Southington Citizen - April 19, 2019

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Town talks of trashing plastic bags

Jerky maker’s benefit to help out girl with brain tumor

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

Town leaders are considering a ban on plastic bags but said more research on the economic impact is needed before a vote is taken.

After 13-year-old Victoria Martins finished her day at Kennedy Middle School last week she spent the rest of that afternoon dousing 40 pounds of beef with teriyaki seasoning.

Town Council Chairman Chris Palmieri brought the proposal to the ordinance review committee after hearing the suggestion from a resident. Conservationists have criticized the use of plastic bags because of concerns about environmental impact.

The beef jerky, Martins’ favorite kind, would then be cured overnight. The next afternoon, Martins then spent several more hours putting the finished product into packaging with a special label.

Dan Baril, owner of Mr. B’s Jerky Co. on North Main Street, his wife Christine and daughter Melissa are

Victoria Martins, 13, helps Dan Baril, owner of Mister B's Jerky Co., season cuts of beef at the North Main Street business in Southington.

Baril and family are hosting a fundraiser for Victoria, who was diagnosed with craniopharyngioma, a rare type of brain tumor.

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Sidewalk space is at a premium

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

Sidewalk space along Center Street is at a premium during the warmer months, with restaurants maximizing outdoor dining and the town trying to make sure there is the required room for pedestrians.

Theresa Malloy, owner of Paul Gregory’s on Center Street, has five tables on the sidewalk during good weather.

“People love coming outside. I get a lot of people off the (Farmington Canal) trail,” she said. “They want to

be able to sit outside with their animals coming off the trail.”

Restaurants are required to get town approval for sidewalk dining. They’re also required to leave an open path

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Cheryl Lounsbury, ordinance review committee chairwoman, said the topic was scheduled for the April 17 agenda for discussion.

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Paul Gregory’s Bistro may have as many as five tables on the Center Street sidewalk during warmer months, according to owner Theresa Malloy.

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Jerky, as she put gloves on to start seasoning.

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Victoria’s Jerky Bash! will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 28 at the Southington Polish Falcons, 33 Knowles Ave. Tickets are $35 per adult and $15 per child, with children age 10 and under free.

Tickets include one raffle ticket, food, non-alcoholic drinks and one bag of jerky.

hosting Victoria’s Jerky Bash! on April 28 to raise money to help Martins’ family pay costs related to her care for a brain tumor.

Baril said he felt a connection with the family since they sent him a note thanking him for donating jerky to another fundraiser more than a year ago.

“First off, no one ever hand delivered a thank you card — it struck me,” he said. “She loves my teriyaki beef jerky, so I said ‘let’s do something for her.’”

Martins was diagnosed with craniopharyngioma, a brain tumor, on July 11, 2017 and has received treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Craniopharyngioma is a rare type of brain tumor that occurs most commonly in children.

The tumor is considered inoperable. She has undergone radiation and regular treatment in both Tennessee and at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in

Victoria Martins, 13, of Southington with mother Branda.

Mister B's Jerky Co. is hosting a fundraiser for Victoria who was diagnosed with Craniopharyngioma, a rare type of brain tumor, in 2017. Victoria's Jerky Bash! will take place on Sunday, April 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Southington Polish Falcons.

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Hartford. Her mother, Branda Martins, found she needed to stop working.

“We go back and forth to St. Jude’s,” Branda Martins said.

Branda and her husband David Martins also have two sons – Alex 11, and Joshua, 5 – who travel with the family.

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“They’ve really just done so much,” Branda Martins said of Baril and his family. “Victoria is a bit surprised to say the least.”

Baril made 200 pounds of jerky for the event. If it runs out, he’ll take orders.

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The teen enjoyed helping make the jerky. ”When my mom told me to try it, I tried it and I liked it the best,” Victoria said of the flavor, Victoria’s Teryiaki

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Rules on allowing pedestrians may not be communicated from restaurant owners to the workers who set up and take down the tables.

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of at least four feet from the curb or other obstacles, such as trees or benches, for pedestrians.

Town Planner Rob Philips said restaurants try to put as much seating as they can outdoors, prompting complaints about crowded sidewalks.

Malloy said she’s never had problems with leaving space

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get by,” Voelker said. He’s the Cheshire town planner.

said. “They were very on top of us.”

Voelker said it’s worse on the weekends, when restaurants and the sidewalks are busier and town zoning enforcement officials aren’t working.

Philips said officials have been to Ideal Tavern for “a number of routine visits” concerning sidewalk dining.

William Voelker, a Southington resident, said the space on sidewalks is a concern for him when he’s in his wheelchair.

Philips said the zoning department, and on weekends the police, check on required spacing for sidewalk dining.

He hoped that restaurants would be more considerate and leave the required four feet between the curb and tables on the sidewalk.

Simone DelBuono, owner of Ideal Tavern on Center Street, said he’s complied with town rules but faces checks from officials.

“When you get narrower than that, you make it nearly impossible for someone to

“They would drive by frequently and measure our tables and stuff like that,” he

Ideal Tavern’s approval for outdoor dining was reduced by a few tables, according to DelBuono. He’s tried unsuccessfully to get more seating and now has 14 chairs outdoors.

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“I don’t know if there’s any decision that’s going to come up right now. There’s a lot to think about on how it’s going to affect retailers,” she said. “We’ve got to reach out and see what the ramifications would be.”

Palmieri also said the town is far from a decision.

“This is extremely preliminary and we have not even had any conversations with local businesses yet. That would be vital before deciding anything,” he said.

Lounsbury also wanted to know if there would be a cost to businesses as the result of a ban.

“We’re going to have to look into that and do some research,” she said. “There’s a lot of research that has to be done on this one before we

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The General Assembly’s Environment Committee last month approved a bill that would prevent stores from offering plastic bags.

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The fire was reported just after 10 p.m. at Mamma Mia Restaurant, 1765 Meriden-

Waterbury Turnpike, Battalion Chief Eric Heath said.

Crews arrived and found fire coming from a rear exhaust vent and heavy smoke inside and outside the business.

Crews extinguished the fire in about an hour and there were no injuries, Heath stated.

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age to the interior of the restaurant and Heath said it will be closed for awhile. Inspectors from the building and health departments will

Five businesses are slated to open this summer in a year-old plaza on West Street.

Developer Mark Lovley said the new tenants for 1095 West St. are a takeout restaurant specializing in Polish food, a physical therapy center, a national mortgage company, a sushi restaurant, and a chiropractic office. All have signed leases, he added. “[The businesses] all will be moved in and open by the end of July this year,” Lovley said.

Lovley said it’s been a year since he began leasing spaces in the plaza. He said Koshi Sushi will be the first of the new tenants to open, probably in June.

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The nonprofit focuses on finding good matches. Those seeking to adopt fill out an application and meet with Marina Bagliore, who started the nonprofit with her husband, Tony Bagliore, in 2002.

She watches how they interact and will sometimes visit homes before an adoption becomes official.

“We want to make sure a dog is placed in a safe, loving home,” Neumon said.

The adoption days are held once a month outside the Queen Street Petco store.

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M & J’s Video Games and Collectibles is located south of the Plainville town line on Route 10. The initials M & J are for the owners, the husband and wife team of John and Mary Kelleher. The Connecticut natives opened their Southington store in September 2014 after a move from Wallingford. Inside you’ll find thousands of video games from various consoles, toys, action figures, and autographed items. People from all over the region, come to buy and sell merchandise.

“Some people come here to buy back a piece of their childhood,” John said. “A toy, an autograph or video game can be very nostalgic and bring back good memories for collectors.”

mascot for the Double-A minor league affiliate baseball team, the New Britain Rockcats. Aside from running the store with Mary, he is also a booking agent for many retired and current professional wrestlers. This past February, the store hosted former world tag team champion, wrestling legend Tony “Mr. USA” Atlas for an autographand picture-signing session.

“The line went out the door to meet Tony,” John boasted. “Even though he’s been retired for a long time, he’s still a very famous person in the wrestling business.”

The items for sale in the store make this place a destination – but what really makes it stand out are the stories and personal connections that John and Mary have had with many sports personalities, in particular, professional wrestlers.

Atlas is one of many pro wrestlers to have appeared at M & J’s. Other famous names include former WWE world heavyweight champion Kevin Nash (Diesel), “Cowboy” Bob Orton, “The Million Dollar Man” Ted Dibiase, Tatanka and Tito Santana.

John Kelleher, is no stranger to sports and entertainment. For 11 years, he played “Rocky the Rockcat,” the

“The late, great Ox Baker was a friend of ours and he would come over to our house for the holidays, such

as Christmas and Thanksgiving,” John recalled. “Recently we had Jimmy ‘Mouth of the South’ Hart call the store to see how we’re doing. We put him on the phone with a customer, who flipped out in disbelief.”

(know best for playing Hercules on TV) and Dennis Haskins, from the “Saved By the Bell” television show. He has been able to book them and wrestlers at various events such as Comicon and even at wrestling schools.

John and Mary Kelleher have met many other big name wrestlers, such as John Cena and Hulk Hogan. They have hundreds of interesting stories about wrestlers that captivate their customers.

But for he and Mary their heart and soul remains the store and their loyal staff.

“One time I had Van Vader [former WCW world heavyweight champion] go with me to a rehabilitation center and hospital,” John said. “He signed and donated collectibles to many of the patients there. It was a great thing for the people there.”

With his connections to the wrestling business, John is well versed in wrestling memorabilia and is adept at identifying real and fake autographs.

“We don’t authenticate or put a stamp and say it’s real,” John said, “but I can often tell if a signature is legit or not.”

John wants to expand his booking business from just professional wrestlers and says he has worked with actors such as Kevin Sorbo

The store has an abundance of signed memorabilia from all different sports. There are boxing gloves signed by former champion Larry Holmes, a tire that was on a car driven by Dale Earnhardt that’s autographed by the late racing legend. Tom Brady, John Elway, Joe Montana, Allen Iverson, Steve Young and Michael Jordan are just a few of the hundreds of names that are seen on various autographed merchandise at the store.

Mary Kelleher states that the store has good traffic and that they do a substantial amount of transactions through their online business. The amount of merchandise they carry is so vast that they have five warehouses across the state to handle it all.

Aside from selling merchandise, John is also collector. His most treasured

signed pieces of sports history are a thank you letter addressed to a person from baseball legend Jackie Robinson and an autographed picture of Babe Ruth playing catch. His favorite non-sport item is a “Defiant Space Shuttle“ toy from the GI Joe cartoon series from the 1980s.

When they are not working, the couple like to spend time with their cat and four dogs. They also support several charitable causes such as Friday Dog & Cat Rescue and Toys for Tots. They’re also supportive of military veterans and allow vets a 10 percent discount on store purchases.

“Come and take a look,” John exclaimed. “We buy and sell and we’re willing to take a look at what you have.”

The store is open seven days a week. For more information visit their Facebook page.

Terry Sutton is a frequent contributor to The Citizen weeklies.

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Open to the public is the way to go

By Jeffery Kurz Record-Journal staff

So, it’s easy to criticize, maybe not so easy to praise.

What I have in mind is the tendency to look for something to complain about, which is a very strong tendency. Complaining makes the world go ’round, it can be argued, at least when it comes to articles on an

opinion page. Because it seems to me you can only write so much about daffodils. As in, after Wordsworth did it, why bother doing any more? (I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high o’er vales and hills, / When all at once I saw a crowd, / A host, of golden daffodils.)

But I’m not here to talk about Wordsworth. I’m here to talk about Chris Palmieri.

OK. It might take a moment to get to him.

First, the criticizing. We have been, on these pages, very rough on Southington and a tendency to hold secret meetings.

There was an unfortunate incident, a bad thing, late last year when a kid at Southington High said reprehensible, threatening things about black students.

It’s worth pointing out that gestures of intolerance and

idiocy can have an effect opposite of the presumed intent. Instead of inciting a rally for hate, a disturbing video has prompted a community’s move to get more in tune with itself, to understand the warts and demons that complicate human lives and pursue ways in which we can all be more inclusive.

Southington is a town of great pride, I have noticed over the years, and it shows in the way it has been re-

sponding. The community learned that its problem was not limited to a misguided expression in a video. Parents, students and others came to school board meetings with the message that the town has issues when it comes to diversity and acceptance.

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to better discuss the issues of diversity, which absolutely makes sense. What did not make sense was the secrecy. The public is not invited to these meetings. The press, the role of which is to deliver news to the world, is not invited to these meetings. The reasoning was that people would feel better about saying things if what they were saying wasn’t made public, or be more inclined to say things they otherwise would not have said.

But, precisely, what is the point of that?

I sing great in the shower, right?

So now comes Chris Palmieri. He’s the chairman of the Town Council and, perhaps not so incidentally, an assistant principal at DePaolo Middle School. He’s going to appoint a group, too. He wants the group to take a look at how the town goes about its business with an eye toward unequal treatment. The group, to be led

by Town Manager Mark Sciota, will be populated for the most part by the heads of town departments.

They will make recommendations to the Town Council.

There’s been some criticizing, and accusations of playing politics, which is great because that gets you into a column on an opinion page.

I guess some have to worry about some candidate

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claiming they did more when it comes to counteracting inequality, come Election Day. Or something. Victoria Triano, a Republican town councilor, wanted a group, too.

Everyone can take credit if something gets done.

will be open to the public.

That’s enlightened.

It’s not that hard to say something nice. That’s why Wordsworth and daffodils are in this column, and that’s why Chris Palmieri is, too.

Palmieri, a Democrat, told the Record-Journal he want- Reach Jeffery Kurz at 203317-2213, or jkurz@recorded to keep politics out of it, journal.com. and has said that while elected officials will be the ones to take action, he didn’t want them as part of the group. That makes sense, and the emphasis on department heads is an effort to hear voices that might not otherwise be heard.

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Worship Services First Baptist Church of Southington, located at 581 Meriden Ave., will hold Easter Sunday services led by The Rev.Sharon R. Holt. The public is always welcome. The Easter sunrise service will be held Sunday, April 21, 6:30 a.m., at the Merriman Cemetery, located on Marion Avenue at the corner of Nutmeg Drive, inthe Marion section of Southington. If the weather is wet, it is recommended that worshippers wear boots and bring umbrellas. The traditional Easter Sunday service will be held at 10 a.m. at the church and includes special music,

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Central Baptist Church, 1505 West St., Sunday - 10:30 a.m., and 6 p.m. services; Sunday school - 9:30 a.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. service. 860-621-6701.

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First Baptist Church, 581 Meriden Ave., Sunday - 10 a.m. service.

First Congregational Church, 37 Main St., Sunday - 8 a.m. chapel communion; 9:30 a.m.-Traditional worship and church school; 11:15 a.m. - Contemporary worship and church school. 860-628-6958. First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 232 Bristol St., Sunday - 9:30 a.m. service; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m. 860-628-9001.

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Grace United Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant St., Sunday - 10 a.m. worship service and Sunday school. 860-6286996. Immaculate Conception Church, 130 Summer St., Saturday - 5 p.m.; Sunday - 7:30 and 10:30 a.m., English Mass; 9 a.m., Polish Mass; 860-628-2181.

Plantsville Congregational Church, 109 Church St., Sunday - 10 a.m. service. 860-628-5595.

St. Aloysius Church, 254 Burritt St., Saturday – 4 p.m.; Sunday services – 9 and 10:30 a.m.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 145 Main St., Sunday - 8 and 10:15 a.m. service; Christian foundation for all ages, 9 a.m.

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Zion Lutheran Church, 531 Woodruff St., the Rev. Daniel W. Hille; Summer hours Sunday service - 8 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 4 p.m. 860-628-5759.

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Knights announce freethrow champions The Southington Knights of Columbus councils 15 and 25 hosted a basketball free throw challenge Jan. 20 at Southington Catholic School. A total of 14 boys and girls, age 9 to 14, shot 15 free throws in an attempt to make the most baskets for their age group and gender.

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Daniel Dombrowski of Kensington; and five grandchildren, Emily, Grace and Julia Woods, and Gabriel and Sophia Dombrowski.

He was predeceased by two sisters, Dorothy Jakubczyk and Jean Benson, and by a brother, Joe Dombrowski, Jr. Calling hours will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2019 from 10 AM to 12 PM at Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home of Berlin/ Porter’s Funeral Service, 111 Chamberlain Hwy, Kensington, CT. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook St, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.

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School finance director Sherri DiNello said an increase of that amount would bring the education budget to what was requested by the school board.

School Superintendent Tim Connellan said it’s important to fully fund the board’s request this year since there have been program and personnel reductions over the past few years. He and the board also proposed about $400,000 in spending on new staff for world languages and special education. Language offerings would be expanded gradually at the elementary schools over the next few years.

Chris Palmieri, Town Council chairman, Democrat and a middle school assistant principal, said he was thankful for the thorough work by the finance board. He hoped the public hearing, timed two weeks before the budget vote, would help councilors un-

derstand how the public felt about spending for the upcoming year.

“I’m looking forward to hearing from the public. I hope residents do come out,” Palmieri said.

Michael Riccio, a Republican councilor, said this year looks to be the hardest budget considering the state’s financial position.

Local governments have to take into account an increasing tax burden at the state level.

“At the end of the day, we have to protect the pockets of the local taxpayers,” Riccio said. “We have to look at what’s going on at the state. The state keeps getting into everybody’s pockets day after day, more and more.

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SOUTHINGTON- Robert R. Dombrowski, Sr., 73, of Southington, CT, husband of Dorothy (Kierwiak) Dombrowski, passed away unexpectedly on March 28, 2019 in Naples, FL. Born in New Britain, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lottie Dombrowski.

Robert graduated from Berlin High School in 1964. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War and was a former Kensington resident before moving to Southington.

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American Legion to host comedy night April 27 American Legion Kiltonic Post 72 has scheduled its second comedy night of the year for Saturday, April 27 at 7 p.m. Post 72 is located across from the town green at 64 Main St. The show features comedians Madelein Smith, Linda Belt and Angel Rentas. Advanced tickets are $20 and are available online

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The Town Council is delaying action on plans for two agricultural parcels after some members expressed concern about future obligations.

The conceptual plans for the two agricultural parcels were prepared for the Farm Heritage Committee.

The council tabled discussion April 8 on a final plan, drafted by engineering firm Milone & McBroom in December, for the 7.55-acre Pleasant View Farm property at 427 Pleasant St. and the 3.44-acre Grosky Farm at 752 Berlin St. Both properties are town owned.

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pher Palmieri, have recommended accepting the full plan, estimated to cost $2.5 million, but some council members expressed concern that it could force future councils to take certain actions without available funding.

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The report states a “goal of farm preservation, sustainable environmental improvements, increased programming for educational opportunities, and training platforms for future farmers were key objectives for the master plans.” Pleasant View Farm abuts DePaolo Middle School, which maintains small garden plots for educational purposes.

Key elements of the final plan for Pleasant View Farm included a new 4,000-

square-foot barn with an upper loft for hay storage, a 2,000-square-foot resource center for training students and incubator farming, and a fenced area for animals.

The plan also calls for designated areas for farm and school fields, soil improvements and an upgraded walkway to DePaolo Middle School, among other changes.

Improvements to the hilly 3.44 acre Grosky Farm would take into account a recently reconstructed farm stand on the site. Recommendations include renovations to the barn, maintaining farm fields with varying crops, adding trails and signage and expanded farming operations.

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Time management has been critical in the high school career of Southington High School senior football captain Owen Bouchard.

The two-year starting right tackle wasn’t only a force on the gridiron the last two years, he’s ranked among the best students in his senior class.

“I have had a lot on my plate over my high school career,” Bouchard said. “I’ve played multiple sports and have had a challenging academic workload. I’ve developed time-management skills that have allowed me to do multiple things on a daily basis, including weightlifting, football, hours or homework and still hanging out with my friends.”

human body and how everything works.”

The 6-foot-2, 225-pounder was coach Mike Drury’s Bouchard pick for RecordJournal Scholar Athlete.

Bouchard is also a member of the National Honor and National Latin Honor societies.

He played football exclusively in his senior year, but also had stints in basketball, baseball and track through-

out his four years as a Blue Knight.

This season, Bouchard was part of an offensive attack that averaged 385 yards and 35 points in going 10-0 in the regular season. Southington went 18-3 in the last two seasons with Bouchard starting on the O-line.

At UConn, he will focus entirely on academics, but will continue weightlifting.

“I’ve developed a stronger love for weightlifting than any other sport that I’ve done,” Bouchard said. “I lift on my own. I also competed with our high school team.

memories and won tons of games. Those memories I That competition was during will cherish for the rest of his junior year against 30 my life.” schools. He came in first in bench press (325) and power Drury said Bouchard has set an example in his time in clean (270) and was second Southington. overall.

We finished second.”

Bouchard said he’s loved his time at Southington.

“The best part of my time here is the relationships that I’ve made,” Bouchard said.

“The relationships with my coaches. They’ve taught me about football and life. I’ve enjoyed the relationships with my teammates. A lot of them I’ve played with for 10 years. We’ve made a ton of

“He’s had tremendous dedication to the program,” Drury said. “He never missed a lift or training session or community service event. He’s always doing those extra things and he’s among the top kids in his class.

“You don’t get many kids that can do all of that,” Drury added.

Earlier this month, Bouchard was selected by the National Football Foundation as one of top high school football scholar-athletes in the country. He was one of 13 picked in the Northern Chapter.

Bouchard was selected due to his success in academics, athletics and community service throughout his high school career. He’s ranked No. 17 in Southington’s Class of 2019 and has an overall GPA of 109 out of a possible 120.

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Town will monitor Kinsmen’s patio noise

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

Complaints about loud music put a brewery’s patio liquor permit in jeopardy after a Hartford Marathon Foundation event last month.

Town zoning officials said that Kinsman Brewing can continue using the patio, but added they plan to closely monitor the situation.

A complaint about loud music was filed a few days after the March 9 O’Shenanigans 5K, a local race organized by the Hartford Marathon Foundation. The town’s zoning enforcement officer, Matthew Reimondo, said outdoor music violates the brewery’s approval for patio liquor service and that the event had no special permit for music.

The Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously recently to allow the brewery to continue using the patio.

Homes in close proximity to the former Clark Bros. Bolt Company and Kinsmen Brewing Company, 409 Canal St. Rajan Govandaswamy, of Southington, talks in front of his residence near Kinsmen Brewing Company on April 11.

The brewery patio has reopened after noise complaints.

Govandaswamy said noise from the brewery patio was sometimes bothersome but he never made any complaints.

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Phase two housing work is underway

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

Developers are starting the second phase of a MeridenWaterbury Turnpike subdivision that will total nearly 100 homes.

Builders put up 37 homes at HillCrest Village over the past few years. Liz Verna, one of the development owners, said the next phase will be 55 houses.

Since starting four years ago, project manager Ken Mita said they’ve moved to building slightly larger homes and have updated some interior options to keep up with current styles.

“We want to make sure we are trending today and not trending four years ago,” he said.

Land cleared off Keifer Road and Meriden Waterbury A 2,200 square foot model home of Hillcrest Village behind Turnpike for Hillcrest Village in Southington, Wednesday, 544 Meriden Waterbury Turnpike in Southington, April 22, 2015.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

File photos , Record-Journal “We’re finding a lot of peoVerna said the development

House sizes range from 1,800 to 2,900 square feet and three to four bedrooms.

Prices start at $379,000 and go to nearly $450,000.

Lot sizes are a half acre or less. Verna said many buyers are looking for something that doesn’t take a lot of maintenance.

ple want to either downsize or live differently,” she said. “(Yards) are not the size that it takes you all weekend to maintain it.”

has also attracted some first-time homebuyers.

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mits. While most houses are custom designed with the buyer, he usually has a few built to allow for those moving due to work or who have other reasons to need the home in 60 days.

The project originally started as townhouses but went through years of changes and a court battle with the town. Developers were able to win the court case since a portion of the homes are affordable. State law allows for less town discretion in denying affordable housing projects.

Low interest rates led Verna and builder John Iannini to Just under half of those mov- continue with the project ing to the development are this year. from out of state. Verna said Mita said three houses in the “We’re trying to always have they’re also attracting couples that work in both Hart- new section are under consome quick delivery homes struction and another three ford and New Haven who on hand,” he said. are awaiting building persee Southington as a midFrom A24

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“The biggest problem is they had an event there and they sort of lost control of what went on there.”

Kinsmen Brewing is in the former Clark Brothers Bolt Co. factory building on Canal Street. The brewery’s patio is right off the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail and a few hundred feet away from homes on Jennifer Lynn Drive.

Some nights he and his wife, who works late hours, hear voices from the patio or music. It’s busier on the weekends. The couple has lived there for 10 years.

said.

His next-door neighbor, whose house is adjacent to the trail, said the noise isn’t a problem. jbuchanan@record-journal.com 203-317-2230 Twitter: @JBuchananRJ

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