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Volume 17, Issue 11

Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall

There they go ... CRHS grads step into the future

50-state walk highlights vets’ plight By Joseph Adinolfi Special to the Town Times

Photo by Sue VanDerzee

There’s nothing like a graduation to drive home the swift passage of time. See pages 17-28 for our special Town Times graduation section.

Friday, June 25, 2010

Since June 1, Ronald Zaleski, 59, a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran who served from 1970 to 1972, has been walking off 33 years of repressed anger. Zaleski, along with his partner Valeria Moran, 56, founded The Long Walk Home — a campaign to make grief counseling mandatory for every branch of the U.S armed forces. He has walked from Concord, Mass. and plans to walk across the country collecting signatures for a petition he hopes to present to President Obama on Nov. 11, 2011` — Veterans Day and, coincidentally, Zaleski’s 61st birthday. Moran drives an RV – The Long Walk Home’s “mobile command center” – alongside Zaleski as he walks with a large sign hanging over his shoulders that reads “18 vets

commit suicide every day.” Zaleski wears the sign not only as evidence to support his campaign, but also to grab people’s attention. “There are over 120 politicians on the armed services committees, and that’s why we’re going to every state; because there are at least two politicians in every state that are on the committee,” said Zaleski. Zaleski’s long walk home began in 2006, when – after an inspiring conversation with a child – he decided to let go of the hostility that had consumed him since the end of his service and begin working to change the way the U.S. military handles mental health. According to Zaleski, mental health counseling needs to be mandatory before discharge – regardless of

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Groundbreaking for athletic facilities at Coginchaug Regional High School June 2010 In this issue ... Calendar............................4 CRHS Graduation ......17-28 Durham Briefs .....12-13+28 In Our Libraries ...............5 Middlefield Briefs ......30-31 Obituaries ..................38-39 Spotlight..........................36 Sports ..........................40-42 Weddings.........................37

At left, the drawings are explained to a spectator at the groundbreaking earlier this week. Above, high school athletes show a sample of the artificial turf they look forward to competing on, perhaps as early as this fall. More photos on page 25. Maps and details in Town Times next week. Photos by Karen Kean

Town Times Community Briefs

Holiday hours at the transfer station

The transfer station will be closed on Monday, July 5, for the Fourth of July holiday, but open on Tuesday, July 6.

Community supper

This month’s community supper will be hosted by Notre Dame and the Church of the Epiphany, at 196 Main St. (Epiphany) in Durham,

on Sunday, June 27, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The dinner is free and open to the public. All are invited; all are welcome.

Middletown Chorale at Wadsworth The Greater Middletown Chorale will present an elegant evening at the Wadsworth Mansion, 421 Wadsworth St. in Middletown, on Friday, June 25, at 6 p.m. Under the direction of Joseph D’Eugenio, Connecticut Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association

Index of Advertisers To advertise in the Town Times, call Joy Boone at 860-349-8026. Las Eng .....................................38 Lehet Fence ..............................42 Lema, William J., D.M.D..............5 Lyman Orchards........................15 Lyon & Billard ............................12 Masonicare..........................14, 33 Michalowski Agency..................10 Micheli Unisex Styling Salon.......7 Middlefield Children’s Center ......5 Middlesex Community College .35 Middlesex Dance Center...........29 Mountain Spring Water .............40 Movado Farm ............................39 Neil Jones Home Imp................41 Paint Spot....................................6 Perrotti’s Country Barn..............13 Pet Stop.....................................40 Petro Oil.....................................11 Raintree Landscaping ...............40 Realty Associates......................43 RLI Electric ..........................15, 37 Roblee Plumbing.......................40 Rockfall Co. ...............................38 Rockfall Northeast.....................36 RSDL Home Improvements......39 Rudolph’s Landscaping.............12 Sacred Heart Church ..........14, 16 Santi, Shirley .............................11 Sea Breeze Hauling ..................40 Sharon McCormick Design .......38 Singles Alternative.......................6 Split Enz ....................................37 Sterling Realtors........................43 T-N-T Home & Lawncare..........38 Tile Renovators .........................37 Torrison Stone & Garden ..........40 Town of Durham..........................6 Uncle Bob’s Flower & Garden.....3 VMB Custom Builders...............36 Whitehouse Construction..........42 Whitney Ridge Stables..............39 Wild Wisteria .............................13 Wildwood Lawn Care ................36 Windows Plus............................12

Corrections We strive to bring you the most accurate and upto-date information available each week, but if you see something in Town Times that isn’t quite right, give us a call at 860-349-8000, and we’ll do our best to make things right. From “Durham officials catch up on what’s happening around town” in our last issue: Kim Garvis was appointed as chairman of the Connecticut Town Clerk’s Association Technology Committee, not the Executive Committee. See page 42 for the photo of Katie Smith from the CRHS Sports Awards lineup. Somehow we missed her.

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House numbers Did you know that it is a law that all buildings have street numbers posted? Town ordinances in Middlefield and Durham require this in order for emergency services to find you in case of need. Building numbers need to be between three and 12 inches high. For ease of reading, they should be a block type number in a contrasting color from the house. Numbers should be visible from the street and generally located at the main entrance. For rear lots, mailboxes should be numbered on both sides. If mailboxes are grouped together, numbers should also be added to the front side. Reflective numbers increase visibility at night and using them is encouraged. The next time you are out at night or on a rainy evening, see if you would be able to identify your house number by what you have posted. Help us to help you by making your sure your building is clearly marked. In an emergency, every second counts and clearly visible house numbers help responders get to you faster. Brought to you by the Durham and Middlefield Volunteer Fire Companies and Durham EMS.

CRHS Class of 1990 reunion

The Coginchaug Regional High School Class of 1990 is holding its 20th reunion on Saturday, July 10, at 6 p.m. at The Tradition Golf Club at Wallingford. Tickets are $40 and can be purchased by visiting Coginchaugclassof1990. ClassQuest.com. The registration deadline is June 26. Classmates are asked to provide their maiden and married names, addresses, and phone numbers to update the reunion’s mailing list. Please email updated information to jengiven@hotmail.com.

CRHS reunion for ’79-‘81

The CRHS reunion for the graduating classes of 1979, 1980 and 1981 is scheduled for Oct. 16. Contact Steve Annino at finorugby@aol.com for details.

Crafters needed

Crafters are needed for the 23rd annual Haddam-Killingworth Middle School Holiday Craft Fair to be held on Saturday, Nov. 20. Interested crafters can obtain an application by visiting the school’s website at www.rsd17.org/ hkms/special_activies.shtml or contacting Laura Roman at landdroman@aol.com or 860345-3583.

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2009 Conductor of the Year, the Greater Middletown Chorale presents “Summer Serenade: Your Night at the Mansion.” This annual fundraiser is in its fifth year and seeks to raise funds for musical outreach, scholarships and new music commissions. It features a live and silent auction, cash bar and musical samplings featuring spirited madrigals. Tickets prices are $60 per person, and for singers, this includes the cost of music. Tickets are available for purchase on the chorale’s website

Friday, June 25, 2010

Middlefield Town Briefs

Friday, June 25, 2010

Board of Selectmen discuss Powder Ridge and Hubbard Street By Chuck Corley Special to the Town Times

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Daniel Lamphier received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the George Washington University on May 16, 2010. Dan is the son of Brian and Rosalie Lamphier of Middlefield and the grandson of Mrs. Anne Lamphier of Meriden. Originally from Middlefield, Dr. Lamphier completed his undergraduate degree in Biology from the Johns Hopkins University before attending GWU in Washington, D.C. Dr. Lamphier will begin his residency with the Middlesex Hospital’s Family Medicine Residency Program located in Middletown, CT. Dr. Lamphier currently resides in Meriden, CT.

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that there isn’t enough work for a full time planner due to the lack of development in the town. While there may be 30 houses getting built in the near future by developers, such as Happy Acres, Brayshaw noted that only one home was built in 2009. Rogers also commented on the possible use of the Hubbard Street property for residential use. He spoke out against this, saying that it could cost the town money See BOS, page 30

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66 and was told by many of the business owners that Middlefield is not a businessfriendly town. Thus, while Middlefield may think of itself as business-friendly, this is not an opinion shared by some businesspeople. Rogers went on to say that “Jimmy D’s and the other ‘messes’ along Route 66 show the inadequacies of our planning department,” and he suggested that the town should hire a full time town planner to help take applicants through the planning process. Brayshaw replied

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sees these groups doing a “good, compassionate job of things” regarding business in town. Rogers pointed to the development of 1 Lorraine Terrace, noting that it only took two meetings for the applicant to go through Inland Wetlands; Rogers claimed that any trouble the applicant had was because of his negligence in submitting his application to the town. Brayshaw’s response was to inform Rogers of an event held this past June, at which time he met with a number of property owners along Route

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Based on the Board of Selectmen’s meeting held on June 22, a price has been set for the sale of the Powder Ridge property to Alpine Associates and a check is expected in the near future. However, First Selectman Jon Brayshaw held off on the exact details of the sale, prompting both board member Mary Johnson and resident Marianne Corona to stress the need for this information to go public as soon as possible. Corona noted that it’s the taxpayers money that paid for the purchase of Powder Ridge in the first place and that the town should know the details of the sale before it goes up for a vote. She suggested that the board put together a fact sheet for residents to review so that they know what they’re voting on before the selectmen call for a public hearing. Brayshaw explained that he’s waiting to hear a response back from Alpine on the town’s offer, and that he intends to bring the details of the plan before the public in the next two or three weeks. He stated that he may call a public hearing on the matter solely for information purposes, before putting the matter up to a vote. During their discussion on Powder Ridge, the board also clarified a couple of points. The first is that Alpine plans to run a ski operation on the property in addition to tubing and snowboarding. The second is that, should the town make use of eminent domain, it would only be to obtain a 30’

easement across the property known as Green Forty. The possible sale of a portion of the Strickland property to Monarca also came before the board, with Brayshaw mentioning that Planning and Zoning should be discussing the matter during their June 23 meeting. At this time, Mary Johnson stated that, before any sale occurs, there should be a study to see if the sale is in the best interests of the town. According to Johnson, the last industrial redevelopment in the area was not the windfall that the town was expecting. Brayshaw’s response was that the selectmen should visit the site to at least see what Monarca wants to buy. Johnson agreed to a site visit, adding that the assessor should also visit the site to ensure that Monarca is paying for all the equipment that should be taxed. One topic of discussion came up during the board’s public session, with resident Tom Rogers addressing recent comments from Brayshaw about how Middlefield isn’t perceived as a businessfriendly town. Rogers stated that he would be offended by the comments were he currently on any of the town’s commissions, adding that he

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June 25 Teen Theater Middletown Teen Theater presents the The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee at the Middletown High School Performing Arts Center, LaRosa Lane in Middletown, at 7 p.m. Visit www.middletownteentheater.com. Middletown Chorale The Greater Middletown Chorale will present an elegant evening at the Wadsworth Mansion, 421 Wadsworth St. in Middletown, at 6 p.m. Ticket prices are $60 per person, and for singers, this includes the cost of music. Tickets are available at www.gmchorale.org or by calling 860-633-6198. Baked Bean Supper United Churches of Durham will have a baked bean supper at 6 p.m. in the air-conditioned Fellowship Hall on the corner of Main Street and Route 66. The suppers include baked beans, scalloped corn, macaroni dishes, salads and homemade breads and pies. Dinners are $7 for adults and $4 for children under 10. All are welcome.

SATURDAY

June 26

Worship Service On the fourth Saturday of every month from 5 to 6 p.m., the Church of the Holy Trinity, 382 Main St. in Middletown will hold a contemporary worship service featuring music by the Holy Trinity Praise Band and followed by a light supper. For more info, please call 860-347-2591 or visit www.holytrinityct.org. Dudley Farm Market The Dudley Farm farmers market will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the corner of Routes 77 and 80 in North Guilford. The market features produce, shell fish, beef and lamb, maple syrup, honey, baked goods, pickles, crafts and more. For more information, call 860-349-3917. Meet the Candidates The public is invited to meet area Democratic candidates from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Community Center in Middlefield. Several Democratic candidates for public office will be present to meet

and converse with voters. Light refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Middlefield Democratic Town Committee.

SUNDAY

June 27 Scout Adventure Adventure Base 100, a touring interactive and free-tothe-public celebration of the scouting experience, will set up camp at Rentschler Field, 615 Silver Lane in East Hartford, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Adventure Base 100 offers a ropes course, hands-on digital exhibits, a multi-sensory IMAX-like dome, stage and more. For info, contact Robert Porell at 860-913-2714 o r Robert.Porell@Scouting.org. Community Supper This month’s community supper will be hosted by Notre Dame and the Church of the Epiphany, at 196 Main St. in Durham, on Sunday, June 27, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The dinner is free and open to the public. All are welcome. Benefit Event The second annual John Vose fundraiser will take place during the PGA Tour’s Travelers tournament. Registration is $50 and begins at 8:30 a.m. Participants will receive a pass to the tournament, a continental breakfast at the Pancreatic Cancer Pavilion tent, refreshments and snacks, a shirt and a stroll on the course. Organizers ask that you wear purple for pancreatic cancer. For info, visit www.lustgarten.org or call 866-789-1000. Blessing of the Animals The Middlefield Federated Church will hold a Blessing of the Animals service at 10 a.m. on the lawn in front of the Middlefield Community Center. All animals and their handlers are invited. Have your pet on a leash or in a pet carrier. An adult must accompany children with pets. In case of rain, the service will be moved to the Fellowship Hall of the church across the street.

MONDAY

June 28 Grant Workshop The Rockfall Foundation will hold an informal grant information workshop from 5

to 6 p.m. at the deKoven House Community Center to give representatives of nonprofit organizations, towns and schools who seek support for environmental education, conservation and planning projects in Middlesex County an opportunity to learn more about Rockfall’s grants program. For information, email lisa@rockfallfoundation.org or call 860-347-0340.

TUESDAY

June 29 Anime Film Series Children ages 11 and older are invited to see the movie Castle in the Sky from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Russell Library, 123 Broad St. in Middletown. Light refreshments will be served. Call 860-347-2528 for more information. Free Senior Picnic Enjoy the fourth annual senior summer sizzler, allAmerican retro picnic at Water’s Edge Center for Health and Rehabilitation, 111 Church St. in Middletown from noon to 2 p.m. All active adults and seniors, 55 and older, are invited to enjoy this free picnic lunch with live music by Stan Scott and his band and raffle prizes. Call 860-347-7286 to RSVP. Middletown Symphonic The Middletown Symphonic Band will play a free concert at 7 p.m. on Middletown’s south green. For more information, visit www.middletownsymphonicband.org. Poet to Speak All are welcome to an evening of poetry with Kim Bridgford at the Wallingford Public Library, 200 N. Main St. at 6:30 p.m. Professor Bridgford is the author of four collections of poetry. Advance registration is appreciated by calling the library at 203-265-6754. Refreshments will be served. Fellowship Luncheon All mature adults, age 55 and older, are invited to a spirited and fun-filled fellowship luncheon at noon at the Cross Street Church, 440 West St. in Middletown. Call 860-344-9527 for information.

WEDNESDAY

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the third floor of the Durham Town Hall. For info, call Naomi Klotsko at 860-349-9558 or Bonnie Olesen at 860-349-9433. Free Summer Concert The free summer concert series continues at Allyn Brook Park in Durham tonight with the Whitehouse Experience, featuring local members Randy Whitehouse, Kenny Jay, Rob Hammel, Andy Whitehouse, Kane Whitehouse and Emily Kupstis playing classic rock hits from 5:30 to 7 p.m. They will be followed by Fifth Base, with members Kane Whitehouse, Steve Notorangelo, Craig Hogarth and Andy Whitehouse playing covers and originals. Couponing Class Join Gina Juliano and learn couponing tricks from a pro at the Wallingford Public Library, 200 N. Main St., from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Participants should bring the coupons from Sunday’s paper to this workshop. This workshop is free and open to the public. Register by calling 203-2656754 or visit www.wallingford.lioninc.org. Free Concert Hotdogs, peanuts, Crackerjacks and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” sung in Yiddish are part of a community-wide picnic featuring music by A Klez Act at 6:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, 55 Kings Highway in Chester. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own picnic dinners, but you can purchase snacks and hotdogs to benefit Habitat for Humanity. For more information, call 860-526-8920.

THURSDAY

July 1 Farmers’ Market Enjoy a traditional farmers’ market on the Durham green today and every Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. Free Outdoor Concert Burkina Electric from Burkina Faso, in the deep interior of West Africa, will perform at 7 p.m. in the CFA Courtyard located in the Center for the Arts complex at 283 Washington Terrace, on the Wesleyan University campus in Middletown. Admission is free. For info, call 860-6853355 or visit www.wesleyan.edu/boxoffice. Free Concert Enjoy the music of Karen

and Rob Wagners’ patriotic salute at 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. on the grounds of Masonicare, 22 Masonic Ave. in Wallingford. Bring lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy the music. The grounds are available for picnickers at 5 p.m. Call 203-6795900 for information.

FRIDAY

July 2 Business Networking The local chapter of Business Networking International will meet in the United Methodist Church, 24 Old Church St. in Middletown at 7:30 a.m. Contact Kirk Hagert at 860-349-5626 for info.

SATURDAY

July 3 Notre Dame Tag Sale Notre Dame Church, Main Street in Durham, will have their monthly tag sale and flea market, rain or shine, in the church hall, church garage, parking lot and on the lawn from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Breakfast and lunch are available in the church hall. Vendor space is $15, and available by calling Bob Smith at 860-349-0356. Dudley Farm Market The Dudley Farm farmers market will be held 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the corner of Routes 77 and 80 in North Guilford. The market features produce, shell fish, beef and lamb, maple syrup, honey, baked goods, pickles, and crafts. For more information, call 860-349-3917. Water Safety Karen Brock-Gallo, director of Safe Kids Connecticut, will discuss water safety, in particular ways to prevent drowning on the Healthline radio program at 3:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. on WIHS 104.9 FM and every Monday throughout July at 4:05 PM on cnxradio.com.

MONDAY

July 5 Transfer Station Closed The transfer station will be closed today for the Fourth of July Holiday, but will be open regular hours tomorrow.

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Durham Library

Levi Coe Library Hours: The library is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Visit www.leviecoe.com or call the library at 860-349-3857 for

information or to register for any program. You can also renew, reserve and check your library record on the website. Make a Splash at Your Library! Summer is closer than you think. Stop by the library, pick up a summer reading program brochure and plan your summer activities. Highlights include: The Summer of Science (this project is supported by a grant from the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation, Inc.), letterboxing, crafts and of course, butterflies. Come in to check out the prizes donated by generous sponsors and register for the second annual talent show. Library Passes: Connecticut State Parks and Forests Day Pass can be checked out for two days and is used to cover the cost of parking at state parks and forests where there is an established parking charge. The pass can also be used to cover the admission fee for up to two adults and four children at state historical sites and exhibit centers at Dinosaur, Fort Trumbull and Gillette Castle state parks. The pass is valid through Dec. 21. Old State House pass provides free admission for up to two adults and two children. Pass checks out for two days. At the Old State House, expect to find historically restored rooms, guided tours, an exhibit blending U.S. history, state government, civics and citizenship, and an interactive floor dedicated to the history of Hartford. New Titles: Frankenstein: Lost Souls by Dean Koontz, Whiplash by Catherine Coulter, Spies of the Balkans by Alan Furst, The Overton Window by Glenn Beck and Un-

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Hours: Regular library hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Visit www.durhamlibrary.org to search the catalog, review your account, register for a program or renew your materials online. For information or to register for a program by phone, call 860-349-9544. E-Books are Available: If you received a Sony Reader or Barnes and Noble Nook for Christmas or are thinking about getting one, downloadable e-books are now available online from the library. Visit http://lion.lib.overdrive.com and follow the instructions for downloading e-books to your device. You must have a valid Durham Library card. Drop in programs: Story times are held in July on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. for ages oneand-a-half to two-and-a-half and on Tuesdays at 10:30 for ages two-and-a-half to five. There will be a special Rock Cats story time on Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Enjoy a summer reading celebration with a magic show and dessert on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 6:30 p.m. Twilight Lovers Rejoice: The library will show the movie Twilight on Monday, June 28, and New Moon on Tuesday, June 29, at 6:30 p.m. in order to be completely upto-date for the release of Eclipse at theatres that following Wednesday. Popcorn and water will be provided for free, but feel free to bring your snacks too. Teen Book Club will meet on Wednesday, June 30, at 7 p.m. to discuss Godless by Peter Hautman. Movies at the library: Enjoy free movies on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the library. On July 6, Jaws; on July 13, The Hunt for the Red October, on July 20, the movie The Sea Hawk will be shown at noon, on July 20, Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl; and on July 27, Lady in the Water. Ocean Jewelry Workshop: On Wednesday, July 7, at 6 p.m. teenagers age 10-18 are invited to make beautiful beaded jewelry using the colors of the sea. Registration is required for this program. The Book Lover’s Circle

will meet on Wednesday, July 7, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss A Widow for One Year by John Irving. Copies of the book are available at the library. Everyone is invited to join this informal discussion. Children’s events: Pet parade on Saturday, July 10 at 10:30 a.m. for all ages. Mystic Aquarium touch tank on Saturday, July 17, at 10:30 a.m. Pirate cartooning with Rick Stromski on Wednesday, July 21, at 6:30 p.m. for ages eight and up. Sea serpent stories, crafts and games on Saturday, July 24, at 10:30 a.m. for ages four to seven. Hula show on Wednesday, July 28, at 1 p.m. for all ages to learn about Hawaii, sing, play instruments and hula dance. Death at DPL:CSI Mystery: Solve a mystery at the library by using forensic techniques on Wednesday, July 14, at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required. The Mystery Book Discussion Group will meet on Tuesday, July 20, at 7:30 p.m. to discuss The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen. Copies of the book are available at the library. Everyone is invited to join this informal discussion. Henna Program: Register for a henna program to be held on Wednesday, July 28 at 6 p.m. Teen Book Club will meet on Wednesday, July 28, at 7 p.m. to discuss The Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson.

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Community Bean Suppers at United Churches of Durham: A local tradition for over 90 years! By Liz Cipollina Special to the Town Times Part of what many of us love about this area is its strong sense of tradition – the regular events, activities and celebrations that bookmark our days and enrich our lives. And one of our most long-standing community activities started in 1918 – Community Bean Suppers. Everyone has seen those signs set up on the corner of Rt. 17 and 68 flanking the United Churches of Durham fellowship hall building, probably have driven by, but maybe wondered what they were about. Here are the basics: The Women’s Society for Christian Service (WSCS) at the United Churches of Durham hosts these non-denominational, bi-weekly Friday evening events as a fundraising effort to support

The dinners are well-attended community events. church and community. Members of the United Churches family prepare and donate the dishes. The menu is simple, solid and completely homemade: baked beans, baked corn, mac and cheese, mac and beef in tomato sauce, salads

(usually containing produce grown at home), sliced white and brown bread, and an assortment of pies. All this, including brewed coffee, tea and water, is served on china. That’s right – china. Seating is family style, and “waitresses” clear the

table and keep your cup filled. You can also stop by for takeout, a terrific idea for busy families. The cost is $7 for adults and $3 for kids, a bargain to be sure in this tough economy. The ladies of the WSCS realize that life for the average family can be very different now than it was in 1918, 1958, and even in 1998. The suppers have traditionally started at 5 p.m., but starting this year, suppers will start at 6 p.m. in the hope that

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Baked bean dinner schedule June 25 July 9 July 23 August 6 August 20 September 3 Dinners begins at 6 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at United Churches of Durham

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Pancreatic cancer fundraiser at Travelers golf tourney Sunday has local leadership

In 2009, after losing her beloved father to pancreatic cancer, 14-year-old Brittany Vose helped organize the inaugural John Vose Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk. Two hundred people attended the event, which raised more than $20,000. The response inspired Brittany and her mother, Patricia O’Connor, to organize a second annual event to raise even more money. This year Brittany’s goal was not just to raise more money but rather raise the awareness of the mission to help cure pancreatic cancer. With the help of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship, the second annual John Vose fundraiser will take place Sunday, June 27, during one of golf’s most well-attended tournaments. The Travelers Championship is a proud participant in the PGA Tour tradition of giving back. The event will kick off with registration starting at 8:30 a.m. Registration is $50 and includes an entrance pass to the tournament, a continental breakfast at the Pancreatic Cancer Pavilion tent, refreshments and snacks, complimentary shirt and a stroll on the course. Enjoy some of golf’s greatest players and help raise awareness and money to fund pancreatic cancer research efforts. Since the color purple represents pancreatic cancer, Brittany is

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asking that you wear the color purple, and she is hopeful that the gallery will be filled with that color. A lack of early detection methods is one reason why the disease is so fatal. According to the National Cancer Institute, the overall five-year relative survival rate for pancreatic cancer is just five percent, compared to 89 percent for breast cancer and 64 percent for colon cancer. Despite these numbers, pancreatic cancer receives only a small percentage of federal cancer research dollars, according to the Lustgarten Foundation. This is why Patricia and Brittany will donate all proceeds from the 18-hole stroll to the Lustgarten Foundation, the nation’s largest private supporter of pancreatic cancer research. For more information and to register for the event online, visit www.lustgarten.org and click Pancreatic Cancer Research 18-Hole Stroll, or call 866-789-1000.

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Safe driving is not distracted driving

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Since summer in the U.S.A. is a time to drive — to the beach, to vacation spots, just around town, and if you’re a teen, perhaps to your first summer job — it’s worth noting that a new Connecticut law makes “distracted driving” illegal as well as dangerous. Please pay attention behind the wheel, and live through the summer. Governor M. Jodi Rell recently signed legislation that significantly strengthens Connecticut’s five-year-old ban on the use of cell phones and other electronic devices by motorists. The new law eliminates the one-time exemption from a fine for purchasing a hands-free device and specifies that the ban on using electronic devices while driving applies to texting as well as cell phone conversations. Gov. Rell signed the bill in a ceremony at the Manchester Police Department, noting that law enforcement officers deal with the consequences of distracted driving every day. “They see it in terms of avoidable accidents. They see it in terms of unnecessary injuries. And sometimes, worst of all, they see it in terms of a fatality – a death that never needed to happen,” Rell said. “Five years ago, Connecticut became one

of the first states in the nation to fight back against these totally preventable crashes. Now it is time to bolster that law. “Since this law has been in effect, we have had a provision that allows first-time offenders to avoid the fine if they purchase a hands-free accessory,” Rell said. “Frankly, after five years it is time to eliminate that ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ provision. We also need to make it clear that the law applies to texting. “Technology is a wonderful thing – and cell phones, BlackBerries and other modern devices have enhanced our lives in many ways,” Rell said. “As Governor, I have a BlackBerry and carry it with me almost everywhere. But there is nothing that this device can tell me or give me that is worth a single human life. The same is true for every one of us, every time we get behind the wheel.” The new law also increases the penalties for repeat offenders. First-time violators face a fine of $100. Second offenses are $150 while subsequent violations are $200. In addition, the law specifies that 25 percent of fines collected will go to the town where the summons was issued.

Letters to the Editor

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I’m writing to commend Dick McManus for his efforts in returning my cell phone. Dick saw the phone in the middle of Parmelee Road and didn’t just keep driving. He picked it up, tracked down the owner (not easy when the battery dies in the process) and even dropped it off to me at my house. So many of us convince ourselves that we are too busy to do these good deeds. Someone else will do it. The truth is: we ALL are too busy but that shouldn’t stop any of us from looking out for one another and lending a helping hand. It’s what a small community should always strive to do and it’s one of the many reasons I moved to Durham a few years ago. Thank you, Dick, for exemplifying the greatness of a

small town and saving my cell phone from an untimely death on the road. It had pictures of events that cannot be replaced, and I’m so grateful that they were not lost. Lynn Eddy, Durham

Safe night for grads depends on volunteers The Project Graduation Committee would like to thank everyone who took part in CRHS’s annual Project Graduation celebration on Friday, June 18. This funfilled, One Safe Night for our graduates was another huge success thanks to all of the volunteers who spent many hours, some during the wee hours of Saturday morning, cheerfully giving their time and energy to our kids. We had fabulous baked goods (some of you must be part time pastry chefs), parents

Special election letter rules In order to allow the largest number of citizens to express their opinions on the November elections, we set a few special election season letter rules. Number one, the deadline for election letters will be Monday at 5 p.m. Number two, election letters will be limited to 200 words. Also, in order to allow as many people as possible to weigh in, we will not print letters that have already been printed in another publication. For the last week before elections (deadline Oct. 25), only positive letters of support will be accepted. Of course, only signed letters with phone numbers, so we can verify authorship, will be printed.

who at 3 a.m. enthusiastically kept up with the kids, and many dedicated souls who arrived at 5 a.m. to take on the monumental task of clean-up! CRHS students are so fortunate to have such dedicated, loving and supportive parents! Always looking for new committee members, Lee and Phil Harper, Durham

14,000 miles at recess … and a big thank you! On Sunday, June 13, our community witnessed 314 children experience their first Go Far, Go Fast youth running event. For myself it was the culmination of four years of hard work, and in many ways, a new beginning. Thankfully, four years ago Karen Brimecombe, principal of Lyman School, and Susan Viccaro, District 13 superintendent, trusted me to pilot the program and see it through. Since day one, I had envisioned a community race. Until we had all of the lower schools involved, I realized the race would be impossible. Teacher Lindsey Petroski and principal Laurie Sinder initiated the program at Korn and the program grew to two schools. Kevin Brough welcomed the program at Memorial, and then there were three. Since Korn

School welcomed Mary Beth Gossert as a parent, she has been instrumental in helping the program flourish into what it is today. Finally Janine Kozic and Becky Finnerty and principal Nancy Heckler led Brewster to its first fantastic year. Physical education teachers Jen Holland, Alex Edwards and Greg Morrone were also fantastic, encouraging the kids throughout the year to participate. To the many parents who helped count laps and supported the children at all the schools, thank you. The schools had more than 300 marathon finishers. As we end this school year, the mileage of all the schools combined added up to approximately 14,000 miles, all done during recess! Mary Beth and I acknowledged that now, finally, we could have a community race. For many of the children who raced, it was a culmination of their “marathon” training. In the moments before the races began, I saw many children out of their comfort zone, showing trepidation and excitement. As the races unfolded, I proudly watched their determined faces as they experienced their own personal victories. Equally satisfying was watching the youth helpers mentor the younger kids as they raced. Parents showed their support, pride and love for their children as they cheered

them on. Durham First Selectman Laura Francis, who has supported the program since day one, started all the events. This event didn’t just happen, it grew out of a program that included many dedicated parents, community leaders, businesses and organizations that believed in it. We thank our title sponsor, Torrisson Stone and Garden. We also thank the following organizations for grants, donations and assistance: Madison Jaycees, Durham Volunteer Ambulance, Local Wellness Council, MCSAAC, Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation, Hartford Marathon Foundation, Everyone Outside, Expect Discounts, Durham Woman’s Club, Durham-Middlefield Exchange Club, Cho’s Champion Taeqwondo and the Vitale family. Mary-Beth Gossart deserves a huge thank you for co-directing the race and believing so much in Go Far and its kids. The race wouldn’t have been possible without John Hastings, Sandie Dalles, Kathy Debrum, Wendy Ortega, Janine Kozik, Janice Keeman, Becky Finnerty, Melissa Beechan, Kathy McMaster and Eileen Ulizio to name a few. Finally, because of permission granted by from the Durham Fair Association to use the grounds, we were able to witness the promise and de-

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Town Times Columns

Lightning: When thunder roars, go indoors

Time to fix No Child Left Behind

Recently, a 16-yearelectrical devices. old girl from the Avoid taking showers Durham Public Goshen, Connecticut or baths or washing Safety Committee area was struck by dishes. Even fresh walightning while guidter can conduct elecing her horse into the tricity. Wait 30 minbarn as a storm aputes after the last proached. Both the girl and her horse thunder clap before going outside. were seriously injured. Other persons If you are caught outside: If you at the scene reported that skies above are in the woods, take shelter under them were clear and blue, but the ap- the shorter trees. If you are boating or proaching storm clouds could be seen swimming, get to land and find immein the distance. Such is the speed with diate shelter. If you cannot find indoor which lightning can strike. shelter, find a low-lying open place Now that lightning season is upon away from trees, poles or metal obus, please remember that lightning can jects. Make sure the place you pick is cause much more than just property not subject to flash flooding. Be a damage. Lightning strikes have been small target. Do not lie flat on the responsible for many serious injuries ground; squat low to the ground by and fatalities. Remember the saying: putting your head to your knees and “When thunder roars, go indoors!” placing your hands either behind Here are a few things you can do to pre- your head or on your knees. vent being struck by lightning: If someone with you is struck by Before lightning strikes: Keep an lightning: People struck by lightning eye on the sky. Look for darkening carry no electrical charge and can be clouds, flashes of light or increasing safely handled immediately. Call 911 wind. Listen for thunder. If you hear and summon medical help immediatethunder, you are close enough to be ly. Cardiac arrest, irregular heart struck by lightning. Find safe shelter beat, burns and nerve damage are immediately. common in cases where people are When a storm approaches: Find struck by lightning. Give first aid. If shelter in a building or vehicle. Keep breathing has stopped, begin rescue the vehicle’s windows closed and breathing. If the heart has stopped, a avoid convertibles. Telephone (land trained person should administer carlines) and metal objects can conduct diopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). electricity. Unplug appliances. Avoid Local American Red Cross Chapters using the phone, computer or other often offer first aid and CPR classes.

It is said that there are two kinds of people in Durham and Middlefield: those who have kids in District 13 and those who do not. Regardless of which camp you fall into, you should care about a law that affects not just classrooms but town budgets as well. In 2001, President George W. Bush signed into law the “No Child State Rep. Left Behind Act,” and forever changed the way schools operate across the country. Nearly a decade later, some are trying to fix it. Earlier this week, I traveled to Washington, DC. There I joined a bipartisan group of about 30 state legislators from around the country for an eight-hour marathon meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and a dozen or so of his top lieutenants. They wanted to know what we were seeing in the states and in our local school districts – and for my part I was more than happy to give them a piece of my mind. As a member of the legislature’s Education Committee, hardly a week goes by that I do not receive complaints about No Child Left Behind: from parents, from teachers or from students themselves. They say No Child Left Behind has taken the soul out of classrooms. They say it forces teachers to teach to the test and to spend as much time filling out paperwork as actually teaching children. They say it is under-funded, contributing to our state’s high property

Guest Column

News from the campaign trail State Representative Matt Lesser (D), who represents Durham, Middlefield and Middletown in the Connecticut General Assembly, was recently in Washington, DC where he attended a meeting with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan to discuss the federal No Child Left Behind program and its impact on Connecticut students and teachers. From left, Rep. Rahn Mayo of Georgia, Rep. Lyddy of Connecticut, Rep. Alisha Morgan of Georgia, Rep. Lesser, Rep. Carl Sciortino of Massachusetts, and Rep. Matt Heinz of Arizona.

Web update Thirty respondents answered last week’s poll question: “Will you/Did you see, call or send a card to your dad this Father's Day?” Of those, the most people (40 percent) answered “I wish I could but he’s passed on.” Ironically the lowest number (three percent), answered “Yes, I visited.” Second after those missing their fathers were those who sent a card (23 percent), followed by those who called (17 percent.) Proving that it’s not only young people who go in for reading on the web, only seven percent of respondents said they lived with their fathers. A sad 10 percent just said “no.” Go to www.towntimes.com to answer next week’s poll question.

tax burden. They say it robs gifted students of opportunities. They say it has hurt vocational education in places like Vinal Tech by holding out reading and math standardized test scores as the only indicator of whether a student is succeeding. They say it cuts funding for many schools if they have too many students Matt Lesser who receive special education or do not speak English. One Durham resident put it simply when she wrote to me in frustration last Sunday. “Children do not come in ‘one size fits all’,” she wrote, exasperated. “What we need is a paradigm shift.” For my part, I passed on what I have been hearing, and in no uncertain terms. And for his part, Secretary Duncan said many of the right things. He admitted that what he calls “teaching to the bubble test,” is going on and that it shortchanges kids. And one of his deputies, Assistant Secretary of Education Carmel Martin, added “We need to look at a broader array of data,” in assessing schools’ performance, not just reading and math test scores. “We need to give states more flexibility in setting standards,” Martin told us. What all seem to agree on is that we must do better. “We have an education crisis in this country,” Secretary Duncan told us. In South Korea, he said, the biggest complaint teachers hear from schoolchildren is that their

From The State Capitol

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Meet our Regular Jo: Glynis Copperthite She’s a friendly face behind the counter at Coginchaug Market in Middlefield, but did you also know that Glyn is a long-time resident of this community? How long have you lived in Middlefield and why did you come? I’ve lived here 24 years. I came for the good school system. I have three boys who went through District 13, and they’re all grown up now. What is your favorite thing about Middlefield? The friendly people, definitely.

It’s also my favorite thing about working at the market. I’ve been working here five years, and I love meeting people. What are your hobbies? Mostly gardening and photography. Do you have a fun fact about yourself? I love to travel. I go all over the country, mostly because I have siblings in Washington, D.C., Arizona and Florida. However, I’ve never actually been to Florida … yet. (Stephanie Wilcox)

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termination of our community youth in a safe environment. I hope that Go Far continues to grow, and we see even more kids racing next year. For more information about Go Far, contact me at jschulten@hotmail.com. Jennifer Schulten

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Thank you to everyone involved in the 2010 rabies clinic held at the Durham EOC. We had another successful year: 55 animals vaccinated and 35 dogs licensed. This year’s rabies clinic benefited DART (Durham Animal Response Team). Many hands make light work as the old saying goes, and I’d like to thank the following people for making this year’s clinic possible:

Francis and Alicia Willett, Bruce and Marty Rau, Dr. Mark Albin, Sue White, Erin Wright, Brenda Eddy, Tiffany Hesser, Rhonda Gill and Laurie Madragyl. I look forward to making this an annual event to benefit DART. Kim Garvis, Durham Town Clerk

Co-op thanks supporters The fundraising committee of the Durham Co-op Nursery School would like to extend our sincere thanks to all members of our community who helped to make our Family Movie Night such a great success! It was a wonderful sight

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to see so many children having fun together on the fairgrounds and families huddled together on a clear May night enjoying Toy Story 2! We truly feel that the event not only benefitted the children of our school, but it was a pleasurable evening for all. A special thanks to our sponsors who graciously supported this project. It is very satisfying to know that there are so many people willing to invest in the future of our community. Our three, four, and five-year-olds thank you from the bottom of their little hearts! Jenna Driscoll, Fundraising Chair, Durham Co-op Nursery School

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Zalewski has experienced the results of not properly treating soldiers with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) first hand. His father, a World War II veteran, was frequently abusive. “When I was eight years old, he branded me to show me how tough the world is,” said Zalewski. This experience, coupled with the experiences of the people he has met during his travels so far, has emboldened Zalewski to continue walking until his demands are met. “The reason I decided to join Ron was because everything that he says makes perfect sense. But even more importantly than that, his plan is workable. Somebody else asked me, ‘So what do you say to people who don’t agree with you and don’t want this plan?’ I’ve learned so far that I don’t have to convince anybody, I just collect the signatures of all the people who agree with us already,” said Moran. “Sometimes people say ‘Oh, I’m a veteran and I don’t need any of that crap,’ and right behind him, his wife or his mother is waiting to sign the petition. Literally, every single day someone comes up to Ron and says it happened to us.” Anyone who wishes to sign the petition to institute mandatory grief/mental health counseling for all armed services personnel can visit www.thelongwalkhome.org.

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Meet Democratic candidates

On Saturday, June 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Middlefield Community Center auditorium, Democrats will host a meet and greet rally and raffle. In a relaxed atmosphere, voters are welcome to drop by and converse with some of the party-endorsed candidates for public office. State Representative Matt Lesser and State Senator Thomas Gaffey have committed to attend, as well as Denise Merrill, candidate for Secretary of State, who will speak about action in the public sector. Other candidates may also drop by. This event is an opportunity to meet and talk with candidates about issues. Many of the Democratic contenders have been in elected office before and made choices that voters will want to discuss. Education? Leadership? Bud-

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get gaps? These are some of the topics to be raised with the candidates. Sen. Tom Gaffey was instrumental in the passage of comprehensive education reform that strengthens high school curriculum and ensures accountability of local school districts and vocational-technical high schools. Gaffey firmly believes that enhancing educational opportunities is the key to Connecticut’s economic future success. Rep. Matt Lesser wrote recently: “Real leadership in Hartford means fighting for what is right, even if our voices are sometimes lonely ones. We must address Connecticut’s long-term fiscal problems.” The rally will also feature a raffle of two $500 cash prizes. Light refreshments will be served, and all are welcome. (Continued from page 9)

parents are too demanding. In America, kids would laugh. The result? We are losing jobs and businesses overseas. Secretary Duncan said he wants to double funding for programs that help get parents involved in their schools, but admits that all the programs in the world cannot make up for what children learn at home. Special Education is another concern. For years the federal government has under-

funded the cost of Special Ed, forcing towns and taxpayers to absorb the cost. Children are shortchanged as well, as the quality of instruction can vary enormously depending on where you live. The current No Child Left Behind law expires in 2011. Let’s hope the folks in Washington who are now working to rewrite it have learned some lessons from our experiences here in Connecticut.

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Probate Judge Joseph Marino nominated again The Democratic Convention for the Middletown Probate District was held on May 11, and incumbent Judge Joseph D. Marino was nominated for a seventh term. Judge Marino received the unanimous endorsement of the 42 delegates from the towns of Durham, Middlefield, Cromwell and Middletown. Marino told the delegates

that the four-town Middletown District was a model for the consolidation of probate courts in the state and that, due to its size and workload, the Middletown court will not merge with any other districts in January of 2011. He cited the formation of the Central Connecticut Regional Children’s Probate Court as the proudest accomplishment of

his current term.

Marino, 55, was elected in 1986 and has been reelected every four years since. A lifelong resident of Middletown, he completed a two-year term as president-judge of the state-wide probate assembly and is a leader in the area of mental health law.

FEMA site in Killlingworth to close Friday Three Disaster Recovery Centers that have been open since June 5 will close at 7 p.m. Friday, June 25, including the closest to our towns at the Killingworth Fire Department, 333 Route 81, and one at the North Haven Campus of Gateway Community College Auditorium, 88 Bassett Road in North Haven. More than $1.2 million in federal disaster assistance has been disbursed to individuals and households in Connecticut since President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for the state on May 28. The declaration is a result of severe storms and flooding March 12-May 17. As of Monday, June 7, the

figures were: 1,064 individuals have registered for disaster assistance with FEMA; $1,185,725 has been disbursed for temporary housing and home repairs; $33,734 in Other Needs Assistance has been disbursed for personal property loss, medical costs and other serious disaster-related expenses not covered by insurance. General registration for assistance will remain open through July 27. Residents can register online at DisasterAssistance.gov or or FEMA.gov and clicking on the disaster map and then on Connecticut or by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362) or (TTY) 800-462-7585.

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Durham Government Calendar (All meetings will be held at the Durham Library unless otherwise noted. Check the town Web page at www.townofdurhamct.org for updates.) Monday, June 28 7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall Tuesday, June 29 7 p.m. — Ethics Commission Tuesday, July 6 6:30 p.m. — Public Safety Committee Wednesday, July 7 7:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission Monday, July 12 7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall 7:30 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Thursday, July 15 7 p.m. — Compensation Review/Personnel Policy Agency Commission at Town Hall 7 p.m. — DMIAAB 7 p.m. — Durham Animal Response Team

Regional initiatives top BOS agenda By Sue VanDerzee Town Times

At their regular meeting on June 14, the Board of Selectmen (BOS) voted to establish a joint task force with Middlefield to evaluate and update

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joint landfill first and then the transfer station for both towns for 40 years. The agreement accepted at 1971 town meetings in both towns had an expiration date 40 years in the future. That agreement will be up at the end of 2011. By voting to establish the joint task force, the selectmen have set in motion the process of defining what happens next in the area of waste management. Based on talks between Durham First Selectman Laura Francis and Middlefield First Selectman Jon Brayshaw, the task force will consist of nine members – five from Durham and four from Middlefield, a nod to Durham’s larger population. Both boards of selectmen will try to appoint members from their respective towns in June with the goal of having a new agreement to vote on in 2011. The BOS also voted to authorize Durham as the lead municipality for a state grant of $206,000 which will finance energy improvements in all six District 13 schools. Being lead municipality essentially means that you will take care of the money. Blue Trail During public comment, the selectmen were urged by resident Pat DiNatale to move forward with some action to protect the residents of southeastern Durham in the Tri Mountain area from bullet strikes allegedly escaping the Blue Trail Range in Wallingford. The town had commis-

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sioned a report, which was received in April and prepared by Charles R. Golden and Clifford Weise from Golden Weise and Associates LLC. That report contended that the bullets that were striking homes and properties in that area of Durham were most likely emanating from the Blue Trail Range though the researchers were never allowed on the Blue Trail property. Selectman Jim McLaughlin responded: “This is not a town problem. The town can’t solve it, the state has to.” Francis also pointed out that shooting ranges are totally unregulated in this state and every other state and that the location of the range in a neighboring town made dealing with the issue even more difficult. It was acknowledged that improvements made several years ago after a particularly acute round of strikes had definitely improved matters and reduced, but not eliminated, errant strikes. The selectmen went into executive session at the end of the regular meeting to talk about possible legal action against the range and its owners, weighing that option against a possible legislative remedy being discussed by State Senator Ed Meyer. A meeting with state officials was planned later in the week. Appointments The BOS reappointed Linda Maffei (U) to a three-year regular term on the Ethics

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Commission and Jen Fowler (U) to an alternate term. They also elevated Bruce Chaplin (D) from alternate status to regular status to replace Margie Stahl (D), who had previously resigned. Ethics chair Bob Fulton, who was in the audience, asked that the selectmen consider elevating Chaplin carefully as his attendance has not been regular. The selectmen noted that boards and commissions that were having trouble with members’ attendance should speak to those members and perhaps ask them to resign if they could not fulfill their commitments. The BOS also approved the resignation of Pasquale Sicignano Jr. from the Fire Company Board of Trustees. Sicignano is now a fireman and a fire policeman and thus cannot serve as a trustee representing the public at large. Other business The selectmen heard from Tom Forma, the town’s pension manager, who reported that the town had saved $3,282 this year by switching investments. The BOS awarded the town tree care contract to low bidder and current contractholder Jandreau’s Tree Service. Francis reported on another regional effort – this time revolving around energy. A group of six towns – Killing-

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BOS appoints to DMIAAB Task Force

AAB stands for Durham Middlefield Interlocal Agreement Advisory Board, and it is the group that runs the transfer station. The authorizing legislation for the two-town effort expires at the end of 2011, and this group will be charged with writing a new agreement. The board also appointed Simone Howe as an alternate member to the Ethics Commission, and moved Jim MacDuff from alternate to regular member on the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency, thus creating a vacancy for an alternate member of the board. The board approved a request from tax collector Martin French for the annual tax abatement at Trinity Corporation, per state ordinance providing abatement of real property taxes for certain housing for low or moderate income persons or families. While reviewing a financial

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preliminary report by Fuss and O’Neill engineers reported that Middletown did not have enough public water to also supply Main Street and northern Durham. Connecticut Water Company, manager of the current Durham public water system whose wells are on the Durham Fairgrounds, believes that those wells could supply the water needed to expand the system, but that diversion permits would be required, a lengthy and expensive proposition. North Haven was suggested as a possible source, but since the water is needed in the north end of town and North Haven is located south of Durham, piping would make the cost prohibitive. Further exploration of alternatives will continue.

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The Friends of Long Hill Estate will once again host their Music at the Mansion series in July at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown. Concert dates are July 7, 14, 21 and 28. Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. There is no charge for admission and seating is on the south lawn.

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threat of showers. Concerts will be cancelled in electrical storms or threat to the wellbeing of the musicians or their instruments. Information will be available on the Wadsworth Mansion website at www.wadsworthmansion.com or by calling 860-3471064. The music series is cosponsored by the Long Hill Estate Authority and the Friends of Long Hill Estate.

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Back by popular demand, Souled Out will open the series on July 7. Souled Out is a musical ensemble that specializes in the great Motown and soul sounds. Featuring a three-piece vocal section, the group weaves its way through the Motown and 70’s soul eras with authentic choreographed dance routines and outstanding musicianship. Not only is Souled Out a sensational listening and dancing experience, it is an awesome visual one as well! Visit www.souledoutgroup.com for more information.

Visit www.edfastmusic.com for information. Making their first appearance at the Mansion on July 21 is the Michael Cleary Band, a Hartford institution. They are celebrating their 19th year of making original groove/funk/rock music with a twist and have been called Hartford’s answer to the Allman Brothers. Their shows are filled with great songs, monstrous solos, epic jams, funky grooves and wacky humor. All in all, a diverse, joyous musical stew played and sung by talented musicians who love what they do. They are currently working on their fifth CD release. Visit www.michaelclearyband.com for information. The concert series will conclude on July 28 with a Wadsworth Mansion favorite, the United States Coast Guard Band. Since its formation in 1925, the Coast Guard Band has developed an international reputation as one of the finest professional concert bands in the world, offering music of great variety and appeal. The band produces recordings and regularly furnishes programs to National Public Radio for broadcast over the entire country. Concerts have also been broadcast in Australia, Japan and Europe. For information, visit www.uscg.mil/band. All of the concerts will begin at 6:30 p.m. The grounds will be open for picnicking at 5:30 p.m. Parking will be at the Mansion, at Wilbert Snow School, 299 Wadsworth St. and at Mercy High School, 1740 Randolph Rd. Concerts will be held in light rain or the

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Oddfellows Playhouse and the Middletown Commission on the Arts present the 22nd annual Children’s Circus of Middletown. The Children’s Circus of Middletown is a five-week, half-day program that has become a national model. The program culminates in a spectacular outdoor circus performance before a crowd of over 1,000. Students will train in acrobatics, balance, juggling, unicycling, stilt walking, clowning and visual arts. Students will specialize in two skills and be cast into a featured role in a circus act. The program runs Monday through Friday from July 6 to Aug. 6, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Macdonough Elementary School in Middletown. The cost of the program for Middletown students is $25 per week and $50 per week for students that live outside of

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Grant workshop The Rockfall Foundation will hold an informal grant information workshop on Monday, June 28, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the deKoven House Community Center to give those who seek support for environmental education, conservation and planning projects in Middlesex County an opportunity to learn about Rockfall’s grants program. “Rockfall grants often serve as catalysts for imaginative ways to preserve our natural environment,” according to Rockfall grants chairman, Anthony P. Marino.” Of special interest are projects for youth that integrate activities with local, standards-based curricula; proj-

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from the Church on the grassy lawn in front of the Middlefield Community Center. All animals and their handlers are invited. No pet is too big or too small as long as you can manage for its care and safety, along with the care and safety of others. A couple of points to remember: This service will be outside, some chairs will be provided, but you may wish to bring your own. Have your pet on a leash or in a pet carrier. A responsible adult must accompany children with pets. (Pets can be unpredictable in unusual circumstances.) Bring your own water and dish, and be prepared to clean up after your pet. In the event of inclement weather, the service will be moved to the Fellowship Hall of the church. This should be a delightful and heartwarming service, and you are welcome to join even if you only bring your pet in your heart.

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Flamenco and gypsy evenings July 19 to 23 at the Killingworth Arts Center are for teens and adults! Explore the rich culture of Flamenco and Spanish gypsy culture through dance, videos, gypsy music and Spanish cuisine. It’s a week-long Flamenco evening experience as professional dancer Elizabeth Santos Read teaches the footwork,

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Congratulations, CRHS Class of 2010! “Love got us here ... We stand together as one, grateful for that love.” Ryan Ciarlo

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The “Before” page: Left, from left, Christine Lilley, Candace Perry, Rob Pringle, May Horblock and Sarah Kirsch pose for a portrait; right, Jessica Sliney and Renee Schleif share a pensive moment.

The window seats are always popular in the Coginchaug cafe — here, from left, Morgan Jacques, Katie Carria and Jaci Adams take a last sit. Right above, Marissa Doyon, Randi Doehr, Liz Meiman and Taylor Edinger pick out their roses for the processional into the auditorium.

Shelby Artkop and Makayla Davis, left, talk to a classmate. Above, the CRHS senior members of the Coginchaug-Vinal football team.

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The lovely floral arrangements decorating the stage were donated by Country Flower Farms of Middlefield and arranged by the Durham and Mid Lea Garden Clubs.

Above, it is a beloved CRHS tradition to allow members and former members of the Board of Education to hand diplomas to their children. Here Rob Francis executes a complicated handshake with daughter Katie, followed by a big hug. At right, left to right, Randy Bertrand, Alexander Bentley, and Ryan Behling enjoy the after-diploma explosion of silly string, beach balls and tossed hats.

Top, Erika Blechert, Randy Bertrand and Alex Bentley listen seriously to the speeches. Directly above, Michael Yura. and at left, Sarah Lyman accept diplomas from District 13 Board of Education chairman Tom Hennick. Below right, Indiana McCormick, diploma in hand, marches out of the auditorium as a graduate of CRHS.

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Valedictory address By Shaina Bradley

I once read somewhere that the human brain starts working the moment you are born and doesn’t stop until you stand up to make a public speech…I can definitely vouch for that right now. When I was told I was valedictorian, I didn’t know if I should smile in joy at my accomplishments, or cry in fear at the fact that I had to write a speech. It was definitely a bittersweet moment. English is just not my thing – sorry, Ms. Mattei. So while I may not be the best person to give this speech, I hope you can all bear with me for the next few minutes. I first wanted to touch on a subject that I feel is important to recognize as we celebrate our accomplishments tonight. While I hope we will all remember this day as a very joyous, happy-go-lucky occasion, we all must remember that we are not graduating as we should – we are graduating with a void…Michelle DiVicino SHOULD be here with us tonight…sitting with us, celebrating with us, and moving on right beside us. There’s no greater pain than the loss of a life…no greater weight to carry on your heart for the rest of your life. So even though she is not with us today, as we continue on with the ceremony and the celebrations of the day, and as we cross this stage and each receive our diploma, let’s all keep Michelle in our minds and in our hearts…and let’s have her graduate with us. With that said, I think I should move onto the thank you’s. None of us would be where we are today if it wasn’t for a few special groups of people. One: our parents; two: our counselors; and three: our teachers. Parents, you’ve made us into who we are today, and as the caretakers and guardians of our lives, we thank you for all that you’ve done. School counselors, you’ve done so much for each of us and helped us plan for where we’re heading off to next year. I alone probably equaled half of your total work this year, especially for you, Mrs. Mediavilla. So thank you, for everything. Now teachers, you were the ones who had to deal with us at 7 o’clock in the morning

and through the majority of the day. So, teachers, sorry about everything you had to put up with with us – I hope you’ll understand we’re just being kids – I mean, we have to fulfill our stereotype as teenagers, right?! But thank you for being who you are and teaching us what you did – or at least tried to teach us. So, Mr. Fisher, thank you for making me like English – and keep up the redhead club! Mrs. Zygmont, even though your kids are going off to college next year, I hope you’ll still have plenty of interesting stories about them to tell your next year’s calculus class – oh, and by the way…I was the ringleader of the class walk-out last week, sorry! Mr. Gaechter, sorry for drowning you in 10 cans of silly string, but thanks for joining in with the fight and always being awesome about everything. Mr. Nemphos, you just keep staying cool and ‘chillax’ – and I’m absolutely thrilled you were chosen to be our class’s commencement speaker! Mrs. Munson, well, simply put: you scared the hell out of us all – and so did Ms. Mattei. Ms. Mattei…well…just keep on being Ms. Mattei – and singing your infamous birthday song! But enough about the teachers, let’s talk about the class of 2010. To start, here are just a few statistics about our class. First of all, 90 percent of us are guilty of not only finishing, but starting and finishing, a project the night before it was due. 55 percent of us would admit to zoning out completely during a lecture or being only semi-conscious while a teacher was speaking. 38 percent of us have fallen asleep with our heads flat on the desk during a movie. 5 percent of us have gone to class with a fake note. 29 percent of us have been hissed at by Mrs. Sersanti. 97 percent of our class can be accused of reading Sparknotes and not the actual assigned book for English. 15 percent of our male population have had to do push-ups in class for saying “mine,” and 9 percent have had to chug their drink because someone said “buffalo.” The average

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Editor’s note: The Town Times tradition is to print the speeches given by the valedictorian and the salutotorian after each Coginchaug graduation. This year, we were not able to get in contact with salutatorian Danielle Charette, but we did have the speech she gave to the DAR, passed along by a very impressed local DAR member. In the absence of her graduation speech, we bring you Danielle’s DAR speech.

Our American Heritage and Our Responsibility for Preserving it By Danielle Charette, Coginchaug Regional High School, DAR State Good Citizen winner, Sponsored by Wadsworth Chapter, Middletown History so often has the smeared abstraction of a Picasso painting – the blue hue of time, the color of the sky, of birds eggs and dreams. While I am an aspiring American studies buff, I am also a bit of a Freudian. That is, dreams obsess me. The American dream, like our fragile interpretation of history, may be poised atop a precipice, in danger of spinning into perpetual limbo. This, therefore is the greatest challenge we as Americans face today. As our society begrades we receive in college comes increasingly transient, will be much lower than they it has sacrificed its visions and were in high school. The aver- its aspirations. In other words, age number of hours partying as our culture grows corroded – DEFINITELY higher in colby partisan politics, vitriolic lege. Percentage of statistics language and an overarching that were just made up: 93 – in- climate of distrust, it is losing its precious grip on the Americluding that one. can Dream. Yeah, our class is awesome. Since the Puritans first arHonestly, I don’t know what rived in Plymouth, America the rest of you guys are going has been a land of achieveto do without us. We’ve had so ment, yet action must be premuch of an influence that Mr. cipitated by thought; and in Pasieka and Dr. W. can’t even our thoughts Americans have imagine being here without always been a people who us, so they’re leaving too! The cling to their dreams, who school is going to be much dif- dance with them, who worferent next year. No more of ship them, who shape them Archie’s Photoshop pictures to into a distinctive and progresadorn the classrooms, no more sive reality. Dreaming, it Halloweens with Eric dressed seems, has always been a cruas Bruno, and no more genius- cial fiber in the fabric of the es to figure out how to access American psyche. Dreaming Facebook on school comput- has spanned the drafting of ers. Our classmates have set the Declaration of Indepensports records, exceeded stan- dence, the Constitution and dards, and raised the bar. And the Bill of Rights. It has creatit’s a high bar for the upcom- ed the era of the American ing seniors to reach…so good west which proved to be a luck to ya. There’s no match “safety valve” for all those for the class of 2010! who dared to pioneer from the But as these seniors have a East. Dreaming has been the challenge to face coming in af- initial force throughout the ter us, they won’t be the only ending of slavery via the Civil ones with problems. Whether war, the dawn of Women’s you’re going off to work, to the voting through the 19th military, or to college, we are amendment, and in MLK’s faall going to be facing chal- mous “I Have a Dream” lenges….well, annoying ob- speech on the steps of the Linstacles, more or less. For those coln Memorial. Dreaming of us going off to college, we’re was present when Neil Armactually going to have to walk strong first set foot on the moon in 1969, when the See Valedictory, page 28 Supreme Court issued its

landmark Brown vs. Board decision in 1954, and when Langston Hughes penned his poem “Dream Boogie” in 1951. Nonetheless, I worry Americans, buffered by a history of world leadership and supremacy may be frighteningly centered and contented. I worry America may soon be defined by stagnant, standardized test scores, stagnant college graduation rates, stagnant congressional policy and stagnant dreams. Yes, we’ve elected the first black president, but we’ve also allowed for African Americans to continuously lag behind their peers in reading and math proficiency. Yes, we’ve added to the number of women in the workforce, but we continue to tolerate women earning lower salaries than their male counterparts. We speak of equality, but allow hurtful social engineering programs like Affirmative Action, persist. We argue we’ve made racial and gender progress over the decades, yet we entertain crude and divisive humor and music that capitalizes on mistreating women and minorities. Disenfranchised by World War I, many ex-patriots such as F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote of an American dream in peril – a dream plagued by violence, corruption and disillusionment. I worry our culture may be no better off than the fictionalized Jay Gatsby, lying prostrate and desperate in his swimming pool. The American dream may be a broad, umbrella like topic, but it is also painstakingly specific. It is the dream of being the first in a family to attend a university. It is the dream of becoming a small business entrepreneur or home owner or United States Senator. Dreaming can not afford to sit dormant or drown in distraction. It must infiltrate our consciousness, our culture and our country.

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A Graduation Scrapbook in Town Times

Remembering... Michelle DiVicino Loss, support, life Happy times Sad times Music Class gifts Words of advice

BEST OF LUCK CLASS OF 2010! SEE YOU AT THE FAIR!

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DURHAM FAIR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS! Shelby Artkop • Lauren Bradley • Sarah Bugai Daniel Comen • Heidi Emack • Katharine Francis • Megan Freemantle Matthew Gueble • Johnathan Monroe • Sierra Querns

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CRHS Graduation in Town Times

‘Oh, the places you’ll go ...’

Four years later ...

Coginchaug Class of 2006 valedictorian, Nick Morganti and salutatorian Eric Mueller at their recent graduation from Tufts University. Eric graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in engineering and plans to pursue graduate studies at WPI in the fall. Nick’s plans are unknown at this writing. Submitted by Anne Mueller

Graduations are for families, too ...

Moms and daughters, brothers and sisters, fans of Luke and graduates climbing

o n t o picnic tables to search the crowd for familiar faces ... all these are part of graduation in District 13.

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Following, in approximate alphabetical order, are the 2010 CRHS graduates’ plans: Jaci Adams, Southern Ct. State University; Rachel Alexander, to the workforce; Eric Andrews, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Shelby Artkop, UConn; and James Asplund, Central Ct. State University. Jordan Barton, Southern Ct. State University; John Bascom, UConn; Caroline Batchelder, Middlesex Community-Technical College (MxCC); Amanda Bedding, Endicott College; and Ryan Behling, Lyndon State College. Alexander Bentley, MxCC; Randy Bertrand, UConn; Erika Blechert, Albertus Magnus College; Shaina Bradley, Bucknell University; and Caitlin Breen, MxCC. Emily Brown, Pratt Institute; Sarah Bugai, Simmons College; Ross Burton, MxCC; Kathryn Carria, University of Rhode Island; and Jaclyn Caturano, Anna Maria College. Danielle Charette, Swarthmore College; Ryan Ciarlo, UConn; Olivia Cocchiola, Southern Ct. State University; Daniel Comen, Naugatuck Valley Community-Technical College; and William Conroy, MxCC. Derek Cuneo, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Nicholas D’Aquila, Central Ct. State University; Ashley Davenport, School of Visual Arts; Makayla Davis, UConn; and Stephen DelVecchio, Central Ct. State University. Nicole Demoranville, Middlesex Transition Academy; John Digertt, into the workforce; Rachel DiSilvestro and Randi Doehr, MxCC; and Nicole DiVicino, Johnson & Wales University. Kevin Donovan, University of New Haven; Tayler Dontigney, Western New England College; Hannah Doolittle, Southern Ct. State University; Archibald Doyle, MxCC; and Marisa Doyon, Central Ct. State University. Luke Drenzek, Southern Ct. State University; Jeffrey Ducki, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Brian Dumas, Naugatuck Valley CommunityTechnical College; Taylor Edinger, Virginia Polytechnic Institute; and Heidi Emack, Quinnipiac University. Garrett Ercolani, Apprenticeship - Operating Engi-

neers; Heather Fagan, MxCC; Meagan Fairchild, UConn; Emily Field, Anna Maria College; and Conor Finley, Suffolk University. Michael Finley and Mark Flannery, Central Ct. State University; Daniel Fonseca, Mount Saint Mary College; Jacob Forline, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Katharine Francis, Fordham University; and Michael French is still deciding. Samuel Frey, UConn; Stephanie Gagner, MxCC; Anthony Gambardella, Central Ct. State University; Cody Given, Anna Maria College; Andrew Gucwa, Rochester Institute of Technology; and Sarah Hanks, Eastern Ct. State University. Kyle Hassmann, UConn; Bryanna Hawley, MxCC; Kimberly Hayes, Marist College; Eric Hewitt, Central Ct. State University; and Sarah Hopkins, Emmanuel College. Mary Horbock and Morgan Jacques, Gateway Community College; Joseph Ianniello, Central Ct. State University; Daniel Jacobs, into the workforce; Justin Johnson, Salve Regina University; Erica Jones, Plymouth State University; Eric Kelly, Northeastern University; Sarah Kirsch, Branford Hall Career Institute; Guinevere Kotlarz, Lyndon State College; and Hannah Kowalski, Lafayette College. Kevin Kowalski, Salve Regina University; Emma Kuehnle and Taylor Lauretti, Eastern Ct. State University; Alicia Light, Wheelock College; and Christine Lilley, MxCC. Laura Lyman, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Sarah Lyman, Boston Architectural College; Brian MacDuff, Quinnipiac University; Hannah Malcolm, Eastern Ct. State University; and Alyssa Marone, Temple University. Anthony Matalote, Quinnipiac University; Indiana McCormick, Middlesex Transition Academy; Elizabeth Meiman, UConn; Sheehan Michael, University of New Hampshire; and Jonathan Monroe, Gateway Community College. Michael Monthei, electrician; Benjamin Morganti, University of Hartford; Courtney Murphy, MxCC; Jeremy Newell, UConn; and Robert Ober, Marist College.

Joseph Oblon, UConn; Dylan Pedersen, Cameron Pollitt and Jessica Plourde, Central Ct. State University; Candace Perry, MxCC; Paige Peterson, Parsons School of Design, New School University; Callan Pollitt, Johnson & Wales University; Joshua Pollitt, Eastern Ct. State University; Andrew Porter, Ithaca College; and Robert Pringal, into the workforce. Sierra Querns, Syracuse University; Michael Quirk, Anna Maria College; Laura Reimer, University of New Haven; Kate Riotte, Juniata College; and Timothy Rizzo, University of Hartford. Marie Roberts, Trident Technical College; Caitlin Rogers, Northeastern University; Antonio Rondinone, Mitchell College; Kathryn Rubendunst, Paul Mitchell School; and Edward Ruddy, Boston University. Ryan Russell, Middlesex Transition Academy; Breanna Rzeczka, Personal Training; Garri Saganenko, into the workforce; Craig Salva, Central Ct. State University; Stephen Santoro, Mount Ida College; Michael Sbona, Anna Maria College; Megan Schaefer, MARC; Renee Schleif, MxCC; Michael Sheldon, Northeastern University; and Emily Shoemaker, Bucknell University. Benjamin Shoudy, McDaniel College; Jessica Sliney, MxCC; Christopher Smith, New York University; Gregory Smith, UConn; and Kathryn Smith, Naugatuck Valley Community-Technical College. Katie Smith, Gateway Community College; Michael Smith, Fairfield University; Matthew Solomon, Quinnipiac University; Lauren Stafford, Curry College; and Stevie Thompson, Rochester Institute of Technology. Caroline Thomson, Johnson & Wales University; Jeffrey Tiedemann, Endicott College; Alexander Tomaselli, MxCC; Paige Trusty, Wilkes University; and Michael Tubis, Central Ct. State University. Chelsea Tuttle, Quinnipiac University; Katie Tuttle, Blue Mountain College; Alexander Wettemann, Art Institute of Chicago; Sarah Woolley, Roger Williams University; and Michael Yura, Full Sail University.

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This recent CRHS graduate is following his dreams ... That’s what we hope for all graduates at every level, whatever your dreams are. It’s been almost two years since a referendum to make some roof and well improvments to various District 13 schools, as well as do major P o r s c h e ’ s work on the outdoor athletic New York place on the facilities at the high school. Auto Show goJoel Camassar spectrum of Finally, after permits were ers are welexclusivity. come to climb granted and a suit was setPorsches are a into the majorr e l a t i v e l y tled, school officials are ity of the cars and touch every surface, open poor man’s exotic car, you can ready to go. At right, the every cubby and in general purchase one for a mere fifty grass coming through the act like it’s their first time in a grand, and only the top of the cracks in the current track is models sell for car. Grown-ups and kids alike line clearly visible; below, the are expected to adjust the dri- over$150,000. Porsche’s rolledver’s seat to their liking, and up window rebellion main- patient building committee.

Groundbreaking at Coginchaug High School

Porsche and the annual window rebellion Car Talk

with hands on the wheel and feet on the pedals, pretend that they’re driving on the Autobahn, Baja 1000 or the LIE, depending on the automaker. All of this exploration is completely kosher; they even have people to wipe handprints off the outside of the cars. The look-only cars, $200,000-plus Bentleys and Ferraris, are parked behind velvet ropes. Only to be visually admired and not touched, these exotic cars are parked with locked doors and rolled up windows. The vehicles that are available for public exploration are parked with the driver’s window, or all windows, rolled down and the doors unlocked. This unwritten code has stood for as long as I can remember, and yearly visitors to the Auto Show understand it. There’s absolutely no confusion as to which car companies are trying to entice the dregs of society into purchasing a car and which lock their cars to keep the dregs of society out. But every year Porsche throws a wrench into the unwritten Auto Show code by leaving their exotic show vehicles’ windows up and doors unlocked. To make matters more confusing, some Porsches are locked and others aren’t. I have several theories on this conundrum, starting with the possibility that Porsche Corporate enjoys social experimentation and redefining social boundaries. It’s also possible that Porsche employees eagerly await watching me pull on locked door handles and hitting myself on the head with doors I assumed to be locked every year. However, I think the real reason for this locking nonsense has to do with

tains an air of exclusivity by appearing to deny entrance to the majority of the Auto Show community. Porsche wants to appear exclusive, but at the same time not as pretentious as many British and Italian “look but don’t touch with your grimy plebeian hands” automakers. The fact is, only those brave enough to risk looking like a moron by pulling on a locked door have a chance of sitting in the leather laden interior of a Porsche. However, there exists an elite class of people allowed to climb in and play in the exotic cars. I was one of the privileged few this year because of a press pass received on Town Times credentials (big thanks, Wendy and Sue!). I went to the Auto Show before it officially started on press days and got to pretend I was driving a half-million dollar ultra-rare Mercedes SLS Gulling on the Autobahn. During the show, however, it seems the only credentials required for exotic car access is a dark suit and a non-specific European accent, though I’m sure some sort of name tag is also necessary. In the end, I can’t decide how I feel about Porsches at the Auto Show with closed windows and open doors. On one hand, it’s an irritating social nonconformity that frustrates me every year because it’s impossible to figure out which Porsches are locked. On the other hand, Porsche, in an understated way, is sticking it to the other exotic car makers by letting the public sit in some of their cars. Either way, next year I’m confronting a Porsche representative to demand an explanation!

Photos by Karen Kean

Starting the job: Zach Faiella, left, and Amanda Boyle, below, start the old fashioned way — with shovels — while the big shovel waits its turn, bottom left.

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Congratulations Class of 2010 2010

CONGRATULATIONS

Katie Lynn Smith Coginchaug Regional High School Class of 2010 To my Granddaughter Congratulations You are my Shining Star!

CONGRATULATIONS

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Katie Smith

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CONGRATULATIONS Good luck.

CONGRATULATIONS KATIE We are so very proud of you! Way to go!

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Marisa Doyon Coginchaug Regional High School Class of 2010

CONGRATULATIONS MARISA! As you graduate, may you begin a future that is filled with happiness and success. May all your dreams come true. We love you Love, Mom, Michael & Lauren

Good Luck At CCSU!

Love, Mom, Dad, Jennie and Timmy

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Congratulations Class of 2010 2010

CONGRATULATIONS

Garri Saganenko Coginchaug Regional High School Class of 2010

Jessica Morgan Hall on Graduating Magna Cum Laude from Central Connecticut State University Class of 2010

Love, Your Family & Friends

CONGRATULATIONS! We are very proud of you!!

Love, Mom, Dad & Bill

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Kyle Hassmann Coginchaug Regional High School Class of 2010

CONGRATULATIONS KYLE We are very proud of you. Love, Mom, Dad, Cory & Erin

Good Luck At UConn School of Engineering

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Christian Schou Xavier High School Class of 2010

CONGRATULATIONS CHRISTIAN We are all so very proud of you. You are living the best days of your life right now. Enjoy every second. Love, Mom

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Town Times Congratulates the Graduates!

Valedictory

Another beloved end-of-school tradition The annual Brewster School dance festival was held on June 3. Students were entertained by Hip-Hop Dimensions in the morning, courtesy of the B/KPTA’s cultural arts committee. The picnic lunch began at noon with parents and siblings joining the fun. The Brewster students performed their dances in the afternoon in front of a large audience of friends and family members. Left, Justin Penney participates in the second grade ribbon dance. Below, Paris Stankiewich, Atalie Sweet and Jacob Hoffman dance around the Maypole. Photos submitted by Patti Checko

A safe and lovely summer to all!

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(Continued from page 20) to our classrooms, wait in a line to ask questions, and sit in classes with a hundred-plus students and with a professor that most likely doesn’t know English. We’ll have no more snow days, no car, and we might even have to miss our favorite TV shows if we get stuck taking a class a night! But there are things we should look forward to, like the unlimited food (but beware of the freshman 15), getting to choose our classes – maybe avoiding the dreaded Shakespeare – sorry again, Ms. Mattei! – not being told what we can and cannot wear, having a month off for Christmas break, and getting out at the beginning of May! Another good thing is that our schools probably won’t have humungous pot-holes in their parking lots, they won’t have daily announcements, and they most likely won’t be located in a town where the cows outnumber the people… So as we go on our way, whatever you all end up doing next is going to be an adventure…an opportunity to wipe the slate clean, to start fresh. No one will know who you are or what you did in high school. So go out into the world and fulfill your dreams. This may be easier for some than others, but don’t be afraid to take risks or to break the mold. Don’t be afraid to be different, or make a difference. Take challenges and face them head-on. Whatever life throws at you, throw it right back in its face and prove that you can do it, that you can do anything. Nothing that is worth achieving is easy. So don’t let a fear of the unknown – the things that are different, the things that test you, the things you might not be good at – make you afraid to try, to risk, to be unique. Don’t worry if the future is not clear, if you’re not sure what you want to major in, where you want to work, who

your peers will be, or what activities you want to do. As you enter post high school life, keep looking for opportunities to stretch your abilities and experience all that life has to offer. Seize them. Take every chance you get. And never limit yourself. Here are a just few inspirational people to keep in mind as move on to tackle all of life’s endeavors… -Dismissed from drama school with a note that read “Wasting her time, she’s too shy to put her best foot forward: Lucille Ball. - Turned down by the DECA Recording Company who said, “We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on its way out”: The Beatles. - Cut from the high school basketball team, he went home, locked himself in his room and cried: Michael Jordan. - A teacher told him he was too stupid to learn anything and he should go into a field where he could learn by virtue of his pleasant personality: Thomas Edison. - Fired from a newspaper because he lacked imagination and had no original ideas: Walt Disney. If you’ve never failed, you’ve never lived. So while I may not be the most inspirational speaker you may hear tonight or at other points in your life, as a mathematics person, I’ll leave you with my one mathematical take on life. Let life be your own little equation...and even though there is only one right answer in math and each of you will make your own unique equation to life, let the answer be happiness. So if your equation doesn’t equal happiness, you haven’t fulfilled life’s purpose, you haven’t corrected the equation, and you haven’t reached the answer. It’s not something anyone of us was or can be taught in school or by anyone else. It’s something you make for yourself, something you find on your own. And good luck to you all in finding your own equation for happiness. Now, who here wants to graduate?!

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Free concert at Chester synagogue

Hotdogs, peanuts, Crackerjacks and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” sung in Yiddish. All part of a community-wide picnic featuring music by A Klez Act at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 30, at Congregation Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek, 55 Kings Highway in Chester. For this free event — the final concert in the Music & More series — attendees are encouraged to bring their own picnic dinners, but also to purchase snacks and hotdogs as the proceeds will go to Habitat for Humanity. The concert features vocalist Belinda Brennan, and also honors violinist Cookie Segelstein, of the group Veretski Pass, and founder of A Klez Act. Concert will be held rain or shine. For more information, call the synagogue office at 860-526-8920.

BOS & More Durham Briefs

ZBA grants two variances

meeting. The first was a rejune 25, 2010 quest for a 12-foot front-yard plans 3c x 3" variance that would allow An-

EDC October expo

The Economic Development Commission (EDC) met on March 23 and again on April 27. During this time they discussed the Durham business expo they are planning to hold on Saturday, Oct. 9, on the Durham Fair-

drew and Lucy Meigs to build a two-car garage at 95 Wheeler Hill Rd. Based on the elevation change on the southeast border of the property and the location of the septic tank, drainage easement and trees, the Meigs felt a variance was the only way to put a one-story garage on the property. While

the Meigs stated that the 12foot variance was only an estimate, the board informed them that they would be unable to exceed a 12 foot variance without another public hearing. The Meigs agreed to return to the board should they need more than 12 feet. After explaining the variance limitations, and based on the support of the Meigs’ neighbors and the property’s hardship, the board unanimously gave the application their approval. The other hearing covered the proposed construction of a porch and two dog house dormers on the front of J&J Gordon Properties’ building at 48 Middlefield Rd., along with the construction of a full dormer at the back of the building. To do this, the applicant required a 35-foot frontyard variance. According to the applicant, the proposal is meant to improve the look of the building and give the residents more living space. All building would take place within the existing footprint of the house. After reviewing the application, the commission gave it their unanimous approval. (From minutes/Chuck Corley)

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their most recent discussions was how to fairly grant raises to elected and non-union town employees. They came back to this point during their meeting on June 17, at which time chairman Rebecca Adams asked that the board consider what they want to see and bring their ideas to the July meeting. Though the board set no criteria for wage increases yet, Adams suggested that the board should look into job descriptions. Lucy Petrella recommended speaking to other towns about how they grant raises to elected and nonunion employees. Bob Yamartino felt that some form of job appraisal should factor into raises, with average employees potentially gaining 1.5 percent raises and outstanding workers earning a three percent raise during the year. He also thought that a position should have a “range cap” that would prevent it from rising above a certain salary, excluding cost of living adjustments. Thus, a position might start at $10 per hour, but couldn’t rise above $15 per hour. While their salary discussion will remain public for now, Adams agreed to a request from Yamartino to find out if their later talk can be held in executive session. The issue of MIRMA was another topic for discussion, with Petrella informing the board that they should en-

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Middlefield Government Calendar (Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Community Center.) Thursday, July 1 7 p.m. — Economic Development Commission Wednesday, July 14 6:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning 7 p.m. — Water Pollution Control Authority Thursday, July 15 7 p.m. — Board of Finance 7 p.m. — DMIAAB at Durham Library Tuesday, July 20 7 p.m. — Conservation Commission Wednesday, July 21 7 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency Monday, July 26, 7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen Tuesday, July 27 7 p.m. — Zoning Board of Appeals Wednesday, July 28 6:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning cumber 1/6th of the $60,000 assessment that MIRMA gave to the town. Although MIRMA’s insurance business is shutting down on June 30, Petrella told the board that they may begin suing towns that have yet to pay the assessment. Adams disagreed with encumbering the money, feeling that finance director Joe Geruch would send the money to MIRMA the moment it was encumbered. Adams noted that most towns have yet to pay MIRMA and that MIRMA failed to disclose the possibility of charging additional fees. Based on her discussion with Geruch, however, Petrella felt that encumbering the money was mostly to cover any liability issues should MIRMA force the town to pay. In light of this, the board unanimously approved moving $10,000 from health insurance into workman’s compensation to potentially cover an installment payment for the MIRMA assessment.

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The MIRMA assessment wasn’t the only time Geruch’s name came up in conversation. While the board was presented with a number of transfer requests, Adams was unsure of their necessity. Adams pointed out the request to add $3,250 to the town planner’s line-item, which still had $2,871 left in it, according to her information. While Petrella explained that the town planner has been involved in a number of the Powder Ridge meetings, members of the board questioned whether or not they were receiving the most up-todate information on the budg-

et. Adams also questioned whether or not Geruch always updated the town’s finances based on the board’s decisions, noting that Geruch ultimately answered to the First Selectman and not to the finance board. As delaying the transfer requests would take money out of next year’s contingency funding. The board chose to trust Geruch’s transfer recommendations. The board approved the transfer of $14,036 into various line items, such as the town planner’s budget. This money was taken from the contingency account. Another item that came up during the board’s discussion of transfer requests was that the board would have an easier time remaining up-to-date with the town’s finances if the town’s accounting software was upgraded. In light of this, the board chose to encumber the $6,000 remaining in the contingency fund for the purpose of upgrading this software. In other business, Lucy Petrella suggested that the town may not be following through with the possible sale of Powder Ridge to Alpine in a timely manner. She noted that Alpine wrote a letter to the town over a month ago detailing what they wanted from the town, and that the First Selectman has yet to respond to it. Petrella met with disagreement from Adams and Yamartino, with both noting that a month is not a long time when it comes to deals like Powder Ridge. Adams added See BOF, page 31

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that many of the things necessary for the land purchase, such as zone changes and the various permits needed, should be obtained by the applicant, rather than the town. Adams also doubted that Brayshaw has not responded to the letter. She doesn’t call a meeting of the board every time she responds to someone in her role as chairman and the same is true of the first selectman. However, she said the board could follow up on the matter and ask if Brayshaw has responded to Alpine’s letter, with the possibility of discussing the Powder Ridge deal in executive session. Otherwise, the board briefly discussed two other items. Adams noted her desire to speak with DMYFS about their programs and performance stats in the future. She also stated that she wants to speak with Public Works about putting together a building plan that would detail the state of the town’s buildings and when they were expected to need maintenance work to avoid “being surprised all the time.” (Chuck Corley)

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the Worroll’s was whether or not the dock could be smaller. The Worroll’s replied that the proposed size is needed for stability and, should they narrow the width, they would have to extend it further into the lake. Rather than voting on the application, the commission will instead use the time until their next meeting to review the dock and mooring ordinances for other towns. Inland Wetlands also went over the illicit storm water ordinance that the town must eventually adopt. As part of adopting the ordinance, the town must map all its storm water discharge areas and clean up any contaminants that are found. According to Corona, all of Middlefield’s discharge areas are contaminated with E. coli. Although the Water Pollution Control Authority for most towns usually has responsibility for discharge areas, chairman Darin Overton reminded the commission that the town’s WPCA lacks any staff to oversee these areas. Although the adoption of the ordinance is up to the Board of Selectmen, Corona stated that she wants the se-

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Learning how our town works

Top left, the whole class in the vault. Above, Durham town clerk Kim Garvis at left, shows Korn School third graders where the town records are kept during a visit to Durham Town Hall on May 20, organized by Noreen Oslander. Below, Garvis shows an old record book and explains how it must be handled with special gloves to preserve it.

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Students from Francis E. Korn School beautified their school grounds on May 19, by planting annual flowers under the guidance of Maria Nilson and Flo Flynn, members of the Durham Garden Club Horticulture Committee. Fifteen flats of flowers (verbena, green leaf begonias, ageratum, coleus and yellow marigolds) were planted in the inner courtyard as well as the front entrance of the building. The students learned the principals of design and proper planting techniques while enjoying a great time outdoors. Thank you again to J C Greenhouse for their continuing support for this annual event. Pictured are Eric Debrum, Dan Turecek, Jack Howell, Cal Pitruzzello, Jackson Volenec, Ashely Tang, Samantha Pietrzyk, Gillian Gallagher, Demarie DelVecchio, Andrew Gleason, Ashley Schuetz, Ryan and Kevin Cross, Kate Annecchino and Heather Martin.

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Third and fourth graders from Mr. Moriarty’s and Mrs. Hadlock’s class at John Lyman School recently toured the Old State House and State Capitol building in Hartford. Students enjoyed role playing the various branches of government and visiting the Museum of Curiosities in the Old State House. They were able to meet with Representative Matt Lesser in the House Chambers. Bailey Zettergren, left in robe, presided as judge. Photos submitted by Betty Hadlock

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36 Ava Altschuler, age 12, of Durham, competed at the 2010 Brestyan’s Invitational Gymnastics Meet at Tufts’ University where she received first place in her age division on floor routine. Altschuler placed fifth overa l l , earni n g 9.250 o n beam, 9.10 on floor, 8.950 o n vault a n d 8.550 on beam, with an allaround score of 35.850. Ava is the 2009 USA Gymnastics AllAround State Champion in her age division and attends Connecticut Gymnastics Academy in Wallingford. Pictured is 2008 Olympic Gold medalist Alicia Sacramone with Altschuler. Photo curtesy of Stockman Photo

Amanda Judson graduated cum laude from Union College on Sunday, June 13, with a major in Psychology and a minor in French. She is a member of the National Honor Society Psi Chi and plans to spend the next year at TEFL language school in Toulouse, France before returning to do graduate work. Amanda is the daughter of Ernie and Patty Judson of Durham. Deven Comen of Durham was named to the spring semester dean’s list at Georgetown University. Comen received second honors with a GPA of 3.7 or above. Vivian Leavitt, daughter of Ken and Christina Leavitt of Middlefield, received a BFA degree in graphic design, and Keri Salva, daughter of Todd Salva and Brenda Eddy of Durham, received a BFA degree in illustration from the Paier College of Art. More than 3,000 students

graduated from Tufts University on May 23, during the university-wide commencement ceremony, including Nicholas Morganti of Durham. Morganti earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, magna cum laude, and was also named to the spring dean’s list. The senior class at Chase Collegiate S c h o o l gathered for the 142nd Commencement Exercises. A m o n g those graduating was Rebecca Perrin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Perrin of Middlefield; Rebecca Perrin will be attending Tufts University. Cameron Bradley and Colleen Chausse, both of Durham, have been named to the dean’s list at Tufts Uni-

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Spring varsity sports awards were presented at Xavier High School. Several local students were recognized, including Kevin Landers, of Durham, who was awarded the baseball coaches’ award; Geoff Bruno, of Durham, who received the most improved award in lacrosse; Tucker Landy, of Durham, received the tennis coaches’ award; Andrew Williams, of Middlefield, received the senior award in ultimate Frisbee; and Ray Satagaj, of Rockfall, received the most valuable award in volleyball. Photos are available at www.xavierhighschool.org.

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Godfrey Memorial Library celebrated the authors in its annual family history essay contest on Monday June 8. The s e c o n d prize winner in the first level w a s Aubrey Figoras, of Durham, a student at John Lyman School. Every essay becomes part of the permanent collection of the Godfrey Memorial Library.

William Griffin and Anthony Giacco, both of Durham, have been named to the dean’s list at Bentley University for the spring 2010 semester.

Ailis Peplau, of Durham, has completed her freshman year at Dickinson College and has achieved deans’ list status in both semesters.

Dylan Pedersen, left above, is shown receiving the Julia C. Bryant Memorial Music Award from Richard Duval, a trustee of the fund, at the CRHS senior awards on June 2. The $1,000 scholarship is given each year to a student who is continuing their education in either music or elementary education in honor of Miss Bryant. Dylan, who has been a member of all the CRHS bands, is a percussionist and will be attending Central Connecticut State University. He will major in music education.

Vocal Chords present awards The Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords were proud to present at their spring concert in May, Emily Shoemaker, a senior at Coginchaug high school, with a $1,000 scholarship to pursue a career in music education. Emily will be attending Bucknell University in the fall. To date, $46, 000 in scholarships have been awarded. At a recent 20 year celebration for the Middlesex Hospital Vocal Chords, the following members received a token of appreciation for their years of service: Five year members: Mary Foreman, Christine Gregorio, Noreen McQuade, Joan Niles, Kathleen Higgins, Linda Seferlis, Judy Sundell,

Jane Tozer and Sheila Wagner. Ten year members: Dian Abdul, Bob Alexander, Lee Buzard, Harry Greiger, Peggy Hobson and Sandy Zajac. Fifteen year member: Tricia Quinto-blanks, Phyllis Chiodo, Kaye Foley and Betty Pear. Twenty year members: Emily Galanto, Gina Fredericks, Joyce Ghent, Louise Russo and Barbara Stone. Rehearsals for the holiday concert will begin on Tuesday, Aug. 21. The Vocal Chords’ mission is simple — lift spirits, relieve stress and heal souls with music. If you are interested in joining, visit www.vocalchords20.org or call 860-342-3120.

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Town Times Obituaries

Friday, June 25, 2010

James Crawford

James Leon Crawford, 73, passed away on May 27, 2010 in Miami, Fla., after a brave battle with cancer. He was born in Middletown, on Dec. 17, 1936, the son of the late Leon and Bella Crawford of Durham. He is survived by his daughter, Sherry Crawford, his sister, Mary Ann Elliott and her husband, George, of South Windsor, his niece and her husband, Susan and Tom Nunes, his nephew, David Elliott, and many cousins in Connecticut and New York. A graveside service will be held at Pine Grove Cemetery in Middletown on July 13 at 2 p.m. Doolittle Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Grace Kelsey

Grace Marion (White) Kelsey, 103, of Middletown, wife of the late Erwin Hubbard Kelsey for 59 years, passed away on Monday, June 21st at her home. Grace was born in Durham, daughter of the late Robert L. White, Sr. and Lena

Sage White on May 24, 1907. She attended Durham schools and graduated from Durham High School Class of 1926. After graduation, she worked in the office of Guy, Rice and Davis Insurance Company until her marriage to Erwin Kelsey in 1928. Grace resided for 72 years in the home she and her husband built in 1928 at 433 Arbutus Street on the Kelsey Family Farm. In 2000, she moved to an apartment at Heritage Commons Retirement Community. Grace played a key role in the family owned Kelsey Farms, Inc., Kelsey Spring Water Company and was office manager of the Kelsey Paper Company for many years. Mrs. Kelsey was activily involved in many agricultural groups. She supported her daughters and grandchildren in their 4-H, FFA and Holstein Association USA projects. Mrs. Kelsey and her husband traveled internationally and throughout the United States for the Holstein Association USA and the Soil and Water Conservation Associations.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the Mattabessett Grange #42 P of H, Holstein Association USA, Connecticut Holstein Association, New England States Holstein Association, Connecticut Farm Bureau, the BUO Homemakers Group and Chapter #3310 AARP. As a department volunteer at the Durham Fair for many years, she is the only person to have attended every fair since its beginning in 1916. She was honored in her 100th year by the Durham Fair Association with the dedication to her of the 2007 Durham Fair Premium Book and a special contest for her well known green tomato pie. She will be remembered for her generosity, her charm and quick wit, her many acts of compassion and especially the warm welcome and wonderful food that greeted friends and family at her home. Mrs. Kelsey is survived by three daughters and their husbands, Mrs. Raymond (Isabel) Wimler of Durham, Mrs. George (Marion) Seifert of Orwell, VT and Mrs. James

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Dean Autoworks celebrates 20 years of service By Joe Adinolfi Special to the Town Times

Dean Autoworks of 18 Middlefield Avenue in Durham has become more than just another garage – it has become a local staple. Dean McCoy celebrated his automotive sales and repairs shop’s 20th anniversary on June 1. The longevity of his business is a testament to Dean Autowork’s longstanding reputation for quality customer service. “Customer satisfaction is job number one,” said McCoy. McCoy has turned many first time customers into Dean Autoworks regulars. His customers feel comfortable calling and asking advice about even the most mundane problems. During the course of an interview with the Town Times, one local customer called McCoy from North Carolina and asked him about some minor car troubles he had been hav-

ing during his trip. “Over the last 20 years we’ve definitely learned to be a lot more efficient and customer-friendly,” McCoy said. “We have three loaner cars and a shuttle service; we’ve tried to accommodate the customer any way possible.” Service Manager Steve Sbalcio said that developing relationships with the customers has been one of the most rewarding parts of the job. “Everyone wants to be successful, but if you were to take it all away today, I would say that the relationships we’ve made with the customers are even more important than the money,” said Sbalcio. “It’s important to have that trust.” As his business has grown, the need for new technology to help it compete with other local businesses has as well. “We’re constantly upgrading as needed. We like to think that our shop’s technology is as good if not better than any dealership,” said

ness decreased slightly during the beginning of the recession, but has since returned its normal level. “We’re holding on,” said McCoy. In fact, the hard economic times have inadvertently helped Dean Dean McCoy in front of his newlyopened business 20 years ago. Autoworks. “The economic day, you look forward to downturn has definitely working with the customers caused us to work more effi- and hearing their stories.” ciently,” McCoy said. Many Middlefield and The recession has also Durham residents have changed the automotive sales grown along with Dean Auaspect of his business. toworks. “In the last couple of years, “We’ve seen kids, even inas franchise dealerships have fants, grow up and become closed, its opened up a new our customers,” said McCoy. market for us,” said McCoy. McCoy started Dean Au“we consider ourselves a toworks in 1990, across the dealership alternative. street from its current locaIn 1990, Dean Autoworks tion. Five years later, McCoy employed three people. To- purchased the property on day McCoy has nine full-time which his business now employees. stands. Construction of his “All the guys work together 4,000 square-foot repair faciligreat,” said Sbalcio. “It’s en- ty was completed about one joyable to come to work every year later.

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Connecticut Communications team clinches boys’ majors’ championship munications to victory at 9-4.

By Shari Adams Special to the Town Times

On June 14, Connecticut Communications defeated Electric Works 9-4 in the Coginchaug Little League majors’ championship. Connecticut Communications gave a strong performance led by Pitcher Scott Marks who pitched four and twothirds innings surrendering only one run and striking out 12. Luke Garofalo finished the game on the mound holding Electric Works to three runs. Marks and Garofalo were supported by their teammates who gave it their all both in the field and at the plate. Although Connecticut Communications maintained a lead throughout the six innings, it was a close game with a score of 3-1 into the third inning. Electric Works made a strong comeback in

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The championship game was the culmination of an outstanding season for Connecticut Communications with an overall season record of 18-1. Connecticut Communications averaged 11 runs per game while only allowing four runs per game, hit 12 homeruns, and had a team batting average of .384. Manager Scott Marks said, “This team is very special. Every single kid on this team worked extremely hard all year. They were enthusiastic to learn the game of baseball at practices and even more enthusiastic to apply what they learned during the games.”

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Friday, June 25, 2010

TOT drops second straight

Hubbard went six innings, allowing 15 runs, 11 earned. Bob Edwards hurled the last three frames, allowing five runs on nine hits. After going 0-2 at home, TOT takes to the road, hoping to avenge the week one loss to Killingworth at Lions Field, located about one-half mile east of the junction of routes 80 and 81 in Killingworth. After the July 4th break, the team returns home to face last year’s league champion Mad Murphys on Monday July 11. Home games are played at Vinal Technical High School; park at the lot at Mercy High School on Randolph Road and come across the street to the field. The team invites family and friends to come out and support the team and their favorites.

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Here are the top 10 finishers from the GoFar event held on the Durham Fairgrounds on Sunday, June 13. In the half-mile race, the top 10 were Cameron Neville at 4’19, followed by Shane Meiselman 4’24, Brendon Kane 4’26, Ryan Gerry 4’31, Ryan Doyle 4’34, Theo Freeman 4’37, Alyssa Woodward 4’38, Claire DeFlora 4’39.23, Lila Cerritelli 4’39.38 and Jack Huscher 4,42. Top 10 one-mile race participants were Parker Tregoning at 7’39, Abby Blair 7’51, Christopher Ulizio 7’53, Bailey Zettergren 7’57, Paris Stankewich 7’59, Kailey Lipka 8’11, Ben Mariani 8’15, Brandon Hayward 8’27, Adrianna Wimler 8’29.16 and Alex Mach 8’29.60. Top 10 finishers in the twomile race were Michael Salley at 14’20, Ricky Sorenson 14’35, Joshua Fazzino 14’54,

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scored twice. Rowe and Daryl Edwards each had three hits. Rowe had three RBIs; Judson scored three times.

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Coginchaug track season wraps up By Dave Bellemare Special to the Town Times By winning the state open championship in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles, Sheehan Michael, of the Coginchaug boys’ track team, qualified to compete in the New England championships held in New Britain on June 12. Although he was well seeded amongst the best in New England, Sheehan had an uncommon off day and was not able to finish as predicted; yet qualifying to compete in the New England Championships is a rare honor for a Coginchaug athlete. On June 15 and 16, Coginchaug sent five very talented athletes to special competitions that included decathlon, heptathlon and steeplechase. Athletes are required to meet specific performance criteria to be allowed to compete in these events and meeting the

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~ professional care at its best ~ • Pruning • Cabling • Tree & Stump Removal • Spraying & Disease Control • Bucket Truck

Chainlink, wood, and vinyl fence installed. Quality guaranteed

Ct.LIC#61798

349-1314 • 349-3297 Decorative Walkways, Patios and Retaining Walls 1153215

Backhoe and Loader Work • Planting Trimming • Harley Raking • Pruning Insured • Free Estimates CT Lic. # 579167

FREE ESTIMATES

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Addy & Sons Landscaping

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Established 1976 • Fully Insured • Work Guaranteed in Writing

860 305 7889

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Allan Poole, Licensed Arborist Phone 349-8029

COMMERCIAL

WHITEHOUSE CONSTRUCTION, INC. • Paving • Gravel Driveway Restoration • Top Soil • Retaining Walls • Drainage • Septic Systems • Excavator, Backhoe, & Dozer Work • Light & Heavy Hauling • Commercial & Residential

Randy Whitehouse Durham, CT

(860) 349-1904 CT Lic. #554559

Fully Insured

At left, Dylan Pedersen throwing Jav in finals at the State Class S meet. Above,Sam Frey throwing Jav in Class S finals. He earned gold!

Photos by Susan Michael

javelin). Although Boyle turned in very good performances during day one she just missed the opportunity to advance to day two events, which were perhaps her strongest. Even without the benefit of her best events, Boyle was able to secure a 34th place finish out of almost 80 athletes starting the event. Amanda’s coaches are confident that she will be amongst the top finishers in next year’s competition. In the boy’s 3000m steeplechase, Alex Morin, a well-respected runner in Connecticut high school track, was able to negotiate the barriers and water hazard to bring home a 14th place finish competing against the best runners in the state. Sophomore Emily Halligan placed 17th out of 44 athletes in the girls’ 2000m steeplechase and showed that she is a force to be reckoned with in state distance running. Congratulations to these athletes for their individual accomplishments and for upholding and enhancing the proud traditions of Coginchaug track and field.

Golf tournament Attention golfers and sponsors, Thursday, Aug. 5, is the 13th annual Liberty Bank-Riverview Hospital Auxiliary, Inc golf tournament. It will be at Portland Golf Club in Portland. For info, contact Rob Rougeot at 860-7044243 or send an e- mail Robert.Rougeot@ct.gov or Liz Tringali 860-343-7404 or email etringali@liberty-bank.com.

Town Times

Friday, June 25, 2010

Moving Sale

$399,900

Beautiful Colonial home offers 4 bedrooms, 2.1 baths, fireplaced living room, eat-in kitchen, fireplaced family room, fantastic sunroom with hot tub and more. Multi-level deck leads to above ground pool. Freshly painted and situated on private wooded 2+ acre lot. Move-in condition. DIR: Rt. 17 South, Left onto Haddam Quarter RoadRight onto Johnson Lane. View with Kienda Calloway 860-805-5729

July 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 10 Janet Drive in Middlefield. Lots of items to choose from.

MIDDLEFIELD

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Lost Titanium gray “LiveScribe Pulse” pen, lost at Coginchaug High School at the beginning of June. May have been in black leather sleeve/case. There is a REWARD if found — with no questions asked. Please call 860-918-3217.

en 2 Op 12n Su 40 Main St., Durham

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www.berardino.com

ESTATE SALE!! ONLY $190,000!! Must sell to settle estate. Rare opportunity to buy into Middlefield for such a low price! Fantastic 3 BR home w/new roof and large yard. Come early and bring your checkbook! Call Berardino Realtors 860-349-0344 for more information or come Sunday! DIR: Rte. 66 to Rte. 147 (Baileyville Rd.) right onto Main St./Rte. 147 to 589 Main St.

860-349-5300

Pamela Sawicki-Beaudoin Broker/Owner

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www.sterling-realtors.com (860) 343-3820

Lisa Golebiewski, ABR, GRI

Experience Makes the Difference!

Broker/Owner

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AM H R DU

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DURHAM 99 Johnson Lane

OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

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MIDDLEFIELD IT’S GREAT BECAUSE .... Fabulous cul-de-sac location, private OPEN SUN. 12-2 backyard, great commuter location, open floor plan, remodeled kitchen with granite & new appliances, gleaming hardwood floors, c/air, wraparound deck, pool, 3 car garage and pristine. Great price of $343,000. 100 Harvest Woods Rd. DURHAM BEAUTY IN THE BEST OPEN SUN. 2:30-4:30 “Pretty” doesn’t begin to describe this stunning Colonial set on over 2 acres in Mica Hills Estates with fabulous landscaping. Its beautiful features include gleaming hardwood floors, family room with vaulted ceilings & pillars. With just one look, you’ll want to call it “home.” $449,000. 29 Ivy Way. DURHAM A HOME WITHOUT THE HOMEWORK It’s summer vacation so just move in and enjoy OPEN SUN. 1-3 this completely updated contemporary cape in Royal Oak. There’s a fantastic backyard with hot tub and big deck for BBQ’s, sunroom, open floor plan with hardwood floors, remodeled kitchen and c/air. A hot value in a cool house at $335,000. 87 Black Walnut. DURHAM ACHING FOR ACREAGE? Looking to S-P-R-E-A-D O-U-T? Look no further than this great 3 bedroom Colonial on a fabulous private and level 3 acre lot. Created to enjoy with a finished walk-out and an amazing whole house system, controlling all your electronics with a touch of a finger. $399,000. DURHAM YOUR FIRST IMPRESSION Will be “WOW!” when you step inside this fabulous post & beam contemporary. You’ll be mesmerized with the handcrafted charm & quality materials like a massive fieldstone fireplace, wideplank hardwood, vaulted ceilings, exposed beams and 3 fireplaces. A home with its own fun-loving personality for $449,000.

BUILDER’S OWN HOME Indulge in the spectacular views & calming privacy! Built in 2003 is set on 2.3 acres & adjoins acres of town open space. This 4400’ Colonial is in mint condition and features 3-4 BRs, fully finished walkout LL with kitchenette, 2 full baths and 3 half baths, granite counters. Trey ceilings, wainscoting crown molding & fireplace. Unwind on the new Trex deck and near the fully equipped poolside cabana.

Call Pam Beaudoin, Broker/owner 203-623-9959 Whether Buying or Selling a home, let the team at Realty Associates Help! Call 860-349-5300 360 Main St., Durham

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Town Times

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