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Newington business protests CTfastrak incursion By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
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Mike Camillo, owner of West Hill Automotive on Willard Avenue in Newington, said he plans to fight the stateÂ’s attempt to take 15 percent of his auto shopÂ’s land for construction of CTfastrak.
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Markley to the dozen or so Newington residents, West Hill staff and media who stood in the parking lot Thursday watching workers on adjacent land prepare walls that will line the track. “This is the first of many stories you’re going to hear from small businesses,� added Betts. Camillo says he will have to lay off three of his 10 employees if the state takes the one-ninth-of-an-acre parcel that serves as West Hill’s equipment storage area. See CTFASTRAK, Page 2
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Proponents argue CTfastrak will help economy and that state is careful, negotiable in cases of imminent domain Continued from Page 1
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He’s been offered $140,000 for the land, which comprises about 15 percent of his total property. State Department of Transportation officials say that’s fair market value, but Camillo claims it’s not nearly enough to move to a new location,which he said he’d have to do to sustain his business. “I don’t have anything else to lose,but everything to gain here by standing up and fighting,”he said of his planned appeal to let a judge decide the issue. “The state has been very careful for the last decade in meeting with property owners and reaching agreements,” said William Millerick, president of the New Britain-Berlin Chamber of Commerce. “I suspect if he meets with the DOT they will reach a reasonable agreement,” he added. “There is enormous economic development potential for this busway.” DOT officials say they are exercising their ability to perform property acquisition with “extreme restraint and respect.” “Property acquisition is actually written into the Constitution of the United States of America,” said DOT spokesman Kevin Nursick. “Our transportation infrastructure nationwide would be nonexistent if we didn’t have this ability.” Nursick said they need Camillo’s land so buses have access to the local road network, but also so fire trucks can enter the busway to deal with any emergencies that might occur. “The busway is going to promote the establishment and growth of business and commerce along its corridor,” said Nursick. “It’s going to provide opportunities, the backbone for economic growth, and at the same time, reduce congestion on I-84.”
Erica Schmitt | Staff
Above, Paul Lach, a mechanic at West Hill and a Newington Co. 1 fireman, looks over the construction beside West Hill s property, as workers are preparing temporary steel walls that will be a part of the CTFastrak. Below, State Rep. Whit Betts, R-Bristol, at Thursday morning s press conference at West Hill Automotive.
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year deciding upon, but to explore their other passions, too. In reflecting on her academically rigorous Just like the rock stars that graced the same school career, Evon described not having the stage before them, Newington High School’s courage to step out of the rule-laden box: a Class of 2012 celebrated without fear or hesi- venture she plans on taking, now a graduate. tation last week at their graduation ceremony, “For the first time in our lives, there are no held in the Oakdale Theatre rules that are written,” she in Wallingford. exclaimed. “Let us not enter Unlike some of their felthis next so-called “chapter” low graduates in the state, with hesitation or apprehenthe students, along with their sion or confine ourselves as families and school officials, I have in these four years were kept cool inside the air… Let us pursue whatever conditioned building. we find truly compelling, A total of 322 graduates, embrace every moment and proudlydonningNewington’s not let a single one go to signature blue and yellow colwaste on something in which ors in their caps and gowns, we find no purpose,”she conheld the first dozen rows of tinued, using the opportunity seats in the theater. to break free of the aforeThis placement, almost mentioned “box.” symbolic — alluded to the In the same vein,MacNeill face-first leap they were spoke of how history’s greatabout to make into the world est minds transformed the ELIZABETH EVON ahead. world by exploring subjects Both salutatorian Joseph Newington High School Class outside of their original of 2012 valedictorian MacNeill and valedictorian careers or fields of study. Elizabeth Evon spoke of this “Our own American ingeleap — urging their classmates to not just cau- nuity has produced Benjamin Franklin, the tiously follow the path they have spent the last diplomat-scientist, and Thomas Jefferson, the By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
“Let us pursue whatever we find truly compelling, embrace every moment and not let a single one go to waste on something in which we find no purpose.”
Newington High School Class of 2012 graduates, Catherine Cocola, left, and Kaitlin Gontarz at the school s graduation ceremony Wednesday, June 20.
President who had mastered five languages and was dabbling in at least three others,” he told his classmates, before encouraging them to delve into any intellectual grounds that peak their interest, even if they don’t align with their college majors or job descriptions. Following the joyous ceremony, students
returned to the high school for the muchanticipated, all-night “Safe Graduation” festivities parents worked tirelessly planning throughout the year. Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@newbritainherald.com.
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In last week’s edition of your paper, it was reported that the Charter Revision Commission has recommended that one of the more significant changes was to switch the hiring of the town planner to an appointment of the town manager, instead of the town council as is now called for to eliminate any political selection. Just a few months ago, Councilor Scott McBride, Councilor Jay Bottalico and myself were the subcommittee that oversaw the appointment of the new town planner. Let me assure you, there was nothing political about that process. The subcommittee met, took the recommendations from the former town planner, the town manager, and representatives from the our boards and commissions. The public also had an opportunity to participate at those meetings. Additionally, we included a step where a professional panel that was chosen by the town manager, narrowed the list of candidates from nine to five individuals. The entire town council participated in the interview process of the top candidates. The town manager sat through the interview process of the finalists and was asked for his input as well. The selection of the current town planner was based on a thorough review of credentials, the recommendation from the professional panel and a personal interview. In the end, it was a bipartisan decision of the town council to hire the present town planner. The subcommittee even rewrote the job description to ensure that this individual reports to the town manager and is evaluated by him. Just the other day the town manager remarked to me how well the process had gone. The fact that this is the only administrative position that the town manager isn’t responsible for hiring may be reason enough for the Charter Revision Commission to make their recommendation to change the charter. It is however, unfortunate that after all the effort put forth recently by the entire town council, and particularly by Councilors McBride, Bottalico and myself in ensuring a fair process, that anyone would suggest that eliminating the political aspect, as the reason for this change. Even if the comments weren’t meant for the recent process, the public would have no way of knowing that from last week’s article. Maureen H. Klett Democratic Majority Leader Newington
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EAST HARTFORD (AP) — A state victim advocate is investigating the actions of East Hartford police before a triple killing in 2010, saying officers knew one of the victims had feared for her safety. Beverly Therrien, 72, and her live-in caregivers, 60-year-old Pamela Johns and 53-year-old Michael Ramsey, were found beaten to death in Therrien’s home on Thanksgiving Day. No one has been charged in the killings, but police named Therrien’s son and daughter — Brett and Candace Bednarz — as “persons of interest” in the case. “A cursory review of judicial records, documents and other information establish that the Police Department had numerous interactions with Beverly Therrien ... and that they were advised on several occasions of Ms. Therrien’s concern for her safety,” State Victim Advocate Michelle Cruz said in a statement Tuesday. Cruz said she wants to determine if town police acted properly in their dealings with Therrien and whether they did enough to protect her.ictim advocate investigating killing of 3
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Workers at Newington nursing home likely to go on strike By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
Members of the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, and members of several other health care workers unions protest outside of the Wethersfield Health Care Center. Healthbridge Management, which owns the Wethersfield and Newington health care centers, as well as three other health care centers in the state, has been unable to come to a contract agreement with its workers, who voted to go on strike last week.
compromise on the union’s concessions, locking out workers at their West River Health Center in Milford, and threatening to close their Connecticut nursing homes if workers didn’t make agreements. However, the company says
these are the only contracts that allow them to operate on a longterm basis despite challenges in the health care marketplace. The strike notices affect the Newington center as well as Danbury Health Care Center,
Long Ridge of Stamford, West River Health Care Center in Milford and Westport Health Care Center. There are approximately 180 workers at the Newington Health Care Center, 240 Church St.
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After 17 months of unsuccessful contract negotiations, workers at the Newington Health Care Center, represented by the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, voted to go on strike starting July 3. Over 500 nurses, nurses’ aides, dietary, laundry and housekeeping workers at five Connecticut nursing homes owned by elder care company Healthbridge Management voted last week 235 to 9 to authorize the strike, due to their dissatisfaction with contracts implemented last Sunday. The 10-day strike notice was sent Wednesday, giving the New Jersey-based company time to find replacement workers or retract their decision to force contracts the employees deem unfair and unrealistic. “Based on the company’s behavior so far we anticipate it will be quite a long strike,” Union Spokeswoman Deborah Chernoff said Tuesday. “The only reason to end the strike would be if they stop their illegal behavior including the implementation of these contracts, but they don’t show any sign of doing that any time soon,” she added. The contracts included an immediate 2.2 percent raise, another 2 percent raise next year, and then 1.5 percent raises each of the next four years. However, they also cut workers’ hours and increased health insurance premiums that will cost workers somewhere between $800 and $8,000 per year, depending on their particular coverage. Furthermore, workers’ pension plans have been eliminated and replaced with 401K plans. “The affiliated Health Care Centers are disappointed, but not surprised, that the Union has chosen to make this threat,” Lisa Crutchfield, Healthbridge spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday. “Our priority, as always, is to provide excellent care for our residents, and we are fully prepared to care for them should the Union demand that its members leave our residents’ bedsides,” she added. Healthbridge will face the National Labor Relations Board in court this September after being issued four separate complaints related to their failure to
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i Police issue warningc to women shopping alone By LISA BACKUS STAFF WRITER
Police are warning women to remain aware of their surroundings following a spate of armed robberies where the victims were followed home from the grocery store. The robberies have occurred in Berlin, New Britain and Wethersfield since June 1. Police believe the same man is responsible for all three heists. In two of the cases elderly women were followed to their homes in Berlin and New Britain after they had been shopping at the Stop & Shop in Newington. In a third case which happened Friday, a woman was followed from the Stop & Shop in Rocky Hill to her home in
Wethersfield. Women should always be aware of their surroundings and call 911 if they see anything suspicious, said acting New Britain Police Chief James Wardwell. “If you see suspicious activity report it immediately,” he said. “Call 911.” Wardwell also suggested that people should consider going shopping with family or friends. “This person is targeting people who are by themselves,” he said. But if you are shopping by yourself, don’t be afraid to take action if you feel uncomfortable. “If something doesn’t look right, call,” Wardwell said. The robber in all three cases is described as a black male driving a white Cadillac or a white Chrysler 300. Police said the man appeared to be
between 35 and 40 years old and was about 6 feet tall with a slender build. The suspect was wearing a black T-shirt and bluejeans during the Wethersfield robbery. Anyone who may have seen the suspect or the vehicle in the parking lot of the Stop & Shop in Rocky Hill is asked to call the Wethersfield Police Department at (860) 721-2900. Anyone with information on the Berlin robbery is asked to call the Berlin Police Department at (860) 828-7080 or the New Britain Police Department at (860) 826-3000 with information on the New Britain robbery.
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and there’s some savings there,”Salomone explained, adding that four new staff working 20 hours each would also double Newington’s current animal control coverage. The Town Council held an executive session before their meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the proposed amendment to the town’s contract with the union. Following the session, public comment was allowed — but none made — and the council voted unanimously to move the resolution forward. In the next few weeks,the IBPO has to ratify the resolution, which would enable the two towns to create a written intertown agreement spelling out the unit’s duties. This document would then have to come through the council for approval before it can take effect. The council’s next meeting will be held Tuesday, July 10 at 7 p.m.
Newington is likely to enter into a contract with nearby Wethersfield to merge the towns’animal control units, pending a police union agreement. Afterlong-timeAnimalControlOfficer Wayne Fox retired from the Newington Police Department in February, it gave town officials the chance to look into ways to make the unit more efficient. In the time since,Town Manager John Salomone has been in discussions with Wethersfield officials, who have agreed to let Newington utilize two of their animal control officers part-time. The town would also appoint two more part-time employees, to form a four-person unit. But because Fox held a full-time union position, the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, Local 443 Union has to agree to dissolve his position for Newington to become a regional animal Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) control department. “Because these individuals are part- 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@newbrittime they would not be subject to benefits, ainherald.com.
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WEST HAVEN (AP) — A 20-year-old Connecticut woman is charged with videotaping herself abusing her 10-month-old daughter and sending the videos to the girl’s father, along with text messages threatening to harm the child. Kellie Park of West Haven is seen in one video kicking a baby gate on top of the girl, while in another video Park tells her daughter to “Eat stuff off the floor”while the girl is sitting on the floor, according to an arrest warrant affidavit. In another video, Park asks her daughter if she’s hungry, then “pours/ throws” food on her while the girl is in a high chair, the affidavit says. Police also say Park sent 50 to 55 text messages on June 9 to her ex-boyfriend, the girl’s father. Some of those messages said “I’ll ... break her face,” “I’ll beat her ... face in” and “I love abusing this kid,” the affidavit says. Authorities arrested Park on June 20 after the girl’s father called police. She’s charged with cruelty to persons, risk of injury to a child, third-degree assault and threatening. Park is being held on $50,000 bail and her next appearance in Milford Superior Court is set for July 11. Park’s public defender, Kenneth Bunker, declined to comment on the allegations.
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Eco-friendly cleaning service comes to Newington By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
While most people clean their own homes, some resort to a maid service to help for a variety of reasons: lots of pets,lots of kids,lots of stuff,disability or old age, maybe. Whateverthatreasonis,Newington residents who are familiar with this practice now have the opportunity to make it eco-friendly. Yes, “going green” is all the rage right now, and a national home cleaning company that has been environmentally-friendly since 2007 is now expanding its services to town. With over 400 franchises in the United States, Maid Brigade is the
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only house cleaning company in the world that is Green Clean Certified® — using only equipment, products and processes that are approved by Green Seal, a national non-profit organization. Long-time Coventry resident Ann Bobbitt and her business partner Dan Kehoe, from Ashford, took over the Maid Brigade of Northern Connecticut in May and then just recently, decided to expand services to more towns, including Newington, Hartford, Marlborough, South Glastonbury and East Windsor. Everything used, from the vacuum cleaners to the specific line of cleaning solutions and the reusable microfiber cloths that apply them — are ecofriendly, therefore safer for the maids, customers, pets and the environment. Customers have the opportunity to evaluate teams of maids that clean their homes after every visit, providing them with feedback to ensure quality standards have been met. The company also offers people recipes for concocting green cleaning products for their own use. At the initial cleaning, the two-person teams charge homeowners by the hour.The average visit takes one to two hours, so prices usually range from $110 to $130 per visit. “It depends on how big and dirty your house is,” said Bobbitt, who decided to go “green” after years of being in the business of industrial adhesives.
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“I understand cleaning, my mother taught me well,”she explained.“I also wanted something that would have a greater benefit to the world. I think environmentally-friendly is terrific; it really speaks to this whole movement of letting older people stay in their homes, because one thing they need help with is cleaning.” Maid Brigade already has a few customers in Newington. For more information on Maid Brigade of Northern Connecticut visit http://northernct.maidbrigade. com or call (860) 645-6243. Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@ newbritainherald.com.
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Terrell Canady was 15 when he was imprisoned in 2004 for murdering a prostitute. He will be at least 75 years old before he can be released. And since the state of Connecticut doesn’t label Canady’s sentence “life without parole� — the judge ruled instead, that Canady would serve a 60-year sentence — Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision barring life imprisonment for juvenile offenders will likely have no impact on him. A New Haven native, Canady is serving his sentence at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield. “He will serve every day of that 60 years,� Vito Castignoli, the trial lawyer for Canady, said Monday. “It’s semantics, really. He’s going to spend his life in jail.� Currently, 30 other inmates in Connecticut are in adult prisons serving 60 years because of crimes committed before they were 18 years old, according to the State
Department of Correction. One, can’t give them 175 years... This is a Keith Belcher, was 14 when sen- pretty narrow holding; it really only tenced to 60 years for first-degree addresses the mandatory nature kidnapping. of the sentences,� said Christine “We have a lot of inmates who are Rapillo, the director of juvenile serving very long terms,� said Mike defense for the public defender’s Lawlor, the Malloy administration’s office. “You have to have some criminal justice adviser. “This [Supreme Court] ruling does not invalidate any of those sentences.� Canady’s 60-year sentence is not affected by the court’s decision, because state law provided the trial judge with the discretion to send him away for as few as 25 years.The judge imposed CHRISTINE RAPILLO the maximum of 60 years Director of juvenile defense for the public defender’s office instead. “They’re effectively life [sentenc- chance to use discretion to cones], but we don’t call them that,� sider the kid’s youth and how the said Kevin Kane, the chief state’s kid’s youth makes them less legally attorney. culpable.� The split 5-4 U.S.Supreme Court Connecticut law allows juveniles ruling announced Monday will for to be sentenced to life without posthe first time restrict state legisla- sibility of parole for capital felonies, tures from mandating life sentences which include the murder of a for crimes committed by juveniles. police officer or a child, murder for “I don’t think this case says you hire, the murders of multiple victims
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According to Central Connecticut Health District, 6,300 injuries were treated in hospital emergency rooms in the U.S during a one month period due to fireworks. Fireworks were involved in approximately 8,600 injuries that were treated in U.S hospital emergency rooms in 2010. As the Fourth of July approaches, CCHD is reminding adults and children about the dangers of fireworks. Every year, the Fourth of July is celebrated and among the barbeques, parades and pie, there are serious injuries and health hazards that come with fireworks. According to the National Council on Fireworks Safety (NCFS), these accidents could be avoided by taking basic safety steps, including the following:
■Parents and caretakers should always watch teens closely if they are handling fireworks. ■Parents should not allow young children to use or handle fireworks. ■Fireworks should only be used outdoors. ■Always have water ready when shooting fireworks. ■Read the caution label on fireworks before igniting. ■Alcohol and fireworks do not mix. ■Wear safety glasses whenever using fireworks. ■Never relight a “dud� firework. Wait 20 minutes, then soak it in a bucket of water. ■Avoid using homemade fireworks or illegal explosives. ■Report illegal explosives, like
M-80s and quarter sticks, to the fire or police department. While most people think of being burned, handling fireworks can actually do a lot more damage to the eyes than originally thought. The eyes were the third most commonly injured part of the body, with an estimated 1,300 fireworks-related eye injuries treated in the same one-month period of 2010. Contusions, lacerations and foreign bodies were the most common injuries to the eyes, according to the NCFS. Large fireworks displays are not the only danger during the summer. Sparklers accounted for 1,200 injuries and of these injuries, more than half were to children ages 4 and younger. The following tips have been recommended
specifically for sparkler use: â– Always remain standing while using sparklers. â– Never hold a child while using sparklers. â– Never hold or light more than one sparkler at a time. â– Never throw sparklers. â– Sparkler wire and stick remain hot long after the flame has gone out. Drop sparklers in a bucket of water after usage. â– Teach children not to wave sparklers or run while holding sparklers. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), fireworks start thousands of fires each year from misuse rather than malfunction. It is also worth noting that not only do fireworks cause injury and death
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Golf tourney keeps former CCSU quarterback scrambling By CLAIRE LAFLEUR HALL CORRESPONDENT
It is hard to imagine that CCSU alum Scott Dolch, ’04, will ever have a busier month than June 2012. The former quarterback and CCSU football co-captain had to prepare simultaneously for two of his life’s biggest events. At work, he’s been busy at the recently concluded Travelers’ Championship golf tournament in Cromwell. At home, he and his wife, Erin, (Sacharko ’05) are awaiting the arrival of their second child. “Don’t you ever look at a calendar?’’ his colleagues tease him. Dolch, 30, used some of the skills that he acquired at CCSU — including a sharply tuned strategy and a dedicated work ethic, to prepare for the Traveler’s Championship. As the marketing and media manager, he was responsible for all interviews, media coverage, publicity for special events and more. As one of only nine paid staff members, Dolch had little time to relax until the last of the 200,000
fans had left the course. “Once we get inside 30 days of the tournament, everything is a blur. I’m not even sure what day it is,’’ Dolch joked recently. “But this is the fun part as well. You get only one shot to get it right. You can’t say, ‘Oh, we’ll do better next week.’ You prepare all year for this event.’’ This year’s tournament featured the nation’s top three golfers, Masters champion Bubba Watson, Matt Kuchar and Hunter Mahan; U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson; a Japanese phenom making his first trip to New England, celebrities galore and hundreds of journalists. The event raises $1 million for 120 local charities. “I don’t get to watch any of the golf myself. If I’m lucky, I’ll see the closing ceremonies,’’ Dolch said. “Because of the media attention, I feel like I’m in charge of the Royal Wedding — only it lasts seven days.’’ During his senior year at CCSU, Dolch and his teammates were determined to snap the Blue Devils’ 14-year record of losing seasons.
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Meanwhile he and Erin — who met in Sheridan Hall freshman year — are preparing for a new teammate at home.They are expecting a daughter any day. She will join her 3-year-old brother, Mason, whom Dolch is already hoping will someday play football.
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AFL-CIO delegates to back Chris Murphy for Senate By SUSAN HAIGH ASSOCIATED PRESS
HARTFORD — Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy secured the backing on Tuesday of the state’s largest labor organization in his run for the U.S. Senate, solidifying his base of union support as the Democratic Senate primary approaches. Delegates at the Connecticut AFL-CIO’s political convention, as expected, endorsed Murphy to fill the seat being vacated by the retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent.They also voted to back House Speaker Chris Donovan in his bid for the 5th Congressional District. Donovan’s campaign is under a federal criminal investigation involving allegations of campaign finance transgressions. Murphy, who addressed the convention on Monday, welcomed the endorsement from the federation, which represents about 225,000 workers in Connecticut. “Particularly in the Democratic primary, this endorsement matters a lot. I don’t expect that we’re going to have overwhelming turnout in this August primary and so, the progressive movement and the organized labor movement can be the difference in a low-turnout primary,” said Murphy, who is being challenged by former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz. Before Tuesday’s vote, however, one of the two Republican Senate candidates, former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, made his pitch to the group, even though he jokingly questioned whether any Republicans were in the room. “I’m not saying that I’m your first
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Though state Sen. Joe Markley, R-Southington, says he has no plans to propose any more obstacles for CTfastrak, he acknowledged Monday that a lawsuit filed by a railroad shows how obstacles can arise and complicate matters for the project. A lawsuit by the Pan Am Southern Railroad Co. against the state Department ofTransportation may be seen by some as an attempt to derail the 9.4-mile New Britainto-Hartford project, but the
railroad’s attorney, John Bashaw, denies that. He told CTNews Junkie that while the suit “has a marginal impact on the Busway, it won’t impede or stop it. Our ambitions are less grandiose than that.” Part of the project would turn a largely unused rail-line crossing in New Britain into a dedicated bike and pedestrian path.CTfastrak riders could use the path to get to the bus terminal. According to Bashaw, the lawsuit stems from unanswered questions the company has about that crossing.
A hearing has been scheduled on the suit Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in New Britain Superior Court. Last October when Pan Am petitioned to be a party to a DOT hearing regarding the crossing it was only given intervener status. In other words, Pan Am could only pose questions to DOT witnesses through the department’s hearing officer. Bashaw said because the track is Pan Am’s it had a right to be a party at the hearing. He told CTNews Junkie that
the hearing officer further “chilled” the company’s ability to ask questions by instructing them not to “disrupt the flow of the hearing.” As a result, there are lingering concerns about the impact on the crossing. Bashaw is asking for a risk analysis to allay safety concerns. For example, he asks, will 10 pedestrians be crossing over this track each day or 10,000? The railroad also wants to know what power it has to shut down the crossing if people abuse it. Pan Am also wants to
know who’s responsible for removing snow from the crossing. And what about maintenance? Pan Am hopes the lawsuit will get its questions answered. Bashaw said if Pan Am’s concerns are met the company will drop the suit. State DOT spokesman Judd Everhart said the department “doesn’t comment on pending litigation.” However, Markley said even though the lawsuit will not block the project, he plans to continue voicing his opposition to it.
BOE approves teacher evaluations linked to performance By JACQUELINE RABE THOMAS ©CONNECTICUTMIRROR
The State Board of Education Wednesday approved teacher evaluation requirements that pave the way for up to a third of a teacher’s grade to be linked to how his or her students perform on standardized tests. The state’s 50,000 teachers will also be evaluated on the results of announced and unannounced classroom observations and anonymous parent or student surveys, if their local school board decides to use surveys to fulfill the feedback requirement. “This is probably one of the most important things we are going to be doing this year,” Allan B. Taylor, the chairman of the state board, said before the unanimous vote. While the requirements are being praised by various education groups — including those that represent principals, superintendents and school boards — the state’s largest teachers’ union does not support the evaluations because of their heavy reliance on standardized test scores and surveys. These new evaluations will begin in 16 pilot districts — which collectively have 5,000 teachers — in the coming school year, and there will be statewide rollout in the 2013-14 school year. The results of these evaluations will influence tenure and dismissal decisions beginning in the 201415 school year. Education board Vice Chairwoman Theresa HopkinsStaten asked that once a rating is
given, what insurances are there would have to be raised at the that a student is not stuck with a local level if the state deserts the poorly rated teacher all year funding,” said Sharon Palmer, president of the state chapter of the American Federation of Lingering questions Teachers. Education Commissioner Many education officials have Stefan Pryor said during said that to have the ratings sysWednesday’s day-long meeting at tem, but no follow-up support, the state Capitol complex that the evaluations would have all while he is “proud” that the state been done in vain. has made it to this point,“profound “Evaluation and support: That disagreements” and questions is the spirit and intent of all this,” remain among key stakeholders. Pryor said Wednesday. “That is Some of those questions include our big task.” whether these evaluations will Stephen Wright, a state board actually improve education. What member from Trumbull,suggested happens when there’s a dispute in the board seek a legislative fix to how much weight to give stan- ensure that professional developdardized tests in a teacher’s grade? ment receive funding since, “that And, finally, who will pay for all the first thing that’s cut when these new requirements? budgets get tight.” He recom“We don’t have enough admin- mended that the state’s education istrative personnel to carry this funding grant be dependent on out [statewide]. We are going to whether a district provides a sufbe laying off teachers to carry ficient amount of professional out these evaluations,” said Joe development. Cirasuolo, executive director of Pryor didn’t say whether he the state’s superintendents asso- would propose such a measure ciation, who is supportive of these to legislators but noted that the new evaluations but cited cost Malloy administration allocated concerns after the meeting of the $5 million in the adopted state panel that forwarded these rec- budget so the education departommended guidelines to the state ment could offer professional board. development and help with teachFor the pilot year, the state er recruitment for low-performing legislature has provided $2.5 mil- schools. lion so the first districts can begin Mary Loftus Levine, execuevaluating their teachers. The tive director of the state’s largest source of the money needed in teachers’ union, said she’s not sure the subsequent years to imple- that will be enough money to ment the detailed evaluations provide meaningful professional and provide the required support development, but added that she to improve struggling teachers is reserving judgment. remains to be seen. “This could be a huge budget Weighing standardized tests mandate. The funding for this
Teacher unions have opposed allowing standardized tests to account for up to one-third a teacher’s evaluation. These new evaluations do require teachers and principals to mutually agree on how much standardized tests count and what goals a teacher will be expected to meet throughout the school year. The new guidelines require that standardized test count for at least 22.5 percent. Levine said while the intention of this “mutually agreed” upon requirement is good, she worried about nontenured teachers being pushed into agreeing that their evaluation be weighted heavily with standardized test results. “My concerns have not changed,” she said during a break in Wednesday’s meeting. A looming question remains what will happen when a teacher and principal cannot “mutually agree” on what goes into the teacher’s evaluation. The approved procedure in this case is for the local board to resolve the disagreement, and the state board to sign off on it. Pryor said that a state model will be created for those districts that can’t resolve the impasse. Will it work? There was no shortage of optimism Wednesday about these requirements leading to improved student performance. “I think it’s going to make such an important difference in our schools,” said board member Patricia Luke, from East Hampton.
“The core requirements before you today reflect the best practices and the lessons learned elsewhere,” said Jennifer Alexander, of ConnCAN, an education policy group that advocates for teacher evaluations linked to student performance. The National Council of Teacher Quality reports that 13 states require teacher evaluations to be tied to student achievement. But officials at the Connecticut Education Association says there’s no proof the process will lead to increased learning. “This is going to blow up,” Levine said. “All you have to do is look around the country and see it has a lot of unintended consequences... My fear is that it’s going to drive more people out of the profession.” The state has arranged for the University of Connecticut’s Center for Education Policy Analysis to evaluate the pilot program. Casey D. Cobb, the director of UConn’s center, said his team intends to report on the rollout of the evaluations, but not whether the system is improving student outcomes. “The pilot could be a spoton system for evaluating teachers. Most likely it’s not and will need to be fine-tuned. That’s where we come in,” Cobb said. “A validity study cannot be done in a year. That’s a much longer study.” This story originally appeared at CTMirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror, an independent nonprofit news organization covering government, politics and public policy in the state.
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Cut to pest control program leaves farms vulnerable Joe DeFrancesco stands midfield surveying a swath of healthy, redtasseled sweet corn he figures is a week from harvest. Nestled between the stalks is a scarecrow-height white bag that is a trap DeFrancesco uses to catch the moths of a pest known as the corn borer. If the moths reach a certain threshold number, he sprays insecticide on the corn. “This is a corn lot that 25 years ago you’d have sprayed 15 times already,” he said, explaining that in years past, farmers simply sprayed on a regular schedule. “I haven’t had to touch it yet.” The technique comes from a farming practice called integrated pest management, or IPM. It helps farmers minimize chemical use by scouting insects as DeFrancesco is doing. Among its other common practices are using good insects in crops to gobble up bad ones and bordering fields with insect-prone plants that protect the others. A joint program between the University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, a function of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has been helping DeFrancesco with pest management the past two summers. The program included regular visits from an Extension educator, equipment, detailed instruction and follow-up evaluation. But this summer, which would have been his final one in the program, DeFrancesco and about three dozen other farmers around the state unexpectedly will be on their own. In mid-April, only weeks before the heart of growing season, the Conservation Service’s office in Connecticut cut off the program’s key funding, which had been provided through its Environmental
Quality Incentives Program (EQIP, pronounced EE-kwip). It means DeFrancesco will get no help finetuning his scouting for corn and other crop pests. He’ll have no way to assess how well a new deep planting method he began last year is working. And it means he’s on his own in terms of pest management of the strawberry patch he started this year, figuring an educator would be around to assist him. “I’m just gonna wing it and go on my own,” he said of the strawberries. “I did some reading up in different books about it so I’m going to see how it goes. “It’s always nice to have that one more year of not being just thrown out there. It’s the little things that are missing.” A national model
While UConn Extension has other IPM programs, this particular one, begun in 2004, had been considered a national model because of its partnership and emphasis on longterm education in specific categories: vegetables, fruit, greenhouse plants and, recently, grapes were added. The Conservation Service selected the farms to participate, more than 100 since the program began. Each entered into a three-year contract under which the Service paid the farm a per acre incentive — though growers uniformly say it’s the advice, not the money, that’s valuable. The Conservation Service also provided about $200,000 a year to pay for the Extension educators’work. It was the educator funding that was cut. Penny-wise, but pound foolish, agreed Jim Futtner of Futtner’s Family Farm in East Hartford and South Windsor. Like DeFrancesco, he is a fourth generation farmer who was to have started his third year in the program. “They got more bang for their buck for the [integrated pest management]
program than they do for other programs,” said Futtner, who wrote to the Conservation Service stating his concerns. “I felt there were other things they should have cut before this.We’re trying to encourage young growers to come into farming, and this is probably one of the most important things, besides actually growing the crop, that a young farmer should learn.” The greenhouse component, which had been under way since winter, abruptly ended with only a few weeks left. The fruit component had to stop a couple of weeks after it began. The vegetable program — by far the most popular — had not started and has elicited the most concern. It’s been handled by longtime Extension educator Jude Boucher,who achieved near legendary status in 2009 when the disease, late blight, threatened to obliterate Connecticut’s tomato crop. It was Boucher’s regular travels to farms around the state, which the Conservation Service program had made far more extensive than they used to be, that kept him on top of the situation and able to keep growers informed through his popular weekly pest message and personal phone calls as needed. More than a few growers credit Boucher with saving their tomatoes. This year, with several potentially devastating pests and diseases on Connecticut’s doorstep, there is concern that fewer farm visits by Boucher and other educators will mean less vigilance and more problems. Late blight has already been confirmed in New Haven County; a devastating fruit fly that came into the state late last summer has been spotted in two counties; and a stubborn stinkbug that attacks multiple vegetables is in every county in the state.
to stay in our office because there was no money for gas and it’s too late to apply for grants,” said Boucher, who described the situation as Extension getting a divorce from the Conservation Service. Boucher said a few thousand dollars has been cobbled together so educators can buy gas to get to some farms this summer, but most of the more than two dozen he would have visited have been cut lose, even though they will continue to receive their incentive payments from the Conservation Service. Those payments have totaled more than $1 million over the life of the program. He said it was possible the program could return next year, but likely that would mean going back to the grantfunded, paperwork-heavy format they used before NRCS came in. It covered fewer farms, and small farms and organic farms were ineligible. Even though the current program is called integrated pest management, organic farmers were allowed to participate. “I don’t think we can replicate the program, but we’ll come up with the money to continue the program in the future one way or the other,” he said. “It just gets more difficult.” Educators and farmers alike point out that pest management is not a one-time learning process. Techniques and treatments change as do how insects and diseases respond to them. Even seasoned farmers can’t always identify the pests and spots on their crops. Futtner said while Boucher helped him in the fields,teaching him things like tomato staking techniques that allow wind to dry the leaves, he also worked with Leanne Pundt on pest management for his greenhouse. Without her, Futtner said, he never would have known many of his plants were infected with insects. “I was very concerned about the No money for gas growers because I think that they “Basically our coordinator told us continue to tell all of us through this
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State Conservationist Jay Mar,who runs the NRCS office in Connecticut, cut the program after his office was hit with a 15 percent funding reduction. He said the choice was between cutting the pest management money or cutting his own staff. “We just don’t have the money to do it,” he said. But his suggestion that the Extension staff train his people to cover more farms got a raised eyebrow from Ana Legrand, the IPM coordinator at Extension. “I think the level of knowledge and practice required takes many years of experience,” she said. “We can provide training for them, but it’s not the same as our IPM educators going out there and visiting with the growers.” Legrand said she hoped the partnership could be renewed. In the meantime, she faces more funding troubles. Conservation Service funding, which is in the farm bill, is expected to go down again next year. And another smaller federal funding source, which recently switched from an allocation to a competitive grant,is expected to change again, potentially causing more financial hardship. In the meantime, growers like Joe DeFrancesco and his brother Mike say they’re grateful for what they’ve been able to learn. Mike handles the seven acres of greenhouses on the family’s 120-acre farm. This story originally appeared at CTMirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror, an independent nonprofit news organization covering government, politics and public policy in the state.
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From Saturday, June 23 to Sunday, the Lucy Robbins Welles Library held its Locked in the Library program. Children and their parents arrived Saturday evening and enjoyed a night of fun going through the library s haunted house, hearing their fortunes told by the fortune teller and enjoying a Glow Show by the performer, Eric Girardi of Bending Gravity. The children were also able to participate in a costume contest, complete a variety of arts and crafts, play games and eat snacks. As the evening progressed, they settled down for a movie or played Wii Guitar Hero. By 11 p.m., lights were out and families slept in sleeping bags around the library. In the morning everyone enjoyed a breakfast donated by Dunkin Donuts. More than 200 people participated in the event.
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Kelsey, left, and Kyle Tinker-Palaia and Mr. Palaia.
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Police hope playing cards will help solve cold cases By LISA BACKUS STAFF WRITER
The remains of Diane Cusack were found in a wooded area behind a shopping plaza in New Britain in 2007. Dionn Brown was gunned down in a parking lot at the corner of Church and East Streets in New Britain in April 2011. Ventura “Benny”Sanchez was found stabbed to death in his New Britain apartment in 1991. They were loved and are missed but the mystery of who killed them has never been solved. Now investigators are hoping that their faces and the description of how and when they died printed on playing cards will lead to tips that will turn into arrests for their deaths. Cusack, Brown, Sanchez, and three other possible murder victims with ties to New Britain are among the 52 unsolved crimes featured in the most recent deck of playing cards issued by state officials to prison inmates. The premise is simple, said Connecticut Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane and Leo C. Arnone, Commissioner for the state Department of Correction. The “Cold Case”cards are the only playing cards available to the state’s 16,000 prison inmates. The cards bring a human face to
a murder that someone may have witnessed or participated in and also provide an anonymous phone number giving inmates a safe way to provide tips on the unsolved crimes. “We’re all human beings,” Arnone said during a press conference Wednesday announcing the implementation of the second set of playing cards to be
issued to inmates. “You look at the pictures and they are living, breathing human beings.” The first deck of “Cold Case” cards which was issued in November 2010 resulted in 233 tips leading to solid leads and at least one arrest, said Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane. “Many resulted in giving new life to investigations that were stagnate,” Kane said. Inmates are charged 95 cents per
deck. Roughly 15,000 decks have been sold in the past year-anda half within the state’s prisons, halfway houses and community programs for inmates. The
the remains of three unidentified women found in the woods behind a Hartford Road shopping plaza in 2007. Now that she’s been identified through the work of the New Britain Police Department, she appears again as the 3 of diamonds but t h i s time
New Britain unsolved cases are depicted from the 3 of Diamonds to the 8 of Diamonds on the Cold Case Cards, which will be available to the state s 16,000 prisoners.
first deck was created with money from assets forfeited in criminal prosecutions. The program has generated enough money with the sale of the cards to create a second set, Arnone and Kane said. Both decks feature unsolved crimes from around the state. Diane Cusack originally appeared in the first set as a card focusing on
$20,000 reward. Ventura “Benny” Sanchez, 61, was found stabbed to death in his New Britain apartment in January 1991.Pedro Alicea,19,was shot and killed on North Street on October 1991. Daniel Whistnant, 44, was last seen in New Britain on June 25, 2003. He is transgender and may be using the name Janice Roberts, his card, the 5 of diamonds said. “We chose cases where we thought additional information may be useful,” said New Britain acting Chief James Wardwell. “We did have to get permission from their families and we also had to be reasonable in terms of what the current prison population may know about the crimes.” The first deck which featured a New Britain Jane Doe found shot in 1995 and the remains of Cusack and two other women generated leads, he said. “We still are getting tips and referrals,” Wardwell said. “It has been helpful.” Anyone with information on the Cold Cases featured can use the toll free automated tip line at (866) 623-8058. DOC inmates dial *8058#. People can also email the cold.case@ct.gov, or mail P.O. Box 962, Rocky Hill, CT 06067.
with h e r photo and her name. She is the only crime victim that has appeared in both sets of cards, Kane said. Dionn Brown also known as “Queens” or “Q” was killed in April 2011. His death may have been connected to gang activity. George “Junebug” Fawcett, 26, was found shot in an alley on Beaver Street Lisa Backus can be reached at (860) on May 1, 1985. His card, the 7 of 225-4601, ext. 306 or lbackus@ diamonds, includes that there is a newbritainherald.com
$10M federal grant to improve, encourage public transit in Hartford
By NEENA SATIJA ©CONNECTICUTMIRROR
A federal grant of $10 million is set to help Hartford become a city of bikers, walkers, and public transportation users instead of drivers. The grant, announced last week, is part of the TIGER program begun by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2009. Several dozen cities and towns across the country, out of hundreds of applicants, were awarded a total of $500 million for projects following smartgrowth principles. The city plans to use most of the money to improve access from Union Station to Main Street and Asylum and Pearl streets downtown. That way more people can take the train to Hartford and easily get to their nearby office — potentially dramatically changing the fabric of
downtown. “It’s going to look a lot greener, it’s going to be better lit, it’s going to accommodate the buses in a friendlier way,” said Mayor Pedro Segarra of the city center after the project is finished. The projected date is the summer of 2014. “So it’s going to look quite different.” According to the city’s application for the grant,110,000 people work in downtown Hartford each day.About 80,000 of those jobs are located just a half-mile from Union Station, but anyone would agree the city is carcentric.The key to encourage people to ditch their cars is to make riding the train an attractive option. “[Union Station] is really the gateway to the city,” said Steven Higadishe, who works with the transportation advocacy group TriState Transportation Campaign. “And if it’s not clear where to go
[once you get off the train], if it’s confusing, it’s not a trip that you really want to take. But if it’s safe, if it’s pleasant, if it’s understandable, then people get a really good impression of the city.” The city asked for $13.5 million. Segarra said he is committed to raising the extra $3.5 million Hartford didn’t get from public and private local sources. In its application, the city wanted $3.44 million to renovate Union Station and the area immediately surrounding it. That would include making bus stops nicer places to wait, improving street-lighting and improving signage so pedestrians know what to do once they’ve left the train station. In addition, $2.95 million would go toward “greening” Bushnell Park North by making some of the same adjustments, along with narrowing
the roadways and adding bike lanes to calm traffic and encourage walking and biking. The roadways, crosswalks, bus lanes and bus stops on Asylum and Pearl streets will be enhanced by restriping, repaving and better signage at a cost of $6.45 million.And a final $5.2 million would go to similar improvements on Main Street, along with reworking bus routes to make it easier to go straight from the train station to downtown. The application proposes a new shuttle service between the station and the convention center. Officials hope these improvements will reduce the number of cars and the demand for more parking, which employers tell them is a major reason they’re unable to hire more people for their downtown Hartford offices. And, the goal is to revitalize
downtown Hartford and spark more economic development there. More pedestrians and bikers could encourage shops, cafes and other retail businesses to locate in the area. “A lot of people want to live in communities where they can walk to work, where they can go to the museums, go to the theater, go to the parks and basically walk or bike [to get there],” Segarra said. City officials say theTIGER grant synchronizes well with other smartgrowth and transportation projects in Hartford, including the Hartford to New Britain busway and the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield highspeed commuter rail. This story originally appeared at CTMirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror, an independent nonprofit news organization covering government, politics and public policy in the state.
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UConn professor tracks cause of rare genetic disorder genetics and developmental biology at the UConn Health Center in Farmington, is investigating the markers on the chromosomes to try to find those that turn on and off the genes. In Prader-Willi, these genes are floating around in these patients, but they are not turned on as in the rest of the population. Instead, they are “silenced.� The goal is to eventually find medication that can be used to turn the genes on and repair the disorder. Chamberlain, 36, is one of 18 researchers who won a portion of $9.8 million in stem cell grants in the latest round of state funding
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Like a code breaker, researcher Stormy Chamberlain is trying to find identification marks and figure out which is the “on� switch in a set of genes. If she can solve the puzzle, she hopes to correct a rare, genetic disease that causes a person to have an insatiable appetite, often leading to obesity. Her work could not only lead to treatment of Prader-Willi Syndrome, but could shed light on what drives us to eat. Chamberlain, an assistant professor of
announced last week. The state has committed to hand out $100 million in stem cell research grants over 10 years, and it has so far distributed $70 million. The money comes from the state’s tobacco lawsuit settlement. Prader-Willi Syndrome affects one in 15,000 live births. In addition to causing a person to have an insatiable appetite, leading to overeating and obesity, symptoms include poor muscle tone, short stature, behavioral problems and sometimes autism-like symptoms. Babies with the disease have such poor muscle tone they are often referred to as “floppy� babies,
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growth disorder Chamberlain that causes a large said. body size, large Physicians organs, abdomioften treat the nal wall defects, disease with ear abnormalities growth horand an increased mones, which risk of childhood helps somewhat cancer. with the statChamberlain ure issue and said she does overeating, and not think her attention to diet, research can cure she said. general obesity, The disorder but she said it is caused when could shed light some genes are on the issue. missing from “Ever ything the set of chrowe learn about mosomes the Dr. Stormy Chamberlain P r a d e r -W i l l i patient inherited from the father. A related disease, helps us learn what drives us to called Angelman Syndrome, is eat,� she said. caused when these genes from Chamberlain came to UConn the same region are missing from Health Center about five years the set of chromosomes inherited ago and is also a member of the from the mother. Surprisingly, UConn Stem Cell Institute. symptoms for Angelman are very She grew up in Wyoming and different from those in Prader- said there is no special story or Willi. Angelman’s is characterized meaning behind her first name, by severe developmental disabil- Stormy, other than the fact that ity, speech difficulties, seizures, her parents, who are cattle rancha happy demeanor and, often, ers, liked the name. Chamberlain, who now lives in hand-flapping movements. In Prader-Willi Syndrome, Oxford, first became interested in the genes are silenced before the the field as an undergraduate at egg and sperm come together. It Princeton University, where she is possible that treatment could learned about genomic imprinting eventually take place in the womb — tracking how some genes are or after babies are born, she said. expressed only from their mother’s Chamberlain doesn’t know if or father’s copy of chromosomes. her research will eventually lead to She began doing graduate work a cure, but she is hoping it can at on Prader-Willi at the University least help ameliorate some of the of Florida. Families who have children with this rare disorder problems. Dr. Sally Rosengren, a phy- sometimes feel overlooked, she sician at Connecticut Children’s said, particularly when they see Medical Center and the UConn how much attention is paid to Health Center, treats Prader- other childhood diseases, such as cancer and diabetes. Willi patients. “The thing that really cementShe estimates that 50 to 100 patients in Connecticut have the ed it for me was when I went disease in Connecticut and said to the Prader-Willi Syndrome Chamberlain’s research could have Association meeting and met a big impact on these patients and some of the families and the kids their families. there. It put a human face to “It’s very hard on the families. It the science I was interested in would be wonderful if there was a already,� she said. cure, rather than a treatment like a “Being able to put a human face on the disorders you work on growth hormone,� she said. Rosengren said research into makes you more passionate about turning on and off genes could what you do.� This story originally appeared at someday help with other disorders, such as Angelman’s Syndrome and CTMirror.org, the website of The Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, Connecticut Mirror, an independent where the gene imprinting has nonprofit news organization coverbeen thrown off. Beckwith- ing government, politics and public Wiedemann Syndrome is a policy in the state.
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Nappier, Malloy at odds over UConn financing approach By KEITH M. PHANEUF ©CONNECTICUTMIRROR
State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier Wednesday curbed her public debate with fellow Democrat Gov. Dannel P. Malloy over a controversial approach to financing projects at the University of Connecticut. But the treasurer also remains concerned that expanding a quasi-public entity’s power to finance projects at UConn could cost millions of extra dollars down the road. “While I stand by the concerns I have raised, our different positions on this issue ought not to take away from the consistent support I have shown for the many significant steps taken by Governor Malloy that have improved our state’s overall fiscal health,” she wrote in a statement. Nappier, a Hartford Democrat currently serving her fourth term as the state’s chief fiduciary officer, added that “the spirited exchange ... between Governor Malloy’s administration and mine is evidence that reasonable minds can and often disagree.” Malloy’s budget director, Office of Policy and Management Secretary Benjamin Barnes said Wednesday that “I have enormous respect for the work
(Nappier) has done,” and that the administration only wanted to ensure UConn “has all of the tools it needs to develop facilities down the road.” The “exchange” Nappier referenced is centered on a new statute that takes effect next week regarding the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, a quasi-public, nonprofit organization created by the legislature that finances capital projects for health care institutions and higher education institutions. A June 20 article in The Journal Inquirer of Manchester quoted Malloy responding to the treasurer’s concerns by saying “we’re trying to streamline government and so everybody’s got to pull together and get over what appear to be humps.” Nappier responded in a June 21 letter published in the Manchester newspaper on June 26 that the “convoluted statements” attributed to Malloy “fail to grasp the real concerns I raised over the expanded bonding authority he wants for CHEFA.” The authority had been empowered to finance capital projects only at the Connecticut State University system and at other nonprofit independent higher education institutions in the state. But under the new law, it now can issue bonds for projects
at UConn and at all in-state public colleges and universities. But the quasi-public authority finances projects in a slightly different way then state government generally does. Most state bonding is secured by and repaid with tax dollars or
But Nappier warned lawmakers that this was “unnecessary, costly and may confuse investors and undermine their confidence” in existing UConn bonds.
other revenues collected in state budgets. But when CHEFA issues bonds to finance capital projects that will be repaid with higher education revenues — such as student fees or student loan repayments — it sets up a special debt service reserve fund typically equal to about 10 percent of the total bond issue. That reserve fund is considered security for the loan, and the debt
doesn’t count against state government’s bonding limit, though the state still is obligated to cover the debt should the reserve fund prove insufficient to handle any problem. And both Barnes and CHEFA Executive Director Jeffrey A. Asher testified to legislators last spring that expanding the authority’s reach would translate into reduced borrowing costs. But Nappier warned lawmakers that this was “unnecessary, costly and may confuse investors and undermine their confidence” in existing UConn bonds. The state’s flagship university already has authority to issue bonds to finance its capital reconstruction program. Launched in 1996, UConn 2000 already has pumped nearly $1.9 billion in total into the main campus in Storrs and branch locations. And these bonds are backed both by university revenues and by the state budget, Nappier added, making the bonds “especially desirable since both sources are revenue streams that bondholders know.” CHEFA also charges administrative fees on bonds that the treasurer’s office does not, Nappier wrote. She estimated that for every $200 million bonded through this new arrangement, it could cost the state an extra $8
million. “Why set up a second, parallel process for issuing bonds when a proven program is already in place?” Nappier added. “The answer is that this expanded authority cannot be justified based on cost or need.” Asher could not be reached for comment Wednesday afternoon. But Barnes said the CHEFA approach to bonding “is a common form of financing” for government projects and could provide lower interest rates for UConn than it might obtain through the traditional process. “This just gives UConn another option,” Barnes said. Rep. Roberta Willis, D-Salisbury, co-chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee, said Wednesday, “I still have concerns about the possible increased costs of this type of bonding,” but that legislators consented because the administration and CHEFA both urged approval. Willis added that if Nappier remains worried, “I would hope that we would look at it again next year.” This story originally appeared at CTMirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror, an independent nonprofit news organization covering government, politics and public policy in the state.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS The following area residents were named to the dean’s list for the Spring 2012 semester at Quinnipiac University: Joy Camille Cielo of Newington; Julie Jarvis of Newington; Christopher Stewart of Newington. The following residents graduated from Tunxis Community College,Farmington,June1:Denisa Berbic A.S. Dental Hygiene; Kyle Church A.S. General Studies;V inci-Ann Consalvo A.S. General Studies; Keith Dauch A.S. General Studies; Kelly DesRoches CERT Business Administration; Michelle Dombrow CERT Early Childhood Education;Stanley Dombrowski A.S. Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS); Gabrielle Hermann A.S. General Studies; Kristen Levesque A.S. Early
Childhood Education; Stephanie Madeira A.S. General Studies; Meagan Montano A.S. Dental Hygiene; Jeffrey Rooney A.S. Criminal Justice; Heather SmithJackson A.S. Human Services: Family Violence Intervention, CERT Family Violence Intervention, CERT Human Services; Wilfrid St. Onge A.S. General Studies;Nazar Volyanik CERT Business Administration; Ingrid Wiegert A.S. Business Administration: Accounting. The University of Hartford is pleased to announce the following local students have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring: Jessica Emonds of Newington, JessieSattlerofNewington,Daniela Cabral of Newington, Katie Dydyn of Newington, Michelle
Gonera of Newington, Masayuki Kobayashi of Newington, Robert Lipski of Newington, Emilie Nussear of Newington, Patricia Manke of Newington, Danielle Gopie of Newington, Rachel Williams of Newington, Kristi Xhaxho of Newington, Julia Baiju of Newington, Michele Cefaratti of Newington, Dylan Fallis of Southington, Patricia Ferguson of Wethersfield, Amanda Fialkievicz of Unionville, Carl Hawkins of Newington, Jessica Henriques of Newington, Kimberly Tetreault of Newington, Matthew Langille of Newington Amy Sinkiewicz of Newington, Michael Pinheiro of Newington.
the Dean’s List for the spring at Sacred Heart University, Endicott College, Beverly, Mass. Fairfield, has announced its Ryan is a senior majoring in graduates from the annual Computer Information Systems. Commencement held on May 12-13. Approximately 1,600 Fairfield University, award- graduates received degrees ed 1,328 degrees at its 62nd from Sacred Heart University Commencement Sunday, May this year. Area residents who 20 during two ceremonies on received degrees include: Michele Bellarmine Hall Lawn, one in Cirillo, Newington, Certificate Advanced Studies in the morning for undergraduates, in and one in the afternoon for those Administration; Brenna Lindsay, receiving graduate and doctor- Newington, Master of Arts in ate degrees. The following area Teaching; John May, Newington, residents received degrees: Mary Bachelor of Science in Finance; Perito, Newington, Banach of Newington received Dawn a Bachelor of Arts degree from Certificate in Advanced Studies Fairfield University’s College of in Administration. Arts and Sciences; Lindsay Parker of Newington received a Bachelor Helena Sampson, a member of Ryan C. Coates, son of of Science degree from Fairfield the class of 2013 from Newington, William and Margaret Coates of University’s School of Nursing. has been named to the Dean’s List Wethersfield, has been named to at Loyola University Maryland.
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LIBRARY EVENTS CALENDAR OWNTHE NIGHT @YOUR LIBRARY: Teens in grades 7 to 12 will earn one prize ticket for every 100 pages read. There is no limit to how many prize tickets you can earn.Teens will also earn prizes for every 500 pages read (up to 2,000 pages). Prize tickets can be used for weekly drawings and the grand prize drawing.Teens will earn one extra prize ticket at every program they attend! DREAM BIG, READ! Children up through grade 8 can sign up for this year’s online summer reading program and earn free books and other prizes for reading 20 minutes or more a day. LEGALFORMS AND CAREERTRANSITIONS ONLINE RESOURCES NOW AVAILABLE:The Lucy Robbins Welles Library, Newington announces the addition of two new online systems to the available resources: LegalForms and Career Transitions.They are free of charge to Newington library card holders from home. Anyone can access these services in the library as well. LegalForms provides thousands of customizable legal documents.The forms are specific to Connecticut. Also included are form letters, legal definitions and an attorney directory. Career Transitions makes looking for a job a little easier. People are guided by information about career paths, industries, economies and companies.They can discover their career interests and then explore the careers related to these interests.They can than look at what preparation is required and what opportunities exist for that career. Career Transitions helps job seekers prepare their resumes and cover letters and prepare for interviews.There is a section included to find classes and training in an area to pursue one’s career interests.The last function allows the people to scour the internet for career opportunities through
Indeed.Com. Newington residents can access these free online tools from the library web page at www.newingtonct. gov/library. A valid Newington library card number is needed to access them. For more information, contact the adult information desk at (860) 665-8700. ARTWORK AT LIBRARY: From July 2 until July 31, Wethersfield resident Jason Silver will display his artwork in the library. In addition, Jason will host an artist’s reception on Tuesday, July 3, from 6 to 8 p.m.The reception is free and open to the public; refreshments will be served. Information and images of his work can be found on www. jsilvergraphics.com.The exhibit may be viewed during library hours when the Community Room is not in use for a scheduled program.The public is invited to call first to make sure the room is available before coming to view the exhibit. Library hours are: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.The library will be closed Wednesday, July 4. Admission is free. (860) 665-8700.
library at (860) 665-8720, check out our website, www.newingtonct.gov/library, or stop by the Children’s Department for more information. LITTLE DREAMERS: Stories, songs and playtime for children 9 to 24 months, siblings and their caregivers. Mondays, July 9 through Aug. 13, 10:15 to 11 a.m. TWINKLE STARTWO’S: Stories, songs and playtime for children 24 months and older, siblings and their caregivers.Wednesdays, July 11 to Aug. 15, 10:15 to 11 a.m. PLUTO PALS PRESCHOOLERS Storytime for children ages 3 to 6. Thursdays, July 12 to Aug. 16, 10:15 to 11 a.m. (NOTE: Special registered program Aug. 9)
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LUNCH BUNCH: Wednesdays, July 11 to Aug. 15, noon, Children entering kindergarten through grade 2, are invited to bring their lunch and dream big with us each week. A detailed flyer will is available. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
PLAY WITH US! Tuesdays, July 10, Aug. 28, (Note: No program July 3), 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Join us for this program geared for families with young children who have special needs. Meet with birth to 3-year-old resource professionals and socialize with your peers. All are welcome. No registration necessary.
AFTERNOON HEAT: Thursdays, July 12 to Aug. 16, 2 p.m. Join us for an hour filled with fun and creative activities. Children entering grades 3 to 6 may call the Children’s Department at (860) 6658720 to register beginning two weeks prior to each program. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
FAMILY STORYTIME: Every Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Stories, songs and more for the whole family all year ‘round. No registration necessary.
READ, RATTLE AND ROLL! Tuesday, July 10, 12 noon, Welcome to a music and movement program for 3 and 4 year-olds featuring books that “sing” and lots of music! Call the Children’s Department at 860-665-8720 to register.
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ED’S FLEA CIRCUS: Thursday, July 12, 6:30 p.m. Come see an entire big
top circus in miniature! First we have Fifi who performs on the high wire and the trapeze.Then there is Bruno, the world’s strongest flea, who turns over a coin in a child’s hand. Last but not least is Fernando who does the high dive into a pool of water and gets shot out of a cannon! Children ages 3 and older may register by calling (860) 665-8720. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. CONSTRUCTION CLUB: Saturday, July 14, 1 to 2 p.m. Come to our monthly gathering to build projects with Lego bricks. For safety reasons, only people age 7 and older will be allowed in the room. Call the Children’s Department at (860) 665-8720 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. SUMMER POOL PARTY! Mill Pond Pool (for Newington residents only) Monday, July 16, 5 to 8 p.m., At 5 p.m. BYO picnic dinner and at 5:30 p.m.we’ll dance with DJ Bob and librarians; then join us for a free pool party from 6:00-8:00! Play games with the DJ, enjoy refreshments and most of all, swim, swim, swim! No registration is necessary. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. EXPLORETOGETHER! Tuesday, July 17, 2 p.m. Come share what you know about the solar system and complete an activity about it. Explorers in grades 1 to 4 may call the Children’s Department at (860) 665-8720 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. COOKBOOK CLUB: Wednesday, July 18, 6:30 p.m. It’s camping season, so join the campfire fun! We’ll make Comet Crunch and then listen to campfire stories while we eat it. Chefs in grades 3 to 6 may call the Children’s Department at (860) 665-8720 to register. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Troopers vote no confidence in leadership By DAVE COLLINS ASSOCIATED PRESS
HARTFORD — Connecticut state troopers overwhelmingly voted no confidence in the leadership of top state police leaders on allegations that management decisions are jeopardizing the safety of troopers and the public. The symbolic action appeared to have little effect, and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy remained steadfast in support of the public safety officials. Ballots counted Tuesday showed that troopers, sergeants and master sergeants voted 752-42 in favor of no confidence against Reuben Bradford, the commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and 760-34 in favor of no confidence against Col. Danny Stebbins, the state police commander. The leadership of the Connecticut State Police Union faulted Bradford and Stebbins for staffing level decisions and consolidations of dispatching centers. Ballots were sent to more than 1,000 union members and were due back Monday. The union brought in officials with the National Troopers Coalition to tally the votes Tuesday.
EVENTS CALENDAR FREE CAR WASH: A free car wash will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 30 at Mill Pond Church, 2175 Berlin Turnpike. MOVING FORWARD GROUP: Trying to move on with your life after divorce, or relationship breakup. There is a “Moving Forward” group at First Congregational Church, 355 Main St., Cromwell, that will meet Friday, July 6, and Friday July 20, at 6:30 p.m. Come down and find out what others are doing to move on. DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUP: Going through a relationship breakup?A Divorce? Are you thinking about a Divorce? First Church of Christ 250 Main St. Wethersfield offers a wonderful Divorce Support Group filled with sensitive, and caring people who have been where you are now. They will meet July 13, at 6:30 p.m. then July 27, at 6:30 p.m. Call (860) 529-1575. 31ST ANNUAL NEWINGTON EXTRAVAGANZA JULY 16-21 AT
MILL POND PARK: The Newington Family Pool Party will be Monday, July 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. This event is sponsored in conjunction with the Lucy Robbins Welles Library. This event is free and only open to Newington residents. Join us for our new Family Field Day. This event will be held Tuesday, July 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. Traditional field day games will be offered, with some exciting and different twists. This is sure to be a fun evening for the entire family. The Summer Carnival will be Thursday, July 19, (5 to 10 p.m.); Friday, July 20, (5 to 10 p.m.); Saturday, July 21, (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) at Mill Pond Park. Purchase a wristband and enjoy unlimited rides all day. The wristband price is as follows: Thursday $15, Friday $20 and Saturday $20. The Concert in the Park will take place Friday, July 20, at 6:30 p.m. This is one night you won’t want to miss sponsored by Data-Mail Inc. Ticket to Ride will perform on the eve of Extravaganza at Mill Pond Park. Admission to the concert is free and open to all ages. All attendees in the beverage garden must be 21
or older. The 31st Annual Extravaganza will be held at Mill Pond Park Saturday, July 21, from 9 to 9:30 p.m. to celebrate Newington and all it has to offer. Enjoy food, games, rides, arts & crafts exhibits and much more. Admission and parking are free, so bring the whole family to this all-day event. The event will conclude with a spectacular evening fireworks display over Mill Pond Park. Visit us on the web at http:// www.newingtonct.gov/parksandrec or call the Parks and Recreation office at (860) 665-8666 if you are interested in making a donation or becoming a sponsor, vendor or for more information. 31ST ANNUAL NEWINGTON EXTRAVAGANZA CRAFTERS WANTED: The Newington Parks & Recreation Department is planning this special and exciting celebration to help promote Newington and its many small businesses. Newington’s 31st Annual Extravaganza is scheduled for Saturday, July 21 and artists and crafters are sought. An open area of 10’ x 10’ is marked out in the
park (double space is 20’ x 10’). This is an outdoor area without shade or electricity. Participants must provide their own tables, chairs, and canopy tents. Note: that vendors are responsible for securing their tent from wind or inclement weather. Fee for registrations received before July 11 will be $75 per space. After July 11, the fee will be $85 per space (if spaces are available). The Parks & Recreation Department reserves the right to accept or deny requests for participation. All applications (even for returning crafters) must be accompanied with a photo of the goods you intend to sell. Only traditional handmade crafts will be considered for participation. Rain date is Sunday, July 22 Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Parks & Recreation Department at www.newingtonct. gov/parksandrec or (860) 665-8666. Enjoy food games, carnival rides, arts & crafts exhibits and much more. Admission and parking are free, so bring the whole family to this all-day event. The event will conclude with a spectacular evening
fireworks display over Mill Pond Park. Call the Parks and Recreation office at (860) 665-8666 if you are interested in making a donation or becoming a sponsor, vendor or for more information. THE TITANIC: 100 YEARS: Monday, July 23, 7 p.m. at the Newington Library Stephen Spignesi, author of “The Titanic for Dummies” and “The Complete Titanic” will be the speaker. Spignesi is an English professor at the University of New Haven. The author of more than 50 books, Spignesi is considered an acclaimed Titanic historian as well as the world’s leading authority on Stephen King. He is also the author of numerous articles and essays in a wide range of books and publications. “The Titanic for Dummies” will be available for sale and signing after the program. Registration is required. Registration is required. For more information or to register, contact the adult information desk at (860) 665-8700.
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