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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS Edward David Rowley of Wethersfield has been named to the Dean’s List at Clemson University for the fall 2012 semester. Rowley is majoring in Sociology. Asher G. Solomon of Wethersfield has been named to the Keene State College Dean’s List for the fall semester 2012. The following students have been named to the President’s List at Western New England for the fall semester of 2012. Students are named to the President’s List for achieving a semester grade point average of 3.80 or higher. Monica L. Doffek of Wethersfield, a graduating senior majoring in Elementary Education-English; Shannon R. Skelly of Wethersfield, a senior majoring in Elementary Education-Psychology; Marisa R. Harris of Wethersfield, a senior majoring in Marketing Communication/Advertising; Rebecca E. Fields of Rocky Hill, a junior majoring in Psychology; Lindsay D. Vendetta of Rocky Hill, a senior majoring in Social Work. Alissa Anne Scalise of Rocky Hill has been named to the Dean’s List at Western New England University for the fall semester of 2012. Lindsay Hock of Wethersfield was among 126 students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute who recently completed an intense, hands-on research project. Hock is a junior majoring in biomedical engineering who completed a project in Venice. The project was titled “Public Transportation and Cruisers.” Alyse Arborio, daughter of Timothy and Suzanne Arborio of Wethersfield, has been named to the Dean’s List for fall 2012 at Endicott College, Beverly, Mass., where she is a senior majoring in communication. The following local students have been named to the fall 2012 Dean’s List at Central Connecticut State University: Rocky Hill: Jessica Avolese, Kamil Baclawski, Collin Boske, Alexandra Buerk, Johnathan Choptij, Jessica Chudzik, Danielle Cyr, Jessica D’Ascanio, Heta Desai, Alexis England, Jennifer Iacobucci, Shannon Kromas, Kayla Magnoli, Nicolette Monarca, Lauren Renstrom, Rachel Ricci, Ryan Ruonavaara, Nicholas Savona, Marisa Stefano, Peter Szteborowski, Lexus Tabshey. Wethersfield: Gregory Brodeur, Stephanie Cessario, Morgan Coates, Charles Cole, Jenna DeMio, Michael Doot, Katie Eck, Mary Jo El-Hachem, Nicholas Federici, Jake Fusco, Caitlin Glynn, Samantha Hellyar, Carly Huffman, Christopher Hutchinson, Stefanie Johnson, Eric Jones, Joseph Kaminski, Felix Kessel, Michael Krukiel, Britney Letizio, Melissa Luna, Liudmila Martinez, Jessica Maruca, Erald Meshini, Victoria Michaud, Kory Mills, Daniel Pagliarello, Kylie Pearson, Patrick Pentalow, Divendra Ramrup, Megan Rascius, Ana Rivera-Delgado, Stephanie Rodriguez, Alicia Salvatore, Samantha Sasseville, Margaret Scanlan, Mark Schuberth, Jessica Silva, Daniel Slepski, Sidra Soomro, Brett Timrud. Julianne Stoneburner, a freshman in International Business from Rocky Hill, has been named to the President’s List at Bryant University.
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Economy, school safety will be in focus at State of the Town breakfast
But in a general sense, the 40 or so residents who usually attend have concerns about the town’s economic Residents and business owners are invited to learn status and use the occasion to probe their elected officials. more about what’s in store for Wethersfield this year as “It gives you an opportunity to get the scoop on what’s well as how the town fared during 2012 at the annual going on at a town level and at a state level,” Laramie said State of the Town event. an annual event next Tuesday. Monday. The Wethersfield Chamber of “I think it’s also good way to for the Commerce has been hosting the annual town to get out all the good things hapbreakfast for many years, with speakers pening in town.” to include both town and state officials. Last year’s event focused on the Invited this year are: Mayor approaching referendum for the high Donna Hemmann, Town Manager school renovations in addition to the Jeff Bridges, Town Planner & town’s handling of the year’s weather Development Manager Peter Gillespie, disasters, among other topics of interest. Senator Paul Doyle, Senator John Wethersfield’s Annual State of the Fonfara, Representative Tony Guerrera, Town is next Tuesday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 and Representative Russ Morin. p.m., in the Pitkin Community Center, There is also a new addition to the 30 Greenfield Street, Wethersfield. speaker list: Superintendent of Schools Wethersfield’s own Ascot Catering Michael Emmett. will be serving a hot breakfast around Not only is Emmett new to the 7:30 a.m., with speakers beginning ELLYN LARAMIE position, but this is actually the first around 8 a.m. time the Superintendent of Schools Director, Chamber of Commerce The cost for Chamber members is has been asked to speak at the Annual $20, non-members, $25. Registration State of the Town event. forms are available at WethersfieldChamber.com or at “I think its interesting because there’s so much going on the Chamber office, 200 Main Street. Tickets will also be in the schools right now, like the high school renovations available at the door. and security,” explained Chamber Director Ellyn Laramie, who anticipates a lot of education-related questions at the Erica Schmitt can be reached at (860) 225-4601, ext. 210, or eschmitt@newbritainherald.com. question-and-answer session following speeches. By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
“I think its interesting because there’s so much going on in the schools right now, like the high school renovations and security.”
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