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Volume 9, Number 44

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Friday, October 31, 2014

Bus issue frustrates parents

Councilors say sports complex plan a surprise

By Farrah Duffany

By Jesse Buchanan

Special to The Citizen

Ally Rosa, left, and Paige Rosa, right, hand out candy at the Southington Drive-In Halloween festival on Saturday. Children gathered candy during the “trunk-or-treat” in the parking lot. | Jesse Buchanan / Special to The Citizen

Thousands at ‘trunk-or-treat’

By Jesse Buchanan

Parents decorated the trucks of their vehicles and handed out candy. Michael Rosa, Ally and Paige’s father, had hay Despite other suggestions from their bales, cobwebs, a mechanical flying bat father, Ally and Paige Rosa were deter- and pumpkins decorating his truck.

“I heard about it about an hour before mined to go to the Oct. 25 Halloween festival at the Southington Drive-In as and threw it together,” he said. “The Anna and Elsa from the Disney movie Dollar’s store is a great thing.”

Lonnie DiNello, a painter with Kalei“Frozen.”

They joined children dressed up as doscope Art & Entertainment, provided superheroes, pirates, ghosts and pen- face designs for children at the festival guins for a “trunk-or-treat” in the for more than three hours. parking area at the drive-in on MerSee Parents / Page 10 iden-Waterbury Turnpike.

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Town councilors say a plan for the town to market the sale of private land for a sports complex took them by surprise after it was brought up for a vote at a subcommittee meeting last month.

The plan is a new way of pursuing economic development for Southington that’s been effective in drawing businesses to other towns, according to Republican Town Council Chairman Michael Riccio. He said the town’s committee system is intended to vet ideas before they’re sent to the full council.

The Town Council is scheduled to vote in November on a proposal for engineering work on the site of a planned sports complex on West Street.

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A group of Kennedy Middle School parents had wanted a meeting of the minds during a hearing with the Board of Education and school superintendent about the safety of walking routes after being told their children could no longer ride the bus.

But by the end of the nearly three-hour hearing, Oct. 22, one parent was in tears and the group as a whole left more frustrated than ever, saying school officials didn’t take their concerns seriously.

“I don’t know how serious they were taking the issue with the comment made by the board member Brian (Goralski) that he wanted to end the meeting quickly to attend his daughter’s soccer game,” said Dawn Stomsky, of Summer Street in Plantsville. “I felt that comment really showed the lack there of seriousness of (the) point we were trying to get across to them.”

Stomsky has a son in seventh grade at Kennedy and a daughter in fourth grade at

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The Southington Drug Free Task Force held its 24th annual celebration on the Town Green Wednesday evening, Oct. 15. An intermittent light rain did not stop an estimated 400 students, parents, school and town leaders and friends from turning out for a high-spirited Red Ribbon Rally.

The town’s youth, many in their school, club and team colors, came to the stage as their group was called by emcee Rev. Victoria Triano who rallied with them in their pledge not to do drugs.

Participating were peer advocates, peer leadThemediators, Southington ers, YMCA, Police Explorers, STEPS Youth Council and Youth Committee, cheerleadYour Town, Your News ers, school teams, including the entire Southington High School football team with its four captains.

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The event included presentations of contest posters that rallied a call for a drug free community. “The poster winners will be judged by the SHS Key Club,” said Beth Hosmer of SHS. The excitement of the event was sustained from its start to solemn candlelight finish as hundreds of kids silently circled the Town Green and beyond, their candles lighted in the darkness, honoring the memory of kids who have died because of drugs.

In addition to Connellan, speakers included: SHS Principal Martin Semmel, state Rep. Dave Zoni, Town Council members Tom Lombardi and Chris Palmieri. These participants inspired, affirmed and encouraged all who took the pledge.

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sold for just under $1 million.

Secondo said appraisers will refer patrons to other resources if the item appears to warrant further assessment.

Bill Macina of Bill’s Antiques Appraisal, of North Haven, worked with a full house

in his room at the Barnes. His specialty is paper collectibles with a “particular interest in Connecticut-related items.”

He had numerous paintings to review and staff noted that there was an abundance of paintings at this particular event.

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Th e B a r n e s M u s e u m hosted its 10th annual Antiques Appraisal Night, Oct. 23, and the event was “exceptionally busy,” according to organizers.

Shortly after the doors opened at the 85 Main St., Southington site, more than 70 people had signed up for a one-to-one consultation with an expert.

Typically, about 150 people turn out, but museum Curator Marie Secondo expected about 180 to participate at the latest appraisal night.

The event is a fundraiser for the museum. Seven accredited appraisers from throughout Connecticut, many of whom operate their own shops, held court in the lavishly decorated rooms.

The museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Southington Center Historic District.

Secondo said many come

to appraisal night to learn more about their objects – often something that’s been in the family.

“They want to know the history” and talk with a professional about their treasures, she said, adding, “It’s not just about the monetary value.”

Appraisers had their specialties and patrons were sorted according to the items they’d brought in, such as furniture, glass, china, clocks, jewelry, post cards, toys, books, dolls, oriental rugs, military items and paintings.

A small fee was charged for appraisals.

Some visitors brought in flea market items, or even something found by the side of the road, that they suspected had more value than what they’d paid.

Occasionally, a true find is uncovered. Secondo recalled a nautical bell a woman brought in. The woman learned that the item deserved to be referred to Sotheby’s for auction. The bell

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The most-requested design?

“You get one guess. Elsa,” she said.

D i Ne l l o g rew u p i n Southington across from the drive-in and moved back to town last year after college.

She remembered seeing movies across the street and was glad to see the site back in operation.

“I was sad when it closed and I was so glad when Parks and Recreation opened it back up,” she said.

The drive-in is now owned by the town. Proceeds from the festival this year went to the Southington Community Cultural Arts and the Southington Valley Midget Football League.

Dawn Miceli, a Town Councilor who helped organize the festival, said the parking area filled up completely at 4 p.m. and cars were turned away.

During the day, families could get hay rides, decorate pumpkins, ride ponies

or enter a pie-eating contest.

Miceli said that more activities were added this year, the third Halloween festival held at the drive-in.

Before the movies Saturday night, Miceli and state Rep. David Zoni gave drive-in passes to families who had the best decorated vehicles in the trunk-or-treat.

Patrick Post, of Manchester, got a pass for bringing his hearse. He was a former funeral home director and kept the vehicle of his trade.

“This has been a hit,” Post said. “I had a great time last and said, ‘Let’s do it again this year.’ ” Although the parking lot was full and closed last year when Post arrived, he was let in anyway.

“They said, ‘you’re driving a hearse, we have to let you in,’ ” he said.

Miceli didn’t have a total for the crowd but said there were thousands. Each carload could get in for $10 for residents and $15 for those out of town.

Friday, October 31, 2014

‘Boo Bash’ has kids dancing

By Leigh Tauss

Special to The Citizen

A dozen superheroes, princesses and sports stars danced the night away Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Titanium Theater. The flickering neon lights and booming music made it seem like a nightclub.

Kids from the Center Stage Dance Studio were thrilled to show off their break dancing, hip-hop and ballet moves and eat pizza while their parents relaxed on the sidelines.

The theater is an event space and performance venue located inside the dance studio at 477 N. Main St. Owner Denise Rivera said the space is rented for birthdays and other special occasions.

“It’s family-friendly and it’s just a great place to have a party,” Rivera said.

“Boo Bash” consisted of a dance-off, potato sack race, singing competition and costume contest.

“The Halloween party just gives kids a place to go with

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Skylar Renehan, 9, and Anabella Rivera, 6, both of Plantsville, celebrate after winning the dance off at the Boo Bash in Southington Oct. 25. | Denise Rivera their families,” Rivera said.

Her daughter, Anabella Rivera, 6, was dressed as Rapunzel. She was grooving out with her best friend, Skylar Renehan, 9, of Plantsville, dressed as a hippie. They bounced around the dance floor, spinning and holding hands.

Anabella Rivera said she loves Halloween and was having a lot of fun.

“I like that it’s spooky,” she

said of the holiday.

Renehan said she was looking forward to the singing competition.

“I’m feeling pretty excited,” she said, flipping back her long brown wig. She said her favorite dance move is the robot.

Felicia Sharik, of Bristol, brought her son, Nathan Barrett, to dance with his friends.

“It’s something he loves doing,” Sharik said. “It’s his life.”

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Indoor soccer fields at Farmington Sports Arena, a large indoor-outdoor facility in Farmington. Southington officials are hoping to draw a similar sports complex to town.

project and then turn it over to a private developer who’ll On Sept. 25, the Economic build the facility.

Democratic Councilor Development Strike Committee voted unanimously in fa- Dawn Miceli, a member of vor of a town plan to market the economic strike commit34 acres owned by the Sepko tee, voted in favor of putting family for the sports complex. the work out to bid. She said The town will fund engineer- that meeting late last month ing work on the property, get was the first she’d heard of Planning and Zoning Com- the plan though.

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“I don’t see why we wouldn’t,” he said. “I haven’t had anyone who’s against economic development.”

Riccio was surprised Miceli wanted the idea raised earlier.

“She sits on the Economic Strike Committee,” he said.

Working through preliminary ideas is “the whole purpose of the subcommittee,” Riccio said.

Riccio and Economic Development Director Louis Perillo III have been working on the idea since earlier this year. While working in subcommittees can be more efficient, Miceli said there’s often less public participation and knowledge of town plans.

“It can be concerning because I found we lost a bit of the public conversation around certain issues,” she said. “You lose some of that public discourse.”

The West Street project is the first time town money has been spent in an attempt to market private property in this way, councilors said.

“I think it should have been a public conversation,” Miceli said. “I don’t think everything should be at the committee level.”

While the council will vote on a recommended proposal, Miceli said she would have liked more council involvement earlier in the process.

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was already hatched.”

Cheryl Lounsbury, a Republican and council vice chairwoman, also heard about the sports complex effort after the strike committee vote. While she’s attracted to the idea and will probably support it, she said it’s still in the research stage in her mind.

“I don’t think this is set in stone yet,” Lounsbury said.

“This is a whole new concept we’re exploring. At any time we can call a halt to this.”

“I’d like to see some research on how (sports complexes) are doing in this economy,” she said. “I would like to see a little more research.”

Committees sometimes report their progress on ideas in stages, according to Lounsbury, and that could have been done in this case.

“Why we didn’t hear about it sooner? I don’t know,” Lounsbury said.

Chris Palmieri, a Democrat and council minority leader, said he supports new businesses in town but also hadn’t known anything about the plan before late September.

“I was a little surprised as to how that came about myself,” he said. “I wasn’t really aware of the process for this one.

“I think it is important to keep members of the council in the loop on the process,” Palmieri said.

Town Attorney Mark Sciota said the Economic Development Strike Committee vote authorized he and Perillo to assemble a request for proposals and send it out.

Since engineering work to market a property isn’t a specifically budgeted item, it will come before the Town Coun-

cil for a vote once Perillo and Sciota recommend one of the proposals received, he said. Contracts for budgeted items don’t come before the council.

Up to $50,000 from the economic development office’s contracted services line item will be used for the work on the West Street property. That line item was increased from $9,000 in the last fiscal year to $35,000 in the current fiscal year. In the budget it’s earmarked as funding for “new project initiatives requiring professional services.”

On July 28, the town signed a contract with the Sepkos to lock in a price for the property. Perillo said it’s part of the town’s strategy to remove some of the risk for a developer looking to build a sports complex. The town provided a copy of the contract in response to a request from the Record-Journal, but would not release the price that was negotiated.

The contract provides reimbursement to the town by the Sepkos if the property is sold “due to the town’s marketing efforts.” The town has nine months to market the property, and the signers can extend the contract for three months after that.

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The town will fund engineering work on the property, get Planning and Zoning Commission approval for the project, and then turn it over to a private developer to build the facility.

Sciota hadn’t reviewed the bids yet to see if they’re all offering the same services.

“There are eight of them and they’re very complicated,” he said.

Town Councilor Victoria Triano asked if part of the bid review process included checking references.

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Town officials have received eight bids for engineering work for a proposed sports complex on West Street.

Town Attorney Mark Sciota updated the Town Council on the proposals at the Oct. 27 meeting, where a town resident criticized the project.

Sciota had opened the proposals Oct. 24. Offers ranged from $19,500 to $109,000 for engineering and site work for the West Street property.

“We’re happy we received that many,” he said. “That’s very rare to have eight engineering companies come in to bid on something.”

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Parents Plantsville School.

Goralski, board chairman, said the comment about attending his daughter’s soccer game was not made during the public hearing, but during a recess and that it was “misconstrued� by parents. The meeting started nearly an hour after it was scheduled to begin and lasted almost three hours. Goralski said the board took its time with the issue. “The board took their concerns incredibly serious,� he said.

During the hearing, parents said they were worried about their children walking through downtown

Plantsville to get to and from school. They cited excessive speed on West Main and Summer streets, sight obstructions, and commercial loading zones. Fourteen parents attended the hearing.

The meeting was the result of an appeal by Jennifer and Jason Doty of Prospect Street after the administration on Sept. 12 informed families that live within 1.5 miles of Kennedy that their children were considered “walkersâ€? under the school board’s transportation policy. “I was disappointed with the outcome but I also think that as a parent ‌ I feel like the safety of our children comes first. I don’t think that

we’re going to stop here,� said Denise Sicotte. “I’m disappointed with the way that the meeting went and the outcome of it but I don’t feel as though that’s it. There’s more to be done.�

Sicotte’s daughter is a fifthgrader at Plantsville Elementary and will be attending Kennedy next year. She lives on Church Street.

For years, many students living within 1.5 miles of Kennedy have been walking to other neighborhoods to catch the bus, Goralski said. “They were receiving bus service that they were never entitled to,� Goralski said. “I don’t want people to think we’re looking for ways to

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save money‌ this came to attention because of an overcrowded bus and student incident on a bus,� he added.

After receiving a complaint from a parent about an incident on the bus, Goralksi said the administration at Kennedy looked into the issue and found eight students, who were not eligible for the service, were using the bus.

Under the school system’s transportation policy, elementary school students who live within one mile of school do not receive bus service. At the middle school level it’s 1.5 miles and for high school students it’s two miles.

The Dotys filed an appeal seeking continued bus service for their eighth-grade son. The intent was to prove the route was “hazardous,� which is the only way the school board would consider adding a student to the bus route.

The school board voted 3-1 that the route was not dangerous and bus service was not needed. Instead, the administration will look into the possibility of hiring a crossing guard at Summer and West Main streets, a big area of concern for parents. A guard could be added on a trial basis, school officials said.

Schools Superintendent Tim Connellan and Operations Director Peter Romano walked the route the Dotys son must take. Goralski said he also walked the route.

They found that tractor-trailers obstructed part of the sidewalk and the street in front of Torrey S. Crane Co., 492 Summer St., creating a hazard, but that the rest of the route was safe. They said other paths were available to students if a tractor-trailer created an obstruction.

The meeting was initially

expected to be held in private session to protect the identity of the Dotys’ son, Goralski said, but the Dotys exercised their option to make the hearing public after 12 other parents showed up with similar concerns. But the school board wouldn’t allow those parents to speak unless the Dotys’ chose them to act as witnesses and they commented directly on the Dotys’ appeal, which added to parents’ frustration. Four of the 12 parents spoke as witnesses.

Afterward, parents said they felt the meeting was uncomfortable.

At one point Connellan corrected Jason Doty’s pronunciation of his name. “The way that he corrected him was in a disrespectful tone,� Stomsky said.

Connellan said he felt it was “appropriate� to correct Doty. “Honestly, I’ve been in the district since Aug. 11, and I just think quite frankly it’s a matter of respect,� said Connellan, whose name is pronounced with an accent on the second syllable. “I go to great lengths to make sure I get pronunciation of people’s names correct. If someone thinks that’s condescending, I’m sorry that’s their opinion.

But I think it was very appropriate given the fact I met with that family previously.�

Parents said they would continue to seek bus service. “We’re going to pursue this until these kids can get bus transportation back and forth to school,� said Stomsky. “There’s a message to be sent,� Sicotte said, “that we really need to educate the town and the state about the safety concerns we have about the path. It isn’t about the distance but what’s occurring along that path.�

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Emotions high at public hearing on Kennedy bus rules

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A car passes the crosswalk in front of Kennedy Middle School in Southington. | Justin Weekes / Special to The Citizen

Emotions were high Oct. 22 as parents expressed concerns about the safety of their children walking to and from Kennedy Middle School after administrators decided to stop students who live within 1.5 miles from the school from using the bus service. After nearly three hours of deliberation during a public hearing at the Municipal Center, the Board of Education decided the walk isn’t hazardous and bus transportation would not be restored.

The distance is part of the school’s transportation policy, but not enforced until recently, according to parents. The policy on buses and transportation was adopted in October 1988 and reviewed in April 2003. Fam-

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ilies who live within 1.5 miles of Kennedy were told on Sept. 12, 2014 that their children could no longer use the buses. Many of those parents were in attendance.

Peter Romano, director of operations for the school district, declined to comment on why those students were not allowed to use the buses any longer.

The meeting was initially expected to be held in executive session because of an appeal by Jennifer and Jason Doty that stated their concerns with their eighth-grade son walking to school to and from their home on Prospect Street. Because 12 other parents showed up, the school board gave the Dotys the option to make their case public.

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held under the condition that only the Dotys could speak and the public could not comment. The Dotys were able to choose witnesses to talk. Those witnesses could only speak of the Dotys’ situation and their son’s potentially harmful walk to and from school, but could not talk about their own children. The 12 other parents felt their children were in danger as well. The Dotys decided to move forward with the hearing under those conditions.

The Dotys’ apprehensions were addressed in front of school administrators and four members of the school board. Both had attorneys present.

The Dotys live on Prospect Street and Kennedy is on South Main Street. They said their son now walks through downtown Plantsville, which they feel is dangerous.

They said the route is hazardous and that the conditions violate the school’s policy on routes and services and what qualifies a

safe route. They wanted the school board to restore the transportation their son was receiving.

“This is all about one thing and this is the safety of our son,” Jason Doty said.

The Dotys, along with other parents, cited their safety concerns with the route, including sight obstructions, excessive speeding traffic on West Main Street and Summer Street, and commercial loading zones.

Jason Doty showed a few video clips he took along the route. One showed a box truck coming down Summer Street to West Main Street stopped on the cross walk his son would be using before turning left. Another showed 127 vehicles going past that intersection in less than six minutes. Jason Doty said he took that clip a day after the middle school got out.

The school’s policy reads that a route could be deemed “hazardous” for students if there is an “average count which exceeds 120 vehicles per hour” when students are walking to school. School Su-

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perintendent Tim Connellan said that part of the policy only applies to intersections with three or more streets.

Connellan felt the administration didn’t violate the policy in taking away bus transportation.

Both Romano and Connellan walked the route the Dotys’ son takes. Romano walked the route with the family.

“As far as I can see, we have been in compliance with all of those,” Connellan said.

During the hearing the Dotys pointed out that on one side of Summer Street the sidewalk ends.

They also pointed out tractor-trailers covered part of the sidewalk and the street in front of the Torrey S. Crane Co. on 492 Summer St. that would force their son to go into the street to go around it.

“It’s not a safe environment,” Jennifer Doty said.

Administrators agreed with the Dotys that it was unsafe where the tractor-trailers were.

“Common knowledge is you can’t block half a street like that,” Romano said.

Romano suggested that the Dotys son take Cowles Avenue, to Elm Street, then to Prospect Street as a safer alternative that avoids the rest of Summer Street.

Connellan said establishing a crossing guard at the intersection of West Main Street and Summer Street would solve the issues.

He believed the cross guard could contact the company if the truck were in the way and also look out for the safety of students walking by.

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members spoke with its attorney in executive session, they voted 3-1 that the district was following the policies correctly and would look into assigning a crossing guard to the route.

School board member David Derynoski was opposed.

Board of Education Chairman Brian Goralksi told the Dotys that the findings would be sent in writing to them in 10 days. An appeal may be authorized to the state Board of Education within 20 days of when the Dotys receive the written findings.

After the meeting, parents declined to comment, saying they were too emotional to make a statement.

The parents who attended the meeting were only allowed to speak about the Dotys’ situation if they were called as witnesses, not their own.

Before the meeting started, many parents expressed their concerns with the change in one of the conference rooms at the Municipal Center.

“It’s less about the 1.5 miles but more about the safety in the 1.5 miles,” said Bonnie Plourde, who has two children attending Plantsville School who would be affected by the change when they reached Kennedy.

“Had I realized we would be walkers I wouldn’t have taken the apartment that I did,” said Cindy Theraiult, a parent who has a daughter in sixth grade and lives on Prospect Street.

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By Jesse Buchanan Special to The Citizen

The orthopedic portion of a surgery center that opened last month at the Hospital of Central Connecticut’s Bradley campus could move to a new facility in Cheshire in about two years, according to local doctors.

Eye surgeon Farid Shafik, who performed operations at the Bradley operating room for 15 years before it was moved to New Britain, said he was told in a medical staff meeting last year that the orthopedic center which replaced the operating room would move to a planned orthopedic surgery center in Cheshire.

HHC Southington Surgery Center LLC leases space at the Bradley campus of the Hospital of Central Connecticut. MidState Medical Center in Meriden and the Hospital of Central Connecticut own 51 percent of the company and both those hospitals are in turn owned by Hartford

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H a r t f o rd H e a l t h C a r e s p o k e s wo m a n Re b e c c a Stewart didn’t comment on whether the hospital network planned to move orthopedic surgery to Cheshire.

“It is too soon for us to tell if orthopedic surgery in particular will be provided (at Bradley) or somewhere else in the years to come,” she said. “But, if orthopedic surgery moved several years from now, we would provide other types of ambulatory surgical procedures at the Bradley location.

“We’ve made significant investments in operating rooms and in facilities that are strategic, well planned and long term. Ambulatory orthopedic surgery just began at Bradley, and is doing very well,” Stewart said.

The surgery center replaced four general operating rooms closed in July 2013 with three operating rooms.

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“By putting something there in that area, they’ll be able to capture some of the Cheshire market,” Ciardella said.

Thus far the orthopedic center has been a “home run,” according to Ciardella.

Orthopedic surgeons from around the state have bought into the company and are also bringing patients from around Connecticut.

“They’re doing 25 cases a day. We wouldn’t do 25 cases a month, other than eye surgery” at Bradley’s operating room, Ciardella said.

After orthopedic operations move, Ciardella said the plan is to bring general surgeons to the center on the Bradley campus. In addition to Hospital of Central Connecticut and MidState,

physicians own a share in the company along with a surgery center management company, Constitution Surgery Centers.

“General surgeons will come back again knowing that they’ll get not only their fees but a cut of the profits,” he said.

Orthopedics is a profitable specialty for hospitals, according to Ciardella and Shafik. A 2013 study of 102 hospitals by health care company Merrit Hawkins showed that orthopedic surgeons brought in the most on average of 18 studied specialties.

Surgeons garnered $2.68 million per year for their hospitals, according to the study, while the second highest specialty, invasive cardiology, brought in $2.17 million.

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Bonnie Sica, a former medical practice management consultant and Southington resident, said she requested clarification on whether or not physicians could operate in the center if they hadn’t bought into the practice.

The Office of Health Care Access told her that any physicians with the proper licensing could, according to Sica.

Shafik now performs surgeries at the New Britain campus of the Hospital of Central Connecticut. While the surgery center is theoretically open to him, he said it likely won’t provide the specialized surgical equipment he needs for eye procedures.

Mulberry Gardens schedules a support group for families and caregivers on the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., 58 Mulberry St., Plantsville.

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She was the wife of the late J.R. Gillett.

Natalie was born Dec. 24, 1924, in Bronx, N.Y. She lived most of her life in Gwynns Island, Va., and moved to Southington to be near her niece and nephew after her husband passed. Natalie was the “Rock” of her family, being there whenever she was needed. She was a fun loving and giving person of many talents. Her favorite pass time was fishing with her husband. She is predeceased by her parents; brothers, Salvatore and Victor; and a sister, Josephine.

Natalie leaves her two nieces, Diana and husband, Butch Soccodato, of Southington, and Sonya McLuskey and husband, Charlie, of Berkeley Heights, N.J.; three grandnephews, Michael, David and Scott; a grandniece, Tori; three great-grandnephews, Justin, Jacoby and Ben and a great-grandniece, Amelia.

A memorial service was held on Friday, Oct. 24, at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington. Burial will be in Gwynns Islands Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Disabled American Veterans, 191 Riverside Ave., Bristol, CT 06010. For online condolences and directions, please visit, www.dellavecchiafh.com.

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Local Legion serves veterans with honor

Letters to the Editor Proud tradition To the Editor: On behalf of the entire Apple Harvest Festival Supervisory Committee I would like to thank everyone who contributed to another successful Apple Harvest Festival. We

are very proud to continue such a fine Southington tradition. Despite a couple rainy days, we made up for it with our entertainment, carnival, food, demonstrations, and community atmosphere. It is thanks to the combined ef-

forts of many that we are able to do this. We are very lucky to live in such a fine community. I’m already looking forward to the 47th annual Festival.

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Stephen P. Pintarich posts the following definition of a veteran at the close of every email he sends: A veteran — whether on active duty, retired, national guard or reserve — is a person who, at some point in his /her life, signed a blank check made payable to ‘The United States of America’ in the amount of ‘up to and including my life.’ That is honor . And, there are far too many in our country today who do not understand it. - Author unknown A past commander and stalwart member of American Legion Kiltonic Post #72, Pintarich seems to be in perpetual motion in his dedication to activities that help serve the needs of our veterans and active armed forces personnel.

Southington is fortunate to have American Legion Kiltonic Post # 72 with its many members dedicated to those who have served and are serving today. They share a stake in our community and its youth. A group of veterans in Southington is part of a committee of the Board of Education. They assist our teachers in planned classrooms visits with our students during patriotic periods such as Memorial Day, Flag Day and Veterans Day. It has been a fine addition to the education of our students to have veterans share their experience, knowledge and particular moments in service to country. The Legion is a community of many who have served their country at different periods of time who together dedicate

themselves to further service.

People like Post Commander, Steve McCarty, Past Commander Bob Abbott, Igino Torone, Joe DellaPorte, Past Commander John DeMello, Sr and ever- energetic Auxiliary volunteer, Rachel Wache, are but a few of many more who have helped promote an increased awareness of the self-sacrifice of veterans.

In fact, people stop me on the street to say “thank you for your service” on Veterans Day. That is important, especially at a time when service to our country sometimes loses the honor it deserves.

Not only is Veterans Day less than two weeks away but Christmas is not too far off either. In an email to Southington veterans and friends from Pintarich this week he announced: “We, (volunteer veterans and friends), will be in front of Walmart Sunday Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. We need help.

We’ll be handing out lists of items to customers entering Walmart for items needed by our vets living at Rocky Hill Veterans Home. We hope they will help us make Christmas extra special for our vets this year. Cash donations will be gratefully accepted, as well, and will be used to purchase additional items for the veterans.”

Quilts of Valor for our Honored Veterans Southington’s American Legion, Kiltonic Post # 72 and the Legion Auxiliary were honored to host their second Quilts of Valor sewing session this year on Oct.18. Some See Appleseed / Page 17

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Calendar Saturday, Nov. 1 Blood drive - The American Red Cross has scheduled a blood drive for Saturday, Nov. 1, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Grace United Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant St. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org.

Tag sale - First Baptist Church, 581 Meriden Ave., has scheduled a tag sale for Saturday, Nov. 1, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Housewares, books, collectibles, jewelry, baked goods and more. Free admission. Call (860) 628-8121 or visit www.firstbaptistsouthington.org.

Sunday, Nov. 2 Collection - Southington Legion Family plans to collect items and monetary donations to buy Christmas

presents for the veterans at Connecticut Veterans Home in Rocky Hill on Sunday, Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Walmart in Southington.

Monday, Nov. 3 Italian dinner - The Unico Club of Southington has scheduled an Italian dinner for Monday, Nov. 3, 6 p.m., at Testa’s Banquet Facility, 26 South Center St. For more information and reservations, call Mike Fasulo at (860) 276-9787, Joe LaPorte at (860) 628-2227 or any Unico member.

Sunday, Nov. 9 Concert - St. Paul’s Church, 145 Main St., has scheduled a Veterans Day concert for Sunday, Nov. 9, Nov. 9, 4 p.m. All veterans and members of the community are invited. Veterans will be honored through patri-

otic songs and messages. A reception will follow. Prayer shawls will be collected for delivery to veterans unable to attend the concert. For more information, call (860) 628-8486.

Tuesday, Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m., at Southington High School, 720 Pleasant St. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.navyband.navy. mil/national_tour.shtml.

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Concert - The Southington High School Symphonic Band, with the American Legion Post 72, has scheduled the 3rd annual Veterans Day concert for Monday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m., at the high school. A fee is charged. Proceeds benefit the creation of a Fisher House in Connecticut. For more information, call (860) 628-3229, ext. 250.

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Appleseed larly in individual situations that might otherwise escape 25 volunteers responded to the notice of most.

DeMello said, “Finished the invitation to sew quilts for the Quilts of Valor Foun- Quilts of Valor are usually dation which provides the made of a patriotic fabric specially designed quilts to or otherwise uniquely symveterans of all services who bolic design and ultimately have been touched by war in service to our country.

Connecticut coordinator of the national Quilts of Valor Foundation, Jane Dougherty, said the work of the volunteers is one of compassion and caring for the sacrifices and wounds of war of men and women who left their homes to serve their country.

She said 65 pounds of fabric and blocks were adopted in the process.

“A great deal of labor goes into making quilts from gathering the material to cutting, piecing and sewing. Six quilt tops were made ready to be long-armed quilting,” Dougherty said.

“Quilts of Valor will be welcomed back to American Legion Post #72 in the near future,” said veteran, John DeMello, Sr., a past-Commander of Post # 72 who has, through the years, dedicated himself to many veterans, particuFrom Page 16

presented to veterans in the presence of their families in a simple yet private ceremony.

Veterans who have received quilts treasure them. Some expressing great emotion at the unexpected honor.”

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Spirits just misunderstood, Ghost Hunters say

By Charles Kreutzkamp

Special to The Citizen

Sydney Sherman claims to have been able to perceive ghosts since she was a child.

Sherman and her son Christian Bryant are two of the founding members of Connecticut Ghost Hunters, one of the oldest paranormal investigation teams in the state.

Sherman, Bryant, and two other team members gave a presentation at the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library Oct. 21. One big difference between this group and some other ghost hunters is the Connecticut Ghost Hunters’ firm belief that most ghosts are not malevolent, and that ghosts that may appear frightening are merely misunderstood.

“People are usually visited by their loved ones,” Sherman said.

The group’s approach is generally to disprove the presence of spirits. “We’re big into debunking,” Bryant

This image is one of the possible pieces of paranormal evidence that the Connecticut Ghost Hunters have uncovered. The image, which features what appears to be a face in an empty doorway, was captured during an investigation at a home in Madison. | Connecticut Ghost Hunters explained. “If the faucet is turning on and off… we try to find an explanation.”

For example, a common type of faux paranormal evidence is images of “orbs.”

Generally, Bryant said, these orbs are dust particles in the air or particles of moisture that capture and reflect light.

Bryant demonstrated that you can see these particles from

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The group generally conducts investigations at homes and historical sites, but they have visited cemeteries on occasion, with permission.

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Sherman shared a number of legends with a rapt audience, including the tale of the black dog of hanging hills. Black dog legends are popular, as are legends of a lady in white, Sherman said.

The mythical dog supposedly roams the hanging hills of Berlin and Meriden, and legends of it can be traced back to 1898. There is no credible evidence of the creature actually existing, however, and deaths supposedly caused by the black dog can be attributed to the “perils of the range,” Sherman said.

Another popular story is of Midnight Mary. In 1872, a woman named Mary Hart died, most likely of consumption, leaving behind a gravestone featuring the ominous words “The people shall be troubled at midnight and pass away.” However, Sherman said, this story too has no evidence of the supernatural, and the apparently ominous words on the gravestone are actually taken from a favorite

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“Our ancestors have always believed in an afterlife,” Sherman said. “It wasn’t until around 1870 that we changed our minds and decided you can’t see them again until you have passed.” Table settings for the deceased used to be a common practice on certain occasions, Sherman adds.

According to Sherman, there are two types of spiritual phenomena: intelligent spirits and “residual” hauntings, ghostly impressions that are caught in a loop and cannot be interacted with. According to Sherman, ghosts that are crying or expressing negative emotions are residual spirits – not intelligent ones. When someone passes on, they don’t experience emotion in the same way, and they are free of everything that may have weighed them down in life, Sherman explains.

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Sports CCC panel unveils league realignment Changes based mainly on school size

By Ken Lipshez

Special to The Citizen

The Central Connecticut Conference realignment committee announced alterations to the league last week.

The divisions are based first and foremost on school size. The changes will be implemented beginning next fall.

The following is the new alignment for football: Division I East — Glastonbury, Hartford Public, Farmington, Manchester, East Hartford Division I West — Southington, Simsbury, Hall, Conard, New Britain Division II East — South Windsor, Middletown, Windsor, Bulkeley, RHAM, E.O. Smith Division II West — Avon, Newington, Wethersfield, Platt, Maloney, Bristol Eastern, Bristol Central

Division III East — Berlin, Fermi, Rocky Hill, Rockville, Tolland Division III West — Bloomfield, Northwest Catholic, East Catholic, Plainville, Weaver “I think they’re positive for us and positive for the conference,” said Platt athletic director Rich Katz, who served on the committee composed of athletic directors and principals from 11 schools.

Katz said that competition on the junior varsity and freshmen levels, essential to the development of high school football players, has diminished in Division III because some schools don’t have adequate numbers to field teams at all three levels.

“We’re probably going to be able to fill the jayvee and freshman voids in football now,” he said. “We lost about three games at the junior

varsity level and three at the freshman level. The schools we’ll be playing have more numbers.”

The CCC by rule is supposed to reevaluate its divisional structure every two years, but the current lineup has been the same since 2011.

“It’s been four years and we realized it was time to get going,” Katz said. “Platt moving from Division II to Division III is something we decided when the process started.”

For Southington, with the eighth largest boys population in the state according to the data compiled by the CIAC in August, it’s business as usual.

“Football is a unique animal because it’s based on size,” Southington athletic director Eric Swallow said.

“Football is never going to change for us because of the size of our school.”

Maloney AD Howie Hewitt approved of the committee’s decisions.

“A committee worked long and hard on the realignment.

There will always be some who love it and some who don’t. The confidence is with the group who made the decisions. The best interest of the league is the prime motivator. I’m confident that the realignment was done this way,” Hewitt said.

The admission of Avon, bringing CCC membership to 33 schools, the most in the state, made realignment imperative across the board.

“Avon had been trying to get in the league because they felt the CCC is more suitable [than the North Central Connecticut Conference, a small-school conglomeration ranging from Granby and Canton east to Stafford Springs],” Swallow said.

“They petitioned the principals and athletic directors of the CCC and got enough votes to be accepted after multiple attempts.”

CCC commissioner Bar-

bara Startup said Avon was a good fit in spite of the unwieldy nature of a 33-team circuit.

“It wasn’t unanimous.

We had long debates. It was enough for the majority to win,” said Startup, formerly the athletic director at Glastonbury and Avon. “The advantage was they bring to the table the number of programs and competitiveness. It was a difficult decision.”

The new divisions for the sports that have full league participation will be divided into three “regions” of 11 schools each. Each region will have two subdivisions, a Blue Division with five schools and a White with six. Katz said the regions are based on geography, with size and winning percentage key elements in the subdivisional structure.

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Cosmos shake Quakes, Pumas strand Surfers PUMAS 5, BOLTS 2 Pumas: Sebby Airo, Ethan Giordano, Spencer Li, Tyler Lomardo and Ryan O’Donnell all scored for the Pumas. Derrick Li was a force on the offensive end of the field, while Daniel Messner was s stopper on defense and Justin Seccodato was terrific in goal.

Bolts: Nick Siwek and Ryan Datillo scored for the Bolts.

Chris Regalbuti was strong on offense while Brody Watson defended well and Ben Nagle and Luca Boyle were super in front of the goal.

for the Bolts. Chris Regalbuti and Brody Watson were outstanding on offense; Nico Boyle and Noah Capobianco a hat trick for the Aztecs. goals for the Cosmos. Tyler stood out on defense. Danile Emma St.John, Abby Moses Hubeny and Reid Famiglietti Mathew protected the net.

Chiefs: Alex Longo and and Amber Kohl were excep- were super in the defensive tional in goal while Sophia side of the field with Dean Lucien Boudreau scored all Swain and Sophia Balisciano Carollo standing tough in the Chiefs’ goals. Dylan Roled the attack, and Cara St. goal, Mark Phillips was great gala and Evan Graff were excellent in the offensive end John and Kendall Noonan an- on the attack.

Earthquakes: Derek Ga- of the field, Nicky Sisto and chored the defense.

Wings: Elys Picard scored jewski scored twice for the Adam Gaszek in the backfield twice for the Wings. Ally- ‘Quakes with Nathan Smole and Will Torpey was excepson Rogers and Kaitlynn adding a single goal. Ryan tional in goal.

Griffin were terrific in goal. Kiyak and Kyle Martin mainMadeline Longo and Anna tained strong offensive po- PUMAS 3, SURFERS 1 Pumas: Steven Audi, Sebby Shamus-Udicious defended sitions, Colby Nitz and well and Caitlin Dube and Braydon Carmichael pro- Airo and Ethan Giordano all STRIKERS 5, WINGS 1 Wings: Madeline McAuliffe Erin Picard were strong on vided solid defense while tallied for the Pumas. Aidan Charlie Kaufmann was great Garry was terrific in goal, scored for the Wings. Kate offense. while Spencer Li was tough in goal.

Griffin anchored the defense on “D”. Daniel Messner atwhile Alli Rogus stood tall in COSMOS 4, tacked well.

BOLTS 9, CHIEFS 5 the goal for the Wings. Erin EARTHQUAKES 3 Surfers: Devan Fox scored Bolts: Ryan Lee scored four Cosmos: Noah Richert Picard led the attack. scored two goals with Miko- times, Nick Siwek twice, and for the Surfers. Kyle Demplaos Morikis and Ryan Almei- Luca Boyle, Daniel Mathew, ster led the attack while AZTECS 3, WINGS 2 Aztecs: Erin O’Neil tallied da-McGlotten adding single and Mason Jordan once each Aiden Fox anchored the de-

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CAPITALS 4, STRIKERS 1 Capitals: Lindsey Koulouris banged home a hat trick with Meghan Carroll adding a goal for the Capitals. Allison Bradshaw and Maggie Blanchard were outstanding in the offensive end while Sage Carmody and Alexa Lunn stood tall on defense and Maddie Napierski was terrific in goal.

SPURS 2, STINGERS 1 Stingers: Lilly Doran scored for the Stingers. Amber Maier, Laney Sullivan, and Sophia Scascia stood tall in front of the net, with help on the defense from Brooke Warren and Natalie Salerno.

Lindsey Catlin and Ava Coppola were marvelous on offense.

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least once. All games played against regional opponents will count in the division standings.

For baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls soccer, boys and girls outdoor track, girls volleyball and boys golf, the divisions will break out like this: NORTH REGION Blue Division — East Catholic, East Hartford, Hartford Public, South Windsor, Manchester White Division — Bloomfield, E.O. Smith, Fermi, RHAM, Rockville, Tolland CENTRAL REGION Blue Division — Conard, Hall, Glastonbury, Simsbury, Southington White Division — Avon, Bulkeley, Farmington, North-

west Catholic, Weaver, Windsor SOUTH REGION Blue Division — Bristol Central, Bristol Eastern, New Britain, Newington, Wethersfield White Division — Berlin, Maloney, Middletown, Plainville, Platt, Rocky Hill Alignments for sports with partial league participation — field hockey, boys ice hockey, wrestling, boys and girls lacrosse, boys and girls swimming, girls golf, girls gymnastics and boys volleyball — will be adjusted individually. Alignments for those sports may be found on the league’s website, www. centralconnecticutconference. org.

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In Hartford, the public schools — Bulkeley, Public and Weaver — have had their populations affected by the advent of magnet schools (Sports Sciences, Capital Prep, Classical, University) and now the new league of Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) schools, called Capitol Region Athletic League (CRAL).

Rumors of Weaver’s departure have been rampant for years. With uncertainty of the school’s reconstruction project, Weaver’s athletes reportedly attend class in various sections of the city and have to find transportation back to the school to compete.

Startup said, “They haven’t even put a shovel in the ground yet. It’s frustrating for them as well as us. [Bulkeley, Public and Weaver] are very important to the league.

They’re original members and we do not want to see them leave.”

Above all, Startup, Swallow and Katz stressed that the student-athletes are the primary concern as every proposal is contemplated.

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In all their years of searching for ghosts, the Connecticut Ghost Hunters have gathered only a few pieces of evidence they think might demonstrate the existence of something paranormal, despite many personal experiences. “It’s almost impossible to capture a spirit on film,” Sherman said, even one that she can otherwise perceive.

One of the group’s best pieces of evidence was an award-winning EVP that the audience agreed had clear audible words. Words able to be made out included a female voice saying “Oh Harry,” and a male voice speaking the words “murdering each other” and “murder is funny.”

Despite the alarming words, there is nothing to fear, the ghost hunters explained. Their investigation turned up information about the previous occupants of the

house, which included a man named Harry and his wife.

When talking with neighbors at the house where the EVP was recorded, the group shared their recording. The neighbors said that the words sounded just like the deceased Harry’s sense of humor, and that his wife’s response – “Oh, Harry” – was also very characteristic of her.

For the Connecticut Ghost Hunters, the story behind the recording is another piece of evidence to support their theory that most supposedly malevolent spirits are simply misunderstood.

Those attendees who spoke with The Citizen were believers in ghosts. They praised the group’s presentation, saying it was both entertaining and informative.

“It was a lot of fun,” one attendee said, praising Sherman for being both knowledgeable and interesting.

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Parks and Recreation News Youth basketball L ate re g i s t rat i o n fo r Southington youth basketball will be accepted at the Southington Parks and Recreation Department, Town Hall, 75 Main St., Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 :30 p.m.

A fee is charged.

The program is for boys in grades 3 through 12 and girls in grades 3 through 8, Southington residents only.

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Holiday light display

The holiday light display on the Town Green is scheduled to be lit Friday, Dec. 5, 5:30 p.m. to kick off the annual “Hospitality Night.”

Southington residents, 3 to 10 years old, are eligible for a chance to be chosen to “flip the switch.” One entry per child will be accepted.

Youth wrestling Late registration for Southington youth wrestling will be accepted through December at the Southington Parks and Recreation Department, Town Hall, 75 Main St., Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A fee is charged.

For more information, contact David Kanute at (860) 621-5494. Registration forms are available at www.southington.org/wrestling.

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Virginia Huntington took first place with her entry “Virginia Huntington’s Fairy House” at the recent Enchanted Village Fairy Festival at the Barnes Museum. Over 50 fairy houses and gardens, created by all ages, were entered. Winners were chosen by attendees of the festival.

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Elizabeth Del Buono, of Southington, earned the Lauren Mahan, of South- ECSU Foundation Endowed ington, earned the Fund for Scholarship and the Jeffrey N. New Century Endowed and Brown ’79 and Virginia Brown The Windham Pepsi-Cola Gascon Endowed Scholarship Bottling Co., Inc. Scholarship at Eastern Connecticut State at Eastern Connecticut State University’s annual ScholarUniversity’s annual Scholar- ship Reception. ship Reception.

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The Record-Journal Circulation Department is seeking an organized individual with excellent communication skills for a part time Customer Service Representative position. Hours are 11:30am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday. Duties include inbound and outbound calls, data entry, posting payments, and other general office tasks.

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Gutters

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

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. 203-237-9577 HIC#0563661 Gary Wodatch Landscape Svs. Hedge/tree trimming. Trim overgrown properties. Est 1985.

All calls returned. #620397.

Office 203-235-7723 Cell 860 558-5430.

HEDGE TRIMMING Pricker, Brush Removal.

Fall cleanups. Comm.

Plowing. 16 Years Exp. Rick’s #1 Affordable.

203 530-4447.

WE HAVE DUMP TRUCK Registered and insured. Free on-site estimate. Any Questions? Call Ed (203) 494-1526

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.

Cornerstone Fence & Ornamental Gates. All types of fence.

Res/Comm. AFA Cert. Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237-GATE. CT Reg #601060.

WE REMOVE Furniture, Appliances, And Entire contents of: Homes, Sheds, Estates, Attics, Basements, Garages & more. **FALL Yard Clean-ups.** FREE ESTIMATES LIC & INS. 203-535-9817 or 860-575-8218

JT’s Landscaping, LLC Call for free estimates & Full lawn maint. Comm/Res. Lic/ ins #616311. 203 213-6528.

IF YOU Mention This Ad FALL Yard Clean-Ups Brush, Branches, Leaves, Storm Damage **JUNK REMOVAL** Appl’s, Furniture, Junk, Debris, etc WE CAN REMOVE ANYTHING Entire house to 1 item removed!

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

Plumbing

Roofing CPI HOME IMPROVEMENT HIGHEST QUALITY Kitchen, Bath, Siding, Roofing, Windows, Remodeling, Decks, Gutters, Additions. BBB A+ Rated CT#632415 203 634-6550

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

Benny Medina, 203 909-1099 CARL’S Plumbing & Heating Speak directly to the plumber, not a machine. We snake drains, plumbing & heating. 20% senior citizen discount. No job too small!

Cell 203 272-1730, 860 6802395.

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

Find everything at our Marketplace.

George J Mack & Sons Servicing the Meriden area since 1922. Toilet, faucet, sink & drain repairs. Water heater replacements. 25% Sr citizen disc.

Member of BBB. 203-238-2820

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

Leaf Cleanup

Power Washing

FALL CLEAN-UPS No job too big or small.

Vacuum service available Please call 203-630-2152

PRESSURELESS

CPI HOME IMPROVEMENT HIGHEST QUALITY Kitchen, Bath, Siding, Roofing, Windows, Remodeling, Decks, Gutters, Additions. BBB A+ Rated CT#632415 203 634-6550

Lawn & Garden SPRING CLEANUPS Starting Now! NORM THE GARDENER (203) 265-1460

Masonry 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 Benny’s Masonry Co. LLC Stonewalls, stonesiding, patios, bluestone, fireplaces, sidewalks, swimming pools, 35yrs exp. 860-637-7823 PAUL’S MASONRY New & Repairs. Stonewalls, arches, chimneys, sidewalks, fireplaces. Free est. #614863. Call 203-706-9281.

New England Duct Cleaning HVAC Air Duct & Dryer Vent Cleaning. Fully Insured. Not to Exceed Pricing.

Call 203-915-7714

Home Improvement

J M LAWN CARE Specialized lawn mowing, fall cleanup, hedge trimming, junk removal, tree service & much more! (860) 796-8168.

CPI HOME IMPROVEMENT HIGHEST QUALITY Kitchen, Bath, Siding, Roofing, Windows, Remodeling, Decks, Gutters, Additions. Credit Cards Accepted. CT#632415 203 634-6550

BILL RUDOLPH LANDSCAPING

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

Kitchen & Baths

ACCEPTING Commercial & Residential grounds maintenance/complete lawn care. 25 yrs. exp. Srs. discount. 203634-0211.

Fully Lic & Ins Reg #577319

A-1 HANDYMAN PLUS CT Reg #606277.

Give us a Call-WE DO IT ALL! Free Estimates.

203-631-1325

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

Landscaping

Painting & Wallpapering PAINTING, interior & exterior, power washing, repair/ removal of wallpaper, popcorn ceiling & drywall. Lic/ hic 0637346. Free est. call Mike 860-794-7127.

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

HOUSE WASHING

The Powerwashing Kings Others Wash - We Clean!

CALL FOR FALL SPECIALS! (203) 631 - 3777 (860) 839 - 1000 Visit the powerwashingkings. com

Siding

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

Snow Plowing CPI SNOW Cleanups including roofs & surroundings, driveways.

Comm & resid. 203 634-6550; 203 494-2171

Roofing

Roofing, siding, windows, decks, & remodeling.

130584D

Gary Wodatch Debris Removal of Any Kind. Homeowners, contractors. Quick, courteous svc.

All calls returned. Ins. #566326.

Office 203 235-7723 Cell 860 558-5430.

Gutters

130596D

Attics & Basement Cleaned

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

SNO/GO Snow Removal Driveways, walkways, sidewalks. W/snow blowers & shovels only. 203 687-3175

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.

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NOW OPEN! SAME PLAZA - NEW STORE!

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Mr. Coffee K Cup Brewer

Tide Pods

18 Ct

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Remanufactured

Dynasty or Vienna Area Rugs

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15 30 $ 3’3”x 4'11”..... 30 $ 5’5”x 7'7”..... 75 $ 7’9”x 11’2”.. 150 $

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5 Year Guarantee

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Twin

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King

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16 20 25

Heats large rooms -1000 sq ft Remote Control Digital LED thermostat display Program on/off switch Wood housing

149

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25

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Mens & Ladies Winter Fleece Jackets

8

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10

$

Premium Textured Faux Fur

Twin

Full/Queen

10

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King

15 15 18 20

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Eco Cotton Premium Towels

Reversible Microfiber Furniture Protectors

Mens & Ladies Casual Winter Gloves

3M thinsulate lined & waterproof.

Comp. $20

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5

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7 5

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2 1

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Hand Towels.......

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Washcloths..........

5

$

All Hand & Body Warmer Multi Packs

Fleece Neck Gaiter

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Fleece Balaclava

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2 Pk Ladies Cozies Comp. $12

19

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Storm Spin Mop

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299

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Mens Memory Foam Slipper Sale

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2 Pk Ladies Cashmere Blend Crews

4

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Wooden Folding Chair

10

Shoe/Boot & Glove Dryer

$

Comp. $40

20

$

Mens & Ladies Technical High Loft Thermals

3

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Comp. $149.99

49

1299

Comp. $30

Ladies Microfleece PJs

Comp. $30-$40

$

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Lots of styles Unisex styling Some wool blends

Mens & Ladies Merino Wool Boot Socks

Black or white

Leather Office Chair

Padded Folding Chair

Bomber & Peruvian Hats

Values to $9.99

7 Fin Oil-filled Radiator

SAVE $ 100

2999

8

499

12

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with padded seat Comp. $50

$

6

Fleece Lined Tights & Leggings

8

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$

Your Choice

Comp. $24

Find in ski shops, resorts & more!

3m Thinsulate lined Comp. $25

40

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Styles for men & women

Mens & Ladies Wool Hats

Mens & Ladies Leather Gloves

5 lbs, 3 hour burn

Single Log.................$2.99

Microfleece Lounge Pants

Comp. $30-$50

Micromink or Reversible LambswoolSherpa or Synthetic Velvet Touch

6 Pk Enviro-Log Fire Logs

Infrared Tower Heater • • • • •

Bonded fleece

Super Soft Micro Plush Blankets

50”x60” Throws

13

by LifeSmart

Mens & Ladies Soft Shell Jacket

Full

Infrared Compact Fireplace Heater

Energy saving All LED technology. Remote control.

$

159

1) Wear the outer shell separately 2) Wear the inner shell separately 3) Wear both items together for maximum warmth!

12 15 18 $20

$

$

(not included) Steel firebowl with 30”x30” mantel

$

Comp. $125-$175

4 Collections to choose from:

199

$

Propane Gas Firepit Uses 20 lb tank

99

8'x11'..............29.99

Queen or King

Full

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Heater Stove

Simulated flame with or without heat.

20”x10.75”x23” Red or black

39

3'x5'....................7.99

Compare to $60.00

$

89

$

Compare to $12.50

Twin

159

$

Tops

Famous Maker Men's & Ladies Systems Jackets

Fleece, Designer Microfiber, Pintuck or Platinum Sheet Sets

Reg. $499.99

• Heats up to 2000 sq ft • Programmable with digital LED display • Remote controller included with ionizer function • Wood cabinet

Pants

10

Non-skid rug cushion twice the thickness of regular rug underlay

SAVE $ 100 75” round x 22” high.

Insulated cover with child safety lock. 1300W heater.

120 bubble jets. Complete with heater & pump

8 Element Infrared Heater

12

$

$

8’x10’ w/2’x8’ 2 pc. $ Berber Plush Rug Set..... 80

$

$

15

For all hard surfaces, protect your floor. Holds rug in place, trim to fit.

Hotel Park Avenue Signature Collection

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Rug Underlay

120 Gram Microfiber Sheet Sets

2 or more varieties blooming together and complementing one another-12-20 bulbs per bag

Sweaters

Mohawk & Shaw Cut & Bound Rugs 2'x6'............$7 2'x10'......$10 3'x5'.........$12 4'x6'.........$18 5'x8'.........$30 6'x9'.........$40 9'x12' ......$80 -$95

2'x4'.............2.99 2'x6'.............3.99 2'x8'.............4.99 3'x5'.............4.99 4'x6'.............6.99 5'x8'.............9.99 6'x9'..........12.99 8'x11'........19.99 9'x12'........25.00

39999

40ct Tulips, 40ct Daffodils, 50ct Crocus, 50ct Muscari

Perfect Combos/Garden Partners

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416,000 points of yarn per sq. meter

4 Person Inflatable Spa

Super Saver Flowering Dutch Bulbs

Comp. $60-$120

22 50 3’3”x 50 5’5”x 125 7’9”x 11’6”.. 250

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2'x4’....................

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2'x4’..................

25 60 $ 60 $ 150 $ 300 $

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2' x 4' 2'2 x 7'10" 3'3 x 5'4" 5'3 x 7'10" 7'10" x 10'10"

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Padded arm rest - 1 touch seat height adjustments. Tilt lock & tilt tension

50 lb Black Oil Sunflower Seed $29.99.......$25 25 lb Nyjer Thistle Seed ........................$25 25 lb Signature Blend ...........................$23 20 lb Country Mix Wild ........................$850 8 lb Premium Wild ........................$7 Suet ...........................................................................$1

Grill, Furniture & AC Covers

Vinyl Covers

27”x30” $ Kettle Grill Comp. $9... 4 68” Std Comp.$12.........$6

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68” Comp. $40..............$20

Premium PVC

59” Comp. $50.............. 20 68” Comp. $50..............$22

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Stack Chair Cover Comp. $9.......................$4 Chair Cover 33”x27”x35” Comp. $12..$5 Fire Pit Cover 30” Diameter Comp. $9........................$5 Chaise Cover 81”x27”x20” Comp. $15......................$6 Lawn Mower/Snow Blower Cover Comp. $19......................$6 Riding Lawn Mower Cover Comp. $24....................$12

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Outside Window Air Conditioner Cover

Fits up to 10,000 BTU units......3 99 Fits up to 15,000 BTU or larger..6

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