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PHS’s Hanson envisionsfuture as golf pro
Photo by Patrick Matthews
Plainville High School senior Richard Hanson hitsfrom the fairway during a recent match with Berlin.
By Ken LipshezThe Plainville Citizen
Plainville High School senior golferRichard Hanson has his future lined up likea two-foot putt on a level green.
He wants to be a golf professional, prefer-ably in the area, and has a firm plan in placefor the next five years, but first things first.Hanson has his sights set on challenging toa top slot in the ultra-competitive CCC golftournament and positive placement for histeam in the Division III tournament.
Hanson, like so many athletically in-clined Plainville youths, was gearing up toplay baseball when something happened onthe way to the diamond. The neatlytrimmed fairways and greens of TunxisPlantation in Farmington captured hisheart.
“In about eighth grade I was getting tiredof playing baseball, so me and my buddiesstarted to get into golf,” he said. “They took
me out and I wasn’t that good, but I was re-ally competitive when I was younger. Theywere getting good and it motivated me to getbetter.”
Hanson is at the top of the class now. Hewas named to the All-CCC South team as asophomore and junior. Last year, he was onestroke away from finishing in the top 10 atthe CCC tournament and both he and theteam qualified for the Division III tourna-ment at Crestbrook Park in Watertown. Theteam finished 18th and Hanson was 21st in-dividually with an 84.
“The goals are to qualify individually andget the entire team to qualify, but we lost acouple of key players,” Hanson said. “It’sdifficult. We lost our No. 1 from last year(Andrew Chapman) and we’re trying tobring others to that level.”
One of them is current No. 2 MikeCostantini, who is among the friends that
See Hanson, page 6
Craft beer-maker Relic Brewing hops into town
Citizen photo by Julie Sopchak
Relic Brewing owner Mark Sigman stands in his Whit-ing Street brewery with a glass of his own beer.
By Julie SopchakThe Plainville Citizen
Relic Brewing may nothave the same weight as oth-er beer brands like Budweis-er or Coors, but Mark Sigmanis finding a niche for himselfin the world of craft beers.
Tucked away in a small in-dustrial space on WhitingStreet, Sigman opened Relicin February 2012, creating avariety of different beers toappeal to the tastes of beerlovers near and far.
“We do a lot of unusualrecipes that are just differentfrom what other people aredoing,” Sigman said.
Because Relic is a smallerbrewery, Sigman gets moretime to experiment with newflavors, like orange blossomhoney, lavender, or vanillabeans. He said they are alsocoming out with a rye lager
and a Belgian triple wheat.The brewery did make some-what of a splash when Sig-man opened with his firstbeer, Antiquity, an old, Eng-lish-style ale described asdark and sweetened with mo-lasses.
“Nobody opens with an oldale, so it just set us apart im-mediately, and we attracted alot of attention amongst the
people who were seriouslyinto beer,” Sigman said.
What also got people look-ing in Sigman’s directionwere the labels he used forhis beers. Formerly a com-puter programmer for Pri-macy, a large marketingfirm, Sigman is friends withgraphic designers of the
See Relic, page 8
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Proposed construction to makeNorthwest Drive safer for students
By Julie SopchakThe Plainville Citizen
The Town of Plainville isproposing safety improve-ments to Northwest Drive be-tween the driveways of Tof-folon Elementary School andMiddle School of Plainvillein accordance to the FederalSafe Routes to School pro-gram.
The town has been award-ed a grant from the Depart-ment of Transportation thatwill cover 100 percent of theproposed project’s estimated$450,000 price tag.
Town Engineer JohnBossi said there was an in-terest to improving pedestri-
an safety around the schoolarea for kids crossing thestreet.
“There was some concernby people that speeds in thatgeneral area are excessive,”Bossi said. “People had theimpression that the safety ofpeople crossing the road wascompromised by the speed.”
The work, he said, will fo-cus on speed humps with atextured crosswalk at eachschool driveway, sidewalkimprovements, and a road-way median.
MSP Principal MatthewGuarino said the construc-tion will be a positive thingand he is looking forward tohaving the improvements
done to the area.“We’ve been trying to en-
courage kids to walk or biketo school more and more andthe situation of crossingNorthwest Drive is not ide-al,” Guarino said. “And thisought to improve things dra-matically.”
Toffolon Principal LynnLogoyke said the improve-ments will benefit the safetyof children during and afterschool hours. She said it doesseem like cars are speedingat times.
“We’re looking forward tohaving some attention paidto making the walk to school
DisplayCraft shows Boukuswhat it’s made of
Citizen photo by Julie Sopchak
From left, DisplayCraft President Richard Seigarsshows plans for an exhibit to state Rep. Elizabeth“Betty” Boukus, Plainville Chamber of Commerce Of-fice Manager Maureen Saverick, and Plainville Direc-tor of Economic Development Mark DeVoe.
By Julie SopchakThe Plainville Citizen
State Rep. Elizabeth “Bet-ty” Boukus got a taste ofPlainville’s diverse industri-al culture on April 22 whenshe toured DisplayCraft, lo-cated on South WashingtonStreet.
Since 1957, the companyhas specialized in displayand marketing strategies.Originally started in Man-chester, the company moved
to Plainville where it cur-rently sits in a 90,000 square-foot facility with about 22employees. Rooted in town,DisplayCraft caters to clientsin the U.S. and international-ly.
President Richard Seigarshas run the company since1997, with a background inconstruction, welding, andmachinery. He said the com-pany offers a wide and com-plete range of services thatincludes marketing, design,
exhibit fabrication, graphicdesign and production, showsite services coordination,and shipping – a “bag oftricks,” as Seigars put it.
“This is a business ofmany talents,” Seigars said.
The one thing DisplayCraftdoesn’t do is physically set upthe displays created. Instead,they contract laborers to dothat, while sending someone
See Boukus, page 13
See Safety, page 16
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“Stress” is one of the most common words used in society today and aphenomenon that each one of us will experience at some point in our life. Stressaffects people of all ages, professions and life situations.
Stress is subjective to each individual; what can be considered a stressful event byone person may be less stressful to another. Therefore, stress is not caused by theevent itself, but how an individual interprets the situation and deals with it. Whenan individual cannot cope with the demands placed on them and begins to feelnegatively, this is considered a stress response.
So what do we do about stress in our lives? How do we deal with it? Prevent it?That’s where this course comes in. Working through the lessons in this course willhelp you understand the origins of your stress and provide you with a practicalapproach for reducing stress in your life and thus, improving your health andemotional well being.
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News in BriefRelief expectedfor homeowners
State Rep. Betty Boukus(D-Plainville, New Britain)announced $2 million in statefunding to aid homeownerswho successfully applied forFederal Emergency Manage-ment Agency assistance is ex-pected to be approved by theState Bond Commission Fri-day, April 26.
In Plainville, most of theimpacted homes are along thePequabuck River on RobertsStreet Extension andForestville Avenue.
“I am proud the state can of-fer this helping hand to thesehomeowners,” Boukus said.
The funds will assist home-owners and businesses thatparticipate in FEMA’s floodhazard mitigation grant pro-gram.
FEMA funds cover 75 per-cent of a property’s value, sowithout state intervention,homeowners faced signifi-cant financial losses.
The Bond Commission’sapproval of this applicationwould allow homeowners to
receive state money for the 25percent of their home valuesnot covered by FEMA funds.
The State Bond Commis-sion is scheduled to meet Fri-day, April 26, 10:30 a.m., inroom 1-E of the Legislative Of-fice Building in Hartford.
Residents may beeligible forabatement
Town of Plainville owner-occupied households may beeligible for abatement ofproperty taxes if those taxesexceed eight percent of the to-tal annual combined incomeof all members of the house-hold. The “Ordinance Provid-ing Abatement (deferral) ofResidential Property Taxesfor Persons of Limited In-come” went into effect No-vember 2011.
If eligible, the real estateproperty tax will be capped ateight percent of income, withthe remaining balance to bepayable at a future time at arate of five percent simple in-terest.
“This ordinance allows
people who cannot currentlyafford to pay their propertytax bill to defer a portion oftheir payment to a future timewhile substantially reducingthe delinquent interest chargeof 18 percent that is levied onthose taxpayers not part ofthis program,” stated TownManager Robert E. Lee.
The entire ordinance (No.95) can be viewed online atwww.plainvillect.com or inthe town manager’s office.
Application are available atthe town manager’s office,Plainville Municipal Center, 1Central Square, Mondaythrough Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 4p.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.;Friday, 8 a.m. to noon. Applica-tions are due by May 31.
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Helping the hungry
Citizen photo by Julie Sopchak
Volunteers help fill a food truck for the PlainvilleCommunity Food Pantry outside Gnazzo’s FoodCenter Saturday, April 20. The group operating thefood drive, the Disciples of Jesus Christ, have helda drive around Thanksgiving since 2006, sleepingnights in the truck for a weekend. For three yearsthey have held a drive in the spring.
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Scholarshipsawarded
The Plainville SchoolReadiness Council awarded$1,500 scholarships to Kim-berly McLaurin, Antoni-etta Cirillo and JenniferRoberge at the March 12meeting of the PlainvilleSchool Readiness Council.
“I would like to thank Dr.Linda Van Wagenen forwriting the grant that al-lowed us to fund thesescholarships. One of ourmissions in the PlainvilleSchool Readiness Councilis to support and educateour local preschool instruc-tors. These scholarshipswill allow them to continuetheir early childhood edu-cation goals and ultimatelyimpact our incoming stu-dents who will benefit from
their skills,” noted Mau-reen Brummett, PlainvilleSchools’ assistant superin-tendent.
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suing a bachelor’s degree inthat field. She is employedin the Wheeler RegionalFamily YMCA’s Here WeGrow preschool program,
Scholarships availableThird and Fourth Year Benefactors College Scholar-
ships - The Plainville Chamber of Commerce is offeringscholarships to Plainville residents entering their third orfourth year of college. Applications are available at thePlainville Chamber of Commerce Office, 1 Central Square(Town Hall). Applications must be returned by Friday, May 3.
Joan K. Deegan Memorial Second Year College Schol-arship - The Plainville Chamber of Commerce is offeringscholarships to Plainville residents entering their secondyear of college. Applications are available at the PlainvilleChamber of Commerce Office, 1 Central Square (Town Hall).Applications must be returned by Friday, May 3.
The New Britain Symphony Board of Directors is accept-ing applications for the Helen Kilduff-Elizabeth EliaScholarship. The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to aNew Britain, Berlin or Plainville high school senior who dis-plays proficiency in voice, keyboard or an orchestral instru-ment and who has been accepted by an institution of higherlearning to major in music. Applications are available fromthe high school music and guidance departments. Applica-tion deadline is May 21.
The George T. Gaudette-PHS Class of 1958 Foundationannounced a scholarship opportunity for a member of thePlainville High School Class of 2013. The scholarship amountwill be between $5,000 and $10,000. Academic performance, fi-nancial need, volunteerism and work ethic will be consid-
School Briefs
Photo courtesy of Plainville Community Schools
From left, Assistant Superintendent Dr. MaureenBrummett and Plainville School Readiness Councilscholarship winners Jennifer Roberge, Antonietta(Toni) Cirillo and Kimberly McLaurin.
See Awarded, page 7
See School, page 25
Thursday, April 25, 2013 — The Plainville Citizen 51283026Plainville Choral Society
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Happy birthday, Dr. SeussPhotos courtesy of Plainville Community Schools
The Plainville Community Schools Reading Part-ners Program at Linden Street School and LouisToffolon School recently celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birth-day with a number of guest readers, including Lin-den Principal Paula Eshoo, Plainville Schools OfficeProfessional Tina Gryguc, Board of Education mem-ber Barbara Willard and Toffolon paraprofessionalJeanne Cunningham. Gryguc and Cunningham arepictured with the local students.
minor motor vehicle accidentoccurred near the intersec-tion of New Britain andCooke avenues. Plainville Po-lice Lt. Eric Peterson said the
NewsContinued from page 3
driver of one vehicle rear-ended another vehicle. Uponarriving at the scene, he saidpolice saw the driver of theinflicting vehicle havingmedical issues and had to ad-minister CPR. Peterson saidit appeared the person hadoverdosed on heroin. An am-
bulance arrived at the sceneand revived the person withNarcan, a drug used to re-verse the effects of an opiateoverdose. The driver washospitalized and once bloodtest results are returned, Pe-terson said charges will befiled.
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HansonContinued from page 1
convinced Hanson to play afew years back. Hanson saidthat junior Nick Lea hasmade great strides since hisfreshman year, and he’s im-pressed with the plummetingscores being turned in byfirst-year sophomore NickD’Amico.
Plainville coach SteveGuerriero is impressed theway three freshman withconsiderable potential – Ja-cob Nilson, Jarod Ronkiwand Taylor Rogers – look upto Hanson for guidance,which he readily and happilydispenses.
“They say it’s an individ-ual sport but it’s a team sportto us because we help eachother,” Hanson said. “Wehelp each other read puttsand calm down after a badhole. We encourage each oth-er to do better. We don’t put
anybody down because we’reall gunning for the same goal.We go to the driving range to-gether and bond together.We’re like a family.”
He would like to finishamong the top five in the CCCtournament.
“That would prove that allmy years of practice havepaid off,” he said. “Then I def-initely want to qualify as anindividual for the state tour-nament.”
He’ll require 10 scores thatfall within five strokes of theratings at the coursesPlainville plays.
Hanson has well-definedplans after his graduation inJune. He will attend FloridaGulf Coast University in FortMyers, where he will partici-pate in the Professional GolfManagement Program.
“There are only 20 schoolsthat have it and each allowsonly 20 kids,” he said. “It’squite competitive.
“I’ll get my degree in busi-
ness management and ClassA PGA certification. I’lllearn how to go about teach-ing and about the latestequipment.
“From there, after four anda half or five years, I’ll be-come an assistant pro in thearea. After being an assistantfor five to seven years, I canbecome a head pro and run afacility.”
Hanson has worked atFarmington Woods, a privatecourse on the Farmington-Avon line, since he was 16. Heis beginning work with theFarmington Woods pro –George DeVita – on a pro-gram to more readily placegolf clubs in the hands ofschool-age children. He alsoworks summers at StanleyGolf Course in New Britain.
“He basically lives forgolf,” Guerriero said. “He’sup on the latest golf knowl-edge. The kids like him andhe extends himself to them.”
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co-teaching in a pre-kinder-garten classroom. In addi-tion, she is a state of Con-necticut designated headteacher for child care pro-grams, birth to 5 years of age.
Cirillo is a part-time stu-dent at Tunxis CommunityCollege where she is workingtoward earning an associ-ate’s degree in early child-hood education. She holds anearly childhood certificate,which she earned in 2010. Inaddition, she is a fulltimepre-kindergarten teacher atPlainville Day Care.
Roberge is pursuing abachelor of science degreefrom Charter Oak State Col-lege. She is a fulltime pre-school teacher at PlainvilleDay Care Center at ToffolonSchool, in the school readi-ness classroom.
The Plainville SchoolReadiness Council wasformed in 2008. The council iscomprised of representativesfrom area educationproviders, municipalities,childcare providers, commu-nity organizations, business-es and parents. The groupcollaboratively supports andfosters high quality pre-kindergarten programs anddelivers services that assistin the transition to kinder-garten while encouragingpublic participation.
AwardedContinued from page 4
High honorsMiddle School of
Plainville sixth graderCaitlin Barker earned highhonors for the secondtrimester. Her name wasomitted from the list provid-ed to The Citizen and pub-lished in the April 18 edi-tion.
Honor SocietyStephen Underwood, of
Plainville, was inducted intothe National Honor Societyfor political science, Pi SigmaAlpha, Gamma GammaChapter at the University ofConnecticut on April 11.
Honor rollSr. Mary A. McCarthy,
president and Melissa M.Bullock, principal of MercyHigh School, Middletown,have announced the name ofthe following Plainville resi-dent as an honor roll studentfor the third marking period:Erika Sokolowski, senior,Second Honors.
AcceptedShawn D. Curtis, of
Plainville, has been acceptedto the Wright State Universi-ty Clinical Psychology doc-toral program in Dayton,Ohio. Curtis is a student atCentral Connecticut StateUniversity and will graduatein May. He holds a 3.91 gradepoint average.
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company, like Kieran Mc-Cabe, who designed the labelfor Antiquity.
His labels got so much at-tention, in fact, that Antiqui-ty’s label was chosen forCNBC’s Beer Label Madness,a competition formatted tothe style of NCAA’s MarchMadness. Sixty-four beersfrom around the countrywere chosen to take part,something Sigman said was“pure luck,” being that thereare about 12,000 labels in thecountry.
McCabe used an image ofthe “green man” as the focalpoint of the label. KnowingAntiquity would be Sigman’sfirst beer produced, hethought the green man couldrepresent that, and also thebeer’s style.
“[It] represents the begin-ning, spring time, and thefirst of things,” McCabe said.“But the green man also isthis thing that hangs on theoutside of a lot of Britishpubs, so it was somethingthat I thought had kind of adual meaning.”
The label made it past thefirst round, beating ShipyardBrewing Company, but thenlost to Tröegs Brewing Com-pany, the eventual contestwinner.
McCabe has done threeother labels for Relic, but Sig-man also gets requests fromother artists who want to cre-ate labels for him.
“Lot of really attractive la-bels,” Sigman said. “Definite-ly really professional, reallywell-done labels.”
Sigman also hangs art-work on the walls of his tast-ing room from artists likeKristen Mixter, who hand-drew a couple labels for him.
Originally from Simsbury,brewing began as a hobby forSigman in the mid-90s whenhe lived in Jackson Hole,Wyo., where craft brewing isquite popular. At that point,he said there was “hardlyanything” going on like thatin Connecticut.
“I just got in with a groupof people that were all doingit and became like an impor-tant hobby,” he said.
Sigman brews and distrib-utes beers himself. Roughly,on a weekly basis, he will getbrewing help from JD Cran-
dall, bar manager at Eli Can-non’s in Middletown. The bar,known for its large inventoryof craft beers, was Sigman’sfirst client and he and Cran-dall, an avid home brewerhimself, struck up a relation-ship.
“I just kind of wanted tolearn more about brewing ona larger scale, and he offeredme an opportunity,” Crandallsaid. “So I get here as often asI can.”
The brewery is open to thepublic on Fridays, 4 to 7 p.m.,and Saturdays, noon to 3 p.m.,with a rotating lineup of Sig-man’s own crafts. Additional-ly, Sigman said he plans tohave food trucks and other at-tractions over the summer todraw in more crowds.
“People love not alwaysgetting the same thing all thetime,” he said.
Relic beers can be found ontap in town at J. Timothy’sTaverne and 50 West Bistro.Relic is also on the shelves atWorldwide Wine & Spirits inSouthington.
For a complete list of tapand shelf locations, visitwww.relicbeer.com.
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Plainville BriefsTasting fundraiser
Raise your spirits again atthe sixth annual wine, foodand beer tasting fundraiserSunday, April 28, at the LilyLake, Central Avenue, in Wol-cott, 1 to 4 p.m., to benefit thenon-profit Living in Safe Al-ternatives Inc. Guests will en-joy an afternoon of wines,specialty beer and appetizersand live jazz music with Indi-an Summer Trio. This eventwill also feature cigars.
LISA, Inc. operates severalprograms in Connecticut, in-cluding Plainville. There is aticket price to attend. Formore information, or to pur-chase tickets online, visitwww.lisainc.org.
Feline trainingJerome Home, 975 Corbin
Ave., is offering complemen-tary sessions to help preparefeline owners become part ofthe feline pet therapy team atJerome Home. The sessionswill enhance a handlers un-derstanding of basic felinebehaviors, as well as providesimple, gentle training tech-niques to prepare for regis-tration through “Love On ALeash”—The Foundation ForPet-Provided Therapy.
Informational sessionswill be held Thursdays, 6:15p.m., beginning April 25, and
will run for five weeks.Space is limited. To register,contact Rita Nadeau-Breive,(860) 356 8236; [email protected].
Streetsweeping
The sweeping of townstreets by the roadways de-partment is underway. Donot pile leaves or yard wastein the street. Leaves will notbe picked up. Residents areable to bring leaves (no grassclippings) to the transfer sta-tion Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 3p.m., free of charge.
For more information, callPhysical Services at (860) 793-0221 ext. 208, Mondaythrough Wednesday, 8 a.m. to4 p.m., Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. tonoon.
Riverclean up
Saturday, April 27, 8 a.m. to12:30 p.m., the PequabuckRiver Watershed Associationwill conduct a River Cleanup.Volunteers are needed; stur-dy shoes recommended.Meeting location: Nuchie’sparking lot, 164 Central St.,Bristol. Show up between 8and 8:15 a.m. Volunteers willreceive a community servicecertificate.
For more information, con-tact Mary Rydingsward,[email protected], (860) 670-4761.
Hazardous wastecollection
Saturday, May 4, a regionalhousehold hazardous wastecollection day will be con-ducted, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at theRoadways Facility onGranger Lane. Many com-monly purchased productsfor in-home, office, yard/gar-dens, and workshops have arisk with improper use anddisposal.
For more information, callPhysical Services at (860) 793-0221 ext. 208.
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Police BlotterInformation provided by
the Plainville Police Depart-ment. Arrests do not indi-cate convictions.
March 29:Thomas A. Grillo, 21, 140
Sheffield Lane, Bristol,third-degree assault, sec-ond-degree breach of peace,1:01 p.m.
March 30:Ashley B. Ouellette, 20, 23
W. Broad St., failure to re-spond to infraction, 1:39p.m.
Jose R. Soto, 18, 45 RussellAve., unit 1, third-degreelarceny by possession, 9:53p.m.
April 1:Mario Juarez, 33, 377
Farmington Ave., third-de-gree assault, second-degreebreach of peace, 3:02 a.m.
Fernando Hernandez, 34,
8 Bicycle St., second-degreeassault, second-degreebreach of peace, 1:29 a.m.
Lisa L. Reed, 43, 141Allinig St., Kensington, sec-ond-degree failure to ap-pear, 2:52 p.m.
Steven Carnein, 25, 44Iowa Place, Bristol, second-degree conspiracy to com-mit identity theft, second-degree conspiracy to com-mit forgery, 1:40 p.m.
April 2:James F. Poland, 50, 104
Magnolia Ave., Bristol,sixth-degree larceny, 3:45p.m.
Joshua T. Curtis, 21, 8 At-wood St., second-degree sex-ual assault, risk of injury toa minor, 7:34 a.m.
April 3:Artur Kaminski, 20, 421
High St., unit 2, New
Britain, fifth-degree larce-ny, conspiracy to commitfifth-degree larceny, 3:32p.m.
April 4:Adam R. Lacey, 22, 50 Lin-
den St. third unit, first-de-gree failure to appear, 9:02p.m.
Adam R. Lacey, 22, 50 Lin-den St. third unit, first-de-gree failure to appear, 8:52p.m.
April 5:Courtney E. Byrnes, 26,
71 Newton Ave., third-de-gree larceny, conspiracy tocommit third-degree larce-ny, 6:13 p.m.
John J. Perreault, 27, 65Welch St., third-degree lar-ceny, conspiracy to committhird-degree larceny, third-degree criminal trespass,7:53 p.m.
Dionices Flores, 34, 28Barker St. third unit, Hart-ford, three counts posses-sion of narcotics, posses-sion of drug paraphernalia,9:48 p.m.
April 6:Tyler S. Testa, 19, 260
West St., Bristol, third-de-gree criminal trespass, con-spiracy to commit sixth-de-gree larceny, conspiracy tocommit third-degree bur-glary, 5:03 a.m.
Gregory Penta, 64, 111Laurel Court, possession ofa controlled substance, pos-session of heroin, 11 a.m.
April 7:Shaun F. Daley, 30, 31 Bet-
sy Road, possession of mar-ijuana, possession of drugparaphernalia, 3:28 p.m.
April 8:Roger A. Hestad, 61, 137
W. Main St. rear, second-de-gree failure to appear, 10:37p.m.
Roger A. Hestad, 61, 137W. Main St. rear, second-de-gree failure to appear, 10:21p.m.
Josiah P. Carter, 26, 50Prospect Road, Waterbury,third-degree larceny, sec-ond-degree forgery, third-degree identity theft, 10:54p.m.
Stephen P. Salzillo, 45, 25Wheeler Lane, disorderlyconduct, interfering withan emergency call, 9:23 p.m.
April 9:Richard R. Vieira, 71, 16
Northampton Lane, unit 1,second-degree threatening,second-degree breach ofpeace, 8:33 p.m.
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CAP trainingPlainville United
Methodist Church, 56 RedStone Hill, is hosting train-ing Tuesday, May 14 and 21, 5to 9 p.m. for the Congrega-tion Assistance Program.There will be a complimenta-ry dinner served at 4:45 p.m..
CAP provides a free, two-
night training with addic-tion professionals for indi-viduals in faith-based organ-izations who would like toprovide support and assis-tance to individuals andtheir families strugglingwith addictions.
Register by Tuesday, May7. Email [email protected] or call (203) 303-3391.
Break the chainsof addiction
Reformers Unanimous In-ternational is one of thefastest growing faith-based,
addictions programs inAmerica. This outreachprogram averages thousandsof people per week at theiraddictions classes in over 400cities in the United Statesand several foreign coun-tries. Every week the stu-dents relate the changes intheir lives through Reform-ers Unanimous. Meetingsare held at First Bible Bap-tist Church, 12 GrangerLane, every Friday, 7 p.m.
For more information call(860) 747-0007 or email: [email protected] or www.fbbc-ct.org/reformu.
Family Tag Sale
Photo courtesy of Carol Peterson
Saturday, April 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Women’s Feder-ation of the Congregational Church of Plainville, UnitedChurch of Christ, will present a Family Tag Sale, 130 W.Main St. The greater Plainville area is invited to viewthe numerous tag sale items which include tools, toys,sports equipment, glassware, linens, bikes, furniture,lamps, and more. It has been several years since thechurch’s last tag sale. A light lunch will be availablefrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Karen Hodge is chairing theevent. Robin Anderson, Lynnette Astolfi, RutheBoiczyk, Lisa D’Urso and Carol Peterson are coordinat-ing the luncheon. Weather permitting, the group hopesto set up tag sale tables on the church lawn, as well asinside. Pictured: D’Urso, Boiczyk, Astolfi and Peterson.
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April25 Thursday
Stealing Lincoln’s Body- Tom Craughwell, author of“Stealing Lincoln’s Body”will give a talk at thePlainville Public Library, 56E. Main St., Thursday, April25, 7 p.m. The book is about areal historical event hap-pened more than 100 yearsago. The event is sponsoredby the Friends of thePlainville Public Libraryand is free. Refreshmentswill be served.
Bingo — Veterans of For-eign Wars Madeley-RobertsPost 574 men hold open bin-go every Thursday, at 6:30p.m., at post headquarters, 7Northwest Drive at the cor-ner of Route 10. The publicis invited. Information: callEarl Carey at (860) 747-5400.
Entertainment - TuscanySteakhouse and Seafood, 253East St., will have the fol-lowing entertainment –Thursday, April 25, DJ Triv-ia 7:30 p.m.; Friday, April 26,Band Hat trick 9:30 p.m.; Sat-urday, April 27, Young Neal9:30 p.m.; coming Sunday,May 5, match.com singlesnuts and bolts.
26 Friday
Entertainment - TuscanySteakhouse and Seafood, 253East St., will have the fol-lowing entertainment –Fri-day, April 26, Band Hat trick9:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 27,Young Neal 9:30 p.m.; comingSunday, May 5, match.comsingles nuts and bolts.
Fife and Drum Corps —The Connecticut Patriots Se-nior Ancient Fife and DrumCorps meets Fridays, at 7p.m., at the Middle School ofPlainville, 150 NorthwestDrive. Information: Phyllis
Thompson, P.O. Box 243,Plainville, CT 06062 or call(860) 621-6090.
27 Saturday
Historic center — Toursof the Plainville HistoricCenter, 29 Pierce St., areavailable Wednesdays andSaturdays, noon to 2:30 p.m.The office is open Mondaysand Wednesdays, from 9a.m. to noon. The shop, of-fering many unique gifts, isalso open during tour hours.Information: call the his-toric center, (860) 747-6577.
Volunteers needed -Friends of Tomasso NaturePark, Granger Lane, contin-ue their weekly work everySaturday starting April 6,with volunteers meeting at 9a.m., with pruning shears,chain saws, and weedwhackers to keep the parkcleared of fallen trees andinvasive vines for the enjoy-ment of the families. Any-one wishing to help maycontact the Plainville Recre-ation Department, 50 Whit-ing St., at (860) 747-6022, andsign up and join the groupbringing tools they will needto help.
Entertainment - Tus-cany Steakhouse andSeafood, 253 East St., will
have the following enter-tainment – Saturday, April27, Young Neal 9:30 p.m.;coming Sunday, May 5,match.com singles nuts andbolts.
Pasta dinner – ThePlainville Fire Company, 77W. Main St., is having aSpring Pasta Dinner, Satur-day, April 27, 4 to 8 p.m.There is a fee to attend andcredit cards will be acceptedfor payment; children under7 are free.
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Sunday hours - ThePlainville Public Librarywill resume Sunday after-noon hours. The librarywill be open from 1 to 5 p.m.on Sunday afternoonsthrough the end of April.
Zumba – Zumba is sched-uled at the YMCA, 149 Farm-ington Ave., at 4 p.m., as afundraiser for Project Grad-uation. Mr. PHS and hiscourt will also be there. Forinformation call (860) 250-4443.
29 Monday
Story times - Drop-in sto-ry times resumed and are
Wild Ones, Mondays at 10:30a.m., for one-year-olds andtheir caregivers. Babies wel-come. Family story time,Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m., storiesfor the whole family. Two’sand three’s, Thursdays at10:30 a.m., for children andcaregivers, siblings wel-come.
MnM program - MnM isa new program for childrenin grades 2-5. Each week willfeature different activities,including crafts, cooking,science experiments andmore. This free program isheld on Mondays at 6:30 p.m.at the Plainville Public Li-brary. Registration is re-quired. Call the Children’sLibrary at (860) 793-1450 tosign up.
May1 Wednesday
Historic center — Toursof the Plainville HistoricCenter, 29 Pierce St., areavailable Wednesdays andSaturdays, noon to 2:30 p.m.The office is open Mondaysand Wednesdays, from 9a.m. to noon. The shop, of-
fering many unique gifts, isalso open during tour hours.Information: call the his-toric center, (860) 747-6577.
Food for Friends — TheFood for Friends free mealis served at Church of OurSaviour, 115 W. Main St.,from 5 to 6:30 p.m., everyWednesday of the month.
Lions Club — ThePlainville Lions Club meetson the first and thirdWednesday of each month at6:30 p.m. The first Wednes-day meetings are at the Oa-sis Restaurant, 782 Pine St.,Bristol. The third Wednes-day meetings are at thePlainville Public Library, 56E. Main St. Information: callMichael Blanchard at (860)628-8326.
Open mike night — Anacoustic open mike night isheld at Church of Our Sav-iour, 115 W. Main St.Plainville, every firstWednesday of the monthfrom 7 to 10 p.m. Thisfolk/country-western pro-gram has been running formore than a year and localentertainers as well as manyfrom throughout Connecti-cut have been performing ona regular basis. This is a funevening for a very low ad-
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CitizenOpinion The Plainville CitizenThursday, April 25, 2013
By State Sen. Jason Welch
Are people taking advan-tage of the system? Sadly, theanswer is yes.
Fraud accounts for mil-lions of dollars in state gov-ernment waste every year.Historically, the fraud with-in programs goes undetect-ed and unreported. One bla-tant example of this wastewas the food stamp messlinked to the Nor’easter of2011, which proved the stateis not managing its re-sources with accuracy or ac-countability.
As you well remember,this storm knocked out pow-er and left many withoutfood and shelter. A monthlater, thousands of peoplelined up around the state atthe department of socialservices’ regional offices toapply for the disaster sup-
plemental nutrition assis-tance program (DSNAP).The threshold for qualifyingwas very low, and many re-cipients never showed prop-er identification to provethey were supposed to getthe help. This resulted inmillions of dollars beinghanded out with no ques-tions asked.
State auditors later filed areport that shows the De-partment of Social Serviceswas overwhelmed and neverstopped to take a step backand review what it was do-ing in order to get controlover the situation. Theywere planning on receiving
Government MeetingsThursday, April 25
Plainville Democratic Town Committee,Municipal Center, 7 p.m.
Monday, April 29Veterans Council, Municipal Center, 6:30
p.m.Wednesday, May 1
Bicycle Friendly Community Committee,Municipal Center, 4 p.m.
Inland Wetlands Commission, MunicipalCenter, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 2Insurance Commission, Municipal Center,
7 p.m.
Senior Citizens Committee, Senior Center,noon.
Monday, May 6Town Council, Municipal Center, 7:30 p.m.Veterans Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, May 8Conservation Commission, Municipal
Center, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, May 9
Clean Energy Task Force, Municipal Cen-ter, 7:30 p.m.
Recreation and Parks Board, 50 WhitingSt., 7 p.m.
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Abuse of system ‘unconscionable’ Easier access tomental health care
goal of Malloy’s planPress Release
Gov. Dannel P. Malloylast week announced a newcollaboration between theConnecticut Insurance De-partment and the UConnHealth Center will helpfamilies struggling to getmental health treatmentpaid through their insur-ance.
“No one should have toovercome mountains ofred tape when they are try-ing to access mental healthservices,” Malloy said.“This collaboration allowsus to leverage the respec-tive expertise of the Insur-ance Department and theUConn Health Center toput in place a common-sense approach to what canbe a profoundly frustratingprocess.”
The Insurance Depart-ment and UConn HealthCenter are developing auser-friendly ‘claims toolkit’ for policyholders andproviders, especially out-of-network providers whooperate on cash basis. Thegoal is to reduce the num-ber of insurance denials bycreating a plain-language
claims template specific tobehavioral health treat-ment that policyholdersand practitioners can sub-mit to insurance compa-nies for reimbursement. Itis intended to help themquickly and accurately pre-pare claims submissions toreflect medical necessityand increase the number ofclaims approved on initialsubmissions.
“It’s been the depart-ment’s observations thatincomplete or incorrect in-formation, coding errors,and other documentationissues are often the causeof claims denials requiringmultiple appeals. We don’twant families having tofight to get the care theyneed,” said Deputy Insur-ance Commissioner AnneMelissa Dowling, who over-sees the Department’shealth insurance initia-tives.
Scheduled for comple-tion this summer, theclaims tool kit is the first ina series of behavioralhealth projects the Insur-ance Department and
See Plan, next page
See System, next page
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PlanContinued from page 12
Health Center are undertak-ing to assist consumers andproviders. Work also in-cludes enhancements to edu-cation and outreach materi-als for mental health insur-ance coverage.
SystemContinued from page 12
3,000 applications and theygot 25,000 applications thatday. This is a 55 percent errorrate, which is outrageous.And the plan was not adjust-ed. Workers could have sim-ply asked questions aboutproper verification, and thatalone might have given peo-ple pause.
Another example of wastecomes in the form of statedebit cards which are givenfor cash assistance. One tele-vision station in our statedid an investigation for a pe-riod of three months in 2011and found ATM withdrawalsat questionable spots aroundthe state including stripclubs and tobacco shops.
It’s outrageous and dis-couraging that taxpayer dol-lars meant to help people arebeing abused. When youneed assistance it should bethere. The abuse of the sys-tem is what’s uncon-scionable.
These examples provethere needs to be oversightby the legislature. In recentyears republicans have sug-gested adding 26 fraud pre-vention positions in the De-partment of Social Servicesand assigning that unit tothe Division of CriminalJustice. It is believed thiswill result in millions of dol-lars in savings over time. An
Commentary
Huskies have qualities worth admiringBy Kyle Swartz
Special to The Citizen
Athletes of all ages takenote: there’s much to learnfrom the recent national titlerun by the University of Con-necticut women’s basketballteam.
This March Madness victo-ry, the program’s record-ty-ing eighth, was unlike manyof the team’s past champi-onships. Back in February, itdidn’t seem like a foregoneconclusion that UConn girls— while obviously quite tal-ented — would win with theirusual dominance once brack-ets began. The Husky womendidn’t even capture the Big
East tournament, falling inthat title game to NotreDame, UConn’s third lossagainst the Fighting Irish in2012-13. No, this squad did notresemble unbeatable jugger-nauts led by luminaries likeDiana Taurasi or MayaMoore in prior years.
So what happened? Howdid these comparatively-less-er Huskies end up realizingchampionship game triumphby the largest margin in his-tory? Of course, helping wasa historic scoring streakthroughout March by fresh-man superstar Breanna Stew-art. But one player a title-winning squad does notmake.
“We are delighted to workwith the Insurance Depart-ment on this important ini-tiative and to share ourworld-class psychiatric andclinical expertise,” said Dr.Frank M. Torti, UConnHealth Center ExecutiveVice President for Health Af-fairs and Dean of the Med-ical School. “This project has
the potential to improve thequality of life for so many ofour families and especiallythe children.”
About 1.8 million Con-necticut residents — roughlyhalf of Connecticut’s popu-lation — have private or em-ployer insurance plans.
(From the office of Gov.Dannel Malloy.)
additional 12 positions wouldbe dedicated to Medicaidfraud detection and 75 per-cent of the costs would bepaid by the federal govern-ment.
Fraud Prevention andRecovery details:
Add 12 new positions tothe state’s Medicaid FraudControl Unit for a total of 21positions in the Unit. Seven-ty five percent of the cost ispaid for by the federal gov-ernment. Expected savings:$7 million per additional po-sition or $84 million total.
Transfer existing fraudprevention staff at the De-partment of Social Servicesto the Division of CriminalJustice. This will eliminateany conflict of interest.
Add 26 more positions tothe social services fraud pre-vention unit. Expected sav-ings: $700,000 per new posi-tion or $18.2 million total.
Eliminate the Earned In-come Tax Credit. The IRShas reported as much as 28percent of payments to befraudulent. Expected savings(revenue gain): $116.5 mil-lion.
To report fraud of govern-ment assistance call 1-800-842-2155 or e-mail DSS [email protected]
Sen. Welch represents Dis-trict 31 including the towns ofThomaston, Plainville, Ply-mouth, Bristol and Harwin-ton.
Statements after the vic-tory by the team’s perfec-tionist-yet-humble coachGeno Auriemma speak towhat it takes to win. Asquoted by numerous newssources, describing his girlsas March Madness unfolded,Auriemma recounted, “Ourplayers just collectively de-cided to give up a little ofthemselves. Before that, wewere a team of good players,but right after that we be-came a great team. It was anamazing transformation.”
It’s a remark commonlymade by coaches after theirsquads excel. Success neces-sitates teamwork weddedwith self-sacrifice. Onceplayers understand and ac-cept their roles in the largerpicture of sports-programachievement, then a rosterof individuals can meld into
a single unit, difficult to de-feat for its multifaceted ca-pabilities.
People who watchedUConn thrash Louisville 93-60 for the championshipmay recall an observationmade by one of the televi-sion announcers. Althoughthe Connecticut women’sbasketball program doesn’tpromote selfish play, it doesallow for superstars. Whenstarters and bench playersunderstand where they fitin the overall team struc-ture, extraordinary athleteslike Taurasi, Moore andStewart can flourish andlead versatile squads to ulti-mate accomplishment.
Auriemma had otherpost-game comments — inline with his usual sports-manship — which deserveconsideration. Talking on
live television and into astadium microphone, he ap-plauded the unlikely title-game run by Louisville, afifth-seed which his first-seeded Huskies had just de-molished. Then, having justtied the eight-championshiprecord held by Tennesseecoach Pat Summitt, Auriem-ma commended his long-time rival as “the best coachin women’s basketball histo-ry.”
Teamwork, sacrifice, andhumility in victory: theseare true foundations of achampion, inspiring quali-ties all athletes should lookto appreciate better fromthe newly crowned UConnLady Huskies.
Kyle Swartz is editor ofThe North Haven Citizen andan editorial associate at theRecord-Journal, Meriden.
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to the site to supervise thesetup.
Boukus toured the build-ing and was impressed withthe company’s facilities andoperations.
“It’s fascinating what’s be-ing done in this small town,”Boukus said.
Director of Economic De-velopment Mark DeVoe saidthough he drives by the busi-ness frequently, he wasn’tquite abreast to the goings-oninside the building.
“I always knew it was a cre-ative business,” DeVoe said,
“but it’s amazing to see theartwork being created.”
Boukus, DeVoe, andPlainville Chamber of Com-merce Office Manager Mau-reen Saverick toured the spa-cious building, with roomsfilled with graphics and con-struction equipment.
In a year, Seigars said Dis-playCraft produces about1,200 to 1,500 exhibits thatcater to all kinds of needs ofthe client. Most of the time,Seigars said, the clientsaren’t entirely sure of whatthose needs are, promptingthe company to do some re-connaissance work.
“We take that informationand we develop a plan that
mixes well with their mar-keting objectives,” Seigarssaid.
While DisplayCraft hasmanaged to stay active, ithasn’t been impervious tothe recession. It’s been a“tough three years,” accord-ing to Seigars.
“If history teaches us any-thing,” DeVoe said, “Con-necticut comes out of thesethings later than anyone elsefor some reason.”
The trade show and dis-play business, Seigars said,when adding all the compo-nents of it together, makes itthe fifth largest industry inthe country.
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mission fee and refresh-ments are available. Atten-dees are encouraged to bringnon-perishable food items forthe Plainville CommunityFood Pantry. Proceeds bene-fit Church of Our Saviourand its outreach programs.Potential performers cancontact [email protected].
Project Graduation -Project Graduation is an All-Night drug and alcohol-freegraduation party held inpartnership with thePlainville YMCA to provide asafe, fun-filled night for thesenior class. The meetingswill be held the first Wednes-day of the month. Anyone in-terested in volunteering, es-pecially senior parents,should plan to attend thismeeting. Junior parents arealso very welcome as theywill be senior parents next
year and this is a great wayto see how the whole processworks. The next meetingwill be held Wednesday, May1, June 5, at the YMCA, 149Farmington Ave., at 7 p.m.For more information callDoreen Corriveau at (860)250-4443.
2 Thursday
Bingo — Veterans of For-eign Wars Madeley-RobertsPost 574 men hold open bin-go every Thursday, at 6:30p.m., at post headquarters, 7Northwest Drive at the cor-ner of Route 10. The publicis invited. Information: call
Earl Carey at (860) 747-5400.
3 Friday
Fife and Drum Corps —The Connecticut PatriotsSenior Ancient Fife andDrum Corps meets Fridays,at 7 p.m., at the MiddleSchool of Plainville, 150Northwest Drive. Informa-tion: Phyllis Thompson, P.O.Box 243, Plainville, CT 06062or call (860) 621-6090.
4 Saturday
Ham dinner -ThePlainville United MethodistChurch, 56 Red Stone Hill, ishaving the annual HamDinner on Saturday, May 4.The dinner will be servedfrom 4:30 to 7 p.m., and willfeature home baked hamwith fresh potatoes and veg-etable, assorted breads and
dessert. There will be abake sale as well. There is aticket price to attend andchildren 4 and under arefree. Reservations arestrongly suggested. Call thechurch office, (860) 747-2328.
Hazardous waste collec-tion day - On Saturday, May4, a regional household haz-ardous waste collection daywill be conducted from 9a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Road-ways Facility on GrangerLane. This is the 19th yearthis event is being conduct-ed by Tunxis Recycling Op-erating Committee and wascreated to promote in-creased opportunities forresidents to properly dis-pose of their householdproducts. It is importantthat residents clearly under-stand that many commonlypurchased household prod-ucts for in home, office,yard/gardens, and work-shops do have a risk withimproper use and disposal.For information call Physi-
cal Services at (860) 793-0221ext. 208.
River clean up - Pe-quabuck River Clean Up isscheduled for Saturday, May4, 9 a.m. to noon. Meet on thesouth side of West Cemeteryon Route 177. Dress appro-priately, boots and waders.Trash bags and gloves willbe provided.
The Sound of Music -The Plainville Choral Societypresents, The Sound of Mu-sic, directed by Peter Peluso,on Saturday, May 4, and Fri-day and Saturday, May 10 and11, at 7:30 p.m., at PlainvilleHigh School, 47 Robert Hol-comb Way. Tickets can bepurchased at DancinglyYours, 125 East St.; FamilyBarber Shop, 122 East St.;Irene’s Culinary, 107 CentralSt., Forestville; JP Jewelers,47Whiting St.; Plainville Se-nior Center, 200 East St.; andSaint’s Restaurant, 1248Queen St., Southington.
For information call (860)747-5695 or Pcsmusic.org.
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safer for children,” Logoykesaid.
She added the bulk of stu-dents who will benefit mostfrom the improvements aremiddle school kids who walkfrom the neighborhoods be-hind Toffolon to MSP. Addi-tionally, kids who want to usethe fields at the middle schoolor playground at Toffolon af-ter school who have to crossthe street will be safer whenthere is no crossing guard –there is a crossing guard dur-ing arrival and dismissaltimes.
“I think the benefit of itwill be beyond the school
day,” Logoyke said.“We’re lucky we have that
person,” Guarino said of thecrossing guard, “but they’renot there all day.”
Currently in the designstage, if approved, the projectwill likely be completed overthe summer in 2014. Bossisaid the construction should-n’t take more than a monthand a half to complete.
“It’s not a very big proj-ect,” he said.
“I think the proposal, fromwhat I’ve read, will make thewhole street a safer place forchildren,” Logoyke said.
Bossi said other schools inthe district were reviewed,but none met the criterianeeded for the grant.
None injured in firePhoto courtesy of
Dana Doughty
Firefighters dealwith heavy smokecaused by theblaze.
Plainville FireDepartment re-sponded to a call at1:10 p.m. Thursday,April 18, to a fire atSun Coffee Roasterson Northwest Drive.Plainville Fire Mar-shal Larry Suther-land said firefight-ers arrived to heavysmoke coming out of the back of the building and a fire engine from Farmington wascalled in for extra manpower. No injuries or casualties occurred. The fire was caused bya coffee roasting machine. Sutherland said it took until about 4 p.m. to get the fire undercontrol and ventilate the building. There was no structural damage to the building.
‘The Sound of Music’The Plainville Choral Society presents, The Sound of Music, directed by Peter Peluso,
Saturday, May 4, and Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11, 7:30 p.m., at Plainville HighSchool, 47 Robert Holcomb Way.
Tickets can be purchased at Dancingly Yours, 125 East St.; Family Barber Shop, 122 EastSt.; Irene’s Culinary, 107 Central St., Forestville; JP Jewelers, 47 Whiting St.; Plainville Se-nior Center, 200 East St.; and Saint’s Restaurant, 1248 Queen St., Southington. For more in-formation, call (860) 747-5695 or visit Pcsmusic.org.
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Every year there are thousands of festivals in North America where artists, artisans, and craftspeople display and sell their work. The 35th Annual Meriden Daffodil Festivalwith over 600,001 daffodils blooming is the site of “New England’s Most Beautiful Craft Fair!” As a juried craft fair, the Meriden Daffodil Festival selects it’s exhibitors for theirquality and uniqueness. This year’s festival will have over 100 craftspeople presenting the highest quality fine art and crafts at this ever popular 2 day event.
NO BICYCLES, SKATEBOARDS,ROLLERBLADING, ETC.
NO PETS OR ANIMALS. (EXCEPT SERVICE ANIMALS)
35th AnnualMeriden Daffodil Festival
April 27 & April 28
FESTIVAL HOURS:Saturday, April 27
10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sunday, April 2810:00 AM to 5:00 PM
FREE ADMISSIONFREE PARKINGFREE SHUTTLE
TICKETS:Tickets valid for food and amusements mustbe purchased at the ticket booth sites in the
park. Dates and times are subject to change.
FOR MORE DETAILSVISIT
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2013 SPECIAL EVENTS
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 27 SUNDAY, APRIL 28
Silver ForkFood Tent
Stop by and support the area’s non profit groups. All proceeds go back into the community. Enjoy the great foodand friendly atmosphere while listening to continuous music on the food tent stage.
Parking Locations:
Westfield Meriden - JC Penney/Sears DeckPlatt High School - Coe Avenue
The Hub - State & Pratt Streets
Shuttle Bus Service:Saturday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm (buses will leave Hubbard Park after the fireworks)
Sunday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Handicap Parking:Westfield Meriden-Chamberlain Highway entrance
Handicap accessible vans will bring you to the center of activities. Buses and vans from health care facilities with multiple riders will beallowed access into the park. All events are handicap accessible.
There is no parking in Hubbard Park during the weekend of the Festival.Illegally parked vehicles are subject to towing/fines
Silver Fork Food TentForty non-profit food vendors are on-site ready to serve your favorite food, from Fried Dough to Brownie Sundaes. Over the years,
profits made from the sale of these culinary delights has allowed these groups to return over $1,250,000.00 dollars back into the localcommunity These dollars support the efforts of their organizations throughout the year.
Crafts by the LakeOver 100 artisans gather across from Mirror Lake to sell their wares at one of the first juried craft fairs of the season. With everything
from artwork to one of a kind jewelry designs this visitor favorite has something for everyone.
The shuttle drops you off in the center of all activities!
So, bring the family and enjoy all that Meriden’s 35th Annual Daffodil Festival has to offer!
For additional information please visit our website at
www.daffodilfest.comDates and times are subject to change.
Parking & Shuttle Information
Don’t miss the FireworksSaturday Night, April 27 at 8:30 pm
Shuttles will run until 9 pm
Saturday, April 27
Sunday, April 28
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The Jeff Crooms Welcome Stage10:00-10:45 Frank Critelli11:15-11:45 Hannah Fair12:15-1:00 The Sawtelles1:30-2:15 Elison Jackson2:45-3:30 Daphne Lee Martin4:00-4:45 The Guru5:15-5:45 The Furors6:15-7:00 Mark Mulcahy7:45-9:00 The Alternate Routes
Bandshell Stage12:45-1:30 The Ivory Bills2:00-2:45 The Radiation3:15-4:00 19744:30-5:15 The Manchurians5:45-6:30 Hostage Calm7:15-8:45 Last Licks
Food Tent Stage10:15-11:15 Chico & Friends11:45-12:30 Food1:00-2:00 The Gonkus Brothers2:30-3:30 River City Slim & The Zydeco Hogs4:00-5:00 Orchestra Afinke5:30-6:30 Poor Old Shine7:00-8:00 Goodnight Blue Moon
The Jeff Crooms Welcome Stage10:30-11:15 Christopher Bousquet11:30-12:15 Rob Messore1:00-2:00 Steve Songs!!
PBS Kids Music Star2:30-3:15 Paper Hill Casket Company3:45-4:30 The Mold Monkies
Bandshell Stage12:30-1:15 Breakthrough Frequencies1:45-2:30 The Peacock Flounders3:00-3:45 Little Ugly4:15-5:00 691
Food Tent Stage10:00-11:00 Becky Kessler &
Floyd Kellogg11:30-12:30 Dan Stevens Trio1:00-2:00 Sparkplug2:30-3:30 Rani D’Arbo &
Daisy Mayhem4:00-5:00 Kelley & Sean
Amici Della Vigna Jumbo Hot Dogs, Pasta Fagioli
Council of Neighborhoods Silver City Waffle with Strawberries
Democrats of Meriden Brownie Sundae, Novelty Ice Creams, Pizza
Elks Club of Meriden Sno Cones - Clam Chowder, Clam Fritters, Sausage Pepper Grinders
Falcon BMX Philly Steak & Cheese subs
First Church of Christ Fruit Smoothie, Hot Chocolate, Coffee Coolata, Peanut Butter Oat Bars
Holy Angels Church Meatball Grinders, Cookies
Kiwanis Club of Meriden Fried Dough, Peanuts
MHS - Band Boosters Grilled Chicken Sandwich, BBQ & Buffalo - Mac & Cheese, Canollis. Flavored Coffee, Tea
Meridian #77 Masons Loaded Baked Potatoes, Mini Donuts
St. Joseph’s Athletics Assoc. Burgers, Hot Dogs, Corned Beef Sliders, Red Hots
Mount Carmel School Fried Dough
St. Mary’s Men’s Club Steam Cheeseburgers, Home Made Fries, Corn Dogs, Hot Dog on a Stick
St. John’s Lutheran Church Apple Fritters
St. Andrews Church Wraps, Chips, Daffy Pickles, Propel Water
Noah’s Ark of Hope Kettle Korn
New Day Outreach Ministries Fish Sandwiches, Cole Slaw, Hush Puppies, Sweet Potato Fries
Meriden Turner Society Bratwurst, Deep Fried Hot Dogs, Funnel Cakes, Ribbon Fries, Deep Fried Oreos, Snicker and Samoes
We the People Cotton Candy & Candy
Maloney Props and Paints Walking Tacos - Capri Sun
Maloney Vocal Groups Nachos
St Stanislaus School Kielbasa Sandwich, Pierogies, Polish Platter, Sauerkraut, Packzi
Life of Faith Ministries White Rice & Beef Stew, Steak w/Peppers, Chicken Stew
Faith Center Church of God Fried Chicken Wings
Meriden Republicans Chicken Tenders, Cheeseburgers, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Chili Dogs/Kraut Dogs, Fresh Squeezed Lemonade
JDRF - Team Nick Nack Chips
Igl De Dops Casa Del Afarero Pina Coladas, Rice and Beans, Empanadas Alcapurias
Southington Education Foundation Kabobs - Chicken, Beef, Strawberry Kabob, Smore Kabob
Alfa Omega Shiskabobs - Tacos
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Craft Fair Presenters
Friday, April 26Weather Permitting
Amusements/RidesFood Available5PM - CLOSEBand Shell Area
On site parking available
10:00 AM Festival OpensPARADE BEGINS AT 11:30 AM
“Theater of The Trees”Children’s Entertainment Stage
1:30 PM Literacy Volunteers “Read-Aloud”2:00 PM Bill Hoagland the “Fun Magician”3:00 PM Airborne Jugglers Show4:00 PM Twin Dragons Martial Arts Show
- Also -12:00-4:00 PM Temporary Tattoos by Jerry Russ1:00-5:00 PM Facepainting with Fantasy Faces by Ruth1:00-5:00 PM Defender the Sport1:00-5:00 PM Curious Creatures Live Animals1:30-4:30 PM Balloon Figures by David Alan & Bogus1:30-4:30 PM Dancing with Hoops2:30 PM Ice Sculptor Larry Siragusa
10:00 AM Dancin’ with Hoops11:00 AM Meriden YMCA Theater Group12:00 PM Valentin Karate Show1:00 PM Steve Songs (@ Welcome Stage)2:00 PM Mr. Gym Rocks3:00 PM DJ K-Squared Stage Show4:00 PM Crew of the Dubloon Pirate Stunt Show
- Also -10:00 AM-5:00 PM Defender the Sport11:00 AM-2:00 PM Dancing with Hoops11:00 AM-3:00 PM Facepainting with Fantasy
Faces by Ruth12:00-4:00 PM Temporary Tattoos by Jerry Russ12:00-4:00 PM Curious Creatures Live Animals1:00-4:00 PM Balloon Figures by
David Alan & Bogus2:00-4:00 PM Spiderman “Meet & Greet”
10:00 AM Festival Opens“Theater of The Trees”
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The Plainville Seniors’Bowling League meets atLaurel Lanes, 136 NewBritain Ave., Plainville, Mon-days at 1 p.m. There is a costto join, per person, per week,which includes three gamesof bowling, automatic scor-ing and free weekly bever-age. Bowlers of all abilities,including beginners, are wel-come to join this league.
Bowling results for weekApril 15:
Top Female Bowler forthe Week: Mary Jane Du-mais-190, Jan Deblois-189
Top Male Bowler forthe week: Frank Robinson-223, Jim Ray-204
Ham Bone Club: EsterKuberna
Turkey Club: FrankRobinson-2, Paul Biscoe,
Participants in programsat the Plainville Senior Center,200 East St., must be 60 or old-er and a resident ofPlainville, or a member of thesenior citizens center, unlessnoted. All programs andevents are held at the seniorcitizens center, unless noted.For more information, or toregister, call the senior centerat (860) 747-5728.
SNAPapplications
End Hunger Connecticut!And AARP have teamed up toassist people to apply forSNAP benefits in Plainville.SNAP is the federally-fundedSupplemental Nutrition As-sistance Program. A repre-sentative from EHC!, Bill Ru-fleth, will be at the PlainvilleCommunity Food Pantry, 54S. Canal St., Wednesday, May22, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. He will re-turn to the food pantry on thefourth Wednesday of everymonth.
For more information, callthe food pantry, (860) 747-1919or Rufleth, (860) 519-4771.
iPad programThe Plainville Senior Cen-
ter is offering a programThursday, May 2, 9:30 to 11:30a.m., to address all those iPadquestions people have. SteveMastrianni will introducethe iPad, how it works, sim-ple operations, how to con-nect to a wireless networkand what can be done with it.Following his presentation,some iPad users will talkabout what they do with theiPad in the “real world.”
Call the senior center toregister for this free pro-gram.
Dan Hurley-2, Jerry TraceySr., Rocky Roberts, JackieLandry, Jan Deblois
Split Club: SebbyBiance, Theresa Therault,Dan Hurley, Mary Jane Du-mais-2, Jim Ray, John Delin,Tina Wishart, Elsie Senaldi,Bert Collin, Jerry TraceySr., Gil Theriault-2, SimoneGuimond-2, Bob Duval, RosePlourde, Tony Rosenthal,Richard Bushey
200 Club: Frank Robin-son-223, Jim Ray-204, PaulBiscoe-203
To receive more informa-tion or to join the league,contact Frank Robinson,
bowling league president, at(860) 747-2918.
Billiard winnersBilliard winners at the
senior center were: Feb. 21:first, Larry Gendler, EllenCouture; second, Bob Hull,Mike Hermanowski; Feb. 28:first, Mitch Ziolkowski, BobHull; second, Bob Grande,Joe St. Pierre; March 7:first, Joe Palumbo, JoeBeaudin; second, Joe St.Pierre, Don Carlson; March14: first, Larry Gendler,Ellen Couture; second, StanFunk, Carmel St. Pierre.
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Plainville softball comes up short in battle of unbeatenBy Ken Lipshez
The Plainville Citizen
The bench wasn’t long andPlainville High softball coach JenMicowski was forced to makechanges on the fly.
A knee injury to catcher AlexisRuscito and the uncertain status ofsenior Jacqui Wuchert, who beganthe season as the Lady Blue Devils’primary pitcher, elicited change inthe lineup.
Nevertheless, Plainville had beat-en all comers through five games,until Maloney came calling on April18.
The Devils swung the bats welland held their own in the field, butthe Lady Spartans, ranked fourth inthe state in a downstate poll of
coaches and writers, doled out a 10-4thrashing at Alumni Field.
“I like the energy we have and theexcitement I have out of the playersthat are on the field,” Micowski said.“I can’t complain.
“I’m happy with how we played. Iknow that the score looks kind oflike we weren’t in the game, but Ithink we were with them every stepof the way until the last few innings.I’m pleased with how we played as ateam and how we stuck together.”
A three-run rally in the fourth in-ning brought Plainville within one at5-4, but Maloney (6-0, 2-0 CCC South)tallied twice in both the fifth andsixth frames. Maloney leadoff hitterArielle Virgulto (4-for-4, walk, 3runs) hit her second solo homer ofthe game in the seventh to account
for the final run.The middle of the Plainville order
was productive. Cheyenne Dalke,shifted from first base to catcherwhile Ruscito mends, ripped a pair oftriples and scored twice on identicalsingles to left field by Katy Dressel.
“A lot of [our growth] is due to thesenior leadership we have,” Micows-ki said. “I have two great captains inKaty Dressel and Cheyenne Dalke,who set the tone every day.”
Sophomore Rachael Lancaster, theshortstop now being asked to dosome pitching, singled and scored ona hit by sophomore Nicole Basile, abeneficiary of the changes who be-gan the year as a utility player.
Defensively, the afternoon’s gemsbelonged to hustling second base-man Danielle Angelillo. Angelillo
gunned down a baserunner trying toscore on a delayed double steal, andthen ended the inning with a divingcatch of a pop fly in foul territory be-hind first base.
“We executed some first-and-thirdplays in the field,” Micowski said. “Ifwe could come up with the ball clean-ly in the outfield to contest some ofthe runs from scoring late in thegame that might have made a differ-ence, but we’re working on it. We’reyoung.”
Basile pitched the first three in-nings, and then swapped positionswith Lancaster for the final four.
“We had to replace our pitcherthis week but we were going to haveto replace her in the future so I might
Former PHS pitcher Martinturning things around at Stafford High
By Ken LipshezThe Plainville Citizen
The rivalry fires still flick-er when former PlainvilleHigh pitcher Scott Martin en-ters the lair of the BerlinRedcoats.
But Martin’s life in base-ball has come full circle fromthose spirited high schooldays. He was still wearingthat familiar color blue onhis latest return to SagePark, but the cap was embla-zoned with an ‘S’ – forStafford High School. Mar-tin, a 1995 PHS grad, is in hiseighth season as head coachat the Class S school afterplaying professionally forfour seasons.
Martin reaped the benefitsof playing for both retiredPlainville coach RobFreimuth and Leo Veleas,who is now in his 26th yearmentoring the Redcoats. Ve-leas was his coach when heplayed for the MiddletownGiants of the New EnglandCollegiate Baseball Leaguein 1997 and 1998.
The blue in his heart andthe red that rubbed off onhim during the Giants yearsdim the rivalry flame a little,
but it still simmers within.“A little bit but not a whole
lot,” Martin said Saturday, af-ter his Stafford club droppedan 8-2 verdict to the Redcoats.“It’s different teams now andit’s a different thing coach-ing, but I don’t forget. Thingsgo on when I see Leo overthere and I saw some of theold Berlin guys over there,too.
“Definitely some of itseeps back to where wewere.”
Martin graduated fromPlainville in 1995, hisscholastic career capped by a15-3 stomping of Maloney inthe Class L final. The BlueDevils won ‘L’ crowns in 1992and 1993, and finished secondto South Windsor in 1994.
He went on to pitch fourseasons at CCSU, where heremains second in careerstrikeouts. He was subse-quently selected in the 17thround by the Los AngelesDodgers in the 1999 amateurdraft and turned in two solidcampaigns in Class A. Whenthe Dodgers released him, hepitched two seasons of inde-pendent league ball beforeembarking on a career in ed-ucation.
The young men of Staffordreap the benefits.
“The town itself has em-braced our style of play,” hesaid. “I tried to bring a lot ofthe Plainville aspects into itas far as hard work, little de-tails. We try to minimize themistakes. It’s been a good
journey for us.”He’s brought the program
along methodically since the1-19 finish the year before hearrived. The Bulldogs didnot qualify for the states intwo of his first three years.But in his fourth season –2009 – Stafford (17-8) went all
the way to the ‘S’ final beforelosing to Notre Dame-Fair-field. The Bulldogs havemade the states in three ofthe last four years and areheaded in that direction thisseason with the Berlin loss
Many familiar faces at Alumni FieldStraight From the Lip
By Ken LipshezThe Plainville Citizen
Spring is a time of re-birth inNew Eng-land.
The earthawakensfrom itswinterslumber,greensproutspushing aside the rem-nants of last fall’s growth.Red buds emerging on theoaks, maples, aspens andbirches that lead fromPlainville’s Alumni Fieldcomplex toward the red-
rock cliffs of BradleyMountain break up thesomber gray landscape thatwe annually come to en-dure from Novemberthrough March.
Somebody once said youcan’t go home again, butI’ve managed to do it. Myconnection with Plainvillebegan when I wore ayounger man’s clothes (fun-ny, how the waist lineswere smaller then).
The great stars ofPlainville sports in thosedays of the early 1990s arenow grown men andwomen. Some still livehere. Those who left tend todrift back now and then,
thanks in large part to thededication of those who ad-minister the PlainvilleSports Hall of Fame.
Speaking of that augustassemblage of town sports-men, I caught a glimpse ofmy great friend ByronTreado in the parking lotprior to the Lady Blue Dev-ils’ April 18 softball en-counter with Maloney. TheHall of Fame was Mr. Trea-do’s vision and as itsfounder he nurtured it forover a decade before pass-ing the reins to Keith Dam-ato about two years ago.
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Local golferssweep the week
The Plainville High golfteam stroked to a pair ofeasy CCC South victoriesagainst Middletown andPlatt last week.
Richard Hanson was themedalist in both matches.On April 16, he shot a 39 atrainy, wind-blown LymanOrchards in Middlefield tolead the Blue Devils to a168-213 win over Middle-town. Mike Costantinifired a 41, “proving he’s agamer,” Plainville coachSteve Guerriero said.
Senior Chris Utley card-ed a 43, Nick Lea notched a45 and Nick D’Amico fin-ished at 49.
“The team responded
well since the fiasco atTimberlin (a 211 againstBerlin April 11),” Guer-riero said.
Plainville moved to 3-1in the division on April 18by routing Platt, 169-240, atits home course of TunxisPlantation in Farmington.
Hanson fired a 2-over-par 37. Costantini shot a 41and Lea followed with a 42.Utley finished at 49 andLex Lawson scored a 52.
“Of note is that JarodRomankiw turned in a 50and Nick D’Amico, whowas moved to sixth, fired a41,” Guerriero said.
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Tickets are still availablefor the 72nd Gold Key Din-ner staged at the Aqua Turfin Southington Sunday, April28 by the Connecticut SportsWriters’ Alliance.
The 2013 Gold Key recipi-ents are former Duke basket-ball player Mike Gminski,ex-New Haven College bas-ketball player Gary Libera-tore, Staples-Westport trackand field/cross countrycoach John “Laddie”Lawrence, UConn field hock-ey coach Nancy Stevens andE.O. Smith-Storrs boys soc-cer coach John Blomstrann.
Gminski, a 6’11 center, at-tended Masuk High Schoolin Monroe before earningfirst-team All-America hon-ors at Duke and logging 14years in the NBA with theNets, 76ers, Hornets andBucks. Gminski, 53, is now aCBS sports analyst. Libera-tore scored a New England-record 3,176 points at New
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Dan and Theresa Lee ofBerlin are being honored asJohn Wentworth GoodSports, an award named af-ter the former New BritainHerald sports editor who im-mersed himself in communi-ty journalism.
The Lees suffered the lossof their son, former Redcoatgolfer and basketball playerRyan Lee, two years ago. Af-ter a mourning period, theLees and their friends beganthe Ryan Lee Foundation tohelp others in Berlin andCheshire, where Dan coach-
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The Hal Levy High SchoolAthletes of the year are An-sonia running back ArkeelNewsome and three-sportWilton High standout CaseyPearsall. The Doc McInerneyHigh School Coaches of theYear are Northwest Catholicgirls soccer coach ToddSadler and Suffield boyscoach Mark Beigel.
Greenwich’s Karen New-man, who competed in atriathlon hours after under-going chemotherapy treat-ment, will receive the BobCasey Courage Award.Robert Ehalt, formerly fromthe Norwalk Hour and nowat the New Haven Register,will receive the Art McGin-ley Award for his dedicationto the profession and theCSWA.
Along with the Lees, GoodSport Awards will go to AltonBrooks of New Britain, SidDiMaggio of New London,Bob Fontaine of Middletownand Bethel, Bill Pucci fromthe Naugatuck Valley andJim Tommins of FairfieldCounty.
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Proceeds from the GoldKey Dinner are earmarkedfor the Bohdan M. KolinskyMemorial Scholarship Fund,which provides financial as-sistance to college studentsfocusing on careers in sportsjournalism. Kolinsky, a pastpresident and treasurer of
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SoftballContinued from page 21
as well have the kids that areyounger start working on itand I think they did a finejob,” Micowski said. “Therewere a few plays where we gotthem to pop up that we didn’tsecure in our glove.”
But the difference in pitch-ing was a factor. Maloney aceJill Bedard struck out sevenand walked none. The Devilsyielded 10 walks (althoughonly one scored) and man-aged just one strikeout, forc-ing the defense to do almostall the work.
The CCC South is very un-yielding with the likes ofMaloney, the Bristol schools
FamiliarContinued from page 21
ise was tantamount in the or-ganization setting up an en-dowment fund, which willcarry the legendary storiesand protagonists of one ofConnecticut’s great sportstowns to generations yet un-born. In recent months,Treado bravely faced up to achallenging medical issue,and seeing him out andabout was sort of a home-coming celebration of sortsfor me. As is his way, Treadowas a man in a hurry that af-ternoon. He held up histhumb and pinky indicatingthat we have to talk but hehad to run. Thoughts of hisaccomplishments flittedthrough my mind as I satdown for the first pitch.
the CSWA, was the well-known and respected Hart-ford Courant communitysports editor who touchedthousands of athletes beforehis untimely passing in 2003at age 49.
AnnualContinued from page 22
Donations in Kolinsky’sname can be made by sendinga check made out to the BoKolinsky Scholarship Fundcare of CSWA, P.O. Box 70,Unionville, CT 06085. TheCSWA has provided nearly$50,000 for aspiring sportsjournalists over the last 20years.
and Berlin, and Micowski’sonly recourse is to hope heryouthful group can benefitfrom on-the-job training.
“That’s a very good soft-ball team we played againsttoday and our conference isfull of them,” she said. “Wehave to be willing to comeprepared and work hard inpractice so the few mistakeswe did make we limit in thefuture. …
“In my opinion we play inthe toughest division in theCCC softball-wise so teamsare all beating each other. It’sgoing to be who’s off andwho’s on that day.”
The loss was Plainville’sfirst after five straight winsto start the campaign.
“We liked the feel of get-
ting the ball rolling,” Mi-cowski said. “We can’t let[the Maloney loss] be a hur-dle, just a speed bump thatslows us down temporarily.”
Maloney coach ScottAresco, whose team re-turned from its Florida tripabout 12 hours before gametime and had to attend schoolin between, acknowledgedthat his team had been in atussle.
“This was the third teamin a row we played that wasundefeated,” he said. “We’replaying some pretty goodcompetition.”
Maloney stranded 12 run-ners and had two gunneddown at the plate. Plainvilleleft two runners aboard.
Players’ families and ahandful of diehard local soft-ball fans drifted in underrapidly graying skies, don-ning the necessary clothingto protect them from thebreeze growing colder by theminute.
One gentleman always insearch of local sports actionrarely missed a ballgame ofany kind at Alumni Field. Ican always count on JerryJoseph to show up and keepme company.
Mr. Joseph owns that dis-tinguished public addressvoice Plainville fans havebeen hearing for years atBlue Devil games indoorsand out.
As it is with all of us, hisgait isn’t as lively as it oncewas, but I wouldn’t want tobe the one who tells him he
shouldn’t be climbing themetal stadium stairs to hisbeloved perch that overseesthe gridiron in the fall andthe diamond in the spring.Neither will Plainville Highathletic director John Zad-nik. The dedication har-nessed by the trio of Zadnik,Joseph and Treado forPlainville sports could moveBradley Mountain.
Jerry and I chatted about
days gone by, striving to re-call the names that so readi-ly slip away when the mindgrows a bit older. We werejoined by another superbPlainville prodigy — theinimitable Romeo Martin.
Martin and his wife Don-na produced two finePlainville athletes in Ericand Scott.
Scott, a commandingright-handed pitcher on
those championship teamsin the early to mid-1990s wholater pitched at CCSU, had atwo-year whirl with theDodgers (1999-2000). I wishsomebody could explain tome how a kid goes 10-9 witha 3.57 ERA in 49 minorleague games and doesn’teven get a crack at Double-A.
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MartinContinued from page 21
leaving them at 5-3.“We have a pretty good
squad and we wanted to chal-lenge ourselves,” Martinsaid. “What better than tocome down here and playwhat’s traditionally a greatteam. Leo’s a great coach andthey certainly gave us a goodbattle.”
Martin refers to Stafford asthe conventional Class S
FamiliarContinued from page 23
Romeo wears a familiarblue cap, but wait a minute.The cap sports an ‘S’ ratherthan the Phillies-style ‘P’that was once shined likeone of those miner’s hel-mets. He thought he’d foolme because the color match-es the Blue Devils’ tone, butI can still tell my S’s frommy P’s, pal.
Why the ‘S’? Scott Martinhas carried the glorious les-sons he learned from retiredPHS coach Rob Freimuth,current skipper Lou Man-deville and late, legendaryBristol High grad and CCSUcoach George Redman, to thetown of Stafford Springs.Romeo still bleeds Plainvilleblue profusely, but there’s
some Stafford plasma mixedin.
The air is thick with remi-niscence that spans four is-sues over five or six decadesnear and dear to the three ofus – baseball, hot dogs, base-ball and pizza.
You Can’t Go Home Again.For your information, that
phrase was the name of aposthumously publishednovel by the great 20th cen-tury American authorThomas Wolfe. The story isabout a young author whomakes references to hishometown that meet withanger and derision from itsresidents. Wolfe uses the sto-ryline to vividly depictAmerican life in the 1920sand 1930s.
Well, this “young” authoris home again, and I hope thatI haven’t said anything to of-fend.
school. The Bulldogs com-pete in the North CentralConnecticut Conference,where the larger schools likeAvon and Ellington general-ly prosper. Martin hopes thatplaying bigger, traditionallysound baseball schools willmake his Bulldogs a tougher“out” come the middle ofnext month.
“Berlin hasn’t had thesuccess they were hoping forso far this year but if the waythey played [Saturday] is in-dicative of who they are,
they’re going to be a greatteam throughout the courseof the year,” he said.
Martin teaches at StaffordMiddle School and coachesthe Stafford girls varsity bas-ketball team.
“We were not extremelysuccessful this year, but it’sbeen a great experience,”Martin said. “The communi-ty’s embraced us. We have agreat athletic department.Hopefully we can continue towin some games and makesome noise in the Class S
tournament.”In addition to Freimuth
and Veleas, Martin playedfor the late George Redmanat Central Connecticut StateUniversity for four years.
“Lots of positive stuffover there,” he said.
After his selection by theLos Angeles Dodgers in the17th round of the 1999 ama-teur draft, he went 4-4 with a3.86 ERA in 16 games (15starts) for the Great FallsDodgers in the Pioneer(Short-Season Rookie)
League. Among his team-mates was current Red Soxoutfielder Shane Victorino.
He jumped to advancedClass A California Leaguethe next year, pitching in 33games (12 starts) for the SanBernadino Stampede. Heyielded fewer hits, fewerhome runs and raised hisstrikeout numbers but wasreleased by the Dodgers.
He pitched in the non-affil-iated Northern League withthe Sioux Falls Canaries in2001, posting a team-high 12victories (12-4, 3.45 ERA, 19games), and then briefly withthe Long Island Ducks of theAtlantic League. He spent hisfinal season with the Win-nipeg Goldeyes of the North-ern League, playing for for-mer Giants infielder HalLanier.
“I kind of mixed togetherall kinds of different things,”he said. “Stafford has beengreat. It’s an extremely smalltown and it took some time toget into it but right now it’sbeen pretty good and hope-fully we can do some positivethings the rest of the year.”
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with developmental disabilities, and Frederick Franklin Ma-sonic Lodge No. 14 of Plainville will host their Charity GolfClassic fundraiser Saturday, May 18.
The Hawk’s Landing Country Club in Southington is the ven-ue for the 18-hole scramble format tournament. Entrants will betreated to an early continental breakfast, snack bag, draft beerat the ninth hole, and a buffet lunch catered by Gnazzo’s FoodCenter of Plainville following play. The event will be capped offwith a silent auction, awards presentations and door prizes.
All proceeds benefit PARC’s healthy living programs andFredrick-Franklin’s college scholarship fund.
To play, sponsor the event, or to donate door prizes, contact Linda Garcia, PARC’s execu-tive director, (860) 747-0316.
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ered. Applications are avail-able through the office ofguidance counselor DeniseJacobsen.
The Plainville Fire Com-pany is accepting applica-tions for its fall 2013 scholar-ships. Plainville residentsare eligible. Applications areavailable at Plainville HighSchool, E.C. Goodwin Techni-cal School, St. Paul’s HighSchool, and at plainvillefire-co.com. Deadline to apply isMay 10.
For more information, con-tact the fire department ad-ministrative office at (860)747-4660.
DECA celebratesThe Marketing Education
and DECA Program will cele-brate its 35th anniversaryMay 23, 6 to 8 p.m., atPlainville High School. For-mer students, PlainvilleDECA presidents and offi-cers, parents, communitymembers and staff are invit-ed to join. The program willconsist of light food and re-freshments, video presenta-tion, brief speeches, an-nouncement of officers forFY 2013-2014 and the intro-duction of the new market-ing education teacher.
Steve Slomski will retire atthe end of the year and wouldenjoy spending an eveningwith his former students. Tohelp plan the event or RSVP,e-mail Slomski at [email protected].
Kindergartenregistration
Children who will be fiveyears old on or before Jan. 1,2014, are eligible for kinder-garten (full day program) inSeptember. Contact one ofthe following elementaryschools to obtain materialsfor kindergarten registra-tion: Linden Street School:(860) 793-3270; Louis ToffolonSchool: (860) 793-3280; FrankT. Wheeler School: (860) 793-3290.
ProjectGraduation
Project Graduation is anAll-Night drug and alcohol-free graduation party held inpartnership with the
Guiding EyesGuiding Eyes for the Blind has scheduledan open house for Saturday, April 27, 2 to 4p.m., at The Guilford Library, 67 Park St.,Guilford. Visitors will learn what it’s like tobe a Guiding Eyes puppy raiser, meetGuiding Eyes staff and volunteers andcuddle with guide dogs in training. Puppyraisers are volunteers that take eight -week-old puppies into their homes and love, nur-ture, and educate them for a 12- to 16-monthperiod before sending them off to their call-ing as a guide dog for a blind or visually im-paired person. For someone without sight, aGuiding Eyes dog provides life changingindependence, as well as unconditionallove and support. For more information,call 1-866-GEB-LABS (860-759-2449) or visitwww.guidingeyes.org/volunteer/puppy-raising/.
Plainville YMCA to provide asafe, fun-filled night for thesenior class.
The next meeting for Pro-ject Graduation volunteerswill be held Wednesday, May1, 7 p.m., at the YMCA, 149Farmington Ave.
For more information callDoreen Corriveau at (860)250-4443.
ReunionsSt. Thomas Aquinas,
New Britain, Class of 1963,50th Reunion, Oct. 5, 2013.More information is avail-able at www.aquinas1963.myevent.com.
Wilby High School, Wa-terbury, Class of 1958, is plan-ning a 55th Reunion, Satur-day, Sept. 7, at Amalfi’sRestaurant. For informationcall Marie at (203) 758-2591.
New Britain HighSchool, Class of 1977 is hav-ing a reunion on Saturday,Aug. 24. If interested emailcontact information to [email protected].
Volunteersneeded
Plainville CommunitySchools are in need of volun-teers for a variety of pro-
grams. Adult volunteers areneeded to serve as mentors,tutors and classroom helpersin each of the schools inPlainville. Volunteers areasked to give approximatelyone hour per week during theschool year.
If you are interested inpaying it forward in yourcommunity and making a dif-ference in the life of a
Plainville student, contactSue Bradley, volunteer coor-dinator, Plainville Communi-
ty Schools, (860) 793-3210, ext.212; [email protected].
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Fourth graders at Frank T. Wheeler Elemen-tary School recently explored the world ofelectricity with scientists from the High TouchHigh Tech Program. They learned how tomake current electricity by creating circuitswith batteries, wires, switches, bells, and lightbulbs. They experienced what static electrici-ty is and how it is created, and put togethertheir own electroscopes.
Attorney to speakAttorney Marilyn Denny of the Greater Hart-
ford Legal Aid, Inc. will speak at the senior cen-ter, Tuesday, May 7, 1 p.m., about the rights andchoices patients have regarding access to infor-mation related to their medical conditions andthe ability to make their own medical decisions.She will explain advance directives, living wills,health care agent and attorney-in-fact for healthcare decisions and health care power of attorney.Following the presentation, Denny will have alimited number of free private appointmentsavailable for those who would like to meet. Callthe senior center to register for this free program.
Setback winnersSetback tournament winners at the senior cen-
ter were: Feb. 25: first: Joan Oliveira, Bea Dumont;second: Lynne Krakauske, Lee Mills; third: CarolDiana, Pat Cancelli; March 4: first: Paul Martel,Joe Beaudin; second: Fran D’Addese, Jennie Asen-sio; third: (three-way tie) Sally Miller, Gail Kre-neck, Roy Kaine, Richard Nordgren, MadelineDrake, Flo Connelly; March 11: first: Joe Fortuna,Roger Willequer; second: Pat Landry, Bob Al-brecht; third: Tony Lusitani, Fran Bolduc.
LEGAL NOTICETOWN OF PLAINVILLE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the follow-ing action was taken by the Town Council ofthe Town of Plainville at meeting duly assem-bled on April 15, 2013:
1. Repeal ordinance entitled "OrdinanceAuthorizing the Formation of a Housing Partnership"
Dated at Plainville, Connecticut this 25th dayof April 2013.
Carol A. Skultety, Town Clerk& Clerk of the Town Council
LEGAL NOTICETOWN OF PLAINVILLE
INVITATIONS TO SUBMIT PROPOSALSCONNECTICUT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE ACT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Plainvilleis accepting proposals from community-based serviceorganizations which meet the requirements outlined inthe Connecticut General Statues 12-630aa et. seq.
The Connecticut Neighborhood Assistance Act TaxCredit Program is designed to provide funding formunicipal and tax exempt organizations. Areas thatqualify include but are not limited to Energy Conserva-tion, Employment and Training, Childcare Services,Neighborhood Assistance, and Substance Abuse.Proposals should be submitted on or before MondayMay 6th, 2013 to the following:
Office of the Town ManagerTown of Plainville
One Central SquarePlainville, CT 06062
All proposals must include the following:1. A description of the program.2. The neighborhood area involved.3. An explanation of why the service is needed.4. Goals of the program.5. The estimated amount required to be
invested in the program.6. The plan for implementation.
Applications may be obtained from the Office of theTown Manager at the above address or via the internetat www.ct.gov/DRS. Dated at Plainville, Connecticut this23rd day of April 2013.
Shirley Osle Assistant Town Manager
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TOWN OF PLAINVILLEBUDGET TOWN MEETING
APRIL 30, 2013
THE LEGAL VOTERS OF THE TOWN OFPLAINVILLE and such owners of property asare permitted by law to vote at Town Meetingare hereby duly warned and given notice thatthe annual Town Meeting will be held onTuesday April 30, 2013 between 6:00 a.m.and 8:00 p.m. at the Plainville Fire House, 77West Main Street solely for the purpose ofvoting on the General Government Budgetand the Board of Education Budget for FiscalYear 2013-2014 as proposed by the TownCouncil and published in a legal notice onApril 18, 2013.
In accordance with the Charter of the Town ofPlainville, should the Town Meeting fail toadopt either budgets at the first so called onthe Last Tuesday in April, the Town Meetingshall be adjourned to the Second Tuesday inMay and subsequently adopted, in accor-dance with the provisions of Chapter VII Sec-tion 6 of said Charter.
Dated at Plainville, Connecticut this 25th dayof April, 2013.
Carol A. Skultety, Town Clerk& Clerk of the Town Council
LEGAL NOTICEZONING BOARD OF APPEALSPLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT
The Zoning Board of Appeals of Plainville,Connecticut will hold a Public Hearing onMonday May 6, 2013, at 7:30 pm in thePlainville Municipal Center, One CentralSquare, Plainville Connecticut, Room 304 tohear and consider the following application:
NEW BRITAIN AVENUE
Application #13-05-01, DDR Corporation -Connecticut Commons of Beachwood, Ohioseeks a variance to Article 4, Basic Stan-dards, Section 4.02 Signs, Sub-section 4Signs in Commercial and Industrial Zones,Paragraph A2 Attached Signs to permit theinstallation of a detached sign totaling 98.2square feet in lieu of the requirementsrestricting the installation of an attached signtotaling no more than 85 square feet for aretail building known as 286 New BritainAvenue.
Dated at Plainville, Connecticut this 25th dayof April.
Gail Pugliese, Secretary Plainville Zoning Board of Appeals
PUBLIC/ LEGALNOTICES
LEGAL NOTICEPLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSIONPLAINVILLE,
CONNECTICUT
The Town of Plainville Plan-ning and Zoning Commis-sion will conduct a PublicHearing Tuesday, April 9,2013 at 7:30 p.m. at thePlainville Public LibraryAuditorium, 56 East MainStreet, Plainville, CT, to con-sider the following items:
Zoning regulation textamendments for thePlainville Planning and Zon-ing Commission as follows:1) Sec 4.12 - outdoor woodburning furnaces; 2) Sec.4.05 - fences; 3) Sec.1.02.B.1 and 1.04.A.I -home occupations; 4) Sec.1.04.A - accessory apart-ments; 5) Sec. 2.04.C resi-dential/commercial mixeduse; 6) Sec. 1.02.B and1.04H - commercial vehiclestorage; 7) Sec. 1.03.B -attached garages.
The files are available forpublic inspection at theDepartment of TechnicalServices in the PlainvilleMunicipal Center. In addi-tion, you may access thisinformation at www.plainvil-lect.com. Navigate to Plan-ning and Zoning Commis-sion's page and click on"News" to view each pro-posed amendment.
At this hearing, interestedpersons may appear and beheard, and written commu-nications may be received.
Any person requiring spe-cial assistance in order toattend and/or participate inthis public hearing may callthe Department of TechnicalServices at (860) 793-0221before noon on Friday, April5, 2013.
Respectfully submitted,
David Thompson, Secretary Planning and ZoningCommission
Dated at Plainville, CTThis 21st day ofMarch, 2013
LEGAL NOTICETOWN OF PLAINVILLE
INVITATION TO BIDBID # 2013-14
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Plainvilleis receiving bids for the sale of ice cream products,snack foods not requiring cooking, and soft drinks atNorton Park in Plainville Connecticut.
Information for bidders, specifications, and proposalforms are available from the Office of the Town Manager,One Central Square, Plainville, Connecticut.
Sealed bids will be received at the Office of the TownManager, One Central Square, Plainville, Connecticutuntil 3:00 p.m., Monday, May 6, 2013 at which time saidbids will be opened and read aloud.
The Town of Plainville reserves the right to accept orreject any or all bids and award said bid in the best inter-est of the Town.
Bids shall be sealed and marked on the front of theenvelope:
"Bid # 2013-14/Concession-Park"Dated at Plainville, Connecticut this 18th day of April 2013.
Shirley OsleAssistant Town Manager
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Down payments as low as $988Plus tax & reg. (203) 269-1106
Thursday, April 25, 2013 — The Plainville Citizen 29
SIDING
Siding, Roofing, Windows,Decks, Sunrms, Additions
203-237-0350CT Reg. #516790
Gonzalez Construction
Roofing, siding, windows, decks,gutters & remodeling.
203-639-0032info@
gonzalezconstructionllc.comFully Lic & Ins Reg #577319
Siding, Roofing, Windows,Decks, Remodeling Gutters
CT Reg#570192
((220033)) 663399--11663344
CPI HOME IMPROVEMENTHIGHEST Quality-Kitchen/Bath
Siding ● Roofing Windows ●Remodeling ● Decks ● Gutters
Additions ●Credit cards accepted 203-634-6550 CT Reg #0632415
TREE SERVICES
GARY WODATCH LLCTree Removal, All calls returnedReg #0620397. Quick courteousservice. Office 203-235-7723 orCell 860-558-5430
LLAAVVIIGGNNEE’’SSTTRREEEE SSEERRVVIICCEE
IN BUSINESS 31 YRS.Tree removal. Stump grinding. Crane Service. Free Estimates.Fully insured. 203-294-1775lavignestreeservicellc.com
NEW England Tree Service LLC,fully licensed & insured. Topquality work, 24 hr storm serv-ice. Refs avail. Free est. CT Reg0608736. Call (203) 699-TREE
CLEANING SERVICES
A.B.M. CLEANING SERVICEComplete janitorial service. 26yrs exp. Guaranteed results, freeest. Call Bill at (203) 537-7059
ROOFING
ROOFS R US LLC. All typesRoofing, Remodeling, Windows,Repairs, Siding. Since 1949.Decks, Gutters, & Additions Call203-427-7259 Lic #635370
CCHHLLOOEE’’SS HHoommee SSoolluuttiioonnss LLLLCCQuality products, prompt
service, & excellent instal-lation at fair prices. Roof-ing, Siding, Decks, Paint,Home Repairs & Remodels.Lic & Ins HIC #0631419
Credit Cards AcceptedCCaallll ((220033)) 663311--22999911
Roofing, Siding, Windows, Decks, Remodeling Gutters
CT Reg#570192
((220033)) 663399--11663344
C&M CONSTRUCTION*THE ROOFING SPECIALIST*
10% OFF cmconstructionct.com203-630-6459 CT Reg #608488
CPI HOME IMPROVEMENTHIGHEST Quality- Kitchens/Bath
Siding ● Roofing Windows ●Remodeling ● Decks ● Gutters
Additions ●Credit cards accepted 203-634-6550 CT Reg #0632415
SERVICES OFFERED
Cornerstone FFeennccee & Orna-mental Gates. All types offence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert.Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237-GATE. CT Reg #601060
T.E.C. Electrical Svc LLCAll Phases of Electrical Work
24 hr. Emergency Service SMALL JOBS WELCOME
203-237-2122
SIDING
RROOOOFFIINNGG,, SSIIDDIINNGGWWIINNDDOOWWSS AANNDD MMOORREE
Free Estimates/Fully InsuredReg #604200/Member BBB
860-645-8899
PLUMBING
MEDINA SSeewweerr && DDrraaiinnCClleeaanniinngg SSeerrvviicceess LLLLCC
Quality work at affordableprices. 24hr Service.
BBeennnnyy MMeeddiinnaa 220033--990099--11009999
SIMPLY DEVINE PLUMBINGNo job too big or small.
15% discount on all service.(203)514-0434
POWER WASHING
AA--11 QQuuaalliittyy PPoowweerrwwaasshhiinnggHHOOTT WWAATTEERR,, LLOOWW RRAATTEESS
Call Dennis 203-630-0008
PPOOWWEERR WWAASSHHIINNGGIs Spring Cleaning
On the outside. FREE ESTIMATES. #569127
Call Kevin 203-440-3279
ROOFING
RROOOOFFIINNGG,, SSIIDDIINNGGWWIINNDDOOWWSS AANNDD MMOORREE
Free Estimates/Fully InsuredReg #604200/Member BBB
860-645-8899
Siding, Roofing, Windows,Decks, Sunrms, Additions
203-237-0350CT Reg. #516790
GonzalezConstruction
★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★Roofing, siding, windows,
decks, gutters & remodeling. ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★
220033--663399--00003322info@
gonzalezconstructionllc.comFully licensed/insured.
Reg #HIC577319
LAWN & GARDEN
J&J Lawn Services- Res & Comm.Lawn cutting. Weekly/bi-weeklysvs. Neighborhood discountsgiven. Shrub clipping & flowerbed maint. Owner operated.Fully ins. Call John 203-376-6764
ROTOTILLINGGarden Bill with Troy Bilt. No
garden too small. (203) 294-1160
MASONRY
W. BOOBER MASONRY25 yrs exp in all types of masonry
CT Reg # 0626708Call 203-235-4139
LENA’S MASONRYFamily tradition, Over 25 yrs expe-
rience. Walkways, stone walls,veneer, brick, concrete, stucco &repairs. Free estimates. Lic. &ins. CT #600890 (203) 732-4544
JIMMY’S Masonry - Stone Walls,Steps, Walkways, Patios, Chim-neys. All types masonry work. 28yrs exp. Lic., Ins’d. Free estimate.860-274-4893 CT Reg# 604498
MNA SERVICES MASONRY andCHIMNEY work. Repair, relining& construction. Waterproofing.Inspections. Lic. & Insured.FREE estimates, SENIOR DISC.203 714-7143 or203 600-9439.NAUGATUCK CT
PAUL’S MASONRYNew & Repairs. Stone walls,arches, chimneys, sidewalks,fireplaces. Free est. #614863.
220033--770066--99228811
SOUZA AND SON MASONRY New Construction & Repairs,Masonry. Call 203-456-0914.www.themasonryshop.com
HIC #0609635
PAINTING/WALLPAPERING
AA--11 QQUUAALLIITTYY PPAAIINNTTIINNGGSpecializing in Wood/Aluminumsiding. Low rates. Reg#533474.
Call Dennis 203-630-0008
PAINTING R US. House Painting/ Int. Painting.
Family Run since 1949. Custom Wall Designs.
Call 203-427-7259 HIC #635370
HALLMARK PAINTING, LLCInterior and Exterior
Also Pressure Washing,Reg & Ins HIC#0634264
203-269-3369
PAVING
DD && GG PPAAVVIINNGGOver 25 yrs exp. Paving, seal
coating, concrete work. CTReg#0577005. 203-237-6058
TRUCKS & VANS
1998 Dodge Quad Cab 4x4 with Tahoe Cover.
136,000 miles, Asking $3,200Call 203-640-3801
SUV’S
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CCAARRSS SSttaarrttiinngg AAtt $$119999 DDoowwnn24 Month/2400 Mile Warranty
LLEETT UUSS GGIIVVEE YYOOUU AA FFRREESSHH SSTTAARRTTTax, Title, Fees Additional
Apply Now BBCChheevvyynnooww..ccoomm203-232-2600 Darrell
HHyyuunnddaaii SSaannttaa FFee 22000088Stock# 4104A
Call Nick The Hyundai Guy
((220033)) 881188--33330000
OOllddssmmoobbiillee SSiillhhoouueettttee GGLLSS 22000022$3,488
6 Cylinder, 4 Spd Auto30 Day 1,500 MILE WARRANTY
BUY HERE - PAY HERE!Down payments as low as $988
Plus tax & reg. (203) 269-1106
Looking fora friend?
Find littersof critters inMarketplace.
TRUCKS & VANS
Contact Dan the “Five Star Auto Man”
at Richard Chevrolet in Cheshireat 203-250-5952
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DDOODDGGEE RRAAMM 33550000 11999999Cummings 6 cyl Turbo-
diesel. 5 speed. 4WD. Hi-Lorange. HD-PKG. 12000 GVW.Iroquois H.D. Dump Body.5 Ton Hoist. Trailer hitch.Fisher 9’ electric hydraulic4-way mini mount snow-plow. 125,000 miles. Wellmaintained. 2011 Full BodyRestoration -Fenders, cab-corners, rocker panels, newpaint. $$1111,,550000 NNeeww PPrriiccee!!
IINNTTEERRNNAATTIIOONNAALL44990000 DDiieesseell 11999900
16’ Dump Body. Trailer Hitch.12 ton hoist. 5 Spd. 2 speedaxle. Air brakes. Largebehind-cab mechanic boxes.very solid, professionallymaintained.
$$66,,550000 NNeeww PPrriiccee!!
EEQQUUIIPPMMEENNTT TTRRAAIILLEERRBed 6’ 3” x 12’.
Folding Ramps. 15” wheels. $$335500,, NNeeww PPrriiccee!!
88’’ YYOORRKK RRAAKKEE33 pptt hhiittcchh ((ffoorr ttrraaccttoorr))..
Sold
CCaallll ((220033)) 227722--99557744
FORD F-150 FX4 2010Tuxedo Black, 25,000 mi,
Luxury Package, Leather InteriorTow Package, Backup Assist,Power Rear Window, Bedliner,Bed Cover, Microsoft Sync,6-CD Changer, 5.4L V8, ABS,P Moon/Sunroof, 4X4, 8 Cyl,heated seats. Driven on week-ends only and was my second-ary vehicle. Garage kept.
$29,000(203) 848-7366 Wallingford, CT
Ayudamos personas sin crédito o con mal
crédito! Favor de llamar a RRyyaann MMoonnttaallvvoo
((220033)) 225500--55994499Bad Credit? We help out people withbad credit and no credit!Please call Ryan at (203) 250-5949
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Mal Crédito?
TRUCKS & VANS
CCHHEEVVYY CCAAVVAALLIIEERR 220000$2,788
4 Cylinder. Automatic.30 Day 1,500 MILE WARRANTY
BUY HERE - PAY HERE!Down payments as low as $588
Plus tax & reg. (203) 269-1106
CCHHEEVVYY TTAAHHOOEE LLTTZZ 220011114 WD, Automatic
$45,988 Stock#1283
CCHHEEVVYY TTAAHHOOEE 220000554WD, Automatic
$12,988 Stock#3058B
DDOODDGGEE DDAAKKOOTTAA 220000114WD, Club Cab, 6.5 Ft Box $6,988 Stock# 3208B
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APARTMENTSFOR RENT
MER. Furnished Apts. East SideIncl Heat, HW, Elec. 1 BR, 1st Fl,$845/mo+sec. 1BR, 2nd Fl $801/mo+sec. 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm or Meridenrooms.com
MERIDEN -WALLINGFORD LINELarge 2 BR Luxury Condo. Walkin Closet, & Laundry. No pets!
$895 + utilitiesCall 203-675-7326
MMEERRIIDDEENN 1, 2, 3, & 4 BRs Startingat $580/mo. West Side - CLEANSec & Refs a must! Off St Park-ing. No dogs. Sec 8 approved. 1stMonth FREE! (203) 537-6137
MERIDEN 1-2 BR Hubbard ParkCentral Air/Heat. 775 West MainStreet. $795-$995/mo. + utils.No pets. Call Niki 203 992-5605or Chino 203 935-6224
MERIDEN 1023 Old Colony Rd.22 BBRR AAvvaaiillaabbllee
Starting at $800. Heat & HW incl.Off St. Parking. 203-886-7016
MMEERRIIDDEENN 1BR & 2 BRStove, heat & hot water incl.
Lease, sec & refs. 203- 239-7657 or 203-314-7300
MERIDEN 2 Bedrooms, 3rd Fl.5 Rooms, newly remodeled, offstreet parking, w/d hookups,no pets, $900 plus utilities, ref-erences. 203-671-9644
MERIDEN 2 BR, 1st Floor177 Foster Street Stove & Refrig,Ceiling Fans, tile floors. Elec heatw/separate zones, lg yard. Off stparking. $875. 203 634-3210
MERIDEN 2 BR/5 RM, 1st Flr.Off St. Park, W/D Hookup, NewAppli, Stove & Refrig, NewHigh Efficiency Gas Furnace.$850/mo + sec. 860-690-5555
MERIDEN 3 BR 1st Floor LR DR.All rms are very large w/ clos-ets. Off St. Parking. Stove &Refrig, 1mnth & sec. $975/mo.203-687-2032
MUSICAL INSTRUMENT& INSTRUCTIONS
2 Guitars J.ReynoldsAcoustic/Electric w/ hard case.$150; Dean 3 quarter size Black,Electric w/ soft case. $150; $250for both. Call Mike 203-631-2211
GGUUIITTAARR LLEESSSSOONNSSHHaarrtttt SScchhooooll GGrraadduuaattee
All levels & style. Beginnerswelcome. Learn the right way!
CCaallll BBoobb ((220033)) 221133--00007788
MMuussiicc BByy RRoobbeerrttaaPPeerrffoorrmmaannccee && IInnssttrruuccttiioonn..
VVooiiccee LLeessssoonnss All Ages and Lev-els Welcome. PPiiaannoo LLeessssoonnssBeginner to Intermediate.
((220033)) 663300--99229955
CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT
MERIDEN 3 RMs Unfurnished.H& HW incld. Sliding door todeck. Pool & laundry facilities.$750-$800/mo. 203-733-9647
APARTMENTSFOR RENT
FFllaannddeerrss WWeesstt AAppttssSSoouutthhiinnggttoonn
Studio & 1 Bedroom AptsAffordable Housing for quali-fied applicants 50 yrs of age orolder. Amenities Include: Com-puter Learning Center, TV/Games Lounge, Laundry Facili-ties, Off Street Parking, FreeBus Service to local shoppingctrs. On site: Resident Serv.Coord. Small Pets Accepted
Please call 860-621-3954 forinformation. TTY: 711
WANTED TO BUY
AAllwwaayyss Buying All Contents ofEstates. Antique, old toys &
collectibles. furniture,costume jewelry, etc.
Call or stop by Frank’s, 18 S. Orchard St. Wallingford. 203-269-4975 or 203-284-3786
Open Mon.-Sat. 9am-5pm
ALWAYS BUYING CASH PAIDVintage Electronics, Amps, Musi-cal Instruments, Guitars, Radios,Ham Equipment, CB, HiFi, AudioEquipment. 860-707-9350
ALWAYS Buying Hand Tools.Old, Used, and Antique HandTools. Carpentry, Machinist,Engraving and WorkbenchTools. If you have old or usedtools that are no longer beingused, call with confidence.Fair & friendly offers. Pleasecall Cory 860-322-4367
CITY RECYCLING will PPAAYY CCAASSHH for scrap steel,
copper, aluminum, cars &trucks! CALL 860-522-927330 Fishfry St, Hartford, CT
CLEAN FILL WANTEDMeriden Area
(203) 537-0399 Ask for Rob.
DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESS Buying Collectibles,
Jewelry & Silver. China,Glass, Military, Musical.Anything old & unusual.
Single item to an estate.220033--223355--88443311
MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE
2244 PPeeooppllee NNeeeeddeeddTO LOSE 5-100 LBS!
DOCTOR RECOMMENDED!www.healthylife4youtoo.com
((220033)) 771155--22777799
CABELA Telescoping DogRamp One year old.
Top condition. $100 firm. Call (203) 284-9742
COMPOST BOXBlack Plastic
$25. 203-265-5321
COMPUTER MONITOR (AOC)Flat Screen. 22”. Black. $50.
203-237-3396
DESK 59.5 x 23.5 x 28.752 drawers, 1 cabinet. Looks good. $50 or Best Offer. 860 302-1048
FREEHorse Manure
Call Mike 203-599-8915
GAS GRILL - Double Burner On Wheels. Comes with a spare
20 lb propane tank (full). Paid $500- Sell for $99.
860 628-8112
MISC. Shirley Temple Items forSale. For More Information
Call 203-237-6978
PRO FORM Air Walker XTExcellent condition. $25.Call Terry 203-237-1991
TANTURI 401 STAIR CLIMBER $50.
203-235-6607
WOOD, FUEL &HEATING EQUIPMENT
A New 33 Ton Spliter, 2 way,Tow, Honda Motor, Troy Bilt,$2800 New; $2100 Firm. ComeRun it. Mike 203-631-2211
SPORTING GOODS &HEALTH
PISTOL PERMIT CERTIFICATION CLASS
Required for CT applicants. $110
Call 203-415-1144
ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES
AALLLL CCAASSHH FFOORR MMIILLIITTAARRYY
IITTEEMMSS220033--223377--66557755
SWIMMING POOLS &SPAS
FREE 15X30 2006 pool, goodcondition. Come get it. Call(203) 269-4490.
HOT TUB: 5/6 person, 40 jetsw/ all options. Never used.Cost $7000, Sacrifice $2950.Can Deliver. 203-232-8778
WANTED TO BUY
1, 2 OR 3 ITEMS OR AN ESTATE
$$$ CA$H $$$220033--223377--33002255
Estate sale service. Costume Jewelry, Antiques, paintings,
Meriden-made items, toys, lamps.
1-2 ITEMS Silverware, China, Glass.
Furniture. 50’s Items. Whole Estates.
203-238-3499
PETS & LIVESTOCK
AKC LABRADOR PUPSYellow & Black. First shots
Call 860-347-9388 Leave Message
ATTENTION DOG OWNERS! Dog Obedience Classes starting
April 8 at Cheshire Park & Rec.Bruce Gianetti, Phil Huntington,& Kathy Queen - Instructors.Call 203-272-2743 9am-4pm.After 6pm Call 203-235-4852.
BEAUTIFUL Pug Puppies. Home Raised
Purebred with Papers
$850 Call 203-213-5189
YORKIE, Yorkie-Poo, BulldogsChihuahua, Puggles, Bostons,Rotties, Beagles, German Shep-herds, Labs, Bengal Kittens.Mixed Breeds, Rescues Avail-able. $150+ Call 860 930-4001.
FURNITURE &APPLIANCES
$150 QUEEN MATTRESS SETBrand Name Queen pillow topmattress and box. NEW in plas-tic. Must sell! Call/Text Jim.
860-709-7667
$250 KING MATTRESS SETBrand Name King pillow topmattress with box. NEW inplastic. Must sell! Call/TextJim. 860-709-7667
AAFFFFOORRDDAABBLLEEWashers, Dryers,
Refrigerators and Stoves.
AApppplliiaannccee RReeppaaiirrssWill Deliver
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CCiinnddyy’’ss UUnniiqquuee SShhooppCCOONNSSIIGGNNMMEENNTT
32 North Colony St., Wallingford((220033)) 226699--99334411
TTwwoo lleevveellss,, 11880000 SSFF ooff CCoonnssiiggnneeddHHoommee DDeeccoorr && FFuurrnniisshhiinnggss
30 Day Layaways Available$5 Off a purchase of $25 or more$10 off a purchase of $100 or more
Check us out on FacebookAmple Free Parking in Our Lot
Free Gift w/$15 or more purchaseMon-Fri 9:30-5, Sat 10-5, Sun 11-3
CORNER Solid Oak Entertain-ment Center. 5ft x 2ft deep.Fits 34 inch TV. Asking $300 w/TV included. Also Dining RmTable. 62 in. L x 38 in. W. 2extra leafs w/ 6 chairs. Asking$150. Call 203-265-0653
MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE
AAMMEERRIICCAANN GGIIRRLLHorse Accessories Including:
Our Generation HorseLike new. Asking $40.
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MOTORCYCLESATV’S, ETC.
2007 Honda Shadow Spirit 1100CC in Black. Saddle Bags,Windshield, Foot Boards, BackRest, Luggage Rack. 9,000Miles. Asking $4,500 Call 203-238-1645 or Cell 203-631-1929
2011 Harley Davidson 1200Sportster. Black & Silver. 50Miles. Brand New, Ridden Once!$9500. Call (203) 314-0004.
CCHHEEVVYY CCRRUUZZEE LLTT 22001122Was 22,895 NOW 16,995
Save $4500 off MSRPStock # 4811L12
Proof of Job, Proof of Addressand Blasius Will Give You a Loan
110000%% GGuuaarraanntteeeeddAsk for Darrell
11 888888 220077--33668822
HARLEY-DAVIDSON FLSTNHrtg Sftl Nostalgia 1994 CowGlide 16,000 miles. S&S Carb,Dual Fishtail Exhaust, LoweringKit, Windshield, Chrome,Chrome, Chrome. Original Sad-dle Bags, Passenger Seat, SissyBar. Maintained Regularly.
Must See. $15,000 Or Best Offer860-829-8952
CAMPER & TRAILERS
2003 POP-UPThis Camper is in Excellent Con-
dition. It sleeps six comfort-ably. Sink, Refrigerator, Stove,Heater, Awning. 203-440-2211.
$3500 Or Best Offer.
PETS & LIVESTOCK
SSuummmmeerr PPrrooggrraammss && LLeessssoonnssRosehaven Stables, LLC
Meridenwww.rosehavenstables.com
203-238-1600
SUV’S
SSAATTUURRNN VVUUEE 22000055Stock# 18713 $8,250
Don't miss... Call Chris at 203 250-5952
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AUTOMOBILESWANTED
CITY RECYCLING will PPAAYY CCAASSHH for scrap steel,
copper, aluminum, cars &trucks! Call 860-522-9273
30 Fishfry St, Hartford, CT
JUNK VEHICLES Dead or Alive. Paying Cash
Fast, Free Pick Up220033--663311--00880000
oorr 220033--663300--22551100
MOTORCYCLESATV’S, ETC.
22001100 HHOONNDDAA CCIIVVIICC LLXX$$1133,,999944
Loaded 4 Cyl ● Stock # 2719AAQAsk for Darrell
11 888888 220077--33668822Proof of Job, Proof of Address
and Blasius Will Give You a Loan110000%% GGuuaarraanntteeeedd
BBUUIICCKK LLAACCRROOSSSSEE 22001122$24,998
6 TO CHOOSE FROMSSAAVVEE UUPP TTOO $$1111,,000000 ooff MMSSRRPP
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CCAARRRRIIEERRSS WWAANNTTEEDDCome join our fast growing team of contracted adult carrierswho earn up to $13,000.00 annually delivering newspapersfor up to 2 hours in the early morning.
It is a great way to subsidize your annual income withoutinterfering with your regular job or quality time at home.
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OPEN HOUSE RESIDENTIAL INSTRUCTORSFull Time & Per Diem •2nd & 3rd shifts
Wednesday, April 24 • 3-6 pm(Doors close at 5:30)
The Institute of Professional Practice, Inc. seeks empathetic, energetic individuals committed to teaching, mentoring & supporting adults with developmental disabilities in our residential group homes in the Greater New Haven, Middletown and Waterbury Areas.You will assist our residents with personal care and daily living activities in their home and in the community. A HS diploma/GED, reliable transportation and a valid drivers license are required. Experience working in a residential setting is preferred. We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefi t plan. DMV/criminal background checks and drug screening will be conducted. Applicants must complete an application and present a valid drivers license prior to an interview. To request an application in advance please email [email protected] or call 203.317.2700 x110. EOE
1282667MEDICALMEDICALCAREERSCAREERSVViissiittiinngg NNuurrssee SSeerrvviicceess,, IInncc..
ooff SSoouutthheerrnn CCoonnnneeccttiiccuuttEstablished Home Care Agency is looking for experienced homecare professionals to work inthe Meriden area.
RRNN CCaassee MMaannaaggeerrss● Excellent Salary and Benefits● Manageable Case Load● Bilingual Nurse a PlusPlease call Tracy at 203-281-5500Fax Your Resume to 203-287-1203
email to [email protected]
HELP WANTED
RESTAURANT. ExperiencedLine Cook. Apply in personTues-Sun. Time Out Taverne,100 New Haven Rd, Durham.
SEEKING Experienced E-2Licensed Electrician andApprentice with 1-2 YearsExperience. Residential, Indus-trial, Commercial. Competitivewages and benefits package.(203) 272-9521 EOE
SEEKING EXPERIENCEDE-2 licensed Electrician &
Apprentice with 1-2 yrs. experi-ence. Residential, Industrial,Commercial. Competitivewages & benefits package.
(203) 272-9521 EOE.
WAREHOUSE Associate neededfor fast pace environment. Pick-ing, Packing, & Labeling oforders. Must be a responsible &detailed oriented person capa-ble of multi tasking. Otherduties include loading & unload-ing of trucks. Must have experi-ence in fork lifts & material han-dling equipment. Must be capa-ble of lifting up to 60 lbs. Faxresume to Ray at (203) 284-0886
HELP WANTED
GUARD Looking for someoneto patrol private property.
Reply: PO Box 373Middlefield, CT 06455
THERAPEUTIC RECREATIONDIRECTOR sought bySouthington Care Center, aSNF/Rehab center practicingPlanetree Resident-Centeredcare. We seek a creative ener-getic individual holding TRD orCTRS credentials. This FT ben-efitted position works withboth short term rehab & longterm residents providingassessments, facilitatingleisure interest & developingthe exploration of Arts &Humanities individually & ingroup format. Ability to beinnovative & to think outsidethe Therapeutic Recreation boxa must. Please send resume &letter of intent to Kate Keefe [email protected]
HELP WANTED
SSeeccuurriittyy GGuuaarrddFFuullll ttiimmee aanndd PPeerr
DDiieemm PPoossiittiioonnssAAvvaaiillaabbllee
Schedules vary based onfacility needs, but willinclude some weekends,holidays and overnightshifts. Position alsorequires some light mainte-nance duties. Securitylicense required. Apply inperson Mon – Fri 8am-7pm or weekends 10am-3pm 140 Cook Hill Road,Cheshire, CT. Or faxresume to 203-271-7794.No phone calls please.A/A,M/F,D/V,EOE.
HELP WANTED
PART TIME /Temp CustomerService 9:30-2:30/flex, Phone,Filing, some accounting exp.required. Send resume [email protected]
RRIIGGGGEERR//DDrriivveerrCT Based Rigging Company
seeking mechanically inclinedCDL A or B driver to servicegreater Hartford & WesternMA. Rigging or industrial mov-ing experience and or the abil-ity to operate heavy equipmentis preferred. Forklift certified aplus. William B. Meyer offerscompetitive salary and a com-prehensive benefits package.Qualified applicants please callMike @ 203-383-6287 or email
HELP WANTED
LAW OFFICE seeks clericalemployee with excellent aca-demic achievement, secretari-al skills, and capacity to learn.Experience in legal billing &TimeSlips program a plus.Send resume & salary require-ments to Hiring Partner, Brown& Welsh, P.C., P.O. Box 183,Meriden, CT 06450
NUCAP (FKA) Anstro MFG. isseeking 1st shift productiontoolmaker experienced in pro-gressive tooling. Ability to trou-bleshoot, repair, & changeoverdies for our Wolcott location.Must be dependable & reliable.Fill out an application at: 1 FrostBridge Rd. Watertown, CT06716. Or send resume to [email protected]
PIPE & STRUCTURALWELDERS/ Fitters, Pipe
Benders, Operators. Working 60hrs/wk in Wallingford, CT atNucor Steel. Must pass crafttest & drug screen. Fax resumeto (803)773-1855 or email [email protected] orcall 1-800-437-2089. EOE
PT/PD COMPANIONS: Days,Evenings, Weekends: workwith individuals with braininjuries. Minimum require-ments: HS Diploma or equiva-lent, experience working withdisabilities preferred.
PT LIVING SKILLS TRAINERS:Weekdays: work with individu-als with acquired brain injuries(ABI) Minimum requirements:HS Diploma abd 1 year experi-ence working with ABI. Note:must have reliable transporta-tion and valid drivers license.Interested applicants pleasemail resume / salary require-ments to: Project Genesis, Inc.P.O. Box 799, Willimantic, CT06226, fax to (860) 456-7417 oremail us at [email protected] Include REF ABIST230 onSubject Line EOE/AA.
HELP WANTED
ATTENTION AUTO TECHNICIANS !
A growing independent state ofthe art repair facility has animmediate opening for a FTapprentice technician/facilitymaintenance person, as well as“B level technicians”. Call Mikeat (860) 349-2273 for details &to schedule an interview.
BARTENDERS, Wait Staff, & GoGo Dancers for
Club Sinergee in Meriden, Call (203) 440-2750.
DIESEL TRUCK Mech wanted - prof. in
electrical / diagnostic CDLpreffered. Send resume to [email protected] or
Call 203-269-0177
DRIVER Class A CDL & MedicalCard. Must know how to drivetri-axle dump truck. Knowledgeof paving helpful. 203-294-0657
DRIVER Wanted, Class A CDLRequired with Paving
Experience. Good pay. Please Call (203) 284-1501
EDUCATIONAL PLAYCAREis looking for teachers, care-
givers, & a cook for its Walling-ford location. For the right per-son we will pay at the high endof the pay scale for our indus-try. For FT employees we pro-vide Health & Dental Ins. Vaca-tion & Sick Time. Life Insur-ance & a matching 401K plan.Subsidized childcare is avail-able for persons with children.Fax Resume to: 203-269-8328
EELLEECCTTRRIICCAALL && MMEECCHHAANNIICCAALLAASSSSEEMMBBLLEERR Worldwide manu-facturer has opening for heavyelectrical wiring assemblerand mechanical assembly work.Five years experience desired.FT with competitive pay andexcellent benefits. Email coverletter, resume and hourly ratehistory to [email protected] mail to PO Box 566, DurhamCT 06422. EOE
APARTMENTSFOR RENT
MERIDEN 4 1/2 Rooms, 2nd Fl.Stove & refrigerator. Off stparking. No Pets. $750. 1st &last month’s rent. SpringdaleAve. (203) 237-6194
MERIDEN Spacious 1 BR., 1 BA,On-Site Laundry & Parking,No Pets, Call 860-810-2941
MERIDEN You’ll like this pleas-ant 3 RM. Heat, HW, Cook GasIncluded. $750. Parking. Sm petOK. 38 Lincoln St. 727 565-8362Shown Anytime!
MERIDEN- 2 BD 2nd fl. off park-ing, wd hook up, appliances,$800 mo. plus security. Call203-515-2927
MERIDEN. 5 rooms - 2nd floor,washer/dryer hookups. Offstreet parking. Reasonable.203-848-9233.
MERIDEN. West side furn 1st flrstudio, includes heat, elec, hw.$180/wk plus sec. Call 12noon-8pm (203) 634-1195
www.meridenrooms.com
SPRING SPECIALMERIDEN- 1BR - $650/month.
HHEEAATT,, HHOOTT WWAATTEERR && EELLEECCTTRRIICC IINNCCLLUUDDEEDD..
Private balcony. 203-639-4868
WALFD 2 Bed, 2nd FL, GlassPorch, Appliances, WD hookup.Storage. Off st parking. No Pets.Very clean. Dead end st. Owner/Agent. $895. 203-269-7348
WALLINGFORD 1st FloorExtra Large 1 BR. South Main St.
No smoking or pets Security & Lease
$925 (203) 623-0987
WALLINGFORD 2 BR, 2 FamHome Nice Area. Modern.Stove & Refrig. Nice yard.Off St Park $1000. Avali 6-1No Pets. (203) 654-6190
WALLINGFORD 2nd Floor, 4 RM,2 BR North Main St Victorian.Credit Check Req. $1000/mo. +2 month sec. No smoking. Nopets. Avail 5/01. 203-269-5973
WALLINGFORD 2nd flr, 2 BRApt. Water & garbage included.Washer/dryer hookup. No smok-ing, no pets. $900/mo. Call 203-464-0766.
WALLINGFORD Lrg 2 BR TownHouse. 1 1/2 BA, W/D Hookups.New Carpet/Paint. NoPets/Smoking. 2 Car Off St. Park.1025/mo. + sec. 203-626-2320
WATERBURY - 2BR, LR, Kitch &Bath, Private & clean, 1st Flr,Off-Street Parking & near MassTransit, $750 plus utils. Section8 ready, Call (203) 379-0454
ROOMS FOR RENT
MERIDEN CLEAN SAFE ROOMSIncludes Heat, HW, Elec, Kit Priv.East Side. Off-st park. $125/wk.+ sec. Call 12-8pm 203-630-3823or www.Meridenrooms.com
NORTH HAVENMeadowstone Motel- Off I-91.
Satellite TV. Short Stay/Daily/Wkly. On Bus Line. 203-239-5333
PLAINVILLE Room in PrivateHome. Furnished/ unfurnished.C-Air, Swimming Pool, SmokerOK. love animals, I have one cat.No other animals allowed.Kitchen & laundry facilities.$525/mo. 860 747-2812
COMMERCIAL &INDUSTRIAL RENTALS
CHESHIRE INDUSTRIAL ZONEDMulti Use. Near 691. 1100+ sqft Offices (2 lavs/shower) and1100+ sq ft Warehouse/Shop(15ft overhead door). Will con-sider just leasing offices. $6.50/per sq ft nnn. Call 203-272-6478
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They are located in easy-to-find sections of yournewspaper. And they are fully accessible to everyone- unlike the internet, which is not accessible toeveryone.
Less than 10% of the U.S. population views a local,state or federal government website daily, accordingto the May 2009 release of U.S. Census Bureau,Annual Estimates of Resident Population.
This means more than nine out of ten people maynever see a given notice.
This compares dramatically to the fact that 83% ofadults read a community newspaper every week,according to the National Newspaper Association.
Furthermore, a public notice printed in thenewspaper produces a permanent record. The internetdoes not, nor does it assure timeliness. And anewspaper is archived for years; not subject tocomputer crashes and hackers.
Newspapers are easily verifiable, fully transparentand represent a secure third party who has nothing togain from any notice.
Connecticut’s recent ethical lapses shed a glaringlight on the full meaning of this problem. It’s likeputting the fox in charge of the hen house.
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