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Parents with children at DePaolo and Kennedy middle schools were able to ask questions and raise concerns regarding the $89.7 million renovation project during an informational session at Derynoski School Aug. 20.

School officials, building committee members and the architects and construction managers of the project were there to address questions parents had before school started Aug. 28.

As parents walked in they were handed a double-sided sheet of paper outlining student drop-off areas and bus loops at both middle schools.

Brian Goralski, school board chairman and a member of the building committee, told parents that the contractors worked hard to have the schools prepared for students and faculty next week.

“Safety is a big concern for

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Emily Gibney, left, 15, and twin sister Erin, center, of Southington, organize backpacks as part of the Giving Back Girls backpack giveaway at Derynoski School on Monday. At far left is Marissa Matarazzo, 15. | Dave Zajac / For The Citizen

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Walking down the hallway into the lobby of the Comfort Suites Aug. 23 afternoon, Emily Sargent couldn’t contain her excitement as she held up a See Icon / Page 6

Katelyn Miller had a huge smile on her face Aug. 25 as she held on tight to her new “My Little Pony” lunch box while sporting her new “Dora the Explorer” backpack outside Derynoski School.

Katelyn, a first-grader at Plantsville School, along with her sister Zoe Miller, a fifth-grader, picked out free backpacks filled with school supplies as part of the backpack giveaway hosted by the Giving Back Girls. The first day of school is Aug 28.

“I think it’s great,” said See Backpacks / Page 4

Emily Sargent, 15, smiles as she shows her mother a callback card after her audition for Connecticut Icon at the Comfort Suites in Southington on Saturday. | Eric Vo For The Citizen

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Melissa Buldoc, Zoe and Katelyn’s stepmother. “We have five kids so it’s really helpful.”

Nearly 300 backpacks lined the walls in the auditorium lobby at Derynoski School.

Parents were able to sign up for the free backpacks in advance and were put on a list that members of the Giving Back Girls checked off as they came in. Last year the Giving Back Girls, a group that raises money for different programs in town, filled nearly 300 bags.

By 9:30 a.m. the line for

the backpack giveaway was out the door and wrapped around the side of the building.

The town has been participating in the backpack giveaway for years before it was taken over by the Giving Back Girls in 2010.

Pens, pencils, notebooks, binders, and other school supplies filled the backpacks.

Parents were also handed a $25 gift card to Wal-Mart for each child that was signed up for the program.

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of two of the girls, Erin and Emily, that started the Giving Back Girls. “In high school they need a five-subject notebook, five to seven folders, sticky notes, pencils, pens, highlighters; the higher the grade the more supplies you need.”

Backpacks featured an assortment of designs and c ha ra c te rs li ke Mi n n i e Mouse and Spider-Man. “What grade are you going into?” said Gibney as she looked down at Joseph Mettica.

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Joseph, who was there with his father Robert Mettica, quickly picked up a Mario Brothers backpack and

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“I love that we get to help people and the look on the kids’ faces when they get a backpack that they really want, you can’t see that all the time,” said Erin Gibney, one of the founders of Giving Back Girls and a sophomore at Southington High School.

Filling the backpacks took quite some time, she added.

About 30 girls are members of the group and many tried to get together during the summer to fill the backpacks.

Many of the items came from a “Fill That Bus” challenge this summer.

The girls got together about 10 times and spent nearly three hours sorting materials.

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Madalyn Colasante, 5, of Southington adds a pack of crayons to her new backpack during the annual backpack giveaway at Derynoski School on Monday. | Dave Zajac / For The Citizen

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She has been coming for the past four years.

“I think it’s fantastic,” Paige said. “I don’t know what I would do without them. I’m out of work this year.”

Besides just the backpacks, the Giving Back Girls were also handing out lunch boxes, books, and knit hats made by Maggie Wernicki’s grandmother and aunt. Maggie, a third-grader at Plantsville School, is in her second year with the Giving Back Girls and it was her first year helping pass out the backpacks.

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Then he asked how many parents had incoming sixthgrade students. Nearly all the people in the audience raised their hands. There were more than 50 people at the information session, which was organized by School Superintendent Tim Connellan.

Before the session was opened up to the public, Chris Palmier, vice chairman of the building committee, started the discussion with a PowerPoint presentation of the site plan, floor plan, parent dropoff locations, school safety,

and more. Parents were also able to see some photos of new classrooms, photos of ongoing construction, and photos of some of the rooms that have been remediated.

He also pointed out the construction areas using the schools’ site plans.

“It is completely fenced off, students don’t have access to that area,” Palmieri said.

One parent, David Jordan, asked about some of the building materials being used and if they are harmful to the students.

“How much testing was done on all these brand-new building materials?” asked

the construction workers will have interaction with the students?” asked Eloise Pagan.

Her daughter Arianna DiNapoli will be entering sixth grade at Kennedy.

“All workers have undergone background checks to be on site,” said Palmeiri.

If construction workers have to move around the building, they are accompanied by a project manager, he added.

Other questions included drop-off locations, what classrooms are available, construction on the cafeterias and others.

Another parent, Georgia

Jordan, whose son Delaney Jordan is going into sixthgrade at DePaolo.

Fred Cox, the former director of operations for the district who is working as a consultant for the project, said the state doesn’t allow the use of any highly volatile organic chemicals.

Angela Cahill, the project manager with architectural firm Fletcher Thompson, added that the firm also has contractors submit verifications with the project materials to verify they are compliant with state standards.

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Sullivan, wanted to make sure her son Jackson, who was starting sixth grade at DePaolo, would understand when he’s getting lockers.

“When are they going to get their lockers? Who will show where lockers are?” she asked.

Palmieri and Frank Pepe, the principal at DePaolo, said it often depends on the individual teachers when students will be introduced to their lockers.

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Icon merly known as Southington Icon and was held at the yellow piece of a paper and town’s Apple Harvest Festival in 2009. broke out into a large smile.

Connecticut Icon is simiThe 15-year-old Southington resident made it lar to other televised singing through the second day of au- competitions, such as Fox’s ditions for Connecticut Icon “American Idol.” Contestants — a singing competition that have to sing a sample in front draws the attention of partic- of a panel of judges, who deipants from around the state. termine whether they’ll reThe competition was for- turn for a call back. Call backs From Page 1

icksen-Salmon said. “If you look at today, we have people coming from Fairfield, Hebron and Middletown.”

Within the first hour of the second day of auditions, the lobby of the Comfort Suites was filled with family members, friends and hopeful singers. As Ericksen-Salmon called two participants up, she led them down the hallway and into their respective rooms to audition.

There were a growing number of singers that would join in on Emily’s excitement, as they were handed a yellow call-back card. Not every participant, however, moved onto the next stage of the competition.

Amanda Brenkus was chosen to return for a call back — she walked back into the lobby and proudly held up her card.

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“I’m happy I’m not picking the talent because it’s just so amazing,” said founder Melissa Ericksen-Salmon.

Auditions were open for four hours each day. Forty participants auditioned on the first day, said Ericksen-Salmon, who noted that the competition was drawing a more “diverse” pool of contestants.

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Before being given the chance to audition, Emily sat at a table in the back corner of the lobby with her mother for 45 minutes. The Southington High School junior said she’s auditioned for musicals and plays in the past, but never for a singing competition.

“Can I have contestant 149 please?” Ericksen-Salmon said to the crowd as Emily stood up and walked over.

She performed Lindsay Mendez’s “Hand in Hand” for her audition.

“When I was singing, I felt nervous,” she said after the audition. “Eventually I just told myself to let it go and sing. And I did — I hit all the high notes!”

Although she was excited to move on to the next round of the competition, she was already thinking about what song to sing for her call-back performance.

“You’ve got to show some versatility,” her mother, Marianne Sargent, said.

Emily nodded and chose Carrie Underwood’s “Undo It.” “I’m so excited,” Emily said, smiling. “I hope I make it.”

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are little reminders every once in a while, so I know he’s with me.”

One table at Testa’s was filled with parents who lost sons to drug addiction. The Noceras met those folks through a group called G.R.A.S.P, Grief Recovery After A Substance Passing.

“We feel like there’s a need to fight, to come up with ways to beat the disease of addiction. There’s not enough attention being spent to it.

There’s a stigma that’s associated with it. So we feel that we have a responsibility to address that,” David Nocera said.

“We also feel that we have a responsibility to be examples for other people that are out there dealing with loss, that you can overcome it. It’s tough, it’s hard, there are always going to be challenges; there are things we’ll never be able to get back as a result of this. At the same time, we can still overcome it. And if we can overcome it, then you can as well.”

To donate to the AJR Nocera Memorial Scholarship Fund, visit mainstreetfoundation.org.

PZC OKs two zone changes on West St.

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opposed one of the proposals, which changed a residential zone into a business The Planning and Zon- zone.

The property on 1516 ing Commission agreed to change two zoning district and 1532 West St. is owned boundaries along West by 888 West Queen LLC. Owners want to change Street.

During a public hear- about 17,000-square feet ing Aug 19, commissioners from residential to a busilearned about two property ness zone. Plans for the owners requesting zone changes. Some neighbors See PZC / Page 8 Special to The Citizen

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This year marks two decades since Pink Floyd embarked on a tour. At this point, it appears unlikely the band – which lost keyboardist Richard Wright to cancer in 2008 – will ever take the stage under the Floyd banner again.

Still, fans pine to hear the melodic, atmospheric sounds of their progressive rock heroes played live.

“I’m intrigued that they’re covering a Floyd album that is pretty obscure. And it’s for a good cause,” said Joseph Jones of Southington, filling a plate with pasta and chicken.

“I’ve paid a lot of money to see bands play for profit. I’m always psyched when musicians do something for charity, because it’s a sure money maker.”

The all-star band included drummer Andy Chatfield, bassist Mark Crino, guitarists Jeff Howard and Matt Splain, keyboard player Glen Nelson and vocalists Lee-Ann Love-

lace and Elizabeth Dellinger.

Jones, a musician himself, tipped his hat to the performers.

“Music is part of everything in our lives; we play it at weddings, we play it at funerals, we play it at sporting events, we play it in a military context. We even have ringtones on our phones. We enjoy birds singing in our backyards. Everything around us is music,” he said. “So supporting anybody who is willing to sacrifice a lucrative livelihood to create enjoyable sounds for other people to enhance their lives, I think it’s a noble calling.”

Nicole Skonieczny, of Plainville, and A.J. had been a couple, breaking up some six months before the young man’s death.

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PZC West Street subcommittee, which developed guidelines parcel haven’t been revealed. for the area. He spoke against West Pines Drive resi- the proposed zone change “That’s exactly what we atdent Diane Barile opposed the change. Her property is tempted to avoid,” said Paladjacent to the West Street fini. “As I see it, that’s doing a great deal of harm to her property.

“I just don’t think that’s property.”

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The property on West Street owned by Fragola Company LLC, doesn’t have an address yet but Town Planner Rob Phillips said the abutting property’s address is 1900 West St. just north of the West Queen Street intersection. “(It’s) proposed convenience or retail, that doesn’t mean that that’s what going to come forth just what they have in mind,” Phillips said.

Kalkowski and commissioner James Macchio opposed the zone change.

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Town officials are looking for answers as to whether medical equipment at the Bradley Memorial campus of the Hospital of Central Connecticut, some of it bought with Bradley Barnes Trust or hospital auxiliary money, has been moved to New Britain.

“I think there should be an accounting of the equipment — when it was moved, why it was moved,” said Town Councilor Victoria Triano.

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Triano is also a member of a select advisory committee handpicked by Hartford HealthCare Corp. to study the future of Bradley.

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“Your future plan does protect our abutting home owners,” said Commissioner Steve Kalkowski.

The commission agreed with the developers and unanimously passed the zone change.

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surgery they’d received from Southington.

Intensive care equipment from Bradley is also gone, according to Sepiol.

The Hospital of Central Connecticut includes the Southington and New Britain campuses. It’s owned by Hartford HealthCare.

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Some major purchases at the Southington hospital have been funded by the Bradley Henry Barnes & Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust, currently managed by the Main Street Community Foundation.

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The auxiliary has raised money though sales at the Bradley gift shop, a golf tournament and a fashion show.

Funds have helped purchase equipment, such as a portable sonic ultrasound machine for the emergency room as well as projects such as a patio.

Adriana Asciuto, wife of Dr. Letterio Asciuto and president of the auxiliary, said the fashion show won’t be held this year due to uncertainty over Bradley’s future. She said there are no upcoming projects that need funding help.

“Until we know how we can help, we decided to postpone the fashion gala this year,” Adriana Asciuto said.

“It takes a long time to prepare and fundraise.”

Both Triano and Sadecki are on the committee appointed by Hartford HealthCare to advise them on Bradley’s future.

Triano said she also wants details of equipment at the hospital to see if removing services has contributed to declining patient visits. Hartford HealthCare officials have said visits are down at Bradley.

Guild scholarships The Mary Our Queen Church’s Lady’s Guild presented two scholarships for parish students attending Catholic high schools. Jamie Wyman is currently attending Mercy High School in Middletown, and Patrick Lajoie will be attending Xavier High School in Middletown.

The Guild hosted a reception for the recipients and families.

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Artists overcome challenges

By E. Richard Fortunato Special to The Citizen

Paris In Plantsville Gallery held a special exhibit sponsored by the Southington Arts Council. Artists, aficionados and the public enjoyed a showcase of the creative spirit of artists with disabilities.

SAC President Carole Milano introduced local artist, Andrew Zygmunt, to present awards for the work judged to be the top three.

Jennifer Riccio of Farmington took first prize for Long Island Beach, seen with her mom, Jean Riccio and Joseph Scarozzo, 97, her grandfather, a professional artist of the 20th century whose works exhibit at galleries such as the New Britain Museum of American Art and Hartford’s Wadsworth Athenium.

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Police Sgt. Jeffrey Dobratz said Newman allegedly set a fire in the contents of a dumpster June 2 in the parking lot of Raya Clinic, 200 Queen St. Newman is due in court Sept. 2.

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“I’m incredibly disappointed that someone would try to enter our department and be accused of the crimes he has been accused of,” said Michael Bunko, chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners. “(Newman) is not currently on staff with the department,” Bunko said. “He is no longer authorized to show up to a fire as a member of the department.”

Newman’s alleged actions are “in no way representative of the dedicated job that all of our firefighters do every day for the town of Southington,” Clark said. “Our volunteer firefighters have built an outstanding reputation for the past 130 years serving the citizens of Southington.”

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Town welcomes first human resources employee

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For the first time in the town’s history, it now has a human resources position, which was included in the 2015-16 budget.

“We’ve never had an HR person, which is ludicrous for a town of 42,000 people,” said Cheryl Lounsbury, Town Council vice chairwoman.

In the past, the work was done mostly by Town Attorney Mark Sciota, Town Manager Garry Brumback, Brumback’s secretary, and at times, department heads.

“The town’s needed it for a very, very long time,” said Brumback. Human resources “is a complicated skill set.

We have not had a professional dealing with human resources ever in the history

of the town.”

Lifelong Southington resident Theresa Buchanan was hired and started in the position last month.

Buchanan brings nearly 20 years of experience in human resources to the position of human resources generalist.

Previously, she was the human resource manager for Empire Industries Inc. in Manchester for two years.

“Everyone is excited that I’m here,” Buchanan said.

“Even town residents come up to me and say ‘we really needed you.’”

She has a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Quinnipiac University and has a professional human resources certificate from the state.

Buchanan said she looks forward to the challenge of es-

tablishing a human resources department in Southington.

“What I’d like to bring to the town is building strategic partnerships with different department heads and show what human resources could do for them,” Buchanan said.

“I think it’s just really working to develop relationships with department heads so we can look to meet their workforce potential.”

A human resources professional was “sorely needed” in the town, Brumback said, and he’s already noticed the change.

“She has already, in less than a month, made a dramatic impact in elevating the quality of human resources interaction,” he said.

Lounsbury added that Buchanan will be able to spend her entire time focusing on

the department and take the burden off of Sciota and other town officials that were filling the gap.

Sciota “was having to do it ... along with other things he had on his plate,” Lounsbury said. “I think that saves us money in the long run. I think our town employees need that.”

Besides looking forward to the challenge, Buchanan is also happy to be working in the town she lives in.

She was a 1981 Southington High School Graduate and has lived in Southington her entire life.

“It’s not just a job,” Buchanan said, “it’s my homeTheresa Buchanan, town too.”

Buchanan’s annual salary is Southington’s Human $65,000.

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School police officers from around the state gath­ ered at the town police de­ partment for a weeklong training session.

About 25 officers partic­ ipated, including South­ ington school resource officer Tom Gallo.

Elliot B. Spector, presi­ dent of the company that led the training, said the focus was on teaching offi­ cers to build relationships with students. Other topics included dealing with teen­ agers, bullying and new ju­ venile laws.

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Gallo said training on the assistant state’s attorney, speak about juvenile laws. | Lauren Sievert / For The Citizen use of the internet by teens and new laws was most helpful. attorney, recommended of­ children in the school. the family, the officer should Speaker Frank Carino, su­ ficers check daily on any do­ Carino said if there is in­ watch for any behaviors out pervisory assistant state’s mestic incidents involving cident involving a child or of the ordinary.

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In late June, several representatives of Bread for Life, including Executive Director

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SOUTHINGTON — Carol (Chadwick) Danovich, 70, of Southington beloved wife of Edward Danovich of 47 years of marriage went to be with the lord on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at home after a three year courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

Born in Meriden on Jan. 2, 1944, to the late George and Elizabeth (Wrigglesworth) Chadwick.

Besides her husband Edward, she leaves a daughter, Peggy (Albee) Nigam and son-in-law, Vivek, of Cheshire; two loving grandchildren, Anisha 13 years old and Vishal 16 years old; as well as nieces, Kim Pasqualucci and her husband, Bob, Cheryl Jett; nephews, Dale Golembeski and his wife, Amy, Gregg Golembeski and his wife, Lourde. She also leaves her canine companions, Abby and Stich.

She had a special place in her heart for her grandnephew, Cole Pasqualucci. She spent most of her life working with special needs people at the Meriden-Wallingford Society for the handicapped. She also worked for Chadwick Construction, the IRS, the

Cabin Restaurant and First Congregational Church in Meriden. Carol and Ed were active members in the usher greeting ministries at Faith Living Church.

She was a beautiful lady in and out, who loved to give of her time, energy and resources especially to Samaritans Purse, the Veterans Funds and to her family and friends. She had a great sense of humor and loved to tease and joke. She especially loved tag sales and finding good deals. She had a great sense of style with her clothes and it came natural to dress classes and elegantly. She will be missed by all. Besides her parents she was predeceased by her only sibling, her sister, June (Chadwick) Golembeski; and a nephew, Gary Golembeski.

A memorial service was be on Friday, Aug. 22, at Faith Living Church 20 Grove St. ,Plantsville. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Visit www. dellavecchiafh.com for online tributes and directions.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to, Samaritans Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607-3000 or the Franciscan Home Care & Hospice Care, 267 Finch Ave., Meriden, CT 06451, NephCure Association, 15 Waterloo Ave., Berwyn, PA 19312.

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Op-Ed Southington: Treasure hunting gone urban

By Charles Kreutzkamp

Time to stamp out vandalism

Special to The Citizen

In the fourth part of this series, reporter Charles Kreutzkamp visits towns served by Record-Journal Weeklies to search for Geocaches.

SPOILER ALERT: specific details Kreutzkamp ahead. For last week’s story, visit http://tinyurl. com/RJCache3.

Southington is by far the largest town that the weeklies cover, so it seems fitting that I, YFNReporter (“Your Friendly Neighborhood Reporter”), and my fiancée HisGirlFriday, sought after caches in urban settings, hidden in parking lots and community parks.

One of the caches we encountered is by far the cleverest I have seen. At a parking lot of a shopping center, we looked in all the usual places when seeking after this cache: under the skirt of a light pole, and the ever-popular spot nestled behind the post of a guardrail, which is where you

An ammo can is a popular container for caches. | Charles Kreutzkamp / For The Citizen

often find caches hidden in magnetic key containers.

When we were looking for this cache, naturally we overlooked the outlet box near the coordinates. It was only when this outlet box was touched we realized that it was a fake, very cleverly placed to look innocuous where it hides in plain sight.

“I feel like we’re real Geocachers now!” my girl Friday (Kate) said after finding this clever hide.

Kate said that she was surprised at all the urban Geocaches, hidden in places “people go every day.” We

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even realized there is one hidden at the grocery store that we frequent – and most impressively of all, this one was large enough to contain Geocaching swag.

Most urban caches, it should be noted, are placed with the permission of property owners and store managers. The Geocaching guidelines specify that permission should be sought, and many caches specifically mention that permission was obtained. It’s not hard to see why: Geocaching does draw See Cache / Page 17

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Vandalism ... act on it!

For the sake of our entire community, including the Southington businesses supporting our town and schools and lighten our tax burden, please… let’s work together to help Southington stamp out vandalism! Those of us who cherish our community do not need to tolerate, or passively accept, the damage and defacement of our property. The Southington Police Department, the Town Council, and all the resources at its disposal, are encouraging every citizen to be especially alert to vandalism, in any of its forms: graffiti, disturbance or destruction of private or public property, e.g., town buildings, equipment, theft of street signs, park benches and defacing of town property. Such anti-social behavior forces our town to spend your taxpayer dollars to clean it up! Moreover, the damage to commercial property just as harmfully adds to the cost of doing business in Southington. Anyway you look at it, such miscreant behavior is a burden on you – the taxpayers, consumers, property values and the peace of our community.

Let’s not tolerate it. Act on it now. Vandalism is not rare in our country. But, citizens of a caring, generous and proud community such as Southington can effec-

tively reduce such behavior through their collective vigilance and actions. When you see or hear evidence of such anti-social activities, please report it promptly. Use the Act-On-It Tip Line: (860) 276-1234. Or, use the anonymous tip reporting page at www.southingtonpolice.org.

Last chance to register The final formal registration for senior (55+) classes at Calendar House was held this week. But, there are still some openings in certain classes in the Fall 2014 session at the time of this writing. Classes offered over an eight-week span starting Sept. 9 include Introduction to Computers; E-Mail; Files and Folders (Windows 7); Basic Digital Photography; and iPad Basics.

Come on neighbors, give your computer skills a tune up or begin a new learning experience. To sign up, visit the Computer Learning Center at Calendar House at 388 Pleasant St. during the post-Labor Day week starting Tuesday, Sept. 2. It is recommended that you call Peter Freeman at (860) 479-9064 or the Calendar House office at (860) 6213014 before you arrive to ensure that someone is present to register you. Tuition fee of $25 is due at time of registration.

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Letters to the Editor Support appreciated To the editor: The Giving Back Girls raised $316.61 in monetary donations and filled an entire school bus with school supplies to fill backpacks for those in need in Southington.

The girls want to thank the community for all their donations, and the local businesses for donating the bus for the day. Our community rocks.

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Cache traffic near to the business.

Another one of the best parts of caching is being brought to a place you otherwise would never have known existed. Such was the case with the Southington Recreation Park, a park jampacked with the community drive-in theater, tennis courts, baseball fields, soccer fields, the community pool, an elementary school and the kicker – local the water pollution control facility.

“I bet the kids tour pretty often,” Kate said.

One cache, named “The Bog of Eternal Stench” was located right behind the water control facility. The neighboring soccer fields give a decent view into some of the equipment. This is one of the cases where false advertising is a good thing: despite the title, the search for the cache did not involve smelling any sewage. Walking directly past the facility, the smell is not unlike that of a chlorinated pool.

Kate said she wasn’t sur-

prised: she has toured water control plants, and knows that the part that smells bad generally lies underground.

Southington is also home to quite a few puzzle caches, including some rated with the maximum level of difficulty: five stars. While regular caches provide you with coordinates to follow, puzzle caches require you to solve a puzzle in order to determine what the coordinates are.

Puzzlers often provide a way of checking your answer, as well, either on the web, or by using a computer’s checksum function, which, to paraphrase Wikipedia, grabs a block of data and uses it to detect errors by reducing it to a number that can be compared with another checksum. You might do this, for example, to make sure data being moved from one location to another is going through all right – but enough computer science, I abandoned studying that (majoring in it my freshman year) in favor of writing like five years ago.

After looking at several

A downtown parking lot can be the home to secret treasures for Geocachers.

Hide-a-key containers make excellent caches, and can be found stuck underneath metal in all sorts of areas. | Photos by Charles Kreutzkamp For The Citizen

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Southington Property Transfers SOUTHINGTON — Property transfers reported from Aug. 6 to Aug. 11: Ronald P. and June M. Hartunina to Susan M. Bourret, 221 Harness Drive, $245,000.

David J. Smith to Brian Martin, 20 Howard Ave., $215,000.

Stephen O. Allaire, trustee to Jamie L. Sauvron, 1184 Flanders Road, $305,000.

Courtney and Annett Reid to Valerie Iorio, 14 Carter Heights, $128,000.

Matthew J. and Amy C. Feest to Kristen M. Freeman, 51 Country Club Circle, $293,000.

Peter A. and Marzena Oberc-Habzda to Anna M. Pehota, 290 Farmingberry Drive, $600,000.

National Residential Nominee Services, Inc. to Robert H. and Melanie S. Roper, 203 Meriden Ave., $425,000.

Ronald H. and Linda C. Belcourt to Frederick H. Nowak, 274 Curtiss St., $180,000.

Sandra L. Saukas to National Residential Nominee Services, Inc., 203 Meriden Ave., $425,000.

Milo Family, LLC to Nolan M. Sanchez and Catherine A. Green, 21 Prosperity Court, $287,000.

James C. and Shirley A. Sachaklan to Justin Roberts, 249 Spring Lake Road, $294,000.

Edward and George Malczyk to Matthew and Crystal Orange, 17 Lacey Road, $150,000.

Estate of Susan D. Sinclair to Jon E. Jr. and Marguerite Poisson, 852 Savage St., $186,000.

A. Milo Builders, Inc. to Anthony and Elizabeth C. Milo, Lot 2 Westwood, $118,000.

Brandon L. and Carmela Avery to Kevin Blanchard, 133 Norton St., $268,000.

Steven and Meghan Azzara to Scott Therrien and Jennifer Crowell, 158 Oakland Road, $275,000.

Linda M. Ouellette to Andi and Denisa Halilaj, 592 Spring St., $186,000.

William M. Kilduff to Steven Blankenburg, 66 Village Road, $86,000.

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WALLINGFORD — Hitting ruled the men’s side of the Tri-Town slo-pitch softball tournament on Monday, but guile, intelligence and pitching made all the difference on Tuesday when the ladies took the West Side Field diamond.

Faced with nursing a onerun lead in the late innings, Mid-State Painting Dirt Dogs pitcher Amanda Rossi twisted up high-arcing deliveries and dropped them neatly behind home plate to get ahead in See Softball / Page 22

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Dance City & The Arts Junior Tap team and the Production Team, including petite junior and senior team members as well as a petite soloist, were all chosen for the final Dance Off /Show Down to compete for national titles.

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Sports The coming of the football season has always been a treasured segment of the sports calendar to me.

The humidity of summer departs and the sweater weather brings thoughts of Ken the apple Lipshez cider, chryFrom the Lip santhemums and my deck illuminated by the harvest moon. Football remains such a vibrant part of that, but for how much longer I’m not sure.

After watching Saturday night’s so-called exhibition game between the Giants and Colts, thoughts turned

toward my mind’s tug-of-war between football and soccer.

Football is an American tradition, the likes of which I’ve always favored, but when harvest time came a mite early I found myself pining for the World Cup. The brilliant yellows illuminating the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis that my eyes have been trained to recognize as maple leaves were of a man-made nature.

Forgetting to consider that maple leaves wouldn’t be falling inside a dome anyway, these were far from welcome sights as they flew in dizzying numbers from the belts of game officials.

Football, which lacks fluidity by nature because of its stop-and-go, huddle-up See Lipshez / Page 23

CHESHIRE — The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference launched a new website within CIACsports.com aimed at concussion education for schools, athletes and parents called Concussion Central. The site located at concussioncentral. ciacsports.com has vital information and resources on concussions designed for all high school sports constituents.

A link to the site will be featured prominently at CIACsports.com.

The CIAC launched the new site following changes to its own policies as well as recently passed legislation requiring athletic departments to provide concussion education and

parental and student consent. The site is designed to provide in-depth tools to aide in the education process, explain the various requirements of the new legislation and CIAC policy, and contain all concussion-related materials in one place.

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CHICAGO -- I survived the Dan Ryan.

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I took in the Orioles vs. Sox game at US Cellular Field. The Orioles, streaking towards the playoffs, beat up on the Sox 5-1 in front of 13,300 mildly interested fans. US Cellular is right on the Dan Ryan and I have no idea if that’s good or bad. The park is actually very nice, albeit antiseptic.

The sight lines are great -- I had a box seat some 18 rows off the field looking straight down the right field line -- and the park is pristine. But it has no character. Yankee Stadium is grand, a la Palace of Versailles. You may not like that, but it’s distinctive.

Fenway has charm. Oh, it’s a dump, with some genuinely awful seats, but it has quirks, charm and character. US Cellular reminds me of a hospital.

Clean, efficient, boring.

Across the street is a wonderful new sports bar, but otherwise the place is smack in the middle of a parking lot. As Gertrude Stein said of Oakland, “there is no there there.”

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not very good.

The city, however, is fabulous.

I took a day to take an architectural cruise on the Chicago River. The narration of the spectacular architecture of the amazing city was firstrate. The city is stunningly beautiful, especially from the river, around which the city is now focused. Staring up at the Sears Tower from water level, and staring up at the new Trump Tower from water level is, well, magnificent.

And so is Wrigley Field. Oh, I know, the park is 100 years old (It opened three years before my Aunt Marion, now 97, was born) and it looks it. But the concourses are wide, the seats are comfortable -- I had a good one behind the Cubbies dugout -- and the ivy on the wall, the inning-by-inning scoreboard of every game in the bigs and the live singing of Take Me Out to the Ballgame is just amazing.

Oh, the Cubbies lost to the Giants 8-3. The game was over in the first inning as the Giants scored four times, but guess what? Most people stayed for most of the game. It’s not like losing is unexpected here.

I have seen travel guides that say one must visit Wrigley and, “after the Cubs lose....” suggest other things to do in America’s Second City.

Surrounding Wrigley, which is in a residential neighborhood, are some of the best baseball bars and souvenir shops anywhere. Murphy’s Bleachers, behind the center field fence, is off the charts great. I dunno what it is, but the layout -some bars inside, some outside, tables by the elevated train roaring overhead -- all combine to make this a one of a kind place.

The souvenir shops do a brisk business. In many ways, the Cubbies are a national team. Everybody knows about the Cubs. Everybody knows they are awful. Everybody loves them.

An American Mystery.

Parking for a Cubs game is an experience. Three blocks from the park I was waved down by a woman who signaled the price was $25. Reasonable, I figured.

She passed me on to another person and he ran ahead, waving me down this alley as I followed. He finally had me park behind a line of

three- and four-story buildings, by a garbage can. I figured the odds of my car still being there at the end of the game were about the same as the Cubs winning, but what the heck, I have insurance.

I paid my money and when I returned, all was well.

I bought a Wrigley Field T-shirt, kind of because I felt I had to. The people were friendly without exception, in the bars, on the streets and in the park. Actually engaged me in conversation everywhere. A tad different than in the Bronx. It may be a big city, but it’s the Midwest and well, the folks are just different.

On the day I left for Iowa to visit friends and on to Minneapolis to see the Twinkies, I listened to the Cubs actually beat the Orioles. I wondered if the radio voice would end the game as I had heard said voice does at game’s end. The voice did.

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Rossi, named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, retired the final nine hitters, five on strikeouts, to finish off a five-hitter as the Dirt Dogs held on for a 3-2 win.

Tri-Town’s 2014 championship ledger will go down in history with a decided canine look. The Davidson Company Dirt Dogs won the men’s tournament the night before. The tournament waged between Wallingford, Southington and Meriden champions has been running since 1997.

The evening began with Mid-State Painting turning back the Wallingford representative, Gaetano’s Tavern on Main, 3-1, Rossitto Welding, composed of women in their 20’s, disposed of Gaetano’s, 12-2, setting up the third and final game between the winners.

The Dirt Dogs broke a scoreless tie in the third inning.

With two runners aboard and one out, former Maloney High two-time All-State volleyball star Leah Hettrick rifled a triple to left-center scoring C.J. Sabith and Ashley Rossi, who had singled.

Emma Papandrea (2-for-3) lofted a sacrifice fly to score Hettrick (2-for-4 in final) with what would prove to be the winning tally.

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said Hettrick, who played volleyball at Springfield College after her Spartan days. “They were a great all-around team and I had to go somewhere they weren’t.”

Rossitto Welding battled back in the fifth.

Kristen Brandien led off with a single and Haley Eagan walked. Alyssa Dumphy slammed a triple that went to the fence in right-center. With one out, Ally Lund grounded to third. Sabith faked the throw to first and caught Dumphy leaning toward the plate. She applied the tag and Rossitto Welding was unable to put a runner on base the rest of the way.

“I was thinking about doing it and [Tri-Town men’s MVP and former Maloney baseball player Zak Sokolis] gave me the signal we used in high school,” Sabith said. “[Maloney softball coach] Scott Aresco used to use it all the time. I was hoping she had left the bag far enough.

Playing smart ball makes a difference.”

Hettrick, who was dazzling at shortstop with her sure glove and powerful arm, watched from behind the bag.

“It was awesome,” Hettrick said. “She faked me out.”

Amanda Rossi’s approach to pitching was a combination of outsmarting hitters and employing a soft, accurate touch. She had played third base last year, but her

framework, is prone to become nearly unwatchable.

If the referees aren’t headed to the video tape while the league and televisions networks rack up more commercial spots, they’re nullifying plays due to don’ttouch-him infractions.

Allow me to put it all in musical terms.

Football, which once marched to the syncopated beat of a John Philip Sousa masterpiece, has devolved into a never-ending staccato of discordant segments about as melodic as fingernails being forcibly dragged across a blackboard.

Meanwhile soccer, with its consistent flow and elegant collaborations, is akin to the melodious strains of “The Blue Danube.” Interconnected and smooth always trumps choppy and detached, when it comes to listening to music and describing games in newspapers.

Where I’m headed with this is that the NFL would be best suited to spit-can its accelerated restrictions on defensive backs or I’ll find

something more logical to do with my Sundays from September through January.

That segues into the college version of America’s irrational pastime.

Last time I looked, our great universities were commanding princely sums in the $50,000-per-year range in order to organize and train fertile young fertile minds as they prepare for life’s illogical path.

If their football decisions are any indication of what they’re offering students, I’ll urge my kids to enlist in the military or learn a trade.

Two areas in which the outmoded NCAA can use refresher courses are logistics and geography.

The Big Ten now has 14 members. That’s okay because the Big 12 has 10.

Perhaps Horace Greeley’s advice in 1850, “Go West, young man, go West,” is appropriate when you consider that the PAC-12 indeed has 12 schools.

Divisions have been established in several of the major conferences, most of which are named geographically.

Take the great Atlantic Coast Conference, its name itself an anomaly since Louisville is about as far away

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I have a particular bias for the Mid-American Conference because I attended Ohio University.

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I look at the roster now and see Massachusetts and Buffalo. I guess I just didn’t realize that the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and State of New York considered themselves Middle American. $50,000? No thanks, and while my son is doing something sensible like learning a trade, I’ll satisfy my love for football by watching the high schools.

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Louisville is in the Atlantic Division, just a fly pattern away from the Jersey Shore.

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The Big Ten, always perceived as the standard-bearer of football Midwestern style, now includes Maryland, Penn State and Rutgers. Rutgers?

By the way, what happened to the Big Ten’s prior divisional arrangement that featured the Leaders and Legends groupings? Yes, you’d have to have a degree from accredited university to come up with that, never mind have it sanctioned by some committee in which I presume all the schools would be represented.

The Southeastern Conference includes Arkansas and Texas A&M, once cornerstones of the Southwest

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“I was just in the zone,” Amanda said. “Knowing they were a young team, it was definitely a duel. We came through hitting and on defense.”

Hettrick and Amanda Rossi have been playing together since they were 11.

“She learned a bunch of spinning pitches, got them forward and made people fly out,” Hettrick said. Amanda Rossi also went 3-for-3 in the finale.

Papandrea made two big plays at first base. She flagged down a hard grounder by Nicole Rossitto in the third, tagged the bag and threw to second to complete an inning-ending double play. She also saved a possible run in the first inning when she snared a line shot off the bat of Anna Marcucilli to end the frame. Southington was surprised how silent their bats went down the stretch.

“We didn’t hit at all,” Rossitto said. “They made the plays. They were awesome.”

Marcucilli went 3-for-4 with five RBI to lead Rossitto past Gaetano’s in the second game of the night. She hit the tournament’s only home run, an inside-the-park shot that allowed her to display her speed in cutting the bases.

The homer drove in three runs and she also had a tworun double.

Kimmy Demarino had three hits in the game. Rossitto, Kate Gendreau, Emily Renehan, Mirek Sawicka and Ally Lund had two apiece.

In the opener, Papandrea’s sacrifice fly gave the Meriden squad a 1-0 lead over Gaetano’s in the first inning. A double by Erica Michalak and a single by Allie Sabith set the table for two runs in the second.

Wallingford’s squad scored its lone run in the seventh.

Nicole Papale and Mary Bachinsky (4-for-6 on the night) led off with consecutive singles. Papale scored on a fielder’s choice grounder

by Brittney Huelsman, but Amanda Rossi put out the fire by retiring the final three hitters.

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LAND SURVEYING SERVICES Property corners/lines, staked maps, plot plans provided, estimates. CT Consulting Engineers 203-639-8636.

Condos For Sale 3 BR Townhouse/Condo. Sterling Village. Wallingford. Excellent location & condition.

Full appliances w/ A/C. Completely re-done. $155,000. Call (603)675-9128 evenings.

Commercial and Industrial LAND SURVEYING SERVICES Property corners/lines, staked maps, plot plans provided, estimates. CT Consulting Engineers 203-639-8636.

Houses For Rent WALLINGFORD - 5RMS, 2 BR, 1st fl, 2 fam., own drway, no pets, $900.+util., 203-284-1853

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Apartments For Rent WFD - 2 BR, 2nd Flr, W/D Hookups, Off St. Prkg, No Pets! Must have good credit. $900+sec. Ref. (860)620-9658 BERLIN. 3 BR. 2nd Flr. Off St. Prkg. W/D Hookups. Quiet Nbhd. (860)280-8060.

CENTRAL CT - Lakefront, sm. studio, avail. Aug. 15. Pets negotiable. (860) 347-3699, if leaving message, leave phone number twice.

MER 2BR, 1025 Old Colony Rd., Tracy Gardens, starting at $850 to $975. h/hw incl.

Off st. prkg. 203-886-7016.

MER/WFD Line. 2nd Flr. 5 rms.

New cpt, flrs, appls., porch.

Off st. pkg. No Pets. Quiet.

Sec. Ref. (203) 886-6770.

Meriden 2 BR, Off st prkg. W/W Carpets, Appls, $1295/mo.

Heat, HW, elec. incl. No pets.

Sec. & refs req. 203 238-7133 MER. Furn. Apts. East Side Incl Heat, HW, Elec., 1 BR, $195/ wk; Studio, $715 mo. + sec.

203-630-3823 12pm-8pm www.meridenrooms.com MERIDEN - 1 bedroom, clean, vaulted ceiling private deck, no pets, $725 + 1 month security.

203-464-3083.

HELP WANTED

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(203) 265-0991

The Record Journal Publishing Company is an EOE

Classic & Antiques CHEVY CAMARO 1986, red, new paint, new tires, good condition. Tune injection, fast, black interior, low mileage Must see!

Best reasonable Offer.

203-235-8695

Help Wanted A Winning Position!

ADMIN/BOOKKEEPER. Quick Books exper., P/T. Industrial office. Durham. (860)349-8988.

The United States Postal Service is now hiring: Rural Carrier Associates in the 060-064 Zip Code Areas

Construction Company seeking FT/PT Civil Engineer P.E. Please forward resume and salary requirements to lci@ larosaconstruction.co (NOT .com).

Must be 18 years of age, requires valid state driver’s license with two years general driving experience.

Warehouse Associate High volume mailing facility seeking a hard working individual. Responsibilities include. but not limited to operation of paper cutter and letter folding machines. Exp. req. Please email resume to Elizabeth McKay, Dir. of HR at Letter Concepts lizm@letterconcepts.com Part-time golf course laborers needed! Must be able to work Saturday and Sunday mornings weekly! Maximum of 25 hours per week. Must be 18 or older and have a valid driver’s license. Apply in person at The Farms Country Club, 170 Chesire Road, Wallingford.

This is a Great Part Time Job Delivering Mail to Rural Areas. The Number of Hours varies, see Job Posting for Details. Applicants must take Postal Exam 473.

Approx. starting pay is, $16.26 per hour.

All applicants must have a valid email address for communication purposes. Interested applicants may apply August 30 through September 5, 2014 at:

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The Record-Journal Publishing Company is hiring a part-time assistant to support revenue-based digital contests and sweepstakes.

The perfect candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, and creative, with strong technical and marketing skills.

This 20-hour position will work closely with our sales teams, especially the Digital Promotions Manager, as well as the creative and marketing departments. Interested candidates should send a cover letter and resume to Carolyn Voelkening, Chief Digital Officer at cvoelkening@ record-journal.com The Record Journal Publishing Company is an EOE

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Apartments For Rent

Pets For Sale

Wanted to Buy

MER - Lrg. 2 BR, refin. hrdwds flrs, new paint & appls., off st prkg, W/D, bonus rm., $945.

Jonah, (203) 430-0340.

BEAUTIFUL long haired male Maine Coon cat named Jefferson. 3 yrs old. Grey in color w/ green eyes. Extremely loving w/ people, but must be the only pet. Neutered & up to date w/ all shots. $100.00.

Call anytime (203)631-0188.

1-2 ITEMS Silverware, China, Glass.

Furniture, 50’s Items.

Whole Estates 203 238-3499

MERIDEN: 1BR, 2nd fl, 2fam home, off st. park, W/D hkp, nice yard, pets?, 1mo sec, no utils. crd chk, $750/ mo. 203-235-5987 MERIDEN - 1 BR in 2 family house, great location, quiet dead-end st., W/D hookup., $750. (860) 502-5619, (860) 736-1169.

Furniture & Appliances BROYHILL - Childs Bedroom set, light & dark pine, inc. dresser, mirror, desk, chair, and twin bed, very good condit. $350. Call 860-621-4201.

MERIDEN - 2nd fl., newly reno, spacious, 3 BR apt, very clean, no pets, 1st & last mo., Section 8 approved. $1,000 203-715-5829 2 BR. Off St. Prkg. Quiet & safe.

New Paint & Carpet. South Meriden Location. $850 mo.

No pets! (203)238-0566.

SUMMER SPECIAL MERIDEN- 1BR $750/month.

HEAT, HOT WATER & ELECTRIC INCLUDED. Private Balcony.

203-639-4868.

WALLINGFORD - 2 BR, 2nd Flr, Off St Prkg, W/D Hook-ups.

No pets/smkg! (203)269-5733.

WLFRD - 3 BR, 2 fl., unfurn., no pets, non-smkg. household, quiet st., avail. flex., sec. + ref. req., $1025. Call 203-2696348.

Rooms For Rent Meadowstone Motel - Off I-91.

Satellite TV. Short Stay/Daily/ Weekly. On Bus Line. Visa/ MC/Discover 203-239-5333.

MERIDEN - Wallingford Line, Large 2 BR Modern Condos. Laundry. No Pets. $900 + Utils. 203-245-9493.

MER Clean Safe Rms. Inclds.

H, HW, Elec, Kit Priv. E side. off-st park. $130/wk.+ sec.

12-8pm 203-630-3823 www.

Meridenrooms.com MERIDEN Large 1st floor furn room, utilities included, share kit & bath. $125/week. 203238-3369 lv msg

Garage and Storage Space WLFD Storage space for rent. 1200 sq ft, 14’ doors.

Great price. Call 203-2724216.

Pets For Sale

Cindy’s Unique Shop CONSIGNMENT 32 North Colony St Wallingford (203) 269-9341 SUMMER SALE 8/22 TO 8/28 25% OFF ENTIRE STORE! 2 levels, 1800 SF of Consigned Home Decor & Furnishings. 30 Day Layaways Check us out on Facebook.

Ample Free Parking in Our Lot. Free Gift w/$15 or more purchase. Hours Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 9:30-5 Thurs 9:306, Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4

Furniture & Appliances AFFORDABLE Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators and Stoves.

Appliance Repairs Will Deliver (203) 284-8986 KENMORE white, electric stove. Good condition. $100.

Call (860) 262-2283.

Miscellaneous For Sale BLACK & DECKER TOASTER OVEN - Used 2Xs, perfect condition, asking $20; Everstar small electric portable heater, like brand new, $20. 860-384-1183.

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Call us: (203) 238-1953

ALWAYS BUYING CASH PAID Vintage Electronics, Musical Instruments, Amps, Ham Equipment, HiFi, Radios, CB, Guitars, Audio Equipment. Antiques.

860 707-9350

It’s All Here!

(203) 238-1953 DEE’S ANTIQUES Buying Collectibles, Jewelry & Silver. China, Glass, Military, Musical.

Anything old & unusual.

Single item to an estate.

203-235-8431.

WANTED: Antiques, costume jewelry, old toys, military & anything old. Open 6 days. 18 S. Orchard St. Wallingford CT Stop by or call: 203-284-3786.

Music Instruments & Instruction

RETIRED KENNEL EQUIPMENT & QUALITY CHAIN LINK PANELS. At a reduced price.

(860)349-1256. Durham.

Wood / Fuel & Heating Equip EARLY SALE! Cleanest seasoned firewood in the state! $210 Full cord delivered. Discounts over 2, over 4 and picked up. South Meriden.

Mike 203 631-2211

BULLDOG PUPPIES $550+, COCKER SPANIEL, $550+, SHIH TZU, $550+, POODLE MIX PUPPIES $350+, BENGAL KITTENS $450+, YORKIES, $550+, Shots.

860-828-7442.

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Tree Length Firewood Call for Details 203-238-2149 Tree Length Firewood Call for Details 203-238-2149

Music By Roberta Performance & Instruction Voice Lessons All Ages and Levels Welcome.

Piano Lessons Beginner to Intermediate.

(203) 630-9295

MUSIC MAX CITY - Now open. 18 So. Orchard St., Wallingford, CT. Over 40 guitars in stock, variety of amps. We buy,& sell, same day pay. Visit us today.

203-517-0561.

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BUSINESSES & SERVICES GARY Wodatch Demolition Svs Sheds, pools, decks, garages.

Quick, courteous svc. All calls returned. Ins. #566326. Cell 860558-5430 Office 203-235-7723 PETE IN THE PICKUP Junk Removal of residential multiple family/commerical No Job too Big/Small We Do it All 860 840-8018

Carpentry AFFORDABLE Repairs & Replacement Decks, Porches, Stairs & Railing, Windows, Doors. I can fix it or replace it. Work done by owner. 40+ years experience. Licensed & Ins. #578107 203 238-1449 www.marceljcharpentier.com

Always a sale in Marketplace.

ANDRE’S Carpentry HIC 637223 Decks, Additions, Windows, Siding, Roofing. Total Interior Home Improvement. No Job Too Small. Fully Insured and Licensed. 860-575-6239.

Electrical Services All Pro Electrical Services LLC Electrical services, installs/ repairs. Free estimates. CT-E1 #193127. Dan Luft liscensed and insured. (203) 537-1610.

T.E.C. Electrical Service LLC All Phases of Electrical Work 24 hr. Emergency Service SMALL JOBS WELCOME 203-237-2122

Excavating GRADING, Drainage, Foundations, Trucking, Retaining Walls, Pavers, Water/Sewer/Septic. Lic. #1682. Cariati Developers, Inc. 203-2389846 MC/Visa Accepted

Home Improvement

A lifetime free from gutter cleaning

203-639-0032 Fully Lic & Ins Reg #577319

GUTTERS DON’T WORK IF THEY’RE DIRTY For gutter cleaning, Call Kevin (203) 4403279 Fully ins.

CT# 569127

Junk Removal

Roofing, Siding, Windows & More. Free Est. Fully Insured.

Reg#604200. Member BBB. (860) 645-8899.

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Your Marketplace.

PAUL’S MASONRY New & Repairs. Stonewalls, arches, chimneys, sidewalks, fireplaces. Free est. #614863. Call 203-706-9281.

House Cleaning

Find your dream home in Marketplace.

Kathy, 22 yrs exper. Prof., Thorough, & Trustworthy.

Ref. (203)235-5987.

Home Improvement

Junk Removal

BILL RUDOLPH LANDSCAPING Cert. Installer, Paver, Walkways, Patios, Stairs, Ret. Walls, Shrub Replacement, Landscape Design & Renovations, Mulch & Stone, Lawn Repair & Install, NO MOWING. Drainage & Backhoe Work. In Bus. 30 + yrs. WE’RE ON ANGIE’S LIST! Free Est. 203-2379577 HIC#0563661

All Your Remodeling & Construction Needs! Kitchens, Baths, Painting, Decks, Windows, Doors. No job too small, We do it all! Free Est. 40 yrs in bus. Lic & Ins. #539493 203-530-1375.

It’s All Here!

(203) 238-1953 WE HAVE DUMP TRUCK REGISTERED AND INSURED. FREE ONSITE ESTIMATE. ANY QUESTIONS? CALL ED (203) 494-1526

Gary Wodatch Landscape Svs. Hedge/tree trimming.

Trim overgrown properties.

Est 1985. All calls returned. #620397. Office 203-235-7723 Cell 860 558-5430.

***CALL TODAY*** Yalesville Construction, LLC. Roofing, siding, KIT’s, BAs, windows, doors , flooring, power washing. Ins. Free est.

203-535-2962. Lic#0631937.

Fencing

If you can’t find it in Marketplace it’s not for sale.

CORNERSTONE Fence & Ornamental Gates. All types of fence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert.

Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203237-GATE. CT Reg #601060.

CORNERSTONE Fence & Ornamental Gates. All types of fence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert.

Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203237-GATE. CT Reg #601060.

ROOFING & SIDING, INC, WINDOWS, Decks, Remodeling Gutters CT Reg#570192 (203) 639-1634

$34.99 LAWN CARE IF YOU Mention This Ad SERVICES MOST YARDS .5 ACRES OR LESS. CUT, FALL Yard Clean-Ups TRIM. PLUS BLOW OFF Brush, Branches, Leaves, DRIVEWAYS & WALKStorm Damage WAYS. LARGER PROPERTY? FREE EST. everything at SOUTHour Market-**JUNK REMOVAL** INGTON 860-919-2018 Appl’s, Furniture, Junk, place.

Debris, etc WE CAN REMOVE A & A LAWN CARE ANYTHING Spring clean-ups, attics, Entire house to 1 item bsmnts cleaned. Hedge removed! trimming, tree, shrub, debris FREE ESTIMATES removal. #584101 Jim Sr. Citizen Discount 203-237-6638

OVER 25 YRS EXPERIENCE. CALL TODAY FOR FREE EST. CALL 203-440-3535 CT. REG. #578887

Find everything at our Marketplace.

Roofing

Landscaping

ACCEPTING Commercial & Residential grounds maintenance/complete lawn care.

25 yrs. exp. Srs. discount.

203-634-0211

name it - we beat it!”

Call (203) 589-3607.

Plumbing

PETE IN THE PICKUP Junk Removal of residential multiple family/commerical No Job too Big/Small We Do it All 860 840-8018

Polish/English Speaking woman to clean house w/care. 3rd cleaning 50% off. Ins & bonded. Refs. 860-538-4885

APPLIED HUES LLC Painting & home improvements. “You

Landscaping

LIC & INS. 203-535-9817 or 860-575-8218

WE WEED GARDENS Norm the Gardener Where Gardening’s a Passion (203) 265-1460

Masonry

**Spring Yard Clean-ups.**

FREE ESTIMATES LIC & INS. 203-535-9817 or 860-575-8218

JT’s Landscaping, LLC Lawn mowing & Full lawn maint.

Comm/Res. Lic/ ins #616311.

203 213-6528.

A & A LAWN CARE Mulch, attics, bsmnts cleaned.

Hedge trimming, tree, shrub, debris removal. #584101 Jim 203-237-6638

SIDING, ROOFING, WINDOWS, DECKS, SUNROOMS, ADDITIONS. CT REG. #516790 203237-0350 WWW.FIDERIO.COM

PRESSURELESS

HOUSE WASHING

Siding

The Powerwashing Kings Others Wash - We Clean!

(203) 631 - 3777 (860) 839 - 1000 Visit the powerwashingkings.com

A&A MASONRY. 20yrs exp.

We specialize in sidewalks, stairs, patios, stonewalls, chimneys, fireplaces and much more! Call Anytime 860-462-6006! FREE EST! #HIC0616290

POWER WASHING Is Spring Cleaning ON THE OUTSIDE FREE Estimates #569127 Call Kevin 203-440-3279

PAUL’S MASONRY New & Repairs. Stonewalls, arches, chimneys, sidewalks, fireplaces. Free est. #614863. Call 203-706-9281.

Roofing

Always a sale in Marketplace.

W. BOOBER MASONRY 25 Years Experience All Types of Masonry CT #626708 203 235-4139

D & G PAVING Over 25 yrs exp. Paving, seal coating, concrete work. CT Reg#0577005. 203-237-6058.

Plumbing CARL’S Plumbing & Heating Speak directly to the plumber, not a machine. We snake drains. Cell 203 272-1730, 860 680-2395.

CPI HOME IMPROVEMENT HIGHEST QUALITY Kitchen, Bath, Siding, Roofing, Windows, Remodeling, Decks, Gutters, Additions.

CT#632415 203 634-6550

Power Washing

Lawn & Garden

Paving

We remove Furniture, Appliances, And Entire contents of: Homes, Sheds, Estates, Attics, Basements, Garages & more.

MEDINA Sewer & Drain Cleaning Services LLC Quality work, affordable prices. 24hr Service.

Benny Medina, 203 909-1099

CPI HOME IMPROVEMENT HIGHEST QUALITY Kitchen, Bath, Siding, Roofing, Windows, Remodeling, Decks, Gutters, Additions.

CT#632415 203 634-6550

SIDING, ROOFING, WINDOWS, DECKS, REMODELING GUTTERS CT REG#570192 (203) 639-1634

Top Soil, Sand & Fill

***CALL TODAY*** Yalesville Construction, LLC. Specializing in residential roofing.

Free est. Insured.

203-535-2962. Lic#0631937

Roofing, siding, windows, decks, & remodeling.

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GARY Wodatch Debris Removal of Any Kind. Homeowners, contractors. Quick, courteous svc. All calls returned.

Ins. #566326. Office 203 2357723 Cell 860 558-5430.

Gutters

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Attics & Basement Cleaned

203-639-0032 Fully Lic & Ins Reg #577319

BEAUTIFUL FARM FRESH Screened Top Soil, Fill, Sand & Stone, Mulch. Picked up or delivered. No min. Cariati Developers, Inc. 203-238-9846.

Tree Services Gary Wodatch LLC TREE REMOVAL All calls returned. CT#620397 Quick courteous service.

Office 203-235-7723 Cell 860-558-5430 LAVIGNE’S Tree Service In business 34 years Tree removal. Stump grinding.

Crane Service. Free Est. Fully insured.

203-294-1775 lavignestreeservicellc.com Prof. Arborist #S3365 75ft bucket truck. Precise Tree CT Reg #562159. Call 203-2724216.

PHC Techs! Pruning, stump grinding, spraying, fertilizing.

License #S-4440. 203-265-4405

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