployed toMalaysia to assist with estab-lishing the public health sys-tem and researching the ef-fects of food deprivation. In1969, during the VietnamWar, he deployed as chief oforthopedic surgery to the hos-pital ship, USS Repose. Heconcluded his Naval career asa leader of the assistant chiefof the orthopedic service andhead amputee ward at thePhiladelphia Naval Hospital.
Dr. Willett moved his fami-ly to Durham in 1971 where heworked as an orthopedic sur-geon with his colleagues fromthe Meriden OrthopedicGroup. “It is most importantto pay attention to what’s go-ing on locally; it’s very easy togo abroad,’’ said Willett. “It’s
much harder to stick aroundand solve local problems.’’“Doc” served Durham resi-dents for 35 years as health di-rector, as well as commissionmember of Cemetery and In-land Wetlands; resident direc-tors of the Durham Fair Foun-dation for 17 years, DurhamFair Association for 25 yearsand Medical Services —Durham Fair Association for14 years. Along with Dorothy,he sponsored the Leo andDorothy Willett scholarshipfor graduating Durham sen-iors. He was a voracious read-er, golfer, fisherman, beach-comber, Red Sox and Celticsfan — and friend.
In addition to his wife, Leois survived by his sister,Pauline Bell of Cheshire, MA;
his four children, Leo V. Wil-lett IV of Seminole, FL, JennyWillett Hedderman of Ipswich,MA, David S. Willett of West-brook, CT, and Francis S. Wil-lett of Durham, CT; and sixgrandchildren, Mallory Wil-lett, Leo Willett V, MichaelaHedderman, Sean Hedder-man, Logan Willett and AidanWillett.
Leo was predeceased indeath by his parents, Leo V.Willett Sr. and JeannetteCrepeau Willett of Cheshire,MA, and his sister, Jean AnnWillett Biron of Bedford, NH.
Friends may call on Tues-day, Nov. 8, at the DoolittleFuneral Home from 5 to 8p.m. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made in Dr. LeoWillett’s name to the
Durham Fire Department,P.O. Box 154 Durham, CT06422; Durham EMS P.O.Box 207 Durham, CT 06422;the Durham Fair Founda-tion P.O. Box 642 Durham,CT 06422; or the DurhamPublic Library, 6 Maple Av-enue, Durham, CT 06422.
Funeral services will beheld on Wednesday, Nov. 9,at Notre Dame Church at 10a.m., followed by a burial inMica Hill Cemetery wherefull military honors will beaccorded.
Messages of condolencemay be sent to the family atwww.doolittlefuneralser-vice.com.
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Amston and formerly ofColchester and Middlefield,passed away unexpectedly
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Born Jan. 19, 1960, in Meri-den and raised in the Middle-field/Durham area, she was
a daughter of William H.Peddle of Enosburg Falls,VT, and the late Joyce (Gow-ing) Peddle.
Linda was a devoted andloving mother, daughter, sis-
ter and aunt who will bedeeply missed by so many.
She will also be mournedby her extended family andboth coworkers and cus-tomers from Dunkin’ Donutsin Colchester where she hadworked as Shift Manager.
In addition to her father,she is survived by four sons,Timothy Powell of KeyLargo, FL, William Marlowof Bunnell, FL, SPC. CoryMarlow, U.S. Army, of ElPaso, TX, and Taylor Mar-low of Bunnell, FL; five sib-lings, Doris Hayden of Am-ston, Dora Donahue of Mid-dletown, Darlene Coulombeof Enosburg Falls, VT,
William Peddle of Middle-town and Dale Peddle ofEnosburg Falls, VT; and nu-merous aunts, uncles,nieces, nephews, cousinsand extended family mem-bers and friends.
Friends called Thursday,Nov. 3, at the Aurora-Mc-Carthy Funeral Home inColchester. A memorial Ser-vice followed.
In lieu of flowers, dona-tions in her memory may bemade to the CT Humane So-ciety, 111 Russell Road, New-ington, CT 06111.
For online condolences,please visit www.auroramc-carthyfuneralhome.com.
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‘The kind (of guy) you really want to call a friend’“I will always remember
his quick smile and heartylaugh,” Barbara Sperl said offriend William Charboneau.
“He was a very easygoingguy, the kind you reallywant to call a friend,” re-called Dave Rogers of fellowLake Beseck Associationmember “Bill.”
Kindness and generosityare just two of the qualitiesthat friends and family areremembering about Char-boneau, who died Oct. 20 at82 years old.
Charboneau, of Middle-field, “loved living at LakeBeseck,” Cathy Morronesaid of her father. “He lovedhis community and hisneighbors.”
Neighbors “Mike” andMarv Beloff remember hap-py summers their childrenspent together with theCharboneau family. “Wewatched them grow to youngadults and beyond. Bill was atrue gentleman who alwayshad a positive outlook, evenduring the stresses of illhealth. He was a terrific guy,and he will be sorely missedby the community he lovedand by his many friends andneighbors.”
Charboneau was the cur-rent chairman of the Middle-field Housing Authoritywhere he volunteered since2003 to make housing afford-able for all citizens. He wasalso a member of the LakeBeseck Association and was“one of the first to volunteerwhenever we had an activi-ty,” shared Dick Boynton.“He was involved with pic-nics and Old Home Days. Hewas very generous with histime.”
Friends said his generosi-ty was never-ending. “If youdid a favor for him, he wouldrepay you. For instance, if Itook his garbage to the dumpfor him, he would pick me upfor golf,” recalled Rogers.
“He was an excellent golfpartner, and I always lookedforward to seeing him,”added Boynton. “One timewhen I was cold, he gave mehis jacket, and he wouldn’ttake it back.”
In addition to his love forplaying golf, Charboneau en-joyed boating, reading anddancing. He loved baseballgames and would listen to
them on his front porch, saidRogers. “I’m not sure if hewas a Red Soxor Yankee fan,but he knew Iwas a Red Soxfan, and so hedidn’t make abig deal out ofit if my teamlost,” he said.“That’s howeasygoing hewas.”
Charboneaualso loved toplay cards.“Don (Sperl) and I playedcards with Bill and his wife,”said Barbara Sperl. “It’s how
we started a great friend-ship. The winner of the card
game wouldwear a signthat said ‘TheBoss.’ He worethat signproudly.”
P e r h a p smore than any-thing else,C h a r b o n e a uwill be remem-bered for hiskindness.
Said Rogers,“Bill never
spoke a bad word about any-one. I will miss him terri-bly.”
“He was a real gentlemanand just an overall reallynice guy,” added Boynton.
He served his country inthe U.S. Army from 1952 to1954 during the Korean War.
Charboneau was raised inBaltimore, MD, where hemet his wife Mary Ellen in
grade school. He married hissweetheart in 1951 and grad-uated from Loyola College,Baltimore, with a bachelor’sdegree in business adminis-tration that same year. Hewas a partner at Ripps Real-ty in property management.
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Prior to his retirement, hemanaged Davenport-Dunbarelderly housing in Hamden.
Charboneau always en-joyed his “large, wonderfulfamily,” according to Rogers.He had 10 grandchildrenwith whom he shared somany wonderful times on thelake fishing and boating. “Healways made sure his wife,who was ill, was taken careof before he played golf, orelse he wouldn’t go,” Rogerscontinued.
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Morrone added, “He was awonderful caregiver for mymother for the last eight-and-a-half years. The last coupleof weeks before his passing,he kept telling us that hewanted to be remembered asa good dad. That’s what wasimportant to him. I told himhe was the best, and he was,in every possible way. Hewas great.”
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the commission with certifiedmail receipts, evidencing hehad notified abutting landowners of his application andexpressed frustration that hehad submitted a map and siteplan when he last appearedbefore the commission anddid not know what happenedto it. Johnson asked Terminito return before the commis-sion with a site plan indicat-ing parking spaces and a moredetailed floor plan illustratingareas within the home to beused for waiting area, treat-ment rooms, restrooms andstorage. Mr. Boyle asked Ter-mini to also include proposedhours of operation, as there
are lighting concerns if doingbusiness at night. Johnsonthen invited new public com-ment, which primarily con-sisted of neighbors who hadnot received proper notice ofTermini’s application. Afterdetermining that not all abut-ting land owners were noti-fied, Termini was instructedto verify names and addressesfrom either the land use or theassessor’s office and mail no-tices to any abutting land own-ers not yet notified, bringingproof to the next meeting.Johnson invited all to returnin two weeks when Termini’sapplication will again be con-sidered.
Brian Chaffee also returnedbefore the commission on hisapplication to relocate his
business, E-Muscle. AlthoughChaffee returned with ap-proval from the Zoning Boardof Appeals and the InlandWetlands Commission, Cole-grove suggested Chaffee with-draw the application as a bet-ter option to it being deniedbecause his site plan wasdeemed inadequate. Cole-grove explained that, after re-viewing the application, At-torney Branse suggested thatChaffee have a survey com-pleted and then apply for aspecial permit, which will re-quire him to put up a sign anda public hearing. A lengthydiscussion ensued over inter-pretation of the regulations.Colegrove felt that the regula-tions make sense for a newbuilding but do not makesense for buildings existingbefore zoning, asking if thecommission was comfortableaccepting an as-built plan ver-sus a complete survey by a li-censed professional surveil-lor, as there has been nochange in grade or changeson site. Colegrove further in-dicated that the Departmentof Motor Vehicles requires anA2 survey (highest level of ac-curacy), and he felt thatshould be sufficient for thetown as well.
After much discussion,Johnson called for a vote,which resulted in requestingChaffee acquire a completesurvey, meeting A2 and to-pography requirements, andfile a new application for aspecial permit. Mr. Chaffeeagreed to withdraw the appli-cation.
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Local students who are at-tending Eastern ConnecticutState University include:Stefon Danczuk, EdmundDaniels, Joshua Pollitt,Sarah Hanks, Kelsey Bo-gen, Cameron Pollitt,Emma Kuehnle, MelissaOber and Michael Sbona,all of Durham.
A record 303 Eastern Con-necticut State Universitystudents have receivedECSU Foundation’s competi-tive scholarships in the 2011-12 academic year. The allot-ted scholarships total$334,000 in funds awardedthrough the ECSU Founda-tion’s annual scholarshipprocess. Kara Drenzek ‘12,of Middlefield, was one of therecipients. Drenzek is major-ing in communication andwas awarded the ECSUAlumni Association Scholar-ship. Kayla Lauretti ‘12, ofMiddlefield, was also a recip-ient. Lauretti is majoring insocial work and was award-ed the Chartwells Scholar-ship. The ECSU Founda-tion’s competitive scholar-ship awards are based onmerit and, in many cases,unmet financial need.
Auto Sales & Service ofDurham LLC has beenawarded the 2011 CMUS Talkof the Town Customer Satis-faction Award for small busi-nesses.
Daniel Ostrow, right inphoto, chairman of the Mid-
dlesex County Chamber ofCommerce Central BusinessBureau (CBB), announcedthat it has named RichardGreco, left in photo, of Na-tionwide Insurance and Fi-nancial Services as the recip-ient of the Chamber’s AlAward. The award is namedafter Middletown Fire Mar-shal Al Santostefano, whohas been a member of theCBB for 26 years, and is giv-en to a member of the CBBwho provides service aboveand beyond what is requiredor expected.
The 2011 Prevention Pro-gram Award, which high-lights an outstanding localprevention initiative at thetown, school or regional lev-el, is designed to honor bothinnovative programs andthose that have become in-stitutions in their respectivecommunities and will go toJennifer Schulten for GOFAR (children’s runningprogram), Durham and Mid-dlefield.
The University of Massa-chusetts Boston recently
named Christopher Scam-porino, of Rockfall, to theAlpha Lambda Delta Acade-mic Honor Society for Fresh-men. Scamporino was one ofmore than 120 students atUMass Boston to be namedto the honor society. To be el-igible for the Alpha LambdaDelta Honor Society, a stu-dent must maintain a 3.5GPA or better during thefirst term or year of atten-dance at UMass Boston.
Ryan Sirois, a financestudent from Durham, has
been admitted to BryantUniversity as a member ofthe class of 2015.
Alea Braga, of Durham,is a resident assistant (RA)in Occum Hall at EasternConnecticut State Universi-ty this fall. RAs at Easternare carefully selected andtrained to help dormitoryresidents create an environ-ment that is conducive to in-dividual and social growth.Each RA creates recreation-al, educational and commu-nity service programming to
involve students in the resi-dence hall community andthe community at large. RAsalso and assist individualstudents in their social andpersonal development.
John Biddiscombe, ofDurham, retiring director ofathletics at Wesleyan Uni-versity, and TeresaOpalacz, who starred insoftball, swimming, basket-ball and rugby at MercyHigh and the College of the
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Holy Cross, will be inductedto the Middletown SportsHall of Fame on Jan. 26, 2012,at the Crowne Plaza Hoteland Conference Center inCromwell.
Gregory A. Allen, for-merly of Durham, has beenselected for inclusion on the2011 New England RisingStars list, featuring out-standing young lawyers inNew England. No more than
2.5 percent of the attorneysin Connecticut are named tothe list. The selections forthis designation are basedon a rigorous multi-phase se-lection process that includesa state-wide survey oflawyers, independent evalu-ations, and peer review ofcandidates, a good-standingand disciplinary check.
Robert E. Moore, ofDurham, former Chief Ad-ministrative Officer of theMetropolitan District(MDC), was named recipient
of the 2011 Public OfficialsAward by the Water Envi-ronment Federation. Mr.Moore’s impressive careerof distinguished public serv-ice includes over 10 yearswith the MDC and 25 yearswith Connecticut’s Depart-ment of Environmental Pro-tection. He also worked as aprivate consultant for fiveyears.
Xavier High School Head-master Brother Brian Davis,C.F.X. and Principal Mr.Brendan Donohue an-
nounced that eight seniorshave been named Commend-ed Students in the 2012 Na-tional Merit ScholarshipProgram, including Grego-ry Brown, of Durham. Theannouncement was made atthe Opening of School Massand Awards Presentation onSept. 29. A Letter of Com-mendation from the schooland National Merit Scholar-ship Corporation (NMSC),which conducts the pro-gram, will be presented tothese scholastically talentedseniors.
The Middlesex CountyHistorical Society is pleasedto announce that it has ex-panded its hours for publicviewing of its museum ex-hibits. Beginning Nov. 5, themuseum at the GeneralJoseph Mansfield House willbe open on the first Saturdayof the month from 12 to 3p.m. in addition to its cur-rent hours, Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Thursdaysfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. andFridays from 10 a.m. tonoon. Current exhibits areaward-winning Hard & Stir-ring Times: Middletown andthe Civil War and WithinThese Walls: One House, OneFamily, Two Centuries, thestory of the Mansfield houseand the family who occupiedit. There is also a section inthe Civil War exhibitabout William and AlmaCoe Lyman of Middlefieldwho were ardent abolition-ists.
The General MansfieldHouse is located at 151 MainStreet in Middletown and ishandicapped-accessible. TheSociety possesses extensivegenealogical and manu-script collections, which thepublic may access by ap-pointment only. The Societyis dedicated to preservingthe history of MiddlesexCounty and providing pro-grams for adults and chil-dren to increase their under-standing of the area’s past.For further information call860-346-0746 or visit the Soci-ety’s website, www.middle-sexhistory.org.
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Church (94 Miner St. inMiddletown) is holding aGoods and Services Auc-tion on Nov. 4 from 6 to 10p.m. Hot and cold horsd’oeuvres and a dessertbuffet are included in theticket price. Silent and liveauctions will be held.Please call 860-632-0733 toreserve your tickets.
60th weddinganniversary
On Oct. 20, Walter andEda Michalke celebrated60 years of marriage. Theyare the proud parents oftwo sons, Walter III andBill, and two grandchil-dren, Allison and Douglas.Longtime Middlefield resi-dents, the couple sharedtheir special occasion athome with friends andfamily. Submitted by Kathy Crete
KimberlyHeyl andEugeneBaker wed
Kimberly Jane Heyland Eugene Evan Bakerwere married on Satur-day, Sept. 17, 2011, atthe United Churches ofDurham. Reverend ElvenRiggles and Chris Pap-pas officiated.
Kimberly is the daugh-ter of Peter and EtzieHeyl, of Durham. Eugeneis the son of James andIsobel Baker, of South-bury. The Matron of Hon-or was Julia Kennedyand the Maid of Honorwas Amy Allen, both dearfriends of the bride. Theflower girls were Emilyand Grace Baker, niecesof the groom. The bestmen were Ben Baker,son of the groom, andAndy Baker, brother ofthe groom. The grooms-men were Erick Heyl,nephew of the bride, andAJ Baker, nephew of thegroom.
The reception washeld at The PattersonCottage in Fenwick, CT.The couple honey-mooned in Italy. Kimberlyand Eugene both run andmanage Baker’s GreenAcres in Somis, CA. Eu-gene was also the formerCTO and co-founder ofTelecast Fiber Systemsin Worcester, MA.
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roughly a couple dozen or sopeople staying over, accord-ing to Jerry Kelley, whostayed the night. The volun-teers and members of theEmergency ManagementTeam were up at the en-trance, checking people inand making sure people hadwhat they needed. Somefolks were playing cards andboard games to pass the timeand to get a sense of normal-cy in a time of confusion andgreat concern.
“I’m pleased with theservices and satisfied, allthings considered. There areno issues here — all seemwilling to help each otherfreely,” Kelley said. “No onewants to be there, but every-one is appreciative. Peopleare joking around, trying toraise spirits; things could befar worse.”
District 13 Superinten-dent Susan Viccaro stated,“Stay tuned,” as far asschool closings go. “I am go-ing day by day in hopes thatwe might get a day of schoolin!” They are calling schooloff on a day-by-day assess-ment rather than cancelingit through the week as someother districts have.
Durham’s first selectmanLaura Francis stated onTuesday night at the 6 p.m.briefing at the shelter atCRHS: “The good news isthat we got a lot of work donetoday, in the towns ofDurham and Middlefield.We had crews in both townsdoing a lot of clearing andsome line work. So as soonas we get power into town,we are ready to energize thetown. The bad news is whatCL&P planned to get done to-day couldn’t get done.” Shesaid the main line was ener-gized today but that theywere called to two emergen-cies, which were priorities.One was with the Mattabas-sett district and sewage go-ing into the CT river. Theother emergency was thattheir generator at CL&Pheadquarters died twice andthey had to deal with that tocontinue on with therestoration process. Francissaid that they are in bettershape to get the power on
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Left, Trevor and PeytonDixon (four and twoyears old), of WagonWheel Road in Durham,got their snow gear onfor a day in the Octoberstorm!Submitted by Kimberly Barris
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Left, lots of people have been using the cots at theshelter for a warm place to sleep. Below, Ed Lilley, of Mid-dlefield, and Rock Foell, of Meriden, spent Monday afternoondragging limbs and roadside brush to the Lake Beseck park-ing lot pile in an effort to help clean up from the recent storm.
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than they were with TropicalStorm Irene. At the time ofprinting Wednesday, thelights are back on MainStreet in Durham.
Jon Brawshaw, first se-lectman in Middlefield, said,“Our priority in Middlefieldis Route 66...Because it is avery dangerous piece ofroad, we have had four acci-dents there already sinceSaturday.” He goes on to saythat, after the Route 66 sec-tion, the Lake Beseck area isnext on the list. This is due tosewage concerns from over-flow of the 150 pumps thatneed to be tended to individ-ually with a generator in or-der to ensure that no wastegoes into the lake. After that,the Main Street area, banks,restaurants and gas stationsare on next on the list.
Representatives from bothtown halls will be availablefor questions or any needsresidents may have fromtown government. Some stafffrom Durham with be at theshelter and some staff fromMiddlefield will be located atthe community center. Asthe residents in the commu-nity wait to return to theirhomes, it is nice to see all thehelp and concern of neigh-bors helping neighbors.
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Amy Greenbacker
Tax Collector
Kim Garvis
Town Clerk
Wendy Pedersen-Manemeit
Treasurer
Planning & Zoning Commission
Dan Melnik
Bonnie Ryder Norm Jason
Dick EriksenFrank DeFelice
Steven DeMartino
Board of Finance
Laurie Tuttle
RoseMarie Naples
Board ofAssessment Appeals
Pat DiNatale
Zoning Board of Appeals
David Heer William LaFlamme Michael Geremia
Paid for by Francis for First Selectman 2011, Raymond Kalinowski, Treasurer and Durham Republican Town Committee, Peter Cascini, Treasurer. Approved by Laura Francis and the Above Listed Candidates.
