Cheshire Citizen July 19, 2019 by Cheshire Citizen

Farmers Market opens

New development proposal for north end of Cheshire By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff

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Part neighbor meet-and-greet, part abundant farm-fresh Donna and Dave Terrell, of Meadow Walk Farm, share a laugh market, the season opening of with customers at the Cheshire Farmers Market, July 11. the Cheshire Farmers Market Photos by Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen July 11 was a hit. The event was held on the grounds of the Harmon Leonard, Jr. Youth Center, 559 South Main St. Vendors set-up on the green grass oasis fronting the building with easy access parking available both in youth center lot and next door Riva Martin and Jen at the high school. From Cheshireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meadow See Farmers Market, A2

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Keane, of Nature View Farm, help a customer with her purchase.

Marguerite and Dariush Rose serve authentic Middle Eastern and Persian food.

The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing last week on a request to amend zoning regulations to allow development in the north end of town. Town property records show that Miller Napolitano and Wolff have owned the vacant property, listed as 1953 and 2037 Highland Ave., since at least 2005. Tri-Star Development LLC is also listed as a property owner on the application. The parcels are located along Interstate 691 and Route 10. Cheshire attorney Anthony Fazzone, who represented the landowners at the July 8 meeting, did not provide details of the eventual use of the property. See Development, A4

Air disaster shook the town in 1946 By Mitzi Romano

(Tails of the History Hound with Mitzi Romano, for the Cheshire Historical Society, continues this week with a gripping recollection of an air disaster. The tragedy that took place 73 1/2 years ago today left lingering effects.) The date was January 18, 1946. The time, 11:06 a.m. It

was a cold Friday morning when Eastern Air Lines flight 16-B, with an engine and at least one wing afire, crashed off Wolf Hill Road in Cheshire. It was the worst aircraft disaster in Cheshire history (and yes, there has been more than one). The pilot and crew and all 14 passengers were lost. The flight originated in Miami,

FL. Only two passengers on the ill-fated flight, Mrs. See History Hound, A3

This photo of the crash site was donated to The Cheshire Historical Society in 2010 by the late Ev Cassagneres, a Cheshire resident and pilot.

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Farmers Market From A1

Walk Farm, Dave and Donna Terrell brought country-fresh flower bouquets, vegetables and handmade jams. As his wife Donna helped customers with their purchases, Dave Terrell explained the couple decided it made better sense for them to take their products to farmers markets. The Terrells are booked at numerous markets this summer, including Cromwell as well as Dudley Farm in North Guilford.

“Everything was picked fresh this morning,” Keane said. The two also brought grassfed meat from the farm. Situated in the middle of the action was a table featuring Middle Eastern and authentic Persian cuisine from Green Leaf Catering, of Cheshire, operated by Dariush and Marguerite Rose. The couple brought their line of Caspian Sea's appetizers, and provided samples of the popular spreads and dips, which included spinach and eggplant borani (a vegetable and yogurt-based appetizer), creations made with the Rose’s

Local residents Linda Godfrey and Lisa Bartiet were among the farmers market customers who sampled, savored and bought appetizers to take home. Customers like Robert Tucker, seemed especially happy with the Rose’s towering cones of creamy Persian rosewatersaffron ice cream— perfect for a muggy summer day. The Cheshire Farmer’s Market has a total of 10 market days lined up for the season. The market will feature these vendors and farms, and potentially others, every Thursday from 4:30 -6:30 p.m. through early September.

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Anchoring one end of the Cheshire Farmers Market was the large tent of Bridgewater’s Nature View Farm. Jen Keane and Riva Martin tended the busy stand. Numerous tables were stacked high with the bounty of organic spring onions, a variety of lettuces, sugar snap peas, Kirby cucumbers, Russian kale, Swiss chard and dinosaur kale, so named for

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History Hound Charlotte Sturmon and her 2-year-old daughter, Jean, had boarded in Miami. The others boarded in New York. News of the crash made national news, including the New York Times. Local newspaper accounts of the day reported that Cheshire residents saw the troubled plane flying overhead before it crashed, and multiple fire stations, including Cheshire, were called to the scene. It took hours before the plane could be approached due to the heat and the fire. A little less than 10 years later, the site of the crash became what is now the Copper Valley Pool and Tennis Club. At the Copper Valley Club grand opening in 1955, the facility had not yet put in tennis courts. The crash happened where the pool complex is located. As deeply as the aircraft engines left their mark in the earth when it crashed, there is an equal supernatural impact left behind. There is a ghost, according to a former Copper Valley board member, who asked to remain anonymous. In one long-ago experience, the member attended a board meeting at Copper Valley on a fall evening. The pool was closed for the season. It was dark outside and the group had closed the club house doors. The member had their dog, normally well-behaved, in the clubhouse with the

group. “The dog was just sitting there and right in the middle of everything, the dog sat straight up and she stared at nothing — like an interior doorway — and began to growl,” said the former board member. “Animals are very intuitive. We were very freaked out.” However, the board member believes the activity is not so much at Copper Valley, but in a neighborhood just through the woods, a stone’s throw from the crash site and on property that abuts Copper Valley. In one of those houses, lived a friend who had all kinds of experiences in the house, especially when the kids were younger, according to the board member. “The friend was convinced that it was the little girl who died in that plane crash.” Most of the activity happened when the daughters who lived in the house were younger, about four or five. Things would go missing, items would get pushed off tables and doors would be wide open in the middle of the night. A glass of water left on the nightstand at the end of the day was somehow filled with screws, nuts and bolts when the morning broke. Although the incident that was truly alarming occurred when one day the young daughter raced downstairs to frantically tell her mother, “A little girl just whispered my name in my ear.”

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The revisions the property owners are requesting would allow a mix of residential and commercial uses, including retail, restaurants, breweries, hotels, banks and offices. Residential properties in the area could include multi-family, assisted living and convalescent homes. Commission members focused on a change that would increase the size of free-standing signs along the proposed development’s

driveways along Route 10, from 100 square feet to up to 400 square feet. The change would also allow signs up to 45 feet tall. Fazzone described the proposal as a “general site plan.” He added the project is also pending wetlands approval. Another hearing on the proposal is expected later this month. Commission members balked at the possibility of installing signs they felt were probably too large.

The wooded area, lower right, in Cheshire off Route 10 near the Interstate 691 ramp, is being considered for a retail, housing and office space development. File photo, Record-Journal

“I believe there are commercial districts that do,” Fazzone said in response.

Commission member Jeff Natale asked Fazzone if there are examples of similar developments that he could provide to “show that’s really what’s required for a property like this.”

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New exterior installation at Artsplace By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Koch said. The Cheshire artist specializes in watercolors and is naturally drawn to lovely settings, especially gardens and striking flower combinations.

As lovely as the artistic creations inside Artsplace are, the building’s façade is just as head-turning, thanks to a Koch said the poppies in the beautiful work by Carla painting are Shirley poppies Sternberg Koch. A blackframed, supersized poster of the watercolor “Iris and Poppies” by the fine artist and illustrator was recently installed on the front of the building. Koch, a longtime Artsplace teacher, said she was happily surprised to see her artwork displayed.

(Papaver rhoeas), alternately known as Flanders Poppy or Corn Poppy, and are not a common flower. The lsalmon Shirley poppies in the painting provide a contrast to the white and soft blue iris with yellow accents.

The scene is from a visit to the garden of Peter Navage, former Cheshire High School American history teacher, Koch said.

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“It was long ago,” she said of the visit. She was invited to his see his garden, saw the combination of poppies with irises, and “it inspired me,”

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Taylor will attend Springfield College and major in physical therapy. Her essay was written about the book “Taylor’s Gift,” which is about 13year-old Taylor Storch. Severely injured in a ski accident, Storch was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead the next day. Her grieving parents choose to donate her organs and corneas for transplant. Sara Taylor related in her essay how the book impacted

her and her family to all become organ donors. Santosh will attend the University of California at Berkeley and major in business. Santosh wrote her essay on the book “We Should All be Feminists” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, which details what it means to be a woman in today’s world. Santosh wrote on how her cultural mores affect feminism and activism in the world today. According to Friends President Tom Morck, scholarships are provided by the Friends of the Cheshire Library from the funds raised in bi-annual book sales, patron donations and membership fees for Friends.

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Camp offers shared experiences for children who have limb loss By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff

tated legs and arms or entire arms and legs.

HAMDEN — The more than 20 campers gathered at Quinnipiac University’s York Hill campus Friday, July 12, were different ages, but they all had something in common — some form of limb loss.

The camp’s staff is primarily Quinnipiac occupational therapy and physical therapy students, other volunteers and previous campers who

The participants had gathered for a camp geared just for them, called Camp No Limits. The youngest camper is four years old. The oldest campers are teenagers. Since 2015, Quinnipiac University is the only university to host a Camp No Limits program on campus.

Matthew Reid, 12, of Cheshire, and a mentor take part in Camp No Limits’ field day on the Quinnipiac University York Hill Campus in Hamden on Friday, July 12. The four-day, overnight camp aims to increase the functional independence of children living with limb loss.

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Thursday Job Fair for Skilled Tradespeople: July 24, 4 - 7 p.m. Free. H.C. Wilcox Technical High School, 298 Oregon Road, Meriden. 860-6047859. kerry.markey@ct.gov.

Thursday Blood Drive: July 18, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Milone and MacBroom, Inc., 99 Realty Drive, Cheshire. Summer Concert Series at the Masonicare Health Center - Sounds of Frank: July 18, 6:15 - 7:45 p.m. Free. Masonicare Health Center Green, 22 Masonic Ave., Wallingford. 888-6799997. info@masonicare.org.

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Food Show: July 21, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Toyota Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford.

Monday Bald Eagles: July 22, 6:30 p.m. Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main St.

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Emily Reid, 9, of Cheshire, and a mentor take part in Camp No Limits' field day on the Quinnipiac University York Hill Campus in Hamden. The four-day overnight camp aims to increase the functional independence of children living with limb loss.

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had come back as mentors. Those volunteers developed the programs campers were participating in Friday, which included relay races, volleyball, basketball and riding bicycles.

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Sarah Reid, an 11 year old camper and Cheshire resident, said her favorite activity is the field day. “Even though it’s competitive you still get to be open with everybody, playing games,” she said. “And I’ve learned that there’s other people in the world like me. It’s really great.” Mary Leighten, an occupational therapist from Maine, founded the program 15 years ago. The first camp had four children, and has expanded to serve hundreds of campers in 10 various locations in other states, including California, Texas, Florida and Maryland. Erin Bracken, 23, a recent graduate of Quinnipiac’s oc-

cupational therapy program, was among the volunteers guiding campers through the various activities. Bracken said it was her second year working with the program. “For a lot of us, this is our first time, hands on participating with clients with limb differences,” Bracken said. “It’s a really exciting oppor-

tunity... It’s so nice because the kids are so excited to be here.” For Cheshire residents Guy and Linda Reid, Camp No Limits has provided their family with an opportunity to be among other families with shared experiences. The Reids adopted three children, including Sarah.

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For Leighton, it’s been a joy seeing the program grow from its first summer — when four campers par“We were trying to find a ticipated — to having 10 place where our children camp sites with hundreds of wouldn’t have to be stared at participants. and could be treated just like any other kid,” he said. “That’s what this is all about: helping children’s The camp has also provided lives,” Leighton said. parents with their own supmgagne@record-journal.com port group. They receive in203-317-2231 formation on different de-

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The band Running on Empty, a tribute to the music of Jackson Brown and the Laurel Canyon Sound, is scheduled to kick off the summer concert series in Bartlem Park on Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m.

Klingberg Family Centers has scheduled Foster & Adoptive Parent Information Sessions for the first and third Wednesday, and the second and fourth Monday of each month at the main campus building, 370 Linwood St., New Britain. For more information, contact Nicolin Carr at 860-832-5536 or nicolin.carr@klingberg.com or visit klingbergfosterandadoption.org.

Tree I.D. walk Chris Fagan will lead a tree identification walk Sunday, July 21, 1:30 p.m., at Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society’s Riverbound Farm Museum and Nature Center located at 1881 Cheshire St. The casual trail walk will cover diverse habitats, as Fagan identifies and discusses an assortment of trees and their many benefits. The event is free and open to the public. Wear shoes appropriate for outdoor activities. Rain will cancel the walk only. The nature center is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 203-634-1911 or visit quinnipiacvalleyaudubon.org.

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tial space for parents, guardians and all others dealing with a loved one’s disease of substance abuse or addiction. The group is led by two trained facilitators, a licensed professional and a para-professional with lived experience. Recognizing that this disease affects entire families, the group provides a forum to

share openly while receiving peer support, information and compassion, thus breaking the stigma and isolation created by the disease. The group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Middlefield Federated Church, 402 Main St., Middlefield.

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5 things to know about the Butterfly Meadow Loop Trail By Kristen Dearborn Special to the Record-Journal

WALLINGFORD — The Butterfly Meadow Loop Trail is a fairly new walking trail located off Cheshire Road and is a part of the town’s open space offerings. It can be found on GPS maps using the location tag “Wallingford Walking Trail, Fresh Meadows.” The trail has a walk-in entrance on the corner of School House Road and Cheshire Road’s three-way intersection. Here are five things to know about the trail:

1. Landscape The Butterfly Loop is a short trail, less than half a mile total. Portions overlook fields, woods, and a small pond. The terrain is flat and the trail is lined with a gravel pathway. The edges of the trail have been mowed and are maintained throughout the year. The configuration of the loop trail is unobtrusive — allowing visitors to experience nature up close, while being enveloped by flora and fauna.

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2. Wildlife In the parking lot entrance to the trail there is a posting of wildlife that is known to inhabit the surrounding areas. The posting lists the type of animals, as well as their life span, diet, size, and

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group name. Among those listed are bobcats, skunks, Canada geese, red foxes, and white-tailed deer. The trail is also home to various species of butterflies and bees, which can be seen pollinating the assortment of colorful wildflowers scattered in the tall grass.

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3. Connected trails The Butterfly Loop consists of the short Pond Trail, which leads to a view of wetlands. Behind these trails is Tessa’s Trail which is a mowed grassy path through the woods. Across the street from the Butterfly Meadow is the Cheshire Road Trail, a short, paved pathway along the open space. The Cheshire Road Trail is

to each of the pathways that encompass the Fresh Meadows trails. These signs show a Backlegged Tick, otherwise known as a Deer Tick, in its various stages of development. The posting also contains suggestions to prevent 4. Tick warning bites, including wearing light There are signs posted warn- colored clothing, using insect repellent, and placing ing of ticks at the entrances

clothes in the dryer after exposure to wooded areas.

“If you want the night sky exactly as it was the day you were married, or another special date, I can paint that,” said Hamm. Or, if it’s 1957, you want, “I can bring that exact sky, that exact night up on the ceiling so when you’re going to bed, it’s underneath the stars you were born under.”

starry nights? People ask for shooting stars, comets, moons and their own astrology signs, he said.

home to the Glacial Erratic boulder whose origin is detailed on a plaque contributed by the Connecticu Geological Survey and the Connecticut Recreational Trails Program.

These signs advise visitors to contact the Wallingford Health Department at (203) 294-2065 for tick identification and testing.

5. Amenities There is a portable toilet located in the parking lot en-

trance to the Butterfly Meadow Loop Trail off of Cheshire Road. There are also picnic tables near the pond and entrance. Benches can be found at the end of the Pond Trail and along the Cheshire Road Trail in front of the glacial boulder. Bird houses are hung on trees throughout these trails making them an ideal place to enjoy outdoor exercise while observing New England’s indigenous wildlife. The Butterfly Loop Trail and the connected Pond Trail can be completed in approximately half of a mile. The flat terrain and gravel pathway make these trails optimal for beginners and those with physical limitations. Kristen Dearborn is a Wallingford native, NASM certified personal trainer and author of the blog dearfitkris– https ://dearfitkris.com/

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quire the use of brushes or palette. Instead, Hamm uses syringes for the application. His other tools include a black light and projector. All the paints are non-toxic and biodegradable. He uses colors like cosmic blue and yel-

low aqua green. “Each ceiling mural is oneof-a-kind, done by hand,” Hamm said. As for the layout, “It all has to do with geometry, distance and points,” said the muralist who explained that he enjoys creating 3D effects and his choice subject matter to paint is the barred spiral galaxy, the Milky Way.

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One person wanted a unicorn, which he managed to weave into a constellation. The artwork is invisible during the day and so the stars, moon and planets are visible only after dark.

Hamm explains that the work generally takes a couple of hours. If the ceiling is 10 feet high, he has a small step ladder; otherwise, as most ceilings average 8-feet, and since Hamm is a bit over 6 foot 3 inches, he said, “I don’t even need a ladder.”

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Maria Mazzacane Perez hangs a framed photo of her father, Joseph Mazzacone, on one of the walls at Cheshire Barber Shop. Mazzacane Perez reopened the shop last week, after it had been closed for more than two months. Photos by Michael Gagne, Record-Journal

Barber shop finds new home after chance encounter By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff

Maria Mazzacane Perez had given up on finding a new home for Cheshire Barber Shop — the business her father started 68 years ago — when a chance opportunity came along.

“Jim told me, ‘Well, I have a stockroom in the back. You probably won’t want it ... I used to keep a lot of inventory, and now ... I don’t keep that kind of inventory,’ ” Mazzacane Perez said. “I actually dropped to my knees in the parking lot. I was so happy when I saw it. I knew it was the place.” What followed was a lot of work — Dumpsters to haul away the expired liquor, remodeling, painting and new plumbing — to reshape what had been a storage room into a new shop. Mazzacane Perez installed new large lettering and her dad’s old bar-

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The shop behind Southend Wine & Spirits officially reopened July 9. Mazzacane Perez said she had 13 clients — long-time and new — that

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Mazzacane Perez was evicted from the shop’s longtime location at 1042 S. Main St. on April 30. After about a month of searching for a new home, she ran into James Jude Barbato, a former Cheshire High School classmate and longtime owner of Southend Wine & Spirits, 910 S. Main St.

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storage room behind his store was a cluttered space. “There was just boxes everywhere — cases of old wine, cases of beer — and shelving. The floor was a mess,” he said. He was impressed by Mazzacane Perez’s resolve to make a barber shop out of the storage room. “It’s night and day,” Barbato said. The shelving and clutter are gone. A new stone walkway and patio furniture now invite would-be patrons. Then came the other hurdles, obtaining new permits and renewing her barber’s license.

turn into a positive experience. But it has,” she said. “It’s been one of the best things that’s ever happened to me. Now I can look around and say, ‘I did this.’ I did this for my father and my son.” Mazzacane Perez said her motivation for reopening was to see her father’s business carry on. She hopes to begin new traditions, like opening the store on Wednesdays, providing discounts on those days for military veterans and first responders, and keeping the shop open a little later on Thursdays and Fridays. “My father’s father passed to him and my great grandfather passed to my grandfather,” she said. “This isn’t just a job and a business. This is part of my family’s heritage. And I’m very proud to be keeping it going.”

“I could not see how (the shop closing) was going to

A stone walkway, patio furniture and a vintage barber pole welcome those who visit Cheshire Barber Shop, which reopened last week at a new location 910B South Main mgagne@record-journal.com St., after having been closed for more than two months. For now, a handwritten sign 203-317-2231 declares the business’s hours of operation. Michael Gagne, Record-Journal

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Police social media use on the rise By Lauren Sellew Record-Journal staff

Meriden Police Sgt. Christopher Fry manages the department’s Facebook page.

officers who are authorized to post on the page, Lt. Stephen Elliott said.

Earlier this summer, a bicycle was reported stolen from the train station in Berlin. The police department posted security images on its Facebook page and within an hour received a call, interviewed the suspect and recovered the bike.

“It’s definitely becoming more prevalent despite dinosaurs like me,” said Elliott, who doesn’t have a personal Facebook page. “It’s the thing right now, and its going to be a growing wave in the future.”

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Wallingford Police Lt. Cheryl Bradley said her department doesn’t use social media for police business.

“It’s been a great tool for us,” said Berlin Deputy Police Chief Christopher Ciuci. “And not just for criminal matters.”

Meriden Sgt. Christopher Fry handles the department’s Facebook page as part of his public information officer position. He uses both Facebook and Twitter.

Police across the state are using social media, mainly Facebook and Twitter, more to help solve crimes, inform the public about upcoming events and recognize officers.

He recounted one incident where two officers filmed a video for a friend in response to the “Momo internet hoax” that was scaring some children. The officers in the video told children they “captured” the fictitious Momo character to make children feel safe. The video was posted on social media.

According to a 2016 survey by the Urban Institute, the increase in police departments signing up for social media accounts began in 2010 and peaked in 2012. The institute conducts research on social and economic policy.

“The Facebook portal is reserved for interaction with the community,” Fry said. “We want to be able to give you updates in a timely fashion and we want to be able to constantly research ways in how to be able to do that.”

The survey also found the most common reasons police use social media include notifying the public of potential safety concerns, community outreach and engagement and traffic issues. In Southington, the Police Department posts the arrest blotter on its Facebook page along with road closings and awards and commendations for officers and citizens. The department has a handful of

In another incident, Meriden police shared a security video showing an armed robbery on West Main Street to help catch the suspect. When an 11-year-old girl

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was recognized for her actions during the robbery, police also shared that information through social media. Ciuci said the Berlin department also uses social media to increase transparency. If residents post complaints or questions about how a particular incident was han-

dled, police try to learn from the feedback and respond.

with the people they are serving.

Plainville Police Lt. Nicholas Mullins said police dispatch supervisor Al Urso handles the posts on the department’s Facebook page.

“I think you have to nowadays,” Ciuci said about using social media. “If you don’t, you’re not communicating as effectively as you could be.”

Mullins said it has become an excellent tool to spread information and to connect

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ACCOUNT CLERK

Performs a wide variety of accounting clerk duties for a busy municipal government office. The position requires 4 years of related work experience and a H.S diploma/GED or business School. $23.29 to $27.95 hourly (Contract Currently Under Negotiation) plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply: Human Resources Department, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. The closing date will be that date the 75th application form/ resume is received, or July 24, 2019, whichever occurs first. EOE

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- Cleanest firewood in CT! PRESEASON SALE $180/cord delivered. Discount over 4 or picked up. Mike (203) 631-2211.

Beautiful property. 216 Center St., Wallingford. Great for office! Expertly maint’d. 1000 sqft w/ full bsm’t. $1,200 mo. Currently retail clothing/ print production. shop Contact Ellen at 203-623-7192

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DEE’S ANTIQUES Buying Collectibles. Jewelry & Silver. China. Glass. Military. Musical. Anything Old & Unusual. Single item to an estate. 203.235.8431.

***NEED EXTRA CASH?*** Always buying coins, gold, silver, antiques, collectibles, estate & broken or unwanted jewelry. Live auction & estate services. Rick’s Antiques & Coins, 428 N. Colony Rd., Rt. 5, Wlfd. 203.269.9888. ricksantiques andcoins.com

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4 GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES Black and red, ready to go in 1 week, Call 203.217.6338, Ask for Melanie.

Yorkies, Yorkipoos, Bullies, Shih Tzu’s, $750+ 860.930.4001

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Businesses & Services Attics and Basements Cleaned GARY WODATCH Demolition Svs Sheds, pools, decks, garages, debris removal. Quick, courteous svc. All calls returned. Ins. #566326. Cell, 860-558-5430

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Specializing in roofing, siding, kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, basement remodeling. Senior citizen discount Insured. Free est. 203-265-5200 HIC#0631937

Junk Removal

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HAVE DUMP TRUCK. Reg. Ins. Free on-site est. Attics, basements, garages, appliances & more. Any questions?

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AAA - Handyman Service. If it’s broken, If it’s cracked, If it’s rotted, WE CAN FIX IT. One call does it all, 30 yrs exp. Patrick (860) 3789813, HIC.0655666. HOME DOCTOR - 48 years exp. in all trades, we do small odd jobs to remodeling, former US Navy SEAL, 15 years, current member at Masonic Lodge and a Shiner, Senior disc. Ins. #640689, 203.427.7828

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