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Thursday, April 30, 2009 — The Plainville Citizen
Murder suspect faces additional charges The suspect being held in connection with a Valentine’s Day murder of a Plainville woman was back in court Friday facing additional charges. James P. Carter Jr., of Bloomfield, has been held in custody on a $3 million bond after he was arrested Feb. 15 following the attack and murder of Tiana Notice, his former girlfriend, outside her Whiting Street apartment. Carter was charged with murder, criminal trespass first degree and criminal violation of a restraining order. He faced new charges in connection with a series of emails police said he sent Notice in January using the name “Jessica Banderas,” pretending to be his new girl-
friend. The restraining order prohibited e-mails. Police said “Banderas,” in the e-mails, badgered Notice to remove the restraining order. The arrest warrants said Notice suspected Carter had a connection to the e-mails. Police said Carter lied to them twice when questioned about the e-mails, the second time only hours before his former girlfriend’s death. At Bristol Superior Court on April 24, Carter was arrested for a second time and charged with five counts of second-degree harassment and violation of a restraining order, one count of making a false statement and two counts of interfering with an officer.
I wanna go home... A young male pit bull cross was found on Route 72 and Interstate 84 in Plainville. “Norman is a very sweet boy, a real ‘people-person’ and good with other dogs,” said Gabby Paciotti, animal control officer. He has been neutered and can be adopted for $50 and is available through Plainville Animal Control. For more information, call Paciotti at (860) 747-1617, ext. 291. Citizen photo by Sherry L. Cole
Plainville Briefs Police schedule sobriety checks Plainville Police will continue sobriety checkpoints in the vicinity of Route 372, from 7:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Future dates are May 1, 8, 16 and 23; June 6 and 20; July 3, 11 and 17; Aug. 1, 7 and 15; and Sept. 4. The enforcement is made possible by a grant from the state of Connecticut Division of Highway Safety.
Citizens group meets monthly The Citizens and Property Owners Association of Plainville meets on the first Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m., to give residents a forum to discuss local issues outside Town Council meetings. The next meeting will be Tuesday, May 5. In the past, the group met at the Plainville Police Department; however, meetings will now be held at the Municipal Center in room 302. The public is invited. For more information, call John Kisluk, president, at (860) 747-3542.
The Queen Ann Nzinga Center Inc. invites the public to attend the Kwanzaa celebration on Saturday, May 2, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Bristol Historical Society, 98 Summer St., Bristol. The Kwanzaa in May program celebrates the accomplishments of the children and mentors from the P.R.I.D.E. and Boys Mentoring programs with entertainment, and food. For more information, contact Dayna Snell, executive director, at (860) 747-9383. These programs are made possible by the Main Street Foundation Women & Girls Fund, City of Bristol Project Aware, Elizabeth Norton Trust and the American Savings Foundation.
Val Johnson memorial concert The public is invited to a concert celebrating the life and works of Val Johnson at the 19th annual Val Johnson Concert to be held Sunday, May 3, at 4 p.m., at Redeemer’s A.M.E. Zion Church, 110 Whiting St. This year’s concert will feature Nzinga’s Daughters, Practicing Umoja and Friends, Hank Bentley, Voices LLC, Bill Beverly, Rhonda Smith and many others.
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