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Volume 10, Number 13 Southington’s Hometown Newspaper www.southingtoncitizen.com Friday, March 28, 2014

Parking lot gunman claims self-defense

A Meriden man remained hospitalized Monday after be-ing shot early Sunday morn-ing in a municipal parking lot off Center Street, while a New Britain man charged with at-tempted murder in the case appeared in Bristol Superior

Court.Jesus Morales, 31, of 154

Long Swamp Road, New Britain, was arrested Sunday and charged with criminal attempt to commit murder, first-degree assault and un-lawful discharge of a fire-arm. Judge Hunchu Kwak set bond at $500,000 Monday and transferred the case to New Britain Superior Court

for April 9.According to the police

report, officers found Colin Bossidy, 23, of Meriden, on the ground in a parking lot across from Machiavelli’s restaurant on Center Street at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. An off-duty paramedic was help-ing Bossidy, who had suffered a single gunshot wound to the left side of his body, between

his hip and armpit. Bossidy was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury.

A witness identif ied Morales as the shooter af-ter seeing photos of custom-ers at Machiavelli’s earlier that night, the report said. Southington police went to Morales’ New Britain home and, with the assistance of lo-cal officers, stopped Morales

as he was driving near his house. Morales was taken into custody and police went to his home to search for evi-dence. Police found a .38-cal-iber Ruger in a bedroom safe.

Morales has a valid pistol permit and the gun was regis-tered to him, the report said.

Officers spoke with the two

By Lauren Sievert and Mary Ellen GodinSpecial to The Citizen

See Shooting / Page 6

A FAIRY TALE DAYThe second annual “Princess Meet and Greet” was held Sunday at the Aqua Turf. Girls were able to mingle with real “princesses” at the event, a fundraiser benefiting Southington Community Services and the Junior Miss Southington Organization Scholarship Fund. Two-year-old Giuliana Riccitelli is pictured. | Photo by Stephen

Cieslewski)

Jennifer Gombotz , a Plainvil le High School teacher and coach, is a member of the Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Class of 2014.

Gombotz, who starred at Southington High School, will be inducted in the high

school player category. She is already a member of the SHS Hall of Fame.

“It’s a huge honor. I never – in my wild-est dreams – w o u l d h a v e e x -

pected to be in two hall of fa-mes already in my life,” the Southington resident said. “To be rewarded for having fun day in and day out on my high school team, and to be rewarded for something you enjoyed 100-percent is an honor.”

At Southington High, Gombotz set a school record for points with 1,135, and led her team to an appearance in the 1996 Class LL title game.

“I enjoyed playing with my teammates, and the chemis-

try and family atmosphere that was in the program,” Gombotz said. “It was com-petitive. We brought the best out of each other to rely on if we needed anything. It was a great group of people to play basketball with.”

After high school, Gombotz took her talents to Providence College, where she was a four-year letter winner.

Gombotz averaged 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds during her career with the Friars while facing tough Big East Conference competition, including the likes of UConn, Georgetown, Rutgers and Boston College.

After graduating, Gombotz returned to Connecticut intent on breaking into coaching.

“That was always some-thing I wanted to do,” she said. “It’s a lot of fun to coach at Plainville … I think every year we get a new group of kids working together, and the progress that they make from day one to the end of the season is unbelievable. This year was no exception. They work hard, they listen to what they’re told to do, and they work on executing our game plan.”

Gombotz gets Hall callBy Nate BrownSpecial to The Citizen

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Best friends, neighbors and Southington residents Kimberly Beaudoin and Allyson Genovese spent months preparing for the Mrs. Connecticut America pageant at Foxwoods Casino and Resort on March 15.

They shopped together, trained together and re-hearsed together. The last thing they expected was for one of them to win the crown. It surprised them even more when they both were the last two standing on stage before the judges announced the winner.

“I was actually saying out loud, ‘oh my God, oh my God, oh my God,’ and I was squeez-ing her hand so hard I didn’t want to let go,” Beaudoin said as she recalled the moment. “I just started crying and the two of us turned to each other right away and were scream-ing and jumping and tears were coming down our face. They had to call us to the cen-ter stage because we weren’t even paying attention to any-thing going on. I was so ex-cited it was me and her and we worked so hard to get there.”

Beaudoin, who entered in the pageant as Mrs.

Southington, won the title of Mrs. Connecticut America af-ter competing against 13 other women. First runner-up was Genovese who ran as Mrs. Plantsville. Beaudoin has the next five months to prepare for a chance to win the title of Mrs. America 2014 in August.

“It doesn’t happen that of-ten but we do have contes-tants that are friends and do compete together,” said Elaine Paolo, director for Mrs. Connecticut America, who has been directing pag-eants for 40 years. “But it’s rare two friends compete and one is the winner and the other is the first runner up and from the same area. It’s so amazing.”

It was the f irst time Genovese, who is a profes-sional fitness competitor, competed in a beauty pag-eant. Beaudoin, who started competing in pageants at 16, helped Genovese along the way.

“When I hit the stage it was completely different,” Genovese said. “Her and I

Local women win Mrs. Connecticut America, runner-upBy Farrah DuffanySpecial to The Citizen

Kimberly Beaudoin, left, and Allyson Genovese, both of Southington, stand together after Beaudoin won the Mrs. Connecticut America pageant March 15 at Foxwoods. Genovese was the first runner-up. | Allyson Genovese / Submitted

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T h e C a l v a n e s e Foundation is going back eight decades as it celebrates its 16th an-nual Gala Ball Saturday, April 5 at Kay’s Pier at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville.

Creatively dubbed the Flappers & Dappers Gala, this year’s event turns history back some eight decades to the era of the Roaring ’20s. A spirited evening of fun and entertainment be-gins at 6:30 pm. Dinner will precede a live auc-tion, followed by danc-ing to the music of Mike Connolly of Sound Productions.

Creative black tie is requested. One can only speculate as to the styl-ish variations that will be on display.

Kathryn C. Reinhard, treasurer and secre-tary of the Joe & Kay

Calvanese Gala revisits Roaring ’20sBy E. Richard FortunatoSpecial to The Citizen

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doormen at Machiavelli’s, who said there was a fight in the bar between two groups of people, the report said. After the group was outside, a doorman heard a single gunshot.

Officers went to St. Mary’s Hospital at about 4 a.m. and spoke with the Bossidy’s fa-

ther, Kevin Bossidy. He told officers that his son was in surgery and he did not know what happened. At about 7 a.m., Kevin Bossidy called police and said Colin Bossidy was in the intensive care unit with damage to five internal organs including his stomach, a lung and liver. When Colin Bossidy woke up from sur-gery, nurses had to sedate him

because he was complaining of pain and becoming agi-tated. Jennifer Clement, a spokeswoman for St. Mary’s,

said Bossidy was in fair con-dition Monday afternoon.

Morales said in court he had no intention of shooting

anyone. He was crouched on the ground when he fired the gun into the air. Morales told police he was in the bar when Colin Bossidy started snap-ping his fingers in Morales’ face, prompting a fight in the bar. After everyone was kicked out, Morales said he was assaulted and forced to crouch by the group Colin Bossidy was with. Morales said he pulled his gun from his waistband and fired one shot “to get them away from us,” the report said. Morales then got into his friend’s car and left.

“I didn’t mean to hurt any-one. I was only trying to pro-tect myself. I didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt,” Morales told police.

According to statements in court, Morales has no crim-inal history and has worked for the state Department of Transportation for over two years as a maintainer. Attorney Michael Chambers, who represented Morales for the bond hearing, said that for most of the incident Morales was in a defensive position and had no intent to cause harm. Chambers said Morales was reckless but had cooper-ated with police.

Family members in court for Morales declined to comment outside of court Monday. No one answered the door at Bossidy’s home on Monday afternoon.

The fight that led to the shooting isn’t the first at Machiavelli’s. In October 2012, the town fire marshal cited the restaurant for fire and electrical code violations following a raid. The raid also uncovered several liquor vio-lations. Police said at the time that Machiavelli’s attracts large crowds at the end of the

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The entrance to the municipal parking lot off Center Street across from Machiavelli’s restaurant in downtown Southington. According to police reports, a Meriden man was shot by a New Britain man in the parking lot after the two left Machiavelli’s after having a altercation inside the bar. | (Christopher Zajac / Special to The

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night that sometimes become “violent and confrontational.” During one incident outside the club, Southington police had to call for assistance from Berlin and Plainville police to cover the north and south ends of town while local offi-cers handled a melee outside the restaurant.

Machiavel l i ’s owner, Spendi Bomova, responded by installing cameras and hir-ing more security. Police also increased patrols.

In January 2013, Bomova was arrested and charged with first-degree reckless en-dangerment after the October raid also found that the restaurant was overcrowded and the rear exit door was padlocked shut, meaning peo-ple could not get out of the building in an emergency.

Bomova said at the time the door was locked accidentally. When contacted Monday, Bomova declined comment on Sunday’s shooting.

Machiavelli’s attracts a younger crowd after 10 p.m. While many patrons are lo-cal residents, it also draws customers from New Britain, Meriden, Waterbury and New York.

The Center Street area has enjoyed a revitalization in the past decade sparked by a sizable town investment and followed by private entrepre-neurs. There are six bars and restaurants in the immediate area.

“It’s not very good for the downtown area,” Al

Ricciardone said of the shoot-ing. Ricciardone is the owner of Friends Cafe on Liberty Street, about a block away. “We have some of the best bands in the area so we draw a lot of people from other ar-eas. This being in the news — I don’t think it’s a good promotion.”

Ricciardone saw blue po-lice cruiser lights as he was leaving Sunday morning. He said the Friends crowd is older, and he doesn’t have the same problems.

“Fortunately, I don’t see it in this area,’ he said. “We’re a little further away.”

State Rep. David Zoni, D - S o u t h i n g t o n , v i s i t s Machiavelli’s and other bars and restaurants along Center Street as do other local res-idents. He described the shooting as something that happens when you mix alco-hol with testosterone.

“Sometimes when you add a weapon it takes it to another level,” Zoni said.

Along with increased se-curity and cameras, Zoni

recalled Bomova’s taking pic-tures of the licenses of every patron.

Zoni said local police should patrol the area more frequently given some of the recent problems with fights and vandalism.

“They can’t be everywhere, but with the combination of so many permittees, it would

be prudent to step it up,” Zoni said.

Town Councilor Michael Riccio doesn’t see the shoot-ing as an indicator of larger

problems downtown.“It was an isolated incident

by someone who doesn’t live in Southington,” he said.

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A small piece of police tape hangs from a pole next to the entrance to the municipal parking lot off Center Street in Southington on Monday. A Meriden man was shot by a New Britain man Sunday morning after leaving Machiavelli’s restaurant. | (Christopher Zajac / Special to The Citizen)

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Gombotz coaches basket-ball and softball at PHS. She has worked with the Blue Devil girls basketball team for 13 years, the last six as head coach.

The Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, founded in 1988, includes such notable names as Shea Ralph, Jennifer Rizzotti and Geno Auriemma.

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Concert pianist Paul Bisaccia will present “Stars and Stripes Forever! The Great American Piano,” Sunday, March 30, 4 p.m., at Plantsville Congregational United Church of Christ, 109 Church St.

The show is part of the Christopher Koenig Memorial Concert Series at Plantsville Congregational.

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Piano concertThere will be a free art

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Southington High School, class of 1969 will host its 45th reunion on Oct. 25, from 7 p.m. to midnight. It will take place at the Aqua Turf, 556 Mulberry St. For details, conemail BlueKnights1969@gmail .com or cal l Pat Mushhorn at (860) 628-5768 by May 1.

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The Southington Education Foundation received a $2,000 donation from the Southington Rotary Club as part of its ongoing mission to provide enriching edu-cational opportunities for students in the Southington Public School district.

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“At each year’s gala, which is our biggest fundraiser of the year, we try to recognize individuals and organizations whose in-spirational work have made ours a better community,” Reinhard said, pointing out that over the past 20 years, the foundation has “raised close to $2 million, all of which goes back into our community.”

Bill McDougall and Eldon Hafford of Bread for Life have been selected as gala honorees.

“Bread for Life was responsible for dis-tributing 35,000 meals to the people of this town last year,” Reinhard pointed out.

“I’m truly grateful for the recognition,” McDougall said, “but I see it as an honor that acknowledges so many who volunteer their time, their efforts and generous do-nations to Bread for Life; they really make it all happen. I see myself as the coach, with Eldon Hafford as the quarterback, backed by a great team of many.”

Hafford said, “It’s a great privilege to be recognized by the Calvanese Foundation, which has done so much for Bread for Life for so many years. Their generosity helps so many nonprofits and charities.”

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From left: Bread for Life’s Eldon Hafford, executive director; and Bill McDougall, chairman of the board, will be honored at the Calvanese Foundation’s 16th Annual Gala.

Kennedy Middle School has named the following students to its honor roll for the second quarter.

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Don Stevens Tire Co., Inc.

FIRST PLACE THANK YOU FOR VOTING

US BEST TIRE SHOP

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Praline’s CaféDowntown Southington

50 Center Street860-620-9226

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431 North Main St., Southington, CT 06489www.arcticoilsouthington.com

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Hawk’s Landing CC | 201 Pattonwood Dr860.793.6000 | www.hawkslandingcc.com

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FROM TIPS TO TOESFeaturing ... Serenity Day Spa

www.fromtipstotoes.com

860-621-950061-69 Center Street

Southington, CT 06489

First Place - Best Day Spa 2010-2013Best Nail Salon 2013

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YMCA Mission: To put Christian principles through programs that build Healthyspirit, mind and body for all. Financial Assistance available for qualifying individuals

and families. The YMCA is a non-profit 501-C (3) organization.

First PlaceBest Health/Fitness Center

& Best Day Care

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Southington Community YMCA29 High Street, Southington • 860-628-5597

www.sccymca.org

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276 No. Main St., Southington, CT

860-621-7323 www.realty3ct.com

Relationships MatterFor 34 Years, Realty 3 CT has been buildingRelationships in our Communities. Call us!

For ALL your Real Estate Needs!

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860-621-91929 Center Street, Southington

Voted Best Breakfast8 Years in a Row!

Catering Available

Closed Mondays • www.thepepperpotrestaurant.com

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IF YOU NEED A TUB OR SHOWER REPLACED - CALL THE TUB MAN

Fast, Dependable, Friendly ServiceFull Plumbing and Carpentry Service

Call Today for A Free Estimate Over The Phone

$2,900We Offer Tub & Shower Conversions at Wholesale Pricing!

(Includes demo, haul away, sub-floor, plumbing & sheetrock,Kohler fixtures, installation of Kohler tub or shower enclosure, fiberglass units*)

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Lic. # 282931Licensed Insured 860-922-9976

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2 Linden St., Plainville860-747-5177

2011-2013 Pizza Feud Best Pizza 2012-2013 Wing Ding Best Speciality Wing

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Free Estimates • Air ConditioningOil/Gas Furnace • Oil/Gas Boilers

Oil/Gas Water Heaters • Zone SystemsHumidifiers • Air Purification

Sheet Metal FabricationRefrigeration • 24-Hour Service

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ABSOLUTE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, LLC

5%Senior

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860-621-1975 www.absolutemech.comLic.# S1 394730 • Lic.# SM1 2095

0% financingavailable

Service Agreements Available - We service all makes and models

QUALITY WITHOUT COMPROMISE!

* some restrictions apply.

BEST OF...

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860-621-1975 Lic.# S1 394730 • Lic.# SM1 2095www.absolutemech.com

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www.BloomYogaFitness.com • 860-620-453092 North Summit St. Southington, CT 06489

The #1 Yoga Studio

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Meditation • Yoga • MassageNutritional Guidance • Life, Spiritual and Wellness Coaching

100 West Main Street Plainville CT 06062860-479-0466 • www.VitalLifeCenter.org

FIRST PLACEBest Yoga

FIRST PLACEBest Massage

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Linda Vasile, Au.D., CCC/A, FAAABoard Certified, Doctor of Audiology

• Hearing Evaluations • Hearing Aid Fittings• Hearing Aid Repairs • Hearing Aid Batteries

710 Main Street, Building 3, Plantsvilleat Clock Tower Square

(860) 426-9181“Serving the Hearing Needs of

Central Connecticut”

710 Main Street, Building 3, Plantsville at Clock Tower Square | 860-426-9181

1656 Mer.-Wtby Rd., Milldale CT 06467 • (860) 426-9640

Business Hours:Mon.-Thurs. 10 AM to 6 PMFri. 11 AM to 6 PMSat. 10 AM to 4 PM

• All NaturalDog & CatFoods

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Welcome

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Supplies & Accessories”

20% OFFALL TOYS IN OURSTORE FOR YOUR

FURRY FRIENDWith this coupon only. Limit

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With this coupon.One per customer. Cannot becombined with any other offer.

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$5 OFFYour Purchase of $25

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Your Purchase of $50(Excludes Foods, Treats &

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customer. Cannot becombined with any other offer.

Expires 2/28/14.

www.thepetplayhouse.com

1656 Mer.-Wtby Rd., Milldale CT 06467 • (860) 426-9640

Business Hours:Mon.-Thurs. 10 AM to 6 PMFri. 11 AM to 6 PMSat. 10 AM to 4 PM

• All NaturalDog & CatFoods

• Unique Toys• Supplies• TreatsPets Always

Welcome

Pet Playhouse“All Pet Foods

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20% OFFALL TOYS IN OURSTORE FOR YOUR

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DOG TREATSWITH ANY DOG FOOD

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With this coupon.One per customer. Cannot becombined with any other offer.

Expires 2/28/14.

$5 OFFYour Purchase of $25

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Expires 2/28/14.

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1656 Mer.-Wtby Rd., Milldale CT 06467(860) 426-9640

Best Pet Supply Store

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EL PASO RESTAURANT

6 East Main St., PlainvilleParking in Rear

(860) 793-8933 Open 7 Days 10am - 9pm

Enjoy Delicious Authentic MexicanCuisine Prepared Fresh Everyday!

Voted Best

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Readers ChoiceBest Pizza

7 Years in a Row2007-2013

Readers ChoiceBest Bar/ Lounge2010, 2012 & 2013

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ReadersChoice BestNight Spot2011, 2012

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VOTED BEST PLACE TO HEAR LIVE MUSICWORLDWIDEWine & Spirits

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SPARKLING$19.99

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Fancy Pants ................... $9.99 .............. $19.99Josh Cellars ...................$12.99 ............. $17.99Columbia Crest H3 .......$13.99 ............. $19.99Coppola Diamond ........$15.99 ............. $25.99Rodney Strong .............$15.99 ............ $21.99Louis Martini Sonoma .$14.99 ............. $18.99CHARDONNAY (750ML) OUR PRICE THEIR PRICE

Toad Hollow .................$11.99 ............. $14.99Souverain ......................$12.99 ............. $19.99Wente Morning Fog ....$13.99 ............. $16.99Coppola Directors ........$16.99 ............. $25.99Estancia .......................... $9.99 ............. $14.99PINOT NOIR (750ML) OUR PRICE THEIR PRICE

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Chateau Ste Michelle .... $8.99 .............. $13.99Bonterra ........................$11.99 ............. $17.99Herman J Wiemer .......$15.99 ............. $22.99Basserman Jordan .......$20.99 ............. $29.99VIONGIER (750ML) OUR PRICE THEIR PRICELoredona ........................ $7.99 .............. $13.99Mcmanis ......................... $9.99 .............. $14.99Tabali .............................$11.99 ............. $17.99PINOT GRIGIO (750ML) OUR PRICE THEIR PRICE

Barone Fini .................... $9.99 .............. $13.99Ecco Domani ................. $9.99 .............. $13.99Dante Alighieri .............$10.99 ............. $20.99 Ca’ Montini ...................$13.99 ............. $16.99Santa Margherita .........$19.99 ............. $32.99ZINFANDEL (750ML) OUR PRICE THEIR PRICE

30 Degrees ....................$11.99 ............. $21.99Cycles Gladiator ............ $9.99 .............. $11.99Cline ................................ $9.99 .............. $11.99Renwood Premier ........$12.99 ............. $19.997 Deadly Zins ................$16.99 ............. $18.99SAUVIGNON BLANC (750ML) OUR PRICE THEIR PRICE

Kendall Jackson ...........$10.99 ............. $20.99Matua ............................$10.99 ............. $19.99Brancott ........................$11.99 ............. $17.99The Crossings ...............$12.99 ............. $19.99

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Bukoff 80 ......................$13.99 ............. $17.99Majorska 80 ..................$14.99 ............. $18.99Sobieski .........................$19.99 ............. $24.99Pinnacle .........................$19.99 ............. $27.99Finlandia .......................$25.99 ............. $29.99Svedka ...........................$22.99 ............. $29.99Smirnoff .........................$21.99 ............. $27.99Tito’s ..............................$29.99 ............. $46.99Kettle One .....................$38.99 ............. $55.99GIN (1.75L) OUR PRICE THEIR PRICE

Burnetts ........................$16.99 .............$22.99Calvert ...........................$15.99 ............. $21.99Beefeater.......................$29.99 ............. $43.99Tanqueray .....................$29.99 ............. $44.99Bombay Sapphire ........$39.99 ............. $53.99Seagrams .......................$17.99 ............. $21.99WHISKEY/BOURBON/SCOTCH (1.75L) OUR PRICE THEIR PRICE

Jack Daniels ..................$43.99 ............. $54.99Jim Beam .......................$28.99 ............. $39.99Canadian Club ..............$19.99 ............. $26.99Jameson ........................$49.99 ............. $55.99Black Velvet ..................$15.99 ............. $19.99Seagram’s 7...................$19.99 ............. $25.99Dewars ..........................$35.99 ............. $49.99Cutty Sark......................$29.99 ............. $42.99Southern Comfort ........$24.99 ............. $34.99RUM (1.75L) OUR PRICE THEIR PRICEBacardi ..........................$22.99 ............. $32.99Castillo ...........................$17.99 ............. $22.99Palo Viejo ......................$17.99 ............. $22.99Calico Jack ....................$18.99 ............. $25.99Blackheart .....................$25.99 ............. $32.99Blue Chair Bay ..............$26.99 ............. $39.99Malibu............................$26.99 ............. $36.99LIQUEURS (1.75L) OUR PRICE THEIR PRICECarolans ........................$22.99 ............. $34.99Ryan’s ............................$19.99 ............. $29.99Baileys ...........................$37.99 ............. $55.99Kahlua ...........................$34.99 ............. $51.99Kamora ..........................$18.99 ............. $26.99Jagermeister .................$38.99 ............. $51.99Disaronno 750ML ........$24.99 ............. $35.99Frangelico 750ML ........$21.99 ............. $30.99Grand Marnier ..............$59.99 ............. $86.99

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Will match advertised Connecticut legal price of alcoholic beverages for the current month. The customer must bring in the advertisement. Not responsible for typographical errors.


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THEIR PRICE $15.99

LIBERTY CREEK WINES

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BAREFOOT WINES

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BUD & BUD LIGHT

480 Queen St., Southington, CT 06489(860) 276-5801

Mon-Fri 10am-9pm • Sat 9am-9pm • Sun 10am-5pmPrices Effective through 12/31/13 • NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.

•Come In and Visit Our Wine Room!•

Make Their Spirits

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480 Queen St., Southington, CT 06489(860) 276-5801

Mon-Fri 10am-9pm Sat 9am-9pm

Sun 10am-5pm

FIRST PLACEBest Liquor Store

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Voted Best Dance Studio 9 Years in a Row!We appreciate your vote!

Recipient of the Children’s Empowerment Award

One Factory Square, 37 West Center StreetSuite 202 • Southington, CT 06489PH: 860-628-4433 | DanceCityAndTheArts.com

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$9.95 Dinner SpecialsTuesday & Sunday Only

Select Menu

CapriRistorante

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visit us at caprict.com

161 Woodford Ave., PlainvilleTel: (860) 747-1778 • Fax: (860) 747-4539

Banquet Facility Available • Full Bar

Enjoy Authentic ItalianCuisine with a FlairPizza • Pasta • Italian Specialties

Seafood • Steak • Grinders & More!

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BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT

First PlaceBest Italian Restaurant

98 MAIN STREET, DOWNTOWN SOUTHINGTON860-426-2620

WWW.BONTERRAITALIANBISTRO.COM

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Standard Service PLUS up to 5 qts. Kendall GT High Mileage blended Synthetic motor oil.

BUY 1 Shock or Strut at Regular Price

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Faith Baptist Church, 243 Laning St., Sunday worship – 11 a.m.; Sunday school up to the sixth grade - 11 a.m.; adult Bible school - 9:45 a.m. (860) 628-8147.

First Baptist Church, 581 Meriden Ave., Sunday – 10 a.m.

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March 30Stars and StripesConcert pianist Paul

Bisaccia will present “Stars and Stripes Forever! The Great American Piano,” at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 30, at Plantsville Congregational United Church of Christ, 109 Church St.

Tickets will be available at the door the afternoon of the performance. For infor-mation or directions, call (860) 628-5595, or go to www.plantsvilleucc.org or www.paulbisaccia.com.

April 1Lenten seriesAll are welcome at

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April 3On April 3, Plantsville

Community Nursery School will host an open house with short program from 6 to 7 p.m. This option offers work-ing parents and their children a chance to visit our school and see what the children are learning. 3 and 4 year old classes are available as well as a new 4 day 4 year old pro-gram. Call (860) 628-8878 if you have questions.

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Auction has been scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at First

Baptist Church, 581 Meriden Ave. Proceeds benefit youth mission trips. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance. For information, call the church office at (860) 628-8121.

Toy driveOn April 5, Southington

High School’s Interact Club is teaming up with the school’s National Honor Society to host a toy drive for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. The toy drive will take place at the Southington Drive-In, 935 Meriden Waterbury Tpke., Plantsville from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will include food, music, entertainment, and prizes for kids of all ages. Entrance is free with a do-nation of a new toy for the hospital. Any money raised by Interact and the National Honor Society will be do-nated to various charities within the community

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HARTFORD — Education officials from across the state gathered in the legislative offices March 12 to rally support for the state Common Core standards before a public hearing by the Education Committee about legislation aimed at imposing a moratorium on the initiative.

The rally was organized by “Connecticut’s Big Six,” the self-titled pact of six statewide education and community organizations: the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, the Connecticut Association of Schools, the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, and the Connecticut Council for Education Reform.

Joining them were representatives from the Connecticut Parent, Teacher, and Student Association, and educators from school systems across the state, including Southington High School Principal Martin Semmel.

Joseph Cirasuolo, executive director of the super-intendents’ organization, opened the rally by saying on behalf of his organization that he was “strongly in support of continued implementation of Common Core State Standards,” and “much opposed to slow-ing it down.”

Cirasuolo’s opposition to “slowing it down” stems from a bill in the Education Committee that would put a moratorium on the implementation of Common Core standards, essentially freezing the funding being funneled toward putting the new standards in place for the rest of this, and all of the next, fiscal year.

“We should be discussing a bill that increases fund-ing for Common Core, not one that puts a moratorium on it,” Semmel said. “To me, that’s simply a moral imperative.”

New Haven School Superintendent Garth Harries said passing the bill would “decimate the efforts we’ve made in the past four years” since the state adopted Common Core standards in 2010.

Cirasuolo said that since 2010, every school district in the state has revised its curricula to be able to meet the new standards — though that revision hasn’t been specifically mandated by the state itself.

“Practically speaking, if we have a moratorium, what are these people (educators) going to do? Dig through their files to find their curriculum from four years ago and trash everything they’ve been working on?” Cirasuolo said.

Karissa Niehoff, executive director of the Connecticut Association of Schools, responded on behalf of the public school principals she represents. “No. They’d keep going because they know what’s

By Molly CallahanSpecial to The Citizen

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A local developer is looking to transform the two grassy ar-eas in front of Rave Cinemas Southington into businesses, one of which could be a restaurant.

At last week’s Planning and Zoning Commission meet-ing, Chris Gagnon, a civil en-gineer with BL Companies in Meriden, presented a prelimi-nary plan to develop separate 1.2-acre and 1.5-acre parcels in front of the cinema. The en-tire cinema property at 1821 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike is 16.4 acres.

Robert Phillips, the town’s planning and community de-velopment director, said a potential new owner of the theater has a “desire” to de-velop the two areas.

“There really isn’t any use yet, they anticipate there is in-terest in one for a restaurant,” Phillips said. “There are a lot of unknowns still on that.”

The commission unani-mously approved the plans

last week.“I’m surprised it hasn’t

been developed sooner,” said Michael DelSanto, commis-sion chairman. “We’re talking about a heavily traveled road, not to mention I-84 a couple hundred yards away. I would imagine any type of business would do well there.”

According to commission minutes, Gagnon said many cinemas around the country were “sited pieces of prop-erty that are far larger than required” and owners are looking to develop unused land. The land was originally

Developer aims to transform the Southington cinema lotBy Farrah DuffanySpecial to The Citizen

A developer plans to revamp two grassy areas in front of Rave Cinemas theater, seen here on Tuesday, to establish businesses or office space. No specifics of the plans have been released. | (Dave Zajac / Special to The Citizen)

U.S. Senators for Connecticut, Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, held a press con-ference March 17 in Hartford to discuss the “growing heroin ep-idemic” in the state.

Over the last decade heroin use has nearly doubled nation-wide, and Connecticut has seen a spike in the number of hero-in-related deaths, the senators said in a statement.

Deputy Chief John Klett of the Berlin Police Department said that Berlin has dealt with some heroin cases on occasion, but that he does not personally know of any cases where heroin was found mixed with the pre-scription medication fentanyl,

which may be responsible for the increased fatalities.

“Fentanyl is a very powerful medication,” Victoria Richards, associate professor of medical sciences at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University said.

Fentanyl, like heroin, is an opiate-derivative, Richards ex-plained. Fentanyl is sometimes mixed with heroin to produce a more potent drug, but fentanyl carries with it a much greater risk of respiratory depression, which can be fatal. The mixing of the drugs may cause users to overdose by accident. The deaths are not being caused by a drug reaction, but by an over-dose of two opium derivatives that both cause respiratory de-pression by the same chemical

mechanism, Richards said.Fentanyl is very useful in sur-

gical settings and for treating cancer pain, Richards said, but it is important that the public be educated on the dangers of rec-reational use of opiates.

Murphy and Blumenthal called for legislation that would allow police officers to carry and deliver an antidote drug that Richards said is very effective in treating respiratory depres-sion caused by both heroin and fentanyl. This antidote works by blocking the chemical receptors for both opiates, quickly lifting patients out of respiratory de-pression and saving lives if ad-ministered in time.

Police officers are often the

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OpinionCare for your diamonds and avoid heartbreak

This is one of the many true situations that hap-pened to a real jewelry store customer, I call it The Runaway Diamond

One of my lovely lady customers was showing me her shaking hand with a big empty diamond engagement ring on her wedding finger. The ring was empty, because the diamond had mysteri-ously fallen out. All that was left in the center was an ugly hole with sharp edges. The tragedy of the situation, and the mere cost of the lost dia-mond, had left the lady hys-terical. She had no insurance on it. Then she told me how she never took her ring off her finger, ever. How could this happen? What did she do wrong?

The customer had bliss-fully reckoned that the ring, being a symbol of her hus-band’s eternal love, would also have an eternal life. But just as a love relationship requires occasional mainte-nance, so does an engage-ment ring.

The lady looked after her relationship well and been married for over 20 years. But the ring? That ring has been subjected to everything from being dug foot deep into the garden soil, to han-dling dirty laundry. Chlorine from tap water and house-hold chemicals slowly and quietly had eaten away at the metal.

Even though the ring was made out of platinum, one of the strongest metals out there, this never meant it was a Superman ring. The metal wore out and the dia-mond left the building.

So what’s the secret for-mula to keeping a dia-mond in check? It’s simple.

Maintenance. Make sure the ring is in-

spected by a detail-oriented jeweler, and if repair work needs to be done, get a price quote first. Different jewel-ers have different pricing for repairs, and some cost less than others without sacrific-ing quality and time. Finding a good jeweler is a lot like finding a good doctor, some-times it’s not love at first sight. But once you find a reputable, knowledgeable, and caring jeweler, and con-sider trusting that person with your most precious of jewelry, you can safely main-tain long term possession of your diamond.

Diamonds are held in place by tiny pieces of metal, which usually wear off in about five to 15 years depending on factorss such as whether you have a dish-washer. Once the tiny pieces of metal, which jewelers re-fer to as prongs wear off, the diamond waves one last goodbye as it exits the ring.

So, if you are looking at your engagement ring right now, does it look a little for-gotten? When you get caught up in the daily grind, there may be little time to think about your engagement ring. Your diamond may very well be hanging on to the magic mixture of lotion and other embedded dirt that accumu-late in rings after a while. Be a hero to your ring, and pre-vent a possible multi- thou-sand dollar loss. You may also want to take a look at your jewelry insurance.

Check and spring clean your engagement ring, and reveal its original luster. Who knows, perhaps you can see your loved one with new eyes as well.

Tanya Schnipper is a jew-eler at Prospect Jewelers, lo-cated in Prospect.

By Tanya SchnipperSpecial to The Citizen

March is Women’s History Month, an appropriate time to focus on women in the Judeo-Christian tradition. How are they depicted in the Bible? How did Jesus view them? What was their role in the early church? What should be their role

today?The Hebrew scrip-

tures reflect the patriar-chal society at the time. Polygamy was accepted. Jacob, Gideon and David had more than one wife, and King Solomon, still revered by many for his great wisdom, had 700 wives and 300 concu-bines! A husband could divorce a spouse while the

reverse was not permitted. Despite such flagrant discrimination, key figures in the Old Testament include Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Deborah, Ruth and Esther

Certain women played a significant role in the ministry of Jesus, beginning, of course, with Mary, his mother. She is honored by all Christians (and Muslims, too) and venerated by Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox who view her as the only human being to live a sinless life. Another Mary and her sister Martha opened their Bethany home to him. Christ’s conversation with a Samaritan woman defied Jewish tradition. He saved a woman accused of adultery and about to be stoned to death. For years Mary Magdalene had been portrayed as a re-pentant prostitute, but more and more Bible students have come to view her instead as an influential leader in early Christianity, the first person to see Jesus after the resurrection. Susanna, Priscilla and Phoebe were among other followers.

The epistles of St. Paul, however, set a pattern in the early church. His sen-timents in I Timothy 2:11-15 are quoted against female ordination. “I do not per-mit a woman to teach or have authority over a man; she must be silent.” Women, he continued, will be saved through child-bearing “if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.” A similar pas-sage is found in I Corinthians 14:34-35.

This stern patriarchal bias was inten-sified by the Church Fathers and others. Some blamed Eve for original sin be-cause, they argued, she was first to be successfully tempted by Satan. Tertullian called women “the devil’s gateway.” St. Augustine held a similar view. St. Ambrose opined that since God took a rib but none of his soul from Adam to create Eve “she was not made in the image of

God, like man.” St. Jerome said “woman is the root of all evil.” St. Thomas Aquinas stated that “woman is naturally subject to man, because in man the discretion of reason predominates.”

For centuries women were not per-mitted in a serious leadership role in the church, apart from positions of authority within convents. The Reformation did lit-tle to promote female leadership, though it largely abolished nunneries and es-tablished the right of ministers to marry. Martin Luther’s wife, Katherina von Bora, was a former nun.

Sixty years ago mainline Protestants began ordaining women. The Unitarians and Universalists, the Salvation Army, some Congregationalist parishes, and two or three Pentecostal sects were among those already leading the way. In the mid-1950s the Presbyterians and Methodists started to ordain, followed by the American (formerly Northern) Baptists (1964), Evangelical Lutherans (1970), and Episcopalians (1976), together with ma-jor Black denominations and Reform and Conservative Jews.

As one indication of the present situa-tion, of the 41,700 ministers in the United Methodist Church, 11,000 now are women. Of the UMC’s 46 active bishops, 11 are women. Many evangelical denominations, including the Southern Baptists, the larg-est among American Protestants, oppose the ordination of women, though reports indicate that some of their congregations have done so. One survey has found that 59 percent of American Catholics favor female ordination. About 150 women (au-tomatically excommunicated) claim to have been canonically ordained and be-long to the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests. While Pope Francis has noted that the role of women cannot be limited “to altar girls or the president of charity,” he added that “the church has spoken” about female ordination “and said no…. That door is closed.”

It’s not for me to propose what the Catholic Church should do, but why not consider welcoming women into the di-aconate? I’m not the first, of course, to suggest this. There are scholars who be-lieve that deaconesses played a signifi-cant role in the early church. But what if they didn’t? Tradition sometimes needs to be challenged in today’s changing world. Women already are carrying most of the administrative responsibility in thousands of Catholic parishes.

Ralph Lord Roy of Southington is a re-tired United Methodist minister. Email: [email protected]. 　

Women’s history and the issue of female ordination

Rev. Ralph Lord Roy

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Carbonella said that the council is working on pro-moting awareness and pre-vention of prescription drug

abuse, which is known to be a gateway to heroin use.

In Middletown, efforts are being made to organize a prescription drug buyback, Carbonella said.

In North Haven, there is a prescription drug take-back event twice a year, which allows people to dispose of prescription medications quickly, safely, and with no questions asked. The next disposal drive will be April 26.

North Haven has also seen some recent success in track-ing down narcotics dealers. “The reason for that is the

investment we have made in K-9 units,” North Haven First Selectman Michael Freda explained.

The North Haven Police Department reported on Facebook Feb. 1 that it had ap-prehended an alleged North Haven heroin supplier with the assistance of the K-9, Zeus.

“The men and women of the North Haven Police Department have done an outstanding job in breaking up potential drug distribution networks,” Freda said.

“There is a problem in North Haven as there is in other communities regarding

drug abuse,” Freda said. Freda said it is important

not to minimize the problem, because saving even one life through prevention or inter-vention is invaluable.

In addition to prevention through prescription drug disposal and law enforcement, there are addiction services available in every commu-nity. Assistant Community Services Director in Berlin, Doug Truitt, said that he is able to connect residents to a wide variety of addiction treatment services, includ-ing private organizations that take medical insurance for treatment.

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“What we are asking is, we essentially go back to hav-ing three lots there,” Gagnon said.

C o m m i s s i o n V i c e Chairman Paul Chaplinsky said it’s a “logical progres-sion” by adding businesses to the open land.

“It looks like they have some good opportunity to bring more activity to it and make it more a plaza type lo-cation,” Chaplinsky said. “I’m glad to see that they’re work-ing with the town to come up with ways to add more value to the property.”

DelSanto said a restaurant or retail space would likely benefit from the hundreds of people that go to see movies on the weekends. He said he looks forward to livening up the area.

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The sentiment among many of those gathered at the Education Committee’s pub-lic hearing March12, however, was quite different.

The room was packed with parents, teachers and admin-istrators from across the state wearing red shirts embla-zoned with stop signs reading “Stop Common Core in CT.”

One of those parents, Lisa Simo-Kinzer, of Terryville, sa id she opposes the “cookie-cutter” effect that Common Core standards seemed to be having on cur-riculum changes, adding that her three children often come home from school in the af-ternoon feeling frustrated.

The Meriden school sys-tem’s performance evaluation specialist, Miguel Cardona, testified at the hearing, saying of the implementation, “We will not get it right the first time. Success is not linear.

Our path to success will have bumps in the road, detours, compromises, negotiations and mistakes that will foster authentic collaboration.”

“Instead of halting prog-ress,” Cardona continued, “I ask that we come together in support of a plan that is not Democrat or Republican, tra-ditional or reform, urban or suburban.

“Proceed with caution,” he said.

S o u t h i n g t o n S c h o o l Superintendent Joseph V. Erardi Jr. submitted testi-mony to the committee.

“I am in opposition of this bill and I do not believe there should be any delay, in any way, pertaining to the present timeline for Common Core across all public schools in Connecticut,” his testimony read.

“We have prepared our ed-ucators and our students for Common Core because we believe it is the right thing to do. Delaying the imple-mentation derails the energy moving forward at a number of different layers within the organization,” Erardi said.

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Dr. Marty Semmel, principal of Southington High School, speaks in support of Common Core Standards at a press conference in Hartford March 12. | (Christopher Zajac / Special to The Citizen)

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Fire crews are offering res-idents a chance to make sure their homes are prepared for emergencies with inspections and in some cases, smoke alarm installation.

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Hunt said the department got 75 smoke detectors as part of a national grant called Vision 20/20, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Fire Fighters grant. Additional smoke detectors were do-nated by the Elks Lodge, and

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Every weekend for almost a year, local children’s librar-ians Lynn Pawloski and Cindy Wall worked feverishly writ-ing and brainstorming ideas. Nine months ago the two women pitched a book idea to a national publishing com-pany, expecting not to hear back. They were wrong.

“We sent a paragraph and then thought, ‘Ugh, we’ll never hear from them,’ ” Wall said. “They got back to us that night and said, ‘We would like a full proposal.’ ”

California-based ABC-CLIO, a reference book publ isher, loved their ideas and wanted to pub-lish their book called, “The Maker Cookbook: Recipes for Children’s and ’Tweens’ Library Programs.” They got an end date of Feb. 28, 2014 nine months ago with the expectation that they would have 85,000 words finished by then.

“That number and that date became real very fast,” Pawloski said. “It just seemed like an insurmountable num-ber, but we just kept doing it and plugging along.”

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ference last year and mak-ing a presentation on iPad programming for children, Pawloski and Wall realized they were onto something.

“The librarians were so anxious to utilize what we’ve talked about and start their own iPad programming for kids,” Wall said.

The idea was derived from Maker Programming for li-brarians. Maker Programming promotes hands-on activities in libraries. Wall and Pawloski created experiments and ac-tivities to include in the book and inspire other librarians as they did at the conference last year.

“The library is the place where people can come and explore new technology, new ideas, new crafts, skills or art,” Pawloski said. “Library Maker Programming is where people are just exploring dif-ferent ideas or different tech-nologies. We’re moving back to a society where people make things rather than are just consumers.”

The book was created in a cookbook format, Wall said. It starts off with an appetiz-ers section that has small ac-tivities for librarians. Next it moves on to side dishes. That chapter caters to librar-ies with a limited staff, space, budget, or a combination of

the three, Wall said. An exam-ple of an activity in the ‘side dish’ section is to create a Zen garden in a cardboard box.

The next section is the main entrée section where the book “delves deeper” into subject matter. One idea was creating stop motion films with children using iPad applications.

Lastly is the dessert. This section has activities that in-volve less technology and are fun for younger children. An

idea was to create an open house with different stations such as art, theater, crafts, and more for children to test out.

“It’s huge. It’s extremely exciting,” said Sue Smayda, the executive director of the Southington Library. “They just continued to be really in-novative with children’s pro-grams and they got a book deal.”

The release date has not yet been finalized, Wall and

Pawloski said, neither has the final count of pages the book will have. They’re excited all the hard work is complete and are anxious to see the fi-nal product.

“We saw each other ev-ery single weekend for nine months. (Wall) should have charged me rent or at least board for all the dinners she’s made me,” Pawloski said laughing. “I think every li-brarian really dreams of writ-ing a book and it happened.”

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Scott Roberts, 44, 391 West Center St., criminal violation of a protective order, 4:30 p.m.

Francis C. Quagliano, 33, 739 South Meriden Road, Cheshire, failure to have insurance, 7:53 a.m.

Feb. 6: Jeffrey Bosse, 44, 13 Annelise Ave., sixth-degree lar-ceny, possession of narcotics, 7:55 p.m.

Feb. 12: William J. Buck-ley, 66, 336 Edgemark Acres, Meriden, failure to have insur-ance, operating unregistered motor vehicle, 3:56 p.m.

Feb. 13: Justin Sieracki, 22,

111 N. Summit St., use of a mo-tor vehicle without permission, credit card theft, ATM fraud, sixth-degree larceny, criminal attempt to commit credit card fraud, 10:16 a.m.

Kyle Hopkins, 20, 165 Mat-thews St., Bristol, sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny, Bristol, 1:07 a.m.

Amber Raboin, 18, 454 main St., sixth-degree larceny, con-spiracy to commit to sixth-de-gree larceny 1:07 a.m.

Feb. 14: Milena Acevado, 30, 51 Wheeler Village Drive, risk of injury, disorderly conduct, sec-ond-degree threatening, 9:30

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nut Lane, two counts disorderly conduct, interfering with a 911 call, 1:40 p.m.

Alexander L. Martin, 18, 28 Northwood Drive, Middlebury, sixth-degree larceny, 5:43 p.m.

Robin Sue Behler, 47, 305 Lazy Lane, disorderly conduct, interfering with a police officer, 8:40 p.m.

Feb. 15: George Zakreta, 46, 870 Johnson Ave., breach of peace, 6 p.m.

Feb. 16: Bret R. Bates, 31, 79 Trestle Lane Thomaston, sixth-degree larceny, 4:36 p.m.

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Lisabeth C. Menard, 26, 6 Kane St., evading responsibility, 1:52 p.m.

Carlane M. Riston, 43, 18 Elm St., operating under suspension, 5:41 p.m.

Feb. 19: Terrance E. Secore, 56, 10 Darling St., misuse of plates, operating under suspen-sion, 9:45 a.m.

Feb. 21: Angela M. Critten-den, 27, 554 Main St., disorderly conduct, third-degree assault, 1:14 p.m.

Corey Mitchell, 19, Burritt St., driving under the influence of drugs/alcohol, reckless driving, possession of alcohol by a mi-nor, 10:15 a.m.

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Keith A. Engle, 35, 31 Ward St., Bristol, operating under sus-pended, failure to have insur-ance, 6:17 p.m.

Keshawn M. Kelly, 25, 92 Ochsner Place, Trumbull, driving under the influence of drugs/al-cohol, 8:16 a.m.

Feb. 23: Brian Curylo, 28, 25 Taunton St., speeding, operating under suspension, 6:13 p.m.

Joseph S. Diaz, 28, 1315 Main St., Brockton, sixth-degree lar-ceny, 9 p.m.

Feb. 24: Andreas S. Aros, 37, 249 Jerome Ave., Bristol, operat-ing under suspension, 1:15 p.m.

Michelle L. Plourde, 43, 127 Lake Ave., Bristol, speeding, 11:54 p.m. Robert J. Roy, 51, 6 McKernn Drive, operating under suspen-sion, 7:25 p.m.

Feb. 25: Jenna Pulaski, 20, 81 Webser Ridge, Berlin, sixth-de-gree larceny, 12:20 p.m.

Mark Lubusky, 47, 43 Acad-emy St., second-degree breach of peace, first-degree criminal trespass, third-degree assault, 5 p.m.

Feb. 26: Jetlir Krasniqi, 30, 130 Eastside Blvd, Waterbury, sixth-degree larceny, 1 p.m.

Feb. 27: Stacey Collar, 34, 237 Hall Ave., Wallingford, third-degree assault, two counts disorderly conduct, 3:33 p.m.

Steven Maryo, 27, 90 Surrey Drive, Bristol, speeding, 9:02 p.m.

Benedict Hanzel, 37, 43 Ver-mont Ave., disorderly condcut, third-degree strangulation, inter-fering with a police officer, inter-fering with a 911 call, 1:32 p.m.

Seth Sulman, 31, 90 Cabot St., New Britain, operating under suspension, 8:30 a.m.

Jeffrey Lilley, 44, no address given, third-degree larceny, 11 a.m.

Feb. 28: Sean M. Reardon, 20, 44 School St., Marion, four counts of sale of marijuana, pos-session of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of drug para-phernalia ,9:15 a.m.

Steven Bucchieri, 26, 126 N. Colony Road, sale or delivery of alcohol to a minor, 2:25 p.m.

Sandra A. Brunoli, 62, 160 Mariondale Drive, first-degree criminal trespass, 4:50 p.m.

Kaitlyn Lang, 21, 88 High st., Bristol, possession of drug par-aphernalia, possession of mari-juana, 9:03 p.m.

March 1: Isaiah Williams, 25, 5 Seymour St., Windsor, operat-ing under suspension, speeding, 4:07 p.m.

Anthony Durante, 21, 187 Hartland Terrace, Berlin, pos-session of controlled substance, 11:43 p.m.

Jose M. Perez, 57, 142 Put-nam St., Hartford, operating under suspended registration, failure to have insurance, 9:28 a.m.

March 2: James M. Leigh, 43, 1037 Shuttle Meadow, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, disorderly conduct, 4:13 p.m.

March 3: Dhiohandi Lakaj, 22, 355 Piedmont St., Waterbury, operating under suspension, fail-ure to respond to an infraction, 6:13 p.m.

March 4: Agata Bendas, 35, 543 Main St., disorderly conduct, 11:44 a.m.

Teens charged with robbery in police parking lot

Two teens face robbery charges af-ter police say a dispatcher witnessed a robbery in the police station parking lot March 19. The pair got less than 500 yards down Lazy Lane before de-tectives caught up and arrested them.

Corey Maerz, 18, and a 17-year-old were waiting for two friends at the police station, said Sgt. Jeffrey

Dobratz, a police spokesman. While waiting, the two went up to a person walking out of the police station, claimed they had guns and demanded money, Dobratz said. They also threatened to kill the person’s family if they were caught, according to police.

Dobratz said the person’s pockets and wallet were ran-sacked and $22 taken, which hasn’t

been found. After the rob-bery, the two men left in their friend’s car.

A police dispatcher saw the incident on surveillance cameras, zoomed in on the li-cense plate of the fleeing car and dispatched police. The car was stopped at the cor-ner of Lazy Lane and Curtiss Street.

Maerz was charged with conspir-

acy to commit first-degree robbery, second-degree threatening and con-spiracy to commit sixth-degree lar-ceny. The 17-year-old was charged with first degree robbery, second-de-gree threatening and sixth-degree lar-ceny. Police did not release his name due to his age. The 17-year-old was transferred to juvenile detention. Maerz is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in Bristol Superior Court April 11.

By Jesse BuchananSpecial to The Citizen

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Peter and Paula McCormack to Carol Davis, 217 Dunham St., Lot 15, $57,000.

Mark and Joan Mastrianni to Rand A. and Kimberly A. Mange, 274 Laning St., $459,000.

Rand and Kimberly Mange to Mark Anthony and Melissa Testa, 46 Deacon Circle, $371,500.

Toll CT III Limited Partnership to Michael L. Charland, 140 Ro-chela Drive, $638,475.

Halyst Real Estate, LLC to Joseph J. Patraw, 85 Country Road, $207,000.

Daniel Izzo to Justin M. Grazuna, 14 Rourke Ave., $170,000.

Estate of Albert Casale to Kids Realty, LLC, 166-168 Mill St., $140,000.

Michael J. and Tracy Ann Ku-ziak to Yussri Ibrahim, 2118 Me-riden-Waterbury Turnpike, Unit 1-7, $200,000.

Louise J. Walker to Kellie Bradigo, 100 Pond View Drive, $175,000.

SRJSA Properties, LLC to Adam Pio, Lot 2, Triano Drive, $80,000.

James T. Christina M. Marks to Kevin and Dianette Mancini, 84 Woodberry Hill Drive, $370,000.

Gertrude M . Kempf to Wil-liam and Leslie Alt, 642 Overlook Path, $210,000.

Peter M. and Michelle L. Zick-feld to Peter L. and Paula M. McCormack, 42 David Drive, $194,500.

Michael E. Asal to Daniel J. Prisco, 150 Burritt St., $137,000.

Estate of Mary H. Jasusnas c/o Patrick Jasusnas, executor to Robert W. LaBree, Jr. 134 Re-thal St., Unit A, $120,000.

Neil E. Prendergast to Toni-marie Landino, 150 Burritt St., $145,000.

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I lived in the Hamptons for seven and a half years. I know a snub when I see one.

Scheduling the Class L girls basketball final involving un-

defeated and No. 1 Capital Prep for 10 a.m. on Saturday morning? That was a diss, a lit-t l e b a c k -h a n d s l a p to a charter school with

an outspoken operator and an outspoken girls basketball coach.

And the tip to a larger is-sue, of course.

Look, I have no prob-lem with charter or mag-net schools. The private business model is probably the best educational option

for Connecticut’s big cit-ies. Outside of them, public schools are sound. Inside of them, public schools too of-ten fail.

And I have no problem with the CIAC basketball committees. Truly. They run the best state tournaments in Connecticut high school sports, as this year’s brackets, capped by the weekend finals at Mohegan Sun, proved once again.

But when it comes to deal-ing with the “schools of choice” issue, I’d really like to see the basketball commit-tees — all of the CIAC, for that matter, in every sport — strip everything down to the common denominator to solve the problem, which is only going to grow as more of these schools continue to sprout.

No more mind-bending

math, no more multiplying and dividing enrollments.

Bag, too, the “success in tournament” system adopted for the current year, in which a school of choice was classi-fied based on how many state basketball quarterfinals it had reached in the three previous season. (That’s how Capital Prep, after winning Class S a year ago, got bumped up two divisions to Class L.)

Please, no more digs in the frozen food aisle. Just make like a smart grocer. Put apples with apples, oranges with or-anges. Separate the paro-chials and the charters and the magnets from the public schools.

Schools that draw from a defined geographic area here, schools that draw beyond geographic boundaries there.

Mind you, this would just be for the CIAC tournaments. Fruit cocktail is fine for the regular season. Conferences are well-established. No need to upset those apple carts, as

it were. Keep the long-standing ri-

valries. Keep the divisions that conferences have taken pains to devise.

Spare the extra travel and expense that separate “all-choice” conferences would incur (though, it could be argued, the vo-tech schools have long been criss-crossing the state for the sake of play-ing fellow birds of a feather).

This certainly isn’t a knee-jerk proposal, one fed by watching choice schools win championships at the ex-pense of the publics (though I confess delight in watch-ing Fairfield Prep squander big halftime leads in both the Class LL football and basket-ball finals to Southington and Bridgeport Central).

The choice schools are always big players in the postseason, particularly in basketball, but they haven’t cornered the market yet. Seven of this year’s eight state hoop finals featured a choice school. Three of them — Lauralton Hall, Sacred Heart and Capital Prep — won a title.

Last year, six of the 16 state basketball finalists were choices. Two were crowned. Dating back five years, 41 percent (33 of 80) of the state finalists were choice and 35 percent (14 of 40) were champions.

Small potatoes for some, a

CIAC should adopt separate ‘schools of choice’ division for postseason

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Senior Stephen Barmore, who quarterbacked the Southington Blue Knights to the Class LL state foot-ball championship this past fall, and sophomore Hannah DeBalsi, who shined on the national stage in both track and cross country for Staples High School, have been se-lected as the Hal Levy High School Athletes of the Year by the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance.

The award winners will be honored at the Alliance’s 73rd Gold Key Dinner on Sunday, April 27 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington.

Barmore and DeBalsi will join the 2014 Gold Key class of West Haven football coach Ed McCarthy, UConn men’s soc-cer coach Ray Reid, Branford field hockey coach Cathy McGuirk, former Boston Marathon winner Amby Burfoot, and former New Britain Rock Cats President and General Manager Bill Dowling.

In addition, Cheshire girls volleyball coach Sue Bavone and Ansonia football coach Tom Brockett of Wallingford have been selected as the Doc McInerney High School Coaches of the Year.

The remaining award win-ners, including the John Wentworth Good Sports, has yet to be announced.

As for Barmore, he cul-minated a four-year high school career in December by throwing four touchdown passes and scoring two TDs himself on a 1-yard run and 67-yard interception return to lead Southington to a 52-34 come-from-behind win over Fairfield Prep in the Class LL state final.

In the biggest game of his career, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound Barmore was 22-

Sportswriters tab Barmore as top athleteSouthington senior to be honored at Gold Key Dinner

See Barmore / Page 35

Students, staff square off in volleyball game

On one side of the volley-ball net in the gym at Kelley School stood 11 staff mem-bers. On the other was a large group of fifth-graders with their game faces on.

A large purple rubber ball was spiked, tossed, and served. Students on the side-lines used cones as mega-phones to shout “let’s go fifth

grade, let’s go!” while others were cheering for the teach-ers. There was chaos and screaming every time a point was scored.

The entire school was gath-ered in the gym for a staff verses student volley ball game to raise funds for the school’s Unified Sports pro-gram, which encourages stu-dents to help students with disabilities play sports. Last year’s event raised $500.

The game was also played to recognize World Down Syndrome Day. Many stu-dents wore polka dot, peace signs, stripes, tie-dye, and

funky socks for the Rock the Socks fundraiser that bene-fited Down syndrome. Hatton School students also partici-pated in Rock the Socks and made signs for the Kelley School volley ball game.

Before the game, Kelley School fifth-graders shared stories and facts about Down syndrome.

“The kids were so excited


Teacher Josie Rogala hits the ball back to the student side March 21 during a volleyball game at Kelley School. | (Photos by Christopher Zajac / Special to The Citizen)

Fundraiser benefits sports program for kids with disabilities

A couple of fifth grade students go for the ball. The event raised $500 for the Unified Sports program, which encourages students to help students with disabilities play sports.

See Volleyball / Page 35

UNCASVILLE — A year ago, Amanda Forcucci and her Lauralton Hall girls basketball team felt the crush of a last-second defeat in the state championship.

A year later, on the very same floor of Mohegan Sun Arena, the

Southington native and her sec-ond-seeded Crusaders savored the sweetness of their first-ever state ti-tle with a 68-53 victory Saturday night over No. 4 South Windsor in the CIAC Class LL final.

“From that moment last year, stand-ing on this very court, our goal was whatever we have to do, we’re going to get back here and we’re going to leave

with a different feeling in our gut,” said Forcucci. “I’m glad we did.”

In the heart of Connecticut’s gam-bling country, Lauralton Hall (26-1) left nothing to chance.

Trailing in the early going, the Milford school took the lead for good midway through the second quar-

No heartache this time for Forcucci’s Fantastic 5; Lauralton wins LL titleBy Bryant CarpenterSpecial to The Citizen

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ter with strong defense and even stronger rebounding, smart passing and steady foul shooting.

And the Crusaders did it, save for the final minute, with just five girls.

Carly Fabbri, who will be playing for her mom Tricia at Quinnipiac University next year, steered the ship. She re-corded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Senior center Emma McCarthy had even bigger numbers. She scored a game-high 26 points and used her long 6-foot frame to corral 17

rebounds.Overall, Lauralton out-re-

bounded South Windsor (23-4) 45-25. The Crusaders had 19 offensive boards alone and they invariably made good on all those second chances. That’s where this game was won.

M c C a r t h y c r e d i t e d Forcucci, a one-time player at Southington High and SCSU who is in her third year as head coach at Lauralton, with maximizing the assets of players whose experience with one another goes back nearly a full decade.

“She really utilizes how we work and our best fit — Carly with her shots, Emily [Melendez] and I inside,

Maggie [Salandra] off the dribble, Mo [Connolly] on de-fense,” McCarthy said. “She knows where we succeed the best.”

Lauralton Hall trailed for much of the first half, never by much — South Windsor’s biggest lead was 8-2 about four minutes in — but the Bobcats were making things rough with defensive pres-sure and frequent substitu-tions to keep legs fresh.

Laurelton gained its sea legs as the half wore on. With the gifted and hard-nosed Fabbri leading the way, the Crusaders battled back the old-school way: getting to loose balls and getting to rebounds.

They also found the range from beyond the arc, and 3’s by Melendez (9 points) and Salandra (14) catapulted the Crusaders to a 26-23 lead at the break.

LH carried the momentum into the second half, stretch-ing the margin to 30-23 get-ting the ball inside to inside to McCarthy.

Olivia Bolden, who had seven of her team-high 17 points in the third quar-ter, did her best to keep the Bobcats close, slashing and popping a trey, but Lauralton Hall continued to rebound well, which limited South Windsor damage.

The Crusaders also stepped up attacking the basket, get-ting to the line with regu-larity and then taking care of business. For the quarter, they were 9-for-9 at the stripe and would finish 29-for-41 for the game.

One key sequence came with just under two min-utes to go in the third

frame. South Windsor se-nior guard Christina Rozie whistled through the lane, but her layup wouldn’t fall. LH quickly out-letted and got a transition layup from Salandra.

Instead for a five-point game, the lead was nine, and still stood that way, 44-35, by quarter’s end.

South Windsor did pull to within three, 49-46, when Rozie banked home a pull-up in the paint with 4 1/2 min-utes to play. Fabbri fended that off with her own lane drive and then by muscling down a loose ball and send-ing McCarthy away on a fast break that ended with McCarthy hitting two free throws.

Foul shooting sealed it. So did good ball-handling, a team-wide skill. Even the 6-foot McCarthy has a mighty good handle. No doubt, the Crusaders were not about to let another get away. It was a gut feeling.

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for-33 for 346 yards. The win over Prep capped a 12-1 season and gave the Blue Knights their second state ti-tle in football to go with the 1998 LL crown. For the sea-son, Barmore completed 193-of-302 passes (64 percent) for 3,088 yards while throwing a school-record 42 touchdowns and just six interceptions. He also ran the ball 92 times for another 369 yards, second on the team.

During his career, Barmore threw 76 TD passes while completing 464-of-761 (61 percent) attempts for 6,803 yards. The 464 completions are sixth best in state his-tory, according to the 2013 Connecticut High School Football Record Book.

He carried the ball 302 times for 1,231 career rushing yards and 22 scores. Barmore, who also plays basketball and runs track at SHS, signed a letter of intent to Yale University for football.

Tickets to the 2014 Gold Key Dinner, which starts at 4 p.m., are $75 and can be purchased by contacting either CSWA President George Albano of The (Norwalk) Hour at (203) 434-2320 or Bob Ehalt of The New Haven Register at [email protected].

From Page 33

Ah spring, the marvel-ous time of the ski season. Those long, warm days on soft corn snow, interrupted only by a trailside picnic. When we planned to come to Vermont in late March, we expected spring condi-tions, those worm days.

Don’t put your skis away yet, because what we found at Killington this week was a chill wind and deep snow.

It is definitely not yet spring in the North Country.

On Monday morning the temperature was around 5 degrees and there was a dusting of new snow. The groomed trails were smooth and soft. I would call the conditions good to great. Even the bumps were soft and round.

The best part is that the forecast called for 6 to 8 inches of new powder on Wednesday night, so we plan to make some fresh

tracks before week’s end.It’s not just here at

Killington. All across north-ern New England, you’ll find mid-winter-like skiing. Most years the ski season extends into mid-April, but this winter is going to be re-cord-worthy. I expect to be skiing in mid-May.

Spring will come, and with it those warm days on corn snow. We are just going to have to come back north in two or three weeks.

Mid-May skiing is possible this yearBy Dave MongilloSpecial to The Citizen

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to raise money and bring awareness,” said Josie Rogala, fifth grade teacher at Kelley School. “It is a community and school effort.”

“It represents Kelley School and us working to-gether,” said Jenna Lucian, a fifth-grader at Kelley.

Eric Korp, a physical ed-ucation teacher at Kelley School, South End School and Thalberg School, provided play-by-play.

“Four to four, we got a tie game!” Korp shouted.

The fifth-graders won the first game 21-14. The teachers took the second game 21-17.

“Come on fifth grade!” f i f t h - g r a d e r A l l i s o n Guzauck shouted in Korp’s microphone.

“It was exciting,” said fifth-grader Mikaela Bogoslofski, who was sitting on the side-lines waiting to play.

Principal Marilyn Kahl wore a tie-dye shirt and funky socks. She scored a few points against the fifth-graders.

“It’s a blast,” said Kahl. “It was so much fun I was so excited.”

The third and final game was tied at 11 and then 19 and 20. Finally a staff mem-ber missed the last ball that bounced on the floor and the fifth-graders screamed and jumped up and down in victory.

From Page 33

Have fun and come help support the stu-d e n t - a t h l e t e s o f Southington High School at the sixth annual Southington Athletics G o l f To u r n a m e n t Saturday April 26, 8 a.m., at Hawks Landing Country Club, 201 Pattonwood Drive.

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major problem for oth-ers. It’s actually not a bad return based on the ratio of choice schools to publics.

For me, it’s an easy fix, with entertainment value to boot. (Hey, more tournament tickets for the CIAC to sell.)

I don’t mean to be flip. The CIAC has a good thing going with bas-ketball. Mohegan Sun Arena is proving a great site for the finals. A pro atmosphere that’s just the right size. A desti-nation that provides a some of that “going to states” vibe enjoyed in the larger dominions of the Lower 48.

If you still find ex-posing young’uns to the beeping neon allure of the casino a problem, well, you probably aren’t on Twitter or Instagram. Young people cast their eyes upon far worse ev-ery day, for hours a day, but that, my friends, is another issue for another morning.

From Page 326th-grader Christian Mohr wins spelling bee

After six rounds of stu-dents spelling out words as best they could, it was Christian Mohr, a sixth-grader at Kennedy Middle School, who was the last one standing.

Mohr beat 11 other stu-dents, in-cluding a deaf boy in the f inals, f ro m t h e town’s el-ementary and middle schools in

the 2014 Southington Town Wide Spelling Bee March 20 at Thalberg School.

Thalberg School’s cafete-ria was crowded with family, friends, and administration to support the students. All of the kids made it through the first two rounds with ease.

Tension was in the air as some spectators crossed their fingers, closed their eyes, and some even looked as if they were holding

their breath as each student spelled their word.

When round three came around, the word “vicinity” was misspelled by Katrina Scalise, a fifth-grader at Derynoski School. That same round Billy Perry, a fifth-grader at Kelley School, was eliminated for the word “initial.” The word “tran-quil” eliminated Matthew Luponio, a fifth-grader at Strong School, during the next round. Nebeeka Saha, a sixth-grader at DePaolo Middle School, misspelled “chronicle” and was elimi-nated shortly after Matthew.

When it came to the sixth and final round, midway through it there were three students left: Alexander Bush, a sixth-grader from St. Thomas School, Dylan Johnson-Alers, a fifth-grader at Flanders School, and Christian.

Alexander was eliminated for the word “campaigned” and just Dylan and Christian remained. The audience ap-plauded Dylan, who made it to the finals, despite the fact that he is deaf.

His interpreter, Heather

Perkins of the American School for the Deaf that works at Flanders, tried to communicate Dylan’s word “explicitly.”

After asking bee master Alan DeBisschop to repeat the word a few times and for the definition, Dylan tried turning up his hearing aids. Perkins told DeBisschop that Dylan couldn’t under-stand the word he was be-ing asked to spell. When he misspelled it, Christian had the chance and spelled it correctly.

Christian won by spelling Dylan’s word correctly and the final word, “efficiently.”

“It’s never easy to stand in front of a group and spell words like that,” DeBisschop said. “I think they did a mar-velous job.”

After the bee, Christian stood holding a silver bowl that will have his name etched into it and put on dis-play at Kennedy. Every day he practiced for 30 minutes and his parents, Melissa and Nigel Mohr, quizzed him.

“I was really nervous,” Christian said.

“I was very proud of

him,” Melissa Mohr said. “It’s something he’s done since he was little; he al-ways played spelling word games.”

At the other end of the cafeteria was Dylan, who was the runner-up. He was surrounded by friends, family, and his teachers who came to support him. Perkins helped Dylan com-municate with this reporter.

“I thought it was a great experience and I definitely want to do it again. The last word was definitely the hardest,” Dylan signed with a smile on his face.

“He’s worked so hard. He’s inspirational,” said Perkins, who was crying. “We are all so incredibly proud of him.”

Dylan’s mother, Liza Alers, who is also deaf, was there to watch her son. Perkins also interpreted for Alers.

“I was really nervous. My heart was beating,” Alers said. “Whether he won or not, he’s still a winner. He showed everyone that deaf-ness doesn’t stop him. He’s just as successful as his peers.”


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the department is looking for more donations to keep the program going, Hunt said. One of the main goals is to get the word out about the program so that residents know it is available to them if they want to participate, Hunt said.

The program has been run-ning for about a month, and

so far about 15 residents have signed up and had the in-spection done, Hunt said. In some cases the inspections reveal larger problems that might not have been found otherwise, and in two cases firefighters found gas leaks in the home, Hunt said.

“The program has been re-ally well received,” Hunt said.

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Sciota said he is hoping to finish the contract in the next few weeks. First, the Planning and Zoning Commission must vote on the plan.

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Miceli asked about the aesthetics of the tower and whether it would be encased or masked.

Sciota said the surround-ing trees are close to 70 feet and would cover some of the tower.

“We felt this is a good site,” Sciota said.

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BOSTON — Sheehan junior Michaela Mendygral was the top area finisher March 1 at the New England Open indoor track meet at the Reggie Lewis Center.

With a throw of 38 feet, 8 inches, Mendygral finished fifth in the girls shot put, a little less than two feet behind winner Michaela Smith of Newtown North, Mass. At 40-6 1/4, Smith was the only girl to eclipse 40 feet.

Also throwing in Boston were Lyman Hall senior Chris Ruggiero, the

Connecticut State Open and Class L champ, and Southington senior Matt Bennett, the Class LL king. At the New England meet, both were under their top state distances. Ruggiero was 11th at 49-4 3/4 and Bennett was 19th at 46-6 3/4.

Another area senior signing off on his indoor career was Cheshire’s Liam Nicoll. He was 12th in the 300 meters in 36.19 seconds.

Boding well for the future were the performances of sophomores Griffin Cobb of Sheehan and Janaia Skibitky

of Cheshire. Cobb was 15th in the 600 meters in

1:24.58. Skibitky placed ninth in the long jump at 16-10 1/2.

Connecticut’s day at the Open was highlighted by distance run-ners Christian Alvarado of Fairfield Prep and Hannah DeBalsi of Staples-Westport. Both set New England Open records in defending their 2-mile championships. Alvarado, a senior, ran a 9:00.29. DeBalsi, only a sophomore, crossed in 10:12.95.

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Residents interested in signing up for the program can call Hunt at (860)621-3202 ext. 140 to set up an appointment.

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