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A family that racestogether and wins
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Hockey down to the wire
By Kyle SwartzThe North Haven Citizen
Eight-year-old JohnnyKraft of North Havenspeaks about auto racingwith apparent knowledgeof someone many times hisage. But the Montowese El-ementary School student isspeaking from experience.Driving Quarter Midgetcars, he’s into his fifth sea-
son of the US Auto Club’sGen Next racing series, hasearned over 180 trophiesfrom competitions acrossthe east coast and begannovice racing at Meriden’sSilver City Track at agefive.
Listening to him discusshis sport, it’s evident thathis mental approach to rac-
By Kyle SwartzThe North Haven Citizen
North Haven political leaders are wary ofthe way that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, in his pro-posed Connecticut budget, has suggested al-tering state funding for municipalities.
Malloy recently released his proposed2013-15 biennial budget for Connecticut. Hehas a projected $1.1-billion deficit to closenext year, and approached this problem inpart by shifting around where state dollarsgo.
What this means for municipalities is thatmoney annually received from Connecticutcould rise in some areas and dip in others.And while Malloy’s financial reallocationcould allow North Haven to receive equalstate funding in 2013 as 2012 — only throughdifferent fiscal avenues — this disruption ofthe typical means of providing support couldcause problems in years ahead.
North Haven, therefore, faces an uncer-tain fiscal situation. Some state aid is set to
By Kevin Pataky andKyle Swartz
Special to the Citizen
The North Haven HighSchool boys’ hockey team isat the point where they haveto play nearly perfectly toqualify for the playoffs.
“It’s going to be tough,”said head coach Tom Roche.
Last Saturday, Roche andhis squad traveled to Wes-leyan University to take onthe Cheshire Rams.
The contest was Cheshire’sSenior Night and the Ramsneeded to win this game asmuch as North Haven did.
Some early stops by bothgoaltenders kept this one
Photo by Kevin Pataky
Indian Junior Chris Lion looks for a pass in front of theEagles net during North Haven’s 3-2 loss againstTrumbull.
Photo submitted by Joelle Kraft
Johnny Kraft gives the thumbs up in his QuarterMidget racing car. Supported by his family of autoenthusiasts, Johnny competes extensively on theeast coast, and hopes to someday compete inNASCAR.
See Budget, page 4
See Race, page 19See Hockey, page 18
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Surviving the Oscars — Life of Pi vs. The ImpossibleCommentary
By Tanya Feke, M.D.
Inspiration struck 2012multiple times. Duelingfilms embodying SnowWhite put their magic on dis-play (Mirror Mirror; SnowWhite and the Huntsman).Two films glorified the ambi-tions, both fictitious andreal, of the 16th president ofthe United States (AbrahamLincoln: Vampire Hunter;Lincoln). Oscar this yearhas seen to acknowledgethose inspirations (minusthe vampire slayer) withnominations. Yet anotherdueling pair takes centerstage – water disaster filmsLife of Pi and The Impossi-ble.
Based on Yann Martel’s
tell their tales to Ewan Mac-Gregor’s Henry. Much ofthe filming was also com-pleted on location in Thai-land at the actual hotels andhospitals.
As with anything, therewill always be naysayers.Some have criticized thefilm for not emphasizing thesuffering of the native in-habitants. Focusing on thepoint of view of a singlefamily, however, allows theaudience to center their at-tention on the harrowing ex-perience of the tragedy itself– the loss, the fear, the sacri-fice. The film honors the al-truism of the nationals in-volved, without whom manysurvivors would not haveseen another tomorrow.
Watching the ferocity ofwater sweeping over the land
made my heart skip a beatand baffles me again whythis film would not be recog-nized for another AcademyAward — visual effects.The make-up is another lostnomination opportunity.Naomi Watts looks likedeath and that takes somedoing.
Acting, however, is thefilm’s strong suit. Naomiwas gut-wrenching in herdownward spiral from vigi-lant mother to near-am-putee, but Tom Holland whoplays the oldest child Lucas,is an absolute marvel. Hischaracter resonates with asheer force of emotion thatreminds you what it is to behuman.
Life of Pi and The Impos-
bestselling novel, Life of Pitells the story of Pi Patel, azookeeper’s son who is thesole human survivor of ashipwreck. He miraculouslyfinds himself stranded on a26-foot lifeboat with a zebra,a hyena, an orangutan, and avery hungry Bengal tiger,Richard Parker. The filmstands as a metaphor forman’s struggle to live in har-mony with forces it cannotcontrol. As Martel writes,“It was not a question ofhim or me, but of him andme. We were, literally andfiguratively, in the sameboat.”
Visually, the film is be-yond stunning. The 3D (foronce) did not only add anoth-er dimension, it added soul.For a film that delves intothe philosophy of religionand faith, this was the essen-tial ingredient. Unfortu-nately, the screenplay didflounder and the many loftythemes did not justify thelength of the film.
Still, I was moved. Life ofPi strikes a particular chordwhen a parallel story is toldin the final sequences. DidPi truly survive 277 days in alifeboat with a Bengal tiger?Or was Richard Parker sym-bolically a part of himself,
one that he needed to betterunderstand, one that heneeded to set free? The an-swer will be different forevery audience member.
It had been said that thenovel would be impossible tobring to the big screen.Leave it to director Ang Leeto do just that. If only hehad done The Impossible.This latter film for me is theone that deserves the higherpraise, though inexplicablyit did not land a Best Picturenomination. It would havefit nicely into that 10th nom-inee slot.
Living up to the tagline“nothing is more powerfulthan the human spirit,” di-rector Juan Antonia Bayonatells the true story of onefamily’s survival after the2004 tsunami in Thailand.Though the family nameBennett is used in the film,the story is actually basedon a Spanish family, Belon.All first names are pre-served in the telling, and themother Maria, portrayedwith astounding brillianceby Academy Award nomineeNaomi Watts, is credited inthe film for her story. Bay-ona adds to the authenticityof the piece by having manyactual survivors, not actors,
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Fasano, GOP, question Malloy pick for state victim advocateBy Ed Jacovine
The Journal Inquirer
HARTFORD - Gov. DannelP. Malloy’s pick to be the nextstate victim advocate cleareda legislative committee lastweek in a party-line vote, af-ter questions arose over hisrole in influencing victims’rights measures in Illinois.
The nomination of GarvinAmbrose of Vernon was ap-proved by the Executive andLegislative NominationsCommittee in a 12-4 vote thatfollowed party lines, with De-mocrats in support. His nom-ination now goes to the fullGeneral Assembly.
Sen. Leonard A. Fasano, R-
North Haven, questionedAmbrose for nearly an hour.“There’s concerns that havecome across my desk,”Fasano said.
Ambrose has worked as aprosecutor in the CookCounty, Ill., state’s attorney’soffice. He also was the of-fice’s legislative liaison,meaning he lobbied for thestate’s attorney before theIllinois General Assembly.
A group called IllinoisVic-tims.org wrote to lawmakerslast week, questioning Mal-loy’s pick of Ambrose for theposition. Ambrose had takenpositions against measuresthat would boost victims’rights in their state, the let-
ter said.Jennifer Jenkins, a
founder of the group and oneof its directors, told the Jour-nal Inquirer that Ambrosehad worked to scuttle a billaimed at giving constitution-al protections to crime vic-tims there.
In response, Ambrose toldthe panel Thursday that hewas doing his job. CookCounty State’s Attorney Ani-ta Alvarez, his supervisor,opposed the measure. So didevery other state’s attorneyand the state bar association.
“My job . . . was to be com-munications between theGeneral Assembly and thestate’s attorney and follow
the state’s attorney’s wishesas an elected official in CookCounty,” Ambrose said. Pros-ecutors raised concernsabout the measure going toofar, putting victims’ rightsahead of the due-processrights of the defendant. Thatcould lead to appeals andconvictions being over-turned, Ambrose said.
Another part of the meas-ure would have allowedlawyers to represent victimsin certain court procedures.That could create a conflictof interest if the victim alsowas suing the defendant, hesaid.
When asked about hisopinion on the issue, Am-brose responded that it did-n’t matter.
“I’ve always prided myselfin being able to leave my per-sonal feelings out,” he said.And he added that he wouldtry to separate his opinionfrom the wishes of victimshe was working for if he getsthe job here.
Fasano, the top Senate Re-publican on the committee,voted against Ambrose’snomination, but indicated hecould change his mind. “It’s
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go up. In 2013 this includes anadditional $179,000 in Educa-tion Cost Sharing funds,$158,000 in local capital im-provement support and$180,000 in the Town AidRoads grant, according toFirst Selectman Michael Fre-da.
But elsewhere, NorthHaven could receive fewerdollars if the Governor’sbudget passes in currentform. Malloy has reduced Pi-
for town expenses. How doyou ever catch up on that?The answer is that you can’t.”
Moreover, because many ofMalloy’s municipal-aid in-creases are education-based,his proposed budget couldforce civic officials to spendstate grants largely onschools, instead of other as-pects of towns and cities.
“Malloy’s budget compli-cates matters because it re-stricts spending to certain ar-eas,” Freda said. “From anoperational standpoint, we’dhave a little less flexibilitythan in the past.”
“And all this comes at atime when we’re dealing inNorth Haven with the risingcosts for our government tosustain town services as is,”he added.
North Haven State Rep.David Yaccarino echoed histwo colleagues, and remainedoptimistic that the GeneralAssembly could improve thegovernor’s financial plan be-fore voting on it in June.“Hopefully we can work onMalloy’s budget in a biparti-san fashion,” he said.
lot Program funding. Hisplan to end municipal auto-mobile taxes on vehiclesworth $28,500 or less wouldcost North Haven $4,248,035yearly in lost tax revenue,Freda said.
“We looked at all the lineitems in our budget that in-volve state funding, andwhen you add up the plusesand the minuses, we’d be $1.1million short of the $5.6 mil-lion in aid we normally getfrom the state,” Freda said.
To close that $1.1-millionhole — and other municipaldeficits created statewide byhis budget’s shifting ofmonies — Malloy in 2013would funnel state funds tocities and towns by way ofHold Harmless Grants. These
grants allow Malloy to pro-vide dollars for municipali-ties which would lose stategrants because of the gover-nor’s overhaul of monetaryprograms in his budget.
“Without that Hold Harm-less grant, we would be $1.1million short,” Freda said.“Many municipalities gotmoney this way. Some townsgot more. Our town got lessbecause we were consideredmore affluent than othertowns.”
“I’ve taken a position onthis: I am thankful that we’restill getting the same $5.6 mil-lion in support,” he added.“But when I look at this, Ithink that we may not get theHold Harmless Grant againnext year. I don’t know if thisis a one-year thing. And if welose that, then we have tomake up the $1.1 million nextyear.”
Losing the $1.1 million, orthe $4.2 million in vanishedcar-tax revenue, likely would
cause more taxes for resi-dents. Municipalities use a“mill rate” to determine tax-es — a bigger mill rate meanshigher taxes.
North Haven’s current millrate is 26.54, but Freda calcu-lated the potential $1.1-mil-lion loss would raise that rateby 0.4, while the car-tax losswould mean an increase of1.5.
North Haven State Sen.Len Fasano, questioned howMalloy intends to raise mon-ey for municipalities.
“Malloy wants the state toincrease its borrowing to pro-vide funds for towns,” Fasanosaid. “Malloy is spendingmore than he’s constitution-ally allowed. And to getaround that, he wants toraise the Connecticut Consti-tution spending cap.”
“The governor’s budget isgoing to hurt municipali-ties,” he added. “The ideawith the Hold HarmlessGrant is to make towns wholeagain. But it doesn’t make upall the lost money for alltowns. And we’d just be bor-rowing every year now to pay
Recognition awardThe North Haven Community Services Commission is
accepting nominations for the North Haven CommunityServices Commission award. The award honors one NorthHaven resident as well as one North Haven company (ororganization) for their contributions/services to theNorth Haven community during the past year.
Nominations include completion of a one-page nomina-tion form and providing a statement as to why the individ-ual or group should be recognized. Self-nominations willnot be accepted.
Nomination forms are available at the Community Ser-vices office, at Town Hall Annex building, 5 Linsley St.,from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday throughMarch 29, or download the form at www.town.north-haven.ct.us.
The deadline to submit nominations is March 29. Allnominations will be reviewed April 9. The winning indi-vidual and group will be recognized by the CommunityServices Commission at the June 4 meeting.
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Commentary
Why some people may never find financial freedomBy John Caserta
“Get a good job with goodpay andyou’re ok.” Atleast you willbe accordingto rock iconsPink Floyd.The lyricsfrom their1973 hit songMoney offer asimple approach to achiev-ing what for many becomesan impossible feat: financialfreedom. But recognizingthe pitfalls that prevent peo-ple from reaching their fi-nancial goals can help youavoid them and improveyour chances of success.
A classic mistake in finan-cial planning is not planningat all. What most consider afinancial plan is really just acollection of financial prod-ucts that lack an importantelement in planning: pur-pose. Creating an effectiveplan begins with defining
the purpose that motivatesyou. What are you trying toachieve? When are you try-ing to achieve it? And why isit important to you? The an-swers to these questions canhelp evaluate the many op-tions available to you inreaching your financialgoals.
Another often overlookedaspect to planning is notplanning for the unexpected.Whether you are startingyour career or planningyour retirement, the goalsyou have planned along theway make one assumption:you have the money to makethem happen. And while youshould expect the best, youshould plan for the worst.What if I lose my job? Whatif I lose money in my invest-ments? What if I get sickand can’t work? What if I dieunexpectedly? What if I getsued? It only takes one badday.
But putting together thebest plan today does not
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mean it will be the best plantomorrow. As your lifechanges so will your priori-ties. And your plan shouldchange, too. Typically, thosechanges are triggered by ma-jor life events such as pur-chasing a home, getting mar-ried, getting divorced, start-ing a new career or leavingan employer. And events likethese should prompt a re-view of your plan with yourentire team of advisors. Toooften, people meet with anadvisor once and never revis-it the strategies they put inplace.
Many people, especiallyyoung professionals, mistak-enly believe that they haveplenty of time to start put-ting together their team ofadvisors and implementing aplan. In reality, waiting to getstarted becomes another ma-jor reason why people nevermake it. The reason? Timevalue of money. From an in-vestment perspective, thelonger you invest the morecompound interest you canpotentially receive. And froman overall planning perspec-tive, not taking action earlymay leave you feeling like it’sjust too late. Being proactiverather than reactive can help
you along your journey.Following poor invest-
ment strategies is yet anoth-er pitfall in planning. Andone such strategy is markettiming. No one can predictthe markets and trying to doso has proven to be devastat-ing for investor returns. Ac-cording to Dalbar, a finan-cial research firm, from Jan-uary 1991 to December 2010,the average investor earnedan annual rate of return of3.8 percent, only slightlybeating inflation which aver-aged 2.6 percent. During thesame period, the S&P 500 In-dex, a benchmark for invest-ment performance, had anannual average return of 9.1percent. The difference wasattributed to investors try-ing to time market trendsand ultimately missing out
on bullish markets. Knee-jerk reactions proved to becostly.
Financial planning can bea complex process. And withinformation readily avail-able, making the right deci-sion can be a seeminglydaunting task, especiallywhen you are getting con-flicting information aboutsame strategies. Workingwith professionals acrossdifferent disciplines and co-ordinating their advice canhelp you recognize the po-tential challenges to achiev-ing your goals and help youbest prepare for them.
John Caserta is a NorthHaven resident, 2001 Yalegraduate and managing di-rector of Caserta & Compa-ny.
Dancing Under the starsThe Ronald McDonald House of CT, with Kids for Kids,
Dancing for Life! Inc., has scheduled the 4th annual DancingUnder the Stars fundraiser for Friday, March 1, at the OmniNew Haven Hotel Grand Ballroom.
Michael Freda, first selectman of North Haven, PhyllisHavens of the North Haven Funeral Home and Laura Landi-no of the North Haven Paul Mitchell School are among thedancers scheduled to compete.
A fee is charged. The event includes a seated dinner.For more information and tickets, call (203) 777-5683.
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THANKYOUA letter of appreciation from George Kyriacou, President & CEO of Gaylord Specialty Healthcare
Dear Gaylord employees,
I am writing to express my appreciation for the dedication of our staff during the recent, historic storm. As impressive as this stormwas, the dedication of our staff was even more impressive.
worked to create a safe environment for all. They took on new roles as they helped cook, shovel, and bathe patients. Several ofyou battled the elements to come in having to walk in waist-high snow for a mile or more. This is truly an example of the Gaylordspirit.
Gaylord and its patients are beholden to the employees who stayed throughout the storm. Thank you to each and every one.
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Temple BethSholom
Temple Beth Sholom, 1809Whitney Ave., Hamden, hasscheduled L’Chaim lectureand luncheon for Thursday,Feb. 28 at 11 a.m. at the Tem-ple. Speaker Edward H. Ka-plan’s topic is “Living a LongLife: Competing Risks and
Realities.” The event is freeand open to the public. Reser-vations are required. Formore information and reser-vations, call Bonnie Lukacsat (203) 248-8656.
NorthfordCongregational
The Northford Congrega-
tional Church has scheduledWednesday evening weeklyLenten Study Series fromFeb. 20 through March 20.The series will study “Em-bracing An Adult Faith.” Allare welcome. Programs arescheduled to meet at EdwardSmith Library from 6 to 7:30p.m., except Feb. 27, wherethe program will meet at theNorthford CongregationalChurch.
The Northford Congrega-tional Church, 4 Old Post Rd.has scheduled a contempo-rary worship service for thethird Sunday of each month.Traditional worship servicesare planned for the otherSundays. Sunday schoolclasses are held each Sundayat 10 a.m.
For more information onany event at Northford Con-gregational Church, call(203) 484-0795.
MontoweseBaptist Church
Montowese BaptistChurch, 201 Quinnipiac Ave.,has scheduled its annual St.Patrick’s Day dinner for Sat-urday, March 9 at 6 p.m. A tra-ditional dinner will beserved. A fee is charged. Formore information, call (203)787-3725.
Montowese BaptistChurch is collecting dona-tions to support Americansoldiers. Items requested in-clude socks, soap, travel sizepersonal hygiene items,pads, pencils, pens, note-books, etc. Donations may bedropped off any Sundayfrom 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Formore information on anyprogram or event at thechurch, call Pauline at (203)234-6784.
St. FrancesCabrini Church
St. Frances CabriniChurch, Pond Hill Road, hasscheduled The Living Sta-tions of the Cross for Friday,March 29 at 7 p.m.
Our Lady of Mt.Carmel
The parish of Our Lady ofMt. Carmel, Hamden, offersthe Celebration of the Eu-charist on Sundays at 8, 10and 11:30 a.m. A Vigil Mass isoffered at 5 p.m. on Satur-days.
The 8 a.m. service is a qui-et liturgy, no music. The 10and 11:30 a.m. services areSung Masses consisting ofuplifting hymns and ener-getic Mass settings.
The Sacrament of Recon-ciliation is scheduled in thechurch on Saturdays from 3to 3:30 p.m.
The church is equippedwith an elevator for those un-able to use stairs.
Bereavementsupport group
Working through griefand loss can be a difficulttask alone. But sharing withothers who know exactlyhow you feel makes the jour-ney easier. A bereavementsupport group is for anyonewho is experiencing the lossof a loved one (child, spouse,parent, sibling, or anyoneelse who was a significantpart of your life). The eight-week conversation groupwill include both supportand grief education, facili-tated by pastor, Rev. DavidPiscatelli and CathyDellaValle.
The group will meet from
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Mon-days and run through March11. It is open to anyone re-gardless of religious affilia-tion. Due to the limited ca-pacity of the groups, regis-tration is required. Thegroup meets at Faith UnitedMethodist Church, 81 Clin-tonville Rd. North Haven.
For more information andto register, call (203) 239-2469or email [email protected]
Communitysuppers
St. John’s EpiscopalChurch’s Community Sup-pers are scheduled for Fri-days from 6 to 7 p.m. Allmembers of the communityare invited for companion-ship along with a nutritioussupper. The menu includeschicken noodle, or vegetableminestrone soup, meatloafor egg salad sandwiches, sea-sonal fresh fruit and freshbaked desserts. Donationsare welcome but not re-quired.
St. John’s Church is locat-ed at 3 Trumbull Place, at thetop of the Green in NorthHaven, where our doors areopen for prayer and peace.For more information, call(203) 239-0156.
sible are two distinct offer-ings. One offers a philosophi-cal awakening, while the oth-er dramatizes one of theworst natural disasters ofour time. Both are sure toadd more water to the mix –your tears.
Life of Pi — 3 stethoscopesThe Impossible — 4 stetho-
scopesEditor’s note: Dr. Tanya
Feke is a physician at Middle-sex Hospital Primary Care inDurham and guest columnistfor the Town Times, a sisterpaper of the Citizen. She waspress credentialed to the LAFilm Festival in 2009 and 2010and continues to pursue alove of film. Her reviews arerated on a 5 stethoscope scale.
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Rose NoonanRose Teresa Frate Noonan
went to bewith herbeloved hus-band, daugh-ter and OurLord on Feb.14, 2013. Shedied peaceful-ly in her sleep at the RegancyHouse in Wallingford. Rosewas born in the beautiful vil-lage of Civo, Italy, on Feb. 26,1918 to Pietro and PhilomenaTe Frate. At the age of 16,she immigrated with herfamily to Connecticut. In1945, she married CliffordHenry Noonan and shared alove for over 39 years. Whenasked what she wanted to dowith her life, she always an-swered that she wanted to bea mother. Rose was the moth-er of six children and thegrandmother of 12. She wasknown for her love of beingoutdoors and walking every-where around the town ofNorth Haven where she livedfor over 60 years. She lovedher family and her churchand playing cards.
Rose was preceded in herjourney to the Lord by herhusband Clifford, and herdaughter Elaine NoonanFote, and by her sister ErmaProvini and brother GuidoFrate. She will be missed byher daughter Paula and hus-band Gene Quindlen of Troy,Texas; her son Carl and wifeMarilee Noonan of Madison;daughter Cindi and husbandRick Gauthier of Shaftsbury,Vt.; daughter Sandi and hus-band Bob Lelasher of Colum-bia, S.C.; son Remo Noonanand wife Cheryl Christie Col-lett of Wallingford; son-in-law Joe Fote, DDS ofPlantsville; by her grand-children, Joe Fote, Lisa FoteClarke, Tom Fote, KevinQuindlen, Colleen Quindlen,Emily Noonan, Cody Noo-nan, Christopher Gauthier,Bryan Lelasher, NicholasLelasher, Robert Collett andChristie Collett; and also byher nephews Ray Provini,Charlie Provini and nieceAnn Harris.
Services were held Feb. 18,2013 from the North HavenFuneral Home, followed by amass of Christian burial atSt. Barnabas Church. Inter-
Obituariesment followed in MontoweseCemetery. In lieu of flowers,donations may be made tothe Regency House ofWallingford Recreation De-partment, 181 East MainStreet, Wallingford, CT06492.
Elaine PerrelliCody
Elaine Perrelli Cody, 78, ofNorth Haven, passed awayFeb. 13, 2013, at the CT Hos-pice in Branford. She wasborn in New Haven on Jan. 8,1935; daughter of the lateFrank Perrelli and GladysJones Perrelli Senkiew. Shewas step-daughter of the lateTerry Senkiew.
Elaine had worked as awaitress for many years inarea diners until her retire-ment, having worked mostrecently at the BranfordTownhouse. Family waseverything to her, spending alot of time with them espe-cially with her grandchil-dren and great-grandchil-dren. Her passion was cook-ing and baking for familyand the many family gather-ings. She loved spendingtime by the shore and takinglong rides along the shoreand visiting Cape Cod.
Mother of Alfred “Skip”Cody, III and his wife Carol ofNorth Haven, Deborah “Deb-bie” Nabors of North Havenand Suzanne “Sue” Moody ofEast Haven; grandmother ofAlfred “Buddy” (Melissa)Cody IV of East Haven,Karissa Cody of NorthHaven, Michele (Frank)Northrop of East Haven,Michael Moody, Ryan Moodyboth of Branford, Robert“Bobby” Nabors and MelissaNabors both of North Haven;sister of Louise Stirnichuk
of Kenosha, Wis., BarbaraBattles of Wallingford, andthe late Frank N. Perrelli andLeslie Perrelli. She is alsosurvived by five great-grand-children and her companionand good friend Bill Ma-honey.
Services were held Feb. 19,2013 at the North Haven Fu-neral Home. The Rev. Timo-thy Meehan presided. Inter-ment will be private and atthe convenience of the fami-ly.
In lieu of flowers pleasemake a blood donation to theAmerican Red Cross, or amemorial contribution to theCT Hospice, Inc., 100 DoubleBeach Road, Branford, CT06405.
Wayne A.VillanoWayne A. Villano, 60, of
North Haven,passed awayon Feb. 16,2013, at hishome. He wasthe husbandof Mary AnnRedente Vil-lano. Born in New Haven onSept. 19, 1952; son of the lateEdward and Cecile FrancisVillano, Sr.
Wayne had worked forUnited Aluminum of NorthHaven. Father of Elizabethand Michael Villano both ofNorth Haven; brother ofRobert Villano of Walling-ford, Carol Cassell of Ver-mont, Edward Villano, Jr. ofWallingford, Tamne Midolo
of North Haven, Edward Vil-lano of Wallingford,Monique Hawley and the lateJohn Moore. He is also sur-vived by many nieces,nephews, great-nieces andgreat-nephews.
Services were held Feb.20., 2013 at the North HavenFuneral Home, followed by aMass of Christian burial atSt. Therese Church. Inter-ment followed in All SaintsCemetery.
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charges a $50 processingfee for obituaries. For moreinformation, call The Citi-zen at (203) 235-1661.
Girl Scout Spring DaysGirl Scouts of America has scheduled Spring Days for
girls in kindergarten and older at Camp Murray, in EastHaven.
The four-week program is scheduled for Wednesday,March 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Activities in-clude games, crafts, animal activities and a pizza party.
A fee is charged. For more information, call Kim at (203) 469-3829 or email
Awards dinnerThe North Haven Community Service Awards Dinner is
scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge,175 School St., Hamden.
The event will honor North Haven Citizen of the YearRaymond Fowler, Police Officer of the Year ValdemarQueiroga, Firefighter Christopher Murray and VolunteerFirefighter Ronald Mattei. The evening will include din-ner, cash bar and awards ceremony. The public is welcome.A fee is charged. Tickets are available at the Elks Lodgeweekdays after 4 p.m. and weekends after noon or by call-ing Phil Wilson at (203) 248-6800 or Eileen Tozzo at (203) 288-0455or Rich Wnek at (203) 230-8208. Ticket purchases maybe made by credit card by calling the Lodge at (203) 248-2224during those times.
The annual awards event is sponsored by the HamdenElks, serving the communities of Hamden and NorthHaven since 1961. Proceeds benefit the Elks youth and vet-erans’ projects and area charities.
CitizenOpinion14 The North Haven CitizenFriday, February 22, 2013
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Michael Freda, First Select-man of North Haven, thePublic Works director, andthe pay-loader and plowtruck drivers for their ex-tremely hard work duringthe blizzard. The first select-man was very responsive tomy emails and he gave a con-siderable amount of time onthe phone listening to myquestions and trying to helpme understand the numer-ous ways they had to ap-proach this storm.
Although we were not al-ways in agreement, I thinkthat they did the best theycould with the equipmentthey have. I hope that in thecoming weeks they will dis-cuss the necessity of findingbetter and quicker means todealing with the changes inour weather patterns. We
need to plan ahead and findmore imaginative ways todeal with these climatechanges. The town needs toinvestigate purchasingand/or leasing of the type ofequipment that would bemore effective for handlingthe new pattern of snowfallswhich we now get.
I understand the theory ofthe priority of doing thestreets, but I’m not sure Iagree with doing cul-de-sacslast. In 2011, we had a prettybig storm with about thesame depth of the snow butwe seemed to handle it bet-ter. I do not know whatchanged, but I think that onething was not plowing soon-er in order to stay ahead ofthe storm so that the plowtrucks didn’t get stuck.
I appreciate the hard workby all and thank you all verymuch.
Gail StingoNorth Haven
CommentaryAn Ounce of Prevention
The stomach fluBy V. Deborah Culligan,
RN, MPH
It hits hard and fast. It isvery intense. It spreads rap-idly from person to person inthe home, the school, busi-nesses, healthcare institu-tions, college campuses orcruise ships. It causes vomit-ing and/or diarrhea and gen-eral gastrointestinal illness.It often is over as fast as itcame on. But it is not the“stomach flu.” Flu refers torespiratory illness and doesnot occur in other organs ofthe body.
There is a viral illnessthat strikes as describedabove. It has occurred withinthe QVHD community andacross the state of Connecti-cut. More properly, this ill-
ness is usually calledNorovirus infection or “win-ter vomiting disease” and iscaused by norovirus (or oneof its variations). It canmake you feel very sick —even sick enough to go to theemergency room.
The Centers for DiseaseControl offers the followinginformation on the web pagewww.cdc.gov/features/norovirus/?s_cid=fb578
— Noroviruses are agroup of related viruses.They are the most commoncause of gastrointestinal ill-ness in the United States.Norovirus is estimated tocause over 70,000 hospital-izations and 800 deaths eachyear in the United States.
— Infection with theseviruses affects the stomachand intestines.
— Anyone can get infectedwith norovirus and becomesick.
— You can get norovirusmore than once in your life.
— Noroviruses are trans-mitted easily. It doesn’t takemany viruses to cause ill-ness. This virus is found in
the stool and vomit of some-one who is ill. If a little bitgets on food or an object, youcan ingest the virus and be-come ill.
— People are contagiousfrom the moment they aresick until three days (ormore) after they recover.
— The illness often beginssuddenly. You may feel verysick, with stomach cramp-ing, vomiting and diarrhea.Other symptoms can includelow-grade fever, chills,headache, muscle aches, anda general sense of fatigue.
— Norovirus illness isusually not serious. Mostpeople get better in 1 to 2days. But it can be very seri-ous in young children, theelderly and people with oth-er health conditions. It canlead to severe dehydration.
When you are vomiting,the last thing you want tothink about is eating ordrinking. But replacing flu-ids is very important so thatyou do not become dehydrat-ed.
Most people do not realizethat dehydration can lead tovery serious health prob-lems. It is very important toget fluids (without caffeineor alcohol) into the body. Wa-ter is a good choice, but may
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not replace electrolytes thatare lost. If the person youare caring for shows signs ofsevere dehydration (decreasein urination, dizziness, dis-orientation, confusion,slurred speech, very sleepyor any unusual behavior)you should seek medical helpright away.
There is no vaccine ormedication to treat this ill-ness. Antibiotics will notmake you better, so don’teven ask for them.
Your best defense is an of-fense. Wash, wash, washthose hands thoroughly and
frequently — the more often,the better!
Use great care in thekitchen when preparingfoods: wash produce, cookfoods completely, don’t con-taminate food surfaces anddo not prepare foods for oth-ers when you are ill. Cleanand disinfect contaminatedsurfaces (those with vomitor diarrhea) with a bleach-based household cleanser, asdirected on the product la-bel. Machine wash contami-nated bed linens, towels andclothing. Wearing disposablegloves may also help to pre-vent contracting the illness.
Norovirus infection is nota pleasant illness. Many peo-
ple associate getting sickwith the last food they ateand will never eat that foodagain. Chances are that wasnot where you contractedthe illness, but the brain ispowerful and you may neverbreak that association.
For more information,visit the Quinnipiack ValleyHealth District on our web-site: qvhd.org
An Ounce of Prevention isa weekly publication of theQuinnipiack Valley HealthDistrict, which is located at1151 Hartford Turnpike,North Haven. An Ounce ofPrevention is written byQVHD Deputy Director V.Deborah Culligan, RN, MPH.
Commentary
State budget is interesting mathBy Chris Powell
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloysays his new state budget “keeps spendingin check.” In fact it raises spending by 10percent over two years even as Connecti-cut’s economy keeps sinking.
The governor claims credit for early re-payment of state bonds undertaken dur-ing the recent economic crash to pay cur-rent expenses. But he also proposes to bor-row $750 million more for current expens-es.
The governor offers tax relief, repeal ofthe municipal property tax on cars and thesales tax on clothing under $50. But car taxrevenue lost by municipalities will be re-covered by raising taxes on residentialand commercial property, paid by thesame people who save on car taxes, and theelectrical generation tax will be passedalong to everybody — except that peoplewill misunderstand it as the work of theelectric companies rather than state gov-ernment, which seems to be the objective.
The governor boasts about his assis-tance to business development — luxuri-ous patronage for favored companies —but also proposes to cancel repeal of thesurcharge on the corporation tax. And ofcourse business is the biggest user of elec-tricity and biggest ultimate payer of thegeneration tax.
Even more than low taxes, business issaid to want a stable and predictable envi-ronment, but reinstating the corporationtax surcharge and the electrical genera-tion tax will proclaim that Connecticut’sword to business is no good.
The governor boasts of not raising tax-es this year, but even if the corporationtax surcharge and the electricity genera-tion tax are forgiven, his reducing state re-
imbursements to hospitals for charity carewill cause them to increase prices for in-sured patients and thus cause medical in-surers to raise prices in turn.
Those price increases will be in effect atax but here too responsibility will be mis-understood, which again seems to be theobjective here.
Malloy’s spending increases are not allirresponsible. Some will move the horri-bly underfunded state employee pensionsystem toward solvency, a great neglect byhis predecessors. But the spending in-creases also cover $125 million in raisesfor state employees, whose only justifica-tion is political.
Other increases will cover the gover-nor’s grand initiatives, particularly witheducation, where he is committed to theproposition that the long decline in educa-tion in Connecticut has been caused by alack of spending, even though for 40 yearsthere has been an explosion of educationspending and it has correlated with de-cline.
No matter how close the governor getsto the underlying problem he can’t ac-knowledge it. Just hours before presentinghis budget the governor announced cre-ation of the state Office of Early Child-hood to coordinate government services toyoung children — that is, children essen-tially without parents, children for whomremediation at public expense is often alifelong experience, from school to socialworkers to juvenile court to mental insti-tution to adult court and prison. The ne-cessity of parents — particularly fathers— is yet to be given a thought in publicpolicy in Connecticut, though the childneglect and abuse resulting from their ab-
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After Nemo, schoolsplay catch-up
By Kyle Swartz
Blizzard Nemo providedyouths an unexpected win-ter hiatus from local schools.Days after the storm, severalfeet of precipitation linger-ing on roads, plus massivesnowdrifts lining streets,warranted extended closureof classrooms. And whilethese weekdays devoid oflesson plans and homeworksurely provided studentswith much-appreciatedleisure, upon return toschools they and their in-structors must now playcatch-up.
Typically, teachers plancurriculum units well aheadand within a fixed schedule.Missing school means thatinstructors must make uplessons originally set fordays which were canceled.Classroom-leaders also haveto allot hours for review oftopics covered before Nemo,as kids could have forgottenmaterial during their unan-ticipated week off. It’s a lotcrammed into initial weeksback from break.
The educational pipermust be paid — snow dayscome out of summer andApril vacations. But thisdoesn’t help teachers asmuch in 2013. This year,many academic depart-ments, like Wallingford, arefollowing Connecticut’s newCommon Core State Stan-dards for the first time. Staffand students are unfamiliarwith the changed curricu-lum. And these materialspresumably will be on theConnecticut Mastery Test,which pupils take in March,before make-up days in sum-mer or April.
Thus, with the CMT ap-proaching, youths and edu-
cators alike must work extrahard on new curriculumwith fewer classroom daysthan before. Complicatingthis is that some studentsmay have mentally taken iteasy during days off, fillingfree hours with snowballfights, Xbox and Facebook.In a period when kids mustlearn at maximum levels,some may need to warm upbrain muscles powereddown during the Nemo hia-tus.
Which is why recent ef-forts of Meriden Platt HighSchool history teacher GeoffKenyon are worthy of notice— and duplication. Even onsnow days, he engagespupils mentally through in-ternet interactions. On Fri-day, as Nemo dumped overthree feet of snow across thecity, Kenyon held an onlinereview session on GooglePlus. He posted lectures forpublic viewing onEdmodo.com, and Tweetedwith students during Oba-ma’s State of the Union Ad-dress.
Education districts shouldconsider methods of Kenyonand other area teachers whomake constructive use of in-ternet resources. Since can-cellations have such a nega-tive impact leading up toMarch’s CMT, perhapsschools could institute on-line classes during snowdays. Otherwise, Connecti-cut’s recent history of in-clement weather threatensannual disruption of lessonplanning, leaving teachersand students to scramble inaccounting for lost, valuabletime.
Kyle Swartz is editor ofThe North Haven Citizen andan editorial associate at theRecord-Journal, Meriden.
Adult educationRegistrations continue to be accepted for North Haven
Adult Education winter/spring 2013 classes. The fullbrochure of classes can be viewed can www.north-haven.k12.ct.us/ae. Brochures are also available at theadult education office and the North Haven Library.
For more information, call (203) 239-1641, ext. 2913.
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scoreless until North Haven’sVin Fasulo ripped one off theright pipe and Dylan Van Bre-mer put back the rebound fora 1-0 Indian lead.
In the second, the Ramsscored a pair of goals in 33seconds to take a 2-1 lead. Thesecond goal occurred whenIndian goalie AndrewGraziano was out of positionand the Rams were able toscore easily.
“We had a mental lapse inthe second quarter where wegave up two easy goals,”Roche said. “But we keptfighting.”
North Haven was able totie this game in the third pe-riod and forced overtime at 2-2. Ultimately, the Indians wonthe game after Cheshirecouldn’t cash in on multiplegame-ending shots that wentwide and Fasulo scored thewinning goal in the extra pe-riod. The Indians earnedtheir first Division I victoryof the season to improvetheir overall record to 4-9-2.
“We kept on fighting all theway through the third periodand into overtime,” Rochesaid. “I was very proud of theteam. We never gave up. Weplayed very well.”
On Monday, NHHS played amakeup game at homeagainst Division II opponentTrumbull.
The Indians scored first inthe initial period on anothergoal by Fasulo. Trumbull net-ted a goal near the end of theperiod, and the score was tied1-1 when the first closed.
Starting off the second pe-riod, North Haven scored 14seconds in on a beautiful passfrom Kyle Van Bremer to Fa-sulo, who zipped the puckpast the Eagles netminder fora 2-1 lead.
Midway through the peri-od, Indian senior co-captainJim Piscitelli was injuredand had to leave for the hospi-tal. Ensuing tension betweenthe teams prompted severalpenalties, which gave NorthHaven numerous opportuni-ties to score with a powerplay. But the Trumbull de-fense not only held, but alsomanaged to score short-hand-
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Clockwise, from top right: Sophomore goalie AndrewGraziano. Senior co-captain Karl Anderson plays hisman. Anderson holds his ground. Junior Phillip Gau-vin fights with defenders. Senior Anthony Graziano infront of the Rams net. Anderson plays his man.
ed to tie the game.In the third period, Trum-
bull took the lead, 3-2. NorthHaven did everything theycould to tie the score, buttime ran out and the Indiansdropped a game they neededbadly to attain their objec-tive of reaching the playoffs.
“We gave up that goal onour own power play and an-other weak goal in the thirdperiod,” Roche said. “Andthen we just couldn’t catch
the bounce. We dominatedthat game. We had a lot ofshooting on the net, but wehit the crossbar, we hit thepost. We just couldn’t catchthe bounce.”
“It was a disappointingloss, especially coming offour win against Cheshire,”he added. “We let one getaway that we should havewon. It hurt.”
The loss dropped the Indi-ans to 4-10-2 overall and as of
Monday they had to winthree of their four remain-ing games to reach the post-season. In their way are Divi-sion I foes Xavier and West
Haven, as well as difficult re-matches with a pair of Divi-son II teams they have al-ready beat this year in Guil-ford and Watertown.
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ing is developed.“If I want to pass you, I’m
going to wait until the lastlap to pass,” he said. “Espe-cially against other fast cars,if I pass them, they’re just go-ing to pass me back. Andthen we begin crisscrossing,passing each other again andagain. And that slows us bothdown.”
“The first time I was at theSenior Honda QuarterMidget Race, two kids werecrisscrossing ahead of me,”he continued. “I sat and wait-ed and waited. Then therewere three more laps to go. Isaid, ‘you two keep doing thatand I’m going to pass youwhen you slow down.’ And Idid.”
Quarter Midget racingcars look like extensivelymodified go-carts. The tracksare usually 1/20th of a mile,so that a lap can take about6.5 seconds. Johnny raceslight modified 160s, whichrun off of 160cc motors capa-ble of 10,000 RPMs and 60mph at their fastest, accord-ing to his grandfather, JohnKraft Sr.
Jonny and his family tra-verse the east coast for races,from Meriden, Connecticutto Daytona Beach, Florida. In2012, he won eight champi-onships, including a firstplace finish as a junior in asenior Quarter Midget race,besting competitors up to 16years old.
“We travel pretty exten-sively,” said John Kraft II,Johnny’s father. “When wepull in to an event, peopleknow who we are. We wantthem to know we’re there.”
“Last December, at theNew Smyrna Speedway out-side Daytona Beach, at thebiggest Quarter Midget raceof the year in Florida, theLittle New Smyrna 500Championships, we were go-ing on somebody else’s track,the track champion, who hadwon 16 times in a row,” headded. “They only let uswarm up on that track for 22minutes. Johnny still won.”
Competing all over is a keyto Johnny’s success. “He hasso much experience on manydifferent tracks,” said hisgrandfather. “Most kids whodo midgets only do one track.We do a whole bunch.”
Sponsored by WallingfordToyota, Libero Jewelers ofNorth Haven and Union In-surance Agency of EastHaven, the Kraft family trav-els with their 36-foot-long mo-bile home and 30-foot-longtrailer. The latter is embla-zoned with “Eye of the TigerRacing,” and holds Johnny’sfive race cars.
“This is a family dedica-tion,” said Joelle Kraft, John-ny’s grandmother.
It’s also a family tradition.John Kraft Sr. worked in autoracing pit crews. His son,John Kraft II, also grew updriving in Quarter Midgetcompetitions. This lineageleads to Johnny, a wealth ofnatural knowledge and in-stincts passed down fromgenerations.
“He’s got a real knack forracing,” said John Kraft II.“Everybody’s got a gift. Peo-ple can go their whole liveswithout finding their gift andhe’s lucky enough to havefound his already. Out on thetrack, he sees things beforethey happen. He knows thatout there, you have to navi-gate. You don’t always havetime to think — you have tojust react.”
“He’s got a great knack forreacting,” he added. “Hemisses many wrecks. Hestrategizes when he races.We’ll see him staying backand strategizing.”
Johnny won the first racehe entered, and many moresince that initial victory. “Mygoal is to get a trophy in everyrace,” he said. “I just feelgood out there. I feel like Iwant to pass everybody.When I grow up, I want to be aNASCAR driver, drivingmodifieds.”
In the meantime, Johnny
will start his 2013 season inMarch, entering only seniorraces, going up against kidsalmost twice his age. “In anysport, you raise to the occa-sion when you increase yourcompetition,” said JohnKraft II. “This is only goingto make him a better driver.”
As usual, behind Johnnywill be his family. His fatherand grandfather work exten-sively on his cars.
“We’re always trying tosqueeze another tenth of asecond out of the car,” his fa-ther said. “We always needJohnny’s feedback. He getsoff the track and we ask himhow it’s handling. Is it loose?If so, then how? If you don’thave that connection withyour kid, you won’t be suc-cessful. And the driver mustknow, must be intelligent
enough to know what the caris doing so that I can make itbetter.”
“We have to work hard as ateam, all of us,” he added.“Everything must be donevery precise.”
Against seniors, Johnny’ssize might become an issue.“We want to make the cars aslight as possible,” his grand-father said. “But Johnny isso small that we have to putlead in the car to make it a le-gal weight.”
No amount of prepara-tion, however, or on-trackawareness by Johnny, canprevent crashing.
“He’s gotten into somepretty spectacular acci-dents,” John Kraft II said.“Of course, it’s worth men-tioning that the safety equip-ment for Quarter Midget rac- See Race, next page
Photo submitted by Joelle Kraft
Johnny Kraft stands before his family’s trailer, with his trophies and cars.
Photo submitted by Joelle Kraft
Johnny Kraft withNASCAR driver JoeyLagano, a hero to Kraft.Lagano grew up in Con-necticut and began racingQuarter Midget cars be-fore going pro.
ing is the same as NASCAR.It’s the same manufacturers.I don’t get too worried be-cause I know how safe it is,especially with me personal-ly working on his cars.”
“Once, he almost went overan eight-foot wall,” he contin-ued. “He hit the wall, flippedover, and landed on hiswheels. I went running up tohis car. His first question waswhether his tire popped. Hedidn’t even know his car hadalmost gone over the wall. Iasked him if he wanted to go
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About 40 percent of chil-dren in Connecticut are borninto homes without fathers.What will Connecticut be
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It will be like the worstsections of Hartford, Bridge-port, and New Haven, wherethe fatherless rate is alreadyat 90 percent.
As the state heads thatway the political economy ofthe governor’s new budgetseems to be a transfer ofwealth from working peopleand business to public em-ployees and the anti-social.The governor calls this pro-found change but it is onlymore of the deadly same.
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back into the race. He said,‘Of course I do.’ He doesn’tget shaken up emotionally incrashes.”
Johnny recalled thatcrash. “My dad came run-ning up to me screaming,” heremembered. “I asked, ‘Whyare you shouting?’ I’m nothurt.”
“When I’m in a wreck, ifit’s another kid’s fault, I’ll bemad at them,” he added. “Butif it’s my fault, I’ll take theblame.”
The Kraft family is lookingforward to returning to theIndianapolis 500 in May, andcompeting in youth racesthere.
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And so Johnny will contin-ue his precocious career,boosted by his family.
“One of the awesomethings about this sport is thatyou have to have such a goodconnection with the kid,” hisfather said. “Our bond is justso tight. It needs to be. Be-cause when all is said anddone, when all the hours havebeen put in, he’s on his own,only eight years old, for 40laps. We can’t signal him.This is the only kids’ sportlike that. We push him offand he’s on his own.”
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not a hard no,” he said. “Iwant to talk to Mr. Ambrosemore. I want to get somemore information.”
Other Republicans fol-lowed suit, including SenateMinority Leader John McK-inney, R-Fairfield.
“In light of a number ofpotentially significant ques-tions that have been raisedabout his ability to be a vic-tims’ advocate, having notmet him, Senator Fasano andI talked and felt that at thispoint it time it was better tovote no,” McKinney said.
McKinney didn’t attendthe hearing Thursday on Am-brose’s confirmation. He wasspeaking at a gun control ral-ly organized in response tothe December school shoot-ings in Newtown, which is inhis district.
But McKinney also ques-tioned Ambrose’s vision forthe agency - specifically thatAmbrose had said he wouldask victims what they wanthim to do before takingstrong positions on policy is-sues.
“He talked about separat-ing his personal views fromhis professional views andtalking with his clients aboutmoving forward with whatthey want,” McKinney said.“I think you need to be moreof a policy leader on behalfof victims’ rights.”
Ambrose would replaceSuffield resident MichelleCruz, who has held the posi-tion since 2007. Cruz sidedwith legislative Republicansin the past year to opposemeasures promoted by Mal-loy, a Democrat, and the De-mocrat-controlled legisla-ture, including a programthat allows prison inmates to
earn shortened sentences.Ambrose didn’t directly
comment on the program,which came under fire whenprison inmates who benefit-ed from it and were releasedwere charged in the shootingdeaths of store clerks and thekilling of an infant in NewHaven.
Ambrose was born on theisland of Dominica andmoved to Toronto as a child.He told lawmakers that see-ing child abuse in his homecountry sparked his interestin helping victims. Ambrosesaid he had worked with vic-tims as a prosecutor in CookCounty before he took thelegislative liaison position.
Ambrose said he wants toraise public awareness aboutthe victim advocate officeand the services it provides,so more people would seekits help.
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HUMAN RESOURCESMANAGER
We are seeking an experienced HumanResources Manager for our multi-mediapublishing company located in Meriden,CT. The candidate is important to our com-pany leadership and will be responsible foridentifying organizational, cultural and peo-ple initiatives that ensure compliance andenhance business success. Experience inpersonnel activities including employment,benefits, compensation, payroll, employeerelations, managing company policies andprocedures, governmental compliancereporting and audits, workers compensa-tion and conflict resolution is required. Fur-ther, a degree in HR management (Masterdegree preferred) and 7-10 years experi-ence in Human Resources are a must.
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