10-29-2010 town times

Volume 17, Issue 29 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, October 29, 2010

Pumpkins aplenty - just in time for HalloweenThe Abely family’s annualPumpkin Carving Partywas held at their house inDurham on Saturday, Oct.23. There were a fewkindergartners from JohnLyman School in atten-dance this year with theirfamilies: Andrew Abely,Sammie Dugan, DrueFleck, Alexandra Harris,Noah Ram, Elena Tellezand Tyler Warner. MadisonMiller and Dylan Abely,who attend the MiddlefieldChildren’s Center, also hada blast, as well as friendsand family, Mia Abely, EllieAbely and Scarlett RoseDoyle. The kids eitherpainted or carved pump-kins or made candy neck-laces. Here the kids pose infront of the finished prod-uct.Photos submitted by Stacey Abely

Water concerns highlighted at Durham selectmen’s meetingBy Stephanie Wilcox

Town Times

Residents from theDurham Heights and GasLight Village neighborhoodsin Durham, along with anNBC cameraman, showed upat the Board of Selectmanmeeting on Oct. 25 to discusssome residents’ concernswith water quality. Thehour-long dialogue betweenthe selectmen, town plannerGeoff Colegrove, town sani-tarian Bill Milardo and theresidents ultimately boileddown to whether or not it is

the homeowner’s responsi-bility to make sure theirdrinking water is clean.

Resident Donia Viola doesnot believe it should be. Vio-la, who requested the topicbe on the agenda, noted thata Middletown Press articlein August brought to her at-tention that 25 years ago bac-teria was prevalent inDurham’s Gas Light Village,Viola’s neighborhood,which is adjacent to DurhamHeights, and it was beingmonitored. It occurred to Vi-ola and her husband that “noone ever followed throughand monitored our wells.”The Viola’s went ahead andgot their wells tested for“our own piece of mind.”The results found coliform,though not fecal coliform.They chlorinated the water,and it is now clean, but “thebottom line is, when there is

a problem, we all have theright to know,” she said. “Idon’t want to sound bitter,but I am angry.”

According to Milardo, astudy was done in 1985 in re-sponse to cloudiness foundin some wells after a deten-tion pond in the Royal Oaksubdivision (which spansDurham and Middletown)was created. The results not-ed bacteria in some, whichput up a red flag. Recommen-dations were made at thetime, and residents were in-formed that it is their re-sponsibility to make suretheir drinking water isclean. He said no other prop-erty owners drilled newwells then or since.

Milardo noted that in theearly ‘90s, the town receiveda grant for approximately$50,000 to look at alternatewater sources at White’s

Farm and to drill three wellsin Durham Heights to see if amore modern-constructedwell would yield potable wa-ter. Of the three wells drilledat private homes, two hadpotable water, one had bacte-ria/minerals, and the ownerchose to continue using theolder well.

It was argued by First Se-lectman Laura Francis, Mi-lardo, Colegrove and a near-by resident that it is up to in-dividuals to upgrade theirsystems, but Viola dis-agreed. She stated that it is adisservice that only threewells were tested. She men-tioned that residents inDurham Heights have beenprovided water through theCT Department of Environ-mental Protection (DEP)program. But according toMilardo, the number of wellsproducing water with bacte-

ria has decreased over theyears so the bottled waterhas been cut back. He wasnot certain of how much isprovided currently, thoughDonia said she knows of atleast eight homes.

The conversation turnedtoward what could cause arecurrence of bacteria. Mi-lardo said bacteria die offrapidly, and thus the origi-nal reason for the 1985 con-cern for bacteria could notbe the reason for the issuestoday. He also noted thatbacteria can be caused byother factors in water sys-tems, and not just in thewell. In fact, if Durhamhomes were randomly testedfor bacteria, at least five to10 percent would have bacte-ria, but not necessarily inthe well, he said.

In this issue ...Calendar............................4Durham Briefs................16Middlefield Briefs...........17Sports..........................28-31Election questions..12-14, 18

See BOS, page 17

Unfortu-nately Ly-dia D’Ama-to, right,was cut outof the pho-to of herteam thatran last is-sue with astory onthe Cogin-chaug Crushers girls’ U-11 soccer team advanc-ing to the elite eight ofthe CT Cup Tourna-ment.

Town Times Community Briefs Friday, October 29, 20102

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call Joy Boone at 860-349-8026Addy& Sons...............................22Affordable Excavation ...............27Allan’s Tree Service ..................28Anderson Lawn Care ................12Anderson, Laura A ....................30APEC Electric............................26Appraisal One Associates.........30Avenue Enterprises...................26Be Free Solar ............................25Berardino Company Realtors....32Binge, Bruce..............................23Boothroyd, Jeanne ......................3Boylin, Dr William ........................7Brick Construction .....................24Cahill & Sons.............................29Carlton Interior...........................18Carmines Restaurant ..................7Centurion Exterminating............26Church Of The Epiphany ..........14Conroy, John, DMD...................19Country Landscaping ................27CRHS Craft Fair ........................10CT Fitness Coach .....................26CT Home Additions...................28Currlin, Nancy............................30CV Enterprises ..........................28Daniels Oil Company ................18Daricek Landscaping.................25Davenport, Lisa For Senate ........7Dean Autoworks........................10Durham Democratic Comm ......11Durham Dental ..........................10Durham Family Eyecare .............6Family Tree Care ......................29Fine Work Home Improvement....24Fosdick, Gordon MD .................18Fuel & Service...........................12Gaffey, Tom State Senate ..........5Glazer Dental Associates............6Grace Lutheran Preschool ........16Green Mattress Cleaning ..........24Griswold Plumbing Services .....24Guodace, Frank ........................30Hansen Contracting ..................22Hermitage Farm ........................25Huscher, Debbie .................30, 31Ianniello Plumbing.....................23It’s A Dog’s Life .........................25

Jay Landscaping .......................28JC Farm & Greenhouse ............10Kleeman, Carol-Berardino ........30Lema, William J., DMD................7Losada-Zarate Gloria ................22Lyman Orchards..........................6Marco, Jette...............................25Meyer, Ed For State Senate .....13Middlesex Community College .17Mingrino Landscaping...............20Morse, Tammy ..........................30Movado Farm ............................29Neil Jones Home Improvements..23New England Dental .................16Notre Dame Church ....................7Pet Stop.....................................23Petruzelo Agency Insurance.....26Phillips, Marilyn .........................30Quality Landscaping Services...13Raintree Landscaping ...............24Raney, Jason, DMD..................17Realty Associates......................22RLI Electric ................................22Roblee Plumbing.......................29Rockfall Co ................................27RSDL Home Improvements......27Singles Alternatives...................16Sisters Cleaning Service...........28Split Enz ....................................27Stevens, Nancy .........................31Suburban Windows...................28Suzio For Senate ......................15Suzio Insurance Center.............16Szewczyk, John For State Rep...3T-N-T Home & Lawncare..........22Torrison Stone & Garden, .........24Travel All-Ways .........................26Uncle Bob’s Flower & Garden...24VMB Custom Builders...............25Walsh, Jim.................................30Waz, Maria ................................10Whitehouse Construction..........23Wildwood Lawn Care ................27Windows Plus............................14Wollman Realty .........................30

CorrectionsWe strive to bring you

the most accurate infor-mation available eachweek, but if you see some-thing in Town Times thatisn’t quite right, give us acall at 860-349-8000, andwe’ll do our best to makethings right.

Light upMiddlefieldwith Pumpkins

Join us on Oct. 30 from 2 to7 p.m. behind the MiddlefieldCommunity Center at 405Main St. We need pumpkins.Our goal is to cover the hillwith carved pumpkins andlight them at dusk. Pleasebring a carved pumpkin, wewill provide the candles.There will also be a pumpkinpie contest, local vendors

and a costume contest. Besure to stop by and supportour local Cub Scouts who arein the midst of their popcornfundraiser and will be join-ing us at this event. Vendorsneeded; No vendor feecharged this first year. Call203-605-1336 or 860-852-3367.

Family Hike atMiller’s Pond

Take a hike on Saturday,Oct. 30, at Miller’s PondState Park in Durham. Ex-pect moderate terrain with

some beautiful views of thepond, streams and rockledges. The event is jointlysponsored by the Appalachi-an Mountain Club and theConnecticut Forest and ParkAssociation. Children mustbe accompanied by a parentor guardian. Call JanetAinsworth, 203-530-7826 [email protected] for time and directions.

Levi Coe’s Book& Bake Sale

The Levi E. Coe Librarywill host its annual Book &Bake Sale on Nov. 5 and 6.

The $5 preview sale will beheld Friday, Nov. 5, from 12to 4 p.m. The free Book salewill be held Saturday, Nov.6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bakedgoods will be on available forpurchase both days. Comesupport your local library.

Halloween ParadeDurham Recreation Hal-

loween Parade Party is Sat-urday, Oct. 30, at 11 a.m. atBrewster School. Refresh-ments will be served. Cate-gories: Witches, Funny Peo-ple, Ghost and Goblins, Su-per Heroes, Animals andmany more. Games, cookiedecorations and moonbounce. Open to ages 1-13.Call 860-343-6724

Local flu clinicsLocal seasonal flu clinics

are scheduled for the follow-

ing dates and locations:Tuesday, Nov. 2, at theDurham Activity Center, 350Main St. (second floor) inDurham, from 3 to 8 p.m.,Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the ColesRoad Fire Station, 105 ColesRd., in Cromwell, from 3 to 8p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 16, atthe City Hall Council Cham-bers, 245 Dekoven Drive, inMiddletown from 3 to 8 p.m.The vaccine shots are freeand will be administered ona first come, first-served ba-sis. Supplies are limited.Anyone over age two and ingood health is encouraged toreceive the vaccine. Theclinics are sponsored byMDA (Mass DispensingArea) 36: Cromwell,Durham, Middlefield andthe City of Middletown. Formore information, call 860-344-3595.

Durham/Middlefield Youth &Family Services

Unless noted, all events take place at the Youth Center inthe Middlefield Community Center.

Office hours: 10-3 Tuesdays-Fridays; phone 860-349-0258.***

Babysitting CourseDMYFS will hold a Red Cross babysitting course Satur-days, Oct. 30 and Nov. 6, from 8:30 a.m. to noon on both

days. The fee is $65 and covers books and certificate.Fun Night

DMYFS will host a fifth and sixth grade Dance/Fun NightFriday, Nov. 12 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. There is a $5 admission

and pizza and snacks are for sale.***

Go to www.dmyfs.org for the calendar of events, pictures,directions, information about DMYFS programs and serv-

ices. If you are interested in volunteering or to registerfor any of the Center’s programs, call (860) 349-0258 or e-

mail [email protected].

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Honey bees hard at work for this year’s CVEF spelling beeBy Cheri Kelley

Town Times

Did you know that in oneyear the average Americaneats just over one pound ofhoney? Or that in one trip col-lecting nectar, a worker beewill stop on between 50 and100 flowers? According to theNOVA website, there is defi-nitely a reason for the busyworker bee analogy. Honey isconsumed worldwide and isknown for its healing proper-ties, as well as its delicioustaste. This year the Cogin-chaug Valley EducationFoundation (CVEF) is host-ing the third annual SpellingBee, and the sweet goldentreat will be given as gifts toall three of the judges and theWord Master.

Jim Primus, father ofCVEF’s vice president ReneeEdwards, has supplied thehoney for the spelling beefrom his very own bees.Primus currently lives inTennessee and retired fromthe world of biomedical re-search and is now a beekeep-er. His inspiration in becom-

ing a beekeeper was his fasci-nation in honeybee behavior,not just producing honey forpleasure. With his, biologybackground, he says, “It’s nottoo surprising.”

Primus has become veryinvolved with scientific re-search on parasitic mites thatplague beekeepers by damag-ing their hives. “Togetherwith a honey bee breeder,”Primus states, “We obtainedfunding from the UnitedStates Department of Agri-culture’s (USDA), Sustain-able Agriculture Researchand Education (SARE) pro-gram for two years to developbees with genetic resistanceto mites.” According toPrimus work still continueson this project and is lookingpromising.

But before there is honey,there are bees. The NationalGeographic website discuss-es the three different types ofhoney bees within a colony: aqueen, drones and workers.There is only one queen andshe has the sole responsibili-ty of reproducing and layingeggs. The drones are the only

male bees and are there tomate with the queen; they aredischarged from the hivewhen winter approaches. Theworker bees are sterile fe-males that tend to the hivewhen they are young. Theybuild the honeycomb, takecare of the larvae and queenand regulate the temperaturein the hive. When they ma-ture they leave the hive to col-lect nectar and pollen. Theworker bees are the mostcommonly seen bees.

When it comes to makinghoney, bees are either boughtthrough the mail or throughlocal beekeepers with alreadyestablished hives. Accordingto outdoorplace.org, beehivesare set up not only in rural en-vironments, but some peoplekeep bees on rooftops in largecities. Once their new homeis set up and placed in the lo-cation, the bees are installedinto the hive. While installingbees, it is important to staycalm and focused. The queenis placed inside first and thenthe rest of the residents to thehive are added.

The bees need to be sealed

into the hive for a few dayswith sugar syrup to feed onuntil the honey supply isready. After a week or so thequeen must be checked on,and once a week the colonyshould be checked as part ofthe maintaining process. Pre-cautions need to be made inorder to keep the bees fromswarming, which they dowhen the hive is over-populat-ed. If there isn’t enough room,half or more of the bees willsplit and go form anothercolony elsewhere.

When it is time to harvestthe honey there are some ba-sic steps that must be per-formed, and each beekeeperhas his or her preferred tool tode-cap the honeycombs. Bees

perfectly seal each cell in thecomb so that the honey can’tleak out, so a knife or brush isused to scrap the caps off thehoneycomb. The honeycombscan be placed in a centrifugalextractor where the honey ispushed out of the comb bycentrifugal force and collect-ed in a basin, or it can be cut

See Bees, page 27

Town Times & Places Friday, October 29, 20104FRIDAY

October 29Haunted Mansion BashThe Wadsworth Mansion

will be haunted by ghouls andghosts from 8 p.m. to midnightfor the haunted mansion bash.The bash will include food,cocktails, dancing, door prizesand more. Palm readings andportraits will be available.There is a cash bar and theevent is a fundraiser forFriends of Long Hill Estate.Visit the mansion website atwww.wadsworthmansion.com for ticket information.

Cogin-ChuggersThe Durham Cogin-Chug-

gers will hold their Club-of-the-Month dance from 8 to10:30 p.m. at Brewster School.Donation is $6 per person.For more info please call 860-349-8084 or 203-235-1604.

SATURDAY

October 30Dudley Farm MarketThe Dudley Farm farmers

market will be held from 9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. at the corner ofRoutes 77 and 80 in North Guil-ford. The market features pro-duce, shell fish, beef and lamb,maple syrup, honey, bakedgoods, pickles and crafts. Formore info, call 860-349-3917.

Durham Rec Halloween Party

Durham Recreation willhost a parade party and apumpkin decorating contestat Brewster School startingat 11 a.m. Activities includegames, cookie decorating,moon bounce, and a costumecontest. Participants will re-ceive a treat.

Light UpMiddlefield

Join us todayfrom 2 to 7 p.m.behind the Middlefield Com-munity Center located at 405Main St. Our goal is to coverthe hill with carved pumpkinsand light them at dusk. Pleasebring a carved pumpkin andjoin us for some fun. Therewill also be a pumpkin piecontest, local vendors and acostume contest. For info con-tact Mary Roberts at 203-605-1336 or 860-852-3367.

Family Hike at Miller’s Pond

Take a hike at Miller’s PondState Park in Durham. Expectmoderate terrain with somebeautiful views of the pond,

streams and rock ledges. Theevent is jointly sponsored bythe Appalachian MountainClub and the Connecticut For-est and Park Association. Chil-dren must be accompanied bya guardian. Please contactleader Janet Ainsworth forstart time, directions and oth-er details at 203-530-7826 [email protected].

Family Hike atWadsworth Mansion

This is the perfect time ofyear for a short, fun family hikeand to explore the lovely fallwoods. Meet up at theWadsworth Mansion todayfrom 9 to 11 a.m. to learn aboutthe ghosts of yesteryear that in-habited these parts. We will fol-low the clues and find letterbox-es with beautiful hand carvedstamps. Bring your letterboxnotebook and stamp if you haveone, or there will be free note-books for those who don’t. Thishike is cosponsored by Every-one Outside and CT Forest andPark Association. Contact Lucyat [email protected] or860-395-7771 for info.

Pedal for Pink withDurham Fitness

Durham Fitness, 6 Main St.in Durham, is hosting a spin-gathering in honor of BreastCancer Awareness Month, to-day from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Any-one can participate and 100percent of your $10 donationgoes to the Middlesex HospitalComprehensive Breast Center.To sign up call 860-349-2480.

SUNDAY

October 31

Happy Halloween

Country Line Dancing ClassesVinnie’s Jump & Jive, 424

Main St., in Middletown, isteaching Country Line Danc-ing EVERY Sunday from 7:30to 9 p.m. Students will learnthe basics of line dancing andhow to build vines, pivots andbox steps, as well as cha-cha,waltz and Charleston moves,into sequences that fit the mu-sic. The classes are taught byJim Gregory, a dance instruc-tor, stage choreographer andsquare and contra dance callerin Connecticut for more than30 years. The cost is $9 perclass or $49 for a seven-classcard. Walk-ins are welcome.For more information, call in-structor Jim at 860-561-5585.

MONDAY

November 1Stroke Club

Middletown Stroke Clubwill meet at 1 p.m. in thecommunity room at Sugar-loaf Terrace in Middlefield.The Stroke Club meets thefirst Monday of every month.For info call Ida at 860-344-9984, Ray at 860-349-9226 orAnn at 203-235-4275.

TUESDAY

November 2Election Day

Vote today from 6 a.m. to 8p.m. Polling place forDurham voters is KornSchool, and polling place forMiddlefield and Rockfallvoters is upstairs in theCommunity Center. Remem-ber, democracy depends oncitizens voting. Withoutyour participation, there’sno democracy.

Christmas RehearsalsRehearsals for the Valley

Shore Chorus of Sweet Ade-lines International starttonight and continue everyTuesday in November andDecember from 7:15 to 8:15p.m. Women who want tojoin the four-part a capellaharmony barbershop stylesinging group may attend.Rehearsals are at St. PaulLutheran Parish Hall, 47Oak St. in Middletown; mu-sic is provided and carpool-ing is available. Perfor-mances are throughout theholiday season. Call 860-767-8540.

Creative WritingWorkshop for Teens

Students in grades 6 - 9 areinvited to learn about the cre-ative writing process and of-fer feedback. Bring a journaland a pen or pencil. There arefour sessions remaining of thesix-week Tuesday night pro-gram from 6:30 to 8 p.m., in-cluding tonight and Nov 9, 16and 23. Please register withDiana at the library.

Crazy Craft DayThe children’s room at

the Levi E. Coe Librarywill have craft stations setup with various crafts to-day from 10 a.m. to 6:30p.m. There will be foamkits, beads, building andmore.

WEDNESDAY

November 3TOPS

Durham TOPS Club meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m. onthe third floor of the DurhamTown Hall. For informationcall Naomi Klotsko at 860-349-9558 or Bonnie Olesen at 860-349-9433.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

One Flew Over The Cuck-oo’s Nest opens today at theIvoryton Playhouse and runsthru Nov. 21. Performancetimes are Wednesday andSunday matinees at 2 p.m.Evening performances areWednesday and Thursday at7:30 p.m., and Friday and Sat-urday at 8 p.m. Ticket pricesrange from $38 for adults to$15 for children. Order bycalling the box office at 860-767-7318 or at www.ivoryton-playhouse.org.

A Social History of ourPresidential Wives

Judy Berstein performs herdramatization of the WhiteHouse wives, their customs andcuisines. There will be anec-dotes, recipes and colorful sto-ries. Beverages and desserts areprovided. Bring your own sand-wich to the Hubbard Room atRussell Library, at 123 BroadStreet in Middletown, at noon.

THURSDAY

November 4Financial Aid

Coginchaug will hold a fi-nancial aid night for stu-dents and parents at 7 p.m.in the auditorium at CRHS.

FRIDAY

November 5TGIF

Memorial School TGIFnight for sixth gradersbegins at 6:30 p.m.

Book and Bake SaleThe Levi E. Coe Library

will host its annual bookand bake sale today and to-morrow. The $5 previewsale will be held today from12 to 4 p.m. The FREE ad-mission book sale will beheld tomorrow, from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Baked goods willbe available for purchaseboth days.

Coginchaug Craft FairCoginchaug Regional

High School Music Depart-ment is hosting their 34th an-nual Craft Fair from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m. Raffles, homemadesoaps, refreshments andmore will be in the CRHSgym. Admission is free.

Gatekeeper ProgramSt. Luke’s Eldercare Ser-

vices will present the Gate-keeper Program at theDurham Public Library at 2p.m. It seeks to educate mem-bers of the community whoregularly come into contactwith seniors to signs of poten-tial behavioral health issues.Upon noticing such a sign,community members are en-couraged to make a complete-ly confidential referral to St.Luke’s Eldercare. The pro-gram is presented through abrief PowerPoint presenta-tion which explains the need,followed by a short videowhich depicts some of the pos-sible signs of failure in an old-er citizen. This program is in-tended for anyone who comesinto contact with seniors reg-ularly.

SATURDAY

November 6Chili Contest and Festival

The Church of Epiphany’s11th annual Chili Contest andFestival is from 4 to 7 p.m.Bring your favorite chilirecipe by 3:50 p.m. to enter thecontest categories of meat-less, mild, hot and most origi-nal. Tickets for meals and tovote on chili are $8 for adultsand $5 for children.

Christmas FairThe annual St. Pius X

“Sleigh Bells Ring” Christ-mas Fair will be held from 10a.m. to 7 p.m. in the St. Pius XBill Fortin Memorial Hall,310 Westfield St. in Middle-town.

Christmas BazaarNotre Dame Church, 272

Main St. in Durham, will beholding their annual Christ-mas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 6p.m. and tomorrow from 9 a.m.to noon. The tables in NotreDames’ church hall will beoverflowing with ChristmasCrafts, decorations for yourhome, Christmas Candies, San-ta’s Gift Shop, Toys, Trims andTreasures and even a WhiteElephant Christmas sectionfeaturing decorations for theholidays and the year to follow.Notre Dame’s Country Kitchenwill be open all day servingsnacks and lunch.


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Halloween with Stephen and Ellen Smith, of DurhamBy Diana Carr

Special to the Town Times

On Halloween, when yourmunchkins make their wayto the home of DurhamitesStephen and Ellen Smith,they are, indeed, in for a treat– and not just of the candy va-riety. There are enoughthrills and chills to tide visi-tors over for weeks to come.

“It takes us all month to getready,” says Ellen. “We’ve got12 bins, two boxes and fivetrash bags full of decora-tions.” There are gravestonesthey made out of plywood,with “silly sayings” on them;giant spider webs with giant,activated spiders that dropfrom the roof; lights galore;skulls; bride and groomghouls; a life-sized upper tor-so rotting corpse; plastic bodyparts and severed heads hang-ing from hooks.

“When we moved here sev-en years ago,” says Stephen,

“we had 96 trick-or-treaters.So now we make up 100 bags,with candy, toys, Halloweenflashlights and notebooks. Weget everyone from toddlers tohigh school kids. “We set upfire barrels at the end of thedriveway, so the parents canget warm while their kids goup to the door.”

Ellen says this is her fa-vorite time of the year. “Idon’t know if it was sittingdownstairs as a kid, watchingthe black and white horrormovies, but I have alwaysloved Halloween. It’s like myChristmas. I kept asking myparents how many more‘sleeps’ until Halloween, and Iwould be so excited on the ac-tual day that I couldn’t eveneat dinner. Stephen would saythat hasn’t changed much.

She continued, “I couldn’tget enough of Bela Legosi andLon Chaney, and as you cansee it affects my décor.” She isreferring to the gargoyle stat-

ues, bat plaques and blackvelvet curtains that adornher home year-round.

Adds her husband, “Ourhouse looks like a Gothicchurch on a normal day. Hal-loween gives us a reason tobring it outside.”

In keeping with her pen-chant for the season, Stephenproposed 11 years ago, at aparty on Halloween, and theywere married the next year,on Oct. 28. And, yes, there wasa Halloween theme. Therewere orange roses, masks forthe bridal party and pumpkincenterpieces with candles inthem and chrysanthemumscoming out of the top. Thecouple wore papier-machémasks. The wedding cake hada “Day of the Dead” bride andgroom on the top, was deco-rated with orange roses andhad a pumpkin in the middle.There were Halloween deco-rations and Mardi Grasmasks for the guests, repletewith feathers.

“She wanted to have afountain in the cake thatspurted red dye so that itlooked like blood,” Stephenrecalls, “But I said no, thoughwe did have that for our firstanniversary. She also wantedto throw plastic spiders downthe aisle. I said no to that, too.“We almost missed our hon-eymoon so that she could behome to hand out candy onHalloween.” Ellen says itstunts her growth if she’s nothome for it.

But the Smiths do morethan just hand out candy atthis time of the year. They doa zip line, whereby they are ina harness that “zips” themalong a line from one tree toanother, 60-90 feet up in theair, amidst Halloween deco-rations and props. And theywalk the Trail of Terror inWallingford.

On Oct. 15 they attended aconcert at Mohegan Sun, per-formed by Alice Cooper andRob Zombie, and were in acostume contest judged bythe musicians that was heldbefore the concert. (Ellenhad won them entries intothe contest by calling into aradio show and being theright caller to identify Vin-cent Price’s voice.) She wentas Rob Zombie’s interpreta-tion of “Dead Girl Super-star,” which was one of his

See Smiths, page 20

Every year at the end of October, local churches and other interested residents take awalk to demonstrate their commitment to help end hunger in the world. The statisticmost frequently cited is that of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO), which measures “under-nutrition.” The most recent estimate, released on Oct.14, 2009 by FAO, says that 1.02 billion (out of 6.8 billion) people are undernourished, asizable increase from its 2006 estimate of 854 million people, while the world producesenough food to feed everyone. The principal problem is that many people in the worlddo not have sufficient land to grow, or income to purchase, enough food. Crop walkers,like the 50+ folks pictured above, walk to raise money to help change those statistics.

Seventy-five percent of the money raised goesto support worldwide efforts while 25 percent re-turns to the area to support local feeding effortssuch as local food pantries. Left, Nancy Myers,


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Letters to the Editor

Support mymom, Lisa

“Knowledge is power. In-formation is liberating. Edu-cation is the premise ofprogress, in every society, in

every family.” This was saidby Kofi Annan, a co-winner ofthe 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. Ithink that this quote exempli-fies what my mother is tryingto accomplish. Ask her a ques-tion, any question, and if shedoes not know the answer,she’ll look it up and faithfully

get back to you. My momstrives to learn everythingthat she can so that she can dothe absolute best job for you. Iremember when she first gotasked to run, coming down-stairs in the morning to find acopy of the constitution dog-eared and with drops of coffeeon it laying on the sofa. Whenshe needed something trans-lated out of the 18th centuryvernacular, she would stealmy american citizenshipbook right out from under mypapers. I know my mom cando this. She is a good multi-tasker, strong individual,budgeter, fighter, and mostimportantly, honest. I’mproud of her and everythingthat she has done to get her-self where she is today.

Ashley Davenport,Durham

Support LesserIt is my pleasure and honor

to support Matt Lesser’s bidfor reelection as Representa-tive of Connecticut’s 100thDistrict. I liked the ideas hebrought to his campaign twoyears ago, and I like evenmore what he has accom-plished in office since then.

Most obviously for the lo-cal audience, he arranged forlegislation to undue the un-fair damage to the DurhamFair that had been hidden inan otherwise routine (and

needed) 200 page bill. He hasworked tirelessly for Con-necticut families, from theyoungest ones (on schoolfunding, and taking toxinsout of children’s toys) to theelderly (senior issues) andeveryone in between (fairertaxes, forward-looking ener-gy policy, preserving openspace, and support for veter-ans, reserves, and active dutyservice members).

In an era when nationalpolitics are getting nastierand more polarized, Matt un-derstands that communica-tion and compromise are theway to make progress at thelocal level, and has worked ef-fectively with members ofboth parties to get thingsdone.

Through all of this, Matt isstill listening and learning.Without sacrificing his basicvalues, he is open to newideas on how to accomplishgoals, and new directionsthat might benefit his con-stituents. It is much easier tolisten to praise than to com-plaints, but his ears are open..

Durham, Middlefield andRockfall need Matt’s energyand voice working for us inHartford. Let’s vote Nov. 2ndto reelect RepresentativeLesser.

Laurel F. Appel, Durham

Vote for SuzioI wanted to give my en-

dorsement to Len Suzio forState Senator. I met Len 10years ago and was impressedat the time by his commit-ment to voter issues, especial-ly in the areas of taxation andpublic safety. Already activein his own community, Lenwent on to serve 14 years onthe Board of Education inMeriden, where he was avoice for affordable, qualityeducation and budget ac-countability. One of Len’s pri-mary goals is to look at StateMandates, which place finan-cial burdens on a town whileit dictates how we operate.Our First Selectman andBoard of Finance havetrimmed our budget to thebone to keep our town budgetflat and our taxes down, yetthey are powerless in the faceState Mandates. We have nochoice but to comply and themoney it takes to satisfy themhelps to drive our taxes up.Len Suzio has pledged to ad-dress this issue and exploretax restructuring that willkeep money in our pockets.We need to give new ideas achance and not be scaredaway by big headlines. I amgiving Len my vote and I hopethat others will give him theopportunity to serve out dis-trict.

Dave Cichon, Middlefield

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Halloween and elections have nothing incommon, right? The political season canmake you go crazy, yes, which I guess isscary like Halloween. And occassionallysomeone will dress up as a former U.S. presi-dent or government official as their Hal-loween costume, so in a way I guess the twocan be considered related. The reason I men-tion this is because you’ll find a little of bothin this week’s issue of Town Times. WithHalloween this Sunday and elections onTuesday, we’ve got a bit of everything onboth topics throughout our pages.

Last week’s poll question was “Have youmade up your mind about who you will bevoting for on Nov. 2?” By last Friday, 75 per-cent of responders said “Yes,” they did knowwho they’d be voting for. Seventeen percentsaid “No,” their minds weren’t made up yet,while eight percent said they had narroweddown who would get their vote in someraces, but not all of them.

All this election talk made us want to ask

readers online something a little more light-hearted, so our poll this week asks “Whatwill you be giving out on Halloween?” As ofpress time Wednesday, 65 percent of 23 vot-ers said “Candy,” nine percent said “Healthysnacks,” four percent said “Non-food treats”and 22 percent said “Nothing.”

We also asked a lot of other questions thisweek in our newspaper. On paged 12-14 and18, we asked the political candidates onemore question, this one about the economy,and also asked them to talk a little aboutthemselves. Then on page 21, Inquiring Pho-tographer Karen Kean asked students in Dis-trict 13 some fun Halloween questions.

But the big question comes again thiscoming Tuesday, Nov. 2, when you’re askedto exercise your right to vote for state, na-tional and local candidates. Polls are open inboth towns from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. so there shouldbe no excuses. Happy voting ... and HAPPYHALLOWEEN!

Stephanie Wilcox, editor

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Halloween safety tipsThe Middlefield

Resident Trooper’soffice consists of theResident State Troop-er (RST), ThomasTopulos, two full-time Middlefield Po-lice Officers, Michael Polansky andScott Halligan, and part-time officeassistant, Karen Andrukiewicz.When the RST or the two MiddlefieldPolice Officers are not on duty, pa-trols from Troop F in Westbrook pro-vide coverage for the tonw.

The Middlefield RST’s office hasover 58 years of law enforcement ex-perience. They’ve received specialtraining and have received numer-ous awards over the years for out-standing service, meritorious andlife saving.

The RST’s office continues to or-ganize and implement numerouscommunity events, including thekid-care identification program, thegun-lock safety program and theseatbelt/child safety clinic.

Pistol permit applications can bepicked up at the MRST office on Mon-days, Wednesdays or Fridays from 8

a.m. until 2 p.m.September stats

For the month ofSeptember 2010, inthe town of Middle-field, officers/troop-ers responded to 403

calls for service; investigated eightcriminal investigations; six motorvehicle accidents, two of them withinjuries; two criminal arrests; twoDUI’s, 88 motor vehicle infractionsand 28 warnings, and three buglar-ies.Halloween safety tips

Halloween is approaching and Iwould like to remind everyone of afew important safety tips for trick ortreating. Young children should beaccompanied by an adult; know theroute that your older children will betaking and set a time for them to re-turn; be sure that they go out in agroup and don’t venture off by them-selves; instruct your children not toeat any treats until they get homeand you have examined them; and besure to have your child carry a flash-light or glow stick to make themmore visible to cars.

Middlefield Resident StateTrooper Tom Topulos

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Fall fun in the gardenMy mum has a talent

for generating new cre-ative activities for hergrandkids. She is happi-est when these projectscombine her two fa-vorite pasttimes — gardeningand art. This year she invited allfive grandkids to create “toadhouses.” Kids and adults canbuild these beautiful miniaturehomes from materials found inthe garden. In addition to theusual fall garden fun of paintingor carving pumpkins and jump-ing in leaf piles, try building tinymagical domiciles from the natu-ral materials often found in the fall gar-den refuse pile. Simply collect buildingmaterials such as bark, moss, leaves,cat tails, hollow reeds, wood, pebbles,feathers, grass, seed pods and sticks.Additional building blocks from out-side the garden, such as sea shells andsea glass, are also fun. Hot glue holdsthe materials together best, but youngchildren will need adult supervision.

Each of mum’sgrandkids made aunique garden sculp-ture from the same pileof natural items. Thesedecorative structures

provide shelter for tiny toads orminiscule magical fairies – de-pending on who your childprefers to host. Some “greenhomes” remain firmly on theground, tucked into a hidingplace amongst the flowers. Oth-ers sit high above on branchesaccessed by tiny tree ladders.

Building these intricateworks of garden art is a great

way to spend a sunny fall afternoonand add a little diminutive magic toyour garden. My mum and her garden-art gang got the idea last fall after visit-ing the fairy home installation at theFlorence Griswold Museum in OldLyme. The homes have been takendown now, but pictures and descrip-tions of fairy and toad homes are easilyfound on the internet for inspiration.

Alice Blair

Garden Guru

Rell endorses DavenportGovernor M. Jodi Rell today en-

dorsed Lisa Davenport to be the nextState Senator from Connecticut ‘s12th Senatorial District, comprisingthe towns of Branford, Durham ,Guilford , Killingworth, Madison ,and North Branford .

“As a small business owner, com-munity volunteer, and mom, Lisahas the experience and energy toconfront the tough choices facingour state in these difficult economictimes,” said Governor Rell. “Lisahas first-hand experience creatingjobs and she understands the chal-lenges facing business in our state.”

“I thank Governor Rell for her en-dorsement and for her distinguishedservice to our great state. GovernorRell’s example of straightforward,common sense leadership is some-thing all public officials would dowell to emulate,” said Davenport.“Over the past two years, GovernorRell offered several proposals to mit-igate record budget deficits in a re-sponsible way, but never got the sup-port she needed from Democrat leg-islators like Ed Myer who shunnedefforts to reduce government spend-ing and instead voted to raise taxes$1.5 billion. Whether Republican orDemocrat, our next governor willneed the support of legislators com-mitted to consolidating state agen-cies, eliminating government wasteand significantly reducing statespending.”ARTC endorses Lesser

The Association of Retired Teach-

ers of Connecticut announced that itis endorsing State RepresentativeMatt Lesser in his bid for re-election.

Two years ago, the ARTC endorsedformer State Representative RayKalinowki.

The ARTC endorses candidateswho hold pro-retiree, pro teacher andpro-education positions.

Lesser serves on the EducationCommittee where he has successfullyprotected state funding for education,including 100% of funding for Region-al District #13, providing much need-ed property tax relief.

“I am honored to have earned theirsupport,” Lesser said in a statement.“It shows we are working togetherwell to fight for schools and retirees.”

CBIA endorses SzewczykThe Connecticut Business & In-

dustry Association (CBIA) today en-dorsed John Szewczyk for election tothe state House of Representatives,representing the 100th District.

Connecticut is at a historic turn-ing point. The state has lost morethan 100,000 jobs since the beginningof the recession and is facing hugebudget deficits. Given our state’s fis-cal situation, business-as-usual atthe Capitol — and throughout stategovernment — is no longer a viableoption.

“Much of our economic future de-pends on what priorities our nextgovernor and our new state legisla-tors bring to the Capitol after theelections this fall,” says John R.Rathgeber, CBIA president andCEO. “Connecticut clearly needs a

Along the political trail...

change in policy direction. We needlawmakers who are committed torestoring business confidence in ourstate so that employers will invest,grow and create jobs here. And weneed leaders who are committed tosolving our fiscal problems by mak-ing fundamental changes to reducethe size and cost of state govern-ment.”

Legislators elected to the 2011 Gen-eral Assembly will be forced to dealwith the state’s serious fiscal andeconomic challenges. Most of thoserunning for office say jobs and theeconomy are their top priorities, butvoters need to press candidates to ex-plain exactly how they will reviveour economy, restore fiscal responsi-bility, get back the jobs we’ve lost,and create sustainable jobs for thenext decade.

“We must all support candidatesin the upcoming election who, likeJohn, understand the challenges ofrunning a business in Connecticutand the connection between success-ful companies on one hand, and eco-nomic growth and job creation on

the other,” says Rathgeber. “If we allpull together, we just might see someencouraging results in November.”

CBIA is the state’s largest busi-ness organization, with 10,000 mem-ber companies.

UPFA endorses LesserConnecticut’s largest organization

of firefighters, the Uniformed Profes-sional Firefighters Association, an-nounced that it had endorsed StateRepresentative Matt Lesser in his bidfor a second term.

“I am proud to have worked closelywith these great men and women, bothvolunteer firefighters and profession-als. I have the utmost respect for theirquiet, daily heroism,” Lesser said. “Iam proud to have earned the supportof public safety professionals.”

Lesser sponsored legislation im-proving healthcare for firefighters in-jured on the job, and spent two daystraining with local firefighters. He isleading the fight to improve powerplant safety, a major issue for the dis-trict after the explosion in February ofMiddletown’s Kleen Energy plant.

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The Secretary of the Stateof Connecticut Public Ser-vice Awards for the veter-ans of the Korean War washeld on Thursday Oct. 14 atMemorial Middle School inMiddlefield. The program isa continuation of the Secre-tary of the State’s programhonoring Connecticut’s war

veterans. The ceremonywas lead by SusanBysiewicz, Secretary of theState of Connecticut, whoawarded the Korean WarVeterans along with FirstSelectman Jon Brayshaw,Selectwoman Mary John-son, state representativeMatt Lesser, and represent-ing Congresswoman RosaL. DeLauro, Stanley Welch.

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During the portion of theceremony where our veter-ans shared memories therewas talk and laughter aboutfootball and card gameswith fellow servicemen andtears remembering near-un-speakable experiences thatwill never be forgotten. Itwas an emotional momentfor all present. One veteransaid, “I want to thank thestate, this is the first timethe state ever honored theKorean war vets.” EachMiddlefield Veteran or theirfamily members were pre-sented with the award indi-vidually for demonstratedexemplary service to their

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questions for the Nov. 2 election. This year, we decided tobreak up our usual three or four questions so that readerscould get to know the candidates for the state legislature a lit-tle bit at a time — in bite-size pieces — rather than in onehuge pre-election week chunk.

We hope this makes the information easier to digest andthus encourages voters to make the most informed decisions.

Remember, your vote is important — always.This week we asked candidates to answer the following

question in addition to providing us with a biography.“There is a misconception that government creates

jobs when in fact businesses do. If job growth is cru-cial to overall economic health, what can govern-ment do to create a more business-friendly environ-ment that promotes job creation?”

John Szewczyk(R), challenger,State House ofRepresentatives100th District,(Durham, Middlefield,part of Middletown)

This wellf r a m e dq u e s t i o nhits thenail on thehead byr e c o g n i z -ing busi-nesses, notgovernment, as the job cre-ation engine of our econo-my. With that in mind theanswer is simple - govern-ment should get out of theway!

Our legislature has beentoo focused on appeasingspecial interests and the

myopic pet projects of Hart-ford politicians - as a resultwe have grown the size andcost of state government outof control putting Connecti-cut in a budget deficit. Andbecause the legislature hascontinued to pass new tax-es, mandates and regula-tions on businesses of allsizes, Connecticut is secondto last in job creation (be-hind only Michigan), andhas had a net job LOSS forthe last twenty years.

Located in the heart ofthe “Education Corridor,”our workforce is perhapsthe most skilled in the na-tion. It is this highly skilledand educated workforcethat yields an entrepreneur-ial spirit that WILL createnew jobs if left to their owndevices. For starters, wecan begin by eliminatingthe “Business Entity Tax,”a nuisance tax paid by ALLsmall businesses regardlessof whether they turned a

profit or barely escapedclosing their doors. At atime when we desperatelyneed new employers to fillthe void left by thousands ofbusinesses lost in reces-sion, this barrier to entry isin clear contradiction toour goals as a state.

At a macro level ispatently clear that stategovernment has grown tooexpensive to be supportedthrough stable and reason-able tax revenues. A stategovernment that is more af-fordable will not only endthe need for Hartford politi-cians to continue to soakemployers for increasedrevenue, but will leavemore money in the pocketsof consumers and greateropportunity for economicexpansion.

About John:I was raised on Maple Av-

enue in Durham and attend-ed Regional District #13graduating in 1995. Mymother is Mary Ann Adamsand my father is Jan Szew-czyk. I have three siblings,Angela (Adams) Zwarycz,Alison Adams, and AndrewAdams. After Coginchaug, Iwent on to attend TrinityCollege where I graduatedin 1999. After graduation Ijoined the Hartford PoliceDepartment where I contin-ue to be so employed. I havealso been an athletic coachin Regional School District#13 for nine years.

I served on the PublicSafety Committee and waselected to the Board of As-sessment Appeals in 2003.In 2007, I had the good for-tune of being elected toDurham’s Board of Select-men. I am proud of theprogress we have made onthe Board of Selectmen (in-

cluding three balancedbudgets) and that thisprogress has been primari-ly achieved in a bi-partisanmanner. As a result I wasalso dual endorsed by Con-necticut’s Independent par-ty. I continue to serve ingovernment as a means togive back to a communitythat has given so much tomy family and me.

I believe it is vital weelect new leadership inHartford that is willing totackle the fiscal problemsthat the current legislaturehas neglected. We musthave a balanced a budget,not a $3.4 billion dollarbudget deficit filled withborrowing and bonding. Wemust encourage privatebusiness to stay and expandin Connecticut as it is pri-vate sector jobs, not biggerstate government, that willlead us out of this economicuncertainty with close to 10percent unemployment. Ihave the proven trackrecord of balancing budgetsand will vote for what isright for the residents ofour district and the state,not for special interests.

Matt Lesser(D), incumbent,State House ofRepresentatives100th District,(Durham, Middlefield,part of Middletown)

When peo-ple talk abouta “business-friendly envi-r o n m e n t ”they are talk-ing aboutlaws and poli-

cies of course, but alsomuch more.

They want a friendlyface, someone who listens,someone who will champi-on the interests of Durham,Middlefield and Rockfall.With some hard work, andwhat I would like to think isa little common sense, Ihave been that advocate forlocal businesses.

Many of you know aboutmy year-long effort to pro-tect the Durham Fair, oneof our largest generators ofeconomic activity.

In addition, I haveworked with the legisla-ture’s bipartisan DairyTask Force to save ourstate’s dairy industry.

More often than not,when you talk to businessesin the area, whether it is asmall business like CliffGoodale’s Rockfall Garageor a major constructionfirm in Durham, you willfind that when they soughtmy assistance I have foughtfor them.

When my colleagueswere pushing a new lawthat would have forced theD’Aquila family of Middle-field to change the name oftheir family business, jeop-ardizing years of marketingand relationship-building, Iblocked it.

Entrepreneurs like CarlNiedmann of Durham, whowants to install solar panelson farms across Connecti-cut, appreciate my work fi-nancing renewable energyand creating tax credits forpeople who invest in Con-necticut startups.

The most powerful tool Ihave as your representativeis my telephone. When I geta call from a business or ahomeowner in need of assis-tance, I may not always suc-ceed, but I always do mybest to listen and to help.

Of course I am also work-ing on much bigger prob-lems: lowering electricrates, holding down proper-ty taxes and reforming ourstate’s economic develop-ment agencies. Howeverthe fastest way to create abusiness-friendly environ-ment is to take the time tofight for your district’sbusinesses.

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serve Durham, Middlefieldand Rockfall in the legisla-ture these two years.

I serve on the powerfulEducation, Public Healthand Energy & TechnologyCommittees.

I want to continue to be acommon-sense advocate forour towns.

In the next legislative ses-sion we have many chal-lenges:

We need to lower electricbills, spur job growth andput money back in families’pockets.

We need to continue toprovide property tax reliefby protecting funding forour towns and schools. I amproud that I was able to pro-tect 100 percent of statefunding for District #13, re-lieving local taxpayers.

We need to balance thebudget responsibly andstreamline government.

We need to increase sup-port for programs that keepseniors in their homes,rather than nursing homes.

On the most importantvote of the year, the 2010budget, I stood up to leadersof both parties. GovernorRell and Democratic lead-ers borrowed $950 millionand raised taxes on electricbills rather than maketough choices about spend-ing.

When I voted against thebudget I did so, firm in myconviction that the voters ofDurham and Middlefieldwant their representative toanswer to them, not thepoliticians in Hartford.

The son of a small busi-ness owner and an immi-grant, I was raised to believein the importance of hardwork. I have twice beennamed a “Children’s Cham-pion” by the ConnecticutEarly Childhood Allianceand I received awards fromthe Durham Fair Associa-tion and for promoting re-newable energy.

I am State Director of theConnecticut Young ElectedOfficials Network, sit on theboards of Oddfellows Play-

Lesser (From page12)house and the MiddlesexCounty Substance AbuseAction Council, serve as anonresident director of theDurham Fair Associationand am a member of theDurham-Middlefield Ex-change Club.

Tom Gaffey(D), incumbent,State SenateDistrict 13(Middlefield, Meriden,part of Middletown)

The mosti m p o r t a n tc h a l l e n g efacing Con-necticut isjob cre-ation. Tocreate jobswe need a proactive plan toreduce energy costs, helpsmall businesses accesscredit so they can grow,streamline regulatoryprocesses, focus state in-vestments on projects thatare proven job creators, andbuild the skills of our work-force.

Connecticut’s high ener-gy costs hurt businessesand hinder job growth. En-ergy reform legislationpassed last session wouldhave helped reduce costshad the Governor not ve-toed the bill. Passing energyreform that reduces costsand encourages green tech-nologies remains a prioritynext session.

Small businesses areConnecticut’s economic en-gine providing the majorityof jobs. In today’s economy,many small businesses can-not access credit needed toinvest and grow jobs. Con-necticut’s economic devel-opment policy must bealigned with that reality socredit and capital are madeavailable to meet the needsof small businesses.

State regulatory permit-ting processes need to bestreamlined. We took an im-portant step to shorten thetime it takes to obtain envi-ronmental permits in legis-lation this year. We need todo more so that no businesswaits extraordinarily longperiods of time for permits.

Economic studies suggestthe most effective optionsfor creating jobs in theshort and long-term are in-vesting in infrastructureprojects like mass transit,roads, bridges, flood con-trol, schools and watertreatment projects. Onestudy concluded that eachdollar spent on infrastruc-ture benefits businessesand households by $1.37.Moreover, these are neces-sary public works projectsthat cannot be ignored.

Finally, a continued in-vestment in education is in-extricably intertwined withConnecticut’s future eco-nomic health. Young peoplewill create and power 21stcentury business and indus-try; those employers will de-pend upon a well-educated,capable workforce.

A great deal of work re-mains. I ask for your voteso that I can finish this job.

About Tom:As a lifelong resident of

Meriden and a product of lo-cal schools, I was raised in amiddle class family withfive siblings. My parents in-stilled in us a strong workethic and the values of re-spect and caring for others.

I hold a BA in politicalscience from Southern Con-necticut State University.For the past 22 years I haveworked at the ConnecticutResources Recovery Au-thority where I am the Di-rector of Recycling and En-forcement. Most important,I am the proud father of twobeautiful daughters.

I have a track record ofmaking positive changehappen for Middlefield andRockfall. Working with oth-er elected officials, I deliv-ered significant state re-sources to install sewersand protect the integrity ofLake Beseck. The waterquality of the lake is nowpristine and property val-ues have increased consid-erably.

When DEP refused to al-low the lake to be drawndown during winter months,I successfully sponsored leg-islation that required thedraw down. That legislationserved the dual purpose ofprotecting docks from dam-age and eradicating milfoil.

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I also advocated for openspace grant funding that en-abled the preservation ofthe Strickland, Pelkey,Steucek and DiConstanzoproperties. Those lands willnever be developed uponpreserving Middlefield’sbucolic, natural heritage.

I answered the call anumber of times to help thetown with improvements toPeckham Park. Significantstate funds helped to con-struct recreational facili-ties there.

I am running for re-elec-tion because this is a criti-cal time for our state. I’vemade the tough decisions,such as cutting state spend-ing and borrowing by morethan $1 billion last year. Iwon’t propose reckless taxmeasures as my opponenthas with his proposed 58percent increase in thestate income tax. These dif-ficult times call for sensiblesolutions not radical taxideas.

Len Suzio (R),challenger,State SentateDistrict 13

(Middlefield, Meriden,part of Middletown)

There are a number of ac-tions that the state can takethat will re-verse the“ b u s i n e s s -u n f r i e n d l ye n v i r o n -ment” poli-cies adoptedover the last20 years.

Lower the cost of electric-ity – Connecticut has thesecond highest electricitycosts of all 50 states. Yet inthis year’s legislative ses-sion my opponent and hisfellow legislators actuallyvoted to increase the cost ofelectricity by adding a newelectricity tax to commencein January. Tom Gaffeysays we must lower the costof electricity, but only a fewmonths ago he voted to in-crease the cost! Reducingenergy taxation would helpreduce energy cost.

Lower the cost of healthcare insurance for smallbusinesses – one of the rea-sons Connecticut has suchhigh health care insurancecosts is that the state impos-es 54 mandates on HealthCare Plans offered withinConnecticut. It is estimatedthat unnecessary mandatesadd at least 30percent to thecost of health care insur-

ance in Connecticut. Sur-rounding states such asRhode Island impose farfewer mandates. This is anexample of the hidden wayin which state-imposedmandates increase the costsof running Connecticutbusinesses (as well as ourtowns). Tom Gaffey has vot-ed to add at least a dozenhealth care mandates. Wemust review every mandateimposed on businesses.

Regulations of every typesignificantly affect the costof doing business in Con-necticut. But it is not onlythe cost of regulatory re-quirements that makesConnecticut business-un-friendly. Frequently it ishow the regulations are ap-plied. The attitude of thoseresponsible for implement-ing regulations should bemore proactive in terms ofhelping small businessescomply with regulations.Often I have heard smallbusiness owners complainthat enforcement officershave an adversarial atti-tude toward their struggleto comply with regulations.A change in attitude can goa long way.

About Len:

I am the fourth genera-tion of my family to live inthe area. My great grandfa-

Gaffey (From page 13)ther, Leonardo Suzio,founded the L. Suzio Com-panies, one of the largestcompanies in Central Con-necticut. I was the oldest ofsix children raised by myfather Leonard and mymother Jean. After graduat-ing from the University ofPennsylvania, I pursued asuccessful career in bank-ing during which I was rec-ognized as the #1 banker forsmall businesses in Con-necticut. In 1994 I startedmy own company, Geo-DataVision, a bank consult-ing company. The Suziofamily has developed a tra-dition of giving back to thecommunity. I served 14years on the Meriden Boardof Education (VP, 2007-2009).

As a banker I workedwith hundreds of entrepre-neurs, helping them startand grow their businesses. Iwas invited to testify as anexpert in front of the UnitedStates Senate Subcommit-tee on Small Business Fi-nance. I believe that experi-ence sets me apart from myopponent who has workedall his life as a bureaucrat.Small Businesses are thekey to reinvigorating thejob market. I have proposeda unique plan to financesmall businesses in Con-necticut. The plan involves

working with Connecticutbanks to extend SBA-guar-anteed loans. The state canuse up to $1.5 billion of pen-sion funds to purchase theguaranteed portion of thoseloans. This will providebanks with the funds theyneed to lend to small busi-nesses. Concomitantly, thepurchase of the guaranteedloans will be a safe and se-cure investment for ourpension funds at no cost totaxpayers.

I am running for theState Senate because my op-ponent and the Democrat-controlled legislature havepursued out-of-controlspending that has broughtour state to the verge ofbankruptcy. We need a re-turn to the common sensebudgeting that every smallbusiness must practice.

Ed Meyer (D),incumbent,State SenateDistrict 12,(including Durham)

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Durham Government Calendar(All meetings will be held at the Durham Library unless

otherwise noted. Check the town Web page atwww.townofdurhamct.org for updates.)

Tuesday, November 26:30 p.m. — Public Safety Committee

Wednesday, November 37:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission

Monday, November 87 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall

7:30 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses AgencyTuesday, November 9

7:30 p.m. — Midstate Planning, 100 DeKoven Dr., MiddletownWednesday, November 10

7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at CRHS

Durham Registrars

The Durham Registrarsof Voters will be in sessionon Monday, Nov. 1, in theiroffice, on the 2nd floor ofthe Durham Town Hallfrom 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. TheLimited Registration ses-sion is to admit those seek-ing to vote in the election of

Nov. 2, 2010 whose qualifi-cations as to age, citizen-ship or residence was at-tained since Oct. 26, 2010.

Vote TuesdayThis upcoming election

can change state govern-ment for the next 20 years.Use your Constitutionalright to vote and expressyour opinion. Voters can-

not use cell phones at thepolls or wear buttons or po-litical slogans. See you atthe polls.

Special TownMeeting

A special town meeting ofthe electors and citizensqualified to vote at townmeetings of the town ofDurham will be held in the3rd floor Meeting Room,Durham Town Hall, onMonday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. forthe following purpose:

To transfer $20,000 from#9580 reserve for fire equip-ment to #6700-494 CIP-firedepartment for the pur-chase of turn out gear andboots as recommended bythe board of finance at theirmeeting of September 21,2010.

To transfer $29,439 fromfund balance to #6700-491 in-formation technology forthe purchase of two serversas recommended by theboard of finance at theirmeeting of Oct. 19.

ThanksgivingProgram

It’s time to think aboutThanksgiving. For manyfamilies it’s gathering to-gether for a traditional holi-day dinner. For others, it’sstressful thinking about theadditional costs of providinga holiday dinner. Again thisyear many are feeling the ef-fects of the economic crisisand high unemployment.

Durham prepares an an-nual Thanksgiving HolidayProgram for families and in-dividuals with needs.Stresses from financial diffi-culties, unemployment,medical problems, and oth-er personal or family issuesoften create unanticipated

hardships. Those havingdifficulties are encouragedto call Durham Human Ser-vices at 349-3153 to apply forThanksgiving Holiday As-sistance. Income verifica-tion is required.

Volunteers will distributeassistance on Monday, Nov.22, from 9 to 12 p.m. at theTown Hall.

Residents can help bypurchasing food gift cardsfor donation. Monetary do-nations received from thecommunity will help makefood card purchases for pro-gram recipients.

Turkeys are also neededand can be dropped off at theTown Hall on Monday, Nov.22, no later than 9 a.m. Fam-ilies and organizations cansponsor an individual orfamily by providing a foodgift card to Stop & Shop,Shaw’s, Waldbaum’s FoodMart, Price Chopper, ShopRite, Walmart, or any super-market, or by providing arestaurant gift certificate,or making a monetary dona-tion payable to Durham In-terchurch Assistance. Dona-tions can be mailed to Hu-man Services, Thanksgiv-ing Program, P.O. Box 428,Town Hall, Durham 06422 ordropped off at the HumanServices office in Town Hallbetween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.Monday through Friday.

P&Z CommissionThe Planning and Zoning

Commission devoted mostof their Oct. 20 meeting todiscussing the complaints ofresidents living near Green-land Realty. Residents suchas Diana Cruise informedthe commission that truckwashing still occurred onthe site, as well as truck re-pair, neither of which are al-lowed in the site plan. Theyalso told the commissionthat vehicles regularly hauldirt from the site both day

and night, with the noiseand light of the trucks dis-turbing the neighborhoodin the evening. The appear-ance of the site was alsocriticized, with Cruise not-ing that Greenland Realtyagreed to replace its bermback in 2009.

Another concern for resi-dents was that GreenlandRealty’s representative, At-torney Joan Molloy, wasnot in attendance to heartheir complaints. Molloysent a letter to the commis-sion back in September thatCruise wanted to address,due to the accusation thatshe was using the commis-sion to seek compensationfrom Greenland Realty.Cruise stated, “That is aninsult,” and that she isn’tseeking money from thecompany.

While Molloy wasn’t inattendance, the commissionagreed to send a transcriptof the meeting to her office.

The commission also start-ed reviewing the Plan of Con-servation and Developmentfor future revision. TownPlanner Geoff Colegrove of-fered the commission a letterdetailing the areas he be-lieved needed looking at,while member Richard Erik-sen suggested looking intowhat other towns have re-cently done with their ownplans. Colegrove recom-mended tackling two or threesections of the plan per meet-ing before putting together adraft and submitting it for apublic hearing.

One zoning enforcementissue also came up duringthe meeting, with Colegrovereporting that someone wastrying to convert a two-fam-ily house into a three familyhouse along Main Street. Hesaid he would issue a Ceaseand Desist by Oct. 22.

Finally, commissionerJoseph Pasquale informedthe commission that DanForline still doesn’t have apermit from DMV allowinghim to operate his automo-bile business on 593Wallingford Road. Forlinewas supposed to have hadthis permit by March.Pasquale admitted that thebusiness owner may have areason for not yet attainingthe permit, but suggestedthat a Cease and Desist maybe an appropriate course ofaction at this point. (In at-tendance/Chuck Corley)

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Middlefield Government Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the

Community Center.)Wednesday, November 3

7 p.m. — Board of SelectmenThursday, November 4

7 p.m. — Economic Development CommissionTuesday, November 9

7 p.m. — Levi E. Coe Library Association at the library7:30 p.m. — Midstate Planning, 100 DeKoven Dr., Middletown

MiddlefieldHistoricalSociety meeting

The Middlefield HistoricalSociety will hold its monthlymeeting on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.where a pictorial book will bediscussed. Middlefield His-torical Society meetings arethe first Thursday of eachmonth and walk-ins are al-ways welcomed. Call LynetteBrayshaw at 860-349-0665.

Rosemary Avis(Allen) Simmons

RosemaryAvis (Allen)S i m m o n s ,49, of Wind-ham, Maine,died Sun-day, Oct. 17,at home af-ter a longbattle withcancer, surrounded by herfamily. Born in Middletown,CT on May 23, 1961, daughterof Harry E. Allen and Barbara(Galvin) Allen.

She is survived by her hus-band of 26 years, Robert A.Simmons Jr., by a lovingdaughter, Jessica Lynn Sim-mons of Windham, Maine, byher mother and father, Harryand Barbara Allen of Middle-field, by her brother “Dude”and wife Darlene Allen ofDurham, and sister Midgetand husband James Apicelloof Vernon, Connecticut. Alsosurvived by her mother-in-law Jean Simmons of Port-land, Maine, brother-in-lawEdward and wife Beth Sim-mons of Buxton, Maine, andbrother-in-law Kevin Sim-mons of Portland, Maine.Rosemary has several aunts,nieces, nephews and cousinsfrom Connecticut and Maine.She was predeceased by hersister Cynthia, grandparentsHugh and Elma “Midget”Allen, and Sustin and MableReed of Strong, Maine.

Rosemary graduated fromCoginchaug High School inDurham and attended SaintJoseph’s College in Standish,Maine where she met her hus-band Robert. Rosemary stud-ied nursing and received herBachelors of Science degree inNursing.

Rosemary was a member ofthe Middlefield FederatedChurch of Middlefield and St.Peter’s Episcopal Church ofPortland, Maine. She will al-ways be remembered for hersmile, humor, love of pets,(Lexie, Sunshine and Junior),and generosity to family,friends and community. Herlove for family continued to bethe most important aspect ofher life. She enjoyed baking,knitting, sewing, crafting, tak-ing pictures and family vaca-tions. She loved visiting andattending family events in

Connecticut and Maine.She began her working ca-

reer as a Certified Nurses Aidat Queen’s Nursing Home inMiddletown, Connecticut,and Saint Joseph’s NursingHome in Portland, Maine.Once she received her BSNdegree, she worked at MaineMedical Center in the floatpool in Portland, Maine,Cigna Healthsource inFreeport, Maine, and hermost recent position was atPatient Advocates, LLC inGray, Maine. Rosemary al-ways enjoyed working as anurse and caring for her pa-tients. She found patient ad-vocate was her favorite posi-tion in her nursing career.Rosemary worked 1`2 years asa patient advocate in provid-ing the best service she couldon behalf of her patients. Sheenjoyed helping each patientjust by listening to theirneeds, helping to solve a prob-lem and acting to get them thebest care. She enjoyed goingto her job each day because ofher co-workers and their sup-port of patients.

She was involved in theParent Teachers Associationof Windham Maine Schools aspresident, cookbook fundrais-er chairperson and a roommother for many years. Shewas a member of the Wind-ham Lions Club as president,vice president, tail twister,Student of the Month chair-person and Windham LeoClub advisor while daughterJessica was president of theLeos at Windham HighSchool. Rosemary and herhusband Robert were propmasters for the WindhamHigh School plays for years.

The family would like tothank all the doctors andnursing staff at Maine Med-ical Center, the Gibson Pavil-ion of Portland, Maine, thestaff at Maine Cancer Centerfor Medicine of Scarborough,Maine and the visiting nursesand home health care aidsfrom Visiting Nurses Associa-tion. A special thank you toDr. Fredrick Aronson and hisstaff at MCCM.

A memorial service forRosemary Allen Simmonswill be held at the FederatedChurch in Middlefield on Sat-urday, Nov. 6, at 10 a.m.Memorial contributions maybe made to: Windham LionsClub, P.O. Box 448, Windham,ME 04062.

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SeniorsThanksgivingluncheon

The annual Thanksgivingluncheon with live enter-tainment will be held at theSenior Center in the Middle-field Community Center, 405Main Street, on Thursday,Nov. 18, at noon. Start off thisholiday season with friendsand neighbors, and enjoy atraditional turkey dinnerwith all the fixings. Then en-joy the sounds of RollingView Products. The suggest-ed donation is $2 and reser-vations can be made. Call860-349-7121 before Monday,Nov. 15.

“I don’t like to takechances, do you?” Violaasked.

In response, Milardo saidhe can ask people to test theirwells, but he cannot requirethem to do so or to providethe results. “A private well isa private well,” he said. Fran-cis noted that it is the town’sresponsibility to ensure thata property has potable drink-ing water when it is initiallybuilt, and if they know of afailed septic, they have theauthority to order it be fixed.

Viola’s ultimate concernwas that she didn’t want“these issues to be put on theback burner another 25years.” She continued, “Iwant the town to take con-trol, get done what needs tobe done and test all wells inthe neighborhood. The letterthat went out to residents(alerting them to possiblebacteria in nearby wells re-cently and encouraging themto be tested) will not suffice.”

Francis wrapped up thediscussion by saying thetown is more than happy toassist homeowners with themaintenance of their wells.She said in a month’s timethe results from a feasibilitystudy that was conducted tosee if there is a possibility ofconnecting to a Middletownwater supply will be in, andthus a possibility that someof the lingering concernscould be addressed.Agreements, ordinancesand fiscal analysis

The selectmen gave ap-proval for the First Select-man to sign a three-year re-newal agreement with an ex-tension option for two addi-tional two-year terms be-tween the town and TaxServfor professional services atno cost to the town.

Francis made a motion toadopt a stormwater ordi-

nance requirement identify-ing Best Management Prac-tices, which was approved.

The September 2010 fiscalanalysis was reported, and itwas noted that the local andtax revenue is coming insteady and expenditures areon track.

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2. Growth focus on bio-medical and alternative en-ergy businesses.

Alternative energies suchas solar, fuel cells andbiodiesel will bring us“clean” energy, distance usfrom fossil fuel and the Mid-dle East and ultimately re-duce our costs. Much of therelated legislation has beenintroduced by the Environ-

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3. Reduce two unaccept-ably large business costs,namely energy and healthinsurance.

We need to resume gener-ating energy in Connecticutand not paying the hugecosts of buying energy fromother states and Canada.The State Insurance Com-missioner’s recent approvalof a 47percent increase inhealth insurance premiumsafter a 20+ percent increaselast year is outrageous, real-izing that the Commissionercomes from the insuranceindustry. I support the ap-pointment of a new Commis-sioner who is consumer-ori-ented.

4. Repeal the Business En-tity Tax and the propertytax on machinery. Both ofthese taxes are impedimentsto business.

5. We must learn how tomarket Connecticut. Re-cently, I introduced an Ital-ian manufacturer of gymequipment to our Depart-ment of Economic and Com-munity Development. Thismanufacturer is looking fora U.S. headquarters andwould add over 200 jobs. TheGovernor and legislativeleaders must become jobrainmakers.

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Yale Law School, am mar-ried to Patty Ann and wehave a family of six childrenand 13 grandchildren. I start-ed my public service as a fed-eral prosecutor in the U.S.Department of Justice ap-pointed by Attorney GeneralRobert Kennedy, the tough-est boss I have ever had. Iserved in the New York StateLegislature and on the NewYork Board of Regents,which is the education poli-cymaker of that state. Dur-ing that time, I was also theadministrative partner ofmy firm.

Patty Ann and I moved toConnecticut a decade ago. Ihave enjoyed serving on theGuilford Economic Develop-ment Commission and on theboard of directors of the NewHaven Symphony Orchestraand the Durham Fair Associ-ation. I was first elected tothe Connecticut Senate in2004 and serve as Chair of theEnvironment Committeeand formerly Chair of theChildren’s Committee andProgram Review and Investi-gations.

My re-election has beenendorsed by many diverseorganizations, including theConnecticut Business & In-dustry Association (CBIA),the Sierra Club, the Leagueof Conservation Voters, theteacher and university pro-fessor associations, police,firefighters and the AFL-CIO. CBIA recently stated,“During his tenure as a legis-lator, Ed Meyer supported ef-forts to improve our econo-my, public education andregulatory climate, helpingto make Connecticut a moreattractive place for businessinvestment and job cre-ation.”

Connecticut is faced, dur-ing the next several years,with two preeminent chal-lenges. The first is the cre-ation of jobs and the re-build-ing of our economy. The sec-ond is balancing the statebudget by downsizing ourstate government which I be-lieve will make our govern-ment more efficient and ef-fective. I am running for re-

election because I have theexperience, political inde-pendence and leadershipskills to bring about a newday in Connecticut.

Lisa Davenport(R), challenger,State SenateDistrict 12,(including Durham)

I do notthink thereis a percep-tion amongreal, ordi-nary peoplethat the gov-e r n m e n tcreates jobs. Only full-timepoliticians like Senator Mey-er consider the governmentthe primary generator ofjobs. Most of us know thatprivate businesses createjobs, specifically small busi-ness, which creates approxi-mately 70 percent of all newjobs. Government can estab-lish an atmosphere that al-lows for job creation, butConnecticut has done a verypoor job lately.

Connecticut is ranked oneof the least business-friendlystates in the nation. We havelost tens of thousands of jobsin Connecticut during thisrecession, and yet we havedone nothing to make ourstate a better place to dobusiness. We need to im-prove our business climateby repealing the business en-tity tax, eliminating unnec-essary business regulations,and expanding tax credits tothose businesses that arehiring.

Every Connecticut busi-ness, regardless of sizeand/or profitability, pays a$250 annual tax. Imagine asmall start-up company look-ing to open in our state learn-ing that we charge them anannual tax for the right tosimply exist. Not a good firstimpression. When given theopportunity to eliminate theBusiness Entity Tax, EdMeyer voted against it. Wealso need to get governmentout of the way of businessesand entrepreneurs. Con-necticut needs to eliminate

Meyer (From page 14)

See Davenport, page 20

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Above, from left to right: Scout Master Robin Heath presenting thecamping award to Tyler Sibley, Andrew Carter, Douglas Hanley andKyle Onofreo. Photo submitted by Ellen Gribko

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On Sept. 29 five members ofTroop 33 were presented with theBoy Scouts Triple Crown CampingAward. The award can only beearned if the scout attends all threeof the Boy Scout National High Ad-venture Camps.

Each of the recipients has spent aweek at the Sea Base Camp in theFlorida Keys, a week at NorthernTier Camp (located on the Bound-ary Water Canoe Area on the U.S.and Canadian border), and lastly aweek at Philmont Scout Ranch inNew Mexico.

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pated in many team-building activi-ties and learned a great deal aboutthe country that we live in. Thecamps provided them with a widerange of programs, from SCUBAdiving in the Keys to portaging ca-noes in Atikokan, Canada to hikingthe high mountains of New Mexico.

It took the boys three to fouryears to attend all the camps, andthere were many memorable mo-ments; including SCUBA diving atnight, having the Royal CanadianMounted Police stamp their Pass-port at Thunder Bay, Canada, ca-noeing in the wilderness of theBoundary Waters, reaching the topof Pike’s Peak and completing a 10-day hike of 63 miles.

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Eagle Scout project places fourth nationwideBy Ellen Gribko

Special to Town Times

Each year approxi-mately 50,000 scouts na-tionwide attain the rankof Eagle Scout. One of therequirements to becomean Eagle is the successfulcompletion of a leader-ship service project thatbenefits a religious insti-tution, school or commu-nity. The National EagleScout Association proud-ly acknowledges projectsthat demonstrate valu-able service of an excep-tional nature.

On Oct. 19, at their an-nual recognition dinnerheld at the Aqua Turf,Tyler Sibley from Mid-dlefield, Boy Scout Troop

33, was awarded theGlenn A. and MelindaW. Adams NationalEagle Scout Leader-ship Service Project ofthe Year Award forthe ConnecticutRivers Council.

Tyler’s project, TheMiddlefield Dog Park,placed fourth in thenation among all Ea-gle projects completedin 2009. Projects areselected based on theoriginality of the proj-ect, planning, develop-ment, benefits theyprovide, scope of workin time and materials,difficulty of labor, ex-tent and character ofleadership and resultsor outcome.

Middlefield Boy Scout Troop 33 Scout-master Robin Heath congratulatingTyler Sibley on his 2009 Eagle Projectof the Year Award.

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By Leonid FunaroSpecial to the Town Times

When we went to DeerLake, some scouts worked ontheir Tenderfoot and SecondClass requirements. Welearned how to sharpen aknife carefully and how tocreate an axe yard. An axe

yard is when you have a cer-tain place roped off for safe-ty. It’s where you use yourwood tools, like knife, axe,pick axe and a bunch of othersmall things. We alsolearned how to make andstart fires. We started a fireby getting weeds that aresmall and dry. Pine cones are

also good to keep a fire goingafter you start it.

We went to Fat MansSqueeze, which is a smallcave where two really bigrocks come together to makea tight squeeze to getthrough. We went fishingtoo. Although it was fun, noone caught a fish.

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Special town meeting andLTA

A special town meetingwas set for Monday, Nov. 8,at 8 p.m. (See page 17 for theagenda).

There were two LocalTraffic Authority issues dis-cussed, one having to do

with the private road signpolicy and the other regard-ing Skeet Club Road signage.Other business

In old business, Francisreported that the town re-ceived a check from FEMAfor $31,179.56 to make re-pairs on Guire Road, John-

son Lane, Whites Farm andHaddam Quarter Road, all ofwhich were affected by theMarch storms.

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songs. “I had a dead MissAmerica look,” she says. “Ibought zombie-like contactlenses off the Internet, and Ihad black streaks put in myhair.” Stephen dressed up asa character in Zombie’svideo that paid tribute to themovie, “Clockwork Orange.”

As much fun as the Smithshave during this season,they are also well-versed inthe deeper meanings of theholiday. Ellen explains thatHalloween began as a pagancelebration called All Hal-lows Eve. “It was a day tofrighten away the evil spir-its. That’s why people dressup and wear masks – so thatthe spirits can’t recognizethem.” Nov. 1 is All SaintsDay and is a Mexican holi-day that honors childrenthat have passed away. Nov.2, also a Mexican holiday, isAll Souls Day, and celebratesall the others who have died.

The couple sees Halloweenmaking a comeback. SaysEllen, “When I was a kid, itwas big, and you could trustwhat people gave you. Thencame the razors in the ap-

ples, and it burned out for acouple of years because of allthe scares. But the new rashof horror movies and showslikes ‘Buffy, The VampireSlayer’ helped bring Hal-loween back. America hasfallen in love again with hor-ror movies and vampires.”

The couple says they see alot of adults now enjoyingHalloween, as evidenced by asizeable number of adult par-ties each year and many peo-ple in costume at the concert,even though they weren’t inthe contest.

“It’s one of the most excit-ing days of the year for me,”says Ellen. “I think that peo-ple enjoy dressing up and be-ing somebody else for achange. And Halloween cos-tumes are a good way to getto know each other at a par-ty. They’re an icebreaker. “Ithink Halloween should be anational holiday, and cele-brated every six months.”

Her husband simply says,“I like Halloween becauseit’s the one day of the yearthat being scary-looking likeI am is acceptable.”

Smiths (Continued from page 6)

redundant and unnecessarybureaucratic red tape thatinhibits job creation and ex-pansion. Finally, we need toexpand and make perma-nent those tax credits thatcreate new jobs.

As a small business own-er, I know the difficulties ofmaking payroll, accessingquality health insuranceand spending time filling outforms rather than doingbusiness. I have the experi-ence necessary to make Con-necticut a place where com-panies want to stay andgrow.

Meet Lisa:

Raised in Durham, LisaGudelski Davenport, the old-est of four sisters, has al-ways been an achiever. Shehas been married 20 years toJoe a Firefighter/Paramedicfor the Town of Wallingford.They have two children,Ashley and Joey. Lisa is anactive and contributingmember of her community.In Durham she is a memberof the Planning and ZoningCommission and the Repub-lican Town Committee. Sheis a director of the Cogin-chaug Regional ScholarshipFund and volunteers forboth Girl Scouts and BoyScouts. In addition to teach-ing Sunday School she isalso a coordinator of the an-nual Kentucky MissionsTrip sponsored by herchurch.

Lisa Davenport is the typeof citizen needed to serve inConnecticut’s State Senate,she identifies with the ever-changing and difficult timesin which we are living. Sheis a successful business part-ner in Lisa Davenport’sHome Gallery, establishedin 1995. This past November,she and her business part-ner, Ed Richman sponsoredan Operation Home for theHolidays event that raisedfunds to help bring home 700Connecticut National GuardTroops. She prides herselfon her ability to listen to oth-ers, to pay close attention todetails, and to make sensibleand fiscally responsible de-cisions using her strongbusiness background andcommon sense approach.

Davenport (From page 18)

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A new face inHartford

Help bring about thechange you’ve asked for. Realchange. VOTE for Lisa Dav-enport for State Senate, 12thdistrict. I have known Lisafor many years and know herto be a dedicated, honest andthoughtful person in all herendeavors. She will bring toHartford a fresh look at thestate budget and how it im-pacts the local community.As a business owner, Lisa un-derstands the problems of ourtroubled economy. She alsobrings a large field of involve-ment with the community,volunteerism and our veter-ans. Not new to support forthe veterans, Lisa has workedon many veteran issues, ie;Home for The Holidays Cam-paign. Lisa Davenport listensto the people and can helpmake the change. Please voteTuesday, Nov. 2.

Russell Donovan, Durham

Asking for yourvote!

It has been a pleasure cam-paigning throughout Middle-field, Rockfall and Durham. Ihave listened to thousands ofresidents talk about changeswe need in state government.The message has been clear.We need new effective leader-ship that is willing to tacklethe fiscal problems facing ourstate. We can no longer affordto operate with a $3.4 billiondollar budget deficit that re-lies on borrowing and bond-ing. We need to allow thebusiness community to cre-ate jobs by eliminating theconstant overregulation andover taxation that is forcingmany businesses to closetheir doors and move out ofstate. We need property taxrelief so our residents can af-ford to live in this communi-ty. Most of all, we need repre-sentation for the citizens ofthe district free and clear ofpolitics and special interests.

From my childhood toadulthood, this communityhas given so much to my fam-ily and me. It would be anhonor to serve you in Con-necticut’s General Assemblyso we can the change the at-mosphere that so sorelyneeds changing in our statelegislature and put Connecti-cut down the path to econom-

ic recovery. I ask for yourvote on November 2nd.

John Szewczyk, Durham

Homefieldadvantage inHartford

Lisa Davenport and JohnSzewczyk will give our com-munities the home field ad-vantage in Hartford. This willbe the first time in my memo-ry that residents will havethe opportunity to seat two“Durham raised” candidatesin Hartford during the sameelection cycle; John as StateRep and Lisa as State Sena-tor. They are not careerpoliticians (John is a Hart-ford police officer and Lisaruns her own business); theyhave never held public officeoutside of their civic duties inDurham. They are notlawyers and are not runningfor office to build a resume.They are fiscally conserva-tive and responsible hard

working citizens who want tobetter our State. They aregraduates of Coginchaug Re-gional High School. Theyshop at our stores, they takecare of our neighbors, theylive in our town and they arehere for the long haul. Therehome is our home. They willbring the perspective of smalltown New England to Hart-ford which is seriously need-ed. Give our communities avoice, vote for the ones thathave the life-long commit-ment to our towns.

Eric Berens, Durham

Lesser andMeyer: wisechoices

Connecticut residents arediscouraged about what ourlegislators are NOT doing forour state. Two individual leg-islators who have distin-guished themselves as beingdifferent from the rest are EdMeyer and Matt Lesser. Each

stands up for what is funda-mentally best for Connecti-cut; both are led by principlerather than political party,and their records prove it.The recent local ExchangeClub debate left little doubtabout who can best serve usin Hartford. Lesser and Mey-er had the informed answers,showing their knowledge ofthe complexity of Connecti-cut’s enormous problems andtheir efforts to work againstincreasingly challengingforces to improve conditionsthat affect the quality of ourlives. Both Lesser and Meyerstand heads above the crowdamong state legislators. Theyhold experience, skill, in-tegrity and respect and areclearly the wisest choices forall of us in these difficulttimes.

Anne Cassady, Durham

Vote for SuzioVoters demand accounta-

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and honest answers to alltheir questions, especiallythe difficult ones. Len Suziois running for State Senate inthe 13th District and will re-spect voters, answer the ques-tions and will hold himself ac-countable. Len deserves ourvote: he is a long time mem-ber of his parish, has alwaystreated people with respect,and when he was on theBoard of Education in Meri-den, he was willing to answervoters’ questions. He is a fis-cal conservative in a timewhen our towns, our stateand our country are finan-cially tapped out.

I’ve known Len for sometime now and find his hon-esty and conservatism re-freshing and what we need inthe 13th State Senate District.I hope you’ll join me in votingfor Len Suzio for State Sen-ate.

Anna Neumon, Meriden

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Re-elect LesserMay I suggest that a logical

path be followed in the choicebetween Matt Lesser andJohn Szewczyk as our Repre-sentative to the ConnecticutLegislature? Matt has servedably for the last two years,demonstrating his independ-ence from party-line politics,and his ability to “make a dif-ference” and “get thingsdone,” even as a freshmanrepresentative. He has cer-tainly shown us all that heputs “people before politics”when you consider MelissaGreenbacker’s statementabout his support of the Con-necticut dairy industry. Oth-ers have told similar stories(see Letters in the TownTimes). Matt Lesser devoteshis full-time attention to hisjob of representing us, hisconstituents. If we presenthim with another term, hewill then have the opportuni-ty to do even more for us. Heis still “a breath of fresh air”in the Connecticut legisla-

ture.John Szewczyk is a fine in-

dividual, but Matt Lesserdoes not work two other jobs.

It just makes good sense togive Matt Lesser anotherterm, I plan to vote for him, Iam an unaffiliated voter (in-dependent).

In case you haven’t no-ticed, all of the statements inquotes are political slogansused in electioneering. MattLesser brings his own style tothem all.

Marianne Corona,MiddlefieldEditor’s note: According to

www.ctmirror.org, most law-makers — around 70 percent— have other employment be-sides being legislators.

SupportSzewczyk

Although not one for usual-ly writing letters to the editor,last weeks negative attack onJohn Szewczyk warranted aresponse. I was very disap-

pointed to see that in lastweeks Town Times, JohnSzewczyks character and ded-ication as a police officerwould be questioned. Johnhas served the Hartford Po-lice Department with distinc-tion for the past nine yearswhile at the same time active-ly making the Durham-Mid-dlefield community a betterplace to live as an outstand-ing member of DurhamsBoard of Selectmen. I am sad-dened to see this currenttrend in politics where peoplewill do something like per-sonally attack someone forwearing a uniform and serv-ing their community. Don’tbe fooled by these last minute,negative attacks. SupportJohn Szewczyk on Nov. 2.

Charles Harmon, Durham

Support MeyerAs senate chair of the Gen-

eral Assembly’s Environ-ment Committee, Senator EdMeyer has made importantcontributions to our quality

of life. The Watershed Part-nership, headquartered inGuilford, recently namedSenator Meyer its Legislatorof the Year for his work pro-tecting young childrenagainst the toxic effects ofpesticides. Last year, he re-ceived the Legislative Cham-pion Award for his legislationbanning Bisphenol-A fromchildren’s products. As a con-cerned citizen, I am veryaware of how often further re-search reveals the dangers ofonce commonly used chemi-cals. Meyer has passed impor-tant legislation restrictingdangerous chemicals in babybottles, toys and jewelry, pluslawn pesticides at schoolsand day care facilities. EdMeyer knows how to do theresearch and knows how tocraft effective legislation onour behalf. Please join me insending an excellent publicservant back to Hartford onNov. 2.

Katharine Forline,

Durham

Don’t ‘have acow’

In my letter about theDurham Fair I used the word“cows” and mentionedRover’s Lodge. My apologiesto Rover’s Lodge, the memoryof Rita, whom I loved, and toany patron who may have got-ten the meaning of “cows”jumbled up. The word “cows”is like the word “sheep.” Youcan see the sheep in the field,but there certainly is going tobe rams amongst the sheeptoo. A better word would havebeen “herd” or even “cattle.”There was no malice intend-ed. I suppose when a womanreads the word “cows,” theyautomatically think it’s a fe-male word, but it’s not, andnot even my English teachercould convince me otherwise.Because I specifically men-tioned Rover’s, which was thereal mistake, some took it per-sonally. I’m a proud patron ofthat establishment myself,since 1975, and have enjoyedmany steamed cheeseburgersand frosty beers.

I don’t apoligize for wordsbecause I’m an American andI believe in free speech, andI’m a writer and love words,even words that some consid-er offensive. If I wanted to in-sult females, which I didn’t,God knows I’m capable ofthat. We live in a society nowthat increasingly censors and“has a cow” over words andtheir meanings, and I supposethe day is fast approachingwhen a writer is not going tobe able to write anything atall for fear the Word Policecome knocking down the doorwith some kind of “beef.”

Mark J. Czaja,On the deck at Rover’s

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As a K-Club member forover 30 years I was appalled,along with many other K-Club members, to earn thatone of our members/brothersplaced a defamatory remarkin the Town Times regardingRover’s patrons. For those of-fended by his comment,please keep in mind that theopinion of one should not be areflection on the K-Club mem-bers as a whole.

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Pam Hogarth, Durham

Matt deliversfor our towns

From the time he was elect-ed, Matt Lesser has fought ashard as anyone to lower ourelectricity prices. He askedtough questions and made theenergy executives uncomfort-able, because in the end, theycouldn’t justify their rate in-creases. Rates will finally begoing down by 5 percent inJanuary 2011, after years of in-creases that harmed familiesand small businesses alike.

We need more leadershiplike that at all levels of govern-ment. We are lucky to have itwith Matt and we need tomake sure that we keep himfighting for us in the 100th Dis-trict. Join me and vote forMatt Lesser on Nov. 2.

Donna Golub, Middlefield

Szewczyk:commited to us

I ask Durham, Middlefieldand Rockfall residents to joinme in voting for John Szew-czyk for state representativeon Election Day, Nov. 2.

I first met John late lastyear, although I followed hiscareer as a member of theBoard of Selectman inDurham. He proved to all lo-cal residents that he is effi-cient, hard-working and cost-conscious – skills he willbring with him to the StateCapitol.

At a time when our state isfacing a staggering deficit, weneed someone with experi-ence in creating and balanc-ing a budget, while also main-taining programs for educa-tion and for our senior citi-zens. John Szewczyk is thatperson.

I recently learned thatJohn has knocked on morethan 5,000 doors in the 100thDistrict – an amazingachievement and a demon-stration of his commitment tomeeting everyone and find-ing out what concerns themmost.

I know that John Szewczykwill be an outstanding repre-sentative for us at the StateCapitol. He understands theneeds of small-size towns likeDurham and Middlefield, andhe will work to make ourvoices heard in Hartford.

Please vote John Szewczykstate representative on Elec-tion Day!

Cathleen L. Hinsch,Middlefield

Vote for Meyer Ed Meyer understands our

needs and problems and hasrepresented Durham withenormous energy and effec-tiveness. With the many com-plex problems facing legisla-tors in Hartford during the

next two-year term, we needMeyer’s lifetime of experi-ence and his resilience intackling the tough issues.

While government can’tsolve every problem, Meyerknows there is a lot it can doto help businesses create newjobs. The economic initia-tives Meyer has been fightingfor in Hartford include low-interest loans to help fund ex-pansions and new equip-ment; sales tax exemptionsfor machinery, supplies andfuel used in renewable ener-gy industries; loan reim-bursements and traininggrants for such emerging in-dustries as green technology,life sciences and health infor-mation technology; and thereduction of energy andhealth insurance costs - thetwo highest costs of doingbusiness in Connecticut.

When I go to the polls nextTuesday, I’m casting my votefor Ed Meyer – he’s shown uswhat real leadership can ac-complish.

Laurie Stevens, Durham

We can changeHartford

It’s a rare occasion in lifewhen one person truly feelsthat they can have an impacton anything in life. Thereclearly needs to be realchanges in Hartford. For allof my lifetime, Connecticuthas been ruled by one, veto-proof supermajority party.This Tuesday, we have achance to return Connecticutto a healthier, balanceddemocracy. As we ponderwho we should vote for, Iwould like to leave you, thevoter who can make changewith a few profound and time-less quotes from PresidentCalvin Coolidge nearly a cen-tury ago.

“There is no dignity quiteso impressive, and no one in-dependence quite so impor-tant , as living within yourmeans.”

“Economy is the methodby which we prepare today toafford the improvements of

tomorrow.”“Collecting more taxes

than is absolutely necessaryis legalized robbery.”

“Don’t expect to build upthe weak by pulling down thestrong.”

“The man who builds a fac-tory builds a temple, that theman who works there wor-ships there, and to each isdue, not scorn and blame, butreverence and praise.”

Our local candidates LenSuzio , Lisa Davenport andJohn Szewczyk, would surelyagree with “Silent Cal”. Onemay argue that subscribingto the above political beliefswould harm our children, eld-erly, safety and future. Iwould argue that all of Con-necticut would benefit,rather than just those in pow-er.

Jamie Roraback, Middlefield

Lesser providesDemocrat Matt Lesser is

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We are very fortunate thatwe did not have to lay offteachers or cut services as wesaw happened in manytowns. Matt has worked dili-gently with the state in sup-port of the schools and willcontinue this. He values edu-cation and it is one of his toppriorities.

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of ethics. He puts his con-stituents and their needsfirst. He understands the bur-den of our very high propertytaxes and will work in Hart-ford to help ease this burdenwith our new governor DanMalloy. For a first term repre-sentative he has an amazingnumber of accomplishments!Matt has worked hard tomaintain our quality of life.Please join me in voting forDemocrat Matt Lesser, DanMalloy, Tom Gaffey and RosaDelauro.

Susan K. Heuberger R.N.,Middlefield

Support JohnIn a day where missteps,

misspoken words, and cor-ruption have come to definepolitics, John Szewczyk de-fies the norm. Our state’sdeficit is daunting. The dis-connect between the GeneralAssembly and reality isscary. The politicians of yes-terday have rolled the dice

with our money and our trustand lost. We need integrity.We need someone who hasOur best interest at hand, nota personal agenda. As a per-son from the community, aprotector of the law, and a fis-cally responsible individual,John will represent us well inHartford. We need JohnSzewczyk.

Kevin Lacz, Middlefield

Think beforeyou vote

Think about your votesthis year. Don’t just vote forthe nice woman or the hand-some man. How did theyvote? Investigate!

Can you afford to pay for amassive Federal governmentwith an irratic set of complexrules, taxes, fines and regula-tions that keeps the businesscommunity guessing?

Before you vote, consider,“If you believe in yourself,you will command the gov-ernment to respect your

rights to your own property,and the wealth produced byyour labor. If you believe inyour family, you will not suf-focate your children beneaththe burden of financing yoursecurity. If you believe inyour neighbors, you will seekprosperity in the free ex-change of goods and services,instead of looking for subsis-tence in the promises ofpoliticians. If you believe inAmerica, you will lookaround and see the same landwhere your grandfathersworked miracles, and wrotelegends. If you believe in cap-italism, you will put yourfaith in a marketplace thatworks to win your business,rather than a governmentthat commands your obedi-ence. Growth and innovationcannot occur without risk,and only people who believein the future take risks.”DocZero (doczero.org):

Think about your votes be-fore you fill in those dots!

Beth Manley, Middlefield

Lesser (From page 25)Hurray forskate park

Congratulations Rockfalland Middlefield! Thanks toChris Hurlbert, Joe Geruchand the Park and RecreationCommission, our town has askateboard park to be proudof. This achievement tookyears of imagination, com-mitment and dogged work.

This skateboard park cost$65,000 of a $203,000 stategrant for Peckham Park de-velopment. Quoting Mr.Geruch, “The value of theskateboard park, as well asall other improvements, can-not be quantified. The park isa facility simply for the en-joyment of the public.”

Let’s enjoy and celebrateliving in our town.

Alice Malcolm, Middlefield

Support forSzewczyk

Connecticut is at a cross-roads. We are facing massivebudget deficits, businessesare closing and families arestruggling as a result. On No-vember 2nd we have a choiceand that choice is clear; wecan vote to stay with the sta-tus quo, a one-party con-trolled super majority legis-lature that offers more of thesame policies of taxing andborrowing to cover thedeficit or we can choose JohnSzewczyk.

John has a plan to balanceour budget, without gim-micks and without more job-killing taxes and borrowing.John is the only candidate inthis race endorsed by theCBIA, a job-creating organi-zation, because John under-stands the importance of en-couraging businesses to startand grow in Connecticut. Heunderstands that we can in-crease revenues by creatingjobs, bringing business toConnecticut and growing thetax base instead of by raisingtaxes and chasing the jobsout of the state.

We need a state govern-ment that stops taking fromus and starts working for us.

This election is crucial forthe future of our state. Pleasesupport John Szewczyk onNovember 2nd.

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Re-elect Meyerand Lesser

State Senator Ed Meyer hasan outstanding and distin-guished record in public serv-ice. He also displays an un-common zeal for the work. Hehas shown over and overagain that he cares aboutDurham and our needs. Edhas proven that he is willingto make the hard decisionsthat will put Connecticutback on firm financial foot-ing. As Assistant MajorityLeader, he has the clout to ef-fect change.

In his first year in the legis-lature, State RepresentativeMatt Lesser was named a“Rising Sun” by People’s Ac-tion for Clean Energy and a“Children’s Champion” bythe Connecticut Early Child-hood Alliance. He, too, hasspent countless hours inDurham and has been partic-ularly effective in helping ourdairy farms. We could not bebetter served.

Ona McLaughlin, Durham

Szewczyk-What is neededin public service

As Election Day nears, wesee many political candidateswho will do almost anythingin desperation for the seatthey are running for. The100th District has the oppor-tunity to elect a different typeof candidate. John Szewczykis a local friend with an hon-est, soft spoken message, anda willingness to lead. He is nota career politician, he is a po-lice officer, a protector, afriend and a mentor whom Ihave had the pleasure ofknowing.

As John walks door todoor, he wears out more pairsof shoes than others will in alifetime. He has a smile, alaugh and a gentle manner ashe stands on citizens’ doorsteps. After his day of cam-paigning is over, he starts hiscommute to the capital at 11p.m. Countless members ofour district know he is amember of the Hartford P.D,but not that he has workedthe midnight shift for the pastnine years. He goes out everynight and puts the well-beingof the Hartford citizens beforehis own. As Durham Select-man, John is dedicated to thetownspeople. Many days as I

have walked with him he’stold me that he’s running foroffice to “give back to a com-munity that has given somuch to my family and me.”John is exactly what we needin public service.

Billy Malcolm

Trust in MeyerI recently had some serious

surgery. With the guidance ofa very good family physicianwho insisted that we use asurgeon who was experi-enced in this surgery, the pro-cedure went well. When Ihave major repairs on myhome I try to choose someonewho has had experience and agood reputation in this area. Itrust experience. I trust mydoctors; I trust my plumber,my furnace installer, etc. Ilikewise trust my senator. Ina time when officials are be-ing torn down just becausethey have served I value hon-est experience. Ed Meyer hasearned my trust. He has spo-

ken out against corruption,supporting a bill to ban pen-sion and benefits from stateemployees who have stolenfrom the state. He supportscuts to agencies where thereare duplicate positions. Hehas opposed openly and hon-estly practices by Democratsand Republicans alike withforethought and honesty.Above all, his experience hashelped him serve all of us.Please reward this experi-ence, honesty and hard workon Nov. 2.

Bill Wray, Durham

Szewczyk- thebetter choice

We have a choice this elec-tion. Vote for the same oldpartisan politics and statusquo or vote for John Szew-czyk. John is a Durham-Mid-dlefield native, a Hartford po-lice officer and Durham’s Se-lectman. John understandspeople’s concerns and worksto help them. That’s why

John has received multipleendorsements across partylines. Vote for a change. Votefor John Szewczyk.

Jim Piotrowski, Durham

Response to CzajaI agree completely with the

letter in a recent issue fromDonna Weronik complainingabout the letter from MarkCzaja. Apparently the Timesis going to let this Mr. Czajarant and rave and use foullanguage in their newspaperat will. I don’t know MarkCzaja but I assume he’s anadult. His negative, rude let-ter was followed by a young-ster’s article that was ex-tremely appropriate andcourageous and to be comingright after Mr. Czaja’s letterwas an insult to the young-ster. Mr. Czaja’s letters are al-ways negative, rude and fool-ish and in my opinion bringthe quality of a very finenewspaper down. Perhaps Iam incorrect in assuming

that Mr. Czaja is an adult butI don’t think a youngsterwould write such a trite, neg-ative letter.

Perhaps you have to printeverything that is sent toyour newspaper and there-fore can’t pick and choosewhich letters are printed andwhich aren’t, but if you dohave a choice as to whether ornot you are going to print aspecific letter I see no reasonto print Mr. Czaja’s narrow-minded rants on how he in-tends to brake CT laws .

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Blue Devils win againBy Garri Saganenko

Special to Town Times

The Coginchaug Blue Dev-ils knew they were heavilyfavored going into theirgame on October 8 againstLewis S. Mills High School.Rushing out to a 34-6 half-

time lead, the Devils provedto be too physical for theSpartans, with both the of-fensive and defensive linesdominating the line of scrim-mage all game. With themost important battle of thefootball game won, juniorAlec Corazzini and senior

Ryan Scherer continued toput up big numbers. On de-fense the trio of junior NickAgramonte and senior co-captains David Wheeler andZach Faiella could not bestopped.

From the start, the Devilsshowed it would not be muchof a contest as junior, SamBaker took the opening kick-off about fifty yards to theMills 38 yard line. In a seriesof plays that only took a totalof 49 seconds, Corazzini andsenior E.J. Luther had runsof thirteen and 25 yards, withLuther taking the ball intothe end zone. Baker convert-ed the extra point. CRHS 7-Mills 0

With the line pesteringMills’ sophomore quarter-back Zane Millborne, theSpartans were forced to puntjust four plays later. Startingfrom their 25 yard line, thedrive began with juniorTyler Doherty carrying theball thirteen yards beforeMills was penalized for a late

hit, adding another fifteenyards onto the run. After aseries of dual nine yard runsby Doherty and Corazzini,Luther carried the ball deep-er into Mills’ territory with atwelve yard gain. Followinga run of no gain by Dohertyand an incomplete pass,Scherer connected with jun-ior wide receiver Ethan Do-necker for a seventeen yardtouchdown at 6:38 of the firstquarter. CRHS 14-Mills 0

Sailing the kickoff all theway to the Mills one yardline, Sam Baker helped pinthe Spartans deep in theirzone. Once again, the Spar-tans were forced to punt fourplays later after juniorShawn Donovan and Faiellaeach made a tackle for a loss.Three plays later, the Devilsfound themselves in the endzone after Corazzini show-cased some solid breakawayspeed, cruising into the endzone from 25 yards out at 1:58in the first quarter. CRHS 21-Mills 0

Mills’ next drive was a dis-organized, eleven play drivethat had two fumbles, bothrecovered by Mills, andWheeler picking up his firstsack of the night for a threeyard loss. The Devils wouldeventually take over on aturnover on downs. Two bigplays highlighted the Devil’snext drive. The first play, a 24yard pass from Scherer tojunior Tyler Davis, and thelast play, a 41 yard touch-down run by Corazzini as hewent untouched the wholeway at 7:14 of the secondquarter. CRHS 28-Mills 0

Sustained by a personalfoul and a pass interferencecall, the Devils helped LewisMills get on the board by giv-ing them second chances.The drive ended when Mill-borne completed a one yardtouchdown pass with 3:45 leftin the second quarter. CRHS28-Mills 6

Ryan Scherer kept the nextdrive going with his arm,completing a seventeen yardpass to Luther before tossingit off to Donecker on fourthdown for about fifteen yards.Donecker, making some nicecuts, carried the ball another35 yards, to the Lewis Millsone yard line. Corazziniwould punch the ball in onthe next play. CRHS 34-Mills6

At the start of the secondhalf, Wheeler quickly helpedthe Devils take possession ofthe ball, sacking the quarter-back and forcing a fumble,which would be recovered byFaiella. Corazzini poundedthe ball into the end zone forhis fourth touchdown of thegame at 9:32 of the third quar-ter. CRHS 41-Mills 6

With the exception of 65yard touchdown pass, fifty ofwhich was through the air,by Mills quarterback Mill-borne, the rest of the gamewas spent with Coginchaugrunning out the clock andflexing their defensive mus-cles. Coginchaug won handi-ly, improving to 3-0, whichmakes sixteen of their lasteighteen games a win. DavidWheeler was awarded a spotin “Tom Yantz’s Fabulous15”, run through the HartfordCourant, for his performanceagainst Mills. He had seventackles, two sacks, and aforced fumble.

By Jen Sass Cheer Director

On Saturday, Oct. 16, allfour Durham MiddlefieldFalcon cheerleading squadsparticipated at the annualCTYFL Cheer Competition.All four teams danced andcheered their hearts out. Allfour teams not only have tolearn their cheers for thefootball games on Sundays,they also need to learn a 2.5-minute routine made up ofcheer and dance for the com-petition.

The first Falcon cheersquad to take the mat wasthe C team, which is madeup of 9 and 10-year-olds andhas 13 girls on the squad thisyear. These 13 girls reallycame together and workedas a team to pull off a veryprecise routine.

After a few more teamstook the mat, the B team,made up of 11 and 12-year-olds were next up. Therewere originally 16 girls onthe team, but unfortunatelythree weeks before competi-tion, one of the girls brokeher leg. While her presencewas missed by her team-mates, the team was able tochange around the routineso that no one would ever

know they were down a girl.Now that both teams had

gone, it was a long waitwhile the rest of the teamstook the mat for their 2.5-minutes of glory. Once allteams had gone, everyonewas called back to the gymfor the awards ceremony.The second division to re-ceive awards was the C largewhich is the division thatour C team competed in. TheC team won the Coordina-tors Award! Then came timefor the B small divisionawards; this is the divisionthat our B team competed in.The B team placed fourth intheir division. This is thefirst time that a Falconcheer team has placed at acompetition.

The afternoon session be-gan at 2:30 p.m., which is thesession we would see the old-est teams and the youngestteams take the mat. The Ateam made up of 13 and 14-year-olds was the sixth teamto take the mat. With onlyeight girls on the team, theypulled off a stellar routine.Right after the A team per-formed, it was time for theMighty Mites to take themat. This team has 22 girls

spread the ball to left for-ward Olivia Preneta, whoproceeded to blow by theNaugatuck defenders anddrilled the ball by the goalie,finding the back of the net.The fans cheered wildly asCoginchaug took the leadwith 2 -1.

The game was not overthough, and Naugatuck al-most converted on a directkick from 40 yards out. Luck-ily, it hit the crossbar andthe Coginchaug defensequickly cleared it out. With

the lead, the kickers tookcommand of the rest of thehalf with multiple shots ongoal. Although none foundthe net, it kept the opposingkeeper on her toes. The finalscore of 2-1 was a great victo-ry for Coginchaug’s firstleague game of the fall sea-son.

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Top row: Marisa Poulin, Katelyn Richardson, JessDrop, Isabelle DeFlippo, Tiffany Mangiameli, BridgetTurecek, Emma Forrester and Alyssa Richardson.Bottom Row: Alycia Tirado, Erin Houchin, AmandaPaul (GK), Gillian Murphy, Francesca Andranovich,Olivia Preneta and Megan Decker.

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Coginchaug U12 comp soccer teamwin 2-1 over Naugatuck U12

By Susan AndranovichSpecial to Town Times

The girls U12 Comp Cogin-chaug Kickers, with a record3 -2 overall and 1-0 in leagueplay, won against worthy op-ponent Naugatuck on a coldand windy night under thelights at Breen Field on Sat-urday, Oct. 16.

The ball was played evenlyon both sides of the field inthe first half. Midwaythrough the half, the Nau-gatuck team was pressing infront of Coginchaug’s net,and the ball just couldn’t becleared before a Naugy play-er tapped the ball into thegoal. The defense of TiffanyMangiameli, Francesca An-dranovich, Alycia Tiradoand Erin Houchin consis-tently pushed the ball up intoNaugatuck territory. Theonly opportunity for Cogin-chaug would have been ashot by Alyssa Richardsonthat came from a nice passfrom Jess Drop. However,even before it went wide, theflag was up for an offsidescall. Naugatuck had one finalplay in the half with a directkick just outside the box thatwas headed for the upperright hand corner and Aman-da came across goal to deflectthe ball wide of the net in afantastic play. The half end-ed with Naugatuck up 1 – 0.

The second half the girlscame out still pumped towin. The midfield of GillianMurphy, Katelyn Richard-son, Emma Forester, BridgetTurecek and Megan Deckerkept the ball in offensive mo-tion. Ten minutes into thesecond half, Emma took com-mand of the ball on a greatshield move on a Naugatuckplayer and played a nicethrough ball up to the for-wards. Megan flew by the de-fender to gain control anddribbled up the middle of thefield, forcing the opponentgoalie to come out, and onceattaining a good angle, blast-ed the ball into the back ofthe net.

With a tie on the boards,Coginchaug kept pressing.Halfway through the secondhalf, midfielder Jess tookcontrol of the ball on a puntfrom the opposing goalie,

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ranging in age from 6 to 8years old. All of these girlscheered and danced with thebiggest smiles on their faces.

After every other teamhad preformed, it was finallytime for the awards ceremo-ny. The Mighty Mites wereawarded a participantaward. The next division toreceive awards would be theA small division, which is

the division that our A teamcompeted in. The A teamwon the Spirit Award!

All of the girls deserve anapplause for their hard workand dedication to theirteams. They performed infront of 1,200 + people!

Cheerleading (From 29) Falcon Board of DirectorsThe Durham-Middlefield Falcons Board of Directors elec-

tions will be held on Nov. 22, at the Middlefield CommunityCenter at 7 p.m. Contact President Jim Banack by Nov. 5, [email protected] or 860-349-8773, if interested inlearning what positions are available.

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Falcons Football squads B and C wrap-upB-Squad

The Falcons B squad hostedthe Wolverines from NewHartford this week. Theywere led by their cheerleadersand football captains JamesPeters, Victor Vieira, Do-minick DeMartino and BryanShields.

The Falcons flew to victoryover a spirited New Hartfordteam. A team that had scored42 points the week before, wasstymied by a fierce Falcon’sdefense. Getting anothershutout this week with amaz-ing play from Michael Cross,Gunther Wallach, Jake Ober,Owen Gonzalez, and ParkerTregoning. The defense ap-plied pressure from both theleft and right side of the Quar-terback with superior playfrom Dominick DeMartino,Victor Vieira and Jared Gib-bons playing inside alongwith Carson Aiken, CooperDahlman, Kyle DeGennaroand Tyler DeGennaro on theoutside. Pass coverage wasstellar from Danny Wilsonand Michael Doyle with OwenGonzalez making an intercep-tion.

The Falcon’s Offense wasalso up to the task on Sunday.On the opening drive led byJustin Saks at Quarterback,the team moved the ball withmultiple pass completions toGonzalez and a long rambling38 yard run by Wes Benjunasfor the first touchdown. Onthe very next possession theFalcons led by Kevin Cromp-ton at QB moved the ballseamlessly down the field end-ing in a completed pass toJake Ober for another touch-down. After adding the extrapoint, the Falcons led 13-0. Af-ter another long pass comple-tion from Saks to Gonzalez,leaving just 8 yards to go,Zach Vallone ran around theright side for the final touch-down. The score was 20- 0.

This week the Falcons willtravel to Canton for their finalgame of the season.

C-squadThe Falcons C team took on

the New Hartford Wolverinesin Durham on an overcast fallday.

Winning the opening toss,the Falcons received the kick-off with Brendan Rea return-ing the ball to the 30.

The Falcon offense took

over and began their field po-sition grind. Today wouldagain be about ball controland solid defense.

The first drive was steadywhen the Falcons fumbled onthe 38 turning the ball over tothe Wolverines.

Using their big back to runup the middle and a solidcounter off tackle, the Wolver-ines found pay dirt capping a38-yard drive.

The Falcons licked theirwounds and stopped the extrapoint, giving a 6-0 lead to NewHartford.

The ensuing kick-off waspicked up by Ryan Cross whobroke right and then left for a40-yard return. The Falconssettled into their runninggame, grinding out a firstdown when Ryan Cross brokedown the sideline for a 35-yardtouchdown.

Justin Faiella added the ex-tra point off tackle. Falconsheld a 7-6 lead.

The Falcons kicked off andmade defensive adjustmentsas they have been doing allyear, with great defensivefront play by the A gap teamlead by Bobby Huscher, ColinSheehy, Trevor Smith, HoganDahlman, Christopher Ulizio,Rob Miles and AJ Alfano. TheFalcons soon found the key tothe Wolverine offense. Linebacker and tackle play be-came dominant by BrendanRea, Andrew and Robert Glea-son, Dan Dekoeyer, KevinCross, Dylan DeGennaro,Tyler Young, Luke LaTorre,Dawson Hettrick, AnthonyCurry, Athony Arreguin,

Justin Gagner, and BenChoplick.

The Falcons would devourthe Wolverine offense, usingtheir patented Atomic Attack,Bad Boys and Captain Crunchstunts, to put any threat away.The Falcons shut down NewHartford for the rest of thegame, allowing one first downin the final three quarterswith impressive play.

The offense would soontake over with an interceptionby Brendan Rea, and again theball was handed off to RyanCross who started off tackleand juked a Wolverine andbroke down the sideline, leav-ing everyone behind with a 50-yard TD run.

The extra point was addedby Dylan DeGennaro, whoalong with Tyler Young,pounded the middle line withpunishing runs.

Falcons led 14-6 after thefirst quarter.

Once again the Falcon de-fense would stop the offensiveset by New Hartford, andRyan Cross picked off a passand gave the ball back to theFalcons.

Great runs by Kevin Crossand Andrew Gleason broughtthe ball into Wolverine terri-tory when Andrew Gleasonripped off a nifty jaunt with agood block by brother Robertto find the end zone for six

points. Brendan Rea addedthe extra point, bringing thescore to 20-6. A great pass byRobert Gleason to TylerYoung ended the first half.

During the third quarterthe Falcons used the opportu-nity to showcase theiryounger players, BobbyHuscher and Vincent De-Martino added nice runs, andthe Falcon defense remainedsolid. Justin Faiella grabbedanother interception and anew record was set by the Cteam with three on the day.

Ball control and clock man-agement brought the fourthquarter, and the Falconsshowed some razzle dazzlewith a nice flea-flicker passthrown to a wide open KevinCross just off his finger tips,but on a very deceptive QBbootleg Justin Faiella scoredon a 30-yard run. He addedthe extra point to give the Fal-cons a 27-6 win with a well-played game.

The Falcons travel to Can-ton next Sunday to keep theirplayoff hopes alive. (By Ken-ny Vallone)

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Recreation now offersBody Sculpting on Tues-day and Thursdays from9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Classesare Nov. 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23and 30. Create a long leanlook with instructor LynnStanwood at the DurhamActivity Center, 350 MainSt. This class is a full bodyworkout using lightweights, exercise balls andsteps. This class is accessi-ble for everyone sincemodifications are avail-able. Registration is on thefirst day of class. Total feefor eight classes is $40. Call860-349-6942 or 860-343-6724.

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