town times may 17, 2013

Volume 20, Number 6 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall www.TownTimes.com Friday, May 17, 2013

In this issue ...Calendar ........................13Government Meetings....3Rockfall.........................8-9Schools...........................10Seniors...........................20Sports.............................17

By Mark Dionne Town Times

The May 13 Durham annu-al budget meeting featuredvotes to pass the town budgetand elect two members toboth the Board of Educationand the Durham MiddlefieldInterlocal Agreement Advi-sory Board, but the mostcompetitive race of the nightwas to select the meeting’smoderator.

BOE member Norm Hickswas selected by a hand vote of43-23 over David Montgomeryto moderate the town meet-ing and also withstood a re-quest that he recuse himselfduring the portion of themeeting dealing with BOEelections.

The BOE elections wereanticlimactic as there weretwo candidates for two seats.

Raffaela Fronc, who hasheld a seat on the BOE forseveral months, won a fullterm. Fronc was nominatedby Jen Zettergren, whopraised Fronc’s energy andsaid, “She asks the very diffi-cult questions every time shehas the opportunity to do so.”

Accepting the nomination,Fronc said, “We’ve done a lotof work, there’s a lot morework to be done. I’m ready todo it.”

Dr. Victor Friedrich, whohas taught neuroscience atMount Sinai Medical Center,New York, and UConn, willbe a new member on theBOE.

Friedrich spoke to thecrowd of approximately 80people about both his scien-tific background and his tiesto Durham. Referring togrant-funded research,Friedrich said, “I’m used tothe environment where wemake budgets, we thinkabout what’s going into thebudgets and then we live withthem.”

Although technically onlya resident for two years inDurham, where speakers atpublic meetings routinelymention that they and theirparents were born in town,Friedrich talked about histies to Durham.

Friedrich’s prepared flyernoted that he and his familyhave been members of theChurch of the Epiphany for

Budget passes, BOE members chosenat town meeting

20 years and he talked aboutspending most weekendsworking his in-law’s Durhamgarden. “I picked a lot ofDurham dirt out of my fin-gernails.”

Fronc and Friedrich wereelected to three year terms,expiring in June 2016.

A town budget with$6,400,076 in total spendingeasily passed a voice vote.The budget represents a 7.8percent increase over cur-rent town spending. Project-ed revenues bring the net to-tal spending down to$5,290,555.

Chris Flanagan and RobertCzarnecki were both re-elect-ed unopposed to the DMI-AAB.

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Ride to Rockfall Photo by Lee Roski

This rail line runs through Rockfall. The Connecti-cut Central Railroad Records, Archives & SpecialCollections, at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Cen-ter, University of Connecticut Libraries provides anextensive history about a cluster of rail lines thatwere revived to serve central Connecticut startingin the late 1980s. The opening of the line that runsthrough Rockfall and Middlefield is included in thearchives. This week the Town Times tri-town tourfinishes its journey with a stop in Rockfall. Seemore pages 8 and 9.

Photo by Diana Carr

Skateboarder Alex Fenio-lo sets up for a run on oneof the ramps at the skate-board facility at PeckhamPark, Middlefield. Theskateboard park was builtin October 2010 and hasbeen well-received by lo-cal kids and visitors, too.Read more page 18.


“I love the way in Con-necticut they say, ‘She’s ourLibrarian,’ with a capital L.She’s not the director, she’sour Librarian. That in itselfis the title. I love that idea,”said Durham Public LibraryDirector Valerie Kilmartin.Kilmartin will give up the ti-tle of our Librarian when sheretires at the end of June af-ter eight and a half years atthe Durham Public Library.

A native New Yorker, Kil-martin moved to Connecticutnine years ago. “Durhamcame along and it just felt

right,” Kilmartin said. “I feelvery fortunate to have beenthe librarian here.”

Formerly the director ofbranches for the Queens Bor-ough Public Libraries - “all61 of them” - Kilmartin expe-rienced a “complete change”in environment in Durham.“This is very different, thepopulation, the nature of thetown, the familiarity every-body has with the library,how you’re known by the pa-trons and how you knowthem - a whole different sen-sibility. It was fun.”

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Town BriefsFamily movienight rescheduled

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

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Mu-sic with a live band, face

painting, hair tinsel, tattoos,and a crafts table will be of-fered. Food and drink will beavailable for purchase.

The public is welcome tobring 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.

MOMS Clubfundraiserplanned

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

Housewares, baby clothes,adult clothes, toys, electron-ics, books, DVD’s, strollers,bikes, pack and plays. Pro-ceeds benefit Newtownthrough The Sandy GroundProject to support the 26 play-grounds to be built in thehonor of the victims of New-town.

Roadworkscheduled

Roadwork is scheduled forthe replacement of BridgeNo. 01398, carrying Route 147over the Coginchaug River inthe Town of Middlefield.

Lane closures on Route 147will alternate one way trafficbetween 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The project consists of thereplacement of Bridge No.01398 that carries Route 147,Middlefield Road, over theCoginchaug River betweenCherry Hill Road and LymanRoad in the town of Middle-field. The work includes newabutments, wing walls, struc-tural steel and concrete deck-ing. Approximately 400 feetof the approach roadway oneither side of the bridge willbe reconstructed includingnew road base and bitumi-nous pavement and new met-al beam rail. DOT Project No.81-88 was awarded to NewEngland Road Inc. of Clin-ton, CT, on November 14,2012, at a value of$1,681,677.50 and is scheduledfor completion by April 24,2015. The contract is beingadministered by the Office ofConstruction, District 1,Rocky Hill.

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 is

charged. 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.

Old Home Dayschildren’s events

The Children’s Tent at OldHomes Days, Saturday, June8, has scheduled events as fol-lows:

Cryril the Sorcerer, 12:30 to1:30 p.m. The first show fea-tures “Recycling its Magic”;second show is “Magitricity”a show about energy and cli-mate change.

Close Up with Bees, 1:30 to2:15 p.m. Learn about the lifeof bees with Allan Poole andtaste honey made from differ-ent flowers.

Recycled Sculpture Con-test, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. Buildcreative masterpieces withrecycled materials. Prizeswill be awarded.

Cooperative Games withJenn, 3:15 to 4 p.m. Join in thegames, led by Jennifer Bu-fithis-Hurie.

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Monday, May 20Middlefield Housing Authority, 7 p.m.

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By Trish Dynia Special to Town Times

At its May 1 meeting, theMiddlefield Planning andZoning Commission ap-proved changes to the athlet-ic facility on Pickett Lane.Board of Education Chair-woman Kerrie Flanagan andathletic facility abutterKaren Cheyney reportedthat they had reached anagreement that would re-lieve District 13 from the re-quirement that restroomconstruction begin this year.

Flanagan expressed ap-preciation to Cheyney, andsaid, “Estimates and con-struction costs exceededwhat could be accommodat-ed in the 2013-14 budget.”

The revised agreement re-moves the deadline but re-quires that the restrooms bebuilt before any new lightingis installed. Also, Cheyneymust receive notice 90 daysbefore construction begins.

After voting unanimouslyto approve the changes, com-mission member Frank De-Felice thanked Cheyney forinitiating the relief. He said,“I regret that you have takenheat from some members ofthe community for a stipula-tion placed on the project byus, not you.”

As Zoning Officer GeoffColegrove distributed mate-rials to the commission re-garding the on-going reviewof the Plan of Conservationand Development, Chair-man Dick Eriksen took theopportunity to comment onthe decision made lastmonth by the commission toapprove a resolution allow-ing the town to apply for a$20,000 state grant to hire aproject consultant to lookinto the feasibility of locat-ing affordable housing intargeted areas in Durham.

Eriksen emphasized thatalthough he was not at themeeting when it was ap-

proved, he had read the min-utes and had concerns, pri-marily regarding Planningand Zoning members becom-ing members of a committeethat would ultimately identi-fy prospective properties tobe included in the overlayzone. His primary concern,reiterated by some membersof the board, was that itwould not be wise, and infact might be construed as aconflict of interest, if P&Zmembers sat on a committeethat would later presentchanges to P&Z for approval.Some members asked howthat was different from P&Zforming sub-committees toreview sign regulations andsuch. DeFelice explained,“Because when we reviewsign regulations we are nottargeting specific proper-ties.”

Eriksen asked commis-sion Secretary Jan Melnik toread into the record a letterreceived from lawyers repre-senting Silver Eagle, proper-ty owners at the north end ofMain Street. The letter indi-cated that they had read theminutes of the last meeting,during which their specificproperty had been men-

tioned by Commission mem-bers as a possible candidatefor the overlay zone. Attor-ney David Berry indicatedin the letter that althoughSilver Eagle was mentionedat the last meeting, it is notinterested in being part ofan overlay zone due to, “ad-verse consequences to us.”

Upon hearing the letter,DeFelice, one of severalmembers who mentionedthe property at the last meet-ing, said, “That shows I wasdead on at the last meetingwhen I said we should not betalking about specific prop-erties. Once that informa-tion gets out to the public itcan affect property values.”

Much of the lengthy dis-cussion that followed re-volved around the ethics in-volved in being part of sucha committee, its parallel andpossible confusion with re-viewing and changing thePlan of Conservation andDevelopment, and varyingopinions on whether or notthe First Selectwoman ex-pected members of PZ to berepresented on the commit-tee. Eriksen said, “I don’tthink we should be requiredto put people on the commit-

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At the end of the discus-sion, it was agreed that anycommission member inter-ested in serving on the com-mittee should directly con-tact the Board of Selectmen.

During a follow-up inter-view, First SelectwomanLaura Francis said, “It wasnot my intention to form acommittee unless the com-mission felt it was necessary.The community conversa-tion that I hope will occurwill be best facilitated by aconsultant. As requested bythe commission, it will playa significant role in choos-ing a consultant should wereceive the grant.”

In other business, CampFarnum received approvalfor its annual ‘Fall DownFestival’ held the first week-end in October. The commis-sion also released two bonds;Dom DelVecchio for a subdi-vision off Blue Hill Road fortree planting, and MichaelCorona, for landscaping anddriveway improvements atthe north end of MainStreet.

Old Home Days 2013 is rightaround the corner, and the ParadeCommittee is looking for marchersfor its parade on Saturday, June 8.The parade kicks off at RogersManufacturing at 10 a.m. and willend at Peckham Park.

The theme for this year’s OldHome Days is resourcefulness.The committee hopes to showcasewhat local people and organiza-tions are doing to promote livingsustainably in our community andon our planet. Activities through-out the weekend event will show-case local resources and ideas tohelp each other recycle, reuse, re-treat, re-enjoy, and re-purpose ourlocal resources.

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Loren Webber, Director of the Levi Coe Library, planned the events “to involve peopleof all ages in activities families could participate in together in support of local commu-nity groups and to generate interest in the library and all we have to offer.”

As part of its Silver Award project, Girl Scout Troop 62115 has been selling ceramictiles. The Silver Award requires scouts to perform 50 hours of community service, andthe girls selected the library as the recipient of their service. The tiles will be used forthe counter top and back splash in the library’s kitchen. With a pile of orders, the girlsworked hard to hand-paint the tiles, either at the purchaser’s direction or as an artist’schoice. So far, over 60 tiles have been sold and painted, with the proceeds going toward therenovations of the library. Soon the tiles will be permanently displayed in the librarykitchen.

- Elisabeth Kennedy

Right: A paperback book sale at the Levi CoeLibrary had a brisk business. Chris Zawackiwas among the customers looking for a fewgood books. Below: The Middlefield UkuleleClub.

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Above: Samples of tilesmade by scouts.

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Middlefield’s Levi E. CoeLibrary will be a summer hotspot in 2013. The library hasan interesting schedule ofprograms planned for kidsand adults in the comingmonths.

The library and the Mid-dlefield Senior Center willpresent two book talks dur-ing the next month. A groupdiscussion on Adriana Tri-giani’s popular novel TheShoemaker’s Wife is sched-uled for May 20. The talk willtake place at the Senior Cen-ter from 1 to 2 p.m. The Shoe-maker’s Wife is a multigener-ational love story about thequest of two star-crossedlovers to find each otheragain. The story was in-spired by Trigiani’s own fam-ily history.

Levi E. Coe and the SeniorCenter will then present anauthor talk and book signingwith Lucy Burdette onWednesday, June 5. The eventwill begin at the Senior Cen-ter at 1 p.m. Burdette, a na-tive of Connecticut, will dis-cuss the three books thatmake up her Key West FoodCritic mysteries and thensign copies of the books.

Children’s Librarian VickiBerry discussed why the li-

brary decided to presentthese talks.

“Interesting books are acommon ground and conver-sations about them bringpeople together,” Berry said.“Part of what we want to dois bring books to the commu-nity and have communityconversations. There’s a lotof anticipation for the talks.”

Those interested in attend-ing either program can callLevi E. Coe Library at (860)349-3857 or the MiddlefieldSenior Center at (860) 349-7121 to obtain additional in-formation or to register.Walk-ins are welcome for thetalk and book signing withBurdette.

Levi E. Coe will kick off itssummer program schedulein the last week of June. Theopening program will be aFamily Drumming sessionwith Edward Leonard onJune 27 at 3 p.m. The libraryhas a number of fun pro-grams scheduled for childrenthroughout July. Many ofthese programs are eitherscience or arts and craftsbased. Ones that are science-based include Worms withthe Children’s Museum July1 at 11 a.m., Jeepers Creeperswith Riverside Reptiles July8 at 3 p.m., Zoo Station withThe Children’s Museum July10 at 3 p.m. and Science Day

July 23 at 11 a.m. In the Worms with the

Children Museum program,children will be able to learnabout worms from visitingstaff members of the WestHartford Children’s Muse-um. They will be able to ob-serve live worms brought bythese staff members. TheJeepers Creepers with River-side Reptiles and Zoo Stationprograms will follow a simi-lar format. The library’s Sci-ence Day will give childrenthe chance to conduct cre-ative science experiments.

Berry discussed why the li-brary is choosing to hold somany science-themed pro-grams during July.

“I think science and thearts are related to one anoth-er and strongly related to ed-ucation,” she said. “We’retrying to teach the kids thatscience is really fun and in-teresting. It is not scary orsuggests big words that youcan’t understand. Science isthe understanding of theworld around you.”

July programs that arearts and crafts based includefaux batik t-shirts July 9 at 11a.m. and Marshmallow Dayon July 15 at 3 p.m. Partici-pants in the faux batik pro-gram will get the opportuni-ty to design their own T-shirts, while those partici-

pating in Marshmallow Daycan build their own figuresusing marshmallows andPopsicle sticks.

Berry said that Levi E. Coewill encourage kids andyoung adults to read the Nut-meg Book Award nomineesthis summer. The NutmegBook Award is Connecticut’sstate book award for childrenand young adult fiction. Shesaid young people get veryexcited about reading thenominees and have engagingconversations about eachbook. These conversationsinspire young people to read

similar books. “I love hearing them talk

to one another about thenominees and making rec-ommendations to each oth-er,” Berry said. “These booksare a jumping off point.”

Levi E. Coe anticipatesthat it will soon add pro-grams and classes for adultsto its summer schedule.These will be added to theschedule based on recom-mendations and requestsfrom the community. For ex-ample, the library has recent-ly held gardening and geneal-ogy classes.

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Hearing helpTo the editor:I am writing to share some information

with the hearing impaired. Currently, myhusband, who has been hard of hearing foryears, is wearing two hearing aids. Talkingon the phone was a nightmare for him, untilrecently. A friend of mine told me about aspecial phone that her husband had installedin their home.

There are phone services that allow per-sons with hearing or speech disabilities toplace and receive telephone calls. Each regu-lar phone customer pays a minimal tax ontheir bill each month. It is collected by theFCC. These monies are put into a fund andthe hearing disabled can benefit from it.

There are companies one can call that willmake arrangements to install one of theircaptioned phones in your home, and the FCCpays for it. As long as the individual fills outa form, and his/her audiologist fills in theirpart and faxes it to one of these service com-panies, the phone, the installation, and themaintenance are free. The phone has ascreen which prints out what the person onthe other line is saying. For people with hear-ing difficulties, it is life altering. It has manyupdated features, and is a state of the artpiece of equipment.

These phones make an incredible differ-ence to the hearing impaired.

Cheryl MikDurham

Fun fiestaTo the editor:The 12th annual “Fajita Fiesta” at Cogin-

chaug Regional High School was an exampleof the wonderful volunteer spirit and sup-port that is such an integral part of theDurham-Middlefield community. Thanks toall those who helped make the very success-ful and thoroughly enjoyable “Fajita Fiesta.”The many area businesses who donateditems for our silent auction made it a hugesuccess. Your generosity is greatly appreciat-ed! The Spanish Honor Society at CRHS rais-es funds to sponsor two students in Oaxaca,Mexico, who, with our help, will succeed in

fulfilling their educational dreams. We alsosponsor several students every year in theSummer Program at the Hekab Be Library inAkumal, Mexico. We also provide support forthe Honduras Children’s Project, a non-prof-it organization founded by Durham residentCharlie Proctor. We appreciate our commu-nity’s efforts and support to improve thelives of children who are born into poverty.

Nancy AlbericoCRHS Spanish Honor Society Advisor

Hard rainTo the editor:Barium, or aluminum sulfate, found on

the White farm, is everywhere in the U.S.Barium, along with other heavy metals,

comes from the clouds, which in turn havebeen formed by coalescing chemtrails fromjets. Chemtrails are visible jet exhaust thatstretch across the sky, and they are artificial.Normal jet trails are very short and quicklydissipate.

Natural clouds are non-linear, and all weolder folks grew up with them.

Controlling the weather has been accom-plished by the U.S. Air Force. Chemtrails,which now spew from commercial jets too,supposedly protect the earth from overheat-ing due to “global warming.” Of course theheavy metals and other very toxic sub-stances in these manmade clouds fall on allof us when it rains, snows or sleets.

I’m betting aluminum might be at leastpart of the cause of Alzheimer’s disease,since pathologists have found it in affectedhuman brains.

Sue McIntosh, M.D.Durham

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On the trail to Rockfall

Commentary

This week we concludeour series on the threecommunities served byTown Times with Rockfallin the spotlight. Separat-ing Rockfall from Middle-field was an interesting ex-ercise. Some folks wetalked to said they justthink of this particularterritory as more or lessall the same and were a tadsurprised that we’d givethe area its own chapter inour tri-town series. Weheard that it’s Middlefield-Rockfall. Rockfall is part ofMiddlefield and that’s allthere is to it.

A few others we encoun-tered saw it a little differ-ently as they clearly identi-fied themselves as “I’mfrom Rockfall.” Many vil-lages within towns like tokeep the boundaries clearand it seems especially soin Connecticut. There’sTerryville in Plymouth,Unionville in Farmington,Forestville in Bristol - youprobably know many othersimilar “town within atown” domains.

We decided it was justmore fun to give Rockfallits own day. And after all,that’s what it says on ourmasthead - servingDurham, Middlefield andRockfall. So we went for it.

Rockfall was a challengein other ways. Our intrep-id photographer Lee Roskihad a few questions aboutthe exact boundaries heshould look for in his trav-els. Even his GPS was notespecially helpful when hepunched in “Rockfall, CT.”

We offered advice thatwas likely not too helpful,either. For example, latitu-dinal and longitudinalquadrants that led to thepurple-blazed hiking trail.We did not expect Lee tostrap on his hiking boots.Our (rock) fallback posi-tion was: to be absolutelysure ask someone local.

Despite our question-able methodology, we wereexcited by the results ofthe effort and inquiries.Rockfall is chockablockfull of treasures andplaces to visit. We also gotthe strong impression thatit’s a wonderful place tolive.

- The editors

The Rockfall FoundationApplications for The Rockfall Foundation’s annual

awards program, highlighting youth achievement, areavailable online at www.rockfallfoundation.org. TheVirginia R. Rollefson Youth Environmental LeadershipAwards recognizes Middlesex County high school stu-dents who are involved with programs and projects inareas of natural resource preservation, conservation,restoration or development.

The award includes a cash gift for those individualsand/or groups honored, with up to two awards giveneach year. Application deadline is June 3.

Winners will be selected and announced in October.The public presentation will be part of Rockfall’s An-nual Meeting and Awards ceremony in November.

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Photos by Lee Roski

Top left: Wadsworth Fall State Park, often referred to as simply WadsworthFalls, spans property in Middletown and Rockfall. The girl in the WadsworthFalls pictures is photographer Lee Roski’s daughter Emma. “She came alongon a couple of my trips into the area and really liked the falls,” he said. The parkconsists of a series of marked trails covering 285 acres and is intersected bytheCoginchaug River. The falls are named after Clarence C. Wadsworth whospent a large part of his life in an effort to preserve the falls. His will establishedthe Rockfall Corpora-tion, which is tasked tomaintain the protectionof the land, plants, andanimals at his estatewhich was willed to the

state. The park is operated by theDepartment of Energy and Environ-mental Protection. Wadsworth Fallsare located at the opposite side ofthe park from the main entranceand may be reached by car (parkingon Cherry Hill Road). They may alsobe reached by an easy hike, approx-imately 1.25 miles in length, fromthe main entrance on Rt. 157. Topright: In Rockfall country, a serenescene. Lower left: This little plazaincludes the Rockfall Post Office.

Population: 1,277 (in2010)

Square miles: 1.9Elevation: 210 feet (the

same as Middlefield) Bordered by: Durham,

Middletown, Meriden,Wallingford

Natural features:Wadsworth Falls

Known for: WadsworthFalls State Park

Average household in-come: $83,042 (in 2010)

Average persons perhousehold: 2.48 (in 2010)

Median age: 44 (in2010)

Businesses addresses:55

P.O. addresses: 92Residential addresses:

569About: Wadsworth

Falls State Park, common-ly referred to as simplyWadsworth Falls, is locat-ed in Rockfall and Middle-town. The park consists ofmarked trails covering 285acres and is intersected bythe Coginchaug River, atributary of the Connecti-cut River. (The Cogin-chaug River, flowing northalong the western fringe ofthe park, has played an im-

portant role in the provi-sion of industrial water-power. Today only thesluiceway of a textile millremains in the southwestcorner of the park.) Therealso is a swimming andpicnicking area in thepark grounds. The falls are30 feet in height, with ameasured water flow (as of2000) of 264 gallons persecond. It has one of thelargest water flows of anyfalls in the state.

The falls are named af-ter Clarence C. Wads-worth, noted scholar andlinguist, who lived in Mid-dletown and owned theproperty where the parknow exists. His will estab-lished the Rockfall Corpo-ration for the purpose ofprotecting the land, plants,and animals on his estate.In 1942, 267 acres of the es-tate were given to the stateof Connecticut.

(Sources: www.ctwater-falls.com, www.ct.gov,www.usbeacon.com,www.zip-codes.com,Wikipedia)

- Compiled by Diana Carr

Town Profile: Rockfall(a section of Middlefield)

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At their May 8 meeting, theBoard of Education facednews of damage to the newtrack and accepted a changein its mandate to constructbathrooms at the athleticcomplex.

As Business Manager RonMelnik told the board, a de-pression - what some startedcalling a “sinkhole” - devel-oped on the track at Cogin-chaug Regional High School.

The depression, discov-ered on Saturday, May 4, af-fected lane eight, the outsidelane of the track near the

parking lot and the basket-ball courts. The area of thetrack, according to Melnik,has water running under-neath it even after multipledays without ran.

Melnik did not want tospeculate on the cause. “I’mnot an engineer,” he said.Several board memberstouched on the obvious suspi-cion that underground waterhad washed away some mate-rial.

“It’s the only place thatthere’s a drain near thetrack,” said Melnik. “It’s theone collection point.” Thetrack has a manhole adjacentto the depression and under-

ground construction to dealwith the water.

The engineering and con-struction firms that handledthe project were called in andwould handle the repair. “It’snot coming out of our budg-et,” said BOE chair KerrieFlanagan. “Fortunately,we’re getting support fromboth firms and all indica-tions are that they’re takingresponsibility and will re-pair it.”

As of Monday, May 13, thearea of the track was levelonce again, but the track sur-face remained cut away andthe area was blocked withcaution tape. According toboard members, track meetswould continue at the facilitywithout the use of lane eight.

The board also accepted arevised agreement about theconstruction of bathroomsfor the athletic complex. TheBOE had been bound to con-struct bathrooms by April of2014.

Karen Cheyney ofDurham, one of the partiesinvolved in the lawsuit thatresulted in the stipulatedagreement, had approachedPlanning and Zoning aboutremoving the deadline. Plan-ning and Zoning had previ-ously accepted the revisedagreement.

“We are still required tocomplete those bathroomsprior to the installation ofany additional lighting at theathletic complex,” saidFlanagan.

The next BOE meeting isscheduled for May 22 at 7:30p.m. at Memorial School.

BOE gets athletic complex updateGraduatesAlvernia University,

Pennsylvania -Matthew D. Tobias ofDurham.

Cheshire Academy -Karl Garvey of Durham.

Scholasticachievements

Thomas Linden ofDurham was recentlyawarded the Foreign Lan-guage Department’s Chi-nese Award at StonehillCollege.

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Boy Scout Troop 27 touredNew York City recently tovisit the 9/11 Memorial thatstands where the Twin Tow-ers once stood. The troop leftfrom Union Station in NewHaven and took a two hourMetro North train ride toGrand Central station. Thetroop then made its way tothe 9/11 memorial by subway.Across the street from thememorial is a plaque on theside of a fire station listingthe names of those firementhat lost their lives in thebuildings. The entrance tothe memorial was packedwith spectators.

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into the memorial site, it sawthe base of the over 100 storybuildings that has beenturned into small waterfallsfilled with sparkling water.The troop searched for thename of one of the scout’saunt who was one of the vic-tims of the 9/11 attack andfound it.

The troop then left the me-morial site to the IntrepidSea Air and Space Museum.The Intrepid is a famous air-craft carrier that served inWorld War II. The ship wasdecommissioned in 1974 andwas turned into a museum.Today it is permanentlydocked at Pier 86 on the westside of Manhattan Island inthe Hudson River. There areabout 15 fighter jets and heli-

copters on the top deck of theship from different time peri-ods. The space shuttle Enter-prise was tied down on theback part of the ship, butwas off limits because Hur-ricane Sandy damaged theenclosure that was to be putaround the ship, delaying theopening of the ship tours.

The Intrepid also acted asa pick up for astronauts wholanded in the Atlantic ocean.The Intrepid was hit by twokamikaze attacks, one in1944, and the other in 1945.Troops 27 toured the insideof the carrier and toured thecaptain’s quarters, the navi-gation room, bunks, andbathrooms. There is also atour on a submarine thatused to carry nuclear mis-

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things to do in the museumsuch as a flight simulatorthat puts the customer in abattle situation in a planewith a joystick that respondsto what the aircraft does. Thetroop saw a NYC high schoolband playing Navy songs on

the top of the ship.At the end of the tour of

the Intrepid, the troopwalked to Times Square, themost crowded part of NewYork City. The troop split upand ate dinner in a few of themany restaurants liningTimes Square.

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Square dance - The 4C’sSquare Dance Club hasscheduled a dance for Fri-day, May 17, from 7 to 9:30p.m. at the Cheshire Park &Rec Center, 559 Main St.,Cheshire. The caller will beEd Rutty; cuer will be SueLucibello. For more infor-mation, call (860) 349-8084or (203) 235-1604.

Golf tournament - TheMiddlefield Volunteer FireCompany has scheduled itsgolf tournament for Friday,May 17, at Lyman OrchardsGolf Course. The event is a9 a.m. shotgun start, and in-cludes breakfast, golf, din-ner and awards ceremony.A fee is charged. For moreinformation, email [email protected].

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Community BBQ - TheMiddlefield Children’s Cen-ter has scheduled its pre-school third annual com-munity BBQ for Saturday,May 18, from 4 to 7 p.m., atPeckham Park. The eventfeatures food, children’sgames and raffles. Proceedsbenefit the MiddlefieldChildren’s Center.

American Legion - TheAmerican Legion Post 184is scheduled to meet Satur-day, May 18, at 10 a.m., atthe Durham Library. Allveterans are welcome. Formore information, call BobFrancis at (860) 349-0881.

Tag sale - Saint Francisof Assisi Church, 10 ElmSt., Middletown, has sched-uled a tag sale/flea marketfor Saturday, May 18, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m.

Middlefield Ukulele -The Middlefield UkuleleClub is scheduled to meetSaturday, May 18, from 9 to11 a.m., at the MiddlefieldCommunity Center, 405Main St. The program isopen to all. Beginners andexperienced players arewelcome come and havefun. For more information,call Cindy at (860) 349-5656

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Trap shoot - A trapshoot fundraiser is sched-uled for Saturday, May 18,at 9 a.m., at the New HavenRaccoon Club, 853 R NewHaven Rd., Durham. A feeis charged. The event is a

100 bird shoot - 50 sin-gles/50 doubles. Proceedsbenefit the St. Jude Chil-dren’s Research Hospital.For more information, call(860) 349-3504.

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Community supper - Afree community supper isscheduled for Sunday, May19, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., atthe Church of theEpiphany, 196 Main St. Allare welcome.

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Troop 27 spring hikeBoy Scouts from Troop 27, with five adults and a dog, hiked up Mount Higby recently. The steep and rocky surface of the trail went along the cliff side and paralleled I-91.

The scouts found two geocaches, an old plane crash and what is said to be a pet cemetery. The hike took about four hours and the weather was perfect, if chillyat first.

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Farmers Market - Farm-ers Market is scheduled forThursdays on the DurhamGreen, from 3 to 6 p.m.,through mid-September.

June1 Saturday

Family movie night -The Durham CooperativeNursery has re-scheduledits fourth annual familymovie night for Saturday,June 1, a 8 p.m., at theDurham Fairgrounds. Theevent features Dr. Suess’The Lorax. Tickets areavailable at the door. Formore information or tick-ets, call (860) 349-9885.

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Notre Dame Church,280 Main St., has sched-uled its monthly flea mar-kets and tag sale for Satur-day, June 1, July 6, Aug. 3,Sept. 7 and Oct. 5, from 8a.m. to 1 p.m. The eventwill be in the church hall,rectory garage, parkinglot and the side lawn ofthe church, rain or shine.

The event featureshousehold goods, pots andpans, dishes, craft sup-plies, sewing supplies, fur-niture, clothing, shoes, an-tiques, toys, collectibles,books, Christmas decora-tion, and more. A jewelrytable will be set up inside.Breakfast and lunch willbe available for purchase.Vendor space is availablefor rent.

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The 2013 DurhamMemorial Day Parade isscheduled for Monday,May 27, rain or shine.The parade will step offat 9:15 a.m. at the corner

of Haddam Quarter Road and Main Street, and continuedown Main Street to the Durham Town Green. Paradeparticipants should assemble at the corner between 8:15and 8:30 a.m.

A ceremony, at the Town Green, honoring the nation’sservicemen and servicewomen, is scheduled to follow im-mediately following the parade.

For more information or to participate in the parade,contact parade Chairman Bob Francis at ((860) 349-0881.

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By Jim BransfieldSpecial to Town Times

SOFTBALL, BASEBALLLast week was a good one

for the Coginchaug Regionalsoftball team as the Blue Dev-ils won three games in a row toclinch a state Class S tourna-ment berth.

The clinching game cameFriday against Cromwell andthe locals did it in dramaticfashion, scoring two runs inthe bottom of the seventh in-ning to win a walkoff, 6-5. Gab-by Diaz was the winning pitch-er and Courtney Votto went 3-for-4 to pace the Devils’ attack.

Coginchaug began the weekwith a 10-5 win over Valley Re-gional then followed that upwith a 3-2 win over Old Say-brook.

The baseball team lost a 4-0decision on Friday to powerfulCromwell. The defendingClass S champions rode theleft arm of Logan Lessard forthe shutout, the second timeLessard has shut out the Dev-ils. The victim of bothshutouts was Steve Thody, whopitched well.

“Steve threw very well,”said Coginchaug coach TedLombardo. “That we haven’tscored in 14 innings againstLessard isn’t his fault. He’shad six complete games thisyear after not throwing for twoseasons.”

Two of the four runs scoredby Cromwell were unearned,but it’s hard to win if you don’tscore. Cromwell pitching hasregistered nine shutouts thisseason.

On Monday, the Devils lostagain, this time to Morgan 4-3in eight innings. Mike Mc-Shane (4-2) was the losingpitcher.

Coginchaug dropped to 9-8.GOLF, TENNISThe Coginchaug boys golf

team had a tough week, losingto Cromwell 167-188 lastWednesday and Old Saybrook162-180 Thursday to run its los-

ing streak to five.The Shoreline Conference

Tournament is Monday at theClinton Country Club.

The boys tennis team lostits only match of the week lastMonday to Old Lyme 6-1.

The girls tennis team beatEast Hampton 7-0 Friday.

TRACK AND FIELDThe Coginchaug boys track

and field team finished astrong third out of 17 teams atthe Old Saybrook Runnin’Rams Invitational held Satur-day. Old Saybrook was firstwith 96 points followed byHaddam-Killingworth with92. North Branford was fourth

with 53 points and Valley Re-gional was fifth with 49.5points.

Jeremy Brown of Cogin-chaug had a big day, winningthe 3,200-meter run in a timeof 10:01.50 and taking third inthe 1,600 in four minutes, 36.89seconds.

Other notable boys per-formances included a third byBen Taber (2:02.45) in the 800meter run, a second by the4x400 meter relay team ofDavid Trombetta, MikeBehling, Taber, and Zach Tay-lor (3:38.54), a fourth and fifthby Wolfgang Wallach (:52.78)and Mike Decker (:53.24) re-

spectively in the 400 meters, afifth by Christian Alberico(10:45.95) in the 3,200 metersand a sixth place finish byYuri Funaro in the pole vaultwith a leap of eight feet, sixinches.

The girls team finishedninth out of the 17 teams with31 points. Old Saybrook wasfirst with 129.5 points, Fron-tier Regional (MA) was sec-ond with 107, H-K was thirdwith 84, Valley Regional wasfourth with 55 and Cromwellwas fifth with 53.

Leading performances byCoginchaug included a sec-ond-place finish by the 4x100

relay team of Kelly Donovan,Lauren Trombetta, AllisonDoolittle and Kasi Whitaker(:54.41), a third place finish bythe 4x400 meter relay team ofLiz Harlow, Jessica Drop,Megan Sirois and BaileyThayer (4:31.83), a fourth byDoolittle in the 100 meter dash(:13.73), and a fifth by MelissaHandy in the shot put (26 feet,six and three-quarters inch-es).

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“There’s a lot of stuff outthere for younger kids,” Hurl-bert said. “This is geared forkids in their early teens toearly twenties.” (Posted rulesstate that children under 12must be accompanied by anadult.)

Though some skateboardparks are made out of ply-wood decks on a metal frame,this one is made from con-crete, for durability, and wasdesigned and built by Jeff Pa-procki, the owner of Paproc-ki Concrete and Masonry, inMystic.

“We wanted to make it vi-sually pleasing, more like anart project,” said Paprocki,who is also a skateboarder,“with ramps and obstaclesthat make it good for skate-boarders of all different abil-ities. We’re pleased with theway it came out. The crafts-manship is good, and we puta lot of time into making it sothat it will last.”

Judging from the enthusi-asm of the youngsters, thatextra time was worth the ef-fort. Ten-year-old Alex Fenio-lo comes several times a weekduring the warm weather,and “loves doing tricks,”which he said he learnedfrom friends. “The older kidsmentor the younger ones,”said Rhonda Feniolo, hismother. “There’s alwayssomething new for him tolearn, so he never getsbored.”

Alex Nivison and BrenenBranciforte are two of thosebrave souls who show upeven in the winter. “Thisskateboard park is unique,”Nivison said. “A lot of themare pre-fabricated, but thisone is hand-poured and hand-made.”

“This park is well-doneand has a creative design,”Branciforte said. “I comeevery day. Skateboarding isthe best thing ever.”

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Skateboarders show up year-round at the PeckhamPark skateboard course in Middlefield. Left: BrenenBranciforte starts his “run.”Above: Alex Nivison does“a board slide.”


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Food bankThe Middlefield Food

Bank is low on the followingitems: green beans, jelly,corn and pasta.

Please do not donate ex-pired, dented and rustedcans.

Items may be dropped offat the Social Services at 405Main St., Middlefield or leftin the drop box at any time.

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

Brush pick upscheduled

The Town of DurhamPublic Works Departmentcontinues its annual springcurbside brush pick up.Brush should be less thanfour inches in diameter andnot longer than six feet inlength.

Brush should be stackedat roadside in an open area,away from mailboxes, trees,telephone poles and otherstructures. Brush should be

stacked perpendicular to theroadway, butt end toward theroad. No leaves, stumps,wood or foreign matter willbe picked up.

Each household will bestrictly limited to one truckload during this collection.In an 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 and eightinches long, unless com-bined with a neighbor. If

loads do not follow theseguidelines, it will not be re-moved.

Because brush pick upcan only be done in fairweather, it is recommendthat residents get piles readyfor pick up and not wait un-til you see areas of town list-ed.

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mittee has scheduled an in-door/outdoor picnic for Fri-day, June 7, from noon to 2p.m. Registration is required.Donations will be accepted.For more information, call(860) 343-76724.

Senior BusThe Durham/Middlefield

Senior Bus is available fortransportation to activitieson Tuesday and Wednesday.There is no fee for this serv-ice. Planned trips include:The Christmas Tree Shops inManchester and Orange,Yankee Candle in Deerfield,Mass., IKEA, Mohegan Sun,Foxwoods, Evergreen Walk,WFSB Better Yet Connecti-cut, Stew Leonards, FootPrints, Maritime Aquarium,

Mystic Village and the Thim-ble Islands, to name a few.The bus schedule can befound at various establish-ments in Durham, such asthe library, the Durham Ac-tivity Center, Town Hall andonline at www.townof-durhamct.org. Call (860) 347-5661 Monday through Friday,9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to make areservation.

Book discussionThe Levi E. Coe library

and the Middlefield SeniorCenter have scheduled a bookdiscussion for Monday, May20 at the Senior Center.

The book is “The Shoe-makers Wife” by AdrianaTrigiani. Books are avail-able at the Middlefield SeniorCenter and the Levi E Coe li-brary. For more informa-tion and to register, call (860)349-7121. The public is wel-come.

Containergardening

Diane LaRosa, MasterGardner, is scheduled to pres-ent “Learn Easy ContainerGardening” on WednesdayMay 29, at 1 p.m. at the Mid-dlefield Senior Center.

Participants will make acontainer planting. Suppliesare included. Registration, byMay 22, is required. For moreinformation, call Antoinetteat (860) 349-7121.

BBQThe annual “Kick Off

Summer BBQ” is scheduledfor Tuesday, June 4, at 4 p.m.,at the Middefield Senior Cen-ter. Menu includes grilledburgers, side salads, summerbeverages and sheet cake.The evening will include thesummer sounds of JohnBanker Duo, “The RiverboatRamblers” and (weather per-mitting) Bocci on our backlawn. A fee is charged. Reg-istration deadline is Thurs-day, May 30. For more infor-mation and to register, callAntoinette Astle at (860) 349-7121

Author visitLucy Burdette, author of

the Key West Food Criticmysteries, is scheduled tospeak Wednesday, June 5, at 1p.m., at the Middlefield Se-nior Center. The program issponsored by the Levi E. CoeLibrary. The program is free;registration is required. Thepublic is welcome.

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Get in shapeThe Senior Center has

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Knitting andcrocheting

Knitters and crochetersmeet every Thursday, at 9:30a.m., at the Middlefield Se-nior Center for coffee andknitting. Bring your unfin-ished project or learn a newone. The group also makesAfghans for the MiddlesexCancer Center and the Mid-State Cancer Center. Yarnand needles are available.

Blood pressurescreenings

Free Blood PressureScreenings are held everyfirst and third Wednesday ofeach month, at noon, at theMiddlefield Senior Center.No appointment is necessary.

Durham seniorlunches

Senior lunches are offeredevery Monday and Wednes-day at the Durham ActivityCenter, 350 Main St. The El-derly Nutrition program isdesigned to provide nutri-tional meals, at a low cost topersons ages 60 and over andtheir spouses. To cover thecost of the meal, a suggested

donation is welcome. Tomake lunch reservations,call Amanda Pedersen, sen-ior cafe manager, at (860) 349-3153. Bingo is offered everyWednesday, at 1 p.m., follow-ing the luncheon.

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Senior exerciseSenior exercise is offered

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By Patty SzczygielSpecial to Town Times

The struggles that comewith job-hunting nowadaysmay seem intimidating, butlet’s face it, teens: you coulduse the extra cash this sum-mer. That car does not pumpits own gas and there are waytoo many social events com-ing up that you don’t want to

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Once the initial fear of re-jection subsides and you’veaccepted that this might beone of the steps in your jour-ney toward summer employ-ment, you have won half thebattle.

“The biggest factor is per-sistence,” said ElizabethShoudy, transition counselor

at Coginchaug Regional HighSchool. “Teens need to be outputting a face to their appli-cations, often making numer-ous visits to the employer toshow their interest.”

Attitude is everything, andenthusiasm is one of the topqualities that businesseslook for when hiring. So,what places are looking tohire enthusiastic teens? In

this day and age, it’s best touse social media as the pri-mary reference to the statusof local businesses. Mostbusinesses today are awareof the huge online presence,and post updates on theirFacebook and Twitter pages.Perk on Main and DurhamDari Serve have both recent-ly posted job openings ontheir Facebook pages, both

local and known to be busyduring the summer season.

Other leading websites forteens to find a summer job in-clude groovejob, simply-hired, and snagajob.com,where Marshalls and DunkinDonuts often post openings.These sites allow users toclick on nearby towns as welland apply for any openings ofinterest.

If none of these resourcesseem to be bringing any luckto your job search, pinpointyour skills and interests andturn them into an opportuni-ty to make some cash. Areyou good with kids? Lookinto babysitting or summercamp counseling. Do you lovethe outdoors and don’t mindphysical labor? Post an adthat offers your help in lawncare. There are different ap-proaches to earning some in-come, and sometimes it re-quires a bit of creativity.

The main thing to remem-ber here is to remain positivethroughout this job huntingprocess. It can get stressfuland at times might seem likean impossible task, but per-sistence will get you far.There is a part-time summerjob out there waiting for you.

(Patty Szczygiel is an in-tern with the Record-Journalweekly department.)

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Kilmartin earned a mas-ters of library science fromColumbia University, whichno longer has an MLS pro-gram. “It was started byMelville Dewey. That givesyou an idea of how old itwas.”

While travel plans are inthe works, Kilmartin intendsto pursue different volunteerprojects. Kilmartin has al-ready picked out a no-kill an-imal shelter and a communi-ty kitchen in Branford asplaces to work and would liketo become an adult literacyvolunteer.

For the future of the li-brary, Kilmartin said the

new director will have tograpple with rapid techno-logical changes, in additionto the expected duties of staffleadership and public serv-ice. Library technologyplans, Kilmartin noted, arehard to put in place for ex-tended periods because thetechnology changes beforethe plans are complete.

Several years ago, librarycuts in the Connecticut statebudget brought protests tothe sidewalks of public li-braries and cuts have beenproposed each year since.“It’s threatened. It gets re-stored. It’s taken away. It’s re-stored,” said Kilmartin. “Iknow even in New York that

was a constant dance that thecity would play with culturalorganizations.”

Asked if the new directorwill have to serve as an advo-cate for public libraries, Kil-martin said, “There’s a lot ofthat.”

Given the nature ofDurham, the new directorwill be leading something dif-ferent than a normal library.Kilmartin said, “[T]he publicin Durham and the library ...have a very tight relationshipso I think it’s always felt tothem this is their library, thisis their space, this is our com-munity’s heart. I don’t thinkeven building a communitycenter would ever actually

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replace that.”Kilmartin will stay in Con-

necticut after retirement. “Imiss New York. I love it butI’ve gotten very used to thepace, the quiet of Connecti-cut.”

Kilmartin said she willlook to live in one of Con-necticut’s shore towns likeBranford. “People say, ‘Whydidn’t you move to Durham?‘They don’t have a take-outChinese restaurant. I can’tlive without take-out Chi-nese.”

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Durham LibraryTeens

Super Smash Brothers Tournament - The li-brary has scheduled a Super Smash Brothers tour-nament for Saturday, May 25 at 2 p.m. Winner ofthe two hour tournament will receive a prize.Snacks and Drinks will also be provided. Ages 10-18, please register.

AdultsPALS Annual Book Sale - Saturday, May 18, at

9 a.m. for special, preview admission; 10 a.m. forgeneral admission. Proceeds benefit the summerreading program, museum, zoo and park passes,children’s and teens special events, multi-mediaequipment, and more.

Levi E. Coe LibraryLevi E. Coe Library is scheduled to be closed

Saturday, May 25 and Monday, May 27 for Memori-al Day weekend. The library will be closed on Sat-urdays beginning May 25.

PhonathonThe Levi E. Coe Library would like to thank

everyone for their donations during this year’s an-nual Phonathon fundraising event. If we missedyou, or you would like to donate to our Phonathonfundraising event, please call (860) 349-3857 dropby the library.

Book discussionMonday, May 20, from 1 to 2 p.m. The book is The

Shoemaker’s Wife, by Adriana Trigiani. Programis scheduled for the Middlefield Senior Center.

Books are available at the library and the SeniorCenter.

Author visit - Lucy Burdette, author of the KeyWest Food Critic mysteries, is scheduled to speakWednesday, June 5, at the Middlefield Senior Cen-ter. She has also written the Golf Lover’s mysteryseries and the Advice Column mysteries, under thepen name of Roberta Isleib. For more informa-tion, call the library at (860) 349-3857 or the seniorcenter at (860) 349-7121. Walk-ins are welcome.

Russell LibraryRussell Library, located at 123 Broad St. in Mid-

dletown, is open from 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mondaythrough Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fridays, and9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

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