8-6-2010 town times

McMahon brings campaign to Durham

Channeling their inner hippies ...

Photo by Stephanie Wilcox

Pat Bandzes, left, and Laura Hastings, both of Middlefield, came dressed appro-priately to the Powder Ridge Festival 40th anniversary concert on July 31 atPeckham Park. See more on pages 7 and 13.

Volume 17, Issue 17 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, August 6, 2010

In this issue ...Calendar............................4

Durham Briefs& Library .20

Middlefield Briefs ......18-19

Obituary..........................25

Spotlight..........................23

From our summer series of Connecticut places to visit ...

Revolution fought in Connecticut, tooBy Trish Dynia

Special to the Town Times

American history books re-count in detail the major battlesof the Revolutionary War.These accounts give the impres-sion that the war was foughtnearly exclusively in Massa-chusetts, Vermont, Pennsylva-nia and New York. However

skirmishes large and smallplagued residents throughoutNew England, including thenearly forgotten Battle of Gro-ton Heights in NewLondon/Groton, where 150 lo-cal townspeople and colonialmilitia bravely faced offagainst 1,500 British forces onSeptember 6, l781. Below is a“Cliff’s Notes” account of themassacre that shocked Con-necticut. Forts Griswold andTrumbull are open to visitorsfrom Memorial Day throughColumbus Day. For more in-formation on visiting, call 860-444-7591, or Google Fort Trum-bull State Park and follow thelinks.

In August of 1781, HenryClinton, Commander-in-Chief

of the British Forces in NorthAmerica, received an inter-cepted letter written by Gen-eral George Washington. Thecorrespondence indicatedthat Washington was contem-plating an allied French andAmerican attack to retakeBritish held New York City.This information promptedthe British to plan a pre-emp-tive strike along the Con-necticut shoreline to divertrebel troops away from NewYork City.

New London was ulti-mately chosen because itwas the home of Yankee Pri-vateers who hijacked Britishsupply ships on their way to

See Revolution, page 17

Durham was the 28th town visited by Linda McMahon andher entourage in recent weeks. McMahon is running in theRepublican primary on Aug. 10 for a spot on the ballot for theU.S. Senate seat being vacated by Chris Dodd. She stopped bylocal businesses, including Cozy Corner (above), Perk OnMain and Dari Serv, on Tuesday, Aug. 3, to “listen to the con-cerns of the business owners and anyone in passing.”

McMahon asked owners, chefs and employees How is busi-ness? How is it compared to the last few years? What do youthink has attributed to that? And What would you like to see ina U.S. senator?

Answers were varied, and businesses thanked McMahonfor stopping by. During her walk through town, she greetedlunch guests at the local eateries and was offered coffee atPerk On Main, below. According to her press secretary,McMahon plans to see as many of the 169 towns throughoutthe state as she can in the coming weeks.

Vote in your party’s primary next Tuesday!On Aug. 10, from 6 a.m.-8 p.m., registered Democ-

rats and Republicans can — and should — vote in theirparty’s respective primaries to choose candidates forthe November election ballot. Middlefield and Rockfallvoters cast ballots in the Community Center on MainStreet adjacent to the firehouse, and Durham voterscast ballots in Korn School’s multipurpose room.

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4-H Faircoming toDurhamFairgroundsthis weekend

By Stephanie Wilcox

If you enjoy the DurhamFair, you’ll have a great timeat the Middlesex and NewHaven County 4-H Fair.

“It’s anything you wouldfind at the Durham Fair, justcondensed into 4-Hers,” ex-plained Rachel Footit, coordi-nator of special contests at the4-H Fair.

Stop by the cow and poul-

try/rabbit barn at theDurham Fairgrounds on Aug.6, from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 7 from8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Aug. 8from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for homearts exhibits, food booths,tractor pulls, tractor driving,live bands, vendors, livestockpulls, livestock shows, a 4-Hauction and more.

Footit said visitors willlearn about anything andeverything, from marine biol-ogy and cooking to knittingand artwork. There will be 4-Hers all around to answerquestions about the variousexhibits and projects.

4H, which stands for Head,Heart, Hands and Help, is anorganization for seven to 19-year-olds to learn about any-thing and get involved in

clubs with meetings. The fairis a chance for them to exhibitthe work to the community.

“It’s all about the youth,”Footit said about the 4-H Fair.Children and families willlearn from the perspective ofkids who have raised theirown animals and createdtheir own projects.

Footit, who will be showingher cows at the fair, said it isusually her first fair of theseason, “So I’m always excit-ed to start there.”

She’s especially excited forthis year — the first year thefair will feature rides. Therewill also be new talent and en-tertainment performancesduring the weekend. Stop byto have a good time.

Chicken BBQSt. John’s Episcopal

Church in North Guilfordwill host its 48th annualchicken barbeque on Satur-

day, Aug. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m.on the church grounds onLedge Hill Road. Enjoygrilled chicken halves, na-tive corn, salads, breads andhome made desserts. Ticketsare $14 for adults and $7 forchildren under 13. Reserva-tions are suggested by call-ing 203-453-5618 or online atwww.stjohnsguilford.org.

Make a schultütefor your child

Come to the MiddlefieldWomen’s Club open house onWednesday, Sept. 1, at 6:30p.m., at the Middlefield Com-munity Center and make apersonalized schultüte foryour school-aged child.

A schultüte is a decoratedcardboard cone filled withschool supplies, candy andsmall toys. School cones aregiven to children in Germanyon their first day of school.

Come and make one for yourchild and help make this firstday of school full of smiles.

The Middlefield Women’sClub is donating all the sup-plies for this craft and theitems inside, so it is free.

Please RSPV if you plan toattend by emailing Maureenat [email protected] by Aug. 23.

Car washThe Coginchaug Football

Club will be holding afundraiser car wash on Sat-urday, Aug. 21, from 9 a.m. tonoon. The car wash will beheld at Carolyn AdamsCountry Barn, 352 Main St.in Durham. Money raisedwill go to purchase neededequipment for the new foot-ball team at Coginchaug.Come down and meet someof the players and parentsand get your car washed.

CorrectionsWe strive to bring you the most accurate information available, but if you see something

in Town Times that isn’t quite right, give us a call at 860-349-8000, and we’ll do our best tofix it.

The Middlefield Board of Selectmen, in their meeting on July 26, did not change thepolling place for the November election from the Community Center to Memorial School.According to Arthur Champagne of the Election Division of the Secretary of the State’s Of-fice, in towns with a single polling place, such as Middlefield, only the legislative body canchange the polling place. Middlefield’s legislative body is the town meeting.

In the baby announcement for Emma Margaret Czarnecki last week, we left off hergrandfather, Bob Czarnecki of Durham.

Bob Hasting of Durham loaned the poster and ticket for the first Powder Ridge story.In Donia Viola’s letter last week, fourth paragraph, the phrase First Selectman Laura

Francis “expectedly responded,” should be Laura Francis “repeatedly responded.”

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Skate park in progress at PeckhamAs the skate park is being

constructed at Peckham Parkin Middlefield, some concernwith the cost of dying the ce-ment was brought up duringthe July 14 Planning and Zon-ing Commission meeting. Ac-cording to Middlefield Parkand Recreation director ChrisHurlbert, one stipulation P&Zhad for the skate park was thatit not be plain white cementbut an earth-tone, which be-came part of the initial ap-proval for the project.

But after Hurlbert lookedinto a price for dying the con-crete, he was quoted as sayingdying might “break the budg-et,” and the concrete wouldhave to go without color. Hewas told the cost for coloringwould be anywhere from $20 to$50 per yard, “which is quite

substantial when you realizethat would add somewhere be-tween $2,000 to $5,000 to thecost,” he said. The price of thecement alone is $13,000. Theskate park will be 110x70 feet.

Any changes regarding thecolor of the cement wouldhave required Hurlbert tocome before P&Z again as a

natural color was one of theirconditions. However, sincethe July 14 meeting, Tilconwas able to cut Park & Rec abreak on the cement; thus theskate park will comply withthe initial approval for anearth-tone color.

By Stephanie Wilcox

The skate park in progressat Peckham Park.

Town Times and Places Friday, August 6, 2010 4FRIDAY

August 6Children’s Circus

The 22nd annual Chil-dren’s Circus will begin at 5p.m. at MacDonough Schoolin Middletown.Potato and Corn Festival

The North Branford annu-al potato and corn festival istoday through Sunday at Au-gur Farm, Route 22 in NorthBranford. Enjoy cow chip raf-fle, classic car show, fire-works, tractor pull, dog fris-bee competition, craft exhib-iters, 5K race, tethered hot airballoon rides and more. Freeadmission. For information,visit www.nbpotatofest.com.

4H FairThe Middlesex and New

Haven County 4-H openstonight from 5 to 10 p.m. then8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdayand 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundayat the Durham Fairgrounds.The parking fee is $5. Therewill be farm animals, tractorpulls, country-style entertain-ment, fair foods and rides.For information, contact theNew Haven County Exten-sion Center at 203-407-3158 orMiddlesex County ExtensionCenter at 860-345-4511. Visitwww.4-hfair.org for the com-plete schedule and more.

Disintegration ProjectArtist Amy Ordonez will

present a program for ageseight and older from 3 to 4p.m. at Russell Library, 123Broad St. in Middletown.What would happen if youtook your artwork off of therefrigerator and hung it out-side? Join us to find out! Eachchild will create an art bundleto be placed outside on the li-brary grounds. Every monthphotographs will be taken tosee how wind, rain, snow andsun change the art. Bring anyitems that are special, such asa poem or written wish, pho-tograph, a piece of cloth, etc.For info, call 860-347-2528.

Baked Bean SupperUnited Churches of

Durham will have a bakedbean supper beginning at 6p.m. in Fellowship Hall on thecorner of Main Street andRoute 66. The suppers includebaked beans, scalloped corn,macaroni dishes, salads andhomemade breads and pies.Dinners are $7 for adults and$4 for children under 10. Allare welcome.

SATURDAY

August 7Notre Dame Tag Sale

Notre Dame Church, MainStreet in Durham, will hold atag sale and flea market, rainor shine in the church hall,garage, parking lot and thelawn from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thesale features householdgoods, crafts, furniture, cloth-ing ($2.50 per bag), and more.Breakfast and lunch areavailable in the church. Ven-dor space is $15, available bycalling Bob at 860-349-0356.

Car ShowBoy Scout Troop 41 will

hold a car show featuring theCharter Oak FireBirds from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (rain dateAug. 8) at Perrotti’s CountryBarn, 288 Baileyville Rd. inMiddlefield. All cars and mo-torcycles pre-2000 are wel-come. Entry fee is $10. At 2p.m. trophies will be awardedby people’s choice. There willalso be food, music and raffles.

Chicken BBQJoin St. James Episcopal

Church, on the corner ofRoute 81 and Little City Roadin Higganum, for the annualchicken barbecue from 5 to 7p.m. The dinner includeschicken, corn on the cob, sal-ads and homemade desserts.Tickets are $9 for adults, $7for seniors and $5 for chil-dren. Take out dinners areavailable. For info, callWayne LePard at 860-345-4172.

FootballConnecticut Panthers

semi-pro football team willplay at Falcon’s Field in Meri-den at 4:15 p.m. The game willbe against the Tri-CountyFighting Sprites.

Dudley Farm MarketThe Dudley Farm farmers

market will be held from 9a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the cornerof Routes 77 and 80 in NorthGuilford. The market fea-tures produce, shell fish, beefand lamb, maple syrup, hon-ey, baked goods, pickles andcrafts. For more information,call 860-349-3917.

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Center, 150 Williams Street,offers a free movie everyMonday at 12:30 p.m. Today’smovie is The Last Stationwith Christopher Plummer.

TUESDAY

August 10Primary Day

Registered Democrats andRepublicans should vote fortheir favorite names for theNovember ballot from 6 a.m.till 8 p.m. at the CommunityCenter in Middlefield andKorn School in Durham.

Sexual HarassmentThis month’s seminar at

the Middlesex CountyChamber of Commerce, 393Main St. in Middletown,will be on the prevention ofsexual harassment. Thissession meets the state ofConnecticut’s requirementfor two hours of sexual ha-rassment training for su-pervisors and managers.There will be two sessionsavailable: 8 and 10:15 a.m.The cost is $25 for chambermembers and $35 per non-members. Register onlinewww.middlesexchamber.com.

Car CruiseCruise Route 66 from 6 to 9

p.m. at Palmer Field parkinglot in Middletown. Fullypaved lot for cars, cut off year1980, free music, 50/50 rafflesand goodie bags. For informa-tion, call Jay 860-306-1280 orLouie 860-638-8234.

Fall Ball RegistrationFall Ball registration for

boys 7 to 11 will be held from6-8 p.m. at the AtchersonField House (Durham MajorsField). The cost is $95 perplayer. Birth certificates, ifnot on file from the springseason, are required at regis-tration. No late sign-ups. Con-tact Carl Niedmann at [email protected] or 860-372-2158 for information.

Summer SoundsEnjoy a free concert with

the Sonny Rogers Band play-ing music from the ‘70s to ’90at 7 p.m. at the South UnionPark at the corner of OldChurch and Main Street inMiddletown.

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Wet Wild Water CraftsAll children ages three and

older are invited to a programat the Russell Library, 123

Broad St. in Middletown, at 10a.m. You are encouraged towear play clothes for thisevent which is sure to be a lotof fun for everyone. For infor-mation, call 860-347-2528.

Motorcycle ManiaFrom 5 to 9 p.m. Main

Street in Middletown will belined with motorcycles fromSouth Street to WashingtonStreet. Enjoy life music, food,activities for kids and more.

Durham TOPSDurham TOPS Club meets

every Wednesday at 6 p.m. onthe third floor of the DurhamTown Hall. For info, call Nao-mi Klotsko at 860-349-9558 orBonnie Olesen at 860-349-9433.

THURSDAY

August 12Free Concert

Enjoy the music of AtwoodExpress playing the oldiesfrom 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. on thegrounds of Masonicare, 22Masonic Ave. in Wallingford.Bring lawn chairs and blan-kets and enjoy the music. Thegrounds are available for pic-nickers at 5 p.m. Call 203-679-5900 for information.

Farmers MarketEnjoy a traditional farm-

ers’ market on the Durhamgreen today and every Thurs-day from 3 to 6 p.m.

Ancient Spear ThrowingWestbrook’s Gary Nolf, achampion spear throwerfrom the World Atlatl Associ-ation, will demonstrate anddiscuss the atlatl at Ham-monasset State Park’s MeigsPoint Nature Center at 7 p.m.

Ice CreamSocial

The ThirdCongregationalChurch, 94 Min-er St. in Middle-town, will holdan all-you-can-eat, build-your-own sundaewith the worksice cream socialfrom 6 to 8 p.m.Sundaes are$3.50 for adults

and $2 for children ten and un-der. For those who like ba-nana splits, it’s BYOB (bringyour own banana)!

Summer ConcertEnjoy classic rock and

country music with Tony

Rome and Swagger, playingrock, blues and country at6:30 p.m. at Peckham Park.

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August 13Business NetworkingThe local chapter of Busi-

ness Networking Interna-tional will meet in the UnitedMethodist Church, 24 OldChurch St. in Middletown, at7:30 a.m. Contact Kirk Hagertat 860-349-5626 for info.

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August 14Dudley Farm MarketThe Dudley Farm farmers

market will be held from 9a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the cor-ner of Routes 77 and 80 inNorth Guilford. The marketfeatures produce, shell fish,beef and lamb, maple syrup,honey, baked goods, picklesand crafts. For more informa-tion, call 860-349-3917.

Annual Peach FestLyman Orchards peach fest

will include scavenger hunt,peach trivia contest, facepainting, horse drawn wagonrides, live music and more.For a list of events, visitwww.lymanorchards.com orcall 860-349-1793.

Gospel ConcertCome to the Cross Street

A.M.E. Zion Church, 440 WestSt. in Middletown, at 5 p.m.for a Gospel Concert with spe-cial guests The Mighty GospelRevelation, The Watson Fam-ily, Yvette Early, Darlene El-lis, From Waterbury, TheSoul Lifters, and The OriginalSoul Lifters, and from Wol-cott, Georgia Davis-Hale. Freewill offering; all welcome.

MONDAY

August 16Lightning Thief

The Russell Library, 123Broad St. in Middletown, willshow the film Lightning Thiefat 2 p.m. as part of their booksin films series for young peo-ple. Percy Jackson is no ordi-nary teenager— he’s the son ofPoseidon and is accused ofstealing Zeus’ lightning bolt.Percy embarks on an incredi-ble cross-country journey toprove his innocence, recoverthe bolt and prevent a waramong the gods that could de-stroy our world. Light re-freshments will be served.For info, call 860-347-2528.


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On July 27 the Board of Ed-ucation held a special meet-ing to interview a candidatefor assistant principal forCoginchaug Regional HighSchool. Board members pres-ent at the meeting were Mer-rill Adams, Nancy Boyle, BillCurrlin, Norm Hicks, JosephOchterski and Mary JaneParsons. After taking care ofa few housekeeping issues, in-cluding closing the project forthe replacement of the under-ground oil tank at KornSchool, the board moved intoexecutive session for the in-

terview of the candidate. Once reconvened in open

session, all board memberspresent voted in favor of hir-ing Brian Bodner to fill theposition of assistant princi-pal. Bodner was previouslythe history department chairat North Branford HighSchool, and he is a Durhamresident.

In an email to faculty andstaff, Coginchaug principalAndre Hauser said, “Brianimpressed the interview com-mittee with his knowledge ofteaching and learning, his ex-

perience with data teams andthe use of data to improve in-struction, and most impor-tant, his obvious fondnessand respect for students of alltypes.” He will officially bestarting next week, Aug. 9, atwhich time Town Times willpublish a full story on Bod-ner.

The next Board of Educa-tion meeting is scheduled forWednesday, Aug. 25, at 7:30p.m. at Strong Middle School.

By Stephanie Wilcox andKaren Koba

We’re looking for your ideas!Be part of a CVEF (Coginchaug Valley Education Foun-

dation) focus group, small groups of interested citizens dis-cussing ideas to support lifelong learning in our twotowns.

For just an hour of your time, you get:light refreshments,a chance to meet new people in a casual setting, andour eternal gratitude.How do I sign up?Call 860-349-3997 – leave your name, town, e-mail ad-

dress, phone number and your age (we’re trying to get amix of ages). Hope to hear from you!

Grippo’s gift

Grippo’s Mobil, in conjunction with their Mobil dis-tributor, Aldin Associates L.P., recently provided agrant of $750 to Strong School. Dr. Scott Nicol, prin-cipal, stated the funds would be spent on technolo-gy in the classroom.

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True or false: For ice cream,an industry completely driv-en by the weather, hotter daysmeans better business? False,unless you’re Durham DariServ.

According to Bob Pavlick,owner of Dari Serv, anythingover 90 degrees is usually notgreat for ice cream shops aspeople prefer cold drinks orstaying home in the air condi-tioning. However, because oftheir location on MainStreet/Route 17 in Durham,Dari Serv is different.

“We get beach traffic,” saysPavlick. “If people are going tothe beach, they’re stoppinghere one (direction) or the oth-er. The hotter weather is goodfor our business.”

For 53 years Dari Serv hasbeen a favorite summer stopfor area residents. The biggestchallenge Pavlick faced whenhe took over Dari Serv in Julyof 1997 was trying to maintainthe place people were used to.

“I worked pretty hard tomake things not change,” saidPavlick, who owns Instant-

whip Foods in Wallingford, anational company that dis-tributes ice cream and icecream products. In takingover the business, Pavlick in-herited a few things, includ-ing the unusual spelling “DariServ,” along with Jeanetteand Mark Bunnel, of Durham.The Bunnels make betweeneight and 10 of the flavorsthemselves while the remain-ing flavors that are more diffi-cult to make come from In-stantwhip Foods, which al-lows Pavlick to bring in newflavors periodically.

When Pavlick purchasedDari Serv, there were about 22flavors on the menu. Today,they feature close to 35, the fa-vorites being cookie doughand moose tracks (this is anindustry standard). Low fatblack raspberry chocolatechip yogurt is also popular atDari Serv, and it is significant-ly healthier. According toPavlick, ice cream has be-tween 14 to 16 percent butterfat while yogurt has only 3percent. But who’s counting?

If you’re looking to try anew flavor this summer,make it cherry amaretto, sug-

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a little bit of cherries, “It’s sin-ful. I’ll leave it at that,” hesaid.

Dari Serv also offers icecream with no sugar, nonfatice cream, yogurt, and a wideselection of hard and soft fla-vors.

“We offer people everythingso they don’t have to go any-where else for it,” saidPavlick. “In fact, it’s unusualfor a shop to serve a lot of hardand soft serve, and that sets usapart.”

Ever wondered about thecow out front? Pavlick found itat a show while vacationing inMyrtle Beach. Shipping it upto Durham cost a lot morethan the cow itself, Pavlickjokes, but it was well worth it.

“I’m amazed at the impactit’s had. People stop to takepictures and they don’t evenbuy ice cream,” he said. If youpay attention, you’ll notice thecow is repainted every yearand the color of the tiechanges!

Aside from having fun andbeing around ice cream allday, Pavlick loves workingwith his family (his daughterBecky runs the place) and allthe employees (19 in total) whowork so hard to keep the linesmoving along. As for Pavlick,his hardest job is working tomake sure when you get to thewindow, the flavor you wanthas not run out.

But he’s thankful for thoselong lines and for the cus-tomers who commit to waitingfor 15 minutes in 90 degreeheat.

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Revisiting happy, hippie days in MiddlefieldBy Stephanie Wilcox

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“We’ll try to bring you themusic you would have heardat the Powder Ridge Festi-val,” the guitar player forCalifornia Dreamers told thecrowd at Peckham Park inMiddlefield before jammingto songs from The Mamasand the Papas.

California Dreamers per-formed as part of the Sum-mer Concert Series on Satur-day, July 31. Coincidentallythis day marked the 40th an-niversary of the PowderRidge Fest that never hap-pened.

Dressed in tie-dye, ban-danas and groovy glasses —adults, children and dogswere all part of the crowd.Many came in remembranceof the anniversary event;others to see the slideshow ofphotos from the PowderRidge Festival or just enjoy agorgeous July evening at thepark.

“We came for the music,”said one woman whose sisterand friend were at the origi-nal Powder Ridge Fest. They

went back and forth excited-ly — and willingly sharingtheir memories, but were un-willing to give their fullnames.

“I remember walkingthrough the back of thewoods at Lake Beseck,” saidJoanne. “I don’t remembereating or sleeping that week-end, and it was hot, like 90 de-grees.”

“It wasn’t only young hip-pies that were there — myparents actually went!” saidCarol.

“Not mine. I was 20 yearsold and didn’t tell daddy. Myparents were so adamantabout me not going,” saidJoanne. “They eventuallyfound out after the fact.”

Laura Hastings wasn’t atthe festival because she was“a really good kid and stayedhome,” but she relived theera in style Saturday nightand won the Flower Childcompetition as “Daisy.” Herfriend, Pat Bandzes, a.k.a.“Moon Child,” was toughcompetition. A good timewas had by all, especiallythose who got into the hippiespirit.

Tie-dye and peace signs were the fashion state-ments of the evening as local residents celebrateda free concert in honor of the 40th anniversary ofthe Powder Ridge Music Festival, or the festivalthat wasn’t. More photos on page 13.

Photos by Stephanie Wilcox

Town Times Opinion Friday, August 6, 2010

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their opinions on the November elections, we set a few specialelection season letter rules. Number one, the deadline for elec-tion letters will be Monday at 5 p.m. Number two, election let-ters will be limited to 250 words. Also, in order to allow as manypeople as possible to weigh in, we will not print letters that havealready been printed in another publication. The last week be-fore elections (deadline Oct. 25), only positive letters of supportwill be accepted. Of course, only signed letters with phone num-bers, so we can verify authorship, will be printed.

Letters to the Editor

SupportSzewczykTo the editor,

The last thing that the peo-ple of Durham and Middle-field need is someone who willvote only with his party andwithout consideration to thepeople that he serves.

At the State Capitol, legisla-tors fight for funding for theircities while also consideringlegislation that affects all of

us. For our two towns to getwhat we want – and need – wemust elect an independentthinker – who will put ourwants and needs above hisown political advancement.

John Szewczyk is that per-son!

John Szewczyk will re-main an independentthinker when he is electedour state representative inNovember. He will seek ouradvice before casting voteson our behalf. In short, he

will actually represent us!Vote for John Szewczyk!Cecelia Parillo, Middlefield

Which state dothey support?Dear Editor,

Recently I received twophone calls about town hallmeetings being held via tele-phone. Joe Courtney’s call in-vited me to listen in by stay-ing on the line. Joe’s call orig-inated in CT (860 area code).Think local; buy local.

Linda McMahon’s call toldme to stay on the line and par-ticipate in the town hallphone meeting. Linda’s calloriginated from area code425 – Washington State. Lin-da says in her campaign adsthat she has a plan to createjobs. Apparently, they won’tbe in Connecticut.

Larry Unger, Durham

Thank you,generous donors

I would like to thank all thelocal residents who donatedsupplies to help birds in thesouth that have been affectedby the recent gulf oil spill. Af-ter only a few weeks, we col-lected many linens, plenty ofdish soap and other requestedsupplies, which are now ontheir way to Louisiana wherethey will be distributed tomultiple rescue organizations

currently rehabilitating birdsand sea life. Your generosityis appreciated and will make adifference for these animalsand the rescuers facing thisenormous tragedy.

Tiffany Hesser, Durham Animal Response Team

Shocked atJohnsonTo the editor of Town Times,

I was shocked and disap-pointed to read Mary John-son’s suggested actions withregard to the Powder Ridgenegotiations in last week’sTown Times. Because thepace of the negotiations didnot suit her taste, she urgedFirst Selectman Brayshaw “tobe more aggressive in usingeminent domain. I think eventhe threat of an eminent do-main action will lead to aquicker resolution,” she said.

How different than the atti-tude of the founders of thiscountry and how shameful toadvocate using the power ofgovernment like a hammer tobend the will of citizens to itsway! America was foundedon the principal of limitedgovernment and a govern-ment that served, not ruled,the people.

Seizing land by eminent do-main has its place, but it is notto be done without carefulconsideration to the rule oflaw and fairness to the citizen.It is not a club to threaten orcoerce a free people. What

would the town of Middlefielddo? Threaten a landowner toseize a right of way for wateror a ski area that does noteven exist? What makes thematter more disturbing isthat the town owns the KingProperty across which thewater line could go if it had to.Eminent domain should onlybe used as a last resort, not atool for greasing the skids of abusiness deal.

From President Obama ondown, there has fallen a dan-gerous cloud over our landwhere those in governmentno longer see themselves aspublic servants, but ratherrulers who will use their pow-er to be served of the people. Iam saddened to see that it hasreached our little town.

David Glueck, Rockfall

Vote in primarynext weekTo registered Democrats inMiddlefield:

If voting is the cornerstoneof our rights and freedoms,then exercising the right tovote is the foundation uponwhich our rights and free-doms are built. We urge allregistered Democrats in thetown of Middlefield to comeout and vote in the Democrat-ic primary on Tuesday, Aug.10. Voting takes place at theMiddlefield CommunityCenter between the hours of

See Primary, page 24

Time to step up to the plateStepping up to the plate is a good, old-fash-

ioned metaphor for accepting responsibility.Like many metaphors, it has its roots in sports— in this case, in America’s national pastime,baseball.

That’s why stepping up tothe plate is an extremely ap-propriate metaphor forwhat registered votersshould be doing next Tues-day because it is a veryAmerican thing to do. On Aug. 10, voters whoare either registered Democrats or registeredRepublicans have the opportunity to decidewho will represent their party in several im-portant statewide races on the November gen-eral election ballot.

Voters who are not registered in a party, buthave chosen to remain unaffiliated, have untilnoon on Monday, Aug. 9, to go to your localtown clerk’s office and register with a party.That will mean that you can affect — and smallmargins are not unheard of in primary elec-

tions in these parts — who gets to run in No-vember for the party that you choose.

Undoubtedly, readers of this newspaper willremember many editorials urging voters to ac-

tually bother to vote — inelections, in town meetings,in referendums. You mightsay we’re devoted fans ofvoting — another sportsmetaphor that works!

However, if you’re think-ing that it may be just too much trouble to getyourself to a polling place next Tuesday, itmight be instructive to think about Alice Paul,a suffragist who fought for women’s right tovote in the early part of the 20th century. Shewas arrested during a demonstration, went ona hunger strike in jail, was transferred to thepsychiatric ward and force-fed through a tube— all for the right to vote. The struggle wasdocumented in a 2004 film, Iron Jawed Angels.Don’t throw that right away. Step up to theplate next Tuesday.

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Summer movie showdown —the animated sequels

Welcome to themovie showdown, ahead-to-head face offbetween two of the sea-son’s biggest film re-leases. In a summerripe with movie se-quels, animation has been in the fore-front. Let us reunite with some of themost memorable characters in theland of make believe.

Shrek Ever After: Not only a sequelbut the fourth and allegedly final filmin the series, Shrek delivers a hollowrendition of its former self. While I al-ways get giddy with the prospect ofPuss in Boots’ saucer eyes flirting tothe strum of orchestral violins, I feltsomehow jilted. The antics of the can-tankerous ogre and his fairy talefriends are too familiar and lacklusterhere, leaving too few chuckles for aneager audience.

Burdened by a mid-life crisis andthe stress of parenthood, Shrek yearnsfor a day to himself to relive the goodold days. Enter the conniving Rumpel-stiltskin who grants that wish at anunimaginable price. What follows is ashameful attempt to reinvent It’s aWonderful Life, with all the good inten-tions but without the heart. Even myson grew weary within the first 20minutes.

Toy Story 3: Whereas Shrek feltmore like a made for TV special, ToyStory excelled with a heartfelt plotstrengthened by a beloved – and evolv-ing – cast of characters. Woody, Buzzand the gang are far from static figuresin a pretend world. They mature andgrow with all the wonder and awe of achild maturing into adulthood. The ad-dition of Michael Keaton’s flamboyant

Ken keeps the filmlighthearted and fresh.

In this installment,Andy heads off to col-lege and mistakenlydonates his toys to a lo-cal daycare center.

Seemingly abandoned, the toys strug-gle to accept their place in this bravenew world until a dictatorial stuffedbear threatens their existence. I foundmyself blubbering like a child as thecredits rolled. Though I could blame itall on pregnancy hormones (sixmonths now), I know I would haveshed a tear anyway. The universalthemes grip you with a sharp intensi-ty.

The Gauntlet: For this season’s an-imated sequels, there is an obviouswinner. Once again, Pixar trumpsDreamworks with an Oscar-worthyfilm that goes “to infinity and be-yond.”

Shrek Ever After: 2 stethoscopes

Toy Story 3: 4 stethoscopes

Dr. Tanya Feke is a physician atMiddlesex Hospital Primary Care -Durham and guest columnist for theTown Times. Diagnosis: Movies re-views are rated on a five stethoscopescale.

Communication is keyLeadership coach

Anthony Robbins hassaid, “The way we com-municate with othersand with ourselves ul-timately determinesthe quality of ourlives.” I believe that istrue for our municipalgovernment and ourcommunity. Eversince my town clerkdays, communicationbetween and amongour government andcitizens has been veryimportant to me. It iscritical that our resi-dents communicatewhat is important tothem, and it is crucialthat our governmentofficials communicate what is neces-sary to deliver the services that are re-quired by law or initiated and request-ed by residents. Some of you apologizewhen registering a com-plaint. However, it is neces-sary that you help be oureyes and ears all over town,and we appreciate youbringing issues to our atten-tion.

How do we communi-cate? Let me count theways. Obviously, we are available byphone. Each department has a voicemail account where messages can beleft. We do not issue every official a cellphone. In fact, only some people inpublic works, building and health andpublic safety have cell phones. Howev-er, many of us have personal phones,so do not be afraid to ask if we can becontacted via cell phone if necessary.

When I built the website eight yearsago, I wanted it to be an interactivesite, a way to impart and receive infor-mation. If you haven’t done so already,please visit our website to see howmany different communication tools itcontains. All our email addresses arelisted in the “Contact Us” section. Youcan also sign up for many differentemail lists for specific types of infor-mation such as GovCasts, Senior Is-sues, Health Department Updates. Youcan register a complaint or service re-

quest using our onlineCitizen Request sys-tem. That tool allowsyou to put in your re-quest and attach anysupporting documen-tation along with it.

The SAFERDurham emergencynotification systemwas installed as a wayto communicate ouremergency messagesto you. If you haven’tsigned up, please visitour website or call theTown Hall to do so.There is also a newState of Connecticutsystem. A link to thatregistration can alsobe found on our web-

site.My latest foray and attempt at com-

municating is the use of social media.Facebook, blogs and Twitter are now

being used by many govern-mental and commercial en-tities to network to largegroups. There is a Resi-dents of the Town ofDurham page on Facebookthat is being used and popu-lated more and more eachday. It was created as a

friendly forum for the residents of thetown to network, share ideas, expressthoughts and concerns and to distrib-ute news relative to Durham. It is notintended to be political or to be usedfor personal gain however. Please joinus. I can honestly tell you that these ef-forts have already reaped positive re-sults.

You will soon be viewing our com-munity access TV show on Channel 19on Comcast as another way to commu-nicate. More details will be providedwhen our production team is ready.

Please contact us any time. Al-though you may not always get the an-swer you want or as quickly as youwould like, I promise you that yourcalls are very important to each andevery one of us at the Town Hall. It isnot always within our capability tohelp solve your problems, but we ap-preciate the opportunity to try.

Laura Francis, Durham

From The DeskOf The FirstSelectman

Dr. Tanya Feke

Diagnosis:Movies

Along the political trail ...Republican candidate Len Suzio recently kicked off his run for the 13th Sena-

torial District seat with well-attended celebrations in Meriden and Middletownduring which he introduced the members of this campaign team.

“I was honored to see so many old friends and many new ones at our campaignkick-off events, and was especially proud to have the opportunity to introducethe hard-working people who will help me get our message out to the voters.Over the next few months, I will have a great deal to say about the need to makeserious, fiscally responsible changes in how state government operates. The in-credible outpouring of support at our campaign kick-off celebrations and thewillingness of so many already busy people willing to take time out of their ownlives to work hard for a victory in November, proves to me that the voters ofMeriden, Middlefield, Cheshire and Middletown are ready for a positivechange,” said Suzio.

Members of the Suzio for Senate Campaign Team include Middlefield coordi-nator Kathy Kokoszka.

For more information about the Suzio for Senate Campaign, visit www.suzio-forsenate.com or contact Anna P. Neumon, campaign manager, 203-237-1843 or203-317-1780.

Lisa Davenport, Republican challenger to incumbent Democratic Senator EdMeyer in the 12th State Senatorial District, will bepreparing the paperwork to officially file for the Cit- See Political, page 10

“The way we com-municate with oth-ers and with our-selves ultimately de-termines the qualityof our lives.” ~ An-thony Robbins

Web updateSince last weekend was the 40th anniversary of the planned Powder

Ridge Rock Festival that didn’t actually happen, we got in on the anniver-sary frenzy with a two-part series on the event (third part to come laterthis month) as well as our weekly poll question. We asked: “Were you atthe Powder Ridge rock festival in 1970, either formally or informally (as alocal resident)?: Forty-one respondents replied. The greatest number — 44percent — said “yes, lived in the area and watched the goings on.” The nextlargest group at 37 percent, this editor among them, answered “No, butwish I had been.” Twelve percent were not around and glad of it, while thesmallest number — seven percent — actually had tickets. Go to www.town-times.com to see and answer our next poll question.


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State Representative Matt Lesser (D-Durham/Middle-field/Middletown), a member of the legislature’s Energy Com-mittee, applauded Durham’s recent designation as a Clean En-ergy Community.

“As someone who champions renewable energy in the legis-lature, it’s great to see one of our own communities embracethe future,” said Lesser. “It is an affirmation that we can creategreen jobs and take control of our electric bills. I thank theDurham Clean Energy Task Force for all of their work in mak-ing this happen,” added Lesser.

The Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program pro-vides towns an opportunity to support clean renewable energyand earn free clean energy systems. To receive the designation,municipalities must: obtain at least 20 percent of the electricityfor all municipal facilities from clean, renewable energysources by the end of this year; commit to the EnvironmentalProtection Agency’s Community Energy Challenge which re-quires towns to identify simple and cost-effective measuresthat increase energy efficiency and renewable energy usewhile reducing air pollution and saving money; and enroll aminimum number of residents and/or businesses in a CTClean Energy Options program in which United Illuminatingand CL&P customers opt for clean energy made from approvedrenewable resources such as wind and small hydro.

Lesser noted that Durham has now earned one kilowatt ofsolar PV to be placed on a town building, which will decreasedemand on the electric grid and help ease the burden on localtaxpayers.

Our regular columns for officials running for election orre-election are suspended until November. In their place wemake available space for political news submitted by thecandidates. Call us at 860-349-8000 if you have any questions,.

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This fall marks the 23rd an-niversary of Middlefield Chil-dren’s Center (MCC), and thisyear brings new programsand hours that will bettermeet the needs of the localcommunity.

According to parent andMCC board member JennyLussier, of Durham, hourshave expanded from the pre-vious 8:30 a.m. to noon to themore convenient 8:30 a.m. to5:30 p.m.

“We’re trying to make iteasier for working parents,”said Lussier. “That’s come upa lot because parents can’t getthere in the middle of theday.”

When it was founded by

then-Middlefield residentKathy Meyering 23 years ago,along with a group of parents(who became the eventualMCC board), and MiddlefieldFederated Church, the ideawas to form a cooperativewith parents in the classroomtaking part in their children’sday. The model was designedfor parents to learn aboutchildren at that age and builda community among them-selves. For a classroom with18 kids, there were two teach-ers and a parent, and itworked like this for years.

“Back then, that was thebig model,” said Meyering.“The church wanted to makesure it wasn’t going to turninto a daycare center, butnow the model is changing asa trend, which shows thatneeds have changed. Theoriginal model doesn’t workas well.”

MCC, which originally pro-vided preschool programs forthree- and four-year-olds,now offers a kindergartenprogram for five-year-oldsand after-school care forschool age children throughfourth grade from 3:30 p.m. to5:30 p.m. Parents are still re-sponsible for being on a com-mitte and for being parenthelpers every few weeks.

“Parent involvement is ab-solutely still a huge part ofour school,” said Lussier.

MCC boasts “a safe andnurturing environment forchildren to explore and ex-pand their world within theclassroom setting.” Experi-ences include special guestsfrom the community, such asthe Levi Coe librarians andthe fire department, perform-ances by storytellers such asHuga Tuga, and hands-on sci-ence from the Mad Scienceprogram.

Lussier notes that the flexi-bility of the programs allowsfor children to go as little oras many times a week as thefamily chooses.

MCC is located on the topfloor of the red brick buildingnext to the church at 390 MainStreet in Middlefield. Regis-tration is ongoing. Call 860-349-0202 for more informa-tion.

Gardeners extraordinaireRight, Sue Sawka, Diane Dixie andLorraine Merrill, members of theDurham Fair Beautification Commit-tee. Thanks to Diane Dixie and HenryCoe for trucking flowers from J.C.Farms and Harvey Farms to theDurham Fairgrounds. Dixie has been

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mittee of the Durham Fair isproud to announce the sev-enth annual talent competi-tion. Imagine an opportunityto perform on the CenterStage at the Durham Fair asone of our “idols”! Our final-ists have all enjoyed this op-portunity, win or not, to sharetheir talent with their friends,families and several thousandfair-goers!

Many candidates have re-turned a following year. Sincewe have been doing this show,many contestants have saidhow much they “just love toperform.” We hope you feelthis way because we are fair-goers also, and we enjoy hav-ing you audition and watch-ing you grow with us.

We have had an over-whelming interest in thesetwo shows and are hopefulthat this invitation finds youin time to jump in and try out.

You have two opportuni-ties to participate. Our tradi-tional talent show is open toall performers up to theiryear of high school gradua-

tion (approx. 18 years old).Our classic talent show isopen to all other performers.

Consideration of our con-testants is not taken lightly.We respect that you will workhard to prepare your presen-tation for a selection commit-tee. Every performance willbe evaluated with your talentand hard work in mind. As aselection committee, we arelooking to entertain our fairaudience. We do this by se-lecting a variety of acts thatwill fit together to make oneexciting event for the audi-ence.

For questions, call Bill Cur-rlin at 860-343-3414; e-mail theapplication information [email protected].

Send your name, talent, ac-companiment, number ofthose performing, audio re-quirements, and your interestin the Traditional or the Clas-sic Talent Show. Auditionswill be at the United Church-es of Durham on Saturday,Sept. 11. Please respond bySept. 4.

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Lecture series atHammonasset

The Friends of Ham-monasset continues theSchumann Series of lec-tures, demonstrations andactivities at HammonassetBeach State Park’s MeigsPoint Nature Center onThursday, Aug. 12, with apresentation on ancientspear throwing. The pro-gram is free and begins at 7p.m.; the same will be truefor all the Schumann Seriesevents, which will take placeon Thursday nights in Au-gust. The other evenings willinclude a live reptile showon Aug. 19; and a talk onblack bears on Aug. 26.

The Schumann Serieshonors Bob Schumann ofMadison, a lifelong birderand environmentalist, for-mer member of the NationalAudubon Society’s board ofdirectors and longtime sup-porter of the Friends of Ham-monasset. Part of the naturecenter’s education program-ming, the series is intendedto introduce people to the en-vironment, landscape,wildlife and culture indige-nous to Hammonasset BeachState Park and coastal Con-necticut.

Ancient Spear Throw-ing: On Aug. 12, Westbrook’sGary Nolf, a champion spearthrower from the World At-latl Association, will demon-strate and discuss the atlatl— the primary hunting in-strument in New Englanduntil the invention of thebow and arrow some 1,500years ago. Nolf, who hasshowcased his skills on theDavid Letterman Show, willteach participants to use theatlatl to throw spears at out-door targets.

Live Reptiles: MeigsPoint Nature Center directorRuss Miller will host the livereptile show on Aug. 19, in-troducing attendees to a va-riety of snakes, turtles andlizards native to coastal Con-necticut. Participants willmeet the reptiles up closeand learn about their behav-ior, physiology and habitat.

Black Bears: The Schu-mann Series concludes onAug. 26 when wildlife con-servationist and bear enthu-siast Felicia Ortner of Mon-roe presents a talk entitled“Black Bears of Connecti-cut.” The population of blackbears has increased rapidlyin the state, and the animals’encroachment on residentialareas has made it importantthat people learn to adapt tobears’ presence and takemeasures to avoid problems.Ortner intends to help peo-ple understand and respectbears, rather than fear them,and to foster strategies forthe peaceful coexistence ofbears and humans.

The Friends of Ham-monasset is a volunteer or-ganization dedicated to ad-vocating for HammonassetBeach State Park, protectingthe integrity of the park’snatural resources and pro-viding support for the opera-tion and educational pro-gramming of the Meigs PointNature Center. The naturecenter is one of only fourConnecticut state park facili-ties that offer year-round en-vironmental education. Situ-ated toward the southern tipof Meigs Point within Ham-monasset Beach State Park,it draws an estimated 40,000visitors every year.


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Ken Leavitt sues Middlefield, Brayshaw, Pizzo and MiddlefieldHoldings to ‘redress damages’ in continuing Powder Ridge saga

By Sue VanDerzeeTown Times

Ken Leavitt, former ownerand operator of the PowderRidge Ski Resort, has sued thetown of Middlefield, JonBrayshaw, Paul Pizzo andMiddlefield Holdings LLC inSuperior Court. The sum-mons was received on Mon-day, Aug. 2, by the town clerk.

According to the 27-pagedocument, the four defen-dants named above engagedin “willful, malicious andwanton acts, characterized byreckless and callous disre-gard for the rights of the

plaintiff (Leavitt), involvingdeception, unjust enrichmentand tortious interference, todefraud him (Leavitt) of theequity value of his corporateand personal property, consti-tuting larceny ...”

Leavitt contends in thecomplaint that Brayshaw,who is being sued as an indi-vidual, not as First Selectman,had a conflict of interest dur-ing the proceedings leading tothe bankruptcy of Leavitt’scorporation, WhitewaterMountain Resorts, becauseone of Brayshaw’s sons wasinvolved in business dealingswith one of the principals of

Middlefield Holdings LLC.Middlefield Holdings tookover the mortgage on the 246-acre ski area from BankNorthand eventually sold the prop-erty to Middlefield.

Leavitt alleges that ap-praisals obtained by the townwere not accurate, and thatnumbers were “interpreted”by Pizzo, then chair of theBoard of Finance. He also al-leges that one appraiser hastestified Pizzo attempted toget him to “low ball” the ap-praisal, and the appraisersubsequently refused the job.

Leavitt contends in the suitthat, “over a 17-year period,

the defendant town of Middle-field had purchased some 24parcels of land and had never,except in the case of PowderRidge and Green Forty, at-tempted to pay below the ap-praised value.”

He also accuses Pizzo of in-fluencing the Board of Fi-nance to effectively “veto”two separate leasebackarrangements – in 2002 and2006 – by refusing to bring thematter to a vote by the towns-people. Leavitt alleges thatthese two “vetoes” were “theonly two instances in thetown’s history where voterswere denied the ability to vote

on a land acquisition matter.”Meanwhile, town officials

believe that the suit, whichwas filed by Leavitt withoutan attorney, is a “rehashing”of a federal suit that was de-nied last year. Also noted wasthe coincidence of having thecurrent suit filed as Leavitt’shome became involved in thebankruptcy proceedings.

Brayshaw does not expectthis newest suit to have anyimpact on sale prospects. Thetown’s insurance carriers arebeing consulted at the mo-ment, and no one involvedwould comment further atthis point.

Middlefield HousingAuthority explores options

The Middlefield HousingAuthority is an organizationthat oversees some housingoptions in Middlefield. In asurvey sent through the news-paper and in a series of meet-ings with community groupslast year, it became clear thatmany residents are interestedin the availability of rentalunits.

It is not unusual, for exam-ple, for an older Middlefieldresident to wish to sell a resi-dence and to reside in a small-er place that does not requiremuch upkeep. It is not unusu-al that a newly-minted collegegraduate might wish to rent inMiddlefield. It is not unusualthat a young couple mightwork in moderate-incomejobs in the area and wish torent before buying.

In meetings with civicgroups, about two thirds of theparticipants were in favor ofmore housing options, butabout one third were skepti-cal. Although “decent, afford-able rental housing” was de-sirable, most people didn’twant housing subsidized orcontrolled by the government.They wanted housing avail-able for Middlefield residents.

The Middlefield HousingAuthority is taking cautious

steps to examine further thehousing options that might beavailable on its property. Theauthority, comprised of fivecommissioners who are ap-pointed by the Board of Select-men, owns 15 acres of land be-tween Cedar Street andAresco Drive. Currently theSugarloaf Terrace seniorhousing project occupiesabout five acres, leaving ap-proximately 10 acres of unde-veloped land.

The commissioners arecurrently meeting with con-sultants to consider how mul-tiple units might be built onthe available land. The goal isto build attractive one-bed-room rental units with a rea-sonable rent available foradults of any age. Emphasisis also being placed on pre-serving the rural characterof the building site, givingrental preference to the resi-dents of Middlefield andRockfall, and – most impor-tantly – adhering to the de-sires of the residents of ourtown. In the future, the con-sultants will include thosewho have experience in ar-chitecture, finance and realestate to provide guidanceregarding number of units,size and features.

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The Sunflower Maze at Lyman OrchardsCome over to Lyman Orchards for family fun at the sun-flower maze. The sunflowers are in full bloom and are ab-solutely breathtaking. The sunflower maze will be opento visitors through early September every day 9 a.m. to 5p.m. For age 13 and up, tickets are $9; ages 4-12, ticketsare $5. For each ticket sold, Lyman Orchards will donate$1 to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford.In its three-year history, the sunflower maze has raisednearly $20,000 for the hospital’s pediatric cancer unit.

Above, a close-up of the blooms; left, one of the firstgroups finding their way through the maze.

Photos by Stephanie Wilcox

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We are pleased to announce that Richard Kull, M.D., andBlanche Agostinelli, M.S.N., have joined Masonicare Behavioral Health.

A board-certi�ed psychiatrist, Dr. Kull specializes in treating adultsover the age of 21. He is a graduate of Duke University where heearned both his B.S. and hisM.D.He completed hismedical internshipand residency at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Kull has worked inhospital settings as both a psychiatrist and psychiatry administrator.He was most recently with Merck/Schering Plough, the world’ssecond largest pharmaceutical company, as Senior Director.

An advanced practice nurse, Ms. Agostinelli treats mental distressamong older adults, working with them and their families to improvethe quality of life. She was most recently with the Adler GeriatricAssessment Center at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She earned hermaster’s in adult mental health nursing from Yale School of Nursing.She is a member of the Medical Scienti�c Advisory Committee of theConnecticut Alzheimer’s Association.

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Tenth annualpeach fest

Fresh, tasty, sweet and lus-cious peaches are ready to bepicked right from the trees atLyman Orchards. “The peach-es are especially sweet andjuicy this year due to the abun-dant heat and sunshine. Wehave a very nice crop,” saidJohn Lyman III, executive vicepresident of Lyman Orchards.

August is National PeachMonth, and there’s no betterway to celebrate than to bringyour family and friends to Ly-man Orchards for music, mer-riment and mouth-wateringpeaches at the 10th annualpeach fest on Saturday, Aug.14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The whole family will enjoyactive fun with a peach scav-enger hunt, peach trivia con-test, peach pie-eating contest,face painting, pony rides,horse-drawn wagon rides,Frisbee golf, and Bus13, acountry/rock music band, fea-turing the guitar and vocals ofTodd Daniels performing liveon the deck of Lyman’s AppleBarrel market.

The sunflower maze willalso be open, and the peach or-chards and early apple or-chards will be bursting withpick-your-own fruit for thosewho want to make a day of it.

Lyman Orchards grows 25varieties of peaches – cling andfreestone, white and yellow —all of which are excellent foreating. Mid to late-seasonpeach varieties are all free-stone, which in addition to be-ing great for eating fresh out ofhand, are also ideal for baking,canning, jamming and makingsmoothies. A medium peachcontains only 37 calories andno sodium or saturated fat.Peaches are not only a tasty,low calorie treat, they are im-portant for healthy skin andare a good source of potassium,vitamin C and vitamin A. Theyare also rich in phytochemi-cals that act as antioxidants.

The peach fest may be thelast event of Lyman Orchards’summer fun series, but the funcontinues right through thefall harvest with the 2010 cornmaze, pick-your-own applesand pumpkins, a clambake onSaturday, Aug. 21, and a Cor-vair Car Club Show on Aug. 28.

For more info call 860-349-1793 or visit www.lymanor-chards.com for a completeschedule of events at thepeach fest.


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The plan called for 1,500troops to debark from 24 shipsat the mouth of the Thamesduring the pre-dawn hours ofSeptember 6th. Once on shorethe troops would split into twogroups, one on each side of theThames, take over the fortsand strategic points in eachtown (such as supply and am-munition warehouses) andhave full military control ofthe area before the townspeo-ple rose to begin their day’swork.

But the prevailing windschanged and delayed thefleet’s arrival until well aftersunrise. Local farmers tendingto early morning chores sawthe fleet on Long Island Soundand attempted to alarm thetownspeople via a two-gunsalute from Fort Trumbull,which was then a small bat-tery on the shore of theThames in New London. How-ever, a third gun was heard,which meant that a local pri-vateer was coming in with aload of goodies from a Britishsupply ship. In the aftermathof the ensuing battle, local res-idents opined that New Lon-don native and newly appoint-

ed British officer BenedictArnold arranged for the thirdgun to sound from his ship inorder to change the messagefrom “Arm yourselves theBritish are coming,” to “Re-lax, we just got a nice bit ofloot from a British ship.”There is no mention of thisploy in British accounts of thebattle, including one writtenby Arnold himself, but itseems quite plausible, andhighly unlikely that the thirdgun was a happy coincidencefor the British.

As initially planned, theBritish landed and split intotwo forces of about 750 each,one to the New London/FortTrumbull side, the other to theGroton/Fort Griswold side.Those landing in New Londonthen split into two columnsalong the main road, with halfheaded for the fort and the oth-er half to the town. Britishforces in the town proceededto burn the majority of busi-nesses and homes along thewaterfront.

With few people to defendthe vulnerable fort, its com-mander, Captain Shapley,chose to spike the cannonsand head across the river toGroton’s Fort Griswold to aidColonel Ledyard and the 150colonial militia garrisonedthere.

At Fort Griswold, Britishforces surrounded the earthenworks fort and exchange offire began at about 9 a.m. Theensuing British attack wasswift and thorough. TheBritish advanced on threesides and made good groundin spite of heavy casualties in-flicted by the rebels throughgunfire and by literally throw-ing cannon balls over the sideof the fort.

When the British confident-ly stormed the fort just beforenoon, they were surprised bycontinuing resistance fromthe militia. As the British en-tered through the gate andramparts, their two top offi-cers, Lt. Col. Eyre and MajorMontgomery, went down, and

command devolved to a MajorBromfield.

Colonel Ledyard realizedsurrender was the only option.Witness accounts from surviv-ing colonial militia state thatLedyard was approached byMajor Bromfield, who asked,“Who commands this fort?”Ledyard replied, “I did but youdo now.” At this pivotal mo-

ment, less than 20 militiamembers had been killed orwounded. Witnesses stated

Revolution(Continued from page 1)

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Middlefield Government Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated,

all meetings are held in the Community Center.)Wednesday, August 11

7 p.m. — Water Pollution Control AuthorityTuesday, August 17

7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen7 p.m. — Conservation Commission

Wednesday, August 187 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency

Thursday, August 197 p.m. — Board of Finance

7 p.m. — DMIAAB at Durham Library

P&Z takes firstsmall step toform StricklandFarm/Monarcastudy committee

Meeting on July 28, thePlanning and Zoning Com-mission (P&Z) discussed thepossible sale of an acre of thetown’s Strickland property toMonarca Masonry. While anapplication was submitted tochange the open space land toindustrial, it was submittedby Monarca without a signa-ture from the First Selectman.Lacking this signature, the ap-plication is not valid. Ratherthan signing off on the zonechange, First Selectman JonBrayshaw first wants the zon-ing commission to create astudy committee. While townplanner Geoff Colegrove toldthe commission that he con-tacted Sal Monarca aboutwithdrawing the application,Monarca never officially with-drew the application. Cole-grove commented that ifMonarca “thinks he can get

this passed when we failed toact, he’s mistaken,” addingthat the application “is notvalid” due to the missing sig-nature from Brayshaw.

While the application wasnever valid, the commissionstill chose to vote on turningdown the application withoutprejudice, noting that theycan’t act on it because it’s in-complete. This vote passedunanimously.

Although the applicationwas deemed invalid, the com-mission talked about forminga study committee to reviewthe possible transfer of land toMonarca. According to Cole-grove, the commission hasBrayshaw’s permission toform the committee as theysee fit. Colegrove stated thatstudying the property falls un-der their jurisdiction in han-dling the town’s Plan of Con-servation and Development.However, he suggested thatthe commission may want toform a committee with mem-bers from all relevant town de-partments. He suggested thatthe Board of Selectmen, Con-servation Commission, In-land Wetlands, the Economic

Development Commission,and the zoning commission it-self should all volunteer a rep-resentative for the committee.They discussed holding an in-formal meeting in Septemberto meet with members of thevarious departments aboutforming the committee.

Residents Marianne Coro-na and Lucy Petrella alsoasked to be included on thestudy committee due to theirpast experience with theStrickland property. Onething Petrella noted in her let-ter to the commission is thatthere may be a conflict of in-terest if the commission actedas the study committee, asthey will also vote on the zonechange. While the commis-sion talked about forming acommittee with a number ofother town departments, Cole-grove noted that Corona andPetrella had “already made adecision based on past corre-spondence not to make anychanges to the zone,” withmember Kevin Boyle addingthat neither are unbiased onthis matter. Despite pointingout the biases of both parties,Colegrove also stated that thestudy committee should seekout the expertise of both indi-viduals due to their familiari-ty with the property.

The commission also spokewith Matthew Crescimano,who asked to put a sign up on 1Lorraine Terrace for the dayspa’s temporary location atthe site. They reviewed thespecifics for what Crescimanocan use as signage at the site,such as the size limitationsand how the sign can be lit.Crescimano hoped to use apre-existing sign from thebusiness’ previous location,but he was informed that itwas too large to go onto thebuilding. However, the com-mission explained that freestanding signs can be up to 50square feet total, althoughthey must be at least 25 feetfrom the nearest neighbor and

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the sign cannot be placed on astate right of way. Lightingwas also discussed, with Cole-grove mentioning that back litsigns are allowed in the regu-lations, though Crescimanomay opt to use existing light-ing on the site to illuminatethe sign. The commissionasked that Crescimano returnto them once he has a plan forwhere the sign will be and howit will be illuminated, addingthat any variance from theirregulations will require he gobefore the Zoning Board of Ap-peals for approval.

Talk was also held withCrescimano about using thesign on the site when it’s notpart of the recently approved 1Lorraine Terrace site plan.The commission stated thatthe site plan isn’t in place untilthe Mylars are filed, whileCrescimano said that he’s de-laying construction on the siteuntil after the appeal againstthe site plan has gone throughthe courts. Until the site planis actually implemented,Crescimano is free to put upthe sign. However, he willhave to remove the sign afterwork to implement the newsite plan begins.

John Marosz’s 23 and 29Meriden Road properties wereanother topic of discussion,due to the perception thatMarosz was using residentialproperty for commercial pur-poses. Marosz explained thathe was not storing vehicles forsale on the residential proper-ty, but that two cars were pre-viously abandoned at the loca-tion. Additionally, the com-mission reminded Marosz thathe must submit a site plan if heintends to use the residentialland for commercial purposes.Marosz replied that he’s un-sure about how to use the landin light of the state of the econ-omy. So long as the site re-mains residential, though, heneed not submit anything tothe commission.

In other business, the com-mission received an update onthe state of the skate park.Colegrove reported on the be-half of Park and Recreation di-rector Chris Hurlbert, explain-ing that Hurlbert has sincemade a deal on dying the con-crete for the park. He said thepark will use tan coloring onthe flat parts, with brownstonetint on the slopes. Commissionmember Ron Matyjas agreedto work with Hurlbert to en-sure that the colors are to thecommission’s liking. (In atten-dance/Chuck Corley)

ZBA discussesRogers’ appealof day spa atTradewinds

The Zoning Board of Ap-peals (ZBA) held an informaldiscussion on July 27 aboutthe appeal of the zoning per-mit issued for the temporaryday spa at Tradewinds, LLC’sproperty at 1 Lorraine Ter-race. Tom and Patricia Rogersfiled the appeal based on thefact that the site does not cur-rently meet the 19 conditionsthat must be met according tothe special permit approvedon June 9th. Tom Rogers alsotook issue with the day spa’soccupation of the site becauseit never came up during any ofthe public hearings held bythe Planning and Zoning Com-mission.

Despite Rogers’ claims,Tradewinds managerMatthew Crescimano ex-plained that the special per-mit granted by Planning and

Zoning is separate from theday spa, which is only tem-porarily using a building onthe site after having lost itslease at another location. The19 conditions in the specialpermit don’t apply becausethe location has yet to insti-tute the site plan approved forthe permit. For now, the dayspa’s occupation of a buildingon the site is a permitted useof 1 Lorraine Terrace.

As the discussion wasmerely informational, com-missioners noted that theywill need to see what Planningand Zoning approved, as wellas the 19 conditions that aresupposed to apply to the futuresite plan. They will need to seethe minutes for the publichearings as well as the zoningpermit issued for the day spa.Once they have that informa-tion, the board should be ableto take the appeal to a publichearing.

The board also met withNicole Schulz about grantinga variance to replace a shed ather 155 Hubbard Street prop-

erty. As Schulz owns the prop-erty abutting her residence at155 Hubbard Street, she was-n’t concerned about getting avariance for the rear setback,but was concerned about the20-foot side yard setback dueto the narrowness of her land.Despite owning the property,the board stated that a vari-ance is still required, as thevariance goes with the land,not the owner. During theirdiscussion, the board foundthat the location of the shedwas actually on Schulz’s Rose-mary Court property on lot112. Having reviewed theproperty, Schulz asked for a15-foot variance for the sideand rear lot to allow her to re-place her shed. She added thatshe has letters of support fromher neighbors. As this wasjust a preliminary discussion,the board scheduled a publichearing on Aug. 31.

The only other matter theboard took care of was toreschedule their August meet-ing. Rather than meeting Aug.24, the ZBA will meet on Aug.

31 to better accommodate itsmembers’ schedules. (Fromminutes/Chuck Corley)

Farmers’Marketvouchers atSenior Center

The Middlefield SeniorCenter applied again this yearto be a site to distribute farm-ers’ market vouchers to Mid-dlefield residents who qualify.In order to be eligible for thecoupons, households musthave a maximum income ofnot more than $26,955 for acouple or $20,036 for a singleperson. Persons must be 62years old or older.

Fifteen dollars worth ofvouchers will be given to eacheligible participant. Vouchersare available at the SeniorCenter Monday - Friday from9 a.m. to noon.

The office will also be openon Thursday evening, Aug. 12,from 5 to 7. If you have anyquestions please contact An-toinette Astle at 860-349-7121.

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

otherwise noted. Check the town Web page at www.townof-durhamct.org for updates.)

Monday, August 97 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall

7:30 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and WatercoursesTuesday, August 17

7 p.m. — Board of Finance at Town Hall7 p.m. — Agricultural Commission

Wednesday, August 187:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission

Thursday, August 197 p.m. — Compensation Review/Personnel Policy Com-

mission at Town Hall7 p.m. — DMIAAB

7 p.m. — Durham Animal Response TeamMonday, August 23

7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall

Reflectivehouse numbersavailable

Per town ordinance, eachhouse must have a visiblehouse number to assist the

emergency responders whomay need to locate yourhome in an emergency. Ifyou would like to order ahighly reflective house num-ber, proceeds to benefit theDART team and the FireCompany Explorers, pleasesend order form (available

on the town website atwww.townofdurhamct.org)or a note with your addressand a $15 check to P.O. Box428, Durham, CT 06422. Thecheck covers any address, soif your house number is365R, write that on the formor in the note. If your housenumber is 2, write that. Theprice for both addresses isthe same. Your check canalso be brought to the build-ing department at TownHall.

Durham landrecords online

The town of Durham hasjoined the Connecticut TownClerks Portal to allow thepublic 24/7 access to viewand/or print their townrecords. The ConnecticutState Portal is available at:https://connecticut-town-clerks-records.com. Thetown of Durham has beenworking in partnership with

Cott Systems (a privatelyowned software and servicecompany serving townclerks for 122 years) to identi-fy a low-cost solution tomake public records moreaccessible to constituents viathe internet. Cott Systemsdeveloped a state portal toposition town clerks to en-hance the services their of-fice provides by leveragingthe investment they made intheir records managementsolution (Resolution3).

“Over the past couple ofyears, more and more of ourcitizens have come to the of-fice to look up informationon their own properties.Now this information will beavailable to them in theirown homes via the web atany time of the day or night.As always, we are in the of-fice during the day to assistthem in answering any ques-tions they might have,” stat-ed Kim Garvis, town clerk ofDurham,

The state portal is imple-

mented at no cost to the townclerk’s office. The index canbe viewed free of charge bysigning on as a “guest.” For asmall monthly subscriptionfee and per page copy fee, theland records images can beprinted. The per-page printfee of $1 is the same fee thathas been charged per Con-necticut state statute. Thesubscription fee will allowaccess to records from:Avon, Branford, Canton,Durham, Farmington, Mid-dletown, Montville and Ston-ington. More towns are ex-pected to sign on in the nearfuture.

“Cott is about serving ourcustomers and their cus-tomers alike. This idea wasborn from the thoughts of acustomer and has been exe-cuted by Cott working inpartnership with townclerks. We are honored to bea part of Connecticut’s cut-ting edge way of thinkingand positioning our cus-tomer to enhance the solu-tion offerings they providetheir town,” explains BobMains, Cott Systems vicepresident of Technology So-lutions.

DurhamLibrary

Hours: Regular libraryhours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Mondays through Thurs-days and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fri-days and Saturdays. Visitwww.durhamlibrary.org tosearch the catalog, reviewyour account, register for aprogram or renew your ma-terials online. For informa-tion or to register for a pro-gram by phone, call 860-349-9544.

Drop-in programs:There will be a special RockCats story time on Tuesday,Aug. 17, at 10:30 a.m.

Belly Dance Program:Women 16 years old and upare invited to learn aboutand experience the fun ofbelly dance on Thursday,Aug. 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.Registration is required.

The Mystery Book Dis-cussion Group will meet onTuesday, Aug. 17, at 7:30 todiscuss Pushing Up Daisiesby Rosemary Harris. Copiesof the book are available atthe library. Everyone is in-vited to join this informaldiscussion.

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Above, the smiles say it all onthe faces of camper Fiona Bar-rett and counselor Marc Scian-na. Top center, Sean McMasteris airborn. Left, Emily Pietrusz-ka makes a big splash.

Every Thursday, the icecream truck comes to-BASREP. Directly above,Stephanie Finaldi, Ash-leigh Rioux, HannahClark, Ashlyn Lower,Megan Lower and AlyssaLecza take a break forsome ice cream.

Above, Tyler Stagon slipsdown the KAHUNA waterslide. Below, the line forthe water slide.

Waterslide day atBASREP was aslippery blast,just ask SydneyHovenstine, left.

Photos submitted


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stated that they then saw Led-yard hand his sword to Brom-field, hilt first, and at the nextmoment Ledyard was on the

ground having been runthrough with his own sword,though no one saw the actualthrust. After several moreminutes of mayhem, an addi-tional 80 garrison members

Aerial view of earthen works at Fort Griswold wherenearly 150 colonial militia lost their lives.

Revolution (From page 17)

lay dead and 35 more were se-verely wounded.

Though this minor skir-mish barely survived as a foot-note in both American andBritish war accounts, bothforts have been impeccablypreserved by the townspeopleand descendants of New Lon-don and Groton. The visitor’scenter houses an electronical-

ly run diorama which ex-plains the battle in fascinatingbut simple detail, and the fortsthemselves offer spectacularviews of the Thames Riverand Long Island Sound. Thegentle, cooling breezes thatchanged the battle plans thatday are a wonderful relieffrom the summer heat in 2010.

This tunnel-like passage in Fort Griswold wascalled a sally port and led militiamen safely underground to a battery of cannons.

Fusco honored

Anthem Blue Crossand Blue Shield presi-dent David R. Fuscotakes a moment topose with his wifeMichelle, left, and Na-tional Multiple Sclero-sis (MS) Society, Con-necticut Chapter, pres-ident Lisa Gerrol, at the2010 MS Gala held inJune at the MoheganSun Casino. Fusco, aNew Haven native andDurham resident, wason hand to accept the2010 MS Citizen of theYear award from theConnecticut Chapter.

Children’ssafety program

So many children are re-ported missing each day in theU.S. Police officials say thattime is critical in the recoveryof missing children. One ma-jor problem that costs pre-cious time is gathering cur-rent photographs, fingerprintsand statistical information toassist law enforcement agen-cies. Helping communitieseliminate this problem is S.I.P.Kids.

S.I.P. Kids is in town on Fri-day and Saturday, Aug. 27 and28, to provide free digital fin-gerprinting and photos for allchildren. In addition they in-vite local organizations out toeducate children and theirfamilies how to avoid unsafesituations. There will be freeface painting, balloons, cook-ies and juice for everyone.

The event is free and locatedat Robert’s Chrysler Dodge,120 South Broad St. in Meri-den. The event runs from 2 to 6p.m. on Friday, Aug 27, andfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Satur-day, Aug. 28.

For more information callJacki at 319-268-4111 or e-mailto [email protected].

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Ceramic • Natural Stone • Glass

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Patrick Baranowski, ofDurham, who attends GeorgeWashington University, hasmade the deans list. He is dou-ble majoring in Political Sci-ence and International Affairs.

Middle-field andD u r h a mf a m i l i e sw e l c o m eN a n c yHamelothas the newprincipal ofShoreline

Christian School in NorthMadison. She has over 30years teaching experience andbrings a wealth of new ideas toour community. Mrs.Hameloth is currently hostinga monthly book club at Shore-line Christian School whichwill focus on reading and dis-cussing books on parenting.Call for more information:203-421-4626.

William Neidhardt, ofMiddlefield, has earned aplace on the Helen Way Klin-gler College of Arts and Sci-ence dean’s list at MarquetteUniversity.

At theR o m a n c eWriters ofA m e r i c aN a t i o n a lC o n v e n -tion, Kris-tan Hig-gins, ofD u r h a m ,

won the 2010 RITA Award forBest Contemporary Romancefor her novel, Too Good To BeTrue. Her fellow nominees in-cluded Susan Wiggs, RachelGibson, Jill Shalvis, VictoriaDahl, Joy Nash, Julia Harperand Christie Ridgeway. Kris-tan reports that the statue willjoin its twin from 2008 and herdear husband’s Firefighter ofthe Year statue on top of thebookshelf in the bedroom.

Adam Patrick Herman,of Middlefield, was named tothe dean’s list at the Savan-nah College of Art and Designfor the spring quarter. He is agraphic design major.

Four Coginchaug tennisplayers were named to theMiddletown Press 2010 All-Area boys’ tennis team: NickD’Aquila, Mike Finley,Derek Cuneo and ChrisSmith. Coach Karen Kean isextremely proud of “her

guys.”Caitlin McAuliffe and

Alexander Markoski, stu-dents at Strong School, wererecognized as two of thestate’s top Scholar Leaders atthe 2010 Connecticut Associa-tion of Schools Scholar LeaderBanquet sponsored by the Mc-Donald’s Owner/Operator As-sociation. The award is pre-sented to one male and one fe-male student in each middleschool whose record of aca-demic achievement and serv-ice have been exemplary,whose personal standards andaccomplishments are a modelfor others and who possesshigh levels of integrity, self-dis-

Fanska and Turner to wed

Mr. Stephen Fanska and Ms. Teresa Fanska announcethe engagement of their daughter Sarah to Douglas H.Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs. John “Hayden” Turner. Sarahis a graduate of Keene State College and Central Connecti-cut State University with a master’s degree in Physical Ed-ucation. She currently works in the Cromwell PublicSchools.

Douglas is a graduate of Keene State College with a bach-elor’s degree in Technology Studies and Management. Heis currently co-owner of Turner and Sons Roofing and Sid-ing, LLC. The couple plans a June 2011 wedding.

Town TimesNew Citizen

Tegan Dorothy McMillanBorn on November 9,

2009 toKate (Boris) and Matt

McMillan, MassachusettsBig sisters:

Riley and BrynnGrandparents:

Anne C. Boris, DurhamChristine McMillan, New

Hampshire

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6 a.m. and 8 pm. The officesat issue are Governor, Lt.Governor, Secretary of Stateand Comptroller.

In May of this year, ourparty held a state-wide con-vention and the followingcandidates were nominatedat the convention: Gover-nor, Dan Malloy; Lt. Gover-nor, Nancy Wyman; Secre-tary of State, Denise Mer-rill; Comptroller, KevinLembo. Each of these candi-dates was nominated fortheir leadership abilities,hard work, broad-based ap-peal and ability to buildconsensus among Democ-rats, Independent votersand Republicans. We hopethat all registered Democ-rats in the town of Middle-field give each of these can-didates consideration.

Independent voters whowould like to vote in the De-mocratic primary must reg-ister as Democrats at either

the Town Clerk’s Office atthe Town Hall or the Officeof the Registrars at the Com-munity Center by noon onMonday, Aug. 9.

Sebastian J. Aresco, chair, Middlefield Democratic Town Committee

Rant of an ex-hippieDear Editor:

Thank you for your fine ed-itorial lamenting the fact thatsome people have more mon-ey than other people. It cer-tainly is a big problem thatneeds to be fixed, and like anygood Marxist I know how tofix it. Let’s steal the moneyfrom all the evil capitalistsand give to the less fortunatefolks so we can have equality.And how are we going to stealit? Oh, that’s easy—- we willsimply raise taxes, keep somefor ourselves so we can growfat, then give the rest to thepoor and downtrodden. Hmm-mm, but there’s a problem

with that too, isn’t there?Here’s the problem. If we takeaway all the money from therich, so that there is no longerany wealth or business, won’twe eventually run out of mon-ey? Why yes, my dear Marxistfriends, but there will begrand equality in the soupkitchens.

So lets get real and stop liv-ing on dreams. If the stupidparasite called governmentneeds more money, which italways does, there’s one triedand true method of getting it.Reduce the tax burden! Hello,you idiots, it works everytime! Get the hell off the backof free enterprise if you wantto create jobs. Get lost, youdumb Marxists! Has yoursystem ever worked any-where, anytime, in humanhistory? The answer to thatis a loud NO! You folks are in-sane. Insanity is doing thesame thing over and overagain and a expecting a dif-ferent result.

So how is that Hope andChange working out for you

folks? Well, a few more yearsof this stuff, and China willown our whole country. Itowns most of it already. But Itell yah, they are not going toown me.

They’ll have to kill me first.So continue to be the dumbsheep that you are, keep vot-ing away the futures of yourchildren and your grandchil-dren. Keep voting away yourown personal liberty, yourfreedom and your hardearned wealth. Then, whenyou finally face the reality ofwhat you have done, and youdare to protest, you will beshot or imprisoned by thevery government you helpedcreate. You dummies askedfor it, now you have it.

Mark J. Czaja, Middletown

For Nikki, aremembranceand thank you

On June 30, our almost 11-month-old Great Dane Nikki

was tragically struck by a caron Route 17 in front of ourhouse just past CanterburyDrive. I had taken her off herlead to untangle it and in-stead of remaining at my sideas usual, Nikki started towander. I had treats in handand her leash, but the more Iapproached her, she just keptwandering. As she made herway through the wooded areatoward the dirt road behindour yard, I leapt in an attemptto tackle her and missed. Nik-ki proceeded to trot down thedirt road which goes out toRoute 17. Nikki walked in thebike lane as I followed callingher and commanding her tostay for about 50 feet. I couldsee the traffic coming, thefront car began to move to-ward the double yellow line;then Nikki stopped. Nikki didnot dart into the oncomingtraffic as one would think.She stopped and looked backat me and then just “trotted”across the road. The car triedto avoid her by moving closerto the yellow line, but it wastoo late.

Cars stopped, neighborscame running. The support wereceived at that moment wasamazing. We rushed Nikki toPieper Memorial where theywere waiting for us. It was arough night. The next morn-ing the doctor informed usthat Nikki’s back was broken.Unfortunately, the surgicaland rehabilitative prognosisfor giant breed dogs with thistype of injury is dismal. Afterconsulting with our regularvet, Dr. Kumar, we needed tolet Nikki go.

Nikki would’ve been oneyear old today. While Nikkiwas with us only eight-and-a-half short months, she was amember of our family and themost wonderful dog anyonecould ask for. Losing her hasleft a hole in our hearts and avoid in our family.

To the gentleman drivingthe car that struck Nikki, youstopped, but you left, and wedidn’t get a chance to tell youwe are sorry you had to expe-rience this sort of accident.

To our neighbors, Dawneand John, for your unwaver-ing support, calming words,and the moving blanket thathelped move Nikki; the gentle-man in the pick-up truck whoasked every passing car for acell phone, and the beautifulblanket he put over Nikki as

Primary (From page 8)

See Nikki, next page

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she went into shock; to theO’Malley’s for calling PieperMemorial; the woman who of-fered me gloves and reassur-ing words; to everyone whostopped and offered assis-tance. THANK YOU! To thestaff at Pieper Memorial fortreating us like we had beengoing there for years, thankyou. To Dr. Kumar, Paula,Gina and Elizabeth for all ofyour support and guidance,THANK YOU!!!!!!!

One final note, while Route17 may be considered by mostto be a “thruway,” it is a resi-dential road. Adults, chil-dren and pets live along thisroute, and while we realizedthe risks of living on a mainroad when we moved here,we would appreciate if youare traveling through to takeyour time and drive like youlive here.

Rachel Worms, Todd Han-key, Daniella, Dominique,Briana, Demery and David,Durham

Nikki (From page 24)

Frederick E.Hennick

Frederick E. Hennick, 83,of 2B Heritage Crest, South-bury, retired owner and pub-lisher of the former Nau-gatuck Daily News, passedaway Saturday, July 31, 2010,at Waterbury Hospital.

He was the husband of thelate Janet (Meyers) Hennick,who passed away in 2005 after53 years of marriage. Mr.Hennick was born in Water-bury Jan. 30, 1927, a son of thelate Rudolph and Ethel (Re-ich) Hennick and moved toNaugatuck in 1955. He hadbeen a Southbury residentsince 2007. He was educatedin the public school systemand was a graduate of CrosbyHigh School. He was a WorldWar II U.S. Navy veteran anda graduate of Syracuse Uni-versity, Class of 1949.

Following his graduation,he worked for newspapers inMilford, Mass. and New Yorkbefore returning to the Nau-gatuck Daily News in 1950. Hebecame publisher of TheNews in 1964 following his fa-ther’s retirement. That sameyear The News moved fromits Church St. location to theNaugatuck Railroad Stationwhich was purchased by theHennick family.

Active in the Naugatuckcommunity, he was a mem-ber of the Charter RevisionCommission and was a for-mer member of the Nau-gatuck Chamber of Com-merce, serving as presidentfrom 1971 to 1972. In 1987 hereceived the Chamber’sLewis A. Dibble Award. Hewas a former member of theWaterbury Hospital Board ofDirectors, serving as presi-dent in 1979. He was also a for-mer member of the Nau-gatuck Economic Develop-ment Commission and theNaugatuck Valley Cable Ad-visory Board. He was also a

former member of the Boardof Directors for the Nau-gatuck Chapter of the Ameri-can Red Cross, the UnitedCerebral Palsy and theArthritis Foundations, andthe Conn. Water Co. In 1999he retired as a board memberof Naugatuck Valley Savingsand Loan after serving morethan 27-and-a-half years. Hewas a former president of theConn. Daily Newspaper Asso-ciation from 1977 to 1979 and aformer member of the Conn.United Press International.In 1989 he was appointed toserve on the Conn. Freedomof Information Commissionand served as chairman from1995 to 2000. In 1985 he was therecipient of the 37th annualNaugatuck Exchange ClubGold Medal of Honor, and in2001 he was awarded theConn. Freedom of Informa-tion Commission BiceClemow FOI Award. He wasan active member of Beth ElSynagogue of Southbury.

He leaves a son, Thomas A.Hennick and his wife Nancy

of Durham; two daughters, A.Rachel Perrella and her hus-band Tom of Swampscott,Mass. and Ellen Toubmanand her husband Steven ofMedfield, Mass.; a sister-in-law, Marjorie Ross and herhusband David of Waterbury;and seven grandchildren,Meghan Hennick, Jamie Hen-nick, Holly Hennick, ZacharyPerrella, Alexander Perrella,Daniel Toubman and SarahToubman. Frederick was pre-deceased by his sister, Cor-rine (Hennick) Joseph.

Funeral services were heldat Beth Synagogue in South-bury. Burial took place inStar Benevolent Cemetery inWaterbury.

In lieu of flowers, memori-al contributions may be madeto the Janet M. and FrederickE. Hennick Fund at the Conn.Community Foundation, 43Field St., Waterbury, CT06702 or The Waterbury Hos-pital Foundation, 64 RobbinsSt. Waterbury, CT 06708.

Patti Smithfilm showing

A free screening of PattiSmith: Dream of Life bySteven Sebring will beshown at the Hull Libraryin Clinton on Thursday,Aug. 19, at 6:30 pm. This freeevent is a collaboration withPoint Of View (POV), PBS’award-winning non-fictionfilm series. Registration notrequired.

Shot over 11 years byrenowned fashion photogra-pher Steven Sebring, PattiSmith: Dream of Life is anintimate portrait of the leg-endary rocker, poet andartist. Following Smith’spersonal reflections over adecade, the film exploresmany art forms and thefriends and poets who in-spired her — William Bur-roughs, Allen Ginsberg,Bob Dylan, Robert Map-plethorpe and MichaelStipe.

More info can be found atwww.hchlibrary.org or bycalling the Henry CarterHull Library at 860-669-2342.


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Investigation of dog shooting continuesBy Stephanie Wilcox

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A five-year-old Germanshepherd that was placedwith a foster family in Mid-dlefield on July 26 was dead 48hours later, and police are in-vestigating the apparent actof violence.

Buddy, who was rescuedfrom the Connecticut HumanSociety’s Westport Shelter onJuly 22 by the adoption net-work, Leader of the RescuePack, was down on his luck.His prior owners put him up

for adoption after a divorce,and he was suffering from askin condition that causedhim to lose fur.

The adoptive owner’sboyfriend called the adop-tion network shortly afterBuddy was placed with themto say “Come get thisbleepin’ dog. He just bit mygirlfriend,” according to theGreenwich Times. By 3:30p.m. he called back and said,“Buddy is never going to biteanyone again. I just put abullet in his head.”

Buddy’s foster parents had

not signed the final adoptionpapers by the time he waskilled. According to thestate’s animal control office,killing a dog owned by anoth-er person is punishable by amaximum jail sentence of sixmonths and/or a $1,000 maxi-mum fine. The sentence goesup to one year if probablecause is established that ani-mal cruelty occurred; fiveyears if malicious intent, afelony, can be proven.

Middlefield officer MikePolansky said the complaintis being investigated.

Songwriting and bookworkshop offered

Art at Murray Pond pres-ents David Massengill’s song-writers workshop on Satur-day, Aug. 28, at 2 p.m. LearnDavid’s song writing tricksand create a new song, whichyou can play in David’s con-cert that evening. David Mas-sengill is a very talented song-writer, singer, dulcimer andguitar player and raconteur,who will make you laugh andcry! Don’t miss it!

Ticket are $75 and include aticket to the 7 p.m. concert.Concert tickets only are $20.

On Sunday, Aug. 29, at 2p.m. David Massengill willpresent an accordion bookworkshop for children andadults. David will provide allmaterials needed and showyou how to create a story, in-cluding writing, illustratingand binding the book like anaccordion. The price is $45 forchildren and $75 for adults.

Call Joan Levy Hepburn inadvance to register at Art atMurray Pond in Killingworthat 860-663-1169 or visitwww.joanlevyartist.com.


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Levi Coe LibraryHours: The library is open

from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mon-days through Thursdays. Vis-it www.leviecoe.com or callthe library at 860-349-3857 forinformation or to register forany program. You can also re-new, reserve and check yourlibrary record on the website.

Library Passes: Connecti-cut State Parks and ForestsDay Pass can be checked outfor two days and is used tocover the cost of parking atstate parks and forests wherethere is an established park-ing charge. The pass can alsobe used to cover the admis-sion fee for up to two adultsand four children at state his-torical sites and exhibit cen-ters at Dinosaur, Fort Trum-bull and Gillette Castle stateparks. The pass is validthrough Dec. 21. Old StateHouse pass provides free ad-mission for up to two adultsand two children. Pass checksout for two days. At the OldState House, expect to findhistorically restored rooms,guided tours, an exhibitblending U.S. history, stategovernment, civics and citi-zenship, and an interactivefloor dedicated to the historyof Hartford.

New Titles: The Lion byNelson DeMille, Corduroy

Mansions by Alexander Mc-Call Smith, The Obama Di-aries by Laura Ingraham,Coming Back Stronger byDrew Brees and The Rem-brandt Affair by Daniel Silva.Come in and check out thesebooks or reserve titles that arecoming soon! To view antici-pated arrival dates for new ti-tles, visit our web pagewww.leviecoe.com, click onActivities and Events and goto monthly calendars.

New DVDs: The Run-aways, Owl and The Sparrow,The Bounty Hunter, The Mup-pet Movie, Valentine’s Day,The Girl with the Dragon Tat-too, Creation and more! Stopby and view the expanded col-lection. For more informa-tion, visit www.leviecoe.com.

Durham Fun RunFun runs are held every

Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at thehigh school for adults andhigh school students.

Results for the sixth DurhamFun Run held on Aug. 3:

Bryan Feitel came in at19:08, Zach Noller-Marino20:12, Noel Roberts 20:59, Lar-ry Hodge 22:01, Hugh Pearson22:18, Sandie Dalles 22:33, BillVarhue 22:43, Paul Cienewicz23:17, Karen Woodward 23:44,Guy Pulino 24:07, MikeMoller-Marino 24:40, Jim Led-ford 25:59, Kim Salley 29:00,Pam Durfee 38:38, RebeccaDurfee 39:47 and MadisonKowalski 39:47.

Lacrosse CampMiddlefield Park and Recreation is offering an introduction

to lacrosse camp, which will be held the week of Aug. 16-20. It isopen to children over the age of eight. The camp will cover thebasics of catching and throwing and will meet at Peckham ParkMonday through Friday, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The cost of thecamp is $60.

Visit www.MiddlefieldParkandRecreation.com for more in-formation.

Ct. Eliminator 2011 girls’ fastpitch softball tryouts

Tryouts for the 2011 Connecticut Eliminators girls’ fastpitch travel softball season will be held on Monday, Aug.9, for 10U and 12U (birth years 1998 and later), Tuesday,Aug. 10, for 14U (birth years 1996 and 1997), and Wednes-day, Aug. 11, for 16U and 18U (birth years 1992-1995). Try-outs will be held at our indoor/outdoor training facility at5 Pasco Hill Rd in Cromwell on the grounds of Carey Man-ufacturing. Registration is at 5 p.m. with tryouts to followfrom 6 to 9 p.m. Makeup dates by appointment.

Additional information and directions can be obtainedon our web site at www.cteliminators.com, by [email protected], or by calling 860-563-6554.

Party to benefit Falcons FootballDurham/Middlefield Falcons Football and Cheerleading will

hold their annual tailgate party at the New Haven Raccoon Club,853 New Haven Rd. in Durham, on Friday, Aug. 27, from 7-11 p.m.

There will be a southern barbecue prepared by Kevin Smith,music and lots of fun. BYOB. Tickets are $30 and available bycalling Carrie Anderson at 860-346 8954.

The Carolyn GreenleafFund is accepting applica-tions for a music scholarshipfor talented high school stu-dents.

The scholarship was estab-lished at Middlesex CountyCommunity Foundation in2007 to honor the memory ofCarolyn Greenleaf, a residentof Essex who was passionateabout music education andwho worked tirelessly to pro-mote music in the communi-ty.

The award is made twiceeach school year for a 17-weeksession of 30-minute privatelessons at an institution of therecipient’s choice. The schol-arship is not renewable, andcan only be won once by an in-dividual. The scholarship isbased on merit, not financial

need, and is open to residentsof Middlesex County and tostudents residing in Old Lymeand East Lyme.

The deadline for applica-tion for the fall 2010 semesteris 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27.

Applications may be ob-tained by visiting MiddlesexCounty Community Founda-tion’s website at www.Middle-sexCountyCF.org. Completedapplications should be sent to:The Carolyn Greenleaf Fundc/o Patricia Hurley, 15 MainStreet, Ivoryton, CT 06442.Questions may be directed toMs. Hurley at 860-767-9725.

For more information call860-347-0025, [email protected] or visit www.Middlesex-CountyCF.org.

Applications now being acceptedfor fall music scholarship

Harassmentprevention

The Middlesex CountyChamber of Commerce nextmonthly seminar will be onAug. 10 on the prevention ofsexual harassment. The defi-nition of sexual harassment,liability (your own and yourorganization’s), and the pre-vention of sexual harassmentin the workplace will be dis-cussed. Two attorneys fromthe law firm Jackson Lewis,LLP will show you how tolimit your company’s expo-sure to charges of sexual ha-rassment. This session meetsthe State of Connecticut’s re-quirement for two hours ofsexual harassment trainingfor supervisors and man-agers. There will be two ses-sions available: 8 and 10:15a.m. in the Chamber confer-ence room at 393 Main St. inMiddletown.

The cost is $25 for chambermembers and $35 per non-members. Make checkspayable to the MiddlesexCounty Chamber of Com-merce. Register online atwww.middlesexchamber.com.


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