Volume 8, Number 33 Your Town, Your News www.northhavencitizen.com Friday, August 16, 2013 From Sunday, Aug 18 to Saturday, Aug 24, the state of Connecticut will lift its sales tax on clothing priced less than $300 per item so that consumers do not have to pay the 6.25 percent tax. Many local businesses have been preparing for the extra customers, making sure they have a complete inventory, assigning more of their employees to the floor in anticipation of the extra sales the seven days bring. Robin Wilson, president of the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce, said the week- long holiday boosts the local economy. More sales will have a ripple effect on the economy, and the effect will be greater than the tax dol- lars the state did not collect in that time. “I think the tax holiday is a great idea,” she said. “Anything that’s going to help stimulate business — especially on the retail end where some of the smaller businesses are struggling — is a very positive thing.” The state of Connecticut held its first tax holiday in 2000. Today, the week-long break in sales taxes applies to clothing priced under $300 dollars. Obviously, items like blue jeans, blouses, dresses, socks and sneakers are not taxed during the holi- day. But some less obvious items, that the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services says is free of tax during the holiday, include religious clothing, bandan- nas, scout uniforms, wed- ding gowns and diapers. However, there are some items that are not exempt from the tax. The DRS says clothing “primarily de- signed for athletic activ- ity” and “items carried on or about the human body but not worn on the body in the manner characteristic of clothing,” are still taxed during the week. Athletic items like ballet shoes, golf gloves and ski pants are taxed like normal during the tax holiday. Same goes for umbrellas, pot hold- ers, wallets and purses. The line between taxed and untaxed items can be a fine one at times. The DRS says bathing caps are free of tax, but shower caps are not. Local businesses prepare for tax holiday The state of Connecticut will lift its sales tax on clothing August 18 to 24. In response, many retail stores are preparing for an influx of sales. | (Daniel Jackson/North Haven Citizen) By Daniel Jackson The North Haven Citizen It took a week of walk- ing door-to-door, but by the end of that journey Sally Buemi had gathered enough signatures to chal- lenge Alan Sturtz to the mi- nority seat on the Board of Selectmen. Sturtz, the sitting third selectman, Democrat, has received the Democratic Town Committee’s nom- ination to run for a sec- ond term on the Board of Selectmen in the November elections. But Buemi sub- mitted a nomination pe- tition to the town clerk before the Aug. 7 dead- line. She’d collected 244 signatures of active, regis- tered Democrats. She only needed 187. Buemi left North Haven politics in 1989 to pursue a professional career as a lawyer. She said she is run- ning because she feels the Democratic Party in town is out of touch with its rank- and-file members, saying the party hasn’t lived up to its watchdog role as mi- nority party. “A good watchdog needs to bark every now and again,” she said. To choose the candidate to run on the Democratic ticket in November, regis- tered Democrats will vote for Buemi or Sturtz at a primary that will be held Sept. 10. Buemi, who practices law in town, was involved in town politics during the 80s. She sat on the Democratic Town Committee, served as treasurer for the party, was appointed to the com- By Daniel Jackson The North Haven Citizen Buemi challenges minority selectman seat Sally Buemi sits in her law office. Her petition of 244 signatures lies on the table in front of her. | (Daniel Jackson/ North Haven Citizen) See Seat / Page 2 See Holiday / Page 2
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Volume 8, Number 33 Your Town, Your News www.northhavencitizen.com Friday, August 16, 2013
From Sunday, Aug 18 to Saturday, Aug 24, the state of Connecticut will lift its sales tax on clothing priced less than $300 per item so that consumers do not have to pay the 6.25 percent tax.
Many local businesses have been preparing for the extra customers, making sure they have a complete inventory, assigning more of their employees to the floor in anticipation of the extra sales the seven days bring.
Robin Wilson, president of the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce, said the week-long holiday boosts the local economy. More sales will have a ripple effect on the economy, and the effect will be greater than the tax dol-
lars the state did not collect in that time.
“I think the tax holiday is a great idea,” she said. “Anything that’s going to help stimulate business — especially on the retail end where some of the smaller businesses are struggling — is a very positive thing.”
The state of Connecticut held its first tax holiday in 2000. Today, the week-long break in sales taxes applies to clothing priced under $300 dollars.
Obviously, items like blue jeans, blouses, dresses, socks and sneakers are not taxed during the holi-day. But some less obvious items, that the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services says is free of tax during the holiday, include religious clothing, bandan-
nas, scout uniforms, wed-ding gowns and diapers.
However, there are some items that are not exempt from the tax. The DRS says clothing “primari ly de-signed for athletic activ-ity” and “items carried on or about the human body but not worn on the body in the manner characteristic of clothing,” are still taxed during the week.
Athletic items like ballet shoes, golf gloves and ski pants are taxed like normal during the tax holiday. Same goes for umbrellas, pot hold-ers, wallets and purses.
The line between taxed and untaxed items can be a fine one at times. The DRS says bathing caps are free of tax, but shower caps are not.
Local businesses prepare for tax holiday
The state of Connecticut will lift its sales tax on clothing August 18 to 24. In response, many retail stores are preparing for an influx of sales. | (Daniel Jackson/North Haven Citizen)
By Daniel JacksonThe North Haven Citizen
It took a week of walk-ing door-to-door, but by the end of that journey Sally Buemi had gathered enough signatures to chal-lenge Alan Sturtz to the mi-nority seat on the Board of Selectmen.
Sturtz, the sitting third selectman, Democrat, has received the Democratic Town Committee’s nom-ination to run for a sec-ond term on the Board of Selectmen in the November elections. But Buemi sub-mitted a nomination pe-tition to the town clerk before the Aug. 7 dead-line. She’d collected 244 signatures of active, regis-tered Democrats. She only needed 187.
Buemi left North Haven politics in 1989 to pursue
a professional career as a lawyer. She said she is run-ning because she feels the Democratic Party in town is out of touch with its rank-and-file members, saying the party hasn’t lived up to its watchdog role as mi-nority party.
“A good watchdog needs to bark every now and again,” she said.
To choose the candidate to run on the Democratic ticket in November, regis-tered Democrats will vote for Buemi or Sturtz at a primary that will be held Sept. 10.
Buemi, who practices law in town, was involved in town politics during the 80s. She sat on the Democratic Town Committee, served as treasurer for the party, was appointed to the com-
By Daniel JacksonThe North Haven Citizen
Buemi challenges minority selectman seat
Sally Buemi sits in her law office. Her petition of 244 signatures lies on the table in front of her. | (Daniel Jackson/
North Haven Citizen)
See Seat / Page 2
See Holiday / Page 2
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munity services commission and was elected to the Board of Finance in 1985. She left af-ter her four-year term to fur-ther her law career and fulfill “family obligations.”
The 56-year-old is a life-long resident of the town who holds a B.A. in Political Science, a Master ’s in Public Administration from University of Connecticut and a law degree from Western New England University.
Patricia Jackson-Marshall, Democratic register of voters, said Buemi’s move is unusual for North Haven. In the com-ing weeks, Jackson-Marshall will organize a primary that will decide the challenge to the town’s Democrat party’s nomination, something she’s never done before.
“It is the first time that I’ve done it. So I’m learning as I go,” she said, adding that the Secretary of State’s office has been helpful.
Buemi wanted to be clear: she is not running against First Selectman Mike Freda. She thinks Freda is doing his job effectively. Plus, first se-lectman is a “full-time job.”
“I couldn’t serve like that. I have clients right now,” she said.
Instead, she’s seeking the selectman seat that the town
charter reserves for the mi-nority party.
Buemi started to grow dis-satisfied with the Democratic party in 2012 when she started to see low voter turnout at the polls. On Jan 24, 2012, about 1,400 voters approved $14 million in expenditures. The voter turnout was less than 10 percent of the 15,000 reg-istered voters in the town, ac-cording to Buemi.
Buemi said she looked back to see the last time the town held a referendum in winter, something that tends to keep voters home because of the weather. The last winter ref-erendum was held about 30 years ago, she said.
She did not hear of any dissent coming from the Democrat party, “not a peep,” she said.
In May, the town held a budget referendum and opened only one polling place. Buemi said the change of polling locations confused some voters, something she found out when she went door-to-door collecting sig-natures for her petition.
She didn’t hear any ques-tioning from the minority party, she said. In addition, the town raised the mil rate three times in the last four years, and she did not hear any “engaging discourse.”
At one point, Buemi said
she called the Democratic Town Committee three times and left three messages but did not receive a reply.
For the current third se-lectman, news of Buemi’s challenge came out of the blue. Sturtz has not seen Buemi attend Democratic Town Committee meetings and she has not talked to him about the issues.
In the coming days, he plans to talk to the Democratic Town Committee to figure out his running platform and campaign budget to run for reelection.
“I’ll run on my record for the last two years,” he said.
D e m o c r a t i c To w n Committee chair Walt Spader said Buemi’s run for third se-lectman is part of the demo-cratic process.
“It’s not bad to have more democracy,” he said.
However, Spader thinks the race is unfortunate be-cause the town’s Democratic party lacked enough candi-dates to run in other races and he wanted to allocate more money to Board of Education races.
He said Buemi would have been a good candidate for a first selectman race, but he added “It’s her right to run for whatever office she feels she wants to run for.”
Spader said the Democratic
party will back Sturtz. It will put together lawn signs and mailings and “put together a get-out-and-vote effort.”
Part of the challenge, he
said, will be to educate voters about the primary on Sept. 10.
“We’ve got our work cut out for us in the next 30 days,” he said.
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While running and biking shoes enjoy the tax holiday, running and biking shoes with cleats are taxed.
Priscilla Augusto, store manager for the Target store in town, said her store is staffing more people on the floor in preparation for the tax holiday. She said the store is scheduling more people to work the front end, to speed up the check-out process.
While the tax holiday is the third week of the month, Augusto said the store is an-ticipating two busy weeks in a row. The last week of August is typically the peak week for back to school sales, she said.
While most local, business owners are happy for the tax holiday, the Tax Foundation,
a nonpartisan research orga-nization that observes fiscal policy, says tax holidays do little good for the economy and are political maneuvers that allow politicians to avoid tax reform.
“Political gimmicks like sales tax holidays distract policymakers and taxpay-ers from genuine, perma-nent tax relief,” said Joseph Henchman, vice president for legal and state projects at the foundation. “If a state has to offer a ‘holiday’ from its tax system, it’s a sign that there’s a problem with the system itself. If politi-cians want to save money for consumers, then they should cut the sales tax rate year-round.”
T he Ta x Foundat ion found consumers will wait until the tax holiday to make purchases instead of buying
more items. The foundation argues since no additional money goes into the econ-omy, tax holidays do little to help the economy.
The organization said 17 states will hold tax holidays this year, temporarily lift-ing the taxes on a variety of items, from clothing to school supplies to hurricane supplies and firearms.
Shelrica McKenzie, su-pervisor at Carters in North Haven, said the store is stocked and ready to go. Last year, Sunday was the busiest day for the store that sells children’s clothing.
Typically, the store makes $22 ,000 a day. During the tax holiday week, the amount easily doubled to $45,000 a day.
“We did really, really good last year, so we’re excited for it,” McKenzie said.
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Cupcakes sweet idea for fundraiser An East Haven bakery and
a local youth sports organi-zation have made it possible for people to satisfy their sweet tooth and support youth sports at the same time.
As part of efforts to raise money for North Haven Youth Football and cheer-leading, Sugar Bakery and Sweet Shop agreed to sell cupcakes for three dollars each and donate 50 cents of each purchase to the orga-nization. NHYFC teaches children about sportsman-ship, teamwork and fitness through football and cheer-leading. It is run entirely by volunteers.
On Aug. 8, Sugar Bakery’s truck started out with 730 cupcakes. Two hours later, it sold out.
Carolyn Saracco, a mother with a son participating in NHYFC, knew the bakery had won Food Network’s
“Cupcake Wars,” beating out three other competitors with its chocolate peanut butter ball cupcake. She thought it would be a good idea to bring the cupcake truck to North Haven.
“Not a lot of people get to go to East Haven, so this is a nice marriage to have and to get our sugar fix,” she said.
Mother and daughter Carol Vollono and Brenda DePonte founded Sugar Bakery and Sweet Shop in 2004. Each day, the little establishment on 422–424 E. Main St. offers 36 cup-cake f lavors ranging from traditional like red velvet and chocolate chip cheese-cake to seasonal flavors like
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On the website, the own-ers wrote: “Food brings our family a truly special feel-ing, and we want others to feel our love and gratitude through our cupcakes.”
In March Saracco had contacted Michael DePonte, Brenda’s husband who runs the shop’s truck service. Though hesitant at f irst, he agreed to help with the fundraiser.
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Board of Education adds music teacherThe Board of Education
meeting Aug. 8 saw a lengthy debate over the issue of sup-porting arts programs in schools in the face of finan-cial restraints. After 30 min-utes of passionate discussion, the board approved a one-year K-12 music teacher po-sition for the district.
“I feel so strongly that the kids that have done ex-tremely well, the kids that come back and give to the community, are kids from the arts,” said board member Alicia Clapp. “I want to sup-port these programs.”
While board member Matthew Kerzner supported the approval of this posi-tion, he expressed concern over the inequity he believes it will create. He noted the contrast between Ridge Road Elementary School, which has two full-time mu-sic teachers, and the other elementary schools in town, which will have to share this single new teacher.
Board member Jennifer Caldwell was the only mem-ber to vote against the ap-proval of this new position. She said, “We can continue to have a strong music pro-gram with our current staff. I don’t feel right voting for a position that is not necessary and is inequitable.”
The discussion on this topic involved not only eq-uity between schools, but also letters written by par-ents and students to the board. The public comments section at the end of the meeting featured two parents who thanked the board for renewing the music teacher position and requested them to continue supporting music education.
The board also approved the decision for North Haven public schools to join the Federal School Breakfast Program, which was dis-cussed at last month’s meet-ing. The vote was unanimous.
Dubbed a “wonderful ser-vice” by Clapp, this federal program provides schools reimbursement for meals
and a $9,000 grant to start up a breakfast program.
Board member Kristine Carling emphasized the need for such a program.
“Studies show that student do better academically and behaviorally if they eat break-fast,” she said. “Hopefully this will lessen the number of students that go to the
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gram will feature pre-pack-aged finger foods like bagels and cheese sticks. It will re-quire approximately 10 to 15 minutes each morning, which may require buses to get to school earlier. However, Carling stated that the changes will be minimal.
“I don’t think the bus time changes will be significant, if we have to change them at all,” she said.
Supervision for the pro-gram is not an issue, said Superintendent Robert Cronin. As per their new contracts, teachers are re-
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DePonte noted that they were “taking a risk” with the most recent fundraiser. The store has been busy with delivering cupcakes to private and public events. The phone is “ringing off the hook,” DePonte said.
Also, operating one cup-cake truck, let alone two like the bakery is doing, can be expensive. Many food busi-nesses have tried the tactic and failed.
Though feeling “over-whelmed” by the popular-ity, DePonte welcomes it. “It’s new to us and it’s been a pleasant surprise,” he said.
DePonte wasn’t sure if people would respond well to the pricing of cupcakes because it was higher than usual. He saw this fundraiser as a test.
And the bakery passed. Parked behind Gateway Community College, the
truck had as many as 30 cus-tomers lined up, trailing off the grass and onto the road. Families ordered batches of colorful cupcakes, but it wasn’t uncommon to see a customer walking away with eight cupcakes — or more.
While customers enjoyed their treats, the youth foot-ball team had its tackle prac-tice in the adjacent field.
Saracco said that the money raised will pay for football equipment re-cer-tification, which is required every year. The organization also pays referees whenever they have home games.
For children who cannot afford the costs of participa-tion, Saracco said NHYFC will establish scholarships. The organization itself tries to keep the cost low, she said.
Saracco bought six cup-cakes just for her son, an eighth-grader who started playing football when he was in the second grade. She feels grateful for the efforts of the bakery, the town and the NHYFC; the event was promoted through flyers and word-of-mouth.
“All of this is really a com-munity effort,” she said.
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The board will monitor this program in the follow-ing months to analyze its progress.
The Superintendent’s Report focused on the possi-bility of hiring lead teachers at the elementary schools. These would be classroom teachers who would handle administrative responsibili-ties when the principal is out for a few hours or a day. This
is necessary, as there are no vice principals at the elemen-tary schools, Cronin said.
The board gave its ap-proval for such a position, and Cronin is set to continue discussions with the teach-ers’ union to finalize it.
Cronin also provided an update on summer hiring. Seven teacher positions have been filled and interviews are underway to fill the remain-ing seven.
With kindergarten and first grade enrollment unex-pectedly high at Ridge Road Elementary School, Cronin added that they will have to be mindful about the possi-
bility of needing more staff there.
The Superintendent’s Report ended with the an-nouncement that North Haven’s special education program has been taken off the state’s focus monitoring, which it had been placed on during the 2010-2011 school year.
“I want to acknowledge all the work of the special edu-cation staff in improving our program because that was a goal of mine coming in, and I’m grateful that we’ve made it happen,” Cronin said.
With summer coming to a close, the board approved
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“We are lagging in tech-nology and we need to step up our initiatives in this area,” Cronin said.
He added that this is of particular importance since the new state standardized tests will be administered via computers starting in 2014.
The board also discussed possibilities for a new mis-sion statement. This discus-sion was led by Caldwell, as she presented the opinions
gathered from the advisory committee.
The advisory commit-tee, which was formed re-cently, currently consists of 30 parents and teachers. It will soon include student representatives from the el-ementary, middle, and high schools, as well as mem-bers of the North Haven community.
A new mission statement is one part of the board’s goal to review and renew all its policies, an endeavor that is being undertaken for the first time since the 1980s, accord-ing to Caldwell.
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Diaper dilemma creates stress
The greatest worry for a mother who has a low in-come is not crime, or even finding housing for her and her child. She typically stresses the most about af-fording enough diapers to change her children as of-ten as she’d like.
Researchers collaborated with low-income mothers in New Haven to understand their stressors and how they function as parents, said head researcher and Yale University Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Megan Smith. After the study, researchers realized the extent of the issue of af-fordable diapers, she said.
Mothers that cannot af-ford diapers for their chil-dren are more likely to report symptoms of extreme stress or depression, said the study.
A lthough the resu lts were surprising, “it makes sense in terms of the im-mediacy and the urgency of the need when it comes to diapers,” said Janet Stolfi Alfano, executive director
of The Diaper Bank in North Haven, an organization that provides free diapers to families in need.
The study included over 800 low-income mothers in the New Haven area. It was authored by Smith, along with Joanne Goldblum and Alison Weir of the National Diaper Bank Network, and Anna Kruse. It was pub-lished in the academic jour-nal Pediatrics July 29.
The results revealed that almost 30 percent of preg-nant and parenting women surveyed did not have enough diapers to change their children as frequently as they’d like. According
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to Smith, this response was more common in mothers who also reported “mental health need,” such as de-pression or trauma.
Smith emphasized that the study was not causal. Therefore, it is possible that mothers with high levels of distress have difficulty se-curing diapers or that moth-ers who have a hard time providing diapers for their children have high levels of stress. Smith hopes to test causality and determine the direction of this correlation in the future.
Based on the results of the study, Smith feels it is im-portant to find ways to help mothers reduce their stress level, since a parent’s mental health affects their child’s development.
Food stamps cannot be used to purchase diapers, and Women Infants and Children (WIC) does not provide them either. The only choice for many low-in-come families is to turn to non-profit diaper banks like
The Diaper Bank, located at 370 State Street in North Haven, Alfano said.
The Diaper Bank central-izes the distribution of free diapers to poor families through existing service providers, such as local food pantries, soup kitchens, day-care centers, social service agencies and shelters.
“We are based on the model of a food bank,” Alfano said.
Partnered with over 55 agencies, The Diaper Bank serves over 2400 children each month in the New Haven, Hartford, Fairfield and Middlesex counties.
The Diaper Bank is pri-vately funded by donation from individuals and cor-porations as well as grants from foundations.
Socia l worker Joanne Goldblum founded The Diaper Bank in 2004 af-ter her routine home vis-its made it clear to her that many families lacked access to basic necessities for day-to-day activities. She saw mothers reusing disposable diapers and children crying from diaper rash.
“Her idea for The Diaper Bank grew from seeing that very basic need unmet,”
Alfano said.Since its inception, The
Diaper Bank has sup-plied over 16 million dia-pers to families in need in Connecticut.
“We know that we are only scratching the sur-face of the need,” Alfano said.
According to Alfano, the agencies that distribute the diapers can use them as a way to enhance the services they are already providing, such as food or shelter availability.
Certain agencies see repeat clients arriving for diapers, while oth-ers only see clients once in a while. These are of-ten shift workers who did not get enough hours during a certain week, Alfano said. The services of The Diaper Bank are mostly used by women and grandparents raising children.
The Diaper Bank’s web-site said it aims to raise awareness that basic hu-man needs include dia-pers and to advocate for policy reform so that dia-pers would be accounted for in federal provisions for needy families.
“We want to use this concrete thing about dia-pers as a way to talk about poverty, which can often seem to be an abstract concept,” Alfano said.
Alfano added donations to The Diaper Bank can be mailed to P.O. Box 9017, New Haven.
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Rossi, as well as seven other female contestants and eight male contestants, will compete to win the grand prize which includes a $100,000 national adver-tising campaign with Guess.
Rossi was discovered by Rocky Hill-based John Casablancas Model and Talent Management when she was 16, according to Tina Kiniry, the president of the agency.
“I thought she was some-one that was going to do well,” Kiniry said. “What impressed me was her per-sonality. She’s very outgoing and friendly.”
When she was 18, Rossi said she landed her first job with a New York City mod-eling agency.
“Once you make it in New York, it’s a whole other league,” she said.
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T he Nor t h Haven Assessor’s office will be ac-cepting applications for the Renter’s Rebate Program through Tuesday, Oct. 1. Applications are accepted everyday between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Eligibility Guidelines:Must be 65 years of age or
older as of Dec. 31, 2012.Or, if 50 years of age or
older, and the surviving spouse of a renter who at the time his or her death had qualified and was entitled to tax relief, provided such spouse was domiciled with such renter at the time of his death.
If permanently and totally disabled the applicant must be 18 years of age or older.
Maximum adjusted gross income of $33,500 for un-married and $40,900 for married couples. Income is calculated by using the ad-justed gross income from the IRS 1040 form plus the non-taxable portion from
Social Security or if an IRS 1040 form is not filed, the to-tal from all 1099’s.
Must be a resident of Connecticut for at least one year.
Must live in a property not owned by the applicant and make regular rent payments.
Required Documentation:Income verification with a
copy of the first page of 2012 IRS 1040 and 2012 Social Security 1099 forms or if an IRS 1040 is not filed, copies of the 2012 Social Security 1099 and 1099 statements from all other income earned (pen-sion, interest, dividends, etc.).
For the disabled, a proof of disability must be provided. Acceptable proof is a 2012 Social Security 1099 form.
Twelve months of receipts, statements or canceled checks for each utility from 2012 (rent, electric, gas or oil heat and water).
For more information, call the North Haven Assessor’s Office at (203) 239-5321.
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SchoolsPanel urged to require classroom locks
NEW BRITAIN — A board reviewing school se-curity standards following the Newtown massacre was urged Thursday evening to keep it simple and focus on requiring classroom door locks and communication devices.
“Every teacher must be armed with the most basic defense,” Ron Chivinski, a Newtown Middle School teacher and union leader told members of the School Safety In frast r ucture Counci l during a meeting held at New Britain High School.
Chivinski suggested the doors to school classrooms be retrofitted with locks that can be used from both the in-side and outside, allowing a teacher to lock down a class-room without opening the door to a hallway where an intruder may be present.
Jeff Leake, vice president of the Connecticut Education Association, said teachers in his union have said it’s im-portant for them to know what’s going on inside their
school and how there should be a good way to inform teachers of an intruder with-out alarming students. He said some schools use spe-cial lighting as a notification system.
Thursday’s hearing at New Britain High School marked the council’s fourth meet-ing. It was the first one held to gather input from people who spend much of their time inside schools.
D e p a r t m e n t o f Administrative Services Com m i ss ioner D on a ld DeFronzo, the panel chair-man, said the safety and se-curity standards the group ultimately recommends will be applied to new school construction as well as ren-ovations and retrofits of ex-isting buildings.
DeFronzo said the rec-ommendations ultimately will be costly and the panel wants to make sure that any standards it recommends or requires will be effec-tive. Connecticut has about 1,300 public schools, and the state currently spends about $500 million to $600 million a year on school construc-
tion and renovation, which amounts to about 30 projects.
But even the new door locks suggested by Chivinski and others could be an ex-pensive proposition.
“We’re not talking about going down to Home Depot and buying a $25 (door lock),” said Richard Camelich Jr., superintendent of Regional School District 7. He said they could cost hundreds of dollars per door.
The council has until Jan. 1 to recommend to sev-eral state agencies and leg-islative committees new standards to improve or en-hance security and safety in Connecticut schools. The council was created by legis-lation passed after the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, which left 20 first graders and six educators dead.
Several speakers Thursday recommended the council come up with broad sugges-tions for improving school safety and leave the details to the districts.
“I don’t believe that it is a one-size-fits all kind of thing,” said Camelich. “The
state can provide the skele-ton for a lot of these things which we can work off.”
Members are examining various safety measures, including the feasibility of reinforcing entryways and using ballistic glass, solid core doors, computer-con-trolled electronic locks and buzzer systems. The group also is looking into using security cameras on school grounds.
Besides DeFronzo, the panel includes other state commissioners, an expert in building security, a pro-fessional engineer, a public school administrator, a fire-fighter, a school resource officer and a teacher. The group has heard from ex-perts in design and school construction.
Another meeting is being planned to include mem-bers of the public and first responders.
In past reviews of school safety, experts have told lawmakers and others there was nothing that could have fully prevented Adam Lanza, the Newtown shooter, from blasting his way into the building.
But they’ve stressed the importance of trying to slow down an intruder. Lanza killed his mother at their home before assaulting the school then killing himself.
By Susan HaighAssociated Press
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. (AP) — Three Connecticut schools have made the annual list of the nation’s top college workplaces.
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The results are part of The Chronicle’s sixth annual report on The Academic Workplace, are based on a survey of more than 45,000 em-ployees at 300 colleges and universities.
The schools are among 97 institutions across the United States to achieve the title “Great College to Work For” in recogni-tion of best practices and policies.
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A bereavement sup-port group is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 26, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Faith United Methodist Church, 81 Clintonville Road. There is no need to have attended a pre-vious group and guests and those who are con-sidering joining an upcoming group — re-gardless of religious af-filiation — are welcome.
There is no commit-ment required just an evening of gathering and talking about the grief recovery process.
Work i ng t h roug h grief and loss can be a difficult task alone. But sharing with others who know exactly how you feel makes the journey easier. A bereavement support group is for any-one who is experiencing the loss of a loved one.
For more informa-tion and to register, call (203) 239-2459 or email [email protected] .
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Commentary
Reading books aloud is a pleasure, for both children and adults, that we too often for-get. Once our chil-dren start reading them-selves, the bedtime story is, sadly, discontinued. This is too bad because it is the very time when reading aloud can be the most delightful for adults and educational for chil-dren. The stories can have longer and more engaging plots. The child’s attention span has expanded and they can remember more, so books can be read a few chapters at a time over the space of a week or two.
Books read aloud by families give them a chance for discussions about the characters and speculations about the solution to the plots. Adults can explain new vocabulary words, pres-ent children with new situations and discuss the moral of the stories.
Children will improve their listening skills. It’s a time for family bond-ing. Research from the Department of Education recommends that read-
ing to children “should continue throughout the grades.”
I asked our new chil-dren’s librarian, Kim White, to recommend some good books to read aloud for children of dif-ferent ages Her list ap-pears below.
There are hundreds of good books at the library for family reading, our staff would be happy to show them to you.
A few great books to read aloud:
Brown, Margaret Wise. Goodnight Moon (60th Anniversary Edition).
HarperCollins, 2007. (Ages 0-3)
“Goodnight room, good-night moon.” Little bunny is all tucked into his bed and from the picture of the three little bears sitting in chairs, to the clocks and socks, to the mittens and kittens, and to everything one by one--he says good-night. This classic read aloud is perfect poetry for bedtime and is a great way to introduce nursery rhymes.
“Oh, No!” One by one a group of jungle animals have tumbled into a hole. Can they be rescued in time before the hungry ti-ger arrives?
An entertaining read-aloud with beautiful il-
lustrations, rhythm and repetition, that allows for listeners to predict and participate throughout.
Look, Lenore. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
NY: Schwartz & Wade Books, 2008. (Ages 6-9)
Alvin Ho is a second grader who is afraid of absolutely everything, es-pecially school. To help him survive, Alvin car-ries a PDK - a Personal Disaster Kit - which is full of equipment and emer-gency plans, which include plans for meeting your teacher, getting through show-and-tell, and how to make friends. This is a fun, laugh-out-loud book to share with kids in grades 1-3.
Palacio, R. J. Wonder.Knopf Books for Young
Readers, 2012. (Ages 9 and up)
August Pullman was born with a facial defor-mity that has prevented him from going to a main-stream school. Now that he is starting 5th grade, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordi-nary kid, but his new class-mates can’t get past his extraordinary face. This story is perfect for a family read-aloud with themes of friendship, kindness, cour-age, and wonder.
Peter Chase is the direc-tor of the Plainville Public Library.
Books to read aloud for familiesBy Peter ChaseSpecial to The Citizen
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Hope Christian Church is raising money through donations of new and used books, CDs, DVDs, records and audio books.
The church has placed a drop-off donation con-tainer in the church park-ing lot at 211 Montowese Ave. The group will be paid on an ongoing basis for all items collected in the “Got Books?’donation container.
The program is an on-going fundraiser and do-nations may be made by the public at any time. All funds raised through the collection of these dona-tions benefit www.special-touch.org, an organization whose goal is to provide
d i sabled ind iv idua ls around the United States or their families with a sum-mer camp.
Got Books is a used book seller and professional fundraiser dedicated to keeping books out of the trash.
Hope Christian Church is also collecting used, un-wanted clothes and shoes. A bin has been added for these donations.
Clothing donationations benefit Charities of Hope.
Charities of Hope is recognized by the IRS as a 501c3 organization. Donations to Charities of Hope are tax deductible.
For more information contact call (203) 234-7328.
Collection fundraisers
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Boomer Ladies is a new organization for la-dies looking for friends with whom they can enjoy concerts, theatre, dining, cabarets, vine-yards and more.
For more information, call (203) 710-1711 or email [email protected].
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Premium books for the 2013 North Haven Fair and Exposition are available. The fair is scheduled for Sept. 5 through 8, at the fairgrounds on Washington Avenue. North Haven residents who did not receive a book in the mail can pick up a copy at the North Haven Town Hall or the North Haven Library. Books also may be obtained by calling Martha at (203) 865-3596 (except Sundays.)
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F u n e r a l services were c o n d u c t e d in the North Haven Fu-neral Home, 36 Wash-ington Ave., Wednesday,
Aug. 14, at with the Rev. Owen Sanderson officiating. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. Should friends de-sire, memorial contributions may be made to the CT Hos-pice, Inc., 100 Double Beach Road, Branford, CT 06405.www.nor thhavenfuneral.com
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SeniorsELDER CARE AWARD
The Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities recently honored attorney Stephen E. Ronai with the ElderCare Advocacy Award. The award was given in recognition of Ronai’s many years of advocacy in legal matters on behalf of nursing homes. Ronai serves as Of Counsel to Murtha Cullina and he previously served as Chairman of the firm’s Health Care department for more than 20 years. His health care regulatory experience has included the provision of strategic business planning as well as administrative agency regulatory and litigation assistance to a broad spectrum of health care providers including hospitals, nursing homes and physician groups and he has enabled providers to surmount regulatory hurdles to reach the health care market and to obtain appropriate third party government and managed care organization private payment reimbursement. | (Submitted by Kate Ruppar)
Adult education classes scheduledNorth Haven
North Haven adult education classes are scheduled to begin Sept. 9. The full brochure of classes can be viewed at www.north-haven.k12.ct.us/ae. Brochures are scheduled to be mailed to all North Haven residents and will be available at the North Haven Library during the first week in September.
For more information, call (203) 239-1641, ext. 2913.
HamdenHamden Adult Education offers free classes to obtain a GED or High School Diploma.
Classes are enrolling soon for Adult Basic Education, National External Diploma Program, GED Prep and ESL. These classes are free to all Hamden, North Haven, Bethany, Orange and Woodbridge residents.
The Wallingford Center Inc. has scheduled its 2013 Gardeners Market on Saturdays, through Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Railroad Station Green, Routes 5 and 150.
Plants, flowers, produce, gardening crafts, baked items, food, fresh fish, crafts, and artisans will be featured.
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The Elm City Men’s Barbershop Chorus invites men of all ages to sing in its Monday afternoon rehears-als. The chorus has been in existence for more than 50 years and practices for the sheer joy of trying to sing. Four part harmony - tenors, baritones, basses and leads are welcome. The members will help participants learn the music in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. There is no fee. The chorus meets every Monday afternoon from 1 to 3 p.m. in the basement of Our Lady of Pompeii RC Church, 355 Foxon Road, East Haven.
For more information, call Mike Ryan at (203) 285-5133 or Tony Riggi at (203) 239-0684 .
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HealthClelian support meeting planned
The Clelian Adult Day Center and Atria Larson Place has scheduled a sup-port group meeting for Thursday, Aug. 22, from 7 to 8 p.m., at the Clelian Center, 261 Benham St., Hamden.
Participants are welcome to share stories or just listen. All are welcome.
For more information, call Sr. Cecelia (203) 288-4151.
Clelian adult day care
Clelian Adult Day Care, 261 Benham St., Hamden, spon-sors a monthly support group for those taking care of a loved one or family member. For more information, call Sr. Cecelia at (203) 288-4151.
MS support group meets on Saturday
T h e H a m d e n M S Support Group meets at the Playwright Irish Pub, 1232 Whitney Ave., Hamden, at 11 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month.
There are more than 6,000 Connecticut residents diag-nosed with multiple sclero-sis, an oftentimes debilitating disease affecting the central nervous system. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter offers more than 30 support groups throughout Connecticut. These groups bring together people who share a common life experience as it relates to MS and its effects.
For more information, con-tact Paul at (203) 213-5466.
For more information on multiple sclerosis and the many ways you can help make a difference, please visit ctfightsMS.org or call the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter at (800) FIGHT MS.
Health letterQuinnipiack Valley Health
District, the public health dis-trict for Bethany, Hamden, North Haven and Woodbridge announced the release of a new issue of Qvhd-TIPS Family Health Letter. It is only available electronically at www.qvhd.org.
For more information, call QVHD at (203) 248-4528.
Literacy volunteers needed in October
Experience Corps is look-ing for people age 50 and up to tutor literacy in Hamden and New Haven elemen-tary schools 10-plus hours a week starting in October. Training is provided.
Volunteers also partic-ipate in fun community events to encourage reading. Participants must have a high school diploma or GED and be able to pass a back-ground check via finger-prints. Information sessions held throughout summer.
For more information, call Sheila at (203) 752-3059, ext. 2900 or email [email protected].
Veterans MS support group
The West Haven MS Support Group meets at the West Haven Veterans Administration Hospital, Building 2, 950 Campbell Ave., in West Haven, every Thursday at 11:15 a.m. This meeting is for veterans only.
For more information, please contact Mary Lou at (203) 932-5711, ext. 2276.
There are more than 6,000 Connecticut resi-dents diagnosed with multi-ple sclerosis, an oftentimes debilitating disease af-fecting the central ner-vous system. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter offers more than 30 support groups throughout Connecticut. These groups bring together people who share a common life experience as it relates to MS and its effects.
Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a -t ion , v is i t ctf ightsMS.org or call the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter at (800) FIGHT MS.
Scrapbooking Day
The Cohen Connection, a group that raises funds in memory of Jeffrey Cohen, has scheduled a scrap-booking day fundraiser to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sacred Heart Academy, 265 Benham St., Hamden.
A fee is charged. Each scrapper will have its own table. Non-scrappers are welcome, projects will be available. Registration and pre-payment is required by Sept. 14.
For more information and registration, mail to Bonnie Cohen, 264 Mill St., North Haven, CT 06473. Include an email address for confirmation.
Hospital volunteers
Yale-New Haven Hospital is looking for volunteers for the Yale-New Haven North Haven Medical center, 6 Devine St.
Volunteers are needed for 3 to 4 hour shifts to greet and escort patients between 8 a.m. and 4:3p.m., Monday through Friday.
The center offers a range of outpatient services from a walk-in care center, an in-terventional immunology center, a Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center, on-site diagnostic radiology, blood draw and laboratory services.
For more information, contact Sheryl Sobolewski at (203) 688-7456 or [email protected].
Masonicare Primary Care Physicians is pleased to announce that Amy Davis, MSN, APRN, has joined the medical team at the practice in Wallingford. Ms. Davis, a nurse practitioner, specializes in general medical dermatology for adults over the age of 18. She is able to do a full body skin exam, as well as treat a variety of skin disorders and perform biopsies and the removal of skin moles.
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Commentary
Summer break is tricky. In June, my family ea-gerly anticipates the end of school and the beginning of vacation; lazy mornings, afternoons of fun, and late bedtimes due to lingering summer sun. We have big plans, and a seemingly in-finite amount of time to complete those activities. A few weeks in, and I’m won-dering why I was so excited to have my kids together all day long, every single day. By August, I’m already dreading the end of sum-mer, and anticipating how much I’m going to miss my children when they are at school.
Like all summers that have come before, this one has passed us by in the blink of an eye. The old adage of parenting also applies to summer, “The days are long, but the years/months are short.”
We’ve been to the beach, gone camping, done lots of swimming, spent two weeks visiting family on the other side of the country, and played with friends, yet I still feel like our summer
was too short. My kids will be going
back to school at the end of the month, and I am equal parts mourning the end of our days together, and ea-gerly anticipating the quiet daytime hours that pre-school and first grade will provide. I am desperately trying to enjoy our last days of summer, and not prematurely put the lid on the hazy, lazy, happy days of vacation.
There is still fun to be had. We have two camp-ing trips planned. There will be more beaches, more swimming, and more nights of staying up too late. Sprinkled through-out our fun will be back to school shopping, and half-hearted attempts to get the kids back on a regular sleep schedule so the early September mornings aren’t too tough.
I won’t miss the way my kids fight when they are together all day long, and I won’t miss the way my house looks when both kids have all day to tear it apart. I will miss our early after-noon reading time, the abil-ity to do whatever we want at the drop of a hat, and en-tire days spent barefoot.
My children are look-ing forward to seeing their beloved teachers and their classmates. My 6-year-old can be seen blinking back tears when asked if he misses his friends and his teacher, and my 4-year-old is beyond thrilled that she gets to eat lunch at pre-school this year, just like a big kid.
When I ask my kids about their favorite parts of sum-mer so far, they tell me they don’t have a favorite. They love it all.
“Except,” my 6-year-old adds, “The times I got in trouble and got put in timeout.”
I laugh, and agree that I didn’t like those parts, ei-ther. It appears the kids are doing what I will even-tually do: wipe out most of the frustrating parts of our summer months and remember it in an almost completely positive light.
I will remember the way my kids played with their cousins, and how my son water-skied for the first time, and I will forget the tantrums and the fact that I had enough sand in my car to build a castle. And really, isn’t that the best way to re-member a vacation?
Summer, farewellBy Amy FlorySpecial to the Citizen
Commentaray
After many months of hard work The Town of North Haven has won ap-proval for bike trails and BMX rails to be installed at the Grover Wyman/Blakeslee Park. There will be a groundbreaking dedi-cation ceremony in honor of Connor Kusmit, a gifted young man who tragically lost his life on August 29, 2012 on his bike.
This ceremony is open to the public and will be held on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Grover Wyman Park on Blakeslee Avenue, North Haven.
After the accident that took Connor Kusmit’s life, a committee of com-munity leaders along with Connor’s family ap-proached First Selectman Michael Freda to see if the Town of North Haven could find available space to use for biking. There are no skate parks or bike parks in town, and in re-cent years there has been an influx of children riding their bikes on the streets, in parking lots, etc. First Selectman Mike Freda and his team have backed the project from the beginning and have worked hard with the Bike Park Committee to make this bike park possible.
Every year thousands of lives are lost in biking acci-dents, and many people are
injured while riding their bikes on the roadways. This endeavor was started in the hope that children will have a safe place to ride their bikes out of harms way. After unanimous ap-proval by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the bike park has become a reality for our youth. A new playscape is planned for the younger children and a snack bar/conces-sion stand will be installed by next spring, so that ev-eryone can enjoy this great new location! Engraved bricks will be sold in the very near future, which can be purchased by individu-als or businesses so that a paved path can be installed there as well.
A dedication sign will be posted in honor of Connor Kusmit at the bike trails and on Sunday, Sept.15, there will be an annual bike ride to raise money for the Connor Kusmit Scholarship Fund. This event is an 8-mile ride through town, beginning and ending at the North Haven Fairgrounds. More information regarding this event can be found via email at [email protected].
Please bring your friends and family to support this great new venture in the North Haven community on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 11 a.m. or contact Deborah Mahon at 203-671-1368 for more information.
After a year, the bike park has arrivedBy Deborah MahonSpecial to the Citizen
The Recreation Center has scheduled summer of-fice hours, through Aug. 29, as follows:
M o n d a y t h r o u g h
Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Closed on Tuesday evenings.
Center summer hours
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Government Meetings
Tuesday, Aug. 20Blight Prevention Appeals
Board, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Aug. 21Board of Finance, 7 p.m.Thursday, Aug. 22Economic Development
Commission, 8:30 a.m.Monday, Aug. 26WPCA, 7 p.m.Conservation Commission,
7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Aug. 27Police Commission, 7:30
p.m.Wednesday, Aug. 28Inland/Wetlands
Commission, 7 p.m.
Sharknado: So bad, it’s great
Over the past week or so, you may have asked your-self, “Haven’t I heard enough about Sharknado?”
The answer is no. No you have not.
I had the opportunity to see this much-talked about straight-to-TV movie on the big screen, at a midnight showing, and the results were glorious.
I knew what a pop cultural phenomenon the film had become, and I was anxious to experience it for myself.
Heading into the theater, I forgot this piece was ac-tually taken seriously when it was filmed. Its makers weren’t intending on it being a national joke. But that’s what it became.
(Warning: Spoilers follow.)
The movie begins on a boat with some shark fish-ermen and a businessman attempting to make a deal on the captain’s catch. For some reason this negotiation turns into a shootout. But don’t worry; everyone is eaten by sharks once a freak storm hoists the sharks aboard the ship.
From there, we hear about how sharks have swarmed the west coast thanks to a hurricane that somehow found its way to California. Of course, global warming is blamed as the cause.
Bar owner Finley “Fin” Shepperd, an all-around good-guy, surfer dude with a slight twist of macho, is the film’s protagonist.
So the hurricane floods ev-erything, and brings sharks with it, which are swimming through the streets. This is hilarious both because of how awful the special ef-fects are, and because, as the characters are driving through the street, literally, nobody knows how to act in this situation. I would pass it off as bad acting, but I wouldn’t know how to act either. Afraid? Confused?
As my friend put it so per-fectly, if this situation were
to ever arise, I would likely just laugh myself to death.
So the hurricane even-tually goes away, like a few times. There were at least four times when some-one said, “Well, at least the storm’s over,” and it was sunny out, but cut to the next camera angle and it’s raining again.
All the while, as Fin and his crew attempt to navigate the streets, sharks are hurled at people through the sheer force of nature.
One woman seems help-lessly trapped by a shark wriggling on the dry ground, immobile as it attempts to snap at her flesh.
Meanwhile, the woman, flat of her back, can’t think enough -- I guess -- to just get up and walk away, so she fumbles around for a shotgun. But it’s too much to handle. Then some guy comes in with a barstool and kills the thing with one solid whack.
Moving on.Eventually, Tara Reid’s
character, April, is introduced.
Reid has drawn attention to the film for her name; and
also her horrific acting.As the hurricane comes
and goes about six more times, eventually a huge tor-nado whips up, and we see sharks getting spun around with it.
Fin and the crew find themselves at a hangar, where Fin’s son, Matt, was learning how to be a pilot.
There is some time spent in a warehouse, where we have some character bond-ing. This is the scene where movie goers will likely have a “What is this?” face and burst into laughter as the movie makes an in-
credibly cheesy, and en-tirely ridiculous, attempt at character development and relationships.
First there was Fin’s daughter complaining about how terrible a father he is. Not great timing, kid, with sharks raining down on Los Angeles.
Then Fin’s son, Matt, comes up with the idea to drop bombs in the torna-does. They do this, but lose one of the female protago-nists in the process. She is eaten whole by a shark.
As the last tornado is bombed, Fin runs to his daughter, who longed to em-brace her estranged father. But little does she know a shark is about to land on her.
Fin, heroically, pushes her out of the way and dives chainsaw-first into the mouth of the descending shark. Eventually Fin carves his way out and, lo and be-hold, pulls out the girl who was eaten before.
Yeah, she’s alive.This is only a mere taste
of the absurdity that is Sharknado.
And it was the best $12.50 I ever spent.
By Julie SopchakSpecial to the Citizen
Commentary
School Briefs
Scholastic achievements
Keith Pascale and Yicai Wang of North Haven were awarded the 2013 Saint Michael’s College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience.
ReunionsW. Cross High School Class
of 1968 and 1969 have scheduled a class reunion for Saturday, Sept. 28, from 7 to 11 p.m., at Country House Restaurant, Rt. 80, East Haven. Open bar, hot and cold hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner. For more information, call Donna Marotolli at (203) 248-8623, Betty Cook at (203) 605-6567 or Fred Judd at (203) 239-3692.
Wilbur Cross High School Class of 1973 has scheduled its 40 year reunion. All classmates from 1969 through 1974 are wel-come to the reunion, sched-uled for Friday, Oct. 25, from 7 to 11 p.m., at Country House Restaurant, 990 Foxon Rd., East Haven. Buffet, open bar, music by DJ Locomotion. For more infor-mation, call Debi Princevalle at (203) 469-8556 or Debbie LaBonte Rosadini at (203) 710-3136, or [email protected].
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Sports
WAY TO GO, TEAM
The Max Sinoway 12U All-Star team recently won the post-season District 4 Seabreeze Tournament with an 8-0 record. | (Linda Powers)
The final round of the 2013 Stan Trojanowski Northern Junior concluded Wednesday, Aug. 7 at Ellington Ridge Country Club, as Evan Grenus and Amy Ding were crowned champions at the two-day event.
Grenus (Glastonbury) held the overnight lead after an opening round 67, while Brian Carlson (Madison) started the day just two shots back.
As anticipated, the final round provided plenty of ex-citement and drama between the two. Grenus maintained at least a share of the lead the en-tire day, while Carlson carded five birdies in an attempt to grab hold of the championship.
C o n n o r G r e e n l e a f (Windham, N.H.) also held a share of the lead midway through the final round after a stretch of four birdies in a row. He would eventually share fifth
place with Matthew Naumec (Wilbraham, Mass.) at one un-der par 143. Connor Rodrigues and Matt LeMay, both from Ontario, Canada, each made a charge up the leader board throughout the day, but had to settle for joint third place at 3-under-par 143.
As the final round came to a close, it was Carlson who had to make a clutch birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff with Grenus at 5-under-par 139.
The two returned to the 18th hole for a sudden death play-off, and after Grenus made a remarkable up and down from over the green on 18, the hole was tied with pars.
Moving to the par 3 17th, Carlson had a four-foot par putt to win the championship after Grenus missed the green to the right.
Carlson failed to convert the par, and it was back to the 18th tee. This time, however, it was Grenus with a chance to win.
With a 20-foot birdie putt
and a fist pump, Grenus finally captured the Northern Junior title he’s been wanting for so long.
“It feels amazing to have won this tournament,” said Grenus. “I’ve played well on the first day of this tournament in the past, but I’m really proud of myself that I went out and played well today too. And to win in a play-off like that against Brian...what a thrill.”
Grenus is no stranger to the Northern Junior leader board; he’s been in contention each of the last three years. This year he left with his name on the trophy and a beaming smile on his face.
In the girls championship, it was Ding (Lexington, Mass.) who emerged from the pack and waltzed her way to a five-shot victory. Overnight leaders Alyssa Poentis (Honolulu, HI) and Angela Garvin (Feeding Hills, Mass.) faded during the final round and went on to fin-ish fourth and fifth, respectively.
were Lauren Thibodeau (Hampstead, N.H.) and Catherine McEvoy (Riverside, Conn.) Both players finished at 10-over-par 154 after solid rounds of 75 and 78.
But it was Ding who saved the best for last, carding a final round 73, the low round of the tournament by two shots.
Ding was just one shot off the leaders after posting 76 on Day 1, and it soon became ap-parent that once she grabbed the lead, she wasn’t letting it go.
“Heading into today I felt like every part of my game was pretty strong, but it was my putting that really carried me,” said Ding. “I just tried to put
my ball in the right places on the greens, because they’re so undulating and can be so tough if you get out of position.”
With a five-shot victory, it’s clear Ding was doing just about everything right this week on her way to becoming Northern Junior champion.
This year marked the 12th playing of the Stan Trojanowski Northern Junior, an internation-ally recognized junior champi-onship. The 2013 field featured players from four countries and 13 states and provinces who have not reached their 19th birthday or entered college. More infor-mation about this year’s event can be found at Northern Junior.com.
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The North Haven Department of Community Services and Recreation, in conjunction with the North Haven Business Community, has scheduled a series of free outdoor concerts. All concerts are planned for Tuesdays at 7 p.m. on the Town Green, unless otherwise noted. Parking is available at the Town Hall Annex and town pool lots.
The concert will be on the Green, no matter what the weather. For weather information, call the Recreation Center Info-Line (203) 234-2535 after 5 p.m. If the concert is moved to the high school, be advised, there is limited seating and food and beverage (including water) will not be allowed.Tuesday, Aug. 20 - In Harmony, Oldies/Doo-Wop.Tuesday, Aug. 27 - Primetime, Party Band.
Music Under the Stars concerts
Connex Credit Union, 412 Washington St., will donate the fees collected from coin counting machines to The Animal Haven through Sept. 30.
The machines charge a percentage. Each quarter, Connex donates those fees to local non-profit organizations.
The Animal Haven is a private no-kill shelter for the Greater New Haven area to humanely relinquish orphaned animals for a small donation. The Animal Haven is self-supporting and receives no funds from town or government sources. Funds to operate the shelter come from membership dues, private contributions, entry and adoption donations, as well as fund-raising events.
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Additional veterans tax exemptions applications are scheduled to be ac-cepted through Oct. 1 at the Assessor’s Office, North Haven Town Hall, 18 Church Street, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Veterans receiving the base $3,000 exemption only need to apply once unless they move out of town.
To quality for additional veterans exemptions for the 2013 Grand List (billed in July 2014) you, or your spouse, must meet the following minimum requirements:
— Have served a min-imum of 90 days during one of the Connecticut-recognized official wars and other military campaigns and operations.
— Filed discharge papers with the North Haven Town Clerk prior to Oct. 1, 2013.
— Exemptions only granted on property owned in North Haven prior to Oct. 1, 2013.
— Have primary res-idence in North Haven, Connecticut.
All veterans meeting the above requirements will re-ceive a minimum of $3,000 exemption. Additional ex-emptions are available from each the State of Connecticut and the Town of North Haven depending on income and/or percent-age of disability.
The maximum income for the additional State of Connecticut exemption is:
Married: $40,900Single: $33,500The maximum income
for the additional Town of North Haven exemption is:
Married: $65,900
Single: $58,500Income includes Federal
Adjusted Gross Income on IRS form 1040 and Social Security payments, or if IRS 1040 is not filed, sources of all income including but lim-ited to Social Security, pen-sions, interest, dividends or any other income.
To complete the appli-cation the homeowner (or their agent) must bring the following documents to the Assessor’s Office in the North Haven Memorial Town Hall, 18 Church Street.
Income verification with a copy of the first page of 2012 IRS 1040 and 2012 Social Security 1099 forms or statements from all income received.
Note: The State and Town programs require re-applica-tion every two years.
Additional veterans tax exemptions
In a year that seems to have been an emotional roller coaster for her, Bernadette Casella felt the heartache of losing her teaching posi-tion in town due to budget cuts, felt the joy of finding a new job in New Haven de-spite the poor economy, ex-perienced great joy at the birth of her first grandchild, and experienced great sor-row in mourning the loss of her mother. Nonetheless, the young grandmother called it a “great honor” early this summer when she was sur-prised to learn that she had been selected by her peers in the North Haven Rotary Club as the 2012- 2013 Rotarian of the Year.
At the Awards and Installation of Off icers Dinner in mid-June, the new club president, Debbie Volain, made it clear that the recognition of the nearly 10 year club member was well deserved because the award is based on the cumulative re-cord of the member.
Casella first became in-volved in Rotary when her
husband was a Rotarian in Milford. She learned of Rotary’s Interact Program designed for high school stu-dents and felt it “would be great to bring one to North Haven High School” and started a club at North Haven High School.
Because of this involve-ment, was encouraged to join the North Haven Rotary. She received Paul Harris Award for service to youth, includ-ing Interact Club Youth Chairperson for numerous programs within the North Haven Rotary. She became co-chair for the district’s Next Generation Conference (for youth), co-founder and committee chairperson of Unsung Hero Award at the high school.
She participates on numer-ous committees: Concerts on the Green, Day of Wine and Roses, Community Clean up, Pancake Breakfast, Four Way Test at NHHS, and hosted board meetings.
Text and photo courtesy of David Marchesseault, Rotary
Publicity Chair
North Haven Rotarian of the Year
Rotarian of the Year Bernadette Casella posed with her husband Gaetano and the current North Haven Rotary President, Debbie Volain.
Styles for Samantha Cut-a-thon is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 19, from 4 to 8 p.m., at Paul Mitchell the School, 97 Washington Ave. A fee is charged.
Proceeds benefit Samantha, who was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia, a bone failure disease, making her trans-fusion dependent. For more information, call (203) 641-1540.
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PET OF THE WEEK
Meet Chestnut. She is a sweet, 1-year old girl, with a soft, black and orange coat and a white chest. She has pretty green eyes. Chestnut is a gentle, quiet cat who likes affection and being petted, but also likes time for herself. She gets along well with other cats. This poor, little kitty was found by a dumpster and was brought to the shelter for safety. She was pregnant and she was a wonderful mom to her kittens. All of her kittens have been adopted, but Chestnut is still waiting to find her forever home. Please consider adopt-ing Chestnut and giving her the loving home she deserves. She is spayed and current on her vaccinations.
For more information, please call The Animal Haven, 89 Mill Road, North Haven, at 203-239-2641 or visit www.theanimalhaven.com. You may visit The Animal Haven during our open hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday 12pm to 3pm, Thursday 5pm to 7pm or Saturday from 12pm to 5pm.
Funds for the refurbish-ment of Carina Park and the replacement or rehabilitation of the Spring Road Bridge have been authorized and passed as resolutions at the Aug. 8 selectmen’s meeting.
The town received a $ 1 2 7, 2 4 0 Sm a l l Tow n E c o n o m i c A s s i s t a n c e Program grant from the state that will be used to re-furbish Carina Park, which First Selectman Mike Freda said is in disarray.
“The tennis courts and basketball court are disas-ters,” he said.
Freda said he will convene with the park committee to determine how the funds should be spent. “I’m open to their suggestions but would like to redo the tennis and basketball courts,” he said.
The aelectmen voted to increase by $250,000 the $700,000 appropriation ap-proved at a special town meeting on Sept. 24, 2012 for work on the Spring Road Bridge over the Muddy River, but the extra expense will save the town money as it will qualify it to receive a 30 percent reimbursement from the state. The town has now committed $950,000 for con-struction, engineering and other costs associated with the work on the bridge.
Portions of the bridge were declared unsafe by the town and state last year which led to the bond initiative. “The state engineer said the scope should be widened and we should do more to rehabili-tate the bridge,” Freda said. “We could have refused to do the extra work but would have lost the 30 percent re-imbursement so the addi-tional town expenditure saves taxpayers money.” He said the work will start next year because expanding the job led to delays.
The selectmen also is-sued a call for an annual town meeting on Sept. 23 when it will establish a North Haven Middle School
Building Committee to eval-uate renovation of the school or construction of a new school. The individuals ap-pointed to the committee in-clude Miriam Brody, Dyann Vissicchio, Michael Brandt, Gary Johns, Walter Nester, Jr., Michelle Spader, Joseph Porto, Bruce Morris and Luigi Coppola. Freda said the group “spans all demograph-ics and is bipartisan, with Republicans, Democrats and Independents. He said additional citizens may be added to the group, includ-ing a member of the Board of Education. The citizens who agreed to join commit for two to three years.
Freda discussed the pos-sibility of moving the mid-dle school into the Gateway Community College building on Bassett Road. The Hyde School is using the build-ing for one year. “I wasn’t pleased to hear it, but I can’t stop it, so my goal is to keep it as an option,” he said. “My goal is to have a series of public discussions and a public referendum in 2014 regarding the options for the middle school,” he said.
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her third try. She considers being selected her big break.
Filming for the show is complete, but Rossi can’t say whether she won. The two months of filming was “just as intense as it seems on the show.” Contestants weren’t told anything ahead of time, she said.
“Day in and day out, you never know what to expect. They wanted your true reac-tion on camera,” Rossi said. “Whenever we found some-thing out, that’s when you see it on TV.”
She also had the opportu-nity to meet Tyra Banks and the panel of judges, which
she said was intimidat-ing. Being judged made her nervous.
“And I rarely get nervous,” she said.
Even if Rossi didn’t win the competition, Kiniry said the entire experience is still valuable. Reflecting on the experiences of one of her other models, Adora Akubilo, Kiniry said becom-ing a contestant on the show and being on television can help her career.
Akubilo, Kiniry said, was on a reality TV show put to-gether by Sports Illustrated. She ultimately was voted off, but later returned to the company to audition to be a
model.“Years later, when it came
to be in front of the Sports Illustrated people again for a regular audition, she had something to talk about, conversations to have and it made her different. They booked her and she’s been in Sports Illustrated two years in a row,” Kiniry said. “We find that a lot of times in the show, it’s something unique and something about you that can help open doors.”
For now, Rossi said she plans on continuing to model and doing photo-shoots in New York and around the area.
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It’s kitten season and The Animal Haven is filled with hungry cats and kittens.
In desperate need of canned cat food, Animal Haven representatives are scheduled to collect monetary and food dona-tions on the North Haven green each Tuesday, from 6 to 8 p.m. during the town’s concert series.
Donations also can be dropped off or mailed to The Animal Haven, 89 Mill Street, North Haven, CT 06473.
The Animal Haven is a private no-kill shelter for the Greater New Haven area to humanely relin-quish orphaned animals
for a small donation. The Animal Haven takes pride in matching home-less cats and dogs in per-manent loving homes.
The Animal Haven is self-supporting and re-ceives no funds from town of government sources.
Funds to operate the shelter come from mem-bership dues, private co n t r i b ut i o n s , e n t r y and adoption donations as well as fundraising events.
Many homeless pets need your help for a sec-ond chance at life at The Animal Haven. www.the-animalhaven.com
Feed the animals
The first year of col-lege can be an exciting and nerve-racking experience all in one. It’s the beginning of a new life chapter — meeting new people and finding one’s true calling. But with college comes late night studying sessions, exams and stress that can lead to bad eating habits such as microwavable food, takeout, and unhealthy snacks. Although a study pub-lished in the Social Science Quarterly states that the ‘freshman 15’ is a myth, it re-ports that most students gain 2.5 to 3.5 pounds in their first year. Below are tips on how to stay healthy, courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Keep a healthy dietUse a smaller plate. A
smaller plate, bowl, mugs and glasses will help with portion control and help avoid excess calories. This is a great trick for the all-you-can-eat dining hall.
Eat some foods less of-ten. Cut back on foods high in solid fats, added sugars and salt. This includes cakes, cookies, ice cream, candies, sweetened drinks, pizza, and fatty meats like ribs, sausages, bacon, and hot dogs.
Eat some foods more of-ten. Choose foods that have more nutrients for the calo-ries these items provide more often, like vegetables and fruits. You can’t go wrong if you make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
Head to class prepared. Remember to pack healthy
How to avoid the ‘freshman 15’snacks when you head to class. This will help you avoid vending machine pit-falls. And remember, don’t skip breakfast — it provides the brain and muscles with energy to get you through the day.
Use the nutrition facts label. To compare the so-dium, calories, fats, and sug-ars in your foods, read the nutrition facts label. Check with your dining services to see if it posts nutritional facts in the dining hall or online.
Drink water. Soda, en-ergy drinks, and sugar-sweet-ened coffee drinks and sports
drinks are a major source of added sugar and calories in American diets. Have a wa-ter bottle with you through-out the day as a reminder and don’t wait until you’re thirsty to drink water.
Don’t forget the dairy. Add a cup of fat-free or low-fat milk or yogurt to your meal. These products pro-vide the same amount of calcium and other essential nutrients as whole milk and yogurt, but less fat and calo-ries. If you don’t drink milk, try soymilk (fortified soy beverage) with your meal.
Create an exercise planSet a weekly goal.
You can use the USDA’s SuperTracker to track your daily physical activity levels and to check if you are reach-ing the recommended levels for your age group.
Grab a friend. Take friends along for exercise and spend quality time together after class being active.
Have fun. To keep your-self interested, choose some-thing that you enjoy.
At home/dorms/apart-ment: Do stretches or exer-cises such as yoga or jumping jacks while watching televi-sion. Use household items,
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such as soup cans, to do bi-cep curls during your study breaks.
On campus: In between classes, take a brisk 10-min-ute walk or bike ride around campus. Join an intramural team, club team, or garden-ing group.
During free time: Sign up for a class at your campus fitness center or gym. Play games like basketball, soccer, or kickball with your friends on the weekend.
All information courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Establishing a good re-lationship with a child’s teacher early in the school year is significant to the stu-dent’s academic success. It opens the lines of communi-cation and allows the parent to build a solid relationship that can provide insights into a child’s learning style and interpersonal dynamics. Here’s how to get started,
courtesy of Scholastics:Find face time. In the first
weeks of school, ask for a brief meeting alone with the teacher and let him or her know about the child’s learn-ing style, personality, and in-terests. Is the child sensitive? Shy? Quiet at school but out-going at home? A big talker? Does the child have any learning issues the teacher should be aware of? Sharing this sort of information can
help the teacher understand the student better.
Attend events. If the school has an open house or back-to-school night, go and listen to what the teacher has to say. Parents will hear the teacher’s philosophy and get a good idea of what’s happening in the classroom just by looking around at the displays. Remember, teachers take pride in their classrooms.
Build trust. Try to build a rapport and mutual trust. When educators knows par-ents respect their skills, they will be more likely to keep the parents informed be-cause the teachers can be honest without worrying about their reactions. Also show gratitude by sending thank you cards and notes.
Hit send. Find out how the child’s teacher likes to com-municate with parents. Is it
Team up with teachers and build a relationshipBack to school by phone or email? Then ex-
change contact information.Meet the team. Touch
base with the child’s teach-ing specialists — from mu-sic and art instructors to physical education teachers. Specialists often see a differ-ent attitude in a child than he or she exhibits in the regu-lar classroom. These teach-ers get fewer phone calls and may have special insight be-cause of the unique settings in which they see students.
Volunteer. Ask, “What can I do that would be of help to you?” Parents should let the teacher know how much time they have avail-able. The teacher will appre-ciate the effort.
All information courtesy of Scholastics.
Silk’n Sounds Chorus is looking for vendors for its annual Fall Festival/Holiday Bazaar, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Columbus Lodge of Hamden (Knights of Columbus), 2630 Whitney Ave.
Space is available for rent. Tables are available or bring your own.
For more information and an application, call Louise at (203) 239-7104 or [email protected].
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Robert Neubig, Owner and Appli-cant, relative to 480 Valley Service Road, (Map 85, Lot 1), seeking a Permit To Conduct Regulated Activ-ity and Site Plan Referral. Plan Enti-tled: Proposed Grading, 480 Valley Service Road, North Haven, Con-necticut. Prepared by John Whit-comb, P.E. Dated 02/03/11. Scale 1” = 50’. IL-80 Zoning District.
2. #I13-15 Application of the Town of North Haven, Applicant, James & Rose-mary Cesario, Owners, relative to 207 North Hill Road, (Map 14, Lot 66), seeking a Permit To Conduct Regulated Activity. Plan Entitled: Sanitary Sewer Extension, North Hill Road to Summer Lane, North Hav-en, Connecticut. Prepared by Jon-athan Bodwell, P.E., North Haven Town Engineer. Dated July 23, 2013. Scale 1” = 40’. R-40 Zoning District.
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2005 Ford Explorer, Eddie Bauer 4WD SUV. Auto, DVD Ent. Sys., AM/FM/CD, Sunroof, 4 New Tires (Jun. 13’), 160K Miles. Re-placed Engine in 2011 & Current Motor has 30K mi. 1 Owner, Very Good Cond. $7800 OBO Call Ron 203-704-0268
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P/T Van Driver needed for days, evenings and possi-bly weekends for Lincoln College of New England, 2279 Mt. Vernon Rd., Southington, Public Ser-vice license or CDL, Class B with a P endorsement preferred. Applications for Public Service Van Driv-er also accepted. Please stop by to fill out an appli-cation, fax resume to 860-628-6444, or send to the above address.
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ROGERS ORchaRdSouthington, CT needs
8 temporary workers 8/15/2013 to 11/3/2013, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transpor-tation reimbursement and subsistence is pro-vided upon completion of 15 days of 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. $10.91 per hr. Applicants to apply contact CT De-partment of Labor at 860-263-6020. Or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #4559152. May perform any combi-nation of tasks related to the production and har-vesting of apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots includ-ing pruning, thinning, hoeing, baiting, irrigat-ing, mowing, fertilizing, and harvesting. Workers will be using straight and step ladders and will be required to lift approx 40 lbs while descending and ascending ladder on a sustained basis at least 2 months experience in duties listed required.
RESIDENTIAL Management Services- RMS, a nonprof-it that has been serving adults with development/intellectual disabilities in CT for the past 31 years, is seeking motivated and caring individuals to enrich the lives of the individuals that we serve in community residences in the greater Meriden area. CT Driver’s License, High School Di-ploma/GED req. Please ap-ply at RMS-inc.org or call 860-828-8635 ex 12, if you have any questions.
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Teaching Positions - Wall-ingford Public Schools is seeking CT certified candidates for the fol-lowing 2013/14 teaching positions: Elementary Level: (2) Bilingual/ELL/ESL (en-dorsement #009 or #902 & #111 required). Apply on-line through our website - www.wallingford.k12.ct.us.
MERIDENEast Side Condo 2 BEDROOMS
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MERIDEN Crown Vlg 2 BR Just renovated. Heat & HW incl. Pool access. $945/mo + sec. Avail immed. L & E Prop Mgmt 203-886-8808.
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MER. Furn. Apts. East Side Incl Heat, HW, Elec. 2nd flr. Studio, $180/wk+ sec. 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm www.meridenrooms.com
MERIDEN Spacious 2 BR. Like new. Hardwood Floors. On-site Laundry and Parking. No Pets. Call (860) 810-2941
Zoning Enforcement Officer Town of Southington. Ap-pli. form & full job descrip. aval. at: www.southington.org. Appli. deadline: 4:30pm 08/20/13. Planning Dept. 196 N Main St., Southing-ton, CT 06489. Fax/Email Submittals will not be ac-cepted
MERIDEN 1, 2, 3, & 4 BRs Starting at $580. W. Side. Sec & Refs a must! No Pets. Sec 8 Appr. 1st Mo. FREE! 203 600-5105
MERIDEN-WALLINGFORD Line Large 2 BR Luxury Condo. Walk-in closets & Laundry. No pets. $925+ Utils. Call 203 c2415-9493
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MERIDEN1023 Old Colony Rd.
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MERIDEN Cook Avenue 1 BR. 2nd fl. Renovated. New paint. $775 includes heat, hot water and elec-tric. (203) 265-4664
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P/T Van Driver needed for days, evenings and possi-bly weekends for Lincoln College of New England, 2279 Mt. Vernon Rd., Southington, Public Ser-vice license or CDL, Class B with a P endorsement preferred. Applications for Public Service Van Driv-er also accepted. Please stop by to fill out an appli-cation, fax resume to 860-628-6444, or send to the above address.
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MERIDEN 1-2 BR Hubbard Park Central Air/Heat. 775 West Main Street. $795-$995/mo. + utils. No pets. Call Chino 203 935-6224 or Niki 203 992-5605
MERIDEN Summer St. 2 BR, Fully Renovated. W/D, Refs, $950/mo.+ sec. Avail Now! Sec. 8 aprov. 203-213-5585
MERIDEN 2 BR/5 RM, 2nd Flr. W/D Hookup, New Ap-pli, Stove & Refrig, Front porch, lge backyard. $850/ mo + sec. 860-690-5555
BEAUTIFUL FARM FRESH Screened Top Soil, Fill, Sand & Stone, Mulch. Picked up or delivered. No min. Cariati Develop-ers, Inc. 203-238-9846
SIMPLY Devine Plumbing. Highest quality installation & service. No job too big or small 203-514-0434. simplydevineplumbing.com
ALEX MASONRY. 30 yrs exp. Patios, Retaining Walls Steps Brick Stone Chimneys. 580443 203-232-0257 / 203-596-0652.
MARIO’S Masonry. Over 25 yr exp. Retaining walls, side-walks, steps, chimney, all re-pair work. No job too small. Lic & ins 0614297. Call 203-565-5904/203-271-7917
Cornerstone Fence & Ornamental Gates. All types of fence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert. Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237-GATE. CT Reg #601060
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RepaiRs & Replacement Lrg/Sm., Int/Ext. stairs, railing, decks, entry, door, window, finish basement, complete home improvements. I can fix it. Work done by owner. 40+ yr exp. Free Est., Ins. 203-238-1449 #578107 www.marceljcharpentier.com
EDDIE’S Total Home Int/Ext houses, powerwash-ing, decks, condos, apts, ceilings, sheetrock repair. #569864 203 824-0446
COSTAS Landscaping. Tree re-moval, chipper work, climb-ing, patios, comm/resid mowing mulch, stone, more. Free scrap removal. CT Reg #635676. 860-729-2971 or 860-358-9696.
Paving
D & G PavingOver 25 yrs exp.
Paving seal, coating, concrete work. CT
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MARIO’S Masonry. Over 25 yr exp. Retaining walls, side-walks, steps, chimney, all re-pair work. No job too small. Lic & ins 0614297. Call 203-565-5904/203-271-7917
BUSY MOM’S Cleaning Svc No job is too big/small. Free window svc w/wkly cleaning. Sr disc. 203 687-9411
JT’s Landscaping, LLCTop Quality Work. Full
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PLUMBING All Plumbing & Service. Fully Lic. & Ins. Free est. Front Line Plumb-ing LLC. 203 213-0691
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Wanted to Buy
MER Clean Safe Rms. Inclds. H, HW, Elec, Kit Priv. East side. off-st park. $125/wk.+ sec. 12-8pm 203-630-3823 www.Meridenrooms.com
TAN COUCH with wood trim. 85” L x 36” H $300. Call 203-238-4057
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Doughboy Above ground pool, with filter, new ladder, skimmer and vaccum robot. 24 foot, beige color. Only 7 years old in excellent condition. Must sell before Septem-ber and must take down yourself. Price $700.00 or negotiable. Call Maria at 634-3720 before 8:00 PM.
WALLINGFORD Hair Dressing Studio
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ElEctric Guitar - Epi-phone SG Special Edition - Cherry Red, Mint condi-tion, barely used, needs to be restrung. Carry bag included. Amplifier - Line 6 amp (spider 3- 15 watt- 8 inch). Asking $280 or best offer. Call 860-416-5988 - Ask for Aaron
2 Beautiful male, calico cats. Brothers, Moving. Comes with supplies, up to date vaccinations, neutered. $100. 203-893-7675.
