Volume 17, Issue 22 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, September 10, 2010

Lyman’s annual corn maze is open ...

Town Times photo by Ashleigh Schmaltz

At a ribbon-cutting, er, net-cutting celebration last Thursday, Sept. 2, the Lymancorn maze officially opened for the season. The maze this year honors the 78-0UConn Lady Husky’s basketball team, the 2009 and 2010 national collegiatechamps. Therefore, it was only fitting that UConn athletic director Jeff Hathawayand UConn mascot Jonathan the Husky were on hand for the festivities. The mazeis open through Oct. 31 Wednesdays-Fridays from 3-6 p.m. and Saturdays, Sun-days and holidays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Ticket sales close at 5:30 p.m. Part of everyadmission is donated to the American Cancer Society. The maze hotline phonenumber is 860-349-6015, and there are more photos of the maze on page 20.

Smiles + focus = a goodstart to a new school year

By Stephanie WilcoxTown Times

It almost doesn’t make foran exciting story when allgoes well, but alas, a goodstart to a new school year isnever a bad thing.

“All reports were thatthings went swimmingly,”said Superintendent SusanViccaro about the first day ofschool in District 13. On Sept.2, Viccaro traveled around toeach school in the district andnoted the positive and upbeatattitude in every building.“The kids seem happy to beback. It was a great opening,”she said.

Here’s what each schoolprincipal had to say about thestart of the 2010-11 schoolyear.

Brewster School principal

Nancy Heckler said it was an“amazingly smooth start withno tears whatsoever, which isgreat when you have three,four, five, six and seven-year-olds. There were lots ofsmiles.”

John Lyman School princi-pal Karen Brimecombe said itwas a wonderful opening dayfor kids, teachers and evenparents.

“Parents seemed excitedabout our second annual coffeehour sponsored by John Ly-man Parent Association. Theycould see their children off intothe building and then get to-gether and chat,” said Brime-combe. “It made for a wonder-ful sense of community.”

She added that it only tookabout 10 to 15 minutes for all

See First day, page 20

Semi-pro football team— with local ties — is inthe playoffs

By Stephanie WilcoxTown Times

The Connecticut Pantherssemi-pro football team, con-sisting of players mostly fromDurham, Middlefield,Cromwell and a few fromHartford and Waterbury, isnearing the end of its first sea-son playing in the New Eng-land Football League.

“It’s basically for adultswho want to play the game,”said coach Craig Gervais.“We have all age groups; Theoldest is 47, the youngest is 18,and it’s a blast.”

The Panthers play among40 teams in the league fromthroughout New England,with a little over 2,000 play-ers. For being in their firstyear — and for being true am-ateurs (some of the players on

the team have never playedbefore, some have a little highschool or college experienceand only a few played in a pro-fessional league), it’s quite anaccomplishment that the Pan-thers are currently undefeat-ed at 6-0.

In fact, according to Pan-ther’s president, CEO andcoach Derek Bortz, “Only oneteam scored on us, and it wasduring the first game of theseason.”

The Panthers, who practicein Durham behind StrongSchool, have concluded thehome portion of their seasonand have two final awaygames in the regular season.They’ve already secured aspot in the playoffs, and ifthey win one of the two

See Football, page 28

In this issue ...Calendar...........................4CRHS fall sports.............19Durham Briefs...........17-18Libraries.........................14Middlefield Briefs .....16-17Sports .........................28-30Strong School sports .....27

Produce collectionsEnd-of-summer produce collections will be held at John

Lyman School on Thursday, Sept. 30. Students will be col-lecting home-grown vegetables and fruits in the boxes inthe John Lyman School lobby on these days between 8:30a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Donations from the community are wel-come. The produce will be delivered to the residents of Sug-arloaf Senior Housing in Middlefield and Mauro Meadowsin Durham.

Contact Margo Novak, John Lyman School teacher, at860-349-7240 or mnovak@rsd13.org with any questions.

Index of AdvertisersTo advertise in the Town Times, call Joy Boone at 860-349-8026.

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CorrectionsWe strive to bring you

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

Family fun nightMiddlefield Federated

Church is sponsoring a Fami-ly Fun Night on Monday,Sept. 13, from 5 to 8 p.m. Theevent will be held at Friend-ly’s Ice Cream Shoppe, 48Berlin Rd. in Cromwell. Thegeneral public is invited to en-joy delicious food and icecream as is always availableat Friendly’s. A percentage ofall sales will go to support theministries of the church.

DAR chaptermeeting

Join members of theDaughters of the AmericanRevolution, WadsworthChapter, for their Septembermeeting at 10 a.m. on Satur-

day, Sept. 11, at the Atrium ofPortland, 1 Brush PastureLane in Portland. Projects forthe meeting will include workon the chapter’s scrapbookand making bookmarks for afundraiser. Please bring a baglunch.

Engine historyon display

The Tobacco Valley Fly-wheelers Gas and Steam En-gine Club announces its 30thanniversary show, featuringdisplays of antique workingmachinery, farm tractors,steam engines and “hit andmiss” engines. The AntiqueEngine, Tractor and Machin-ery Show will also feature aworking blacksmith, freehayrides, kids’ pedal tractor

pull, a tractor parade andmore. A special highlight willbe a display of the “Friends ofthe Valley Railroad” equip-ment with free handcar rides.There will be a hobby-relatedflea market and a food conces-sion stand conveniently locat-ed on the grounds. Show datesare Sat, Sept. 18, and Sunday,Sept. 19, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. atHaddam Meadows State Park,Route 154 in Haddam. Freeparking and admission. Forshow information, call RussBengtson at 860-347-5774 orRandy Root at 860-346-6107.

Fall and wintergardening

Fall is coming and with itthe task of putting our flowergardens to bed. Some plantslike to be cut to the ground,while others add interest tothe winter landscape and canwait until spring for trim-ming. But which plants fallinto which category? Mau-reen Haseley-Jones, aka TheEnglish Lady, will tell partici-pants this and more when she

speaks at the MiddlesexCounty Historical Society onThursday, Sept. 23.

This program, a fund-rais-er sponsored jointly by the So-ciety and St. Luke’s EldercareSolutions, will begin at 5:30p.m. and will also feature aSilent Auction along withhors d’oeuvres and refresh-ments. Both organizationsare busy securing auctionitems, which range from aweek’s stay at a time-share re-sort on Cape Cod to an afghancrocheted by society presi-dent Pat Tully to a consulta-tion by the English Lady. Ad-mission is $20. To reserve aspot, call 860-346-0746.

The English Lady is thefounder of The English LadyLandscape and Home andworks throughout the North-east. Haseley-Jones receivedher formal horticulturaltraining at the Royal BotanicGardens at Kew in Surrey,England and has earned awide fan base through hershow on WRCH Lite radio.She regularly publishes arti-cles in a number of area news-papers and lectures exten-sively throughout Connecti-cut. The Middlesex CountyHistorical Society is locatedat 151 Main St. in Middletown.

Tag and craftsale

On Saturday, Oct. 16, Unit-ed Churches of Durham willhold a tag and craft sale from 8a.m. to 1 p.m. to benefit the an-nual summer mission trip. Thisevent will be held rain or shine.

There will be many items,crafts, antiques, a bake saleand lunch available as well.

To reserve a table call thechurch office at 860-349-3683or speak to Elven Riggles at860-349-0742. The craft tablesare limited to 12 spaces andare available at $30 each (or 10percent of sales, whichever isless). The cost to other tagsellers is 10 percent of totalsales. It all goes toward the2010 summer mission trip.

The church is located at228 Main St. in Durham, andthere is loads of free parking.

CRHS reunionfor ’79-‘81

The CRHS reunion for thegraduating classes of 1979,1980 and 1981 is scheduled forOct. 16. Contact Steve Anni-no at finorugby@aol.com fordetails.

Only 13 days left before the start of theDurham Fair. See page 11 of this issuefor information. And be sure to checknext week for information on local

non-profit food vendors and more.

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The Art Guild of Middletown offers wonderful fall eventsThe first exciting event is

a demonstration by water-colorist Joyce Senesac, whowill be giving great tips onhow to achieve proper per-spective in artwork, a com-mon challenge for almostevery artist. She will explaina simplified version of per-spective using a step-by-stepmethod showing how to de-pict typical buildings andthen will demonstrate sometips for painting those build-ings. Beginning artists,those rusty with their draw-ing skills, and even skilledartists who want to reviewthese points will want to seethis demonstration! Joycehas studied locally withChris Piantek, BivenneStaiger and Robert Norieka,and has taken workshopswith Tony Couch and Tom

Lynch. She enjoys thetranslucency and minglingof colors that watercolorprovides, and has alsotaught classes at the TracyArt Center in Old Saybrookwhile winning manyawards. The demo will takeplace on Thursday, Sept. 9,at 7 p.m., at the MiddlefieldFederated Church fellow-ship hall, 390 Main Street inMiddlefield. A $3 donation issuggested of non-membersof the guild.

The second demo beinggiven this fall by the ArtGuild of Middletown is anoil portrait demo by JackBroderick, which will takeplace on Thursday, Oct. 14,followed by another oildemo by Jennifer Holmes onThursday, Nov. 11. Both arevery accomplished artists,

so mark your calendars!More information will fol-low in upcoming TownTimes issues.

One fun feature at eachdemo is the Painting of theMonth competition: Justbring a favorite framed orig-inal piece of artwork doneby you to the demo meeting;a vote will determine thewinner, who can then exhib-it it at Ursel’s Web in Mid-dletown for the next monthand whose photo will beposted on the Art Guild ofMiddletown’s website!

In addition to the guestartist demos, the Art Guildof Middletown is offeringclasses in Watercolor byaward-winning watercol-orist Bivenne HarveyStaiger. Classes for all levelsbegin Tuesday, Sept. 14, 9:30-

noon, and run six weeks.Cost is $75 members, $85 non-members. To register, call860-632-7334. Register early,as classes fill fast!

You can also look forwardto a wonderful workshop indrawing being given by ac-complished artist andteacher Jack Montmeat,which is being offered Satur-day, Oct. 23, from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. (bring your own lunchand supplies). Cost is $55,payable to the Art Guild ofMiddletown. If you think youcan’t draw, THIS is the work-shop for you!

The Art Guild of Middle-

town always welcomes newmembers, so if you wouldlike to join this wonderful artgroup or register for classesor the upcoming workshop,send $35 membership feeand/or appropriate class feeswith your name, address,phone number and email ad-dress to the Art Guild of Mid-dletown, PO Box 205, Middle-town, CT 06457, or for furtherinformation, contact BobSpooner at 860-346-6546,bspooner46@yahoo.com, orvisit its website at www.mid-dletownartguild.org. Allclasses, demos and work-shops meet in Middlefield.

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September 10Green Street Art

Wesleyan University’sGreen Street Arts Center will-preview their fall calendar,with performances, visualarts, food and guided tours.The festivities start at 5:30p.m. at 617 Main Street forunveiling the new mural onthe wall of St. Vincent DePaulPlace. At 6 p.m. the eventmoves across the street toGreen Street Arts Center.Visit www.greenstreetarts-center.org or call 860-685-7871.

Help for VeteransStand Down is a day-long

program of support servicesto assist Connecticut’s needyveterans regain their inde-pendence in the communityand will be held from 7 a.m. to3 p.m. on the campus of theState Veterans Home, 287West Street, in Rocky Hill.There is no charge to veter-ans. Those in need of freetransportation call 860-616-3802 or 860-616-3803 or visitwww.ct.gov/ctva.

Book SaleThe Russell Library book

sale, 123 Broad St. in Middle-town, begins today during reg-ular hours. Call the library at860-347-2528 for information.Durham Cogin-Chuggers

The Durham Cogin-Chug-gers will hold their firstdance of the fall season atBrewster School in Durhamfrom 8 to 10:30 p.m. Ed Ruttywill be the caller and Sue Lu-cibello the cuer. Donation is$6 per person. For info, call860-349-8084 or 203-235-1604.

Connectivity LostThe public is invited to the

opening reception of “Con-nectivity Lost” at The Ezraand Cecile Zilkha Gallery, 283Washington Terrace in Mid-dletown, from 5 to 7 p.m. witha gallery talk at 5:30 p.m.Gallery hours are Tuesday -Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.; Fri-day noon to 8 p.m. For info,visit www.wesleyan.edu/cfaor call 860-685-3355.

SATURDAY

September 11Dudley Farm Market

The Dudley Farm farmersmarket will be held from 9a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the cornerof Route 77 and 80 in NorthGuilford. The market fea-tures produce, shell fish, beef

and lamb, maple syrup, hon-ey, baked goods, pickles andcrafts. For more information,call 860-349-3917.

Women’s ExpoThe eighth annual Com-

cast Connecticut Women’sExpo will take place from 10a.m. to 6 p.m. today and from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept.12, at the Connecticut ExpoCenter in Hartford. Admis-sion is $10 (kids 12 and under,free). Visit www.ctexpos.comfor event details and free VIPadmission.

DAR Chapter meetingMembers of the Daughters

of the American Revolution,Wadsworth Chapter willmeet at 10 a.m. at the Atriumof Portland, 1 Brush PastureLane in Portland.

9/11 RemembranceMeet at 6 p.m. on the

Durham town green for a 9/11rememrance.Walk/Bike Tour Hartford

Enjoy a 10- or 25-mile bikeride through Hartford’s beau-tiful parks, neighborhoodsand cityscape, or add a 15-mile extension to BattersonPark for a 40-mile bike ride.The tours start and end atBushnell Park on the ElmStreet side at 9:15 a.m. Check-in begins at 7 a.m. for the biketours, and 8 a.m. for the walk-ing tours. For info, visitwww.hartfordbiketour.org.

Free Glass EtchingThe Edward Zavaski

Agency is offering free anti-theft vehicle ID etching at 8East Main St. in Meridenfrom 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thisfree service is available toeveryone. It is recommendedto call the office at 203-237-2888 to make an appointment.

SUNDAY

September 12Cancer Survivors’ DayThe Cancer Center at Mid-

State Medical Center annualCancer Survivors’ Day willbe held from 2 to 4 p.m. atMeriden’s Hubbard Park.This day is dedicated to hon-oring the lives of cancer sur-vivors. Cancer survivors areencouraged to bring theirfamily and friends to share inthe day. Activities for chil-dren include face painting,balloon animals and carica-ture drawings. Survivors cantreat themselves to a relaxingchair massage; and of course,musical entertainment andrefreshments can be enjoyedby all. Featured musicians

this year are Kelley and SeanMoore. For information or toregister, call 203-694-8353.Knights of the Round Table

Prof. Jeff Rider will discussthe Arthurian legend from itsorigins in sixth centuryBritain to the 13th centuryFrench Lancelot-Grail cycleat the Green Street Art Cen-ter in Middletown at 2 p.m.Call 860-685-7871 for info.

MONDAY

September 13Chamber Breakfast

The Middlesex Chamber ofCommerce monthly break-fast will be held at the CrownePlaza Hotel, Cromwell, from7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. and will fea-ture U.S. Senator JosephLieberman. To register, visitwww.middlesexchamber.com or e-mail danielle@middle-sexchamber.com.

Women’s HikeThe Women of the Woods

will meet on Harvey Rd. inDurham at 10 a.m. to hike toMillers Pond and Bear Rockin Durham. Contact Lucy fordirections or additional infor-mation at lucy@womenofthe-woods.org or 860-395-7771.

Free MovieThe Middletown Senior

Center, 150 Williams Street,offers a free movie everyMonday at 12:30 p.m. Today’smovie is Radio.

Family fun NightMiddlefield Federated

Church is sponsoring a Fami-ly Fun Night from 5 to 8 p.m.at Friendly’s Restaurant, 48Berlin Rd. in Cromwell. Thegeneral public is invited toenjoy delicious food and icecream. A percentage of allsales will go to support theministries of the church.

Community CalendarMiddlefield Fire Company

is now taking orders for thecommunity calendar, whichcan include your friends’ andfamilies’ birthdays, anniver-saries, etc. tonight, and eachMonday until October, from 7to 9 p.m. at the firehouse.

Haitian SlideshowPhotojournalist Marc-Yves

Regis is presenting aslideshow titled “After-shocks: Photos of Haiti” at theHenry Carter Hull Library inClinton at 6:30 p.m. More in-formation about this freeevent can be found atwww.hchlibrary.org or bycalling 860-669-2342. Registra-tion is not required.

TUESDAY

September 14Car Cruise

The Cruise Route 66 carshow will be held from 6 to 9p.m. at Palmer Field in Mid-dletown. There will be freemusic, 50/50 raffles, food andgoodie bags. For info, call Jayat 860-306-1280 or Louie at 860-638-8234.

Small Business SeminarMiddlesex Country Cham-

ber of Commerce will present“Secretes to Trade Show Suc-cess” at the Chamber, 393Main St. in Middletown, at 8a.m. Call 860-347-6924 for info.Lyman School Info Night

Lyman parent info night forkindergarten through secondgrade at 6 p.m. and for thirdand fourth grade at 7:30 p.m.

BKPTABrewster/Korn Parent

Teacher Association will meetat Brewster School at 6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

September 15TOPS

Durham TOPS Club meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m.on the third floor of theDurham Town Hall. For in-formation call Naomi Klot-sko at 860-349-9558 or BonnieOlesen at 860-349-9433.

Brewster InformationBrewster School informa-

tion night will begin at 6 p.m.Book Club

Eat, Pray, Love will be dis-cussed at 7 p.m. at the Mid-dlefield Community Centersponsored by the MiddlefieldWomen’s Club. RSVP onMeetup.com or email tomhamilton27@comcast.net.

St. Vincent de PaulThe Notre Dame Golden

Circle will meet at NotreDame at 9 a.m. for mass. Fol-lowing mass, Ron Krom, ex-ecutive director of St. Vin-cent de Paul Place, willspeak about the soupkitchen. Everyone is invitedto this informative talk.

THURSDAY

September 16Memorial School

The Memorial School openhouse will begin at 7 p.m.

MILE OrientationAdults 50 and older are en-

couraged to investigate thefall schedule of programs at

MILE, Middlesex Institute forLifelong Education. Daytimesessions will be held at Mid-dlesex Community College,100 Training Hill Rd. in Mid-dletown, from Oct. 5 to Nov.13. Orientation will be heldfrom 12:45 to 3 p.m. in Chap-man Hall on the campus ofMiddlesex Community Col-lege. Brief overviews of theprograms will be given at thattime. All are welcome. Forinfo, call 860-343-5863 or visitwww.mileonline.org.

Farmers MarketEnjoy a traditional farm-

ers’ market on the DurhamGreen today from 3 to 6 p.m.No market next week becauseof the Durham Fair.

MOMSThe Moms Offering Moms

Support group will meet atPeckham Park in Middlefieldat 9:30 a.m. E-mail moms-durhammiddlefield@yahoo.com or visit momsclub.org formore information.

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September 17Business Networking

The local chapter of Busi-ness Networking Internation-al will meet in the UnitedMethodist Church, 24 OldChurch St. in Middletown, at7:30 a.m. Contact Kirk Hagertat 860-349-5626 for info.

Fun Friday HikeWww.EveryoneOutside.or

g is sponsoring a 1.5 mile hikefrom 4 to 6 p.m. at WadsworthFalls State Park. For info andto register, contact Lucy ateveryoneoutside@att.net or860-395-7771.

Celebrate Yom KippurCongregation Adath Israel

in Middletown will celebrateYom Kippur at 6:20 p.m.Yizkor, a memorial servicefor loved ones who havepassed, will be recited duringthe morning service tomor-row at noon. The afternoonservice follows at 5:30 p.m.,and Yom Kippur will con-clude at 7:45 p.m. Call 860-346-4709 to reserve your seats.

A Taste of CromwellThe Children’s Home’s an-

nual Taste of Cromwell will beheld at the Holy Apostle’s Col-lege and Seminary, ProspectHill Road in Cromwell, start-ing at 7 p.m. There will befood and wine to sample and asilent auction featuring manyitems. Tickets are $20 in ad-vance or $25 at the door. Forinfo, call 860-635-6010 or visitwww.childhome.org.

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Insufficiently odorized propane has been sold inConnecticut, officials warn consumers

The Connecticut Depart-ment of Consumer Protec-tion is alerting consumerswho use propane gas thatthey may have purchasedpropane with insufficientodorant and need to exercisereasonable caution in usingthat gas.

A Massachusetts investi-gation uncovered distribu-tion of the propane gas withinsufficient odorant in aWestfield, Massachusetts fa-cility. However, onlypropane delivered since May1st from this particularsource is involved, Massa-chusetts officials said. TheWestfield facility has nowbeen shut down.

“That large distributionfacility in Westfield hasabout 16 distributors that de-liver directly to residentialand commercial customersand refilling stations here inConnecticut,” ConsumerProtection CommissionerJerry Farrell said. “The Con-necticut Office of the FireMarshal and the Departmentof Environmental Protectionare now identifying and noti-fying those companies thatthat may have the Westfieldpropane. Our job is to alertconsumers to this situation,because, ‘your nose is not go-ing to know’, due to the lackof odorant.”

“The lack of odorant is notin itself dangerous, but fireofficials are concerned be-cause odorant is an impor-tant early warning should aleak occur,” Farrell said.

What you should do:If you use piped propane

inside your home, use com-mon sense. Contact your dis-tributor to see if your deliv-ery is part of the affectedpropane. Remember that notall propane in Connecticutand Massachusetts is affect-ed, only some.

If you cannot get informa-tion from your dealer, theNew England Propane GasAssociation has provided acontact number for cus-tomers of propane gas whohave questions about theirservice or for testing oftanks. Please call toll-free 1-888-445-1075 or visit theirwebsite atwww.pgane.org<http://www.pgane.org>.

The gas is safe to use, andcould only be a danger if aleak occurs, because it maynot be detected.

A detector that can alert afamily to a propane leak can

be purchased at most homeimprovement stores for $30to $60. Commissioner Farrellencourages families to con-sider such a device to detectpropane and other gases inthe home.

Exercise extra caution ifyou find you have this re-duced-odor propane.

Do not smoke indoors ornear propane tanks.

If you have a power out-age, use flashlights and bat-tery-operated candles in-stead of traditional flamecandles.

Do not use fireplaces orwood stoves as alternativeheating sources.

DO NOT attempt to in-spect your system yourself.This could create a leak thatdid not previously exist.Work with your local deliv-ery company.

The Amazing Grace challengeSt. Vincent dePaul Middle-

town and the Amazing GraceFood Pantry will host thekickoff of the Amazing Chal-lenge. This year, the AmazingChallenge will coincide withthe beginning of the 30th an-niversary year of St. VincentdePaul ministries in Middle-town.

The Amazing Challengewill be held Saturday, Oct. 2,from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mon-signor M. Davitt Fox ParishCenter at St. Francis of AssisiChurch in Middletown. It willfeature a soup supper, con-sisting of eight differentsoups, donated by arearestaurants, caterers andchurches. In addition, it isalso a thank you to the manyvolunteers and donors toAmazing Grace throughoutthe year.

The Amazing Challenge be-gan several years ago whenMayor Sebastian Giuliano

proposed a match of 50 centsfrom the city to every dollarraised by Amazing Grace, upto $25,000. Every year, thematch has been realized andhas been an important part ofthe Amazing Grace program.

This year, a live auctionand silent auction will be fea-tured, along with plenty ofbread, soup and friendly mu-sic provided by the wonderfulBack Swamp band.

For information about theAmazing Challenge, e-mailClaudia.defrance@snet.net orcall 860-930-3447.

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BOE receives funds, discusses bonds and NHS, approves field tripBy Karen Koba

Special to the Town Times

The District 13 Board of Ed-ucation (BOE) met in regularsession on Wednesday, Aug.25, in the Strong School li-brary.

During the public com-ment session, Middlefield res-ident Jeremy Renninghoff in-quired about an issue thatwas raised during the budgetprocess. He asked about thepossibility of having a Facili-ties Study Committee regard-ing school closure due to de-clining enrollments. Ren-ninghoff asked if the commit-tee has been formed and ifany discussions have beenheld. Superintendent SusanViccaro corrected Renning-hoff, explaining that it is

school utilization, not aschool closure that will be dis-cussed. The board has not dis-cussed forming a committeeyet, but Viccaro expects itwill be on an agenda this year.

In her report, Viccaro saidthe district is slated to receive$354,043 from the FederalGovernment’s EducationJobs Fund within the next 30days, and it must be used pri-or to September 2012. The in-tent of the money is to helpbring back positions, but itcan also be used to defraycosts within the budget. It isacceptable for the district tohold onto the money until thenext budget year. Viccarowants to talk to her adminis-trative team to see if theyhave any recommendations.She believes the guidelines

will be less stringent thanthey were with the AARAfunding, but she is still wait-ing for more information.

Viccaro briefed the boardmembers about her recent at-tendance at the welcome backmeeting in Hartford with theCommissioner of Education.Although Connecticut did notreceive Race to the Top funds,the Commissioner is stillpushing his agenda for sec-ondary school reform. Thegraduation requirements willchange for the graduatingclass of 2018 (freshmen classof 2014). This will include aCapstone project and a 25-credit requirement. Studentsuccess plans starting ingrade seven will also be re-quired. There will be somecurricular changes necessarybecause of the specific creditsbeing required.

After distributing a letterthat had been sent via email

to parents of many CRHS stu-dents, Viccaro explained thatthe anonymous author is dis-satisfied with the process ofselecting National Honor So-ciety (NHS) students. The au-thor is holding a meeting onSept. 4 at Allyn Brook Parkfor concerned parents. Boardmember Norm Hicks suggest-ed that board members go tothe NHS website. Viccarosaid that she has sat twicewith the advisor to go overthe process, and she feels theprocess is fair. Kerrie Flana-gan inquired about timingsince if students find out theselection requirements asjuniors, that might be too late.Strong Middle School princi-pal Dr. Scott Nicol said thatstudents are presented theNHS requirements as early asmiddle school. The require-ments are also listed in thestudent handbook. Boardchair Tom Hennick suggested

a rotation of the SelectionCommittee teachers, if it is notalready happening.

Viccaro also took a few min-utes to introduce Brian Bod-ner, the recently hired viceprincipal at Coginchaug HighSchool. In addition, she ex-tended her gratitude to AnneCoffey, Carol Luckenbach,Amy Emory and the CentralOffice Staff for their inputwith the new poster andbrochure for the strategicplan. The posters will be hungin all classrooms, town hallsand libraries and each staffmember will receive abrochure.

The board voted in favor ofa few items, including a re-quest for an oceanographyclass field trip to Block Islandon Sept. 17. After a brief expla-nation by business managerRon Melnik regarding the refi-nancing of the existing gener-al obligation bonds, issued in2001 and 2003, the board votedunanimously to adopt the res-olution for refinancing. By do-ing so, the district has the po-tential to save approximately$123,000.

In another discussion, Vic-caro distributed handouts onthe 2010 CMT and CAPT re-sults for the district. She sug-gested that the best compari-son is to look at “cohortscores” – the same group ofstudents over time. In mostcases the cohort scores haveincreased. In general, Viccarowas disappointed with thescores. She is hopeful that thedata team work will help toimprove the scores. Viccaro

See BOE page 22

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Come and Rejoice With Us!Durham, Connecticut • 860-349-9644

www.durhamepiphany.org

Church of theEpiphany

An Episcopal Congregation

Community Open House

Invites the Community to a Family Friendly Service andOpen House on Sunday, Sept. 19, 9:30 AM

Learn about our ground-breaking children’s program,Workshop Rotation.

Take a tour of our classrooms.

Church of the Epiphany • 196 Main Street

2nd AnnualDiscover Durham Business Expo/2010

Durham Businesses, Durham Artisans and DurhamFarmers

Help us to Discover Durham with your support and participationin our 2nd Annual Expo and Business event sponsored by theDurham Economic Development Commission. October 9th from10:00 am to 3:00 pm - Durham Fairgrounds CommercialBuilding.Sponsorship Levels Gold $200.00 8’ Table, 2 Chairs, 10’X20’ space

Silver $100.00 8’ Table, 2 Chairs, 10’X15’ spaceBronze $50.00 6’ Table, 1 Chair, 10’X10’ spaceSupporter $25.00 4’ Table, 1 Chair, 10’X10’ space

Checks made payable to: Town of Durham, EDCMail to: Town of Durham EDC Commission, 30 Townhouse Rd.,Durham Ct. 06422Additional Info Call Peter Cascini, Chairman EDC 860 349-2309Email: pcascini@comcast.net

Please provide the following info Deadline Sept. 17th

Name & Type of Business

Level of Sponsorship

Address & Phone Number

Contact Person and email

Website

Please include your business card with your responseYour business info will be printed in the Business Expo BrochurePlease indicate in your response if you are using a tent for your display and whether youneed electricity. The tent should not be larger than 10’X10’

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1171522Current office still open. New location opens Oct. 1st860-349-2323 Historic District Durham243 Main Street

Come on, be a PAL!Have you ever checked out

a book, DVD or other materi-al from the Durham PublicLibrary? Have your childrenattended a program or be-come involved in the sum-mer reading program? Bor-rowed a pass for free or dis-counted admission to muse-ums, state parks and otherentertainment destinations?Used the computers? Pur-chased books or AV materi-als for next to nothing at theannual book sale? Enjoyeddelectable food and drink atthe Taste of Durham? Foundflamingos in your yard cele-brating a special occasion?Answer “yes” to any of theabove, and you can thank themembers of the libraryfriends group, better knownas PALS, (Public Associationof Library Supporters).

Founded by an enthusias-tic group of library support-ers almost 30 years ago, PALSstrives to continue to supportlibrary activities throughseveral fund raising activi-ties each year. And althoughsome of the original mem-bers are still very active inthe group, it enjoys welcom-

ing new members each year.Many residents contribute fi-nancially and are consideredmembers of the organization(envelopes for membership,new and renewal, are at thefront desk of the library), butthere is also a need for volun-teers to assist with the proj-ects promoted by PALS.While you may have noticedsome of the members paint-ing, decorating the lobby win-dow, or pruning the gardens,it’s not all hard work. If theproject doesn’t entail laughsand conviviality, it’s not con-sidered a success.

PALS has designated Octo-ber for its annual member-ship drive. On Wednesday,Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m. there willbe a social meeting of the or-ganization at the library toshare the types of activitiesand involvement open tomembers. It will be the idealtime for you to ask ques-tions, to share how much orlittle time you might be will-ing to give and to join agroup of men and womenwho truly value the DurhamPublic Library.

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Just another day atthe market ... The Durham Farmers Marketseason is almost — but notquite — over. There’s nextThursday, Sept. 16, and then,depending on the physicalstate of the Green after theDurham Fair, there’s a fewThursdays in October to getdelicious, locally-grown pro-duce. Come on out and support your neighbors from 3-6 p.m. on the Durham Green.

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included. The writer will be called to confirm authorship. Noanonymous letters will be printed. Contributions by any in-dividual or group will not be published more frequently thanonce a month. Every effort will be made to print all letters re-ceived. However, the selection and date of publication will beat the discretion of the editor. Finally, the opinions ex-pressed by our letter writers are not necessarily those of thisnewspaper. Deadline: Tuesday noon for Friday publication.

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Letters to the Editor

Special election letter rulesIn order to allow the largest number of citizens to express

their opinions on the upcoming 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 asmany people as possible to weigh in, we will not print lettersthat have already been printed in another publication. For thelast week before elections (deadline Oct. 26), only positive let-ters will be accepted. Of course, only signed letters with phonenumbers, so we can verify authorship, will be accepted.

Support MeyerOn Nov. 2nd, I trust we’ll all

put as much considerationinto who we elect to public of-fice as we do to, say, selectinga new physician. Just as wewant the most qualified andexperienced person lookingafter our family’s health –weshould apply the same stan-dards to those we select to lookafter the public’s well-being.

Ed Meyer is a man of great

integrity who isn’t afraid totake on big business or breakranks with his own party if itmeans fighting for our best in-terests. Meyer began his ca-reer in public service fightingorganized crime as a FederalProsecutor in New York City,and he’s never stopped work-ing for the public good. AsDurham’s State Senator, Mey-er has a proven track recordon ethics, the environment,responsible budgeting, educa-tion, job training and chil-

dren and family issues.Please join me in returning

Ed Meyer, a voice of reasonand experience, to the StateSenate.

Laurie Stevens, Durham

Local rootsmatter

It’s time again that the resi-dents of Middlefield andDurham have a state repre-sentative from their towns –someone who knows theunique problems that smalltowns face and can help solvethem in Hartford.

That person is John Szew-czyk.

John grew up in Durhamand remains a great publicservant to our towns. Havingserved as a Durham select-man for several years, heknows the special needs of thecommunities of Durham,Middlefield and Rockfall.

John has earned a reputa-tion for getting things done –that’s an attribute that willcarry him to the State Capitolto fight for us. Too manytimes, smaller towns likeDurham and Middlefield areoverlooked when it comes tohanding out state grants – butnot when it comes to unfund-ed mandates.

John will work to ensurethat our education and mu-

nicipal needs are satisfied.With the state in a budget cri-sis, every single dollar of statemoney will be fought over by169 cities and towns. I wantJohn Szewczyk in my corner,fighting for our state dollars.

Please join me in voting forJohn Szewczyk in November.

Patricia C. Bandzes, Middlefield

Mosque not aproblem

Why should there be an Is-lamic community center nearGround Zero? Before I evenbegin, I want to convey mygreatest heartfelt sorrow forthe victims of 9/11 and theirloved ones. I do not wish to of-fend any of them.

The Muslim “mosque” nearground zero is an extremelycontroversial issue. Whilesome believe that it is an in-sult to the victims of 9/11, the“mosque” has a place there.First off, unlike many believe,it is not a mosque, but a com-munity center. Only two of its13 stories are reserved forprayer so it can’t technicallybe considered a mosque in anyrespect.

Secondly, it is two blocksaway from Ground Zero. Ittakes at least a few minutes towalk to it. In addition, there isnot going to be any terrorist

recruitment there for the sim-ple fact that just because one isMuslim does not mean he is aterrorist. I will repeat that.Just because one is Muslimdoes not mean he is a terrorist.The ones responsible for thetragedy of 9/11 are an extrem-ist Islamic group called al-Qae-da, whereas these are muchmore moderate Muslims.

The only reason this is aproblem is that other peoplemake it one. They think thatjust because it has anything todo with Islam, it’s a disgraceand an insult to those whodied. With all due respect,those people are letting theiremotions cloud their judg-ments. Not only white, Christ-ian Americans died in thetragedy of 9/11. Whites,African Americans, Asians,Hispanics and (believe it ornot) Muslims perished, too. Sowhom is this community cen-ter disgracing? It does notseem likely that the Muslimsare trying to insult the victimsof 9/11 because they died too.

This mosque is doing plen-ty of positive things in thecommunity. It is a sanctumof peace for Muslims whoseloved ones lost their lives.They can go to Ground Zero,then to the community cen-ter to pray for their lovedones. It also creates diversity

See Mosque, page 10

‘The times they are a-changin’ ...’Again.One thing that being a mother and a jour-

nalist for over 30 years teaches a person is thatlife never, ever stands still.

And so, with my 65th birthday practicallystaring me in the face (Imagine. I don’t feel aday over 30 – in my heart, anyway – my bodysome days has other ideas!), it’s time for me todo something different. While I’m not sure ex-actly what that might be in all its tantalizingmystery, it does include not coming to workfive days a week for long hours and worryingover the weekend that something might behappening in Durham and/or Middlefield thatthe Town Times should be covering.

Enough.That said, I love these towns, I love the

Town Times, and I’ve come to love too manyof my fellow citizens to count (even Mark,mostly). It’s been a great run. When Bill Cur-rlin, Marilyn Keurajian, Phyllis Sheridan andI sent the first issue of the Town Times out toyour homes in April of 1994, we had absolutelyno idea that it (and we) would be so warmlywelcomed and gracefully embraced. When theMeriden Record-Journal agreed to buy theTown Times in 2002, it gave our successful en-

deavor a longer lease on life by freeing it insome important ways from the individualswho started it and lending some corporateheft to the operation.

So, while things are changing, in many sig-nificant ways they’re remaining the same.Stephanie Wilcox, the young woman wholanded on our doorstep two years ago with herout-of-the-blue column submission “Pay checkor reality check?” and became a crack re-porter, will take over as editor. Wendy Parkerwill still be at our front desk; Joy Boone willstill come knocking at your business door tosell you the best ad deal in town. Carolyn Wal-lach, a Durham native, will still be the TownTimes’ boss at the Record-Journal, and I’ll stillcome in one day a week to mentor Stephanieand her counterpart at the North Haven Citi-zen (also part of the Record-Journal family).We still mean to bring you the news of ourtowns every week (even every week day onthe web and on Facebook) that you need toparticipate actively in our communities.

The change will take place the end of thismonth, so please wish me well, don’t call tooquickly to sign me up for new (undoubtedlyvolunteer) jobs and help keep the Town

Times on a productive course with your suggestions, your edi-torial contributions, your ads, your photos, and most impor-tantly, your friendship and support. Sue VanDerzee, editor

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Getting off to a great startSeveral days ago an

eager new group offifth and sixth gradestudents enteredMemorial MiddleSchool. Filled with en-thusiasm and a senseof readiness, these in-dividuals entered their classroomsand immediately began to assume therole of accomplished young students.One of our challenges in working withthese students is to build their inde-pendence and to provide them withthe tools they will need in the future tobe successful as they move on in theireducational careers.

In this article I will try to identifyseveral major good practices whichwill allow students to attain that solidfoundation of independent study andgood learning habits. If students canutilize these practices, then the goal ofdeveloping into independent learnerswill become much easier.

Early on in middle school, studentsquickly learn that homework is an im-portant part of school. As a rule, teach-ers recommend at least one hour ofhomework per night for fifth gradersand one and one half hours of home-work per night for sixth grade stu-dents. Like any other positive habit,good practice needs to be consistentlyreinforced in order to become estab-lished.

I am often asked by parents whatthe best time is for their child to com-plete their homework. The best twoavailable options are as soon as thechild arrives home or just after din-ner. Often a short conversation withyour child, in which he or she has anopportunity for input and ownership,helps a mutual decision to be made.For some students, it is very impor-tant to get homework completed assoon as possible. On the other hand,some youngsters need that break orexercise period after a long day in theclassroom. Using this routine, stu-dents find renewed focus after playtime and dinner and are better able tocomplete homework early in theevening.

In middle school, students are fre-quently assigned long-term projects.These projects are often large in scopeand encompass research and the com-pletion of a report, chart or some othertype of product. When a long-termproject is assigned, it is critical for stu-dents to break it down into manage-able parts. Teachers will often supportstudents in their efforts to break alarge project down by assigning due

dates for componentsof the longer assign-ment. One techniquethat has been very suc-cessful in the past is toget a large calendarand highlight the spe-cific due dates that

lead up to the longer final projectdeadline. In visual form students aremore often able to realize the impor-tance of incremental planning andproject completion.

An additional essential tool in help-ing students become successful aca-demically is the assignment book. Allstudents receive an assignment bookon the first day of school with the ex-pectation that they are to write in as-signments on a daily basis and bringthe assignment book and appropriatematerials home to complete theirhomework. The assignment book alsoserves as a communication conduit be-tween teacher and parent. Due to theemphasis on using the assignmentbook to record homework, teacherssee individual student assignmentbooks on a daily basis. A note in the as-signment book from a parent can pro-vide essential information and informthe teacher of a student’s difficulty re-lating to a specific assignment.

The fastest and most efficient wayto communicate with teachers is touse email. Teachers check email on afrequent basis and will respond quick-ly to any parent email they receive.Oftentimes an issue can be resolvedthrough a single email. If an issue islarger in magnitude, it is often best toschedule a parent conference. As theresult of a parent conference, studentwork can be examined and stepsagreed upon by teacher and parent toensure student success. Specific infor-mation relating to a child’s ability,motivation and task completion canbe discussed with specific strategiesmutually agreed upon.

Lastly, prepare your child for thechallenges of the school day. One ofthe most important factors in academ-ic success is a well-rested student for-tified with a nutritious breakfast.Children at this age are growing rap-idly and need a minimum of eight tonine hours of sleep per night. Try todevelop a consistent healthy routinewhich will allow your child to thriveeach and every day at school.

In conclusion, your child’s successat school is clearly a partnership be-tween you and your child’s teacher.Work together to bring out the verybest in your student!

Identity Protection:To shred or not to shred?

Safeguarding youridentity is very impor-tant. Loss of time,money and emotionalwell-being can result ifyou are a victim of IDfraud. So, what should you shred andwhat should you keep? The answersvary. This article will give you someguidelines. Don’t forget: Shred-It willbe here for our towns on Saturday,Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Col-man’s Church in Middlefield.

Many people in the know agree thatwe need to save our tax records andall the supporting information per-taining to that tax year for sevenyears after the return is filed.

For everything else, here are thegeneral guidelines from the Connecti-cut Department of Consumer Protec-tion. Keep pay stubs and canceled per-sonal checks for one year. After oneyear, shred anything you do not needfor tax, warranty or insurance pur-poses. Shred all credit cards receipts,debit cards and ATM receipts andbank statements after you have bal-anced your check book and/or con-firmed the charges on your CC state-ments. Store any you need for tax/in-surance/warranty purposes in a se-cure location. Shred all statementsfrom your health plan.

Destroy anything with your phonenumber, signature, account numbers,social security number, cell numberor anything with your personal med-ical, dental or legal information on it.Get the drift?

With purchases, keep store receiptsuntil you are sure you will not be re-turning the item. Attach any receiptsyou have to the warranties you pur-chased. Of course, save any receiptsyou may need for taxes. All else shred.

Keep supporting tax documenta-

tion, i.e. W-2s, 1099s,canceled checks for atleast three years andup to seven as men-tioned earlier in thisarticle. If you are in

doubt, call a tax attorney or talk toyour accountant.

Keep copies of your actual tax re-turns permanently. Keep canceledcheck and invoices for home repairuntil you sell the house. For high tick-et items, keep warranty cards, in-structions and receipts for as long asyou own the items. Keep car mainte-nance records until you sell the car.It’s OK to give these to the new owner.If you have any personal informationthere, black it out first.

For stocks, mutual funds andbonds, keep records of the purchasesand sales until you have reported thetransaction to the IRS. Then keepthese records with your other tax-re-lated records.

If you want some answers or yoususpect a problem, call 1-800-842-2649or 1-860-713-6100. There is also moreinformation on the website:www.ct.gov/dcp. Remember protectyourself — no one else will.

On Sept. 18, the Lions Club of Mid-dlefield, committed as always to com-munity service events, will host aSHRED-IT event, with trucks provid-ed by Connecticut Recycling Recov-ery Authority. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. atSt. Colman’s Church, you can bringpersonal records, bank statements, fi-nancial papers, credit card informa-tion and other financial and personalassets to be shredded. This is a freecommunity event; a donation to theLions Club of Middlefield would begreatly appreciated. Come enjoy cof-fee with Lions volunteers, protectyour ID and get safe in the process!

Summer Lerch Spencer

Guest Column

Kevin Brough, principal,Memorial School

A View fromDistrict 13

Along the political trail ...John Szewczyk, candidate for state representative in the 100th Legislative

District (Middlefield, Rockfall, Durham, and Middletown) who is challengingincumbent Matt Lesser, announced today the endorsement of MiddletownMayor Seb Giuliano. Giuliano commented, “John Szewczyk will provide citi-zens and taxpayers of the 100th District with effective representation and as-sistance. I strongly endorse him.” With Giuliano’s endorsement, John Szew-czyk has now received endorsement from all three chief elected officials in allthree towns in the district – Laura Francis in Durham, Jon Brayshaw in Mid-dlefield and Rockfall, and Giuliano in Middletown.

“I was quite humbled that Middletown Mayor Giuliano would publicly en-dorse my candidacy. It really means a great deal to me that elected officials inneighboring communities are aware of the results we have attained by keep-ing town spending virtually level while still embarking on new positive gov-ernment programs for our citizens,” said Szewczyk.

John Szewczyk is currently a member of Durham’s Board of Selectmenwhere has served since 2007. He is a lifelong resident of Durham, a 1995 grad-uate of Coginchaug Regional High School and a 1999 graduate of Trinity Col-lege. In his professional life, Szewczyk is in his ninth year as a police officerwith the Hartford Police Department. More Political trail on next page

Web update: We like our towns and local area, that’s for sure! Nineteen people answered our poll question this week: “Will you/did youtravel more than 50 miles from home this Labor Day weekend?” Twenty-onepercent said “yes, for fun” and a whopping 79 percent said “no.” Pretty nice:)

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in a society where many areleft behind. Lastly, it is pro-viding a basketball court, aculinary arts program, andmore.

What will happen if themosque is rejected? Whathappens when the Land of theFree denies a community cen-ter to Muslims? With all theanti-American feelings creat-ed, al-Qaeda will definitely ex-ploit that to recruit more.

This is America. Americawas built on a base that every-one has freedom of religion. Itis their right to build themosque. There is no holyground surrounding Ground

Zero where Muslims cannottread, there is no reason whythe Muslims shouldn’t put acommunity center there, andthe only reason that this is aproblem is because othersmake it one.

Alexander Kovacs, Durham

Fortunate tohave Meyer

How fortunate we are inDurham to have Ed Meyer asour State Senator. He recent-ly received a prestigiousaward from the Durham Fairbecause of his support andhard work on the amendmentto the mass gathering bill inthe recent legislative session.Because of his efforts, thetownspeople can continue to

enjoy the Durham Fair andcivic organizations can con-tinue to support many causes.

Local farmers are gratefulto Ed. He has continued tosupport issues that will en-sure the rural quality of life inDurham.

On the state level, Ed hasproven himself as our watchdog. He is constantly in themedia showing his concernfor all age groups. For exam-ple, he is a proponent ofchanges in DCF to protectchildren and families. Ed hassupported legislation to aidsenior citizens. Senator Mey-er is very much involved ineconomic issues. He workshard to address fiscal prob-lems.

We need to re-elect Ed Mey-er as our State Senator. We

need a senator who will, andhas, spoken out about localand state issues.

Helen K. Pearce, Durham

Time for a changeWebster’s dictionary de-

fines change as “to make orbecome different.”

As most of us know,change can be good or bad.This year, we probably allagree, a change in govern-ment will be good.

Let’s make a change for thebetter and elect a new StateRepresentative this Novem-

ber. On Election Day, I will bevoting for John Szewczyk be-cause I want a true voice inthe legislature. John Szew-czyk will be heard and willmake a difference for us.

John’s heart and soul arehere in Durham and Middle-field, right where he grew up.His concerns are our con-cerns. This gives him the bestperspective to bring ourneeds to the Capitol and fightfor us. Please join me in vot-ing for John Szewczyk onNov. 2.

Maria Nilson, Durham

Mosque(Continued from page 8)

The Connecticut League of Conservation voters announcedthat it is endorsing State Representative Matt Lesser for re-election, two years after backing Ray Kalinowski, Lesser’s 2008Republican opponent. In a statement, the League cited Lesser’srecord of “strong leadership on environmental issues.” TheLeague gave Lesser a 100 percent rating, its highest award. TheLeague endorsed 15 candidates in its first round of endorse-ments, including also State Senator Ed Meyer, incumbent De-mocrat in District 12, representing Durham among othertowns.

Meyer said: “I’ve been touted a ‘Green Knight’ by the Con-necticut League of Conservation Voters. Ever since I was ap-pointed Senate chair of the Environment Committee severalyears ago, I have been working to protect and enhance the enor-mous quality of life we have here in Connecticut, due largely toour beautiful natural resources, especially along the shore. I’llwear my new ‘Green Knight’ moniker as a badge of honor!”

To quote from the CTLCV report, “Senator Ed Meyer, co-chair of the Environment Committee, again served as a cham-pion of green causes. He ‘went to the mat’ (in the words of oneenvironmental advocate) to avert raids on the Clean EnergyFund and the Energy Efficiency Fund . . . On another front, overseveral years Senator Meyer has stalwartly introduced legisla-tion to protect natural vegetation adjacent to surface water andwetlands.”

Lesser also thanked the League for its endorsement, saying,“It’s great to be recognized. The League’s values are my values:protecting our children, protecting the character of our townsand setting a course for energy independence at a time of recordprices.”

In his first two years, Rep. Lesser has helped remove toxicchemicals from children’s products and ssschool grounds, hashelped to save Connecticut farmland, and has been an outspo-ken proponent of renewable energy. He has been twice named a“Children’s Champion,” and was named a “Rising Sun” bysupporters of renewable energy.

Lisa Davenport, Republican candidate for the State Senatein the 12th District, today announced the launch of her newblog – Lisa’s Listening. Davenport has set out on an aggressiveand ambitious listening tour.

“Hartford politicians have become out of touch with the con-cerns of our local communities,” said Davenport. “I’m makingmy way through every town in the district to ensure that whenI’m elected; your voice will be heard.”

As a small business owner, Lisa has honed her listeningskills. Success in her field comes from more than talent, but alsofrom working to understanding the clients needs and wants, es-tablishing their budgets, and negotiating on their behalf to cre-ate an end product that reflects their requests. “I believe thatthis small business experience represents a common sense thatis sorely lacking in state government,” said Davenport.

Political trail (Continued from page 9)

Still more political trail on page 11

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Durham Fair entry deadlinesLivestock: The livestock entry forms for beef and dairy cattle have to be received by Sept. 15 and

for fiber by Sept. 11. The animals have to be brought to fairgrounds on Thursday, Sept. 23. Beef anddairy cattle, sheep and llamas between 10 a.m. and 9 p.m.; goats and swine from 1 to 9 p.m.; poul-try between 2 and 8 p.m.; rabbits from 1 to 7 p.m. and fiber noon to 6:30 p.m.

Competitive exhibits: In the competitive exhibits, entry forms for art, canning, crafts and collec-tions and needlework by Sept. 11; fruits, vegetables and all youth classes by Sept. 13; horticulture,giant pumpkins, baking and Divisions 1-5 and 7 photography by Sept. 15; flowers by Sept. 17; andChristmas trees by Sept. 19.

Exhibits must be brought to the fairgrounds as follows:Flowers on Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 3 to 8 p.m.Fruits on Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 3 to 9 p.m.Horticulture, on Monday, Sept. 20, from 3 to 8 p.m.Christmas Trees, Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m.Vegetables Tuesday, Sept. 21, from 3 to 9 p.m.Giant pumpkins, Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 3 to 9 p.m.Art, Saturday, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Canning, Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Baking, Wednesday, Sept. 22, from 3 to 8 p.m.Crafts and collections, Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Needlework, Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Photography Divisions 1-5 and 7, Saturday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.Vegetables, flowers, baking and canning, and group baking and canning, Sept. 21, 12:30-7 p.m. Youth (ages 5-17), Crafts, special interest, photography and group crafts, Saturday, Sept. 18, from

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit www.durhamfair.com for more info.Also, the State Elections Enforcement Commission has cer-tified that Davenport has qualified for public campaign financ-ing. Davenport has raised a total of $15,978 – most of it ($12,710)from 350 residents of Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killing-worth, Madison and North Branford. As a result, she will re-ceive $87,800 dollars from the Citizens Election Fund to com-municate with voters between now and Election Day.

Under Connecticut’s campaign finance law, a candidate forState Senate must raise at least $15,000 and receive donationsfrom 300 district residents in order to qualify for public financ-ing. Davenport, who is running against Democrat incumbentEd Meyer, is among the fastest 15 senate candidates to havequalified this year.

Lisa Davenport is a native of Durham where she lives withher husband Joe and two children, Ashley and Joey. Sheserves on the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Re-publican Town Committee. She is a director of the CoginchaugRegional Scholarship Fund and volunteers for both GirlScouts and Boy Scouts. In addition to teaching Sunday School,she is a coordinator of the annual Kentucky Missions Tripsponsored by her church. Lisa’s husband, Joe is a firefight-er/paramedic for the town of Wallingford.

More political trail (From page 10)

Durham Fair student ticket salesDurham Fair student tick-

ets will be sold at the fair-grounds only. Tickets are $7for a four-day student pass.

Midway bracelets for Fri-day, Sept. 24, will also be avail-able for sale at this time. Theyare good for unlimited ridesfrom 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Fridayonly. The cost is $18 in ad-vance ($20 at the Fair).

Schedule for ticket sales is:Sunday, Sept. 12, 9-1 in the

Medical BuildingSaturday, Sept. 18, 10-4 at

the black and white Informa-tion Booth outside of theFruit/Vegetable/FlowerBuilding (FVFB)

Sunday, Sept. 19, 9-1 in the

Medical BuildingMonday, Sept. 20, 3-8 at In-

formation Booth outside ofthe FVFB

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 12:30-9 atthe Information Booth outsideof the FVFB

Wednesday, Sept. 22, 3-8 atthe Information Booth outsideof the FVFB

*Please note student ticketsare available for Durham,Middlefield, and Rockfall stu-dent residents only ages 12-25.

*Students must bringtheir school ID or proof ofresidency.

*For questions, call 860-349-9495 or email at secre-tary@durhamfair.com.

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Dancing for sports fansOn Sunday, Aug. 29, 14 Middlesex Dance Center dancers,

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Fourteen hours of natureExperience what nature

has to offer when Meigs PointNature Center hosts “Four-teen Hours of Nature.” OnSaturday, Oct. 2, MPNC staffwill kick off a different pro-gram each hour from 7 a.m. to9 p.m. The 14 programs allowthe public to begin the daywith a guided bird walk, orend it with a night of star gaz-ing – or both.

“The park is open fromsun-up to sundown everyday.In these 14 hours, we want toshowcase nature programsthat are available yearround,” said Ranger RussMiller, director of MPNC.

MPNC’s first “FourteenHours of Nature” coincideswith the 90th anniversary ofits home, HammonassetBeach State Park. “In Con-necticut, every person lives 10minutes from a state park,and this is an event to pro-mote and celebrate what ourshas to offer,” said Miller.

With dozens of snakes andturtles on display at theMPNC that are also used foreducational talks, the naturecenter has no trouble attract-ing young visitors. On Oct. 2,with 14 hours of nonstop pro-grams and events, Millerhopes to garner attentionfrom all ages. “I have neverdone a program where a par-ent hasn’t walked away andsaid, ‘I learned something,too.’”

Along with campfire sto-ries – a classic favorite amongthe public – there will be pro-grams on how nature can betapped into for everything —from food to musical instru-

ments, and the public is invit-ed to join in each presenta-tion.

One program promises tobe both educational and musi-cal. Throughout history, mu-sical instruments have beenmade from nature, and folkswill be treated to a hands-onexperience using such instru-ments as the African drummade from resources of woodand animal hide. “They’re go-ing to sit in a circle andthey’re going to jam,” saidMiller.

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Durham LibraryHours: Regular library

hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.Mondays through Thursdaysand 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridaysand Saturdays. Visitwww.durhamlibrary.org tosearch the catalog, reviewyour account, register for aprogram or renew your mate-rials online. For informationor to register for a program byphone, call 860-349-9544.

Be a PAL: October is PALSmembership month. Pleasejoin and support all the terrif-ic programs and new initia-tives that PALS fundingmakes possible. The library islooking for members who canvolunteer for projects includ-ing Taste of Durham, the an-nual book sale, flamingoflockings and more. PALSstands for Public Associationof Library Supporters.

Fall Story Times: MotherGoose (18-30 months) on Mon-days at 10:15 or 11 a.m.; Timefor Tots (2½-3½ years) on

Wednesdays at 10:15 or 11a.m.; and Preschool StoryTime on Tuesdays at 10:15a.m. or 1:30 p.m. All classes be-gin the week of Oct. 4. Regis-tration for Durham residentsbegins on Friday, Sept. 10, andfor non-residents on Friday,Sept. 17. Please stop by or callto register.

Evening Adventures: Thelibrary is offering a kids’ bookclub for children in grades 1-3on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30p.m. This five-week serieswill begin on Sept. 30. Join useach week for adventures in-cluding a book discussion,crafts, snack, games andmore. Registration forDurham residents begins onFriday, Sept. 10, and for non-residents on Friday, Sept. 17.Pick up copies of the books be-fore the session begins. Chil-dren should read the book pri-or to each session.

The Mystery Book Clubwill meet on Tuesday, Sept.21, at 7:30 p.m. to discussBlacklist by Sara Paretsky.

Think It, Believe It, LiveIt: On Thursday, Sept. 30, at 7p.m., Janet Messina willspeak on the power of posi-tive thinking and the “Law ofAttraction.” Her presentationwill help you to tap into yourinner power.

Hedda Kopf at the BookLover’s Circle: On Wednes-day, Oct. 6, at 7:30, Prof. Hed-da Kopf will facilitate a dis-cussion of Lark and Termiteby Jayne Anne Phillips. Allare welcome to participate inan evening of stimulatingconversation. Copies of thebook are available at the li-brary.

Durham History Cele-brated: On Sunday, Oct. 17,at 2 p.m., the publication ofDurham 1900-1950, PostcardHistory Series, produced bythe Durham Historical Soci-ety, will be celebrated with atalk by the book’s author,Sarah Atwell. Refreshmentswill be served. Copies of thebook are available for pur-chase at the library.

New titles include includeEmpire by Steven Saylor,Death’s Excellent Vacation byCharlaine Harris, et al, Nao-mi and Her Daughters by Wal-ter Wangerin Jr., The Spi-der’s Web, a Wind River Mys-tery by Margaret Coel, WickedAppetite by Janet Evanovich,The Devil, a Jack Taylor Nov-el by Ken Bruen. In largeprint: Out of Mind, a Court ofAngels Novel by StellaCameron, The Perfect Happi-ness by Santa Montefiore,

Perfect Happiness by SusanMallery, Garrett, McKettricksof Texas, and Austin, McKet-tricks of Texas, both by LindaLael Miller, Roadside Geologyof Connecticut and Rhode Is-land by James W. Skehan, I’mWith Fatty, Losing FiftyPounds in Fifty MiserableWeeks by Edward Ugel andHow to Become a Scandal, Ad-ventures in Bad Behavior byLaura Kipnis. The GhostWriter is available on DVD.

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.The library will be closed Sat-urday, Sept. 25, for DurhamFair. Stop by the library’sbooth for delicious coffee.

Facebook.com: Be sure tocheck out the Levi E. Coe Li-brary’s Facebook page fornew events and news.

Story Time: The fall storytime has begun on Wednes-days at 10:30 a.m. Come in andenjoy children’s stories andsome great company. Regis-tration is required by callingthe Children’s Room at 860-349-3857, ext. 2.

The Levi Coe Book Clubwill meet on Wednesday,Sept. 15, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.to discuss The Help by

Kathryn Stockett and TheGuernsey Literary and PotatoPeel Pie Society by Mary AnnShaffer and Annie Barrows.The club encourages peopleto come even if they haven’tread the two books to discusswhat they’ve read over thesummer.

New DVDs include TheBack-Up Plan, Four SeasonsLodge, Diary of a Wimpy Kid,Mother, The Ghost Writer,Kick-Ass, My Baby Can Talk:First Signs and more. Formore information on thenewest DVDs, visitwww.leviecoe.com.

New Books include StarIsland by Carl Hiaasen, Pack-ing for Mars by Mary Roach,Unexpectedly Milo byMatthew Dicks, Lost Empireby Clive Cussler and ThePostcard Killers by JamesPatterson. New young adultand children’s books includeClockwork Angel by Cassan-dra Clare, Mockingjay bySuzanne Collins, The Interro-gation of Gabriel Price byCharlie Price, Dark Life byKat Falls, The Vanishing Vio-lin by Michael Beil, Urchinand the Rage Tide by Mar-garet McAllister, Sabotaged byMargaret Peterson Haddixand Sunset by Erin Hunter. Toview anticipated arrival datesfor new titles, visitwww.leviecoe.com, click onActivities and Events and go tomonthly calendars.

Annual Meeting: The an-nual meeting, open to thepublic, is Wednesday, Sept.15, at 7 p.m. Kristan Higgins,award-winning local au-thor, will speak.

Coffee and Scones:Come for coffee and scones,available for purchase at thelibrary. Come on in and sit aspell, read the paper, surfthe net, check out the booksand snacks.

Levi Coe Library willsoon have a new director.Todd Fabien took a new jobtwo weeks ago, accordingto Library Board memberSue D’Orvilliers. A SearchCommittee will be inter-viewing shortly for the po-sition, which is posted onthe Connecticut LibraryAssociation website. In themeantime, Kim Pronovost,assistant director, is act-ing as director. There willbe a new director in thenext month.

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Middlefield GovernmentCalendar

(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Community Center.)

Wednesday, September 157 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency

7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Lyman SchoolThursday, September 167 p.m. — Board of Finance

7 p.m. — DMIAAB at Durham LibraryTuesday, September 21

7 p.m. — Conservation Commission7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen

5 to 7 p.m. — Board of Assessment of Appeals at Town HallTuesday, September 28

7 p.m. — Zoning Board of AppealsWednesday, September 29

7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Brewster SchoolMonday, October 4

7 p.m. — Board of SelectmenTuesday, October 5

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

Programs at theSenior Center

A presentation on the newGatekeepers Program will beheld on Wednesday, Sept. 15,at 12:30. We invite not onlyseniors in our community,but key people who come incontact with our senior popu-lation on a daily basis. Thispresentation will help us allbe aware of any changes wenotice in a senior physical ap-pearance, mental/emotionalstate, physical changes or liv-ing conditions. The Gate-keeper program is part of St.Luke’s Eldercare Solutions.No registration is necessary.

Complimentary breakfastwill be served on Thursday,Sept. 16, at 9 a.m. Chef JorgeAdorno from Apple Rehab inMiddletown will be providinga delicious breakfast. Noreservation is required.

Free Blood Pressure Clin-ics are held every first andthird Wednesday at 12:15. Thenext clinic will be held onSept. 15.

K n i t t e r s / C r o c h e t e r smeet every Thursday morn-ing at 9:30 and every Tues-day at 1 p.m.

Set back games are playedevery Tuesdays at 1 p.m.

Foot care is provided byConnecticut Visiting Nurseevery third Wednesday from9-2. The cost is $30, and it in-cludes a soaking, assessment,toe nail clipping and mas-sage. Appointments can bemade by calling the Center.The next foot care clinic willbe held on Sept. 15.

Baby Boomers or those get-ting ready to retire, pleasesave the date: on Tuesday,Oct. 5, at 5 p.m. A program on

understanding Medicare andsupplemental insurance andalso probate issues and docu-ments you should have forplanning will be presented.More info to follow.

The Senior Cafe is open forlunch every Monday,Wednesday and Friday.Lunch is served at noon andreservations for meals mustbe made 24 hours prior.Monthly menus are availableat the Center. All lunches areserved with milk and coffeeor tea. They are provided byCRT and served by volun-teers; the suggested donationis $2.

The Middlefield SeniorCenter is located in the Com-munity Center at 405 MainStreet. Please call AntoinetteAstle at 860-349-7121 for infor-mation or to make reserva-tions for any programs.

ZBA continueshearing onZEO authority

The Zoning Board of Ap-peals (ZBA) held a public hear-ing on Aug. 31 to discuss Patri-cia Rogers’ appeal against thezoning enforcement officer(ZEO) issuing a zoning permitfor 1 Lorraine Terrace. Thispermit allows for the Total In-dulgence Day Spa to operateon the site. Tom Rogers spokein favor of the appeal, sayingthat the ZEO lacked the au-thority to issue the permit forthe spa. According to Rogers,the spa’s operation is not inkeeping with the 19 stipula-tions approved for the site bythe Planning and Zoning Com-mission (P&Z) on June 9. Onthat date, P&Z approvedTradewinds, LLC’s applica-tion to develop 1 Lorraine Ter-race as a retail center. As partof the site development for the

retail center and its 19 stipula-tions, the building where theday spa is currently housedwould be demolished. Rogersalso had issues with the lightslocated on the site. He wasjoined in his appeal against is-suing the permit by fellow res-idents along Lorraine Ter-race.

While Rogers claimed thatthe day spa’s operation was inviolation of the site plan ap-proved on June 9, town plan-ner Geoff Colegrove statedthat the June 9 site plan wasnot valid as it has not yet beensubmitted to the town.Rather, the site plan approvedfor 1 Lorraine Terrace in 1988is the only valid plan for thelocation. This site plan in-cludes the building currentlyin use by the day spa and doesnot require the demolition ofany buildings. ZEO Al Johan-son supported this interpreta-tion of the regulations. WhileP&Z may have approvedTradewinds’ site plan, itwon’t be valid until the appli-cant submits it to the town.

Johanson also noted that asthe ZEO, he has been author-ized by P&Z to make minorchanges to a site plan. In thiscase, he felt that the permitfor the day spa was a smallchange to the existing 1988site plan.

Due to the time it took toget through the hearing, theZBA chose to continue it untiltheir next meeting. ChairmanLars Selberg identified themajor issues as whether ornot the ZEO had the authorityto issue the permit andwhether or not the site planapproved on June 9 is in effector not.

In addition to Rogers’ ap-peal, the board also held ahearing for Nicole Schulz.Schulz requested a 15’ sideyard variance and 15’ rearyard variance to allow her tobuild a shed on Lot #112 onRosemary Court. While thisshed borders 155 HubbardStreet, Schulz noted that sheowns both pieces of propertyand that the deed requiresboth properties be sold togeth-er due to the presence of aleaching field. However, theboard noted that a rear vari-ance is still required as it ispossible for the lots to be soldseparately in the future.

The board also asked ifSchulz spoke with her neigh-bors about the proposal.

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Schulz presented the boardwith letters from her neigh-bors that showed their sup-port.

Another factor consideredby the board was that the pre-existing shed is more noncon-forming than the shed Schulzwants to build. As Schulz willreduce the site’s nonconfor-mity by building the newshed, the board chose to givethe application their unani-mous approval. (From min-utes/Chuck Corley)

Mfld. taxcollector briefs

Office Hours: The tax col-lection department will beclosed on Friday, Sept. 10. Thetax collector will be away andno coverage is available. Shewill be back in the office onMonday, Sept. 13.

Sewer assessments: Thetax collector office has beguncollecting Lake Beseck assess-ment payments. In April theassessment bills were mailedout to cover two installments,

one for April and one for Sep-tember. The September in-stallment is now due.

If you have lost or mis-placed your bill, contact thetax collector and a new onewill be sent out. For those whoescrow their taxes, you needto know that your bank doesnot escrow your sewer bills.

Bill can be paid by mail orin person. Credit cards arenot accepted.

Taxpayers are advised notto wait until the last minutebecause if there is a problemthat can not be fixed on time,you will be charged the 1.5percent penalty per month.An Oct. 1 postmark is proof ofpayment on time. Paymentsleft in the drop box must bethere by 4 p.m. on Oct. 1 to beconsidered on time. Any re-ceived after that will be con-sidered delinquent. Pleasenote that checks sent inthrough an online service donot include a postmark andmust be received in the officeby Oct. 1 or they will be con-sidered delinquent.

The sewer usage bills willnot be sent out until October.

If you have any questions,contact tax collector Anne Ol-szewski at 860-349-7117.

Mfld. ZBA(Continued from page 16)

Do you recognize Old Middlefield?

This building still stands though its former function hasbeen taken over by a nearby structure. Do you knowwhere it is and what the function was? Al Smith, of Mid-dlefield visited us after we published the first Old Mid-dlefield photo as loaned by the Middlefield HistoricalSociety. It was a photo of the railroad trestle over Route147 (Baileyville Road) looking towards the intersectionwith Route 157 (Main Street). Though the road was dirtback then, the area looks remarkably similar today.

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, September 13

7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall7:30 p.m. — Inland Wetlands and Watercourses

8 p.m. — Special town meeting to discuss transfersWednesday, September 15

7:30 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Lyman School

Thursday, September 167 p.m. — Compensation Review/Personnel Policy Com-

mission at Town Hall7 p.m. — DMIAAB

7 p.m. — Durham Animal Response TeamTuesday, September 21

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

Thursday, September 234 p.m. — Durham Fair opens; no farmers market on the Green

Monday, September 277 p.m. — Board of Selectmen at Town Hall

Durham IWWAhears publicworks report

In August, the Inland Wet-lands and WatercoursesAgency spoke with the PublicWorks foreman Kurt Bober,about a number of ongoingprojects throughout town.Among those projects was thetown’s efforts to repair thestorm damage that occurredon March 12. While there arethousands of dollars in dam-ages to restore, FEMA is fund-ing $41,000 of the repairs;$13,000 will go to restore theWhite’s Farm parking areaand roadways, while another$8,000 has been approved forthe Bear Rock Road culvertreplacement. The remainingmoney will be used to re-stabi-lize and re-rip rap other dam-aged areas throughout town,such as along Haddam Quar-ter Road or Guire Road. Cul-verts along these roads are soclogged with debris and over-grown that between 65-75 per-cent of each culvert is blockedoff. However, this work willneed to be done up to FEMAstandards and with addition-al record-keeping for FEMA.

Beyond clearing out and re-pairing culverts damaged bythe storm, Bober informedthe agency that seasonalcleaning is required for re-moving sediment from cul-verts along Meeting HouseHill Road, Howd Road and

elsewhere in town.Both the FEMA-funded

projects and seasonal mainte-nance projects received theagency’s unanimous ap-proval.

Inland Wetlands also spokewith Bober about the skatingpond, due to the dams notworking as they should.Bober attributed this to thestate moving an inlet pipeinto a position that makesdraining the pond a problem.Vegetation was also viewedas part of the flooding issue,which Bober recommendedshould be cleaned out.

Despite the flooding issues,

the town still spends $3,000-$5,000 a year to prepare theskating rink at the pond.Commission member DickEriksen questioned the wis-dom of drying out and refill-ing the pond every year. Healso suggested that a rink onthe Town Green, such as Guil-ford has, would be nice tohave.

While putting a rink on thegreen wasn’t discussed anyfurther, Bober said that hewanted to install piping toavoid calling out the fire de-

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partment every year for fill-ing up the pond. Whatever thecommission chooses to do,though, the town will need tospend its grant money for thepond soon, as it will no longerbe available after October.However, before goingthrough with any changes tothe pond, the commissionasked to see a plan about whatto do with the pond and knowwho will be responsible forimplementing the plan.

Inland Wetlands also spokewith town engineer BrianCurtis about updating thetown’s Public Works Garage.Improvements to the facilityare necessary for the town toqualify for a general stormwater permit, and to avoid re-ceiving fines from the state.These improvements will in-clude putting in a small pondto treat storm water runoff, aswell as re-piping a floor drainto direct it to an oil separatorand holding tank. A new saltshed and building a newgarage on the location arealso included in the plans.

As this activity occurs neara wetlands review area, it re-

Welcome to Durham!

Durham Democrats welcomed state office candi-dates at their recent picnic at Allyn Brook Park.From left, Kevin Lembo, Comptroller; Matt Lesser,State Representative; Denise Merrill, Secretary ofthe State; Ed Meyer, State Senate; Nancy Wyman,Lt. Governor; Dan Malloy, Governor; Denise Nappi-er, Treasurer; Joe Marino, Probate Judge; DurhamDemocratic Town chair Martin French and currentSecretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz.

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Durham IWWA(Continued from page 17)

quires commission approvalbefore going any further. Theagency gave the project theirunanimous approval.

One final matter discussedby Inland Wetlands was re-garding a backhoe that tookout 20-30’ of sediment out of aninlet structure near Cream-ery Road. While wetlands en-forcement officer Geoff Cole-grove felt that the propertyowner did a good job in re-moving the material, the jobwas done without a permit. Inlight of this, the commissionasked Colegrove to mail a let-ter to the property owner toinform him that the commis-sion will issue a cease and de-sist order to him should heclear out any additional mate-rial without a permit. (Fromminutes/Chuck Corley)

Bridge anyone?The town of Durham is

looking for someone to lead,teach and organize bridgeclasses, games or tourna-ments at the new DurhamActivity Center. If you areinterested, please call Sher-ry Hill at 860-349-3625.

Bank fraudprocedures work

Several years ago, Thetown of Durham was a vic-tim of fraud and workedwith Citizen’s Bank to incor-porate new procedures thatwould protect the town’sfunds. This includes an addi-tional step in our process.The finance departmentsends a listing of all checkswritten by the Town ofDurham via the internet toCitizen’s Bank. On Aug. 13,this file was processed butnot received by the bank. Weworked quickly to rectifythis situation, but therewere still a number ofchecks that were notprocessed by the bank. Thetown had funds to cover thisbatch of checks, but becausethe bank did not have arecord of those checks, theywere not processed.

What we’ve learned isthat this procedure is effec-tive; the bank will not cash acheck without verificationfrom the town that theywere issued.

However, we have alsolearned that it is importantfor us to confirm that ourfiles are received each week.We apologize for any incon-

venience this may havecaused any of our residentsor vendors. The town is de-termined to institute proce-dures to protect us fromfraud. If you have any ques-tions or other concerns,please call Finance DirectorMaryjane Malavasi at 860-343-6716.

Public hearingfor newordinances

There will be a publichearing at 8 p.m. on Mon-day, Sept. 20, to discuss aproposed stormwater ordi-nance and to hear from thepublic on the topic.

Included in this ordi-nance is the establishmentof a citation hearing processwhen citations are issued bythe town for violations.

First Selectman LauraFrancis said the town islooking to get a StormwaterDischarge Permit for thePublic Works facility fromthe state but has to pass astormwater discharge ordi-nance that says what peoplecan and cannot do. For in-stance, they cannot pour oildown a storm drain or harmthe water supply in any way.There will be a process forviolating the ordinance, butas of yet the town doesn’thave a citation procedurewhich would codify it. Theordinances will be explainedfurther at the Sept. 20 meet-ing in Town Hall.

Durham 60+Travel Club

On Wednesday, Nov. 10,Durham 60 Plus Travel Clubwill sponsor a trip to theChristmas Tree Shop inHolyoke, Mass. The groupwill enjoy lunch at the LogCabin, which will consist ofpumpkin soup, vegetabletray, autumn chicken andYankee pot roast, potato andapple Normandy with icecream for dessert. Each guestwill also receive a compli-mentary petite bottle of wine.The show features a WW IIera band. The cost is $74 perperson with full payment dueOct. 8. The trip leaves theUnited Churches parking lotat 8 a.m. and is expected to re-turn around 4:30 p.m.

See 60+ Travel, page 22

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Boys’ soccerSeptember15 Varsity at Cromwell High School at 6 p.m.16 JV vs Cromwell at home at 3:45 p.m.18 Varsity vs Valley Regional at home at 10:30 a.m.20 JV at Valley Regional High School at 3:45 p.m.21 Varsity vs North Branford at home at 3:45 p.m.22 JV at North Branford High School at 3:45 p.m.23 Varsity at Haddam-Killingworth at 5 p.m.24 JV vs Haddam-Killingworth at home at 3:45 p.m.28 Varsity vs East Hampton at home at 3:45 p.m.29 JV at East Hampton High School at 3:45 p.m.October1 Varsity vs Old Saybrook at home at 3:45 p.m.2 JV at Old Saybrook High School at 10:30 a.m.5 Varsity at Old Lyme High School at 3:45 p.m.6 JV vs Old Lyme at home at 3:45 p.m.8 Varsity at Portland High School at 3:45 p.m.9 JV vs Portland at home at 2:30 p.m.11 Varsity at Morgan Indian River Complex at 3:45 p.m.12 JV vs Morgan at home at 3:45 p.m.14 Varsity at Westbrook High School at 3:45 p.m.15 JV vs Westbrook at home at 3:45 p.m.16 Varsity vs Morgan at home at 10:30 a.m.18 Varsity at North Branford High School at 3:45 p.m.18 JV at Morgan High School at 3:45 p.m.19 JV vs North Branford at home at 3:45 p.m.21 Varsity at Valley Regional High School at 7 p.m.22 JV vs Valley Regional at home at 3:45 p.m.23 Varsity vs Hale Ray at home at 11 a.m.25 Varsity vs Haddam-Killingworth at home at 3:45 p.m.26 JV at Haddam-Killingworth High School at 3:45 p.m.28 Varsity vs Cromwell at home at 3:45 p.m.29 JV vs Cromwell at home at 3:45 p.m.

FootballSeptember16 JV vs Nonnewaug at CRHS at 5 p.m.20 JV vs East Hampton/Vinal Tech at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.23 Freshman Football North Branford at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.25 Varsity at Wolcott Tech OWTS School Field at 1 p.m.27 JV vs Wolcott Tech at CRHS 4 p.m.30 Freshman at Haddam-Killingworth at 3:45 p.m.October2 Varsity vs H-K at Middletown High School at 1 p.m.4 JV at Haddam-Killingworth at 3:45 p.m.7 Freshman at Avon High School at 4 p.m.9 Varsity at Lewis Mills at 2:30 p.m.11 JV vs Lewis Mills at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.14 Freshman vs Enfield at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.16 Varsity at SMSA/University at Dillon Stadium at 6:30 p.m.18 JV vs SMSA/University at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.21 Freshman vs Haddam-Killingworth at CRHS 3:45 p.m.22 Varsity at Old Saybrook High School at 6:30 p.m.25 JV vs Old Saybrook/Westbrook at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.28 Freshman at Valley Regional High School at 3:45 p.m.29 Varsity vs Valley/Old Lyme at Palmer Field at 6:30 p.m.November1 JV at Valley Regional High School at 3 p.m.4 Freshman vs Prince Tech at CRHS at 3 p.m.5 Varsity at Morgan Peters Complex at 6:30 p.m.6 JV vs Morgan at CRHS at 11 a.m.11 Freshman at Hyde Leadership at 3 p.m.13 Varsity vs Hyde at Middletown High School at 1 p.m.15 JV at Hyde Leadership Bowen Field at 3 p.m.18 Freshman at North Branford Colafati Field at 6 p.m.19 Varsity vs North Branford at Middletown High at 6:30 p.m.22 JV at North Branford Colafati Field at 4 p.m.24 Varsity vs Cromwell at Middletown High at 6:30 p.m.

Girls’ soccerSeptember11 varsity vs Middletown (Scrim.) at CRHS at 9:30 a.m.14 Varsity at Cromwell at 6 p.m.15 JV vs Cromwell at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.17 Varsity vs Valley Regional at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.18 JV at Valley Regional at 10:30 a.m.20 Varsity vs North Branford at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.21 JV at North Branford at 3:45 p.m.22 Varsity at Haddam-Killingworth at 3:45 p.m.23 Varsity vs Hale Ray at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.23 JV vs Haddam-Killingworth at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.27 Varsity East Hampton at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.28 JV vs East Hampton at 3:45 p.m.30 Varsity vs Old Saybrook at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.October1 JV at Old Saybrook at 3:45 p.m.4 Varsity at Old Lyme at 3:45 p.m.5 JV vs Old Lyme at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.7 Varsity at Portland at 6 p.m.8 JV vs Portland at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.9 Varsity at Morgan Indian River Complex at 2 p.m.11 JV vs Morgan at CRHS at 10:30 a.m.12 Varsity at Westbrook at 4 p.m.13 JV vs Westbrook at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.15 Varsity vs Morgan at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.16 JV at Morgan at 10:30 a.m.19 Varsity at North Branford at 3:45 p.m.20 JV vs North Branford at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.21 Varsity at Valley Regional at 5 p.m.

Girls’ volleyballSeptember14 Varsity vs Hyde Leadership at CRHS at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.16 Varsity at Old Lyme High School at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.20 Varsity vs Morgan at CRHS at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.22 Varsity vs East Hampton at CRHS at 5 p.m.23 Varsity at Hale Ray at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.27 JV at Haddam-Killingworth at 4 p.m.28 Varsity at Haddam Killingworth HS at 5:30 p.m.29 Varsity at Valley Regional High at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.October1 Varsity Cromwell at CRHS at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.4 Varsity vs North Branford at CRHS at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.6 Varsity at Hyde Leadership at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.8 Varsity vs Old Lyme at CRHS at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.12 Varsity at North Branford at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.13 Varsity at Morgan School at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.15 Varsity at East Hampton High School at 5 p.m.18 Varsity vs Hale Ray at CRHS at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.20 Varsity vs H-K at CRHS at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.22 Varsity vs Valley Regional at CRHS at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.27 Varsity at Cromwell High School at 5:30 p.m. JV at 4 p.m.

Cross countrySeptember23 Run To The Sun Invita-tional at CRHS at 3:30 p.m.28 League Meet One atCRHS at 3:45 p.m.October13 League Meet two at Port-land at 3:45 p.m.21 Shoreline Championshipat Portland at 3:30 p.m.26 JV Invitational at Old Say-brook at 3:30 p.m.30 Division State Champi-onships at ManchesterNovember1 Shoreline Frosh Champi-onship at Valley Regional at3:30 p.m.5 State Open Championshipat Manchester at 1:30 p.m.13 New England Champi-onship time and place to beannounced

Girls’ soccer continued23 JV vs varsityalley Regional at CRHS at 10:30 a.m.26 Varsity vs Haddam-Killingworth at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.27 JV at Haddam-Killingworth at 3:45 p.m.29 Varsity vs Cromwell at CRHS at 3:45 p.m.30 JV vs Cromwell at CRHS at 10:30 a.m.

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The Lyman Orchards corn maze opened on Thursday,Sept. 2. Left, Jeff Hathaway, UConn athletic directorwith John Lyman, III in the background, talked aboutthe good relationship the university has with LymanOrchards. Above, the husky mascot with UConncheerleaders. Below, the corn maze is tall this yearfrom the summer’s conditions.

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classes to get right down tobusiness.

Principal Laurie Sindersaid it’s been a fabulous startto the year at Korn School.“The kids settled in and bus-es went pretty smoothly,”she said. As for the teachers,they got right to work imple-menting things learned overthe summer, like new read-ing strategies for studentsstruggling in reading.

Memorial School had a“fantastic opening,” accord-ing to principal KevinBrough. He commendsDattco for the buses runningso smoothly. “The kids wereenthusiastic about comingback, and I couldn’t haveasked for a better opening,”he said. “We’re good to go.”

Brough is excited aboutgetting solar panels onMemorial School in a fewweeks as they’ll be a “posi-tive addition to the school.”

At Strong School, princi-pal Scott Nicol said the stu-dents had a lot of positive en-ergy on opening day. Eighthgraders were tasked withfinding and complimentingat least one seventh gradestudent. Seventh graderspracticed visualization tech-niques to envision a greatyear ahead. “These are good,positive vibe types of thingswe’re working on,” he said.

Andre Hauser, new princi-pal at Coginchaug HighSchool, said the first daywent as smooth as you couldhope for, considering “weweren’t sure what to expectwith the student parkinglot.” But all went well.

“Students understoodquickly where to go and whatto do,” he said, and they real-ized the upper lot has a littlemore space than anticipatedso names were randomlydrawn among seniors whohave parking permits.

“Working with teenagersevery day is always new andexciting,” he said.

How was Coginchaug as-sistant principal Brian Bod-ner’s first day of school in thedistrict?

“It’s been a very smoothtransition into the newschool year,” he said. “I’vebeen impressed with the stu-dents and their demeanor.They’re focused on learning,and there is nothing but goodthings to say so far.”

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Youngsters atJohn LymanSchool, left, andseventh and eighthgraders at StrongSchool, right, areoff the bus andheaded for the firstday of school, lastThursday, Sept. 2.

Below, Strong Schoolprincipal Scott Nicolgreeting a student. Aboveat John Lyman and rightat Strong, everyone ishappy to be back amongfriends.

Left and below, imagines from dayone at Korn School: gatheringaround the flag pole for the annualwelcoming activities. With principalLaurie Sinder, below, are DuncanBates, Erin Harlow, Sarah Smith andTyler Woodward.

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asked board members to re-view the documents and sug-gested they contact her ifthey have specific questions.

Viccaro noted that Con-necticut is one of 38 statesthat has committed to adopt-ing common standards. Sheexplained that administra-tors across the state havebeen analyzing how Con-necticut schools compare tothe common standards.Many of the standards will benew and will have significantcurricular implications.Side-by-side comparisonswill go out to the districtssoon.

Board member Dr. JoeOchterski told the boardabout a new technology hewas recently introduced toduring a professional devel-opment workshop. He de-scribed the function of SmartPens and how he will be pilot-ing them in his classroom inEast Hampton this year. TheSmart Pen is a great note-tak-ing tool. The pen has an audiocomponent that will recordeverything happening whileyou are taking notes. If youtouch the notepad where youwere writing, it will playback what was being spokenat that time. The audio canalso be uploaded onto a com-puter. The board feels thistechnology will have goodand bad implications. It may

be an item that the PolicyCommittee may need to re-view in the near future.

Melnik proposed the ideaof assembling a Pension PlanCommittee to change thestructure of the Pension Com-mittee (for all non-Teachers’Retirement Board eligibleemployees). He told the boardthat he hopes to have the newpension plan in place soon,and he is close to getting theagreement signed by the finalbargaining group. The planwill be retroactive to July 1,2010. The committee must in-clude members of the com-munity as well as district rep-resentatives. The boardneeds to decide how manypeople and who will be on thecommittee.

Board member Bill Cur-rlin gave an update on sever-al items from the BuildingCommittee meeting. He saidthat the wells at Lyman andMemorial schools are almostcomplete, but the plan for theBrewster School well has notbeen accepted by the Depart-ment of Public Health (DPH).A meeting was being held Fri-day with the DPH to try tocome up with a new plan. Thereplacement panels on theroofs at Lyman and Memori-al schools are complete. Theold panels are being repur-posed on the field housebuilding at the track.

Currlin also talked aboutthe progress at the athleticfields. He commented thataerial pictures are availableon the Durham town website.Paving and line-painting onthe staff parking lot will takeplace in the next week or so.He shared samples of thedrainage panels under thetrack. Currlin explained thatthere are some drainage is-sues on the bank that are be-ing corrected. The committeemust attend the Septembermeeting of the Durham Plan-ning and Zoning Commissionregarding the screening ofsoil on the site. The substan-tial completion date for theproject is still mid-Novem-ber.

Currlin also briefed theboard members about an is-sue the Transportation Com-mittee discussed during theirmeeting. There has been a re-quest by the owner of a day-care center to have the schoolbuses turn around in theirdriveway. The Transporta-tion Committee will be ask-ing the Policy Committee tomake a decision on this issue.They feel that it should be ona case by case basis, withsome general guidelines.

The next board meeting isscheduled for Wednesday,Sept. 15, at John LymanSchool.

Board of Education Continued from page 6

Middlesex Chamber of Commerce eventsMember Breakfast fea-

turing U.S. Senator JosephLieberman will be held onMonday, Sept. 13, from 7:45to 9 a.m. at the Crowne PlazaHotel in Cromwell. Ticketsare $19 per chamber mem-ber.

Small business seminar,“Secrets to Trade Show Suc-cess,” presented by JimJackson of the Essex Group,will be held on Tuesday,

Sept. 14, from 8 to 10 a.m. atthe Middlesex Chamber, 383Main Street in Middletown.Tickets are $25 per chambermember.

Millions of dollars andcountless hours are spentevery year by businessespromoting their productsand services at trade showsand similar events. sOften,much of this time and moneyare wasted because too few

additional sales or qualifiedleads are developed. Are youprepared to take advantageof the traffic at the upcomingMiddlesex Business Expo orother trade shows can bringto your booth? At this semi-nar, Jim Jackson of The Es-sex Group will show youhow.

The Business AfterWork event will be held atPro Physical Therapy, 512Saybrook Rd. in Middle-town, on Thursday, Sept. 16,from 5 to 7 p.m. No charge toChamber members. Join theChamber staff and otherbusiness members for com-plimentary hot and cold horsd’oeuvres, wine, beer andsoft drinks. This is a greatnetworking opportunity.Don’t forget your businesscards!

Young Professionals’

Alliance will present “TheFuture of Middlesex County:A panel discussion revealingthe future of our County,” onWednesday, Sept. 29.

Member Breakfast withJim Calhoun, UConn men’shead basketball coach, willbe held on Thursday, Sept.30, at the Crown Plaza inCromwell.

Member Breakfast withSteve Raab, president, SNYand Keith Hernandez, NYMets All-Star and EmmyAward-winning Mets ana-lyst for SNY, will be held onMonday, Oct. 18, at theCrowne Plaza Hotel inCromwell.

For more information orto register, call 860-347-6924,e-mail info@middlesex-chamber.com or visit Mid-dlesexchamber.com.

On Wednesday, Dec. 15, thegroup travels to Sturbridgefor lunch at the Oliver WrightTavern, featuring a choice ofOld Sturbridge Village meatpie with brown gravy orgrilled salmon with dill buttersauce. After lunch theCabaret Lulu show will beheld in Sturbridge VillageTheatre. The holiday celebra-tion show features perform-ers from favorite Broadwayshows. Cost is $77 per person.Bus leaves the UnitedChurches parking lot at 9:30a.m. and returns around 5p.m. Payment due Nov. 8.

For more information oneither of these trips, contactEllie Golschneider at 860-349-3329 or Karen Dyndiuk at860-349-3468.

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Searching for a spiritual home?Emmanuel Church, 50

Emanuel Church Road,Killingworth “The LittleChurch in the Wilderness”might just be that place.Please join them on Sunday,Sept. 19, at 10 a.m. to celebrate“new membership” Sunday.

Their members come frommany towns within MiddlesexCounty and New Haven Coun-ty and range in age from 1 to91. They’re married, single, di-vorced, widowed, firefighters,communicators, judges,lawyers, paralegals, investiga-tors, engineers, wallpaperhangers, homemakers, re-tirees; students….you get theidea! They’re a diverse groupwho have one thing in com-mon — they have all chosen

Emmanuel Church as theplace to express their faith, getsome spiritual nourishmentand, of course, to spend timetogether in fellowship. Theirdoors are open to persons ofany faith and of good will whoseek deeper meaning in their

lives and strength to carry thedaily challenges and difficul-ties.

They come together everySunday morning at 10 a.m. topray, worship, and sing; andalways join in fellowship af-ter service. There is a Sundayschool for children and edu-cation forums for adults. Out-reach activities include Help-ing Hands Food Bank, Amaz-ing Grace Food Pantry,St.Vincent de Paul’s soupkitchen, a pig roast/chickenbarbecue and the “Four Sea-sons Plus” concert series.

For more informationabout the Little Church inthe Wilderness, visitwww.littlechurchinthewil-derness.org.

Mama Doni in concertCongregation Adath Is-

rael presents Mama Doni inconcert at 1 p.m. on Sunday,Sept. 19. Enjoy an afternoonof musical fun for the entirefamily in the main auditori-um. Thanks to the generosi-ty of the Director MusicFund, founded by the Direc-tor family, the cost is just $10per family. Refreshmentswill by served at the end ofthe show.

Mama Doni, a.k.a. Doni Za-sloff Thomas, is a mom, edu-cator, performer, songwriter

and lead singer in The MamaDoni Band, winner of the 2008Simcha Award for “InspiringJoy Through Music,” in com-petition with more than 100bands from 15 different coun-tries at the International Jew-ish Music Festival in Amster-dam, Holland. She was invit-ed back to Amsterdam in 2009to perform a concert and con-duct a workshop.

More information is avail-able at www.mamadoni.com.For reservations, call the syn-agogue office at 860-346-4709.

Durham author to speakat Chester synagogue

Amy Bloom, nationally ac-claimed author of the newlyreleased collection, Where theGod of Love Hangs Out, willspeak at Congregation BethShalom Rodfe Zedek inChester on Sunday, Sept. 26,at 9:30 a.m. Bagels and coffeewill be served.

Bloom is the author of twonovels and three collectionsof short stories and is a nomi-nee for both the NationalBook Award and the Nation-al Book Critics Circle Award.Her stories have appeared inBest American Short Stories,Prize Stories: The O. HenryAwards and numerous an-thologies here and abroad.She has written for The NewYorker, The New York TimesMagazine, The AtlanticMonthly, among many otherpublications and has won aNational Magazine Award.The New York Times BookReview wrote about her nov-el Love Invents Us, “She

writes lyrically and describescomplicated emotional stateswith great sensitivity andtenderness.”

Bloom lives in Connecticutand has taught at Yale Uni-versity for the last decade.She will now be WesleyanUniversity’s Writer-in-Resi-dence.

Where the God of LoveHangs Out will be availablefor signing at the program.“Books and Bagels,” a free se-ries, is produced by the CB-SRZ program committee.Other authors and books tobe presented in 2010 are: RoyaKakakian, Journey to theLand of No: A GirlhoodCaught in Revolutionary Iranon Oct. 17; Suzanne Levine,The Haberdasher’s Daughteron Dec. 12; and DorieGreenspan, Around MyFrench Table on Jan. 16.

The public is invited to at-tend. For further informa-tion, call 860-526-8920.

Enjoy a Taste of CromwellThe Children’s Home will

be hosting the seventh annu-al Taste of Cromwell on Fri-day, Sept. 17, at the HolyApostle’s College and Semi-nary, Prospect Hill Road inCromwell, starting at 7 p.m.Wine tasting, sponsored byLiquor World of Cromwelland Granby.

There will be food fromCrowne Plaza, New HunanChinese Restaurant, Zerio’s,O’Rourke’s Diner, SweetHarmony Café and Bakery,Subway, Public Market,Ruby Tuesday’s, the Chil-dren’s Home Food servicesdepartment and more.

The event also features asilent auction with itemsranging from European fa-cials to a safari frip for two!

Tickets are available for$20 in advance or $25 at thedoor and sponsorships arealso available. Business willreceive recognition for theircontributions before, duringand after the event. Sponsor-ship tickets to the event.

If you would like more in-formation about the Taste ofCromwell, contact SharonGraves at 860-635-6010 orsgraves@childhome.org.You can also visitwww.childhome.org.

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Making new music

The Composer’s Choir, under the direction of Dan Shawduring a recording session. The Composer’s Choir hasbecome a cultural gift to the Middlefield community. OnAug. 29 they performed seven original compositions ina recital. The choir, which includes professional singersand some local people, is directed by Shaw. The choirholds a limited number of rehearsals, a performance forthe community and then a recording session, so thatthe sung pieces will be available to the composers. Af-ter the August concert, two of the composers wereavailable for discussion with the audience. ComposerHyag Boyadjian was asked about his piece, “An InfantBorn.” He described the creative, evolving process ofhis work. The next public performance of this choir isscheduled for Sunday, Sept. 19, at 4 p.m. at the Mid-dlefield Federated Church. Photo submitted by Alma Elder

Middletown car show will bring backthose automotive memories

Which do you remembermore clearly: the captain ofyour high school footballteam or his prized Corvette?Relive those teen-dreammemories on Sunday, Oct. 3,when you see a 1960 Corvettein pristine condition as thefeatured car at the MiddlesexCounty Historical Society’santique and classic car andtruck show and flea market.

The show, in its 25th year,is moving to a new location,Middletown High School onLaRosa Lane in Middletown.Car registration begins at 8:30a.m. and judging starts at11:30 a.m. with trophiesawarded at 2:30 p.m. The raindate is Sunday, Oct. 10.

General admission is $3,children under 12 are free; carregistration is $10. There isno cut-off date for cars beingplaced in the car corral,whereas cars registered forjudging must be dated 1985 or

older. There are 16 classes ofcars and trucks, includingfire apparatus and militaryvehicles.

This year’s featured car isowned by Al and Marie John-son of Broad Brook. It wasmade in St. Louis, Missouriand the 7,979th one made outof 10,261 that year. It weighs2,985 lbs and is powered by a283 ci engine. The new carcost $5,134 when the averageyearly salary was $5,400 andgasoline cost $.25 a gallon.Some of the options includedheater, courtesy light andhard-top as well as soft-top.This was the last year for taillights, formed into the round-ed rear fenders, and for thedistinctive heavy “teeth” inthe grill. Although the car is50 years old, the Johnsonsdrive it on a regular basis.

Large and enthusiasticcrowds greet the show eachyear. The handsome one-of–a-

kind trophies for winning ve-hicles are custom made foreach category. Flea marketspaces are $15. The marketwill open at 6 a.m. For moreinformation, call the societyat 860-346-0746.

Military whistcard party

The Haddam VolunteerFire Company auxiliary willhold its annual military whistcard party on Tuesday, Oct.26, at the new firehouse, 439Saybrook Rd. in Haddam.Doors open at 6:30 p.m., re-freshments will be served at 7p.m., and the game will startat 7:30 p.m. A raffle drawingwill be held after the game.Tickets are $6 and $5 for sen-ior citizens age 60 and over,and will be sold at the door.For more in formation, callBette at 860-345-4709.

Green Street’sfall season

Join teaching artists, stu-dents and friends of WesleyanUniversity’s Green Street ArtsCenter on Friday, Sept. 10, fora celebration of creativity.Guests can preview GreenStreet’s fall calendar withmini-classes in Salsa dance,West African drumming andmore. There will also be per-formances featuring musicand dance from around theworld, visual arts projects forthe whole family, food fromGreen Street’s partner restau-rants and guided tours. Thefestivities start at 5:30 p.m. at617 Main Street for the officialopening of Green Street’s newmural on the wall of St. Vin-cent DePaul place. At 6 p.m.the event moves across thestreet to Green Street ArtsCenter and concludes at 8 p.m.

This is the kick-off event forGreen Street’s fall season ofclasses, which starts on Sept.13 and features such classes asTai Chi, Yoga, West Africandrumming, writing workshop,and sound recording.

To register for classes or re-quest more info, visit www.greenstreetartscenter.org orcall 860-685-7871. Registrationis now available online. Wes-leyan University’s GreenStreet Arts Center is located at51 Green St. in Middletown.

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JF: Don’t tell me it’s time for school already?Reach Out Move over: ... It’s our turn now... We’re takin this town over!AMAO: They are sooooooo cute!!DDW: “No one gets by without going through ME first, got it, pal?”Reach Out: “We all gave him our lunch money.... Maybe if we smile and be nice

someone from Town Times will give us a dollar...”JF:“They’ve paid me for PKS (protective kindergarten service).”“Yeah.. that’s right I’m the Kindergarten Cop.”

Caption that! A sometime series ...We had no idea when we

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Since we got such humor-ous results, we have posted afew other photos on our Face-book page and asked for cap-tions. We’ll bring them to youas space allows.

Photo was taken by re-porter Stephanie Wilcox onthe Lyman School bus prac-tice day.

Free seminaron healthyeating

The public is invited to aseminar on nutrition andbrain health. The event,“Food for Thought: HealthyEating for a Healthy Brain,”will be held at 5 p.m. onWednesday, Sept. 29, at TheVillage at South Farms, 645Old Saybrook Rd., Middle-town.

Nancy B. Emerson Lom-bardo, Ph.D., president ofHealthCare Insights, willpresent the seminar. She is afounder of the nationalAlzheimer’s Association andhas developed the MemoryPreservation Nutrition Pro-gram, designed to help im-prove brain and body health.

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The event is free and opento the public. Seating is limit-ed; please RSVP by callingthe Village at South Farms at860-344-8788.

Memory lossdiscussion

Masonicare’s Lunch andLearn series returns toWallingford Public Library,200 N. Main St., on Tuesday,Sept. 21, at noon with a pro-gram on memory loss. CarlAnderson will present anoverview of memory loss, in-cluding age related memoryloss and ways to maintainmemory. Anderson hasworked in therapeutic recre-ation for over 20 years and isMasonicare’s vice presidentfor fraternal relations andcommunity benefit. A lightlunch will be provided andreservations can be made bycontacting the library at 203-265-6754 or online atwww.wallingford.lioninc.organd linking to calendar ofevents. This program is freeand open to the public.

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With the opening of NewEngland Homes and Proper-ties on Main Street inDurham, Tammy Morse isfulfilling her dream of own-ing her own real estate com-pany.

Morse, a former agentwith RE/MAX and Berardi-no Realtors, was all set tostart this endeavor at thestart of the year, but a braintumor and diagnosis ofCushing’s disease slowedthings down.

In the midst of renting andrenovating the 370 MainStreet location, Morse wentoff to Pittsburgh for brain sur-gery. When she returned, shecouldn’t wait to get started.

New England Homes andProperties officially openedin February. Aside from her-self, Morse hired four other

agents.“We’re a well-rounded

team,” said Morse. “We haveall different backgrounds sowe bring differences to thetable. They really are part ofmy primary family, and weshare the same values.”

The closeness of the com-pany is just one of itsstrengths. Another is the useof programs, such as Do-cusign and Sharepoint, thatallow for reduced use of pa-per and better efficiency.

“We’re trying to go greenand save the environment,”she said.

The real estate companyalso has an iPhone applica-tion “that is awesome. It willallow customers to send anemail while they are drivingin a neighborhood, and theycan tell us if they like thehouse.” It will pinpoint theirexact location and send anemail to Morse.

When asked about thehousing market, Morse said,“It’s tough and there willprobably be a lot more fore-closures.” On the upside, sherecognizes that Durham is“pretty solid.”

Her family moved toDurham six years ago.Morse’s husband had alwayswanted to live in Durham.Being in the business, shesearched for the right place.

“He wanted a stream and apond, so when I found ahome with those two re-quirements, we were done,”she explained.

“I love what I do; I lovehelping people,” she contin-ued.

New England Homes andProperties is located at 370Main Street Durham whereFavorite Things used to be.They will hold a grand open-ing on Oct. 2 with a fundrais-er to support WFSB/Chan-

nel 3 Kids Camp.“We said, ‘Let’s do some-

thing beneficial to go alongwith the grand pening,’” saidMorse, noting that going for-ward, for any transactionsthat close, a percent will begiven to the Kids Camp.

“When I had surgery in

Pittsburgh and was on thebrain surgery floor, I sawlots of stuff, and I knew Iwanted to help,” she said.You can also find Morse andNew England Homes andProperties at this year’sDurham Expo on Oct. 9.

For more information,visit www.propertiesne.comor call 860-349-1222. Theyalso have a Facebook pageand Twitter account, and aclient can be connected to anagent right from the webpage.

The ladies of New England Homes and Properties,Karen Carabetta, Anna Luna, Tammy Morse, RhylieMorse, Cecelia Parillo and Debra Beebe.

answer the age-old question,“Which berries are safe toeat?” Visitors to the MPNCwill learn all about edible wildplants from seaweed to chico-ry — that pretty lavenderplant growing on the roadsidewhich happens to be used formaking a coffee-like drink.Aside from what’s tasty, thisnature hour also teacheswhich plants are used for me-dicinal purposes.

“People think nature cen-ter and they think animals.We want to take them beyondthat,” said Miller.

All programs at the MPNCare free to the public through-out the years. For more infor-mation call 203-245-8743 or vis-it www.friendsofhammonas-set.org.

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Camp Ingersoll 50th anniversary Attention all YMCA Camp

Ingersoll alumni and any oth-ers who enjoy a truly tasty, de-liciously delectable, simplyscrumptious event – a wineand food tasting on Wednes-day, Sept. 29, from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Relax and enjoy the pictur-esque landscape of GouveiaWinery and help begin thecelebration of the 50th an-niversary of the popular Mid-dlesex YMCA’s Camp Inger-soll. This event launches a se-ries of fundraisers that willlead to the construction of anamphitheater, which allCamp Ingersoll children fromsurrounding towns will enjoyfor years to come.

Lyman Orchards, CantinaCafé Ristorante, The Inn atMiddletown, FirehouseSteakhouse, Eli Canon’s TapRoom, Mezzo Grill, Amici’s,First and Last Tavern, TimeOut Taverne and Kim’s Cot-tage Confections are some ofthe many sponsors of the cre-

ative cuisine that will beavailable. Gouveia Vine-yard’s fine wine will providethe perfect pairings!

A silent auction with dona-tions from Mallove’s Jewelersand many other shops willhelp to raise funds to supportthe design phase of the project.

Come one, come all on Sept.29 to Gouveia Vineyards, 1339Whirlwind Hill Road inWallingford. Space is limitedand tickets must be pur-chased in advance. Go towww.campingersoll.midym-ca.org.to purchase tickets ($40per person or $75 per couple),or call 860-343-6207.

Camp Ingersoll is a Port-land-based Middlesex YMCAcamp serving Durham andMiddlefield, and many ohtersurrounding communities.

For info, contact: PatrickConnelly, senior director,Middlesex YMCA at 860-343-6207 or pconnelly@midymcafor more information.

Mud Volleyball Tournament

Visiting Angels of Middlefield sponsored a team forthe Epilepsy Foundation’s annual mud volleyballtournament in Middletown on Saturday, Aug. 21. Al-though this was the first year of participation for theAngels team, they made it to the playoffs and boast-ed 16th place out of the 178 teams playing. Way togo Angels. Back row from left, Jake Morello, GrantSalzano, Chris Salzano, Scott McGrath, Kayla Mc-Grath, Sean McGrath, John McGrath, Alexander Mc-Grath and Tracy Andersen; kneeling in front areTodd McGrath and Joe Mencarini.

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games left, they’ll hold one ofthe top two seats in the divi-sion for those playoffs. Ifthey win both playoff games,they have the opportunity tohost the championships atFalcon Field in Meriden.

“We’re playing for homefield advantage,” said Bortz.“If we stay undefeated thesenext two games, we can po-tentially host the New Eng-land Football League cham-pionships.

According to Bortz, thetop six teams go through thebracket, and the winnerplays the northern divisioncomprised of teams fromNew Hampshire and Ver-mont.

Local players Sean Mead-ows, of Middlefield, MichaelCabelus, Sr. and Michael“Mike” Cabelus, Jr., of Mid-dlefield, Tyler Rogers, ofMiddlefield, Dylan Gervais,of Middlefield, and coachesMike Baranowski, of

Durham, and Craig Gervais,of Middlefield, play next inMansfield, Mass., on Sept. 11,against the Southern NewEngland Rage. The followinggame is also on the road,Sept. 19, in Westfield, Mass.,against the Pioneer ValleyIndians.

Gervais said the Panthersgive an opportunity for any-one in town or other areaswho wants to play and wholoves the game, to play in amen’s league. If interestedfor next season, which be-gins Summer 2011 and runsfor 10 weeks in the regularseason, go to Connecticut-panthers.com for contact in-formation to sign up. Ger-vais hopes to play at the newfield at Coginchaug HighSchool in the future. Butmore importantly, he wouldlove to see more people in-volved in town.

As a side note, there are,coincidentally, two sets of fa-ther-son members on theteam. Michael and Mike Jr.

Above, the Panthers in action. Left, Sean Meadows, ofMiddlefield, is among the local residents on the team.

Cabelus and Craig and DylanGervais.

Bortz recently asked on theteam’s message board, “Howcommon is a father-son com-bination in the league? Theanswer, he learned, is it’s notreally too uncommon, or atleast it doesn’t seem so. In theNew England Football leaguealone, there are at least fiveor six father-sons playing inleague!

The Durham Activity Cen-ter is now open at 350 Main St.in Durham. Exercise classesfor Durham and Middlefieldresidents will begin on Mon-day, Sept. 13.

Power Yoga with SueSchade on Monday and

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Yoga/Zumba classes in Durham Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m.

Power Yoga with SueSchade on Saturdays from 8to 9 a.m.

This multi-level classbuilds on the basic yoga pos-tures and combines fitnesstraining for a high energy to-tal body workout. The flow-ing of breath and movementenables you to increasestrength, flexibility, staminaand concentration.

The fee for theMonday/Wednesdays class is$5 a class, $80 per session. Thefee for the Saturday class is $5per class and $35 per sessionpayable by check only toDurham Rec. The drop in feefor either is $10.

Contact Sue Schade at 203-214-0198 with questions.

The fall session for theZumba® series will be held onTuesdays and Thursdaysstarting the week of Sept. 13.

The eight-week Zumba®program fuses Latin rhythmsand easy-to-follow moves tocreate a one-of-a-kind fitnessprogram. The routines fea-ture interval training withfast and slow rhythms and re-sistance training.

Classes on Tuesdays fromSept. 14 to Nov. 2, from 7 to 8p.m.; Thursdays classes Sept.16 to Nov. 4, from 6 to 7 p.m.There will be no class held onThursday, Sept. 23. The fee is$5 per class, $75 per sessionpayable by check only toDurham Recreation. Thedrop-in fee is $10. Please bringa water bottle and indoorworkout sneakers. Registerfor classes at the Durham Ac-tivity Center. For more infor-mation on the Zumba classes,call Sherry at 860-343-6724 orShelly at 203-464-2173.

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CRHS softball:All Shoreline Conference first teamBy John Esposito

Special to Town Times

The CRHS Blue Devils soft-ball team had three playersselected to the All ShorelineConference First Team. Yes,that’s three ladies, LaurenEsposito, Mari Handley andMallorie Dorflinger.

Sophomore first basemanEsposito was also named tothe Middletown Press AllArea Team. Head coach AnnMoscovics describes her as“the spark to our offense.”The sophomore batted .513with a .679 on-base percent-age, leading the team. Shepicked up 24 RBIs and scored32 runs. Defensively at firstbase, “Espo” committed justfive errors in 25 games. Shealso started two games aspitcher, winning both starts.Additionally, Esposito wasvoted team MVP by hercoaches and peers.

Junior catcher Dorflingerthrew out 13 of 17 runnerswho attempted to stealagainst the team. She alsopicked off seven batters atfirst or third in 12 attempts.

Additionally, Dorflinger wasselected as the SLC Catcher ofthe Year. She batted .342 with13 RBIs. Coach Moscovics de-scribes her catcher as a fiercecompetitor. Dorflinger wasalso named to the MiddletownPress All Area Team. She isthe team’s captain and un-questioned leader.

Sophomore pitcher Hand-ley was not only named tothe All SLC First Team, butis also All-SLC Pitcher ofthe Year! Handley held op-posing batters to a 1.21 ERAwhile striking out 169 bat-ters in 157 innings.Moscovics said Mari“has a tremendouswork ethic.” Shecame into the seasonunder the radar, anddeservedly won thestarting job throughher perseverance andability. Handley wasalso named to the Mid-dletown Press All Area Team,

Photo shows the entire SLC first team. Our three girls are last three on the right.L to R: Lauren Esposito, Mari Handley, Mallorie Dorflinger.

Picture by Jon Handley

and was voted teamMIP by hercoached and peers.

Of note is that theteam also had two

other players garnerAll SLC honors. Se-

nior centerfielder JessPlourde was named to the All

SLC second team and short-stop Taylor Delvecchio wasnamed to the All SLC Honor-able Mention team.

Here’s the best news, allthe ladies mentioned above,with the exception ofPlourde (who will bemissed), are returning to

the team for next year. Es-posito, Handley, Dorflingerand Delvecchio, togetherwith an extremely talentedhost of players, will againbe a formidable force in theShoreline Conference andClass S.

Volunteersneeded forDurham Fair

If you are looking for a wayto be part of the largest allvolunteer fair in NorthAmerica, then sign up todayto either sell tickets, taketickets or hand stamp. This isa great way to get involvedand a fun time is alwaysguaranteed. Shifts are onlythree or four hours long andfor your time, you will re-ceive a one-day general ad-mission ticket and a parkingpass. This is perfect for any-one — including studentswho need volunteer hours,boy and girl scouts, and thosewho just love the fair. Formore information, pleasecontact Robin Fujio today at860-344-7243.

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TOT continuesrivalry

By Bob DyniaSpecial to the Town Times

The local “Old Man’s”competition in the Middle-sex County Men’s 40 andover softball league heats upin a few days, as the TimeOut Taverne and UnitedConcrete teams play twicewithin a 25 hour period. Theteams will get together onSunday, Sept. 12, at 5 p.m. atVinal Field in Middletown,then again on Monday, Sept.13, at the same location.United Concrete will serveas host on Sunday; TOT ishome team for the Mondaycontest.

With the regular seasonwinding down, both teamsare looking for another winor two as they jockey forplayoff position. In thisarea’s edition of the Hat-fields and the McCoys, eachteam’s managers took turnstaking pot shots at the other.UC’s leader Gary Salva hasbeen heard to say that TOT’srookie manager Bob Dynia“couldn’t manage his wayout of a paper bag.” Dyniacountered with “Gary fin-ished second in a vote forUC’s best looking player.The rest of the team tied forfirst.”

The Sunday game could bean opportunity to see TOTold timers; those who havemade verbal commitmentsinclude Al Miller, Bud Fal-lon, John Wade and JimDowling. Fan parking isavailable at Mercy HighSchool; the field is justacross the street from the lot.

TOT ends their regularseason at Nolan Field inPortland against Mad Mur-phy’s on Sunday, Sept. 19, at9:30 a.m. The team invitestheir rabid fans to cheer onthe team and their favorites.

DiVincentis wins Junior PGA Player of the YearIt has been one of the most dominating seasons in CT Section PGA Junior Golf

Tour history for Elizabeth DiVincentis of Durham. On Aug. 11, DiVincentis clinchedthe 13-18-year-old Player of the Year Award for the second consecutive year in recordfashion.

DiVincentis shot a season-best, three-under-par 68 at Norwich Golf Club to earn the10th of her 11 victories of the year. She started with two of her six birdies and cruised to a13-stroke victory over Marissa Grillo in the girls’ 13-15 division to earn the accolade. Atseason’s end, DiVincentis accumulated 836 points over the 17 tournaments she enteredthis season, which earned her an early victory over the second place point finisher.

In the boys’ division, John Flaherty earned the Player of the Year Award over GilLassen of Cheshire, earning 411.75 points over Lassen’s 297.25. Flaherty clinched thehonor at the season ending tournament on Aug. 29 at Fox Hopyard Golf Club in EastHaddam, where he shot a one-over-par 72.

Both DiVincentis and Flaherty will be honored at the annual Connecticut SectionPGA Special Awards Banquet to be held on Sunday, Nov. 21, at MGM Foxwoods ResortCasino.

Cub ScoutregistrationCub Scout Pack 33 is

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Moving Sale

Saturday, Sept. 11, from9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sun-day, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at 27 Royal OakDrive in Durham. Itemsinclude antiques, col-lectibles, tools, snow blow-er, riding mower, tables,chairs, electronics andmuch more, rain or shine.

Found cat

This female cat has beenin the Derby Road area inRockfall for a few days. Ifyou know who she be-longs to, contact the Mid-dlefield dog warden at860-349-3980.

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A little boy lost a bluesoccer ball at Allyn BrookPark in Durham duringthe game on Tuesday,Sept. 7. The soccer ballhas “Ant” written on itand is missed very much

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