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Roller derby players, adoptable kittens, dancers, and vendors all came to the Webster Square plaza Oct. 31.

The occasion was the grand re-opening of Ocean State Job Lot, which moved to a new building in Webster Square, less than 1,000 feet from the previous location. The new building is the former home of A&P Super Foodmart. The new location allows for a store about twice the size of the old location. Current em-ployees were retained, and new employees are being hired for multiple positions. Job Lot purchased the prop-erty for approximately $3.3 million last December.

Job Lot executives joined the Mayor, Town Manager, and several Town Council members to celebrate the

reopening and the compa-ny’s 36-year history in New England the morning of Oct. 31 with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

According to Job Lot Mar-keting Head David Sarlitto, the chain places a lot of emphasis on being a “good neighbor” in their commu-nities. The ribbon cutting took place in the shadow of a tractor-trailer stuffed full of 30,000 pounds of non-per-ishable food donations to support Foodshare, a Bloom-field-based group dedicated to ending hunger and allevi-ating poverty in the greater Hartford area.

Job Lot also invited, among other organizations, the Friends of Berlin Animal Control to attend, raising awareness about the needs of the non-profit, no-kill ani-

Economic development at Webster SquareBy Charles KreutzkampThe Berlin Citizen

Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief of the United States Veterans of Foreign Wars, John Biedrzycki, greets area veterans at the Berlin VFW. | Charles Kreutzkamp / The Berlin Citizen

This generation’s veter-ans are facing a number of new challenges, according to the Senior Vice Command-er-in-Chief of the United States Veterans of Foreign Wars, John Biedrzycki. Those trials include problems with the Department of Veterans Affairs and predatory educa-tional programs that take ad-vantage of VA benefits.

Biedrzycki recently visited six locations in Connecticut, including the Berlin VFW. The second in command of the national VFW leadership, Biedrzycki will likely become commander-in-chief, accord-

ing to tradition, explained Berlin VFW Post Commander Tom Uznanski.

Uznanski said it was a great honor for such an important VFW leader to come to town.

Biedrzycki spoke with lo-cal veterans on a number of topics, including the aging population of VFW mem-bership. This is one reason, Uznanski and Biedrzycki agreed, the VFW should pay special attention to the issues faced by Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.

“The whole mission of the VFW is veterans helping vet-erans,” Uznanski said.

“Each generation of vet-erans has different issues,” Biedrzycki said. Many of the

aging veterans, for example, were exposed to Agent Or-ange, including Biedrzycki himself.

This next generation of veterans includes 12,000 am-putees, Biedrzycki said, and more is being discovered about traumatic brain injury, and how it relates to PTSD.

“These young men and women need help and guid-ance when they come back and we are an excellent or-ganization for that,” Biedrzy-cki said. “The commitment to veterans doesn’t end when the battle is over. The true cost of service lasts a life-time,” the senior vice com-

Young vets face tough issues, says VFW VIPBy Charles KreutzkampThe Berlin Citizen

See Vets / Page 19

See Development / Page 18

With the vote on the new police station set-tled, many in Berlin may be wondering what comes next. Although the elec-tion results will be posted on The Berlin Citizen website by the time these words are read, they came out after press time.

If the number of “yes” votes on the police sta-tion exceeded the number of “no” votes the answer to what happens next is simple: A new police sta-

tion that meets the stated needs of the department will be built on the corner of Farmington Avenue. The project timeline pro-posed will lead to the new police station opening in 2016 to coincide with the opening of the Hartford Line. Although there are a wide number of factors that could affect the tax burden relative to the proj-ect, it is estimated by the Town Manager and the fi-nance department that the cost of the project would

Police station: what happens now?By Charles KreutzkampThe Berlin Citizen

See Station / Page 17

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Domestic violence sur-vivors can seek support in many ways, and one location in Berlin is providing them with a unique and empower-ing experience.

Dozens, including Mayor Rochette and Police Chief Paul Fitzgerald, attended a free self-defense workshop and domestic violence aware-ness event at the Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy on Wood-lawn Road recently. Sifu Dave

Gallo, a retired police officer, worked with self-defense student, domestic violence counselor and domestic vio-lence survivor Sarah Gallardo to hold the workshop, which was attended by staff from the Prudence Crandall Cen-ter, members of the Berlin Police Department, and more than 20 men and women.

Gallardo is a survivor of an abusive relationship and the mother of a 6-year-old daughter. She first entered the Prudence Crandall Cen-ter seeking help. Now, she helps others as a counselor. Taking a self-defense class “really has been helpful for me,” Gallardo said, an expe-rience she hoped to be able to share with other survivors.

Gallardo said she would never forget “sitting in Sifu’s office explaining why (she had come to the academy)… I’ll never forget how much better I felt. He told me that we are family here and that we take care of each other.”

Some parts of the class were triggering at first, Gal-lardo said, especially learn-ing to defend against choking, which is something she expe-rienced as a victim of domes-tic violence. Learning to “take the bull by the horns” by tak-ing the class is an “empower-

ing and confidence-boosting experience,” Gallardo said.

Although her abuser was “unavailable for the moment, he won’t be forever,” Gallardo said, and the knowledge that she is now able to protect her-self is an empowering thing.

Fitzgerald said he was proud to support the event and a local business. “Any tools you can give people on how to protect themselves – it’s important,” the chief of police said.

“I just think it’s a great cause,” said Rochette, who praised the way the event raised awareness and helped victims.

Gallo told survivors and at-tendees that he had seen and heard “a lot of stories” and that his class offered “raw, no nonsense technique.”

Training to defend against an attacker is only part of the experience, however: the emotional control and medi-tation aspect helps survivors learn to “process energy in a positive way,” as Gallo de-scribed it.

Gallardo and Gallo said that it was bringing their contacts together that made the event’s turnout so suc-cessful. The workshop was

Self defense empowers survivorsBy Charles KreutzkampThe Berlin Citizen

Pairs of attendees practice at the Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy Oct. 27.| Charles Kreutzkamp / The Berlin Citizen

See Defense / Page 7

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Two individuals perished in a car accident along a ru-ral Berlin road. According to Berlin police, an accident oc-curred on the 1400 block of Kensington Road at 3:44 in the morning Nov. 1, resulting in a

car fire. Kensington and Berlin Volunteer Fire Departments responded. Investigators de-termined that the vehicle crashed off the road. The names of the two occupants have not yet been released. Berlin police are requesting that anyone with information about the crash contact them.

Crash fire claims two lives on Kensington RoadBy Charles KreutzkampThe Berlin Citizen

A new hot spot for fami-ly-friendly fun has come to Berlin in the form of the Cre-ative Clay Spot, a new busi-ness at Redcoat Square.

It was the first time visit-ing the Creative Clay Spot for Kristen Werblow and her 5-year-old daughter Jade Nov. 1. Werblow said she came for a “nice bonding experience” with her daughter, and one that would leave them with a painted clay figurine as a memento. Werblow said her mother recommended the Creative Clay Spot.

Owner Anthony Hernan-dez has been working with clay for 35 years. In college, he took a ceramics class “and that was it,” Hernandez said. Hernandez and other

instructors at the Creative Clay Spot are certified teach-ers, and Hernandez himself taught ceramics at New Brit-ain High School for six years. Hernandez’s teaching experi-ence also includes general art classes.

“It’s something immediate, and you can feel it. It takes you to a different place, work-ing on the wheel,” Hernandez said when asked what he en-joys about pottery.

For Justin Gerace, an em-ployee at the Creative Clay Spot and a certified K-12 teacher, it’s about “the shap-ing of the clay on the wheel.”

Pottery is also very for-giving of mistakes, unlike other art forms, Hernandez explained, as it is easy to reshape clay on the wheel. Working with clay is an art that anyone can have success

with, and many children take to it and enjoy the feel of wet clay under their fingers, Her-nandez said, making it a great family activity.

The establishment offers ready-to-go clay paint-your-own figurines, dishes, plates, mugs, teapots, cookie jars, pet bowls, and piggy banks. Al-though the dishware isn’t rec-ommended for use with the microwave or dishwasher, it is safe to use after being fired in an on-site kiln.

The Creative Clay Spot also offers a wide variety of classes for children and adults, as well as evening workshops for small groups, intended for families or as a unique date for couples. Her-nandez and the rest of the staff teach wheel throwing, hand building, and creative clay pots, vases, and baskets.

A new ‘spot’ for dates or familiesBy Charles KreutzkampThe Berlin Citizen

The Connecticut For-est and Parks Association has teamed with the Berlin Conservation Commission to offer a series of hikes that will showcase great trails in Berlin. Hikes are scheduled as follows:

Hatchery Brook Conser-vation Area — Sunday, Nov. 9. 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Blue Hills Conservation Area — Sunday, Nov. 16. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

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Library News School News

Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

KindlesThe Berlin-Peck Memorial

Library has a Kindle Fire tab-let, a Kindle 4, and a Kindle Keyboard available for loan-ing to Berlin library card-holders. The Kindles come pre-loaded with 27 popular titles. Visit www.berlinpeck.org for a list of titles.

Children’s programPlay For All (all ages) -

Saturdays, Nov. 8, Dec. 20 at 10:30 a.m. A monthly play-group where children of all abilities can socialize and play with a variety of toys, games and sensory materials. No registration required.

Terrific Toddlers (ages 18-26 months). Monday, Nov. 10, 17, 24, Dec. 1, 8, 15 at 10:30 a.m. Parent/caregiver and child in-teract with books, fingerplays and music. No registration required.

Little Ditties for Itty Bit-ties (ages birth to 18 months). Wednesday, Nov. 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3, 10, 17 at 10:30 a.m.

Parent/caregiver and ba-bies with books, music, fun. No registration required.

Mother Goose on the Loose (ages birth to 5). Fridays, Nov. 14, 21, Dec. 5, 12 and 19 at 10:30 a.m. Music, movement, nurs-ery rhymes, instruments and books. No registration required.

Play For All (all ages). Sat-urdays, Nov. 8, Dec. 20 at 10:30 a.m. Monthly playgroup with toys, games and sensory materials. No registration required.

Children Department Open House, Monday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Learn what programs and resources are offered.

Rock Trolls (grades K to 5). Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2 p.m. Make your own rock troll. Registration is required.

Lego Construction Zone (grades K and up.) Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. Drop in, no registration is required.

Adult programs

Thursday, Nov. 6 - Sit and Knit, 6 p.m. No registration required.

Wednesday, Nov. 12 - Inves-tor’s Group, 1:30 p.m. No reg-istration required.

Thursday, Nov. 13 - Sit and Knit, 1:30 p.m. No registration required.

Thursday, Nov. 13 - Linke-din 3.0, 6:30 p.m. Learn about Linkedin 3.0 Registration is required. Call (860) 828-7125.

Friday, Nov. 14 - Movie, 1 p.m. “Jersey Boys” 1 p.m. Reg-istration is required.

Tuesday, Nov. 18 - Book discussion, 7 p.m. “Kitchen House” by Grissom. All welcome.

Thursday, Nov. 20 - Sit and Knit, 6 p.m. No registration required.

East Berlin LibraryHoursThe library is open Mon-

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See Library / Page 7

All Night Graduation Party

Dining for Dollars - The 2015 All Night Gradu-ation Party committee has scheduled a dining for dol-lars event for Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Bertucci’s, 2929 Berlin Turnpike, Newington. Eat in or take out from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and a portion of proceeds will benefit the all night party. For a flyer, visit www.berlinschools.org (par-ent organization news). For more information, call Lilly Philippon at wl4phil@gmail.com.

Casino bus trip - The 2015 All Night Graduation Party committee has scheduled a bus trip fundraiser to Mo-hegan Sun for Saturday, Nov. 15. Bus leaves Berlin High School at 5 p.m. and returns at midnight.

A fee is charged. For more information and reserva-tions, call Louise Jacques at (860) 966-7158.

Reflective signs - The 2015 All Night Graduation Party has reflective address signs available for purchase. The reflective signs help emergency responders lo-cate your address in the case of an emergency.

For more information, call Heidi Lupini at (860) 828-8975.

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also attended by Southington author Casey Morley, whose book “Crawling Out” chron-icles her journey coming to terms with abuse. Morley said she hoped that sharing her story could help other survivors.

“I started seven and a half years ago sitting at the kitchen table,” Morley said, describ-ing the writing of her book as a “cathartic” experience.

Prudence Crandall Devel-opment Director Suzan Bibisi said that Gallardo played a big part in a recent campaign at dozens of Berlin area busi-nesses. Flyers were displayed with warning signs of domes-tic violence, and Prudence Crandall’s 24-hour hotline, 1-888-774-2900.

“You can call us and just talk about whatever you are thinking about,” Bibisi said.

It’s important not only for

victims to know they can seek help, but also for a vic-tim’s friends and family mem-bers to know warning signs to look for, Bibisi said. Be-haviors such as attempts to control what a partner wears or does, excessive texting, and threats can all be warn-ing signs, as can physical evi-dence of abuse.

The Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy is offering a free self defense class to mem-

bers of the community on the first Monday of each month for all three class periods as well as another self-defense seminar for survivors every three months, with the next event scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 10.

From Page 2

Library

Berlin Free LibraryDonations sought - The

Berlin Free Library is look-ing for gently used puzzles, books, novelty cake pans and DVDs for its collection and weekly book sale.

Donations may be dropped off at the library Mondays and Fridays, 2:30 to 5 p.m.; Wednesdays, 9 to 11:30 a.m.

and 7 to 8 p.m. or any time in the library book drop.

Cupola repair - The Ber-lin Free Library is planning to repair its cupola in an his-torically accurate way. Do-nations may be made to the Berlin Free Library, Box 8187, Berlin, CT 06037.

Book sale - Berlin Free Li-brary schedules a book sale for Wednesdays, 9 to 11 a.m.

All are welcome.

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The Berlin Parks and Recre-ation Department announced the winners of the recent an-nual Monster Bash/Pumpkin Decorating Contest.

Pumpkin decorating winners

Pre-school/KindergartenMost Frightening, first place

– Caoimhe Noyes. Most Cre-ative, first place – Madden DiMauro.

First and second gradeMost Creative, first place -

Julian Meyers; second place – Chloe Felder; third place –

Isabella Gagnon.Most Amusing, first place –

Joshua Uliasz; second place – Rhiannon Reinhardt.

Most Frightening, first place – Saoirse Noyes.

Third, fourth and fifth gradeMost Amusing, first place

– Caleb Uliasz; second place – Jessica Petit; third place – Meghan Riedel; honorable mention – Kiera Riedel, Ma-son Michaud.

Most Creative, first place – Beverlyann McGill; second place – Chloe Loehr; third

place – Bailey Michaud.Honorable Mention - David

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The winner of the “Peo-ple’s Choice” Pumpkin was Michael Lanteri.

The winner of the Guess the Candy Jar contest was Ki-era Riedel.

Winners of the costume prize drawings

Monster Bash winners

See Winners / Page 8

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FaithServices Briefs

Berlin Congregational Church, 878 Worthington Ridge, Sun-day worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m. (860) 828-6586.

Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St., 8:30 and 11 a.m. wor-ship. (860) 828-3637.

Berlin Congregational Jeho-vah’s Witnesses, 234 Farmington Ave. (860) 832-8700. Call for more information.

Christian Life Church, 496 Kensington Rd., Sundays, Word and Worship Service, 10 a.m., Main Sanctuary. Small group Bible study for adults, youth and hearing impaired at 9 a.m. Children’s ministries at 9 a.m. Nursery care available for birth to age three. (860) 828-5105.

Crossroads Church of God, 146 Hudson St. Sunday Service, 10:30 a.m.; children’s service,

10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, Bible study, 7 p.m.; Youth groups, 7 p.m. Nursery is provided. (860) 828-3822.

Kensington Congregational Church, 312 Percival Ave., Sunday worship, 10 a.m. (860) 828-4511.

Kensington United Method-ist Church, 103 Hotchkiss St., Sunday worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. (860) 828-4222.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1103 Chamberlain High-way., Sunday worship, 10:15 a.m. Sunday school, 9 a.m. (860) 828-5079.

Sacred Heart Church, 48 Cot-tage St., East Berlin, Mass: Saturday 8 a.m., Vigil: 4 p.m. Sunday: 8 a.m., 9:30, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., Tuesdays: 8 a.m.,

Wednesdays: 8 a.m., noon, Thursdays: 8 a.m., Fridays: 8 a.m. Confession: Saturdays, from 3:15 to 4 p.m., and by ap-pointment. (860) 828-0519.

Saint Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 8 Main St., East Berlin, 9 a.m. Sunday Eucharist; 10 a.m. Sunday School, stga-brielseastberlinct.org (860) 828-3735.

St. Paul Church, 484 Alling St., Mass on Saturday, 4 p.m. Vigil Mass, Sunday 7:30, 9,10:30 a.m. and noon, Weekdays 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. (860) 828-0331.

United Methodist Church, 139 Main St., East Berlin. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.

Wellspring Church, 222 Lin-coln St., Sunday Services at 9 and 11 a.m. (860) 225-0661.

Berlin Congregational Church: Concert - Thurs-day, Nov. 20, 7 p.m. Elisabeth von Trapp is scheduled to perform at the church, 878 Worthington Ridge. Tick-ets are required, in advance, as a free-will donation. For more information, call (860) 828-6586.

Kensington Congregational Church: Parent/Child Play-group - Tuesdays, 9:30 to 11:15 a.m. The group meets weekly, on a drop-in basis, in the Reeves Educational Center, 185 Sheldon St. Play-group is open to all who care for children, from infants to preschoolers.

Bethany Covenant: Fall schedule - Worship at 8:30 and 11 a.m. “Life Together”

classes for all ages at 9:45 a.m.Berlin Congregational

Church: Tot time - Thursdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free program includes play, crafts, snacks. Drop-in. For more informa-tion, call (860) 828-6586.

Kensington United Meth-odist Church: Taize service - Tuesdays, 7 to 7:30 p.m. Spe-cial Taize/healing music ser-vice on the third Tuesday of each month, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Kensington Congregational: Bible study - Wednesdays, 11 a.m., in the church parlor.

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The Kensington Berlin Sun-rise Club and Good Cause Gifts have partnered to sup-port the Liberty Bank/Rotary Club Thanksgiving Dinner Drive. Good Cause Gifts, 384 Main St., plans to donate a

portion of sales received on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 3 to 6 p.m., to support families in need of food for Thanksgiv-ing. Proceeds will be given to the Kensington Berlin Sunrise Club, a Liberty Bank/Rotary

Club Thanksgiving Dinner Drive participant. The funds will receive a 20 cent match on each dollar from the Lib-erty Bank Foundation before being donated to the Town of Berlin Community Service Department.

Liberty Bank’s 48 branches will also accept donations, through Nov. 22, for the pur-pose of providing Thanks-giving food. Liberty Bank in Berlin is located at 1169 Farm-ington Ave. To donate online, visit www.MiddlesexUnited-Way.org/ThanksgivingDrive.

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Janet (Carlson) Quedens

BER-LIN - Janet (Carlson) Quedens, 83, of Berlin, beloved wife of 57 years to

Phillipp Quedens, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 at Hartford Hospital.

Born in New Britain on Dec. 6, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Winifred (Gordon) Carl-son. Janet graduated from New Britain High School, class of 1948 and from the Hartford Hospital School of Nursing in 1951. She was a registered nurse at Hartford Hospital and Pratt & Whit-ney in East Hartford where she met the love of her life,

Phil. Besides her husband

Phillipp, she is survived by two daughters, Christine Quedens, of Virginia Beach, Va., and Cara Case and her husband, Mark, of South-ington; her son, Phillipp Quedens, III and his wife, Nancy, of Berlin. Nana will be deeply missed by her grandchildren, Sarah and Christa Case, of Southing-ton and Brett Hellman, of Virginia Beach, Va. Janet was a devoted wife and mother. She was a gentle soul, who loved animals. She had the ability to strike up a conversation with ev-eryone she met. She loved to cook for her family and was famous for her plum cake and apple pie. Janet volunteered as an RN at the Red Cross Blood Bank and was formerly active in the Berlin Congregational Church Women’s Feder-

ation for many years. She enjoyed gardening, sewing and knitting. Janet loved taking cruises with her fam-ily, and always looked for-ward to planning the next one.

At her request, the fu-neral and burial are private. There are no calling hours. Her family wishes to thank the staff at Hartford Hospi-tal, especially the 11th floor MICU for the support and compassion. Memorial do-nations may be made to the Connecticut Humane So-ciety, Russell Road, New-ington, CT 06111 or to the American Heart Association 5 Brookside Drive, Walling-ford, CT 06492. Carlson Funeral Home, New Brit-ain, is assisting with ar-rangements. Please share a memory or note of sym-pathy at www.carlsonfuner-alhome.com.

ObituariesCalendar

The Berlin Public Works Department has scheduled curbside leaf collection dates. Leaves will be picked up on regular trash day during the weeks Nov. 10 through 14 and Dec. 1 through 5.

Leaves must put in biode-gradable brown paper bags and left at the curb on regu-lar trash day during the spec-ified weeks. Trash barrels or other containers may also be used. The containers will be emptied and put back at the curb. Purchased leaf bags and alternate leaf contain-ers must be clearly marked “leaves.” Plastic bags are not permitted. Keep all leaf bags

and leaf containers well away from the automated trash container.

Grass clippings, yard waste and twigs cannot be mixed

with leaves. Do not rake leaves into the gutter. This is a violation of the anti-lit-ter ordinance, and subject to a fine.

Leaf collections set

Thursday, Nov. 6Talent Show - McGee

Middle School has scheduled its talent show for Thurs-day, Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m., in the school auditorium. The show features singers, dancers, a karate demonstration and piano players. Admission is a monetary donation or a non-perishable food item to benefit the food pantry.

Boy Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 24 is scheduled to meet Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Commu-nity Center, 230 Kensington Road. Stop in or call Mike Neault, Scoutmaster, at (860) 828-3611.

Boy Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 41 is scheduled to meet Thursdays, 7 p.m., at Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St. For more infor-mation, call Scoutmaster K.C. Jones at (860) 829-1148 or email jones327@comcast.net.

Friday, Nov. 7Football - BHS vs. Rocky

Hill at Sage Park, 6:30 p.m.Pasta supper - A pasta

supper, to benefit Wreaths Across America, is sched-uled for Friday, Nov. 7, 5 to 8 p.m., at the VFW, 41 Veter-ans Drive, New Britain. Every ticket purchased buys one wreath.

Racing show - Racing Ac-tion Today, hosted by Berlin native Larry Mongillo, airs every Friday, 6 p.m., on Com-cast cable channel 5.

Saturday, Nov. 8Historical Society - The

Berlin Historical Society, 305 Main St., is open Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Exhibits include Boy Scouting in Berlin, a permanent toy collection, a retrospective celebrat-ing the museum’s 20th year, Berlin tin and bricks, Ber-lin iron bridge, the Leather-man, Simeon North’s Mill and more. Free admission. For more information, call (860) 828-5114.

Sunday, Nov. 9Turkey shoot - Mattabas-

sett Rifle & Pistol Club, Inc. 750 Beckley Mill Road, has

scheduled a turkey shoot for Sunday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hike - Connecticut Forest & Park Association and the Town of Berlin Conservation Commission have scheduled a free hike at the Hatchery Brook Conservation Area for Sunday, Nov. 9, 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, visit www.ctwoodlands.org/events.

Tuesday, Nov. 11Pasta supper - American

Legion Post 68, 154 Porters Pass, schedules a pasta sup-per for every Tuesday, 5:30 to 7 p.m. A fee is charged. The public is welcome. For more information, call (860) 828-9102 after 5 p.m.

Boy Scouts - Boy Scouts Troop 256, chartered by the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, is scheduled to meet Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, 880 Farm-ington Ave.

For more information, call Scoutmaster Ed Alicia at (860) 828-8693.

Boy Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 44 is scheduled to meet Tuesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St. For more information, call Joann Saw-yer at (860) 828-7767.

Women’s Club - The Sub-urban Women’s Club of New Britain is scheduled to meet Tuesday, Nov. 11, 6:45 p.m., at Monsignor Bojnowski Manor, 50 Pulaski St., New Britain.

Sunrise Rotary Club - The Sunrise Rotary Club of Kens-ington-Berlin is scheduled to meet Tuesdays, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., at Town Hall, 240 Kensington Road. For more information, call Gwen Va-lencis at (860) 229-3787, ext. 139 or visit www.kensington-rotary.org.

TOPS - TOPS, Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, a non-profit, weight loss organiza-tion, is scheduled to meet 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more infor-mation, call Teresa Rook at (860) 635-7020.

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Letters to the Editor

Kudos to town crewsTo the editor:My street was recently

part of an upgrade of re-paving and new curbs, and I would like to thank the Berlin Public Works Depart-ment and specifically, Mr. Art Simonian, for a job well done with very little incon-venience to the residents.

The crews methodically completed each portion of the work over several weeks and the result is beautiful.

What a pleasure to finally be able to enter my street without worrying about the

suspension on my car. I only hope Mother

Nature is kind to us this winter.

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Challenge acceptedTo the editor:The Berlin Republican

Town Committee has chal-lenged our citizens to help provide non-perishable food items for our local food pantry.

The Kensington Gar-den Club has accepted this

“challenge” by making a $500 donation to the Berlin Food Pantry.

We encourage other town groups, if they have not al-ready done so, to consider this cause.

The need for non-perish-able food items for the food pantry, or monetary dona-tions for purchasing items as needed, remains great at this time.

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Thursday, Nov. 6Town Council, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Monday, Nov. 10Berlin VNA, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 12Berlin-Peck Memorial Li-brary, Board Room, 7 p.m.Housing Authority, Marjo-rie Moore Village Commu-nity Room, 5 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 13Commission for Persons with Disabilities, Town Hall, 6:30 p.m.Parks & Recreation Com-mission, Community Cen-ter, 7 p.m.

Public Building Com-mission, 238 Kensington Road, 7 p.m.Youth Services Advisory, Town Hall, 4 p.m.Monday, Nov. 17Commission for the Aging, Senior Center, 7 p.m.Economic Development Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 18Conservation Commission, Town Hall, 6:30 p.m.Town Council, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 19Police Commission, BPD Conference Room, 6:30

p.m.Worthington Fire District, 1400 Wilbur Cross Hwy., 5:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 20Planning & Zoning Com-mission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Monday, Nov. 24Board of Education, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Kensington Fire District, 947 Farmington Ave., 5 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 25Water Control Commis-sion, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Zoning Board of Appeals, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Government meetings

STUDENTS MIX IT UP AT LUNCH

Students at Hubbard Elementary School joined more than one million students across the country to break down social and racial barriers by participating in the 12th annual Mix It Up at Lunch Day. The event encourages students to sit with someone new in the cafeteria for just one day. Cafeterias are the focus of Mix It Up because that is where a school’s social boundaries are most obvious.

EXCELLENCE AWARDED

Douglas McHugh, of Berlin, recently received Quinnipiac University’s prestigious academic honor, the Excellence in Teaching Award. He is an assistant professor of medical sciences at Quinnipiac University. A native of Scotland, McHugh earned bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in pharmacology from the University of Aberdeen.

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The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program, which provides free tax return preparation services for low to moderate income taxpayers, is looking for volunteers.

Prior tax preparation ex-perience is helpful, but not required.

Volunteers are trained and use professional tax preparation software. Only a one- to two-day commit-ment during the winter months is required.

For more information call Wendy Kingsbury at (860) 828-3656 or visit www.aarp.org/tavolunteer.

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The Plainville Wind En-semble has scheduled the 10th annual Veterans Day Concert, for Sunday, Nov. 9, 2 p.m., in Welte Hall of Central Connecticut State University.

Sponsored by the uni-versity’s Veterans Affair Department, the concert is dedicated to all veterans and those presently serving in the military.

The concert will bene-fit the local Marines’ “Toys for Tots” program with Ma-

rines from the Naval and Marine Center of Plainville, Sea Cadets, Hardware City Detachment Marine Corps League and members of the Veteran’s Affair of CCSU present to accept donations of a new toy at the door. Toys are needed for infants to teens.

The concert is free and family oriented.

For more information on the Plainville Wind Ensem-ble, visit www.plainvillewin-densemble.com.

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Bank of America, N.A., Trustee of The Marjorie Moore Charitable Foun-dation, is accepting grant applications to the foun-dation. Application dead-line is Dec. 1. The fund’s purpose is to support charitable projects of a public nature benefiting the Berlin/Kensington community. Non-profit or-ganizations with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status, whose purpose it is to provide

health, human services, education and other char-itable programs benefiting the people of Berlin and/or Kensington are encouraged to apply. The online appli-cation form is available on the bank’s website at www.bankofamerica.com/grantmaking.

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Senior HappeningsSenior Menu

Senior Bowling

AARPThe Berlin AARP Board

of Directors is scheduled to meet Monday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m., at the Senior Center. The monthly Chapter meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1:15 pm, at the Senior Cen-ter. Members are reminded that donations of warm hats,

mittens, gloves and scarves are requested each Novem-ber for holiday distribution by the Salvation Army. Enter-tainment will be provided by the Berlin High School Jazz Combo.

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lin is looking for volun-teers to deliver food to the homebound elderly one day a week, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers are especially needed Fridays.

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Hearty vegetable soup, egg-plant roulette with meat sauce, ziti, green beans, oat-meal bread, ice cream.

Thursday, Nov. 13: Chicken patty, French fires, coleslaw, banana.

Friday, Nov. 14: Eye of the Round with beef gravy, egg noodles, broccoli , whole wheat bread, citrus selections.

Strikette bowling from Oct. 7:

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Rockwell Roberts, 168; Ferd Brochu, 166; Joe Sytulek, 158; Gene Lemery, 156; Chuck Leonhardt, 154; Al Bolduc, 150.

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FOOTBALL

The Redcoats continued their perfect season thanks in part to an imperfect play that allowed them to come away with a hard-fought 12-7 win over the Platt Panthers on Friday night.

Down 7-6 with under six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Redcoat se-nior kicker Paul Fontes lined up for a short field goal to take the lead in a battle of defensive juggernauts.

Platt blocked the attempt,

leading many to believe that Berlin’s chances were over.

But senior Jeremy Eliadas didn’t have the same train of thought.

The usual defensive stand-out provided some offensive fireworks, as Eliadas picked up the blocked kick – which was still a live ball – and ran it three yards for the eventual winning score.

The score helped cap off a strong game from Eliadas, who recorded seven tackles (one sack) in the contest, as Berlin’s defense once again kept foes off the scoreboard.

Junior Owen Taylor led the defensive charge with

11 tackles for the Redcoats, while senior Anthony Sisti provided nine, senior Jack Strafstrom eight, senior Mi-chael Jukonski seven, and junior Kris Schreiner and senior Johnathan Platosz six each. Sisti, Platosz, and Sch-reiner all added one sack each while senior lineman Joe Inturri added two. Sisti also recorded an interception that was returned 63 yards.

Despite the well known mantra that “defense wins championships,” it was Pla-tosz’ lone play on offense that helped the Redcoats win.

’Coats Notes: Football bests Platt, moves to 8-0

By Nate BrownThe Berlin Citizen

The Berlin girls soccer team was set to compete in the first round of the Class M State tournament Tuesday afternoon after deadline.

Following a stellar regular season, the Lady Redcoats (12-2-2) were granted the fourth overall seed in the bracket and were slated to face 29th seeded Griswold (6-9-1) in Round 1.

Should chalk rule in the first round matchup, Ber-lin will face the winner of the 13th-seeded Watertown and 20th-seeded East Cath-olic winner Thursday, Nov.

6. The contest would be a home game for Berlin, as the locals would be the highest seeded team.

Berlin has performed well throughout the sea-son, receiving great play and leadership from seniors Sarah Bosco, Cara Johnson, Erin Goodwin and Olivia Jacques. Junior goalkeeper Michaela Dehm posted eight regular season shutouts and has received plenty of help from her defensive line: se-nior Danielle Asklar, senior Maya McCann, senior Ally Schultz, and juniors Kelli Salimeno and Alexis Cabral, among others, have proved pesky and hard to solve for opposing offenses.

CHESHIRE – Seventeen high school athletic pro-grams have been selected as CIAC Michaels Achieve-ment Cup exemplary pro-grams recognizing their outstanding achievement as overall athletics programs for the 2013-14

academic year.Berlin, Bloomfield, Bun-

nell, Cheshire, East Cath-olic, Fairfield Ludlowe, Gilbert, Haddam-Killing-worth, Joel Barlow, Lyman Memorial, Ledyard, Lyme-Old Lyme, Newtown, Sims-bury, Staples, Weston, and Wilton are the schools hon-ored as exemplary athletic programs.

The 17 schools represent all six classifications and are selected based on achieve-ment in seven distinct areas which are sportsman-ship, participation, athletic scholarship, athletic per-sonnel, equity, chemical free initiatives and athletic achievement.

“Having a well-rounded athletics program that demonstrates success on the field and demonstrates actions consistent with the mission of the CIAC in all ar-eas is no easy feat, but these 17 schools have done exactly that,” said CAS-CIAC Exec-utive Director Karissa Nie-hoff. “A tremendous number of schools have made great commitments to adminis-tering education-based ath-letics programs and it gets harder and harder each year to choose the honorees. These schools are serving as a model for how beneficial a comprehensive athletics program can be for students and the community, and

we hope schools continue striving to reach this level.”

All CIAC member schools are asked to submit informa-tion via a survey for consid-eration for recognition, and a mathematical formula is

Lady Redcoats earn No. 4 seed

BHS athletics among 17 exemplary programs

By Nate BrownThe Berlin Citizen

See Athletics / Page 15

SPARTANS SHINE

Medal and trophy winners from McGee Middle School who placed in the top 20 at the 23rd Annual McGee Cross Country Invitational held at Sage Park on Oct. 18. Front row: Gianni Fanelli 4th place, 8th grade boys race; Megan Perotta 2nd place, 6th grade girls. Back row: Jonathan Trevethan, Holden Murphy, Nate Tracy, Nicole Baedor 6th place, 8th grade girls; Madison Monroe 10th place, 8th grade; Gabby Pattavina 7th place, 8th grade girls, Alexa Monroe 11th place, 6th grade girls, Sarah Perotta 13th place, 6th grade girls. Missing from photo: Michael Parzych 18th place, 7th grade boys and Molly Brett 15th place, sixth grade girls.

See Notes / Page 15

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used to analyze the data. The CIAC Michaels Achievement Cup Committee reviews the

statistical data and dis-cusses the merits of each potential award recipient based on a comparison of its written criteria and CIAC compliance.

Three of the programs were recognized as Michaels Achievement Cup exemplary programs for the first time since the CIAC began ad-ministration of the program for the 2008-09 season. An-other six honorees are receiv-ing the honor for the second time during that time frame. Since the CIAC began its ad-ministration of the program, a total of 48 schools have been recognized as exemplary programs.

The 17 schools will be hon-ored at the CIAC Sports-manship Conference at the AquaTurf in Southington

on Nov. 20. The Michaels Achievement Cup program was created in the early 1980s as the brainchild of Roy Mi-chaels, the owner of Mi-chaels Jewelry, in an effort to recognize outstanding ath-

letic programs. The program recognized yearly winners since that time, and then in 2008 transitioned directly to CIAC administration of the program.

– Press Release

From Page 14

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selves to efforts that strengthen the resi-dential construction industry and improve the quality of life for their clients. Freeland was also named the NAHB Remodeler of the Month in July 2014.

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Notes

While Berlin’s defense in fact sealed the victory and kept the Panthers offense at bay and off the scoreboard, Platosz was busy on the offen-sive end hauling in a second quarter pass from senior quar-terback Alec Norton for a 12-yard touchdown that put the Redcoats up 6-0. That score re-mained the same until early in the fourth quarter when Platt broke through for its first score of the game.

Berlin’s usually potent of-fense was stifled for much of the contest. Norton completed only 3-of-7 passes for 44 yards. Taylor and Sisti, Berlin’s two power tailbacks, combined to rush for 27 yards on 12 carries, while senior Eric Garcia re-corded 44 yards on 12 carries. Sisti also recorded one catch for 38 yards.

The win, which helped Ber-lin improve to 8-0, clinched the CCC III East Division title for the Redcoats, who, with the victory over Platt, completed a sweep of their division foes.

The Redcoats will look to keep their winning ways alive in a home contest against the Rocky Hill Terriers (4-4) Fri-day night at Sage Park. The game is set to begin at 6:30 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER

The Redcoats’ season came to an end Monday night in the first round of the Class L state tournament at the hands of familiar foe Maloney. The lo-cal boys fell to the Spartans in penalty kicks, 4-3, that al-lowed their CCC South Divi-sion counterparts to advance to the second round.

The Redcoats used a strong final week of play just to make the postseason. Berlin swept its final three games of the reg-ular season, which included home wins over division jug-gernauts Middletown (1-0) and Plainville (2-1, 2OT), as well as a 4-3 victory over Bris-tol Central to help propel the Redcoats to the playoffs.

Berlin finished its regular season 6-6-4.

The Redcoats were given the 26th seed in the Class L bracket and were lined up with Maloney, the seventh seed.

Although Berlin lost, the latest contest was by far their best against the Spartans during the 2014 campaign. In the two teams’ first meeting of the year, Maloney crushed the Redcoats 4-0, and de-feated Berlin 2-0 in their next matchup.

Senior goalkeeper Wojciech

Kajzer recorded three saves in the first round loss.

The defeat marked Berlin’s quickest exit from the tourna-ment in the last five years.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALLThe Lady Redcoats fell to

East Haven in five sets Mon-day night and were bounced from the Class M state tour-nament. The set scores were 25-23, 25-20, 25-27, 14-25, 15-8.

Despite the loss, Berlin en-joyed quite the bounce back year during the regular season to make the playoffs.

Following last year’s 7-11 record that left the girls just short of the required .400 winning percentage, the Lady Redcoats improved to 9-9 this season to punch their ticket to the tournament.

The BHS girls overcame a difficult 2-4 start this fall, as well as a midseason 5-7 swoon, to finish their regular season on a 4-2 tear.

The Lady Redcoats were awarded the 18th seed in the tourney and earned a first-round matchup with the 15th seeded Yellowjackets. East Haven advanced to face Wil-cox Tech, the second overall seed in Class M, in the second round.

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represent $35 on a $250,000 home in 2016 and 2017, and $134 dollars in 2018 when the first principal payment is made. According to this es-timate, in 2018 the combined cost of the police station and the high school project would be $437 in 2018 out of an approximately $5,000 tax bill.

If the number of “no” votes on the police station exceeds the number of “yes” votes, the question of what hap-pens next is more compli-cated. Although a yes vote is easy to interpret, Letters for the Editor and statements from elected officials indi-cate that a “no” vote could be due to many reasons. Some have suggested that the property on Farmington Avenue should be sold to a developer rather than used for a police station. Others simply oppose an increase in property taxes needed to fund the new police station. Some agree that a new sta-tion is needed, but object to the cost of the project.

Although the fate of the police station would be un-certain if the referendum was rejected, the Police Depart-ment’s lack of space would continue to be an issue. Prominent among concerns cited by officials are a lack of space to comply with reg-

ulations regarding dealing with juvenile offenders, in-adequate interview facilities for crime victims, the suicide risk of the bars used in the holding area, and a cramped dispatch facility.

In any case, property along Farmington Avenue will be transformed as the Hartford Line comes to town, with service beginning in 2016.

A new access road to the train station will be built re-

gardless of the outcome of the referendum, with access to 889 Farmington Avenue as well as two other town-owned sites, 903 and 913 Farmington Avenue, which is the site proposed for the police station.

889 Farmington Ave-nue was the subject of re-cent grants for remediation that will allow the site to be capped and then marketed to a developer.

From Page 1

Calendar

Wednesday, Nov. 12VFW - The Berlin VFW

Post 10732 monthly mem-bership meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m., 152 Massirio Drive. All members are urged to attend.

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Garden Club is scheduled

to meet Thursday, Nov. 13, noon, at The Berlin Congre-gational Church. New mem-bers are welcome.

Saturday, Nov. 15Football - BHS vs. East

Catholic at Cheney Voca-tional Technical School, 1:30 p.m.

From Page 9PETS OF THE WEEK

Cadabra and Hocus are beautiful, sweet 12-week-old kittens that were left at the municipal shelter. They are in need of nurturing homes to build their confidence as they scare easily, but will outgrow it quickly in a loving environment. Hocus is a pretty girl with big, deep amber eyes that are especially unique, while Cadabra is a symmetrical handsome tuxedo. Find an online application and view all of the adoptable pets at www.fobac.org. For more information, call (860) 828-5287 or email fobac.pets@yahoo.com.

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mal shelter. Job Lot arranged for the group to have a table as well as a collection bin for donations to support the shelter. The group is in need of tax-deductible donations,

including food and cleaning supplies.

To end animal homeless-ness, “our main goal is to get all animals spayed and neu-tered,” said Mary Blier, as-sistant fundraising chair for FOBAC.

The event also featured a demonstration from the Cre-ative Clay Spot and another from the Hartford Area Roller Derby. Several members at-tended in full roller derby re-galia, including skates. HARD member Amanda DaCosta said that the roller derby group takes pride in giving back to the community, and many of them live in the area. “Their cause is our cause,” DaCosta said.

National championship dancers from Backstage Academy of Dance in New-ington performed a variety of hip hop and jazz dances in the middle of the store, including two new routines that had never been previ-ously performed for an au-dience, according to artistic director Kim Larson. Danc-ers from the academy have placed sixth in a world cham-pionship competition, Larson said.

Greater New Britain Cham-ber of Commerce President Timothy Stewart and Ber-lin Mayor Rachel Rochette praised the positive eco-nomic development. Job Lot announced earlier this year that it intends to make im-provements to the Webster

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mander added. Among the challenges vet-

erans face when returning home are things that can be addressed by state laws. Bie-drzycki spoke with local leg-islators, including House Majority Leader Aresimo-wicz and Southington state Rep. Dave Zoni, about some of these challenges.

Some veterans, for ex-ample, are exploited by in-surance companies upon returning home, Biedrzycki argued. After having car in-surance lapsed while over-seas, veterans are given the much higher introductory in-surance rates upon their re-turn. “We need consideration at the state level,” Biedrzycki said, to agreement from leg-islators present.

On the national level, Bie-drzycki said the VFW is very concerned about the Veter-ans Administration and VA funding. “Every year we go and testify (before Congress) and hear the same thing, time after time,” Biedrzycki said. “Veterans need more timely and effective care.”

Healthcare isn’t the only issue affecting young vets, however, according to Bie-drzycki. The VFW has estab-lished a hotline for veterans because so many are having trouble with their educa-tional benefits.

“These young men and women need to watch out for fly-by-night schools,” Bie-drzycki added.

“Veterans are given false promises of career success and then leave the programs no better off,” Biedrzycki said.

Some for-profit educa-tional programs, according to Biedrzycki, target veterans because of their educational benefits.

As Alexandera Rice re-ported for The Huffington Post, a loophole exists re-garding for-profit colleges and veterans benefits in the 90-10 rule. The rule normally requires for-profit colleges to receive no more than 90 percent of their income from federal student aid sources, including grants or loans, and at least 10 percent should come from students or par-

ents directly.In effect, this means that

tuition cost versus the value of the education has to be at a level such that students as a whole (though not as indi-viduals) are willing and able to pay 10 percent.

The veterans loophole al-lows colleges to count bene-fits through the New GI Bill as part of the 10 percent of the 90-10 rule. As a result, some for-profit colleges are incen-tivized to recruit as many veterans as possible, as they offer a way to help balance their books, Rice reported.

“I’ve seen too much of it,” Biedrzycki said of the pred-atory educational programs.

U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin released a report in 2012 following a two-year investi-gation of for-profit colleges. In a statement released to The New York Times, Har-kin reported finding “over-whelming documentation of exorbitant tuition, aggressive recruiting practices, abysmal student outcomes, taxpayer dollars spent on market-ing and pocketed as profit, and regulatory evasion and manipulation.”

Not all the discussion was grave at the VFW, however. Upon greeting some Army veterans, Biedrzycki, an Army vet himself, joked “I knew there was something I liked about you.”

“When the chips are down, we stick together, but it’s a great source of merriment and humor when we kid each other about our background,” Biedrzycki explained, recall-ing some recent jokes be-tween him and some Navy veterans.

Locally, the VFW has had great success cooperating with the Board of Education to send veterans into Berlin schools. The schools also help collect clothing and other items for drives that benefit homeless or jobless veterans. “The community has to understand us and we have to understand them,” Uznanski said.

“It’s a legacy our children need to know,” Biedrzycki said.

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Square Plaza, which Stewart described as a key area. The main focus of development in Berlin right now, however, is on Farmington Avenue, Stew-art said.Stewart said that Job Lot was a “nice addition to the plaza.”

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