Volume 7, Number 45 Your Town, Your News www.northhavencitizen.com Friday, November 9, 2012 The North Haven C it it iz iz en Fasano wins another term in the 34th Football takes division crown Next generation of service By Kevin Pataky and Kyle Swartz Special to The Citizen North Haven High School’s varsity football program can add another accomplishment to its ban- ner in the school gym. Over the last six seasons before 2012, NHHS’ pro- gram has amassed a 40-18 record while winning the SCC Divison II East title four times. During that pe- riod, the team also made the state playoffs three times, no easy feat considering Connecticut’s glut of tough competition. This season’s schedule was a little more difficult than in recent years, but the Indians have put up a respectable 4-3 record, losing only to three of the state’s top-10 ranked teams: Xavier, Daniel Hand and Hillhouse. Last weekend, NHHS traveled to Foran’s field to play for the division title. Foran last won the SCC Di- vision II title in 2008 — and North Haven’s physical run attack and opportunistic de- fense forced the Lions to wait at least another year. “Over the years of being Citizen photo by Kevin Pataky Junior fullback Ethan Suraci powers his way through a pair of Lion tacklers. See Football, page 23 By Kyle Swartz The North Haven Citizen Less than a year old, a new youth service organization is poised for a role in the future of local charity. Founded last February, The Greater New Haven Ro- taract Club, a young-adult version of Rotary with over a dozen members, is based in town. Co-founders Alex Casella and Luciano Havens both are North Haven natives who also now work in town – Casella as an insurance agent and Havens for his fam- ily business, the North Haven Funeral Home. Moreover, they represent a local lineage of charity: both have parents involved in the North Haven Rotary Club. Casella’s father Gaetano is past president, and was in- strumental in beginning Ro- taract. The Citizen recently sat down with Casella and Lu- ciano, and Rotaract member Maria Iamunno, to discuss the association and its first fundraising event, a 5K road race and fun run this Sunday at the North Haven Middle School. The race will raise money to combat childhood obesity, restock food banks and benefit Hurricane Sandy victims. Q: How did the idea for Ro- taract come about? Casella: I was introduced to the New London Rotaract by my father. He thought it would be a good idea for young businessmen and See Club, page 9 North Haven 2012 By Laurie Rich Salerno The North Haven Citizen North Haven Incumbent state Sen. Len Fasano beat out former state Rep. Steve Fontana Tuesday night to capture a sixth term repre- senting the 34th District in the state Senate. “I’m always overwhelmed when I win an election. I’m so honored by being a state senator. I’m so honored to be in that chair, which I only have for a short period of his- tory and I know that,” Fasano told a crowd of Re- publicans from Wallingford and North Haven at the Fan- tasia Wedding and Banquet Hall in North Haven around 9 p.m. He thanked his support- ers — including his cam- paign manager, Town Coun- cilor Robert F. Parisi of Wallingford — for putting up lawn signs and getting the word out. Fontana, a Democrat, called Fasano to concede and congratulate him before 9 p.m. Unofficial results put Fasano well ahead of Fontana in every 34th Dis- trict town. According to the Republican tally, Fasano in Savannah Mul / the Record-Journal State Sen. Len Fasano, right, and state Rep. Dave Yaccarino get together at the Fantasia banquet facility in North Haven. On Tuesday, Fasano defeated former North Haven state Rep. Steve Fontana to retain his 34th District Senate seat. President: Barack Obama (D) — 6,376 Mitt Romney (R) — 5,990 U .S. Sena te: Chris Murphy (D) — 6,021 Linda McMahon — 5,911 U .S. Sena te, 3r d District: Rose DeLauro (D) — 8,251 Wayne Winsley (R) — 3,799 Sta te Sena te, 34th District: Len Fasano (R) — 5,955 Steve Fontana (D) — 4,674 V oter tur nout: 12,469 ballots cast, out of 15,671 registered voters, mean a 79.57-percent turnout. Wallingford had 10,308 to Fontana’s 7,235; in North Haven, 5,955 to 4,674; in Durham, 571 to 455; in East Haven, 5,908 to 4,160. At the Italian-American Club, Fontana said he was disappointed by the loss but See Election, page 5
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The North Haven
CCititizizeennFasano wins another term in the 34th
Football takes division crown
Next generation of serviceBy Kevin Pataky and
Kyle SwartzSpecial to The Citizen
North Haven HighSchool’s varsity footballprogram can add anotheraccomplishment to its ban-ner in the school gym.
Over the last six seasonsbefore 2012, NHHS’ pro-gram has amassed a 40-18record while winning theSCC Divison II East titlefour times. During that pe-riod, the team also made thestate playoffs three times,no easy feat consideringConnecticut’s glut of toughcompetition. This season’sschedule was a little moredifficult than in recentyears, but the Indians haveput up a respectable 4-3record, losing only to threeof the state’s top-10 rankedteams: Xavier, Daniel Handand Hillhouse.
Last weekend, NHHStraveled to Foran’s field toplay for the division title.Foran last won the SCC Di-vision II title in 2008 — andNorth Haven’s physical run
attack and opportunistic de-fense forced the Lions towait at least another year.
“Over the years of being
Citizen photo by Kevin Pataky
Junior fullback Ethan Suraci powers his waythrough a pair of Lion tacklers.
See Football, page 23
By Kyle SwartzThe North Haven Citizen
Less than a year old, a newyouth service organization ispoised for a role in the futureof local charity.
Founded last February,The Greater New Haven Ro-taract Club, a young-adultversion of Rotary with over adozen members, is based intown. Co-founders AlexCasella and Luciano Havensboth are North Haven nativeswho also now work in town –Casella as an insuranceagent and Havens for his fam-ily business, the North HavenFuneral Home.
Moreover, they represent alocal lineage of charity: bothhave parents involved in theNorth Haven Rotary Club.Casella’s father Gaetano is
past president, and was in-strumental in beginning Ro-taract.
The Citizen recently satdown with Casella and Lu-ciano, and Rotaract memberMaria Iamunno, to discussthe association and its firstfundraising event, a 5K roadrace and fun run this Sundayat the North Haven MiddleSchool. The race will raisemoney to combat childhoodobesity, restock food banksand benefit Hurricane Sandyvictims.
Q: How did the idea for Ro-taract come about?
Casella: I was introducedto the New London Rotaractby my father. He thought itwould be a good idea foryoung businessmen and
See Club, page 9
North Haven 2012
By Laurie Rich SalernoThe North Haven Citizen
North Haven Incumbentstate Sen. Len Fasano beatout former state Rep. SteveFontana Tuesday night to
capture a sixth term repre-senting the 34th District inthe state Senate.
“I’m always overwhelmedwhen I win an election. I’mso honored by being a statesenator. I’m so honored to be
in that chair, which I onlyhave for a short period of his-tory and I know that,”Fasano told a crowd of Re-publicans from Wallingfordand North Haven at the Fan-tasia Wedding and BanquetHall in North Haven around 9p.m. He thanked his support-ers — including his cam-paign manager, Town Coun-cilor Robert F. Parisi ofWallingford — for putting uplawn signs and getting theword out.
Fontana, a Democrat,called Fasano to concedeand congratulate him before9 p.m.
Unofficial results putFasano well ahead ofFontana in every 34th Dis-trict town. According to theRepublican tally, Fasano inSavannah Mul / the Record-Journal
State Sen. Len Fasano, right, and state Rep. DaveYaccarino get together at the Fantasia banquet facilityin North Haven. On Tuesday, Fasano defeated formerNorth Haven state Rep. Steve Fontana to retain his34th District Senate seat.
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Benji’s previousowners reported that he was well-behaved but overpro-tective at times. They said he growled at times whenthere were arguments in the house, but he never bit any-one. Since coming to the shelter, Benji was adopted andreturned twice. He seems to bond too closely with a par-ticular family member and become overprotective andaggressive. He was almost put to sleep on one of these oc-casions, but The Animal Haven intervened and broughthim back to the shelter.
This dog baffles The Animal Haven staff as he has nev-er shown any signs of aggression at the shelter. His be-havior seems to change when he arrives in a new home.He may do best in a home with a single woman with nochildren or dogs, and he may benefit from working with adog trainer. Benji is completely housebroken, neutered,and current on his vaccinations. We are looking for some-one to either foster Benji or give this little dog a chancefor a forever home.
For more information, call the Animal Haven, 89 MillRoad, North Haven, at (203) 239-2641 or visit theanimal-haven.com. The Animal Haven is open Tuesday, Wednes-day, Friday and Sunday, noon to 3 p.m., Thursday 5 to 7p.m. or Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. The Animal Havenhas been dedicated to taking in adoptable homeless catsand dogs, providing complete veterinary care for them,and finding them well-matched, loving homes since 1948.
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In 1983, President RonaldReagan declared Novemberas National Alzheimer’s Dis-ease Awareness Month. Atthe time, fewer than 2 millionAmericans had Alzheimer’s— today, the number of peo-ple with the disease hassoared to nearly 5.4 million.
Alzheimer’s is a type of de-mentia that causes problemswith memory, thinking andbehavior. Symptoms usuallydevelop slowly and get worseover time, becoming severeenough to interfere with dai-ly tasks.
Here are some quickfacts from the Alzheimer’sAssociation website:
- 5.4 million Americansare living with Alzheimer’sdisease.
- One in eight older Ameri-cans has Alzheimer’s disease.
- Alzheimer’s disease is thesixth-leading cause of death
November is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Monthin the United States and theonly cause of death amongthe top 10 in the UnitedStates that cannot be pre-vented, cured or even slowed.
- More than 15 millionAmericans provide unpaidcare valued at $210 billionfor persons with Alzheimer’sand other dementias.
- Payments for care are es-timated to be $200 billion inthe United States in 2012.
Warning signs ofAlzheimer’s:
- Memory loss that dis-rupts daily life.
- Challenges in planningor solving problems.
- Difficulty completing fa-miliar tasks.
- Confusion with time orplace.
- Trouble understandingvisual images and spatial re-lationships.
- New problems withwords in speaking or writ-ing.
- Misplacing things andlosing the ability to retracesteps.
- Decreased or poor judg-ment.
- Withdrawal from work orsocial activities.
- Changes in the mood andpersonality.
To learn more or to get in-volved, visit alz.org
Information provided bythe Alzheimer’s Association.
Thanksgivingfood sign up
The Community Ser-vices and Recreation De-partment announced thatNorth Haven residentscan sign up for the 2012Thanksgiving food distri-bution.
Food distribution isscheduled for Monday,Nov. 19, and Tuesday, Nov.20, from 1 to 4 p.m. at theTown Hall Annex Build-ing, 5 Linsley St. Requestsmust be received no laterThursday, Nov. 15, by 4p.m.
For more information,contact Dan Riccio in theDepartment of Communi-ty Services and Recre-ation at (203) 239-5321 x500.
Refuse collection unchangedThe refuse collections scheduled for the week of Nov. 12
and Veterans Day, will remain unchanged, according tothe North Haven Public Works Department.
The transfer station and recycling center are alwaysclosed on Mondays and is also scheduled to be closed Fri-day, Nov. 9.
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By Nov. 6, all but 21 totalNorth Haven residences andbusinesses had regainedpower lost during HurricaneSandy, according to First Se-lectman Michael Freda. Still,even with Sandy now in therearview mirror, town offi-cials estimate that clearingall storm debris will take al-most two months.
“Now we’re in PublicWorks mode,” Freda said.“Over the course of the next
six-to-seven weeks, we willbe cleaning up. We will bepicking up leaves, branchesand tree limbs.”
“We are asking residentsto keep leaves separate fromtree limbs and brancheswhen they put them out forpick up,” he added. “Becausewe just started this pickupprocess, I want to stress thatit will take six to sevenweeks. Our public works per-sonnel are going to be goingaround town a couple oftimes to make sure we geteverything.”
Debris pickup will occuralongside the town’s regularfall leaf collection program,which began Nov. 5 and runsthrough Dec. 15, weather per-mitting. Public Works Direc-tor Lynn Sadosky reiteratedthat leaves and storm debrisshould be left out at the curbin separate piles, as differentcrews will pick up the differ-ent piles.
“We also get reimbursed byFEMA for brush,” she said.“We get 75 cents for every dol-lar of brush we bring to thetransfer station.”
Residents should leavestorm debris out before, oron the same week as, theirstreet’s designated week forleaf collection. The leaf col-lection schedule can befound online atwww.town.north-haven.ct.us
Cleanup aside, NorthHaven has almost entirelyrecovered from Sandy.
“We’ve made tremendousprogress,” Freda said. “Allroads are passable. Allwires are restored. All tele-
phone polls are rebuilt.We’re up and running.”
Having experienced con-siderable damage during thetwo storms around this timelast year, local electricityprovider United Illuminat-ing and North Haven weremore ready for Sandy.
“I definitely thought wewere better prepared,” Sa-dosky said. “This storm waslike a déjà vu of Tropical
See Sandy, page 7
Coins for ChangeConnex Credit Union has
kicked off its fourth-quarterCoins for Change program.The program benefits localcommunity organizations. Pa-trons can bring in theirchange and “change” it in fordollars that benefits the fol-lowing local youth-focusedcommunity organizations.
Through Dec. 31, visit: theConnex Hamden Branch, 2100Dixwell Ave. to donate to theHamden High School After-Prom and Connex NorthHaven Branch, 412 Washing-ton Ave. to donate to theFriends of North Haven HighSchool Boys Soccer.
Connex donates one hun-dred percent of its fees to vari-ous organizations in the com-munity.
Local nonprofit or charita-ble organization interested inparticipating in the “Coins forChange” program should con-tact Chris Whalen at ConnexCredit Union, at (203) 603-5787or [email protected]
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What exactly do we cele-brate on Veterans Day? To besure, we mean to honor the
brave men and women, liv-ing and dead, who havefought America’s battles,past and present. But honorthem how, and for what?About these questions we
need to firsttake a lookinto the his-tory of theholiday.
It was firstcelebrated asArmisticeDay, com-memoratingthe cessation of fighting be-tween the Allies and Ger-many in World War I — atthe 11th hour on the 11th dayof the 11th month in 1918.World War I was known atthat time as The Great Warthat officially ended whenthe treaty of Versailles wassigned on June 28, 1919, inthe Palace of Versailles out-side the town of Versailles,France. However, fightingceased seven months earlierwhen an armistice, or tem-porary cessation of hostili-ties, between the Allied na-tions and Germany went
into effect on November 11,1918, which marked the endof The Great War or “thewar to end all wars.”
In November 1919, Presi-dent Woodrow Wilson pro-claimed November 11th asthe first commemoration ofArmistice Day — the daythat would be filled withsolemn pride in the heroismof those who died in thecountry’s service and withgratitude for victory andkeeping our country safe forfreedom and democracy.
An Act of Congress ap-proved on May 13, 1938,made the 11th of Novemberin each year a legal holiday— a day to be dedicated tothe cause of world peace andto be thereafter celebratedand known as “ArmisticeDay.” Armistice Day was pri-marily a day set aside tohonor veterans of WorldWar I. But after the hard-
won victory and widespreadmobilization of our militaryover the Axis Powers inWorld War II, and the suc-cessful battle to repel Com-munist aggression in Korea,Congress in 1954 — proddedby veterans service organi-zations — amended the Actof 1938 by striking out theword “Armistice” and insert-ing in its place the word“Veterans.”
With the approval of thislegislation on June 1, 1954,November 11th became Vet-erans Day — a day to honorAmerican soldiers (from theArmy, Navy, Air Force, andMarines) of all wars, fortheir patriotism, and thewillingness to serve and sac-rifice unselfishly for thecommon good. Veterans Dayis observed on November11th, regardless of what dayof the week it falls. The ob-servance not only preservesthe historical significance ofthe date, but also helps focusattention on the importantpurpose of the day.
Veterans Day gives allAmericans special opportu-nity to pay tribute to allthose men and women who,throughout our history, haveleft their homes and lovedones to serve their country.Their willingness to givefreely and unselfishly ofthemselves, even their lives,in defense of our democratic
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would continue to fight forthe region.
“I’m disappointed in theresults, but the reasons I ranremain the same. The votersdeserved a choice and neededa change, I’m sorry they did-n’t get it,” Fontana said. “Iwill not be going away andthese issues will not be goingaway. I will continue to fightfor the 34th District.”
The 2012 race was the firsttime 54-year-old Fasano hasbeen opposed since winningthe seat in 2003. The lawyer,small-businessman and EastHaven resident campaignedon an anti-tax, pro-businessplatform. He is the Senate mi-nority leader pro tempore. Hesaid Tuesday that he thoughthis platform appealed to resi-dents.
“I think people are tired ofbeing taxed. I think we’vetaxed everything we can tax.We don’t have enough jobs,”Fasano said. “We need to cutgovernment, reduce taxes,and get people workingagain.”
His opponent, 49-year-oldFontana, served in the state
ElectionContinued from page 1 Savannah Mul / the Record-Journal
Former North Haven stateRep. Steve Fontana, left,is greeted by supporterVinny Avallone at Democ-ratic headquarters inWallingford on Tuesday.Fontana was defeated byincumbent Sen. LenFasano.
House for North Haven 14years before losing to Repub-lican and local small-busi-ness owner Dave Yaccarino.Fontana, also a lawyer, worksas a title examiner.
He campaigned on a multi-pronged middle-class-target-ed platform that includedhigher education, jobs andretirement savings.
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Holiday Festival - St.Barnabas Church, 44 Wash-ington Ave., has scheduledits annual Holiday Festivalfor Friday, Nov. 9, from 5 to 8p.m.
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Silk ‘n Sounds - Silk ‘nSounds Chorus has sched-uled its first annual HolidayBazaar for Saturday, Nov. 10,from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at theHamden Elks Lodge, 175School St., Hamden. Theevent features several ven-dors, white elephant, pennyraffle and bake sale.
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Holiday Fair - Faith Unit-ed Methodist Church, 81Clintonville Rd., has sched-uled its annual Holiday Fairfor Saturday, Nov. 10, from8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in thechurch hall. Handmadeitems, jewelry, ornaments,candles, honey, bees wax andmore as well as food itemswill be available for pur-chase. For more informa-tion, call (203) 239-2469.
11 SundayRoad Race – The Greater
New Haven Rotaract Club willhost a 5K road race and 1-milefun run, both to begin at NorthHaven’s middle school. Bothfundraisers will benefit localcauses. For more information,visit facebook.com/The-GreaterNewHavenRotaract-Club.
Veterans Day ceremonies -Veterans Day ceremonies arescheduled for Sunday, Nov. 11 at10 a.m. on the Town Green. Allresident are welcome to attend.
Concert - The Nutmeg Sym-phonic Pops Orchestra hasscheduled a free concert forSunday, Nov 11, at 2 p.m. atGateway Community College,88 Bassett Street. For more in-formation, call (203) 283-1053 or(203) 933-2224.
13 TuesdayBlood drive - The North
Haven Sons and Daughtersof Italy, Lodge 2805 hasscheduled an American RedCross blood drive for Tues-day, Nov. 13, from 1 to 5:45p.m. at Lodge 2805, 540RWashington Ave. For moreinformation and to schedulean appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)or visit redcrossblood.org.Walk-ins are welcome.
14 WednesdayHelp and Hope - Robert
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Storm Alfred from last year.We went into Sandy with avery similar response, hav-ing been through this before.It was almost as if the Alfredexperience had occurred justa few months ago.”
Freda agreed with Sa-dosky’s assertion that every-one was more prepared forSandy after the destructive,inclement weather of 2011.“Last year, I had one dedicat-ed UI resource. This year, Ihad two,” Freda said. “Whatthat allowed us to do here attown hall was capture a lotmore quality informationfrom my UI liaisons.”
“For those residents who
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couldn’t get answers by call-ing UI directly, I was able touse my contacts to providethem with quality informa-tion,” he added. “And by get-ting that information, wewere able to make our ownprojections about powerrestoration locally.”
While Sandy certainly lefta mark in North Haven, thehurricane could have beenworse, all things considered.
“With this storm, I wasthankful that there was notas much rain,” Freda said,“because we did not have theMuddy River or other water-ways in town flooding. Thiswas still a destructive storm,though. This was more of apower-devastation storm,more of a telephone-poll-dev-astation storm.”
Leaf collectionFall leaf collections are scheduled to begin Monday, Nov. 5, according to the Town of
North Haven Public Works. Bulk leaf collections are scheduled from Nov. 5 through Dec. 1.Bagged leaves will be collected through Dec. 15. Bagged leaves may also be taken to the Re-cycling center on Elm Street. The complete collection schedule and guidelines is availableat www.town-haven.ct.us or at Town Hall, Town Hall Annex/Public Works, Tax Office, townlibrary and the recycling center. For more information, call (203) 239-5321, ext. 410.
Dedication planned to honor BrozekThe North Haven Board of Education with the North
Haven High School has scheduled a ceremony to celebrate thededication of the high school theater in honor of Patricia K.Brozek.
The event is planned for Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 5:30 p.m. at thehigh school, 221 Elm St. A reception and jazz concert will fol-low the dedication.
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principles has given ourfirst-world country the secu-rity we enjoy today. From theAmerican Revolution to theWar of 1812, from the Mexi-can War to the Civil War,from the Spanish AmericanWar to World War I, fromWorld War II to the KoreanWar, from the Vietnam Warto the Persian Gulf War, andnow the War in Iraq andAfghanistan, through warand peace, valiant patrioticAmericans have answeredthe call, serving with honorand fidelity.
So the least we can do is totry to honor their service.These brave men and womenare standing guard, and pur-suing our enemies, and brav-ing danger to fulfill their
sworn duty to protect us andour American way of life.No amount of medical careor scholarship aid or GI ben-efits can compensate thesemen and women if we fail tohonor them for that singu-lar, remarkable, and heroicservice. These men andwomen are our heroes andmust never be forgotten intimes of war or peace.
Those with less of a senseof service to the nation nev-er understand it when menand women of characterstep forward to look dangerand adversity straight in theeye, refusing to blink, or giveground, even to their owndeaths. The protected can’tbegin to understand theprice paid so they and theirfamilies can sleep safe andfree at night. No, veteransare not victims, but war-
riors and heroes — our war-riors and heroes. And war-riors and heroes are nevervictims, regardless of howand where they fall. Theirpaths are paved by sacrifice— sacrifices they gladlymake for us when they de-cide to put their lives on theline by joining the militaryand taking the oath to pro-tect our nation.
On this Veterans Day andthe ones to follow, let’s notrejoice because it is a day offfrom school or work, butlet’s celebrate by honoringmen and women that haveserved the U.S. military. Weshould also honor the menand women lost in the U.S.military. And we should alsogive a thanks to those whocurrently serve in ourarmed forces by attending aparade, placing flowers and
wreaths on the graves of vet-erans like they do at theTomb of the Unknown Sol-dier at Arlington NationalCemetery, or going up to aveteran we know and shak-ing his or her hand and say-ing “thank you” with a sin-cere smile.
Our men and women inuniform have made and con-tinue to make the ultimatesacrifice for the preserva-tion of freedom and democ-racy, and for this, we are,
and should be, very gratefulto them on Veterans Day —and every day.
Paul Colella is a publishedauthor, North Haven residentand former history schoolteacher. His novels “Patriotsand Scoundrels: Charity’sFirst Adventure,” “The Unde-feated” and “Loyalty and De-ceit” are available online atAmazon.com and Barne-sAndNoble.com, and can bechecked out from the NorthHaven Library.
Veteran’s luncheonThe Hamden Elks Lodge 2224, serving Hamden and North
Haven, has scheduled its annual Veteran’s luncheon for Sun-day, Nov. 11, at the Elks Lodge, 175 School St., Hamden. A U.S.flag retirement ceremony is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Service-worn flags may be dropped off at the lodge to be retired prop-erly. Veterans in attendance will be recognized at the lunch-eon. A fee is charged. For more information and cost, call(203) 248-2224 or (203) 288-0455.
ConcertThe Nutmeg Symphonic Pops Orchestra has scheduled a
free concert for Sunday, Nov 11, at 2 p.m. at Gateway Commu-nity College, 88 Bassett Street. For more information, call(203) 283-1053 or (203) 933-2224.
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women like myself to giveback to the community. Andhe thought that it would be agood way for us to meet otheryoung professionals.
Havens: Alex called me andtalked to me about the idea. Isaw it as a good way to giveback to the community.
Q: You guys already have astrong core of members andare organizing a road racethis weekend. Are you sur-prised this all came togetherso quickly?
Havens: Absolutely. I neverthought that so many youngpeople would be interested inmaking this kind of commit-ment. I think it has a lot to dowith the way society is today,the number of people whoare in need. A lot of people
are less fortunate than weare. And people in all agegroups notice it. Even inschools today they talk aboutit, the need to help others lessfortunate. And it’s interna-tional and national. Just lookat what Hurricane Sandy didto New York and New Jersey.
Casella: People who aresuccessful in business andother careers tend to like togive back. This way, it’s notall about ‘look what I have ac-complished, look at my ca-reer and the money I make’but ‘what can I do to give backto people?’ We’re fortunateenough to be able to give backto people. It’s a good charac-teristic to have when you’re abusiness-owner.
Q: As your first large-scalefundraising event, you guyshave organized a 5K road raceand fun run for this Sundaymorning. What led to that?
Casella: At our first meet-ing, we asked for ideas. Mariasuggested that we do a roadrace and raise awareness forchildhood obesity.
Iamunno: I’ve been run-ning a lot of road races andthey’re a fun way to raisemoney for good causes. And Ithought raising awarenessfor childhood obesity is im-portant. Nowadays, somechildren go home and sit oncouches and watch televisionor play with other technology.I don’t think that kids arerunning around as much any-
Citizen photo by Kyle Swartz
Rotaract President Alex Casella, member Maria Ia-munno and Vice-President Luciano Havens.
more. I don’t think they’regetting as much exercise.Also, play equipment andsports camps can be expen-sive, and some kids’ familiescannot afford them. So wewanted to raise money forthat.
Q: How has the communityresponse been to your cluband fundraiser?
Casella: People in the com-munity and the sponsors ofour race have been very sup-
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Assistant Principal San-dra Preneta introduced Fal-lon McKeon and EricLofquist as North HavenHigh School’s “Students ofthe Month” for the openingof the school year to the localRotary club recently. Togeth-er, the students had far sur-passed the required 40 hoursof community service overtheir four years with a totalof 700 hours accumulated be-tween them. She went on tosay that “Both students haveoutstanding academicrecords and have challengedthemselves by taking honorsand advanced placementcourses throughout theirhigh school career. In addi-tion, they are both stellarathletes and incredible rolemodels for their peers.”
Accompanied by hermother, Antoinette, and hersibling Kylie, McKeon statedthat her parents “have al-ways stressed the impor-tance of giving back to thecommunity,” adding, “I have
dedicated a great deal oftime to serving my schooland community throughoutmy middle and high schoolcareer.” Listing numerousawards and activities (CASSchool Leader; four years asclass treasurer; VP of Na-tional Honor Society; BestBuddies since grade 6; SwimTeam - four years, and cap-tain this year; Junior Boardfor the Ronald McDonaldHouse; and recipient of the2012 St. Michael’s CollegeBook Award for ‘AcademicAchievement with a SocialConscience’) she closed withwords of gratitude saying,“It is because of people likeyou who place such an em-phasis on service that stu-dents like myself can make adifference in the lives of oth-ers.”
Lofquist was joined at thefestivities by his parents, He-lene and Stanley; his grand-mother, Katherine Lofquist;and his sister, Rebecca. Hebegan by thanking the serv-
Students of the Month
ice club for the special recog-nition and proudly pointedto his personal accumulationof over 400 hours of commu-nity service while stating, “Ihave really enjoyed helpingdifferent people and differ-ent organizations accom-plish good things in this com-munity.” Reviewing his per-sonal list (counselor at St.Therese Day Camp - 3 sum-mers; assisting Police Benev-olent Association, includingCommunity Safety Day aswell as a Tag Sale for breastcancer awareness;-volun-teering at Benhaven [serves
children to adults dealingwith autism] teaching signlanguage to an adult; a mem-ber of the Math, Spanish,Latin, and the National Hon-or Societies; Soccer Team -4 years, despite a seasonwith injury) he concludedhis remarks saying, “Volun-teerism is important to me;so when I hear the RotaryClub’s motto, ’service aboveself,’ I take it to heart.”
Text and photo courtesy ofSusan Pace and David
Marchesseault, Rotary PRCommittee
North Haven High School Assistant Principal SandraPreneta, left, congratulates the fall Students of theMonth, Eric Lofquist and Fallon McKeon, with RotaryPresident Michael Hallahan.
portive of us. I really have topay tribute to the NorthHaven Rotary Club, and FirstSelectman Michael Freda,because they’ve been so help-ful.
Havens: We understandthat in today’s economy, it’snot always easy to give mon-ey to charity. We appreciateeveryone who has helped usraise money.
Q: How does the futurelook for Rotaract?
Havens: It all looks on theup and up. We’ve been gettinga lot of calls, texts and emailsfrom people interested inhelping out. Once we get be-yond the race – because we’vereally been focused on thatrecently – I think the group isreally going to come into itsown. If anyone hears of afamily out there in need, ornew opportunities for serv-ice, please contact us.
Casella: As we get moremembers in, we should geteven more innovative ideasand projects to collaborateon. There’s something mydad always talks about re-garding Rotary. He says that alot of Rotarians are gettingup there in age. And theseolder members have certainways of doing things. Well,us young guys and girls willone day have to replace thoseolder members, and we haveour own ways of doingthings. And by bringingthese ideas together – youngand old – we will come upwith new, innovative ways todo things better.
The First Annual GreaterNew Haven Rotaract RoadRace and 5K is this Sunday,Nov. 11, at the North HavenMiddle School. The fun runbegins at 9:45 a.m. while theroad race commences at 10:15.For more information, visitfacebook.com/TheGreater-NewHavenRotaractClub orsearch for the race onActive.com
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ReunionsThe North Haven High
School Class of 2002 hasscheduled it 10-year reunionfor Friday, Nov. 23, at 7 p.m. atFantasia. For more informa-tion and tickets, [email protected]. Dead-line to purchase tickets isNov. 10.
The North Haven HighSchool Class of 1992 hasscheduled its 20th reunionfor Friday, Nov. 23, from 6:30to 11 p.m. at Woodwinds, 29
School Ground Rd., Bran-ford. Checks may be maypayable to North Haven Classof 92 reunion fund. Send pay-ments to Rita M. Pires, P.O.Box 62, Northford, CT 06472.For more information andcost, call (203) 843-1093.
The Hamden HighSchool Class of 1972 hasscheduled its 40th reunionfor Friday, Nov. 23. Invita-tions have been mailed.Those who did not receive aninvitation should email nameand address to [email protected] or HHSof 1972, 20 Beechwood Ave.,Hamden, CT 06514.
ScholarshipRonald McDonald House
Charities of Connecticut andWestern Massachusetts willaward a total of $50,000 to 25local high school seniors thisacademic year through itsscholarship program. Stu-dents of all backgrounds are
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gibility requirements, andapplications, visit rmhc-c t m a . o r g / s ch o l a r s h i p s.Deadline to apply is Dec. 20.
Adult educationAn assortment of fall 2012
North Haven adult educationclasses have openings. Regis-tration is accepted anytimeby calling (203) 239-1641, ext.2913; fax to (203) 239-2115 ormail to 221 Elm St., North
Haven, CT 06473. Thebrochure can be viewed atwww.north-haven.k12.ct.us/ae.
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Women’s Club has scheduledits Holiday Fair for Saturday,Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. atthe church hall.
The fair will offer choco-lates, crafts, candles, holidayitems, jewelry, toys, home-made food and raffles. Activi-ties for children include face
painting, crafts and pictureswith Santa.
Proceeds benefit the St.Frances Cabrini Parish De-velopment Fund.
Holiday griefsupport
Coping with Grief for theHolidays is scheduled forMonday, Nov. 12 from 6 to 7
p.m. at Faith UnitedMethodist Church, 81 Clin-tonville Road. The group willbe facilitated by Rev. DavidPiscatelli and CathyDellaValle.
Under the best of circum-stances, the holiday seasoncan be a stressful time. If youhave experienced the deathof a loved one, separation ordivorce, illness, or the loss ofany other important part ofyour life, you are grieving,this program may help. Wewill discuss suggestions andstrategies to develop a realis-tic plan for the holidays. Theone-night seminar is open toanyone regardless of reli-gious affiliation.
For more information orto reserve a sea, call (203) 239-2469 or e-mail [email protected]
Faith UnitedMethodist Church
Faith United MethodistChurch, 81 ClintonvilleRoad, has scheduled its an-nual Holiday Fair for Satur-day, Nov. 10, from 8:30 a.m. to2:30 p.m. The indoor eventalso features all day foodsales, homemade apple pieand other bake goods. Spaceis available and must be re-served in advance. For moreinformation, contact Vicki
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.
St. John’sSt. John’s Episcopal
Church, 3 Trumbull Place,has scheduled its annual hol-iday fair for Saturday, Nov.10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thefair offers artisan crafts, giftbaskets, baked goods, jewel-ry, book, CDs, DVDs, VHStapes, a gold elephant saleand a silent auction. Lunchwill be available featuringhomemade soups, sandwich-es, desserts and beverages.
For more information, (203)239-0156.
St. Barnabas St. Barnabas Church, 44
Washington Ave., has sched-uled its annual Holiday Festi-val for Friday, Nov. 9, from 5to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 10from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Theevent features raffle, food,baked goods, jewelry andmore.
Temple BethSholom
Temple Beth Sholom, 1809Whitney Ave., Hamden, hasscheduled a Klezmer concertfeaturing The Nu HavenKapelye group for Thursday,Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m.
The Nu Haven Kapelye, agroup of area Klezmer musi-cians, will play Klezmer andYiddish music from Romo-nia, Hungary, Bessarabiaand other European areas.The concert is free and opento the public.
For more information andto RSVP by Nov. 12, call (203)288-7748.
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ObituariesJames P. DiCaprio
James P. DiCaprio, 90, ofNorth Haven,passed awaypeacefully athis home onOct. 28, 2012s u r ro u n d e dby his lovingfamily.
He was thebeloved husband for 58 yearsof Anna M. Bonanno Di-Caprio. He was born inBridgeport on March 13,1922; son of the late Ralphand Carmela DiNuzzo Di-Caprio, and adopted son ofthe late Pasquale and PalmaIannuzzi. James had servedhis country faithfully as aStaff Sergeant in the U.S.Army during World War IIhaving received the Euro-pean African Middle East-ern, the Asiatic Pacific andAmerican Theaters Cam-paign Ribbons. He was theco-owner with his twinbrother Anthony of the for-mer Jet Woodworking Com-pany until his illness.
Father of Donna Bonito ofNorth Haven, Janet Di-Caprio of West Palm Beach,Fla., James (Linda) DiCaprioof East Hampton and LisaDiCaprio of West Haven;grandfather of Nicole andMatthew Bonito, AdamBouhamdan, MatthewBrown, Leah DiCaprio andAndrew Brown; brother ofTommy Gambardella of Mil-ford and the late Mary Mas-trioianni, Luke, Joseph, Patand his identical twin An-thony DiCaprio; brother-in-law of Margaret DiCaprio ofHamden and Isabella Mustoof East Haven. He is alsosurvived by several nieces,nephews, great-nieces andgreat-nephews.
Services were held Nov. 2,2012 from the North HavenFuneral Home, followed by amass of Christian burial atSt. Barnabas Church. Inter-ment with full military hon-ors followed in All SaintsCemetery. Memorial contri-butions may be made to Sis-ters of the Sacred Heart ofJesus, C/O St. FrancesCabrini Convent, 90 ChapelHill Rd., North Haven, CT,06473.
Josephine Durkin Josephine Helen Drozdz
Durkin, 87, ofN o r t h f o r d ,passed awaypeacefully onOct. 22, 2012at the VillageG r e e n ,Wallingford.She was the wife of the lateRaymond F. Durkin. Born inNorth Branford on Nov. 27,1924; daughter of the lateMichael Drozdz and MaryCedzidlo DrozdzRichkowsky. Josephine wasa member of the North Bran-ford Senior Center and an an-imal lover. Mother of Ray-mond J. (Siggy Cognetta)Durkin of Maine, Linda(Roscoe) Javins of North-ford, Nancy (Richard) Herzof Rhoe Island and JaniceDurkin Santanello of EastHaven; loving grandmotherof Michael Durkin, ErikDurkin Lagerstrom, Carrie(Josh) Hawkins, Rosalind(Dan) Salz, Christina San-tanello and the late HeatherDurkin. Predeceased by sis-ters, Genevieve Celmer andAnna Perkowski.
Services were held Nov. 3,2012 with a Mass of Christ-ian burial at St. AugustineChurch, North Branford.Committal services immedi-ately followed in All SaintsCemetery. Memorial contri-butions may be made to theAlzheimer’s Association,2911 Dixwell Ave., Hamden,CT, 06518.
The North Haven FuneralHome, 36 Washington Av-enue has been entrustedwith the arrangements.
Joseph J.Kowaleski
Joseph J. Kowaleski, 92, ofNorth Haven, passed awayOct. 28, 2012 at the CT Hos-pice, Branford. He was thehusband of the late JayneWozniak Kowaleski. Born inNew Haven on March 23,1920; son of the late John andFrances Chomicz Kowalews-ki. Joseph served his coun-try faithfully during WorldWar II with General Patton’sThird Army and later was anInstaller for Atlantic FloorCovering for many years un-til his retirement. Brother of
Frank Kowaleski of EastHaven, Alfred Kowalewskiand his wife Kay of NorthHaven, and the late ArthurKowalewski, WalterKowaleski, John andFrances Kowalewski. Alsosurvived by several nieces,nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and great-greatniece and nephew.
Services were held Nov. 2,2012 at the North Haven Fu-neral Home. Interment withfull military honors followedin All Saints Cemetery.Memorial contributions maybe made to the CT Hospice,Inc., 100 Double Beach Rd.,Branford, CT, 06405.
Leo C. KetterLeo C. Ketter, 77, of North
Haven passedaway peace-fully on Oct.31, 2012 at hish o m e .Beloved hus-band of Natal-ie Dube Ket-ter. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa.on April 14, 1935; son of thelate Leo C. and Mary JaneCampbell Ketter. Leo ob-tained a Bachelor’s of Sci-ence degree in mechanicalengineering from the Univer-sity of Pittsburgh and servedhis country faithfully in theU.S. Air Force. He worked forthe former Winchester West-ern, Dresser Industries, andthe former U.S. RepeatingArms, and had been and In-dependent Engineering Con-sultant for many years untilhis passing. Leo publishedwebsites and instrumentalreading materials on metalindustry troubleshooting, in-cluding his “Gun Drilling So-lutions,” considered bymany to be the authoritativestandard on the subject. Hewas a talented artist and
craftsman. Many of hisbeautiful carved and paintedsigns can be found in thegreater New Haven area. Heshared his broad knowledgeof wood carving in the in-structional video “Wood-carving with the Yankee.”Leo served as lector for SaintFrances Cabrini parish sinceits establishment in 1967. Healso served as minister ofthe Eucharist. Father ofClay Ketter of Sweden,Stephanie Davis of Hamden,Christina Brinker of NorthHaven, and the late JenniferM. Ketter; father-in-law ofJenny Mark Ketter, JustinDavis and Clark Brinker;grandfather of Fanny, Claraand Martha Ketter, Maya andMaxwell Davis and EvanBrinker. Predeceased by hissister, Sister Mary Jacque-line Ketter.
Services were held Nov. 5,2012 with a Mass of Christ-ian Burial at St. FrancesCabrini Church, NorthHaven. Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the CTHospice, Inc., 100 DoubleBeach Road, Branford, CT06405. Interment will be pri-vate and at the convenienceof the family.
Charlotte FaganCharlotte Irene (Doolittle)
Fagan, 90, ofNorth Haven,passed onOct. 31, 2012at her home.She was thebeloved wifeof the lateRobert Lewis Fagan, a highlydecorated veteran of WorldWar II. Charlotte was veryinvolved with charity workespecially for the veterans.She was an accomplished or-ganist and pianist, knownfor her musical talents, she
brought joy to area churchesand organizations and en-joyed entertaining the resi-dents of Stevens Woods.
She is survived by her fourchildren, Sharon Hosley andher husband Richard of Guil-ford, William G. Fagan andhis wife Susan of Higganum,Robert Bruce Fagan ofKillingworth, JoAnn Panekand her husband Pete ofSchertz, Texas; loving grand-mother of Richard Hosley,Jr., Susan Pingree, WendyStach, Kyle and Joshua Ray-mond, as well as eight pre-cious great-grandchildren.Charlotte is survived by herbrother, Richard Doolittle ofWallingford and the late Ver-non, Edward and KennethDoolittle.
Services were held Nov. 5,2012 at the North Haven Fu-neral Home, The Rev. ScottMorrow officiated. Memorialcontributions may be madeto the D.A.V., 80 Hall Ave.,Meriden, CT 06450 or the CTHospice, Inc., 100 DoubleBeach Rd., Branford, CT06405.
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CitizenOpinion14 The North Haven CitizenFriday, November 9, 2012
Government MeetingsTuesday, Nov. 13
Planning & Zoning, 7 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 15
North Haven Memorial Library Board,7:30 p.m.
Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30 p.m.Monday, Nov. 19
Parks and Recreation Commission, 5:30p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 20Blight Prevention Board of Appeals, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 28Board of Fire Commission, 6 p.m.Board of Finance, 7 p.m.Inland/Wetlands Commission, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 29Economic Development Commission, 8:15
a.m.
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Characterrevealed
To the editor:I do not write Letters to
the Editor but I am com-pelled to write this one be-cause I feel it’s important werecognize and applaud thegreat job that our First Se-lectman, Mike Freda, did inhandling storm “Sandy.”
I have a saying that sits inmy office that reads, “Adver-sity does not build character, itreveals it.”
Mike certainly showed hischaracter in taking charge ofthe situation and standing upfor our town during thisstorm and power outages.
Besides broadcasting adaily update to all residents –which let us know he wasworking diligently on our be-half 24/7 – he did not stop ad-vocating on our behalf withthe utilities. When the esti-mates of restoration werenot forthcoming and thenwere set at a timeline fivedays out, he stood up and
said that was not acceptableand put pressure on all theutilities to get North Havenup and running no later thanFriday midnight, versus theMonday-midnight date givenby them.
True to his word, most ofthe town was restored by Fri-day midnight.
This was not an easy taskand it took a lot of determi-nation and courage to makeit happen.
First Selectman Mike, to-gether with our Senator LenFasano and State Representa-tive David Yaccarino, drewthe line in the sand and madeit happen.
Mike, Len and Dave shouldbe recognized and commend-ed for a job very well done.
Our first selectman’s char-acter was certainly revealedin a time of adversity and itshould be recognized andcommended. We are fortu-nate to have him at the helm.
Robin WilsonNorth Haven
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Hand washing and sanitizersBy V. Deborah Culligan,
RN, MPH
There is a single personalaction that all people cantake to reduce their chanceof getting sick from a com-municable disease and tohelp prevent the spread ofcommunicable disease toothers. As simple as it mayseem, this action is hand-washing. Not only does thisaction help to prevent thespread of colds and the flu, italso helps to protect againstfoodborne illness, which af-fects millions of people eachyear and results in about5,000 preventable deaths.
Around the turn of thecentury, it was recognizedthat fewer persons died frommedical procedures if thedoctors washed their handsin between patients. Thisseems like common sense to
us today, but prior to thatrecognition, this was notroutinely done. Throughoutthe years, multiple studieshave continued to documentthe importance of hand-washing and its relationshipto certain illnesses.
To be effective, handwashing should include theuse of soap and water, fric-tion for at least 20 seconds(rubbing together), and athorough rinsing and dry-ing. Most soap is effectivefor reducing bacteria on thehands.
Washing hands with soapand water is still the firstchoice for cleaning hands.But hand sanitizers have be-come very popular. Kids car-ry them to school. You seethem as you walk into thedoctor’s office or the grocerystore. Many people haveasked: are they effective?
The answer is in the ab-sence of soap and water,these products are effectivein reducing the number ofmicroorganisms on yourhands, but do not eliminatethem all. They are not an ac-
ceptable alternative whenhands are visibly soiled (ap-pear dirty) as they do not re-move dirt. When using handsanitizers:
— Be sure it is an alcohol-based product, containing atleast 60 percent alcohol.(Others are ineffective.)
— It should not containbleach or other harsh ingre-dients that could present ahealth hazard.
— Be sure to cover all thesurfaces of your hands andfingers.
— Wipes or towelettes de-signed for use on hands areanother option, and shouldalso be 60 percent or more al-cohol-based.
The CT Department ofPublic Health Fact Sheet onHand Sanitizers alsosuggests the following:
— Use caution with chil-dren. If ingested, they canbe harmful.
— Non-alcohol-basedhand-rub sanitizers (usuallyfoams) contain benzethoni-um chloride, a type of am-monia. These sanitizershave not been proven to beas effective as alcohol-basedsanitizers against viruses.
— Limit the use of anti-microbial found in many liq-uid and bar soaps. Overuse
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of these may lead to the de-velopment of resistant bacte-ria. They are no more effec-tive in removing germs thansoap and water.
— Avoid liquid hand soapswith the active ingredient tri-closan. The chemical hasraised health concerns.
In addition to frequenthand washing, you will helpto prevent the spread of
germs to others if you coveryour cough. If a tissue is notavailable, cough into yoursleeve. This will help keepgerms from becoming air-borne.
You can also help preventillness from spreading bystaying at home when youare sick and staying awayfrom those must vulnerable,such as infants, the elderlyand those who are ill.
If you would like a copy ofthe State of CT Fact Sheet onHand Sanitizers to post in
your home, school or work-place, residents can call theQuinnipiack Valley HealthDistrict at (203) 248-4528 orrequest info online atqvhd.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
Stimulating businessBy Kyle Swartz
In his continued efforts toreverse Connecticut’s pur-ported reputation as con-taining an “anti-business”atmosphere, Gov. Dannel P.Malloy wisely has offeredgovernment funding for sev-eral startup hubs. Over fiveyears, the state will funnel$5 million to clusters ofemerging innovation compa-nies in New Haven, Stam-ford, Hartford and Storrs.Dollars will finance employ-ee training programs, work-place expansion and digitalsystems which allow entre-preneurs to work together inachieving product advance-ment — all keys to private-sector success.
Money will go towardbuoying the type of new, in-ventive, small businessesnecessary to help attain fulleconomic recovery. For ex-ample, the New Haven hubreceiving state funds, adowntown co-working space,houses multiple state-of-the-art startups. One is Appli-vate LLC — co-founded in2011 by former Yale researchadministrator John Fitz-patrick — which created amedical-themed cell phoneapp for parents to track theirkids’ diabetes.
Fitzpatrick and his ven-ture are emblematic of pre-cisely what kinds of compa-nies this state must support.To overcome lingering, re-cession-era economic prob-lems, Connecticut must en-act policies which entice en-trepreneurs to take risksand develop innovative, con-temporary products like Ap-plivate LLC. Bold, creativebusinesspeople will foundstartups capable of growing,turning profit and providingjobs in tomorrow’s market-place — and we need them todo it here.
Thus, Malloy is on targetwith his $5 million for foururban hubs. Besides staffeducation and office space —both essential for startups —Connecticut will invest inonline software which virtu-ally links business clusters.Government officials logi-cally believe this “innova-tion ecosystem” will connectentrepreneurs with neededresources such as investors,lawyers, graphic designersand collaboration opportuni-ties. This Internet databasewill facilitate in-state busi-ness development, andshould offer valuable digitalinfrastructure for decades.
Moreover, Malloy’s legis-lation does not suffer fromthe common complaintsabout his “First Five” initia-tive. Detractors to that gen-erally beneficial program,which provided tax breaksin return for promised jobgrowth, argue that somestate money went to mone-tarily sound corporationswhich probably would haveexpanded anyways. Not sowith startup hubs. Withoutoutside assistance, many en-trepreneurs, like Fitz-patrick, would never quitday jobs to take that initialpersonal risk.
By backing startups, Mal-loy is nurturing commercialinnovation at its incipient,most-vulnerable stage. En-trepreneurs in and out ofthe state will see this pro-gram and have more motiveto begin their new compa-nies in Connecticut — clear-ly another commendable ad-vancement toward fosteringgreater economic develop-ment and a pro-business at-mosphere.
Kyle Swartz is editor ofThe North Haven Citizen andan editorial associate at theRecord-Journal, Meriden.
Medicare savingsBy Alex Casella
Special to The Citizen
Discussions among seniors today con-tain a common topic: going to the doctor’soffice, and how much it costs them to go.Furthermore, seniors may have some-thing to say about receiving a fixed in-come from Social Security and pensionseach month, though this may not holdtrue for all seniors, as many have contin-ued in the workforce or been fortunateenough to live comfortably in retirement.But this does not hold true for the averagesenior today. With regard to the cost oftheir healthcare, there might be a way toput a little more back in your pocket at theend of the month.
A few years back, the Medicare indus-try introduced Medicare Advantage planscosting $0 per month. That’s right — nomonthly premium.
Now let me start off and say that thesespecific plans may not be for everyone.While they may be beneficial for some,there are some who may not fit this type.It is important to consider the state ofyour health in addition to how often you avisit a doctor, and how much that is cur-rently costing.
These plans have become popular: forthe obvious reason that they are able to of-fer health coverage for $0 per month. Tobe eligible for this plan you must be aMedicare beneficiary participating inboth Part A and Part B of Medicare. Sowhile this plan will cost you $0, aMedicare beneficiary will still be respon-sible to pay for the Part B portionMedicare (which in most cases is takenout of the member’s social security eachmonth).
So how can it be that these plans can beoffered each month? Well it’s quite simple.The federal government subsidizes pri-vate insurance companies a specific dol-lar amount each month to offer these
plans. By doing so, they transfer the riskover to the private insurance company.With this subsidy in mind, the private in-surance company offers plans, some withpremiums and some with no premiums.These types of plans are associated withdoctor networks, in the form of HMOs andPPOs. The major difference between theplan designs is that the plans with no pre-mium generally have a higher co-paystructure. So, when a beneficiary goes infor services under the plan, with no pre-mium, they’ll have a higher out of pocketexposure.
Many have questioned to the quality ofcoverage under these $0 plans. The truthis that these plans are mandated underthe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid(CMS) and must cover everything thatMedicare covers. Therefore, if Medicarecovers it, then these plans will cover it.
Other concerns that have risen aboutthese plans are the out-of-pocket exposurethat can exist if the member faces a majorcondition with several visits to doctorsand hospitals. All Medicare Advantageplans have out-of-pocket maximums,which are limits to the amount of moneya member would play under the plan formedical expenses. Thus, in the course of ayear, if a member incurs a specific dollaramount described under the plan, formedical expenses, they would receive cov-erage at 100 percent for everything aboveand beyond that described amount. Keepin mind that this only applies to medicalservices and does not apply to costs forprescription drugs.
When choosing your Medicare healthplan for next year, do your research toevaluate and see if you can save a buck ortwo with a $0 Medicare Advantage plan.
A North Haven native and NHHS gradu-ate, Alex Casella now works in town as aninsurance agent. Contact: (203) 980-7569 [email protected]
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CitizenSeniors16 The North Haven CitizenFriday, November 9, 2012
If you’re tired of shoveling snow, mowing the lawn and keeping up with home repairs, consider independent living on the Masonicare Health Center campus in Wallingford.
With access to a host of activities, volunteering, spiritualservices and amenities, it’s the perfect setting to enjoy a morerelaxed lifestyle. Our over-55 apartment options vary in sizeand features, but all have:
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This lifestyle is popular, so plan ahead by gettingyour application in now. For more information,call The Masonicare HelpLine at 888-679-9997.
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To reserve a lunch, call Mary Ellen at (203) 239-4030.Reservations must be made by noon the day before.Lunch is served at noon. Suggested donation is $2.
Ceramics, 9 a.m.Chair Aerobics, 10:30 a.m.Presentation: What You
Never Knew About Coins,10:30 a.m.
Mini Trip: Wal-Mart, 10:30a.m.
Lunch, 11:30 a.m.Senior Center closing at 1
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Senior Center closed. Holi-day Bazaar 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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PolicyAn activity fee is charged
for non-residents to partici-pate in the North Haven Se-nior Center. For more infor-mation, call (203) 239-5432.
Classes with insufficientenrollment may be cancelledprior to the starting date.Registrants will be notifiedby telephone if a coursemust be cancelled.
Seniorhappenings
Food safety: To toss ornot to toss - Tuesday, Nov. 13at 10:45 a.m. Learn safe way
to prepare and store food,how to store leftovers safely,and more.
What You Never KnewAbout Coins - Thursday,Nov. 15 10:30 a.m. Blair Soucyis scheduled to talk aboutcoin collecting. Participantsare encouraged to bringcoins or currency to be eval-uated.
Red Hatters program:Bigelow Tea Company -Nov. 14 at 1 p.m.
Annual Holiday Bazaar -Friday, Nov.16 from 3 to 6 p.m.and Saturday, Nov. 17 from 9a.m. to 2 p.m. Homemadecrafts, children’s activities,baked goods, raffle prizes,
granny’s attic and refresh-ments. Parking is available.For more information, call(203) 239-5432.
Thanksgiving party - Tues-day, Nov. 20 at 11:45 a.m. En-tertainment by Shel Cooper.Turkey dinner lunch isplanned.
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Chiropractor tip of the weekAt all times, avoid twisting while lifting. Twisting is one
of the most dangerous movements for your spine, espe-cially while lifting.
If the item is too heavy to lift, pushing it is easier onyour back than pulling it. Whenever possible, use yourlegs, not your back or upper body, to push the item.
If you must lift a heavy item, get someone to help you.Tip of the week courtesy of professional chiropractors
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Immunizationprogram
Over 18,000 cases of per-tussis have been reported tothe Centers for Disease Con-trol this year. The disease isalso known as whoopingcough, which is on the rise inmany states, including Con-necticut. Pertussis is partic-ularly severe for infants,who are not fully protectedagainst this terrible coughuntil they are one year old.
The Quinnipiack ValleyHealth District offers thepertussis vaccine (in theform of Tdap-tetanus, diph-theria and pertussis) to par-ents, grandparents, babysit-ters and other caregivers orcontacts of newborns and in-fants 12 months and younger.If you are over age 18 and
have never had a Tdap vac-cine, (a combined boosterimmunization containingtetanus, diphtheria and per-tussis protection) you are eli-gible to receive this vaccine.An administration fee is re-quested. No one will beturned away for lack of abil-ity to pay this fee. Immuniza-tion clinics are held every 4-6weeks.
For more information,clinic dates and times, callQVHD at (203) 248-4528 or vis-it qvhd.org
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Team North Haven Sons and Daughters of Italy, Lodge 2805 recently participat-ed in the walk to End Alzheimer’s, raising funds for the Alzheimer’s Associa-tion. The team was organized and led by Theresa and Bill Marino.
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Jean CeweJean Diglio Cewe, 89, of
North Haven,passed awaypeacefully ather home onOct. 30, 2012s u r ro u n d e dby her lovingfamily. Shewas the wife of the lateJoseph E. Cewe. Jean wasborn in New Haven on April22, 1923 and was the daughterof the late Sam Diglio and So-phie Tondalo Diglio DeLucia.Jean enjoyed and was an ex-cellent baker; loved to tend toher garden; was a member ofthe Tuesday morning bowl-ing league and the St.Frances Cabrini ChurchThursday morning bowlingleague.
A loving and devoted wife,mother, grandmother, great-grandmother aunt andfriend, she leaves behindsons, David Cewe, Ronald(Karen) Cewe and the lateMark Cewe; grandchildrenDavid Cewe, Jr., Gina Cewe(Brian) Barrett, Daniel (Jack-ie) Cewe, Nicholas (Christi-na) Cewe, Kristen Cewe;great-grandchildren, Brianand Nicholas Barrett, Kaden,Conner and Natalia Cewe.Also survived by many lov-ing nieces, nephews, closefriends and wonderful neigh-bors. Predeceased by herdaughter-in-law LorrianeCewe; brothers, Dominic andJoseph Diglio, and a sister,Frances Diglio.
Services were held Nov. 6,2012 with a Mass of Christianburial at St. Frances CabriniChurch, North Haven. Inter-ment will be private and atthe convenience of the fami-ly. Memorial contributionsmay be made to the Sister’sProject through the funeraldirector. The North HavenFuneral Home, 36 Washing-ton Avenue has been entrust-ed with her arrangements.
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the news; many acknowl-edged that the race had beena close one.
“I just think he does agreat job for everybody, notjust Republicans or Democ-rats. All politics is local andhe does a great job,” said DonCrouch of Wallingford.
The 34th District consistsof Wallingford, East Havenand parts of North Havenand Durham.
Laurie Rich Salerno re-ports for the Record-Journal,Meriden. Follow her on Twit-ter @LaurieSalernoRJ
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The Connecticut Foster/Adopt Informational Center,84 Washington St., has sched-uled four drives to benefit thecenter.
Nov. 11 to 16 - Pajama drive(sizes infant through youngadult.)
Nov. 19 to 23 - Book drive(child/tween-teen books.)
Nov. 26 to 30 - Holiday teengift card drive for DCF fosterteens.
For more information, callJacqueline Ford at (203) 641-5710 or email [email protected]
Send us your news:News: (203) 317-2256
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The Animal Haven hasscheduled its Holiday Fairfor Saturday, Nov. 24 at theNorth Haven CongregationalChurch, 28 Church St. Theorganization is looking forhomemade crafts, Christmasor holiday items, bakedgoods for sale. Volunteers arealso need ed. Proceeds bene-fit the Animal Haven. Formore information and to do-nate, contact Chris Gagne at(203) 484-9648 [email protected]. Pleasedo not bring items to the shel-ter.
Supply driveThe Animal Haven has
scheduled a supply drive.The shelter is in need ofcanned cat food, paper tow-els, bleach, towels (new ofused), dry cat food andcanned or dry dog food.
Representatives are sched-uled to collect donations asfollows:
Saturday, Nov. 10 from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. at Petco in Mil-ford.
Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. at Petco inNorth Haven.
Monetary and food dona-tions may be dropped off ormailed to The Animal Haven,89 Mill St., North Haven, CT06473.
Our Lady ofPompeii bus trips
Our Lady of PompeiiChurch, East Haven, hasscheduled the following:
A day trip to the NewportPlayhouse in Newport, R.I.for Thursday, Nov. 29 to seeGreetings. Bus trip includesmotor coach transportation,buffet lunch, the play and busdriver gratuity.
For more information,costs and reservations, callJudy at (203) 469-7169 or Carolat (203) 239-9513.
Santa’s WorkshopSanta’s Workshop at the
North Pole is scheduled forSunday, Dec. 2 from 2 to 4p.m.; Monday, Dec. 3 from 6:30to 8:30 p.m. and Wednesday,Dec. 5 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Photos with Santa areavailable for fee.
For more information, call(203) 239-5321, ext. 530.
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ObituaryPatricia Rosadini
Patricia Anne AntonioRosadini, 59,of NorthHaven passedinto eternalrest on Oct.29, 2012. Shewas the wifeto her belovedhusband David A. Rosadini.Patricia was born in NewHaven on Jan. 21, 1953 andwas the daughter of the lateErnest and Anne Theresa Se-taro Antonio.
Patti had worked all herlife as a dental assistant andoffice manager in WestHaven and North Haven; was
a lifelong parishioner of OurLady of Mt. Carmel Churchin Hamden where she was in-volved with many differentsocial committees and donat-ed to the parish communitycenter.
Sister of Barbara AntonioMuldoon and her husbandJim, Donna Antonio Ramadaand her husband John, andKim Michele Antonio; sister-in-law of Joan Langdon;aunt of Taylor Michele Kies-lich, Russell E. Kieslich IIIand his wife Marissa, JeffreyMuldoon and wife Marissa,Tiffany Langdon and hus-band David Vincent, RobertLangdon and wife Danielle,Brian and Karen Langdon;great-aunt of Russell E. Kies-lich IV, Jason, Ava Marie,Brandon and Brianna Lang-don. Also survived by heraunt Janet Fitch and severalcousins. She loved her threepups, Spencer, Jax, Baxter,
and also her Michelle-Anne.The family would like tothank all the many friendsand neighbors for the sup-port they gave and the timethey spent with Patti, shewas loved by so many andwill be missed in all ourhearts forever.
Services were held Nov. 3,2012 with a Mass of Christ-ian burial at Our Lady of Mt.Carmel Church, Hamden.Committal services immedi-ately following in All SaintsCemetery. There will be novisiting hours. In lieu offlowers, memorial contribu-tions may be made to the CTHospice, Inc., 100 DoubleBeach Rd., Branford, CT06405 or the Animal Haven,Inc., 89 Mill Rd., NorthHaven, CT 06473.
The North Haven FuneralHome, 36 Washington Av-enue has been entrustedwith the arrangements.
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in this new division format,our annual game againstForan has taken on a little bitof a rivalry,” said NHHS headcoach Anthony Sagnella.“We always get a good effortfrom them. They’re a well-coached team.”
“Going down there andcompeting against them is al-ways a challenge,” he added.“Their kids were fired up.Their coaches were fired up.That environment has a lot ofenergy. You have to play wellin order to win when you godown there.”
The game at Foran HighSchool was moved from Fri-day night to Sunday after-noon because of HurricaneSandy. The host Lions wereon a four-game winningstreak and had just come offof a big win for their pro-gram over Notre Dame ofWest Haven.
The Lions opened thegame attempting an onsidekick, which North Havencovered up to earn advanta-geous starting field positionaround midfield. The Indiansslowly moved the ball downto Foran red zone beforeNHHS senior running backJalon White lost the handleand fumbled it away. A teamwith considerable passingabilities, Foran wasted no
Senior night
Submitted by Lisa Brennan
The North Haven Boys and Girls Cross Coun-try Team held senior night at Wharton BrookState Park recently. The boys finished the season8-4. The girls finished the season 7-4. Congratulations to seniors Jay Brennan, Christopher DelVecchio, Raymond Rich-Fiondella, Chris Masi, Marcus Spignesi, Zoe Esponda, Talia Gallagher and Rachel Seropian.
Cross country team photo. Cross country team seniors, from left: Rachel Seropian,Zoe Esponda, Jay Brennan, Talia Gallagher, Raymond Rich-Fiondella, Christopher DelVecchio, Chris Masi and MarcusSpignesi.
Cross country senior boyscaptains, from left: JayBrennan, Raymond Rich-Fiondella, ChristopherDelVecchio.
Citizen photos by Kevin Pataky
Clockwise from top left: Alex Baglioni and MahmoudHamza block Foran’s Ryan Klink. Ethan Suraci. Suraciis hoisted by Connor McDonald and Matt Siwek.Suraci scores a touchdown.
time going to the air to movedown to the Indians 18-yardline before turning the ballover on downs. North Haventhen slugged their way upthe middle back into Foran’s
side of the field beforestalling and having to punt.The Lions then marched allthe way to North Haven’s 5-
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yard before missing a 22-yardfield goal.
North Haven then put to-gether another nice drive andmoved deep into Foran terri-tory following a White pass tojunior tight end AlexBaglioni for a 31-yard gain.But junior Ethan Suraci thenfumbled the possession awaywhile trying to stretch for ex-tra yardage.
“It was a hard-hitting,hard-fought game,” Sagnellasaid. “Both teams playedwell.”
“We play very differentstyles of offense, but both of-fenses presented problems tothe opposing defenses,” headded. “They go through theair. They can spread you allover the field and are veryathletic. And that stressedour defense, just as our phys-ical running attack stressedthem. It was an intense game.Our defense came up with alot of important stops.”
After forcing the Lions topunt, North Haven got theball back with under twominutes to play with favor-able field position. A pair ofnice runs by Suraci and sen-ior Quincy Pecora moved theball to Foran’s 15-yard line.Then White — who Sagnellasaid has unofficially has bro-ken NHHS’ single-seasonrushing yards record — pow-ered the ball to the 2-yard linewith 51 seconds left in thehalf.
From there, Suraci bustedin up the middle for thegame’s first score. SeniorSam Biller tacked on the ex-tra point and the Indians tooka 7-0 lead into halftime.
Citizen photos by Kevin Pataky
From left: Zach Kastenhuber sacks Foran’s quarter-back Jake Kasuba. Quincy Pecora. Jalon White runsthrough traffic.
“We were fortunate to geta little bit of momentum go-ing into halftime,” Sagnellasaid. “Especially because,with their air attack, Forancan score quickly. And wetypically cannot score quick-ly, unless we break off a longrun. So I really didn’t wantForan to pile a few scores onus in the first half.”
The Lions’ first drive ofthe second half ended onNorth Haven’s 22-yard linewhen junior Freddy Sanchezintercepted a pass fromForan’s Jake Kasuba. Fromthere, North Haven marchedmethodically to Foran’s sideof the field but came upagainst a 4th and 1 on the 35yard line. Suraci took thehandoff and plowed througha handful of Lion tacklersand raced his way to a touch-down and a 14-0 North Havenlead.
“Ethan Suraci had a goodgame,” Sagnella said.“Foran’s defense was de-signed to take Jalon Whiteout of the game, which is un-derstandable. They strength-
ened their perimeter side de-fense. White certainly makesuse of the sidelines, and hasgreat open-field abilities. Butthey made us play the gameinside of the tackles a littlebit more. Ethan is more of adownhill runner, inside-the-tackles runner. Our line wasable to create some holes forhim. And he was able to takeadvantage and wore Forandown.”
“I thought that if we couldcontrol the line of scrim-mage, we’d have a goodchance of coming out ontop,” he added.
On Maroon-and-White’snext drive, they moved theball all the way to Foran’sgoal line and attempted toput the game away. Whitetried to go up and over thepile but was stopped justshort of the goal line. On thenext play, the Lions fumbledthe ball in the end zone andPecora recovered it for atouchdown and a 21-0 Indianlead.
Determined to keep it agame, Foran passed their
way down for their firstscore to cut the lead to 21-7,but North Haven sealed thevictory with a nice drivewith alternating runs byWhite and Suraci to get theball to the Lions’ 8-yard line.Junior Mike Halloran thenhad a 5-yard run beforeWhite took it in for a 3-yardtouchdown which cappedscoring at 28-7.
With the win, NorthHaven improved their over-all record to 5-3 and clinchedthe SCC Divison II East titlefor the fifth time in the lastsix seasons.
“We really had to buckle itdown to win that one,” Sag-nella said. “It was a good,hard-hitting game.”
Suraci led the offense with19 carries for 195 yards and apair of touchdowns. Whitechipped in with 28 carriesfor 138 yards, a touchdownand was two-for-two on pass-ing for 45 yards. White alsoled the defense with 11 tack-les.
Although NHHS’ footballprogram is trending upward,
winning in 2012 another divi-sion title and competingagainst the toughest oppo-nents Connecticut can offer,there comes a potentialdownside to testing the teamwith such a difficult sched-ule.
“Being division champi-ons just means that we wonall our division games,” Sag-nella said. “With our threelosses, there’s a slim chancewe make the playoffs. Thereare too many things that weneed to happen. And we havethe extra burden of havingto win our last two games ontop of those other thingshappening.”
“In all those losses againsttop talent, we had our oppor-tunities,” he continued. “Wecan’t look back. We can onlylook forward. We have an im-portant game against LymanHall this week and then a cli-matic game on Thanksgiv-ing weekend.”
NHHS will play LymanHall in Wallingford tonight.
Undefeated champsSubmitted by Michael Anquillare
The North Haven Jr. Indians baseball team won the Central ConnecticutFall Ball League. The Jr. Indians beat Prospect (11-5) in the quarterfi-nals, Waterbury (3-2) in the semifinals, and Wolcott (7-0) in the finals enroute to the title. The 8U Team went undefeated in league play with arecord of 11-0. The Jr. Indians finished their 2012 campaign undefeat-ed, with an impressive record of 31-0, winning all four tournaments en-tered including the Central Connecticut Fall Ball League. Team mem-bers, front row, from left: Andrew Coppola (batboy), Ryan Balzano,Jack Ranani, Sal Giaimo, Tyler McLain, Justin Coppola, Henry Ranani(batboy). Back row: Tyler Signore, Anthony Acampora, Ty Rooney,Chris Hager, Ryan Cannon, Michael Anquillare, Jack Bowery.
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Radio City bus tripSt. Joan of Arc Parish, Hamden, has scheduled a bus trip
to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular on Friday, Nov. 30.Bus departs the North Haven commuter parking lot A at 8a.m. The trip includes time for lunch, sightseeing and the 4p.m. show. For more information and cost, call Sue at (203)248-1069.
Holiday BazaarSilk’n Sounds Chorus, Greater New Haven’s women’s a
cappella organization, has scheduled a Holiday Bazaar forSaturday, Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hamden ElksLodge, 175 School St., Hamden. Vendor tables are available.For more information, contact Louise at (203) 239-7104 or [email protected].
Chamber partyQuinnipiac Chamber of
Commerce has scheduled itsholiday party for Monday, Dec.3 from 5:30 to 8p.m. at Fantasia,401 Washington Ave. A fee ischarged. For more informa-tion, call (203) 269-9891.
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