Volume 51, No. 44 Free U.S. POSTAGE PAID At Hartford, CT Town Crier NEWINGTON WEST HARTFORD — Gertrude Helene Seifert Thomas Garufi recently celebrated her 100th birthday at Hughes Health & Rehabilitation, where she has lived seven years. Ms. Garufi was born Nov. 15, 1910, in Hartford. The oldest of four chil- dren, she attended local Hartford schools. Ms. Garufi was married to Armand Thomas in 1932 until his death in 1945, leaving her as a single mother to raise two children, Elaine and Arthur. She married again in 1954 to Anthony Garufi who died in 1983. Ms. Garufi was employed by Arrow Hart for many years and retired at age 65 in 1975. She loved her home in Newington and was very active in the Newington Senior Citizens Club where she started a knitting group and lunch program. Ms. Garufi loved to go to WestFarms up into her 80s to enjoy lunches with four generations of girls in her family. In addition to her children, Elaine Lyons and Arthur Thomas, Ms. Garufi has five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. On her birthday, Ms. Garufi received a proclamation from Gov. M. Jodi Rell and an official citation by the Connecticut General Assembly. The really, really big 1-oh-oh Friday, November 26, 2010 Good Scouts LOCAL A book lover’s bonanza at Senior Center PAGE 12 Alex Syphers Matthew Rethis,6, holds onto a teddy bear he brought to the Cub Scout Pack 347 Stuff a Firetruck toy drive. He, along with 50 other Cub Scouts with the Help of Newington Volunteer Fire Dept. Co. 3, donated toys to the Newington Human Services last Thursday. By ALEX SYPHERS STAFF WRITER Among the flashing red lights of Newington fire trucks, the Cub Scouts of Pack 347 donated toys to Newington Human Services during their pack meeting last week as part of their first Stuff a Fire Truck toy drive, giving the boys a chance to help other chil- dren while exploring the bright red fire trucks. “We are teaching kids that giv- ing back is a good thing,” said Ernie Field, Pack 347 leader. “There are some kids in this town who unfortunately may not get a Christmas or a holiday celebration so if I can teach the kids that giv- ing back is something that’s great — kids helping kids — I think this is the best way to do it.” Every Scout and family in the pack was to come to their meeting at Elizabeth Green Elementary School with an unwrapped toy, gift or food donation to cram into the cab of one of the two fire trucks from the Newington Volunteer Fire Department Co. 3. The 51 Scouts in Pack 347, who range in age from 6 to 11, sat eagerly in their chairs as Field congratulated them on their recent success in Rocky Hill where they held a food drive for veterans. Some Scouts clutched teddy bears and sleds, and others examined the boxes of micro cars and toy soldiers. The toy drive was a continu- ation of the pack’s citizenship lesson for November, said Field. “What better way to teach (citizenship) than giving back to the community,” said Field. “This is something where we can say Cubs help pack truck full of toys for needy See CUB SCOUTS, Page 5
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WEST HARTFORD — Gertrude Helene Seifert Thomas Garufi recently celebrated her 100th birthday at Hughes Health & Rehabilitation, where she has lived seven years.
Ms. Garufi was born Nov. 15, 1910, in Hartford. The oldest of four chil-dren, she attended local Hartford schools. Ms. Garufi was married to Armand Thomas in 1932 until his death in 1945, leaving her as a single mother to raise two children, Elaine and Arthur. She married again in 1954 to Anthony Garufi who died in 1983.
Ms. Garufi was employed by Arrow Hart for many years and retired at age 65 in 1975. She loved her home in Newington and was very active in the Newington Senior Citizens Club where she started a knitting group and lunch program. Ms. Garufi loved to go to WestFarms up into her 80s to enjoy lunches with four generations of girls in her family. In addition to her children, Elaine Lyons and Arthur Thomas, Ms. Garufi has five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. On her birthday, Ms. Garufi received a proclamation from Gov. M. Jodi Rell and an official citation by the Connecticut General Assembly.
The really, really big 1-oh-ohFriday, November 26, 2010
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A book lover’s bonanza at Senior CenterPAge 12
Alex Syphers
Matthew Rethis,6, holds onto a teddy bear he brought to the Cub Scout Pack 347 Stuff a Firetruck toy drive. He, along with 50 other Cub Scouts with the Help of Newington Volunteer Fire Dept. Co. 3, donated toys to the Newington Human Services last Thursday.
By ALeX SYPHeRS STAFF WRITER
Among the flashing red lights of Newington fire trucks, the Cub Scouts of Pack 347 donated toys to Newington Human Services during their pack meeting last week as part of their first Stuff a Fire Truck toy drive, giving the boys a chance to help other chil-dren while exploring the bright red fire trucks.
“We are teaching kids that giv-ing back is a good thing,” said Ernie Field, Pack 347 leader. “There are some kids in this town who unfortunately may not get a Christmas or a holiday celebration so if I can teach the kids that giv-ing back is something that’s great — kids helping kids — I think this is the best way to do it.”
Every Scout and family in the pack was to come to their
meeting at Elizabeth Green Elementary School with an unwrapped toy, gift or food donation to cram into the cab of one of the two fire trucks from the Newington Volunteer Fire Department Co. 3.
The 51 Scouts in Pack 347, who range in age from 6 to 11, sat eagerly in their chairs as Field congratulated them on their recent success in Rocky Hill where they held a food drive for veterans. Some Scouts clutched teddy bears and sleds, and others examined the boxes of micro cars and toy soldiers.
The toy drive was a continu-ation of the pack’s citizenship lesson for November, said Field.
“What better way to teach (citizenship) than giving back to the community,” said Field. “This is something where we can say
Cubs help pack truckfull of toys for needy
See CuB SCOutS, Page 5
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor:
In October and November of this year, presentations were made to the Town Council, Town Planning and Zoning Commission and the Board of Education regarding the proposed low-income hous-ing for homeless veterans and qualified non-veterans.
Members of those bodies asked questions and answers were given. Unfortunately, there was no dialogue with the public dur-ing these presentations.
Therefore, the residents in attendance were unable to have their questions/con-cerns addressed.
A suggestion was made during public participation that perhaps, in order to eliminate redundancy, a joint meeting of the three boards should be held if a project such as this were ever planned in the future. It was also suggested that a town meeting type forum be held to address the questions
and concerns of the public. Mayor Wright indicated that some neighborhood meet-ings had already been held; more would be held in the future and that all were invited to attend.
Our local American Legion Post set an informational meeting for Nov. 18 and the public was invited to attend.
Since I had attended or watched on NCTV three presentations on the sub-ject, I did not plan to attend the meeting. However, when I received an unsigned and what I considered to be, inflammatory flyer urging residents to meet at the American
Legion to “Rally together against and in protest of the Victory Gardens project” I changed my plans. Do I believe that these individuals had the right to distribute these flyers?
Absolutely. However, they should have signed the flyer and taken responsibility for the statements that they made. Was it necessary to have Channel 3 News report
live on the 6 o’clock news about the issue? I don’t think so.
In my opinion, the distribution of this flyer was cause for a negative tone to the meeting. Although the majority of the people in attendance asked civil legitimate questions, there also were, what I consider to be inappropriate “hostile” remarks made by certain individuals.
This prompted the veterans to be on the defensive with the sergeant at arms declaring that he would eject anyone who continued to speak inappropriately. When things did calm down, the discussion con-tinued and questions and concerns were rationally addressed.
Upon returning home and watching the Channel 3 11 o’clock news, I heard the newscaster announcing that in Newington there was some opposition over a low-income housing project for veterans and that some neighbors were upset, saying that it will bring down property values and create
traffic. He went on to say that many have even distributed leaflets around town asking for the plan to be killed. Who is the “opposi-tion,” who are the “neighbors” and who are the “many”?
It appeared to me that neither Channel 3 nor the individuals responsible for the flyer did their homework on this project. This project has been in the planning stages for well more than two years, presentations have been made and site plan approval granted by the TPZ on Nov. 10.
Bottom line: stay informed, attend our town meetings, voice your opinions, ask ques-tions. If you can’t attend, write, email or call your elected officials. The schedules of these meetings and e-mail addresses and phone numbers can be found on the town Web site www.newingtonct.gov.
Rose LyonsNewington
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Newington. Looking to celebrate a birthday or anniversary? Or want to show your support for the NHS 2011 Project Graduation Celebration? Flocking is the answer. The “NHS Flockers” will secretly adorn the lawn of your choosing with a flock of pink fla-mingos or a herd ofcows for $15. E-mail us at [email protected] with your name, phone number, address of the flocking target, intended date of flocking and please put “flocking” in the subject line. More information may be found on the Newington High School by clicking on “Project Graduation” on the right hand side.
NHS Safe Grad Clothing DriveNEWINGTON — Newington High School Safe Grad
Clothing Drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Frink residence, 147 Hillcrest Ave. Newington (next to Mill Pond Park Tennis Courts). Clean out your closets, fill a 30-gallon trash bag and help provide the Class of 2011 with a safe, substance-free graduation party.Items accepted:
Men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, all sizes and seasons. Items should be clean and ready to wear. Accessories: Handbags, belts, briefcases, shoes, gloves, hats, backpacks, ties, scarves. Household items: Blankets, tablecloths, drapery, pillows, small rugs, comforters, bed sheets, curtains, towels; Toys: Beanie Babies, rag dolls, stuffed animals, action figures,cars, trucks, dolls. hard toys should fit in a 24” x 24” box. All donations are sent to Third World countries. For more information, contact Sue Tine at (860) 667-0763.
One Stop Shopping SaleA One-Shop Shopping Sale will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Sunday Dec. 5 at the Church of St. Andrew the Apostle, 331 Orchard St., Rocky Hill. Available for sale will be Avon, Partylite candles, Lia Sophia jewelry, Tastefully Simple food products, Usborne Children’s Books, Longaberger pottery and baskets, Creative Memories, and Bead for Life Jewelry. Proceeds will benefit a trip to the Dominican Republic, which serves Haitian people. Free admission.
Holiday GreeneryDecorate your Home will be presented at the Newington Public
Library at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7. University of Connecticut Master Gardener Tracy Burrell will show you how to turn greens from your yard into holiday decorations. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. For more information call (860) 665-8700.
Holiday Toy DriveThe Kakery, 1000 Main St. (Vito’s Plaza). is collecting toys for
“We Are The Children” through Dec. 14. New, unwrapped toys for children from birth to age 12 can be dropped off Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 8 to 11 a.m. “We Are The Children” is a local non-profit organization
serving local handicapped, abused, homeless children. Toys are especially needed for children aged 9 to 12.
Suggestions for this age group include arts and crafts supplies, cameras, radios, CD players, MP3 players and other electronics, board games and gift cards.
If donating toys that require batteries, attach them to the box. For more information, visit garycraig.com, The Kakery at (860) 665-0501, or thekakery.com.
Holy Spirit Ladies Christmas PartyHoly Spirit Ladies Guild in Newington will hold its annual
Christmas Party at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 in Fr. O’Connor Hall. Social hour with refreshments will be followed by a family style dinner by Michaels Catering, and will consist of: salad, pasta, ham and chicken marsala, candied sweet potatoes, vegetables, rolls and dessert, coffee or tea. Cost is $30 per person. Entertainment will be The Swinging Singing Seniors. Final day for sign-up and payment is Sunday, Dec. 5. For further information, call Barbara Charmut at (860) 666-9740.
Stuff-A-CruiserThe Newington Police and Human Services Department will
sponsor the seventh annual Stuff-A-Cruiser Toy & Food Drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at WalMart, 3164 Berlin Turnpike. New, unwrapped toys for children 16 and younger as well as nonper-ishable food items will be collected. These items will be distributed to Newington residents in need this holiday season. Snow date for the event will be Dec. 11.
Christmas Spectacular Musical A trip to Radio City Music Hall in New York to see a Christmas
Spectacular Musical has been planned by St. Mary Women’s Club for Sunday, Dec. 5. The bus will leave at 7 a.m. from St. Mary School, stop for coffee, and then arrive in New York City for the 11:30 a.m. show. There will be time to shop after show until the 4:30 p.m. departure. $104 includes tip for bus driver. Call Kim Breton (860) 666-8873 after 5:30 p.m. This trip sells out fast so do not wait! Newington High School 2010 All Night Graduation.
Wethersfield Woman’s Club will sponsor a food drive for the Wethersfield Food Bank from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 at Stop & Shop, 1380 Berlin Turnpike-Wethersfield. Food items always needed are: jars or cans spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, jelly, tuna fish, pasta, jarred tomato sauce, cereal, canned juices, canned tomatoes, canned vegetables, and canned fruit, boxed pasta dinner or salad kits, any one can meals, spaghetti/ hash/chili, canned meats or, boxed rice, baked beans, individual size juices, breakfast or snack bars, (used for school lunches etc). All nonperishable items are appreciated.out about our volunteer work to attend our meetings. Additional information can be
obtained by calling (860) 563-6923.
St. Mary Women’s ClubChristmas Banquet
St. Mary Women’s Club will hold its Christmas Banquet at Carmen Anthony’s Restaurant, 1770 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield, Sunday, Dec. 12. Cocktail hour, with appetizers and cash bar, will begin at 3 p.m. Dinner will be served at 4 p.m. The cost is $27 per person. For reservations and for detailed information on menu items and on our Christmas outreach project, contact Madeline Scanlon at (860) 666-9329 by Dec. 3 Information may also be found on fliers located at the school-side entrance to the church.
Parks and Recreation Dept. eventsVisit with Santa (Free with a non-perishable food item)The Newington Parks & Recreation Department and the
Newington Food Bank have decided to start the holiday season and convince Santa Claus to take a break from the North Pole and stop by the Mortensen Community Center, 131 Cedar St., in the Romano Room to pose for pictures and hear the secret wishes of any child who wishes to share them with the man in red. Santa be here Friday, Dec. 3, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring a non-perishable food item. The event is free.
Sleigh Ride around Mill Pond Park, NewingtonBack by popular demand, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec.
4, you and the family can enjoy a horse-drawn sleigh ride around Mill Pond Park! Bring your cameras, a canned food item andyour holiday spirit!
Newington’s Annual “Night of Lights”On Saturday, Dec. 4, the Newington Parks and Recreation
Department and the Newington Chamber of Commerce are proud to sponsor our annual Newington Night of Lights. This festive night starts at 4:30 for the Wreath Lighting at Mill Pond Waterfall on Garfield Street and a walking carol sing into the Town Center. At 5 p.m. the night will continue with a Fire Truck parade with Santa, refreshments, entertainment, carol singing and tree lighting. To make this even more exciting, each of the four engine companies will be competing for the most decorative holiday fire truck. By bringing down a non-perishable food item you can enjoy this excit-ing lineup for free.
Envy Hair Salon Glam Charity eventEnvy Hair Salon, 39 Market Square, welcomes guests to its 1st
Annual Sharing & Caring, Gifts & Glam Charity Event, which will take place Sunday, Dec. 5 between the hours of noon and 4 p.m. Guests are encouraged to donate nonperishable food items and/or new, unwrapped children’s toys. All donations benefit the Newington and West Hartford food banks. Toys will be given to the local We Are The Children Foundation. Attendees will have the opportunity to obtain fabulous door prizes, and the first 25 guests receive a gift bag filled with glamorous goodies.
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The spirit of Thanksgiving is in full swing throughout town as individuals and organizations donate their services to those less fortunate during the holiday season.
Stew Leonard’s is continuing to deliver that holiday spirit to those in need this year with its annual Turkey Brigade held Nov. 18 at its Newington store, 3475 Berlin Turnpike.
“Our mission is to give back to the com-munity and to give back to the customers who support the store.
“With the economy being the way it is, it is a way to give back to the people in need,” said Linda Arena, the donations coordinator at Stew Leonard’s.
The Turkey Brigade is an annual event held at all the Stew Leonard’s stores located throughout the Northeast, in which the stores donate turkeys to non-profit organi-zations upon request.
“We don’t turn anybody away,” said Arena.
The Newington Stew Leonard’s donated more than 300 turkeys in less than two hours to organizations throughout the area,
including 15 turkeys to the Newington Department of Human Services, five to the Church of St. Mary and 30 turkeys to Klingberg Family Centers of New Britain.
Marines from C Company, 1st Battalion in Plainville arrived on the scene early to help with the donations.
Some arrived in their dress blues, with their white caps decked with the golden globe and anchor.
Other Marines wore fatigues to help load boxes of turkeys into the line of vans
waiting for the donations. Charlie Company also received 20 turkeys from Stew Leonard’s to assist enlisted men who were in need.
“We truly appreci-ate their service back to us,” 1st Sgt. Miguel Betancourt, “I know a lot of my Reserve Marines have worked very hard for this country. Some Marines are going to
school, some have families, and a turkey given to them for Thanksgiving Day is something the can truly appreciate. They don’t have to worry about going to the store and they can put food on the table for their families.
Some of our Marines are married with three or four kids and are struggling in this economy just like civilians are.”
Throughout New England, Stew Leonard’s stores donated more than 3,000 turkeys. For Arena it’s an event she is proud to be part of.
“I enjoy doing this. It’s a very rewarding part of my job. I feel honored to be the one chosen to distribute the turkeys,” she said, “I think it is very rewarding. The people are so appreciative. Every single organization writes a thank you letter.”
Arena has worked on the Turkey Brigade event the last four years.
“She is really a wonderful, very consid-
erate,” said Peter Burke, director of the Klingberg Family Centers.
Burke said Stew Leonard’s has donated more than 200 turkeys to the center to give to families dealing with various forms of abuse.
“They’re really wonderful folks. They’ve been very generous to us at Klingberg Family Centers,” said Burke, “They are professional, and enthusiastic and polite, I have great respect for how they operate especially with how they are so generous with their resources.”
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Alex Syphers
The Marines of C Company, 1st Battalion,of the 25th Marines, out of Plainville helped give tur-keys donated by Stew Leonard’s to non-profit organizations Thursday afternoon as part of the Turkey Brigade event.
Marines re-up for Turkey Brigade duty
“They’re really wonderful folks. They’ve been very generous to us at Klingberg Family Centers”PETER BURKE
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we are going to be part of the com-munity, give back to the community and teach them you can be a good citizen in many different ways.”
The leaders focused on the many ways Scouts can be a good citizen, from simply opening a door or saying ‘thank you’ to holding food and toy drives.
As the fire engines arrived, the Scouts streamed outside and excitedly lined up to hand their toys up to the firefighters. As they did, they peeked inside the cab to see where the firefighters sit. The truck’s cab was filled with toys and donations in
short order. Capt. Craig Stegmaier of Newington
Volunteer Fire Department Co. 3 and Field worked together to make the event happen. Stegmaier’s son, Sean, 7, is in the pack.
“The kids enjoy it, the guys enjoy it, and it’s for a good cause. It’s a win-win,” said Stegmaier.
Field said he hopes to make the Stuff a Fire Truck toy drive an annual traditioal for Pack 347. With the growing need for donations during the holiday sea-son, he said, toys for children are often overlooked.
Cubs help pack truckfull of toys for needyContinued from Page 1
Alex Syphers
Cub Scouts of Pack 347 hand toy donations to a Newington Volunteer Firefighter of Co.3, dur-ing the pack’s first Stuff a Fire Truck event last Thursday night.
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Club supports Food BankThe Newington-Wethersfield Woman’s Club presented a check for $250 to Newington’s Direc-tor of the Human Resources, Ken Friedenburg, for the Newington Food Bank for the holidays.
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By ALEX SYPHERSSTAFF WRITER
The Newington Human Services held its Thanksgiving food dis-tribution last Thursday, allowing underprivileged local families the opportunity to shop for holiday food items and enjoy the Thanksgiving season.
For the 40 or so volunteers at the food distribution, the day began bright and early. Some headed off into the chilly morning air to pick up more than 325 turkeys and 2,000 pounds each of potatoes, car-rots and onions at the regional food distribution center in Bloomfield.
Others started the task of orga-nizing and stocking the teen center at Mortensen Community Center where the food distribution was to take place. Stacked on tables lining the walls of the teen center were cases upon cases of every assortment of vegetable, juices and holiday des-serts, waiting to be plucked from their spots.
“We are so lucky in Newington every business, organization, church and individuals coming in have
donated,” said Carol LaBrecque, food bank coordinator. “We are in good shape. I’m almost afraid to say it. Every year I ask, ‘do we have enough food. Are we going to make it?’”
“I think we are in good shape with the numbers we have.”
In the hours before the food
distribution began, the volunteers felt confident they could feed the record 360 families that signed up for the distribution, up from 278 families in 2009.
It was an effort, said Ken Freidenberg, director of human services, that could not have been accomplished without the help of
the community.“They’re wonderful. We
couldn’t do it without them,” said Freidenberg, “We’ve been really fortunate that everyone has pulled together and the community has been very generous.” By Christmas Freidenberg estimated that the food bank and gift drive will have assisted more than 420 families.
About 40 percent of the food available at the local food dis-tribution was donated by local organizations and residents.
By 10:30 a.m., there was a line outside the teen center of indi-viduals and families waiting for the distribution to start at 12:30 p.m. Inside, the volunteers busily unloaded pallets of potatoes and carrots and bagged onions for the families waiting outside. They also prepared bags of holiday food to be delivered to needy individuals who could not make it to the food distribution.
Some of the volunteers had been preparing the food and teen center for the distribution all week.
Colleen Roberts of Newington
was one such volunteer. In the wake of recently losing her job she decid-ed that her time was better spent helping others.
“My job was outsourced this year overseas and I decided I didn’t want to sit around and do nothing,” said Roberts, “I wanted to help people so I joined the holiday distribution and I’m enjoying this. I’m feeling good about it. I never realized there were so many people in town who needed help.”
Maya Salvio, 14, of Glastonbury also volunteered at the food distri-bution. Because of her small stature she joked that she was assigned the job of putting the 50-pound potato bags underneath the tables that surrounded the room. This was her second year volunteering at the event.
“It is amazing how much people donate,” she said. “It’s just great.”
The distribution was organized to allow the participants to choose the items they wanted. As people entered the teen center, they were given a grocery cart and a list of the number of items they could gather.
“We try to make it almost like a social event,” Freidenberg said, “with as much dignity as we can for people.”
Each family received a turkey along with a fresh pie as the exiting the teen center.
For the individuals who took advantage of the food distribution, the event was a blessing.
Cheryl Fontaine, said she had been displaced for 28 months before the Newington Human Ser vices found her housing and signed her up for the food distribution.
“The generosity, the kindness, the sincerity, behind it all these people have made my short stay in Newington so much better for me all around. I don’t know without them without their help,” she said, “these people are tre-mendous they are genuine souls.”
All in a day’s work: 325 turkeys, 3 tons of onions, potatoes, carrots
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The Teen Center was transformed into a makeshift grocery store last Thursday morning in preparation for 360 families to gather holiday foods, including turkeys and pies, during the annual Thanksgiving Food Distribution, held by the Newington Human Services.
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By ALEX SIPHERSSTAFF WRITER
NEWINGTON — What was meant to be a well-mannered and informational meeting, focusing on the development of the Victory Gardens veterans hous-ing complex, turned into a firestorm of controversy last Thursday night at the American Legion Post 117.
The meeting was sponsored by members of the Women’s Institute of Housing and Economic Development and representatives of the Veteran’s Affairs of Connecticut as a way to answer the questions the public may have had about the new housing complex.
About 50 residents attended the meeting to discuss the development of the 74-unit veterans housing complex, which is planned for the Veteran’s Affairs campus at 555 Willard Ave.
The complex was approved by the Newington Plan and Zoning Commission at its Nov. 10 meeting, which was sparsely attended.
Many of the citizens at the meeting at the American Legion post had received pamphlets in their mailboxes days before, by an unknown author, calling for a protest of the housing complex.
The pamphlet claimed that the housing complex would breed crime and lower surrounding property values.
At the meeting, many in the audience questioned the character of those who would live in the new housing com-plex and also questioned the nature of the complex itself.
Betsy Crum, director of real estate development for the Women’s Institute, tried to reassure members of the audi-ence that this wasn’t transitional housing and that it was for veterans and veterans’ families in need of affordable housing.
“When I say it is permanent housing, I mean it is not a transitional living where people will have to leave after sixmonths,” she said.
“It’s permanent in terms that people have to sign a lease, but they will have to abide by all the terms of that lease.
She said tenants will have to qualify, take care of the building, and not disturb the neighborhood. “They will be expected to be good tenants.”
Maria Demarco, who will be the Victory Gardens’ on site property manager, also tried assure the audience that there would be extensive background checks and Veterans
Adminstration Security to keep the housing complex safe.“If they screw up in our program, they lose their
housing.” said Demarco, “That ’s the most important thing to these people. If
they lose their voucher, they lose it forever. “If you get evicted your financial support gets
evicted with you forever.”Yet the biggest debate of the night ensued after rep-
resentatives f rom the institute and VA admitted they could not guarantee the housing to just veterans.
Many of the citizens in attendance said if the hous-ing project could not be guaranteed to just veterans they did not support the project.
The way the project is set up, at least 50 percent of the housing will go to homeless or formerly homeless veterans.
“The way the funding is coming in for the units tar-geted for the formerly homeless and at risk, they have to be veterans,” said Crum. “Veterans. Period.”
According to Crum and DeMarco the remaining housing would be open to those who need affordable housing, with the priority for veterans.
The Federal Fair Housing laws require housing to be available to all citizens. It is illegal to say that cer-tain groups can’t apply for the housing.
The law does, however, allow for organizations such as the institute and the VA to prioritize who is accepted, allowing them to house veterans first.
The debate became so heated at one point that the Victory Gardens panel almost refused to continue the forum.
“We cannot say that it ’s exclusively for veterans because that is not allowed. It is illegal. It is illegal to say that,” said DeMarco.
“If someday we don’t have anymore needy veterans who ever need housing, I need to fill this housing with someone else.
“As long as there is a veteran who needs housing, they are going to get it.”
The Victory Gardens veteran’s housing complex is not set for construction until the end of 2011, leaving time for those whose questions may not have been answered fully at the meeting to contact WIHED at www.wihed.org or call (800) 720-1195.
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Luncheon raises $66,000Newington resident Karen Guarnaccia, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1994, takes a moment to pose with NBC Connecticut news anchor Lisa Carberg, who teamed up with the National MS Society Connecticut Chapter this year to host the 2010 NBC Connecticut Women Against MS luncheon. The luncheon, held at the Hartford Marriott Downtown Friday, Nov. 5, featured singer and songwriter Kristie Salerno Kent, diag-nosed with MS in 1999, and University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma. The event attracted nearly 350 guests and raised more than $66,000. More than 6,000 Connecticut residents live with MS, a potentially debilitating disease. Funds raised through Connecticut Chapter events, such as WAMS, ensure ongoing scientific research to find bet-ter treatments and ultimately, a cure. These funds also provide for the continuation of vital programs and services offered by the chapter to those in the state battling multiple sclerosis. For more information on MS, programs and services offered by the chapter or the many ways to get involved in the fight against MS, visit www.ctfightsMS.org.
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Arrests by Newington PoliceNov. 11Nestor Laureano, 32, of 215 Elm
St., Holyoke, Mass., was charged Nov. 11 with larceny in the sixth degree.
Nov. 13April Cretella, 23, of 114 Pokorny
Road, Higganum, was charged Nov. 13 with improper high beams, driv-ing under the influence and operating under suspension.
Nov. 12Jose Rodriguez, 21, of 33 Plain
Drive, East Hartford, was charged Nov. 12 with failure to appear in the first and second degree.
Samuel Carter, 20, of 72 Hartford Ave., Newington, was charged Nov. 12 with driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and criminal mischief in the third degree.
Nov. 14Mark Roderick, 39, of 20
Crestwood Lane, New Britain, was charged Nov. 14 with operating under suspension and driving under the influence.
Linda Efici, 38, of 1206 Maple St., Rocky Hill, was charged Nov. 14 with failure to maintain lane and driving under the influence.
Michael Eck, 45, of 4123 Town Ridge, Middletown, was charged Nov. 14 with traveling fast, and driv-ing under the influence.
Nov. 15Tonya Jakubowski, 39, of 6 Samuel
Hill Road, Columbia, was charged Nov. 15 with violation of a protective order.
Edgardo Rivera Vasquez, 32, of 208 North St., New Britain, was charged Nov. 15 with improper num-ber of headlights and driving under the influence.
Nov. 17Cody Abbate, 18, of 334 Cedar
St., Newington, was charged Nov. 17 with assault in the third degree and disorderly conduct.
Ashley Morton, 19, of 130 Carey St., Southington, was chrged Nov. 17 with failure to appear in the first degree.
Nov. 18Marek Jasiowka, 62, of 82 Faith
Road, Newington, was charged Nov. 18 with disorderly conduct, interfer-ing with a police officer, interfring with emergency clals and assault in the third degree.
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NEWINGTON — At approx-imately 11:59 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 21, Newington police respond-ed to the 7-Eleven convenience store, 335 Willard Ave., for a reported armed robbery.
The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 5’6” in height with a slim build, short hair, mustache, wearing a brown/tan jacket with a white hooded sweatshirt and jeans.
The suspect approached the cash register, drew a knife and
threatened the clerk. The suspect jumped the counter
and forcibly stole an undeter-mined amount of money from the cash register.
The suspect then fled the scene into a dark colored vehicle.
The clerk was not injured. Members of the public who
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For the third year in a row, the Rotary Club of Newington has donated approximately 380 books to third-grade students in Newington Public Schools, St. Mary’s and Emmanuel Christian Academy.
The official presentation of 82 books was made Tuesday, Nov. 15 at John Paterson Elementary School.
On hand to make the presenta-tion were Rotarians Bob Randich and Dave Johnson, co-chairs of the project, as well as Bob Newbold.
The remainder of the books were delivered to school admin-istrators for delivery to the rest of the students.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, that provides humanitarian service, encour-age high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build good-will and peace in the world.
There are approximately 1.2 million Rotary members — in more than 33,000 Rotary clubs — in 161 countries throughout the world.
The Rotary Club of Newington
has been helping local com-munities and the world at large since 1960.
The Club provides college scholarships each year and
donates its time and funds to many area concerns.
Visit the Web site at http://www.newingtonrotary.org for more information about Rotary.
Rotarians promote l-i-t-e-r-a-c-y through their dictionary giveaway
Pictured with third-grade students are, from left, Bob Newbold, Dave Johnson and Bob Randich.
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At nearby Trinity College in Hartford, the women’s basket-ball team is led by players from all over the surrounding region and country, from Rhode Island, New York, Maine, New Jersey and even California. There are also a few girls from teams in Connecticut home, hailing from Torrington, Waterbury, and West Hartford. But Trinity’s coach says one player in particular who calls Wethersfield home, sopho-more forward Heather Lyhne, has a future with the team.
The Bantams just kicked off their season last Saturday against the University of New England, losing a close battle 68-66 at the Emerson College Tip-Off Tournament. On Sunday Trinity got its first victory of the season against Emerson, winning 59-42.
Lyhne hasn’t been a big contrib-utor yet this season, and averaged only a little over a point a game in her freshman year, but head coach Wendy Davis, in her sixth year at Trinity, envisions the forward as a big part of the Bantam’s future.
“For us, she can hit the three from the outside,” Davis said. “She’s a lot more athletic for a forward, so she’s really good at driving and creating and getting her own shot.”
According to Davis, Lyhne is a turn and face type of player who will try to go by instead of shooting over a defender. Lyhne is looking at about 10 minutes a game so far, and Davis said it
will stay at that for now. She has shown flashes of greatness, but isn’t consistent enough, said the coach.
One problem could be, “She’s too nice,” Davis said, who wants her to show more ferocity on the court. “Heather is too nice of a kid.”
Last year, the Bantams went 15-9. The season didn’t go quite how Davis expected, but this year, the coach feels she has the best team she has had in her six years at Trinity College. The team is looking at a challenging
schedule this year, though, so Davis warns that heir record might not show the team’s true talent. Davis hopes this will only make her
team better, though.The story of how Lyhne
landed at Trinity after her time at Wethersfield High School is interesting.
Trinity’s golf coach, who had a granddaughter at WHS at the time, told Davis about Lyhne and her excellent play. With Wethersfield right down the street, Davis figured she would start watching. She instantly liked what she saw, and Lyhne’s excel-lent athleticism also landed her a place on Trinity College’s soccer team.
With her all-around game and superior athletic ability, Lyhne looks to be a force as she gains more and more experience at the college level.
“I give her a lot of credit, she’s an awesome kid,” Davis said. “Like I said, she shows flashes of great-ness.”
Trinity coach wants ‘nice kid’ to learn to play more ferociously
Heather Lyhne
The big Thanksgiving Day game between Newington and Wethersfield will have come and gone by the time this paper comes out, but take a moment to look back at the recent his-tory of the two teams.
Newington leads the series 19-14-1. Wethersfield reeled off 10 in a row f rom 1994 to 2003. Newington has won five of the last six. The results of those games are as follows:
Note: John Campanello became head coach of Wethersfield in 2005 and Clay Hillyer became head coach of Newington in 2007
The history of a rivalry
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By ALEX SYPHERSSTAFF WRITER
NEWINGTON — Those who think print is dead obvious-ly weren’t at The Friends of the Lucy Robbins Welles Library Book Sale on Saturday and Sunday. Swarms of readers from around the area came to the Newington Senior and Disabled Center to peruse the endless tables of books and audio visual materials available for sale. At one point, would-be buyers were lined up outside.
The book sale is one of the group’s biggest fund-raisers, said Friends president Natalie Harberson, accounting for about 45 per-cent of the group’s gross income. Proceeds are used to support Lucy Robbins Welles Library activities and events.
“The funds all go to the Friends of the Library and the Friends then do the programs over at the library,” said Harberson.
The profits earned during this year’s sale will go toward next year’s library events, including the winter and summer reading programs, and job assistance pro-grams.
The Friends also ask the library to make a “wish list” each year, which often includes museum passes and computers.
The sale met with great success over the weekend bringing up the spirits of members who were worried after a disappointing sale this spring.
By 1 p.m. Sunday the group had raised more than $15,485 dollars, with three more hours to go.
“Our aim was to make $12,000 and we are over that for this sale,” said Harberson.
The weekend began early for members as they moved more than a thousand boxes of books from the library to the Senior and Disabled Center on Friday. They set up tables throughout the cafeteria and the auditorium to display the sale items, ranging from children’s books and novels, to tapes and movies.
Over 90 percent of the items for
sale were donated to the Friends, said Brian P. Wood, Friends vice-president.
“We had more donations and better quality donations this time,” said Wood, adding that the spring book sale was plagued with sub-par quality books. “More selection in turn means people bought more.”
Sunday brought the popular “Bag of Books” event in which shoppers could by a bag for $5 and fill it with as many books as they possibly could.
Throughout the afternoon, shoppers left the Senior Center with arms grasping plastic bags that were ready to burst.
“The challenge is to pack it well,” said Harberson.
The line to get in the door extended to the street before the opening of the doors on Sunday, said Harberson. In the first hour on Sunday, the group made
more than $1,700.“It’s been fantastic,” said Mary
Wood, Friends treasurer, “wit-nessing what we did in that first hour.”
The shoppers at the sale were also excited about the day. Dean Smith made the trip from Southington with his girlfriend on Sunday.
“We look forward to it every six months. For $5 a bag you can’t beat it,” he said holding a plastic bag neatly packed with books, “We’re pros. We know how to stuff the bags.”
The Boy Scouts of Pack 316 and Pack 347, as well as the Newington High School Key Club and National Honor Society helped run the event during the weekend.
“Without the Boy Scouts and the volunteers this couldn’t be accomplished and we have peo-ple who work very hard on the sale to make this a success.
It is to put things back into the library and it’s a wonderful library so it’s a great thing to support,” said Harberson.
“Libraries are essential in this country. Newington is very, very lucky with the library we have.”
Library Friends pleased by turnout for book sale
Alex Syphers
Shoppers peruse the selection of books available at the Friends of the Lucy Robbins Welles Library Book Sale Sun-day afternoon. The proceeds from the sale are used to fund library events year round.
For the customers at the book sale, a nook is a cozy place to curl up
and read.
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