Magic happens at Brewster School In three very hot days last week- end, a crew of volunteers, as well as workers from Landscape Struc- tures, turned an empty space next to the school into a state-of-the-art playground. At right, the empty field on Friday morning; below the Saturday crew; and bottom, a view of some of the newly installed equipment includes a preschool “cloud-climber,” foreground. Photos this page by Karen Buckley-Bates, Sue VanDerzee and Tori Piscatelli Volume 17, Issue 16 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, July 30, 2010 In this issue ... Calendar.........................4 Durham Briefs ..15, 24-26 Libraries ......................17 Middlefield Briefs........14 Obituaries ....................29 Spotlight .......................28 First person reports from the rock festival that wasn’t By Trish Dynia Special to the Town Times Former Middlefield Resi- dent State Trooper Bob Ca- belus was teaching a class at the State Police Academy in Bethany one afternoon in July 1970 when a secretary knocked on his classroom door. The State Police Commissioner was on the phone and wanted to speak with him PRONTO. Cabelus picked up the phone and was greeted with, “What the hell is going on down there in Middlefield?” Cabelus replied that he had no idea. The Commissioner went on to explain that there were ru- mors spreading of a huge con- cert that was coming to the Powder Ridge Ski Area, and he wanted details by 5 p.m. that day. Explained Cabelus in a re- cent interview, “I was no longer the resident trooper of Middlefield but had spent four years there and I lived in Middlefield, so the Commis- sioner felt I was the best per- son to get the scoop. I dis- missed my class and headed home to Middlefield.” State Police and National Guard Called In Shortly after early arrivals began camping on Powder Ridge’s ski slope, State Police implemented a plan to divert traffic through town via Routes 147 and 157 and set up check points where resident passes would be needed to proceed onto side streets. The Connecticut Department of Transportation erected signs along all major high- ways entering Connecticut announcing that the concert was cancelled, and closer to the center of action, more signs were placed along high- ways leading into Middle- field in an effort to divert traffic away from town. State Police from barracks around Connecticut were temporari- ly reassigned to the Middle- field Fire Department build- ing on Jackson Hill Road and the National Guard ensured that all emergency vehicles assigned to Middlefield were gassed up and in good work- ing order. The Best Laid Plans By all accounts, it was a good plan, but the State Po- lice hadn’t counted on three things: 1. Ingenuity - Local youth could sneak into town through the back roads from Middletown and Durham, and over the Appalachian Trail from Meriden; 2. Sym- pathy – Some local residents and business owners felt sor- ry for the kids who had trav- eled so far and gave them rides in cars sporting resi- dent passes, or made photo- copies of their own passes for them to use; and 3. Youthful energy – Many concert-goers who had traveled hundreds of miles to see their favorite See Powder Ridge, page 12 Police at Middlefield Fire Company “headquarters.”
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Magic happens atBrewster SchoolIn three very hot days last week-end, a crew of volunteers, as wellas workers from Landscape Struc-tures, turned an empty space nextto the school into a state-of-the-artplayground. At right, the emptyfield on Friday morning; below theSaturday crew; and bottom, a viewof some of the newly installedequipment includes a preschool“cloud-climber,” foreground.
Photos this page by Karen Buckley-Bates,Sue VanDerzee and Tori Piscatelli
Volume 17, Issue 16 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, July 30, 2010
In this issue ...Calendar.........................4Durham Briefs ..15, 24-26Libraries ......................17Middlefield Briefs........14Obituaries ....................29Spotlight .......................28
First person reportsfrom the rock festivalthat wasn’t
By Trish DyniaSpecial to the Town Times
Former Middlefield Resi-dent State Trooper Bob Ca-belus was teaching a class atthe State Police Academy inBethany one afternoon in July1970 when a secretary knockedon his classroom door. TheState Police Commissionerwas on the phone and wantedto speak with him PRONTO.Cabelus picked up the phoneand was greeted with, “Whatthe hell is going on down therein Middlefield?” Cabelusreplied that he had no idea.The Commissioner went on toexplain that there were ru-mors spreading of a huge con-cert that was coming to thePowder Ridge Ski Area, andhe wanted details by 5 p.m.that day.
Explained Cabelus in a re-cent interview, “I was nolonger the resident trooper ofMiddlefield but had spentfour years there and I lived inMiddlefield, so the Commis-sioner felt I was the best per-son to get the scoop. I dis-missed my class and headedhome to Middlefield.”
State Police and NationalGuard Called In
Shortly after early arrivalsbegan camping on PowderRidge’s ski slope, State Policeimplemented a plan to diverttraffic through town viaRoutes 147 and 157 and set up
check points where residentpasses would be needed toproceed onto side streets.The Connecticut Departmentof Transportation erectedsigns along all major high-ways entering Connecticutannouncing that the concertwas cancelled, and closer tothe center of action, moresigns were placed along high-ways leading into Middle-field in an effort to diverttraffic away from town. StatePolice from barracks aroundConnecticut were temporari-ly reassigned to the Middle-field Fire Department build-ing on Jackson Hill Road andthe National Guard ensuredthat all emergency vehiclesassigned to Middlefield weregassed up and in good work-ing order.The Best Laid Plans
By all accounts, it was agood plan, but the State Po-lice hadn’t counted on threethings: 1. Ingenuity - Localyouth could sneak into townthrough the back roads fromMiddletown and Durham,and over the AppalachianTrail from Meriden; 2. Sym-pathy – Some local residentsand business owners felt sor-ry for the kids who had trav-eled so far and gave themrides in cars sporting resi-dent passes, or made photo-copies of their own passes forthem to use; and 3. Youthfulenergy – Many concert-goerswho had traveled hundredsof miles to see their favorite
See Powder Ridge, page 12Police at Middlefield FireCompany “headquarters.”
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Concert serieskicks off
The Summer Concert Se-ries kickoff is this Saturday,July 31, at Peckham Park fea-turing the band CaliforniaDreamers at 6:30 p.m. The Li-ons Club will be selling chilidogs, hot dogs, pop corn andcold drinks at the Pavilion.There will hopefully be a pre-concert exhibit at the com-munity center to view slidesand memorabilia from the1970 Powder Ridge Fest. Thisis the anniversary of thePowder Ridge Rock Festival.All remaining concerts in
the summer series will takeplace on Thursdays.
DMYFSDMYFS held its annual
board meeting in June and an-nounced new officers.Bernadette Basiel was electedchairman with Alison Perrinas vice-chairman. JamesChapman, the board’s newestmember, will be taking on therole of treasurer. The secre-tary position will be shared bySharon Quirk as correspon-ding secretary with youthmember Kasey Scibilia asrecording secretary.
Durham Middlefield Youthand Family Services board
meets monthly on the firstTuesday at the MiddlefieldCommunity Center at 7 p.m.The public is always welcometo attend. New programs cur-rently under consideration in-clude an after-school drop- inenrichment program in collab-oration with the Durham Li-brary. For additional informa-tion, contact Betsy Dean, exec-utive director at 860-349-0258or [email protected].
Family RambleOn Saturday, July 31, in the
Cockaponset State Forest,families of all ages are wel-come outdoors for a “Blue-blazed Letterboxing” adven-ture from 10-11:30 a.m. as partof the WalkCT Family Ram-bles program. Family Ramblesbring families, fun and the out-doors together. This ramble isBlue-blazed letterboxing at its
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You deserve a break today!Come to the air-conditionedFellowship Hall building lo-cated at the corner of Route 68and Main Street in Durhamon Fridays, Aug. 6 and 20. Thebaked bean suppers are a localtradition featuring dishessuch as baked beans, scal-loped corn, macaroni dishes,salads and homemade breadsand pies. The cost is $7 foradults and $4 for children un-der 10. Serving begins at 6 p.m.and all are welcome.
Orientation forfifth and sixthgrade studentsnew to District 13
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Primaries for major offices spur local interestBy Stephanie Wilcox
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August 10 is the primaryelection — your chance to votefor those who will representyour party on the Novemberelection ballot for the offices ofgovernor, lieutenant governor(both parties), U.S. senatorand state attorney general (Re-publicans), secretary of stateand comptroller (Democrats)and U.S. Congressman Dis-trict 2 (Republicans). See sam-ple ballots on page 16 fornames.
Here is what you shouldknow in each town.
It’s too late for voters toswitch from one party to an-other party, but the deadlineto switch from unaffiliated to aparty is noon on Monday, Au-gust 9. This can be done at thetown halls or registrars of-fices. Keep in mind that youcannot switch from party tounaffiliated to another party,and you will not be able to votein the primary as an unaffili-ated voter.
New voters can register upuntil noon on August 9. If youmiss the deadline, you will notbe able to vote in the primar-ies but will still be able to reg-ister to vote in the Novemberelection. A new rule this year:17-year-olds can vote in theprimaries if they will be 18 bythe November election.
Absentee ballots were dis-tributed July 20 and can be re-quested from the town clerk’soffice of the town in which youreside. The deadline to mail inabsentee ballots is August 5.According to Durham Democ-ratic registrar of voters Karen
Cheyney, Connecticut re-quires voters to provide a rea-son for needing an absenteeballot, and options will be sup-plied on the form.
The Durham registrars didsupervised absentee ballotvoting at Twin Maples onWednesday, July 28, as theyare required to go to nursinghomes in town.
The Durham registrars’summer hours are Wednes-days from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. atthe Durham Town Hall.
The Middlefield registrars’office is open 5:30 to 7 p.m. onTuesday evenings or 1 to 4p.m. on Thursdays at theirMiddlefield Community Cen-ter office.
Registration forms can bepicked up from the libraries,town halls or online at the Sec-retary of State’s website andreturned to the town clerks’office or registrars’ office.
Durham voters keep inmind, the Republican ballothas both federal and state of-fices being contested. “This
year is a big deal for the Re-publican primary,” saidDurham’s Democratic regis-trar Karen Cheyney.
According to Cheyney,there were Durham residentswho switched from unaffiliat-ed to a party and party to par-ty for this primary, and thelatter is a very rare occur-rence.
“Based on the unusuallyhigh number of people regis-tering, there is interest in thisprimary,” she said.
Middlefield’s Democraticregistrar Barbara-Jean Di-Mauro agreed there was someswitching this time around,mostly from unaffiliated to aparty.
Durham Registrars of Vot-ers: Bob Schulte (Republican);Karen Cheyney (Democratic).Middlefield Registrars ofVoters: Jeffrey Drenzek (Re-publican); Barbara-Jean Di-Mauro (Democratic).
Summer project
Work has begun on the District 13 tennis courts,above, and track on Pickett Lane in Durham. A com-pletion date of November is the goal. Photo by Karen Kean
Town Times & Places Friday, July 30, 2010 4FRIDAY
July 30Blood Drive
St. Colman’s Church willhost a blood drive today. Call1-800-GIVE LIFE to make anappointment.
SATURDAY
July 31Dudley Farm Market
The Dudley Farm farmersmarket will be held from 9a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the cor-ner of Routes 77 and 80 inNorth Guilford. The marketfeatures produce, shell fish,beef and lamb, maple syrup,honey, baked goods, pickles.crafts and more. For info, call860-349-3917.
DEPJohn Chickos, a Conserva-
tion Enforcement Officerfrom the DEP, will give a pow-er point presentation at 5:30p.m. at the Meigs Point Na-ture Center at HammonassetState Park in Madison on aday in the life of a conserva-tion officer. Bring your fami-ly and enjoy a fact-filled andrelaxing evening at the Na-ture Center. There is no ad-mission fee to the park after6:30 p.m. for this free, familyevent for all ages to enjoy.
Summer Hoe-DownBring the whole family and
an appetite for old-fashionedsummer fun at Lyman Or-chard summer hoe downfrom 5 to 8 p.m. Enjoy a coun-try barbeque, music anddancing. Tickets are avail-able at the Apple Barrel or bycalling 860-349-6043.
Sunflower MazeThe sunflower maze at Ly-
man Farms opens today. Forhours, discount coupons orinfo, call 860-349-1793 or visitwww.lymanorchards.com.
Summer ConcertEnjoy the best of the ‘60s
and ‘70s at Peckham Parkwith an exhibit and presenta-tion on the 40th anniversaryof the Powder Ridge rock fes-tival at 5 p.m. followed by a“flower child” competitionand a concert from CaliforniaDreamers at 6:30 p.m. Formore information, call Chrisat 860-349-9926.
Family RambleFamilies of all ages are wel-
come to the CockaponsetState Forest “Blue-blazed Let-terboxing” adventure from10-11:30 a.m. Bring water,
snack and your excitement,but leave pets at home. Visitwww.ctwoodlands.org orwww.walkct.org for info.
SUNDAY
August 1Guys and Dolls
The Middletown teen the-ater will present Guys andDolls at 2 p.m. in the Middle-town High School performingarts center, 200 LaRosa Lanein Middletown.
MONDAY
August 2Stroke Club
Middletown Stroke Clubwill meet at 1 p.m. in the com-munity room at SugarloafTerrace in Middlefield. TheStroke Club meets the firstMonday of every month. Forinformation, call Ida at 860-344-9984, Ray at 860-349-9226or Ann at 203-235-4275.
Free MovieThe Middletown Senior
Center, 150 Williams Street,offers a free movie everyMonday at 12:30 p.m. Today’smovie is Earth.
Golf TournamentThe Girl Scouts will host a
golf tournament at LymanGolf Course. Registration be-gins at 11:30 a.m. Highlightsinclude a silent auction,luncheon, and an awards cer-emony and dinner. The entryfee of $200 per player includesgreens fee, range, cart, lunch,snacks on the course andawards dinner. For informa-tion, call Pamela Amodio at860-522-0163 ext. 3226.
TUESDAY
August 3Summer Sounds
Enjoy a free concert withthe music of the Sam VinciBand at 7 p.m. playing jazzand Italian favorites at theSouth Union Park, on the cor-ner of Old Church and MainStreets in Middletown.
WEDNESDAY
August 4Babe Ruth’s Granddaughter
Babe Ruth’s granddaugh-ter will be a speaker at theAmerican Legion Banquet tobe held at 6 p.m. at Middle-town High School
TOPSDurham TOPS Club meets
every Wednesday at 6 p.m. onthe third floor of the DurhamTown Hall. For info, call Nao-mi Klotsko at 860-349-9558 orBonnie Olesen at 860-349-9433.
Stroke SurvivorsMidState Medical Center
stroke support group, an in-teractive group designed toassist stroke survivors andtheir caregivers in learningmore about stroke and recov-ery issues. The group meetsthe first Wednesday of eachmonth from 6 to 7:30 p.m. inConference Room 7 at Mid-State Medical Center.
Succeed in CollegeJoin Susan Solomon,
Ph.D., CPCC for an eveningdesigned for college freshmanand their parents 7 p.m. at theWallingford Public Library,200 N. Main Street. Her pro-gram, “How to Succeed inCollege and Have Fun” pro-vides good advice from an ex-pert on college life. All arewelcome to this free program.Call 203-265-6754 for info.Bluegrass at Allyn Brook
Enjoy another free concertat Allyn Brook Park at 7 p.m.when the Crandall BlueGrass Bunch plays tradition-al blue grass from 7 to 8:30p.m. Bring your blanket andcooler and enjoy the manyyears of experience thisgroup has. (Rain date Aug. 5.)
THURSDAY
August 5Golf Tournament
The 13th annual LibertyBank-Riverview HospitalAuxiliary golf tournamentwill be held at Portland GolfClub. For info, contact RobRougeot at 860-704-4243 [email protected] orLiz Tringali 860-343-7404 [email protected].
Farmers MarketEnjoy a traditional farm-
ers’ market on the Durhamgreen today and every Thurs-day from 3 to 6 p.m. in honorof National Farm MarketWeek, local authors of theItalian Farmer’s Kitchenwilll be present.
Free ConcertEnjoy the music of the Big
Beat, playing ‘50s and ‘60smusic from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. onthe grounds of Masonicare, 22Masonic Ave. in Wallingford.
Bring lawn chairs and blan-kets and enjoy the music. Thegrounds are available for pic-nickers at 5 p.m. Call 203-679-5900 for information.
Summer ConcertEnjoy the music of The
Kerry Boys, Connecticut’sfinest Irish Duo, at PeckhamPark at 6:30 p.m. For informa-tion, call Chris at 860-349-9926.
Fall Ball RegistrationFall Ball registration for
boys 7, 8 and 9 and 10 and 11,from 6-8 p.m. at the AtchersonField House (Durham MajorsField). The cost is $95 perplayer. Birth certificates, ifnot on file from the springseason, are required at regis-tration. Contact Carl Nied-mann at [email protected] or 860-372-2158.
FRIDAY
August 6Business Networking
The local chapter of Busi-ness Networking Internation-al will meet in the UnitedMethodist Church, 24 OldChurch St. in Middletown, at7:30 a.m. Contact Kirk Hagertat 860-349-5626 for info.
Children’s CircusThe 22nd annual Chil-
dren’s Circus will begin at 5p.m. at MacDonough Schoolin Middletown.Potato and Corn Festival
North Branford hosts itsannual potato and corn festi-val through Sunday at AugurFarm, Route 22 in NorthBranford. Enjoy three days offood, fun, entertainment.Events include cow chip raf-fle, car show, fireworks, trac-tor pull, dog frisbee competi-tion, craft exhibiters, 5k race,tethered hot air balloon ridesand more. Free admission,free shuttle parking. Visitwww.nbpotatofest.com forinfo and event schedule.
4-H FairThe Middlesex and New
Haven County 4-H Fair openstonight from 5 to 10 p.m. then8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdayand from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. onSunday at the Durham Fair-grounds. Parking is $5. Therewill be farm animals, tractorpulls, country-style entertain-ment, fair foods and rides.For info, call 203-407-3158 or860-345-4511. Visit www.4-hfair.org for event schedules.
Disintegration ProjectArtist and jewelry design-
er Amy Ordonez will presenta program for ages eight andolder from 3 to 4 p.m. at Rus-
sell Library, 123 Broad St. inMiddletown. Each child willbe encouraged to create anart bundle to be placed out-side on the library grounds.Every month photographswill be taken to see how theart has changed. Materialswill be provided, but pleasebring items such as a poem orwritten wish, photograph,etc. For information, call 860-347-2528.
Baked Bean SupperUnited Churches of
Durham will have a bakedbean supper beginning at 6p.m. in the air-conditionedFellowship Hall on the cornerof Main Street and Route 66.The suppers include bakedbeans, scalloped corn, maca-roni dishes, salads and home-made breads and pies. Din-ners are $7 for adults and $4for children under 10. All arewelcome.
SATURDAY
August 7Notre Dame Tag Sale
Notre Dame Church onMain Street in Durham willhave their monthly tag saleand flea market, rain or shine,in the church hall, churchgarage, parking lot and on thelawn from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thesale features tons of house-hold goods, crafts, furniture,clothing ($2.50 per bag), andmuch more. Breakfast andlunch are available in thechurch all. Vendor space is$15, and available by callingBob Smith at 860-349-0356.
Car ShowBoy Scout Troop 41 will
hold a car show featuring theCharter Oak FireBirds from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain dateAug. 8) at Perrotti’s CountryBarn, 288 Baileyville Rd.(Route 147) in Middlefield. Allcars and motorcycles pre-2000are welcome. Entry fee is $10.At 2 p.m. trophies will beawarded by people’s choice.There will also be food, musicand raffles.
Chicken BBQJoin St. James Episcopal
Church, on the corner ofRoute 81 and Little City Roadin Higganum, for their annualchicken barbecue from 5 to 7p.m. The dinner will includechicken, corn on the cob, sal-ads and homemade desserts.Tickets are $9 for adults, $7 forseniors and $5 for children.Take out dinners are avail-able. For more info, callWayne LePard at 860-345-4172.
U.S. Secretary of Agricul-ture Tom Vilsack has pro-claimed Aug. 1-7 as NationalFarmers’ Market Week. In cel-ebration, Durham Farmers’Market is hosting local au-thors Matthew Scialabba andMelissa Pellegrino, husbandand wife authors of The Ital-ian Farmers’ Table, on Aug. 5,from 3-6 p.m. on the TownGreen during the weeklyDurham Farmers’ Market.They will be available to talkabout, sell and sign copies oftheir book, which was fea-tured on Faith Middleton’s“Food Schmooz” on NationalPublic Radio, among othervenues.
This year marks the 11thannual National Farmers’Market Week. Since theUSDA began declaring Na-tional Farmers’ Market Weekin 2000, the number of farmersmarkets has almost doubled,from 2,863 markets in 2000 to5,274 in 2009.
According to the USDA, theDurham Farmers’ Market isone of the approximately 6,000in the country operating in2010, and one of 121 in Con-necticut. The Durham Farm-ers’ Market began in 2006, andcurrently has 15 vendors sell-ing a wide variety of products,including produce, dairyproducts like yogurt, milk andsoft cheeses, artisan breadsand baked goods, jams, jelliesand other canned goods, shell-
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Please visit us at theDurham Farmers’ Market onThursday, Aug. 5, from 3-6p.m. on the Town Green(Route 17) to help us celebrateNational Farmers’ MarketWeek! See you on the Green!
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Middlefield selectmen discuss polling places, DMIAAB study and Powder RidgeBy Sue VanDerzee
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Changes were afoot at theBoard of Selectmen’s meetingon July 26. Chief among themfor most residents will be achange in the polling place af-ter the upcoming primary.Voting in the primary willtake place in the CommunityCenter, but following that, ref-erenda and elections will beheld at Memorial School.
The reasons for this changeare multiple. First, the cur-rent polling place doesn’tmeet the state guidelines ofhaving all parts of the pollingroom visible from all otherparts. Even with the doors be-tween the two rooms open,corners exist so that electionofficials can not see the wholeroom at once from anywhere.
Second, all functions in theCommunity Center are shutdown on voting days. “It’s in-
convenient and unnecessaryto have to close the buildingdepartment and the SeniorCenter just because there’s avote,” said First SelectmanJon Brayshaw.
Selectman Mary Johnsonwas in favor of the move be-cause “historically, that’swhere Middlefield voted (inMemorial School).”
In a first step towards pos-sible changes, four Middle-field residents were appoint-ed to a joint committee (withDurham) to study transferstation operations. The trans-fer station is currently run bya bi-town board, DurhamMiddlefield Interlocal Agree-ment Advisory Board (DMI-AAB) with was established 39year ago with a lifespan of 40years. Thus the two townshave an opportunity to makeany changes deemed neces-sary given changes in the waywaste is handled. Appointedto represent Middlefield wereFrank Petrella, Tom Archer,Howard Weissberg and BillWarner.
Middlefield resident Mari-anne Corona, a member of theoriginal committee that creat-ed DMIAAB, volunteered to
serve also. However, current-ly Middlefield has four seatson the committee toDurham’s five. SelectmanJohnson disagreed with thatdecision. “We should haveequal representation at leaston the study committee,” shesaid. She asked Brayshaw totake this up with his Durhamcounterpart, First SelectmanLaura Francis, which heagreed to do.
Meanwhile the selectmenapproved the four originalnames.
An update on PowderRidge included an intense dis-cussion between Brayshawand Johnson about the pur-suit of eminent domain forthe property known as GreenForty, owned by BuddingRose Realty and NicholasLenge. That property, whichlies between the town-ownedformer ski area and LakeBeseck, represents the mostdirect route to bring waterfrom the lake to snow ma-chines on the mountain.Brayshaw’s aim has been tonegotiate an easement with-out using eminent domainpowers, but the pace of the ne-gotiations led Johnson to ask
Brayshaw “to be more aggres-sive in using eminent do-main. I think even the threatof an eminent domain actionwill lead to a quicker resolu-tion,” she said.
Brayshaw continued to as-sert that Alpine Ski is veryclose to signing an agreementwith the town to purchase theproperty. In response to anaudience question, Brayshawsaid that Alpine “really wantsthe whole property,” despitethe fact that several apparent-ly viable offers exist for smallpieces of the 240+/- acres, in-cluding one from a currentneighbor and one from a localvineyard owner.
During public comment,Anne Olszewski encourageda speedy sale of the PowderRidge property. “It’s a bleed-ing bucket,” she said, “and weare paying taxes to Walling-ford and Meriden while wewait.”
Also on the agenda were lo-cal builders and businessmenHenry Racki II and HenryRacki III of Rockfall Compa-ny. They came to ask the se-lectmen for their support of a
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Special election letter rulesIn order to allow the largest number of citizens to express
their opinions on the November elections, we set a few specialelection season letter rules. Number one, the deadline for elec-tion letters will be Monday at 5 p.m. Number two, election let-ters will be limited to 250 words. Also, in order to allow as manypeople as possible to weigh in, we will not print letters that havealready been printed in another publication. The last week be-fore elections (deadline Oct. 25), only positive letters of supportwill be accepted. Of course, only signed letters with phone num-bers, so we can verify authorship, will be printed.
Letters to the Editor
State disappoints;support Szewczyk
In a recent “legislative up-date” from freshman legisla-tor Matt Lesser I have twothings to point out. Pleasenote monies we receive wereour monies to begin with, rev-enues come from ALL of US.Secondly the state budget wasbalanced? Our legislatureand governor “charged” a bil-
lion dollar shortfall. In an eco-nomic climate where otherstates are contemplating dra-conian measures, even bank-ruptcy, borrowing is foolish-ness! Debt and too much irre-sponsible use of credit is howwe got into this depression wehave today.
So when Mr. Lesser comesto your door asking for sup-port, ask him how we are go-ing to bridge 3.5 billion nextbudget season? Borrow? Cut
spending? Ask where? Raiserevenues (new taxes). Ask onwho? The economic blackhole known as Connecticutdoesn’t have to be this way,but only a complete overhaulof how we do business in Hart-ford can change this path.
Every day I see 10 or 12small businesspeople, they areat wits end with our govern-ment. They put their lives intobusinesses only to be continu-ally bombarded by new taxesand regulations. Few compa-nies see Connecticut with asense of opportunity (exceptmakers of “for lease” and“available” signs). It’s time fora voice of reason, time to votefor John Szewczyk!
David J Lowry,MiddlefieldPS When you get through
with the earlier questions, tryto get a plan of action for the$9.2 billion shortfall on thestate pension obligations.
Didn’t likeofficial answers,blames reporterTo the readership,
The most recent issue ofthe Town Times reporting onDurham’s Board of Selectmenmeeting held on July 12 is notexplicit to the actual proceed-ings. I surmise it is becausethe editor, Sue VanDerzee,was not in attendance record-ing. (She does give new mean-
ing to editing) It was TrishDynia who covered the meet-ing. (Note that neither “in at-tendance” or “from minutes”was indicated at the end of thearticle.)
For a better understandingas to what transpired at theaforementioned meeting af-ter my inquiries, I offer thefollowing accurate informa-tion.
Reference the safety issueof Miller’s Pond: I brought upthe incident of the two neardrownings over this year’sMemorial Day weekend andthe four previous drowningsover the past years.
I asked what has been doneor is considered for the futuresafety of those persons head-ing to the water there. FirstSelectwoman Laura Francisexpectedly responded thatshe had thought about it, andthat the state police issued 13parking tickets over theMemorial Day weekend.(Parking on Foot Hills Roadhas been a long time problemduring the summer months.)Yet, it was the safety of thepeople at the water that I ex-pressed my concern for.There is no lifeguard there!Since Durham officials areaware of this very unfortu-nate situation, hasn’t the timecome to find a solution?
Secondly, as to using theresident trooper for control-ling traffic during the schoolyear, it would be in compli-ance to have a state trooper
there, except that the way theConnecticut State Police reg-ulate the activity of the resi-dent trooper it is not allowedfor the town to decide a per-manent assignment. It isokay, however, for the towns-people to foot the bill for him.Why should we need to hireanother for this activity?
This submission is givensince I notice there are oth-ers, besides myself, who oftenhave their comments at meet-ings either ignored or misin-terpreted, although the con-tent is understood.
Donia Viola, Durham
Goodbye andthank you
July 30 2008, 8 p.m.: Wehave just arrived at the NewYork JFK airport from Ger-many and are heading to ournew home in Durham, Con-necticut. If things work out,that will be our new home forthe duration of my two-yearjob assignment. My officewill be actually in RockyHill. However, two monthsearlier my wife Lioba and Idecided during our four-dayhouse-hunting trip to stay inDurham. Why Durham? Wedon’t know exactly. In thosefour days we saw many hous-es in the region. We went toCromwell, Haddam, Rocky
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What we need, what we wantDare I ask? While economists and pundits from vari-
ous points on the political spectrum attemptto decide if the worst of our economic col-lapse is over, a theme emerges. No matterwho is talking or writing, consumer de-mand seems to be a key part of the puzzle ofeconomic health.
If consumer demand is up, “key marketindicators,” whatever those are, go up also.Economists rejoice. We’re getting back to“normal.”
The question no one seems to ask, howev-er, is whether normal is good for us. Normalas in buying things we don’t need with mon-ey we may not have? Normal as in using toomany of the planet’s resources? Normal asin encouraging our children to fit in withbrand name clothes and digital devices?Normal as in tolerating a system where toofew of us control a disproportionate amountof material wealth?
It seems to me, and perhaps only to me,
that what we need is to think really, reallydeeply about our economy and our future –as individuals, as a nation and as part of thehuman race.
We need to rethink what it is we need. Most elementary school kids can tell you
we need air, water, food and shelter. In the 21st century, we would probably
add medical care and education to that basiclist. We also need opportunities to work, tobelong, to relate to each other. If everythingdoesn’t end with us, we need to think of thefuture, our children and grandchildren. Tofulfill our highest aspirations and potential,we need freedom and spiritual awareness.Anything else is pretty much a “want.”
So, what do you need? What do you merelywant? Can we structure a way of life that al-lows all people to get what they need honestlyand without victimizing either others or theplanet? Are we up for that challenge? The an-swers to these questions will determine our fu-ture and perhaps even if we have a future. SV
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Getting scrap happyWhile it is no longer
very impactful to saythat something has be-come a billion dollarindustry, the businessof recycling has ac-complished just that. Domestic com-panies are now tapping into a newstream of raw materials (recycled andscrap materials) to save money, andscrap is shipped overseas to the tuneof $6.8 billion dollars a year, defining ahealthy international export busi-ness. As we move to recycle what wedon’t use anymore, we help to com-moditize these new raw materials sotheir value has weight all over theworld. The global marketplace ofmanufacturers and artists who nowmake their living by taking old or un-wanted items and churning out new,innovative designs and fabricationshas grown enough for serious consid-eration.
By keying into new product trendsand spending money on them, we helpnew businesses to prosper and sustainthemselves, and the environmentbreathes a sigh of relief as fewer itemsare dumped without care into land-fills. I believe it is the least we can do toincrease demand for post-consumerproducts such as paper, plastic, metaland glass – and to look for them as theytake new forms in retail and e-tail.
You may already purchase manyproducts made from recycled materi-als. Toilet tissue and paper towels,computer paper, trash bags, carpet-ing, cereal boxes, sandpaper, insula-tion and garden hoses are most likelypart of your home inventory, and allcan be manufactured from post-con-sumer materials. Read packagingspecifications before you buy to knowwhether they are or not. There is ascrap market for just about every-thing and knowing this can changeour buying habits.
Number 2 plastic or HDPE (highdensity polyethylene) is finding a fu-ture all over the place. Check out it-srecycled.com, home to American Re-cycled Plastic, for an education in use-ful forms of post-consumer #2 plasticin products such as outdoor furniture,fencing, decking, railing, lumber,signs, trash receptacles and commer-cial and government amenities in-cluding bike racks, speed bumps, rub-ber mulch and park benches.
Glass is readily being recycled intoglassware but is also made into glass
tiles for the bath andkitchen, as well asadding personality tocountertops, flooringand light fixtures anda wide array of gor-
geous jewelry and accents for thehome.
When it comes to steel, I was sur-prised to learn that nearly 100 percentof retired autos are recycled, makingthem the most recycled product onearth. I own an eight-year-old car andhad been considering the purchase ofa new (used) one. After putting the de-cision on hold, I now plan to ride thisone to the grave. Rather than feelguilty about it, I learned that car bod-ies are ideally suited for recyclingwith their large percentage of steel –nearly 70 percent.
The same goes for old appliances.Recently, my low-end clothes dryerwent on the fritz for the last time, andI dragged my feet about its future. Fi-nally, I recycled it at DMIAAB andhave since gained a better under-standing about the importance of re-cycled scrap steel. Unused appliancesprovide a tremendous amount ofscrap for the steel industry. And be-cause re-melting scrap requires lessenergy, re-use saves time, money andresources compared to mining and re-fining iron ore. The steel industry hasrelied on scrap as a raw material for150 years.
The next time you have a gift tobuy, browse the internet for sites likeeco-artware.com, where natural andrecycled products reign supreme. Youcan find jewelry, furniture and homedécor and accessories. My favoritesare the aluminum holiday wreath for$140 (large), or $100 (small), made fromrecycled traffic signs, or the type-writer key tie tack for $22 (there’s alsoa great bracelet), and the circuit boardluggage tag set for $20.
Some day I will buy a funky piece ofjewelry (an artisan original and madefrom recycled materials) and enjoy itfor years. Fast-forward 75 years, andmy grandchild will bring it to An-tiques Roadshow and experience ajaw-dropping moment when told thattheir grandmother had unwittinglypurchased a one-of-a-kind blah, blah,blah now worth… (cue jaw-drop). Inthe meantime, it makes me feel goodto lighten the load formerly borne bylandfills when I buy products madefrom recycled materials.
Claudia O’Connell
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Hill, Cheshire, Wallingford, Hartfordand some other places. But at the endwe had to make our mind: let us take“that” Durham and see what happens.So here we are now … was it a goodchoice? Who knows, and who cares,we are just tired and want to get to ourhotel in Rocky Hill.
I feel like a truck driver in ourDodge Grand Caravan, the biggest carI have ever driven. One last traffic jamin Middletown (they are paving Route91) and finally at 1 a.m. we arrive. Nowit is time to carry our kids Marina, sixyears old, and Frederik, five years old,to the room. Gosh, they are gettingheavy. The third child is still in Lio-ba’s womb, and today that seems real-ly convenient. We are closer to our fi-nal destination, and the next morningat 8 a.m. we have an appointment withour landlord to get the house keys.
At 8:30 the next morning, we arestanding in front of our house, keys inthe pocket, and still in disbelief thatthis is our new home. I am longing formy bed, but our relocation agenturges us to go to the school adminis-tration of District 13 to clarify ourchildren’s registration. There we arewelcomed warmly, and after a quickcall we are told that the principals ofthe two elementary schools have timefor us. I am very surprised because Iwas prepared for a red tape battle, butyes, they want to see us … now!
The principals of Brewster Elemen-tary School, Mrs. Nancy Heckler, andof Lyman Elementary School, Mrs.Karen Brimecombe, are most friend-ly. They take all the necessary time toexplain us how their respectiveschools work and listen to all ourquestions. They also let us know thatwe will have to make a difficult choicebetween two excellent schools. We feelvery welcomed in both institutions,and later that day we decide to try Ly-man. Our kids had so far only six Eng-lish lessons each, and we believe that
the mixed class approach at Lymanwill help them solve that languagegap.
The experience with the schoolprincipals is very relieving. It feelslike the doors are wide open in thiscommunity, and we are ready to stepin. The next day, Friday, August 1, ismy first work day in Rocky Hill. Hangin there, I tell myself. At the office I re-alize I am supposed to join our projectteam during a meeting in Chicago onMonday and Tuesday. I call home …we will try to make it work. We spendthe whole Saturday in a Swedish fur-niture shop in New Haven, and finallyon Sunday, we leave the hotel for goodand move into our house in Durham.Now real life begins!
On Monday morning at 4 a.m. I amdriving to Bradley International, leav-ing my family behind in that un-known town for two endless days. Did-n’t the realtor mention during ourfirst visit that deer are frequently seenin Durham, but also bears and coy-otes? I must be the worst fatheraround here.
Wednesday night: what a funnyfeeling to return to a strange place andcall it home. Will they still be there?When I enter the door, nobody seemsto notice me … the kids are on a couchbehind a pile of books from Durham’spublic library. Lioba has music in thekitchen and is preparing a deliciousdinner. So this is really our new home.Again I feel a huge relief. During themeal I hear stories about the niceclerks at the post office, the libraryand the town hall. And there is alsothis “park and recreation thing”; thekids are registered for some kind ofsoccer training, and the team has avery strange name: Coginchaug orsimilar.
The days fly by. We enjoy theMiller’s pond, Hammonasset beach,
The Schneider family enjoys an American “paradise” for two years.
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Web update Our poll question this week was: Were you at the Powder Ridge rock festi-
val in 1970, either formally or informally (as a local resident)? Interestingly,there were equal vote splits with 41 percent each of the 22 respondents answer-ing “Yes, lived in the area and watched the goings on” and an equal numbersaying “No, but I wish I had been.” Nine percent each answered, “Yes, had tick-ets to the festival” and “No, and glad I wasn’t.” Read our 40th anniversary sto-ry in this issue for a glimpse of this iconic event.
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all those endless hiking trails… this is a paradise. After afew more weeks, we are theproud owners of a canoe. Soonschool will begin. After a testbus ride for the new kinder-garten kids, my son Frederikpaints a weeping child in abus. His only remark is “Thatis me.” That makes me swal-low. I am afraid of the first
school day as if it was me goingthere. Are the children ready?What about their English? Forthe last six weeks they havehad English lessons twice aweek, but that has been all.
After a few days I see Mari-na and Frederik runningacross the street to jump intothe bus without even turningback. (Some days I wish I couldjump into my car and drive tothe office with the same highspirits.) Soon Marina has tomake her first homework,which is writing about her va-cations. She explains to us:“The teacher told me to writethe homework in German, andyou must translate it.” It reallytouches us that the schoolgives her the chance to expressherself in German instead ofmaking her feel helpless.Week by week her homeworkmutates from German to Eng-lish until no translation is
needed.Finally in February 2009
our daughter Rosana joins us.And she feels here at homeright from the beginning. Inthe meantime Lioba hasjoined the park and recwomen basketball group, andI run every Sunday morningwith “Jack and Marc’s gang.”Here we learn a lot about theregional culture and Ameri-ca’s passion for baseball, bas-ketball, football and almostany kind of sports (even soc-cer). We also find out about lo-cal rarities like the “Durhamrunner’s ear syndrome” (avery strange decease amongjoggers).
At this point we finalize ouraccount of those first days inConnecticut. They are experi-ences we cherish, and we justwant to thank the towns ofDurham and Middlefield, ourfriends and everybody aroundhere for opening to us theirdoors from the very first day.We have felt at home in a waywe never expected. On July 30,2010, exactly two years afterour arrival, we are flying backto Germany feeling only grate-ful for this unforgettable time.
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For info and and a virtualtour of the exhibit, visit Am-atosToyandHobby.com andclick on Special Events, orcall the store at 860-347-1893.
St. Jude NovenaMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and
preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heartof Jesus pray for us. Saint Jude, worker of miracles, have mer-cy on us. Saint Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say thisprayer nine tmes a day, by the eighth day the prayer will be an-swered. Say it for nine days, it has never been known to fail.Publication must be promised. Thank you Saint Jude. J.B.
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bands were willing to abandontheir cars on main roads andwalk the last few miles to Pow-der Ridge.
One lifelong Durham resi-dent, who preferred to remainanonymous, stated, “Myfriends and I drove throughthe back roads every day of theplanned concert and parked inthe woods on Lyman Orchardproperty. Eventually my carwas towed away, and we wereforced to walk home and ex-plain to our parents what hap-pened to the car.”
Cypress Grill on Route 17 inMiddletown was inundatedwith people trying to get to theconcert. Owners Jim and JoeCarta led caravans of peoplethrough back roads before thepolice caught wind of this par-ticular hole in their plan andblocked those roads.
“We were young and stu-pid,” explained Joe.Meanwhile, Back at the Ridge
Ski resort owners Louis andHerman Zemel were fightingtheir own battle with concertpromoters from MiddletonArts who were determined tostir up the crowd and defy thecourt injunction against theconcert. Middleton Arts phoneoperators continued to tellcallers that the concert was on,and promoters on-site urgedthe throngs already present tomove their camps further upthe ski slope to make room formore people, and asked thosewith tickets to turn them in forarm bands so their ticketscould be resold to walk-ins.
The Zemels finally oustedthe promoters and turned
their efforts toward damagecontrol. In compliance with acourt order (See story in July16 issue of Town Times), theyturned off the electricity to thesound system in an effort toencourage concert-goers toleave. According to a NewYork Times press release, onFriday, July 31, prior to silenc-ing the sound system, LouisZemel, “Announced with aquavering voice to the 15,000now present that the festivalcan’t go on and the big acts arenot going to happen.” Like wa-ter seeking its own level, manydisappointed concert-goersleft but were quickly replacedby more throngs of hopefuls. Ayoung woman clad in a longpeasant dress and enough eyemakeup to make a raccoonjealous, asked a MiddletownPress reporter, “How can theynot allow music in such abeautiful place? It was meantto happen.”Hopes Were High and SoWere the People
On Friday, July 31, thoughthe sound system had been si-lenced, two Connecticut bands,Jelba, a New Haven rock band,and The Goodhills, a Bridge-port jazz band, hooked theirequipment into a Softee IceCream truck megaphone andplayed several audience fa-vorites. Their performancesfurther raised hopes that therewould be a concert after all.
Rumors were rampant thatmany of the scheduled artistswere holed up at a hotel inMeriden but would only per-form if the injunction was lift-ed, and many people thoughtthey saw members of theGrateful Dead and GrandFunk Railroad on the premisesbut without their equipment.
The famed rock and folkartist Melanie was there withher guitar, and much to the de-light and admiration of thosepresent, she defied the courtorder and played several of
her own songs. Afterwardsshe explained to a New YorkTimes reporter: “Hey, I wasthere, I always travel with myguitar, and it just seemed natu-ral to get up and perform.”
As the hot and humid week-end progressed, boredom setin and triage centers at Pow-der Ridge and MiddlefieldMemorial School were bom-barded with youth sufferingfrom bad trips.
Wayne Hubbard, Middle-field native and retiredDurham Post Office employee,was 20 years old at the timeand was a volunteer at theschool working with Dr.Charles Chace. Recalled Hub-bard, “I was in charge of bring-ing juice to kids having badLSD trips and helping them tocome down. Many of themwere really young and scared.They told me the tiles on thefloor had glue seeping upthrough them, and the wallsappeared to be breathing inand out.” Once the kidscalmed down, many of themwent back to the Ridge, butsome stayed and slept forhours, snoring like chain sawsin mid-massacre.
According to BeverlySmith, daughter of then-Mid-dlefield First SelectmanArthur Meckley, her motheralso volunteered at the schoolcenter and was horrified tofind young kids who had takensips from canteens theythought contained water, butwere actually laced with drugssuch as LSD and speed. “Someof these kids had given the ‘wa-ter’ to their thirsty dogs,” re-called Beverly’s mother to herdaughter several years ago.Beverly did not know if thedoctors and volunteers hadany success in coaxing the ca-nines down from their badtrips.
Some health professionalsinterviewed at the time feltthat the lack of band perform-ances to entertain the kidscontributed to their boredomand willingness to indulge indrug-taking. Others presentopined that people who wantto take an LSD trip are going todo so whether there’s a bandthere or not.
One thing was clear, thelack of a Ridge-wide sound sys-tem limited the Zemels’ abilityto warn people that variousdrugs being sold were causinga health crisis and the kidsshould go home because the
Powder Ridge(Continued from page 1)
See Powder Ridge, page 13
Police used all available vehicles to transport concert-go-ers away from Powder Ridge. Patience by all averted po-tential conflicts and tragedies.
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bands were not going to play.Durham resident Dave Zemel-sky, who is the son of LouisZemel, was a college studentat the University of Wisconsinat the time. He was supposedto be taking summer coursesthat year, but, “There’s noway I was going to miss this soI drove home with a fewfriends,” said Zemelsky.
In the end he spent the ma-jority of his time walkingaround the property tellingpeople they should go homebecause there was no concert.
“I remember talking to thisone woman who was eating ameal at the free food stand. Iexplained to her why sheshould go home and ended bysaying, ‘Well, what do youthink?’ Her reply to me was,‘Don’t think.’”Resident Reactions
“I sent all but one of mykids to stay with relatives inNew Britain,” recalled Troop-er Cabelus. His eldest daugh-ter was over 18 and was al-lowed to stay home, but Dad“encouraged” her to help outat the Memorial triage center.“I thought it would be good forher to see what happens whenyou get involved with drugs,”said Cabelus.
The First Selectman senthis teenage daughter to staywith her older sister in Mid-dletown for the weekend tokeep her out of harm’s way.Recalled Beverly MeckleySmith, “He asked me to stayaway too. I was an adult andobviously could have gone if Iwanted to, but I was oldschool, more Dean Martinthan Rolling Stones.”
If not shipped off to rela-
tives for the duration, manyDurham and Middlefieldteens were grounded for theweekend. “We were all onhouse arrest,” recalled GaryCarmichael, owner of TimeOut Taverne in Durham.“And the worst part for mewas that my girlfriend lived astone’s throw away from Pow-der Ridge on Long Hill Road.”
Mickey Fowler ranFowler’s Market at the cornerof Baileyville and Way roads,site of the present day BlackBird Tavern, and lived nearbyon Powder Hill Road. He re-called that his neighbors werenot happy with him becausehe was in favor of allowing theconcert to go on.
Said Fowler, “In the weekleading up to the concert,there were a lot of kids cominginto town from out-of-state,and they were all great.” Ac-cording to Fowler, it wasn’tuntil the weekend that “Thehard core drug dealers andbums started showing up totake advantage of the kids.”
Fowler praised the StatePolice for their efforts in keep-ing the peace in Middlefieldeven though his store was in-undated with looters. SaidFowler, “I had drug dealersselling in front of my store,and people came in sayingthey were there to get food forthe people.”
Rather than close the storedown entirely, he had staff onduty during the day in case lo-cal residents came to buy, butdirected his employees not toconfront those who came in tosteal. “I didn’t want anyone toget hurt,” explained Fowler.
On Saturday evening,Fowler decided to walkaround the grounds. “I wassmoking my tobacco pipe, and
several kids asked me what Iwas smoking. I told themwhat brand of tobacco it was,and they thought it was a newpot brand,” he remembered.When he returned home,Fowler discovered that hissons had painted a large whitepeace sign on the front of theirhouse, an outward symbol ofsupport which did not furtherendear him to his neighbors.
Other Powder Hill Roadresidents, many of whom hadbeen parties to the originallawsuit, felt sorry for the kidsas the weekend wore on. Be-cause the injunction statedthat the Zemels could notbring in the food vendor theyhad contracted with for theevent, food was scarce exceptfor what was offered by volun-teers who set up a freekitchen. It became apparentthat the kids were hungry andthirsty so neighbors startedleaving hoses out for waterand some made and distrib-uted sandwiches.Nude Bathing
On Saturday the pond atPowder Ridge was closeddown by health officials due tooveruse so concert-goers look-ing for relief from the heatturned to Lake Beseck. Al-though rumors ran rampantthat the majority of them wereswimming in the nude at thedam and boat launch, witnessevidence along with photo-graphs obtained by this re-porter, indicate that the ma-jority did actually wearbathing suits or clothes,though there were a few,mostly male, exhibitionists.
Another concert-goer whopreferred to remain anony-mous said he had seen more
See Powder Ridge, page 20
Powder Ridge(From page 12)
Guida’s Restaurant corner was a hot spot, meeting placeand jumping-off point for concert-goers and police.
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At their annual meeting,the Connecticut Associationof Senior Center Personnel
honored one of MiddlefieldSenior Center’s programs intheir expressive and cre-ative arts category. An-toinette Astle was presentedwith an award for the Re-Use, Go Green, Get Creativeprogram.
This year-long focus wason creative ways to recycleevery day items and to insti-tute “Lug A Mug” to all thesenior lunches, programsand events. Seniors are nowbringing their ownmugs/glasses to every func-tion at the center, which hasgreatly reduced the use ofstyrofoam, paper and plasticcup waste. Crafts weretaught with the recycletheme and decorating tipswere featured at lunches us-
ing every day items that youmight ordinarily throw out.Volunteers taught crochetclasses using recycled gro-cery bags and created a hy-acinth plant out of soda canholders.
CASCP is an associationof practitioners working insenior centers within thestate. The organizationmaintains a support systemwhich enhances membersprofessionally and educa-tionally.
From the officeof the taxcollector
July tax season is almostover. The office is busy. It
has been good to see oldfriends and meet new faces.Due dates for taxes are July1, and they will be delin-quent after Aug. 3.
Remember the bill you re-ceived is the only bill youwill get. Put your Real Estatebill in a safe place for yoursecond half due in January.If you lose or misplaced yourbill, you can call the office,and I will gladly send you anew one.
For those who have re-cently purchased homes andare paying your own taxes,you may not have gotten atax bill at your closing.Please call my office, and Iwill reprint one with yourname on it and send it to you.
If you recently re-mort-
gaged and are now payingyour own taxes, you willneed to call the tax office toget your bills sent to you.Banks do not notify the officewhen they no longer escrowtaxes. If they do, I won’t getnotification till the end ofJuly, so don’t wait.
Motor Vehicle tax bills arebased on residency as of Oct.1. These taxes are due in full.They are not split. Delin-quent bills are reported tothe DMV, and you will not beable to register your car tillyour taxes are paid in full.
For those who recentlysold a motor vehicle: turnyour license plate into theDMV ASAP. The assessorneeds a copy of the receiptyou get from the DMV in or-der to adjust your bill accord-ingly. If you switched theplates from one car to anoth-er, then you need do nothingbut pay the bills as theycome. The DMV does not no-tify us if you change cars,change names or sell a carduring the year. That is yourresponsibility.
You can pay your taxes bymail or you can come in.Credit cards are not accept-ed. No personal checks willbe accepted for anyone need-ing a DMV release to registera motor vehicle.
Please don’t wait till thevery last minute to pay yourtaxes. If you have a problemwith your bill and the solu-tion cannot be fixed on time,you will be charged the 1.5percent penalty per month. Apostmark of Aug. 2 is proof ofpayment on time. The dropbox has no proof of paymenton time. The drop box will beemptied at 5 p.m. for the lasttime on Aug. 2. Any pay-ments dropped in the box af-ter close of business on Aug.2 will be considered delin-quent. Also for those whopay with an online service,the envelope your checkcomes in does not have apostmark on it. These pay-ments will be considereddelinquent if I receive themon or after Aug. 3.
Please call me if you haveany questions, big or small. Iwill be happy to help you. Asalways, it is my pleasure toserve you.
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See Middlefield Govern-ment Calendar on next page.
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Middlefield Government Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated,
all meetings are held in the Community Center.)Tuesday, August 3
7 p.m. — Water Pollution Control AuthorityTuesday, August 17
7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen7 p.m. — Conservation Commission
Wednesday, August 187 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency
Thursday, August 197 p.m. — Board of Finance
7 p.m. — DMIAAB at Durham Library
Short and sweet meeting for Durham selectmenBy Stephanie Wilcox
Town Times
The Board of Selectmenmet on July 26 in a swift meet-ing covering a range of items.
The bid award for theARRA Maiden Lane projectwas tabled and there were nolocal traffic authority re-quests. During public com-ment, resident Rick Parmeleespoke in opposition to the re-quest for stop signs on PentRoad. “There are more impor-tant things to do in terms oflaw enforcement than put up afrivolous sign,” he said.
A study is being done to de-termine if a stop sign is need-ed on Pent Road, which hasover 40 homes. Parmelee saidhe is very impressed with thenew town website and Emer-gency Notification System.
The only other public com-ment came from Tina Hurl-bert, market master, whoasked to extend the DurhamFarmers’ Market through Oc-tober as some vendors haverequested. She also asked thatthe number of vendors be in-creased from 15 to 20 as earlyas this year, if possible, asthere are potential end-of-sea-son vendors looking to join.They are currently at capaci-ty. These items will be votedon at the Aug. 8 BOS meeting.
Resignation, appointmentsand requests
The selectmen accepted theresignation of Michael Doylefrom the Conservation andRecreation commissions andappointed Mark Smolley tothe Conservation Commis-sion. Two requests for motor-cycle charity rides were ap-proved for August 1 and 8from Bikers for the Cure andRed Knights of CT. These re-quests are still pending ap-proval of the fire chief and in-surance indemnification.Fiscal analysis, tax refundsand risk management
First Selectman LauraFrancis reported that financedirector Maryjane Malavasihas been busy closing out thelast fiscal year, and the town isclose to breaking even, thanksto budget tightening in all de-partments. The selectmen ac-cepted the tax refund list andsigned a “statement of man-agement commitment to riskmanagement” which showstheir support to maintain asafe and healthy working en-vironment.Other business
Francis reported that theDurham Activity Center is al-most ready for the “soft open-ing,” which will be when fit-ness classes are moved fromthe firehouse to the facility
next to Carolyn Adams. Thegrand opening is expected tobe this September, and dona-tions are made every day.Sherry Hill will be the townstaff member in charge along-side the Senior Citizen andRecreation boards.
Planning and Zoning ap-proved a special permit allow-ing the owners of Lake Groveto close deals with potentialrenters. Francis also saidDurham now meets all re-quirements of a Clean EnergyCommunity and will receive(with Middlefield) a solar pan-el for one of the schools.
The Route 68 project is be-hind schedule, according toFrancis, which is problematicwith the Durham Fair and be-ginning of school just around
the corner. Francis is workingon keeping it moving along.She also announced that thefeasibility study for the watermain extension from Durhamto Middletown that has beenin the works for years is near-ing completion with the lasttechnical review meetingwith DEP, EPA andvendor/contractor behindthem. A public meeting in ear-ly September is expected.
Francis commended ScottWright, Dan Geary andRichard Wright for communi-cations upgrades to the Cham-berlain Hill tower site, whichprovides coverage to the John-son Lane, Foothills Road,Miller’s Pond areas as well asmost of Middletown.
Durham BOFconsidersPublic Worksfacilities
The Board of Finance (BOF)met with First Selectman Lau-ra Francis and town engineerBrian Curtis during their July27 meeting to discuss obtain-ing a general storm water dis-charge permit from the DEP.To do this, the town will firstneed to upgrade its PublicWorks facilities.
Francis explained to theboard that the town must ob-tain this permit to avoid re-ceiving a fine, as both thetransfer station and Middle-
See Durham BOF, page 30
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Remember, the last day to registerto vote in this primary or to switchfrom unaffiliated to a party, is Monday,August 9. Also, 17-year-olds who willbe 18 by Election Day, Nov. 2, can reg-ister and vote in the primary.
Family gathers to celebrate 90 years
On July 14, Celia Cekala, of PetersLane in Middlefield, turned 90years young. She celebrated withfamily and friends on July 18 at thehome of her niece, Betty Drega,and Betty’s husband Fran, on MainStreet in Rockfall, the street Celiawas born on (in the Pehota house).She has lived in town her entire life.Above, Celia is in yellow, surround-ed by three generations of family.Left, Celia accepts good wishesfrom guests. Happy birthday, Celia!
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hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Mondays through Thursdaysand 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridaysand Saturdays. Visitwww.durhamlibrary.org tosearch the catalog, reviewyour account, register for aprogram or renew your mate-rials online. For informationor to register for a program byphone, call 860-349-9544.
E-Books are Available: Ifyou have a Sony Reader orBarnes and Noble Nook, and avalid Durham Library card,then downloadable e-booksare available online. Visithttp://lion.lib.overdrive.comand follow the instructions.
Drop-in programs: Therewill be a special Rock Cats sto-ry time on Tuesday, Aug. 17,at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy a summerreading celebration with amagic show and dessert onTuesday, Aug. 3, at 6:30 p.m.
The Book Lover’s Circlewill meet on Wednesday, Aug.4, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss Pillarsof the Earth by Ken Follett.Copies of the book are avail-able at the library.
Belly Dance Program:Women 16 years old and upare invited to learn about andexperience the fun of bellydance on Thursday, Aug. 12,from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Registra-tion is required.
The Mystery Book Dis-cussion Group will meet onTuesday, Aug. 17, at 7:30 to dis-cuss Pushing Up Daisies byRosemary Harris. Copies ofthe book are available at the li-brary. Everyone is invited tojoin this informal discussion.
New Titles include TheCookbook Collector, a Novel byAllegra Goodman, Kings of the
Earth byJon Clinch,Father ofthe Rain byLily King,Broken byK a r i nSlaughter,As Hus-bands Goby SusanIsaacs, In-satiable byMeg Cabot,One Moun-tain Thou-sand Sum-mits, theUntold Sto-ry of Tragedy and True Hero-ism on K2 by Freddie Wilkin-son, The Most DangerousPlace, Pakistan’s LawlessFrontier by Imtiaz Gul, TheGardener’s Peony by MartinPage and Kids’ Cakes from theWhimsical Bakehouse by LivHansen. Whiplash by Cather-ine Coulter, Private Life byJane Smiley and The LongWay Home by Robin Pilcherare available in large print.
Levi Coe LibraryHours: The library is open
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-days through Thursdays. Vis-it www.leviecoe.com or callthe library at 860-349-3857 forinformation or to register forany program. You can also re-new, reserve and check yourlibrary record on the website.
New Titles: The Rule ofNine by Steve Martini, TheGlass Rainbow by James LeeBurke, Dead in the Family byCharlaine Harris, Insatiableby Meg Cabot and War by Se-bastian Junger. New youngauthor and children’s booksinclude Ship Breaker by PaoloBacigalupi, Sisters Red by
Jackson Pearce, Dark Life byKat Falls, The Monstrumolo-gist by Rick Yancey, Phantomof Blood Alley by Paul Stewart,How to Ride a Dragon’s Stormby Cressida Cowell, Cow LovesCookies by Karma Wilson andLadybug Girl at the Beach byDavid Soman. Come in andcheck out these books or re-serve titles that are comingsoon! To view anticipated ar-rival dates for new titles, visitwww.leviecoe.com, click onActivities and Events and goto monthly calendars.
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new product – temporary as-sisted living structures thatcan be bought or leased bycustomers in order to takecare of elderly relatives orfamily members in need of re-habilitation due to illness oraccidents. The structures,which can be designed to suita particular need, include alarge living-bedroom and ahandicapped accessible bath-room.
According to the elder Rac-ki, State Representative MattLesser is working on gettinglegislation developed thatwould make it unnecessaryfor these temporary struc-tures to pass through localzoning reviews. Racki saidthat using these structures,which can be attached to al-most any home and set on con-crete piers for removal later,would save the state millions
of dollars in money for nurs-ing home stays. “And peoplewould rather be near to theirfamilies anyway,” he noted.
Brayshaw will write a let-ter supporting the conceptand bring it to the next select-men’s meeting for approval.
Brayshaw reported that hisoffice had been receiving com-plaints about oil seeping up-wards through pavement onvarious roads in town leadingto possibly unsafe conditions.The seepage seems to be con-fined to roads that were chipsealed last year, andBrayshaw and Public Worksstaff are investigating.Brayshaw also reported ascattering of complaintsabout turning off streetlights,but he reiterated that he tellscallers that “We (town offi-cials) have to carry out thewill of the people, and sincethe people approved a budgetof $40,000 for streetlights, wehave to turn some off.” (The
Mfld. BOS(Continued from page 6)
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Above, Matt Breece ondrums. Below, guitarteacher Rebecca Parkerwith Alyssa Soucy.
Pictured is Joe Riff’s Showcase at Allyn Brook.Three bands from a nearby music store, Joe Riff’sMusic in Middletown, opened for the local bandWhitehouse Experience. Originally scheduled forthe 21st, rain and a tornado watch pushed it to the22nd, even though some of the bands showed upto play anyway. Three bands consisting of stu-dents from the store have been practicing all Julyfor this event. Show was organized by RebeccaParker, guitar teacher at Joe Riff’s Music andRandy Whitehouse of Whitehouse Experience.
Above, Milk Sandwich, with TylerSchmitt and Kyle Pegolo. Atright, even in the rain, they hadfun, Noah Lyke, Amanda Gion-friddo, Austin Jacinto and AlyssaSoucy.
Above, hanging out “backstage,” MichaelAhern, Dominic Muecci and Matt Breece. Be-low, Michael Ahern and Dominic Meucci.
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nude bathing at Miller’s Pondin Durham than he ever sawthat weekend in Middlefield.How many people werethere?
This is a simple questionwhich should have a simpleanswer. As noted earlier, peo-ple came and went. There wasno turnstile or ticket-takingto keep accurate counts andnewspaper reports rangedfrom 15,000 to 30,000.
News of the failed festivalmade headlines in papersaround the country. Life mag-azine did a photo spread of theevent on August 14, and onJuly 31, the nightly Huntley
Brinkley report did a two-minute segment live from thegrounds. The most often quot-ed figure was ultimately 30,000over the entire weekend.
Over the course of theweekend, State Police towedhundreds of vehicles, and themedical facilities handledabout 1,000 cases rangingfrom simple bruises to majordrug reactions. Only a fewpeople were referred to Mid-
dlesex Hospital, Middletown.Success or Failure?
When the 1970 Apollo 13moon mission was scrappeddue to an explosion caused byfaulty electric equipment,NASA officials and the publicultimately considered it to bea “successful failure” be-cause, against all odds, thethree astronauts returnedhome safely. Perhaps that isone way of looking at the Pow-der Ridge Festival.
Thirty thousand peoplecame to Middlefield for a rockconcert because a judge wait-ed too long to make his deci-sion and the festival promot-ers urged people to keep com-ing even though they were go-ing against the wishes of theproperty-owners and defyinga legal injunction. But overthe weekend, there were nodeaths, no serious injuries,no violence and no perma-nent damage to the communi-ty. Why?
The police decided thatthey should have no obviouspresence at the Ridge itselfunless called in by the own-ers. Said former ResidentState Trooper Robert Ca-belus, “We felt that our pres-ence up there in uniformmight incite a riot.” Theywere never called in althoughseveral undercover policewere on the premises.
Once it became clear thatthe town would be inundated,First Selectman Meckley re-peatedly emphasized to thecommunity that they shouldremain calm and rememberthat the kids were coming be-cause they “had been dupedby the money-hungry pro-moters.” Residents livingalong Powder Hill Road tookthat advice to heart whenthey left out their hoses andmade sandwiches for the hun-gry concert-goers.
And finally, there were theconcert-goers themselves.Yes, there were LSD freak-outs by the hundreds, peoplesmoking pot by the thou-sands, and many more drink-ing beer as though the brew-ery industry depended ontheir largesse. But most peo-ple just came to see a showthat never happened and end-ed up entertaining them-selves by visiting each otherand chatting with folks fromall over the country.
So perhaps, like Apollo 13,the Powder Ridge Rock Festi-val could be considered a suc-cessful failure.
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This family of concert-goers is receiving help from theState Police at the Powder Ridge rock festival in July 1970.
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A couple talks to a cam-eraman on the grounds ofPowder Ridge. Perhapsthey ended up on theHuntley-Brinkley Hour.
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I lost my faith in God about one and a half years ago. My unbelief lasted approximatelyone year.
I was trying to convert an atheist friend but instead he changed my belief into unbelief.I stopped attending Mass. Several months later, the priest from my parish telephoned me
to ask if anything was wrong. I told him what had happened. He paid me a visit at whichtime we had a very open and honest discussion over a cup of tea. My mind had not beenchanged.
Father and I continued meeting and talking. We became friends. He was very patient withme regarding my loss of faith. He never pressured me to attend Mass or pray, although heprayed for me in my presence. Every once in a while he would say, “Please come home”.His acceptance of me, even though I didn’t share his belief, meant the world to me, as Inever felt truly accepted by anyone at any time in my life.
Time passed as we traversed our separate paths of faith together. Father’s patience withme was incredible. He gently spoke about God and prayed, again asking me to please comehome.
Thanksgiving was drawing near and I was inwardly feeling the need “to come home”. Iattended Mass on Thanksgiving Day for the first time in a year. It was beautiful. I felt sowelcome and special as though The Holy Spirit was glowing around and through me. Irealized again that God is love and I love Him and He loves me. But most of all, that He is!
At Christmastime, Father gave me as a gift, a subscription to “Magnificat”. I love that littlebook. I love everything about it; the beautiful pictures on the cover, the feel of the delicatepages. But most of all, I love the meaningful and beautiful prayers. Sometimes I feel asthough I am at the monastery reciting Morning Prayer along with the Sisters in the quiet littlechapel. Even prior to my year of unbelief, I never prayed as faithfully or as meaningfully as Ido now because of “Magnificat”. The “Magnificat” changed my prayer life in the mostmeaningful way.
Thank you for providing me with such a spiritual outlet for meaningful prayer. It is a book thatI treasure and will treasure forever. Yes, the “Magnificat” truly does magnify the Lord and me.
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7:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning CommissionMonday, August 9
7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall7:30 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses
Tuesday, August 177 p.m. — Board of Finance at Town Hall
7 p.m. — Agricultural CommissionWednesday, August 18
7:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission
Chip sealingschedule
The Public Works Depart-ment will be starting the an-nual chip sealing project onMonday, August 1. The chipsealing process involves thelaying of oil and stone and isexpected to take approxi-mately one week. Residents
are reminded to adhere to theposted 15 mile per hour speedlimit on freshly sealed roadsand to use alternate routesduring working hours toavoid delays.
Scheduled for sealing areBlue Hills, Higganum, BearRock roads, and Cherry andFowler lanes.
If you have any questions,please feel free to contact the
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Second phaseof revaluationunderway
Durham is in the middle ofits five-year revaluation inwhich property values are ad-justed and equalized to reflectthe local marketplace in thelast five years. A reval affectstaxes by updating the esti-mate of your property’s FairMarket Value, which servesas the basis of your assess-ment. The assessed value ofyour property is multiplied bythe mill rate to determine theproperty tax.
The first phase of the 2010revaluation is completed,meaning homes have been in-spected and data collected.The revaluation company,Tyler Technologies, attempt-ed to visit every house, whichtook several months. Durhamassessor John Philip saidsome people let them intotheir homes while others did-
n’t. In the latter case, informa-tion was verified as well aspossible.
Philip is working on a salesanalysis to adjust values tocurrent market conditions,and he’s about to begin review-ing initial numbers. This stepwill take another couple ofmonths, and final values willbe mailed to taxpayers andhomeowners in late Novem-ber or early December. Resi-dents will get an announce-ment in the mail saying whattheir old assessment was andwhat their new assessment is.At that time, homeowners candiscuss the value with the as-sessor if necessary by makingan appointment.
“We encourage taxpayers tolook at the notice, and if theywant to dispute it, they shouldcall then,” said Salim Serdah,of Tyler Technologies.
Tax bills with the updatedproperty values will be mailedout before July 1, 2011. Philipis not sure at this point howtaxes will be impacted, “butwe know that is what people
care about the most,” he said.Philip did note that many
assessments will be goingdown, which is unsual.
“It happens, but it hasn’tsince the late ‘90s, and beforethat I don’t know if it ever hap-pened,” he said. “Prices aredown and they’ve been com-ing down for a while.”
By Stephanie Wilcox
Inland WetlandsDiscussion of the state of Al-
lyn Brook west of Main Streetwas central to the Inland Wet-land and WatercoursesAgency’s meeting on Monday,July 12. The commission re-viewed the state of the brookright now, with chairmanDick Eriksen stating that it“just doesn’t exist anymore”and that it eventually “diffus-es into the wetlands.” Hepointed out that the town cur-rently lacks the equipment toproperly fix the damage.
According to Eriksen,clearing out the brook will re-quire spending at least$20,000. Unfortunately, thecommission is unsure at thistime just where funding forthe repairs would come from.While state money may beavailable, this would requirepreserving the natural habi-tats along the brook.
However, while a plan forthe clean-up must eventuallycome before Inland Wetlands,the matter currently restswith the Department ofEnivornmental Protection(DEP). Inland Wetlands iswaiting on a response fromthe DEP, while DEP staff aretalking to fishery people.Eriksen stated that the nextstep will be for the DEP towork with Inland Wetlands,the Board of Selectmen, thetown engineer and other enti-ties to figure out a plan. Erik-sen hopes to call a public hear-ing on plans in the next monthor two, and by fall have an ideahow the town will fund it.
Once the clean-up is fin-ished, the commission expectsthat Allyn Brook will be closerto the Coginchaug River, as itused to be. Also, maintenancewill be required every year tokeep it clear, due partly to thesilt runoff from the brokendam upstream. However,Eriksen anticipates it takingat least a year to begin clean-ing up the brook, due to theamount of planning required,as well as all the permits and
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also scheduled to meet withKurt Bober to discuss variousFEMA-related stream proj-ects and fire pond dredging,Bober was unable to attenddue to other obligations.Though these projects in-volve the cutting of vegeta-tion from the ponds andstreams, the commission wasunsure whether their ap-proval was required for thework. They agreed to table thediscussion until their nextmeeting, or to call a specialmeeting if required. (Fromminutes/Chuck Corley)
Registrars totest cards forprimary
The Durham registrars ofvoters will meet on Tuesday,Aug. 3, on the third floor of theDurham Town Hall at 9:30a.m. for testing the memorycards and the tabulator ma-chines prior to the Aug. 10 Re-publican and Democratic pri-maries. Residents are entitledto observe. The last day for in-person registration to vote inthe August primary is Aug. 9at noon.
ConservationCommission
Meeting on July 13, theConservation Commissionspoke with town planner Ge-off Colegrove about alterna-tive uses for some of thetown’s open space. Colegrovehas been in discussion withDave Stygar of the DEP abouthow land might be used.While Colegrove wrote a let-ter detailing how open spacemight be impacted by anyproposed uses, it needs to besent to Stygar for review.
In light of the recent 155RHarvey Road application un-der review by Planning andZoning, the ConservationCommission was also askedto review the conservationeasement proposed for theland. Having already re-viewed most of the proposal ata past meeting, the commis-sion chose to send a statementof “No comment” to the zon-ing commission. The pro-
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posed conservation easementwill remain at 2.2 acres.
In other business, the com-mission granted Joe Green-backer unanimous approvalto mow the field on Route 17near the Chapman Company.They also discussed allowingGreenbacker to mow otheropen space properties such asthe Curtis Woodlands, notingthat the stumps would firsthave to be removed from theland before haying could be-gin. There was also talk ofputting a community gardenon the property, but the com-mission will need to checkwith the DEP to see if a gar-den is a permissible use.
The commission also bidadieu to member BrianAmeche, who resigned fromthe commission earlier thatweek. The commission of-fered their appreciation forAmeche’s years of service,with Ameche having servedas both a member and a chair-man. (From minutes/ChuckCorley)
Zoning Boardof Appeals
The Zoning Board of Ap-peals discussed two signifi-cant items during their meet-ing on July 8, the first ofwhich concerned GeorgeEames’ 10 Town House Roadhome. Eames requested a 2’height variance to build an 8’high fence along his rear yardline. Eames also asked that hebe allowed to have the fin-ished side of the fence face theinterior of his property.
Eames main contention forwhy he had a hardshipstemmed from his property’slocation next to the fair-grounds. According toEames, the extra heightwould grant him additionalprivacy from the neighboringproperty when it’s in use forthe Durham Fair. It wouldalso help to reduce theamount of noise spilling ontohis property. As for allowingthe fence to face his land,Eames claimed it wouldn’t be
a problem for the Fair asthere’s already a chain linkfence along their propertyand because the Fair Associa-tion rarely goes by his proper-ty except to mow the grass.
Attorney John Coronaspoke on behalf of the Fair As-sociation, stating that the as-sociation had no problemwith the height of the fence,but that allowing Eames tobuild a fence with the fin-ished side facing his propertywould set a bad precedent forother homeowners.
In light of this, the boardchose to split the height andfacing issues into two sepa-rate votes. All members ap-proved the height variance,but only one member, ChrisDiPentima, voted in favor ofallowing the finished side ofthe fence to face the interiorof Eames’ lot.
The other matter discussedby the board was a request fora 26’ front yard variance tobuild a two-car garage at 95Wheeler Hill Road. While theapplicants received permis-
sion for a 12’ variance duringthe board’s May meeting, itturned out that the footage re-quired for the variance hadbeen miscalculated. Whilethe applicants were unable toattend the meeting, the boardgave the request their unani-mous approval in addition towaiving the application fee.(From minutes/Chuck Corley)
The Planning and ZoningCommission continued apublic hearing on July 21 todiscuss the creation of twoadditional lots at 155R Har-vey Road. Much as it did dur-ing the commission’s earlierhearing on the subdivision,the application met withconsiderable resistancefrom residents of Harvey
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According to residents likeLucia Zachowski, the subdivi-sion “will have irrevocableconsequences on the area.” Inthe petition she submitted, Za-chowski encouraged the com-mission to deny the applica-tion based on the damage thatblasting and leaching fromadditional septic tanks wouldhave on “the pristine environ-ment” along Harvey Road.Over a dozen Harvey Roadresidents signed the petition.
Meanwhile, Peck remindedthe commission of the recentcase of Jackson, Inc. vs. thePlanning and Zoning Com-mission of the town of Avon.In the case, Avon’s commis-sion denied a subdivision pro-posal as it didn’t fit the “Char-acter of the Land.” The courtruled in favor of Avon. Peckand other Harvey Road resi-dents also reminded the com-mission of the property’s
proximity to MattabesettTrail and Cockaponset StateForest.
The applicant’s representa-tive, attorney John Corona,responded that most peoplefeel the area they live in is spe-cial, but that the area alongHarvey Road is no differentthan other areas with applica-tions.
“The land is the land,”Corona said. He also pointedout that any homes built inthe new subdivision will like-ly be constructed in a similarfashion to those houses al-ready along Harvey Road.
Beyond the character ofHarvey Road, though, manyresidents asked that the com-mission consider the condi-tion of the road before approv-ing the application. ResidentCarolyn Patenaude statedthat the road is deterioratingand that it’s too narrow fortwo cars to pass one another.While the applicant’s engi-neer, Don Carlson, and mem-bers of the commission, suchas Dick Eriksen and George
Eames, felt that cars wouldhave trouble speeding on theroad, Patenaude claimed that“Cars go well above 20 mph ona regular basis.”
As part of a report thatPeck wrote up detailing thevarious problems with the ap-plication, it was also notedthat emergency vehicles mayhave difficulty accessingproperties along Harvey Roadunless the town improves theroad. Residents were also con-cerned about increased trafficalong the road hindering itsuse by pedestrians.
Corona’s response was tosay that if emergency vehicleswill have difficulty accessingthe subdivision, then theymust also have difficulty ac-cessing the homes already inthe area. He added that roadsare meant for vehicles, notpedestrians. Besides which,Corona said, “If something isto be done with the road, it’s forthe town to deal with.” As theproject is only a subdivision, itis not the applicant’s responsi-bility to improve the road.
Peck’s report detaileddozens of other items, rangingfrom properly notifying Har-vey Road residents about aConservation Commissionmeeting regarding open spacein the subdivision, to whereequipment might be stored onthe site, to the location of theseptic tanks and other issues.
While Corona replied tosome of these problems, suchas putting details on equip-ment storage in the plan ifneed be, he stated that he al-ready received a report fromthe town engineer on whatshould be addressed in the ap-plication and that those issueswere already resolved. How-ever, the commission chose tocontinue the public hearing toallow the town engineer tolook over the issues raised inPeck’s report.
Another public hearingwas held that evening to hearfrom Albert Brayson III, theowner of the Hills Schoolproperty that was formerlyrented to Lake Grove.Brayson sought to amend the
special permit for his 459RWallingford Road location toallow day or boarding camps,a child or adult day care cen-ter, and private schools andcolleges with dormitories.Brayson explained that thecurrent permit is too narrow,as it only allows for a schoolfor the mentally challenged.Brayson remarked that thecurrent economy made it dif-ficult to market the propertywith such a limited use. Hestated that the additional useswould only broaden its cur-rent function as a school, aswell as allowing for a camp.
As the location is alreadyrented out to groups like abasketball association, resi-dent Roger Kleeman wanteddo know if the applicant wasonly now getting permissionto do some of the things he hasalready been doing. Eriksenreplied that the applicant isplaying “catch up.”
Concerns were also raisedabout whether nearby resi-dents would be contacted if astudent got off campus. Thecommission pointed out thatthe reverse 9-1-1 used by thetown could be used for situa-tions like that. This branchedinto a question of how manystaff members there were incomparison to the kids cur-rently overseen at Rushford,to which Brayson replied thatRushford is “highly staffed,”with the staff working 24hours in shifts.
One of the main concerns ofthe commission was thebroadness of Brayson’s appli-cation. While Brayson point-ed out that the site would beregulated by the state Depart-ment of Education, commis-sion member Dave Foley wastroubled by the inclusion ofadult day care in the applica-tion. This is due to the factthat there is currently no defi-nition for adult day care in thestate or town regulations.
Member Joseph Pasqualepointed to the Durham FairAssociation’s permit as onereason why the commissionshouldn’t grant an overlybroad permit. However, thecommission eventuallyagreed that including a siteplan review for every build-ing before occupation shouldgive the commission enoughcontrol over what goes on thesite. With that condition, theapplication was given thecommission’s unanimous ap-proval.
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In the bowl of an electric mix-er fitted with the paddle attache-ment, mix together all of the in-gredients until they begin tocome together and form adough. Scrape the dough outonto a clan work surface andshape into a round disc. Wrap inplastic and chill in the refrigeratorat least one hour.
Heat the over to 350 degrees.Remove the dough from the re-frigerator. Lightly dust a worksurface with flour. Roll out thedough until ¼ inch thick. Cut outcookies using a small roundcookie cutter. Pace on a parch-ment-lined sheet and bake for12 minutes, or until set and light-ly browned. Remove from theoven and transfer to a rack tocool. Yield - one dozen.
Vinegar chicken1 yellow onion, cut into ½ inch slices1 stalk celery cut into ½ inch pieces1 carrot peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces1 bay leaf3 sprigs flat leaf parsley2 sprigs plus one teaspoon chopped thyme1 whole chicken, 3-4 pounds½ cup canola oil6 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced thin2 red onions, cut into thin slices½ cup wine vinegarsalt and pepper See Chicken, page 31
Top left, Ava Puslys enjoy 80Licks ice cream with dad, Adam.Left, a big crowd on a beautifulday. Above customers line up forbread. Recipes on this page comefrom The Italian Farmer’s Cook-book whose authors will appearat the Aug. 5 farmers market.
Allison L. Dickson,Matthew H. Stumpf andWilliam D. Stumpf, all ofDurham, were named to thedean’s list at Merrimack Col-lege in North Andover, Mass.
Dale H. Azevedo of Mid-dlefield, received a Doctor ofMinistry degree from DrewUniversity on May 15, at theuniversity’s 142nd commence-ment. American contempo-rary nonfiction author and fi-nancial journalist MichaelLewis spoke to graduates atthe ceremony along withDrew President Robert Weis-buch.
Jeffrey Garuti, of Middle-field, was named to the NewEngland Institute of Technolo-gy dean’s list for the springquarter.
Mark VanDerzee, former-ly of Durham and a 1993Coginchaug graduate, afounding member of the pro-fessional Company One inBoston, is acting in the
group’s summer play, Grimm.Grimm is an adaptation of sev-en of the fairytales of theBrothers Grimm, rangingfrom the ultra-familiar“Hansel and Gretel” and“Snow White and the SevenDwarfs” to the obscure “AllAbout Snakes.” Seven play-wrights, including GregoryMaguire of Wicked fame, werecommissioned by CompanyOne to pick a favorite Grimmtale and adapt it for a 21st cen-tury urban audience. The re-sult is Grimm. Tickets are $6-38 and available online at
www.companyone. org. Showtimes are July 31 at 8 p.m.,Aug. 1 at 2, Aug. 4 and 5 at 7:30,Aug. 6 and 7 at 8, Aug. 9 at 2,Aug. 11 and 12 at 7:30, Aug. 13at 8, and Aug. 14 at 4 and 8 p.m.at the Roberts Theater, Calder-wood Pavilion, Boston Centerfor the Arts, 539 Tremont St. inBoston. (Not recommended forchildren younger than 14.)
Southern Connecticut StateUniversity has graduated thefollowing local students: FromDurham, Chad Carino andGary Rohrig both earnedBachelor of Science degrees.From Middlefield Jenna BeikMaster of Science, KevinBrown Bachelor of Science,Matthew Callan Bachelor ofArts, Andrew Chu Bachelorof Science, Jaime DrenzekBachelor of Science, AmyHersey Master of Science,Tamara McDowell Master ofScience and Stephanie Ray-mond Bachelor of Science.From Rockfall Leah Gilloolyand Corey Kendall earnedMaster of Science degrees.
Weiland & Halloran wed
Elizabeth Ann Wieland andBrendan Cain Halloran werewed on May 29 at the HinnantFamily Vineyards in PineLevel, North Carolina. Thewedding was officiated by Dr.Glen Keith Menshause.
The bride is the daughter of
James and Pamela Thompsonof Durham, North Carolina.She is a graduate of WingateUniversity and Peace Collegewhere she earned a Bachelor’sdegree in music performance.She is employed by Colton In-corporated in Cary, NC.
The groom is the son ofHeather Densmore and thelate Mark Halloran. Thegroom is a 1999 graduate ofCoginchaug and attendedNorth Caroline State Univer-sity where he earned a Bache-lor’s degree in business man-agement and marketing. He isemployed by August MedicalSystems.
The bride walked down theaisle with her papa, LewisMurphy. She was attended byStefanie Wielan, RachelMark, Henriette Harrelsonand Charlotte Murphy.Thegroom was attended by ColinHalloran, Steve Ference,Matt Rooney and Jeff Millon.
The couple plans to live inRaleigh, North Carolina.
previous year, $60,000 wasbudgeted for streetlights.)
An opportunity was pre-sented by Brayshaw for citi-zens interested in state legisla-tion to serve as volunteer com-mittee members on legislativecommittees in 12 areas spon-sored by the ConnecticutCouncil of Municipalities. Heurged any resident interestedto call his office at 860-349-7114.
In other business,Brayshaw announced that thelow bidder for energy efficien-cy improvements at Town Hallwas Commercial Air of NorthBranford with a bid of $24,782.Also, the town has received a$3,000 state grant to help inrecords preservation, and theselectmen unanimously ap-proved a Homeland Securityresolution which will allowemergency management di-rector Terry Parmelee to ap-ply for grants.
Brayshaw was also proud toannounce that the town tenta-tively ended the 2009-10 fiscalyear with a balance of $220,000,“a tribute to all our workers.”According to Brayshaw, fi-nance director Joe Geruch hadset a goal of a $1 million fundbalance several years ago, andwith the past year’s surplus,he is almost there at $950,000.
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Sherry Marlene (Louiselle)Crowley entered into eternallife on Sunday, July 4, 2010,with her loving family by herside.
She was born on July 11,1947, in Meriden, Connecti-cut, the daughter of MarianMason Louiselle of Middle-field and the late Lloyd F.Louiselle. She was a pastparishioner of the Third Con-gregational Church in West-field. Sherry moved toStafford, Virginia, 15 yearsago and was an outstandingpara-professional in specialeducation working for theStafford School system for 14years. She decided to leaveStafford after buying herdream home in Gordonsville,VA, where she joined Gor-donsville Presbyterian
Church. She found a lovingchurch and helped raise fourof her five beautiful grand-children.
In addition to her father,she was predeceased by herhusband, Thomas Crowley;and a sister-in-law, Judy HallLouiselle, of Maine.
In addition to her lovingmother Marion, she is sur-vived by a devoted daughter,Stacy L. Blanton of Gor-donsville; and a devoted son,Chris T. Crowley of Middle-field; three brothers, Lloyd M.Louiselle of Maine, David W.Louiselle of Middlefield,James D. Louiselle and hiswife, Janet, of Middletown;and five grandchildren, all ofVirginia, Brett W., Paul L.,Thomas A., Jason M. and Va-lerie M. Swiatek.
A graveside service will beheld at 1 p.m. on Saturday,Aug. 14, at Millwood Ceme-tery in Sutten, New Hamp-shire.
Sherry always had a beau-tiful smile and a loving andgenerous heart. She also
leaves many aunts, unclesand cousins. She will begreatly missed by her lovingfamily and all who knew her.
Gloria ArcandGloria (Michaels) Arcand,
85, of Creamery Rd., Durham,devoted wife for 65 years ofJean R. Arcand, passed awaySaturday, July 24, 2010 at theHospice and Palliative CareUnit of Middlesex Hospital.
Gloria was born on August3, 1924 in New Britain to thelate Nicodemus “Mike” andElizabeth (Tomalonas)Michaels. She graduatedfrom New Britain HighSchool and St. Francis Hospi-tal School of Nursing in Hart-ford. She kept her nursing li-cense current until her pass-ing. Gloria was a foundingmember of Notre DameCatholic Church in Durhamwhere she taught religiouseducation classes. She wasalso a Den Mother for Troop27 in Durham.
She was the devoted moth-
er of Roger A. Arcand of Mid-dletown and Gloria (Arcand)Snell of Chesterfield, MO,both of whom survive her.She is also survived by hersister, Josephine (Michaels)Pankonin of Farmington;four grandchildren, DeirdreArcand and Adam, Amy andJeanne Marie Snell; andthree great-grandchildren,Alex, Jackson and AmandaGrace Snell. She was prede-ceased by her brothers andsisters, Helen O’Brien, MarySweeney, Ann Luke, JohnMichaels, Michael Michaels,and Eleanor Bergeron.
A Memorial Mass will beheld Friday at 11 a.m. at NotreDame Church, Main St.,Durham. Burial will be at theconvenience of the family.There are no calling hours.The family requests dona-tions be made to MiddlesexHospital Hospice and Pallia-tive Care Unit, c/o Dept. ofPhilanthropy, 28 Crescent St.,Middletown, CT 06457. BiegaFuneral Home has care of thearrangements.
The commission also metwith Mark and Ami Shadle,who sought a home occupa-tion permit to allow them torun a mobile kitchen fromtheir home at 423 HaddamQuarter Road. Mark Shadleexplained that the kitchenwould run from a 14’ cateringtruck, but that the state healthregulations require they alsoinclude a preparation areaoutside of the vehicle. Theprep area would be located ina barn outside their home. Asfor the truck, the Shadles toldthe commission that it is toolarge for a garage, but it willbe stored far enough into theirproperty that no one shouldbe able to see it. The one con-dition set by the commissionwas to limit the number oftrucks to one, although theystated the Shadles could latercome back to request addi-tional trucks. With that limi-tation, the commission gavethe application their unani-mous approval.
The commission also metwith Diana Cruise, who in-formed them that GreenlandRealty has piled asphalt infront of her home and thatthey’re running a trash-han-dling business that sometimesruns until 10 p.m. She addedthat the berm on Greenland’sproperty also hasn’t been re-placed. Commissioner Foleytold the rest of the commis-sion that Greenland Realty isusing some of the materialstored on-site to hide the stor-age of extra equipment that isnot permitted on the location.The response was to ask ZEOGeoff Colegrove to contactGreenland’s attorney.
Another matter briefly dis-cussed was the Durham FairAssociation’s 1986 permit.While the commission wantedto speak with the Fair Associ-ation regarding the permit,Colegrove said that the associ-ation has yet to reply to his in-vitation. Chairman GeorgeEames responded by sayingthat the town attorney shouldlook at the permit and seewhat the zoning commissioncould do about it, “As thismay come to push and shove.We don’t know.” The commis-sion has wanted to speak withthe Fair Association for overa month now in light of com-plaints about the BOMB Festand a business running outof the fairgrounds. (In atten-dance/Chuck Corley)
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Little League Fall Ball registrationFall Ball registration for
boys 7, 8 and 9 and 10 and 11will be on Thursday, Aug.5, and Tuesday, Aug. 10,from 6-8 p.m. at the Atcher-son Field House (DurhamMajors Field). The cost is$95 per player. Games aredouble-header format onSaturdays and travel is re-quired. Games begin in ear-ly September and run
through the end of October.Player’s age as of April 30,2010 determines eligibility.Birth certificates, if not onfile from the spring season,are required at registration.No late sign-ups. If you haveany questions, please con-tact Carl Niedmann at [email protected] or 860-372-2158.
Fun Run Six resultsThe results for the fifth Durham Fun Run held on July
27. Fun runs are held every Tuesday evening at 6:30 at thehigh school for adults and high school students.
In the 3.1 miles course Alexandr Morin set a new recordwith a time of 18:44, followed by Nick Chhoeun 20:44, Zach-ery Moller-Marino 21:06, Craig Nakatsuka 21:19, KevinVigue 21:29, Larry Hodge 21:51, Kevin Mroska 22:06, BillVarhue 22:32, Mike Moller-Marino 22:53, Nick Mroska23:32, Karen Woodward 23:40, Lauren Hodge 24:07, GuyPulino 24:14, Scott Ely 25:00, Jim Ledford 26:46, Don Rawl-ing 27:40, Chris Slight 27:41, Kim Salley 29:24, Olivia De-Frances 31:08 and Sothey Chhoeun 33:08.
field were fined for its ab-sence. While the DEP doesn’ttypically look for towns with-out a discharge permit, Mid-dlefield received a complaintand the DEP indicated that itmay eventually take a look atDurham.
In order to improve thePublic Work facilities, Curtisdrafted both a short term andlong term plan for what needsto be done. The short termplan involves the immediateupgrades necessary to obtainthe permit, while the longterm plan deals more with theviability of running PublicWorks from its current loca-tion.
The short term plan con-sists of putting in a storm wa-ter treatment basin, an oil andwater separator with a hold-ing tank and a new drain linefor one of the floor drains,eliminating another floor
drain from the site, adding aheating fuel tank upgrade, adiesel fuel tank system up-grade, provisions for spill con-tainment, and paving the fa-cility. So far, Curtis has a$47,000 estimate for the basinand $9,000 for the separatorand its holding tank and drainline. However, the rest of theitems still need an estimate.
These upgrades would al-low for water to dischargeharmlessly into a nearbybrook, while also reducing theamount of sediment that getsinto the storm water basin.
In the long term, the townmay end up removing some ofthe buildings at Public Workscurrent location, as they areinadequate for the depart-ment’s needs. New buildingswould be put in place for stor-ing materials, with space in-cluded for an office. LauraFrancis noted that if the pricefor upgrading the site for thelong term comes out close tothe price for buying anotherlocation, the town may wantto look into buying a differentpiece of property to house
Public Works. A propertyalong Ozick Drive and anothernear the transfer station areboth possibilities.
Before any long term plansare put into place, though, thetown must first obtain thestorm water discharge permit.Curtis said that the plan is todeal with the storm water ele-ments before the weather getscolder.
A number of budget adjust-ments to the 2009-2010 budgetwere also made during theboard’s meeting, with over$121,000 of transfers recom-mended to the Board of Select-men to take to town meeting.The Building and Health con-sultant line item needs $20,363to pay for consulting on theCrooked Hill Road and MaidenLane projects. Another $33,844was recommended to pay fortax refunds. The town will alsobe leasing a truck for PublicWorks at a cost of $42,000 forthe down payment and thefirst leasing fee. All of theabove will be paid for fromcontingency. Meanwhile,$25,687 will be pulled from thefund balance to pay for sevenseasonal workers. The town isreceiving revenue for theseemployees as part of twoWorkforce Alliance grants.
As the town’s auditing con-tract is coming to an end, fi-nance director MaryjaneMalavasi asked for volunteersto join a new auditor’s selec-tion committee. Board mem-ber Fran Korn, Lorraine Coeand Rosemary Naples all vol-unteered.
As part of the current audit,the board is also required toapprove salaries for FiscalYear 2010-2011, to ensure thatthe payroll is properly man-aged. After reviewing thesalaries, the board gave theirunanimous approval. Kornadded, “I think we shouldmention that we appreciatethe efforts of all those who par-ticipate in the furlough pro-gram.” (Chuck Corley)
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