berlin citizen community guide 2012

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A message from Mayor Adam SalinaThe Town of Berlin has been fortunate

to welcome several new businesses toour community over the last 12 months.Some of the more visible additionsinclude Kohl’s with its newly erected signin Brickyard Plaza, Schaller Subaru onFrontage Road and the newly construct-ed Ratchford Eye Center, which has pro-vided a much needed visual improvementon the corner of Farmington Avenue andLower Lane. While most residents arefully aware of these developments intown, there are several others that are alittle less known.

As a town, we have been the benefici-ary of several manufacturing and distribu-tion businesses that now call Berlin theirhome. OKAY Industries has expanded itsNew Britain manufacturing company intoBerlin by buying a 60,000 square footbuilding on New Park Drive. A 250,000

square foot building on WorthingtonRidge Extension is now home to FosdickFulfillment and we welcomed FletcherTerry in its new 47,000 square foot spaceon Clark Drive.

In addition to these wonderful newbusinesses, the Town of Berlin has alsobeen extremely successful in grantawards from the state. In a period of fivemonths, we received over $880,000 inbrownfield grants to clean up the propertyadjacent to the planned new PoliceDepartment on Farmington Avenue andwe have also been awarded $500,000 inSTEAP Grant funding to complete PhaseII of Veterans Memorial Park. All in all, thepast year has been extremely successfuland we plan to continue that samemomentum into the next year.

-Adam Salina

A message from Town Manager Denise McNairIt is with great pleasure that I write this

article for The Berlin Citizen for inclusionin its “Business is Bright” insert. As townmanager for the last five years, I haveseen many businesses come into Berlin,both large and small. As Mayor Salinahas stated, Berlin has been very fortu-nate. We have attracted new business,received grant awards for improvementsand have continued to provide the servic-es necessary for our town to move for-ward. Over the next years, town staff willcontinue to strive to improve the quality of

life in town and be responsive to citizens’needs while keeping a firm grasp onspending. The next several years will bevery exciting and challenging as plans forthe High School and the new police sta-tion evolve into reality. The train stationrenovations will bring a new look to atown asset and will help people to knowBerlin in a new way. As always, I look for-ward to working with the Town Counciland residents to achieve our collectivegoals.

-Denise McNair

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The transformation of Farmington Avenue -Commentary

By Olivia LawrenceThe Berlin Citizen

In less than a decade, the changes that have takenplace on Berlin’s principle road through downtown arenothing short of astounding.

As we travel this road on a day-to-day basis, it mightnot seem like there’s much going on, and the job is farfrom complete, but let’s take a step back and count themajor advancements.

New parks, a new shopping plaza, a new bridge, newstores, new sidewalks - it’s almost like Christmas and abirthday party rolled into one - and there’s more new stuffin the works.

Ratchford Eye Center recently held an open housekicking off the start of their new location along theavenue. Just a few months ago, the building was still

under construction. Today, more buildings are going upalong the road.

The town anticipates even more development in thearea. A state DOT project to improve the rail service intown is expected to put more pedestrians in the down-town.

Investors seem to like Farmington Avenue. As twonew banks recently moved in, you have to figure theyknow a smart financial move when they see one.

The railroad bridge reconstruction caused trafficheadaches for a couple of years, but now the stonestructure makes a welcoming statement for both vehicu-lar and pedestrian traffic.

And no more road flooding when it rains. Severalbusinesses in the area also found their propertiesupgraded by the project, such as: Mommy & Me, DairyQueen and Berlin Station Cafe.

DQ went all out with a new patio and improved park-ing, creating a hub of activity. The site now includes landwhere an old furniture store was located.

Developer Earl Wicklund has been behind some ofthe Farmington Avenue projects, including a commercialplaza which houses several smaller businesses.Underway is another commercial block, this one next tothe eye care center.

New architectural guidelines came in for downtowndesign, steering developers to a New England villagestyle. The guidelines also helped the area have more

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consistency when it comes to landscaping, lighting andother aesthetics. Now, the town is considering anotherzoning change to allow denser development in the down-town.

Walgreens came in and an old commercial block plusa couple of old houses were demolished to make way.Arby’s dressed up the corner at the avenue’s intersectionwith Masserio Drive.

Next to Stop & Shop, Veterans Park is shaping up tobe the showcase and downtown destination local offi-cials envisioned.

The park ties into Farmington Avenue and helps cre-ate an anchor for that end of the road. A gazebo, vetsmemorial, pond, trails and lookout areas are key fea-tures. In addition, Volunteer Park at the corner of PortersPass and Farmington Avenue was dressed-up, includingthe installation of a clock. Outside Kensington Fire

Rescue, a pocket park will be developed.The design willincorporate steel from the wreckage at the site of the 9/11 attack.

New street signs are slated to be installed soon and,just off the avenue, the train station is in line for renova-tions with the possibility of other development in thatarea.

Three other possibilities could add value to theavenue.

The first should be easy. More landscaping by busi-ness owners; a simple pot of flowers would be great, orcheck out the downtown guidelines for ideas for desir-able plantings that are compatible with the image thetown is working on.

The second is more involved, but imagine this: a newpolice station, in the heart of Berlin, easy to find and rep-resenting the town on its most travelled road.

And finally, a new and improved rail system that willwhisk passengers to Berlin from Hartford, New Havenand New York.


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Historical fun factDid you know that the monument to commemorate

the Civil War, erected in Kensington, is believed to be thefirst in the nation? This historic Civil War monument wasdedicated on July 25, 1863.

www.ctmonuments.net

Town CouncilMayor Adam Salina

[email protected]

Deputy Rachel J. [email protected]

Eric [email protected]

David K. [email protected]

William A. Rasmussen Jr.William.a.rasmussen.ampf.com

William Watson [email protected]


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Larry B. Broisman, MDRaymond D’Amato, MD

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DERMATOLOGYChristopher Norwood, MD

Mark Pennington, MDNew Britain 860-832-8150

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Donald S. Weinberg, MDGeorge A. Melnik, MDNew Britain 860-832-8150Southington 860-348-4760

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Charles Cavo, DORichard J. Dreiss, MDKaren P. Haverly, MDKirsten Kerrigan, MD

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OPHTHALMOLOGYEdward Fitzpatrick, MD

Patricia A. McDonald, MDSarit Patel, MD

Martin Seremet, MDAlan Stern, MD

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Offices and DepartmentsTown Hall information

(860) 828-7000

Town Manager(860) 828-7002

Assessor(860) 828-7039

Building Department(860) 828-7012

Dog Warden(860) 828-7080

Economic Development(860) 828-7005

Finance Department(860) 828-7043

Fire Marshall(860) 828-7053

Golf Course Pro Shop(860) 828-3228

Health Department(860) 828-7017

Housing Authority(860) 828-4500

Planning and Zoning(860) 828-7066

Police-Routine Calls(860) 828-7080

Probate Court District of Berlin(860) 826-2696

Public Health Nursing(860) 828-7030

Public Works(860) 828-7022

Parks and Recreation Department(860) 828-7009

Refuse and Recycling(860) 828-7069

Registrar of Voters(860) 828-7020

Social Services(860) 828-7007

Tax Collector(860) 828-7023

Town Clerk(860) 828-7036

Town Engineer(860) 828-7014

Town Planner(860) 828-7060

Treasurer’s Office(860) 828-7045

Youth and Family Services(860) 828-7059

Water Department(860) 828-7065

Zoning Enforcement(860) 828-7008


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In a small community like Berlin, issues in the econo-my have a personal touch because developers, businessowners and workers often are our friends, family andneighbors. Looking back through all the changes thathave occurred in the past few years, I believe Berlin’seconomic future shows promise.

The stories we bring you in The Berlin Citizen fre-quently cover the economy of the town, both future plansand present realities. As the town has moved forwardwith the revitalization of downtown, it’s clear that the planis to prepare for a wave of economic development in thearea - in part, because the state is improving its rail linewhich stops here at Berlin station.

One of our strengths is economic diversity: mom andpop businesses, white collar jobs and a manufacturingindustry. Even in this small town, nestled in the middle ofConnecticut, there is a wealth of new business initiatives

as well as enterprises that have stood the test of time.Growing up in town, I wasn’t fully aware of this diversityand these strengths, but as I report and record, I discov-er a dynamic town filled with a rich history, interestingpeople and a hopeful future.

Through good times and bad, our goal at the paper isthe same: to deliver news as well as information that’suseful, entertaining or thoughtful within the pages of thenewspaper every week - and to connect with readers inthe many ways today’s technology allows: Facebook,Twitter and on our website.

Consider this community guide an extension of thatmission. Inside, you’ll find contact information for townservices and the names of elected officials as well as sto-ries that feature your town and which may give you anew perspective on the neighborhoods you travelthrough every day. -Daniel Jackson

From the editor,


Living with history on Worthington Ridge

The slabs of slate, that make the sidewalk onWorthington Ridge, bubble up under the rising roots ofthe trees that line the road. Grass crowds the cracks.Where the slate is missing, asphalt patches the walk.

This sidewalk runs by houses built from the 1700s topresent day. This is Worthington Ridge: a place wherehistory mingles with the present, a place where home-owners digging in their yards unearth clay marbles andcoins from yesteryear while worrying about the speed ofpassersbys driving the road.

Worthington Ridge once was the bustling center oftown. In its glory days, the street shaded with mapletrees boasted a police station, a library, a school, twogeneral stores, a church that hosted most of the town’scongregations,town hall - anda trolley, thatfor severaldecades regu-larly passed byhomes on theridge.

Accord ingto formerMayor ArtPowers, whohas lived onWor th ing tonRidge hisentire life, thestreet - a main travel route between New York andBoston - was full of traffic.

Today, the ridge continues to offer many points ofinterest with public spaces such as the Berlin FreeLibrary, Worthington Meeting House, Maple Cemetery,small parks, a church and a war memorial, to name afew. It is also a place full of unusual details that tell thehistory of Berlin for those who walk its tree-lined side-walks and take the time to learn the story. Along the way,signs describe some of the people and places that makeBerlin unique, from tin-peddling entrepreneurs torenowned educators. The short stretch of road is part ofthe town’s historic district.

“I’m living in the real main street of Berlin,” said AmyPrescher, resident on the ridge since 2008 who sits onthe Historic District Commission. “People walk by andadmire the house and it makes us proud to live in such abeautiful home.” She describes her house, when it stoodduring an earlier century, as a “white temple on top of ahill in a beautiful landscape.” Prescher’s house is built inthe Greek revival style, designed in a style that copiedthe Greeks preference for columns and an open feel.

Building styles along Worthington Ridge reflect thethinking of Americans through time, said Prescher. Shesaid, in the beginning, the first settlers in Berlin were not

concerned with architecture or anything much beyondsurvival.

They built colonial houses designed to withstand theweather.

But America grew up. The Industrial Revolutionbegan in the Connecticut River Valley.

This was reflected in the architecture through Greekrevival. People had more time to think about honor,democracy, science and philosophy.

“It reminds you of those high ideas,” Prescher said. However, these days, she said, the value for older

homes is depreciating as homeowners want lower main-tenance homes.

Jane and Richard Hudson, along with their daughterMargaret, have lived on the ridge for 26 years. Theirhouse has stood since 1786.

“It requires a lot of work to keep up with an olderhome, but we enjoy it,” Richard Hudson said.

The home has stood the test of time, keeping all theoriginal trim as well as original floor paneling on the sec-ond floor, fireplaces and even the original key and lock tothe front door. The house did not have indoor plumbinguntil the 1960s.

However, notevery home onthe ridge is old;some are quitemodern. As theridge descendstoward theBerlin Turnpike,the houses arebuilt in aVictorian styleand then thosewith modernc o n s t r u c t i o nappear.

Sam Deiwertsaid his parents built their family home in 2005. Becauseit’s in the historical district, the building has to blend withthe surrounding historical homes; it is sided with wood,instead of vinyl that most modern homes use.

“We are responsible to keep up the history of thehome” said Jane Hudson. The Hudsons know the histo-ry of all six previous owners who have lived in theirhome.

In the future, the Hudsons, and the other residents onthe ridge, will leave their homes and new owners willtake their place. “We are proud to be a part of the histo-ry of the house,” she said.

- The Citizen staff


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Historic Sites:

Worthington Meetinghouse

723 Worthington Ridge

Berlin Historical Museum

305 Main Street

Civil War Monument

312 Percival Avenue

Christian Lane Cemetery

Christian Lane

Berlin Congregational Church

878 Worthington Ridge


Fire DepartmentsBerlin Fire Department

1657 Berlin Turnpike

Kensington Fire Department880 Farmington Ave.

East Berlin Fire DepartmentMain Street

South Kensington Fire Department1952 Chamberlain Hwy


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Residents remember heyday of ‘Gasoline Alley’Daniel Jackson

The Berlin CitizenSome residents still remember the time when the

Berlin Turnpike was the hoppin’ place. Those memories came from times, during the 1940s

through the 1960s, when the Berlin Turnpike was vibrantand people fondly called it “Gasoline Alley.”

That name was due to the numerous gas stationsalong the road - more than 20 in Berlin alone - when a“gas war” raged.

To attract customers, gas stations would lower theirprices. It became so extreme that a driver could pay 10cents a gallon on gas. That was from a time when gaso-line was usually 30 cents a gallon.

“This was hot - this was the place to go,” EdEgazarian, vice-chairman of the Economic DevelopmentCommission.

Restaurants and specialty shops had sprung up alongthe turnpike during that time. In fact, 20 restaurantspopped up along the Berlin Turnpike within a short timeperiod and it soon became a place to hang out - after all,this was a time before the widespread use of the televi-sion and shopping malls.

Although “Gasoline Alley” brings to mind good times,the turnpike was also dubbed “Death Alley.” Simeonerecalled when tractor trailer trucks used the mainthroughway between New Haven and Hartford at a timewhen there were no left-hand turns and no traffic lightson “the pike.”

“You would be making a left hand turn,” Simeonerecalled, “and a tractor trailer would zip over the hill and- bang!”

Traffic lights eventually were installed during the

1950s and these were synchronized so a driver could go45 miles per hour down the highway and make all thelights.

Today, two businesses from the turnpike’s heydayexist in Berlin: Mickey Finns and the Hawthorne Inn.

Glenna Grelak said her father purchased theHawthorne Inn restaurant in 1945 for $30, 000.

“He was one of the best hospitality guys inConnecticut.”

The Berlin Turnpike dates back all the way to the1600s when this route was the quickest path betweenNew Haven and Hartford- the two main cities inConnecticut at that time. The road designers cut thestagecoach path as straight as a Roman road. This canstill be seen on road maps today, where the BerlinTurnpike travels straight into the center of Hartford.

But the golden age ended in 1965 when Route 91was built, bypassing the old pike.

Like in the Pixar movie, Cars, the area shut downalmost immediately. Ed Egazarian says there was a gen-tleman by the name of Ernie who was 17 at the time:“The day after 91 came in, he walked out to the middleof the turnpike, looked down the road and not a car wasto be seen.”

The cars have come back, but not to its pre-I-91grandeur. However, the Economic and DevelopmentCommission is working on revitalizing the turnpike sothat once again, “the pike” will be known as the place togo.


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Connecticut Tire, Inc. opened their original locationin 1967 on Veterans Drive in New Britain, CT.

Since then Connecticut Tire has grown to become one of central Connecticut’s largest tiredealers.With 50,000 tires in stock covering most major brands, Connecticut Tire can handleany of you tire needs. Still family owned and operated for 45 years Connecticut Tire hasbecome a landmark for quality service and a knowledgeable staff with service second tonone.They are centrally located with a service center in Berlin as well as their wholesaledistribution center in New Britain. 15 trucks provide daily delivery service through out theentire state, selling to garages, car dealers, and other tire stores.

The Berlin Service Center has state of the art equipment to properly install tires oneverything from a wheelbarrow to a pay-loader.They also offer 4 wheel computerizedalignments, brakes, and under car services. Henry Choinski, the shop foreman, is consideredby many to be the best front end man in the area, with 31 years of experience. Many areadealers and garages bring him the cars they can’t handle. CT Tire is well known for the workthey do on custom and specialty cars and trucks. Don Deroiser, the Store Manager, grew upin Berlin and has been with the company over 20 years. He is experienced in all aspects ofthe tire business and you will find his expertise very helpful when trying to find the right tireor wheel for your application. Connecticut Tire Inc. has a commercial division with 2 fullyequipped service trucks to perform road service and off-site tire work.

Greg Schaller is proud to have lived in the town of Berlin for the last 30 years, raising 3children here. He now has 2 sons that work for the company, adding a third generation to thefamily business. Greg says “Our goal at Connecticut Tire is to provide the best possibleservice to our customers at very competitive prices!” If you are in need of tires, CT Tire isthe place to go! For more information visit their website at cttire.com.

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Board of EducationGary R. Brochu - president

Kristin M. CampanelliJeffrey Cugno

Julie M. EricksonCynthia KobusIrene H. MatulisTimothy Oakes

Kathleen A. O’Donnell-MossJohn M. Richards

SchoolsSpecial Announcements, (860) 828-8594

Board of Education, (860) 828-6581Berlin High School, (860) 828-6577

McGee Middle School, (860) 828-0323Griswold Elementary School, (860) 828-6336Hubbard Elementary School, (860) 828-4119Willard Elementary School, (860) 828-4151


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Berlin High School has one of the most respected ath-letics departments in the state. While some schoolsthrive in a sport or two, BHS manages to dominate inseveral. From the fall to the spring season, local teamsroutinely claim conference championships, make runsdeep in the state tournament, and, many times, haveended up as state champions.

Former BHS athletes have gone on to excel at the col-lege, and even at the professional, level, and BHScoaches have been honored with statewide and nationalawards and accolades.

Most would point to the town’s strong youth sportsprograms as a key reason why BHS athletics are asstrong as they are. From swimming and lacrosse to golfand wrestling, to the Big 3 – baseball, football and bas-ketball – local kids have plenty of activities to choosefrom, and dedicated coaches to guide them.


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1253399CemeteriesWilcox Cemetery

Berlin Street(860) 828-3365

Maple CemeteryWorthington Ridge

(860) 828-1868 or 828-9558

West Lane CemeteryHigh Road

(860) 828-5547 or Board of Directors (860) 828-9558

South Burying GroundsSouthington Road

Beckley CemeteryDeming Road

Hall CemeteryBerlin Turnpike

Dennison or Bridge CemeteryFarmington Avenue

Dunham CemeteryNorton Road

Christian Lane CemeteryChristian Lane

Ledge CemeteryCashman Place


ChurchesBerlin Congregational Church

878 Worthington Ridge(860) 828-6586

Bethany Covenant Church785 Mill St.

(860) 828-3637

Berlin Congregational Jehovah’s Witnesses234 Farmington Ave.

(860) 832-8700

Christian Life Church496 Kensington Rd.

(860) 828-5105

Crossroads Church of God146 Hudson St.(860) 828-3822

Kensington Congregational Church312 Percival Ave.(860) 828-4511

Kensington United Methodist Church103 Hotchkiss St.(860) 828-4222

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church1103 Chamberlain Highway

(860) 828-5079

Sacred Heart Church48 Cottage St., East Berlin

(860) 828-0519

St. Paul Church484 Alling St.

(860) 828-0331

Wellspring Church222 Lincoln St.(860) 225-0661

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