12-4-2009towntimes

November’s smiling facesIn response to an emergency plea from CATALES in Middletown, dancers at the Mid-

dlesex Dance Center in Middlefield collected 17 dozen cans of Friskies cat food injust three weeks. Pictured right are Savannah Ngo and Rachel Arreguin with the do-

nations before they were delivered.Anyone interested in donating to

CATALES or adopting one of the 100available cats should call 860-344-

9043. Through Dec. 17, MDC will ac-cept donations of dog and cat food,

blankets and cleaning supplies for theAnimal Haven shelter in North Haven.Donations may be brought to the stu-

dio at 500 Main Street in Middlefield,Monday through Thursday from 4:30

to 8 p.m. Submitted by Toni-Lynn Miles

Volume 16, Issue 34 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall Friday, December 4, 2009

Photos by Stephanie Wilcox and submitted photos. For more photos go to www.towntimes.com

In this issue ...Calendar .........................4-5Columns .........................7-9Letters .................10-11 & 21Obituaries .......................20Sports.......................16 & 18Town Briefs ................12-14

Above, Dot and Erv Barkerenjoy themselves after the

Middlefield Senior Center’sThanksgiving dinner. Right

center, Korn School thirdgraders took a field trip to

Bushy Hill Nature Center tolearn about the cultural ac-

tivities of the WoodlandIndians.

Above, Tucker Fowler, Tatiana Perez, JoshFazzino and Cade Buckheit show off thescreen they assembled for a John LymanSchool mural. Left, parents Jen Huddlestonand Lucy Meigs are two of the communitymembers who helped with the project.

Appeals cause delaysand frustration overathletic facility upgrades

By Stephanie WilcoxTown Times

The District 13 Board of Ed-ucation and Building Com-mittee members were hopingto take advantage of lowprices this fall when theyplanned to go out to bid forathletic facility upgrades onthe Coginchaug campus. Nowthey’re hoping, with the delaycaused by two appeals againstthe plans, that prices will begood down the road. Unfortu-nately, no one is sure how fardown the road it will be.

According to BuildingCommittee chair Bill Currlin,The project to upgrade thetrack and field and tenniscourts was approved by thepublic and the Planning &Zoning Commission, and themoney set aside cannot beused for anything else. Yet inthe last two months, AttorneyJohn Corona, on behalf ofGuire Road resident KarenCheyney, has filed two ap-peals against the site plan andthe special permit to build 80-foot light towers.

“The vote was passed, themoney has been appropriatedand yet we’re stopped again,”said Superintendent SusanViccaro. “It’s so frustratingbecause we can’t even predictwhen we can get started.”

Currlin anticipates at leasta seven-month delay beforethe project can be started. Heexpects the judge will look forprocedural things, such as ifmotions and minutes weredone correctly and if the spe-cial exceptions were ap-proved. He is confident thatthe project will happen, butthe timeline is now thrownway off.

“It is not an option to stopthe project,” Currlin explains.“It won’t and it can’t changethe results. These are juststall tactics.”

Currlin and Viccaro pointout that the project is no dif-ferent than what was broughtbefore the voters, and itemsthat are supposedly of con-cern are items that were ad-dressed in the hearings.

“People want to know whysomeone would do this, andwe don’t have the answer,”said Currlin.

What they do know is thatthe attorney fees, already inthe tens of thousands, are tak-ing away from any additionalitems, such as scoreboardsand bleachers, that may havecome in time.

Regardless of scoreboardsand bleachers, the track hasbeen unusable for meets forthe last four years, and all“home” games have been heldat Platt High School. The ten-nis teams have also not hadhome games in four years,though they were at least ableto use Memorial School forhome matches at the very endof the last season. The Cogin-chaug portion of the Vinal-Coginchaug football team,which finished the regular sea-son with a record of 9-2, is split-ting next year due to the num-ber of Coginchaug players.They will need a home field.

Viccaro explained that thedistrict will have to find aplace for these teams to prac-tice and play on, but there willprobably be additional coststo this, and she said busingkids is a huge cost. Not to

See Appeals, page 19

A season of candlelight....

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Probate holidaygift drive

Probate court for the dis-trict of Middletown is holdingits 15th annual holiday giftdrive. The event is sponsoredand coordinated by JudgeJoseph D. Marino and theclerks of the Middletown Dis-trict Probate Court.

The court will once againcollect gifts for residents offour area health care facili-ties. Gift wish-lists are provid-ed to the court by the staff ofthe facilities for the residentswho do not have any family.

Anyone can stop by the courtbetween the hours of 8:30 a.m.and 4:30 p.m. at 94 CourtStreet in Middletown to pickup a wish list or call the courtat 860-347-7424. The holidaygift drive will run throughThursday, Dec. 17.

CRHS Christmasconcert

The annual candlelightChristmas concert, featuringholiday music by the Heart inHand Bell Choir, the Celebra-tion Singers, and the FirstChurch Senior Choir, will be

held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec.13, at the First Church ofChrist, 190 Court St. in Mid-dletown. There will also beholiday readings and thesinging of carols. The event isfree, but donations are accept-ed. For more information,call 860-346-6657.

CoginchuggersThe Durham Cogin-Chug-

gers Square Dance Club willhold their Holly-Jolly Decem-ber dance on Friday, Dec. 13at Brewster School inDurham from 8 to 10:30 p.m.Jim Denigris will be thecaller and Sue Lucibello thecuer. Donation is $6 per per-son. For more information,call 203-235-1604, 860-349-8084

or visit www.coginchug-gers.net.

Durham 60+ ClubOn Monday, Dec. 14, the

Durham 60+ Club will meetat 1 p.m. in the UnitedChurches Fellowship Hall atthe corner of Rt. 68 and MainSt. in Durham to fill cookiebaskets for Twin MapleNursing Home residents.Members are asked to bringin two dozen small cookies tohelp fill the baskets.

Village at SouthFarms to hostholiday program

The public is invited to an

old-fashioned Christmas at5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13,at The Village at South Farmssenior living community. TheVillage at South Farms is lo-cated at 645 Saybrook Rd. inMiddletown.

Guests will enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas andhelp bring the joy of the holi-day to the children at Middle-sex Hospital. Donate an un-wrapped toy, pair of mittens,hat or scarf, place it underour tree and sing along withthe Lymes’ Village Voices.Traditional holiday sweetsand old-fashioned hot cocoaand eggnog will be served.

This event is free and opento the public. Please RSVP toThe Village at South Farms at860-344-8788.

Durham/Middlefield Youth & Family ServicesEvents take place at the Youth Center in the Middlefield Community Center. New office

hours: 3:30-5:30 Tuesdays-Fridays; phone 860-349-0258; email [email protected] Contest

Photo Contest still going on. Bring in your photos by Dec. 7 to be displayed for the ArtShow on Friday, Dec. 11. The contest is open to all ages with a $5 entry fee for up to three4”x6” and/or 5”x7” photos. Cash prizes of $25, $10 and $5 for first second and third place.Showing Dec. 11 from 7-9 p.m. at the Middlefield Community Center. Prizes awarded and

refreshments served. For further info, contact Nicole at 860-349-0258.Holiday Shopping

DMYFS will watch your children for only $6 per hour while you shop till you drop onSaturday, Dec. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call the center after 3:30 p.m. for more info.

Family Bingo NightRelax and spend some time with family and friends on Friday, Dec. 18, from 6:45-9 p.m.

Fee $4 per person. Prizes. Snacks. Call Nicole at 860-349-0258 to reserve your spot.Keep your eyes open for clubs coming your way in 2010. There will be home-

work club, free to be club, game club, kids’ yoga and dance club.

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Durham selectmen talk roads, signs and aSenior/Community Center committee


The few members of thepublic at the Nov. 30 DurhamSelectmen’s meeting were IvyWay residents, therefore themajor discussion of the meet-ing was centered around theirconcerns about maintenanceof this private road.

First Selectman LauraFrancis stated there are seri-ous obstacles to plowing andmaintaining the portion ofIvy Way past the town-ownedpart. She explained that itcould be done, but with physi-cal challenges. A letter fromAttorney Vincent Marinosaid there would be signifi-cant legal work in order to ne-gotiate maintenance as thereis no neighborhood associa-tion. At the same time, thereis no guarantee negotiations

can be made because it wouldstill need to be budgeted for.

Ivy Way resident Joy Wool-ley confirmed that there is nointerest among residents toform a neighborhood associa-tion since doing so would noteven guarantee the roadwould be plowed. Her biggestconcern was logistics: there isa doctor, a member of the firedepartment and “people whoaren’t able to work home in asnow storm” living on IvyWay who will need to accessthe road, and there are issuesif a small truck can’t get to itin time. She said the neigh-bors are currently in theprocess of agreeing on a con-tractor who will plow theirportion of the road at 7:30 a.m.and 4:30 p.m.

The residents addressedother related issues with theselectmen and road foreman

Kurt Bober, and the discus-sion ended with Francis urg-ing the residents to call her ifthere are problems.

There was also a lengthydiscussion on a sign inventoryand management program.Bober explained that there is anew federal mandate to re-place signs to their specifica-tion in 2012, 2016 and 2018. Thetown will be responsible formaintaining and replacingthem when they lose their re-flectivity. He displayed actualsigns to compare the existing

Middlefield barn firecaused by hot cord


Middlefield fire marshalStan Atwell has determinedthat a barn fire at Triangle ARanch in October was causedby a hot extension cord.Atwell told reporters that a100-foot extension cord leftcoiled in the Jackson Hillbarn got hot and melted, caus-ing the fire that consumed theupper level of the barn.

Approximately 100 cowswere moved to safety, andfirefighters were able to getflames under control in less

than an hour. It took morethan two hours to completelyextinguish the blaze.

Milking resumed within aweek after the fire, and thebarn is in the progress of be-ing rebuilt, workers said.

Because it was the secondfire at the barn in two years,foul play was initially suspect-ed. However, Atwell said noth-ing suspicious was found dur-ing the investigation.

The cause of the first fire inAugust 2007 was never deter-mined, but the barn was com-pletely rebuilt by owner An-drew Anastasio Jr.See BOS, page 13

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SATURDAY

December 5Round-Up

Community Round-Up to col-lect food for area food bankstakes place throughout our com-munities from 9 a.m. to noon.

Tree LightingThe Durham Christmas tree

lighting ceremony will be heldat 4 p.m. on the town green. Hotchocolate and cookies will beserved and Santa will stop by.

Holiday Shopping

Soul Star Healing’s annualholiday shopping spree will beheld from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. atthe Curves Studio, 16 Main St.in Durham. There will be ven-dors, hand-made jewelry,scarves, gifts, food, massage,angel card readings and more.The event is free, but everyoneis asked to bring a non-perish-able food item for the local foodbank. For more information,contact April at 860-985-0211.Wadsworth Holiday Bazaar

The Wadsworth Mansion isholding a holiday bazaar from 10a.m. to 3 p.m. at 421 Wadsworth

St. in Middletown. Children arefree but a $2 donation for adultswould be appreciated. Vendorsfrom the August open air mar-ket will sell their handmadeproducts, including jewelry,hats goat milk soaps and lotions,photographs and paintings, finewood products, Amaryllisplants and the Wadsworth Man-sion 24k gold-plated Christmasornament. For info, call 860-347-1064 or visit www.wadsworth-mansion.com.

Breakfast with SantaTreat yourself and the young-

sters to an all-you-can-eat break-fast with Santa at the Third Con-gregational Church, 94 MinerSt. in Middletown, from 8 to10:30 a.m. Tickets are $4 foradults and $2.50 for kids under10. For a nominal fee, have yourphoto taken with Santa.

OperaThe Greater Middletown

Concert association will pres-ent L’Exir d’Amore at the per-forming arts center at Middle-town High School, on DeRosaLane in Middletown. Call 860-

347-4887 or 860-346-3369 for tick-ets and information.

Book SigningLocal author John Herbert

will autograph and read fromhis book Rules Get Broken, aLove Story, at the Book Boweron Main Street in Middletown,downstairs in the Clock TowerShops at 4 p.m.

Holly FairFirst Church of Christ, Con-

gregational, in Middletownholds its annual Holly Fairfrom 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thisevent features Christmasgreens, jewelry, vintagelinens, antiques and col-lectibles, ladies’ scarves,baked goods and holiday cook-ies, handcrafts, and muchmore. A gourmet luncheon ofhomemade soups, breads andpies will also be available.First Church of Christ is locat-ed at 190 Court Street in Mid-dletown. The Holly Fair ishandicapped accessible. Formore information, call JohnHall or Lorel Czajka at 860-346-6657.

Country ChristmasUnited Churches of Durham

will hold a Country Christmasfair featuring crafts, orna-ments, greenery, wreaths,baked goods, jams and jellies,gift baskets, quilts, a silent auc-tion and more, in the fellow-ship hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Lunch will be available.

SUNDAY

December 6Vocal Chords

The Middlesex Hospital Vo-cal Chords will perform “TheSpirit of the Season” concert atPortland High School at 2 p.m.Tickets are $18 for adults and$15 for seniors, available at thedoor or call 860-342-3120.

Fashion Show LuncheonChrist Lutheran Church

will sponsor a fashion showand luncheon at 1 p.m. at theDress Barn on Washington St.in Middletown to benefit thechurch. The show will featureformal, career and casualwear. Call Sue Giuffrida at 860-346-0724 or Helen Penningtonat 860-346-1234 for tickets.

Swearing-InThe Durham swearing-in

ceremony will take place at 1p.m. at the library. Refresh-ments will be served.

Craft FairCountry Flower Farms, on

Route 147 in Middlefield, willhold a holiday craft fair from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. featuring over 30vendors, a raffle to benefit theHumane Society and Rudolfthe Reindeer. Call 860-349-3690for information.

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Middlefield Tree LightingThe annual tree lighting be-

gins at 5 p.m. in front of thefirehouse. Enjoy carol singing,Santa and Mrs. Claus, tattoos,face painting, food and hotchocolate for all.

Holiday BazaarAn arts and crafts holiday

bazaar, featuring handmadeitems, will be held at Congre-gation Beth Shalom RodfeZedek, 55 E. King’s Highway inChester, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.There is no admission fee. Forinfo, call 860-526-8920.

MONDAY

December 7Stroke Club

Middletown Stroke Clubwill meet at 1 p.m. at SugarloafTerrace in Middlefield. Forinfo, call Ida at 860-344-9984 orRay at 860-349-9226.

Gov. RellGov. Rell will speak at the

Middlesex Chamber of Com-merce breakfast meeting from7:45 to 9 a.m. at the CrownePlaza Hotel in Cromwell. Toregister, call 860-347-6924 orsend e-mail to [email protected].

TUESDAY

December 8Chorus Concert

John Lyman School chorusconcert at 2:15 and 6:30 p.m.

Business SeminarMiddlesex Chamber of

Commerce monthly businessseminar will be held at 393

Main Street in Middletown,from 8 to 10 a.m. Today’s topicis “Non-Traditional SalesStrategies for a Sluggish Econ-omy.” Contact the chamber at860-347-6924 for tickets.

WEDNESDAY

December 9TOPS

Durham TOPS Club meetsevery Wednesday at 6 p.m. atthe Durham Town Hall. Forinfo, call Naomi at 860-349-9558or Bonnie at 860-349-9433.

THURSDAY

December 10Free Concert

The Korn Winter Concertwill be held at 6:30 at Cogin-chaug High School.

Tom RidgeAfter 9/11, Tom Ridge was

given the task of protectingAmerica from terrorist at-tacks, a task outlined in hisbook, The Test of Our Times:America Under Siege and HowWe Can Be Safe Again. Ridgewill talk at Congregation BethShalom Rodfe Zedek, 55 EastKings Highway in Chester, at7:30 p.m. in a free program.RSVP at 860-526-8920.Wreath Stroll and Auction

Everyone is invited to theVillage at South Farms, 645Saybrook Rd. in Middletown,from 5 to 7 p.m. to bid on deco-rated wreaths to benefit St.Luke’s Eldercare Solutions.There will be refreshments,

entertainment, Santa and Mrs.Claus, Mrs. Connecticut 2008and Mrs. Vermont 2009. RSVPto 860-344-8788.

Boy ScoutsDurham Boy Scout Troop 27

is holding an open house re-cruitment night for boys 10 andup in the fellowship hall ofUnited Churches of Durham at7 p.m. For info, call 860-595-4084or 860-349-9418 or e-mail [email protected].

FRIDAY

December 11Business Networking

The local chapter of BNI willmeet at the United MethodistChurch, 24 Old Church St. inMiddletown, at 7:30 a.m. Con-tact Kirk Hagert at 860-349-5626

for more information.Christmas Music

Eternal Perks Coffee Housewill host an evening of Christ-mas music and sing-a-longs at7 p.m. at Grace EvangelicalLutheran Church, 1055 Ran-dolph Rd. in Middletown. Forinformation, call 860-346-2641.

Holiday FairWadsworth Glen Health

Care & Rehabilitation Center,30 Boston Rd. in Middletown,will be holding a holiday fairfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 860-346-9299.

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For Roseann Berluti, herartistic inspiration comesfrom one source: God.

“God created it all, and Ijust paint the beauty that Isee,” she says, with a humili-ty that belies her enormoustalent at interpreting natureon canvas. Her deep faith isevident when she referencesPsalm 8 in her resume:

“…When I consider yourheavens, the work of your fin-gers…the moon and the stars,which you have set in place,what is man that you care forhim?”

Her oil paintings radiatean appreciation for natureand the godly power that cre-ated it. A number of herworks grace the large, airyhome she shares with herhusband Mike and sons

Adam, 12, and Ben, 9, inDurham.

“I always enjoyed beingoutdoors and observing na-ture,” she says. Growing upin Rocky Hill, which at thetime had many farms andwoodland spaces, she begandrawing at a young age. Inhigh school, she was inductedinto the National Art HonorSociety. While she studied artin college, she decided to ma-

jor in a more practical field,receiving a bachelor’s degreein finance from Post Collegein Waterbury.

“I wanted to be an artist,but there were issues withhaving a job,” she says. Aftermarrying in 1989, she andMike Berluti moved to Hadly-me in 1991. While living there,she discovered the artisticstyle of Impressionism. Evenmore importantly, she foundout that an important branchof American Impressionismhad established itself in thatvery area. Without knowingit, she had been painting inthis style all her life; now shecould put a name to it.

American Impressionism,with its bold brushwork andbright colors, took its inspira-tion from the Impressionistmovement in France in thelate 1800s. Beginning in 1899,Childe Hassam, WilsonIrvine, Henry Ward Ranger,Willard Metcalf and otherartists gathered in Old Lyme,Connecticut. They were at-tracted by the tidal marshes,pastures, rocky ledges and,

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Our students rise to sad occasion with help of valuesGiven the fact that Cogin-

chaug is the last stop in Dis-trict 13 for all of our students,it seems fitting that a reflec-tion on how well our studentsfollow the Core Ethical Valuesis appropriate. The idea cameto mind after the tragic eventsthat shocked all of us at Cogin-chaug and Region 13 over thepast few weeks, and reallyover the past year and a half. Ihave been impressed howwell our students abide by theCore Ethical values of Hon-esty, Respect, Responsibility,Kindness and Courage. In thewake of experiencing thesetragedies, I feel compelled totell the public just how wellour students are doing.

We lost two classmates in

the past year and a half. Themost recent loss occurred justover two weeks ago and thefirst was in June of 2008. Dur-ing those periods of emotionalturmoil, our students repeat-edly demonstrated their ad-herence to our Core EthicalValues. Few districts couldmake that statement. I amproud to be able to say thatthose values helped us getthrough some very tryingtimes. Let me explain.

The Monday morning afterwe first learned of MichelleDiVicino’s death, I asked forstudents who did not knowMichelle to help those of uswho did get through a trou-bling time. Not one studentfailed in that request. All stu-

dents were respectful of thosewho were more closely affect-ed, friends and classmates,and yes, even teachers. Therewere many of us who neededeach other’s support. I amhonored to report that everystudent remembered a fallenclassmate by wearing a pur-ple ribbon, Michelle’s favoritecolor. Every student respect-ed the process of grieving byhelping and being kind and re-spectful of the tragedy that

had taken place.Teachers, who were experi-

encing tremendous grief,demonstrated courage by fac-ing their classes and celebrat-ing the life of their fallen stu-dent. Students realizing the

difficulty that they and theirteachers were having offeredphrases of consolation andsupport just as some adultswere for students. It is sad to

See Wysowksi, page 8

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say that this same support oc-curred just 18 months agowhen we lost another class-mate, Ally Palmisano. Ms.Mattei, a teacher in the Eng-lish Department, describedthe situation here at Cogin-chaug as that of a family. Weall grouped together, support-ed each other and then forcedeach other in a gentle way tomove on with our lives. In life,there is a time to grieve, andthen we must move on and car-

ry out our mission; studentsand staff demonstrated greatcourage in that undertaking.This school district has thecharacteristics of a family; ithas become most evident dur-ing these times of crisis.

I state that the district hasthose characteristics, andwhile Coginchaug was direct-ly affected, it has been the col-lective effort of this school dis-trict that has instilled theCore Ethical Values into ourcurrent high school students.Parents, teachers, staff andadministrators at all levels in

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this district have been re-sponsible for teaching ourstudents those values. Thesetragedies confirmed thatthese professionals have beensuccessful.

I was most impressed withthe courage and responsibili-ty of our athletes during thisdifficult time. Students con-tinued participating in athlet-ics and yet never forgot thememory of their fallen class-mate. They even honored herafter a tournament victory byopenly declaring that victoryin her name.

Students at Coginchaugunderstand their responsibil-ities and so they have movedon beyond the tragedy, notforgetting their classmate yetunderstanding that life con-tinues. They are still creat-

ing, still producing unbeliev-able products. One group ofMichelle’s closest friends islooking into creating a spe-cial awareness program thatthey will oversee regardingsafe driving. Our AP Govern-ment class is seeking newways to deal with a studentadvisory program. They con-ducted surveys, and arepolling and presenting re-sults to the faculty. They areactively participating in thedecision-making process. An-other group of students is cur-rently being trained to teachother students, as well astheir parents, about the dan-gers that exist on the internet.Other students are planningand preparing programs to beput on later in the year. Wehave students who are doing

great things for this commu-nity and district, eventhrough some of the mosttragic events in the history ofthe school.

Students at Coginchaughave demonstrated that theyare well prepared to practiceethical living because theyhave also learned values thatare far more important thanacademics. They havelearned and practice the fiveCore Ethical Values of Re-spect, Kindness, Honesty,Courage and Responsibilitythat have established theirreputation beyond RegionalSchool District 13. On behalfof those students, I want tothank all of our parents andstaff because we are indeedfortunate to be part of such awonderful school district!

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For 20 years Connecticuthas experienced zero jobgrowth. Numerous recentbusiness stories confirm andquantify what is self-evidentthroughout Connecticut: eco-nomic recovery remains elu-sive and many residents arereeling after layoffs and lag-gardly job growth. New job-less claims continue to out-pace new job creation.

The fallout from this threat-ens stability in our cities andtowns. The state’s official un-employment rate has climbedto 8.8 percent, less than the10.2 percent national averagebut distressing nevertheless.Delinquent mortgages andforeclosures in our state hov-er near seven percent, againless than the national average,but still the high water markover the past 30 years.

It is obviously time to dothings differently.

Those working on efforts toboost Connecticut’s economyover the long-term should payheed to information containedin recent discussion paperpublished by the New Eng-land Public Policy Center atthe Federal Reserve Bank ofBoston.

According to the Center’spaper, the good news is thatConnecticut has the nation’sthird-highest educational at-tainment levels amongstyoung people in the 25-39 agebrackets. New England as awhole has the highest concen-tration of human capital inthe country. Massachusettsand Connecticut have histori-cally led the nation in havingconcentrations of these youngprofessionals who hold atleast a bachelors degree.Therefore, Connecticut andthe New England region en-joy a particularly skilledworkforce.

The challenge is in retain-ing these young profession-

als. The Center’s paper notesthat international in-migra-tion of young professionals inConnecticut, Massachusettsand Rhode Island has offsetfactors that would have re-sulted in declines in that pop-ulation of skilled workers.

The paper concludes withtwo warnings. First, a reliablesupply of skilled labor de-pends on “boosting residents’access to higher education

and preparedness for it, con-tinuing to welcome youngpeople born abroad and work-ing to attract and retain do-mestic talents.” Second,“these efforts will becomeeven more important as op-portunities for young profes-sionals expand in some otherregions of the United Statesand the world.”

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Letters policyThe Town Times encourages the lively exchange of ideas

and issues. To facilitate publication, several guidelines shouldbe followed. Letters to the editor must be signed, with a phonenumber included. The writer will be called to confirm author-ship. No anonymous letters will be printed. Letters should be250 words or less. Contributions by any individual or groupwill not be published more frequently than once a month.Every effort will be made to print all letters received. Howev-er, the selection and date of publication will be at the discre-tion of the editor. Finally, the opinions expressed by our letterwriters are not necessarily those of this newspaper. Deadline:Tuesday noon for Friday publication.

Durham islovely, but…To the editor,

Durham is a lovely place tolive. I have been here for 37years and never have I seen theconditions that I see here now.

I see adults putting chil-dren in danger and lettingthem ride dangerous, unsafevehicles. I have seen someadults riding around onquads with their children andno protective gear on any of

them. They also drive illegal-ly on town roads and get awaywith it. I see young peoplewalking around my blocklighting off fireworks. Theyalso have been seen throwingthese fireworks at dogs andother animals, which, if I’mnot mistaken, is cruelty to an-imals. I have also seen adultsand teens speeding recklesslythrough my neighborhood.They are also on cell phonesand not watching what theyare doing. Its not safe to walkacross the street anymore to

get my mail without being runover. There is never a copwhen you really need one. Infact, I have never seen a cop inmy area at all. I have noticedthat if you have money, youcan get away with anything.This includes having yourown access road through wet-lands so you won’t have todrive the extra quarter-mileor so to an access road thatwas put in when the housewas built.

One more thing I have tosay is about District 13. Whenthe chips were down for thetown budget, District 13school teachers and other staffrefused to help by taking lessin salaries, as if paying thesenon-performers more moneywas going to guarantee a bet-ter education. The real reason

was they refused to help. Peri-od. As for the $3 million sportscomplex, the district wasasked to postpone work onthis until the economy is bet-ter. We don’t need to wait. In-stead we need to spend themoney now. The town ofDurham is full of rich people.I’m sure they can afford it. Asfor the complex, if the past isany indication of the future,just look at the outdoor facili-ties now. That is what thetrack, fields and tennis courtswill look like in five to 10

years from now.I myself am not worried

about any of this because,thanks to the town govern-ment, they are successfullyrunning my family out oftown, and there’s not onething we can do about it.Every time it looks like thingsare getting better, they stabus in the back again. Nothinghere is made up. These are allmy facts and views.

George Atkinson, Durham

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Wants or needs?To the Editor,

I would like to put all mynieces and nephews throughcollege; I would like to donateenough money to build theDurham volunteer ambu-lance corps the building theirefforts and dedication de-serve. Unfortunately a peskything called reality keeps mefrom doing those things. Icannot afford them.

Last week’s editorial, withit’s images of old women eat-ing cat food, (now it’s peoplelosing their homes because achild broke her leg), refer-ences to communism and los-ing Medicare was a cynical,manipulative, political ployto demonize people who dis-agree while focusing thehealth care debate on ourhope and dreams rather thanreality. Medicare is goingbroke, Social Security is go-ing broke, the United States isgoing broke. We are trillionsof dollars in debt; $38 thou-sand dollars each by some ac-counts. We cannot afford an-other massive governmentprogram. We cannot pay for

the ones we have now.It would be wonderful if all

of our hopes and dreams werepossible. No reasonable per-son wants another to suffer.Programs people need likeMedicare and Social Securityflounder because our coward-ly elected officials refuse tomake the hard choices, pre-ferring instead to focus on thenext election, the politicalequivalent of instant gratifi-cation. Paying the bills won’tget us votes, so we’ll ignorethe fact that we can’t paythem, start a new programand say we are achievingeveryone’s hopes anddreams.

We, the people, need to tellour elected officials to dowhat we do. Pay our bills,tighten our belts, and deferour hopes and dreams untilwe can afford them. That is re-ality.

Dave Foley, Durham

ClarificationTo the Editor:

In the Nov. 20 edition of theTown Times there was a com-ment by Sue Viccaro regard-

ing the magnet school in anarticle. She stated that Re-gional District 13 picks up thecost of sending the students tothe Hartford Academy for theArts and Sciences magnetschool in Hartford. This is nottrue. There is cost sharing bythe parents as well, and wepay two-thirds of the monthlyexpense directly to theschool. The expense for rid-ing the bus is underwrittenby grants from the state ofConnecticut. This is a won-derful opportunity for thosestudents who might succeedin a curriculum that focuseson other disciplines. Addi-tionally, the magnet schoolcan work in concert with pro-grams available at Cogin-chaug and is a nice continu-um to the Integrated Day pro-gram available in our district.

Jean Bingham, DurhamEditor’s note: According to

business manager Ron Mel-nik, full-time tuition at theHartford Academy for the Artsand Sciences magnet school inHartford is $4,447, and Dis-trict 13 pays it all. Part-timetuition is $4,043, of which Dis-trict 13 covers $1,233 and the

parents pay the remainder.Transportation is covered by astate grant and thus District13 does not pay any part.

Another viewof events

Though I moved awaythree years, I still try to readthe Town Times, where Ifound an interesting letter inthe Nov. 27 issue by DavidGlueck of Rockfall, my for-mer town.

Mr. Glueck would have usbelieve that Malik Hasan, theaccused Ft. Hood killer, wassomehow emboldened by theObama administration andan attitude that he labels “po-litical correctness” in theArmy.

Glueck’s letter came in thesame week that a U.S. Senatereport found that the Bush ad-ministration allowed binLaden and his Al Qaeda co-hort to escape at Tora Bora inlate 2001. That was just one ofcountless examples of monu-mental incompetence andcorruption in a military es-tablishment dominated to

this day by conservative poli-tics rather than political cor-rectness, whatever that is.Whether you call him a terror-ist or a nut, Hasan slippingthrough the cracks is yet an-other snafu that traces back tothe Cheney-Rumsfeld crowdwho assured us thatAfghanistan was a wrap sevenyears ago.

This is not to defend the dis-appointing Obama, who hasapparently bought the Penta-gon’s line on Afghanistan thatwill prove to be his ruin.

Pete Karman, New Haven

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The Planning and ZoningCommission held a publichearing on Wednesday, Nov.24 to discuss a regulationamendment that would allowfor the reconstruction of non-conforming residential build-ings without going to ZBA.Specifically, the changewould allow for lots with mul-tiple residential buildings tobe rebuilt. Such reconstruc-tion would also require thatthe buildings meet the mini-mum yard requirements forthe zone, that the number ofdwellings not increase and,perhaps most importantly,that the number of bedroomson the site will not increase.

Town planner Geoff Cole-grove explained the reasonfor the proposal, citing that itwas meant to improve thelook and value of certainproperties throughout townwithout creating any addi-

tional impact. The change isalso meant to bring noncon-forming properties furtherinto conformity.

However, former zoningcommission member LucyPetrella questioned why anonconforming site couldn’tgo before ZBA. Colegrovereplied that the Zoning Boardof Appeals only gives a yes orno to whether a site may alterits site plan and doesn’t gointo helping residents plan asthe zoning commission does.He added that while thechange is meant to improvethe town, improving the townwouldn’t necessarily qualifyas the hardship, which is thestandard required for an ap-proval by the ZBA.

Another issue that Petrellahad with the proposal was itmostly applied to the FowlerDevelopment along BeseckLake. Though Colegrovepointed out that it might ap-ply to as many as six proper-ties throughout town, Petrel-

la felt that the commissionshouldn’t make regulationchanges meant mostly for oneproperty.

Despite Petrella’s con-cerns, a number of residentscame out in support of theproposal, among themDwight Fowler. However, ascheduling conflict preventedsome ZBA members from at-tending the hearing, prompt-ing ZBA member Lars Sel-berg to request continuingthe hearing so members ofhis board could hear the pro-posal and discuss it. The zon-ing commission agreed andwill continue the hearing attheir December meeting.Peckham Park plannning

Park and Recreation Direc-tor Chris Hurlbert also metwith the commission aboutbuilding a skate park betweenthe basketball court and play-ground at Peckham Park.Chairman Ken Hamilton’s

Middlefield Government Calendar(Unless otherwise indicated,

all meetings are held in the Community Center.)Monday, Dec. 7

7 p.m. — Annual town meeting followed by Board of SelectmenWednesday, Dec. 9

6 p.m. — Planning and Zoning Commission7 p.m. — Water Pollution Control Authority

7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Memorial SchoolThursday, Dec. 10

7 p.m. — Park and Recreation Commission7 p.m. — Board of Finance

Tuesday, Dec. 157 p.m. — Conservation Commission

Wednesday, Dec. 167 p.m. — Inland Wetlands Commission

Annual townmeeting

The annual town meetingis on Monday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.at the Community Center. Onthe agenda is the approval ofthe 2008 annual report and toaccept a $1,700 offer from theDepartment of Transporta-tion for a property acquisi-tion on Route 147 that wasmade necessary by construc-tion of a new bridge. See Mfld. P&Z, page 19

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ones with newer ones, andpointed out specific featuresand choices. Signs are re-quired to be bigger and morereflective for safety, higher offthe ground and on differentposts to deter vandalism andtheft. According to Bober, tax-payers pay over $5,000 a yearreplacing stolen signs.

The selectmen voted toswitch from green to bluesigns as Durham’s first re-sponders unanimously saidblue is the best color for visi-bility and safety. Because thenew signs will cost $45,000, theselectmen will be working ona three year fiscal plan to af-ford the signs.

The third major discussionwas in regard to a Senior Cen-ter/Community Center Com-mittee. Francis said whilenow might not be the time tobuild, it is a good time to planas senior centers are eligiblefor small cities money. How-ever, Francis clearly statedshe does not want to form an-other committee if there is noreal support from the commu-nity. According to Francis, acommittee was formed yearsago to look for properties orland to purchase to put abuilding on, but it didn’t gothrough.

She told Lainy Melvin,chair of the Senior CitizensBoard, that it was viable tolook into renting a spot, evenif just for particular pro-grams. Based on informationfrom the owner last year,Francis would consider rent-ing Lake Grove at the cost ofutilities. If enough programswere run, this could be budgetneutral, so Francis said shewould look into it.

Other businessIn old business, Francis

briefly reported that most ofthe equipment purchasedwith the Jag grant has beenreceived. The energy grant forlighting and insulation at thelibrary has been submittedand repairs for the ambulancebuilding will hopefully bestarted this week or next.

In new business, Francisreported a break-in at DMI-AAB where paychecks werestolen. It was reported imme-diately to the police and bank,and was an impetus for DMI-AAB to activate the securitysystem they had installed.

Francis announced she waselected vice-chair of the Re-gional Emergency Planning

BOS (From page 3)Team (REPT) for Region 2 De-partment of Homeland Secu-rity. She asked that peopleconsider nominations forMiddlesex County Chamberof Commerce DistinguishedCitizen Award. The First Se-lectman mentioned both theRegional Energy ManagerGrant resolution and a grantfrom Connecticut Fair Plan(Anti-Arson Committee) andmade motions for both.

The board approved the Oc-tober 2009 fiscal analysis andreviewed the 2010 budget

meeting and Board of Educa-tion meeting schedules with-out approving them yet.

Proclamation and resignations

The board voted in favor ofaccepting an Eagle ScoutProclamation for DanielBergstrom. They acceptedwith regret resignations fromCarl Montagano from Eco-nomic Development Commis-sion and Joel LaBella from In-land Wetlands and WaterCourses Commission.

Giving treeEach year, for many years,

Durham Interchurch Assis-tance has a Christmas “GivingTree” program. The GivingTree is located on the first floorof Town Hall in the HumanServices office. This yearBrownies from Troop #62650decorated the Giving Tree withtheir handmade ornaments as-sisted by their Troop LeaderLisa Szymaszek. Placed on theGiving Tree are tags that sym-bolize an item of need or a

Christmas dinner for a disad-vantaged family. The tags con-tain information on each giftrecipient, such as size, age andneeds. Names are not listed orgiven to donors. Each family orindividual is designated by anumber or letter.

The Giving Tree gives to allparticipants. Recipients re-ceive a Christmas gift from adonor. Donors receive, intheir hearts, the emotional giftgiven from sharing and know-

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

otherwise noted. Check the town Web page at www.townof-durhamct.org for agendas and last-minute changes.)

Sunday, Dec. 61 p.m. — Swearing in ceremony at the library

Monday, Dec. 76:30 p.m. — Emergency Management

6:30 p.m. — Board of Finance at Town Hall7:30 p.m. — Clean Energy Task Force at Town Hall

8 p.m. —Historic District CommissionTuesday, Dec. 8

7:30 p.m. — Library Board of Trustees7:30 p.m. Conservation Commission at Town Hall

8 p.m. — Fire Company at the firehouseWednesday, Dec. 9

7 p.m. – Arts Council Task Force at Town Hall7:30 p.m. — Board of Education at Memorial School

Thursday, Dec. 106 p.m. — Board of Selectmen with BOE at 135 Pickett Lane

7:30 p.m. — Zoning Board of Appeals at Town Hall

ing the true spirit of Christ-mas.

Residents, service organiza-tions and businesses wishingto make a monetary donationor a gift, or a Christmas dinnergift card, may come in andpick a tag of their choice fromthe Giving Tree. After pur-chasing a gift, the donor re-turns the purchased item tothe Giving Tree, wrapped, and

labeled with the tag removedfrom the tree. Gifts and Christ-mas dinners are distributed toindividuals and families byvolunteers. Monetary dona-tions to the Giving Tree can bemade payable to Durham In-terchurch Assistance and canbe either mailed c/o TownHall, P.O. Box 428, Durham,CT 06422 or can be dropped offat the Human Services officein Town Hall from 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Monday through Friday.

This year volunteers willgather at Town Hall on Fri-day, Dec. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1

p.m. to prepare gifts andpackages for distribution.

Anyone wishing for addi-tional information can con-tact Jan Muraca at 860-349-3153 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Monday through Friday.

D-13 ScreeningDistrict 13 offers a play-

based screening for childrenaged three and four. Childrenare observed by district pro-fessionals to ensure their de-velopment is progressing atan age-appropriate level.

The next screenings arescheduled for Friday, Dec. 11,at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the pre-school room at Brewster Ele-mentary School. For info, callCrystal at (860) 349-7210.

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most of all, the beauty of thearea’s light (Impressionistswere especially intrigued bythe effect of changing light ontheir subjects). Many of theseartists came to live in theboarding house run by Flo-rence Griswold, which be-came the center of what cameto be known as the Lyme ArtColony. Griswold’s home isnow a museum of AmericanImpressionism. The FlorenceGriswold Museum has chang-ing exhibitions, as well as ac-tivities for children andadults. (For more information,go to www.Florencegriswold-museum.org.)

“We had a house in Hadly-me,” Berluti says, “but we did-n’t have much money. I wasgoing to buy prints to put onthe walls, but then I realized, ‘Ican decorate the walls my-self!’” So, in the style of theartists who lived at FlorenceGriswold’s home, she paintedscenes of the Connecticut Riv-er right on the walls.

“It sold with the house,” shesays. This experience rein-forced her conviction that shecould paint, and that art shouldbe her vocation, not just herhobby. She began to take artcourses, including two sum-mers of painting at the LymeAcademy of Fine Arts.

Her big break came whenshe was accepted into an alum-ni show juried by Jeff Cooleyof the Cooley Gallery and JackBecher of the Florence Gris-wold Museum. After this, shesays, her confidence grew, andshe became active in the livelyart community in and aroundthe town of Lyme. She alsospent several summers inRockport, Massachusetts,studying under StapletonKearns. More recently, sheparticipated in workshops run

by the Lyme Art Association(of which she is an associatemember), working under thetutelage of painters MichaelGraves and John C. Traynor.Over the years, her paintingshave been shown in many ju-ried exhibits; many are in pri-vate collections.

In 1999, she participated in anoutdoor show in Old Lyme,sponsored by the En Plein AirArt League, to celebrate the cen-tennial anniversary of thefounding of the summer artcolony there and the town’s vi-brant artistic community. Now,on the last Saturday of eachJuly, the town holds its Mid-summer Festival, where Berlutiand her fellow artists displaytheir works in a casual outdooratmosphere on the grounds ofthe Old Lyme Inn. The showgets bigger each year.

In 2008, her landscapes weredisplayed at the ConnecticutRiver Artisans’ Art Gallery atthe Mill House during thetown of Chester’s “Winter Car-nivale.”

“When I’m painting, I don’tlike distractions, but with myfamily at home (she home-schools Ben and Adam, and

her husband is self-employedas a farrier), it’s hard to findtime to paint. But when I do, Ipaint straight for a fewweeks,” she explains.

Sometimes she paints fromphotographs; on occasion, shepaints en plein air, setting upher easel outside. An avidrunner, Berluti sees this asanother way to soak in na-ture’s beauty.

Berluti’s advice for artistswho encounter the painterlyequivalent of writer’s block:“Just do it, and things canhappen. Sometimes it worksout beautifully, sometimes itdoesn’t. Stapleton Kearnssaid, ‘It takes 200 paintings be-fore you’re kind of good.’”

One way she has improvedher skills is by studying theworks of current Impression-ist artists.

Oil painter (From page 6) HerzigFarm.

Her sonsBen and

Adam areseen inthe dis-

tance.

“I go to museums, andstudy their technique verycarefully. Even [well-known]artists are better now thanthey were five years ago.” Thesame goes for her own work.“I think I’ve developed as anartist, but really I am a workin progress!”

Now that she lives inDurham, she often paintsscenes familiar to residents,

including the Herzig Farm,Strawberry Hill and farmlandalong Sand Hill Road.

The whole Berluti family isdeeply involved in VictoryChristian Church in Middle-field. Along with other churchmembers, they reach out totheir community, includingarea nursing homes, wherethey lead sing-alongs for theresidents.

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16 varsity @ North Branford 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.19 varsity @Valley Regional at 7 p.m. at 5:30 p.m.21 freshmen @ Old Saybrook at 7 p.m.22 varsity vs. Morgan at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.26 freshmen vs. Hyde Leadership at noon38 freshmen @ Westbrook High School at 6 p.m.

January2 varsity vs. East Hampton at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.2 freshmen @ Morgan High School at 9 a.m.5 varsity vs. Enfield at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.6 freshmen @ East Hampton High School at 7 p.m.9 varsity @ Old Saybrook at 7 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m. non-league9 freshmen @ H-K High School at 10:30 a.m.11 varsity @ Hale Ray at 7 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m.13 freshmen vs. Old Saybrook at 6:30 p.m.16 varsity @ H-K High School at 7 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m.16 freshmen @ Portland High School at 10:30 a.m.19 varsity vs. Haddam-Killingworth at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6:30 p.m.20 freshmen @ Hyde-Fair Haven at 4:30 p.m.23 varsity vs. Old Lyme at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.23 freshmen @ Old Lyme at 10:30 a.m.26 varsity @ Westbrook High School at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.29 varsity @ East Hampton at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.30 freshmen vs. Westbrook at noon

February1 freshmen vs. North Branford at 6:30 p.m.2 varsity vs. Old Saybrook at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.3 freshmen vs. Morgan at 6:30 p.m.5 varsity @ Morgan High School at 7 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m.6 freshmen vs. Portland at noon9 varsity vs. Cromwell at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.10 freshmen vs. East Hampton at 6:30 p.m.12 varsity @ Portland at 7 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m.13 freshmen @ Valley Regional at 10:30 a.m.15 freshmen vs. Valley Regional at 6:30 p.m.16 varsity @ Hyde at Fair Haven School 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.17 freshmen vs. Haddam-Killingworth at 6:30 p.m.19 varsity vs. Valley Regional at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.20 freshmen @ North Branford High School at 10:30 a.m.

Girls’ BasketballDecember

9 varsity @ North Branford at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.12 varsity vs. Valley Regional at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.15 varsity vs. Morgan at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.18 varsity @ HK High School at 7 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m.21 varsity vs. East Hampton at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.23 varsity @ Canton at 7 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m.28 varsity vs Portland at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m. non-league

January4 varsity vs. SMSA at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.5 varsity @ Hale Ray at 7 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m.12 varsity vs. HK at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.15 varsity vs. Old Lyme at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.18 varsity @ Westbrook at 2:30 p.m. JV at 1 p.m.21 varsity @ East Hampton at 5 p.m. JV at 3:30 p.m.25 varsity vs. Old Saybrook at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.28 varsity @ Morgan at 7 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m.

February1 varsity vs. Cromwell at 7:30 p.m. JV at 1 JV at 6 p.m.4 varsity @ Portland at 7 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m. league game8 varsity @ Hyde at Truman School at 6:30 p.m. JV at 5 p.m.11 varsity @ Valley Regional at 7 p.m. JV at 5:30 p.m.15 varsity vs. North Branford at 7:30 p.m. JV at 6 p.m.

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Steve Anderson for the boysDecember

8 vs. Colchester girls away, boys at home10 vs. East Hampton girls home, boys away15 vs. Cromwell girls away, boys home17 vs. Portland girls home, boys away

January5 vs. Rocky Hill girls away, boys home7 vs. Berlin girls away, boys home11 vs. Rham girls home, boys away13 vs. Colchester girls home, boys away19 vs. East Hampton girls away, boys home20 vs. Cromwell girls home, boys away22 vs. Portland girls away, boys home26 vs. Rocky Hill girls home, boys away28 vs. Berlin girls home, boys away

February1 vs. RHAM girls away, boys home2 vs. TEMS girls home, boys awayVarsity games generally start by 3:30 p.m. and JV games are

played at the conclusion of the varsity games.

Indoor TrackDecember 10, Shoreline Dev Meet at New Haven Athletic Center at 4:30 p.m.January 6, Shoreline 1 at New Haven Athletic Center at 4:30 p.m.January 9, Shoreline Coaches Invitational at New Haven Athletic Center at 10 a.m.January 22, Shoreline 2 at New Haven Athletic Center at 4:30 p.m.February 6 Shoreline Championship at New Haven Athletic Center at 10 a.m.

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Coginchaug U-12 girls’ travel team. Despite an uncertain startto the season, the girls really pulled together as a team andwon their division. They are the Connecticut Youth Soccer As-sociation (CYSA) South Central District Division D7 co-cham-pions. They finished the season with a league record of 3-0-1(undefeated), outscoring their opponents 13-3. Their overallrecord was 6-4-2. From left, in front, Alexandra Alsup, HaileyStarr, Elizabeth Whitaker, Alycia Tirado, Hannah Rea and Emi-ly Smith. In back Gabriella Diaz, Saige Avery, Isabel Mas-trangelo, Hannah Moore, Hayley McIntyre, Jenna Isleib, LaurenFairchild and Coach Bob Francis. Not pictured: Kristy Mac-Dougall and MacKenzie Rulnick. Photo submitted by Tim McIntyre


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Mercy HonorRoll

Sister Mary A. McCarthy,principal of Mercy High Schoolin Middletown, has announcedthe names of the following stu-dents as honor roll students forthe first marking period.

From Durham, earninghigh honor were Megan Bog-danski, Jessica Nielsen, Eliza-beth Rinder, Julia Kannam,Melissa Marks, Allison Pear-son, Sarah Bower, Sarah Mar-ran, Sara Rosborough, Cather-ine Kannam, JenniferKennedy, Kelsey Pietruskaand Sara Richardson. Earning

first honors were Emily Bow-er, Haley Petruzelo, RebeccaLudecke, Shannon McAuliffe,Margaret Bruno, ShannonEgan, Alexa Marks, KerryEgan, Jane Landy, MadisonMarone, Cassandra Santoro,Amanda Carrasco, ChristinaSergi, Morgan McNulty andAshley McLaughlin.

From Middlefield, earninghigh honors were Victoria Pis-catelli and Mary Wojtowicz.Earning first honors wereMegan Freemantle, GenievaHylton, Brigid Ernst, Sara Gm-ryek, Haylle Reidy, BernadetteConroy, Kathryn Overturf, Jil-lian Chongruk, Delia Ernst andMary Neidhardt.

From Rockfall, earninghigh honors was Alexia Maz-zotta and earning second hon-ors was Anastasia Griffin.

Xavier HonorRoll

Headmaster Brother BrianDavis, C.F.X. has announcedthe Honor Roll for the firstmarking period. The criteriafor a student to qualify for“high honors” are a gradepoint average of at least 3.5and no grade lower than a B.To attain “honors” in a givenmarking period a studentmust have at least a 3.0 grade

point average and no gradelower than a C.

Earning high honors fromDurham were freshman TusharVig; sophomores GregoryBrown, Geoffrey DeVille, An-drew Gonzalez, Michael Mas-troianni, Akshay Vig and Vic-tor Wu; juniors Geoffrey Brunoand Timothy Rhone; and sen-iors Tucker Landy and MarkFusco.

Earning honors fromDurham were freshmenMitchell Brown and RaymondPeach; sophomores MatthewDeKoeyer, Connor Landers andJonathan Manacchio; juniorsAndrew DeMarinis, ThomasLinden, Jacob Randazzo andGraham Stewart; and seniorsAndrew Brown, Joseph KaskJr., Kevin Landers and KylePietruska.

Earning high honors fromMiddlefield were sophomoreJoel Williams and seniors RyanOverturf, Tomas Virgadula andAndrew Williams. Earning hon-ors from Middlefield werefreshmen Tim Boyle andTrevor Root; juniors MathewDiDato and Josh Etheridge andseniors Jonathan Geenty andKyle Parrilla.

Earning high honors fromRockfall was junior TylerSena, and earning honorswere sophomore NicholasMazzotta and seniors LuigiMazzotta, Christopher Scam-porino and David Wolak.

Xavier HonorSociety inductees

Headmaster Brother BrianDavis, C.F.X. announced thatthe following students met therequirements of the NationalHonor Society and were in-ducted into the school’s localchapter on Nov. 22. Xavier stu-dents need a cumulative GPAof 3.2 or higher in order to beeligible for membership. Eachmember must complete 12hours of service for NHS foreach year of membership andreflect “a giving back” to theschool community. Membersof NHS work to provide a peertutoring program for Xavier.

Inducted from Durhamwere Jacob Randazzo, Grego-ry Brown, Matthew DeKoey-er, Geoffrey DeVille, AndrewGonzalez, Connor Landers,Jonathan Manacchio,Michael Mastroianni,Michael Mischke, AkshayVig, and Victor Wu. NicholasMazzotta, of Rockfall, was alsoinducted.

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mention, the players them-selves aren’t happy with anall-road schedule.

Senior football co-captainEddy Ruddy said his team ex-pected a football field to beready for his senior year, butthat didn’t happen. Now theyare told it might not even beready for next year’s team.“We definitely want to playsome home games,” he said.“Home field advantage is agreat thing and there’s lots ofpride in it.”

Fellow senior teammateJack Bascom agrees. “Every-

one from town goes to thegames, and it’s all about schoolspirit,” he said. “A nice facilityonly boosts that.”

Bascom said the team is try-ing not to dwell on the badnews because they made it tothe playoffs and have that to fo-cus on. He noted that Cogin-chaug is third on the list forrenting out Palmer Field, andhe feels Falcon Field, anotheroption, “is too small even forthe little kids.”

Sam Frey, a senior on thetrack team, said he is frus-trated because there seems tobe so many people who are insupport of the upgrades, yetthey aren’t happening. Frey

and about 15 to 20 track teammembers attended severalP&Z meetings to show theirsupport. His teammate GarriSaganenko feels away gamesdisrupt the academic sched-ule because players get homeso late. Others, like crosscountry runners, cheerlead-ers and coaches, agree thatthe delay jeopardizes nextyear’s athletics.

Tennis coach Karen Keanfeels sorry for her players whoare affected by the appeals sim-ply because the lights and soundat the track, that are consideredproblematic, are all part of thepackage. “It’s all going to end upcoming out the way we wanted

but taking much too long,” saidKean. “What happens is kids arethe ones that will lose.”

That’s exactly what LyndaDelVecchio, who says she is liter-ally the closest resident to theschool, said.

“It’s about the kids,” shesaid. “Noone is going to betroubled, and for the amount oftime this is going to take, it’snothing but beneficial any-ways.”

Though Viccaro noted thatpart of a comprehensive highschool is its athletics, she saidthe athletic facility is also acommunity venue for othersin town, so everyone is affect-ed by the delay.

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concern with the proposalwas whether it would affectneighboring properties due toincreased use and the need foradditional parking. Accord-ing to Hurlburt, skaters werealready using other parts ofthe park to skate.

Furthermore, the commis-sion asked that Hurlbertbring a list of uses that therecreation commission wantsto include on the new field atthe park. Hurlbert explainedthat he wants to keep the fieldopen for when somethingtemporary needs to be set up,but Hamilton felt that a list ofapproved uses would make itclear what the recreationcommittee can do when a res-ident complains about activi-ties on the site. The commis-sion requested that Hurlbertreturn in January with a listof what he wants to do on thefield site as well as to resumediscussion on the skate park.Cease and Desist order andother business

Colegrove also informed thecommission that a Cease andDesist order has been issued tothe owner of 653 Main Street forsite plan violations involvingan addition and grading. Thisled into a conversation betweenzoning commission memberKevin Boyle and Geoff Cole-grove about whether or not thetown should require a site planput together by a professionalengineer. While Colegrove ad-mitted that the site plans issuedto the town could be improved,he felt that requiring an addi-tional $2,000-$3,000 cost to prop-erty owners was unnecessarydue to the amount of buildingactivity in town. He added thatthe commission shouldn’t “Al-ter the regs over one bad egg”and that the need for a Certifi-cate of Occupancy should in-sure the problem is taken careof, anyway.

A discussion was also heldregarding the installation ofa water tank at Lake Beseck.Assistant Fire Chief JasonWickham explained that it’sa 12,000-gallon undergroundwater tank that can be ac-cessed via manhole. He saidit is necessary due to the un-reliable water levels of thelake. The commission’s onlyrecommendation was that itbe designed properly so as not

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Rebecca KramerRebecca Kramer, 61, a resi-

dent of Middletown and for-merly of Durham, died peace-fully after a long illness on

Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, with herfamily by her side.

Born in Hartford, she wasthe daughter of the late Juliusand Anna (Fisher) Kramer.Rebecca attended West Hart-ford public schools and earned

her undergraduate and Mas-ters degree in special educa-tion at Southern ConnecticutState College. She was a freeand kindred spirit, takingevery opportunity that shecould to see the world. She

started her teaching career inLong Beach, CA, where shemade lifelong friends beforereturning to Connecticut. Shetaught at the FoundationSchool in Orange. Rebeccaalso taught in the Middletown

and Fairfield public schoolsfor many years and had astrong, positive influence inthe lives of her students. Shewas a loving and devotedmother, sister and aunt.

She is survived by her twoloving and devoted sons, PeterZirolli of San Diego, CA, andBen Zirolli of Durham; herbrother Barry Kramer and hiswife Judy of Fairfield, her sis-ter, Beatrice Richman and herhusband I. Marc of Bloomfield,her former husband Leo Zirol-li of Durham and many niecesand nephews.

The funeral was held at theJohn Hay Memorial ParkCemetery in Hartford.

The family wishes to thankthe third floor nursing staff atWadsworth Glen in Middle-town and the hospice unit atMiddlesex Hospital for theirloving care. The family alsowishes to give a special thankyou to Alyce for her thoughtfulcare, compassion and atten-tion shown to Rebecca over theyears. In lieu of flowers, dona-tions in her memory may bemade to the National MultipleSclerosis Society, ConnecticutChapter, P.O. Box 1748, Hart-ford, Ct. 06144-1748 or to theHospice Unit at Middlesex Hos-pital, Middletown, CT. Funeralarrangements provided by He-brew Funeral Association,Inc., 906 Farmington Ave.,West Hartford.

Richard S.AdamsRichard S. (Bud) Adams, 87,

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Born in Grand Junction,CO, Oct. 20, 1922, the son ofWaldo W. and Ethyl BurgessAdams, Bud was a WWII veter-an, serving in the U.S. ArmyCavalry and Infantry from1941 through 1945. Because ofhis musical ability, he was ap-pointed to the cavalry DivisionBand as a saxophonist andclarinetist. He toured the U.S.,France, England and Ger-many entertaining civiliansand troops. In Europe he en-tertained at official functionsas well as jazz venues to cele-brate the liberation of Europefrom Nazi Germany. Upon hisreturn, he attended the Univ.of Wyoming, receiving his B.Sin Civil Engineering in 1948.There he met the love of hislife, Margaret Gowdy, whosang with the Chauncenetsgroup and played piano withthe University Jazz Orchestra.

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He was a 57-year residentand pioneer of Alaska, being afounding partner of Adams,Corthell, Lee, Wince & Assoc.and Alaska Test Lab. In 1987Bud retired from professionallife as a project manager withthe U.S. Army. He was a mem-ber of Rotary International,the National Defense Execu-tive Reserve and the Anchor-age Symphony Board.

He was a great lover of jazzand classical music and hishome was always filled withthe sound of the jazz masters.He was a performing member(clarinet) and past president ofthe Anchorage Symphony Or-chestra. He was a loving, kindand compassionate father whoalways wanted the best for hisfamily.

Bud was preceded in deathby his wife of 53 years, Mar-garet, Waldo “Sonny” Adams.He was the beloved father ofand is survived by three chil-dren, Karen L. Adams ofKeedysville, MD, Katie R. Bur-ton of Durham, CT, Richard B.Adams of Anchorage, AK andtwo grandchildren, MaeganBurton of Wilmington, DE andAdam Burton of Durham, CT.A private service will be heldin his honor in the future.

Vena SutherlandOn Tuesday, Dec. 1, Vena

Sutherland (82), of Durham, be-came an angel in heaven. Yetthose blessed enough to knowher, know the truth: she was aguardian angel to many long be-fore leaving this world. She hasbeen an inspiration to others forbeating cancer 17 years ago andfor supporting others in theirfight by organizing and leadingthe Gaylord Cancer Survivor’sSupport Group. Her vibrant atti-tude toward life infected otherswith joy and love. She encour-aged the enjoyment of life, espe-cially as the Queen Mother of theDaring Durham Divas chapter ofthe Red Hat Society. Most of all,she will be remembered as theamazing mother, grandmother,sister and friend that she was.

Vena was predeceased byher husband Rodney E. Suther-land. She is survived by hersons Rodney and his wife Lin-da of Hudson, MA; Peter andhis wife Adi of Ellington, CT;Martin of B.C.; and William ofGlastonbury, CT; and herdaughters, Tina Maccalousand her husband Michael ofTorrington, CT; and SusanGaudreau and her husbandPhilip of Haddam Neck, CT.

Adams (From page 20)She was also the blessedgrandmother of 15, and great-grandmother of nine. Vena isloved and survived by her sis-ters Salina O’Clair of Ashland,ME; Mildred Sutherland of

Middlefield, and brother PaulBeaulieu of S. Windsor, CT.

A memorial service in cele-bration of Vena’s life will beheld on Monday, Dec. 7, at theUnited Churches of Durham at

11 a.m. Burial will be private.Her family is grateful for all ofthe loving care provided byMiddlesex Hospice and wouldappreciate that in lieu of flow-ers, donations may be made to

Hospice and Palliative Care atMiddlesex Hospital, Middle-town. A world is grateful for awoman who embraced every-one and everything she everencountered.

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State policy must be drivenby coupling more of the state’suniversities with entrepre-neurial activity in science andtechnology, such as the in-creasingly significant andgrowing cluster of bio-technol-ogy in New Haven aroundYale University. UConn’s Cen-ter for Clean Energy Engineer-ing conducts fuel cell re-search, education and productdevelopment so that Connecti-cut will be the primary globalvenue for the fuel cell indus-try. Central Connecticut StateUniversity’s Institute forTechnology and Business De-velopment has an incubatorprogram that offers entrepre-neurs the tools and the space

to create and develop theirbusinesses. Eastern Connecti-cut State University’s Insti-tute for Sustainable Energyworks with businesses tobenchmark energy efficiencyand improve conservation.

These and other examplesof higher education workingwith the private sector serveas the model to capitalize onthe strengths of our humancapital to stimulate economicactivity and grow jobs wellinto the future.

Despite fallout from the cur-rent global economic up-heaval and persistent uncer-tainty, Connecticut has the tal-ent to emerge from this down-turn strong and prosperous.Our state has a tradition ofsuccess, an historic commit-ment to education and thefinest universities in theworld, fledgling high-tech in-dustries and easy access toglobal markets. All the piecesare in place, if they are assem-bled properly, and soon.

That needs to be job one forConnecticut.

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to pop out of the ground. Oth-erwise, they gave the projecttheir approval.

In other business, the com-mission spoke with residentTom Rogers, who wanted toknow why a formal applica-tion had yet to be submittedfor the Crescimano propertyin the Design District alongRoute 66. The commission hasheld a number of informal dis-cussions so far, but that’s it.Colegrove informed Rogersthat the informal discussionsare meant to avoid an appli-cant coming in with 90 percentof their planning done, only tohear that the commissionwants a building oriented adifferent way or has some oth-er significant issue with theplans. He also noted thatCrescimano is already in theprocess of receiving approvalfrom Inland Wetlands on anapplication.

Rogers also wanted a job de-scription for the town plan-ner. Colegrove said he couldput one together for Rogers ifhe wanted, but that it basical-ly came down to doing whathe’s told by the Board of Se-lectmen and P&Z Commis-sion. This involves going overapplications, putting togetherlegal notices, preparing therecord for appeals and othersimilar matters. Commission

members noted that the lackof job descriptions is an issuefor a number of jobs in town.

Mfld. P&Z(Continued from page 12)

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Furniture neededA local church is trying to

furnish a pastor’s study withnext to no funds, so I thoughtI would put out an appeal toy’all to see if anyone has aloveseat and/or easy chairthat could be donated. It does-n’t have to match as we haveaccess to folks with re-cover-ing skills. Please let MargoChase-Wells know, at [email protected], ifyou have something that wemight be able to resurrect.

CorrectionThe telephone number for the Dress for

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