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By Cheri KelleyTown Times
The last two weeks havebeen a bit unusual with thestorm, clean-up andLabor Day holiday;therefore, the majortopic on the agendaat the MiddlefieldBoard of Selectmen(BOS) meeting onTuesday, Sept. 6,was a HurricaneIrene update by Ter-ry Parmelee, Mid-dlefield’s emer-gency managementdirector.
Before the storm,Parmelee contactedAntoinette Astle,town agent for theelderly, to informher of the town’s need forseniors to be contacted andto have enough food and wa-ter for 72 hours on their own,in case people couldn’t bereached after the storm due
to power outages. On Fridaybefore the storm, there was ameeting with EmergencyManagement and First Se-lectman Jon Brayshaw in or-
der to make sure everythingwas ready to go.
“During the storm and af-ter, the Lake Beseck damwas monitored,” Parmeleestated, “to make sure we did-n’t have a catastrophe.” On
Monday, Aug. 29, Emer-gency Management met withDurham’s First Selectman,Laura Francis, to discuss theshelter. The decision to have
the one shelter be-tween the two townswas made becauseCoginchaug Region-al High School(CRHS) has betterand more appropri-ate shower facilitiesthan MemorialSchool. There wasalso a cost savings;Parmelee said that ittakes about $1,300per day to open ashelter.
Emergency Man-agement met withConnecticut Lightand Power (CL&P)
on a daily basis during theclean-up, sometimes multi-ple times a day, according toParmelee. “They were work-
Volume 18, Issue 22 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, September 9, 2011
Bring on the sights,sounds and faces of anew school year
School year 2011-12 beginsBy Stephanie Wilcox
Town Times
A rainy day didn’t damperthe back-to-school vibes thatwere felt around Durhamand Middlefield on Sept. 6 asstudents in Regional SchoolDistrict 13 headed into theirfirst day of the 2011-12 schoolyear.
Superintendent of SchoolsSue Viccaro agreed. “De-spite the rain, I think we hada good opening.” But forgetthe rain — how about thefact that a hurricane delayedthe opening of school, whichwas supposed to be Sept. 1?Viccaro responded, “It set usback, but we coped well. Wewere fortunate to get thepower back after a coupledays.” At the next Board ofEducation meeting on Sept.14, it will be determined ifthe delayed opening willhave any affect on the schoolcalendar.
Viccaro had the opportu-
nity to visit all the buildingson Day 1, and she noted thateveryone was quite positive.
The school bus routechanges that took place atthe start of this school yearmay have “made some folksunhappy,” Viccaro said,“but we’re looking at everysituation from a safetystandpoint, and we askedparents to follow a proce-dure if they have concerns.Parents have put (theirthoughts) into writing, andwe’ve made some changes.Every year at the beginningof school, it takes a few daysto settle down. It’s a littlemore involved this year be-
Storm update on selectmen’s agenda
In this issue ...Calendar ...........................4Durham Briefs................13Middlefield Briefs ..........12Sports..........................26-27Spotlight.........................24
These CL&P trucks lined up at BrewsterSchool at 11 a.m. on Sept. 2 restoring power.
See Storm, page 5
Submitted by Jennifer DeFlippo
Photos by Cheri Kelley; taken at Lyman School on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
See School, page 11
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CorrectionsWe strive to bring you
the most accurate informa-tion available each week,but if you see something inTown Times that isn’tquite right, give us a call at860-349-8000, and we’ll doour best to make thingsright.
The photos of the barnraising in the last issuewere of the replacement ofan 1810 barn, not 1820, onthe Gulielmetti farm onMica Hill Road in Durham.
Volunteersneeded for92nd annualDurham Fair
If you are looking for away to be a part of the largestall-volunteer fair in NorthAmerica, then sign up todayto sell tickets, take tickets orstamp hands! This is a greatway to get involved, and afun time is always guaran-teed! Shifts are only fourhours long, and you will re-ceive a one-day general ad-mission ticket and a parkingpass — a $20 value — and theparking pass is good for allfour fair days. This is perfectfor anyone, including stu-dents who need volunteer
hours, the boy scouts andgirl scouts and those whojust love the fair! For moreinformation, please contactDonna Louisa at 860-349-3656or [email protected] you at the fair!
Music on thegreen at thefair
Middi and the CountryGentlemen (including MiddiSutherland of Middlefield)will be performing again thisyear at the Durham Fair onFriday, Sept. 23, from 11 a.m.to 12:30 p.m. on the green.They liked her so much lastyear that they gave her an ex-tra half hour!
Middi has two CDs and is
getting ready to go into thestudio to work on a third.She’s still going strong, per-forming in Connecticut, Ver-mont and Maine. Peopleseem to love her no matterwhat age they are. She defi-nitely is a crowd pleaser.
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MCSAACseeksnominations
Anthony Salvatore, presi-dent of the Middlesex CountySubstance Abuse ActionCouncil (MCSAAC), an-nounced that the organiza-tion currently seeks nomina-tions for its annual awards,which are presented to indi-viduals and organizations
that contribute to substanceabuse prevention in the com-munity.
A total of five awards willbe presented to members ofthe community rangingfrom high school students tobusiness leaders and electedofficials. This awards pres-entation will take place atMCSAAC’s 21st annualmeeting on Oct. 14 at the Innat Middletown.
The awards are:- The 2011 Prevention Pro-
gram Award, which high-lights an outstanding localprevention initiative at thetown, school or regional lev-el. The award is designed tohonor both innovative pro-grams and those that havebecome institutions in theirrespective communities.
- The 2011 Terry Concan-non Award, which is for anelected official, such as may-or, selectman or legislator,who has made strides in re-ducing substance abuseand/or contributed to com-munity wellness by promot-ing prevention initiatives.
- The 2011 Father MichaelO’Hara Volunteer Award,which goes to an outstand-ing individual whose volun-teer work at the local levelhas contributed to reducingsubstance abuse throughprevention initiatives in hisor her community.
- The 2011 Harry EbenBurr Business Award forPrevention Awareness,
which is for a member of theMiddlesex County businesscommunity (either businessor individual) who has goneabove and beyond to imple-ment, promote or supportsubstance abuse preventionand/or recovery efforts.
- The 2011 Youth Volun-teer Award, which is pre-sented to an outstandingyoung person (or youthgroup) whose volunteerwork has contributed to re-ducing substance abusethrough prevention initia-tives in his or her school andcommunity.
For a nomination form,please go towww.mcsaac.org or call LisaMason at 860-347-5959.
For further informationabout MCSAAC activities,please contact Betsey Chad-wick at 860-346-5959 or e-mailher at [email protected].
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Middletown CROPHunger Walk
The Food Research and Ac-tion Center (FRAC) report re-veals that one in four familieswith children have experi-enced food hardship in the lastyear. Put simply, millions ofAmerican children are goingto bed hungry at night.
Join the Middletown Com-munity Response to Over-come Poverty (CROP) on Sept.25 at 1:30 p.m. on the Middle-town south green to take astand against hunger. Walk tosupport the work of ChurchWorld Service around theworld and the local hunger-fighting efforts of the St. Vin-cent DePaul community soupkitchen in Middletown. Walkin solidarity with all thosewho struggle for existence.Walk for the millions of chil-dren who go to bed hungry atnight. Walk to end hunger.
Ways to participate in the
Crop Hunger Walk:-Walk the five-mile route-Support a walker with a
generous donation-Use the online CROP Walk-
er option-Be a Spirit Walker — raise
funds if unable to walk-Be a volunteer helper on
Walk Day-Serve on the organizing
committee-Recruit/promote the walk
in your church/group-Pray for the poor/hungryVisit www.churchworldser-
vice.org. Sign up or donate atwww.cropwalkonline.org/mid-dletownct or contact Debra Hop-kins at 860-346-6757 or [email protected].
Middlefield FederatedChurch will host another localCrop Walk on Sunday, Oct. 30.Watch for details.
Lobster dinner fundraiserThe United Churches of Durham invites you to a night
of food, fun and entertainment. A lobster dinner will beheld on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 5 p.m. This fully-catered eventwill be held in the Fellowship Hall (228 Main Street).
The church and its steeple have been a part of Durham’slandscape since 1847. Due in part to this past winter’sweather, the steeple is in dire need of repair. Thisfundraiser will help defray the costs of its repair so that wecan all enjoy the classic view of New England’s whitechurch steeples in our own town for years to come.
The menu for the evening (prepared by Clam Bakes ofCT) includes a one-and-a-half pound lobster, grilled chick-en breast, baked potato, corn-on-the-cob, mixed green sal-ad and rolls and butter. Dessert will be provided by Paulthe Ice Cream Man and can be purchased that evening.
Entertainment for the event will be provided byDurham’s own CJ West and the Downtown Train, a five-piece musical and vocal ensemble playing a dynamicblend of the best of today’s country, timeless rhythm andblues and classic and new rock.
Tickets must be purchased in advance (cash or checkonly). For tickets or information, please call or e-mail SueCipriani at 860-575-3502 and [email protected] or LizCipollina at 860-685-0207 and [email protected].
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Town Times & Places Friday, September 9, 2011 4FRIDAY
September 9Bridge Night
Come join in at theDurham Activity Centerevery Friday night at 6:30p.m. for a fun night of bridgewith great people. If you arenot sure how to play, Jim willteach you. You may call Jimat 860-346-6611 for bridgequestions. Call DurhamRecreation at 860-343-6724with further questions.
4 C’s Square Dance ClubThe Durham Cogin-Chug-
gers and the Cheshire CatsSquare Dance clubs havemerged to form the new “4C’s Square Dance Club.” Theclub will hold their NewClub Kick-Off Dance atBrewster School from 8 to10:30 p.m. Bill Mager will bethe caller and Sue Lucibellothe cuer. For more informa-tion, please call 860-349-8084or 203-272-7463.
SATURDAY
September10Dudley Farmers’ Market
The Farmers’ Market at theDudleyFarm,cornerofroutes77 and 80 in North Guilford, isheld every Saturday from 9a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through Oct.29.Localandorganicproduce,herbs, eggs, flowers, bakedgoods, honey, maple syrup,soaps, jewelry, knitted things,gift items and more home-made and homegrown itemsaresold.
Tag & Bake SaleFrom 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Middlesex Health CareCenter will be holding tagand bake sales to help raisemoney for the “Walk ToEnd Alzheimers.” Middle-sex Health Care Center islocated at 100 Randolph Rd.in Middletown. This eventis open to the community,and it will be held rain orshine. If you have anyquestions or have itemsyou wish to donate, pleasecontact Meredith at 860-344-0353.
Closer to Free Bike RideThe first annual Closer to
Free bike ride, to benefitSmilow Cancer Hospital atYale-New Haven, will be to-day. Opening ceremonies be-gin at 6:45 a.m. Ride begins at 7a.m. sharp. Over 200 ridershave signed up to ride. The
ride begins and concludes atthe Yale Bowl Complex with25-, 65- and 100-mile routesalong the Connecticut shore-line. For more information,contact Mark D’Antonio [email protected] or203-688-2493.
SUNDAY
September11Free Community SupperThe Church of the
Epiphany will sponsor a freecommunity supper from 5:30to 6:30 p.m. at the Durham Ac-tivity Center, 350 Main St. Thechurch is providing the meal,and Notre Dame is providingdesserts. They will need set-up and break-down help. Set-up is at 4:30 p.m. They also willneed food. Please contact Deb-bie Proctor with your offer tohelp at 860-349-5333 or [email protected] help will be greatly ap-preciated.
9/11 RemembranceThe 9/11 Remembrance
Ceremony will begin with abell ringing at the UnitedChurches. The bell will toll at8:46 a.m., the precise momentof the first attack on theWorld Trade Center, and at9:02 a.m., the moment of theattack on the second tower.We ask that each residentpause to observe these mo-ments in silence and reflec-tion and listen for the soundof the church bell as it tolls forthose lost in the attack. At 6p.m. we will hold the annual9/11 Remembrance Ceremo-ny on the south end of thetown green. All members ofour community are encour-aged to join those who serveour town through volun-teerism in emergency servic-es, community service, towngovernment, as well as thosewho have served our nationin the armed services, as wemark the 10th anniversary ofSept. 11, 2001.
Patriotic TributeThe Vocal Chords will host
a 10th anniversary 9/11 patri-otic tribute at the Bushnell at2 p.m. This is going to bequite spectacular as firemen,policemen, EMS, military,bagpipers, honor/colorguards and local dignitarieswill be participating. If youknow of anyone who belongsto any of these organizationswho would be interested inparticipating, please have
them contact Sandy Zajac at860-347-2688.
A Cultural HeroIn a free program, leg-
endary pianist Byron Janistalks of his new book and histriumph over arthritis — andplays in memory of the vic-tims of 9/11. Janis, the firstAmerican pianist to play inthe Soviet Union and one ofthe towering figures of classi-cal music, comes to Chester ina free program at Congrega-tion Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedektoday at 3 p.m.
9/11 MemorialThe fire department will be
dedicating a memorial to allwho died on 9/11 today atnoon at the Middlefield fire-house. The memorial center-piece is a piece of steel beamfrom the World Trade Center.All are invited to come for thededication.
MONDAY
September12Durham Senior LunchesEvery Monday and
Wednesday, hot lunches areavailable for seniors over 60and their spouses at theDurham Activity Center lo-cated at 350 Main St. Follow-ing the lunches on Mondays isgame time, which includesbilliards, Wii and cards. Forpricing info and to make areservation, call Amanda As-tarita, senior café manager, at860-349-3153.MiddlefieldSeniorLunches
The Middlefield SeniorCafé is serving lunch threetimes a week, on Mondays,Wednesdays and Fridays.Reservations are required 24hours prior, and their month-ly menu can be picked up atthe center, Town Hall or ontheir website: www.middle-fieldct.org.
Durham 60+ ClubMeetingswillresumetoday
at the United Churches ofDurham Fellowship Hall atthe corner of Route 68 andMain St. The blood pressureclinicwillbeheldatnoonwiththe regular meeting at 1 p.m.The nominating committeewill be selected at this meet-ing, and the well-receivedbake sale and produce salewill occur after the meeting.The public is welcome.
Free to Breathe®This 5k run/walk and one-
mile walk will be Sept. 18 atGlastonbury High School (330
Hubbard St.). The mail-in reg-istration deadline is today;the online registration dead-line is Sept. 14. You can regis-ter the day of the event for ahigher cost. One hundred per-cent of the net proceeds fromthis event will benefit the Na-tional Lung Cancer Partner-ship’s research, educationand awareness programs.
TUESDAY
September13Senior Center Bocce
Come to the MiddlefieldCommunity Center everyTuesday evening at 6 p.m. forbocce. This is the last sessionfor the summer. For more in-formation, call the center at860-349-7121.FREE Classes for Seniors
From 10:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m. today and Sept. 15, takefree classes at the Core Club,including a chair exerciseclass for the active adult,functional training for every-day activities, balance workas well as light strengthtraining with free weights,medicine balls, therapybands, stretch exercises andlight cardio. Located at 350Main St. in Durham in Car-olyn Adams Common.
Destination DurhamEvery Tuesday at 1 and 7
p.m. on Comcast Channel 19,Destination Durham will beaired for those living inDurham. DVDs are also avail-able at the Levi Coe andDurham libraries.
WEDNESDAY
September14Durham Senior LunchesEvery Monday and
Wednesday, hot lunches areavailable for seniors over 60and their spouses at theDurham Activity Center lo-cated at 350 Main St. Bingostarts at 1 p.m. on Wednes-days. For pricing info and tomake a reservation, callAmanda Astarita, seniorcafé manager, at 860-349-3153.
Girl Scout Info NightGirl Scouts will be holding
an information night for par-ents of girls in grades K-12for troops based in Durhamand Middlefield at 7 p.m. atLevi Coe Library. Please con-tact either Lisa Deschnowfrom Girl Scouts of Connecti-cut at 860-347-5768, ext. 3751,
or Sheryl Slight at 860-349-2428 or e-mail [email protected].
MeetDemocraticCandidateMeet the Democratic can-
didate running for first se-lectman in Middlefield at12:45 p.m. Lucy Petrella willbe on hand to address sen-iors and their issues andconcerns. All are welcome.This event will be held inthe Senior Center diningroom in the CommunityCenter.
Senior Center BreakfastMiddlesex Health Care
Center in Middletown willbe sponsoring a breakfast atthe Middlefield Senior Cen-ter on Sept. 22 at 9 a.m.Reservations for this break-fast must be made by today.Please call the center if youwould like to come to thebreakfast.
THURSDAY
September15Korn Open House
Korn School will have itsopen house today at 6 p.m.
Free Hoop ClassCome to Core Club at 10:15
a.m. for a great way to giveyour body a total workoutwhile having fun — hooping!We will cover basics — keep-ing the hoop up, altering di-rections, off-body hooping indifferent planes and more.We will have a hoop waitingfor you. Core Club is locatedat 350 Main St. in Durham.Call 860-349-9100.
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September 16MILE Fall Program
Middlesex Institute forLifelong Education (MILE)announces the fall schedule ofprograms which will beginwith orientation/open housetoday at 10 a.m. This meetingand most of the programs,which begin on Monday, Oct.3, will be held at MiddlesexCommunity College (MxCC),100 Training Hill Rd. in Mid-dletown. This fall’s line-up in-cludes sessions on Civil Warmusic, letters from a CivilWar private, and history ofthe Civil War. For more infoor to receive a brochure, youmay call 860-343-5863 or go on-line at www.mileonline.org.
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ing hard and did the bestthey could,” he said. Forthose homeowners who hadlines ripped from their hous-es by fallen trees, the time ittook to get the power on waslonger. Many folks didn’tknow that the lines from thestreet to individual homesare the homeowner’s respon-sibility. Brayshaw said,“CL&P did a miraculous jobfor us; they were on top of it,under the circumstances.”
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, thetown met with FEMA and areurging residents and busi-ness owners who suffered a fi-nancial loss to call 1-800-621-3362 to get the guidelines tosee who qualifies for reim-bursement. Parmelee said, “Itis important for people to doc-ument any bills and take pic-tures of any damage.”
Parmelee wanted to pub-licly thank the residents whovolunteered at the shelter, aswell as the deputy director,Brian Dumas, and the FirstSelectman. “All in all, itwent smoothly; a lot of hourswere put in, lessons werelearned.”
(Editor’s note: See Middle-field Briefs on pages 12-13 fora report on the volunteermeal program run by theMiddlefield Lions Club atPeckham Park for severaldays after the storm.)
Durham storm updateDurham First Selectman
Laura Francis gave this up-date after the storm:
Hundreds of people tookshowers and ate meals at theEmergency Shelter, butthere was only one overnightguest. Had it been winter,there may have been morepeople at the shelter becauseof the heating situation.Likewise, if it had beenwarmer, there may havebeen more people. Overall,the biggest need was show-ers, charging cellphones andcomputers, and needing foodand internet. All those needswere met at the shelter.
Just like the average per-son discovered, we realizedgovernment is dependent onthe internet, phones andpower, so we were withoutinternet much longer thanwe wanted to be. We havecome up with a solution go-ing forward, and that is to
have an air card throughVerizon to put on the server.
We learned that you haveto layer the way you commu-nicate as some folks couldstill use internet, landlinesand cellphones. We utilizedthe message boards andmade flyers that were stuffedinto mailboxes.
The EOC opened on Satur-day before the storm andclosed the following Fridayat 5 p.m. The shelter closedat 9 p.m. on Friday as well.
The hotline was very use-ful, infact some people arestill using it to some degree.
None of us got power on asquickly as we wanted, butCL&P followed through witheverything they said theywould do within the timeframe they said.
Our priorities as a townare Main Street (because wewant to keep businesses andgovernment going) andschools and elderly complex-
es. After that, we are all cre-ated equal in terms of resi-dential neighborhoods.When we told CL&P of ourpriorities because of safetyissues, they listened to them.
No roads were totallyclosed for any major lengthof time, which is importantbecause people still neededto go to work and there weremany emergency calls.
I am proud of all the peo-ple that worked to get thingsback in order, especiallyPublic Works and our emer-gency responders. Theyworked beautifully together.
Also thank you to the pub-lic for your patience, and es-pecially those who haveemailed me with suggestions
on how to do things better inthe future. I appreciate thecooperation our residentshave given us during thistime.
Finally, FEMA represen-tatives have encouraged usto have residents register forindividual assistance. Evenif you are not clear what thedamage is, you should stillregister, because after theperiod ends, you will be outof luck. For instance, if youhad a flood in your basementand you think you cleaned itup, register anyway, even ifyou don’t think you need tomake a claim. You can regis-ter by going to www.townof-durhamct.org.
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The Durham Democratic Women’s Club sold homebaked bread from the booth on the left for more than50 years. The booth to the right was the DemocraticTown Committee Jamaican Patty Booth, now locatedin a new booth on Canfield Lane. Photo by Mary Ryan
Iconic Durham Fair booth closing, new booth on the way
By Ona McLaughlinSpecial to the Town Times
The 2011 Durham Fair willno doubt have many tempt-ing food offerings, but onebooth will be missing. TheDurham DemocraticWomen’s Club HomemadeBread Booth is closing itsdoors after more than 50years.
The Bread Booth was oneof the few remaining fairbooths that produced fromscratch the products it sold.Each year, club membersand friends baked and sold
more than 1,000 loaves ofquick bread and yeast bread,along with coffee cakes,muffins and scones.
The Durham DemocraticWomen’s Club began at atime when many womenwere homemakers who wereregularly asked to bake forschool and church sales. Inthe early days of the booth,club members would callevery woman in town whowas a registered Democrator an unaffiliated voter ask-ing for a donation. There wasa scheduled pick-up daywhen donations were gath-
ered and placed in freezers.The town-wide donationswere supplemented withbread from “quantity bak-ers” whose ingredients werepurchased by the club andwho turned out 100 or moreloaves each.
That system worked formore than 20 years, but town-wide donations waned asmore women worked outsidetheir homes. The club thenwent to group baking — rent-ing the United Churches’kitchen for a week and bak-ing the core product, 750quick breads of 10 or morevarieties. Individual bakersprovided the remainingstock. Among the favoritesthrough the years were sourcream coffee cakes andSwedish almond cakes.
Funds from the bread salewent to local and state cam-paigns, a yearly scholarshipaward to a graduating Cogin-chaug senior, a donation tothe Durham Public Libraryduring Women’s HistoryMonth for adult’s and chil-dren’s books about womenand women’s issues and pub-lishing absentee voter ballotinformation.
The Durham DemocraticParty will be well-represent-ed at the 2011 fair with abrand new booth in a new lo-cation, and the women’s club
is excited to be helping. How-ever, the new fair booth loca-tion doesn’t lend itself to thedisplay and sale of specialtybreads. The club may find away to offer some customerfavorites through other ven-ues, and readers will be in-formed of any sales.
So here’s a gift from theDurham DemocraticWomen’s Club in honor of itslong baking tradition:
Sour CreamCoffee Cake
1/2 cup butter2 cups flour1 cup sugar1 tsp each baking powder,
baking soda2 eggs1/2 tsp salt1 cup sour cream1 tsp vanillaTopping — 1/2 cup
chopped nuts, 1/4 cup sugar,1 tsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350 de-grees. Prepare tube pan.
Cream butter and sugar.Add eggs one at a time. Addvanilla.
Sift flour, baking powder,baking soda and salt.
Add dry ingredients alter-nately with sour cream to but-ter/sugar mixture.
Pour half of batter in pan
and sprinkle with 3/4 of thetopping. Pour remaining bat-ter in pan and sprinkle re-maining topping.
Bake 35 to 45 minutes. Coolin pan for 10 minutes. Turnout on to plate and serve.Durham Fair update
Durham Fair presidentGene Chiappetta said themoving of the departmentsfrom the President’s Hall tothe Llama Barn is going verywell. “The llama buildingwas all cleaned out andscrubbed down and the de-partments are putting up theborrowed shelving we have.Everyone is working reallyhard.”
Marketing coordinatorMichelle LaPointe added,“Everything is going well.The exhibitors that are go-ing down to the Llama Barnare figuring how it’s all go-ing to get set up. The bigthing is how everyone hasbeen cooperative — it’s agreat team effort.”
Due to the amount of wa-ter, the plan is not to useWhite’s Farm for DurhamFair parking but to makemore use of Strickland Farmon Cherry Hill Road in Mid-dlefield.
See page 20 for DurhamFair exhibitor deadlines.
9/11 memorials in our townsThe Middlefield
Fire Company willbe dedicating a me-morial to all whodied on 9/11 thisSunday at noon atthe Middlefield fire-house. The memori-al centerpiece is apiece of steel beamfrom the WorldTrade Center. Allare invited to comefor the dedication.
Photo submitted by FireChief Peter Tyc
In Durham, thetraditional gather-ing on the towngreen will be held at6 p.m. with specialinvitations issuedto fire and medical emergency first responders, veteransand community volunteers, and special music is plannedfor this 10th marking of the terrorist attack on the TwinTowers and the Pentagon and the failed attack on the U.S.Capitol.
In addition, United Churches of Durham will toll theirsteeple bells in the morning at the time that the planes hitthe Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in NYC — firstat 8:46 and then at 9:02 a.m. Residents are asked to observea moment of silence as they hear the bells ring.
All residents of both communities are invited to attendeither or both of these memorial tributes.
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Road named in honor of late officialBy Ona McLaughlin
Special to the Town Times
The Durham section ofState Highway Route 79 willbe dedicated as the DavidLavine Memorial Highwayon Friday, Sept., 9, at 1 p.m.on the Durham Town Green.State Representative MattLesser, who spearheaded thedesignation, will join otherstate and local dignitaries,along with David’s widowGladys Lavine, in the cere-mony honoring the long-serving Democratic StateRepresentative, who died inDecember 2010.
David Lavine won the100th Assembly District seatin 1970 and quickly distin-guished himself by introduc-ing the Inland Wetlands and
Watercourses Act, legislationthat is still in effect today.Named “Environmental Leg-islator of the Year” by hispeers, he ran for re-election in1972 but was defeated in aNixon landslide. Out of office,he used funds from a FordFoundation grant to helptowns implement the new in-land wetlands regulations.
He won back his seat in1976 and three years later be-came chairman of the Ener-gy and Public Utilities Com-mittee. He later became as-sistant majority leader anddeputy speaker of the house.He served Durham and theother 100th District townsfor 18 years until his retire-ment in 1992. After leavingthe Legislature, he workedas director of energy policy
in the State Office of Policyand Management and as vicepresident of energy policy atCentral Connecticut StateUniversity.
A New York City native,David took to small town ru-ral life and loved represent-ing the town’s interests inHartford. He was a fiercecompetitor at chess, tennisand in debate. He loved cook-ing and entertaining at hisformer home on Pisgah Road.David and Gladys moved totheir waterfront home inMiddletown, RI, in 1998,where he joined the Democra-tic Town Committee andserved there as its chairman.
The public is cordially in-vited to the ceremony today,Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. on theDurham Town Green.
Civil War Day on Sept. 24One hundred fifty years
ago, Fort Sumter was lost tothe Confederates on April 14,Joseph Mansfield was pro-moted to brigadier generalin charge of the defenses ofWashington by PresidentLincoln on May 14, Uniontroops were badly defeatedat the first battle of Bull Runon July 21 and ordinary citi-zens volunteered to fight tosave the Union.
Company G of the 14th Reg-iment Connecticut Volunteer
Infantry will bring thatcalamitous year to life as theyencamp in the backyard ofGeneral Mansfield’s home onMain Street in Middletownon Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. The day will fea-ture demonstrations of camplife, including drilling andfirearms demonstrations,cooking and other skills thatkept the soldiers ready forcombat. Participants will beable to interact with the re-enactors, some of whom ap-
peared in the films Glory, Get-tysburg and Gods and Gener-als. Members of Company Galso travel to Gettysburgtwice a year to help maintainmonuments to the 14th CTerected there.
The day’s events will alsofeature the music of the CivilWar era at 11 a.m. performedby Connecticut’s first offi-cial State Troubadour, TomCallinan. Tom has developed
See Civil War, page 20
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Letters to the Editor
Francis valuesyouthinvolvement
As a Coginchaug graduatefrom the class of 2011, I have
had the amazing opportuni-ty to get to know and workalongside (Durham First Se-lectman) Laura Francis forthe past few years.
As a young member of thecommunity, I was not as po-litically-versed and involved
in the town as I would haveliked to have been as a fresh-man and sophomore. Howev-er, after one meeting that theselectpeople from both Mid-dlefield and Durham hadwith my entire class, I sud-denly become more interest-ed in what I could do for thecommunity.
During the informativemeeting, Laura mentionedher goals of starting a com-munity cable access showwith which she wanted theyouth to be involved. Havingan interest in pursuing abroadcast media career, Iimmediately signed myselfup for what is now calledDestination Durham. I at-tended planning meetingsand even got to assist the di-rector when shooting the dif-ferent episodes.
Due to my involvement inthe Durham cable accesschannel, I was able to add itto my résumé and even ex-pand on what exactly I did inmy college application. I amnow currently attendingIona College in pursuit of amass communication majorwith a concentration inbroadcast.
Because I was able to in-teract monthly with Lauraon the show, I learned a lotabout her positive views,loving character and go-getter attitude. Not only
was I able to work with heron Destination Durham, Iwas also able to get to knowher on a personal level. Sheis a dedicated womanwhom I look up to verymuch. Because she pushedthe idea of having youth in-volvement in town activi-ties, I was able to experi-ence my passion on a localtown level. She is alwayspushing for ways to get thecommunity’s youth in-volved, including creatinga youth government group,with which I was also in-volved, through the highschool last school year. Be-cause Laura Francisreached out to me andmany other youth citizensin our town, I believe it hasmade everyone she hasworked with a better per-son for having gotten in-volved in town activities.
Amanda Boyle,Middlefield
Dr. Levyrunning forDurham BOS
I am Dr. Steve Levy. Ilived in Durham for 29 yearsand returned after a brief re-location to the Midwest. Ihave served the town in vol-unteer roles as a member,line officer, and for 10 years
as chief of the Volunteer FireCompany and as director ofEmergency Management.Many of you also know me asDoc Levy, the veterinarianwho cared for so many ofyour family’s pets.
I am seeking a seat on theBoard of Selectmen so that Imay continue my long com-mitment of service to ourcommunity. Durham needsa comprehensive plan to ad-dress the facility issues ofour Ambulance Corps, FireCompany and Public Worksfacilities. The collapse ofthe town salt shed forced usto react with a quick fix tocorrect a problem that wasnot addressed until it was acrisis.
I want to be part of a boardthat will plan for major ex-penditures in a fiscally re-sponsible fashion. Majorcapital projects require a re-sponsible approach, ad-vanced planning and an ef-fort to minimize the finan-cial impact on each taxpay-ing family. Please feel free tocontact me [email protected]. Iask for your vote on electionday this November.
Steve A. Levy, VMD,
Durham
See more letters, page 21
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Goodbye, Chuck, and hello new school yearHoly moly, did that go by fast or what? The
summer, that is! The last day of school for the2010-11 school year was pushed back a few daysbecause of all the snow we had last winter, and itfelt like summer just wouldn’t start for thosepoor kids. Then the first day of the 2011-12 schoolyear was pushed back because of the hurricane,but now that that’s all taken care of, here we area few days into a new school year.
What do I care? I’m three years out of collegeand my summers don’t begin with the end of oneschool year and end with the start of another.But then again, they kind of do. Our internalclocks line up with those of school children oncewe start seeing kids with fresh clothes and hair-cuts and backpacks stuffed to the brim standingin their driveways waiting for the school bus. Ithappens to all of us — we get an internal jolt thatwe should be scrambling to finish the last as-signment and throwing together a brown baglunch — but then we relax and realize we don’thave to catch the bus anymore.
Someone who is headed off to school — BostonUniversity to study marketing — is our good palChuck Corley. Chuck was a freelance writer for
the Town Times for six years, and in his words,he was the one who covered “the exciting news”— Planning & Zoning, Board of Finance, InlandWetlands, Conservation Commission, ZoningBoard of Appeals and Board of Selectmen.Chuck took care of all the news that was going onat the meetings, and we think he did a dang goodjob of keeping up on it, reporting accurately andmaking us here at Town Times — and in town —are happy.
Durham First Selectman Laura Francis said:“I would like an opportunity to thank (Chuck)for his service. I believe that Chuck always cov-ered the town of Durham very fairly, accuratelyand always had a good understanding of the sub-ject matter at hand. I wish him the very best inhis educational pursuits.”
Middlefield First Selectman Jon Brayshawsaid: “Chuck was a quality reporter that repre-sented the community well.” The Board of Se-lectmen recognized Chuck with a letter thank-ing him for his service.
Goodbye, Chuck; hello new school year!Stephanie Wilcox, editor
Friday, September 9, 2011 Town Times Columns 9
Much work to be doneWe all expect ma-
jor power outageswhen huge stormshit. Despite monu-mental efforts bystate and local work-ers, volunteers andline crews, I am con-cerned about thelength of time it hastaken to restore pow-er, phone, cable andinternet service tomany area residents.
I serve on the Con-necticut legislature’sEnergy and Technolo-gy Committee. Short-ly after the storm, Iwrote to the Housechairwoman of thecommittee respectfully requestingthat we convene hearings on utilitiesand their responses to Irene.
Many important questions need tobe answered.
Do we have enough line crews onhand to restore service? Since Hurri-cane Gloria in 1985, CL&P has re-duced the number of its line crews by10 percent, even as Connecticut’spopulation has grown by 15 percent.
Could coordination with state andlocal agencies have been better?Many Durham and Middlefield resi-dents get their home telephone serv-ice through Comcast, which is large-ly unregulated. That means servicerestoration may take longer thanwith a traditional phone company.Do our regulations reflect today’stelecom reality?
After Irene, legislators and thestate’s Department of Energy andEnvironmental Protection will need
to look closely at theentire system. Whichregulations workwell for customersand businesses?Which need to bestronger? Are any ob-solete?
Meanwhile, theConnecticut Insur-ance Department sug-gests some importantsteps that you shouldtake if your propertywas damaged duringthe storm.
-If you have not al-ready done so, maketemporary repairs orarrange for a quali-fied professional to
do so. Take photos of the damage andremove personal property if yourhome cannot be secured. Do not dis-pose of property until an insuranceadjuster has reviewed it for yourclaim. Many policies include reim-bursement for storage costs incurreduntil your home is repaired.
-Whether you make the repairs orhire someone, save the receipts foryour claim.
-If you needed other lodging at anypoint, keep records of expenses andall receipts. Homeowners andrenter’s insurance generally providelimited coverage for expenses like:meals, rent, utility installation andtransportation.
-Most insurance companies have atime requirement for filing a claim.The process will go faster if you canlocate a copy of your policy and
Transition againWe are looking to
have a terrific open-ing to the school year,hoping that Irene be-comes a memory.
As always, schoolpersonnel have spentparts or all of theirsummer planning andanticipating excitingand diverse learning opportunitiesfor students.
Anticipation is an operative con-cept here. Anticipation is usually anindication that some kind of transi-tion or change is about to happen.Changes, even when they are good orexpected, bring stress.
The change from our summerschedules to the routine of school isone of those predictable transitions.It brings all kinds of different feel-ings with it. One of the most commonis anxiety. Ask any educator, and,though they may be loathe to admitit, whether a first year teacher or aveteran, they don’t sleep well thenight before the children arrive.
Our students, regardless of age, ex-perience the same measure of stressor anxiety around the beginning ofthe school year as school staff mem-bers do. There are some years whenit may be more pronounced than oth-ers, and that varies depending on thechild. Starting preschool, kinder-garten, middle school, high school,college or just the new year can bringup anxieties. Worrying about aca-demic performance, making friends,clothing and teachers are but a few ofthe issues on students’ minds.
It’s not just the students. Parentsstruggle at times, too. It could be thechange of routine, a new day care,sending a firstborn or “the baby” offto kindergarten or to college. At
school, the educatorsare acutely aware ofthese transitions andchanges. We workhard to reduce thestresses associatedwith them.
It’s helpful to un-derstand that much ofthe stress or anxiety
that kids (and parents) feel can be anormal part of experiencing transi-tions in life. Acknowledging the nor-malcy of it and expressing confi-dence in your child’s ability toprogress through the transition go along way in helping them gain theconfidence to approach the immedi-ate change and other transitions tocome. Each time a child negotiatesanxiety and the subsequent anxiety-producing event, they gain confi-dence and skill in dealing with simi-lar situations. Some measure of anx-iety goes with life, and gaining cop-ing skills can begin early. If yourchild expresses significant concernabout the start of school, it can beproductive to help them brainstormcoping strategies and walk themthrough the use of them. When thefirst days are over and a new routinehas become old hat, it can boost theirconfidence to know you’re proud oftheir accomplishment and their abil-ity to face challenges.
Please let us know if your childor your family is experiencing tran-sition stress beyond what feels ap-propriate to you. Please trust yourjudgment. We can help at school,and we can work together with youto ease and minimize the impact onyour child. We have a variety ofstrategies and a wealth of collectiveexperience, and we are but a phonecall away. Top natural disaster movies
Born in Massachu-setts and raising myfamily in Connecti-cut, I am a New Eng-lander through andthrough. Like most ofus who live on theEast Coast, I enjoy the change of sea-sons: the majestic rainbow of leavesin the fall, the white serenity of awinter’s snow, the vibrant pop oftulips in the spring and thesparkling fun of beaches in the sum-mer. Weather changes are our breadand butter.
I lived through the blizzard of ‘78,though I was too young to rememberany details. I remember the anxietythat came with Hurricanes Gloria(1985) and Bob (1991). When I was incollege, a tornado swept through myroommate’s hometown of Great Bar-
rington, MA (1995).During medicalschool, an earth-quake hit upstateNew York and rever-berated through theBerkshires where I
was doing my surgical rotation. Iwas literally shaken out of bed thatmorning.
This year, New England has takenall of that and more. We’ve bravedthe worst snowfall in Connecticuthistory, dealt with the wrath of tor-nadoes in Massachusetts and evenfelt an earthquake surging up anddown the coast. Add to that Hurri-cane Irene sucker-punching us withelectrical outages for days on end,and I can’t help but wonder what in
Here are the statsfor Middlefield forthe month of August:
426 total calls forservice
Four accidentsNo DWI arrestsSix criminal investigations91 infractions issued20 warnings issuedWe also want to remind people to
lock their vehicles, both at night andduring the day. There has been an in-crease in thefts from vehicles. Not
specifically in Mid-dlefield, but Durhamand Killingworthhave gotten hit. Mostof the time, it is notjust one vehicle, butrather all of the vehi-
cles down a specific street. We rarelysee vehicle windows smashed togain entry into the vehicle. The sus-pects don’t seem to want to put forththat kind of effort as it may draw at-tention. They take valuables such asGPS units, Ipods, loose change, etc.
State Rep. Matt Lesser
From TheState Captiol
Tanya Feke
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Trooper Talk
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A View FromDistrict 13
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home inventory.-If your car was damaged
while in your garage/car-port, it is covered by your au-tomobile policy — not yourhomeowners’ policy. If youare insured by two separatecompanies for home andauto, you must file a claimwith both companies.
-Beware of scams! Fraudu-lent individuals often takeadvantage of the chaos fol-lowing a disaster. Checkwith the state Department ofConsumer Protection tomake sure contractors areproperly licensed and/or reg-istered, and get referencesbefore hiring a contractor tomake repairs. Always insiston a written estimate beforerepairs begin, and do not signany contracts before the ad-
juster has examined thedamage.
-Do not pay a contractorthe full amount up front orsign over your insurance set-tlement payment. A contrac-tor should expect to be paid apercentage when the con-tract is signed and the re-mainder when the work iscompleted.
-If the contractor findshidden damage that was notdiscovered in the original as-sessment by the adjuster,contact your insurance com-pany to resolve the differ-ence.
If your property was dam-aged during Hurricane Ireneand you still have questionsor concerns, please contactthe state Insurance Depart-ment for assistance atwww.ct.gov/cid or call at 1-800-203-3447.
You can always reach medirectly at 860-344-1230 or [email protected].
Work(Continued from page 9)
Web updateOur most recent poll question asked, “How long did you
go without power after Hurricane Irene?” By press timeWednesday, 47 people had responded. The results are:
Less than 24 hours: 11% 1-2 days: 11% 3-4 days: 38% 5-6 days: 19% A week or more: 4% I did not lose power: 17%
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Movie (From page 9)
the world is going on in NewEngland these past eightmonths. I sure hope it’s notAn Inconvenient Truth.
In honor of 2011’s weathermayhem, here is a list of thetop movies featuring naturaldisasters. Feel free to join thefun by listing your favoritenatural disaster movies onmy blog,www.tanyafeke.com.
1. Wizard of Oz (1939) (inhonor of the tornado). Some ofyou may have favored Twisterfor this category, but outsideof the tornadoes themselvesand the flying cows, Twisterheld very little in the way ofanything resembling a story-line, unlike the classic Wizardof Oz. When Dorothy travelsto the land of Oz, she quicklylearns what we all learn intimes of great strife: “there’sno place like home.”
2. The Perfect Storm (2000)(in honor of thehurricane/tropical storm).Based on a true story, whatNew Englander wouldn’t rev-el in the “r”-less Boston-esqueaccents of Mark Wahlbergand George Clooney? Acade-my voters agreed with twonominations. Full of angstand anticipation, The PerfectStorm delivers wave afterwave of sheer terror.
3. Dante’s Peak (1997) (inhonor of the volcano). I can’tthink of many folks whowould want to become career
volcanologists, but JamesBond does so with fervor.When Pierce Brosnan tries towarn the city of Dante’s Peakthat their seemingly dormantvolcano is about to erupt, citydevelopers resist warning thelocal inhabitants. After all,capitalism rules, and this isthe second-best place to live inAmerica...or was.
4. Earthquake (1974) (inhonor of the earthquake).Known for his turn at melo-drama, Charlton Heston nev-er chewed on so much scenery— or rather, had it try to chewhim up! The 1970s ran ram-pant with disaster movies,and this was no exception. Aspecial effects-laden specta-cle, not all that bad for itstime, this is the only majorearthquake movie I can comeup with!
5. Deep Impact (1998) (inhonor of the comet/meteorstrike). If only 800 peoplecould survive a cataclysmicevent, who would you save?While the ethical dilemma istitillating, we may not want tothink too much about the pos-sibility of this one. In Deep Im-pact, a meteor strikes earth,and a tidal wave swells upthat wipes out the East Coastin one fell swoop. Uh-oh...
As we approach 2012, let’scross our fingers we won’t ex-perience anything likeRoland Emmerich’s disastermovie of all disaster movies,sprinkling a bit of all of theabove into one hair-raising
cause we changed the busstops.”
Viccaro said she is lookingat this new school year “as Ialways do — that it’s “goingto be great year.” With excit-ing things ahead, new work,new administrators and anew business manager to beannounced soon, there are alot of positive things on theagenda.
And there are “certainlylots of smiling faces and lotsof good learning,” Viccarofinished.
Next door from Central Of-fice, Coginchaug is off to agood start and the generalconsensus is that it’s great tobe back, according to princi-pal Andre Hauser. Perhapsone of the more excitingthings being talked about isthe new track and field that’sall abuzz. For those who wantto check out the new athleticfacility, stop by any of thefirst home meets of the year:
Girls’ Soccer — 3:45 p.m.on Sept. 13.
Boys’ Soccer — 3:45 p.m.on Sept. 14.
Volleyball (this is actually in-doors) — 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 15.
Football — 1 p.m. on Sept. 17.Cross Country Run to the Sun
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By N. Summer LerchMiddlefield Lions president
Hurricane Irene was in itslast throes when the call came
from First Selectman JonBrayshaw on Sunday after-noon. “We need help. Manyresidents are reporting theirpower is down. Middlefield,Rockfall and Durham havebeen hit hard. Can the LionsClub of Middlefield do some-thing, maybe open the pavil-ion at Peckham Park for peo-ple and provide some mealsfor our residents?”
With that call, past presi-dent Trey Spencer sprang
into action. He called aroundto see who was available onshort notice; he organized abuying party, and then metwith Lion’s president Sum-mer Lerch and Middlefield’sPark and Rec director (and
fellow Lion) Chris Hurlbertat the pavilion. Much toeveryone’s surprise, thepavilion had power! “Gameon!” Trey said.
Chris added, “This is ex-actly the kind of activity thisPavilion and Peckham Parkare so wonderful for,” and,with that, handed over to theLions Club $300 in seed mon-ey to help feed any and allresidents without power. Heexplained, “This is from our
budget. Itis good tobe able tohave animpact onthe wholet o w n .That iswhat weare al-w a y sabout.”
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tified. Terry Parmelee andBrayshaw activated theemergency services net-work. Over 350 meals wereprovided in those first threedays, with lunch/dinner onMonday after the storm, anddinners on Tuesday andWednesday. Many Lionsparticipated: Trey, MarkGribko, Judy Didato, BobVeeley, Jean Gay, Jay Dalo,Melissa Kowal, Marc D’Am-ato, Mary Roberts and Sum-mer Lerch, to name a few.Old Home Days parade chairCarrie Anderson cookedlunches on Monday. “Firstlady” Gwen Brayshawbrought in baked goods eachnight. Lyman Orchards do-nated a box of apples and 45pies. People brought in half-frozen items as freezers be-gan to warm. These werecooked and served. ATT
workers were grateful for therations. Residents took timeto talk and enjoy their mealswith family and friends. Newrelationships were forged.
People weretaken care of,producing afeeling ofb e n e v o l e n c eand tranquili-ty during anu n c e r t a i ntime.
We will nev-er forget Hur-ricane Irene. Asmall part ofthat memory islikely to behow we allcame togetherto help eachother. It is ablessing to live
here and be able to serve as amember of the Lions Club ofMiddlefield.
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From left, Gwen Brayshaw, Jay Dalo, BobVeeley, Trey Spencer, Mary Roberts andMark D’Amato preparing food in thepavilion.
Lions (From page 13) Durham Government Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the
Durham Library. Check the town website at www.townof-durhamct.org for updates.)Monday, September 12
7 p.m. — Board of Selectmen in Town Hall third floormeeting room
7 p.m. — Fire Department Trustees at 41 Main St.7:30 p.m. — Clean Energy Task Force
7:30 p.m. — Inland Wetlands8 p.m. — Historic District Commission
Tuesday, September 137:30 p.m. — Library Board of Trustees7:30 p.m. — Conservation Commission
8 p.m. — Volunteer Fire Companyat the Volunteer firehouse
Wednesday, September 147:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Lyman School
Thursday, September 151:30 p.m. — Senior Citizen Boardat the Durham Activity Center
7 p.m. — Compensation Review/Personnel Policy Boardat Town Hall
7 p.m. — DMIAAB
Flu shot clinicsMiddlesex Hospital Home-
care has announced thatthere will be two flu vaccina-tion clinics in Durham onSept. 21 from 9 a.m. to noonand on Oct. 13 from 2:30 to7:30 p.m. at the Durham Ac-tivity Center on Main Streetabove Carolyn Adams. Allare welcome.
Spirit ofAmerica Tribute
On Wednesday, Nov. 9,Durham 60+ Travel will besponsoring a trip to TheGrand Oak Villa for a “Spiritof America Tribute,” whichwill feature “The SingingPoliceman” and the JesseLynch Trio. Daniel Ro-driguez is a New York Citypoliceman and is scheduledto appear with BarbaraStreisand and Bette Midleron CBS. A family-style mealwill be served, which in-cludes salad, pasta, chickenmarsala, sliced pork loin, po-tato, vegetables and dessert.We will leave the UnitedChurches Parking lot at10:30 a.m. For further infor-
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Let’s celebrate our constitution...right here in townBy Judy Moeckel
Special to the Town Times
Constitution Week is near-ly upon us! Yes, Sept. 17-23 isthe week Congress has desig-nated this year for citizens tolearn about and celebrate theU.S. Constitution, that suc-cinct document that under-pins our government struc-ture and operation.
Before the signing of theConstitution, our fledglingnation operated under theArticles of Confederation,which reflected the desire of
the 13 originalstates to come to-gether in a union,while maintain-ing their autono-my. The Articlesdid not work verywell, however, be-cause there wasno central author-ity to address is-sues that affectedall the people ofthe new nation.Fearing the cre-ation of a new monarchy,the states had hobbled
themselves. Something hadto be done.
After years struggling as a“confederation,” representa-tives from 12 of the 13 states(Rhode Island refused to senda representative) gathered inMay 1787 in Philadelphia
with the goal of de-veloping some-thing that wouldwork better. Aftermuch debate overseveral months, thenew Constitutionwas signed on Sept.17, 1787. Among thesigners were twor e p r e s e n t a t i v e sfrom Connecticut:Roger Shermanand WilliamSamuel Johnson.
The Preamble to the Con-stitution is (hopefully) famil-iar to us (or at least itshould be):
“We the People of the Unit-ed States, in order to form amore perfect Union, estab-lish Justice, insure domesticTranquility, provide for thecommon defence, promotethe general welfare, and se-cure the Blessings of Libertyto ourselves and our Posteri-ty, do ordain and establish
this Constitution for theUnited States of America.”
This is what the signersenvisioned as the role of ourgovernment — no more, noless.
Constitution Week wasinitiated by the Daughters ofthe American Revolution, apatriotic organization thatencourages education andhistoric preservation in com-munities across America.Building on what was called“I am an American Day,”which was established in1940, the DAR successfullypetitioned President Eisen-hower to proclaim the firstConstitution Day (Sept. 17)and Constitution Week in1955.
The Wadsworth Chapterof the DAR is working witharea libraries to spread theword about the importanceof our Constitution. The LeviE. Coe Library in Middlefieldhas put up book displays andhas activity sheets, includ-ing coloring pages, foryounger readers. VickiBerry, of Coe’s children’s de-partment, agrees that know-ing American history andour rights and responsibili-ties as U.S. citizens is veryimportant.
She says, “This is crucialto making adult decisions,and to being active partici-pants. The fact that we get tovote is huge. When my son
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Cooper was in the fifth gradeat Memorial, he had an as-signment: How does the Cos-titution apply to school andeveryday life, and what doesthis mean to you? We had awonderful conversationabout this over breakfast.My daughter Marissa, who isin high school, loves Ameri-can history, too.”
Susan Brown, director ofAdult Ser-vices at Coe,says that itwas interest-ing to put theConstitutionbook displaytogether.
“You learnabout it inschool but forget all the factsand figures. This brings it allback — it’s the people behindit that matter.”
At the Durham Public Li-brary, Cindy Shirshac hasassembled a beautiful dis-play in the hallway’s glasscases, as well as a book dis-play.
“Reading the Preamblebrings to mind the history,how the framers of the Con-stitution got together duringthe hot summer of 1787 towork on it,” she says. Shir-shac urges people to visit,take out books and learn.
“It’s the supreme law of theland. If it’s not covered there[in the Constitution], it’s upto the states.”
“Our Constitution is anamazing document that haswithstood the test of time,”says Ellen Halstedt, Regentof the Wadsworth Chapter ofthe DAR. “To quote fromWilliam Tyler Page’s Ameri-can Creed: ‘I believe in theUnited States of America as agovernment of the people, bythe people, for the people,whose just powers are de-rived from the consent of the
governed…es-tablished uponthose princi-ples of free-dom, equality,justice and hu-manity forwhich Ameri-can patriotss a c r i f i c e d
their lives and fortunes.’”According to Halstedt,
“Our Constitution providesthe framework for self-gov-ernment and ensures that in-dividuals have the right tolive free under their owngovernance. It is a living doc-ument that can be changed tomeet the needs of the timesand the people, hence our 27Constitutional amend-ments.”
In the words of our firstPresident, George Washing-ton, “The Constitution is theguide which I never willabandon.”
Constitution(Continued from page 14)
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Summer reading thankyou! A special thanks to ourparticipating merchants forour successful summer read-ing program. Thanks to Ama-to’s Toy Store, Carmine’sPizzeria, Carolyn AdamsCountry Barn, Destinta The-atres, The Durham Market,The Durham Pharmacy,Herzig Tree Farm, HollyLocks, Indian Springs GolfClub, Kim’s Cottage Confec-tions, Larkin’s Run, Lino’sMarket, Lyman Orchards,Micheli Unisex Salon, Perkon Main, Reeds Collectibles,Split Endz Hair Salon,Starlight Farms and Subwayof Middletown. A specialthank you to the DurhamPublic Library PALS! 401children read 5,430 books, 81young adults read 314 booksand 140 adults read 345 books.
Art Display: Durhamartist Angela Campo-Pelleti-
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Mystery Book Discus-sion: The Mystery Book Clubwill meet on Tuesday, Sept. 20,at 7:30 p.m. when Clue for thePuzzle Lady by Parnell Hallwill be discussed. All are wel-come. Copies of the book areavailable at the library.
Story Times: Sessionsstart Oct. 3 and end Dec. 21.Registration began Sept. 2for Durham residents andbegins Sept. 9 for non-resi-dents. Register in person orby phone at 860 349-9544.
Mother Goose Time: Forchildren ages 18-30 months.An active 20 minutes of songs,finger plays and reading witha parent or caregiver. Siblingsmay attend. Session schedule:Mondays at 10:15 or 11 a.m.
Time for Tots: For chil-dren ages 2.5 to 3.5 years.Participants will sit withparents/caregivers to listento great stories, songs andfingers plays and then par-ticipate in a related craft forthis 30-minute story time.Siblings may attend. Sessionschedule: Wednesdays at10:15 or 11 a.m.
Preschool Time: For chil-dren ages 3.5 to 5 years. En-chanting stories, songs, andfinger plays and a relatedcraft at this 45-minute inde-pendent story time will mes-
merize participants. Siblingsmay not attend. Sessionschedule: Tuesdays at 10:15a.m. or 1:30 p.m.
Kids Book Club —Evening Adventures: Chil-dren in grades 1-3. Five-weeksession begins in October; reg-istration begins in September.
Levi Coe LibraryHours: The library is
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I don’t think there’s anyoneon the planet who is moreafraid of snakes (I can barelywrite the word without faint-ing) than I am. I can’t evenwatch them on TV. And al-though my yard looks like anature preserve, with wildthings growing every whichway, and I know that givesthem all sorts of hiding places,I have — or so I thought —made a deal with them. Wecould co-exist peacefully aslong as we never had to layeyes on each other. I wouldtake the day shift and theywould take the night shift, andnever the twain shall meet.And then someone broke thetreaty!
I was sitting at my comput-er one recent morning when Isaw out of the corner of myeye that my cat, Shamus, whowas right next to me, hadsomething in his mouth, andhe was dragging it to the cen-ter of the room. He lookedlike he was on one end of ataffy pull. Assuming it was a
piece of yarn, I swiveledaround in my chair to take itfrom him, lest he swallow it.When what to my wonderingeyes should appear — asnake! Yes, he had a snake inhis mouth. It was black andmaybe 6-8 inches long, and Iknow there will be many ofyou out there who will beshaking your heads and won-dering what the big deal is.Black snakes won’t hurt you,you will say. They’re ourfriends, you will tell me, andyou will impart these wordswithout so much as an ounceof sympathy.
Others, I know, are reach-ing for the vapors as theyread this, and it is you kin-dred souls to whom I speak. Iscreamed at the top of mylungs, horrible screams thatshowed no signs of stopping,and lunged out of my chair,legs and arms askew, knock-ing it over in the process. Iscared Shamus so much thathe dropped his prey, atwhich point I promptly gothim, my other cat and myselfout of there, closed the doorto the room and stuffed tow-
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Then I called everyone Iknew in an attempt to findsomeone who was as horri-fied as I was. One friend toldme that I was hyperventilat-ing, and I should look for thenearest paper bag. I finallycalled my neighbor, whosearched the room thorough-ly and found no trace of thebeast. We figured it got in(and, hopefully, out again)through a space between thedoor (which leads from theroom into the backyard) andthe door jamb. Cardboardand duct tape to the rescue!
For days I was afraid to gointo that room. I watchedevery step I took, and Ipeered around every corner.When I sat at my computer,my head would spin 360 de-grees around (no small feat,but I was not about to let any-thing sneak up on me again).I was finally able to relaxwhen I saw that my two in-door cats were relaxed. I nowrealized that they had beengiving me signals for days.They wouldn’t leave thatroom, and Shamus, the avidhunter, was spending nights
in the closet, in an attempt tocatch the intruder. I had no-ticed their unusual behav-ior, but I thought they werewaiting for a mouse to makean appearance, which occa-sionally happens. (I’m muchcalmer with them.) The ces-sation of their constant vigilmeant that nothing foreignwas in here.
I’m not alone in this matterof receiving unwelcomeguests. Paul Magnotta, ofDurham, is the former ownerofRaccoonsPlusandaformerinstructor for the Connecti-cut Nuisance Wildlife Con-trol Operators Association,and he spent 19 years getting
all sorts of critters out of peo-ple’s abodes.
“What’s normal haschanged,” he explains. “Forinstance, raccoons usuallygive birth in the woods, butyou get that one that breaksthe pattern and has her litterin a woodshed or a fireplaceor an attic vent or a garage.She’s looking for some placesafe. People often don’t usetheir fireplaces, and theydon’t go out to the woodshedtoo much in the winter. Ani-mals are like people — theystickwithwhattheyknow.Sothe babies grow up, and theylook for similar conditions.They, too, will search for thatwoodshed or attic in which tohavetheirlitter,andsothecy-cle repeats itself.
“I used to get a lot of callsin September and Octoberfrom people along the shore-line. People come from out-of-state for the summer, andthey feed the raccoons, whomust then forage for foodwhen they leave. So you seethem getting into people’shouses, through cat doors or
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On a bright sunny day af-ter the big storm, Lyman Or-chards held its 12th annualcorn maze opening day onSaturday, Aug. 25. This year,the theme honors those whohave served in the military.The corn maze entrance wasdecked out in red, white andblue bunting, ribbons andballoons.
The honor of cutting theribbon was given to formerU.S. Army Ranger CaptainJoseph DeRing. DeRing re-ceived the Meritorious Ser-vice Award for service inAfghanistan as well as theU.S. Army Bronze Star forservice in Iraq. He is part-owner of Empower Leader-ship Sports and AdventureCenter in Middletown.“When they asked me tospeak, given the theme, I didnot hesitate. I was happy todo it. I come here every yearwith my family; we love it.”DeRing stated.
Then the ribbon-cuttingceremony was completed,and the maze was open andready for explorers. LeeGreenwood’s song “GodBless the U.S.A.” rang out asfolks entered the maze ready
to meander their waythrough.
John Lyman III said, “Ifeel fortunate that we sur-vived the high winds. Nor-mally there are two weeks ofpreparation before the open-ing, but this year there wasonly about a week; the staffdid a great job.” The amountof people who attended theopening ceremony was lessthis year. Lyman believesfamilies are just gettingthings back to normal afterthe storm.
Once the season progress-es and things are back to nor-mal, he believes more andmore people will come out toenjoy the maze. “This year’smaze is one of the best interms of thickness andheight of the corn. There aresome tough areas where peo-ple are going to get confused;it’s great.”
John Lyman III kicks off the opening ofthe corn maze with a speech in front of
onlookers. Below left, a computer im-age depicts the aerial view of the maze.
Photos by Cheri Kelley
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open garage doors, or maybethey’ll break the screens.
“To keep wildlife out, a lotof people take down theirtrees, but that won’t work.They’ll still get into the house,maybe through the gutter, andsquirrels can runalong the wiresleading to thehouse. What youneed to do is makesure the accessdoors to yourcrawl space areclosed and locked,and make surethat all vents are properlyscreened. Don’t leave food andstanding water outside; stand-ing water brings in insects,which are a food source forthings like bats, and bird feed-ers draw in a lot more thanbirds. Make sure your trashcans are covered.
“Overgrown vegetationdraws insects, which are afood source for a lot of thesecritters. Keep vegetation afoot or two away from yourhouse so that the sun can dry
out the area around the foun-dation. Moisture draws in-sects, and then the mice eatthe insects and the larger an-imals eat the mice, and youget a food chain developingaround your house. Youhave to break the food chain.Vegetation close to the houseprovides wildlife with every-
thing they need— food, waterand shelter.(Neighbors canexpect to wakeup to the soundof my weedwhacker forsome time tocome.)
“And learn to read yourpets. If your dog is staring atthe wall, pay attention. Theremay be a raccoon or a squir-rel or a mouse close by.”
Magnotta told me that myreptilian guest was on a foodtrail, probably following amouse or an insect, and thatit was probably a one-timeevent. Yes, a one-time event!I could have hugged the man.
Cathy Grasso, the co-ownerof The Seasonal Shop, a garden
shop in Durham, had a similarexperience to mine, but shehandled it with much moreaplomb. One day two yearsago, when she was reaching be-hind the counter for some-thing, she saw “an adult gartersnake, about three feet long,with black and yellow linesrunning down the length of itsbody, about one foot from me.Garter snakes are timid andnice and usually run away.When he saw me, he slitheredaway.” Her reaction was moresubdued than mine. “Oh my”was all that escaped her lips.Says Grasso, “I’m not phobicabout snakes, but I would nev-er pick one up. But it was allfine. He never came back.”
I’m hoping mine doesn’tcome back, either. I’m hopinghe’s advising all his buddies tonever enter this house be-cause, should they be so fool-ish, they will be greeted bytwo cats, one of whom willthrow them around likethey’re a rag doll, and a hys-terical woman who will notstop screaming.
Uh-oh. Shamus, why areyou looking at the closet?
Shamus the cat
Critters (From page 16) ‘Oh, the places you’llgo…’ CRHS Class of 2011
As September begins, it isoften a time that we look for-ward to what is to come. TheCoginchaug (CRHS) gradu-ates of 2011 are on their way— some to serve our nationin the military, some wentstraight into the work forceand others to higher educa-tion. Following in approxi-mate alphabetical order arethe 2011 CRHS graduates’plans:
Darryl Abbott, Universityof Maine; Kaylie Adams,Central CT State University;Sean Aivano, MiddlesexCommunity-Technical Col-lege (MxCC); Kelsie Annelli,MxCC; Kyle Backus, Univer-sity of Massachusetts.
Alec Bandzes, FairfieldUniversity; David Bedding,Lafayette College; Paul Ben-junas, Southern CT StateUniversity; Jennifer Benson,University of Connecticut;Stephen Bethel, WentworthInstitute of Technology.
Liam Bialobrzeski, Gouch-er College; Kelsey Bogen, East-ern CT State University;Amanda Boyle, Iona College,Jocelyn Brown, MxCC; Cassi-die Cade, Bentley University.
Alana Carle, undecided;Tyler Cassidy, University ofNew Haven; Kaitlynn Chabot,Southern CT State University,Jonathan Champagne, West-ern New England University;Nicholas Chester, LyndonState College.
Jessamin Cipollina, PaceUniversity; Erik Cole, other;James Crompton, MxCC;Stacey Cummings, MxCC;Josef Danczuk, University ofMaryland.
Stefon Danczuk, EasternCT State University; Ed-mund Daniels, Eastern CTState University; MichaelDeLuca, Porter and ChesterInstitute; Taylor DelVecchio,Villanova University; CoteDeRota, MxCC.
Gretchen Donovan,Springfield College; MallorieDorflinger, Southern CTState University; KellyDorsey, The American Musi-cal and Dramatic Academy;Carleen Doyle, LIM College;Timothy Dumas, MxCC.
Parker Dumont, SouthernCT State University; KelliDupre, UConn; Hannah El-liot, Keene State College;Zachary Faiella, Salve Regi-na University; Zhining Fang,Northeastern University.
John Faucher, undecided;Maura Fehon, UConn; MollyFerrari, Sacred Heart Uni-versity; Hannah Fowler, Uni-versity of Vermont; AmberGanaros, Dean College.
Jamie Garuti, BrandeisUniversity; Julia Giancola,Roger Williams University;Zachary Gilbert, MxCC;Melanie Glen, Southern CTState University; Julia Goss-ner, Northeastern University.
Hannah Goulis, Keene StateCollege; Conor Grady, Pur-chase College; Raymond Gra-ham, UConn at Avery Point;Roe Granger, The GeorgeWashington University;Jayson Gribko, Military.
Benjamin Hamilton,UConn; Laura Hargreaves,Saint Anselm College; Lind-say Heidel, MxCC; Timothy
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Ian Kopcik, Central CTState University; RobertLane, University of Rhode Is-land; Michael Leaver,MxCC; Alicia Listano,UConn; Marcial Little, Gate-way Community College.
Elbridge Luther, IthacaCollege; Zachary Machnik,Military; Jessie Maniscalo,Springfield College; LoraManley, Boston College; An-drew Markoski, Keene StateCollege.
Gaylynn Marquez, MxCC;Taylor Maus, University ofNew Hampshire; JeremyMink, Wentworth Institute ofTechnology; Jason Monnes,UConn; Aleksandr Morin, Sa-cred Heart University.
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Elise Pasquale, MxCC; Ju-lian Pasquale, MxCC; ArelsPatushi, Manchester Com-munity College; LindsayPeeler, Brio Academy of Cos-metology; Jack Piquol, Cen-tral CT State University.
Patricia Pisani, MxCC; Ju-liane Prusinski, Southern CTState University; StephanQuinn, Wentworth Institute ofTechnology; Eric Reilly,Nichols College; TresaRoberts, Stetson University.
James Roether, LincolnTechnical Institute; JenniferRoth, University of NewHaven; Thomas Ryan, Bent-ley University; KaylynnSambor, career education;Elizabeth Sansevero, MxCC.
Megan Schatzman, SuffolkUniversity; Ryan Scherer,Sacred Heart University;Brooke Sheridan, UConn;Tyler Sibley, UConn; RyanSirois, Bryant University.
Randy Slavinski, commu-nity college; William Smigel,work force; Amy Solomon,Quinnipiac University; Emi-ly Spence, Northeastern Uni-
versity; Eric St. Amand, Uni-versity of New Haven.
Jocelyn St. Pierre, SalveRegina University; Gina Strat-mann, UConn; Nathaniel Szy-manski, Western New Eng-land University (WNEU);Nicole Timbro, PlymouthState University; Mark Vana-man, WNEU.
Carrie Walden, work force;Brandien Walker, MxCC;David Wheeler, Springfield Col-lege; Caitlin Wickham, CentralCT State University; HenryWillis, Boston College.
Places (From page 18) Food donations neededThe Amazing Grace Food Pantry is out of food! Many
families rely on the generosity of the community to putfood on their table. Please join the Core Club in a missionto stock the shelves. The Club has a donation box set up attheir location, 350 Main St. in Durham. Items needed:peanut butter and jelly, canned tuna and chicken, pasta,sauce, soups — any nonperishable item. Call 860-349-9100.
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from 8 a.m. to noon at 600 Highland Ave. in Middletown.Coffee and baked goods will be available. Call 860-347-3315.
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At 1 p.m., Dean Nelson willpresent his program, “Con-necticut Yankees: Likeness-es from the Rebellion.” Deanis the administrator for theMuseum of Connecticut His-tory in the State Library inHartford and is now curatingan exhibit titled “Connecti-cut for the Union” with a vastarray of Connecticut materi-als drawn from major publicand private collections. His
presentation will featuremany images drawn fromthis exhibit and, in hiswords, “tons of the best CTCW pictures and accompany-ing sound bytes.”
Admission is $5 with chil-dren under 12 free. In theevent of heavy rain, the en-campment will be canceled,but the concert and talk willbe held. The Mansfield House,the headquarters of the Mid-dlesex County Historical Soci-ety, is located at 151 Main St.in Middletown, and is handi-capped-accessible. The ex-hibits, “Hard & StirringTimes: Middletown and theCivil War” and “Within TheseWalls: One House, One Fami-ly, Two Centuries,” will beopen for viewing. For furtherinfo, call 860-346-0746.
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The deadline forDurham Fair competitiveexhibits are as follows:
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Sept. 11 — Fiber.Sept. 12 — Fruits, Veg-
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Sept. 14 — Horticulture,Giant Pumpkins, Baking,Photography (divisions 1-5and 7).
Sept. 16 — Flowers.Sept. 20 — Christmas Trees.For entry forms or more
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Life lessonsfrom Irene
While it is natural to look ata tropical storm as a disaster,there are some good things,too, that come out of a storm.First, apparently no one in Pid-dlefield died, but the most won-derful thing was that TownHall was closed for a number ofdays. Imagine that. No govern-ment for three days. And whathappened? Nothing; nothing atall. The people governed them-selves, which is something I’vebeen saying for 30 years. If any-thing, tropical storm Ireneproves my theory that, if gov-ernment is at all necessary, itshould be on a part-time basis.You know, just in case youhave to license your goldfish.In Piddlefield many years ago,that’s exactly how it was. If thepeople of Piddlefield were intel-ligent, which is asking for themoon, they would downsizetheir government and savethemselves $3 million a year.Of course, this will never hap-pen because people are gener-ally stupid, but 5,000 people cangovern themselves. You reallydon’t need Town Hall at all.
On a more personal level,Irene proves that, if youhave water and a roof overyour head, you can survive.And electricity, like an oldspouse, is taken for granted.Reading a book by candle-light is pleasurable, andmaybe a few families wereactually forced to have din-ner together. Nature, notlaw or government, makespeople equal, for the man-sion on snob hill withoutelectricity becomes just an-other shack. But the bestpart — the greatest lessonfrom Irene — is that even aking or queen without ashower for three days is go-ing to start to stink. Kind oflets a lot of spoiled snobs un-derstand exactly what theyare made of, and full of,when there’s no running wa-ter.
And one more thing to belearned from Irene. It does-n’t do anyone any good at allto have a governor drivingaround in a limo surveyingstorm damage. Give the mana chain saw or send him toschool to become an electri-cian. Other than that, he’suseless in a storm.
Mark J. Czaja, Middletown
Hot dog picnica success
On Thursday, Aug. 25, theMiddlefield Democratic TownCommittee hosted a free hotdog picnic and invited thecommunity to attend. The in-vitation was well-received,and the turnout was great. Toall who attended, thank youfor participating. We had agood old-fashioned communi-ty event — a picnic under thewonderful pavilion. The eventreminds us of how lucky weare to have such a beautifulpark. And how lucky we are tohave a terrific slate of candi-dates, who were kept busytalking to people.
For those of us on the plan-ning committee, we experi-enced first-hand the dedica-tion of the Middlefield Park &Rec Department and directorChris Hurlbert. Thank you,Chris, for all your efforts tosee that our event would be asuccess. We are fortunate to
have a director to assist withevents that are to take place atthe Peckham Park. Also,thank you, John Wyskiel, foryour assistance with the trashremoval. In the end, the helpthat we received is what keepsour park beautiful and clean— a space that we all enjoy.Peckham Park is truly anopen space gem. Our hats offto all the town staff who helpmaintain that open space gem.
Connie Drega, Alma Elder and Cheryl Pizzo, Event Committee
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I am writing to thankState Rep. Matt Lesser fortaking the lead in securing a$960,000 grant for Camp Far-nam and Farnam Neighbor-hood House.
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This grant allows us tocontinue our mission ofserving the people of Con-necticut from our Durhamand New Haven facilities.
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Laura equalsleadership
I could discuss LauraFrancis’s significant accom-plishments during her firstterms as I’m sure many willdo during this election. How-ever, I wish to point out aleadership trait which doesnot exist in Hartford orWashington.
As you can imagine, thereare many people who view
the government as an end-less money pit that can takecare of any and all “wants.”On a regular basis, requestsare made of our town hall toremove trees, performdrainage work, compensatefor storm damages, etc.,which are not the responsi-bility of the town; however,many a typical politicianfinds it much easier just tosay “yes.”
When appropriate, Laurashows the ability to offercompassion with truthful-ness while saying “no.” Thisis particularly difficult in asmall town. One of the keyreasons why the Durhamtown budget has stayed levelfor a number of years is be-cause Laura is looking outfor “all” of us.
So reward true leadershipand join me in voting for Lau-ra Francis this November.
Ernie Judson, Durham
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Politics as usualor shamefulconduct?
The press release in lastweek’s edition titled “CampFarnam grant secured” waswritten to create an impres-sion that Durham SelectmanJohn Szewczyk was involvedin this grant. The brief, sub-mitted by the Hartford LawFirm of Rudy Moreno, evenincluded a picture with thecaption “Selectman JohnSzewczyk at the State Capi-tol in preparation for theBond Commission meetingAug. 26.” In fact, SelectmanSzewczyk had no involve-ment with securing thisgrant and, contrary to thestatement in the brief, didnot attend the Bond Commis-sion meeting on Aug. 26.
The whole brief was clear-ly intended to garner localpolitical benefit for some-thing Selectman Szewczyk
had absolutely nothing to dowith by creating a narrativethat he was instrumental insecuring this grant. Al-though many legislatorsfrom both parties lent sup-port to this effort, the essen-tial work was performed byState Representative MattLesser. I know this firsthandbecause I am a Durham resi-dent and a member of theFarnam NeighborhoodHouse Board of Directorswho represented the boardon this grant as the co-chair-man of the Building Commit-tee. I worked extensivelywith Representative Lesserover the past six months. Atno time did I ever have a con-versation concerning this re-quest with Selectman Szew-czyk prior to this brief. I,along with all members ofthe Farnam NeighborhoodHouse board, would like topublicly thank State Repre-sentative Matt Lesser for allhis hard work.
In the interest of full dis-
closure, I am a member ofthe Durham DemocraticCommittee, but truthfully,the rehabilitation of CampFarnam has historicallybeen a non-partisan issue.The original state grant thatallowed us to rebuild thepool and improve the accessroad to open up swim pro-grams for area residents wasco-sponsored by former Re-publican State Representa-tive Raymond Kalinowski.
I believe this cynicalepisode cuts across all politi-cal lines. No one, regardlessof political affiliation, likesit when someone tries totake credit that rightfully be-longs to someone else, espe-cially when it involves yourformer and prospective fu-ture political opponent.Character should matterwhen we evaluate our politi-cal representatives. It ap-pears that Selectman Szew-czyk, in collusion with hispolitical handlers in Hart-ford, has compromised his
better judgement.In closing, I had a lengthy
conversation with Select-man Szewczyk in which I in-formed him of my intentionto write this clarificationand tried to impress uponhim the importance of set-ting the record straight. Thesuggestion that this was an“announcement” and not anattempt to give the impres-sion of involvement is notcredible. Political manipula-tion is inappropriate regard-less of what level of politics— national, state or local —it occurs on.
Michael Doyle, Durham
Fiscalresponsibilityfor a betterDurham!
My name is Roger Klee-man, and I am running forthe office of First Selectmanin Durham. I’m a retired En-
gineer III with the State ofConnecticut Department ofTransportation, a 25-yearowner of RSK Pool Servicelocated in Durham and a res-ident of Durham for 38 years.
For many years, I have at-tended town meetings andmany selectmen and com-mission meetings to keepabreast of the issues ofDurham. I currently serve onthe Personnel Policy ReviewBoard, Building Code Boardof Appeals and RecreationCommittee. I now find my-self wanting to do more forthe residents of Durham.With my engineering back-ground and ability to imple-ment highly-effective pro-grams and optimize opera-tions, I would contribute ameaningful long-term capi-tal plan and improved fiscalresponsibility to Town Halland the residents of Durham.
I look forward to meetingwith the residents ofDurham in the comingmonths and asking for yoursupport on election day. Iwelcome any questions orcomments you may have.You can contact me [email protected].
Roger Kleeman, Durham
To the voters ofMiddlefield andRockfall
My name is Lucy Petrella,and I am the Democratic can-didate for First Selectman ofMiddlefield/Rockfall. Whydo I want to be First Select-man? I have lived in Middle-field for over 24 years, and Iknow that Middlefield/Rock-fall is a town filled withmany natural resources,friendly neighbors, a com-mitment to quality educationand a peaceful life. From theslopes of Powder Ridge to thehills of Lyman Orchards,from the waters of LakeBeseck to the CoginchaugRiver, from the waterfalls inRockfall to Peckham Park,we have so much to be proudof in Middlefield/Rockfall.
But, as you all well know,something has been missingin our town for a long time:management — an activestyle of management. Espe-cially with this difficult
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economy, it is very impor-tant for a first selectman tomake timely decisions whichwill make better use of ourhard-earned taxes. As yourfirst selectman, I will not sitback and react when issuesoccur. I will be quick to pro-tect Middlefield and Rock-fall’s resources: our chil-dren, our residents, our sen-iors, our volunteers, ourtown employees, our roads,our land, our education sys-tem and especially our hard-earned money. After all, theresidents ofMiddlefield/Rockfall will al-ways be my only priority.
I have the background, ex-periences and community in-volvement to get the job done. Iam a retired teacher with asixth-year degree in adminis-tration and supervision. I have15 years experience negotiat-ing contracts. I was elected tothe Middlefield Board of Fi-nance and have been a mem-ber for the past two years. Ihave also served as a memberand vice chair of the Middle-field Planning and ZoningCommission for eight yearsand as member and chair ofthe Haddam Planning andZoning Commission for sevenyears. During my time onthese commissions, I did myhomework, was not afraid tospeak out and made fair andwell-thought-out decisionsthat benefited the whole town,not just a few individuals.
I am an active member ofSt. Colman’s Church. Myhusband Frank is a retiredteacher from Regional Dis-trict 13. I have two daugh-ters, one of whom lives inMiddlefield and is active inthe fire department with herhusband. I also have twograndchildren in localschools.
I will use all my experi-ences in my role as first se-lectman to serve you and thetown of Middlefield/Rockfallin the future. As your first se-lectman, I will work tireless-ly to bring proactive leader-ship, accountable budgets,responsible planning and anopen door policy for all ourresidents.
We need to take back con-trol of our local government.I want to hear from you. So
look for me in your commu-nity, call me or feel free to e-mail me at [email protected]
I, and the entire Democra-tic ticket, will work hard toearn your trust and yourvote on Nov. 8.
Thank you for your time.Lucy R. Petrella, Middlefield
HondurasChildren’sProject
As I described in my previ-ous letter to the editor datedJuly 29, over the course ofthis summer I have started anon-profit organization.Honduras Children’s Projectis an organization dedicatedto raising money for the chil-dren of Copprome Orphan-age in El Progreso, Hon-duras. Specifically, we —Sarah Ertle (Durham), JaredCooper-Vespa (Orange) and I— are trying to hire a
teacher and to establish acurriculum with the neces-sary school materials for thechildren who live at Cop-prome.
In this letter, I will try toprovide an update of ourproject. At this point, wehave raised over $6,000through various fundraisingactivities, which include aspaghetti dinner, solicita-tion letters and a new retailline of “trashy products.” Weare very grateful for all of thecommunity support we havereceived.
These “trashy products”include bags, earrings andbracelets hand-made in Hon-duras by the people of VillaSoleada. They work tireless-ly to pick trash up off thestreets and turn it into at-tractive products. These arenow available on eBay.
On the Honduran side ofoperations, we have begunimplementing our re-sources. As of now, teachersare being interviewed for the
Petrella(Continued from page 22
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position, school supplieshave been distributed and wehave taken a week-long tripto Honduras to oversee it all.It was so wonderful to see thechildren, and I can’t wait toreturn!
We are planning to have abooth this upcoming Septem-ber at the Durham Fair to sellchocolate-covered bacon.Please come and support us!For more information on ourproject, please visit www.hon-duraschildrensproject.org orcall me at 860-754-7447.
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Dahlmeyer and Gonthier to wedSharon and Joseph Giovannitti, of Durham, happily announce the engage-ment of their daughter Christine Dahlmeyer to Joshua Gonthier, son ofSherry O’Brien of Hercules, CA, and Leonard Gonthier of Peterborough, NH.The couple met while in high school in 1996 but started their romance afterJoshua’s graduation from Manchester West Vocational School and Chris-tine’s attendance at Hesser College for Occupational Therapy. They puttheir marriage plans on hold after welcoming their beloved daughter KaylaRene and son Adam Riley into the world. They are finally making it official!Josh is currently the head chef at Close Harbour Seafood in Plantsville, CT,while Christine is the office manager and an agent at the Edward ZavaskiAgency in Durham. The excited junior bridesmaid and ring-bearer cannot
wait for the summer 2012 wedding! The happy couple resides in Middletown but are eagerly making plans tomove back to Durham/Middlefield to continue to raise their growing family. Photo submitted by Christine Dahlmeyer
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VENGEANCE, a localband, has recently won TheHartford Advocate’s GrandBand Slam for best MetalBand. The band consists of
songwriter/guitarist Dun-can MacIntyre of Durham,lead singer Debbie Seymour,drummer Kurt Schock ofMilford and bassist KevinSchock of Milford. They prac-tice, write and record atVengeance Station #3 — a se-cret hideaway in the hills ofDurham. MacIntyre com-ments, “If you happen to no-tice the cows in Durhambanging their heads up anddown, now you know why!”
Zachary C. Thomson,Coginchaug class of 2007,graduated from Bentley Uni-versity in Waltham, MA, inMay with a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree in finance and aminor in sociology. He madethe Dean’s Listhis last semes-ter. Zach’s highschool superla-tive was “bestsmile.” His par-ents, Bob and Darlene ofDurham (and proud grand-mother Violet Kish), are nowsmiling! He worked as an in-tern at Centerpoint Advisorsin Newton, MA, prior tograduating. He has beenworking there as a client as-sociate since July 2011, spe-cializing in client relations,operations, and office man-agement.
Caroline A. Thomson, ofDurham, made the Dean’s Listall three semesters at Johnsonand Wales in Providence, RI.Caroline is the daughter of Boband Darlene and will be return-ing in the fall for her sopho-more year.
Tayler A. Dontigney, ofDurham, was inducted intothe Western New EnglandUniversity chapter of AlphaLambda Delta on Aug. 26 dur-ing the University’s Convo-cation ceremony. She is ma-joring in marketing.
Emily E. Miller, of Mid-dlefield, received a Bachelorof Arts degree from WesternNew England University.
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Rep. Lesserannounces stategrant to helpDurham camp
State Representative MattLesser announced the immi-nent release of state funding tohelp renovate Camp Farnamin Durham.
“I want to thank Representa-tive Lesser for his strong sup-port for the camp and our pro-grams,” said Liz Gambardella,executive director of FarnamHouse. “This funding reallymeans a lot to us and will allowus to continue providing much-needed services.”
“Camp Farnam provideschildren from New Havenwith different scenery thanthey normally experience,”said Lesser. “Getting at-riskkids off the street is a smart in-vestment — and Camp Far-nam is a great neighbor inDurham.”
Camp Farnam, located inDurham since 1951, is a daycamp providing a completerange of activities, includingswimming instruction, crafts,hiking, sports, nutrition andcook-outs for New Haven chil-dren ages 5 to 12. It is run byNew Haven’s Farnam Neigh-borhood House, which pro-vides services and activitiesfor children and teenagers, in-cluding homework help, teamsports, arts, field trips and asummer employment programall year round.
Lesser said approximately$960,000 will be made availablefor renovations to Camp Far-nam and Farnam Neighbor-hood House. The renovationsat the camp include repairs tothe dam, construction ofdocks, electrical upgrades andconstruction of an environ-mental learning center.
“The grant will create 20construction-related jobs,”said Lesser. “Camp Farnam isa fantastic facility, and I lookforward to helping make itmore accessible to Durhamand Middlefield families whenit’s not in use as a camp.”
Funding for the project wasincluded on the agenda to beconsidered by the State BondCommission at its meeting onFriday, Aug. 26, and it was ap-proved.
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Kitty adoption, busy shoppers and berry lovers at DurhamFarmers’ Market — see you next year! Photos by Cheri Kelley
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Durham-Middlefield Falcons football B-Team wins Salomone cup!By John Cross
Special to the Town Times
The Falcon’s B-Team host-ed the first official footballgame on Sunday, Sept. 4, atthe new football field inDurham.
Each year, the contest be-tween Durham-MiddlefieldFalcons and HaddamKillingworth Cougars isplayed in memory of Dan Sa-
lomone, Falcon footballcoach and friend.
The new field was spectac-ular and the stands werefilled with cheering fans, abeautiful vista to watch afootball game.
The hot weather would bea factor all day.
The Falcons took the field,determined to take the firstvictory at their new home,and the crowd was not disap-
pointed. As the Falcons tooktheir first snap, all eyes wereupon the historic scene, andas it should be, the hometeam scored on the first playwith Griffin Sax handing offto Owen Gonzales, who ran65 yards off tackle to scorethe first official touchdown.Justin Faiella ran the extrapoint in, giving the Falcons a7-0 lead. Great blocking byBen Murphy, Patrick Hock-
ing, Andrew Godbout, SamLongworth, Jared Gibbonsand Chris Mormile led theway.
The Falcon defense domi-nated throughout the foot-ball game, shutting down the
Cougar offense time andtime again, led by TrevorBrochu, Trevor DellOso andAiden Doyle, Patic Piscatel-li, Alex Boothroyd, Antony
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The Falbon B-Team wins! Photo submitted
Durham athlete impresses
Jill Mastroianni, of Durham, is a senior goalkeeper andone of two captains on Boston College’s girls’ soccer team,the Eagles. Mastroianni is a vocal leader who constantly
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Arriguine, Alex Kulasenski,Dylan DeGenarro and a hostof others who put the cat inthe cage all day!
Gonzales would scoreagain in the second quarter,with Faiella scoring his sec-ond extra point of the day,giving the Falcons a 14-0 lead.
Justin Faiella, playing cor-nerback, picked off a Cougarpass and scampered 43 yardsfor pay dirt, Michael Crossbooted the extra point, butwas wide right, giving theFalcons a 20-0 lead.
The Cougars did score on abroken play, making the halftime score 20-6.
The Falcons wasted notime in the third, running asolid ball control offense,scoring off a nice counterplay run by Ricky Sorensen,55 yards for the TD. The extrapoint was good, and the Fal-cons had a comfortable leadat 27-6.
The Cougars scored oncemore to round out the day, sothe final score was Falcons27, Cougars 13.
The Falcons travel toWethersfield to take on theEagles next Sunday.
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communicates with her de-fenders, causing her to leadthe Eagles to four straighttournament appearances.She is three shutouts awayfrom breaking the program’s
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