The Southington
Cit itii zen Southington’s Hometown Newspaper
Volume 8, Number 8
Friday, Februar y 24, 2012
Southington drivers can get ready to smile for the cameras By Julie Sopchak The Southington Citizen Illegally passing a school bus in Southington is something drivers might want to avoid in the near future, as the Southington Public Schools will be implementing the use of video cameras on school buses to catch violators in the act. The district will be contracting the task of recording to Redflex Student Guardian, which will attach cameras to school buses
and be triggered to record immediately when a bus flashes its red lights, has its stop sign out, and the doors are opened. Director of Operations for Southington Public Schools Frederick Cox has worked with Redflex to get the cameras installed after a piece of legislation was passed through the Connecticut General Assembly that would allow towns to receive up to 80 percent of each violation fine to use the See Cameras, page 8
Principal prepares for bigger challenges, responsibilities By Julie Sopchak The Southington Citizen
Next fall, Sally Kamerbeek will find herself immersed in a new section of Southington Public Schools, moving from principal of South End Elementary School to principal of Hatton Elementary School. At the end of this year,
longtime principal at H a t t o n , Ro b e r t a McAloon, will retire and Kamerbeek will take her Kamerbeek place. “Our buildings are unique but we all have the same
Citizen photo by Julie Sopchak
The brass section for “Surround Sound” begins rehearsing a choreographed piece to prepare for the show, which will take place on Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. in the Southington High School auditorium.
SHS marching band getting ready to blast the stage
goals,” Kamerbeek said. “I just bring Southington’s goals right into another school with my style.” Kamerbeek, who has been an administrator for about 12 years and principal at South End for seven, said she was approached by Southington Superintendent See Principal, page 9
Tractor-trailer driver taken to hospital via Lifestar after crash
By Julie Sopchak The Southington Citizen Come March, the Southington High School marching band will attempt to pick up some of the pieces left in the wake of Winter Storm Alfred, which forced them to cancel their biggest fundraiser of the year, “Music of the Knight.” Members of the band will perform “Surround Sound”
By Richie Rathsack Special to the Citizen
Firefighters remove the driver of the truck after working for nearly an hour to free him from the wreckage Tuesday morning after the truck crashed by exit 32 on I-84 East in Southington. The driver was then loaded into a Lifestar helicopter and flown to Hartford Hospital.
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Photo by Christopher Zajac
Fire officials say a 53-yearold man was taken to Hartford Hospital via Lifestar helicopter following a tractortrailer rollover on the Queen Street exit off Interstate 84 Tuesday morning. A crowd of onlookers gath-
for the fifth time, though not in consecutive years. The show takes some inspiration from the Broadway production “Blast!” and will take place on Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3 at 7 p.m. in the SHS auditorium. “We’re doing it this year because the end of our season didn’t end real well with the snow during our compe-
See Band, page 7
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