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Citizen photo by Joy VanderLek

The Junior Women’s Club got in the spirit of the season at the town’s tree light-ing ceremony earlier this month. The organization served cocoa at the event. Seemore photos of the holidays in Cheshire on page 19.

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Residents complained, sopolice are stepping up speedlimit enforcement on Moun-tain Road.

Town Council ChairmanTim Slocum said the Moun-tain Road issue was broughtto his attention after a recentaccident caused a power out-age. A resident asked thecouncil to look into speedingon the road at its latest meet-

ing, and Slocum let the PoliceDepartment know residentsare concerned.

“It raised the ire of peoplewho live in the neighbor-hood,” Slocum said of the ac-cident. “Residents continueto complain about traffic onthat road.”

Police Lt. Jim Fasano saidresidents suggested that stopsigns or speed bumps beplaced on the road, which isoften used to bypass a con-gested section of Route 10.

“There are regulations wehave to follow,” Fasano said.“We can’t just put stop signsup to slow down traffic.”

Stop signs can only be usedto grant right of way at inter-sections, and Fasano saidspeed bumps on a public roadare impractical.

The department is using atraffic counter to determinewhen, and in which direc-tion, drivers most often speedon Mountain Road. Using thedata, Fasano said, police can

position themselves on theroad when drivers are mostlikely to speed, then stop thespeeders and issue tickets.

With more enforcement onthe road, Fasano said, policehope to discourage speeding.

“We remind people to drivelike it’s your own street,” hesaid.

Fasano confirmed that arecent accident knocked out

power. He said the driver wasdrunk, though speed hadnothing to do with the acci-dent. It’s not unusual to re-ceive speeding complaints af-ter an accident in a residen-tial area, Fasano said.

Police are looking at in-creased enforcement of thespeed limits townwide, not

Police target speeders on Mountain Road

Swedish delightsCitizen photo by Joy VanderLek

Elim Park hosted itsChristmas Festival andOpen House on Dec. 1.Festival highlights werebaked goods, such astraditional Scandina-vian breads and treats,sleigh rides, knitteditems and pottery, tagsale, a balloonist, a car-icaturist, model trainsand luncheon buffetwith Swedish foods.Wivan Sundman,shown wearing the tra-ditional national cos-tume of Sweden, playsChristmas songs on heraccordian for guests.Sundman has been playing for Elim Park’s Christ-mas Festival since 1985. The event also featured apianist, harpist and choir. See page 18 for a com-mentary on the joys of a traditional Swedish holiday.

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By Maura Gaffney Special to The Citizen

A gazebo in Norton Parkthat serves as a memorial tothe victims of the 2007Cheshire home invasion hasbeen vandalized repeatedlyin recent years and onceagain in the past few weeks.The gazebo honors the mem-ories of Jennifer Hawke-Petitand her daughters Hayleyand Michaela Petit, who weremurdered during the tragicincident.

Plainville residents KimQuealy and Stacey Nortonhave taken care of the memo-rial, since it was installed in2008, and are deeply sad-dened by the acts of vandal-ism. The women, who haveknown the Petit family formany years, take special careto decorate and beautify thearea to honor the memory ofthe Petit women.

“Every time we put uphanging flower baskets, theyget stolen,” Quealy said. “Weput up the baskets on Sunday,and by Thursday they weregone. We’ve found some thatwere thrown into the canal.We use our own money to buythe baskets, and I sit and

spend time making them. Itmeans a lot to us.”

Quealy said the vandalismis also upsetting for Dr.William Petit, husband andfather of the women whowere killed in Cheshire. “It’sdifficult when I have to callDoc and say ‘I’m sorry. It’shappened again.’ It’s justheartbreaking to call himand tell him that these thingsare being stolen from hisdaughters’ and his wife’s me-morial.”

The vandalism also has ex-tended to defacing of thegazebo and theft of otheritems in addition to theflower baskets. “There areinitials and names carvedinto the wood. A couple of

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years ago they smashed a ce-ramic angel. Dr. Petit actual-ly found one of the angel’swings in the canal. He calledme and was so heartbroken,”Quealy said.

The caretakers informedPlainville police about theproblem. Lt. Eric Petersonsaid police speculate thatkids are responsible, andthey have stepped up patrols.He said anyone who sees un-usual activity in the areashould give the police a call at(860) 747-1616.

“I don’t know what else wecan do,” Quealy said. In anemotional plea to the perpe-trators she said, “Just respectit. Please, think of others,and respect it.”

This Plainville gazebo is a memorial to the Petit family.

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The impact of HurricaneSandy was enough to shutdown the shoreline town ofFairfield’s wastewater treat-ment plant, but a gift fromCheshire has the plant upand running at full capacityagain.

Mike Finoia, Fairfield’splant supervisor, said thestorm’s surge sent excessamounts of saltwater intothe plant, compromising mi-cro-organisms that helpbreak down waste and mak-ing the plant dangerously in-effective.

Since many shorelinetowns dealt with the same is-sue during the storm, Finoialooked inland for help, andDennis Dievert, Cheshire’swastewater treatment plantsupervisor, was happy to pro-vide assistance. At no charge,Dievert gave Finoia 30,000gallons of biomass to help re-seed Fairfield’s aerationbase.

“It helped out tremendous-ly,” Finoia said. “We try to be

helpful with one another be-cause at some point we’re allin the same boat.”

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Dievert said the biomasswas a mixture of bacterialsludge that is formed in atreatment plant’s aerationbase.

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when a plant’s mixture iscompromised by somethinglike saltwater, it can takemore than a month to re-growthe proper bacteria that canclean water effectively.

By adding Cheshire’s bio-mass mixture to the aerationbase at Fairfield’s treatmentplant, the bacterial sludgewas “re-seeded” and grewback to normal levels withina week.

“I know Dennis runs agood plant,” Finoia said.

“I know Mike, because weall talk as colleagues in thefield,” Dievert said. “We al-ways help each other out. Hewould have probably gotten itfrom another shoreline town,but they were all havingproblems as well.”

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mined introverts to be shypeople who liked to be alone -and who may be sad or evenanti-social. Extroverts, saidthe audience, were the oppo-site.

To illustrate that people re-act and process their reali-ties differently, Saltmanquoted legendary Swiss psy-chiatrist/psychologist, Carl

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verts get their energy fromother people. “Extroverts ex-perience the world to under-stand it,” said Saltman. Hebelieved, Saltman explained,that “Introverts focus insideof themselves. They needtime to recharge. They needto understand the world be-

fore they experience it.”Here’s where the myths

come into play. To classifysomeone as outgoing, andtherefore an extrovert, is notnecessarily true. Saltmansaid someone who wasthought of as an extrovertmay in reality need fivehours of being alone in orderto emerge as an outgoing per-son.

However, there are someconsistencies in each classifi-cation, she explained. Intro-verts tend to think and reflectand then act; whereas, some-one who is an extrovert tendsto act first.

“Would you want your sur-geon to be an extrovert?” sheasked, generating laughterfrom the audience. “Extro-verts are motivated by theoutside world. They enjoy awide variety of experiencesand find networking exhila-rating.”

Introverts, are motivatedinternally, Saltman saidadding that for introverts“their minds are so activethat they are closed to theoutside world.” This maygive people the wrong im-pression about them.

As the program wounddown the audience talkedwith Saltman about the worldbecoming easier for intro-verts, for example: working-at-home and on-line comput-er courses are commonplacenowadays, along with on-linechat rooms, ordering food tobe delivered or using self-checkout lines and ATMs. Noface-time, no human contactnecessary.

Nina White, a retired artteacher, said, “This has beenvery educational” in that ithelped people to realize noteveryone is the same. Whitesaid the information openedher eyes and she hoped oth-ers might change their per-spectives in how they see andlabel others.


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device on Mountain Road.“What we are asking for is

that the public slow down,”Fasano said.

Fasano is also asking resi-dents to be aware that policealso are using state aid toconduct a Click It or Ticketcampaign. Police in town areusing marked and unmarkedcars to issue tickets to peoplewho aren’t wearing seat beltsor are using cell phoneswhile driving.

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Holiday concert The Cheshire Community

Chorus has scheduled its32nd annual holiday concert“Rejoice, Sing and Be Glad”for Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m.at Dodd Middle School. A feeis charged. Tickets are avail-

able at the door. For more in-formation, call (203) 494-5026.

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First CongregationalChurch of Cheshire hasscheduled its annual Candle-

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The traditional servicefeatures will feature carols,anthems and hymns sung bythe congregation and theChancel Choir.

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Naugatuck Savings Bank has become the title spon-sor of the Cheshire Half Marathon 5K & Kids Run. Pic-tured, from left: Bill Manthey, vice-president CheshireHalf Marathon 5K Foundation and President CheshireLions Club; Bill Costello, president Cheshire HalfMarathon 5K Foundation; Paula Kupla, secretaryCheshire Half Marathon 5K Foundation; Charles Bouli-er, president and CEO Naugatuck Savings Bank; MikeHoagland, board members Cheshire Half Marathon 5KFoundation.

Organizers of the CheshireHalf Marathon & 5K an-nounced that Naugatuck Sav-ings Bank has committed tobeing the event’s title spon-sor for the next three years,during a ceremony atCheshire’s Harmon LeonardJr. Youth Center. The eventwill be called the NaugatuckSavings Bank Cheshire HalfMarathon & 5K.

Next year’s event is sched-uled for Sunday, April 28, atCheshire High School. Theevent will continue to featurea half marathon, a 5K, a kidsfun run, and a Healthy & Ac-tive Living Festival with in-formation for the active andhealth conscious family.

Race proceeds benefit anumber of charities includ-ing Abilities Without Bound-aries, Best Buddies CT, andCheshire Lions Club.

The Cheshire HalfMarathon/5K Foundation isa nonprofit organization thatmanages the event. The goalof the foundation is to in-crease the acceptance of in-dividuals with intellectual,developmental and physicaldisabilities while promotinghealthy living within thecommunity. For more infor-mation, call (203) 481-5933 orvisit www.cheshirehalf-marathon.org.

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Muzzy online stories and vocabulary builders play oncomputers, laptops, iPads, tablets and smartphones.Computers are also available at the library. The pro-gram is intended for children, but can be useful foradults who want to learn a new language.

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The Cheshire Women’sClub has scheduled a va-riety of programs for2013.

Gary Rose, PhD chair-man of Government & Po-litical Sciences from Sa-cred Heart University isscheduled in January tospeak about the recentelection; MediquickWalk-in Medical hasscheduled a program inFebruary; a fashion showis planned for March;Kevin Johnson from theConnecticut State Li-brary is scheduled tospeak in April and in May,the club celebrates its120th year anniversary.

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turned upside down. To address the needs of

grieving people, Cheshire’sFirst CongregationalChurch annually conducts a“Quiet Christmas” serviceopen to all. This service, ledby the Rev. Alison McCaffrey,is scheduled for tonight,Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m.

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Christ Child into our midstin a deeply meaningful butsubdued way. It is for any-one who has experienced aloss of any kind. We inviteyou to gather in the compa-ny of those who, more thanever, need God’s word ofhope and strength, and whoneed to hear the angels sing.

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Lessons andcarols

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The flute and clarinet sections of the Cheshire High School Concert Band at theDec. 6 Winter Concert.

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Eucharist celebration Rite 2.The Choristers and JYC willpresent The Christmas Story:A Liturgical Drama. Theservice includes favoriteChristmas hymns. The pag-eant is followed by the HolyEucharist.

6 p.m. - Holy EucharistRite 1. St. Peter’s MusicaSacra and St. Peter’s YouthEnsemble in traditional car-ols and anthems. The serviceis designed to help experi-ence Christmas Eve in apeaceful early-evening set-ting.

10:30 p.m. - Christmas EvePrelude. The Adult ParishChoir will sing Christmasanthems and the St. Peter’sMadrigal Singers will pres-ent festive music written toenliven Christmas eve.

11 p.m. - Holy EucharistRite 2 with carols and choir

Christmas Day10 a.m. - Holy Eucharist

Rite 1.For more information, vis-

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ServicesCalvary Life Family

Worship Center, 174 E.

Johnson Ave., Saturday – 6 to7:30 p.m.; Sunday – 9:30 to11:30 a.m. (203) 272-1701.

Cheshire LutheranChurch, 660 W. Main St.,Sunday – 8 a.m. and 10:30a.m. Services; 9:10 a.m. edu-cation hour. (203) 272-5106.

Cheshire UnitedMethodist Church, 205Academy Road, Sunday –10:45 a.m. service; Sundayschool, 9:30 a.m. (203) 272-4626.

Christ CommunityChurch, 120 Main St., Sun-day – 10:15 a.m. service; Sun-day school, 9 a.m.; AWANAWednesday, 6:15 p.m. (203)272-6344.

Congregation Kol Ami,1484 Highland Ave., Wednes-day, 6 p.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m.;Friday, 7:30 p.m. Shabbatservice; Saturday, 10 a.m.service with Torah Study at9 a.m. (203) 272-1006.

Cornerstone Church,1146 Waterbury Rd., Sundayservices 9 and 10:45 a.m.;Youth Sunday 6:30 p.m.,Wednesdays: Alpha 6:30 p.m.and Grapple 7 p.m. (203) 272-5083. Cornerstonecheshire.com.

Fellowship of LifeChurch, 150 Sandbank Rd.,Sunday - 10 a.m. Worship and

teaching; Wednesday - 7:30p.m. Revival prayer. (203)272-7976.

First CongregationalChurch, 111 Church Drive,Sunday – 9 and 11 a.m. serv-ices. (203) 272-5323.

Oasis, 176 Sandbank Rd.,Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Children’schurch and nursery avail-

able. (203) 439-0150. www.cel-ebratethejourney.org.

St. Peter’s EpiscopalChurch, 59 Main St., Sun-day – 8:15 a.m. Rite I; 10:30a.m. Rite 2. (203) 272-4041.

St. Thomas BecketCatholic Church, 435 No.Brooksvale Rd., Masses: Vig-il (Saturday) 4 p.m. EST,

5 p.m. DST, Sunday 8, 9:30, 11 a.m., Confession: Satur-day, 3 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. DST,(203) 2725777.www.stthomas-becket.org.

Temple Beth David, 3Main St., 7:30 p.m. serviceFriday, except first Friday ofmonth when family servicesare at 6:30 p.m. (203) 272-0037.

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By Laura ClementsenSpecial to The Citizen

When I reflect on mychildhood in a small Ver-mont town, I do not find thelavish Christmas scenes por-trayed by sentimental au-thors. Instead, I see my par-ents scrabbling in the hardtimes of the depressionyears and see few remindersof strong holiday traditions.

Marrying into a Scandina-vian family brought intoview a Christmas sceneloaded with traditions whichI have over the years come toenjoy. One tradition whichused to be observed at ElimPark in Cheshire, but is hardto find locally now, is the ju-lotta, a Swedish church serv-ice at daybreak on Christmasmorning.

With the frosty morningair, the little group at thechapel, and the singing, themessage of the day took on aspecial meaning.

To me, the most beautifulpart of the service was hear-ing the story of the birth of

Scandinavian traditionstaken to heart

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Laura Clementsen

Jesus read in Swedish. Onedid not have to understandthe Swedish language to ap-preciate Luke, Chapter 2.

One of the most popularSwedish traditions is the cel-ebration of St. Lucia Day.(The Swedes say loo-see-ahunlike the Italians who sayloo-she-ah.)

It is customary on this dayfor the oldest daughter in thefamily to dress in white, set awreath of candles on herhead and serve her parentscoffee and lussekatter in bed

on the morning of Dec. 13. Swedish-American organi-

zations and some Lutheranchurches have developed theLucia story into an extrava-gant pageant with girls vy-ing for the Lucai role andoverflowing crowds pressingfor reserved seats.

Lighted candles in thewreath have given way tobattery-operated lights, forsafety’s sake, and instead ofsaffron-flavored buns, sweetbread and cookies are oftenserved with the coffee.

Norwegian -American or-ganizations often hold a jule-trefest sometime during theChristmas season. It is afamily-oriented party atwhich the Christmas tree ishonored. Julenisse or Santaoften appears to hand outgoodies to the children.

Ghost stories or at least afolk tale may be told. Thebest part is walking aroundthe tree. Participants holdhands and sing carols asthey walk.

One of my favorites is DuGronne, Glitrende Tre, GodDag. The translation goessomething like this: yougreen and glittering tree,good day! Welcome to youwhom we long to see, withChristmas lights and Norwe-gian flags and high in the topof a shining star. Yes, it re-minds us of God.

Laura Clementsen is a long-time Cheshire resident.

By Andrew Ragali The Cheshire Citizen

For the past 15 years, MarkThompson has worked atQuinnipiac University underseveral titles, and currentlyserves as senior vice presi-dent for academic and stu-dent affairs, a job he’s hadsince 2008.

Thompson, who hasresided in Cheshire since hestarted at Quinnipiac, enjoysworking for the school andseeing how “it’s evolved andgrown in a positive way,”specifically mentioning therecent additions of nursingand engineering degree pro-grams.

But the school’s next evolu-tion actually involves him, af-ter an announcement fromthe university on Mondaythat Thompson has been pro-moted to the newly createdposition of executive vicepresident/provost, effectiveJuly 1, 2013.

“Well, I certainly see thepromotion as a challenge anda great opportunity,” Thomp-son said. “The nice thingabout the new position is theopportunity to bring togethersome different areas benefi-cial to students.”

Instead of just concentrat-ing on academic and studentaffairs, Thompson will be re-sponsible for internal opera-tions, including academic af-

fairs, student affairs, athlet-ics, public safety, facilitiesand information technology.

Thompson believes this isa positive change that will fa-cilitate an integration of ar-eas “in ways that better servestudents and continue to in-crease the quality of the edu-cational experience.”

Having one person over-seeing several departmentswill lead to the developmentof the “future classroom” atthe university, Thompsonsaid.

“You can start to see someof the connections you canmake,” he said.

Quinnipiac PresidentJohn L. Lahey said Thomp-son’s promotion “reflectsboth the board of trustees’and my appreciation forMark’s many previous ac-complishments as dean ofthe School of Business andsenior vice president for aca-demic and student affairsand our confidence in hisleadership abilities and whatwe expect will be evengreater contributions toQuinnipiac University in theyears ahead.”

Before assuming his cur-rent position, Thompsonspent five years as dean ofthe School of Business. Hejoined the university in 1998

Quinnipiac Universitytaps resident for new

leadership role

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Mature Driver SafetyProgram Screening Days-Thursday, Dec. 20, 10 a.m. Thefree program, funded by agrant from the JeffersonHouse, is a way for older driv-ers to assess their own safetyabilities related to driving.Individual appointments.Pre-registration is required;sign up at the senior center inperson. For more informa-tion,c call (203) 272-8286.

“Noon” Year’s EveParty- Monday, Dec. 31, noon-2 p.m. Ring In the New Year atthe ‘’Noon” Year’s Eve Partycomplete with buffet lunch,party favors, noise makersand entertainment providedby Brian Gillie. A fee ischarged. Sign up by Dec. 21.For more information, callthe Senior Center at (203) 272-8286.

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as associate dean of theSchool of Business.

Thompson earned his doc-torate in economics at Geor-gia State University. He holdsa MBA from Western NewEngland University and abachelor’s degree in econom-ics/finance from Bentley Col-lege. Thompson lives in

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“I think this change repre-sents both an exciting oppor-tunity and carries with it sig-nificant responsibility,” hesaid. “Our ultimate responsi-bility is to make sure we aredoing everything possible toensure that students are wellserved by any change wemake.”

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Dec.13 Friday

Girls Basketball -Cheshire vs. Sacred HeartAcademy at Cheshire High,7 p.m.

14 Friday

Boys Basketball -Cheshire vs. West Haven atWHHS, 7 p.m.

15 Saturday

Wreaths Across Ameri-ca - The VFW Post 10052 ofCheshire, is scheduled awreath-laying ceremony onSaturday, Dec. 15 at noon atthe Veterans MemorialPlaza in front of Town Hall.The public is welcome.Wreaths Across Americanis an annual event to honormilitary veterans by plac-ing wreaths at cemeteriesand memorials across thecountry.

Holiday concert - TheCheshire Community Cho-rus has scheduled its 32ndannual holiday concert “Re-joice, Sing and Be Glad” forSaturday, Dec. 15, at 7 p.m.at Dodd Middle School. Afee is charged.Tickets are

available at the door. Formore information, call (203)494-5026.

Ice hockey - Cheshirevs. East Haven at DiLungoRink, 1 p.m.

Wrestling - LudloweTournament at FairfieldLudlowe High, 10 a.m.

Concert - The CheshireCommunity Chorus hasscheduled its 32nd annualholiday concert for the cho-rus for Saturday, Dec. 15 at7 p.m. at Dodd MiddleSchool. Tickets are avail-able at the door.

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Holiday cheer - TheCheshire Historical Societyhas scheduled an afternoonof holiday cheer for Sun-day, Dec. 16 from 2 to 4 p. m.A carol sing-a-long isplanned for 2:30 p.m. ac-companied by June Hale,music director of St. Pe-ter’s Episcopal Church. Ad-mission is free. All are wel-come.

18 Tuesday

Boys Basketball -Cheshire vs. Xavier atCheshire High School, 7p.m.

Girls Basketball -Cheshire vs. Mercy at Mer-cy, 7 p.m.

19 Wednesday

Ice hockey - Cheshirevs. Xavier at Wesleyan Uni-versity, 6 p.m.

Wrestling - Cheshire atShelton at Cheshire HighSchool, 6 p.m.

Boys swimming -Cheshire vs. North Havenat Gawrych Town Pool, 4p.m.

20 Thursday

Boys Basketball -Cheshire vs. Amity at Ami-ty High School, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball -Cheshire vs. Shelton atShelton High School, 7 p.m.

22 Saturday

Ice hockey - Cheshirevs. Haven at Bennett Rink,1 p.m.

Wrestling - Cheshire vs.Farmington, 10 a.m.

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23CitizenSportsThe Cheshire CitizenThursday, December 13, 2012

Jimmy GolenAP Sports Writer

New Boston College foot-ball coach Steve Addaziopaced back and forth behindthe podium. He waved hisarms as he spoke. His voicegot louder as he hammeredhome his points.

The Eagles have upgradedtheir pregame pep talkssince firing Frank Spaziani.

But will they win anymore games?

“You’re going to get thebest out of Steve Addazio,my family and my staff. I’mproud to be a Boston CollegeEagle, and I won’t let youdown,” he said Dec. 5 afterbeing introduced to the me-dia and the BC community.

“I’ve got drive and I’ve gotenergy. And I’ve got a pas-sion for what I do, for these

student- athletes and forBoston College. We’re onefamily, and together, we’regoing to have success.

“Go Eagles.”A Connecticut native who

formerly coached atCheshire High School, Ad-dazio spent the last twoyears at Temple. Addaziosaid Boston College hadbeen his dream job - evenwhile he was working hisway up through the coach-ing ranks at top-tier pro-grams like Notre Dame andFlorida.

“Dreams do come true,”he said. “I’ve been a lot ofgreat places. All the peoplewho knew me and thefriends that I’ve workedwith knew that I wanted tobe here at Boston College.”

Addazio said he had con-versations about the Boston

College job the last time itwas open, and he also talkedto current BC athletic direc-tor Brad Bates about thecoaching position at his pre-vious job, Miami of Ohio.Bates, who has only been inChestnut Hill for twomonths, said he had a list ofnames for potential open-

ings and Addazio’s namequickly rose to the top; thehiring only took nine days.

Bates said the search was“thorough, meticulous anddeliberate,” and he said hetalked to executives andcoaches in the NFL as well asother colleges and confer-ences. Addazio’s enthusiasmwas one of the things thatsold him on the hire.

“He wants to have a rela-tionship with his team andthe BC community,” Batessaid. “He has a contagiouspassion for his students andthe sport that inspires peo-ple to excel.

“For those of you whohave yet to meet Steve, buck-le up.”

Bates said he also soughtopinions from current andformer BC players. Somemembers of last year’s team

attended the news confer-ence, including QB ChaseRettig.

“He grabs everyone’s at-tention,” Rettig said. “He’sexcited about the program,so it’s going to rub off.”

Spaziani was fired aftergoing 22-29 in four-plus sea-sons as head coach and 16overall at BC. The Eagleswent 2-10 this year - thefourth consecutive seasonthey won fewer games thanthe year before.

Addazio, 53, led the Owlsto a 9-4 record in 2011 andtheir first bowl win in 32years - a 37-15 victory overWyoming in the New MexicoBowl. But this season Tem-ple went 4-7 (2-5 Big East) af-ter leaving the Mid-Ameri-can Conference and return-ing to the conference thatbooted them out in 2004.

Boston College lands AddazioFormer Cheshire coach led Temple to Bowl win

Addazio

Boys basketballCoach: Dan Lee (7th season).2011-12: 13-10 overall, 7-1 SCC

Housatonic champs, lost to St.Joseph-Trumbull in second roundof Class LL state tournament.

Captains: N/AKey losses: C Nate Howard (All-

SCC Housatonic, Keene State), GTyler Barnes (UConn-AveryPoint), G Kevin Adams (Colgatelacrosse), Sebastian Little (Yalefootball), Max Formica, AlfredKroqi, Rahmi Rountree (trans-ferred back to Woodland for seniorseason).

Key returnees: Jr. G Collin Jor-dan (6 ppg.), sr. G Eric Dietrich, sr.G Kevin Dietrich, sr. F Erik Pettit,sr. F Tim Covel.

Promising newcomers: Jr. FTyler Post, jr. G Reid Duglenski, jr.G Jon Rizzo, jr. F Tom Arisco, jr. GMark Dietrich, jr. G Pedro Pena.

Outlook: “We graduated a lot ofexperience, including fourstarters, our two leading scorers(the 6-foot-10 Howard andBarnes),” Lee said. “Early in theseason, there will be a learningcurve. The good thing is the re-

turnees and newcomers are a real-ly hard-working group.”

Based on personnel, the Ramshope to play a more up-tempo gamethis season.

“We’re not as tall, so we want tobe a little more in transition,” Leesaid. “We’ll still play our normalSCC schedule. Hopefully we cangain some (early) experience. Oursuccess will depend on how quick-ly we get experience and get gametested.”

Ice hockeyCoach: Karl Sundquist (2nd sea-

son).Home rink: Wesleyan Universi-

ty.Last season: 12-10 overall, lost

to eventual state champion NotreDame-West Haven in first round ofCIAC Division I tournament.

Captains: Sr. D Tom DuPont, as-sistant captains Sr. F Tyler Limaand sr. G Scott Romano.

Key losses: G Tyler Carbone(All-SCC second team, All-Statesecond team), D Spencer Hackett,D Will Devine, F Tyler Violano (16goals), F Alex Vendetto.

Key returnees: Carbone,Devine, Violano, jr. F Luke Vendet-to. jr. F Joe D’Errico, so. F BenKlanica, sr. D Jake Mesdale, sr. FNick Vaill, sr. F Sean Richard.

Promising newcomers: Jr. DDan Purslow, jr. D Matt Vallillo.

Outlook: Sundquist lost nineplayers to graduation, “most ofwhich were true contributors.”DuPont has the potential to be All-SCC and All-State. Replacing Car-bone in goal will be a big challenge.

“He kept us in a lot of games,”the coach said. “We’ll be in themiddle to bottom of Division I andcertainly have a hard time compet-ing against the big guys in the con-ference like Fairfield Prep, NotreDame and Xavier. We had 39 guyscome out for the team. The futurelooks good for Cheshire. We haveas many Division II games as Divi-sion I games. I’m hoping to finishwith a .500 or better record. Five ofour first six games are against Di-vision I opponents, and all six areon the road. We’ll have our handsfull out of the gate. If we can get offto a decent start we should be justfine.”

WrestlingCoach: Eric Mills (3rd year).Last season: 9-8-1.Captains: Sr. Tim Homan (160,

second Class LL, State Open quali-fier) and sr. Dan Massucci (138,State Open qualifier).

Key losses: John O’Reilly (285)and Mike Yaborek (171).

Key returnees: Sr. Billy Janes(182), jr. Jake Cervero (132, StateOpen qualifier), sr. Kyle Wood(145), sr. Steve Bergeron (145), so.Erik Ravenburg (106), jr. LucasSwan (123), sr. Dan Mayer (145), sr.Andi Nino (152).

Independent wrestlers: So.Kevin Carnale (138) and sr. Jeff Pe-tit (195) from Sheehan; jr. ClaytonAhern (195) from Lyman Hall.

Promising newcomers: Jr.Gabe Vega (160, transfer from Cali-fornia) and jr. Joe Villano (106).

Outlook: “We are really excitedabout having 13 seniors and theleadership and the talent thatcomes with it,” Mills said. “Wehave 30 wrestlers this year and, forus, that’s a big number for us. Weare looking to finish in the topthree of the SCC.”

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An action-packed weekend offootball at Rentschler

By Jim BransfieldSpecial to The Citizen

It’s a second-guessers’field day.

Berlin coach JohnCapodice decided to go fora first down on fourth-and-one from his own 23 withless than five minutes toplay in the third quarterand leading 12-6. ScottMcLeod was stopped coldand Hillhouse took overjust 23 yards from paydirtand the lead.

Five plays later Hill-house star Harold Cooper(9 carries, 90 yards) scoredfrom the three-yard line,Je’Vaughn Moore addedthe point and Hillhousehad a 13-12 lead. The Aca-demics took off from therewith 21 more unansweredpoints and Hillhouse won34-12 in the Class M finals,handing Berlin its sixthloss in seven champi-onship game appearances.

It was the most contro-versial call of the champi-onship weekend, it turnedthe game around andpaved the way for the Hill-house championship.

“When you’re a signifi-

cant underdog, you’ve got topull out all the tricks,”Capodice said.

Capodice’s game plan wasto hold on to the ball andBerlin did exactly that untilthe fateful decision. Hill-house had just the one scoreand Berlin’s ground game,which held a huge 142-42 ad-vantage at the half, had usedup huge chunks of the clockand produced the lead.

In the first half, Berlinran 44 plays to Hillhouse’s11.

That control continuedin the third quarter asBerlin stopped Hillhouse’sopening drive with a goalline stand that stopped theAcademics inside the one.From there, the Redcoatsmoved out to the 23. Thedrive stalled and Capodicemade the call that turnedthe game around.

Had Berlin punted inthat spot, assuming thatBerlin would get itsnight’s average punt of 37yards, Hillhouse wouldhave had to begin from itsown 40, trailing 12-6.

Up to that point, Hill-house had scored on one62-yard pass and had notsuccessfully driven theball against Berlin allnight. But given the giftcard of the ball on the 23,Hillhouse cashed it in.

“Berlin had momen-tum,” said Hillhousecoach Tom Dyer. “It wasn’tstupid to go for it; it wasn’ta dumb call.”

After the Hillhouse stop,

One man’s view

How’s this for the Top 10?

1. Hand 2. Xavier 3. Hillhouse 4 Ansonia 5. Windsor 6. NFA 7. Staples 8. Glastonbury 9. Southington 10. Berlin

Coaches, media agree:Hand is No. 1

See Weekend, page 27

By Bryant CarpenterSpecial to The Citizen

The polls made it officialMonday night. Daniel Handof Madison, undefeatedCIAC Class L champion fora second straight season, isthe No. 1 football team inConnecticut for 2012. The 13-0 Tigers snared the top spotwhen they knocked off pre-vious No. 1 Xavier 40-20 inWeek 5 at Palmer Field andthey sewed it up for good bybeating Windsor 23-6 in theClass L final on Saturdaynight at Rentschler Field.

The championship andaccompanying No. 1 rank-ing were the third for Handunder head coach Steve Fil-ippone, whose teams alsopulled off the daily doublein 1997 and 2004.

“All three of those teamsare very, very close. Eachteam had its own strength,”Filippone said Mondaynight. “To do what this teamdid, you’ve got to be realgood.”

Especially because Handpulled off what could be anunprecedented feat: Beatingtwo other state championsen route to its own champi-onship. Along with posting aregular-season win overXavier, which rebounded towin its third straight ClassLL state title, Hand defeatedHillhouse, which went on towin the Class M crown.

Thus, for a fourth straightyear, the Southern Connecti-cut Conference claimed atleast two state champi-onships in football. This sea-son’s trifecta was unprece-dented. In the four-divisionformat, no conference hadpreviously won three statetitles in the same year.

Yet other conferencescould make just claims thisfall. Ansonia of the Nau-

gatuck Valley League wonits state record 18th CIACchampionship by beatingNorth Branford 59-26 in theClass S final and cappingtheir second straight 14-0season.

The Central ConnecticutConference had a state-bestseven teams in the playoffs,including Southington andPlatt. Two reached the fi-nals: Windsor (Class L) andBerlin (Class M).

Filippone remarked thatwhile Xavier was the bestteam Hand faced this year,Windsor presented thetoughest matchup, particu-larly with its defensive frontfour.

“The only team that phys-ically got the better of us atany point in the season wasWindsor in the first half (ofthe state final),” said Filip-pone, whose teamed trailed6-3 at the break. “We weregetting beat up. We were get-ting tossed around. That’swhat changed in the secondhalf. We challenged our line-men.”

With the Class L final upin the air at halftime, talkamong poll voters rapidlydevolved upon who would beNo. 1 should Hand lose:Windsor or Ansonia?

After Hand put up 20unanswered points in thesecond half, it was a mootpoint. For all but three vot-ers, anyway: Xavier got onefirst-place vote in the 25-man New Haven Registermedia poll and Ansonia re-ceived two in the 13-manNew London Day coachespoll.

One of the coaches whovotes in the latter is Anso-nia’s Tom Brockett. No. 1 onBrockett’s ballot, however,was Hand.

See Hand, page 27

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HandContinued from page 24

“I didn’t vote us No. 1 allyear. I just thought they de-served it,” Brockett said.“They’re a great team. Theybeat Xavier and Hillhouse;they deserve No. 1.”

“I’m not surprised, be-cause he’s a class act,” Filip-pone said of Brockett. “AndI’m flattered to be consid-ered with Ansonia, a teamthat’s been consistently win-ning games for 100 years. For

him to throw his hat in thering for us means a tremen-dous amount to us.”

Ansonia wound up No. 2in the coaches poll and No. 3in the media poll. The rank-ings were the reverse forXavier (12-1). Hillhouse,which lost only to Hand andXavier in finishing 11-2, wasNo. 4 in both.

The rankings were alsothe same for spots 5-7: Wind-sor (11-1), Class LL runner-up Norwich Free Academy(12-1) and Class LL semifi-nalist Staples-Westport (10-

1).North Branford (12-1) fin-

ished No. 8 with the coachesand No. 9 with the mediafolks. Class LL semifinalistGlastonbury (10-2) was No. 8with the media and No. 10with the coaches.

Berlin (11-2) was rankedNo. 9 with the coaches.Southington, which wentundefeated in the regularseason before falling toGlastonbury in the Class LLquarterfinals, was No. 10with the media.

WeekendContinued from page 24

all the momentum shifted tothe Academics and they ranwith it all the way back toNew Haven with the champi-onship plaque in tow.

The SCCThere is no doubt the

Southern Connecticut Con-ference is the state’s best.Three of the four titles werewon by SCC teams, Xavier inLL, Hand in L and Hillhousein Class M.

Hand capped its undefeat-ed season and clinched itsoverall No. 1 ranking with a23-6 win over Windsor.Xavier continued its secondhalf surge with a blowout 48-

14 win over Norwich FreeAcademy. Only Ansonia ofthe Naugatuck ValleyLeague broke the SCC’sstranglehold on state footballand finished 14-0 with its 59-26 romp over North Bran-ford.

Top performersXavier’s DeAngelo Berry

(30 carries, 260 yards) andAnsonia’s Arkeel Newsome(28, 234) turned in the toprunning back performanceson championship weekend.Hillhouse’s Je’VaughnMoore (eight carries, 109yards and a touchdown, 2-for-3 passing for 90 yardsand a TD), North Branford’sBrandan Basil (22-for-43, 398yards and four TDs) andHand’s Brendan Bilchik (92

yards running, 141 passing)were the quarterback stars.

Xavier’s Tim Boyle, ar-guably the best pure quar-terback in the field, had aquiet night going 2-for-5 for109 yards against NFA. Butthen, Xavier ran for 408yards so why throw? Justfor fun, he did throw a 94-yard TD to James Sullivan.

CrowdsThe Friday night crowd

for the Xavier vs. NFA gamewas 4,576. The paid crowdfor all day Saturday was5,189. The best draws in or-der were Xavier, NFA, Hand,Windsor, Berlin and NorthBranford. Hillhouse and An-sonia drew very smallcrowds.

GiftContinued from page 3

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PETS & LIVESTOCK

BULLDOGS, Yorkie, Yorkie-Poo,Chihuahua, Boxers, Beagle,Shih-Tzu, Bostons, GermanShepherds, Labs, mixed breeds,rescues available. Kittens avail.$250+. 860-930-4001.

ROTTWEILER PUPS. GermanBloodlines. Big heads! Parentson premises. 1st shots & tailsdocked. Only 4 left. $750. Call ortext for info/pics 860-575-8218.

LAWN & GARDEN

MOVING Must Sell - Bolens 38”Riding Lawn Mower. 15.5 HP,Excellent Condition $475.Please Call (203) 238-3378

FURNITURE &APPLIANCES

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MAYTAG New Model Washer &Dryer, brand new never been

used $950 for the set.Frigidaire $250, Never beenused. Frigidaire, Large Size,Need Work $250 obo. Call

203-630-2164 or 203-886-9811

MAYTAG SMOOTH TOPDouble Oven Stove, Almond

Color, Very Good Condition.$300. (Remodeling Kitchen).

860 621-0946

STELLAR Condition JeffersonPine Table & 6 Chairs. Table65x43 w/ two self-storing 12”leafs. Extends to about 90 in.Asking $400 Please Call 860-628-2088 and leave message.

TWO Armoirs, TV Entertainment Centers.

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MEDICALMEDICALCAREERSCAREERSLICENSED Therapist, LCSW,

LMFT, PH.D Part time. Child& Adolescent skills pre-ferred. Busy private prac-tice located in Wallingford.Please fax letter of interest& CV to 815-717-7564

Part-Time RNFor WallingfordSenior Center

Wallingford, CTVNA HealthCare Indepen-dent Living Services (ILS)is looking for a part time RNto work at our system part-ner in the Wallingford area,the Wallingford Senior Cen-ter, Wed through Friday, 9am to 12:30 pm. This rolecollaborates with patientsto provide clinical assess-ments, screenings, andpatient education.

Valid CT RN license. Mini-mum 2-3 yrs recent (withinlast 2 yrs) experience work-ing with adults in hospital orcare facility. Good clinicalassessment skills; goodability to educate patients.Previous position in patienteducation (such as homecare) a plus.

Please forward yourresume to:

[email protected];

or FAX to (860) 493-5978.EOE, M/F/D/V.

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HELP WANTED

AAUUTTOO TTEECCHH,, Experienced, FT/PT,Excellent Wages & Benefits.

Call 203-284-8989 or Fax 203-269-1114.

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CONDOMINIUMSFOR SALE

MERIDEN- $154,900. 2BR 1.5BA. Freshly painted, manyupdates, lovely twnhs w/ fin.LL, FP in LR, sliders to deckoverlooking beautiful grounds,c/air, EIK, end unit! Call KathyThuerling 203-265-5618

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WALLINGFORD. $225,000Great business opportunity.Bait tackle and paintball busi-ness and inventory. Very nicelocation for this well estab-lished business. Be your ownboss. Call Sil Sala 203-265-5618

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APARTMENTSFOR RENT

SOUTHINGTON 2 BR, 2nd Fl in2-Family. Utils not incl. Off stparking for 3 cars. Quiet areanext to walking trail. $900/mo.1 1/2 mos sec. 860 628-9999UUnnddeerr NNeeww MMaannaaggeemmeennttMERIDEN STUDIOS & 1 BRs

We offering a special!1ST Month’s Rent Free witha credit score of 650 or over.

Please call 203-630-2841WALLINGFORD 1BR

70 Center Street $750/mo. Call Mike

203-213-6175 or 203-376-2160 WALLINGFORD 1BR Clean, Spa-

cious, Freshly Painted, NewKitch & BA, DW, HW Floors, NewWindows, Quiet Area. $795/mo.Call Jonah 203-430-0340

WALLINGFORD 2 BR 2nd Flr,New Carpet, Stove, Fridge, W/DHookup, Off St. Parking. $885plus sec. Call 203-430-4373

WALLINGFORD 2 BR AptIn 2 Family Home. Nice Area.Modern. Stove & Refrig. Niceyard. Off St parking. $1000.

No Pets. 203-654-6190

WALLINGFORD 2BR, 1st Floor

$850 Per Month, Small Pet OK.Available Immediately.

Call 203-284-0212 WALLINGFORD Charming S.

Main St. Apt 2BR w/spaciousKitch & LR. Back Porch, LrgYard, w/ off St Park. No Pets.1,225/mo. includes utils. Call203-671-0622

WINTER SPECIALMERIDEN- 1BR - $695/month.

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cony. 203-639-4868

ROOMS FOR RENT

MERIDEN CLEAN SAFE ROOMSIncludes Heat, HW, Elec, Kit Priv.East Side. Off-st park. $125/wk.+ sec. Call 12-8pm 203-630-3823or www.Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN Clean, Safe Room.203-634-8084 Utilities & fridgeincluded. Share kitchen/bath.$120 per week - plus security.

MERIDEN Full Use of House,Cable TV, Internet, W/D, $185per wk. + sec., Ref, Must likePets, Off St. Park. (203) 715-8850

WALLINGFORD Private BR withDouble Bed and Private Bath.All Utils, Cable TV, Laundry,Private Entrance, Off St Park-ing. $160/wk. 2 week security.Call 203-626-5786 or 203-980-1441

GARAGE & STORAGESPACE FOR RENT

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With electricity & heatAvailable Now. 203-751-1977

HOUSES FOR SALE

WALLINGFORD-$217,900.Wonderful 3 BR ranch on halfacre level lot. Garage, FP, Cairand bsmt rec room. Yalesville,walk to all schools. Call NickyWaltzer 203-265-5618

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN -1-2 BR Hubbard ParkCentral Air/Heat. 775 West MainStreet. $745-$995/mo. + utils.No pets. Call Niki 203 992-5605or Steve 203 721-5215

MERIDEN 1 2 BR. Good loca-tion. Newly Remodeled. Off-stparking. Appliances. No pets.WD Hookup, Sec 8 approved.$700-$850 Call 203-379-7817

MMEERRIIDDEENN11 BBRR && SSttuuddiiooss AAvvaaiillaabbllee

Heat & HW incl. Off St. Parking.Starting at $595 203-639-8751

MERIDEN 1 BR, 1st Floor Attractive Victorian. New Appls.

Heat, hot water included. Busline. On-street parking. $700.

199 East Main Call 727-565-8362 MERIDEN 1 BR, Lg clean rooms

Appls. Freshly painted. New car-peting. Off st. parking. Includeselectric, Heat & HW. No smok-ing/pets. $800/mo. 203 444-5722

MERIDEN 1023 Old Colony Rd.

22 BBRR AAvvaaiillaabblleeStarting at $750. Heat & HW incl.

Off St. Parking. 203-886-7016MERIDEN 2 BR, 1 Flr. Liberty St.

Recently renovated. Stove &refrig. WD hookup. Off st park-ing. Yard. Bsmnt storage. Sec 8approved. $875. 203- 506-6398

MERIDEN 2 BR, 1st Floor Large Apartment

WD Hookup, Free Parking. Hardwood Floors.

(203) 223-0333MERIDEN 2nd FL, 2BR , Small but

beautiful! $750/mo. plus sec. &credit check. Call 203-265-5980or email: [email protected]

MERIDEN 3 BR Apartment2nd Fl. 6 Rms + Pantry Refrig-erator, Stove, WD Hookup.$975 + sec. Available Now Sec8 Approved. Call 203-284-5843

MMEERRIIDDEENN Crown Village 2 BRJust renovated. Heat & HotWater included. Pool access.$895 per month plus security.L & E Prop Mgmt 203-886-8808.

MERIDEN Large 2 BR, 1.5 Baths,1st FL. WD hookup. Off st park-ing. Randolph Ave. $695 /mo.2 mos security + application feereq. No pets. Call 203-284-0597

MERIDEN Newly renovated 2 BR.1st Fl. LR, DR. Kitch, 1BA.NewAppls, Off St. Parking. Nopets, No Smoking. Hdwd Flrs.Quiet Area, $900 860-655-3888

MERIDEN Private & Clean1BR, LR, Kitch, BA.$695/mo. Lease & Sec.Deposit Required. No pets.Call (203) 235-2372

MERIDEN Spacious 4BR, 2nd FlrLarge Yard. Off St Parking. W/Dhookup. 481 East Main St.$1175/mo. plus sec. Call 203-294-1229

MERIDEN-3-4 BR2 floor unit. Nice, big apartment.Off street parking. AvailableDecember 1. $1,250 per month.

Call 203-440-1003MERIDEN-4BR 2nd flr & 3rd flr.

Liberty St. Recently RenovatedStove & Refrig, W/D hkup, off-StParking, Yard, Storage. Sec 8approved. $1275 (203) 506-6398

MERIDEN. 1 BR, Heat Included,$825. 9 Guiel Place. Call

203-376-2160 or 203-213-6175MERIDEN. Studio apt, $600/mo

includes heat & electric, on busline, no pets. Sec & ref. Call203-982-3042.

MERIDEN. West side. Clean 1BR, heat, hw, electric. Hdwdflrs. $870/ mo plus sec. 12pm-8pm, 203-634-1195 or

www.meridenrooms.com

WANTED TO BUY

ALWAYS Buying Handtools,Old, used, and antique hand-tools. Carpentry, Machinist,Engraving and Workbenchtools. If you have old or usedtools that are no longer beingused, call with confidence.Fair & friendly offers. Pleasecall Cory 860-322-4367

DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Collectibles,

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$1000 CASH for your CLUNKER! Damage, Rusted, Broken.

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KENSINGTON 131 Main Street5 Room, 2 BR Ranch. LgKitchen w/Dining Area. Lg LRw/FP. 2 Car Garage. Very Prvt,No pets. $1300. 860-306-0147

CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

SOUTHINGTON Town House,Gettysbury Village. 2BR 1 1/2BA, W/D Hookup, Remodeled,No Pets $990 Call 860-276-1114

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

CHESHIRE - 4 RoomsAppliances, 1 Level, Deck.

No Pets. Convenient to 691 & 84. $1225/Month. Includes Heat &

Garage. Call 203-393-1117

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Studio & 1 Bedroom AptsAffordable Housing for quali-fied applicants 50 yrs of age orolder. Amenities Include: Com-puter Learning Center, TV/Games Lounge, Laundry Facili-ties, Off Street Parking, FreeBus Service to local shoppingctrs. On site: Resident Serv.Coord. Small Pets Accepted

Please call 860-621-3954 forinformation. TTY: 711

HHOOMMEESS SSWWEEEETT HHOOMMEESS OOFFFFEERRSS::Meriden 1 BR, recently renovated.

From $695. Includes h & hw. plussec. Avail immed. Call 203-886-8808.

MER. Furnished Apts. East SideIncl Heat, HW, Elec. 1 BR, 1st Fl,$845/mo+sec. 1BR, 2nd Fl $801/mo+sec. 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm or Meridenrooms.comMERIDEN - 2BR, 1st FLOOR

Kitchen, LR, DR, Bath. Fire-place. Back Porch. RecentlyRemodeled. Ready to move in.203-237-9500 or 203-565-4719 MERIDEN - 819 Broad Street

1BR $600. All utilities included.Section 8 approved.

No pets. 860-246-0613

MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER48 X 48 Oak Finish. $250.

(203) 265-1985

OOAAKK DDRREESSSSEERRVictorian Era. Solid. $100.

MMAAHHOOGGAANNYY BEDROOM SET1950’s. Full Size Frame, Dresser

and Night Stand. $100. (203) 630-3819

TThhee HHaappppyy PPllaaccee CCoonnssiiggnnmmeenntt &&GGiiffttss is opening 12/1 at 1225Queen St, Southington! 12/1Photos w/ Santa & Raffle! Nowaccepting your consignmentsby appointment. Wanted newto gently worn clothing, shoes,video games ,consoles, collect-ables, artwork, jewelry, petitems, vintage/small antiques,small furniture, etc. Call Bonney @ (203) 605-3868

for appointment!

WOOD, FUEL &HEATING EQUIPMENT

100% SEASONED HardwoodCut, Split and Delivered.$200/cord; $125/half cord.Pick Up Available 203-294-1775www.lavignestreeservicellc.comCLEANEST Seasoned Firewoodin state! $210 Full cord deliv-ered. Discounts over 2 & pickedup. Mike (203) 631-2211FISHER Wood Burning Stove.

Fits 21 inch logs. Very Good Condition,

$500. Call 203-235-3972

SPORTING GOODS &HEALTH

PILATE’S Machine for Sale. InGood Condition. Asking $159obo Call 860-620-0634

ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES

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MERIDEN’S Newest HHIIDDDDEENNTTRREEAASSUURREESS Antiques & Col-lectibles. 387 South ColonyStreet, Meriden (203) 600-5075Open Saturday & Sunday 9-4

ROUND Antique Oak Table with3 Inserts. $400 Oak MirroredBuffet $400. Natural BirchDesk, Pompanoosuc Mills, 30 x72 $450. Call (203) 269-0877.

WANTED TO BUY

1, 2 OR 3 ITEMS OR AN ESTATE

$$$ CA$H $$$220033--223377--33002255

Estate sale service. Costume Jewelry, Antiques, paintings,

Meriden-made items, toys, lamps.

1-2 ITEMS Silverware, China, Glass.

Furniture. 50’s Items. Whole Estates.

203-238-3499AAllwwaayyss Buying All Contents of

Estates. Antique, old toys &collectibles. furniture,costume jewelry, etc.

Call or stop by Frank’s, 18 S. Orchard St. Wallingford. 203-269-4975 or 203-284-3786

Open Mon.-Sat. 9am-5pm

ALWAYS BUYING CASH PAIDVintage Electronics, Amps, Musi-cal Instruments, Guitars, Radios,Ham Equipment, CB, HiFi, AudioEquipment. 860-707-9350


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