Southington Citizen Dec. 28, 2012

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Year in review: 2012For Southington, 2012 held

many focal points, with aplethora of ups and downs tokeep residents on their toes,waiting to see what wouldhappen next. Eventually, itwould lead us here, thegrand finale of 2012, the cul-mination of everythingthat’s happened – good andbad – with the added excite-ment of heading into a newyear, full of possibilities andopportunities. While lookingforward is an exciting as-pect, let’s take a few minutesand recount some of the big-ger stories that happenedthis year in town.

-Julie Sopchak, editor

January- The year got off to a

rocky start in Town Hall, aslongtime Town Engineer An-

thony Tranquillo met theend of his 39-year tenure dueto poor job performance. JimGrappone was named inter-im town engineer and even-tually took the official titleand currently acts as townengineer.

- Due to redistricting inthe State of Connecticut,Southington acquired anoth-er representative at the StateCapitol: state Rep. Al Adi-nofli of the 103rd District, aRepublican, was re-electedin November and currentlyserves the district.

- Southington tried itshand at constructing an out-door public ice skating rink,with no cost to taxpayers.The first season was a littlewarm, but the rink got someuse and the rink is up againfor 2013.

- Chuck Motes, who servedas Southington’s health di-rector, retired after 12 yearsof service to the town and 47in the public health field.

February- The grand list for 2011

was released, showing anoverall decrease of 8.57 per-cent. The downturn wasmostly attributed to a de-cline in real estate.

March- Former town manager

John Weichsel earned a per-manent place in Southingtonas he was recognizedthrough the SouthingtonHistorical Society by way of

a portrait to be hung in thesociety’s building. Weichselserved as town manager for45 years and is regarded asthe longest-serving townmanager in the country.

- Shane Lockwood is an-nounced as the new healthdirector for the Southington-Plainville Health District.

- Southington’s Town-wideEffort to Promote Success re-leased the results of its sec-ond survey distributed toseventh-, ninth-, and 11th-graders – about 1,300 stu-dents overall – in the dis-trict. The results showed adecrease in students partici-pating in risky behaviors,but a startling result showedan unchanged number ofstudents have attempted sui-cide.

- Town Council decided itwould fight the Departmentof Energy and Environmen-

tal Protection in its unfund-ed mandates to regulatephosphorous discharge intothe Quinnipiac River. Thetown joined a coalition ofother towns fighting theDEEP which included Meri-den and Wallingford and alsogarnered interest from Dan-bury and Waterbury.

- The Turf Committeemade its official recommen-dation to Town Council thatthe town should install a turffield at Southington HighSchool to replace the grassfield which was in deterio-rating condition.

- Carol Reilly resignedfrom her position as execu-

Citizen photo by Julie Sopchak

The ice rink at MemorialPark got limited use dueto an unseasonably warmwinter.


STEPS forum held inMarch revealed survey re-sults of the patterns andtrends of risky behavior ofstudents in town.

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Hold on to the light for Newtown, it’s all we haveCommentary

By Julie SopchakThe Southington Citizen

Thirty miles away on the map,but right next to ourhearts, Newtownwill never be forgot-ten.

I’ve always floatedthrough life gettingthrough the bad mo-ments by repeating asimple mantra tomyself: It could al-ways be worse.

Even in my darkest moments, Ithink about how bad it really couldbe, and how extremely fortunate Iam. Having surgery for the firsttime, losing loved ones – all toughmoments for me which just seemlike peanuts right now – I gotthrough them all with a dash ofhope and realization that I have awonderful family and support sys-tem, and opportunities for a com-fortable life. But for the SandyHook Elementary School communi-ty and the people of Newtown, Ijust don’t see how it can get muchworse than what they’ve beenthrough, and that’s where I havetrouble processing everything.

Even as bleak as that outlook isright now, I still believe there is alight to be seen – I will always be-lieve this. I’m not sure when thatlight will come, or what form it willtake, but for the victims’ sake, I will

hold on to that hope. When evilstarts a battle – which it alwaysdoes – I know with every fiber ofmy being that good will cut its waythrough the madness and clear thebattlefields once more.

My personal connections to New-town are microscopic. I played asoftball game there in high schoolonce, and during my freshman yearof college, a girl on my floor wasfrom there. And that’s it. Strangelyenough, it would pop into my headnow and then as this little randomtown located in a section of Con-necticut I would pass through onthe way to my aunt and uncle’shouse in Brookfield. Just the weekbefore I was there, and on I-84, oneof the exits read “Sandy Hook.” I’llnever look at that exit the same wayagain.

Now the whole country and theworld has heard of Sandy Hook inNewtown. This small town in ourstate with a population of about27,000 and just 30 miles away fromSouthington is famous for all thewrong reasons.

Before Dec. 14, Newtown was onthe map, a lot of people just didn’tsee it, which was demonstrated bymany reaching out in support of“Newton.” But for residents of thetown, it was a quiet, safe place; anideal spot to raise a family. Now,Newtown is highlighted with thebloodstains of 27 innocents, foreverembedded in our heads as a scene

of unthinkable, gruesome horror. Ahorrible image, but perhaps onethat reminds us of our unwaveringability as humans to build up aftertragedy and mend our lives back tosome sort of normalcy.

As a member of the media, I wasglued to the coverage on Dec. 14,from the second I saw a tweet aboutit early that morning. Aroundnoon, there was still little informa-tion on how many victims therewere, when I got a text from mybrother. Someone he knows worksfor the state police and leaked that“no less than 20” were dead. Iwrapped my hands around my headand gripped my hair, ready to rip itout. I didn’t break that news. I did-n’t know how. In a practical sense,it seemed incredibly offbeat for TheSouthington Citizen to break thatnews. I felt helpless, and insteadbraced myself for when those num-bers would start creeping up onevery news website.

I never cried – I didn’t think itwould help. It didn’t seem fair forme to cry – what did I lose? I didn’tlose my 6- or 7-year-old boy or girl, Ididn’t witness the carnage, I wasn’tlocked in a bathroom with a class ofyoungsters fully believing wewould all be shot dead.

The day before the massacre, I at-tended a webinar at work whichdiscussed tips on how to write moreconcisely and make every wordcount. It’s hard to think that any of

these words matter right now. Evenas someone who does this for a liv-ing, I have trouble articulating myown mess of emotions flowingthrough my head right now, and Iwasn’t even connected to the shoot-ing.

So what do I do? What do we doas a community? I’ve written acheck, though it doesn’t make mefeel any better. I know no amount ofmoney is going to undo any of thathorror – regardless, the last thingany of those families need rightnow is monetary stress. So many ofus want to help, and we should, andI was not surprised at all when Ifound out much of Southington re-acted with an outreached hand,whether it be through vigil servic-es at a church, high schoolers meet-ing after class to figure out a collec-tion effort, or other entities aroundtown deciding how to utilize thetown’s resources and string togeth-er some hope for Newtown. Lordknows they need it.

If you would like to send a mone-tary donation, United Way has setup a support fund for the victims.Checks can be mailed to “SandyHook School Support Fund c/oUnited Way of Southington” POBox 546, Southington, CT 06489. Do-nations may also be made by call-ing UWS Director Kaye Davis at(860) 628-4565. Online donations canbe made by visiting www.united-wayofsouthington.org/donate.html.

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Calcagni recently an-nounced the appointment ofresidential sales agent,Sandy Fehrs, to the compa-ny’s Southington office.

Fehrs is a full time realtorwho specializes in seller andbuyer representation, alongwith assisting first-timehomebuyers. She is a mem-ber of the Greater New Haven Board of Re-altors, Connecticut Association of Realtors,and National Association of Realtors.

Fehrs grew up in the Wallingford/Meri-den area, and currently resides in Wolcottwith her husband and two children.

Fehrs’ office at Calcagni Associates is lo-cated at 722 West St., and she may bereached by calling (860) 621-1821 Ext. 518 orby visiting: www.calcagni.com/SandyFehrs

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Business Donations The United Way of Southington is collect-

ing funds to help provide resources to thecommunity of Newtown throughout thecoming weeks and months. The “SandyHook School Support Fund” will providesupport services to the families, as well asthe community who have been affected.Check donations may be mailed to: SandyHook School Support Fund, c/o United Wayof Southington, P.O. Box 546, Southington,CT 06489 or call Kaye Davis at (860) 628-4565to make a payment by credit card or onlineat www.unitedwayofsouthington.org/do-nate.html

STEPS surveySouthington’s Town-Wide Effort to Pro-

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- Southington decides toget fancy downtown and getsnew parking signs. Therewas a spark for some debateas some thought the signswere impractical – being too

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- Southington residentChristian Bedard’s home issearched by police followingextortion claims fromMichelle DeGennaro, sisterof Major League Baseballpitcher and Southington na-tive Carl Pavano. Bedard hadbeen writing a book about ahomosexual relationship hehad with Pavano. The inves-tigation, which drew nation-al attention, yielded nocharges to Bedard.

April- YMCA Camp Sloper dedi-

cates its new program to thememory of Melanie Rossini,who lost her life at the age of20 in 2010.

- Southington holds itsfirst Walk Like MADD event,a 5k walk to raise money forMothers Against Drunk Dri-ving. Southington residentRick Gentile organized thewalk in the town, which was

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Petit Family Foundation grant to benefit Southington studentsBy Farrah Duffany

Special to The Citizen

Students in the Technolo-gy and Engineering Depart-ment at the high school willbe able to purchase newequipment after beingawarded the Petit FamilyFoundation Grant.

Department head JustinMirante said he plans to usethe $7,260 to buy five VEX Ro-botics classroom kits for thestudents.

The kit is a robotics designsystem that gives studentsthe chance to use their skillsin engineering, math, sci-ence, and technology. It en-ables students outside the ro-botics team to build robots inclass. There are motors, bat-

teries, control panels andmore that students will learnhow to use with the tools in-side the classroom kit.

The purchase is to “get ro-botics resources integratedinto our curriculum,” Mi-rante said.

The new kits will be usedin multiple courses in the de-partment, including comput-er engineering, introductionto engineering, and intro-duction to technology.Women in Science and Engi-neering and The Technologyand Engineering Club willalso reap the benefit of theequipment.

The grant was formed tohonor the memory of Jen-nifer Hawk-Petit and herdaughters Hayley and

Michaela, who were mur-dered during a home inva-sion in 2007.

Roland Petit, an adminis-trative assistant for the foun-dation, said the committeewas happy to award thegrant to the high school.

“Knowing that Jenniferwas a nurse and Hayley wasgoing into science to be adoctor,” Petit said, “that fitright into the mission of thegirls and supporting what

they loved. It fit right in withthe program at SouthingtonHigh School with the robot-ics.”

About seven differentgrants are awarded eachyear to “foster the educationof young people, especiallywomen in the sciences; toimprove the lives of those af-fected by chronic illnesses;and to support efforts to pro-tect and help those affectedby violence,” according to

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“This robotics platform isa great way to get studentsinterested in the interdisci-plinary nature of technolo-gy,” Mirante said.

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Students who will be enter-ing the armed forces after highschool may be wearing a red,white and blue cord for gradu-ation this year to honor andrecognize their choice toserve.

The idea was one formed bythe members of the town’s Vet-erans Committee. What start-ed in December 2011 as a wayto raise awareness in theschools about Veterans Dayturned into a partnership be-tween local veterans, teachersand the school administration.

For the past year, the com-mittee has been working tocome up with ideas for proj-ects, fundraisers, or otherways to explain to studentswhat it means to be a veteranand to serve one’s country. Lo-cal veterans want to stay in-volved with the school dis-trict.

Presenting students enter-ing the armed forces with aspecial cord was just one ofmany ideas that committeemembers were excited to dis-cuss at their meeting Wednes-day afternoon.

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ing class,” School Superin-tendent Joseph V. Erardi Jr.said.

Erardi asked the commit-tee to think about a signatureproject to implement duringthe second half of the year.

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the culmination of a series ofevents the week before aimedto raise awareness for under-age drinking.

- Southington EducationFoundation’s second annualAdult Spelling Bee was held,the winners being employeesfrom TD Bank after correctlyspelling the word “cappucci-no.”

- The Board of Education ap-pointed three new principals asthree retired at the end of theschool year. Steven Madancywas hired at Kennedy MiddleSchool, Megan Bennett at Thal-berg Elementary School, andJames Quinn at South End Ele-mentary School.

May- Middle school students in

town stretch their legs out asActivate Southington spon-sored Walk/Bike to School Day.


Students from DePaolo MiddleSchool had the option to meetat Memorial Park and walk asa group with chaperones to theschool while students atKennedy Middle School hadthe option to meet at the gaze-bo on the Plantsville VillageGreen.

- State Rep. Bruce “Zeke” Za-laski retired from the Con-necticut General Assembly af-ter representing the 81st Dis-trict for 10 years in the legisla-ture.

- Town Council adopted thetown’s budget for 2012-13 at

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VeteransContinued from page 5

on the meaning of VeteransDay. Many committee mem-bers, including David Bren-nan, who served in the Air

Force, visited a school andmade a presentation to thestudents.

Brennan went to SouthEnd School and spoke to first-and second-graders. With aPowerPoint slide show andphotos, he talked to the chil-

dren about his experienceserving. Brennan felt it wasrewarding.

“It went really well and Ienjoyed it,” Brennan said.“The teachers wanted me todo it again.”

Since the partnership be-gan last year, 2,003 studentshave seen and talked to a vet-eran during school.

Steve Pintarich, an Armyveteran, said he appreciatesevery “thank you” he hearswhen he is at the schools andis looking forward to reach-ing every student in theschool system.

“It means a lot to us andwe’re so happy to do this,”Pintarich said. “I don’t thinkwe could have come up with abetter program.”

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- Town Council ChairmanEdward Pocock III resignedfrom his seat after being pro-moted in the Southington Po-lice Department. He didn’twant his new position to inter-fere and cause a conflict of in-terest. Vice Chairman JohnDobbins was promoted toChairman, and Councilor Pe-ter Romano was promoted toVice Chairman, where theycurrently sit. All three are Re-publicans.

- The town celebratedMemorial Day with its annualparade and veterans cere-monies.


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Members of American Le-gion Kiltonic Post 72march in the MemorialDay parade in May.

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Cancer survivors at the Southington Relay for Lifewalk together around the track in June.

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Life raises funds for cancerresearch and pays tribute tothoe affected by cancer. Thisyear, the event had 67 regis-tered teams.

- Southington’s Town-wideEffort to Promote SuccessMarketing And Public Rela-tions Subcommittee plants atree in Recreation Park as asymbol to the organization’smission of “growing great

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kids.” Many communitymembers and town officialscame to see the Japaneseivory silk lilac unveiled,along with a plaque.

- The town’s OrdinanceCommittee reviewed all ordi-nances in town and revisedmany of them. A revised ver-sion of the blight ordinancewas approved in June byTown Council, giving a clear-er definition of blight, andgiving harsher punishmentsfor repeat offenders.

- Southington High Schoolgraduates the Class of 2012, atotal of 491 students, out-doors on the high school’sfootball field. Class PresidentRyan Fisher, ValedictorianBrandon Duffany, Salutatori-an Laura Wilcox, and Essay-ist Jacqueline Ford-Cooper-man all read speeches totheir classmates.

- The Southington Commu-nity Pavilion is opened at the

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Members of STEPS and the community gather aroundthe STEPS tree at Recreation Park, dedicated in June.

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Southington’s class of 2012 process in a giant circleas part of the graduation finale at Southington HighSchool. Graduates eventually closed up the circle andthrew their caps in the air at the center.

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Livestrong at the YMCAThe Southington Community YMCA is offering the Live-

strong at the YMCA program, a free, 12-week, small-group fit-ness program designed for cancer survivors 18 and older un-der the guidance of specially-trained health and wellnessstaff. Participants do not need to be a member of the YMCAor a Southington resident. The program will begin the weekof Jan. 7. Morning class will be held Wednesdays and Fri-days, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Evening class will be held Mon-days and Wednesdays, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The program is de-signed to help those affected by cancer regain strength, en-durance, and function lost through treatment, as well as gainemotional support and self-esteem. For more information,contact Linda Prus at (860) 426-9531, or visit www.sccymca.org.

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Southington Drive-In just be-fore the movie season begins.The pavilion is situated sopeople can watch moviesfrom it and equipped withsurround sound, restroom fa-cilities, and concessionstand.

- The Southington Drive-Inopened its gates for its thirdseason, this year putting thespotlight on civic groups andgiving them a chance for

some publicity before eachmovie.

- Members of the GuraBuilding Committee recom-mended to Town Council thatthe building be leased toSouthington CommunityCultural Arts for use as anarts center. The building cur-rently sits vacant, as it usedto house the Health Depart-ment and other town offices,all of which have relocated tothe Southington MunicipalCenter.

- Southington High Schooltechnology education and en-

gineering teacher Justin Mi-rante was named Southing-ton’s Teacher of the Year.

July- Sons of Italy and UNICO

paint the town red, white,and green for the eighth an-nual Italian Festival, whichfeatured, food, entertain-ment, and Italian Mass fea-turing a procession of theMaddona Della Strata in thedowntown area.

- The town moves forwardon the installation of a turffield at Southington HighSchool as bids are received.Town Council would eventu-ally choose ProGrass LLC, ofPittsburgh, Pa., the lowestbidder at $918,270.

- Town Council approvedrevisions made by the Ordi-nance Committee to recog-nize the Senior Citizens Com-mission as an advisory groupand for Calendar House Exec-utive Director Bob Verder-ame to report directly toTown Manager Garry Brum-back.

- After a mass shooting inAurora, Colo. in a movie the-

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- Southington native LoganWest is crowned Miss TeenUSA 2012. West, 18, chose aplatform of anti-bullying.

August- A shooting at a Sikh tem-

ple in Oak Creek, Wis. Star-tled many, including localSikhs at Gurdwara GuruNanak Darbar on WestStreet. Shooter Wade pagekilled six and wounded fourduring his rampage, prompt-ing members of the religionto communicate an under-standing of their faith,which is one of peace andharmony. The Southington

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UConn women’s basketballThree UConn women’s basketball away game trips have

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On Saturday, Feb. 2, a one-day trip to Queens, N.Y. forUConn at St. John’s University. On Saturday, Feb. 16, a tripto Piscataway, N.J. for UConn at Rutgers.

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- Residents of Southingtonheaded overseas to be part ofthe 2012 Summer Olympics inLondon, England. Massagetherapists Lee Stang andRichard Testa, and jazz choirThe Real Ambassadors withSouthington natives JesseCrofton, Nick Charlton, andDomenic Pellegrini all got a

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Southington students re-turned to school with a differ-ent look to what will be ontheir lunch trays. The federalHealthy, Hunger-Free KidsAct by the U.S. Department ofAgriculture implementednew nutritional standardsfor schools to follow, requir-ing lunches consists of amilk, vegetable, fruit, and ameal.

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- The Southington Commu-nity Cultural Arts continuedits push to the Town Councilfor an opportunity to trans-form the Gura Building intoan arts center, but hit a bumpin the road as members of thecouncil sprung an unexpect-ed list of requirements to bemet by the group, whichsparked outrage from othermembers of the council, whowere unaware such stipula-tions would be imposed thatevening. The topic of thebuilding’s fate was a large fo-cal point of debate over thesummer with many heated

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Steven Kowalczyk of PaulGregory’s provides asample of ice cream totwo young tasters at theeighth annual Taste ofSouthington held at theBarnes Museum in Au-gust.

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- Southington residentLeon Doolittle, after 66 years,receives military medals heearned during his service inWorld War II. Doolittle, 92,was recognized by U.S. Rep.John Larson, SouthingtonHistorical Society, and Amer-ican Legion Kiltonic Post 72.Doolittle’s medals were


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Southington Citizen editor Julie Sopchak fully enjoyedher time on stage with the Southington Steeple Play-ers, performing Company in November.

tor Julie Sopchak embarkson a new and mystical jour-ney, taking a “headfirst diveinto the world of theatrics”and auditioning for the firsttime ever to be in a play. Shewould chronicle her exploitsin a weekly column which allled up to the final perform-ances in November.

- After much deliberationand negotiating, Town Coun-cil approves the SouthingtonCommunity Cultural Arts re-quest to have a chance attransforming the Gura Build-ing into an arts center. TheSCCA has to raise an estimat-ed $1.2 million for the jobwith 18 months to do so.

- Retired Southington

deputy fire marshal NeilCasarella was named grandmarshal of the Apple HarvestFestival parade.

- The Southington RotaryClub’s annual CommunityHarvest Food Drive brings inclose to four tons of food, alldonated to the SouthingtonFood Pantry.

- The Middle SchoolsBuilding Committee hits itsfirst snag of what will be-come a tailspin of unfortu-nate obstacles in renovatingthe middle schools when anoil spill in the school from1980 reveals that soil aroundthe school may be contami-nated and have to be cleaned.

- United Way of Southing-ton kicks off its 2012 cam-paign with honorary chair-person Kathryn Reinhard.

- St. Dominic School is rec-ognized as a 2012 NationalBlue Ribbon School, beingone of 50 private schools rec-ognized throughout the coun-try.

- Southington’s 44th annu-al Apple Harvest Festival be-

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LibraryBriefs

The Southington Libraryis located at 255 Main St. Formore information or to regis-ter for a program, visit the li-brary website atwww.southingtonlibrary.organd click on the calendar orcontact the reference desk, at(860) 628-0947, ext. 5, or thechildren’s department, ext. 3.Registration is required formost programs unless other-wise indicated. The library isopen Monday through Thurs-day 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fridayand Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Underground labmystery

Southington Library’s, 255Main St., Children’s Depart-ment presents the Under-ground Lab Mystery, Friday,Dec. 28, at 2:30 p.m. On theoutskirts of town a buildingnamed Doolittle is the site ofa hidden underground labo-ratory. Discover the secrets ofthe hidden lab, witness sur-prising discoveries, experi-

See Library, page 17


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Martin LutherKing Jr. tradition

The First Baptist Churchof Southington, 581 MeridenAve., will hold its 17th annualMartin Luther King Jr. cele-bration on Sunday, Jan. 13,from 2 to 4 p.m. This year’stheme is “Passing It On.”Erik Clemons, executive di-rector of the ConnecticutCenter for Arts and Technol-ogy will be the guest speaker.Music will be provided by theMariachi Academy of Con-necticut, led by EvangelineBourgeois. Two middleschool students will be hon-ored for their communityspirit. There is no charge toattend; a freewill offeringwill be accepted. Refresh-ments will be provided. Formore information, call (860)628-8121.

Contemplativeworship

The First CongregationalChurch of Southington, 37Main St., located oppositethe town green, will offer “BeStill Contemplative Wor-ship,” at 6 p.m. on the thirdSunday each month in itsmeetinghouse. The servicewill include silence, andlighting of prayer candlesduring the prayer time. TheSacrament of the Lord’s sup-per and a blessing by anoint-ing will also be offered. Mu-sic for the contemplativeservice will be provided byRichard Szulczewski andStephen Casillas. The publicis invited.

Lag B’omerMembers of Temple Beth

David invite everyone togrow their hair to help

women fighting breast can-cer. April 28 is Lag B’omer,the 33rd day of the Omer. Forthe first 32 days, many peoplerefrain from cutting theirhair. On the 33rd day, hair-stylists will cut the hair freeof charge to make wigs.Eight inches is needed to do-nate.

Breakfast,Bible, Banter

A Bible study for men willbe led by Rev. Ron Brown ofFirst CongregationalChurch of Southington from7 to 7:45 a.m. and will contin-ue on the second and fourthThursdays of each month ifthere is interest. The groupwill meet in Memorial Hallat the church for brief Biblestudy and banter. Peopleshould prepare for the firstmeeting by reading Mark 1:1-15. No previous bible studyexperience is necessary. Menof all ages are welcome.

Giving Backfood program

The Tabernacle church,located at 1445 West St., of-fers the food program GivingBack. In collaboration withFoodshare of Hartford, Giv-ing Back sets up a mobilefood pantry every otherTuesday at 9 a.m. On Tues-days, primarily produce isdistributed, depending onavailability, also breads andsome non-perishables.

On every other Saturday,9:30 a.m., Giving Back offersa more substantial variety ofgroceries, including whenavailable, toiletries and in-fant products.

The Tabernacle is a con-temporary Christian churchthat strives to meet the needsof the community with food,clothing, encouragementand spiritual support.

For more information, callthe church at (860) 276-0400.Call the church to confirmwhen and where the next dis-tributions will be or visit thewebsite www.tabernacleon-line.com and click on theGiving Back box under Out-reach.


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Gene J. Mancini Gene J. Mancini, 96, of

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many ways. He was also aFourth Degree member ofthe Knights of Columbus.

Besides his wife, Gene issurvived by two daughters,Eleanor Vendetti and herhusband, James, of Farm-ington, and Joan Noyes, ofSouthington. He also leaveshis grandchildren and theirspouses, Marc and JenniferVendetti, of Avon, JaniceVendetti and Bonnie McRee,of West Hartford, Roxanneand Joshua Frenette, of WestHartland, Michael Vendetti,of Newington, and Susanand Jason Koski, of Wethers-field. In addition, he leaveshis great-grandchildren,Joey, Maya, Sofia, andJoshua Frenette, Mia, Jim-my, and Jack Vendetti, andKai and Claire Vendetti; hislarge extended family, andhis many friends. Besideshis parents, Gene was prede-ceased by his siblings, Cos-mo Mancini, Rose Buccheri,and Nicholas Mancini; hisson-in-law, Pete Noyes; and agreat-grandchild, JamesFrenette. The family wouldlike to thank the staff on E-2at Hospital of Central Con-necticut for its compassion-ate caring of Gene and hisfamily.

The funeral was held Dec.22, at the New Britain Memo-rial-Donald D. Sagarino Fu-neral Home, 444 Farmington

Ave., New Britain, followedby a Mass of Christian Bur-ial at Saint JeromeChurch.1010 Slater Road,New Britain. Burial followedat St. Mary’s Cemetery. Do-nations may be made inGene’s name to Saint JeromeChurch, 1010 Slater Road,New Britain, CT 06053. Tosend a message to the familyplease go to www.newbri-tainsagarino.com .

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ence showers of smoke-filledbubbles and popping potionsall created by the two thingsin the world. The Under-ground Lab Mystery pro-gram is for children ages 6and older. In person registra-tion is required.

Children’s theatergroup

Children from third-gradeto age 12 with an interest intheater can come to theSouthington Library, 255Main St., and register for theLibrary’s Theater Games pro-grams on Mondays, Jan. 7 and14, at 4 p.m. An audition forthis year’s children’s play willbe held on Monday, Jan. 28 at 4p.m. In order to register to au-dition for the play, childrenmust have attended at leastone Theater Games class. Formore information, contact theChildren’s Department of theSouthington Library at (860)628-0947, ext. 3.

Winter StorytimesRegistration for Winter

Storytimes at the Southing-ton Library begins Tuesday,Jan. 8, at 9 a.m.

Children’sprograms

Wonderful Ones is a pro-gram designed to strengthenthe development of languageand coordination skills withmusic, movement, stories,and iPad applications forchildren 12 to 24 months old,accompanied by adult or sib-ling. Class meets Tuesdays at9:30 a.m. on Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 19,26, and March 5.

Little Dreamers uses sto-ries, music, and iPad applica-tions to engage 2- and 3-year-olds, accompanied by anadult or sibling. Class meets

Mondays at 9:30 a.m. on Jan.28, Feb. 4, 11, 25, and March 4.

Story Stars is a programfor 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds thatwill reinforce literacy, listen-ing, and socialization skillswith stories, music, para-chute games, and iPad appli-cations. Children attend classindependently, but care-givers must remain in the li-brary during class, whichmeets Mondays at 10:30 a.m.on Jan. 28, Feb. 4, 11, 25, andMarch 4.

To register online, visitwww.southingtonlibrary.orgto the event calendar andpick the first day of the pro-gram desired. Registrationmay also be made in personat the Children’s Servicesdesk. For more information,contact Shelley Holley at(860) 628-0947 ext. 3, or [email protected].

New bookFormer U.S. Congressman

Robert Steele will discuss hisnew novel, The Curse: Big-Time Gambling’s Seduction ofA Small New England Town,at the Southington Library,255 Main St., on Wednesday,Jan. 9, from 6:30 to 8 pm. Thenovel is set against the casinogambling explosion that hitsoutheastern Connecticutduring the 1990s. Registra-tion is required. To registercall (860) 628-0947, ext. 5 orvisit the library website atwww.southington.org clickon calendar.

Poetry championPoets from Southington

have a chance to be the localpoetry champion with theLondon-based National Poet-ry Anthology, the biggest,free annual poetry competi-tion. The contest, now The In-ternational Poetry Antholo-gy, has gone global. The com-petition is open to all agegroups. To enter, visit united-press.co.uk. A maximum ofthree poems may be submit-ted, each one a maximum of25 lines (including blanklines) and 160 words. Dead-line is Dec. 31.


Wednesday, Jan. 2Park Board, Parks and Recreation Office,

Town Hall lower level, 75 Main St., 6:30 p.m.Planning and zoning Commission, Municipal

Center Public Assembly Room, 196 N. MainSt.,7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 3Conservation Commission, Municipal Center

Public Assembly Room, 196 N. Main St., 7 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 8

Middle Schools Building Committee, DePao-lo Middle School, 385 Pleasant St., 4:30 p.m.

Senior Citizens Commission, CalendarHouse, 388 Pleasant St., 6:30 p.m.

Zoning Board of Appeals, Municipal Center,Public Assembly Room, 196 N. Main St., 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 10Board of police commissioners, Southington

Police Department Community Room, 69 LazyLane, 6 p.m.

Board of Education, Municipal Center PublicAssembly Room, 196 N. Main St., 7:30 p.m.

Board of Water Commission, Water Depart-ment, 605 W. Queen St., 6 p.m.


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At the Apple Harvest Fes-tival, an apple fritter eat-ing contestant gets everybite he can.

Photo by the Record-Journal

Jomo Majka won the 2012Connecticut Icon contest.

val continues for the firstweekend of October withHarvest the Arts and JomoMajka winning the Connecti-cut Icon title.

- Three new plaques wereadded to the SouthingtonWall of Honor at SouthingtonHigh School: Joe and Kay Cal-vanese, Dennis Pratt, andMaryJane Williams. The Cal-vaneses hold a legacy in townfor their philanthropic workand opening up the AquaTurf Club. Pratt, was killedwhile serving in the militaryin 2009 in Afghanistan.Williams was noted for her work in advocating education

and her tenure as a nurse. Allrecipients are graduates ofSouthington High School.

- The Southington PoliceDepartment, STEPS, andWheeler Clinic, in a collabo-rative effort, open a drugdrop box for residents whowant to dispose of expiredmedications at any time ofday or night.

- The Southington DrugTask Force held its 22nd an-nual Red Ribbon Rally. Thisyear’s theme was to findthings better to do thandrugs.

- Before the election, candi-dates running for seats in theConnecticut General Assem-bly to represent Southingtongathered at the CalendarHouse for a forum where theycould discuss their stance onissues to citizens.

November- November kicks off with

the 2012 Presidential elec-tion, which saw Barack Oba-ma re-elected for a secondterm. In Southington, U.S.Rep. John Larson was re-elected, as were state RepsRob Sampson, Al Adinolfi,and Joe Aresimowicz. State

Rep. Dave Zoni was elected tofill the vacant seat left byBruce “Zeke” Zalaski, andstate Sen. Joe Markley wasre-elected.

- Hurricane Sandy comesand goes in Southington,leaving not quite as muchdamage as Hurricane Ireneor Winter Storm Alfred leftthe year before.

- Kristen Creech andWilliam Mosebach, of Calais,Maine, began a mission tohike their way down the EastCoast to raise awareness andfunds for Active Heroes, acharity for military families.During their visit, the Pep-per Pot Restaurant paid trib-ute to their efforts by addingthem to the mural inside therestaurant, painted by MaryDeCroce.

- Unexpected discovery ofPCBs (polychlorinatedbiphenyls) at both middleschools presented a majorsetback in the proposed reno-vation project for the build-ings. A worst case scenariowould tack on an additional$14 million to the project, andbest case $6 million. The proj-ect was approved by voters at

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19CitizenSchoolsThe Southington CitizenFriday, December 28, 2012

Christmas spiritPhoto courtesy of

St. Thomas School

Students of St.Thomas gather onthe steps of theschool to show offtheir scarves.

During the Adventand Christmas season,students and faculty ofSt. Thomas school takepart in many celebra-tions, but always re-member the less fortu-nate and send prayersof comfort to thosestruggling during the season. The first week of December, members of the third-gradeclass traveled to the Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven to decorate one of the25 trees to be displayed in the annual Tree Festival and won the prize of “Most CreativeTree.” Students also gathered to show off their new scarves as they celebrated Advent.

In a mission of good will, the students collected warm outerwear and non-perishablefood items and sent them to Rockaway, N.Y. to comfort victims of Hurricane Sandy. Sixth-grader LouLou Barnes brought bags of new stuffed animals to the distribution site of theSouthington Community Services Christmas gift center.

The School’s Art Club members constructed luminaries in memory of the victims ofthe Newtown tragedy and lined the school’s foyer next to the Christmas tree.

Joe Angelillo also treated the students and staff to an annual pizza party. Finally, thePre-Kindergarten students hosted a Christmas carol and breakfast for friends and family.

-Submitted by St. Thomas School

Parentinformationseries

Current Alcohol and Oth-er Drug Trends is the nexttopic of Southington YouthServices Parent InformationSeries on Thursday Jan. 24.

This workshop will pro-vide a look into emergingpatterns in marketing andusage. Stay on the cuttingedge of the alcohol and drugfads used by today’s youngadults. The discussion ofnew products and current us-age will include a focus onpopular culture, socialnorms, and environment.

Participants will: Learnup-to-date information andlocal statistics on youth alco-hol and other drug use. Iden-tify emerging and currenttrends in alcohol consump-tion and marketing. Recog-nize designer and streetdrugs and understand newregulations throughout thestate. Note: This program isappropriate for professionalsworking with youth as wellas parents of youth.

All programs are held atSouthington Youth Services,196 North Main St., Munici-pal Center, and run from 7 to8:30 p.m. Admission is free.Space is limited.

For information or to reg-ister call (860) 276-6281. Pro-grams are for Southingtonresidents only.

Mid-yearenrollment

The Margaret C. GriffinChild Development Center ofSouthington, Inc., 240 MainSt., a NAEYC accredited pro-gram, offers all day pre-school for children 3 to 6years of age. The program,which has been in existencefor 38 years, is located inDerynoski ElementarySchool and serves 50 pre-school and kindergartenchildren. The center isknown for its small groupsize and individualized at-tention.

The center is open Mon-day through Friday, 7 a.m. to5 p.m., 12 months a year. Feesare based on family incomeand family size. Funding is

provided through a grantfrom the Connecticut StateDepartment of Education,the United Way of Southing-ton, parent fees and localcontributions. The center iscurrently accepting applica-tions for enrollment.

For more information call(860) 621-5885.

ScholarshipsThe Greater New Britain

Branch of the American As-sociation of UniversityWomen Sponsor of the EffieDwyer Holmes Scholarship$500.

Undergraduate womenstudying for their bachelor’sor associate’s degrees are eli-gible to apply. The scholar-ship is awarded to a woman,chosen by committee fromamong the qualified appli-cants, who meets the follow-ing requirements: Is a resi-dent of New Britain, Berlin,Newington, Plainville orSouthington and/or a daugh-ter or granddaughter of amember of the Greater NewBritain Branch. Has com-pleted at least one year ofcollege and has achieved/maintained a 3.2 gradepoint average or better.Shows promise and is inneed of financial assistance.Submits a completed applica-tion, including an officialtranscript, financial docu-mentation, and two recentletters of recommendation,to be received by Jan. 12,2013.

All applicants must sub-mit the following informa-tion to the scholarship co-chairperson via direct mail,e-mail, or fax by Jan. 12, 2013.The recipient will be notifiedby Jan. 19, 2013. The awardwill be presented at a lunch-eon on Feb. 2, 2012.

Submit application mate-rials by direct mail, e-mail,or fax to Carol R. Virostek,Ph.D., AAUW ScholarshipCo-chair, 20 Jeffrey Lane,Berlin, CT 06037 or for infor-mation call (860) 944-2779 or

fax: (860) 828-9835 or [email protected].

Grant awardedThe Technology and Engi-

neering Department atSouthington High School

was recently selected as agrant recipient by the PetitFamily Foundation for VEXRobotics classroom kits. Themission of SouthingtonHigh School’s technologyand engineering educationprogram is to provide stu-dents the opportunity to en-gage in a range of education-al experiences in order to be-come informed and adaptiveproblem solvers by utilizingscience, technology, engi-neering, and mathematicdisciplines. With the integra-tion of VEX robotics intoclassroom curricula,Southington High Schoolwill increase its ability toprepare high school studentswho are interested in engi-neering, programming, ma-chining, and project manage-ment.

Honor rollJess W. Levin, director of

the Southington AlternativeEducation program, Alta,announced the honor roll forthe first marking period:first honors: Massimo An-gelillo, Brashawn Russell;second honors: Sabrina

Casale, Dylan Cooke, LisaMartins, Zuleyka Rios.

Dean’s listThe following students

were named to the fall term2012 deans’ list at their re-spective schools:

Rochester Institute ofTechnology, Rochester, N.Y. –David Desrochers, a first-year student in RIT’s KateGleason College of Engi-neering; Adrien Florian, afourth-year student in RIT’sB. Thomas Golisano Collegeof Computing and Informa-tion Sciences; TrentWilliamson, a third-yearstudent in RIT’s College ofImaging Arts and Sciences,all of Southington.

Nursery schoolopen house

Plantsville CommunityNursery School will hold anopen house on Sunday, Jan.13, from 2 to 4 p.m. for inter-est in the 2013-14 school year.Teachers will give anoverview of the school’s pro-grams. Parents and childrenwill get a tour of facility andclassrooms. The school is lo-

cated at the Plantsville Con-gregational Church, 109Church St. Enrollment is forages 3 through kindergartenage. For more information,contact (860) 628-8878.

Open houseLincoln College of New

England, 2279 Mt. VernonRoad, is hosting an OpenHouse on Saturday, Jan. 5, at10 a.m. on the campus. Theopen house includes: anoverview of the academicprograms, services, andcampus life, campus tours,an opportunity to meet withacademic program directorsand student life staff, admis-sion and financial aid infor-mation.

On Wednesday, Jan. 16,Lincoln College will offer aPriority Acceptance Day.Students will start the daycandidates for trusted train-ing and show the studentshow they can start a new ca-reer.

For information or to reg-ister for the open house call(860) 628-4751 ext. 40957, 41900or 1-800-952-2444.

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Blessings oflaughter

Franciscan Home Careand HospiceCare and theF r a n c i s c a nLife Centerhold itsThursdays atTen presenta-tion on Thurs-day, Jan. 17, at10 a.m. in theSan Damiano SeminarRoom, 275 Finch Ave., Meri-den. Southington residentThomas Finn, Ph.D., is thefeatured speaker and will ex-plore humor and its positive

effect on the body, mind, andsoul. Presentation is free tothe public and refreshmentswill be served. For more in-formation, visit www.fran-ciscanhc.org.

Ask the DocSouthington Library and

MidState Medical Ask theDoc series presents“Bariatric Surgery: Is It theKey to Unlocking Diabetes?”on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 6:30p.m. in the Southington Li-brary program room.Nicholas Verdura of Mid-State Medical Group Surgi-cal Specialists will present.Registration is required. To

register, visit www.southing-tonlibrary.org or call (860)628-0947 ext. 5.

Director ofnurses

Sue Pavano has been ap-pointed the role of Directorof Nurses of Jerome Home, anursing, short-term rehabil-itation, residential care andassisted living community,in New Britain. She has beenwith Jerome Home for morethan four years as AssistantDirector of Nurses and hasconfidently proven her abili-ty to lead the nursing depart-ment. She brings to the role

more than 30 years clinicalexperience, including 22years in a leadership role.Pavano received her licensefor registered nurse at St.Mary’s Nursing School inWaterbury and continuesher coursework towards abachelor of science in nurs-ing and management. Suewill continue to share her vi-sion for quality care for theresidents and a positivework environment for thestaff.

Contributing to economy

The Connecticut Econom-

ic Resource Center, Inc., re-cently honored The Hospi-tal of Central Connecticutfor contributing to thestate’s economy through itsnew cancer center project.CERC presented the hospi-tal with a CELEBRATE CT!award at a Nov. 28 ceremonyat The Bushnell in Hart-ford. The award honors topcompanies, projects, pro-grams, organizations andindividuals in regionsthroughout Connecticut.HOCC broke ground Oct. 24on a $40 million, state-of-the-art cancer center in

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The Calendar House, locat-ed at 388 Pleasant St., isSouthington’s senior center.For more information or toview the newsletter, visitwww.calendarhouse.org orcall the office, (860) 621-3014.

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The Orchards at Southing-ton, 34 Hobart St., offers SunStyle Tai Chi starting Jan. 3,on Thursday afternoons 4 to4:45 p.m., led by Certified TaiChi Instructor, JenniferWade-Vauter. Sun Style TaiChi is characterized by “live-ly step” footwork and a high-er stance than other Tai Chiforms. There is a cost for theclasses. To reserve a spot callJennifer at (860) 628-5656,ext. 140 or visit www.southingtonorchards.org.

Spring computerclass registration

Registration for spring ses-sion computer classes will beheld Mondays, Jan. 28 andFeb. 4. Classes being offeredare Basics for Beginners 1and 2, Introduction to Com-puters, Managing Files andFolders, Life Matters Online,Basic Digital Photography,and iPad Basics.

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Special interest clubs

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The Financial Invest-ments Club meets on the sec-ond Wednesday of eachmonth (Jan. 9), led by Con-stance C. Proll, CRP, andJames R. Reynolds, AFA. Theclub discusses stocks, bonds,CD’s, money market, mutualfunds, retirement health-care, social security, and es-tate planning, among others.

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Wednesday of each month(Dec. 19) and discusses cam-era equipment, latest soft-ware, photo editing, and fieldtrips to practice taking pic-tures. Led by Peter Freeman,who teaches digital photog-raphy at the University ofConnecticut. Bring a cam-era. The Computer Clubmeets on the fourth Wednes-day of each month (Dec. 26)to discuss computer funda-mentals, tablets, smart-phones, hardware, software,and anything else computer-

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23CitizenSportsThe Southington CitizenFriday, December 28, 2012

Former Southington star doing her part for Mercy

Knight Notes

Big week for wrestlers; Swimmers open with win

By Sean KrofssikSpecial to The Citizen

The Mercy girls basket-ball team has been on thedoorstep of a Class LL statetitle the last three yearsonly to lose in the finals atMohegan Sun Arena eachtime.

The Tigers, led bySouthington’s Jordyn Nap-pi, are on a mission againthis year, and they are tak-ing it out on anyone in theirway.

The Middletown squadhas outscored opponents378-188 in soaring to a 6-0start.

Nappi, a senior guard, hashad a big hand in Mercy’ssuccess. “Jordyn has been a

great player for us for threeyears,” Mercy coach TimKohs said. “She has been anunbelievable asset to ourteam from day one.”

Nappi, 17, is a big reasonwhy the Tigers are current-ly the No. 1-ranked team inthe state. Mercy got there bydefeating the previous No. 1,Career 65-53, on Dec. 11 inNew Haven.

Nappi had 27 points inthat marquee matchup, in-cluding five 3-pointers. Shehas also excelled on defense,a staple throughout her ca-reer at Mercy.

“All of my shots were go-ing. Everything was goingmy way, steals, blocks andeverything. The team keptfeeding me because they

knew I was on,” Nappi saidof the night against Career.“We proved we were No. 1because we worked thehardest and practice longand hard as a team.”

Through six games, Nappiwas averaging more than 15points. That’s a bump upfrom the 12 she averaged inher All-SCC junior season.In the offseason, she playsAAU for the ConnecticutSpirit.

Nappi started her careerat Southington High School.She was the team’s leadingscorer as a freshman, aver-aging 13 points.

“I was a little iffy aboutcoming here at first becauseI didn’t know anyone,” Nap-pi said. “But everyone is

treating me well and it was agood move.”

The senior has not made adecision about where shewill play in college, but she isgetting close.

“I’m looking at a couple ofDIII schools, Roger Williamsand Eastern Connecticut,”Nappi said. “Those are mytop two right now. Just to bein college is exciting. I’ve al-ways wanted to play collegebasketball.”

In the meantime, there isunfinished business. TheTigers are seemingly in thestate title hunt every year,but haven’t won it all sincethe school’s lone state crownin 1996.

“We want to win a statechampionship,” Nappi said.

“We have our starting fiveback, so we have a goodchance. If we work hardenough, then we deserve it.We have to take it step bystep. You can’t look aheadtoo much, but we are all sen-iors now and we are strongerand work harder and justwant it.”

Kohs said it’s going to be achallenge for the Tigers tomake it back to the finals fora fourth consecutive season.

“Just getting there is afeat,” Kohs said. “We wereon the ropes every year andmanaged to win thosegames. But we haven’tplayed our best in the finals.Hopefully, this year is a dif-ferent story, but I’m not wor-ried about that yet.”

Boys swimmingSouthington 96, Windsor 88: With Mack Go-

los leading the way, the Blue Knights openedtheir season with a CCC crossover victory overthe Warriors in Windsor.

Golos won the 200- and 500-yard freestyles in2:04.65 and 5:41.35, respectively.

Joe Taglia (50 freestyle, 25.06), Vlad Kiveliyk(100 butterfly, 59.69) and Matt Duszak (100 breast-stroke, 1:08.96) also earned individual victoriesfor Southington.

In the 200 medley relay, Duszak, Kiveliyk andTaglia teamed with Eddie Klein for a win in1:51.31.

Kiveliyk and Taglia also joined Peter Mastersand Bryan Adie to finish first in the 200 freestylerelay with a time of 1:40.82.

Golos and Adie were part of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay along with Adam Sokolows-ki and Damian Chuchro (3:53.69).

WrestlingSouthington 50, Conard 18: After falling be-

hind 12-3 in the CCC West dual meet in Southing-ton, the Blue Knights took the upper hand forgood with an 11-5 decision by Austin Sullivan at195 and pins by Zach Maxwell (5:08 at 220) andTravis Daly (1:46 at 285).

Zach Bylykabashi recorded a 17-0 tech fall at

Photo by Matt Leidemer

At press time, the SHS girls basketball teamowned a plus-.500 record of 3-2. Pictured:Sarah Mongillo grabs a rebound in the LadyBlue Knights’ season-opening victory overBloomfield.

Photo by Justin Weekes

Tyler Hyde, pictured, and the SHS wrestlingteam are off to a solid start this season. TheBlue Knights churned out four victories lastweek.

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NotesContinued from page 23

120. The Blue Knights got de-cisions from Alessio Diana(14-8 at 138), Shawn Devin (7-4 at 145), Alex Martin (4- 3 at152) and Ryan Dupuis (9-4 at170).

Zach Murillo (106), GinaCamputano (113) and NateSolomon (132) received for-feits.

Southington sweeps:The host Blue Knights wonall three of its matches at aquad meet. Southington de-feated RHAM 63-18, LymanMemorial/Windham Tech75-6 and Middletown 46-29.

Zach Murillo (106pounds), Luigi Camputaro(113), Zach Bylykbashi (120),Nate Solomon (132), AlexMartin (152), Zack Maxwell(220) and Travis Daly (285)each won three matches.

Snow Views

Crank up the snow machines, it’s time to skiBy Dave Mongillo


In the words of an oldsong: “The weather outsideis frightful…let it snow, let itsnow…”

So far this season it’s theskier’s theme song.

As always there are somebright white spots in theuniverse. If you’re thinkingof a quick getaway to makesome fresh tracks, headwest. Out in California,Heavenly Valley and DonnerSki Ranch both picked up 36inches of new cover lastweekend.

In Colorado, Wolf Creek isthe champion with 43 newinches of light powder lastweek. As far as I can tell,they are the only resort inNorth America in full opera-tion; with all 77 trails openand 1,600 acres of skiing.

If you don’t want to gowest, how about north toQuebec? Le Massif was re-porting 27 new inches lastSunday morning, and Mount

Trembliant 24 inches. MontSan Sauveur picked up 20inches last weekend.

Here in New England,

there is skiing in Vermontand New Hampshire, anddon’t forget Maine. I got afirsthand report from

Southington’s Jimmy Cilliz-za on Sunday morning. Hewas at Stowe, Vermont mak-ing tracks in a foot of newpowder. Jay Peak was re-porting 20 new inches lastweekend and Killingtonpicked up 20 inches of whitegold last week.

Here at home things arelooking up. Mohawk Moun-tain and Ski Woodbury wereopen last weekend and SkiSundown and MountSouthington will be runningby the time you read this.

If the forecast is correct-and we know it always is -Connecticut ski hills willhave made snow for the lastthree nights. The same fore-cast talks of some real snowbefore the weekend.

Snow making will savethe ski season again thisyear. As long as night timetemperatures get down tothe low 20s the resorts cancrank out flakes, and open

more trails every day. Bythe New Year there shouldbe some good skiing righthere at home.

As are all skiers andboarders, I’m an optimist.We’ll be at Killington, tovisit the grand kids, and getin a few runs, on Christmasnight.

They had 70 of 140 trailsopen on Monday. With theforecast and some cold air,I’ll have my choice of 90trails by the time I get myboots on Thursday morn-ing. That is the magic ofmodern snow making.

Another year, come andgone. We at Snow Viewswant to wish you all a veryhappy and Merry Christ-mas, and a prosperous andsnow-filled New Year. Mayyour mornings be coveredwith powder, the sun shineall day and angles guide youthrough the moguls anddown the steeps.

The snow machines were turned on at MountSouthington Sunday night.

Girls basketballWindsor 41, Southing-

ton 34: The Warriors defeat-ed the Blue Knights in a CCCinterdivisional game inWindsor. Danielle Charamutled the Knights (3-2) with 14points.

The Warriors (4-0) were ledby Nyah Charles (22 points)and Molly Curry (14).

Boys basketballWindsor 83, Southing-

ton 65: Alex Borofsky ledwith 19 points and CorbinGarry followed with 18 in thelosing effort for the BlueKnights (1-2) in a CCC inter-divisional loss at home.

Chris Sherwill added 10points for the Knights whocouldn’t keep up with theWarrior’s leading scorersJaquan Hamson (22),Chaunce Dunbar (19) andWilson Frame (17).

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From shot putter Cherraine Davis claiming the New England championship, tothe softball team advancing to the state title game, to the football team turningin an undefeated regular season, 2012 was another successful, action-packedyear for Southington High School athletics. Pictured: Southington’s TravisDaly wraps up a South Windsor ball carrier this past season while teammatesNick Spitz and Corbin Garry converge.

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Men’s Basketball

Stars will still shine, but just for one gameBy Sean Krofssik


The high school senior all-star footballlandscape inConnecticuthas changed.

For thepast decade

and a half there were twogridiron all-star games inthe state: The Hall of FameClassic between FairfieldCounty and New HavenCounty held at West Haven’sKen Strong Stadium and theConnecticut High SchoolCoaches’ Associations Gov-ernor’s Cup between Con-necticut and Rhode Island,which has been mainly heldat East Hartford’sRentschler Field.

Dec. 21, CHSCA presidentJohn Fontana and Hand-Madison head coach SteveFilippone held a press con-ference formally announc-ing that the two games willcombine into one intra-stategame called the Hall of FameClassic All Star FootballGame.

The game will be playedbetween two Connecticut-only squads, each featuring55 players, on June 29 atRentschler Field at 4 p.m.Rhode Island is out of thepicture, ending a 14-year se-ries.

“It marks a new era of

high school all star footballgames in the state,” Filip-pone said. “The split withRhode Island was equitableand they were having diffi-culty within their ownstate.”

Rhode Island officialscame to Filippone andFontana in February and ex-pressed concern about theirinvolvement in the game,which had lately tilted heavi-ly in favor of Connecticut.Ultimately, Rhode Island de-cided to split.

“We have been thinkingabout an alternative for along time outside of RhodeIsland,” Filippone said. “Welooked into Western Massa-chusetts, New York but wefelt a strong commitment toRhode Island and we wantedto keep that commitmentwith them.”

In April, the brain trustfrom the Governor’s Cup ap-proached Hall of Fame Clas-sic officials and agreed on agridiron union.

“It’s a very open collabora-tion between the twogames,” Fillipone said. “Ittook a lot of convincing toget them aboard. John(Fontana) did a great job an-swering their questions andassuring them that this wasa partnership.”

Bill O’Brien, president ofthe New Haven FootballFoundation, said his group

wanted to maintain what ithas built in the Hall of FameClassic. O’Brien has headedthe New Haven-Fairfieldgame in each of its 16 years.

“We are equal partners,”O’Brien said of the newarrangement last Friday.“We think it will be a suc-cessful game and we willshare the proceeds for ourcharities and we wanted tomake sure we were able tokeep our scholarships fundgoing.”

Player selection starts onMarch 24 at a tryout combineat the Floyd Little AthleticCenter in New Haven inwhich the 110 players will bechosen. From that point,there will be a NFL styledraft at Rentschler Field todivide players into teams.

“When we come out ofthat six-hour combine, threehours in the morning withthe offense and three hoursin the afternoon with the de-fense, we are going to sitdown somewhere rank theplayers collaboratively,” saidFilippone.

Given the draft format, isinevitable that high schoolteammates will be opposingeach other.

All-Star head coaches willbe announced on Jan. 12 at 9a.m. at the Walter CampBreakfast of Champions inEast Haven. Each team willalso have five assistant

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razzi was expected to beTeam Connecticut’s headcoach in this summer’s Gov-ernor’s Cup, but it is unclearif he will be a head man thisyear.

“Everybody had to giveand take,” Fontana said ofthe collaboration with theHall of Fame Classic. “It’s anew format and a new sys-tem and new coaches. It wasfelt by everybody that weshould put experienced, win-ning coaches for the firstthree groups. Then after thatsome of these ones that did itbefore can come back up. Itshould be someone like a(New Canaan coach Lou)Marinelli or Filippone or(Xavier coach Sean) Mari-nan. Those are the guys whoshould be starting this off.”

Filippone said a lot ofvoices will go into the selec-tion process.

“We have a board of direc-tors for the game that ismade up of the coaches’ as-sociation’s executive boardas well as the New Haven andFairfield county chapters,”Fillipone said. “That groupis going to choose the headcoaches by January 12.”

The teams will stay at theCamp Niantic military facili-ty the week leading up to thegame. They will have two-a-day practices Mondaythrough Thursday and awalkthrough on Friday be-fore the June 29 contest.

“We want to put a lot ofpeople in that stadium,”O’Brien said. “There are alot of great players in Con-necticut and we think it willbe a lot of fun.”

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- The Southington Commu-nity YMCA announced therecipients of its annualawards. Tony Denorfia wasrecognized as Person of theYear, The Mill FoundationFor Kids got the ReachingOut Award, and LindaMendelsohn was named Un-sung Hero.


Recipients of the YMCA’s annual awards line up to-gether.

December- The Merchants of Down-

town Southington held its30th annual HospitalityNight, welcoming citizensand guests into local busi-nesses and celebrating theholiday season.

- After a series of value en-gineering discussions to trimthe excess cost of the middleschools renovation project, areduction in square footageresulted in an increased re-imbursement from the state,which would actually meanlower cost for Southingtontaxpayers. The new cost ofthe project was clocked in at

Photo by Christopher Zajac

The Southington Cham-ber Singers performChristmas carols forguest touring the BarnesMuseum during the annu-al downtown SouthingtonHospitality Night in De-cember.

about $89.7 million and willbring voters out for a secondreferendum – the first in thetown’s history.

- The Southington Munici-pal Center is officially openfor business and celebratedwith a ribbon cutting.

- The town was shakenwhen news of a mass shoot-ing in Newtown took place,leaving 28 dead and twowounded. School administra-tion and Southington policetook many precautionaryand proactive measures to re-view the safety protocol ofschools in the town to ensuresuch an incident never hap-pens.

Citizen photo byJulie Sopchak

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The Southington Parksand Recreation Departmentis offering a Nia Techniquefitness class for the winter.Ten classes will be held inthe Flanders ElementarySchool gymnasium onWednesdays, Jan. 9, 16, 23and 30, Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27and March 6 and 13 from 6:30to 7:30 p.m. There is a fee toparticipate. Nia classes aretaken barefoot to soul-stir-ring music using movementsfrom the martial arts, dance

arts and healing arts. Classsize is limited. Pre-registra-tion and payment is re-quired. For more informa-tion or to register, call theParks and Recreation officeat (860) 276-6219. Program de-tails and online registrationare also available on the de-partment’s webpage atwww.southington.org.

Yoga classesThe Southington Parks

and Recreation Departmentis offering a beginner’s Yogaclass for adults during thewinter. Classes will be heldin the Plantsville Elemen-tary School gymnasium onThursdays, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31,Feb. 7, 21, 28, and March 7from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. There isa fee to participate. Class sizeis limited. Pre-registrationand payment is required. Formore information or to reg-ister, call the Parks andRecreation office at (860) 276-6219. Program details and

online registration are alsoavailable at the department’swebpage at www.southing-ton.org.

Ice skatingPublic ice skating will be

offered this season, weatherpermitting, at the Communi-ty Ice Skating Rink on MillStreet. Hours of permitteduse are Sundays throughThursdays, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.,and Fridays and Saturdays, 8a.m. to 10 p.m. Skaters mayuse the rink at their ownrisk. Appropriate safety gearis recommended. There willbe no skate attendant onduty and children should besupervised by an adult. Alco-hol, food, drinks, and smok-ing are prohibited in theskating area.

Hockey time will be al-lowed on Wednesdays from 7to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from3 to 5 p.m. Hockey players

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New Britain that will consol-idate outpatient services inone convenient location andallow for future expansion of

cancer care. The nearly70,000-square-foot centerwill be built on over nineacres on the NewBritain/Plainville line.

“These awards pay tributeto the hardworking peopleand successful programs

and projects of 2012,” saidCERC President and CEORobert Santy. “We at CERCare proud to partner withthe regions to celebratethese admirable honorees,and we look forward to what2013 will bring us.”

Pet therapy trainingSouthington Care Center, 45 Meriden Ave., will hold pet

therapy training classes beginning Jan. 17 on Thursdayevenings. There is a fee for the class, space is limited. Formore information, e-mail Deb Brown at [email protected].

CitizenCalendar The Southington CitizenFriday, December 28, 2012

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Clubs and organizations areinvited to submit informationabout regular meetings and spe-cial events to The SouthingtonCitizen to be published free ofcharge. Listings can be sent [email protected] mailed to 11 Crown St., Meri-den, CT 06450. Please include aname and contact number.

Jan.1 Tuesday

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5 Saturday

Bottle drive — Boy ScoutTroop 32 will host a bottleand can drive on Saturday,Jan. 5, from 8 a.m. to noon atRecreation park.

Ask the Doc — Southing-ton Library and MidStateMedical Ask the Doc seriespresents “Bariatric Surgery:Is It the Key to Unlocking Di-abetes?” on Thursday, Jan.17, at 6:30 p.m. in theSouthington Library pro-gram room. Registration isrequired. To register, visitwww.southingtonlibrary.orgor call (860) 628-0947 ext. 5.

8 Tuesday

Legislative breakfast —A legislative breakfast willbe held at the SouthingtonMunicipal Center, 196 N.Main St., on Tuesday, Jan. 8,from 8 to 9:30 a.m.

12 Saturday

Military appreciation —The Southington Elks LodgeNo. 1669, 114 Main St., willhost a Military AppreciationDinner on Saturday, Jan. 12(snow date Jan. 19), from 5 to9 p.m. Dinner is free to mili-tary members and veterans.There is a cost for all otherguests. For more informa-tion or tickets, call DeniseJohnson at (860) 707-6838.Reservations will be accept-ed until Jan. 2.

Coin show — A coin andcurrency show will be heldat the Holiday Inn Express,120 Laning St. from 9 a.m. to2 p.m. For more informationcall (860) 681-1511 or [email protected].

Ziti night — Knights ofColumbus Isabella Council15 will host a ziti night onSaturday, Jan. 12, at MaryOur Queen Church, 248 Sav-age St. For more informa-tion, contact Dennis Kelly at(860) 276-0633.

13 Sunday

Open house —Plantsville CommunityNursery School will hold anopen house on Sunday, Jan.13, from 2 to 4 p.m. for inter-est in the 2013-14 school year.The school is located at thePlantsville CongregationalChurch, 109 Church St. Formore information, contact(860) 628-8878.

MLK celebration — TheFirst Baptist Church ofSouthington, 581 MeridenAve., will hold its 17th annu-al Martin Luther King Jr.

celebration on Sunday, Jan.13, from 2 to 4 p.m. There isno charge to attend. Formore information, call (860)628-8121.

24 Thursday

Information series —Southington Youth Services,196 N. Main St., will hold aParent Information Serieson Thursday, Jan. 24, from 7to 8 p.m. Admission is freeand space is limited.

Southington residents only.To register or for more in-formation, call (860) 276-6281.

26 Saturday

Casino trip — The Flan-ders Elementary SchoolPTO is hosting a bus trip toMohegan Sun Casino on Sat-urday, Jan. 26. The bus willleave the school parking lot,100 Victoria Drive, at 5 p.m.and leave the casino at mid-

night. There is a cost fortickets. For more informa-tion or ticket purchases,contact Jennifer Lanci [email protected] or (860) 620-7732.

SEF fundraiser — TheSouthington EducationFoundation will hold its an-nual Outback Steakhousewinter fundraiser on Satur-day, Jan. 26, from 11 a.m. tonoon at Outback Steak-house, 817 Queen St. Fortickets or information, con-tact Dawn Miceli at (860) 681-8006.

‘Simple Pleasures’Ronald Tabellione, of Meri-

den, will have an art show atThe Gallery at The Orchards,34 Hobart St., from Jan. 1-31called “Simple Pleasures.”Tabellione works in mediumsof oil, pastel, acrylic, watercol-or, and airbrush, and paintslandscapes of places he hasvisited. For available day andevening viewing hours, callThe Orchards at (860) 621-5656,or visit www.southingtonart-sandcrafts.homestead.com.

must wear helmets/faceshields and protective gearduring sessions. Recreation-al skating is prohibited dur-ing hockey sessions.

Adult ZumbaThe Southington Parks

and Recreation Departmentis offering two sessions ofadult Zumba classes duringthe winter. Classes will beheld in the Plantsville Ele-mentary School gymnasiumon Mondays and Wednes-days, Jan. 7, 9, 14, 16, 23, 28, 30,Feb. 4, 6, 11, 13, 20, 25, 27,March 4, 6. First session willrun from 6 to 7 p.m., the sec-ond will be 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.There is a fee to participate.Class sizes are limited. Pre-registration and payment isrequired. For more informa-tion or to register, call theparks and recreation office at(860) 276-6219. Details and on-line registration are alsoavailable on the department’s

ParksContinued from page 26

website at www.southing-ton.org.

‘Hoop It Up’The Southington Parks

and Recreation Departmentis offering “Hoop It Up,” ayouth program aimed at in-troducing fundamentals ofbasketball in a fun, low-pres-sure and energetic environ-ment. Registration open togirls and boys in grades 1 and2. Southington residentsonly. Program will run fourweeks at Flanders Elemen-tary School, 100 Victoria Dri-ve, on Mondays, Jan. 7, 14, 28,and Feb. 4. Girls will meetfrom 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Boyswill meet from 6:30 to 7:15p.m. There is a fee to partici-pate. Class sizes are limited.Pre-registration and pay-ment is required. For moreinformation or to register,call the parks and recreationoffice at (860) 276-6219. De-tails and registration formscan also be obtained by visit-ing the department’s websiteat www.southington.org.

Youth wrestlingRegistration for the 2012-

13 season of SouthingtonYouth Wrestling will be ac-cepted at the SouthingtonParks and Recreation officein the lower level of TownHall, 75 Main St. during regu-lar business hours. Checksshould be made payable to“SYW”. For further informa-tion, call David Kanute at(860) 621-5494, or [email protected]. Registra-tion forms are available onthe Parks and Recreation De-partment’s webpage atwww.southington.org.

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Cheshire’s premier retire-ment community, Elim ParkPlace is seeking an enthu-siastic individual for a fulltime, entry level position inthe Marketing Department.Candidate will be responsi-ble for maintaining optimalapartment occupancy lev-els & high customer satis-faction. Must be a self-moti-vated, sales driven individ-ual that is prepared to meetsales goals in a team envi-ronment. Position requiresstrong interpersonal com-munication skills to buildrelationships with clients.Must be outgoing, team ori-ented and enjoy communi-cating with older adults.Position requires heavytelephone contacts andcandidate must be able torelate and listen effectivelywith seniors for the purposeof selling a lifestyle con-cept. Bachelor’s degreepreferred. To apply faxresume to 203-271-7794or apply in person week-days from 7am-8pm orweekends 10-2pm. Nophone calls please! EOE,A/A, M/F, D/V

SALES RETAILTuesday to Sunday. Apply:Carolyn Adams Country Barn

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ited School Readiness Pro-grams in Meriden. Bilingual(Spanish) preferred. ASDegree in ECE or relatedfields or higher preferred.Early Childhood exp. a must!

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MERIDEN-Well maintainedranch on a quiet st. This homefeatures 6 rooms, 3BRs, kitchen,LR & DR. 1.5 Bas, 2 fireplacesplus 1 car gar set on a nice lot.$155,900. Call Sue Farone fordetails 203-265-5618

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Wallingford, CTPhone: (203) 294-2080

Fax: (203) 294-2084 EOE

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

WALLINGFORD-Duplex 2BR,LR. Tiled Bath. Kitchen w/stove& fridge. Laundry hookups.$950 + utils. 2 mos sec dep.Agents RE (203) 949-0500

WINTER SPECIALMERIDEN- 1BR - $695/month.

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MERIDEN $139,900. Large 3family near park- 2 units have 3bedrooms, nice backyard,some notice to show neededbut worth the wait. Call ToniFalcone for details 203-265-5618

WALLINGFORD. $299,900Charming 2 fam. Offers poss.of becoming a 3. All new win-dows, 3 new furn. & waterheaters, bath & kit updates,high ceilings, porches, paveddrive w/ off st parking. CallNicky Waltzer 203-265-5618

HOUSES FOR RENT

WALLINGFORD 3 BR Ranch oncul-de-sac. Hdwd flrs, dishwash-er. Full bsmnt. Large deck bor-ders Doolittle Park. $1250/mo+sec. Avail 2/1/13 203 284-5843

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Studio & 1 Bedroom AptsAffordable Housing for quali-fied applicants 50 yrs of age orolder. Amenities Include: Com-puter Learning Center, TV/Games Lounge, Laundry Facili-ties, Off Street Parking, FreeBus Service to local shoppingctrs. On site: Resident Serv.Coord. Small Pets Accepted

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MER. Furnished Apts. East SideIncl Heat, HW, Elec. 1 BR, 1st Fl,$845/mo+sec. 1BR, 2nd Fl $801/mo+sec. 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm or Meridenrooms.com

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1, 2 & 3 BRs WestSide - CLEAN Security & refs amust. Off st parking. No dogs.Sec 8 approved. 1st Month FREE!203-537-6137

MERIDEN 1023 Old Colony Rd.

22 BBRR AAvvaaiillaabblleeStarting at $750. Heat & HW incl.

Off St. Parking. 203-886-7016

MMEERRIIDDEENN 22 BBRR AAvvaaiillaabblleeHeat, Hot Water & Appliances incl.

Off-Street parking. Available forimmediate move in. Starting at$800 per month. 203-639-8751

MMEERRIIDDEENN Crown Village 2 BRJust renovated. Heat & HotWater included. Pool access.$895 per month plus security.L & E Prop Mgmt 203-886-8808.

MERIDEN Crown Village. Large2BR Recently Remodeled w/ HWFloors. $925/mo. includes heat &hot water. Call 203-856-6472

MERIDEN Large 2 BR, 1.5 Baths,1st FL. WD hookup. Off st park-ing. Randolph Ave. $695 /mo.2 mos security + application feereq. No pets. Call 203-284-0597

MERIDEN- Nice 2 BRNo pets. $795 per mo,

Deposit, Credit & References.25 Griswold Street

Please Call 203-317-7222

SOUTHINGTON Two familyNear 691. Renovated. 2ndfloor. 2 BR, parking. Heat & HWincluded. $995 per month.860 628-0175 or 860 919-6212

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We offering a special!1ST Month’s Rent Free witha credit score of 650 or over.

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WALLINGFORD 2BR Very Neat & Very Clean. Appli-

ances, Laundry Hookups, Off StParking. No Pets. No smoking.1 Yr Lease. $900. 203-631-5219

WALLINGFORD-Apts for rent.1 or 2BR. 1st Fl. Refrig, stoveincld. No pets. Absolutely NoSmoking. $850 per month. Sec& refs. Paul 203-269-6348

ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES

MERIDEN’S Newest HHIIDDDDEENNTTRREEAASSUURREESS Antiques & Col-lectibles. 387 South ColonyStreet, Meriden (203) 600-5075Open Saturday & Sunday 9-4

JEWELRY

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Furniture. 50’s Items. Whole Estates.

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AAllwwaayyss Buying All Contents ofEstates. Antique, old toys &

collectibles. furniture,costume jewelry, etc.

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Open Mon.-Sat. 9am-5pm

ALWAYS BUYING CASH PAIDVintage Electronics, Amps, Musi-cal Instruments, Guitars, Radios,Ham Equipment, CB, HiFi, AudioEquipment. 860-707-9350

ALWAYS Buying Handtools,Old, used, and antique hand-tools. Carpentry, Machinist,Engraving and Workbenchtools. If you have old or usedtools that are no longer beingused, call with confidence.Fair & friendly offers. Pleasecall Cory 860-322-4367

DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Collectibles,

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MERIDEN Newly Renovated 2BR. LR, Kitchen, 1 Bath. HdwdFlrs. New Appls. Off St. Parking.No pets, No Smoking. QuietArea. $1000 860-655-3888

FURNITURE &APPLIANCES

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MATTRESS SET: Brand nameQueen pillow top mattress andfoundation NEW in plastic.Must sell! $150. Call/Text Jim860-709-7667

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BATH CABINET w/MIRRORWhite wood. New. $25.

Call after 5 pm 860-704-8119

CRYSTAL Lake Equestrian CenterMiddletown, CT

Horse Back Riding Lessons,Pony Rides/Parties, Boarding& Clinics! Gift CertificatesAvailable for the Holidays!

(203) 631-8324

FREE Upright Untuned Piano.FREE Office Wooden Desk.

Call 203-269-2319

HAND PAINTEDWelcome Goose. L13 X W 10 1/2

$25. (203) 269-8486

LEXMARK 5300 Printer/Scanner/Fax. Like New.

$25. 203-440-9504

WOOD, FUEL &HEATING EQUIPMENT

100% SEASONED HardwoodCut, Split and Delivered.$200/cord; $125/half cord.Pick Up Available 203-294-1775www.lavignestreeservicellc.com

CLEANEST Seasoned Firewoodin state! $210 Full cord deliv-ered. Discounts over 2 & pickedup. Mike (203) 631-2211

SSeeaassoonneedd FFiirree WWoooodd$225 delivered

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WOODBURNING Stove. Excellent Condition.Call 203-715-1396

SPORTING GOODS &HEALTH

PISTOL PERMIT CERTIFICATION CLASS

Required for CT applicants. $110

Call 203-415-1144

ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES

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