By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER She spends much of her time on her computer, using only her left hand to write to others in her sup- port group who have from the same physi- cal symptoms. Newington resi- dent Dolores Carron was diagnosed with Primary Lateral Sclerosis in 1996, a rare neuromuscular disorder simi- lar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Since then, she has dedicated her life to increasing public awareness of the disease and reaching out to oth- ers with the disease who think they are going through it alone. Saturday, Nov. 5, Carron and more than 20 others will get together again to share in their struggles and triumphs. PLS symptoms vary from person to person, but often begin with difficulty in balance and weak- ness in the legs and can escalate into more severe problems, like losing the ability to talk or walk and dif- ficulties in swallowing, laughing, crying, and more. Carron uses a wheelchair to get around her home as she is unable to walk and experi- ences chronic pain. “My progression has been rela- tively slow compared to some other people,” she said, “but I have had symptoms since 1985.” Carron does physical therapy at least twice a week, uses a heated pool for exercise, and is cared for by Volume 52, No. 41 Free POSTAL CUSTOMER Town Crier NEWINGTON Newington residents give a big hug to the Lucy Robbins Welles Library Oct. 15. It was part of the festivities for We LOVE Lucy day, which concluded the Friends of the Librarys 50th anniversary celebration. Company 1 of the Newington Fire Department provided the ladder truck for the photograph. See more photos, Page 14. Ring around the library Friday, October 28, 2011 Holding hope Newington woman with PLS serves as voice for rare disease Dolores Carron See CARRON, Page 13 By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER At its meeting this week, the Newington’sTown Plan and Zoning Commission approved the plan for a 62-lot subdivision on the 73-acre Balf property on Cedar Mountain, proposed by national developer Toll Brothers. Town Council came to a tentative deal prior to TPZ’s decision to purchase the adjoining 28-acre site known as the Marcap piece for approximately $2.6 mil- lion. They bought it to preserve for use by Newington residents, as the mountain has long been enjoyed by hikers, bikers and walkers, although it is private property. The development plan was widely opposed by town residents, denied by the town’s Conservation Commission in late September and this past Wednesday night, approved with conditions by all but one member of TPZ. Their sanction was made wea- rily, as they felt they were acting in the town’s best interest but would have rather the mountain be left untouched. If they had chosen to deny the proposal, Toll Brothers could appeal the decision in court and return with a conventional R-20 plan, which town officials said could limit the amount of open space donated to the town to 11 acres, versus the 44 to be dedicated Vote of approval TPZ accepts Cedar Mountain subdivision, with conditions See TPZ, Page 9
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She spends muchof her time on hercomputer, using onlyher left hand to writeto others in her sup-port group who havefrom the same physi-cal symptoms.Newington resi-
dent Dolores Carronwas diagnosed withPrimary Lateral Sclerosis in 1996,a rare neuromuscular disorder simi-lar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.Since then, she has dedicated herlife to increasing public awareness of
the disease and reaching out to oth-ers with the disease who think theyare going through it alone. Saturday,Nov. 5, Carron and more than 20others will get together again to
share in their strugglesand triumphs.PLS symptoms
vary from personto person, but oftenbegin with difficultyin balance and weak-ness in the legs andcan escalate into moresevere problems, likelosing the ability totalk or walk and dif-ficulties in swallowing,laughing, crying, andmore. Carron uses a
wheelchair to get around her homeas she is unable to walk and experi-ences chronic pain.“My progression has been rela-
tively slow compared to some otherpeople,” she said, “but I have hadsymptoms since 1985.”Carron does physical therapy at
least twice a week, uses a heatedpool for exercise, and is cared for by
Volume 52, No. 41 Free
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Newington residents give a big �hug� to the Lucy RobbinsWelles Library Oct. 15. It was part of the festivities for�We LOVE Lucy� day, which concluded the Friends of the Library�s 50th anniversary celebration. Company 1 ofthe Newington Fire Department provided the ladder truck for the photograph. See more photos, Page 14.
Ring around the library
Friday, October 28, 2011
HoldinghopeNewington womanwith PLS serves asvoice for rare disease
Dolores Carron
See CARRON, Page 13
By ERICA SCHMITTSTAFF WRITER
At its meeting this week, theNewington’sTownPlanandZoningCommission approved the plan fora 62-lot subdivision on the 73-acreBalf property on Cedar Mountain,proposed by national developerToll Brothers. Town Council cameto a tentative deal prior to TPZ’sdecision to purchase the adjoining28-acre site known as the Marcap
piece for approximately $2.6 mil-lion.They bought it to preserve foruse by Newington residents, as themountain has long been enjoyed byhikers, bikers and walkers, althoughit is private property.The development plan was
widely opposed by town residents,denied by the town’s ConservationCommission in late Septemberand this past Wednesday night,approved with conditions by all butone member of TPZ.
Their sanction was made wea-rily, as they felt they were acting inthe town’s best interest but wouldhave rather the mountain be leftuntouched. If they had chosen todeny the proposal, Toll Brotherscould appeal the decision in courtand return with a conventionalR-20 plan, which town officialssaid could limit the amount of openspace donated to the town to 11acres, versus the 44 to be dedicated
Vote ofapprovalTPZ accepts Cedar Mountain subdivision, with conditions
See TPZ, Page 9
NEWINGTON TOWN CRIER2 | Friday, October 28, 2011
By ERICA SCHMITTSTAFF WRITER
The teenage years are a toughtime for kids, but maybe an evenmore difficult one for their parents.The Newington Department ofHuman Services is offering parentsa program that will help make thisperiod easier and more successfulfor them and their families.“Staying Connected with Your
Teen” is a video and discussion-based parenting course, hostedby licensed clinical social workerValerie Dripchak, Ph.D. She is aprofessor at Southern ConnecticutState University and also serves
as a parent educator and therapistwith NewingtonHuman Services.“Valerie facili-
tates the programusing a variety oftechniques fromdiscussion to roleplaying,” saidKen Freidenberg,director ofHuman Services.“There’s video,there’s tapes,homework, too— they mightdiscuss a particu-lar technique orstrategy to useand the parentsmight go homeand try it and come back and dis-cuss it.”The purpose of the program is to
provide parents with skills in com-munication anddiscipline, teachthem the bestway to talk aboutalcohol anddrugs with theirteens, eliminatepower struggles,and improvecommunication.Dripchak has
held the coursein Newingtonfor more than15 years, whereit has helpedbetween 150 and200 parents.“This program
has taught menew ways to deal with my teenager’sbehaviors and mine as well,”said oneparent who attended the program.“The good thing I learned is I
don’t have to do the same things myparents did.I started using the prob-lem-solving plan and it changedthings,” said another parent.“It provides different areas of
value,” Dripchak said of the course.“Parents are able to get togetherand share, but also learn from eachother.”For those who are too proud or
timid to sign up for a parentingcourse,NewingtonHuman Serviceswants them to know that all parentsneed help from time to time.“Adolescence is a difficult time
period to be a parent,” Freidenbergsaid. “We struggle with how inde-pendent they should be, try to makethem as responsible as possible andmake sure they do well in school.Teens are changing and the rulesseem to be changing in terms of
what their expectations are. I thinkthe course is beneficial for any par-ent.With single parent families thereare special issues.With two parents,it could be about how to get on thesame page with certain issues.”“Staying Connected with Your
Teen” is actually a national modelprogram that has been used all overthe U.S. and in many other coun-tries as well. The book by the samename was written by Dr. DavidJ. Hawkins, professor of socialwork and director of the SocialDevelopment Research Group atthe University of Washington. Heturned it into a hands-on course.
Programprovides guidance forparentswith teensHuman Services offers‘Staying Connectedwith Your Teen’
INTERESTED IN ‘STAYING CONNECTED’?�Staying Connected with Your Teen� will be held on four consecutiveMonday nights Nov. 7-28 at Newington Town Hall in the Human Ser-vices Conference room from 6 to 9 p.m.The cost is $45 per person or $65 per couple; educational materialsare included and complimentary pizza and soda is provided.To sign up, submit check or cash to the Newington Department ofHuman Services by Nov. 3. Partial scholarships are available to thosewho meet income eligibility guidelines. For more information, callKaren Gagliardi at (860) 665-8590 and press 1.
“I think the courseis beneficial for anyparent.With singleparent familiesthere are specialissues.With twoparents, it could beabout how to get onthe same page withcertain issues.”KEN FREIDENBERGDirector of Human Services
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NEWINGTON TOWN CRIER4 | Friday, October 28, 2011
By ERICA SCHMITTSTAFF WRITER
The Busway project is stirringup residents and town officialsin Newington, where two stopsalong the transit route are planned:one near Fenn Road and CedarStreet, and the other at NewingtonJunction.The nearly $570 million project
is 14 years in the making, and thestate Department of Transportationis just a few steps away frommakingit happen. It would run 9.4 milesbetween the cities of New Britainand Hartford. DOT expects to begranted $267 million from the fed-eral New Starts program and $193
million from other federal sources,leaving the state with $113 millionof the cost.Congress is expected to approve
the final piece of federal funding byNov.7, and construction would thenstart later in the year with buses run-ning at some point in 2014.There are both Busway advocates
and opponents in Newington. Afew town officials have decided thatalthough the matter is touchy, theyare in favor of the Busway becauseit can help bring redevelopmentto town. The supporters includeMayor Mike Lenares and DeputyMayor Scott McBride.“I am in support of this project
because it’s going to give us the
best chance for our area to get rede-veloped,” Lenares said. “We haveNationalWelding there.Tying thesetwo projects together is the best waywe can get that whole place back onthe tax rolls, but we’re not in favorof any high-density housing on thesite,”he clarified.McBride agrees. “While the bus-
way has increased in cost since itwas first proposed, it continues tobe the most cost-effective solutionto the congestion on Interstate 84west of Hartford,” wrote McBridein a recent letter to the editor of theNew Britain Herald.“This is the most congested
corridor in the Hartford region,accounting for more than 50
percent of all freeway congestion inthe region,” he continued. McBridealso pointed out that the DOT ispursuing a proposal for the NewHaven-Hartford-Springfield com-muter rail, which would have astation at Newington Junction aswell.“Newington will now be a central
boarding point for local commutersgoing to New York City, Boston,and all points in-between. Thesepoints will provide a huge boost toour development at the NationalWelding site, adjacent propertiesand give the town many economicopportunities in the future,” saidMcBride.But the transit plan has drawn
critics.OneofthemisMikeNicastro,CEO of the Central ConnecticutChambers of Commerce, who hasspoken with Gov. Dannel Malloyabout his opposition.“The project is one that was
cooked up close to 14 years agoand it doesn’t reflect the needs oftoday,” Nicastro said. “Throughoutthat time period the cost of it hasjust gone off the charts and theridership has plummeted — thatshould tell somebody something.
When they started this in 1998 andit was $75 million and they weregoing to get 30,000 riders a day, thatwas defendable.”Newington Town Council mem-
berMaureenKletthas also expressedher opposition to the Busway.“I don’t believe it’s going to create
the ridership they say it will create,”Klett said.To increase ridership, the state is
supposed to build up “transit-orient-ed development”near Busway stops.In Newington, this would be at theNational Welding site, which thetown applied for a grant to demolishrecently.Klett pushed for the councilto have the grant application alteredto make clear it did not want high-density housing at the site.“I wanted tomake sure weweren’t
caught in the battle of housing,”said Klett. “I don’t want to see whatends up there affect the quality oflife in town, I hope it has the leastnegative affect on the communityas possible.”Opponents also say that most of
the 4,000 jobs supposedly createdare only temporary constructionpositions that will disappear oncethe Busway is built.
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By ERICA SCHMITTSTAFF WRITER
WETHERSFIELD — U.S.Rep. Chris Murphy met withstate juvenile advocates onThursday to discuss the affectof planned cuts by Congressto funding for juvenile justiceprograms.The federal budget for the next
fiscal year will likely be passedby mid-November and Congresshas planned to reduce juvenilejustice funding from $180 mil-lion to $40 million.“This is a huge cut to pro-
grams that fund a variety ofinterventions that basicallykeep kids out of prison,” saidMurphy, a Democrat represent-ing Connecticut’s 5th District.He said that’s one of the rea-
sons why he recently introducedlegislation aimed at restructuringthe juvenile justice system.The legislation, in the form of
separate bills he’s submitted,looksto provide incentives to states toeliminate practices in juvenilefacilities that can prove harm-ful; address the mental healthneeds of juveniles; prevent statesfrom terminating Medicaid ben-efits for minors when they entera detention facility; and allowstates to use federal money toimplement educational services.“Our hope is that this could be
less controversial than the otherpieces (of legislation),” Murphytold the 14 juvenile justice andeducation officials at Thursday’sroundtable discussion at theWethersfield Library.Abby Anderson, executive
director of the ConnecticutJuvenile Justice Alliance, was oneof the advocates who attendedthe forum. She and several oth-ers raised the issue of preventiontechniques.“Let’s identify mental health
treatment for youths early on,”
she said. “Let’s reduce school-based arrests, suspension andexpulsion.”Merva Jackson, executive
director of African CaribbeanAmerican Parents of Childrenwith Disabilities, focused oncommunity outreach.“Once we’re able to create
diversion programs,” Jacksonsaid, “the money going into pro-cessing a young person throughthe courts and the system issaved.”Murphy’s proposed bills have
to go through many hearingsand committees before anyaction is taken on them. Heencouraged the group Thursdayto seek the support of U.S. Sens.Joe Lieberman and RichardBlumenthal.“This is as important as it gets
over the next 30 days,” Murphysaid. “It would be good to let ourleaders know what we’re going tolose if we lose this funding.”
U.S.RepMurphy advocatesfor juvenile justice funding By BRENDA MAGUIRE
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Nicole Joanna Pierzchalski ofNewington was named the firstrunner-up, or second-place fin-isher, at the MissPolonia nationalpageant Saturdayheld at the PolishNational homein Brooklyn, N.Y.Although theexact first runner-up prizes couldnot be released bypageant officials,Pierzchalski’s priz-es could includescholarships, giftcertificates, cashprizes, a satellitedish or paintings.There were 32
finalists for the Miss Polonia pag-eant, but only 10 were able toattend. The women were judgedin four categories: short interview,bathing suit, evening gown and
question.Aldona A. Von Laube, owner
of the pageant, stressed that thequestion is the most importantpart and the pageant winner isalways someone who’s serious
about their educa-tion, whether thatmeans she’s in col-lege or planning toattend college.P i e r z c h a l s k i ,
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The Newington High SchoolMarching Band is preparing forthe annual “Music of the Knight”marching band competition atSouthington High School Saturday.The band, which includes 85 musi-cians and 15 color guardmembers, isunder thedirectionofBandDirector
Stephen Brookes and MarchingBand Director Kenneth Bell.The band will showcase its theme
“Journey to the ’80s” with musicfrom the popular 1980s band,Journey. Songs include “Any Wayyou Want It,” “Open Arms,” and“Don’t Stop Believin’.”
Marching band is a uniqueensemble that combines music andmovement.“Students have to balance being
a musician and an athlete in orderto march drill forms while playingtheir instrument,” said Bell. “It takesa lot of practice and coordination inorder to pull off a seven- or eight-minute show of music and drill.”Members of the NHS Marching
Band have been practicing sincesummer, when they completed aone-week band camp. Throughoutthe fall, they practice one eveninga week and play at all NewingtonHigh School home football games.They also make appearances at areaparades and other NHS functions.Bell describes the Music of the
Knight competition as “a highlightof the season.” The band will bejudged and placed against othermarching bands from aroundthe state and students will watchan exhibition performance bythe University of Connecticutand Central Connecticut StateUniversity marching bands.For more information on
the Newington High Schoolmarching band, including its
home appearances, visit www.hs.newington-schools.org.
NHSMarchingBandgearsup for regional competition
The Newington High School Marching Band salutes the crowd at Alumni Field.
“It takes a lot of practice and coordinationin order to pull off a seven- or eight-minute show of music and drill.”KENNETH BELLNHS Marching Band director
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under the open-space subdivision plan.“I can’t stress enough that by approving this
petition in front of us it’s achieving the maximumamount of open space,”said Commissioner DavidLenares before the vote was made.Other commissioners agreed. “In some ways,
not all ways, this was a victory for the people ofNewington,” said Gary Turco. “We’ve gained 44acres people can legally enjoy.”Althoughtheyapprovedtheplan,TownPlanner
Ed Meehan submitted a lengthy list of modifica-tions thatToll Brothers needs tomake before theyput any shovels in the ground. According to thetext of the draft motion,“Prior to the Open SpaceSubdivision becoming effective, the single familylot subdivision design modifications required bycompanion Petition 13-11 shall be completed andre-submitted to the Commission for its approval.”These changes include, but are not limited to:
making theHomeowners’Association responsiblefor maintaining the Stormwater ManagementBasin areas, no construction or tree clearing inthe Old Highway Greenway, reducing tree cut-ting along Russell Road and eliminating retainingwalls. In addition, all blasting activities will becarefully monitored as to follow the NewingtonFire Marshal’s requirements, and the proposedstreet name “Cedar Mountain” must be changed“to a name that does not sound similar.”With these conditions, the plan was passed
by all but Commissioner Carol Anest. “I feel thestability of the land is not conducive to building,”she said of her decision. “… the health and safetyof our residents should be priority … blastingand drainage concerns haven’t been addressedadequately,”Anest told the commission.“Just because we give our approval doesn’t
mean they start digging tomorrow morning,”said Lenares, also pointing out that the town’sLand Use Attorney told them to make a deci-sion independent of that of the ConservationCommission’s, as Anest also mentioned that dueconsideration wasn’t given to their denial of theplan.Upon closing Chairman Pruett told the room,
“It’s been a long journey; the public deserves highmarks for their involvement …” He highlightedthe fact that those who attended the last sixmonths of hearings brought many crucial issuesto the commission’s attention, prompting some ofthe modifications.“I’m hoping there’s still some way to prevent
this,” said Newington resident Marty Dabrowski,who hastily left the meeting upon hearing thedecision.Toll Brothers still needs to address the
Conservation Commission’s denial to go forwardand to accept the conditions proposed by townofficials.
TPZ acceptsCedar Mountainsubdivision, withconditionsContinued from Page 1
NEWINGTON TOWN CRIER10 | Friday, October 28, 2011
To the editor:
Recently, I spoke at the NewBritain Common Council meet-ing where the merits of sellingcity land to build a Costco wasdiscussed. As a Newington TownCouncil member, my concern wasthat Mayor Stewart had misled hiscouncil members into believing thatour council was in agreement withhanding over 15 acres of land tocomplete this business transaction.We have not agreed to any suchthing.Even after I publicly spoke and
told them that Newington’s electedofficials hadn’t made a decision togive up our right of first refusalon the land located in Newington,if it became available, MayorStewart insisted he had the sup-port of Mayor Lenares and ourtown manager. Mayor Stewart is aseasoned politician; it is hard for meto believe that he is unaware that adecision involving Newington landwould have to be made by theentire Town Council. It wouldn’tbe made as a result of an agreementbetween him and Mayor Lenaresin a room somewhere outside our
Town Council chambers.The next day Mayor Stewart
spoke on former GovernorRowland’s radio station. BetweenWednesday evening and Thursdayafternoon Mayor Stewart hadreferred to me as trying to hold the“City of New Britain hostage,” try-ing to “extort” and being a “politicalanimal.” If protecting Newingtonresidents is being a political animalthan I am willing to accept thatlabel. The interesting thing is thatI stated right from the beginningthat I was neither for or againstthe Costco, but only interested inmaking sure that the people ofNewington’s interests are repre-sented, something I am responsiblefor doing. Even so, Mr. Stewartstated I don’t represent the town ofNewington, which he knows is nottrue. The fact of the matter is thatI am one of nine people elected torepresent the people of Newington,and as I stated previously, the TownCouncil hasn’t taken a position onthis matter.Through Mr. Stewart’s obvi-
ous anger by my comments, onehad to wonder was he upset thatNewington might try to stand upfor its interest in this matter, orbecause he knew that the arrange-ment he had made with MayorLenares was non-binding?
Maureen H. KlettNewington
Town has say in Costco dealTo the Editor:
After reading a number of let-ters and articles that criticizedMike Lenares’ promise to notraise taxes on Newington resi-dents I felt the need to add myopinion to the discussion. I amnot running for office and have nopolitical affiliation but I do knowthat more taxes are not somethingthat any of us need.The Democratic candidate says
we should not use funds fromthe “town’s savings account” tofill any theoretical budget gap.My interpretation of that is that
he is prepared to use “my savingsaccount” to fill that gap. Givena choice between using some ofthe “rainy day fund” (which is taxdollars we have already paid) andpaying in still more tax dollars thedecision should not even be close.The town needs to learn to live
within its means like the rest of usand if necessary dip into its sav-ings account when times are leanand rebuild when things improvefor everyone.The people in Washington are
trying to figure out how to geta little more out of each of ourpockets and the new governor has
already gotten his hands a littledeeper into all of our pockets. It isrefreshing to hear a candidate thatis willing to say to his constituentsthat we have given enough and weneed a break from the continuedparade of politicians who wantto take just a little more fromeveryone.Mike Lenares has my support
this election and I urge all of youto think before you vote becauseyour decision will impact yourbottom line.
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To the editor:
For the past two terms, DavidNagel has worked very well for thegood of the citizens and the townof Newington. He has been astrong force on the Town Council.Many positive things have beenaccomplished by his service. Oneof the strongest moves that hemade was the following: He keptthe tax rate under 3 percent. Thiscoming year, he will work veryhard to put in place a ZERO taxincrease for his citizens.Not only did he oversee the
Newington Museum buildings forthe council, but he also serves ontheir board. Here he can instantlysee the many ways that this boardcan serve as a very strong way toencourage new businesses to settlehere. Incoming businesses view thatcultural activities strongly enricha town. Other cultural activitiesthat he has strengthened are theNewington Library — one of the
best in the state — and NewingtonCommunity Television, where heserves as a program producer.David Nagel continues to support
the town revitalization for NationalWelding, the Berlin Turnpike, theDowntown Newington District,all of which when developed willstrengthen the tax base for our town.Hewill continue his good support
for our Volunteer Fire Department,for the development of the addi-tional Senior Housing and haslistened carefully to the concernsof its citizens as they debate thesaving of Cedar Mountain.I strongly support David Nagel
to continue serving as our coun-cilman. For the past two terms,he has served the town very well.For the next term, he will be avery strong councilman — one bywhich Newington voters will bevery well represented.
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her husband, Bob.“I’ve been proactive in trying to
maintain my functioning,” she said.“If you maximize whatever func-tioning you have left it’s to youradvantage. .… I enjoy being alive,helping other people, interactingwith other people.”Carron helped
organize the firstPLS support groupin the world, CTConnection, whichmarked its 10thanniversary Sept. 10.There are about 500people in the UnitedStates with the dis-order and many of them came tothat very first gathering to meetpeople that they could relate to.“I have a great deal of empathy
for people who are newly diagnosedand think they’ll nevermeet anotherperson with PLS,” Carron said. “Itgives you a lonely feeling and youfeel very hopeless and helpless with-out having the benefit of someoneelse’s experience.”On Nov. 5, people with PLS
from Connecticut, Massachusetts,
New York and elsewhere will jointogether at the New EnglandAssistive Technology Resource &Education Center at 120 HolcombStreet inHartford.Carron estimatesthat there are about 10 others inConnecticut with PLS,but only onein 10million people in the world are
diagnosed with it.But in the lonely
unknown thereis a light: Carronserves as a researchsubject for Dr.Teepu Siddiqueand his team atN o r t h w e s t e r nUniversity, whoin August made
a breakthrough finding in PLSresearch. They found a protein thatalters the onset of symptoms butit could be many years before thediscovery leads to any treatmentoptions.“If you’re hoping for any sort
of treatment or cure for a disease,the first step is finding the cause,”Carron said. “I’m very committedto both education and research tomake a cure and treatment availablefor future generations.”
Carron,whohas spoken to groupsof medical professionals and stu-dents, senior citizens, and much ofthe media, hopes to make life withPLS better for others who have it.“I know how my life was changed
by this disorder. I was forced to giveup my career much earlier then Ishould have,”she said.“I liked to playthe piano,do cross-stitch and needle-point, cook and clean my own house.…I can no longer do all that stuff.”
She and her husband take daytrips in their wheelchair-accessiblevan on occasion and Carron stilltries to do a little cooking. Beforeher life changed due to PLS, sheworked as a registered dietician atHartford Hospital.People with an illness or handicap
that makes them dependent on acaregiver share a similar burden asCarron, and she encourages theirloved ones to visit often simply to
brighten their day.“There are things that make
socializing with a person that can’ttake care of themselves more dif-ficult, but don’t forget about yourneighbor, friend, or your familymember,” she said.Carron hopes those interested
will make donations to the ALSAssociation, while specifying that itbe used for PLS research.To do so,go to alsa.org.
Carron pioneers PLS advocacy; founder of first support groupContinued from Page 1
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Mary Welles Rast Kennedywas born in Hartford, Conn.,Feb. 9, 1930, to William andKatharine Rast. Mary grew up inNewington. She was named afterher Great Aunt, Mary Welles, forwhom the Newington playgroundis named and who was instrumen-tal in passing Connecticut’s childlabor laws. These were the firstchild labor laws in the nation andthe model for such laws in manyother states.Mary died with grace and dig-
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By EVAN MACYSTAFF WRITER
NEWINGTON — WhenNewington girls swimming coachJohn DiPaola-Tromba and hiscounterpart, Southington’s EvanTuttle prepared for Tuesday after-noon’s swim meet, each concludedthat the result should statisticallybe a tie.It seemed accurate analysis, as
Newington edged the Blue Knights94-90 at Newington High School.The Indians were led by senior
Julia Gonsalves, whose consistencyand ferocious support for her fellowteammates set the tone for a com-petitive match.“It was a really good meet,”
Gonsalves said. “We knew cominginto the meet it would be arounda two or four point difference andwe just came out wanting to win, toswim our hardest.We had a coupletough meets in the past but weknew today was the day.”The Indians took the opening
200 medley relay in convincingfashion, but Southington’s Haley
Marquardt pulled out a close victorya race later in the 200 yard free.Then Marquardt got her second
win of the day besting teammateAli Baribault in the 500 yard free,an accomplishment that pleasedTuttle.The Blue Knights also got firsts
from Melanie Mongillo in the 100yard free, Allison Hammersleyin the 100 yard backstroke, andJenny Drozd in the 100 yard breaststroke.Taking first place times home
for the Indians were Marie Allo,Hannah Martin and DanielleRocheleau,whowas best twice; oncein the 100 yard butterfly and againin the 200 yard individual medley.“I did pretty good. I got right
around my best times,” Rocheleau,a freshman, said. “As a team weshowed sportsmanship. We’re allexcited and we were pumped forthe meet. We were ready cominginto it.”In her two first place races,
Rocheleau was followed closelybehind by teammate Gonsalves.Gonsalves’ time of 2:33:75 in
the 200 individual relay was fastenough to qualify her for a statemeet appearance in the event.“Everyone just has such positive
energy here,”Gonsalves said, attrib-uting much of her success to thesupport of her teammates. “We’reall ready and we all love each other.That’s what makes us so strong.”Like Tuttle,DiPaola-Tromba was
also very content with the perfor-mances of several young swimmerswho performed under the radar.“We had best times from Kim
Oravetz, who is a fairly new flyerfor us,”DiPaola-Tromba said. “She’sbeen dropping time significantly forthe past few weeks. Kim is steppingup for the challenge. I told her weneeded a couple points and shestepped up for us.”Butt was perhaps the solid times
from the bottom of the pack thathelped assure the victory.“We have a couple girls who did
very well individually, but we hadmeets where even they couldn’t winit for us,” DiPaola-Tromba said. “Itwasn’t about individuals today it wasabout the team, and it really camedown to fourth and fifth place fin-ishes, where the single point helpsyou win. I believe that the girls whopicked up those points for us led usto the win.”In victory, Newington’s record
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By EVAN MACYSTAFF WRITER
NEWINGTON — In a hugeIndians girls swimming victoryover rival Southington Tuesdayafternoon, therewere many heroes.But no list of themwould be com-plete without thename DanielleRocheleau.“Towards the
end of the meet, weknew itwas going tobe close,”Rocheleausaid. “We all wentafter it.”Only a freshman, she posted best
times in two big races, the 100 yardbutterfly and the 200 individualmedley.“I did pretty good; I got right
around my best times,” she said.But the swimmer gets most
excited when she talks about herteam.
“As a team we showed sports-manship,” Rocheleau said. “We’reall excited and we were pumped forthe meet. We were ready cominginto it.”Hercoach,JohnDiPaola-Tromba,
was just as excitedfollowing the razorthin 94-90 victory.“I can’t complain
today. I’m a happycoach,” he said.With only a
handful of daysleft to improve,as states loom injust a few shortweeks, Rocheleau isexcited for her first
chance to perform on the state’sbiggest stage.“I am really pumped for the next
few weeks,” Rocheleau said. “I’mpumped to see how the team does.”The official state meet partici-
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By CHRISTOPHER MCLAUGHLINCORRESPONDENT
MANCHESTER — It was aclash of Indians, as the NewingtonIndians fell victimto theManchesterIndians’ 58-35 onslaught Oct. 21.Despite the score, Newington
still got solid production from itsplayers. Jonathan Snyder threw andrushed formore than 100 yards eachand had four touchdown passes.Newington had little difficulty
on offense, but nothing could bedone to stop Roy Richards. TheManchester running back’s mon-ster game dashed all hopes of aNewington victory.“This is one of those nights
where we didn’t have a lot of guysplay well,” coach Roy Roberts said.“We didn’t coach that well. It wasn’ta good night for the program, butwe had some young guys who grewup tonight.”While Snyder was able to be
effective for Newington, there wasno player more effective in the
game than Richards. He ran theball seemingly at will.With his play,he quickly became the focus pointof Robert’s defense. However, evensingled out, Richards continued tohave his way for much of the game,racking up well over 300 rushingyards and four touchdowns.“Richards is a good player and
sometimes you have good nightsand he had a great night,” Robertssaid “We came in looking to stopthe run, but he ran his tail off andour hat goes off to him.”Down 52-14 after three quar-
ters, Newington continued to scrap.Snyder connected with Morrisfor two more touchdown passes,and then special teams was able torecover a fumble on the kickoff giv-ing Newington great field position.Snyder then found Morris for histhird touchdown in the quarter.“That has to be the expectation,”
Roberts said. “You’re supposed toplay to the end, whether that’s onthe football field or in life, you nevergive up.”
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By JOE FORTUNATOSTAFF WRITER
NEWINGTON — The NewBritain Golden Hurricanes had anopportunity to extend the game.Down 2-1 and leading 24-23 in thefourth game the Hurricanes seemedto have all the momentum.But Newington hunkered down
and reeled off three-straight pointsto take thedecisivegame26-24earn-ing a 3-1 victory over New BritainMonday afternoon at Newington.In the final game, the Hurricanes
hurt themselves with errors,makingseven serving errors in the fourthgame alone.New Britain coach Michelle
Abraham attributed the miscues atthe serving line to mental mistakes.“It was a lack of concentration,”
she said. “It’s just like a foul shot.You’re there, there’s no pressure infront of you and you just have to
get the ball 60 feet over the net andforce the other team to play defense.But it wasn’t happening at the end.”Abraham wants her team to sim-
plify things when they get ready toserve.“They just need to get the ball
over and look for their teammatesat the front to help them out,” shesaid. “We’re not looking for aces onall our serves.We’re simply lookingto keep the ball in play.”That’s not to take anything away
from the Indians. Newington gotfantastic performances offensivelyby Roxanne DeBlois (15 kills, sixdigs), Mitzie Martin (12 kills) andKrystin Bernacki (10 kills) in thewin.Indians’ coach Jennifer Micowski
was very pleased with her team’stotal effort against New Britain.“I think that over the course of
the season we have made progres-sion in the right direction,” she said.“It’s happened slowly but I thinkwe’re starting to see it click.To havethree players getting 10 ormore killsin a game, it’s tough not to come outwith a win in that situation.”Micowskiwas particularly pleased
with Newington’s ability to get kills,
because it had been a focus all weekin practice.“We’ve worked on killing a lot the
last few practices,” she said. “We’veworked on not giving other teamsopportunities to attack us.We wantto be the team attacking them, andI think we did that today.”
The Hurricanes had theirmoments as well. Down 1-0, NewBritain dominated the second game,cruising for an easy 14-25 win toeven the score at one.The Hurricanes would not be
able to hold onto the momentumfor much longer, however.
The Indians would respond bydominating the third game, routingthe Indians 25-8 to take a 2-1 lead.Abraham thought the offense
losing its stride was the biggest cul-prit of the let-down third game.“We were able to put our offense
into effect the second game,” shesaid. “Then in the third game ourpasses never got to our setter, shewas too close to the net and youcan’t put her that tight. There’snothing you can do from there, soour passing was not sharp at all thesecond game.”Micowski, on the other hand,
thought controlling emotions waskey to the Indians rebounding.“It’s a game of momentum, and
if you can control your momentumyou will come out on the winningside,” she said. “We didn’t do that ingame two, we took too many stepsbackwards from winning game one.And we gave up too many opportu-nities to them.”Faith Ford (nine kills and eight
blocks), Daniella Markowski (fivekills and six blocks) and JulietteThuillier (nine blocks) all had asolid night for the Hurricanes inthe loss.
NewingtondownsNewBritain in fourDeBlois,Martin,Bernacki all tallydouble-digit kills
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Newington�s Mitzie Martin spikes the ball over a New Britain defender.
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