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Friday, June 3, 2011

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The solemn sound of taps echoed through the Newington Town Hall Saturday afternoon, as residents and local dignitar-ies gathered for Memorial Day services held on behalf of the residents of Newington who lost their lives in war throughout the country’s history.

“We all gave some, but some gave all,” said Command Sgt. Major Kenneth O’Brien Sr., U.S. Army retired, and the acting mas-ter of ceremonies.

At the beginning of the cer-emony an American flag, done in the triangular fold, was placed in

the front of the room. Known as the Flag of Honor, it represented the men and women who lost their lives but who were still ever present.

“Today we recognize those military services members who gave up their futures — their very lives in honor of our nation,” said O’Brien.

Fire Commissioner Bob Seiler, also this year’s Memorial Day Parade Grand Marshal, spoke of his time serving with the Newington Police Department and the men he knew and lost during that time, including Master Police Officer Peter J. Lavery, who was fatally shot while responding to a call in December 2004.

Since World War I, 29 Newington residents have lost their lives in defense of the country.

This year a new name was added to the Newington Veteran’s Memorial, that of Captain Peter Gibney Moriarty, of the U.S. Air

Honoring our soldiersPast and present, Newington has a rich tradition of men and women who serve our country.

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FARMINGTON — The larg-est class in Tunxis Community College history, 409 in all, received associate degrees and certificates on a hot and humid Wednesday night.

“You did not get here on your good looks. You did not get here on your parents’ money,” said William McGurk, a mem-ber of the Board of Trustees for Connecticut Community Colleges. “You got here on your determination.””

Among the new graduates was Eliud Rivera, a 27-year-old from New Britain who has received $42,000 in grants and scholar-ships to attend Cornell University in the fall.

“It’s amazing,” Rivera said. “When I saw that financial-aid letter I was surprised.”

Rivera balanced a full plate of courses with a full-time job at Verizon Wireless. His father suffers from dementia, requiring intensive care, and Rivera also

spent the semester taking care of his mother, who was ill.

“That hasn’t made things easy,” Rivera said.

He said he handles the respon-sibilities in his life by preparing for the school work he needs to get done and exhibiting lots of

self-control.Rivera said his goal is to grad-

uate from Cornell and go into investment banking. Eventually he wants to either go back to school for his MBA or a law degree.

Another grad from New

Britain, Sebastian Czeczotka, was a 29-year-old who works full-time at Adkins Printing while attending Tunxis.

“It’s quite difficult,” Czeczotka said. “I plan everything out.”

Czeczotka graduated with 3.7 GPA and received an associ-ate degree in graphic design. He plans on going back for a degree in computer science.

Czeczotka won first place in the Tunxis Student Art Exhibition two years in a row for his graphic design work.

“I was surprised, although I felt that my concept on design was really strong,” he said.

As for the future, Czeczotka said he’s taking it one day at a time. He wants a career doing graphic design with art on the side.

One student whose deter-mination showed was Class Salutatorian Anna Karpiej of Newington.

In her speech, Karpiej said, “I discovered that learning was a way to open up the doors to unheard opportunities. And like

any journey, it was one step at a time.”

Karpiej came to the United States from Poland 12 years ago and began her studies at Tunxis with only the intentions of improving her English.

Karpiej was joined by many other students who had their share of accomplishments and obstacles to overcome.

Among the new graduates was Caitlin Riordan of Bristol. She received an associate’s degree in general studies. She plans on attending Central Connecticut State University in the fall to pursue a bachelors degree in chemistry with a minor in biol-ogy. Eventually she plans to continue on to become a physi-cian’s assistant.

“I think Tunxis did a really good job of opening up doors to differ-ent opportunities,” said Riordan. “The teachers showed me a lot of options for my future.”

As the commencement cere-mony ended, a cool breeze finally came through the courtyard waft-ing over the new graduates.

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Christopher Falkner, 18, of 145 Carriage Hill Drive, Newington, was charged May 19 with possession of drug parapher-nalia and possession of less than 4 ounces of marijuana.

Steven Figler, 19, of 1320 Berlin Turn-pike, Wethersfield, was charged May 19 with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 4 ouncesj of marijuana.

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Krystal Prokop, 24, of 466 Lower Lane, Berlin, was charged May 25 with lar-ceny in the fifth degree (two counts) and conspiracy to commit larceny in the fifth degree (two counts).

Stephen Francoeur, 24, of 17 Con-necticut South Drive, East Granby, was charged May 24 with larceny in the sixth degree.

Stefanos Pelarinos, 60, of 248 Richard St., Newington, was charged May 24 with assault in the third degree, strangu-lation in the third degree and disorderly conduct.

Jose Huertas, 34, of 339 Chestnut St., New Britain, was charged May 26 with breach of peace, carrying a dangerous weapon and assault in the third degree.

Brad Schmitt, 24, of 101 Martin Road, was charged May 27 with breach of peace and criminal trespass in the first degree.

Christopher Orozco, 20, of 65 Brockett St., Newington, was charged May 29 with DUI and driving with an improper muffler.

Lyndell Bowen, 25, of 2 Redwood St., Enfield, was charged with failure to ap-pear in the second degree.

Kevin Learned, 40, of 76 Jeffrey Lane, Newington, was charged with interfer-ence with emergency calls, reckless en-dangerment in the second degree and disorderly conduct.

Thomas Simmons, 18, of 90 Harold Drive, Newington, was charged May 30 with criminal attempt to commit larceny in the sixth degree.

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Nafis, who co-chaired the Task Force on the Reduction of State Agency Paper and Duplicative Procedures, said the bill (HB 6600) will improve efficiency at state agencies and make it easier to do business in Connecticut.

“These changes will go a long way towards streamlining and making government more user-friendly and efficient,” said Nafis. “We have simply updated state law to reflect changing technol-ogy by removing some outdated rules requiring paper copies of documents at state agencies and here at the legislature. These

common sense fixes will save taxpayers money and make it easier for the public to interact with the state.”

The Task Force, whose mem-bers came from both the public and private sector, held a series of meetings and public hearings over a five month period to hear from state agency staff, busi-ness owners and members of the public.

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Some items, such as those include in this bill, did require legislative action and resulted in this bill.

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Residents of Newington and Wethersfield attended the Newington Town Plan and Zoning Commission meeting en masse the night of Wednesday, May 25, to express their dismay with the proposed development of Cedar Mountain by Toll Brothers Inc. of Newtown.

Toll Brothers Inc. is petition-ing the Town Plan and Zoning Commission for the right to develop town houses on the Marcap LLC lot that is currently designated for commercial use. The 28-acre parcel sits west of the Connecticut Humane Society and south of the historic Old Mountain Road.

Many of the more than 300 residents who came to voice their opinions during the three hour long meeting were from the Newington and Wethersfield area that surrounds the mountain.

“If Cedar Mountain is devel-oped, it will be gone forever and in its place will be nondescript housing… it is difficult for me

to imagine the shortsighted-ness of letting the last sizable piece of open space in this town become just another development. As it were, it’s the last devel-opment,” said Ettore Namias of Newington.

Wednesday night was the first night of hearings in which Toll Brothers Inc., led by project con-sultant Ray Bradwell, were able to

present their case for the designa-tion change on the parcel of land.

Toll Brothers Inc. presented plans to construct 75 town houses on the lot with access to the homes through the historic Old Mountain Road. In the proposal, Toll Brothers Inc. plans on reserv-ing 10 acres to the west for open space.

“We want to be stewards of this

land,” said Bradwell during his presentation.

They also presented tentative plans for a medical commercial building with 1,200 parking spac-es if the lot were to remain a commercial development desig-nated lot.

After hearing the presentation for the petition to re-designate the Marcap LLC property, resi-dents took to the floor and spoke out against the construction.

“I think there is a time for compromise,” said Edward Devzhansky, 16, of Newington. “There is always a time for com-promise, but there is also a time to say no and I think that this is one of those times.”

This is not the first time Toll Brothers Inc. has appeared before the Newington Town Plan and Zoning Commission. In late 2009 the company proposed a larger residential lot, but later withdrew the proposal due to opposition by area residents.

“I was here a year ago. What are we doing here with drawings and plans. Nobody wants this here,” said Jeff Downes of Wethersfield.

Many who spoke cited the 2020 plan of Conservation and Development adopted by the Newington Plan and Zoning Commission on June 30, 2010, which states, “Emphasis should be placed on the preservation of Cedar Mountain as open space with priority directed towards protecting inland wetlands and slopes over 15 percent.”

“By your own statements in the 2020 plan, obviously we have a sense of a need for preserva-tion in this town of open space,” Scott McBride, a member of the town council but who spoke on his own behalf, told the commis-sion, “I think it is very clear what the wishes of the town are and I would ask that you respectfully follow those wishes.”

The group Save Cedar Mountain! was also present at the meeting, handing out flyers at the door and encouraging attendees to support the preservation of the mountain.

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for the citizens, what is in the best interest for the community in the long run. Clearly, it is obvious from the amount of people here what the citizens want,” said Kelly Mowchan of Newington and founder of the Save Cedar Mountain! group, “and I ask you to support us and do what is right for the town.”

“We have the wherewithal to develop this property commercially and, certainly, if this zone change is denied will pursue that,” said co-owner of the Marcap LLC property, Gennaro Martorelli, in rebuttal.

“If you are looking to minimize the impact to Cedar Mountain, the zone change, when you cut through all the emotion, makes all the sense in the world,” Martorelli added.

Myra Cohen, a member of the Town Council, who also spoke on her own behalf, pointed out that the zone change was, “…a stand-alone petition, not connected at this point with the development proposal. If the zone change went through, what is looked at now is not necessarily what goes through… someone could come in with a totally different proposal.”

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Commission also heard a petition for the development of 71 single fam-ily homes to be built on the 101-acre Balf-Tilcon lot to the north. In addi-tion to the donation of 37 acres of the lot closest to the ridgeline to open space, Toll Brothers Inc. proposed constructing a trail system within the lot for town residents.

Town Planner Ed Meehan present-ed Town Planning and Development Department reports to the TPZ com-mission for both lot proposals. He stated that he and his staff had some concerns in the proposed develop-ment plan including the construction of home on grades steeper than 15 percent. Meehan also cited that the already problematic Russell Road East Cedar Street intersection would also need redevelopment to handle increased traffic from the new resi-dential area.

“I would recommend looking at this in relationship to the sur-rounding area,” Meehan told the commission.

The Newington Town Plan and Zoning Commission will convene to review the Toll Brothers Inc. petitions on Cedar Mountain on June 8 at 7p.m. at the Newington Town Hall.

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NEWINGTON — Senior citizens who gathered Friday for a forum held by U.S. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, expressed dismay at efforts to modify the Medicare program, saying attempts to privatize it would prove too costly.

More than 100 people crowded into the Newington Senior and Disabled Center to hear Larson discuss the future of Medicare. The Democrat spoke for about an hour about the consequences if House Republicans were successful in altering the federal health care program for seniors.

He said Medicare is a “reimbursement plan for the seniors who have paid into it their entire lives.” He had a supportive audience in the seniors who gathered Friday.

“If they play down Medicare, like the Republicans want to do, it will be a resulting mess in health, especially for the middle-aged and senior citizens,” said Joy Zocco, 68, of Newington.

Congressman (D) John Larson spoke to local residents Friday morning at an open forum held at the Newington Senior and Disabled Center about the recent Republican budget proposal which would increase Medicare rates.

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, a Republican from Wisconsin, has offered a plan that calls for Medicare, which accounts for 13 percent of the federal budget, to be cut by at least $700 billion. His proposal would turn Medicare into a grant program in which seniors would be covered by private insurers. The insurance companies would be subsidized by the federal government through the issuance of vouchers.

Deficit hawks in Washington, D.C. are pushing for changes to entitlement programs and seeking deep cuts in programs as the fed-eral deficit is expected to rise to $1.4 trillion

this year.But many who spoke Friday feared rising

medical costs if the Republican proposal were adopted. A common belief held by many in attendance was that a voucher system would benefit those who can already afford private insurance, not those who would have to aban-don Medicare.

“Premiums will even go higher than what they are saying ...,” said Ninette Cunningham, 74, of Newington. “In our opinion it is another step toward privatization. ... It will bankrupt us.”

“When you talk about shared sacrifice,” added Cunningham, “who are we sharing the sacrifice with, people who are in the same situation?”

According to the Congressional Budget Office, health care spending on a 65-year-old in 2022 is predicted to be $20,500 under the Republican plan, compared to estimated health care expenses of $14,750 under Medicare. Government contributions would be $8,000 under both plans. The Ryan proposal, if passed, which is considered unlikely, would not go into effect until 2022.

“I’m 82 years old and I am here because of Medicare and Medicaid and all these ser-vices because I have cancer and other ailments.

It’s important to do what we can to keep (Medicare) going ...,” said Phil Knecht of Newington. “From what I have heard about the Ryan plan it scares the hell out of me. If I was younger and we had the Ryan plan I think I would be in trouble.”

Sean Kelly, 40, of Ellington said the Ryan proposal was his best shot at receiving com-pensation for his years of contributing to Medicare.

“I (support) the Ryan plan predominantly because I don’t think Medicare will be around when I reach retirement age and Ryan will ensure that I have access to some kind of care when I reach 65 and am able to retire,” Kelly said, “I have been contributing to my own health care costs for my entire life. I don’t see why that should change when I retire.”

The meeting became heated at times as some urged Larson to work toward saving future benefits and work with Republicans to find a better solution.

“In all of these plans the devil is in the details and we have not seen any details for either of these plans,” Walt Cipinski, describing himself as over 65, said after the forum. “I really don’t think we had any information provided to us today.”

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Congressman (D) John Larson spoke to local residents Friday morning at an open forum held at the Newington Senior and Disabled Center about the recent Republican budget proposal which would increase Medicare rates.

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Air Force. Moriarty was a raised in Newington, graduating with the Newington High School Class of 1959. Moriarty lost his life in 1970, while was serving as a com-bat pilot in the Vietnam Conflict. His body was never recovered. Two years ago O’Brien discovered that Moriarty’s name was missing

from the memorial. It is believed that Moriarty’s name remained off the wall for so long because of the events surrounding his death. Moriarty was shot down over Laos, which during the Vietnam Conflict was restricted air space for United States military personnel. Discovering this lost Newington veteran remained difficult because no death certificate was ever filed. In Connecticut, if a body is not recovered, a death certificate will not be issued. His name is also listed on the Glastonbury Veterans Memorial.According to Seiler, Moriarty and his wife resided there for some years.

“Those whose names are inscribed on the memorial, died far from home and family, some never to return, even in death,” said O’Brien.

During the ceremony the vet-erans organization in attendance, including the American Legion Post 117, the Jewish War Veterans of America, and the Veterans of

Foreign Wars Post 98336, placed red white and blue wreaths in front of the monument. The Boy Scouts of Troop 347 followed suit and placed roses on the Veteran’s Memorial. The younger Scouts came in twos to deliver their roses, while the older boys seemingly sensing the importance of their task, marched to the memorial with military precision and with a quick 90-degree turn placed the rose on the pedestal and gave a quick salute before returning inside the Town Hall. Assistant Scout Master of Troop 347, Joseph Fadziewicz, par-ticipated in the placement of the roses in his U.S. Marine Corps. dress blues. Fadziewcz was a ser-geant in the U.S. Marine Corps. serving from 2003 to 2007. He served in Iraq from 2004 to 2005, where he earned a purple heart for wounds received during battle.

“It’s a time of remembrance, of friends who made it home and friends who didn’t,” said Fadziewcz about Memorial Day. “It makes you appreciate the little things.”

After the ceremony, members of the Connecticut National Guard saluted their lost comrades-in-arms with three volleys of rifle fire.

Earlier that afternoon, under the fluttering red, white, and blue banners that streamed down Main Street, the residents of the town of Newington came together to observe the Newington Memorial Day Parade.

Newington’s finest, including the Newington Fire Department and Volunteer Ambulance Corps, par-ticipated in the parade. Seemingly every fire truck and ladder in the Newington Fire Department was on display at the parade sounding fire horns and sirens to the delight of the children waving from the side of the street.

Gov. Dannel Malloy also walked in the parade with Congressman John Larson, state Sen. Paul Doyle, state Rep. Sandy Nafis and member of the Newington Town Council.

The Newington Memorial Day parade is organized and funded in large part by the Newington Kiwanis Club, who proudly claim the parade to be one of the largest Memorial Day Parades in the state.

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The Friends of the Lucy Robbins Welles Library will host a silent auction and dinner party in the coming weeks and invite residents from the town of Newington to enjoy a social dinner gathering, while partici-pating in the excitement of the bidding process.

The Golden Gala is part of the Friend’s 50th Anniversary celebration. Founded by a group of literary enthusiasts in 1961, who were concerned about the development of the library, the Friends group hosts and promotes library activities throughout the year, while also contributing to the costs of up keep for one of Newington’s civic institutions.

“When we started planning our 50th Anniversary celebra-tion, we decided we would have a year’s worth of events. We wanted to spend time with members and other support-ers and have fun at the same time. We worked at complet-ing our mission to support and serve our great library,” said Natalie Harbeson, president of the Friend’s group, in an email statement.

One of the first events the Friends ever held as a new Friends group was an Author’s Luncheon in 1961. Through the years, Harbeson said, the Friends group has hosted numerous auc-tion style events in an effort to raise funding for library activi-ties, though the tradition fell to the wayside in recent years.

“We included the Silent Auction to as a tribute to past fundraisers. We will be auction-ing off about 18 baskets filled around a common theme,” said Harbeson.

Guests of the Golden Gala will be given the chance to obtain their basket of choice by submitting their highest bid on a bidding sheet. Bidding will be open all night with patrons

able to peruse the selections of tempting items and up the bid if needed.

“It is really going to be a fun evening,” Harbeson said.

Some of the baskets the Friends will be auctioning off include a Vacation in Paradise basket, which for the lucky bid-der means a free, 10-day stay in a condo in Hawaii; Cruising Connecticut, a basket of items including a $50 gas card and passes to Mystic Seaport to be used to go on a special picnic; Dinner in Tuscany, an Italian Dinner-themed basket; a Curl Up With A Good Nook basket, which contains a Nook elec-tronic book, with a case, and gift card for literary uploads; also up for auction is a Santa Claus is Coming … To You! basket, which includes two hours with Santa Claus for 10 children.

“Food and authors seem to go together so at the Gala we will have a guest author,” said Harbeson.

Former Sports Illustrated col-umnist and author Steve Rushin, will be attending the Golden Gala as a guest speaker. His most recent work is the novel,

“The Pint Man” that was just released in paperback. His non-fiction book, “The Caddie was a Reindeer: And other Tales of Extreme Recreation” was named a semifinalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor.

The Newington Art League has also donated a number of original pieces for the Golden Gala as door prizes. Everyone who attends the dinner social has a chance to leave for home with something in hand, said Harbeson.

Dinner will be catered by Michael’s Catering. Hors d’oeuvres will be served at the beginning of the Gala, followed by a dinner selection of chick-en in a vodka sauce, seafood, quiche, or a selection of beef, from the beef carving station. Potatoes, vegetables, and salads will also be served.

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A 50th anniversary cake from The Kakery of Newington will be served for desert.

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SCOUT WEEKEND AT MILL POND (SWAMP): Boy Scout Troop 347 and Cub Scout Pack 347 will hold their annual Scout Weekend at Mill Pond (SWAMP) Saturday, June 4. From 9 a.m. to noon the scouts community ser-vice project will entail building five picnic tables for the disabled. Then from 4 to 10 p.m. there will be a fishing derby sponsored by Connecticut Outfitters in Wethersfield, a ham radio com-munication put on by Newing-ton’s own American Radio Relay League (ARRL), a cookout, bon-fire and flag retirement ceremony. Contact Mitch Page at (860) 667-1835 if you have any old or dam-aged flags you would like retired. Flags may also be dropped off at 46 Olive St.

VFW POST 9836 15TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT: The VFW Post 9836, Newington, will host its 15th annual Golf Tournament for the benefit of the Post and its commitment to veterans at the Goodwin Golf Course, Hartford, June 11. Tee off time is 1 p.m. with a Shotgun Scramble format. Donation of $100 includes cart, lunch, prizes with dinner after-wards at the Post, 85 Kitts Lane, Newington. Any person or busi-ness wanting to sponsor a hole for $100 or if you would like to play in the tournament my do so at the Post any day after 3 p m. or call (860) 666-9036 for more information.

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ture, books or clothing. As in past years, items not sold will be do-nated to Hartford area homeless shelters. Start right now cleaning that attic or garage, and bring-ing those treasures to us during regular office hours, Monday and Friday, 8 to 11 a.m. and Wednes-day, 2 to 4 p.m. Call to arrange a drop off time. Someone will be available at the Kellogg-Eddy House to accept your donations May 28 between the hours 9 a.m. and noon. If you are not able to drop off your items, arrange-ments for pick up can be made by calling the office and scheduling a time. For information regarding delivery or pickup of your items. call the Newington Historical Society Office at 666-7118 or e-mail:[email protected].

12TH ANNUAL NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL GOLF TOUR-NAMENT: On Saturday, June 4 the 12th Annual Newington High School Golf Tournament will be held at Stanley Golf Course in New Britain. The proceeds from this “key” fundraising event helps fund the Newington High School Class of 2011 “All Night” Gradu-ation Celebration Party for New-ington Seniors. The “All Night” Graduation Party provides a drug and alcohol free celebration for the Class of 2011 and they are counting on your support to make this year’s party a great success. Highlights of this years tourna-ment include: * 18 Holes of Golf at Stanley Golf Course (12:30 p.m. Shotgun Start).* Your golfing fee includes dinner at the con-clusion of the tournament. Tee sponsor donations instructions are included in the flyer. There is an optional “Dinner Only” fee for those that want to join in the cel-ebration after golf. Dinner items Include: Signature salad, penne with marinara sauce, grilled 12 oz. NY sirloin steak, baked pota-to, green beans Almondine, car-rot cake and includes rolls, butter,

coffee, tea, iced tea, soda, *beer, wine, and cocktails can also be purchased separately The Grad-uation Committee needs your support to make this year’s cel-ebration for the seniors a memo-ry that will last lifetime. We need your commitment as early as possible for the event. The NHS 2011 Graduation Committee ap-preciates your consideration and your support and looks forward to seeing you June 4. For a Golf Tournament Flyer or if you have any questions, contact Bill Jones at (860) 490-2129.

INFORMATIVE, INTERACTIVE TALK ON BREAST CANCER: Breast Cancer is the most com-mon cancer among women. It can be more easily treated if found early and increase the likelihood of survival. join us for an informative and interac-tive talk looking at breast health and the importance of regular screenings and prevention at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 22 at the Newington Senior and Disabled Center, 120 Cedar St. Donna Boehm, MSN, MPH, the nurse navigator from the Breast Program at the Hospital of Central Connecticut will be the speaker. Light refreshments will served. There will also be free materials and a raffle. To regis-ter call Hilary Norcia, MPH, at (860) 665-8571.

SOAP FOR HOPE: John Wal-lace Middle School will sponsor “Soap For Hope” at the school. Students are donating soap and washcloths for Haiti. The school is in competition with Martin Kel-logg to see who can collect the most. This will be an on-going project. If anyone would like to donate soap and/or washcloths for Haiti contact Maria Parker, John Wallace School and com-munity coordinator at (860) 306-6040 to make arrangements for drop-off.

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LEGALSNEWINGTON TOWN PLAN AND ZONING

Notice of Public Hearings

Wednesday June 8, 2011

Town Hall – 131 Cedar Street

7:00 P.M.

Town Council Chambers (Auditorium) Notice is hereby given that the Newington Town Plan and Zon-

ing Commission will hold a Public Hearing to consider the following petitions:

A. Petition 09-11 – Toll Brothers, Inc. 53 Church Hill

Road Newtown, CT 06460 applicant, Marcap LLC owner, request Zone Map Amendment from CD (Commercial De velopment District) to R-12 (Resi dential Use District) for a 28.5 acre parcel adjacent to East Cedar Street Assessor Map 11-335.00A. Continued from May 25, 2011.

B. Petition 12-11 – Toll Brothers, 53 Church Hill Road

Newtown, CT 06460 applicant, Balf Company owner request approval for open space subdivision development, 71 lots single family homes, 73.7 acres for property north of Old Highway and west of Russell Road, Assessor’s Map Block Lot No. 11/329/000, R-20 Residential Zone District. Contin ued from May 25, 2011.

C. Petition 13-11 – Toll Brothers, 53 Church Hill Road New

town, CT 06460 applicant, Balf Company owner request for Special Permit Section 6.8 Zoning Regulations for open space subdivision, 71 lots single family homes, 73.7 acres for property north of Old Highway and west of Russell Road, Assessor’s Map Block Lot No. 11/329/000, R-20 Residential Zone District. Continued from May 25, 2011.

At this Hearing, written communication pertinent to the proposed

Petitions will be received and interested persons may appear and be heard. Copies of the proposed Petitions are on file in the Office of the Town Planner and the Newington Town Clerk’s Office for public inspection.

Submitted, Edmund J. Meehan Town Planner

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BASEMENT WATERPROOFINGJP Bachand Basement Waterproofing - Reliable local contractor. Hatchway leaks, foundation cracks, sub-floor drainage systems, sump pumps & yard drainage. Fully insured, free estimates, written guarantee. Our 27th year registered with CT Dept of Consumer Protection (Reg #511842). Call 860-666-9737

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