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An aerial view of Allyn Brook through White’s Farm.Improvements to the brook should reduce flooding.

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In this issue ...

By Laura Francis

Allyn Brook, which flowsthrough the Town ofDurham, is formed by theconfluence of Fowler Brookand Herzig Brook and is con-sidered a third order tribu-tary of the Conginchaug Riv-er. Following a storm inspring of 2008, an upstreamdam breached and a stretch ofthe brook, located on townopen space property knownas White’s Farm, was filled bysediment and debris. Thebrook overflowed its banksand diverted flow in two di-rections; one flowed norththrough the White’s Farmcornfield to Route 68 and theother flowed south through agrassland field used for pas-sive recreation and parkingfor the Durham Fairgrounds.This diversion of flow createdvery wet soil and seasonalstanding water conditionswhich resulted in loss of use

of either of these two parcels.In 2011, the town of Durhamcontacted the state’s Depart-ment of Energy and Environ-mental Protection WildlifeDivision, Wetlands Habitatand Mosquito ManagementProgram (WHAMM) to re-view the site and formulate a

plan to restore 3,200 linearfeet of Allyn Brook.

Working with the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture Nat-ural Resources ConservationService and the town’s engi-neer, plans were prepared andthe necessary permits wereobtained. Additional infor-mation on fisheries habitatwas coordinated with thestate’s DEEP Inland FisheriesDivision. A great deal of dis-

The restoration of Allyn Brook at White’s Farm

See Restoration, page 5

Photo by Lee Roski

This magnificent apple tree at Lyman Or-chards, Middlefield, has an otherworldly lookas it reaches out to connect to the rows androws of trees waiting for the right moment tobud. See more extraordinary views of Middle-field on pages 8-9. This is the Town Timessecond installment of our tri-town tour thatfeatures the beauty and diversity found in thecommunities of Durham (featured last week),Middlefield and Rockfall.

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Zumba party fundraiser for Old Home Days fireworks

The Middlefield-Rockfall Old Home Days committee will hosta Zumba Party to help raise funds for the fireworks finale thatcloses the event. Old Home Days is scheduled for June 7 and 8.

Zumba is a Latin inspired dance and exercise fitness experi-ence. Organizers say the Zumba experience is suitable for all re-gardless of age, sex, or weight and all that matters “is a desire totry something new.”

Instructor Anita Dempsey White will lead the program sched-uled for 7 p.m., Friday, May 17, at the Middlefield FederatedChurch Fellowship Hall, 402 Main St, Middlefield. There is a feeto attend. All proceeds to benefit the fireworks fund.

Dempsey White offers modifications for beginners. For moreadvanced exercisers, the pace is increased. Comfortable clothes,a water bottle, a towel and well-fitting sneakers are needed.

Organizers promise a fun experience with a chance to taketime for one’s self and find out why Zumba has become such apopular fitness craze.

Contact any member of the Old Home Days committee fortickets or contact Jean Gay at (860) 638-8833 or [email protected].

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ry ride. Proceeds benefit the American Diabetes Association’s mission to prevent and curediabetes.

For more information, call 1-888-DIABETES or visit www.diabetes.org/cttourdecure.

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Meriden man pleads guilty to federal charge in Middlefield robberyBy Lauren Sievert

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MIDDLETOWN — A Meri-den man who pleaded guiltyin connection with an at-tempted robbery at gunpointat a Middlefield home in 2011also pleaded guilty in federalcourt April 30 to illegally pos-sessing a firearm during thatincident.

Shane Leverette, 44, of 156Grove St., also known asShane Baltas, pleaded guiltyto first-degree burglary, first-degree reckless endanger-ment and second-degree as-sault in Middletown Superi-or Court March 26. Leverette

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The state’s case was con-tinued until June 4, whenLeverette will be sentencedto a conditional discharge,according to defense attor-ney James McKay. Accord-ing to a statement from U.S.Attorney David B. Fein, Lev-erette will be sentenced inthe federal case on July 23,and faces up to 10 years inprison.

The federal charges stemfrom possessing a gun duringthe Middlefield incident,which is a felony offense for a

previously convicted felon.According to Fein, Leverettewas convicted in 1999 ofracketeering, narcotics andfirearm offenses. A co-defen-dant in the case, RandyCochran, 31, of 6 Lynn Ave.,Plantsville, pleaded guilty tofirst-degree burglary and at-tempt to commit first-degreerobbery. Cochran was sen-tenced to five years in jailand five years special parole.

The incident took place onFeb. 16, 2011, when state po-lice traced a 911 call to an ac-tive burglary at a home onJackson Hill Road in Middle-field, Fein said.

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The Durham CooperativeNursery School has sched-uled its fourth annual familymovie night for Saturday,May 11, at 8 p.m., at theDurham Fairgrounds. Theevent features Dr. Suess’ TheLorax. Rain date is Saturday,June 1.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Mu-sic with a live band, facepainting, hair tinsel, tattoos,and a crafts table will be of-fered. Food and drink will beavailable for purchase.

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bring chairs and blankets toview the movie, which isscheduled to begin at dusk. Afee is charged. Tickets areavailable at the door.

For more information andtickets, call (860) 349-9885.

Fun night, dance The Durham Middlefield

Youth and Family Serviceshas scheduled a fun nightand dance for fifth and sixthgrade students on Friday,May 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.,at the Middlefield Communi-ty Center, 405 Main St., Mid-dlefield.

The event features danc-ing, board games and more.Food and snacks will be avail-able for purchase. A fee ischarged. Chaperones areneeded. Students are asked tobring a non-perishable fooditem for the Children’s Nutri-tion Program.

For more information, call(860) 349-0258 or [email protected].

MOMS Clubfundraiser

The MOMS Club ofDurham/Middlefield hasscheduled a multi-family tagsale for Saturday, May 18,from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 241Higganum Rd, Durham (noearly birds, please).

Proceeds benefit Newtownthrough The Sandy GroundProject.

Pet fairThe fifth annual Help

Willy’s Friends Pet Fair isscheduled for Sunday, May19, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. atCoginchaug Regional HighSchool, 135 Pickett Lane.

In addition to food and livemusic, a variety of caninedemonstrations are planned,including search and rescue,agility and husky mushing.Children’s activities are alsoscheduled.

For pets, a variety of freeservices will be available. Ra-bies vaccinations and micro-

chipping is scheduled for afee.

The event also features a“Parade of Stars”, featuringa parade of adoptable dogs.

For more information, call(203) 988-1718 or visitwww.helpwillysfriendspet-fair.org.

E.J.K. Car ShowThe 8th annual E.J.K. Car

Show is scheduled for Satur-day, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. at Xavier High School,181 Randolph Rd., Middle-town. (Rain date, Sunday,June 2.)

All cars and motorcyclesare welcome. A fee ischarged. The event features,food, raffles, trophies andmusical entertainment.

Proceeds benefit Eric J.Kalber Xavier High SchoolMemorial Scholarship Fund.

For more information, call(860) 870-8590, email [email protected] or visitwww.ejkcarshow.com.

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Applications for The Rock-fall Foundation’s annualawards program, highlight-ing youth achievement, areavailable online at www.rock-fallfoundation.org.

The Virginia R. RollefsonYouth Environmental Lead-ership Awards recognizesMiddlesex County highschool students who are in-volved with programs andprojects in areas of naturalresource preservation, con-servation, restoration or de-velopment.

The award includes a cashgift for those individualsand/or groups honored, withup to two awards given eachyear. Application deadline isJune 3.

Winners will be selectedand announced in October.The public presentation willbe part of Rockfall’s AnnualMeeting and Awards ceremo-ny in November.

Memorial DayParade

The 2013 Durham Memori-al Day Parade is scheduledfor Monday, May 27, rain orshine. The parade will step

off at 9:15a.m. at the corner ofHaddam Quarter Road andMain Street, and continuedown Main Street to theDurham Town Green.

Parade participantsshould assemble at the cor-ner between 8:15 and 8:30a.m.

A ceremony, at the TownGreen, honoring the nation’sservicemen and service-women, is scheduled for im-mediately after the parade.

For more information or toparticipate in the parade,contact parade ChairmanBob Francis at (860) 349-0881.

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During an exchange, localhosts open their homes tovisitors from other countriesand cultures and sharemeals, the routines of dailylife and take them to places ofinterest.

Visitors to Connecticut en-joy visiting the shoreline, theMark Twain House, Yale Uni-versity and the Mashantuck-et/Pequot Indian Museum.

This year the FriendshipForce Club of Southern Con-necticut plans to host a groupfrom Turkey from June 25 toJuly 2. It also is organizing atrip to the Amazon River inNovember.

While the club always wel-comes new members, it is notnecessary to join the club inorder to participate.

For the exchange fromTurkey, there is still a needfor hosts for one couple andfor day hosts for the ex-change from Turkey.

Contact Erika Reen at(203) 421-8309 or [email protected].


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RestorationContinued from page 1

cussion and cooperative ef-fort by the first selectman’s of-fice, Public Works Depart-ment, Conservation Commis-sion, Inland Wetlands andWatercourse Agency, DEEPand NRCS was necessary tomake this restoration effortpossible. Town meetings wereheld and a Memorandum ofAgreement between the townand DEEP had to be devel-oped and signed before workcould progress.

The work began in mid-September 2012. Elevationgrades were established andthe WHAMM Program crewused a laser level to follow thegrade. The WHAMM crewused a heavy duty Feconmower mounted on a trackedBobcat skidsteer and an am-phibious Marsh Master IIwith a deck mower to mow theheavy grass and shrub landareas where the restoredstreambed would be. Severaltrees and dead snags had to beremoved as well. Because ofthe soft, wet soils, excavation

of the brook was done usingthree specialized low groundpressure Kobelco Excavators,the Bobcat skidder and anArgo ATV. Additionally, two 6-cu. yd. Komatsu Crawler Car-riers were rented to haul ma-terial to an adjacent disposalsite. The town tested the ma-terial for contaminants andsifted out any bulky debris

(rocks, limbs). Initial test re-sults showed an elevated levelof barium existed in a smallpart of the pile. We are wait-ing for results of higher leveltesting to determine exactlyhow to properly dispose ofthe affected soils. Once thatis complete, all material willbe removed. To initially sta-bilize the site following com-

Submitted photo

Changes to Allyn Brook have kept nearby fields drier.

pletion, a conservation seedmix was used on the exposedstream banks and raked in. Inareas of lower stream veloci-ty, the grassed banks heldwell. The first phase of thisproject, the restoration of thechannel, was completed inDecember, 2012. Results wereimmediate and dramatic. TheBrook flowed readily throughthe new channel and adjacentgrass fields and agriculturalfields on White’s Farm be-came drier. Due to the uncon-solidated nature of the sandysoils and the seasonal highflows of the Brook, some fur-ther bank erosion and in-stream shoaling occurredand are expected until thesystem achieves some level ofequilibrium.

This project was funded bythe town at a cost of $212,000.The contract with DEEP wasfor $80,000. The remainingfunds will be used to completethe project. Future plans forAllyn Brook include further

stream bank stabilization inthose highly erodible stretch-es of stream, and the installa-tion of root wads and rock di-versions in the channel to en-hance fish habitat. As part ofthe long term monitoringplan, fixed photo stations,fish and wildlife surveys anda maintenance plan will bedeveloped. The DEEP WildlifeDivision will also considersimilar stream clearing activ-ities further downstream,north of Rt. 68, where theBrook flows into the DurhamMeadows Wildlife Manage-ment Area prior to connect-ing with the Coginchaug Riv-er. The Allyn Brook projecttook a great deal of time andeffort but in the end, showedhow the cooperation of mu-nicipal, state and federalagencies as well as concernedcitizens can achieve remark-able results.

(Laura L. Francis is first se-lectman for the Town ofDurham.)

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cently presented the Educational centerfor the Art’s South Central Area Superin-tendent’s Award in recognition of accom-plishments based on academic, extra-cur-ricular and community service criteria.

Artkop is a student at both the MagnetHalf Day High School for the PerformingArts in New Haven and Coginchaug Re-gional High School. She plans to attendBerklee College of Music in the fall.

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Derek Casciano, JosephNeri, of Middlefield.

Scholasticachievements

Taylor Lauretti, of Mid-dlefield, was recently award-ed the ECSU FoundationScholarship from EasternConnecticut State University.

Hannah Malcolm, ofMiddlefield, was recentlyawarded the Doris K. BrownScholarship from EasternConnecticut State University.

Robert D. Booz recentlyearned a Master of Arts de-gree in gastronomy fromBoston University.

William W. Booz recentlyearned a Master of Engineer-ing in mechanical engineer-ing from Stevens Institute ofTechnology in New Jersey.

Xavier honor rollXavier High School has

named the following studentsto its third term honor roll.

High honorsRyan DeVille, James Ros-

borough, Lawrence Bour-land, Connor Marszalek,

Nicholas Cumello, GeorgeTrapp, of Durham.

HonorsChristopher Fusco, Tushar

Vig, Joseph Braun, SeanDoyle, John LaTorre, NoahPalo, Timothy Morris,Christopher Peach, JosephPrifiera, John-Rudy Fronc, ofDurham; Timothy Boyle,Trevor Root, Emmett Bray-ton, John Yusza, PatrickBooth, Michael Scherer, PaulMartorelli, of Middlefield.

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for Mondays through Thurs-days, July 8 through 26, from8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., at theschool campus at 60 DanielsSt., Middletown.

Students may explore ca-reer opportunities in trades

such as automotive, manufac-turing, carpentry, culinaryarts, collision, repair, HVAC,CADD, computers, hairdress-ing and cosmetology, electri-cal and electromechanical.

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Many happy returnsSubmitted by Amanda Pedersen

The Senior Center celebrated April birthdays re-cently. Pictured: John Oryell and Pat Gordon. Notpictured: Stuart Keating and Irene Slight.

My story

Food bankThe Middlefield Food

Bank is low on the follow-ing items: green beans, jel-ly, corn and pasta. Pleasedo not donate expired,dented and rusted cans.

Items may be droppedoff at the Social Servicesat 405 Main St., Middle-field, or left in the dropbox at any time.

For more information,contact Antoinette Astleat (860) 349-7121.

Submitted by Patti Checko

Young Authors’ Day was held re-cently at Brewster School. Stu-dents wrote and illustrated a sto-ry which was published into hisor her own book. Visiting story-teller Tom Lee met with eachgrade level for a workshop. Stu-dents then had an opportunity toshare their book with their peers.Pictured, Lee tells a story to firstgrade students.

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Letters policy- E-mail letters to

[email protected];mail to Town Times, P.O.Box 265, Middlefield, CT06455; or 11 Crown St.,Meriden, CT 06450 or faxto (203) 639-0210.

- The Town Times willprint only one letter perperson each month. Let-ters should be approxi-mately 300 words. We re-serve the right to edit let-ters for grammar and con-tent. Letters should be ontopics of general interestto the community. We donot list names of people,organizations and busi-nesses being thanked.Names of businesses arenot allowed. Letters mustbe signed and names willappear in print. Include aphone number so TownTimes can contact you forverification.

- Letters must be sub-mitted by noon on Mon-day to be considered forpublication that week.

Town Profile: Middlefield

Established: 1866Population: 4,300Square miles: 13.3Elevation: 210’Bordered by: Durham, Middle-

town, Meriden, WallingfordNatural features: Wadsworth

Falls, Lake Beseck, CoginchaugRiver, Besek Mountain, HigbyMountain

Known for: Powder Ridge Ski

Area (Closed in 2007, now underconstruction for re-opening), OldHome Days (held annually inJune), Lyman Orchards, LymanOrchards Golf Club

Points of interest: PeckhamPark, Middlefield Dog Park, Pow-der Hill Dinosaur Park

Number of businesses: 245 (in2011)

Schools: Independent DaySchool, John Lyman Elemen-tary School, Memorial Mid-dle School

Churches: MiddlefieldFederated Church, St. Col-man Church, Victory Christ-ian Church

Median income forhouseholds: $83,541

Median age: 44.4About: Middlefield got its

name because it is halfwaybetween Middletown andDurham, and halfway be-tween Middletown and Meri-den. It was settled around1700, and at that time was

part of Middletown. Middlefield isthe English translation of thename given by the Mattabassett In-dians, who used the area for theirhunting grounds. The first burialat the The Old North BuryingGround was in 1738.

The town seal is a view of Mid-dlefield as seen through a gunsight. The crosshairs represent thegun sight manufacturing that hastaken place in Middlefield formany years. The four quadrants ofthe gun sight are broken into dif-ferent aspects of the town of Mid-dlefield. The upper left-hand quad-rant is a picture of the 1700s salt-box homes that still stand in Mid-dlefield. The upper right-handquadrant represents the orchardsand farmland that make up muchof the open space of Middlefield.The lower left-hand quadrant rep-resents many of the outdoor activi-ties that go on in Middlefield suchas fishing, hunting, boating, ski-ing, golfing and many other activi-ties. The lower right-hand quad-

rant is the old pistol shop that usedto be a major part of Middlefield’smakeup. The seal was designed byDonald Ginter.

Sources: propertywhale.com, cs-ginc.org, Middlefield’s town hall,earlyamericanancestors.com,Wikipedia, ct.gov, mailamap.com,zoomprospector.com.

- Compiled by Diana Carr

Middlefield of dreamsCommentary

This week our tri-towntour takes us to Middlefieldvia the photography of LeeRoski and research com-piled by contributor DianaCarr. Last week, we visitedDurham, and soon we willmake our way to Rockfall.

If you were to dream up apretty town with lots to doand fascinating stories totell, Middlefield might riseup as that vision.

Much of what is writtenabout Middlefield beginswith the phrase: “The townhas an abundance of...” Andthen these descriptions goon to tell of the history, natu-ral resources, recreationalopportunities - even a skate-board park - that come to-gether in this one small cor-ner of the world along with acommunity of talented peo-ple dedicated to their town.

Lee’s photos depict manyof these aspects. Most likeLyman’s Orchard and Pow-der Hill Dinosaur Park aremajestic. But the one thatcatches the eye and takesyour breath away as the epit-ome of life in a small town isthe photo of a sign for“Grace’s fresh eggs”. Thescene is complete with ahand-painted chicken and achair set out in case youneed to rest your wearybones.

In researching Middle-field, Diana submitted theusual facts and figures aboutthe town. But then she alsoincluded an unusual snippetof history that some mayview as a fun fact, othersmay find unsavory and wantto forget, while others mightlike to tell us more aboutwhat happened. The editors

did not include it in thetown profile, but we insertit here for your considera-tion.

Carr wrote: “Longtimeresidents may rememberthe Powder Ridge Rock Fes-tival that was to be held atPowder Ridge Ski Areafrom July 30 to Aug. 2, 1970,and the legal injunctionthat forced the event to becancelled just a few days be-forehand. It was a year afterWoodstock, rock festivalswere often looked uponwith suspicion, and Middle-field residents were wor-ried about the impact of thecrowd on their small town.”Local authorities postedwarning signs on everyhighway leading to Middle-field that said “Festival pro-hibited, turn back.” How-ever, 30,000 people showed

up to find no food and no en-tertainment. Drugs wereopenly available and therewere some ‘bad trips.’ Pow-der Ridge made nationalnews because of the arrivalof tens of thousands of tick-etholders despite the event’scancellation.”

Do you remember the festi-val-that-wasn’t? If so, we’dlike to hear. Send your recol-lections to [email protected].

- The editors


Meander through Middlefield

Clockwise from top left: This quaint sign foreggs announces a small business in Middle-field. Top right: This fence along the Old NorthBury Grounds border makes an interestingcomposition with the gravestones in the back-ground. Below right: At Powder Hill DinosaurPark Marc Imme and his nephew MichaelImme look for fossils along the rock ledge inthe park. The park was originally the site of asummer home for Wesley Coe. Coe grantedpermission to Middlefield to use the stone onhis property to create the Beseck Dam in 1846.While excavating the stone, the dinosaur foot-prints were discovered. The park is located on

Powder Hill Road. (Park information fromTown of Middlefield website.) Below left:Brenen Branciforte practices stunts at Mid-dlefield’s skateboarding facility located atPeckham Park. The “Crown Jewel” of Mid-dlefield, Peckham Park is located in thecenter of town, off of Strickland Road. This26-plus acre park hasbaseball and soccerfields, a basketball court,a walking path, exercisestations, a skateboardpark, playground, picnicarea and pavilion. It is apopular destination spotfor many of MiddlesexCounty. The PeckhamPark Pavilion is availableto rent for private partiesand functions. (Park in-formation from Town ofMiddlefield website.)

Photos by Lee Roski


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Commentary

Middlefield wrap-up: ‘There’s a lot going on’By Jon Brayshaw


Part of my personal agingprocess is acknowledging theculmination of nearly 70years of developing the“memory lapse” syndrome.And its cousin the “not put-ting things back” syndrome.How do you put things back ifyou forgot where they go?

My wife thinks I shouldteach a night course on selec-tive memory lapses. Anyway.A lot is going on in town. Lestmy mind wander, while writ-ing this piece...try to followthis important issue. Webought Powder Ridge in De-cember 2008. We stripped itslatent value by removing itsability to be developed intohousing or condos (like you

know who wanted to). That Ido remember. In September2012 after three failed tries, wefinally sold PR to Brownstone.We didn’t sell all of the 246acres to Brownstone, becauseNo. 1, they didn’t need all theacreage. No. 2, it left morecash in their pockets to re-build a multi-million dollarski operation on life support.So, we kept out a certain 19.67acre parcel.

Soon after the PR closing,the town was approached withan “unsolicited” offer of$300,000 from neighbors Vo-gel/Brown. They own and op-erate the adjacent horse farmand were looking to expandtheir horse farming activities.Following negotiations the se-lectmen voted to sign the ini-tial agreement. This triggered

a public hearing held on April9. At the hearing concernswere noted and the agreementwas modified. Soon there willbe another public hearing fol-lowed by a Town Meeting thatis needed to sell town proper-ty. My opinion is simple. I likethe $300K a lot. I like the factthat the land will be used foragricultural purposes.

I like the fact that one onlyhouse can be built in the rearof the property. The frontacres will enjoy a conserva-tion easement. I like the factthat the $300K will be placedon the principal thereby re-ducing the money we owe onthe PR purchase. Selling willreduce your taxes, keeping itwill increase your taxes.Speaking of your taxes, the“tid-bit” for the day is that thestate of Connecticut enjoysthe ominous distinction oftouting the latest “Tax Free-dom Day” in the nation...May13 this year.

I read recently that the statehas 371 different taxes andfees. I wonder why companiesand people are leaving. Speak-ing of which, this May we willbe dealing with your taxes tosupport another yearly budg-et to run the town and school.The school budget referen-dum was held May 7. Theschool budget amounts toabout 70 percent of our taxburden The Board of Financehas picked apart every line

item in the town budget andhas done an outstanding job.

We are hovering slightly be-low a one mill increase whichequates to a $141 increase onthe “average” home.

One noteworthy budget is-sue has to do with the studentenrollment percent increasebetween Durham and Mid-dlefield/Rockfall. It finallydawned on me that the$400,000 shift to Middlefieldmay be the unintended conse-quence of a number of poweroutages in the past few years.

My advice is if you want tokeep your taxes in check(when the power goes out)light a candle and play check-ers. It also dawned on me thatblackouts eventually result inmore electric customers forCL&P. Unintended, I’m sure.And finally the Lake BeseckEnvironmental Committee isbusy learning and gettingthings lined up on dealingwith plant growth and waterquality issues. Old Home Days

See Wrap-up, page 20

Jon A. Brayshaw

From The DeskOf The FirstSelectman


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Lake Beseck: From tranquil beauty to pea soupBy Amy Poturnicki


From tranquil beauty topea soup, Lake Beseck’s wa-ter quality has a personality

that is a bit out of balance.For almost a year and a half,the Lake Environment Com-mittee has been looking intosolutions, working with eco-friendly scientists and engi-neers to reduce or eliminatethe invasive weeds, algaeblooms and muck.

High phosphorus countsand algae has kept the eu-trophic lake on the EPA’s “im-paired” list for years. Asidefrom fertilizers, animalwaste, and sedimentationcoming from our watershedand outfalls, we have rapidlyincreasing populations of in-vasive plants that are out-numbering our native plantspecies and further con-tributing to the bright greenalgae blooms.

Years ago the town ob-

tained funds to install sewersin an effort to help with wa-ter quality. Now the state isshelling out over $2 milliondollars to repair the leakingdam. To acquire additionalfunding, the DEEP has re-quested plans and studies toprove that environmentalprojects won’t be failures.There are limited funds tohelp. Although stateowned, it is our lake. Ourlegislators, and most recent-ly Congresswoman Rosa De-Lauro, have also told us; weneed to complete requiredstudies as soon as possible ifwe want to coordinate therare drawdown opportunityof the dam project with fund-ing for work in the lake bed.

After seeking grant moneyfor 17 months, the town’s

Board of Selectmen andBoard of Finance haveagreed that the town needs totake stewardship of the lake.As a catalyst to help us to ac-quire grant funding, ourtown budget for next year in-cludes funds for required wa-ter studies and soil testing.

Middlefield Parks andRecreation has been workingwith an environmental firmto best manage the weed is-sues in the swim area. Someof the invasive plants in thelake will be reduced by thelengthy drawdown for thedam repair, but the curly leafpondweed that is concentrat-ed in the swim area will notbe impacted as it can repro-duce by multiple means andis difficult to eliminate.

The town is taking an ini-

tiative by budgeting funds forthe lake. Parks and Recre-ation is working on solutionsto the complaints regardingweeds in the swim area. Anad hoc committee is advisingthe Board of Selectmen onlake environmental issues.Watershed property ownersare being asked to help pro-tect our lake against furtherdamage. Our state and fed-eral legislators have beenworking to find funding toimprove the water qualityand recreational opportuni-ties in Lake Beseck.

(Amy Poturnicki is chair ofthe Middlefield Parks andRecreation Commission.)

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The event is hoping toadd to the menu with foodsthat promote health andmade with natural ingredi-ents.

For more informationand rates, call CarolSchweitzer-Schilling at(860) 346-5081 or email [email protected].


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Mom’s Day that goes bothways - a book brimming withhumorous inspiration formodern mothers completewith plenty of good times forkids. It’s the best of allworlds - the gift-giver gets asmany happy returns as therecipient.

“Geek Mom - Projects,Tips, and Adventures forMoms and Their 21st -Centu-ry Families” is a collabora-tive effort of four women,founders of the geekmomblog. Natania Barron, KathyCeceri and Corrina Lawsonlive in the New England re-gion (Lawson in Connecti-cut) and Jenny Williams livesin Arizona.

The Geek Mom crew be-lieves “being a geek is a stateof mind” - a mind with end-

less curiosity about the worldthey live in - or any kind ofworld that can be imagined.

Mothers are at the fore-front of the digital revolu-tion, the authors say and so“Geek Mom” explores unusu-al portals into the imagina-tion, science and adventure -all within the context of fam-ilies doing stuff together andnot spending a lot of money.The illustrated paperback ismade up of essays from eachof the women. Projects havesimple instructions and re-quire little or no cost.

Here are just a few of thetopics found in the pages of“Geek Mom.”

Why superheros matter:“A superhero provides a com-pelling image: the ordinarylooking person sees someone

around him or her in troubleand springs into action re-vealing a hidden hero.” Ofcourse, a variety of super-hero costume instructionsfollow.

On a similar theme is thechapter “Creating a secretlair”. For this, “you need atleast one eager child, a largecardboard box, crayons, glit-ter” and an array of craftsitems – then let the imagina-tion run wild.

Other topics range from“fitness for gamers” to ge-nealogy which is deemed a“very geeky pursuit.” Car-tography and the “lost art ofreading maps” and writingone line horror stories areother pursuits with a geeky-educational twist.

Musical instruments and

‘Geek Mom’ is a state of mind

gadgets figure prominentlyin the world of geek. Scienceis huge and kids learn how tomake a Mobius maze puzzleand how to use Fibonaccinumbers to create the goldenratio in crafts. Lava lamps,homemade “blobs” and“make your own tornado”are just a few of the twistedscience projects readers willencounter.

Exploring the world with ageek-eye may lead to unusualdiscoveries in everydayplaces. A parking lot or the lo-cal greasy spoon can hold se-crets for those who know howto observe.

There’s a chapter on travel-ing back in time with the helpof a rock hunt and a discus-sion about “five robots I’dlike to have in my home.”Readers will learn that “com-puters were people once.”That’s right - back in the1640s the term didn’t refer toa machine but to a personwho did computations.

Geek Mom also goes intodepth on the topic of how ageek family navigates its dai-ly tasks in the chapter “Howto get your kids to make sup-per.” Throwing a hobbit feastis one solution to the perenni-al lament, “Ma, there’s noth-ing good to eat.”

“I’d call teaching the kidsto make supper one of themore successful strategies ofmy parenting career,” writesCereci.

“Geek Mom - Projects, Tips,and Adventures for Moms andTheir 21st -Century Families”,published by Crown Publish-ing, is available on Amazonand also as an e-book. Formore information go to geek-mom.com.

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It has beensaid being amother is thetoughest jobin the world.While that’sdebatable,one certainlywould behard-pressedto find a per-son more serious about herjob than good ‘ol ma.

Think about it: Before weare even born, our motherslove and take care of us.

Once mom learns baby ison board, she eats the rightthings, goes to all her prena-tal appointments, and stayshome reading What to ExpectWhen You’re Expecting whileher girlfriends are out on thetown.

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to get baby into the hands ofa doctor is no easy thing, ob-viously. Heck, watching whatmy wife experienced on thetable was no picnic. That’swhy stories about dads faint-ing and/or vomiting duringlabor are not uncommon.(Good luck living that down,fellas.)

Moms stay strong howev-er, and alas, baby is born.

We knew our mom rightoff the bat. Incredibly, new-borns recognize the naturalsmell of their mother, andtheir parents’ voices. So inthat chaotic hospital room,with bright lights and peoplein surgical masks all around,babies find comfort nestlingwith mom.

Now that’s pretty cool.Mom really shows her

mettle and stamina oncebaby arrives home. Thereare countless feedings totend to, diapers to change,spit-up soaked Onesies towash, tantrums to squelch.

As all parents know, thefirst months with baby canbe frustrating, sleeplessones. Dads help out a lot (patmyself on the back), butfrom my experience, momshandle the situation with farmore grace.

Consider this anecdotefrom my early days as a fa-ther: On my drive to work,tired and bleary-eyed, Iwould pass a house with aRV for sale in the front yard.Looking at the rig, I’d allowmy mind to wander. I pic-tured myself flying down a

desert highway in that thing– alone – music blaring, nodestination in mind. And, ofcourse, no Baby Einstein, noBinky, no Diaper Genie ...

Yeah, going from a pre-baby quiet house, to a madhouse, was jarring for me.Meanwhile, my wife – typi-cal mom — took having anewborn in stride. Sheseemed to enjoy everyminute with our screaming,stinky bundle of joy. WhileI’d seek solitude in the mancave, she’d take our daugh-ter for a stroller ride, or readher a book. While I’d ignorethe whimpering comingfrom the nursery at 2 a.m.,my wife would vault out ofbed.

One year in, I’m a changedman. Bathing the baby is ac-

tually kind of fun now, andwhen my daughter cries Ican figure out rather quicklywhat the problem is, anddeal with it.

My wife beat me to thatpoint by several months, andI’m sure that’s not unusual.

The iconic image of“mother” is her holding ababy. But that is just the be-ginning of the mom journey.Eventually mothers transi-tion out of the role of full-time caregiver. As kids ma-ture, moms change too. Theybecome teacher, coach,

cheerleader, beautician, di-etician, money manager, psy-chiatrist, spiritual guru,wedding planner; the listgoes on.

Motherhood is a tough jobindeed; the toughest in theworld perhaps. And themoms I know best do it witha smile.

Well, I’ll leave it there. I’vegushed enough. Anyway, Ishould get home – my momhas been there all daybabysitting.

Happy Mother’s Day,ladies.

Remember to thank mom, for everything

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2013-14 school budget passes in low turnout voteBy Mark Dionne

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Durham and Middlefieldpassed the proposed 2013-2014school budget, 668-475, at a ref-erendum with low turnoutMay 7.

Voters approved a totalamount of $36,618,830. The fi-nal prepeared budget containsa net increase of 1.42 percent.

The original proposal forthe 2013-2014 school budgetcarried a 4.39 percent increase.

Middlefield passed thebudget by four votes, 177-173.

In recent years, Middlefieldhas consistently voted downthe budget.

Recent school budgets havepassed when Durham votershave accepted the budget by alarger margin than Middle-

field voters rejected it.Durham passed the budget

by a count of 489-302, a tallywhich includes two absenteeballots.

Board of Education chairKerrie Flanagan said, “Ofcourse we’re thrilled. The ad-ministration and the boardworked really hard and appre-ciate the community supportin getting it passed.”

Flanagan said the boardand administration used com-munity input and “pulled to-gether a good budget.”

Asked about the lowturnout, Flanagan said, “Itwould be helpful to the boardto have a larger turnout” to geta better sense of communitythought, and added, “I’m hap-py for the support we had.”

There were 1,143 voters total

for this year’s referendum, 500fewer than last year’s turnout,which was considered low atthe time.

One year ago, the school

budget passed by a margin of865-778, reflecting the views of1,643 voters, causing then BOEchair Tom Hennick to say, “Myfrustration with the turnout is

as high as it’s ever been.”Indicators of budget pas-

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and a dog, hiked up Mount Higby recently. The steep and rocky surface of the trail they

took went along the cliff side and paralleled I-91. The scouts found two geocaches, an oldplane crash and what is said to be a pet ceme-tery. The hike took about four hours and theweather was perfect, if chilly, at first. The boyslearned local legends of the mountain like theBlack Dog and the Leatherman. It was an op-portunity to see nature, bird watch and getfresh air. The troop said it was important to beaware of copperhead snakes when hiking here during the summer. Boys in grades five and six,are welcome to visit Troop 27 meetings on Thursdays at 7 p.m. in the United Churches ofDurham Hall.

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The idea for Help Willy’sFriends organization startedin 2008, after Mark andSharon Paturzo, of Durham,collected pet food donationsaround Christmas time forsurrounding rescue shelters.

After collecting about 300cans of food, the couple de-cided to continue this processby creating Help Willy’sFriends, a non-profit animalwelfare organization - withtheir own rescued dog Willyas the inspiration.

Since then, Help Willy’sFriends has collected and de-livered pet food donations toshelters all over Connecticutand surrounding areas, in-cluding Mansfield, New

Britain, New Haven,Cheshire, Meriden,Southington, Wallingford,and even to pets affected bySandy on Staten Island. Usu-ally, deliveries are made byMark Paturzo and Willy.

The organization also hasworked with Meals onWheels by donating pet food,which is then delivered withhuman food to homes that arelacking both.

In addition, Help Willy’sFriends has visited schools tospread awareness about res-cue shelters and pet care.“Before rescuing Willy, mywife and I didn’t really hearmuch about how to rescue apet. We just want to get theword out there and show thepossibilities to people,” MarkPaturzo said.

For the fifth consecutiveyear, HWF is hosting its an-nual pet fair in Durham. Ad-mission is free and donationsare welcome. A majority ofthe proceeds go directly tofood, supplies, and medicalneeds for rescue shelters.

“We just wanted a fun, freeday for family members andtheir pets to come and getnail clippings for their dog,or face paint for their kids, afun photo with their pet,”said Mark Paturzo. Last year,about 45,000 pounds of foodwere collected at the fair.“And it increases every year,”he said.

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Notre Dame Church, 280Main St., has scheduled itsmonthly flea markets and tagsale for Saturday, June 1, July6, Aug. 3, Sept. 7 and Oct. 5,from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Theevent will be in the churchhall, rectory garage, parkinglot and the side lawn of thechurch, rain or shine.

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The Durham 60 Plus Clubmeets at the Durham ActivityCenter the second and fourthMonday of each month, Sep-tember through June, at 1:30p.m. The next meeting is Oct.22 at 1:30 p.m and newcomersare most welcomed.

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“Annie” is always a feel-good show, but a feel-greatshow when it showcases lo-cal talent.

Through the efforts of theJohn Lyman Parent Associa-tion, “Annie Jr.” was broughtback to the stage of Cogin-chaug Regional High School.More than 81 students at Re-gional School District 13thrilled audiences duringthree outstanding perform-ances.

Evan Matthew Brown hadthe role of a police officer. Hesaid “this is a really goodshow with a lot of good les-sons.”

Scott Romeyn, an eighthgrade student at Strong Mid-dle School, was one of thestars of the May 3 perform-

ance, playing Oliver War-bucks. Scott was so com-mitted to his role that heshaved his head. Asked whathe likes most about JLPATheater, Scott said it was thepower of RSD 13 studentsfrom grades one througheight working together.“Younger kids get exposed toacting and singing. Every-one did a great job,” he said.

Jordan Moore, who playedAnnie, said she was proud ofherself and her fellow castmembers. “At first I was su-per nervous, but whilesinging the first song, I real-ized, I’m okay, and I did great,we all did great,” she said.Jordan expressed gratitudeto JLPA for the opportunityto grow as a performer.“Two years ago I was inWillie Wonka, and I was soafraid. Now, I’m the lead,”

she said.“Annie” director, Heather

McCutchen Kannam told asimilar story. “My favoritepart is watching the kidsgrow. Two years ago we puton Willie Wonka. JordanMoore was so afraid to speak,she cried. Today, she is thelead.”

While it is a lot of work in-volving the wide age rangethat JLPA Theater workswith, it is powerful. “Thereis so much talent in thesetowns, and the kids work sohard. Eighth graders arerole models to first and sec-ond graders,” McCutchenKannam said.

“Annie” producer, MarkDionne said he was thrilledwith the result of months ofhard work and planning. Heexpressed thanks to themany people “who said yes”

and contributed to the suc-cess of the production. Hewas so pleased that studentactors enjoyed big crowdswho cheered enthusiastically.

Kudos to all, we look for-ward to the next JLPA pro-duction, and perhaps seeing afew of these stars on Broad-way one day.

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is around the corner. We arelooking for exhibitors, talent,floats, food vendors and allthat will go into this down-home small town event. Andyes, Billy there will be fire-works.

Yes, brush pick-up is inprogress. No cheating - brushonly, no Sequoia’s. Speaking ofbrush, the dry spring broughttwo (could have been serious)fires. One at night west of theHigby Reservoir and the othersouth of Powder Ridge. If youhave a burning permit becareful and call the number onyour permit before you start.

And finally we have an al-most new paving machine.And yes, we do know that thesnow plowing pushed count-less bituminous curbs all over.As we have time and money,hopefully most curbs will berestored this summer. Be pa-tient. And finally, Boston! Wehave some unhappy people liv-ing on planet Earth. It’s beenthat way since day one andwill continue until it’s over.Only the names, dates andevents will change. Evil does-n’t develop in a vacuum. Ittakes food, time and a pur-pose. We are not called to dealdirectly with a mixed up plan-et of 6 billion but we have beengiven this most unique oppor-tunity for our four thousand topurpose not to let a sliver ofunkind behavior make its wayinto our lives.

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On May 3, the ConnecticutLyric Opera closed its all-too-short 10th anniversaryseason with a well sung pro-duction of Mozart’s classic“Don Giovanni”, which willmake its way to MiddletownHigh School’s PerformingArts Center on Saturday,May 11, at 7:30 p.m.

As always, opening nightis always at New Britain’sTrinity-0n-Main, and is re-viewed here.

This masterpiece, basedon the legendary Spanishwomanizer Don Juan, pre-miered in 1787 and has longbeen considered by musicol-ogists to be “the perfectopera” from a compositionpoint of view. It is not - itssheer three hour length andstring of basically static (butgorgeous) stand-up-and-singarias makes for too long anevening for today’s audi-ences.

However, what musicshould be cut - especiallywhen most of it was as goodas it was in this perform-ance?

“Giovanni” is a bass-bari-tone heavy opera and manysingers throughout history(including a couple of thiscast’s members) have sungtwo, three, or even all four ofits lower-voiced male charac-ters throughout their ca-reers.

Thus, it was a refreshingray of sunshine to hear thesweet legato tones of tenorChristopher Lucier as Ot-tavio. There are also threesopranos in this, the most“ensemble” of ensemble op-eras, though the light, white,rather young voices ofHeather O’Connor (Elvira)and Emily Hughes (Zerlina)could have used more of thedarker mezzo tints in theirlower ranges to make the for-mer’s revenge tirades andthe latter’s earthiness morepalpable.

Nonetheless, the qualityand quantity of the work’smost difficult singing falls

upon the vocal chords ofDonna Anna, and here theCLO’s resident diva JurateSvedaite did not disappoint.As expected, she easily mus-tered up both the spintothrust and the coloraturaagility that her role re-quires.

As for those bass-bari-tones, the performance wasdominated (exactly as itshould be) by the title role,played by Luke Scott, and hissidekick, Leporello, playedby Nathan Resika. This wasScott’s first go at the rake,and predictably, he showedall the makings of a first-rate Don - suave and svelte,handsome, and well-steeped

in the Mozart style. Resika,with a voice twice the size,was for once not an aging,pudgy buffo caricature, but aslimy and comical foil to hismaster.

Once again, maestro Adri-an Sylveen vividly conduct-ed his esteemed ConnecticutVirtuosi Chamber Orchestrain its absolute specialty,which is this composer’s music.

For more information ortickets to the May 11 per-formance, call (860) 347-4887.For the final performance atthe Naugatuck Valley Com-munity College, May 18, goto thevirtuosi.org or ctlyri-copera.org.

Stanley J. Waz,Jr.

Stanley J.Waz, Jr., 62,husband ofDebi (Barker)Waz, of Mid-d l e f i e l d ,passed awayApril 28, 2013.

S t a n l e ywas born in Meriden, Feb.25, 1951, the son of the lateKatherine (Powers) Renalsand the late Stanley Waz. Hewas a manager at StewLeonard’s in Newington.

Stashu spent his earlieryears on the softball fieldand hockey arena with hiskids. Once they left, golffilled that void for him. Hisweekly rides with his fourlegged child, Leuger, werealways a highlight of the

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week. He loved card nightsand playing horseshoes withhis beloved friends. Stashuwas always the first to bethere for a friend in need.

In addition to his wife, heis survived by his son, C.J.Waz of Orlando; his daugh-ter, Jenna Waz of Chicago;his sister, Barbara Jenkinsof Middletown, as well asmany nieces and nephews.

A celebration of his lifeand sharing of stories washeld May 2, 2103 at at theDurham Fire House.

Those who wish, maysend memorial contribu-tions to the Jenna and CJEducation fund, c/o LibertyBank, Attn: Mary AnnLentz, 315 Main Street, Mid-dletown, CT 06457.

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Musical - Strong Schoolhas scheduled a productionof Getting to Know Okla-homa for Friday, May 10, at7 p.m. A fee is charged.

Tot Time -The MomsClub of Durham-Middle-field meets every Friday atPeckham Park at 10 a.m.Parents and children ofDurham and Middlefieldare welcome. For more in-formation, email [email protected].

Square dance - The 4C’sSquare Dance Club hasscheduled a dance for Fri-day, May 10, from 8 to 10p.m. at Brewster School,Durham. The caller will be

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Family movie night -The Durham CooperativeNursery School has sched-uled its fourth annual fami-ly movie night for Saturday,May 11, at 8 p.m., at theDurham Fairgrounds. Theevent features Dr. Suess’The Lorax. Rain date is Sat-urday, June 1. Doors open at6:30 p.m. Music with a liveband, face painting, hairtinsel, tattoos, and a crafts

table will be offered. Foodand drink will be availablefor purchase. The public iswelcome to bring chairsand blankets to view themovie, which is scheduledto begin at dusk. A fee ischarged. Tickets are avail-able at the door. For moreinformation and tickets,call (860) 349-9885.

Musical - Strong Schoolhas scheduled a productionof Getting to Know Okla-homa for Saturday, May 11,at 7 p.m. A fee is charged.

Historical Society - TheDurham Historical Society,38 Town House Rd., isscheduled to be open to thepublic Saturday, May 11,from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Concert - The MiddlesexHospital Vocal Chords hasscheduled a concert “A Mu-sical Tribute to all WhoServed” for Saturday, May11, at 7:30 p.m., at PortlandHigh School, 95 High St.,

Portland. The concert willfeatured Broadway tunesand a patriotic tribute. A feeis charged. A discount foractive military and veteranswill be applied. For more in-formation, call (860) 347-2787or (860) 342-3120 or visitwww.vocalchoards20.org.

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Brush pick upscheduled

The Town of DurhamPublic Works Departmentcontinues its annualspring curbside brushpick up. Brush should beless than four inches in di-ameter and not longerthan six feet in length.Brush should be stackedat roadside in an openarea, away from mailbox-es, trees, telephone polesand other structures.Brush should be stackedperpendicular to the road-way, butt end toward theroad. No leaves, stumps,wood or foreign matterwill be picked up. Eachhousehold will be strictlylimited to one truck loadduring this collection. Inan effort to be more effi-cient, it is recommendedthat neighbors combinepiles on property lines.Loads shall not measureany larger than four feethigh, six feet wide andeight inches long, unlesscombined with a neigh-bor. If loads do not followthese guidelines, it willnot be removed.

Because brush pick upcan only be done in fairweather, it is recommendthat residents get pilesready for pick up and notwait until you see areas oftown listed. The crew ispresently working in thenorth end of town andcontinuing south.

For more information,call the Public Works of-fice at (860) 349-1816.

Frog Friday Frog Fridays are scheduled for May 17 and June 7, at

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Any organization inter-ested in being part of the2013 Old Home Days Pa-rade should contact Car-rie Anderson at (860) 346-8954.

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“Money comes in and wejust give it back out. That’swhat Help Willy’s Friends isabout,” Paturzo said.

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Solid showing for CRHS at invitational; Trombetta and Neri honoredBy Jim Bransfield

Special toThe Town Times

The highlight of the athlet-ic week at Coginchaug wasthe Marty Robbins Invita-tional track meet held atCoginchaug Regional May 4.The Blue Devils turned insolid performances, finish-

ing fourth in the boys compe-tition and third in the girlsevent. Old Saybrook wonboth events, scoring 96 pointsin the boys meet, thus edgingpast North Branford’s 90points.

Plainville was third with85 points and Coginchaugscored 79 points.

In the girls competition,

Old Saybrook had 132 pointsto Sacred Heart’s 111. Cogin-chaug had 82 points for third.

First places were won bySamantha Drop in the girls3,200 (5:53.29), Kelly Donovanin the 300 meter hurdles(:51.86) and Jeremy Brown inthe boys 3,200 meter run(10:15.10). Second place fin-ishes were recorded by David

Adult recreation.Women’s Open Gym Basketball is scheduled for

Mondays, May 13, 20, June 3, 10, at 6 to 9:15 p.m., atStrong School.

Co-ed Volleyball is scheduled for Wednesdays, May22, 29, June 5, 12, at 6 to 9:15 p.m., at Strong School.

long jump (14 feet, five and aquarter inches) and CarynSibiskie in the girls javelin(77 feet, one inch).

The baseball team (9-6) de-feated Valley Regional Mon-day, 4-1, scoring three timesin the top of the seventh in-ning. Jack Granger homeredas the Blue Devils snapped atwo-game losing streak. Theteam lost the only game itplayed last week, 4-1, to NorthBranford. The Blue Devilswere on the road with OldSaybrook Wednesday andcome home Friday to take ondefending Class S state cham-pion Cromwell.

The softball team also wonMonday, defeating Valley, 11-5, behind 12 strikeouts fromGabby Diaz. Last Thursdaythe team lost to North Bran-ford, 4-2, and at 6-7, must wintwo more games to qualify forthe state tournament.

The boys golf team lost toHale-Ray Friday to fall to 2-4.The team played Old LymeTuesday, was at CromwellWednesday and Old Say-brook Thursday.

The girls tennis team (2-10)had a tough week, losingthree matches to North Bran-ford, 5-2, Old Saybrook, 6-1,and Haddam-Killingworth, 5-2. The team was homeWednesday with East Hamp-ton.

The boys tennis team (5-9)won two of three last week,beating H-K, 5-2, and NorthBranford, 4-3, while losing toOld Saybrook, 7-0. But theDevil netmen lost to OldLyme, 6-1, on Monday.

Scholar-AthletesThe CIAC Scholar-Athlete

dinner was held at the AquaTurf in Southington Sundayevening. Each high schoolnames its outstanding seniorboy and girls scholar-athleteand the CIAC recognizestheir athletic and academicachievements each year at agala dinner.

Coginchaug’s winners for2012-2013 are Lauren Trom-betta and William Neri.

Trombetta in the boys 100meter dash (:12.02), ChristianAlberico in the boys 1,600 me-ter run (4:55.91), Jake Ober inthe 300 meter hurdles (:44.75),Ben Tabor in the boys 800 me-ters (2:01.99), Jessica Drop inthe girls 800 (2:26.93) and thegirls 4x400 meter relay teamof Bailey Thayer, Liz Harlow,Bailey Maus and JessicaDrop (4:22.03).

Other SportsThird places were taken by

Mike Decker in the 400 me-ters (:53.52), Zach Taylor inthe 300 meter hurdles (:45.19),Alison Doolittle in the girls300 meter dash (:28.75), Lau-ren Trombetta in the girls

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Play ball!Scenes from LittleLeague Opening Dayin town: Izzy Milardomakes a play at thirdbase, and BaileyZettergren fires in apitch.

Great gamePhoto by Karen Lipka

Coginchaug girls softball team, Around the ClockHeating and Cooling, came back from a 1-6 to 8-6 fi-nal against Madison during an April 30 game. Pic-tured are head Coach Mike Mancini, Mike Grenierand Tom Lipka.

Summer PlaygroundWednesday, June 26

through Friday, Aug. 16, forchildren entering firstthrough seventh grade livingin Durham. Playgroundmeets every Monday, Wednes-day, and Friday mornings,from 9 a.m. to noon, at AllynBrook Park. Arts and crafts,sports, and special events. Afee is charged.

Little people ProgramMonday, June 25 and

through Friday, Aug. 9, forchildren ages 4 and 5 living inDurham. Program meetsMonday, Wednesday and Fri-day mornings. Two little peo-ple program sessions arescheduled, Session 1, from 9to 10:30 a.m., and session 2,from 10:30 to noon. Pre-regis-tration is required. A fee ischarged.

Night Recreation Youth Program meets every Tues-

day and Thursday evenings,from June 27 to Aug. 8, atStrong School for students en-tering grades 5 through 8.Open to Durham and Middle-field residents. Activities in-clude table games, music, vol-leyball, basketball, and spe-cial events. A fee is charged.

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DurhamLibrary

Hours: Regular libraryhours are Mondays throughThursdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.,and Fridays and Saturdays,10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitwww.durhamlibrary.org tosearch the catalog, reviewyour account, register for aprogram or renew your mate-rials online. For informationor to register for a programby phone, call (860) 349-9544.

Pre-SchoolMother Goose (18 to 30

months) Mondays, at 10:15a.m.

Time for Tots (2 1/2 to 31/2) Wednesdays, at 10:15a.m.

Preschool Storytime(3 1/2 to 5) Tuesdays, at 10:15a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Bedtime Storytime (2to 4) Mondays, at 7 p.m. (wearpajamas)

To register, call the libraryat 860 349-9544.

ChildrenPreschool Storytimes

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months) Mondays, at 10:15a.m.

Time for Tots: (2 1/2 – 31/2 years) Wednesdays, at10:15 a.m.

Preschool: (3 1/3 – 5years) Tuesdays, at 10:15 a.m.and 1:30 p.m.

Bedtime Storytime: (2 –5 years) Mondays, at 7 p.m.

TeensSuper Smash Brothers

Tournament - The libraryhas scheduled a Super SmashBrothers tournament for Sat-urday, May 25, at 2 p.m. Win-ner of the two hour tourna-

ment will receive a prize.Snacks and Drinks will alsobe provided. Ages 10-18,please register.

AdultsPALS Annual Book Sale

- Saturday, May 18, open at 9a.m. for special, preview ad-mission and 10 a.m. for gen-eral admission. Donations (ofgently used books, DVDs andCDs) are accepted. Please, nomagazines, textbooks or en-cyclopedia.

Levi E. CoeLibrary

414 Main St., Middlefield,(860) 349-3857 orwww.leviecoe.com.

Hours: Mondays-Thurs-days, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Satur-days, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ClosedFridays.

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scheduled to beclosed Saturday,May 25 and Mon-day, May 27 forMemorial Dayweekend. The li-brary will beclosed on Satur-days beginningMay 25.

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Paperback Book SaleSaturday, May 4, from 8

a.m. to noon. A concert, fea-turing the MiddlefieldUkulele Club, is scheduledfrom 11 to 11:30 a.m. No regis-tration necessary.

Book discussionMonday, May 20, from 1 to 2

p.m. The book is The Shoe-maker’s Wife, by Adriana Tri-giani. Program is scheduledfor the Middlefield SeniorCenter. Books are available atthe library and the SeniorCenter.

Author visit - Lucy Bur-dette, author of the Key WestFood Critic mysteries, isscheduled to speak Wednes-day, June 5, at the MiddlefieldSenior Center. She has alsowritten the Golf Lover’s mys-tery series and the AdviceColumn mysteries, under thepen name of Roberta Isleib.For more information, callthe library at (860) 349-3857 orthe senior center at (860) 349-7121. Walk-ins are welcome.

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This means more than nine out of ten people maynever see a given notice.

This compares dramatically to the fact that 83% ofadults read a community newspaper every week,according to the National Newspaper Association.

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Connecticut’s recent ethical lapses shed a glaringlight on the full meaning of this problem. It’s likeputting the fox in charge of the hen house.

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Newspapers are your watchdogs. Don’t let thatrole be changed now. Voice your opinion.

To keep your notices in the newspaper, contactyour local legislator to oppose Senate Bill #1112 - AnAct Concerning the Publication of Legal Notices byMunicipalities.

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